Ebay Epidemic

The best of times and the worst of times. Thats what comes to my mind when using ebay. Supposedly this is a very popular website. Well of coarse i knew that but the whole idea of buying something over the internet without seeing it really doesn't appeal to me. Until one day when my mom's friend told her that ebay was the best thing, you can get anything you would ever want and for a cheap price too. No kidding, it is a cheap price because the stuff is banged up and old right? Wrong. most of the stuff on there is brand new, and when creating an ebay account you are not allowed to sell messed up things without telling the person, it's a crime. Anyways so me and my mom decide to check it out. It really is a good site, we bought some books from there my mom got some jewelry its really good. But you need to know how to use it. Don't bid until the last 20 seconds by doing this you will most likely you will win it we learned this the hard way.

My mom was really excited to show me the necklace that she bidded on and she was the highest bidder. The auction closed sometime during the night and she went on in the morning to pay for what she thought she one. Probably 10 minutes after my mom bid some other person bid 30 cents higher. She lost the item and was so upset she started yelling at the computer and i couldn't help but laugh because it was so ridiculous as to why she was upset, i mean she didn't lose any money or anything. I guess it wasn't smart to laugh at her cause then she started yelling at me for laughing at her. Now if my mom is ever to buy something she waits until the last second to steal the item away from the hopeless person just like the man did to her, Karma mother. it is a good method though so if you were ever about to use ebay do this to ensure that you will win your prize. All in all it is a good site if you know how to use it and if won't get addicted in some weird way.

A Swine Flew?

This whole thing with the "swine flu" is getting blown out of proportion. Don't get me wrong, i know it is dangerous and everything but people are acting like this has never happened before.
Every year hundreds of people die from the flu, it is just never talked about because they don't want to put people in a panic. Sure we need to take precautions as to not getting like wash your hands, but as you know, some people take it to another extreme. My teacher was just talking to her husband who was flying out from newyork to here and he said that people broght their own surgical masks to wear on the plane. Now i don't know about you but that just seems a little ridiculous. You may disagree with me but if you do get it by some chance there is a cure for it. The only reason why those people died in Mexico was because they don't have as good of health care there and some people probably couldn't get to a hospital. My of my family's said that she went to visit her family in homestead and when she got there she went to hug her family and they put the hands up and said "ah ah swine flu." This was there daughter and she wasn't even sick, they were just kidding around but some people actually take it this far. My question is do are all these precautions such as wearing masks necessary?

TIVO's

Remember the old days when there was vcr's and the only way to record shows was on those big bulky tapes. I dont know about you but that seems so far away. Now we have DVR's and the Americans personal favorite, TIVO. Yep, good old TIVO, never lets you down. It is just so convienit, you know. No big bulky tapes to worry about, save you money by not having to buy them also, and no need to fill in the time to record and time to end. All you need to do with TIVO is type in the show you want to tape tell it if you want to tape the whole season or just that episode and its done. I don't know how anyone made it without it. I am just exgxerating but many people aren't. TIVO is one of the most popular electronic iteams out there now. I know that i would never catch the shows that i want to see if it wasn't for TIVO. But my question is, what does it say on us as Americans that we are dependent on things such as TIVO? While most of the world doesn't even have TIVO let alone TV, let alone electicity, let alone a house, are we so spoiled that the average American thinks it is so important to have a TIVO?

Of course...

During spring break my famliy and I went to Tradewinds Park. It is a bbeautiful park wit lots of nature and wildlife. Well this is how it happened, me and my two cousins were walking through the forest trying to find the bathroom. By the way i have no idea why the would put a bathroom were it was it was so inconvient, i dont know how they expect anyone to find it. Anyway we finally see the bathrooms which is right next to a paviloin where there is a group of people haveing party of some kind. So were walking out of the forest and almost to the bathroom when suddenly i walked right into a spider web. Oh My Gosh, i almost had a heartattack. You know all the storys of people walking in to spider webs how they say that they look like complete idiots flailing their arms trying to get it off while people are watching them do this confused because they dont see anything. Yeah i was one of those people I'm jumping around screaming telling them to get it off of me while everyone is just looking at me and not offering to help. Long story short, my two cousins, the whole party os people, and a couple other bystanders were cracking up at my little dance. My question is why? Why do spiders make their webs right across walk-ways? i mean you think they would learn not to do that anymore when they keep getting destoryed by people walking through them.

How nice are we...

