The Insider - Volume 1, Issue 2:

Dateline: Feb. 27, 2008

Volume 1, Issue 2:

*Stay tuned - Issue #3 is in the works!*

The Buzz -

The Insider is granted permission by fellow bloggers

It is with great joy that the Insider staff announces to you that various bloggers have granted them permission for The Insider to report about the daily, weekly, monthly, yearly happenings on HSB and beyond!

Thanks to all of those that have made The Insider's reports possible. Without you, there'd be nothing to write about. Period.

- The Insider

Blog Events

Let us know when any contests or other great HSB events take place, and they'll appear in THIS column.

People Column -

100 is a classic number - 16 is too - Just your average look-alike?

Katie from Figure Skating and Loving Him has reportedly made over 100 entries on her blog! It's not every day you make your 100th entry - and you can only make it once. So, what do you say when you've made your 100th post? Katie puts it simply, "Wow! This is my 100th entry!!!!!! ".

Another example in which the number 100 becomes classic - Nathan (AKA BobaFett) made a perfect 100% score on a Bible quiz! His result read, "You know the Bible 100%! Wow! You are awesome! You are a true Biblical scholar, not just a hearer but a personal reader! The books, the characters, the events, the verses - you know it all! You are fantastic!" Nathan says of his quiz results, "Here is my bible quiz. I did an American presidents one as well but I got 22% and I'm glad I didn't get 100% because that'd mean I knew TOO much".

Check out his blog today to leave him a comment, or, to take the Bible quiz!

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Another classic number that deserves mentioning (and person as well) is Bethany's 16th birthday -SWEET SIXTEEN!

(On February 28th!)

Happy birthday, Bethany! The Insider wishes you a happy birthday!

She wrote on her blog more about her birthday - "SO far today I have gotten 1 presant a Panda Bear Ballerina! Yay. I have also gotten a card from my brother Timothy who is 14 that had a list of 16 things that he liked about me. It was so nice! Sometimes I get really mad at my brother, but I still love him!"

Go to Bethany's Blog and wish her a happy birthday!

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Brittany (AKA OutcastPrincess) from "Deliver Us From Normal" recently wrote a post saying "Hmm. Normally, I don't watch American Idol. I think it's pointless. However, I have caught the disease-I now watch bits of it every week." She went on to say that mainly the only reason she watched it was because of David Archuleta, a contestant, who happens to slightly resemble a friend of hers.

She posted a picture comparision of her "best bud Alex" to American Idol contestant, David Archuleta on her blog. In her own words she says, "I mean, he kind of resembles him a bit, but, yeah, NO. Not much."

Let's allow you to decide:

Alex:

David Archuleta:

Reviews

Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

Reviewed by Rebekah, The Lord's Daughter

Books by great authors, or just good books alone, deserve to be reviewed. This latest book review by Rebekah is very satisfying and thorough, and very good about not giving away the best important details that you have to find out on your own.

Last May, she finished reading Mansfield Park, one of Jane Austen's works. Her latest entry begins with a short biography of Jane Austen, with the review following afterwards.

Her closing remarks of her book review, she states: "I would recommend this book as highly as Sense and Sensibility and that is very high. Mansfield Park is definitely one of my new favorites!"

In the beginning of the review, she explains that "Mansfield Park centers around a young lady named Fanny Price..." And the rest, dear reader, you will have to find out on your own. (Here's a hint: Visit The Lord's Daughter today!)

News Tidbits

Around the Keyboard in 60 Seconds -

In other news -

Levi Suarez has made a 25, after originally making a 21. ElvishMaiden14 made a 29. CamTheMan got 41. Striker has made a 44. SAMIAM made 53. What are all these numbers about anyway? They are really signifying the words typed per minute on a speed typing test. Ah, the pride of WPM! [Which, most of you should know that WPM stands for words per minute.] The most WPM so far reported is 79 words per minute, by PianoSteve, followed by Joe McLean, with a staggering 72. Oh wait - we just recieved an inside report that PianoSteve has attempted to beat his own record and has made an 86!

