A Comparison to Remember

This is Zach with two less teeth. It kind of hurt when he was SHOVING those needles up my mouth and reassuring me i was doing great. Then he just took my mouth and yanked those babies out. Then my face was numb for the next 4 hours. Yay. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve...Yes!!!!! Fun, fun, fun!

And now here is my comparison that you'll be thinking about tonight as you fall asleep and tomorrow and all the way through 2009. I'll compare:

A Phone Call to After Dinner Mint

*Your phone rings and you answer it~You unwrap the paper on the mint and stick it in your mouth

*The person on the other line has something they need to tell you that you don't know about~ You're not too sure what flavor the mint is and your trying to figure out what flavor it is

*You find a way to try and solve the problem or whatever on the phone and things start to come together~You get used to the flavor of the mint and things start to come together

*Everything is all better and you hang up the phone, satisfied~The dinner mint was delicious and it has dissolved in your mouth and you are satisfied.


Whoo! And now...A Meaning for Yabo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, i googled Yabo the other day to see if there truly was a meaning and it's a word...in Japanese. According to Wikipedia, a yabo thing is usually unrefined, gigantic, coarse, childish, colorful, self-conscious, permanent, loud, superficial, vulgar, snobbish, boorish. This brings us to a new poll question...

Color Me Gone,

Zach

P.S. This very well be my last post of 2008...

Not Going To Be Good

Today those 2 teeth i talked about earlier this month are going to be pulled out. This is terrible. My mouth will be numb and i'll look weird and IT'S GONNA HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was flipping through channels and BAM! I saw it, "Alice in Wonderland". I had never ever seen Alice in Wonderland so i said, "What the hey?" There's a lot of singing apparently. My aunt Peggy recently broke her ankle :( she slipped on the stupid ice while getting the mail. That's unfortunate. Get Well Soon, Aunt Peggy! I hope she can still come to New Year's Eve Partay. Speaking of which, for New Year's Eve everyone from my mom's side of the family goes to an Embassy Suites and parties there.

But yeah i'm like really nervous. Maybe it will help thta the two teeth are already kind of loose. Okay something is seriously wrong with my toilet because someone flushed it like an hour and it's still running! Huh, not good!

color ME gone,

Zach

Marley & Me

Jared was here and he loves his big brother Zach's blog. It truly is A-MA-ZA-ZAING!

Today i went to see the movie "Marley & Me." It stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Alan Arkin. I balled and blubbered like there was no tomorrow. Huh, just kidding but i did cry. Just not like a baby. The last time i cried over a movie was the last time i saw "The Fox and the Hound." I cry when i see the movie. It's so sad when the Granny takes Todd the Fox back to the woods and the sad music starts playing and Todd and the Granny are both crying. But yeah the reason i was crying was (don't read any further until you see the second line of stars.):

**********************Spoiler Alert*********************
Marley dies
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Good movie, though. Chinese food was on the menu tonight. I tried some and now i like Chinese Food. I'm pretty bored.

And now, the topic of the day...Overgrown Fingernails. That picture of that psycho who grew them out sooooooooooo long in the Guinness Book of World Records is truly repulsive. It's dirty and disgusting and i don't get why. Now think about why they paint the fingernails. A). there decorating hideous pieces of work and B). It probably costs a lot of money because you go threw a lot of nail polish. Which brings us to the uselessness of nail polish. Honestly, what's the point of decorating the things that can be used as defense mechanisms. Once someone gives me a rational explanation i will understand.

By the way, Jared being so immature, he calls me big brother. He is not younger than me. I am not his big brother. He's only been on this a few times. He doesn't love the blog.

Color Me Gone,

ZAch

In my opinion...

...this has got to be the worst day of the year. December 26th. The sound of it makes you. What a downer, the day after Christmas. I know this is a big shopping day, but you don't see me shopping. Today was not very productive. I had basketball practice amd went to Applebee's because my mom "wasn't cookin'" after cooking a whole bunch of food for Chrismas.

