A New Blog/Story For Me!

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. Well, anyway, I'm making a new story called... well actually I don't really have a name for it yet- suggestion would be welcome. It's at http://historywriters.blogspot.com/ please, please comment. Anway, hopefully this will be the first novel I've ever completed. So goodbye for now, relax and enjoy this serial.

An old Christmas message but a good one.

ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

And for those of you who haven't heard this before and don't get it fill in the blank:

There is NO ____

Deadly Serious

Funny Videos

Miske's

I was doing and English essay and was kinda proud of it, so especially as I don't usually publish something deep here I thought I would share with you all my research in this greatly unrecognised field that I thought was fascinating.

Miske’s used in Communication
By Nathan Moore
Miskes have long been used with people in varying degrees of all ages, languages and nations to communicate. When words become unnecessary or indeed, too much effort, the appropriate miske is usually sufficient. Teenagers who believe they have a right to remain in bed that is being talked to by a (generally grumpy) parent is the easiest and most common way to observe this behaviour first hand.
Miske’s include hums and virtually all other intangible sounds that still have a meaning that is expected that the listener should understand the intended message even though it is not making use of a proper language. Miske’s are separated into 6 groups; laughs, giggles, hums, gags, growls and gunts. Gunt’s is by far the most varied group, so much so they are in turn separated into several sub-categories. Agreements, confusion, disagreements and thoughtfulness are the afore mentioned sub-categories.
‘Hums are generally well known what they are and hardly need any explanation. ‘Gags’ are supposed to represent the act of regurgitation and are used to communicate utter disgust with a thing/person
/act. Generally it is considered funny for some reason and a laugh or a giggle is usually accompanied with it.
A laugh is a quaint little noise that varies incredibly much, even from time to time, let alone person to person. Despite the massive quantities of variation, the laugh is universally accepted as a (would you believe it) laugh the world over, except for a handful of fathers who produce a sort of gurgling sound in place of a laugh and it seems only said father can tell it’s a laugh. Debate rages over whether this anomalous resonance should be given it’s own sub-category or even a straight category, but no official move has been made to do such a thing.
Laughs generally occur when somebody hears something that is considered funny or ‘appeals to their sense of humour’ (i.e.: in a joke or ‘harmless’ prank). Giggles are a variant of the laugh and are pretty similar but each ‘ha’ is a lot more succinct.
Growls originated and used to be the domain of the animal kingdom and are used by people who decide to use this particular miske to intimidate his or her opponent that is generally a person but sometimes extends to a troublesome pet and/or object.
Gunts are generally the hardest to understand and are incredibly varied. Gunts are sometimes referred to as grunts but gunts are the ‘proper’ name. Agreements are generally higher pitched and should usually be taken as strongly as if it was a verbal agreement. Confusion gunts are generally short, sharp and means the other person wants clarification from the person it was directed too. Disagreement gunts are usually angry or frustratingly sounded for obvious reasons and are, well, disagreements. Thoughtfulness gunts are usually a long note and generally you should wait to they finish whatever they are going to say after it.
In conclusion, miskes, although not always considered the ‘proper way to put things’, are an essential element of almost any language and should be practised and learnt to improve your day-to-day communicative skills.

Peter Piper

Sorry I haven't posted a blog for so long, I intend to do another movie a.s.a.p. I'm going on camp next week so I won't be able to blog then. Now, a random comment:

"Peter Piper picked a pepper and he sneezed. Because he is in fact allergic to pepper!"

Why Not?

"What's that?"
"A Photo of the pristine surface of a Freshly opened jar of smooth penut butter... Untouched by human hands!"
You're posting it on your blog?"
"It was so beautiful I had to share it with the world"

I was reading just that comic in the Sunday Herald Sun last Sunday (would you believe it?) and so I thought why not? I got the comic from http://www.uclick.com/client/can/hc/ and posted it here with:

with...

with...

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etc...

Yessir, I was bored.

Take A Look At This

This is a really interesting thing which I think is some sort of visual simulation thingy that shows the co2 emitions, deaths and births in all the countries around the world. I think it is really good besides the fact that it makes Australia look near non-existent. Anyway, I recommend the following website if you have ADSL/Broadband/fast internet:

http://www.breathingearth.net/

Actually, while we are on the subject go to www.eepybird.com too.

Anyway, I have posted a couple of jokes on my blog that I have to admit weren't from real life and were from a subscription to www.cybersalt.org or the Pastor Tim's webiste (google it it is worth it).

And anyway, this is one of the jokes: "A lady on a commuter train was reading a newspaper article about life and death statistics. Fascinated, she turned to the man next to her and said, "Did you know that every time I breathe somebody dies?""Really!?" he said, "Have you tried mouthwash?"

Q: How long does it take for a telemarketer to hang up after you put down the phone?

A: A mere 2.28 minutes.

I just got rang up by a telemarketer. I said "Hello" and there was silence. The silence. The one that is followed by a telemarketer. Some people hate them. Okay, most if not all people, hate them but I don't. "Hello how are you to-?" I got all excited. 'Yes Yes Yes!" What to do? What to do? There must literally be thousands of tricks and things and conversations trading 'war stories' of a particularly clever battle. Actually I heard that over in the U.S the government put restrictive orders on them. And you know what? They told them over the phone during tea time! :D
Anyway, I randomly chose the 'put phone down and time how long it takes' one. Apparently they're not allowed to hang up. Needless to say, I was disappointed with this telemarketer and am considering my legal options.

