Jake's Writing Corner

My Drama Final

2012-01-19T13:35:00.000-08:00

So, our final for drama was to find an emotion we don't portray well, I chose bitter (If you know me, I'm never bitter AT ALL), and what we had to do was explore different levels of the emotion and write a monologue. Well not being a very bitter person, I could not think of a way to act bitter. Well, just recently I was cast as Titus Savage in "The Curious Savage" who just so happens to be quite a bitter character. Well, I took the opportunity to take this monlogue writing project as a character development as well and wrote this monlogue that could also be taken as a porlogue to the play. It is Titus talking to himself about what to do with his stepmother, who is the play's protagonist.

Titus: How could she?! She's sold over all those Savage Industries and used the money to set up a memorial fund? Where did she get the nerver? She's not even a Savage by blood. For god's sake, she wasn't even Father's first wife! Yet she thinks she has control over the whole Savage estate just because Father died! I'm his firstborn! I was around even before she took the Savage name! I should decide how the money is used! I suppose she thinks she was Father's favorite... That's it, Father loved her best! >Hmph< The way I see it she was Father's SECOND wife, therefore she's only second best! You hear that Ethel Savage? You're only second best! She'll regret this. No, no, she'll pay for this! (Groans) Some people would consider her insane for acting like this! Setting up a memorial fund for some of the stupidest reasons, and taking up acting-at her age! If I hadn't grown up with the woman, I'd think she was certifiably insane... That's it! (Picks up phone book and thumbs through) I'll have mother committed to an institution until she stops this foolishness! (Taps page in phone book) Hmmm... (Picks up phone and dials 0) Hello, operator?... Connect me with the Hotel Meurice in Paris, room 195... No I don't know the number... Yes, I'll wait... (Lowers phone) Mother locked up... This is perfect. (Raises phone back to ear) Hello, Lily Belle?... Have you ever heard of "The Cloisters"? (Stage goes black)

Quirks

2011-12-14T14:21:00.000-08:00

So, my mama recently did a blog on her top 5 quirks about her and I figured, "Hey, I'll do one on my top 5 too!" So here they are!

1: Dirty Fingernails
I can't stand 'em. It's gross but if I see dirty fingernails I want nothing more than to have them clean. Heaven help my kids one day when I have to carry tweezers (spell check?) around so that I can clean them whenever they get dirty.

2: Long Pants
I am beyond uncomfortable in long pants. Unless it's raining, you probably won't see me in them... Which is kinda funny because right now it's super sunny outside and I've got jeans on, but I'm also uncomfortable! So there!

3: Muffins
This one is one is the exact opposite of my mom's. She has to eat the bottom of a cupcake first and then the top. But she'll bite right into a muffin. I'll bite right into a cupcake but I eat muffins the way she eats cupcakes.

4: Text Smilies
The typical text smily is :) right? Well I make mine =^) I dunno why, I just like that way more. I get crap from my friend Caitlyn about this. She thinks the normal way is easier, and it is! But I can't bring myself to it. I like my way more!

5: HolographickyCups

I'm outting myself on this but I can't stand when people scratch those holographic cups where the picture changes when the angle changes. They make this high pitch screechy sound that sends chills down my spine! Like I said I'm outting myself. I've been able to act like it doesn't bother me lately, but I still can't stand it!!!

