Ancient History, Beowulf

I am not completely sure if what I wrote about when Beowulf was around is completely true. There is little known about when it actually occurred or was written. I'm not very good at dates and stuff but I think my teacher said something about the year 950. But I am actually clueless whether that means B.C. or A.D. So go ahead, make fun. Unless you've never even read the poem, then you have no right to make fun. hehe.
"Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th[3][4] and the early 11th century.[5] It fell into oblivion for many centuries, and its existence did not become widely known again until it was printed in 1815."
For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

Today I finished reading and writing a paper on how it compares to the movie The 13th Warrior. If you like blood and guts and Swedish knight stuff from around 950 B.C. you'll enjoy the movie. If you like long poems written by a monk, you're gonna love the book. It had God all throughout the peom, which is sort of ironic because these viking-type Swedes, also known as Geats in the book, probably worshiped norse gods and other things. I'm not an expert on it. I did enjoy the poem, it's a nice change from the literature of our day. This could very well be the first hero ever in history. There is a movie called Beowulf, but I don't recommend you watch it, I heard it does a terrible job of telling Beowulf's story. But if you hate reading that much, and just want a typical hero type film, go for it. But I would much rather see you go to youtube and watch The 13th Warrior. Antonio Banderas is the star in that movie and it's quite funny at times.

hamsters and gerbils and chipmunks, oh my!

baby chipmunk

This is what I dreamed about last night, among other rodents. I was walking through a zoo of cages with rodents inside. I am really gonna miss my animals when I go off to college. The only animal I'll be able to keep at college would be fish, so maybe I'll get myself a betta fish for company since they're easier to transport and care for.

baby chinchillas

Got Braces?

Yes, I still do. :( I went in today and when the technician saw my bite she gasped and like jumped back... a little dramatically. Apparently my bite is still bad. The two middle bottom teeth are being stubborn so they took off the brackets and re-positioned them so that should help. I'm doubling up on the elastics, like they just told me to... I never thought to do that before!

My younger sister got her braces off today. She got them put on the same exact day as me too! Now she's wearing positioners and she can't talk, unless you think grunting loudly is talking. LOL. I'm guessing maybe it will be a bit more quiet around here without her talking, unless she continues to grunt loudly instead of talking.

I am determined to get mine off before summer!!! Before graduation!!!!! It should only take a couple more months, I'm guessing. But I still don't know exactly when they're coming off yet. It's been 20 months!!! I wonder if my teeth will feel naked when they all come off. Going back in 7 weeks to get a thicker wire on. Please keep your fingers crossed for me and wish me luck!

Before braces in 2008:

Now:

being a teenager ....

When you think of teenagers, what do you think of? Rebellion, changing moods, laziness, minimum wage, late nights, partying, theft, risk taking, maybe even drinking and drugs? Well, I am one of the teenagers who don't think people should sterotype us like that. Even though it is true that this generation is the most corrupt in history, there are those who are different.

I have been raised a Christian but didn't accept Christ into my life until I was 12 and didn't take it very seriously until age 15. But then after I was baptised at 15 the devil came harder then ever after me. I got a summer job lifeguarding and basically went through the motions. I never went to work instead of church, but when I was in church I felt myself wishing I was at work or hanging out with my work buddies instead. I was a 16 year old life guard with guys hitting on me every day. I was looking great on the outside, but inside, I was a mess. I wanted a bf even though I knew the guys at work weren't christian, besides the fact I knew I was too young anyway for something serious. I just wanted to have fun. So I was just going through the motions of being a Christian. I skipped Bible camp that year as I had the previous year. I read my bible sometimes but didn't gain anything from it because I didn't read it prayerfully. The next year I went to a week of bible camp, and that was a real turning point for me. I realized that God really did love me even though I thought I wasen't good enough. It's an upward journey that I'm still traveling. I ensourage you to go aganist the flow. Be one of those teenagers who people look at and say, there's something different about them.