cHeYeNnE’s Blog!

 Making the stroke

In sudden death

Nervous as anything

Winning the game

Moving from Texas

Leaving my family

Starting all over

Traveling far

Placing high

Getting hype

Leaving with the team

Driving home with an accomplishment

New school

New people

No more close friends

Getting over it

 Making the stroke

In sudden death

Nervous as anything

Winning the game

Moving from Texas

Leaving my family

Starting all over

Traveling far

Placing high

Getting hype

Leaving with the team

Driving home with an accomplishment

New school

New people

No more close friends

Getting over it

Austin

            Have you known someone who makes you feel great but not at the same time? I know this kind of person; he is very close to my heart. One of my best friends, Austin, has made a very big impact on my life.

I met him last year over vacation. We really clicked, but not the lovey-dovey kind; it is more of the I-can-trust-you-with-my-life relationship. Obviously, we did not become close friends that fast because we had just met, but as we were apart, we stayed in touch and our relationship grew. We have grown so much in our relationship that now I feel as if he were a brother to me. He is supportive in my life, when I want his help and even when I don’t. He knows when im upset or sad and he knows how to fix it. Austin can make me laugh so hard I start to cry. I am so lucky to have a friend like him in my life.

Austin has done a lot of stuff that I do not agree with but that just teaches me not to do them. He has good heart and a good personality; he just makes some bad decisions. I know the consequences he gets from the choices he makes and I learn from them. Therefore, in a way he helps me make the right decisions. Austin has made knows the things he does is wrong but in a way he can’t stop. He says if he could start over, he would not have done any of the things he does now except for meet me. He told me that if he ever caught me: smoking, drinking, or anything bad with a boy that he would make sure I never thought about doing it again. He is like a big brother of a dad if you think about it: he looks out for me, has to approve of the boy I like, makes sure I don’t do stupid things, pretty much everything my brother and father would do.

He has helped me get through hard times in ways that my girls can’t. He’s there for me when I need him and when I don’t. He knows exactly what to say, but just like every other guy; he knows the exact wrong thing to say. I Love him like family and I’m glad to say that’s all it will ever be.

Dear 7^th grader,

If you think 7^th grade is fun… wait till next year! 8^th grade was such a fun year for me and I’m so glad I had it at Mariner. The teachers are so nice and you can talk to them about anything. You may agree with me about your 7^th grade teachers but in 8^th it’s so much better!

Next year you will have so much more freedom. If you do all work, turn your assignments in on time, and don’t get smart with your teachers, you’ll go far! I’m saying this as a student who ran errands and made copies for teachers during class. The only way to get these privileges is to do everything you’re asked and be polite.

As an eighth grader you get to do more things than you did the last two years. This year we got to go on our own trip, the shorebirds games at night, it was a lot of fun but we didn’t have younger people with us. I don’t really know what else to say but there is so much abut eighth grade that you will love. Guess you’ll have to experience yourself!

This year went by so fast and now that it has come to the end…I am getting sad. Not only is it your last year at Mariner but the last time you’ll see some of your friends. They may end up going to Tech or Worcester or other high schools: that’s the sad part! So make the most of it and you’ll have so much fun!

 AppreciationMy mom is someone who knows what is going on. She knows how to make you feel better and she is so loving. Without her I don’t know what I’d do. So what I’m trying to get at is… if we didn’t have my mom, my brother and I would actually have to get along.

One time I was upset about a guy and I really didn’t know what to do. I wasn’t sure if I should keep “going out” with him or break it off because I wasn’t sure if I still liked him. It was very confusing situation and she helped me get through it. Like always she was right there to help me out and beat up the guy if I wanted her too. She always knows the right thing to say to make me feel better and I love that about her. Sometimes I’ll try to help someone out and end up saying something horribly worse in that situation. I envy her in that way oh so much!

My mom does so much in our house to keep in clean… even if it already is. She cooks, does the dishes, washes clothes, dusts, vacuums, mops the floors, and works just to name a few. She remembers everything we tell her even when it’s a month in advance. She knows what’s going on in our school, sports and other activities, so you could say she’s a know-it-all. My mom does everything we don’t and as much as I don’t want to say it… we don’t do a whole lot. Without our mom in our house, it would not be clean and the laundry basket would be sky high!

