The Reformation Wasn't Just Religious

I survived my second AP Euro History test, though with what score I have no idea. Let us hope it is not as undesirable as the first. 

As Libbie has pointed out, the government has shut down. (Fun times.) Not exactly what I would consider good news, especially since this does not mean that Congress will actually accomplish anything. (That would be a miracle.)

However, I think its important we all remember what's really important.

After the Reformation, both doctors and the Church discouraged women from using wet nurses, mostly due to the fact this practice is very unhealthy for the child. 

Because this is definitely something relevant to the Reformation, as opposed to something random that's just filling my textbook's pages. (If it ever comes up as a Jeopardy question, I'll be ready.) 

In the meantime, since I am very busy and should not probably be blogging right now, have a picture of   Ulrich Zwingli, because of all the Reformers, he had the coolest name.

I Think I Might be Part-Hermit

While Libbie's apparently been away at her month-long camp, I've been achieving great things, like watching old(ish) movies and reading a bunch of books. I'm certainly 'living the life' (of a hermit). Regardless, I also got the chance to start Doctor Who, and I have a feeling a certain someone who also posts on this blog will be pleased to hear that. (Three seasons in four days, Libbie. I'm going mad.)

Considering that we haven't yet heard back from Libbie, let's all assume she's being held captive by aliens that live in MI. (I can't remember what state that is, for shame.) So, instead, let's chat about summer homework.


Summer homework is a treacherously terrible thing that I've recently been introduced to. I've actually not got much, compared to a few of my friends. (One of them is taking a two-year course in high school, so she's got a number of full papers due first day of school.) Still, doing three different maps of Europe's been driving me a little batty, and I now know more about the society in the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance than I ever really cared to know.

Of course, I'm not suffering alone. There's a good forty or so other kids being driven up numerous walls by European maps and the Holy Roman Empire in my school, too. Misery does love its company.


Just like Libbie, my life this summer's been relatively boring as well. So, I see your adorable kitten and raise you a baby hedgehog.

Fine I'll Post Something

Random youtube videos are random and thoroughly entertaining.

German: Collins School Dictionary

Guess who was studying their German!

Anyway, Libbie has more or less called me out and told me to post, so here I go, answering the same questions as her since she told me to and if I don't I'm gonna get the Death Stare at lunch tomorrow.

Q:What was the last book you read?
A: Erm, I think my math textbook. Which is bloody useless. Half of the conjectures are blanked out, because I have to 'discover them'. Pah!

Q:Does a horse go to heaven?
A: Horsie Heaven, obviously.

Q:Do you like roller coasters?
A: NO.

Q:Day or night?
A: Night. Though right now it's early evening.

Q:What do you hear right now?
A: I'm listening to Air1 right now through my ear buds, so I hear nothing but 'All This Time' by Britt Nicole.

Q:What would you name your son or daughter if you had one?
A: Son- Caden, Matthew, or Mark. 

Daughter- Cadence or Victoria.

Q:The last thing you ate was . . .
A: Oyster crackers.

Q:Do you sing in the shower?
A: No, there are people still sleeping when I shower, so I can't really make too much noise.

Q:Three things others have described you as:
A: 1) Smart

2) Nice

3) Annoying (though that would be my sister saying it, more than likely)

Q:What is the last movie you watched?
A: The Odd Life of Timothy Green. It was just okay. Too many loose ends for my taste, but it was cute.

Q:When is the last time you drank?
A: I had a glass of water with my oyster crackers.

Q:How many aunts and uncles do you have?
A: Not counting great-aunts and those people that I'm not sure how they relate to me but I call them aunt or uncle anyway, 3 aunts and 3 uncles.

Q:Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
A: My nook is technically the nearest book to me, but that's off so here's the nearest real book.

"...warpe face. The set snarl, the dark-furred leer, as if even in its..."-Railsea, China Mieville.

Q:What is the last film you saw in the theater?
A: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Q:What was the last thing you bought?
A: I think it was a hot chocolate at Starbucks. I can't remember what size.

Q:What is bed time?
A: The time at which one goes to bed. I don't know if I have one...I go to bed when I feel tired.

Sometimes doing random crazy stuff like this is way more entertaining than it should be.

Birdwing

Hey Libbie, it's your turn! Post something!

Norman demands it!

Macavity: The Mystery Cat

Hey, Libbie, I found a real kitty criminal in literature for you! See? (I am a master at using the hyperlink function in blogger!)

Anyway, I think it needs to be said. This blog is officially all stuff and no story. Do I particularly care?

...Not really.

So instead, I give you all a picture of an incredibly photo-shopped cat.

Today I taught half the lunch table what an OC was. I was kind of surprised they didn't know what an OC/self-insert was, but hey, every day people learn something new! This kitty staring into your soul could be someones OC for something like Warriors or something. You never know. (It would probably explain why his eye is photoshopped such an unrealistically pungent purple.)

Anyway, OC stands for original character. They're typically created by fans of a show, movie, comic, or series of novels, and are typically used for either writing (usually horrible) fanfiction or for role playing. For example, after explaining it to my friends, one of them said she'd create an OC as a test, and here's what she said (give or take an um, like, or other word I've forgotten.)

"An OC could be Fale, who lives in District Two and marries Gale."

And that's honestly all there is to it. Now, just because they have bad reputations as being not-very-well-thought-out characters doesn't mean they aren't fun.

In fact, their ridiculousness is part of their charm.

Since I have nothing else interesting to say...I end here.

Auf Wiedersehen!

'The Hobbit'

Libbie told me at some point today (my memory sucks) to write a post, so here's me writing a post!

I've decided to write about not 'The Hobbit', since I'm fairly certain you all have already formed your own opinions about it and no longer care what Libbie nor I thought about it, but about the book 'A Web of Air' by Philip Reeves, which I am currently smack dab in the middle of.

BTW, Libbie, you should start reading more steampunk, or large portions of what I say will start to not make sense.

It's the sequel to the book I mentioned in my 'hey look Jess is alive!' post. The main character is still a logical, more-or-less emotionless genius, and she's decided she wants to discover the secret to flight. Oh yes, awesomeness happens. She meets a crazy guy who talks to birds, she meets another guy who's so fat he can't see his toes (yet somehow he moves about), and she works in a theater troupe that does stuff like 'Niall Strong-Arm; or The Conquest of the Moon'. Maybe y'all don't find that funny, but in context it made me giggle a little more than I thought appropriate.

Then again, everyone's sense of humor is different. Maybe that offends someone. It certainly doesn't offend me.

So, in conclusion, read Philip Reeve's Fever Crumb series, and be amazed.


Also, congratulations for surviving the fiscal cliff!

'Fever Crumb'

Hey, Libbie, stop trying to revive this blog all on your own, 'kay? Even though I have no idea what to do with this wide expanse of internet before me, I still want my fair share! (How much is my fair share?)

Regardless, I named my post after this lovely book.

Steampunky goodness. Have you ever tried it? It's good for your health, I swear.

Now, since I technically don't know what I'm doing and I've already reviewed this book elsewhere I suppose this is the end.

We need to figure out what we're doing with this blog on Wednesday, Libbie.