Hate Crimes

2011-11-21T13:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend my school did four performances of Moises Kaufman's "The Laramie Project". For those of you who don't know, "The Laramie Project" is about the aftermath of the murder of openly gay University of Wyoming Student, Matthew Shepard. He was beaten and pistol whipped by Aaron Mckinney and Russell Henderson. The murder was classified under the terms "gay panic", "gay bashing", and "hate crime". Now, while the performers did a wonderful job and the director Mrs. Grace Stanton did a wonderful job directing it, it got me thinking... Why is that classified as a hate crime? Why are hate crimes based only around sexual orientation, race, and religion? I don't find that very fair... One character in the play makes a reference to a highway patrolman that was killed right around the same time as Matthew... At the time Matthew got world-wide attention and multiple memorial services. What did that highway patrolman get? Maybe a small funeral with his close friends and family? Now don't get me wrong, what happened to Matthew was horrible, but when it comes to it, so was what happened to that highway patrolman... Matthew got world-wide attention because he was gay, which ultimately is a sin... Homosexuality is wrong. Westboro Baptist Church's Pastor Fred Phelps is an extremist who claims "God hates f**s". I wouldn't go as far as to say that, God doesn't hate anyone. God loves everyone with all his heart regardless of their sins, but God does indeed hate sin, and homosexuality is a sin... (For anyone reading this right now who isn't a believer and thinking "Well, if God doesn't hate anyone, why does He send them to hell?" I want you to know that God hasn't sent a single person to hell. They go their by their own choice. God offers the free gift of salvation through His son's blood. And he isn't going to force that gift on anyone. If you don't choose to accept that gift, that isn't His fault)Now that that tangent is over, why is it that people are murdered every day, but one gay man is murdered and he receives acclaim and is regarded as a hero world-wide because of a sinful choice he has made? And its under the term HATE crime. When you think about it, aren't basically all crimes committed based off of hate? You kill someone, no, ANYONE you're basically saying you hate the fact they're alive. You steal something, you're saying you hate the fact that you don't have that thing. The list goes on. But in the end, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson deserve the same punishment as any other murderer, nothing more simply because the victim was gay... Matthew Shepard got world-wide acclaim, a play, a film, a sequel to the play... What did the highway patrolman get? A section of the local Laramie newspaper, a small funeral, and a mention in the play about Shepard (By someone who could quite possibly be portrayed as an antagonist mind you). I don't find that fair... Take away from this blog whatever you want, but that's how I feel...

-Insert Title Here-

2011-11-14T12:54:00.000-08:00

So here I am, two years since my last blog post but... I dunno what to blog about... But I would just like to say that I do plan on being more vigilant about blogging and filling people in on my life... Soooo, yeah if there are any faithful readers who have been waiting almost three years to hear from me I'm back! Even though I realize that even my own mother probably stopped visiting my blog ... Oh well, I'm back!

My Point Of View On a Rising Controversy

2009-06-08T17:58:00.000-07:00

Marijuana, as you may know is going to possibly be legalized... I am going to now give you my thoughts...
Marijuana is a drug, more appropriately a NARCOTIC!!!! Should we legalize Meth, Acid, Heroin, and Crack while we're at it? Or maybe we should start picking and chewing mushrooms legally!!! Doesn't that sound like fun?!?!?!?!?! Uhhh, NO!!!!!! Here's a little fun fact for you: If weed is legalized, more people will use it, then there will be more DUI incidents... Legalizing it will not lower the capacity of our prisons... Those pot heads will just be in prison for a different reason! (Oh, and for you people who think DUI is just associated with alcohol, IT'S NOT! DUI stands for Driving Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance, if you think otherwise, you should have payed attention in your health class). Also, while we may save money in legalizing pot, we will still lose because of those going into prison! Hello!?!? More fun facts: Smoking a joint is worse than smoking a pack a cigarettes. 1 joint can put more tar in your lungs than a whole pack of cigarettes! But that's just my thoughts... You wanna be a dummy and legalize the POISON go for it! Some one said its better to help them put down the joint than smack it out of their hand, you be kind and help them, they'll just pick up another. Its better to smack it as far away as possible!

Usually please and thank you, but let's switch it up, huh?

2009-03-07T19:49:00.000-08:00

I would like to thank all the people out there reading my blog. I see now that I need to come up with more material and add to it a little more often. Maybe not Blogaholically MOM ... but more often definitely. I have people as far as New Zealand reading it. And I ask: Please, any of you who read my blog's more creative side, (not the cast lists, those are for my friends who are in my play. I will have to get another website for that and all my actors, P.A.'s and all the people involved in my plays to look at schedules and such there) comment if like like posts such as "Time" or any of that. I LOVE feedback. And if I request ideas, GIVE ME IDEAS!!! I absolutely love the fact my blog is recognized not just nationally, but INTERNATIONALLY! So please please please comment anyone out there reading my blog.

