Soundoff. *sigh*

AS REQUESTED BY BONNIE
I'ma answer the July soundoff at the last possible moment ahahaha.

Name?
Location?
What have you been doing so far this summer vacation? Sleeping around? Playing on the computer? Watching movies? Having picnics? Tell us, please. We're just dying to hear all about what you hafta say.
And most importantly, How Are The Kids?!?!?

This is ANITA
also known as ANITOI DAHLIN
or ANI
or Madam President Chairman Professor Lieutenant-General Mrs. Dr. Anita, Esquire, M.D. O.T.P. C.I.A. F.B.I. M.I.B. XXXVVII your Highness xiao3 jie3.
Yeah.
I'm that important =D

Currently I am residing on a re-upholstered dining room chair [courtesy of Daddy dearest] on a hardwood floor in my dining room under a biggg light. in front of my gorgeous glamorous shiny breathtaking computer. not really but it's beautiful anywayyy
I have to pay it compliments or it'll be angry at me.

THIS SUMMER, I'VE BEEN PRACTICING VIOLIN AND PIANO BECAUSE I HAVE A VIOLIN AUDITION AND A PIANO EXAM SOON AND I'MA GONNA FAIL.
YEAH.
I've been RUNNING!!!!!! couple miles a day? and doing situps and pushups
because I'M GOING TO BE BUFF. and also I need to add "pro wrestler" to my list of titles.
And I read a lotta books.
My Sister's Keeper! is veryy sad. andd . Elsewhere =] I LIKE THAT BOOK.
I'VE FINISHED MY SUMMER PACKET. HAH. HAH. HAH.
*WINS*
...I would've finished like a month ago but I had a problem with contentment and didn't wanna write the last 3 sentences o.o
I read up to 'droplet' in Webster's Lexicon something something something
I had my fortune told by the all-seeing Ben, and then baked cookies.
I um. had fun? *twitch* witha special person =P *hides*
IGOTMYHAIRCUT. yeah. and donated it to LOCKS OF LOVE
I had some very rambunctious and interesting phone calls from the PRISNers of summer stretch [talked to...Bonnie/Lizzy/Venny/Allio/Dong/Matthew and probly more people that I don remember. oh yeah BONNIE GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND WITHOUT ME =[[[ PAUL? Who is this PAUL? I am heartbroken.]
And read Robert bedtime stories over the phone o_O [Winnie the Pooh/Enemy Pie/etc.]
In my free time I sing a lot of silly songs in the basement until my throat dies and/or Emily tells me to be quiet or she will hurt me. [except in other words.] or I watch SESAME STREET and ELMO'S WORLD or talk to people on IM.
I EAT ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!
I help Emily on her homework and slash or bother her about random things ["EMILY LOOK MY TOE IS CROOKEDDD..." maybe that's why she's annoyed a lot 0=] hee.]

MY KIDS
AREN'T LISTENING TO ME ANYMORE =[[[[
The YOUNGEST boy is actually *dundundun* DOING DRUGS. e.g. eating raw sugar out of the bag *GASPSHOCKHORROR*
OHHHHNOOOOO
The oldest girl is slightly better, but she's just turned sixteen and is tehrefore crashing into anything and everything we leave within 50 meters of her car. Therefore our house is in ruins and we have to investigate if she's sane . if not, my oldest son has started a very nice insane asylum that he is the manager of. WHITE PADDED CELLS AND STRAITJACKETS ALL THE WAYYYY
my second oldest daughter is breakdancing. It is living up to its name. Thus far she has broken 177/206 bones in her body. But I'm sure she'll be okay after drinking some of my second oldest son's magic medicine imported directly from Alpha Centauri where his business associates are. It's made of stardust faeriedust pixiedust and dustbunnies. I know, I'm very sorry Lizzy, but it must be done.
My youngest son is eating his hair.
My third oldest daughter is punching holes in the ceiling.
And my fourth oldest daughter is bouncing off the walls.
All in all it's pretty chaotic over here
BUT I CAN HANDLE IT

Byebye my dahlings
I will see you later
and yes I actually DID do the soundoff before August.
SO THERE.

Dennis's rushed post for July

I'm posting this because Bonnie forced me to so I'm posting this at 11:30...right before August. Oh well.
There's not even that much to post about.

Location: uhh home
Most interesting thing that happened to me this week? Well my computer got eaten by a bunch of viruses and I couldn't do anything until I got Huadian to help me. I know very interesting.

The kids are doing just fine. Everything's fine over here cept I've only read 50 pages of Dr. Faustus and I'm going to china for two weeks in August. So I'm basically screwed for summer homework.

Summer stretch this whole summer has been really fun. We (mitch ajay me) made a new friend, Craig. He's this guy from Snohomish. He ti-pee's cars and houses and saranwraps cars and stop signs in his free time =D.

I have counseling next week which will be... fun right? a bunch of 2nd grade kids 8 hours a day. nothing more fun than that. or the smokey air of china and the dirty streets with ragged people dragging through the streets. My summer has a lot to look forward. The sweaty crammed seats of the stadium, the overbearing heat of the summer sun in an open dome. Gotta love Global Warming.

So I hope that you don't have to read this part of the post cuz the body was so boring, but if you do that's ok.

Vay-cay-shunn [!i!i!]

Hoi.
!
Preston, being quick, from Hawaii...x]
Well...um...
Hawaii is like paradise! Sunny... 'cept for clouds that keep rndmly making it darker in the day.
Beaches, sandy, + lagoons...! 'Cept yesterday, there was a jellyfish warning, w/ pieces of jellyfish along the shore everywhere, and today, there was a shark warning and I SAW A BABY HAMMERHEAD SHARK! It actually looked kinda cute...x]
Mmk. Anywaysss...

It's hitting the gym, going shirtless...x] swimming, playing pool basketball, volleyball. Playing pool! Homework still looms. And hey, gotta stay fit for footbll 'else I'm outta shape.
hmmm...
Sitting at the beachead, the soft sandy part where surf meets sand, I sat there and let the waves wash over me! And hey, it stung! Cuz, y'know...um...
...well...^^ I,. amazingly!, fell off a treadmill when my dad was calling me from the gym. Gouged some...ehhh...
well, the knuckles on my left foot stung bad in salt water.

But.
Yeah.

