Sunday, August 31, 2014
Books, Science, and Art
Yup! Books, science, and art! Oh, and I, Marie, am green. Jo is purple.
YERP! So. Most of you probably saw that I just finished a book. The Selection. In two days! I'm so proud! I'm a very slow reader, so that's amazing. I really liked it.
Yes. It is quite amazing. I, on the other hand, am a pretty fast reader when I feel like it. I read City of Bones in 12 hours because it was so good. City of Bones, by the way, is around 500 pages.
Wow, that is amazing. I am getting very distracted. ANYWAY! Let's talk about science!
Okay, science. Uhmm. Anything you want to know about science?
Ummm! When did you really get interested in science? That's what I want to know.
Now that, is a very hard question. Let's think . . . I have no idea. But the summer before sixth grade I got really into science. I watched science videos all summer. And then I loved when we learned about astronomy in class that year. But I'm 100% sure it started before that, I just can't remember when.
Smiley face! That's cool! I remember I got into writing and reading because of you! It's all your fault! In a good way! Anyway, I've never really been interested in science. It was something that didn't intrigue me as much. But because of Marie, I like it a whole lot better now. Like reading. And I prefer astronomy and biology to anything else. I think. Yeah!
Yup, that would be my fault(: And science has always been a part of my life. My parents are both scientists, and I've always been curious. I love figuring out how things work.
You see how smart my best friend is? I bet she's smarter than your best friend! Just kidding, your best friend is probably very smart too. (But mine's smarter!) But sometimes she's stupid. But that's okay because sometimes I'm stupid. I still love her all the same! Anyway, art! I never really paid attention to art. Like, I never did any. Not until I met Marie. So my interest in art is all her fault too! She's the one who got me started.(:
Aw, thanks Jo:) And yes. I did get you started on art. I've always loved drawing, but until fifth grade I wasn't very good at it. A girl in my class taught me how to draw Manga, and that's the style I draw in now. I must admit, I'm still not very good.
I know. Me too. I'm not that good. Three years! But still! After she was taught, she kind of taught me and then there we were. Drawing manga. But in school, in art class I think we're great! We're pretty good at all the assignments. I was hoping it would help me improve, but it got me ingested in all art too. So . . . yeah!
Yeah. Now I can't draw something small anymore, it takes a lot of work to get the feet of a drawing in the frame. All because my art teacher was always like, "FILL THE SPACE!!!!" and now that's ingrained in my head. It's not a bad thing, I guess. Just a bit annoying.
YES. ME. TOO. I really don't like it. But it's not really a bad thing. And we have learned a lot of things in art. Like how to observe. I like observing. It's a good skill to have, especially in art when we had to draw what was in front of us. Which we have to do this year too I just remembered.
Observing is fun. I observe people. Not in a creepy stalker way, I just want to figure out how they work. I haven't figure it out yet. And this is totally off topic, but you should go listen to "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse.
Yeah, me too. But I observe them to figure out how to make my writing more realistic. And how to draw them too. Is it a good song?
Yeah, I don't even bother to make my drawings kind of realistic, they always turn out terrible when I try. AND YES!!! It's a good song, or at least I think so. Her voice kind of reminds me of Adele. And it's more of a sad song with a lot of soul in it. It's really good is what I'm trying to say.
Well I will be sure to look it up! So . . . I'm guessing that's all we have for you today . . . ?
I believe so . . .
Well, then I guess, I will talk to you Tuesday and Marie will tomorrow! Love you all! In a non creepy way! So, bye for now!
Pozegnanie fictional people!
~Marie and Jo
Friday, August 29, 2014
IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!
~What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
~Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
~The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
~Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
~The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
~If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
~A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods. Try it!
~The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
That's all I have for you today!
~Marie
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Go Watch it. RIGHT NOW.

~Jo
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Harley Quinn
Anyway, that's all I have for you.
~Marie
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
First Day
Hey imaginary peoples! Guess what day it is? It was the first day of 8th grade!!! I, for one, had a lot of fun! I like all my teachers and I'm really excited to start projects and stuff! And best of all, Marie and I have our last four classes together! French, painting, health, and Math! Sorry, I forgot tip take pictures, but I definitely will take some! Sad thing is, we don't have lunch with the rest of our friends, we have it with the ninth graders. :P But it was pretty awesome! So. . .that's all I have for you today peoples!
~ Jo
Monday, August 25, 2014
A Movie Trailer and A Link
~Marie
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Jo and I talk . . . And Get Off Topic . . .