I need ideas!

2008-12-21T20:28:00.000-08:00

Okay, I just all of a sudden got a hankering to write a story. I don't know whether it'll be a book or just a short story but I wanna write something. Problem is, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ABOUT!!!! I need idears! Email me some form of genre at IndyJake210@aol.com and your name if I don't know you personally and I will write some form of composition, short story or book and the book will be FOR YOU!! I mean it will be for everyone to read, but in the front of the book it will say: "This book is for..." So, EMAIL ME IDEAS!!!!! Don't let my sudden whim dwindle. The sooner I get ideas the more likely they will be put in print. And don't worry about searching Barne's and Noble for a book by Jacob DePriest I will let you know and I will put the winner on the blog.

Thanksgiving Joke

2008-11-26T18:58:00.000-08:00

Okay, tomorrow's Thanksgiving so, here's a semi-thanksgiving joke.

There was a man who had a beautiful macaw. The problem was it had the foulest of all sailor mouths. It was always cursing, and when it wasn't cursing, it was cussing, and when it wasn't cursing or cussing, it was sleeping. This embarassed the man greatly. Anyway, one day the man's mother-in-law came over for dinner and the floodgates opened up. The parrot couldn't say anything nice at ALL! Finally when the man's mother-in-law left, he man had had enough! He grabbed the parrot and threw him in the freezer. The parrot started cursing and cussing! Flapping and scratching! The he calmed down very suddenly. The man became nervous. He went and opened the freezer and very calmly the parrot walked out on his arm and said. "I apologize for my past behavior. It was unnecessary and uncalled for. However, I have one question: What did the turkey do wrong?"

My Dream dog!

2008-11-26T18:45:00.000-08:00

Okay, today upon my grandmother's advice in finding what kind of pet is best for me I took a pet compatibility test. It said the three best pets for me were dogs, ferrets, and pot-bellied pigs (I like pigs!) o I took a dog compatibility test and it matched me up with poodle's and schnauzers and all those little yippy dogs. No Way as in Jose! I found a different one that listed all the bigger size dogs like labs and sheperds (My kinda dogs!) Then I saw a name that I have heard, but never seen: A Bernese Mountain Dog. Okay, It had all the qualities I wanted in a dog: Good with people, friendly, trainable, affectionate, playful... But I still hadn't seen it. So, posted below is the picture that plummeted me into literal "puppy love":

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Roger Rabbit: Postponed

2008-11-20T18:43:00.000-08:00

I am post poning Rogewr Rabbit by quite a bit, so I can save up some $$$$ that is MUCH needed, but I am hoping to do a Christmas play next Christmas. (Obviously not this year) I want to do The Year Without a Santa Clause, since it is my absolute favorite Christmas special. I'm also hoping that in postponeing Roger Rabbit I will find some more actors. Just pray that my Roger doesn't decide to go through a growth spurt and have his voice drop... JACOB!!!!!! Anyway, I will keep posting updates...

My Day at Universal Studios... (A little late)