I kept trying to write 'anita' and 's2' on the shore! Usually didn't get past 'ani' or 'anit'...x]
Hung back after my family left to draw it big, leave it on the beach...
I wonder if the tide got it...xD

Maybe it's still there.

Hm.

I'm not quite thinking about home unless I'm left to myself, meh and meh thoughts[!]
If it's paradise vs. buddies, I'd choose my buddies near every time, right?

^^

Hawaii is a nice change. Welcome...x] S' like a sabbatical from my life! Get to relax. I'll start reflecting on my life later! After, y'know, the relaxing...^^
HAWA!i!i
!
Happyness.

Anyways, the more technical stuff... I don't know the time difference... I think, about 7 here, it's nine, ten there?
-.-"
Can't exactly IM so late. ...
I miss that, oddly enough...x]
And the interent...every other-other day? *shrugs*
henever I can sneak on...heh.

A'ight!

Buenos Dias!

Cheers, and hey. Hope ya'll back there...x] Are having a good enough time! Better!
Remember to smile. Y'know, even in football, running up and down stairs, legs burning, the verge of giving up... some guy I didn't know, he patted me on the back. "Let's go", as I slowed down, about to stop and collapse.
x]
I made that run.
We grit our teeth and smile! So yup.
Remember to love life! And, like, show it...x]

Cheer, to paradise...x] Paradise lost and paradise found.

Labels

Hey guys
Announcement
Let's start using labels, mkay?
(Like Michael's spectacular post)
One label for your name (doesn't matter if you use an alias, just as long as you're consistent with it when you post.)
Any other labels are optional. You can label something School or Work or Prison, anything at all. But don't make them too complicated (Like Michael's not-so-spectacular first post.)

(jayyyy kayyyy Miki-Qian. That was superb as well.)

Okay anyways, that's all!

(And if you don't know how to do a label, go to create a post, then look at the bottom of the screen, next to Post Options. It says "Labels for this post: e.g. scooters, vacation, fall. Write in the blank space next to that.)

Bunny bunny

I think my life is actually decently interesting.

With a bit of exaggeration here and there, some filler events, come interchanging of dreams and reality, and a couple blatant lies,
I could write a very interesting book.

But of course, I would be too lazy to get started.

Did you know that clouds fall apart really easily?
Or maybe they don't. I'm not sure.
I went on a trip once to a park and there was white puffy stuff on the ground. It was very cloudy that day. I picked up some of the pieces and they melted. The guide said that they were parts of clouds. I wasn't sure whether or not I should believe him. They looked like dandelion puffs but those don't melt when you touch them.

The above account is not a lie.

Michael's Second Post

Whoa! Did that title blow you guys away or what?! Ya, I know what you guys are thinking, "How does he do it?" And my response is, I even amaze myself sometimes.

I know it seems kinda late... or early... for me to decide to make my post, and I think so too. So just do what I do, deal with it.

AAAAnnyways...

OMG Oh My Gosh! Guess what! Today ...err, yesterday actually... I got the iPhone 3G! But but BUTT! I am not spoiled! Because I paid for the phone w/ my own money, my mom just pays for the service which she already does. So yeah. No bragging.

Other than that, the kids are well. Should I use "well" or "good" in this case? Anyways, they're well/good. No sicknesses or diseases or anything. But, Michael, the kid named after me (if you know what I mean" got the weirdest ear infection ever. Okay, so he goes swimming this one time and his right ear got kind of muffled. At first we thought it was just water in his ear, but when it didn't go away after a few hours, we realized that it couldn't be water. The next day, we took Michael to the doctor to get it checked. To our surprise, it turned out that his LEFT year was infected, but the hearing in his left ear was just fine. Since no symptoms were showing from the infected ear, the doctor said we didn't need any medicine at the moment. As for the right ear, the doctor said that his body was trying to equalize the pressure between his inner and outer ear. It was probably "un-equalized" when he went swimming. A few days later, the hearing in his right ear was perfectly normal again.

And that's it for my July post.

KNOCKOUT

AN EPIC TALE OF FIGHT AND VICTORY
by Bonnie and Anita
aliases NoodleNeck and MeatMan