Yup! Jo pretty much summed it up! Oh, and I, Marie, will be pink. Jo is blue.
YES. Hello. ANYWAY, warning, we'll probably stray from the topic because we are so very good at that. Because we're awesome.
We really are. Straying from the topic is one of our specialties. So, anyway. How we write together. Well . . . we always start with an idea. Obviously. And we use Google Docs.
Yep, always our trusty Google Docs. Then we'll usually create a doc where we will develop our characters. Oh, and we usually write fiction. Isn't it usually fantasy Marie?
Yup! Fiction! Mostly fantasy, but Y.S. Ping is science fiction . . . isn't it? I think so. But always fiction. Fiction is amazing. Oh! And we always text! We text each other ideas mostly. Mainly to see what the other person thinks.
And our ideas usually start when we lay in bed at night . . . we make up scenarios to help us fall asleep, and that's when we get our best ideas.
Exactly. That's actually how I came up with my book that's almost published. Scenarios for years and years. And then I finally wrote it down. You have no idea how many drafts it took to get something decent. But anyway. We get ideas, tell each other, and then write them down somewhere. Either in another doc or in the current doc.
Yep! Then it depends if we want to write it together, or one person writes while the other looks it over and edits and helps with more ideas, like my short story about a Robin Hood thingie. And if we want it to be a book idea or a short story, we de decide that too. Usually when we write together, it's books. And then, that brings me to mention that we also have a lot of stories based off of dreams we have and stuff.
I'm usually the editor, even if we're writing together. I usually go back over it and edit things. I find editing fun. I'm usually the spelling and grammar editor person, and Jo usually edits for plot holes and things like that. Which brings me to say that Microsoft Word is so amazing. I'm not really the best editor in the world so I'll usually copy and paste it to a Microsoft Word document and let Word do the editing.
Yes, that's true. She's going to be my editor now. When I become a writer, and she's at NASA, on lunch breaks she'll be editing my books. And also , if one of us has writer's block, we'll call on the other for help and we work things out. Hmm. Then after that we pretty much write the story, and we haven't ended one yet. Marie, would you like to explain how we type together?
Editing books on lunch breaks at NASA . . . hmmmm, sounds fun(: And yes, I'll explain that. So how we write is basically like how you write in a RP. If you know what a RP is, if you don't I'm not gonna take the time to explain. So. Anyway. When we write we take turns, and our turn ends when either A.) we run out of ideas or B.) we've written a lot and decide to give the other person a turn. So it's not really like a RP at all . . .
Close enough right? Yes! Should I explain some of our charrie stuff??
Well, I guess if you think about it . . . And yes, explain our charrie stuff!
So, let me think . . . hmm. Oh yes. For me, I mainly make my characters based off me, except, a better version of me that is cooler. And we speak to our charrs a lot. But, we've never killed any in our stories, it's just, sad! So, we usually don't. And a lot of the stories we write are in many of the charrs POV, not just one. Anything to add Marie? I don't really know anything else to write about it . . .
Uhmm, just that charries = characters. And that I have killed one character. It was sad. But it wasn't in one of our stories, it was in a RP.
Oh yeah, that was dad. I've never killed any. Well, any that are introduced in the story. Alive. And our writing takes a lot of time and thinking and it's very collaborative. And when we work together, it just turns out so perfect. Like, we work together so perfectly. Metaphorically, because, nothing is actually perfect. But, it just fits together so freaking well. Like we're one writer. THE ULTIMATE WRITER! Hey, do you think if one of us is more idea based and the other filters the ideas?
Yeah, it really is like the ultimate writer. You seriously cannot tell who wrote what, unless we specifically remember writing a scene. And IDK. I feel like we do both equally.
Yeah, that's very true. And I suck at remembering things, so yeah. Ha, but when we draw a person together, that's a whole other story! It just looks messed up and disproportional! Remember when we drew Theodora? Oh gosh, that was terrible!
Oh yes! That was so insanely terrible! That was . . . definitely not our best. But hey, at least we tried, right?
That is so very true. We did try. Oh! But when we make collages together, those are fantastic! I really liked that one we made for that contest. THAT WE WON! That was awesome.
Now I feel stupid. We won a contest? Making a collage?
Yeah! Remember last year? The diversity poster contest at school? And it won and got in the display case?
OH!!! I remember now! But did it really win? IDK. OH! And we still have to make that logo thing for NJHS!!
Oh! Yeah we do! And it did win, it got in the display case remember?
Oh, right. I just assumed that every poster got in the display case . . . But anyway. We have till . . . Tuesday to turn in that logo thingy, right?