In the meantime, dump all of your recent tags of Levi Suarez. On a second thought, perhaps you better not. He has been plagued with them in his recent comments on his recent posts. If you haven't heard from him, it's probably because he is busy filling out slot #96 on what his favorite ice cream flavor is. [Note: It's winter.]

Hm. Beat that.

Blog Highlights

The Society of Avid Young Readers

The avid young reader will undoubtedly be delighted in the SAYR [you know what that stands for by now, or something's terribly wrong] blogging group. Sylvia, (from "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Near") who runs the SAYR wrote of it on her blog saying "We already finished reading The Giver this last week, but we will be starting a new book soon." - so if anyone has been interested in it, or hasn't heard of it and has decided that they are in fact, interested - Come join the SAYR as they dive into good books.

Recent Awards

Eric Novak's "Excellent" acceptance speech - Levi Suarez gets a dose of sweet "award"

Eric Novak of The Voice of Experience has been awarded The Excellent Blog award, and has now honored 10 other bloggers by bestowing the prestigious award.

In his opening acceptance speech, he says "I am honored to receive E for Excellence blogging award. I really don’t accept many awards, but I was given this award by many of my good friends, so I had to pass it along."

Six people awarded Eric for the "E for Execellence" blog award:

Walkinginhissteps, Nancysnook, Prodoceo, Suzanne, Littlesmurf and LeviSuarez.

The ones he has selected are as follows -

Psalms, Paul’s Blogging, Moss and Pebbles, Vintage Girl, Miss Alycia , Cam the Man, Book Freak, Cherry Blossoms, Just One of Four

He later remakrs, after listing those honored 10, "There are a lot more people that I would like to award, but award rules prevent me from going overboard".

According to the Excellent Blog Award rules, you are to nominate 10 people for the award that deserve it by the blog's purpose and content.

Visit www.EricNovak.com to see Eric's reasons for the 10 he selected!Levi Suarez has been presented with the "Daily Dose" blog award! He has given 7 other people a dose of it as well. Talk about sweet. Check out his blog for more information on the rewarded 7.

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Debates

The Boy Gymnast Vs. The Ballerina - Which is stronger?

Which do you think is stronger? Boy gymnasts or ballerinas? Bethany had a debate with her brother over this captivating question. Bethany believes that a ballerina en pointe has stronger ankles than just your average male gymnast. Her brother believes otherwise.

"Today My brother Tim and I had a debate (arguement) on which was harder Ballet or Boys Gymnastics. I was sooooooooooooooooo angry at him! He was saying that the boys/men in gymnastics had stronger ankles then Ballerinas on Pointe! Now those of you who know me, you know that I HATE it when someone disrespects ballet dancers!"

So what do you think? Go to Bethany's Blog to respond!

Quote of the Day

A mixture of the profound, and the humerous...

"Chapter 1 - In which: the characters break a mirror, in a tree house, and the old man lands on a hard substance, the threadlike second-character falls on the fatter one, Skinny whistles and comes upon a house with a kind host, poison!, An argument over a twig, the stump, a swim, another battle."

- Nathan (AKA BobaFett), in the opening line of the first chapter of his recent story.

BULLETIN BOARD

ATTENTION READERS OF ALL AGES:

The Insider is currently looking for original contributions written exclusively by fellow Insider readers. You may not consider yourself much of a writer, dear reader, but even the most worthless scribble is what we're interested in.

If you have any, please feel free to send your own report, story, or poem to: theinsiderfiles@yahoo.com - feel free to choose your own penname as well!

Stay tuned for the next edition of The Insider! (And remember...You might be in it!)

Sincerely,

-Anne Truly, Eva Surely, and John Shannon (Pennames)

Contact us at: TheInsiderFiles@yahoo.com for more information on contributing news.

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Comments

Feb. 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by LeviSuarez

That is SO funny "A dose of sweetness" Haha!
What are pennames for? Can I just use my normal name?
GREAT job you guys!

Levi