The looming, towering NoodleNeck, a staggering FIVE FEET TALL, had definitely earned the prefix to her name ['Notorious']. Her glistening and amazingly sculpted muscles clearly stood out in the dim light of the waiting room. In the few minutes of the boxing match, she took a couple deep breaths and did a couple hundred pull-ups as a warmup. Smiling an evil smile, which revealed a perfect set of shining white teeth, she flexed proudly in front of the mirror. She was ready.
Her boxing partner, MeatMan, was JUST AS TALL as her, even if a bit shorter. BUT THIS HEIGHT DIFFERENCE HAD NO EFFECT ON HER FIGHTING POWERS. Her name of Monstrous MeatMan had been given to her because of her muscles which had been developed by carrying NoodleNeck everywhere, and also lifting their house as they moved from town to town. She was buff. No question about it. As she finished running the 189th mile on the treadmill, she grinned widely at Notorious NoodleNeck. The two, together known as the Delectable Duo, were unstoppable and had won wide international acclaim.
No wonder the two guys in the opposite room were trembling. Ben and Preston, known on stage as Chubby Chopsticks and Frightening Fork, were sitting on the bench with desolate and desperate looks on their faces. How had they come to this? WHY DID THEY DESERVE THIS? All they could do is brace themselves against the awesome power of these two muscle-women. Though Chopsticks and Fork were both skilled fighters, they had heard terrifying stories from the survivors of the Delectable Duo's beatings. Chopsticks was short and buff. Fork was tall and buff. What a match. They were known as the Tabletop Two.
They heard the megaphone crackle, and then... "HERE THEY ARE!: CHUBBY CHOPSTICKS AND FRIGHTENING FORK!"
The pair rose reluctantly from their seats on the bench and tentatively tiptoed out into the boxing ring. Lukewarm applause was heard, and they, with sinking hearts, stepped into their corner and allowed their attendants to fit them with the proper gear.
"AND NOW, THE WORLD FAMOUS, THUS FAR UNDEFEATED MONSTROUS MEATMAN AND NOTORIOUS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODLENECK!"
The smoke gave the two guys a momentary silhouette of their soon-to-be-opponents. Discovering that they were both a little bit taller than the two, and much more scary-looking, the Tabletop Two started to grin and smirk in their little corner. Punching Fork on the elbow [which was the highest part of Fork he could reach], Chopsticks joked, "Hey, they don't sound so horrible."
As the Delectable Duo walked onstage, they waved coolly to their screaming fans, graciously signing many a waving autograph book. The girls walked into the ring, donned their protective gear, and flexed their muscles.
The Tabletop Two was not intimidated, unfortunately. Their mistake.
The referee, MANLY MUSCLED MIGHTY MASSIVE MICHAEL, was a retired boxer who had already outlived his glory days. He liked pistachios. And he continued his legacy of amazing boxing skills by refereeing the next generation.
"FIRST," he announced grandly, "THE INTIMIDATION ROUND!!!! TABLETOP TWO...BEGIN!!!!" He gestured forcefully at the two.
The Tabletop Two ripped off their shirts, roared, and beat their chests, jumping up and down and throwing fits. The platform shook. Fans cheered. The lights flickered. They were certainly scary. But the Delectable Duo was not shaken.
MeatMan and NoodleNeck applauded politely. Even though they could obviously do better.
"AND NOW FOR...THE DELECTABLE DUO!!!!!!!!!"
MeatMan and NoodleNeck shook their heads wildly, letting their hair fly loose and wild. They roared. They yelled. They shouted. They made the bleachers shake with their immense force. And they hadn't even begun their war dance. Chanting magical phrases such as 'Yo mama yo mama yo mama' and serenading each other with beautiful renditions of 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'I Wanna Be Bad,' the two girls rocked the ring, the audience, and the rest of the world.
Pei, in China, sighed as her ceiling began to rumble again. "Those two," she muttered good-naturedly. "I knew they would make it far." Pei had been their accountant and finance manager, finally getting the Delectable Duo famous.
Back at the boxing ring, things were heating up. "THERE WILL BE THREE FIGHTING ROUNDS," shouted Manly Muscled Mighty Massive Michael above the crowd. "FIRST WILL BE NOODLENECK VS. CHOPSTICKS! SECOND WILL BE MEATMAN VS. FORK! LAST WILL BE TWO ON TWO! AAAAAAND, THE FIRST ROUND BEGINS IN THREE--"
MeatMan and NoodleNeck cracked their knuckles.
"TWO--"
Chopsticks and Fork cracked their necks.
"ONE--"
Both teams roared simultaneously.
"START!!!!!"
Notorious NoodleNeck ran forward, summoning her awesome starch powers in preparation for her signature move. Chopsticks grunted. Quivering with effort, he concentrated on finding and channeling his chi. And then!
"OH! LOOK AT THAT! WITH LIGHTNING SPEED, NOTORIOUS NOODLENECK HAS PERFORMED HER NASTY NOODLE NOOGIE! IS THIS THE END OF CHUBBY CHOPSTICKS?"
Chopsticks was on the ground, groaning. "My...chi...is...gone," he moaned. "I can't take it...."
"NOTORIOUS NOODLENECK IS RELENTLESS! WATCH! SHE MOVES IN FOR HER FINISHING MOVE! THE PERFECT PASTA PUNCH! OH! IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR CHOPSTICKS!"
NoodleNeck thrust her fist into the air victoriously. "YES," she bellowed with a bloodthirsty gleam in her eye. "I WIN! I WIN! I WIN!" And she performed a vunderful victory dance with her partner MeatMan.
"YOU ARE SO LOVELY," said MeatMan admiringly. "BEATING HIM WITH SUCH STYLE."
"YOU ARE LOVELY AS WELL," said NoodleNeck modestly. "YOUR TURN TO THRASH AN ENEMY WITH STYLE."
Meanwhile, Fork had dragged Chopsticks back into the corner and was waving a fan in front of his face to try to revive him. "Don't worry man," reassured Fork. "I'ma WIN THIS BATTLE."
Chopsticks grunted.

"THE SECOND BATTLE," Manly Muscled Mighty Massive Michael declared. "FRIGHTENING FORK FROM THE TABLETOP TWO VERSUS MONSTROUS MEATMAN FROM THE DELECTABLE DUO. THE DUEL BEGINS IN THREE--"
NoodleNeck and MeatMan did a manly chestbump.
"TWO--"
Fork and Chopsticks performed their secret handshake.
"ONE--"
Both teams laughed evilly.
"START!!!!!"
Fork and MeatMan ran forward. At first, Fork looked around cluelessly at his eye level. "Whut...where'd she go?"
"OH!!!!!!" exclaimed Michael excitedly. "OH!!!! CAN IT BE? MEATMAN IS PREPARING FOR HER FAMOUS...OH NO! LOOK OUT, FORK! IT'S MEATMAN'S SIGNATURE MOVE: BALONEY BLAST!!!!!!!"
For a split second, Fork looked down and spotted a distant figure becoming charged with power. Then--BAM!
Fork was thrown out of the ring with the force of the explosion. And that wasn't the worst of it. "OHHHHH!! OHHHH!!! OH MAN!!!!!! THAT WAS DEFINITELY BELOW THE BELT, IF YOU GET MY DRIFT!!!!" Manly Muscled Mighty Massive Michael shouted happily.
Fork was unconscious.
"WE PAUSE WITH A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR AS FORK AND CHOPSTICKS ATTEMPT TO RECOVER FROM THEIR UNBELIEVEABLE INJURIES!"
"Gimme that," said a sarcastic sounding voice. "Is this thing even on? Gawsh, I'm going to SUE THE MEGAPHONE COMPANY."
The crowd went wild. LIZZY SWEL? THE AMAZING CONQUEROR OF THE MOON AND MARS? This was an unheard of honor.
"Anyway. Are you listening to me? OMGTTLYBBQ. Yeah. That's what you guys sound like. SHUT UP!"
There was silence.
"That's right," she cackled with one of her trademark evil laughs. "Yeah. So I was just advertising this. If you don't pay me your taxes, I'll come get you in your sleep and yell at you until your ears fall out. And then my minions will take over your house. Oh the horror. Got it?"
There was nodding.
"I would like to remind you that as am appeasement for late taxes, I would like cheesecake, applesauce, sushi, or ice cubes."
There was more nodding.
"I like applesauce."
Manly Muscled Mighty Massive Michael reclaimed the megaphone. [Lizzy chucked a screaming fangirl at him.] "ANYWAYS, THEY'RE ALL BETTER," he announced. "SO...THE THIRD ROUND! BOTH TEAMS WILL BE FIGHTING EACH OTHER, TWO ON TWO! THE DOUBLE DUEL! SO LET THE FIGHTING COMMENCE IN THREE--"
NoodleNeck and MeatMan performed 50 jumpingjacks in the space of 1 second.
"TWO--"
Chopsticks and Fork struck heroic, manly poses.
"ONE--"
Both duos stamped their feet and performed amazing breakdancing feats.
"START!!!!!!"
The two teams ran to the center of the ring.
"OH! THIS IS TOO GOOD! LOOK AT THOSE TWO GIRLS! THEY'RE GATHERING ENERGY BY SINGING! AND LOOK! THEY'RE PREPARING A COMBO! THE TABLETOP TWO ARE NO MATCH FOR THEM!"
MeatMan and NoodleNeck fused their energy stores! They concentrated hard! They used telepathy! And LO AND BEHOLD--
"CRASHING CANNEROZZETTI AND CRUNCHY CHICKEN COMBO! OH! IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE SYNCHRONIZED! THE BEAUTY! THE FORM! THE WONDER!"
A moment later, Chubby Chopsticks and Frightening Fork were sitting dazed, stunned, and completely knocked out as the two girls triumphantly bared their teeth and flexed their muscles for the trailing paparazzi, posing for the photographs and signing the various posters shoved into their faces.
"THE TWO GIRLS HAVE WON! MONSTROUS MEATMAN AND NOTORIOUS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODLENECK HAVE ONCE AGAIN CLAIMED THE WORLD TITLE! FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW!!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY SMASHING PERFOMANCE, LADIES! AND LET'S HAVE A HAND FOR THE NOBLE NON-WINNERS, OR THE LOSERS, CHUBBY CHOPSTICKS AND FRIGHTENING FORK!"
"WE ARE VICTORIOUS AGAIN," shouted MeatMan contentedly to Noodleneck.
"YES WE ARE MY DEAR," shouted NoodleNeck, looking flustered. "MEATMAN?"
"YES DARLING?"
"WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
MeatMan gasped and sobbed with exhiliration.
The crowd went wild.