I can't believe that there won't be Christmas for 364 days. That is a lot of days! At Applebee's, there was a girl who kept staring at me. I stared back when she wasn't looking. Sometimes we met eye to eye but not too much. I might've been blushing because she was like 16 and she eyeballing me. It was consistent. Kinda questionable. Hmmm.

And now, the topic of the day...Neighbors. You love 'em, you hate 'em. I actually have some
pretty nice neighbors. There are always those rotten neighbors you see in movies but that's not the case in the real world. We have a lot of leftover 2 liter sodas from Christmas so i'm taking cup after cup after cup.

Color Me gone,
ZAch

Day 30

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve drummers drumming, Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree!

Merry Christmas to one and all! Well, i had one merry Christmas. Last night was Christmas Eve. For Christmas i got most of things i wanted. The Yabo Mania shirt kind of worked out. My mom originally got something off the Internet, but it was waaaaaaaaayyy too small. Then she found a place that did that kind of thing, but the phone was disconnected. So she went to Hobby Lobby and got the words and ironed them on. We're afraid the ironed stuff will fall off, so me and my mom are continuing our quest to find the ultimate YaboMania T-shirt. However, the shirt i currently have will do. I am definitely happy i got it and i am absolutely not an ingrate. Now we have something special. The most faithful reader of Yabomania has asked for something similar to Chase's Corner. Josh is here to write about himself. So before i head off for today, i would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you liked YaboMania's 1st annual 30 days of Christmas.

And now... Josh's Junction!!!!!

Hello all YaboMania readers! First and foremost I would like to say that it is both an honor and a privilege of having the opportunity to post on this magnificent spot. In keeping with the tradition of the blog, I will inform all readers of the current happenings in my life; however, as this will be my only post I feel like I must regress in order to truly enlighten readers who are not familiar with me. I must say I absolutely destroyed all of my finals, although I will admit that my course load required only two finals, only one of which was accumulative. Therefore I had ample time to study for each. Moving on, last night was Christmas Eve which we celebrate every year with my Dad's side. It was a good time, though I will admit that I am a little irked that we lost Trivial Pursuit, however I contend that the other team received much easier questions. Today is Christmas and mom's side is coming over. We are feasting on prime rib and twice baked potatoes. We have not opened presents yet because my mother (Julezzz) had to work this morning. The suspense is killing me. Ah, not really its fun though and truthfully I am more excited to see the gifts I bought opened because I think I got everyone some pretty cool things. With finals and such I didn't get a chance to go shopping until last Monday and Tuesday, but I finished with 24 hours to spare. Not too shabby. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year. I feel like I have mentioned everything I needed to mention, and I now have much more respect for Mr. Yabo who writes daily. Again, thanks for letting me post and I hope all of YaboMania's faithful readers enjoy my offerings.
P.S. - I have always wanted to say this:

Color Me Gone This 1 Time,
Joshua K

Day 29

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Oh my gosh! I'm flabbergasted! Tomorrow is Christmas. It's so weird. Then comes New Year. Then 2009! Crazy. I can't write much since we're leaving pretty soon to go to my Aunt's house. This is just so exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Topic of the Day...Butterflies. They are so harmless and fluttery. We wonder why they were put on this earth. It's such a mystery. I'm not even sure how they help the world and what they do for us, but i'm glad they're here. They're not really here considering it's 17 degrees out!!!

I'm so excited!!! Merry Christmas, see you tomorrow!

Color Me gone,

Zach

Day 28

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree



Hello. 2 days till Christmas. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I'm...so excited! Today was a good day. No, a great day. I had Papa John's Pizza for dinner. I am thinking about watching movie tonight. Hmm. Now something you may have not known about me:

I love the song "So What" by P!nk. It truly is an amazing song. The lyrics and music just make you wanna get up and do karaoke on the song. Whoo!

Now, the topic of the day...Energy Drinks. I call them Torture in a Can. Especially that first drink. The first drink is kinda like "Wow, where did that come from?" but then you take a second sip, then a third. You eventually get used to the wacko taste and then you start to feel this...something. Then you go completely insane. You totally go off the deep end. Oh no. I just saw on the news a girl died in a car accident because of the ice and snow. She was only 16. That's really terrible especially at this time of year. It makes me wonder why bogus stuff like this happens. That saying "there's a reason for everything" is ridiculous.