Have you ever walked down the hallway and saw a confrontation between two people, and you know that it won't end well? If it ever happens to you watch what happens. It seems like people just come from no where and circle around the two people in hopes that a fight will break out. My question is why? Are you that desperate to be entertained that you will encourage two people you probablly don't even know to beat the crap out of eachother. Were not animals. Ok i have to admit that i have seen a couple of fights in my day, but i don't go around school looking for one. And the thing i think is halarious is when that big crowd forms and other kids see it and join it in hopes to see whats going on. Get real people im sure you wouldn't want the whole school in your personal business.

Blue Ringed Octopus

This week in my marine science class we are doing a project on any sea animal. I got the pleasure of researching the Blue Ringed Octopus. Not a choice a would have made but my partner made it for us, and I'm happy to say that it was a good choice. I didn't know much about this animal, only that it had eight tentacles, and this not some thing to be proud of due to the fact that any kindergartener would know that. It turns out that there is alot more to thisanimal than meets the eye. I learnedsome very interesting facts over the last week and i would like to share them with you, your welcome.

• The blue ringed octopus is born the size of a pea, and only grows to be a size of a golf ball, and by looking at the pictures online i would have never guessed that look...
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• Pretty colors right, wrong! By showing its blue ring that is a sign that it is pissed off. This is probably the last this that you will see if your close enough to see it.
  
• Despite its small size this little guy really packs a punch. It is poisonous, in fact it is one of the most deadly creatures in the sea, huh. With one bite it can kill a grown human within minutes. There is no know antidote for venom the only thing that can save you is hours of heart massage. So don't get bite.
• Blue Ring's are native to Pacific Ocean tide pools ranging from parts of Japan to Australia
• They mostly feed on crabs, shrimp, and some small fish if they catch them.
• Females usually give birth to about 50 eggs,and she nest them under her arm until there born. They dont eat the whole time that there waiting for them to hatch and once they do they females die, of course.
• And the most interesting fact i think that i learned was they have 3 hearts, how do they fit 3 hearts in that tiny body.

Wild Thing

Why do some people think that it is ok to have wild animals as pets. I know there cute and all but really. There called "wild animals" for a reason. Just because someone has money doesn't mean that there allowed to mess with nature. I have a friend that lives in sunshine ranches, and her neighbor owns two tigers. Not one but two. Some times when im over there we can hear them roar and i have to admit i was close to wetting my pants. What happens if one day they escape there cage and are just wandering the streets. No big deal whats the worst that can happen. Ahh i don't know maybe eat a few people!!! Why cant people just be happy with dogs or cats you know.

Burn Baby Burn

Last weekend when it was really cold me and family went to a bonfire at a friends house. It was fun all our friends and family, great food, everyone was having a great time. Well around nine o'clock we are gathered around the fire pit and the guys are making fire. This is when i realized that everyone is truly fascinated by fire. Once it was going strong everyone just sat down and stared at it. I don't know what it is but it is engrossing. I could just stare at fire all day, but you know some people want to do more than just stare.

Always always always it is the men who start poking and playing around with fire. Whether it's throw a glass bottle in to watch it shatter, or set a set something on fire to make a torch. i observed this when i was at my bon fire. The guys would get really close to it and start throwing random objects in, while the girls just rolled there eye's. Smart move ladys because the guys would always find a way to get hurt for being idiots. Despite everything else everyone had a good time and that fire was great in the cold weather.

Why would anyone do that

I really really really do not get it. Why do people continually go on stupid reality shows to find love? It's amazing to me that people actually think they will fall in love competing against others. Take the bachelor for example. These women go on this show telling America how much they love this person who they only see for like an hour a day because he's to busy all over 29 other woman. What, do they think were stupid, you and i both know there only on that show for their 15 minutes of fame, money, and in hopes to be on a show like i love money (which is a show about reality show stars competing for more money. I'm telling you thats event television right there.)

And the thing that blows my mind is when people go on shows like Flavor of love 4, and Rock of Love (however many it's been) and think they will be the one. Ahhh, hello if they didn't find love within the first 5 seasons i really doubt they're going to now. Oh and Paris Hilton's my new BFF (which was gripping i was on the edge of my seat the whole time) yea who actually believes that she would ever see that person again after the show is over. I'm telling you it's just a matter of time when we see season two of that borderline amazing show and never see her called "best friend" again. I'm just really sick of these shows, and the people on them.

Seriously...

Your outside walking on the sidewalk. It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, the wind is blowing and you see someone walking your way. You see that they have a stroller and there is not enough room on the sidewalk for both of you plus the oversized stroller, so you figure you will move on to the grass, it's the nice thing to do. As the lady is getting closer you start to move on to the grass, and once she starts to pass you, you figure that you will be nice and complement her on what a beautiful baby she has. She starts to pass and you peer into the stroller getting ready to complement her, when you stop and suddenly have nothing to say. she passes and you turn to watch her walk away with her stroller. Why you ask would you have nothing to say after looking into the stroller. Well maybe because it was not a baby at all. It was a dog...