The rest is history.

Hello? Anyone here?

I suggest you be quiet
Unless you feel like fighting it
Don't you feel the air become cold
Spirit shrivels and we are old
Laugh when you still have time
Like --'- still mine
Don't burrow down
But there is no hope now
I won't deny you the right
But sleep peacefully tonight
May be you should go
Follow the path the river flows
And don't come back
Until the world's battered flat

And I suck at rhyming now.
There is no meaning to this.
-hugs Bonnie-

Throw Your Hands Up Into The Air

Yes, I know, I can totally just enter this as a comment, but no. I is here to publish my first post in this blog. Gosh.

Bonnie dear, you just totally destroyed by image of Mitchell. Imagine Sirius Black going "Guys don't giggle." Okay, I've been reading too much fanfiction. But I don't believe I've seen Mitch giggle. He laughs... Giggle giggle. Fine, you know what, Bonnie wins. Mitchell has giggled before. I don't remember though (I wonder how that sounds? Ewwww).

I am officially back on Blogger. I re-signed the year long contract. In fine print, it says I can take a break whenever I feel like it. Is that right? Anyway, my blog has only received 99 views this entire month. Imagine, 99! This is very sad, no? So currently, I am re-directing traffic (from here to THERE).

Sadly, I've lost all my eloquence at blogging (I blame the speeder who bothered me while I was redirecting traffic...)

Ciao!

Wait a second, was I not suppose to post on my own...

Journalism (giggle all you want, Mitchell, but it's a fun class)

Okay
I know a part of journalism is getting interviews
but I emailed maybe 7 people (about?) and 4 got back to me, which is a fairly good number. Two of them asked me to call them around noon (which I did) but they both weren't there. I left a message for both of them, but no luck yet. I'm afraid they'll hear my little girl voice and then they'll be like "oh it's just a silly little kid. I don't have to call her back. What does she know about anything?"

ACKKK.

Anyways, why don't people post more??? You make Bonnie unimaginably sad.

BTW my friend from Massachusettes is here. She's upstairs. We're close enough to talk to each other, but we prefer msn messenger. Lol. Shows what slaves to technology we are.

I CAN'T FEEL IT =O

Anita'ssss going to try to involve some other pairings >=]

and by the way

gawsh you guys are missing some!

Helen-Bonnie
Helen-Sunjay
Aaron-Sunjay
Sunjay-Alin
Andrew-Alin
Robert-David
David-Dong
David-Preston
Preston-Dong

Rohan-Preston

=] there we go.

It's all very complicated. *nods*

Haha I know how all thes stories starteddd

It was

Me and Angela haha. Passing notes =D making up stories. We're so very cool. 'cept Angela's not in any pairings 'cuz she wanted to be the old grandmother who watched over everything =P

[BONNIE IS A MAN. GET IT RIGHT PEOPLE haha]

And ha. My story is better that yours 'cuz I have PICTURES.

Anyway. Back in the large ice castle of Mousieland.

PROLOGUE!/INTRO!/BACKGROUNDTHINGY.

King Bonnysseus had been a young and handsome king in her native land of Pan-istan. His mother was alive, after Bonnysseus' father had been killed in a tragic war with the tLojans. Pan-istan and tLoy were constantly feuding, but Bonnysseus was tired of the war. When he refused to marry Emilybeth to ally Pan-istan with another country, his mother, who secretly controlled King Bonnysseus against his will, banished poor Bonnysseus. And thus, Bonnysseus became a traveling singer and dancer, eventually ending up as a peasant in Mousieland. And because of Queen Venny's marvelous generosity [except with her ice cream], Bonnysseus was taken into the castle, and humbled as they took away his name suffix. He was now just Bonnie. And worked with the only other maid, Anita, cleaning the kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms in Queen Venny's ice palace. Little did Bonnie know that Anita was, in fact, a daughter of a survivor of the tLojan war...