Color Me gone-see you tomorrow,

ZacH

Day 27

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Today was a day full of grandparents. First, my mom's dad came over to work on our kitchen floor. He had a really bad cold and i hope he's better by Christmas. Then my dad's parents came to drop off plates and napkins and whatnot for Christmas. Also they brought over our Christmas presents so they would have less to take on Christmas Day. I was originally not gonna open them, but my Grandma insisted to open them. She said that when she was a child, her and her brother would sneak into the living room and unwrap there presents before their parents were awake, then rewrap them and go back to bed. Then her mother would be so excited and they already knew what they got. Anyway, Grandma convinced us to open our presents. I got a VERY NICE new golf bag and two pairs of warm pajama pants which i was desperately in need of.

Now, the topic of the day...Traditions! Traditions are great things to have. Christmas traditions particularly. A couple years ago, Christmas Eve would be celebrated at my Grandma and Grandpa's house on my mom's side of the family. We had a pinata filled with candy then "Santa", or as i call him Uncle Jeff, came and gave us presents. Now, we go to Aunt Kathy, Chase's mom's house and have a gift exchange and "Santa" still comes. At the gift exchange, everyone brings their own gift to exchange. People draw a number then go in the order of the numbers. However, if someone wants a gift that's already been picked, they can steal it. A gift can only be stolen twice. Last year, i was first to pick the gift. The year before that, i was the second person. I'm hoping for a number later on the number line this year. I'm in the Adult Exchange this year. Let's hope for a good gift.

I was watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and he says that it's been snowing in Malibu. He also said, " The economy is bad Kev, (Kevin Eughbanks, leader of the Tonight Show band) Chihuahuas are actually eating dog food!"

Color Me Gone,

ZaChArY

Day 26

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

I thought we'd start out today with some poetry:

What goes through our minds,
As the world is turning?
Why do we keep ourselves away,
Away from the things we're yearning?

What's so wrong with speaking our minds?
Why do we keep our mouths shut?
Let the words fall off your lips
Like a Tango, let the words strut

Step up to the plate
And don't ever back down
Be the best that you can be
Wear a smile, not a frown

4 more days till Christmas!!!!! Partay!!!! I watching this show and this lady passed away and so someone wrote a poem about her and it was so nice so i decided to write a poem of my own. We won our Basketball game today!!! The other team didn't show up so we won by default! Now we're finally gonna be in the right league. Okay my sister is BEGGING me for the laptop so i'll give it to her!!!

Color Me Gone,

ZaChArY

Day 24 & 25

Day 24: On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Day 25: On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Well, my finger is still kinda hurting. I went sledding yesterday. Woo-hoo! I didn't break anything. All the teachers are always saying "Be careful over Christmas Break!" but i can't do that when Danger is my middle name! (Huh, just kidding, it's Joseph.)

Today in History:
Sacagawea, Shoshone interpreter for Lewis and Clark, dies

Fascinating, huh? 5 more days till Christmas and i'm...so excited!!! Now i have 5 random questions that you or i have always wondered:

1. What's it like to be attacked by crows? Do they just peck away or somehow bite you?

2. How do you fake a good punch? in the movies, there either really, really fake or really, really real. How do you make it look real without actually injuring someone?

3. What is the real cause of death or Meriweather Lewis from the Lewis and Clark expedition? Was he robbed and killed or did he do it to himself?

4. Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family and the van Daans and the dentist? Someone betrayed those people over to the Nazis and i want to know who!

5. Who am I related to? You never know who your ancestors might be and i think it would be cool to be related to someone famous!

Color Me Gone,

Zachary

Day 22 & Day 23

Day 22:
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree

Day 23:On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Hello!! I stink at geography!!! We were quizzing for our Geography Bee and i got all three questions wrong. Then at Basketball practice i jammed my finger and it hurts so bad!!! Now my brother's claiming school's closed but i don't think so. Jared is not, repeat not, the smartest person ever and quite frankly i find him as an airhead...yeah school's cancelled. I was so looking forward to the Christmas party...too bad. Anyway, my finger is taped up. Well tomorrow is gonna be boring. I don't have much to say. My mom sent out our Christmas cards and i look terrible. Shocker.