She not only is our at-home-maid but she is a great mom. She cares for us and that might not mean a lot because that’s what every parent should do, but she is extraordinary. I appreciate my mom so much its unbelievable. If there was an appreciation award my mom would have won that hands down!

  John Milton

John Milton

You invented something we use a lot of these days

Very historical in a way

You believed in free will, liberty and justice

Born on December 9^th in 1608

He had three wives and four kids

In a way you could call him a playa

Traveled to England and Italy

He went blind and his daughter took over

But that was it his life wasn’t over

Paradise Lost was very inspirational

He became famous and

  Jack London

Have you ever heard of Jack London? He was a famous writer of nature whose books were very popular. He sold many novels that were very famous among many places. Jack is considered by many to be one of America’s finest authors.

When he was seventeen he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. A thirty-day imprisonment turned his life all around. He then decided to turn to education and pursue a degree in writing. He spent many years in the Klondike and during that time he wrote some of his best novels: Call of the Wild, White Fang and Sea Wolf. Jack was born on January 12, 1876 “south of the slots” in San Francisco California.

Jack London had a mixed childhood. He didn’t stay in one place for too long and un-like students today; he taught himself. He spent a lot of his time as a child in the library. At the age of nine, he read Ouida’s long Victorian novel: Signa. Signa is a novel about an unschooled Italian peasant child who achieves fame as an opera composer. They call this the seed of his literary aspiration. Four years later he began working 12-18 hours a day at a Cannery saving up to buy the Razzle-Dazzle to become an oyster pirate. In 1893, 17 years old, he signed to the sealing schooner headed to the coast of Japan. He had many experiences being a hobo and a sailor and when he was done with that he returned to Oakland to attend their High School where he wrote many articles in the school’s paper.

He so wished to attend University of California and in 1896 his wish came true. Unfortunately there were some financial issues which forced him to leave one year later. That same year he and his brother-in-law, James Shepard, sailed to the Klondike’s Gold Rush where he wrote his first short stories. While in the Klondike’s Gold Rush he and many others were burdened with scurvy which is a very painful disease. Some side effects from this disease are: gums become swollen; loss of teeth; constant gnawing pain in abdomen and leg muscles; face stricken with sores. Sadly all of these effects came upon Jack. Fortunately for him a man named Father William Judge had a facility in Dawson where he took Jack and others to be cured; thanks to him Jack’s life was saved. He survived many struggles in the Klondike which inspired him to write often called one of his best short stories, To Build a Fire. In 1898 when he returned to Oakland he struggled severely trying to print his novels. His first published was To The Man On Trail, but when only paid five dollars he became very close to abandon his writing career. In his own words “literally and literarily I was saved” when a company accepted A Thousand Deaths for 40 dollars- his first money ever received for one of his writings. Fortunately for him he couldn’t have picked a better time to start his writing career; during this time new printing technologies came and in 1900 he made 2,500 dollars in writing, which today is worth 75,000 dollars. I guess you could say his career was well under way!

Jack London was famous for a lot of reasons. I guess if you tried picking one in particular…. you couldn’t. To Build A Fire is one of his best known stories most likely because its about a man new to the Klondike stubbornly ignoring warnings about traveling alone, he falls through the ice into 70-below weather and has to rely on building a fire to dry his clothes and keep from freezing but doesn’t know how to build a fire. Some of his most popular novels were The Call of the Wild, White Fang, the Sea-Wolf, The Iron Heel and Martin Eden.

Jack London’s true name is John Griffith Chaney. He married Bess Maddern on April 7th, 1990 which is the same day his book, The Son of the Wolf, was published. He divorced her in 1904 and married Chairmain Kittredegde one year later. He had two daughters, Joan and Becky London. He purchased a 1,000 acre ranch in Sonoma County, California on the eastern slope of the Sonoma Mountain. He wrote “Next to my wife, the ranch is the dearest thing in the world to me.” the ranch is now a National Historic Landmark. Jack was accused of plagiarism numerous times in his writing career which made him vulnerable because he was such a successful writer and because of his methods of writing. He died at the age of 40; some say from uremia poisoning and over dosing of morphine, others say suicide. Jack died on November 22, 1916 sleeping on a porch at his cottage ranch. 