[/intro]

After Duke Larry and Baron Ajay had retreated to a different room, quarreling fiercely about a donut with rainbow sprinkles on it, the two servants stood, rooted to the spot. Had they been--SEEN? Would they be punished? Stealing sweets was, after all, the most horrendous felony that could be committed in Mousieland. Would Duke Larry and Baron Ajay report them? How much time did they have left?

They decided not to take risks and dropped into their ninja fighting positions. Anita held a large, hefty machine gun, while Bonnie wielded a dangerous pair of scissors.

Looking at fair Bonnie worriedly, Anita sighed, stiffened her resolve, and nodded to Bonnie. Bonnie blew a kiss at her lover, and, gripping her scissors tightly...

RAN WITH THEM.

Alarms went off all over the palace! King Teresa was pulled out of a deep slumber. Because of his immense buffness,

he had to do extremely strenuous morning exercises before he got up, aided by his laddy-in-waiting, Sir Ivy from the Knights of the Kitchen Table.

"Up, down, up, down!" Sir Ivy coached Teresa. King Teresa groaned with the effort, sweat pouring in rivulets over the pillow.

Once more, your Highness! Good! Now the other eyelid! Up, down, up down..."

This was how King Teresa woke up every day.

Once this was over, King Teresa summoned her knights. "A horrible crime has been committed!" he proclaimed. "Search the palace at once!"

The knights donned ice skates and literally tripped over themselves to follow the king's orders.

As Bonnie created a diversion by singing "I Wanna Be Bad" at the top of her lungs, Anita quickly stuffed her pockets with all the sweets on the table, while replacing them with fresh sweets from the oven. She took care to avoid the chocolate ones, taking only a few for Bonnie. Then, she fled, using her superpower of DOWNSIZE! to run through a mouse hole and into the garden.

Returning to her original size, Anita was about to store the sweets in the servants quarters when...

"Not so fast," said a girly voice from behind her, giggling slightly. Anita turned around, her lower lip quivering in fear. She unconsciously shrank to knee height at the sight of the infamous KNIGHT ROHAN from Genderconfusedland, wearing the traditional pink skirt. He smiled, showing fangs. But something else caught Anita's attention. Anita squinted. Were her eyes deceiving her, or...could it be? Knight Rohan? Taking a leisurely stroll in the garden with...Lord Alin? The mysteriously dark man with the big hat and swooshing cape, who wrote the most confusing philosophy of the era? But what of Knight Rohan's suitor Aaron, Genderconfusedland's famous opera singer--the only male soprano for miles around?

Bonnie came charging out of the castle with a mob of angry knights on his heels, his face white and his eyes wide. "Anitoi DARLING," he gasped, "They are coming for us. Save yourself!"

Knight Rohan and Lord Alin watched in awed amusement as the King Teresa's knights overtook the two helpless servants. The knights were quickly able to subdue Anita by popping out from dark corners to scare her senseless, and finishing with a few pokes, but Bonnie was less spazzy. She used her amazing ninja skills to dispatch many a knight! Kicking, whirling, and punching, she was finally defeated when Lady Helen arrived and attacked Bonnie.

King Teresa thanked Lady Helen for her unexpected services to the court, and marched the two servants off to the dungeon.

Anita and Bonnie sat desolately in a corner of the palace dungeon. They heard snippets of the knights' conversations, something about a recently captured delusional prisoner in there with them? They sat close together, fearing the worst.

Suddenly, out of the opposite corner of the dungeons, something moved. An Indian drumbeat began, and a voice began to chant the most famous epic poem in the history of Mousieland. "Lin, she lived in a bin, made of tin, with who? Ah, Eric Sun..."

Anita and Bonnie looked at each other in horror.

They were confined to the same dungeon with none other than CURREN THE TRAVELING BARD.

Was this to be their end?

[ToBeContinuedddd

But you can continue the other side of the story. Duke Larry needs to find Baron Ajay.]

Can you feel the... uh...

Sunlight washed through the room, casting everything with a bright warm glow. The air was faintly cool, breezes whispering in tune to birds, twittering, ouytside the window.
So picturesque.

One such bird perched on a branch outside saw small glints, something 'shining'...was that peace and tranquility? still, frozen, on the floor. Fluttering in, the bird flapped around, surveying the scene, and alighted on whatever-it-was that held it's attention. Landing, its talons found something soft, wet, if not a lil... only then, standing right on top, could the bird truly comprehend what beauty and magnificence it was...

A hand flew up, thwacking a suprised and definitely disoriented bundle of feathers out the window, spinning.
Baron Larry came up for air, rubbing his eyes and spitting chicken feathers. "What the...?"
He looked around. He was still in the room, and... where was Ajay? The previous events flashed before his eyes in a flash of recognition. He and Ajay...had dueled, and Ajay... HAD WON ERIC'S HAND! AND ABONDONED HIM HERE?!?

Larry blinked. And then blinked again. And again. And again, and again, and again....
I.e... Larry began to blink furiously. What was the meaning of all this?
Well, sure... he 'loved' *cough* Eric, but Ajay, his 'partner in crime...
He tried to weigh his emotions. Love. Betrayal. Friendship. Love. And of course, Betrayal. Not to mention Friendship. And Love. And who could forget about Betrayal? And...
His conflicting emotions tore at his heart, his gut. His gut...hm... something was tearing at his gut, but it felt more like hunger.

All abstract and fancy notions of Love, Betrayal aside, Baron Larry made his way down to the kitchen wondering if there were any donuts left. Patting his stomach and rubbing his tummy AT THE SAME TIME. ^^"

Anyways.

Meanwhile, Baron Ajay... Ajay, tired, wondered where the heck Eric had gone. Sure, he'd won Eric's hand, but that was no good if Eric was nowhere to be seen. Even with hours and hours, days and weeks, even a month or two [for good measure] of wandering, *coughfifteenminutescough* Not one sign of Eric could be picted up! Not his scent, though Ajay had spent precious minutes sniffing at the ground, nor taste even though Ajay had spent longer licking at the ground, rocks, trees, all vain hope that it might clue him on which direction Eric had left. No. Instead, he, Ajay, had spent so many hours, days, wandering hopeless and lost. Ajay made another half-hearted lick at the ground. All he tasted was dirt. He'd walked so far and all he'd managed to do is... wander into some land where everyone seemed genderconfused. He snorted. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if this place were actually called genderconfusedland? PEople were more mature than that, but still, Baron Ajay thought, licking at more ground, that would be very silly. Ooh, hey, dandelions didn't taste so bad either... a bit bitter, but...
Baron Ajay was hungry.

