“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”

- Damon Runyon

YEAH!

The new Pirates of the Carribean is out!!! My father and I went to go see it today. Boy, was it worth the wait!

Characters:
Will Turner: Still interesting, with a side of smart-aleck to him.

Elizabeth Swann: She's a bit secretive this time around, but still sassy.

Tia Dalma: Your basic voodoo chick, but is something going on between her and Davy Jones?

Davy Jones: Man, I was sad when he died. He was one of the best characters!

Captain Jack Sparrow: His first scene is quite funny. But whatever happened to his hat? It was missing in a few scenes...

Then, of course, there is the old enemy from the second movie, Lord Beckett. His exit is pretty good, but I don't really understand it.

The suspense in the movie is really good, and in a few scenes you've gotta wonder what the hey is going on. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD!

For those of you going to see it, stay until the end of the credits because there is another scene. A short one, yes, but still...
Man, I really want to tell you all that happens, but I'd better not. Must...control...mouthfingers!

See the movie. You won't be disappointed.

Ciao for now!

Uncle Ben tagged me with the "13 Predictions of When I'm Old" meme.
1. I will still be fit enough to do effective Tae Kwon Do.
2. I will have gone to Italy at least two more times.
3. I will have grandchildren.
4. I will not have a billion cats.
5. I won't sit on the front porch all day yelling, "Whippersnappers!" (what is that anyway?)
6. I will have some cute car, like a Bug or a Mini Cooper.
7. I will still be 25 when I'm old.
8. I will have written 3 successful books.
9. I won't be crochety.
10. I won't have more wrinkles than I can help.
11. I will have been on at least 5 different mission's trips. (I've already been on one, soon to be two!)
12. I won't be senile.
13. I won't be senile.

You know, I've never really understood why 'youth is wasted on the young'. Who else would it be wasted on? And I would like it if you would find out how many people enjoy being young before you start making assumptions that we don't appreciate it.

Ciao for now, you young whippersnappers!

Well, you're WRONG! (No, I didn't get to hurt anyone.)

Yesterday after Tae Kwon Do (I was still in uniform), my loving and wonderful mother took me to Jimmy John's and sent me in by myself with ten dollars. I ordered my sandwich, and the guy behind the counter said, "Hey, can you do some crazy Tae Kwon Do thing outside so we can see it? I'll give you a free cookie."

I said, "Well, I don't think I'd want to do it outside, but I can do it in here." The cashier guy agreed, so I executed two kicks with appropriate yells. There were two men who were sitting at a booth, and when I kicked, they cheered. So, I got a delicious cookie. I was ready to leave, so I pushed the door open. But the guy behind the counter said, "Hold on, we'll give you something else!"

I also received a $5 gift certificate, which was more than what I had spent! It was amazing. Who knew that you could gain something of monetary value with Tae Kwon Do lessons, other than saving money by not having to go the hospital if someone attacks you in the middle of a dark alley with no-one around. But why would you be walking down a dark--sorry, getting a little off-topic there.

Ciao for now!

Judging by the title, you might have guessed what has happened. We have a new birdy in the household!

We are keeping the newbie for a few days to see if she (he? It's only 8 months old, not old enough to tell what gender it is) and Birdy-wirdy are compatible.

The sad part of the story is: my friend (Angelina) called me up and said that another of my friends (Olivia) had a bird that had died, so they were going to give away their remaining bird because it never got any attention, and it had bonded with the late birdy. So my mom called Olivia's mom, and last night I came home from Tae Kwon Do and walked into the living room. There was a white bird cage sitting next to the cage that Birdy-wirdy was in.

"Oh," I said. "New bird cage?" I went closer. AACCKK!! An adorable yellow face was looking at me. The new parakeet has bright yellow and green plumage (can you hear my dad in the background saying "Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue. Lovely plumage!") with black on it's back and tail. Mom said it's name is Chiquita, and Olivia's family thought that it was a girl. But I think it might be a boy, because it's cere (the area above its beak that's pink for a girl and blue for a boy) has a little bit of blue.

And mom said no more pets!

Ciao for now!