I am now watching Volleyball. Well, i guess i'll leave you with a poem:

Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Who wrote such a song?
Winter is oh so stupid and bland
It has no warm weather, something for which i long

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 21

On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Heellllooo!!!!! I was in a crazy mood today! We were watching a movie in one class and i played Tic-Tac-Toe and won!!! I was watching Family Feud just now and this dude came on and started saying the host was "the man." Total spazz...I bought my Secret Santa gift. Since i'm giving the person the gift tomorrow and it's 8:30 at night i'll spill the beans: I had Logan and i got him something that's like the game Jenga but it's called Tumbling Towers or something like that. We also got him pens since he's obsessed with them and Pez the candy. Whoo-hoo! 9 days till Christmas. Awesome, right? Well, it is. I know everyone is gonna vote Rudolph on the poll, so i went with Vixen. That actually is a female fox. There's a commercial on and a lady ran her car into a bathroom and then sprayed some stuff in the shower trying to get some grime away. Weird commercials now a days.

I sneezed. Now Billy Mayes, the guy who screams when he talks and is always talking about "As seen on Tv" itemsi s talking about glue that "patches up and fixes" ripped clothing. Yeah Right. I think you are a Yabo if you honestly believe that. My mother is obsessed with "As seen on Tv" items. Her, me, Chase and others always talk about it. The only one i've truly wanted is The Magic Bullet. The commercial is cheesy and filled with bad actors, but the food they make looks good. I finished my homework quickly. School is good. I haven;t had a headache in a long time which is good. That's it for now i guess...

CoLoR mE GoNe,

ZaChArY

Day 20

On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

Susie didn't win. She was the runner-up. She got 3 votes-Bob got 4. This stinks because the people who deserve to win never do. Bob should have have won. He played the game HORRIBLY and got this far and all the people who got voted off chose him. Evil little doers. Well, runner-up has to get something. I'm guessing she won $100,000. She deserved it. In my mind she did win. I was in tears because she didn't get it. That's the way i am. I don't care at all when i lose. I care when other people lose. When i am rooting for someone and they don't win it stinks.

Today very productive, and not in a good way. After gym class i found my sweatshirt in the garbage. Then i took my shirt and left. The shirt wasn't mine. It was too big for me and it smelled horrible. I threw it away right when i got home. Instantaneously. I want to take shower, but i'm not sure it's worth it. Tonight for dinner is spaghetti. My least favorite food. I'll make myself something else i guess. Well that's it for the day.

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 19

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree

Right now i'm watching the Survivor Finale. Go Susie!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've rooted for her since Day 1! She's underestimated and i want her to win so bad!!! Also left is Bob and Sugar. Sugar has no chance. Susie has an O.K. chance. Bob is well liked but come on! Susie deserves it!

I don't think she'll win though. Boo-hoo! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

I'm really scared. Now the Jury is voting. The Reunion is up next. I went to the Wikipedia page and a bunch of people messed it all up saying someone won that didn't. I'm gonna talk about it at school tomorrow, i'm gonna go to bed thinking about it. It's the Finale! Whoo. I just feel this really big burst of energy and now i'm freaking out like a total spazz! Now im seeing a preview for the next episode of CSI: Miami. That show isn't the same without Khandi Alexander. She rocked and deserved an Emmy. I'm gonna freak out on my own now. I'm gonna post the new poll which im looking forward to. I'll blog about the winner tomorrow.

GO SUSIE!!!!!!!

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 18

Grandma got run over by a reindeer, Walking home from our house Christmas eve, You can say there's no such thing as Santa, But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.



I had a basketball game today and lost terribly because once again we weren't facing people in our league. Next week we'll be in the correct league and we'll dominate them. I'm getting really mad because i cannot type right now. Well, what can i say? Yesterday we went to Sam's and got Hot wings of some sort. Apparently you can buy them now. I'm gonna eat them for lunch. My mom has to make them because i always burn myself in the oven. My mouth was watering just thinking about them. It's now 4:43. I stopped that post to eat.

