Mckinlay

2008-02-28T21:28:00.000-08:00

The lively summer beach activity at Laguna unfolds. Waves from the sapphire ocean hit the pearl sand’s shore, appearing jewel like, fun and innocent as they crest and smash into one another. Swoosh, swash, another wave crashes onto the sand. I feel a soft wind brush past my auburn skin. The salty air sticks to my face and coats a layer of salt. As I lick my lips I can taste its briny flavor. In the distance, I hear the laughter of children playing. Squawking sea gulls above me catch my eye as they simultaneously swoop up and down like adolescents playing a game of follow the leader. The noon day sun has me hot, sweaty, and ready for a cooling dip in the ocean.
As I walk to the water’s edge the wet, grainy sand meshes through my toes. I immerse myself slowly, an inch at a time, down into the refreshing ocean. Goose bumps appear on my skin as the waves engulf me up to my chin. I bob up and down like a loose buoy and then find myself floating effortlessly on my back starring into the gorgeous cobalt blue sky. A rambunctious small airplane maneuvers above me, playing tag with the puffy cream clouds. The hum of its engine is muffled by the water covering my ears. The distant sounds of the shore seem like miles away now. I feel calm and relaxed as I drift and float with ease.
HONK! A loud blow from a passing schooner startles me! Huge, majestic, red, white and blue sails flop to the drift of the summer wind as it pierces through the water. Her passengers, with party drinks in their hands, wave lively and shout greetings to everyone on the beach. I bounce and bob off center for a moment before finding my balance and wading back to shore.
Burr! The summer air feels cooler now as I quickly walk the beach in search of
my towel. It’s hidden there somewhere amidst a mosaic of colorful beach blankets, toys, kids and elaborate sand castles. I spot a shiny, lone sea shell in need of a home. As I reach down to pick it up, a tiny crab crawls to the surface gasping for air. Before I could even examine it the crab scurried off!
Laguna’s scenery, laid out like an exotic nature painting in an art gallery, entices all my senses. I smell fresh french fries, mixed with the scent of sticky cotton candy from the nearby concession stand. My stomach growls at the thought of lunch. My hunger pains come to a halt when some yells, “Shark!” All eyes turn toward the beach. Like a scene from Jaws, a splashing frenzy erupts as bodies clamor for the safety of shore. Frantic mothers search the shoreline for their children. Over a loudspeaker the voice of the local lifeguard announces, “It’s only a dolphin.” Relieved swimmers jump back in the water and the beautiful summer day regains its ideal beauty.
I lay on my beach towel with the warm sun beaming down on me. With my eyes closed gently I hear the sounds of the seagulls, the waves crashing, children laughing, and like a photo album of pictures, the pages turn in my mind of all the vivid images of my day at Laguna Beach.

final topic

2007-12-05T07:54:00.000-08:00

i have finally chosen high school love because i think that high school love is very contraversial. You know i hate high school love but also see where the other side comes from.

treasure

2007-11-26T07:54:00.001-08:00

treasure isn't always silver or gold.
-captain jack sparrow
treaure can be clothes or movies or jewlery past down generation to generation.
one man's trash is another man's treasure. one is unique and their interests are all different so ones treasure is unique also.

thanks!

2007-11-20T07:54:00.001-08:00

I AM THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY! I LOVE THEM TO DEATH. AND THANK GOD THEY ARE ALL HEALTHY AND ALIVE EVEN. WELL I AM EXCITED ABOUT THANKSGIVING BECAUSE I AM GOING TO L.A. AND AM SUPER EXCITED HAHA BUT ANYWAYS I CAN'T WAIT FOR TURKEY MASHED POTATOES AND YMMMYYYYY GRAVY!!!!!!!

free blog

2007-11-16T08:13:00.000-08:00

so today is friday! whoop whoop! haha but anyways i love fridays because it just means that when i go to sleep tonight i can sleep in yay! well next week is thanksgiving and i am pretty excited becuase i am going to l.a and yeah i will talk to ya later! ya....

my stop motion

2007-11-15T07:54:00.000-08:00

my favorite topic for my project is enviorment. i selected this because this is a very big issue in life basically. some images i am going to take are different events of littering and when i go to the other side of enviorment i am going to somehow rewind all the photos so that the litter is going back into the hands or back into a car.

thoughts on guest speaker

2007-11-13T07:55:00.000-08:00

Yesterday the guest speaker was awsome. she was inspiring and interesting! i learned alot about the depth of the army.

blogger

2007-10-26T08:15:00.000-07:00

just because i cannot see it doesn't mean i can't believe it
jack skellington

when one can't see the imagination doesn't mean they can't believe in it. i think that when someone is actually seeing they lose the thought behind imagination because they focus to much on tv or the internet and don't see the real imagination in you!