 In conclusion Jack London, a famous author and inspiration to many, lived a full adventurous life. His books are known to many and will be known for years to come. Jack London, the man, the adventurer.

 Surfing

I am a very athletic girl… I play Lacrosse, Field Hockey and I like to surf. Surfing is more of a hobby than a sport for me because I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing as much as I can. It is an accomplishment for me because my brother is very good at it so being able to surf at all makes me happy.

I started surfing two summers ago. I mainly did it because I got to spend time with my brother, Eddy. Once I learned what to do, it became more than just time with him it was an enjoyment. I look up to him, so anything he does I think is cool, and I want to try. When he became really good at surfing it made me want to get good. I am nowhere near as good as he is but at least I can say im better than the posers.

I started getting better, but the downfall was: at the beginning of the summer, I would have to remember everything I learned the year before, and gain my talent back. So then, I would get it all back and then learn one or two new things, then the summer would be over, and I would forget and have to start all over again because it got too cold to surf in a bathing suit. That didn’t matter anymore once they decided to buy me a wetsuit so I could surf out of season.

This became an accomplishment because the time I started surfing is when my brother and I started to get along. Before then we fought over everything, but when I started surfing we really bonded because for once we had something we both agreed on. When I was out in the water, I would surf by myself because I didn’t want to embarrass him in front of his friends and he respected that, so one day him and his friends paddled over and surfed with me and we all laughed and had a good time. When it’s just me and my brother out in the water, he coaches me and gives me advice. Sometimes I get scared to take a wave because it looks too big but he encourages me and says I’ll be fine. He was surfing with me the day I learned how to cut back. He smiled and said nice job but didn’t want to blow his cool; later that night he told my mom how proud of me he was. This made me feel so good inside… like I had just won a grammy!

  Austin

 Have you known someone who makes you feel great but not at the same time? I know this kind of person; he is very close to my heart. One of my best friends, Austin, has made a very big impact on my life.

I met him last year over vacation. We really clicked, but not the lovey-dovey kind; it is more of the I-can-trust-you-with-my-life relationship. Obviously, we did not become close friends that fast because we had just met, but as we were apart, we stayed in touch and our relationship grew. We have grown so much in our relationship that now I feel as if he were a brother to me. He is supportive in my life, when I want his help and even when I don’t. He knows when im upset or sad and he knows how to fix it. Austin can make me laugh so hard I start to cry. I am so lucky to have a friend like him in my life.

Austin has done a lot of stuff that I do not agree with but that just teaches me not to do them. He has good heart and a good personality; he just makes some bad decisions. I know the consequences he gets from the choices he makes and I learn from them. Therefore, in a way he helps me make the right decisions. Austin has made knows the things he does is wrong but in a way he can’t stop. He says if he could start over, he would not have done any of the things he does now except for meet me. He told me that if he ever caught me: smoking, drinking, or anything bad with a boy that he would make sure I never thought about doing it again. He is like a big brother of a dad if you think about it: he looks out for me, has to approve of the boy I like, makes sure I don’t do stupid things, pretty much everything my brother and father would do.

He has helped me get through hard times in ways that my girls can’t. He’s there for me when I need him and when I don’t. He knows exactly what to say, but just like every other guy; he knows the exact wrong thing to say. I Love him like family and I’m glad to say that’s all it will ever be.

The thing she does best…..I couldn’t explain

Soft, caring hands that let you know,

she has the biggest heart in the world

never lets the house get dirty

in a way you can say she’s a clean freak

looks so young and dresses like it too

Without a mother growing up

She is the best mom anyone could have

Athletic: as a girl playing tennis and volleyball

Nicer than anyone you know

More loving than any cute animal

The thing she does best

Is being our mom