Well i am at a loss. I have often said i am a frequent gum chewer so now i'll share some of my favorites:
Stride-Citrus
Orbit-Spearmint
Orbit- Citrus

I like all kinds pretty much. Now i'll share some random facts:

• Everyday more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury
• Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better
• The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
• The youngest pope was 11 years old
• If you were to spell out the numbers, you'd have to count to 1,000 to find the letter A.
• In Scotland, a new game was invented: Gentleman Only Ladies Forbidden, which came to be known as GOLF.
• 75% of the people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 16 & 17

Day 16: You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch, You have termites in your smile, You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch, Given a choice between the two of you I'd take the seasick crocodile! You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch, You're the king of sinful sots, Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch, You're a three decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce!

Day 17:
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch, With a nauseous super "naus"!, You're a crooked dirty jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch, Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of rubbish imaginable mangled up in tangled up knots! You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch, You're a nasty wasty skunk, Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch, The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote, "Stink, stank, stunk"!

Today is Day 16 & 17, and do you recall me saying something ongoing will begin on Day 19. Well, i did. Be prepared. It's coming. That day is also the Season Finale of Survivor. Whoo-Hoo! I now feel that this is the right time to tell you about my Christmas List:

• Money, i spent it all on golfing this summer
• P!nk CD-Funhouse
• Boys Like Girls CD
• New Golf Clubs
• Yabomania T-Shirt and Coffee Mug
• "Think Green" T-Shirt of some sort, i'm going enviromental
• Trivial Pursuit
• 13 Dead End Drive (Board Game)
• Pet of some sort- Turtle, Fish, Et cetera et cetera

Yep! If i get a fish i'll name him Aquamaquisha. I won't know if it's a boy or girl some i'll give it a random name. My mom says she doesn't want another animal in the house. However, she also said Jared wasn't getting a cell phone for his Birthday and he did! Let's keep our fingers crossed! I already know what the new blog question is gonna be. This one was kinda lame! Yesterday, was my school's Christmas Program and i went for Paige. I sat in the back the whole time and chilled with all my 6th Grade homedogs. I have a lot! One of my teachers even gave me a round of applause for sitting in the back talking! Jared wants the laptop and he is getting restless so i guess i gotta give it to him!

Color Me gone,

Zach

Day 14 & 15

Once again yesterday i didn't find enough hours in the day to blog so please forgive me

Day 14:Rocking around the Christmas Tree Let the Christmas Spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing "Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rocking around the Christmas Tree Have a happy holiday Everyone's dancing merrily In a new old fashioned way

Day 15:You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch You really are a heel, You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch, You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel! You're a monster, Mr. Grinch, Your heart's an empty hole, Your brain is full of spiders, you have garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch, I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!


Today Drama Club performed our skits and it was absolutely amazing! The crowd really and enjoyed it and it was so much fun. However it's sad because Drama Club is now over. She's working with a big play with the 8th graders and then in the Spring something with the 7th graders. I was hoping it would start up again in the spring, apparently not. She said there may be a slight chance she'll find something else, but i doubt it. I enjoyed it though. I got a haircut today. It looks O.K. i guess.

Now something you didn't know about me:
I HATE Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. That is the worst movie i have ever seen in my whole entire life and the person who made it is despicable. That disturbing song the evil rotten Oompa Loompas sing is appalling. There geen hair and white eyebrows and orange skin makes me want to choke the life out of them. I'm gonna have a terrible dream now just talking about them. It's disgusting that someone would create those evil rotten brats that are terrible little creatures that i have come to HATE with a burning passion. The fact that kids everywhere are being tortured my these Oompa loompas makes me sad.

I'm sorry if i'm coming off as harsh but these things are something that have scared me evr since i first saw the movie.