2008-11-18T20:14:00.000-08:00

Okay, the Friday before last I went to Universal studios for my Day on the job project. I went and watched a Cadillac commercial be shot. Now, when I grow up I want to be a director, but on this particular day the director, Joe Carnahan seemed a little busy, so I shadowed the producer Mark Walejko.
I arrived at the gate around 10:00 and hearing that I was on the list had to be the coolest thing ever! We went in and drove to Soundstage 42 (By the way, after this amazing experience, I dubbed 42 one of my lucky numbers. So now instead of 02-10-94 they're 42-10-94) After watching shooting for a while, I got my own personal tour of the Universal Backlot and heard several times how I must be famous or have some significant importance because I was on the backlot without the tram! (I got used to it :]) My picture was also taken several times. (I'm glad I was a part of a few families' exciting day at Universal Studios! When I got back shooting was still going, so I watched for a few more minutes. Then we went out to lunch just as the tram went by and I heard more of my fame (Oh, yea! ;]) For luch I had Seared Ahi Tuna, Grilled Asparagus, and Coconut rice. For dessert I had pumpkin that was to DIE for! Finally as three thirty rolled around it felt like roots were coming out of me and planting themselves into the backlot. Then my mom and grandpa showed up. I can't explain the loss I felt. Not that
I saw my loving family, but that my newly planted roots were going to be ripped from the star studded soil. Well, it was time to leave (But not without an apple and iced mocha) As we got on the freeway I told myself, "Don't worry, Jacob. You'll get the chance to let those roots burrow as far down as they can go."

Time

2008-11-02T19:38:00.000-08:00

Time is almost like a type of currency. We may have a lot, or we may have a little. And, either way, we need to spend it wisely. Time however, while it may be spent, cannot be borrowed or loaned, making it all the more valuable. And while it cannot be borrowed or loaned, it can be given as a gift. Time is a gift given to us by God. Every second, he gives us more time to be on earth. He gives it to us so we may accept Him as our savior. And after we have accepted Him, time is given so we may share the gift of eternal life with others. But, eventually, that time will run out. Time cannot be bought or bartered. You cannot go to God after your time on earth has passed and say "Lord, I see now that you are real, just buy me some more time on Earth, so that when I come back here I will be accepted into your warm embrace." He will turn his face and say "Flee from me, I never knew you." Time also needs to be spent with family, even if you are not on the best of terms. There is a line in a TobyMac song that states: "You never know what ya got till its gone" He couldn't be any more right. And if you have a family member that loves you, but not the Lord, why not tell them about the Lord? If they truly love you they will listen to you. What I'm getting at is that time needs to be used so wisely! If you spend your time with nothing but the television, or work, or the cell phone and you lose someone dear to you will you not say"Why did I not not drive down the street to talk with them for an hour rather than sit in front of a flashing box that eats away at my brain cells?" If you don't say that when you lose someone, why not? It is something we are all guilty of! If you spend your time fighting with someone who deep down, you love very dearly and you lose them, you will have lost them with regrets! There cannot be a worse way to lose someone! After reading this, pick up the phone and make arrangments to spend time with someone you love.

Dedicated To
A.L. Tipton
1923-2008

You will be gratly missed!

Updated cast list!!!

2008-10-19T15:05:00.000-07:00

Main Characters
Roger Rabbit: (Jacob Elias)
Understudy:

Eddie Valiant: Dave Elias
Understudy:

Dolorese: (Sue Elias)
Understudy:

Marvin Acme: (James Stoughton)
Understudy:

Judge Doom: Ronnie Tipton
Understudy:

Jessica Rabbit:(Sunny Dory)
Understudy:

Weasels
Smarty: Jacob DePriest
Understudy:

Greasy: (Jessica Ardilla)
Understudy:

Wheezy: (Evan Garcia)
Understudy:

Psycho: (Blake Banhidy)
Understudy:

Stupid:
Understudy:

Minor Characters
Baby Herman:
Understudy:

Benny the Cab:
Understudy:

Lieutenant Cancino:
Understudy:

R.K. Maroon:
Understudy:

Angelo:
Understudy:

Gorilla Bouncer: Neal DePriest
Understudy:

Betty Boop:
Understudy:

Donald Duck:
Understudy

Daffy Duck:
Understudy:

Raoul J. Raoul:
Understudy:

Entourage
Toons:

Bar Patrons:

Police/ Detectives:

Ink and Paint Club Guests:

Quite A Few Changes... All for a Rabbit?

