Hello, I'm Hailey, and I'm thirteen years old. I love reading, writing, acting, and fiddling. I am one-quarter Scottish and Irish, and I have brown hair and brown eyes, and I am 5 feet tall. My favorite books are 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women, Bleak House, Treasure Island... and a whole bunch of others, and I love the Annie Moses Band! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 List twelve fictional characters that you love from any books, movies, etc., and then answer the following questions. 1. Joe Cartwright (from Bonanza) 2. Faramir (from Lord of the Rings) 3. Conseil (from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) 4. Professor Bhaer (from Little Women) 5. Susan (from Bringing Up Baby) 6. Jeff Smith (from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) 7. Professor Aronnax (from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) 8. Lucy Ricardo (from I Love Lucy) 9. Peter Brady (from The Brady Bunch) 10. Jim Hawkins (from Treasure Island) 11. Algy Moncrieff (from The Importance of Being Earnest) 12. Linus (from the Peanuts)  ************************************************************************************ 1. Who would make a better college prof, 6 (Jeff) or 11 (Algy)? Um..... Mr. Smith. Algy would fall in love with one of his students. 2. 12 (Linus) sends 8 (Lucy) out on a mission. What is it? Does it succeed? Okay, that is too weird. Linus's sister is Lucy, and he's sending another person named Lucy on a mission. Odd. Whatever the mission is, Lucy is probably going to turn it around and somehow get Linus to get her into Ricky's show.  3. What is or would be 9's (Peter) favorite book? I don't know. He doesn't read much. 4. For some reason, 5 (Susan) is looking for a roommate. Should (s)he share a studio apartment with 9 (Peter) or 10 (Jim)? She's a girl, so she shouldn't have a boy for a roommate. Well, Peter would definitely get on her nerves. I think she could have fun going on a crazy adventure with Jim, though. 5. 2 (Faramir), 7 (Aronnax), and 12 (Linus) have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss? Well, I don't know where they would go.... probably not seafood, because of Aronnax. Wow, what a great mix I've got here. They might have a very interesting conversation. What would most likely happen is Aronnax starts talking scientific-like, and Faramir and Linus are left without a clue. A monologue is what it would be more like. 6. 3 (Conseil) challenges 10 (Jim) to a duel. What happens? Well, both of them have indeed shot someone before... Jim would willingly accept and they would hold their pistols at each other and try to look like they were going to do something, but then they would go home.  7. If 1 (Joe) stole 8's (Lucy) most precious possession, how would she/he get it back? Lucy would work up a tricky little scheme that involved Fred and Ethel, and Joe would get into a fistfight with Fred, but then Joe's brothers would come and break up the fight. 9. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 (Bhaer) and 1 (Joe) to work together? Um... they could never work together. Bhaer is really sensible, and Joe is really impulsive. Joe would ruin whatever plot Bhaer had.   10. If 7 (Aronnax) visited you for the weekend, how would you get along? That would be really fun! He and I could talk about his big adventure on the Nautilus! 11. If you could command 1 (Joe) to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be? Um. None. 12. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11 (Algy)? Huh? 13. If 2 (Faramir) had to choose sides between 4 (Bhaer) and 5 (Susan), which would it be? Probably Bhaer. 14. What might 10 (Jim) shout while charging into battle? Something like "This is fun!" 15. If you chose a song to represent 8 (Lucy), which song would you choose? I Love Lucy theme song  16. 1 (Joe), 6 (Jeff), and 12 (Linus) are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it? Joe would, because Linus would be all sweet and let him have it.   17. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 (Faramir) to use on 10 (Jim)? What does that mean? 18. What would 5 (Susan) most likely be arrested for? Augh, she HAS been arrested before!  19. What is 6's (Jeff) secret? Uh.... 20. If 11 (Algy) and 9 (Peter) were racing to a destination, who would get there first? Probably Peter, because he's springier!  21. If you had to walk home through a bad neighborhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 (Aronnax) or 8 (Lucy)? Well, I wouldn't feel safe with either, but Aronnax, I guess. ******************************************************** That was the most fun tag I've ever done! I'll tag Kanga, Emma, Jessica, and anyone who has been in a car today. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/746292/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/746292/ Dadzy has today off of work!!! I hope we can go to Starbucks. :-) But I am not allowed to get hot tea there, because that would mean I was picking on one of my characters about something that I do, so that's why. Crazy hot tea drinkers. ;-) No offense to any of y'all who like hot tea, that's all right, I just......... nevermind. It's not that important. I'd have to be talking to y'all in person to explain.     I want FASA again! I'll go crazy if it doesn't  come real soon. And this year, I am SO not going to be in third violin. Hrrrumph!     My life is so hard. ;-) I want a tag, but nobody tags me. Nobody in my house wants to see Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which is the best movie ever made. Nobody like Jimmy Stewart except for me! *cries* There, that was my complaining for today. :-D ;-) >_< :-P :-)     Y'all know what font I REALLY like? My typewriter font. It's nifty.   This is what it looks like.    Now I shall type the rest of the entry with this font. Has anyone read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? It's so cool! I'm not done with it yet, but it's..... REALLY COOL. How could a book about a French professor, his.... person, who is so.... (YESH, I love Conseil!) and a Canadian harpooner with a bad attitude being taken prisoner onboard a submarine that can do all sorts of stuff, and the captain of the submarine is crazy or something and hates the human race for some insane reason, and will never set foot on land.... not be interesting? Wow, that sentence was just like some of those German verbs that the beginning goes at the beginning and then you throw in everything else you have to say in the middle of it, and then the end of the verb goes at the end.     