We have all seen it, whether outside, at the mall, even at the grocery store, middle aged woman going through a mid life crisis walking there dogs in a stroller. Don't get me wrong, occasionally i think the whole dog with the clothes on and wearing little booties is cute, but come on, a stroller. Dogs were meant to walk around by themselves, thats why they have paws. Strollers for dogs is just the most ridiculous thong i've ever heard. What, you think walking is to hard for them? give me a break. You know what, if you have to have a stroller for your dog do it where there is miles of space, not where you will be pushing people out of the way or causing a big scene.

I just can't even fathom why anyone would make such a useless invention and even more appalling is that people would actually buy it and think there dog would appreciate it. Hey, it's called a leash people, dog's want to be walked.

Don't go toward the light

We have all heard it before. Stories of people who have had near death experiences and claim to see their life flash before their eyes. Weather it was their whole life or just highlights of it all claimed it was their life's memories. I searched this topic on internet and found so many different points of views. One person would say that it is fear of dying that triggers memories in your lifetime that made you happy, others would say that it's your brain knowing that your dying and going through all of your memories superfast one last time. It is next to impossible to say for sure what you actually see before you die because believe it or not people are not so willing to die and then be brought back to life all to tell a scientist what they saw. Go figure.

While i was searching the internet i found a very interesting question pertaining to this it is "It's said that just before you die, your whole life flashes before you. If so, how does one know we are not seeing it now?" This question was of particular interest to me. There is no way to prove an answer this to question because that would require a greater knowledge than imaginable. For now i guess it will just be your opinion but it really does get you thinking. So how would you answer this question?

That's really annoying

Your sitting down minding your own business when all of a sudden your eye starts to twitch. Now i don't know about you but this is the most annoying thing. Once i even had a twitch in my finger, that was acually kind of disturbing. I stared at it and it was just moving by itself. Weird. I never know when im going to start twitching, it always takes me by surprise when i do. I just think twitching is so annoying and unnecessary. Maybe if i learn why it happens i can prevent it from happening.

Cases of eye twitching occur from, eye irritation or injury, stress, lack of sleep, fatigue, staring or eye strain. There is no cure for twitching but there is no need for a cure if it is not a serious matter. So i guess from this that eye twitching is nothing more than a sign that it's time for a little R&R. Just relax, take deep breaths and it will be over in no time.

Sleepwalking

As promised i will be writing about situations that i really dont understand and will like to learn more about. Today i will be talking about sleepwalking, what it is, and why it occurs. First of all the dictionary definition of sleepwalking is "the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening." Fascinating! Sleepwalkers often have a famliy history of sleepwalking. It can also be triggered by a fever, sickness, alcohol, sleep deprivation, and emotional stress. Sleepwalking is most common during the time of puberty, pregnancy, and menstruation.

Sleepwalkers tend not to remember anything that happens when they are in the middle of one. Usually a sleepwalker will be acting out a dream that they just had. Episoides tend to last from one to five minutes, but they can last up to an hour. Your behavior during these episodes can range from sitting on the edge of the bed, to going outside, to getting into a car. Pretty scary stuff, i wouldn't want to be caught outside in my pajamas, and especially not driving a car while im practically unconscious.

Although sleepwalking it self is not dangerous it can be in some cases. Of course there is the obvious walking into walls or in the middle of streets. There have been cases of sleepwalkers going off on people who try to wake them up because they get irritated. Usually treatment is not required for sleepwalking but in cases where it is frequent and violent medication can be prescribed.

For all of this information and more check out http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/sleepwalking/causes.shtml

Why this blog?

Seeing as i have to make a Blog for school why wouldn't i make it on a subject that interests me? What subject is that you say, well its the mysteries of life. Like what causes sleepwalking, and why do we do it. How about hiccups why do we have them, and why are they so hard to get rid of? You know these probably aren't mysteries at all. They all probably have a logical explaination, but they are things that i have always wondered about but never acually had or wanted the time to look up the answers.

But thanks to this assignment i am now forced to go find the answers. That was just the motivation i needed. Hopefully you will find my blog interesting and get as much out of it as i am, even if most of them are pointless questions. Maybe you will even consider following my blog, becuse it's kind of embrassing if no one wants to read yours. Sorry to all the people out there who's blog is like that, with only one veiw because the person clicked on your blog by accident. I hope mine doesn't turn out like that, but it will if i keep rambling like this.