2008-10-09T20:15:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to my newly remodeled blog!! As you can see, there is a new name, tunes, and all sorts of new widgets and gadgets!! I have done this because of the next production of mine (Newly Revealed) "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?: The Perfectly Staged Mystery" I have come up with audition dates, but they are liable to change if circumstances require it. The dates are January 2nd, January 3rd, and January 4th. Times have not benn determined. Nor practice dates. (Note: Practices will be set according to scenes, if your character is not in any scene being practiced you are not required to attend) Opening night will hopefully be set in late Summer, Early Autumn.
Below is a list of characters and ensemble categories. (Note: Characters with names in parenthesis next to them are my preferences due to past productions I have seen the person act in and are liable to change names not in parenthesis already have the role, no questions)

Main Characters
Roger Rabbit: (Jacob Elias)
Understudy:

Eddie Valiant:
Understudy:

Dolorese: (Sunny Dory)
Understudy:

Marvin Acme: (James Stoughton)
Understudy:

Judge Doom: Ronnie Tipton
Understudy:

Jessica Rabbit:

Weasels
Smarty: Jacob DePriest
Understudy:

Greasy: (Jessica Ardilla)
Understudy:

Wheezy: (Evan Garcia)
Understudy:

Psycho: (Blake Banhidy)
Understudy:

Stupid:
Understudy:

Minor Characters
Baby Herman:
Understudy:

Benny the Cab:
Understudy:

Lieutenant Cancino:
Understudy:

R.K. Maroon:
Understudy:

Angelo:
Understudy:

Gorilla Bouncer: Neal DePriest
Understudy:
Betty Boop:
Understudy:

Donald Duck:
Understudy

Daffy Duck:
Understudy:

Raoul J. Raoul:
Understudy:

Entourage
Toons:

Bar Patrons:

Police/ Detectives:

Ink and Paint Club Guests:

If you are not interested in this play, two musicals will be subsequent to this:
The Lion King
And
Beauty and the Beast

I encourage all to please please please audition if you love the theater.

My Latest Production... REVEALED!!!!!

2008-09-23T19:25:00.000-07:00

All right, for those of you who know that I love writing and directing plays, and hopefully short films soon, I am in the process of writing the FINAL scene of my next play. It is about another rabbit, it is a 1988 classic, and it is a murder mystery... If you thought "When Brer Rabbit Went Bad", I'm gonna have to say... "No." But if you said "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", you are absolutely correct! I am literally in the process of wrapping up this case, and getting ready to start planning auditions. Yes, planned auditions since it will not be for school this time. So sad. BUT if you were in my last play, (The Adventures of Brer Rabbit) and you get a part in this play, you might get to interact wiht some of my friends from my church. AND this time it will not be an all adolecent cast. There will be some adults in this play. (Generally the non-toon characters such as Eddie, Dolorese, and Judge Doom) I am not positive if I will be in this production like I was in my last one. If I am, look for me portraying Benny the Cab or Smarty the Weasel. If you or anyone you know would be interested in updates, audition dates, Opening Night, Meet-n-Greet times (I am going to have chances before and after the plays for guests to get pictures with the characters), etc. Please please please email me so I can get your names and emails on my list. My email is IndyJake210@aol.com I will have occasional updates here, but it will be much less often than the emails.
Thank You,
Jacob DePriest

DISNEYLAND!!!!!!