A towering shadow loomed over Ajay, blocking out his sun. Ajay straightened up, wiping the dandelions from his mouth and swallowing... then, suddenly choking.
"HEYYYyyy..." Ajay had trailed off, noting his advesary's 'large' size, taking in the tank top and pink skirt, lean form... and the huge club.
"Unggghhhh?" Was the loud and grunted reply.
'Oh. Frick.' Ajay took out his trusty cell phone, a battered vetran of previous bouts, and, spraying bits of grass and yellow dandelion petals everywhere, screamed 'enguarde!'
The lumbering figure executed a clumsy piruette and went for Ajay's sides, ticking him.
"AAAAArrrrggghhh" Baron Ajay, swinging his cell phone vigourously, prompty dropped it and began heroically screaming for help.
~ ~ ~
HAVE.... YOU...SEEN... A... PRINCESS...COME...THIS...WAY?
Ajay pronounced each word carefully and slowly, twitching with frustration.
After realizing the giant... guy? really meant no harm, he had hoped it could help him in his quest for Eric. His hopes, for the last hour, were being proved wrong. Misrably.
"Uurrggh...rrgh?"
"You stupid...*grind teeth* okay, let's try again. Have YOU... [Ajay pointed to him/her] SEEN [Ajay put his hands to his eyes and mimicked searching around] a PRINCESS [Ajay mimicked a skirt, and glasses, making 'o's with his fingers and putting them to his eyes] COME [Ajay started skipping while his hands were 'glasses']...

Ajay suddenly heard the *click* of a camera shutter and a burst of laughter. "What?"
He turned around, to find the skirted and sleeveless 'caveman' holding a camera phone, chuckling, and muttering "Priceless...", all while texting the picture to who knows who.
Looking up from the phone, the guy grinned and stuck his tongue out. "Get's them every time... you should see the guy who was trying to show me what a 'chicken' was... now that's priceless...!"

Ajay was at a loss for words.
"Oh hey, where are my manners. I'm the bouncer to the castle of Genderconfusedland!"
Now that Ajay scrutinized the person before him, he realized that it was really a guy, in a tank top, in a skirt...whoa! And that club... now that the 'guy' did mention it, it did look like a pogo stick. Ajay inquired, still shocked and put off by pure size and muscles.

"Well, yes, I am officially the 'bouncer,' but to tell the truth... *the 'guy' leant in closer and with a confidential whisper* ...last time I tried, I hopped all around the place and crashed into a wall, fell over into the moat, and nearly got eaten by them crocs."
The guy in a dress continued normally. "But that's just between you and me. Mostly, I stand around and LOOK scary these days, so no one asks me to get on my pogo stick. I just, y'know, stand next to the castle door and doze off... DREAM JOB! And, of course, tickle people and catch the most hilarious moments on camera when I'm bored."

Ajay stammered out an 'okayyy-yyy-yyy'
Could he trust this stranger? Especially with his odd skirt and sleeveless ways? Ajay was supicious, however. Why sleevelss in such cold weather? What ulterior motive drove him to tickle people? Was he a... pedophile? *GASP* Inappropriate touching...! And taking pictures of kids! Ajay wondered if kids could technically be pedophiles.
ANYWAYS.

Ajay, gathering up breath, bit his lip and closed his eyes. Fighting back utter fear, he tried to choke out the words that had been bothering him for so long, troubling his aching heart...

"Oh yeah. And that princess went that way."
Ajay exhaled deeply. "Thanksss."
"OH. WAIT A MINUTE!"
Ajay, just on his way, jumped a mile high. "Whaaaa?!"
"Hey. This is Genderconfusedland. You ain't goin' anywhere without puttin' this on"
"What?"
The 'guy' held up another skirt he had seemingly produced out of nowhere. "You need one of these"
"But..."
The two bickered, on their way to the castle of Genderconfusedland.

Larry, full from whatever was in the fridge, similarly went searching for Ajay [and, did he dare think it?] Eric. Even though he knew... he hadn't quite given up hope on his love for Eric quite yet. Most of all, Larry was determined to... do something!

Baron Larry's foot crunched on something. It was a scrached, worn, abused cell phone.
"OH! Ajay was here!" In the distance, Larry could see a castle. Just maybe...
Without another thought, Larry trudged towards.

[Mmk. Someone continue!]

Can you feel the HATEE. D:

Back in Eric's room,

Duke Larry lay, unconscious.
Evidently, Baron Ajay had delivered a deadly slap that knocked Duke Larry out.

Baron Ajay's mind wandered...
His conscience nagged him, an ever-growing guilt sweeping away his sense of victory at finishing Larry. Regret. Remorse. All the obstacles they had overcome...together. Evil plotting, doughnut stealing, kidnapping, only three of the numerous crimes they've committed. Partners in crime indeed, one useless without the other.

The baron's tears fell, drop by drop, on Larry's face. The sunlight was reflected off the teardrops. Larry's face shone with peace and tranquility. Baron Ajay realized everyone had a good side to them, and that he must repent his sins...after taking Eric's hand in marriage.

So he ditched Larry. Eric was his. He knew it. It was destiny.




While the Baron Ajay was having his nostalgic moment, Eric was using his great deduction skills and 6:44 mile time [DUNDUNDUN] to get to Genderconfusedland, ruled by Queen Justin and Queen Luke (they saw nobody fit to be king, so they have two queens). Eric reasoned that since Baron Ajay and Duke Larry were clearly both gender confused, it was a conspiracy from Genderconfusedland.

After running a mile, Eric was tired.
He stood on the side of the road, and what could he do besides to stick his thumb out and try to hitchhike? Hitchhike he did. He jumped onto the horse carriage passing by, a definite luxury of the time, and entered the kingdom of Genderconfusedland only an hour later. Little did he know, the two gorgeous ladies in the carriage were Luke and Justin.

The carriage went straight to the castle, naturally. Eric was asked to get off at the door. Eric could feel the evil aura from the castle. He knew, or so he thought, what this meant.

Katie was here.

[someone continue pleaseee 0=]]

Otters Soundoff!

