The End

The End.

What makes an ending epic?

endings are times we always have mixed feelings about it seems, depending on what is ending.

in books, it depends on the story. how real did the characters seem? were they believable?

it also depends on what the characters did. did they have real lives that we can relate to? 

it depends on the story.

for telling how i feel about some endings, i am going to use a book series as an example. (some of you know of it, some of you may not)

a kids series called Animorphs

now, i am a bit hesitant to talk about this series cause i do not think it is Christian, and it is a kids series really :P i think... 

anyway! 

the series was written by K. A. Applegate. she started to write it in 1996 and finished it in 2001... there were over 60 books in the whole series when she was done.

if you are a fast reader, it would take you just under an hour to read one of the books...

*ahem*

so why am i talking about this series?

well, that is because of certain things that happened while i read it.

when i started reading it, i started on a special book, not part of the main series, so it did not make sense at first.

finally, i got 3/4 of the way through it, and then i am told i am not allowed to read the series anymore, right i was about to get to the last 10 books.

i was pretty much devastated  (understand i was 12 at the time :P)

then, a year later, i was finally allowed to read them again! YAY!

but by then, the library had sold off a bunch of the books, so there were big gaps... to this day, there are even less books sitting on the shelves...

there is a span of 3 years inside the books i believe... with the last book skipping a couple more ahead.

 so i read them out of order, and it turns out, that was ok, mostly.

except the books i read did not have many important developments in them... *ahem*

so then i had the library people order the books in and borrow them from another library.

and i finally finished..., and i was happy lol

i still have 1 more book i need to find yet though <_< >_>

anyway, the ending cuts off VERY suddenly, and i kinda got really mad at the author haha.

but i reread the ending again last night, and it inspired me. when i was younger, i did not look past my anger to see how awesome it was. one of the characters died in the end, and it was really sad... why? because of how the other characters reacted to it. when you realize that someone's life you have been following for a few years has died. 

What makes an ending epic?

when an adventure you have been on ends, you are never the same. adventures usually change you. and maybe you had fun on your adventure, and are sad it is now gone...

so. we look for a new adventure!

length and character development makes an ending SO much more better. the longer the story, the more sad and awesome the ending is.

at least, that is my opinion ;)

~Always Hope~

Oatmeal!

Oatmeal is awesome! it has been a while since i have had it though.... it is think and mushy and weird... and mostly tasty! i think.... it has been a while, hasn't it oatmeal?
the best type of oatmeal though.....IS OATMEAL COOKIES! a home run, if i ever  saw one  xD



*ahem* so eat oatmeal... it is good for you! i think..

Always Hope!

Interview!

Hey all, i got interviewed by Brayden over at Write Big! head on over and check it out please XD (no, seriously, go there now :| )

heh
if you would, please go to the interview Here, and check out all the other awesome stuff in the blog too :D


Now, off to school....

Always Hope!

The End of AWANA

THE END OF AWANA IS NEAR!
though, that is both good and bad, depending on who you are, where you are in your books, and what you do during AWANA.

perhaps i should explain exactly what AWANA is!
Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed
or something like that :P  2 Timothy 2:15 be the verse to look up ;)
*ahem* anyway, tis a youth group that goes during the school year ever Wednesday. unless there is terrible weather or something. haha

now, the reason why i said it depends...
The Leaders
- the adults monitoring and helping out the kids as they go to AWANA. some leaders do Game Time, and pick the games ye do and direct them, etc.
Some leaders work with the kids during book time. depending on how old you are, you either do game time, then book time, or vice versa.
these leaders have the kids memorize and say their verses to them. then they sign off the section in the book and they either talk the rest of the time, or they do another section.

The LIT's
- an epic group if i do say so myself (mostly cause.. i am an LIT :P ) LIT stands for Leader In Training, you usually become a LIT when you hit Highschool... unless you are a bit behind or ahead in your books, depends.
What do the LIT's do? well... pretty easy to guess XD they help out the Leaders and watch them, following them around and such. i do not have to follow anyone around though...
since i generally dislike 5-6 graders *cough* i had hoped not to work with them... to me, they are WAY too loud and even more disrespectful... and yes, ik, i was once that way.. i think..
so i help out my mom, who is sorta the secretary... she uses a laptop to put what the kids do in their books into the computer. i just count and add up points mostly :) hehe

The Kids
- Where would AWANA be without the kids? just a bunch of leaders sitting around :P so, we gotta have kids.
LOTS of kids come to the AWANAs at my church... lots. and usually not a whole lot of leaders to "Monitor" them all

There are the cubbies- idk how old they are... i would guess kindergarten and younger. they get snacks! wait... we do too (OO)

then the Sparks- 1st-2rd grade i do believe, every year you have another book to do. though, they changed almost EVERYTHING so i have NO idea what goes on on there anymore. lol

The T+T- AUGH! RRRUUNNN!!! (jk) ok, T+T stands for.. .something xD Truth and training i think idk. they be the 3-6th graders. (just a heads up.. i have no idea if i am right about these grades or anything :P)
THEY are the loud ones... though, tis pretty fun to be a T+Ter, i am glad i am not anymore.

Trek- Jr. High! these guys have oddles more fun then anyone else in AWANA (in my opinion) they get to play basketball, watch some short funny videos, eat pizza... sometimes XD

LIT- Leaders in Training, these guys help the leaders and all that... and sometimes, we get to sit with each other and have a..a.. meeting (OO) we talk about deep subjects and such while eating root beer floats, or junk food. ha

so, depending on what you like to do, or how far you are in our book, you will either be happy or sad. i know most of the leaders are happy xD


THE END OF AWANA!!!!
HUZZAH! this next wednesday, we have the AWANA fair! tis where we get a bunch of old beat up games from the attic, along with a bouncy house! though...i may not get to go on ;(

especially since i will be working XD and putting people in the jail... muahahaha! beware my brothers! >:D
*ahem*
well, that is all, for now :P

~Always Hope~

SA

Picture

A picture of the inside back cover of my copy of starlighter :)

signed by Amos lead singer of Attaboy hehe

and yes... i am nuts :P LOL