2008-08-08T17:23:00.000-07:00

Okeedokee, yesterday and the day before, I went to Disneyland and California Adventure with my mom, dad, siblings, Aunt Katie, Uncle Brandon and cousins: Makaila, Kailien, and Aiden. On Wednesday when we got there we went to the Village Haus Restraunt for lunch. For those of you who don't know that's the restraunt by Casey Jr. right near the Frontierland/ Fantasyland segway. Still don't know where that is????? The only thing I can tell you is LOOK AT A DISNEYLAND MAP!!!!!! ANYWAYS after lunch, we had Fast Passes for Big Thunder Mountain. So my cousin Kailien rode with my Uncle Brandon in front of us. My sister and my cousin Makaila rode with me. And my brother and my Aunt Katie rode behind us. After that we walked across the way to Pirates of the Caribbean. I rode in the front with my brother and sister. Behind us were my uncle, Makaila and Kailien. And behind them were My mom, my aunt, and Aiden. Next, we went on The Haunted Mansion... Mmmhahahahaha. (That was a menacing Haunted Mansion Character laugh) In the first Doom Buggie were Katie, Brandon and Aiden. Then my mama, my sister and Makaila. And finally me, my brother and Kailien. Next was MY all-time favorite Disneyland ride... (For those of you who know me I know you're thinking Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye... WRONG!!!!!) SPLASH MOUNTAIN!!!!! In back in the side-by-side seat were Kailien and Brandon, in front of them was Makaila, Ethan, then it must have been some ghost that followed us off the Haunted Mansion because the seat was empty, then Victoria, and I got to sit in the front!!!! (By the way, if it had been the dead of winter, I would not have been this happy...) For the whole ride we were asking Kailien "Do you like this ride?" The answer was always "YEA!" That is until she learned what goes up the hill on Splash Mountain, mus go down the hill on Splash Mountian... After the 50 ft. drop, she was not having a Zip-a-dee-doo-dah time, if you catch my drift.... Well, after Splash Mountain, Kailien wanted to go on Pooh Bear. She liked that one much better!!! After Winnie the Pooh, we watched the Parade of Dreams. Then we went on the Tea Cups. We decided there would be two Tea Parties. The FUN one and the slow one.... Katie, Makaila, and Ethan rode in the Slow One. And in the FUN one it was me, Kailien, Victoria, and Brandon. That ended our first day at DISNEYLAND!!!!! Keep in mind our day is not yet over! I'll finish my story in another post.

Camp!!!!

2008-07-30T17:20:00.000-07:00

Alright, for those of you I didn't tell and those who I did but got a little shaken up yesterday and forgot, I was at camp last week. I left Thursday the 24th and got back Monday the 28th. We left Cornerstone at about 11:30 and got there at about 1:30. Trouble was our church's Jr. High was supposed to leave at 1:30... ON THE SAME BUS WE TOOK!!!!!! So, the high schoolers figured they would be an hour and a half behind schedule... NOPE!!!!!! There was no sign of them until it was just about time to go to dinner. And then they didn't show up till dinner was over!!!!! But truthfully that was more of a win than a loss if you catch my drift... Then that night we got to go out on a scavenger hunt if you will... IN THE PITCH BLACK DARKNESS OF CAMP CEDAR CREST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That night was pretty laid back in the cabin, nothing out of the ordinary... Except for our cabin leader lighting his farts on fire. (I apologize to any females reading this, but you're on a guy's Blog! That kind of content is inevitable!!!) For breakfast the next morning we had... OKAY I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD!!!! But I do remember it messed with everyone's stomach! There was puke! There were farts! Nausea, Heart-Burn, Indegestion, Upset Stomachs, Dia... You get the point! But Pepto Bismol would have been the equivalent of Superman! All I had was some baaaaaaaad gas though. But we had an activity that involved eating foods that were not necssesarily (Pardon my spelling) everyone's favorite. So you can imagine how that turned out! :) But finally the next morning everyone was back to normal... Well, their version of normal! So, Saturday was pretty cool. I made a new friend on Saturday. Funny thing was I had never seen her (SEEEE AMY!!!!! I CAN MAKE FRIENDS IN THE OPPOSITE GENDER!!!) before camp, yet... SHE GOES TO MY CHURCH!!! Oh and by the way, her name is Jacqueline. Sunday was awesome!!!! The worship was amazing! The message was needed! And then Monday came along WE HAD TO GO HOME!!!!!!! But it was nice to be home. If you want to experience some of this in action, come to Cornerstone's Winter Camp 2009. If you want more detail email me and ask at IndyJake210@aol.com

Indiana Jones Quiz

2008-07-08T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a nice little Indiana Jones Quiz I thought up. Just copy it paste it to an email and send it to me at IndyJake210@aol.com!

