So, a while ago I saw this video on www.quirkology.com It said that for most people, they either figured out the trick right away, or they never figured it out. I didn't figure it out until Jc watched it with me and we did a little searching (she was the brain behind it). So, can you figure it out?
Don't worry, if you can't figure it out, in a few days Jc will post another video that might help explain it a little better.
~Ellentia
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Olympics
It's funny, almost as soon as I posted those terribly boring three paragraphs, I remembered that I was planning on doing an Olympics post. I have been staying up until 11:00 or 12:00 every night to watch the games. I have really enjoyed them. My favorite event was definently the 4x100 mens freestyle final. However, the men's and women's all-around individual competitions were really good. If you didn't see the mens 4x100 freestyle, you really missed a good race.
The commercials have been good this year. In my humble opinion, as a whole, they are better then superbowl commercials. The best individual commercials come from the superbowl, but all around, there are more good commercials in the Olympics. My favorite commercial, though not strictly Olympic:
And another good one:
There are so many great athletes who are in the Olympics this year, but there were also lots of people who didn't make the team. Here are the honorable mentions:
~Ellentia
The commercials have been good this year. In my humble opinion, as a whole, they are better then superbowl commercials. The best individual commercials come from the superbowl, but all around, there are more good commercials in the Olympics. My favorite commercial, though not strictly Olympic:
And another good one:
There are so many great athletes who are in the Olympics this year, but there were also lots of people who didn't make the team. Here are the honorable mentions:
~Ellentia
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
So, since I last posted, nothing really exciting has happened (maybe that's why I have taken so long to post again!). I am loaded down with school this year and to be honest, I'm not sure how I'm going to get it all done! Each subject by itself (except Chemistry) isn't a problem; but putting them together is going to be tough.
Okay, enough school. This year I am planning to enter into the state fair competitions. The deadline for entry forms is Friday. I need to hurry up and get my entries settled. Thankfully I don't have to have the actual piece finished, I just have to have the forms mailed in. Surprisingly (ha ha) there are a ton more categories then there were in Nac, and it is difficult to know which ones I'm looking for.
Dad has finally re-started the girls ensemble at church. I love the song he picked! I hope that we can learn it fast so we can spend more time on the fine-tuning. I am a little worried that the middle part will have some trouble because the girls in it, as far as I know, have not done a lot of singing, and the song is syncopated. But, I am not too worried, because Dad is an excellent teacher and the girls will probably do fine.
~Ellentia
Okay, enough school. This year I am planning to enter into the state fair competitions. The deadline for entry forms is Friday. I need to hurry up and get my entries settled. Thankfully I don't have to have the actual piece finished, I just have to have the forms mailed in. Surprisingly (ha ha) there are a ton more categories then there were in Nac, and it is difficult to know which ones I'm looking for.
Dad has finally re-started the girls ensemble at church. I love the song he picked! I hope that we can learn it fast so we can spend more time on the fine-tuning. I am a little worried that the middle part will have some trouble because the girls in it, as far as I know, have not done a lot of singing, and the song is syncopated. But, I am not too worried, because Dad is an excellent teacher and the girls will probably do fine.
~Ellentia
Monday, August 04, 2008
NM!
So, last week was a lot of fun. Our family minus the father and daughter who work went to New Mexico. Nat went fishing for a few days with our Grandpa and Mom and I learned how to quilt from my Great-Grandma. Libba watched movies while we quilted in the mornings and Phil just ran around making a nuisance of himself. Enjoyed learning how to quilt and if I had time I would probably attempt a small quilted somthing-or-other but since I already have way too many hobbies that I am working on, and school is about to start in earnest, I figure it would be a good idea to not start something new.
While I was in NM, I signed myself in to Bondage. Literally. Remember the Oklahoma History class I was in last year? Well, the teacher, Mrs. Bond, also teaches American History. I shall have to slave away for her again this year. It will be a little easier because I know what to expect now. We also signed up for choir again this year. I was going to do a different choir because I am not fond of the way the homeschool choir is run but it didn't work out. Oh well, I will try to ignore all the frustrating things that happen every 30 seconds.
So, now for pictures from our trip:
First, some scenery. It is so beautiful in NM. As M0m says, the sky is the bluest in NM.
The clouds were spectacular on the trip to Las Cruces.
These are the Organ Mountains, my favorite mountains. Las Cruses is right by them so you can see them a lot in the city.
These are the Organ Mts. at sunset. I wasn't in the best spot for picture-taking though.
More sunset.
Friday we went to the park.
It was hot.
This is Mom and Mimmie quilting.
This is the water tower that mom and I walked to Saturday morning. It was a lot longer on foot then it was on a bike.
I thought I would close with some cactus flowers. (there isn't a ' at the end of cactus is there?)
~Ellentia
While I was in NM, I signed myself in to Bondage. Literally. Remember the Oklahoma History class I was in last year? Well, the teacher, Mrs. Bond, also teaches American History. I shall have to slave away for her again this year. It will be a little easier because I know what to expect now. We also signed up for choir again this year. I was going to do a different choir because I am not fond of the way the homeschool choir is run but it didn't work out. Oh well, I will try to ignore all the frustrating things that happen every 30 seconds.
So, now for pictures from our trip:
First, some scenery. It is so beautiful in NM. As M0m says, the sky is the bluest in NM.
The clouds were spectacular on the trip to Las Cruces.
These are the Organ Mountains, my favorite mountains. Las Cruses is right by them so you can see them a lot in the city.
These are the Organ Mts. at sunset. I wasn't in the best spot for picture-taking though.
More sunset.
Friday we went to the park.
It was hot.
This is Mom and Mimmie quilting.
This is the water tower that mom and I walked to Saturday morning. It was a lot longer on foot then it was on a bike.
I thought I would close with some cactus flowers. (there isn't a ' at the end of cactus is there?)
~Ellentia
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