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 13

Rocking around the Christmas Tree at the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Ev'ry couple tries to stop You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing "Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rocking around the Christmas Tree Have a happy holiday Everyone's dancing merrily In a new old fashioned way

Hola! Que tal? Sorry i can't use the proper symbols to write in Spanish but my computer doesn't have the keys you need. I had a test today. We are learning time. I feel pretty confident. I'm getting really nervous because our Christmas skits are on Wednesday and i'm really hoping we are prepared. Christmas is 17 days away. How exciting. For Christmas Eve, we go to my aunt's house for my mom's side of the family and Christmas Day is at my house for my dad's side of the family. There is something wrong with the "L" key so if i miss any L's please forgive me. I really need to start thinking of some blog questions. I personally liked my President one and i'm hoping more creative ideas will come to me. We recently got a Christmas card from our old neighbor who we didn't here from last year so it was great to here from her now!

Quote Time:
"Fall seven times and stand up eight"
~Japanese Proverb

This is a perseverance quote and means never give up. I think that'll do. You can go with that so i don't have to come up with an even more complicated answer. Well, i guess it means that every time you fail, make it better by one upping it. I'm leaving it at that before i go insane.

I will leave with a poem:

Just Stay Positive
Live Your Life With No Regrets
Never Set Limits

Color Me gone,
Zachary

DAy 12

Then one foggy Christmas eve, Santa came to say, Rudolph with your nose so bright, why don't you guide myu sleigh tonight. Then all the reindeer loved as they shouted out with glee, Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer, you'llgo down in history.

I apologize for the length of this but i've had a very busy day and it's hard to find time to post. I had a basketball game which went miserably because we faced an A-team when we're on a B-team so it was extremely unfair and ridiculous and hte final score was not pretty. But i truly tried my hardest and i had fun. This whole competitive stuff is just plain lame. I am a good sport ecxept when people are just terribly bragging and i feel like i have to take them down and show them that i am the winner because i have style and class.

Now that i'm done ranting i'll have to think of a new poll question. MY Christmas play is on Wednesday so i'm super excited. Have a wonderful evening and i will blog at you later.

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 11

Rudolph Part 1:
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

Part 2 is tomorrow and that's what i'll do for some songs. Chase is really liking the fact that he has his very own corner on this blog. I did a little bit of my own Christmas shopping today. Paige has been gone with friend the whole day. Last night my mom saw her friend and as a Christmas present she gave her 4 packs of Orbit Chewing Gum:
Citrusmint
Spearmint
Bubblemint
Wintermint
Crystalmint

I now have the mission to chew one piece of each flavor. My mom already had Bubblemint in her purse. I first chewed Citrusmint since because i've had other Citrus-flavored gum before and it's delicious. Then i enjoyed Spearmint. When i was getting a piece of another flavor i realized this was serious. I had to chew one piece of each before the day is over. Bubblemint had to go next because like i said we already had that pack and there was one piece left. I am currently enjoying Wintermint and i promise i will get the job done. I pet my dog and she went toward me. She's going down! If she's gonna act out over and over i'm gonna act out toward her. My dad said and this probably won't happen but he said he's gonna give her back to her original owner. Then we'll get a nice small puppy. She needs to grow up and not be such a little brat. She's what i call a "spiritual kleptomaniac" She's stealing all the good feelings i have for her.

And now, it's time for...Chase's Corner!!!!!
Now here's your host: Chase
Its family game night!!!! The game of choice "fact or crap." The object is to guess if the statement is a "fact" or "crap". We will be pitted against each other in a battle of witts, only the strongest will survive! The contestants are: Zach, Chase, Nancy, and Jared. Who will win! We will post the winner at the end of the games!!!

That's all he's got for now. Chase will definetly be returning in the forseeable future. This is officially arecurring theme. When you someone gets out and loses their tokens, i will announce the final rankings tomorrow.

Color Me gone...
Zachary

Day 10

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, On my drum? Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.

Oh my godsh, my cousin is here and he told me to copy and paste this song instead of typing it all. Now it's much easier. He is staying for the weekend. I have my first basketball game Sunday. Chrismas is coming really quickly. Yay!

