SOL 3/31: Going out to Dinner

I run up to my room take the quickest of showers having just come from a practice then throw on a collard t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Bursting back down stairs I grab a hoodie and we are out the door. I hop in the front seat to remember I have to ride in the back. I climb back over. The rest of my family slowly trudges out. We are going to my favorite dinner place, Table 6. We arrive and I hop out so excited. I then yank open the door of the restaurant. We are seated at a place where I can walk the chefs cooking. I glance over the menu and decide to get there pork belly scharma to start then the braised short ribs with a cherry glaze. Our waiter comes over and takes our orders. Are usual dinner discussions take up most of the talk. We talk about our days and then planning for the next month of the weekend or what and where our next trip is going to be. When the food arrives the rest of the evening turns to a blur. I remember great smells and succulent flavors but the next thing I know is I a stuffed sitting in the back of the car riding hope with a grin that not one thing could wipe off my face.

SOL 2/31: Caramel Macchiato

I sit there browsing over the menu even though I know exactly what I am going to get. I'm next in line hoping that this morning I will not only get my coffee but also a pastry. I tell myself probably not unless I'm lucky. I glance at my watch hoping the line will speed up so I am not late for spanish. After waiting for two more minutes while the lady in front of us orders what seems to be the most elaborate drink it is finally my turn.

"Hi welcome to Starbucks, what can I get for you?"

"Hi can I get a Caramel Macchiato."

Now I having ordered I go and stand right where I can see what they are doing. After what seems like ages of waiting I finally hear the lady say

"I have a Caramel Macchiato."

I burst forward and swipe the drink before she can set it down. I start draining it. The coffee and caramel concoct a sweet roasted taste that is my favorite. The coffee is just the perfect temperature. The more the drink disappears the large the grin on my face becomes.

SOL 1/31: Breakfast

Hi my name is JP and I am in 8th grade. I live in Colorado. I play water polo and have been skiing since I was two. I go to Logan. If you read through my teachers intro then you will know bout units. I had two units during the year (Structural Engineering and Codes/Ciphers) and now I have another unit which is 50 years of James Bond.

I tromp down the stairs groggy eyes and wet hair from my shower. I grab for the cereal and dump way to much into the now overflowing bowl. With a sigh I bend over and pick up what I dropped on the floor then grab my bowl and dump bout half of it back into the box. Reaching into the fridge I grab the milk and dump again way to much into the bowl. Now milks all over the counter. Getting frustrated I grab a paper towel and mop up the spilled milk then draining a bunch of the milk so I can carry it over to the table. I grab my bowl over cereal, that took two times as long as it should have, and on the way to the table just grab the whole jug of orange juice taking a big long gulp of the way. I sit down at the table to realize I forgot a spoon. With another sigh I stand make up and shuffle over to get a spoon. Finally with everything made I sit down and grab the sports section looking at scores, rankings, stats & the most recent athlete to get cut of suspended for drugs. After reading a couple of articles I throw it aside and finish up my cereal.

Maze Runner

Overbreak I read Maze Runner by James Dashner. This book is about a 15-16 year old boy who wakes up in a metal box and has no memory of his past or any memories at all. The only thing he does remember is his name is Thomas. The box is made of steel and pitch black so he has no idea when it is going to stop. Finally after what seems forever the boxes comes to a stop. When the lid opens we hears voices and then people are pulling him out of the box. He looks around and the are probably fifty boys staring at him. He looks around and he is in an area that is enclosed with massive stonewalls. A kid finally starts talking to him "welcoming him to the maze". There are four massive entrances and exits on each wall. The kid is still talking but Thomas isn't really listening. Each entrance leads into the maze. He is extremely confused and hungry. The next day another person comes up in the box which is weird cause for two years straight it was just once a month people came up. When they open the lid they find a girl. She is in a coma but there is something different. She holds in her hand a note that say's "Everything is Going to Change." After that weird things start happening to the maze and the people inside it. They all have the same end goal of escaping. This was a good and descriptive book. I suggest it. It is a lot like Divergent and The Hunger Games. It is a trilogy so I plan to read the other books over the next couple of weeks.

Next week I will read The Scorch Trials by James Dashner.

Bridge to Terabithia: Week 22, Short Classics

This week I read Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. This book is about a ten year old boy named Jess Aaron's who is going into fifth grade. All summer he has worked on getting faster and faster to try to be the fastest kid is fifth grade. A couple of days before school starts a family moves in across the street. It is a family made from the parents and an only child and her name is Leslie Burke. Leslie is an interesting kid. She dresses differently and to everyone's surprise she doesn't own a TV even though she is wealthy. When Jess goes to school the boys have there usual races. An unwelcome guest shows up for them and Jess finds out he is the second fastest kid in fifth grade behind Leslie Burke. AFter that rocky start to there friendship Jess and Leslie become best friends and create a magical kingdom in the woods behind her house. They call it Terabithia. They are king and queen and control there magical kingdom. Then it happens. An incident happens that changes Jess's life. Can he overcome it with the support of his friends and family?

This is a well written book and is an extremely quick read. It is only 125 pages long. It's a creative and inspiring and sad story all at the same time. I suggest that everyone reads this. It takes only a couple of hours total to read it. Overall it is a good and fast read.

SOL: An Airplane Ride

"Please put your seat backs in the upright position, and have your seat belt on and tray put up."
I lean back and stare out the window. My forehead pressed up against the cold glass. The engines get louder and louder. The plane starts to back up. We taxi for a couple of minutes before we slow finally reaching are runway. Then the engines roar louder than ever and we excel faster then before. Then I close my eyes and feel weightless for the briefest second. We fly through the air. I look down to the tiny specks below. Overall it is an exhilarating feeling.