Hi Everyone!
My summer's been ok so far
Name: Otter/Tsa/Tweezers/Treesa/Terizzle/whatever random name people come up with
Location: In front of the computer, in a comfy chair, at home
Fun stuffs: YF camp with katizzle! American literature at summer stretch
We've been discussing community for a long time
And, its the theme thing for the class
So we haf to analyze community especially national community in all the boring books we read
i.e "the Marrow of tradition" and "The 42nd Paralell"
Which are about civil rights and expansionism!
Shock! its the stuff we learned about in school!
xD i never thought that id use that info again
Summer stretch is just like school!
lol
I'm looking forward to august
cuz we can have fun parties!
oh! andandand
the kids are bored and restless
so I ate them before making them write essays!
Thats it soooo
have an awesome summer guys!

Random!

My kids are gud. The oldest one is in Alabama looking for cotton fields to blow up, the middle is in the middle of hosting a concert for ostriches with amazing soprano voices, and the youngest is stuck in a tree rescuing her grandmother from a mob of dangerous, abominable snowpeople. It's pandemonium here in the house right now!

Summer Stretch Journalism students were required to make a blog about all the journalism stuffs that they were writing about. The layouts on Wordpress are prettier than Blogspot, but you can't change the font color or size or alot of stuff. The formatting is a bit harder to control. Anyways, my blog is, at the moment, private, but I wanted to post the "story" here. I thought it was supposed to be 200-300 words at first, but then I was notified that it was actually 100-200 words, so that explains any parts I might be lacking in detail or whatnot...it's still 210 words, but it's better than the 299 before.

When it comes to environmental issues facing Washington State today, locals who spend time in the University District have reached a general consensus that global warming is the most pertinent factor at hand.
Reporters in the University of Washington interviewed several subjects yesterday, July 1st, on the topic of Washington’s environment. Ruth Beardsley, a secretary at the University of Washington School of Law, admitted she worries about warnings and predictions scientists have made that are believed to be caused by global warming, such as “the green of Ireland turning to sand, the polar bears losing their habitat…earthquakes, tsunamis…,” all of which she fears are happening “because of imbalances.”
Similarly, students at the University of Washington have concluded that global warming is the most distressing concern affecting Washington’s environment. Jenifer Afalla, a student, noted the “hectic” weather Washingtonians have experienced lately, such as last year’s erratic snowfall and the spontaneously changing temperatures presently. When asked about what they has been doing to help limit the spread of global warming, student Nicole-An Gino has said that she separates recycling and waste and Yen Lym (student), said she tries to carpool “as much as [she] can.”
With these opinions, it’s clear global warming is currently thought the most prominent environmental problem in Washington.

So that's it. You don't hafta read it, it's just a kinda superficial report. It's easy to digest though, nothing political or complex.

briseis, role call [my glutesss]

I'm here.!
Just trying to find something to do to occupy my time...xD
Hm. I will join facebook. Sometime... or other...
I'm at home, sitting on my sore and sorry...um...glutes...^^
From a... not-so-fun day of running up and down stiars, plyo, jumping up and down like a bunny rabbit, snatches, lats... i.e... football camp is very sore ful. Every weekday, too. Two hours of pure 'torture'. With convenient two minute water breaks interspersed in between. Sometimes.
*pities self*
*a lot*
*'cept I know it's good for me*
Capture the shoe sounds very much funner.

On the other hand, good mood. Lesse. um...
...buzz cut?
...I watched 'BRAVE ONE!' Movie. And it scared the... poop out of me.
S' about a girlfriend of some guy who, when the guy is beat to death in front of her eyes, she goes... iono, crazy. Buys a gun. Starts killing, well, bad ppl while seraching for her 'soul', trying to find the laughing, loving woman he once was. She can't, in the end!
"Why don't my hands shake?" She almost screams to herself after her first cold blooded murder.
"I can never go back from this stranger I've become" sort of thing. Graphic violence, too.
I'd be really cheesy if not for Jodie Foster... with her acting, well... masterpiece! But it's graphic.

Ooh, but Get Smart is very hilarious. xD Went out to see that one.

The kids are... running around crazy. I'm too sore to get off my [aching!] butt and check on them. And they know it.
*something crashes in the distance*
I'm sighing deeply... there goes all the nice dinner plates...
They say, be firm and caring, but I can't be firm nevertheless caring slumped over a chair... =]
Absentmindedly rubbing, well, let's not get into details. ~nyaaaaaaaa

Ultimately, I'm just making damn sure I don't waste this summer away. Every day... it's real tempting to let it slip, just relax the days away until Boom. Gone.
Not so much that I want/have an agenda, but that I need one. Keep my mind busy, active, stay moving ^^ Even football camp... I'm actually getting buff-er! By the day. Being a guy. Restlessness. Can't afford otherwise, neh? Least, that's what I keep telling myself.

The kids are decidedly not taking it easy...xD

Love ya too. [Remember to get fresh air! Even if it's really humid, sweltering, unbreathable air... and get 15 minutes of sun! Vitamin D.] Briseis out.

Aether's First Post

Name?
You can guess from my username! (Akash)
Location?
in front of my computer
What have you been doing so far this summer vacation?
Well i have been doing a lot of hard work like sleeping...and eating... and sitting... and playing videogames. I mostly stay at home and play games. But, the day after school ended, me, jeremy, sak, and michael went to bobby's house. Bobby said that we can have everything on his kitchen table, so we added random stuff on his table like his car keys. then his dad kicked us out (probably for stealing). Jeremy was sad cuz no one wanted to have a brawl tourney.
How Are The Kids?!?!?
Well, they are fine. All of them are watching TV.

Bunny Bunny

Bunny says Hi. You should know who Bunny is. If you don't, Bunny will assume that you can figure it all out eventually.

Bunny is on the moon. She has resumed a schedule or wake up, eat, work, eat, work, eat, eat, eat, and sleep, sleep, sleep. She ate a tomato yesterday.

Very interesting huh?

The kids. They disappeared and went poof. Bunny thinks they walked too far into the distance (without her permission) and fell off the face of the moon. Bunny says they're probably plummeting toward Earth at the moment. So if you have a trampoline, set it up in the backyard. Hopefully you can do that in time and Bunny can get back to you sometime in the future.