Random Quote:
"When you leave without a warning, you miss you're last chance to say i love you..."
~Emily Quartermaine, General Hospital, 11-15-07

Today was very productive. I have a lot of homework including my book report i want to get done, it's due on the 17th. My cousin now wants to type. This is...

Chase's Corner!!!!!!
Chase's quote for the day, a penny saved is not very much money.
What can I say about zach, well he gave me my own corner!!! Yesssssssssssss, I know you must all be excited to read what I have in store for you, you must know it is some very thoughtful insight about days past because of my great vast stores of knowledge, well for today I want to touch on the matter of As seen on T.V. items. Some people believe these things are so cool. And i would have to agree! I love the little gadgets that people put out there to make life "easier". Most of the time the stuff isn't even that great, but the great long advertising ploys are great and i recommend everyone to buy As Seen on T.V. stuff. Support the great junk that no one really needs and buy some of the stuff!!!!! Tune in next time for another segment of ,
Chase's Corner!!!!!!!!!!!
Chase will be back again tomorrow so enjoy.

Color Me Gone,

Zachary

Day 8 and 9

Day 8:
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh

I hate myself. I totally forgot yesterday. So this means i have to do double duty today.

Today was not very productive. My dog has dominance issues. She's realized that we are getting bigger and not her playmates anymore so here's how sees the family in order of importance:
Mom & Dad
Herself
Jared
Myself and Paige

She's trying to establish her place in the family. The kids gotta show her who's boss. We can only pet her on her shoulders and on her back and stomach because petting her on the head shows signs of dominance. She cannot stay on the furniture and when she wants food or to go outside she must sit down and listen to us. So yeah my dog thinks she's better than me. Problems.

Color Me Gone,

Zach

Day 9:
You Better Watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout i'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. He's making a list, checking it twice. Gonna find out who's naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to town. He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake!

Today we got out of school early for their teachers to have their monthly meeting. There, my English teacher is going to talk about having times to present Drama Club's Christmas plays. Whoo i'm excited! I also don't have any homework. Great Day. Tonight we are having some type of chicken for dinner. I have basketball practice tonight and tomorrow. Tonight we get our jerseys. Let's hope for a good number. Tomorrow we have a school pep rally. Uhhh... Okay! Our first game is Sunday.

Color Me gone,
Zcay
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Day 7

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, of all the trees most lovely
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, of all the trees most lovely
Each year you bring to me delight, meaning in the Christmas night
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, of all the trees most lovely

This has to be quick because i have to do my homework and then I'm going to a basketball game. We keep on practicing for our Christmas play and it's really coming along and i'm really excited. We blocked most of it out and i really am looking forward to doing this for the school. My dog attacked me last night. I hugged her and she started biting my face as if i was hurting her. She is a Brittany Spaniel and i dont know if they usually do this. However, this has been going on for a while. She barks at our guests, especially me, Jared and Paige's friends. She made my lip bleed and pierced my temple. My mom is with her at the vet right now and Kobe is getting an "Examination". I just want her to be okay and not so mean anymore.

Color Me Gone and sorry this is short,

Zach

Day 6

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prosperos Ano y Felicidad

Spanish. Oh Yeah. I'm the best. Whoo!

I really don't know what to say right now. How about:

Random Thoughts About Zach:

• I have a deathly fear of clowns.
• I don't like horror movies.
• I'm a frequent gum-chewer
• I have a weak stomach and often gag when I'm grossed out.
• I have a recurring dream where I am walking my mother to work and a snake comes out of the bushes and wraps around her. My mother tells me to run away and i open a door in the middle of the parking lot which just so happens to lead to my basement and later that night my mom is in a secret laboratory where she is making evil plans.

Today i went to an orthodontist appointment. He gave me the unfortunate news that i have to have two teeth pulled. My dad decided to schedule it next week. I'm gonna look like a freak. There not right in the front, those are long gone. However they are two away from the front. I am sad. It's gonna hurt. The dentist will shove a needle up my mouth that will make my face droop and then give me laughing gas that makes people act like psychos and it will probably hurt. It's gonna be bad.

Color Me Miserable and Gone,

Zach