Level 1
1. What is the real name of the famous Archaeologist, Indiana Jones?

2. What is Indy's biggest fear?

3. What is the name of Indy's French rival in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

Level 2
4. What three universities does Indy teach at?

5. What museum curator is good friends with both Indy and his father?

6. Where did Indy find the Ark of the Covenant?

Level 3
7. What is the name of Indy's female accomplise, Marion Ravenwood's father?

8. In what Indiana Jones Movie is there a painted cameo of Star Wars droids R2-D2, and C-3P0?

Level 4
(In order to complete sections 4 and 5, you will have had to go on the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland CA.)

9.What is the name of the diety housed in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland?

10. What three possible treasures can you recieve in the Chamber of Destiny?

11. How many times do you see Indiana Jones on the ride?

Level 5
12. What does Indiana Jones say when you first see him on the ride? (Possible of 3 answers)

13. What does Indys' friend, Sallah, say when you first drive out of the station? (Possible of 3 answers)

14. How many Hidden Mickeys are in the Mummy room?

Disney Character Quiz

2008-06-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

Alright, here's how it works; below are ten Disney character descriptions. You have to figure out who the they are by the description. Email me your answers. IndyJake210@aol.com

1. Broad shouldered, blue, friends with a street rat, a princess, and a monkey. (P.S. You ain't never gonna have a friend like him!)

2. Short, big feet, if he can't say anything nice, he won't say anything at all.

3. Buff, half mortal/ half god, Phil's one last hope

4. Tall, most likely the dullest tool in the shed, and "... WAS MAKIN A DOLLA' A MINUTE!!!"

5. short, suffers from chronic hay fever, Dopey people tend to stand on him

6. tends to wear a red t-shirt, his dad is a bit of a GOOF, likes to skateboard

7. Wise-cracking, friends with a power hungry adviser, hates crackers

8. Hates children, a Shere terror in the jungle,isn't too hot about fire

9. Has a bit of an oakiness about him, has no strings, had a brief love of acting

10. Has opperated a steamboat, conducted a concert in the park, has a tail that tends to disappear then reappear.

Quite an interesting day at Knott's

2008-06-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

Okay on Tuesday I went to Knott's with the other eighth graders at my school. When we got there Jake, Haley and I went on Montezuma's Revenge. (Blake couldn't go on because of a loose adrenaline valve... I think.) Then all four of us went on Boomerang where we saw Mary King, Colleen Matthews, Joshua Kendrick, Anthony Watanabe, and Jonathan Bauman in line. (Those are kids from the school where Jake Haley and I went before we went to Creekside) Anyways while we were being pulled up I made a comment how if I were to spit it would hit Jake in the back of the head... The next thing I know, Blake is trrying with all his might to nail Haley in the back of the head... Me and my big ideas! Anyways after Boomerang we had Haley stand in line for the log ride while Jake, Blake and I went and bought a funnel cake to share in line... Bad idea! Apparently you aren't allowed to save spots in line! So we went to check in with Mrs. Lujan. Then Blake, Jake and I went to wait for Bigfoot Rapids to open. We'll just put this act of stupidity equal to the running of the bull in Spain... After that Jake and I wanted to go on Supreme Scream... little did we know the line was an hour long... While we were waiting I was showered on by spit, yelled at to get off the hand rail, and told by some girl I had never seen before how old I was! Then the fun starts... While Jake and I are running back so we aren't late for check-in we realize something is missing... BLAKE!!!!!! Well we made it to check-in but the little booger beat us there! Any ways after that all of us,except James, went on Silver Bullet. Then, right before we were supposed to leave, Blake said he just going around the corner to get a water... Half an hour later we find him all the way in the corner by Perilous Plunge!!!!! I was done with that boy by the end of the day. But that was my day at Knott's...