So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye! *doodoodoodoodoodoodoodoo, doodoodoodoodoodoo*     One last note before I hit add entry... well, two last notes before I hit add new entry:     Somebody tag me     Bonanza has the coolest theme song ever!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/746156/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/746156/ To make sure I actually use my blog, I will post polls once a week.  Do you play a musical instrument? Yes, and I love it Yes, and it's okay Yes, and I don't like it I sort of dabble in my instrument No, but I'd like to No, and I don't want to, either    pollcode.com free polls If you do play an instrument what is it? Piano Violin Guitar Drums Flute Saxophone Viola Cello Mandolin Bass Guitar Harp Trumpet Trombone A different instrument altogether    pollcode.com free polls http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/745213/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/745213/     Hi. Tropical storm Ida has been blowing through and brought a lot of rain. And now it's cold! brrr. I want to decorate for Christmas. Emma and I put up a little Christmas tree in our room and made lots of paper angels, even though it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Now it's lunch, I have to go bye. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/744445/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:21:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/744445/ I love my new template! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/741523/ Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:58:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/741523/ My chat box has been removed until people can understand how to behave on it. And if you do behave, I'm not talking to you. And I'm not talking to you, Fasa buddy, that thing was a misunderstanding. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/741281/ Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:25:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/741281/     [Hailey comes in dancing, holding a thick stack of papers and a red pen]         Hey y'all, guess what I just did for the first time? I finished my first real story! I'm sooo happy! It's actually just a short story, and the final word count is only 5,566 words, but that doesn't change anything, because it's finished and it's 18 pages long. (Random interruption: brackets look really cool. Just type them [brackets]. I mean, how could it get better?) Now I can finally begin the editing process. The story is now in the operating room and I'm cutting it up... with a red pen. I am really surprised at how much editing really needs to be done, and how many sentences and phrases and words just need to be taken out.     But I guess only some of y'all know what the story is. Well, here you go:     Title: Well, I don't really know what to call it, so I just call it Chloe.     Setting: Chloe's dream     Main Character: Sort of goes without saying...... her name's in the title     What it's about: It's Christmas Eve and a little girl has a dream where some very bizarre characters give her very bizarre gifts. And....... I can't say any more or else I would spoil the ending. It's sort of like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.         I guess my whole description makes it sound sort of creepy, but it really isn't. I don't want creepy and weird. Weird is enough for me. It's funny, not scary.         *~Hailey http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/739793/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/739793/ People have been threatening me and posting comments in bad German unless I update. Taylor says she will capture Faramir and I dont' want her to do that to my poor widdle Faramir, so this counts as an update, haha.   Okay, maybe I should say something, so I will.....   I like reading dictionaries. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/739054/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:28:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/739054/ Yola! Here arrives Taylor, Hailey's sister. I have broken into her account, because she broke into mine. So there. I will tell ya'll a story. One day, when my sisters...Hailey, stop eating my popcorn!!!! *smacks her* ....anyway... when my sisters and I were going crazy in the car on the way back from Niagara Falls, we were going so nuts that Hailey got out the case to my Bonanza DVDs. She got out her doodling notebook and *smacks Hailey for stealing more popcorn* started tracing the Cartwrights. =/ It was special. Joe looked really foony. *smacks Hailey for grabbing me around the waist*  *is about to watch Hailey take a bite out of a green bell pepper* *laughs* *gets back to the story* Well, anyways, when she finished drawing it, she looked at the one she did of Adam, and then the actual picture, and said, "Oh, he has a cute little triangle turned up nose!" And she has been going on about it ever since. She says I have one too.  I'll try and get some scans of those doodles on my blog. Let's see, what else can I talk about? Um, I don't like frogs, and neither does Hailey. They are weird and scary because they they think they are my stepson and go off to college. SCARY. Mooo. God Bless You,  Taylor http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/737022/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/737022/     Dadzy and I are finally doing something with the sweet potatoes we gleaned. We are making fries right now. Sweet potato fries. We made sort of a test batch, and Momsie says we should use flour and cinnamon sugar. Yum! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/736920/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/gelpenprincess/736920/