1300309988: Is your child interested in fire?

On Friday Mr. Mac set homework for us: dress up as someone from the middle ages and do a 2 minute talk about it. The only clothes that sprang to mind as I was thinking about it was a silk bathrobe Dad has that I used to use all the times for these sort of things. Being a bit more of a perfectionist these days, I didn't really want to do that until it struck me! Be a noble who just got out of bed! So I did that and got a birthday candle to be my lamp. All sorts of things happened because of that but most importantly it meant that fire was in the back of mind. Anyway, a friend of mine that goes on my bus had found a mobile phone just before he got on the bus- a really good one. So he did the right thing and handed it in at the police station curious (and bored), I followed.

So, just in case that confuised you, here's a re-cap:

-Fire is on my mind
-I am stading in the police station

Hate notes they make you sound like you waffle on.

Anyway, I was standing in the Police Station and noticed a poster: Is your child interested in fire?
And it had a picture of a kid with a lighted match in his hand.
Naturally the first thing that came to my hyper-active mind was: Pyromaniac Anomous.
This really made me curious so I asked the policeman about it but he didn't seem to know a great deal. So I went home but my curiosity grew so I got changed, grabbed my mobile and headed back to the police station. I copied the number so now it is stored on my mobile. I can ring phones on my computer so I tried that but it hung up straight away so I got my mobile and rang it but I got the answering machine: Hello, this is the Juvenile Fire intervention... So I hung up and looked it up online (but first I wrote this). Hopefully I can catch someone so I can ask them.

To Be Continued...

THE FLOOD

For a school project, my teacher ordered (sorry, wanted) us to make a home video about Noah's Ark (from the Bible). So me and a bunch of mates got together to make a really good movie. When we were struggling to come up with ideas of how to do it, one boy (not me unfortunately) suggested we make it out of Lego. So, being the ambitous professional fluke-artists like we are, pulled it off succesfully and it looks really good. And, as our parents (and teachers) were so very proud of their cute little children who made a fantastic movie that they naturally got another A+ for, they showed a heck of a lot of people - both campuses of our school and numerous friends and family.

Thus, I am proud of this movie. So I am giving you the chance to own your own copy. For just $5 (and postage) I'll send it off to you for you to see. It is exceptionally good and considering you're rich in our teenagers' eyes, it won't be that much to you. The $5 shall not go to me, believe it or not, but to our next movie we make (Revelations). However, (but wait, there's more :) ) we are doing a special edition with the few mistakes taken out, Special interviews with the cast and crew, director's commentary, the trailer, plus extras (maybe) cost $2 more. It's not out yet, but I'll keep you informed and give you more details about it later on. (By the way, the standard one only has the trailer on it).
Editor's Note: Kareen, yours will be there soon.

The Trailer is at the Post called 'Found it' which is just above.



The cover of the standard edition.

If anyone has any queries, wants to buy the standard version or preorder (preorder's receive top priority and will probably arrive sooner), please e-mail me at: agfilms@hotmail.com

Cookie Monster

You Are Cookie Monster

Misunderstood as a primal monster, you're a true hedonist with a huge sweet tooth. You are usually feeling: Hungry. Cookies are preferred, but you'll eat anything if cookies aren't around. You are famous for: Your slightly crazy eyes and usual way of speaking How you life your life: In the moment. "Me want COOKIE!"

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Maybe not quite me except for the eating part hopefully, but there is a point for me putting this on my blog. Yes, Shock, Horror, I am about to do a serious blog.

I was reading the Herald Sun (an Australian newspaper) and it had an article headed: 'Cookie monster on a health kick'. Intrigued, I read on. It appears that the cookie monster is on a diet! As part of the fight against childhood obesity greatens, the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street is being used to help. Children are now learning that cookies are 'sometimes food' and food like fruit are 'always food' (this is apparently more effective than telling them not to eat cookies altogether.)

So, understandably, the Herald Sun thought this was interesting enough to put in the newspaper. And I completely agree. But I find it disgraceful that the newspaper forgot to mention altogether that fair dinkum aussies actually don't say 'cookies' instead of biscuits except for little children who don't know any better (probably at least partly due to the Cookie monster). (This excludes chocalate chip cookies). (I apologise to any fan of/ maker of/viewer of Sesame Street who may be offended and anyone who considers themselves fair dinkum aussies who still say cookies who may also be offended). Lastly, this of course excludes the 'virtual cookies' produced from the internet which are not in fact translated into biscuits.

Two cool things

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Whew!

You Are Likely an Only Child

At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated. At work and school, you do best when you're organizing. When you love someone, you tend to worry about them. In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic. Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management. You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.

The Birth Order Predictor

Cool! (I am an only child)

Another useless thing (irrelevent to all the others)

You Will Die at Age 85

Congratulations! You take good care of yourself. You're poised to live a long, healthy life.

What Age Will You Die?