No we have the whole school week to finish it.
Oh yeah, huh! So, we'll work on it during lunch . . . and if we have any extra time I guess.
Yes, okay. That sounds like a plan. So, I'm guessing that's all we have for you today imaginary peoples. Unless Marie has anything else to say . . . ?
Nope, I think that's it. So . . . until tomorrow for me and Tuesday for Jo! Pozegnanie!
Jo and Marie are out! PEACE!
*rolls eyes* Oh Jo.
~Jo and Marie
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sorry. . .
Sorry guys! I was supposed tip post earlier, but I got busy! Anyway, here us a picture just for you! And, uh, what was I going to say. . .? OH! YES! It's official, I'M GOING TO COMIC CON! AS DEAN FROM SUPERNATURAL! AND, that is all I have for you! Goodnight fictional peoples!
~Jo
Friday, August 22, 2014
YES, we did have a good time
~Marie
Thursday, August 21, 2014
WELL, we had a good time didn't we Marie?
~Jo
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Some of my Writing
The door slammed shut behind me. I took in the cold metal walls. I was going to be here awhile. I sighed as I slid down the door into a sitting position. I pulled my knees up to my chest and bowed my head.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Hey!
Get peoples! Wet need a name for you follower people. Hmm. We'll just call you fictional peoples. Because, fiction, is awesome. And obviously, most of our audience is fiction. So, you're imaginary! So, it's my day to post! What am I going to post about? I'm not sure. . .sorry! But I promise, I will have it all thought it on Thursday! Sorry, again. But, I wanted to say hiiiii there! Well, he's a picture just for you!
~Jo
Monday, August 18, 2014
We're Gonna Try A Posting Schedule!
Anyway, so I will be writing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Jo will be writing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. On Sunday we will writing together and we'll use different colors for each of us. I don't know what colors, but we'll figure that out on Sunday.
So this is all I have for you guys today, so I'm gonna go.
~Marie
Monday, August 11, 2014
Baking Tips and Tricks: Frosting!
~Add salt.
You are probably thinking one of two things. "Dur! I already know that!" or something more like, "Salt?! That'll make it salty!!!" For those of you thinking the later/those of you who don't know, salt takes out the bitter stuff and makes it a bit sweeter. For example, if you use unsweetened cocoa powder for chocolate cupcakes, the salt will make it sweet. But salt can also balance it out, so if you have a really sweet cupcake you absolutely do not want super sweet frosting. Trust me, I know from experience as I bake stuff for church events. So. Add salt. Just a pinch. Not too much or it will get salty.
~Make yourself a little recipe.
"Huh?" you may be asking. Well, let me tell you. When I'm frosting my cupcakes I always run out of frosting. And what do you do when you need more frosting? Make more. But the problem always is, I have no idea how much food coloring and extract I dumped in that frosting. So. Make yourself a recipe. Write it down somewhere. Or you could just make a ton of frosting and put it in the freezer until you plan on using it. I haven't tried the later, but I assume that you could do that. Don't quote me on that.
~Use a cup.
"For what?" I can here you asking. For filling up your piping bag. I personally use a piping bag because I like them better, but I guess you could use this tip for just plastic bags too. Anyway. You need to get yourself a nice tall cup, one that is as long as your piping bag/Ziploc bag and a bit longer. Kay? And then you are going to stick your empty piping bag ((just read "piping" as "Ziploc" if that's what you plan on using)) in the cup and fold the top over, over the edge of the cup. You could use tape if you want it nice and secure. Then you just take your frosting and dump it in there. And voila! You piping bag is full, without frosting coating the outside.
~Make the frosting while your cupcakes are baking.
This one is pretty self explanatory. I'm pretty sure everyone does this. And when you finish baking your frosting, clean up and get the frosting ready to go. I will admit, this makes it harder to wait for the cupcakes to cool. At least, for me it is. Mainly because I am thinking, "But everything is all ready! Why can't I just frost them now?!" And my logical side answers, "Because then the frosting will melt and you'll have to scrap it off and wait longer." So yeah.
That's pretty much all I can think of for now. Maybe I'll come back and you can learn a few more tips and tricks from me.
~Marie
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Find the Supermoon!
Hello everybody!!! I haven't posted in a while . . . whoops. Anyway! Tonight there will be a supermoon! "What the heck is a supermoon?" ((From now on you people will be portrayed with that orange color, kay?)) A supermoon is a full moon that is 14% closer and 30% brighter than a normal moon. So it should be easy to find.
~Marie

Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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Besties!