I'm HEREEEE

Name?
Katizzle =DD

Location?
in front of the computer, at home. xD -snore-
What have you been doing so far this summer vacation?
lessee...I went to YF Camp from Friday to Sunday! =D
it was fun
especially playing Capture the Shoe on the field
so people 'donate' eight shoes, with four in each goal
and you try to get them all into your goal
you can get tagged if you're on the other side, and someone on your team has to tag you for you to get out, unless the counselor calls Jailbreak
it's so funnn =DD
and the food was good too.
yakisoba noodles =9
OH YEAH I JOINED FACEBOOK
-whoo-
x]

And most importantly, How Are The Kids?!?!?
the kids? uh, fighting over kitchen utensils as usual.

Soundoff for Amanders =D

Amanders
is on the couch.
her summer is ok, but all she does is sit there on her compy playing
1. neopets [haha i always do that during the summer =P]
2. gaia [a lot less now tho.... ive got no motivation ^^"]
3. reading blogs =P

amanders also needs to walk the dogs a lot.... cuz she's taking care of a liddle doggie named sage. she is very cute. but its tiring to walk da dogs in this sun. xox' her only motivation to continue walking is guilt [they get bored] and gentai and his sister come bug me to walk them anyway =P
[yeh i know, gentai?! nobody else lives here cept for peddy and raphi who play guitar hero all day anyway XDDDD]
umm she went to 3 movies this summer =D zohan [BAD MOVIE] get smart [ROFL YEY =D] and wall-e [haha so cute x333]
so yeh.

she gets bored a lot >.>

so yeh the kids are bored right now.
they also wish they could see their friends more often =[
*blah*
*boring post but w/e*

Nuzai's Soundoff For July

lolol I don't think the blog needs much help to get "rolling," but the soundoff is a good idea! Here we go~

Name?
Nuzai =D
you can call me by my real name if you know it

Location?
Bellevue, Washington
Sitting in front of my computer x.x

What have you been doing so far this summer vacation? Sleeping around? Playing on the computer? Watching movies? Having picnics? Tell us, please. We're just dying to hear all about what you hafta say.
Lmao nothing...I've been sitting on my ass in front of the computer, sleeping late, and going to a couple parties. My family reunion's happening soon, and my house is the headquarters! =D

And most importantly, How Are The Kids?!?!?
Lol gawd I really don't like the blog title XD
IDK HOW THE KIDS ARE ROFL

First Soundoff!

ALRIGHT! FIRST SOUNDOFF OF THE BLOG! THIS IS YOUR FIRST TEST, SO LETS GET THIS BLOG ROLLIN'
So by the way, these will occur in the first week of each month. Please reply to these questions in a separate post! They don't need to be long, they don't need to be eloquent, they don't even hafta make sense! But they need to be there.

So...tell us, friends. What is your...

Name?
Location?
What have you been doing so far this summer vacation? Sleeping around? Playing on the computer? Watching movies? Having picnics? Tell us, please. We're just dying to hear all about what you hafta say.
And most importantly, How Are The Kids?!?!?

Anita's not here BTW, so Bonnie is trying to get everything together =]

So how have I been?
Pretty darn good! I went to the Robinson's center today and I went on the bus by myself for the first time EVER. AMAZING!!!

Anyways, we made a class blog for my Journalism class, and we all have private blogs as well, but YOU NO GET TO LOOKY because there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THERE YET.

Anyways...
So basically, my kids have been watching youtube full length movies all day, such as the Swan Princess, Kim Possible, and Enchanted. They're getting headaches and feeling a bit woozy....but they're quite happy.

That's all for now, tata my darlings!

I love you all! =]]]

Otter's First Post!

Wow thats an exciting title
The kids are.............
undefinable
they can be good but also, they are brilliant little evil geniuses
So how is everyone? Doing well? Having a great summer? or not?
I POSTED!!! =]
So now i must get to the summer stretch hw i am procrastinating on
buhbye

Amanders posted! [Can you feel the lurve continued]

lol yup.
the kids are bored to death >.>

....*continues katies story*

HAVEN'T READ PART 1?
CLICKETH HERE:
http://sohowarethekids.blogspot.com/2008/06/can-you-feel-lurveeee.html


back at Mousieland, Prince[ss? 0=] ] Katie was writhing in horror, as a certain traveling bardd continued to sing his poems of love. She had not been able to contain herself, yet what could she do? She had attempted to stop Curren, but alas, it had come to nothing. All he wanted was to have this beautiful prince[ss] be able to hear his poems. If only she understood! Prince[ss] Katie had nothing to do but continue to be tortured.
Curren was finally worn out and left the dungeon for a morsel of scraps. He also went up to the castle to learn of any new news about the love lives of the kingdoms.
He would soon be back with a new story...




At the other side of the Mousieland castle, two young maids were on their hands and knees, scrubbing at the floors. Queen Venny loved mice, and therefore allowed them to run freely around the kingdom. Consequently, there was mice droppings everywhere in the castle, and the maids were forced to clean them up. Oh the torture the maids went through! However, they were able to make friends with each other. The maids Bonnie and Anita had to clean, but they also loved adventure. They often crept through the secret rooms of the castle, and knew many things that few people knew.

The day the doughnuts were stolen, Anita and Bonnie had been scrubbing floors in the hallway outside the epic kitchen. The smell of royal food wafted out of the room, and their stomachs growled. They could smell the cake, the cookies, the brownies... and doughnuts. A new batch of fresh doughnuts had been baked, for Queen Venny loved sweets, and doughtnuts were one of her favorite foods. The maids sighed.

However, Anita's mind was able to concoct a plan. By sneaking into the kitchen, they might be able to take a cookie or two and hide it in their pockets.

After whispering her plan the Bonnie, they pushed the door open, disguised as themselves, maids. They pretended to wash the floors of the kitchen, and crept closer and closer to the table.

As they turned the corner of the table and in front of the fridge, they caught sight of something horrible: thieves! However, these thieves were no ordinary thieves: they were royals. The Duke Larry and Baron Ajay. And of all the foods, they were taking the doughnuts. The Baron Ajay was stuffing his sack with the doughnuts, and the Duke Larry was stuffing them in his face.

Anita and Bonnie gasped and horror, and the men turned around to stare at them.


[to be continued by someone? 0=)]