blog on mood

2007-10-24T07:54:00.000-07:00

the whole mood of lemony snickets and the corps bride is mysterious, emo, dark and creepy. Both movies are great but always put me on edge because of the lighting and sounds

blogggggggggg

2007-10-18T07:54:00.000-07:00

one person's craziness is another person's reality
tim burton

when one person has hecticness once in a while compared to someone else hecticness is there life and is always crazy

quote quote quote

2007-10-16T07:54:00.000-07:00

if everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn't thinking.
general george washington

if someone is going to copy what someone else is doing then they are not thinking for themselves they are not being unique

quotessssssss

2007-10-15T07:58:00.000-07:00

do or do not, there is no try
-yoda star wars

first of all i heart star wars! its so great and may i say .. cool haha but yeah anyways this quote is a little to complicated for me to understand but what i do understand is star wars.. again its GREAT!

bllogg

2007-10-12T08:12:00.000-07:00

yeppers today is bad! i am starving and i even had breakfest... lets just hope that i have enough time to eat before leaving for the sa game at 4:00 i think i am going to get green grocers that sounds really really good i think i will get the southwestern sandwich with soup and chips and a coke! yummmmmmmmm! ugh this is making really really extra hungary!!! so i am going to go and eat out of drew's little good luck bag

blogggger

2007-10-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

i don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom
general greore s . patlon

he is so cool. i swear umm anytime you try and overcome an obstacle it shows how successful you are when you stumble a bit because it shows how strong you are.

2007-10-09T07:56:00.000-07:00

if the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.
albert einstein

I think this quote says if you can't back up a statement with facts just change it a little bit or tweek it .. its all good

bloggggggg

2007-10-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

a word to the wise ain't necessary its the stupid ones that need the advice.
bill cosby

so this blog GRAND basically its saying the stupid people need advice to get ahead in life and the wise people dont' always need the advice

stop global warming

2007-10-02T07:57:00.001-07:00

global warming!

STOP global warming! seriously take shorter showers, turn your lights off when you are not in the room, CARPOOL. If one person takes a stand the rest will follow just like follow the leader because now a days people just do whatever everyone else is doing but STAND out be unique!

quote of day11

2007-10-01T07:54:00.000-07:00

no one ever appreciates a shovel until they have to dig a ditch with a spoon.
-unknown

No one is ever thankful for what they have and this just expresses that they don't know how easy they have it until its taken away from them.

quote of day11

2007-09-28T07:56:00.001-07:00

there is a time in every man's education when he arrives a t the convictions that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide

quote of day10

2007-09-27T07:59:00.000-07:00

a liberal is a person whose interest aren't at stake at the moment.

wow i am a liberal person i guess ..... i am free minded and yeah i just am in such a tired mood right now and i cant even sit here right now and look at the computer because my eyes are making the computer screen blurry so i think that is my cue to leave... bye

2007-09-24T07:56:00.000-07:00

the purpose of school!
i believe that getting an education is very important. Students have been dropping out and i believe that we would have less drop outs if we had funner teachers. i know school can be a drag but try and stick it out! i think that life will take you anywhere if you have an education!

quote of day9

2007-09-20T07:54:00.001-07:00

WEll basically my blog just got deleated! bad bad bad after just writing about how great my day was going .. haha but yeah i don't feel like writing my thoughts again so thats all

quote of day9

2007-09-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

why i feel sorry for myself sometimes!
-something to ponder
People in this world should never feel sorry for themselves because life it GRAND! and you shouldn't waste a moment in time thinking about how much your life sucks! Right when i start to feel sorry for myself i will try and think of the other people that have bigger problems but stick through it and in a way that inspires to me stay positive and love life!

quote of day8

2007-09-18T07:55:00.000-07:00

"it is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves"
edmond hillary

well andrew says this and he thinks you took this quote from him so yeah i don't really feel like a typing day so this is all i am going to say .... that was the first guy to ever climb mt everest.!

quote of day7

2007-09-17T07:54:00.000-07:00

to err is human but to really foul things up requires a computer
farmer's almanac 1978

ok so this quote is complicated .. i have no earthly idea what it means! so right now i am looking at mrs. meddlin hold the kolaches so i think i am going to go and eat!

quote of day6

2007-09-14T08:17:00.000-07:00

if you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.
j m power

you have to give an effort if you want your dreams to come true! give a little and in return comething will come along in your favor.

quote of day5

2007-09-13T07:59:00.001-07:00

give to the world the best you've got and the best will come back to you

anonymous

when you do your best the world will go your way. ... so always in life to the best you can and everything else will follow!

quote of day4

2007-09-12T07:54:00.000-07:00

be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

well i have no idea what this is saying and my brain is just dead so i am not going to elaborate on it but i think it may be saying stay true to yourself.

quote of day4

2007-09-11T07:54:00.000-07:00

"Hakuna Matata"

Timon and Pumba
Lion King
Hakuna Matata what a wonderful phrase. Hakuna Matata means no worries for the rest of your days. It's our problem free philosophy Hakuna Matata.!

quote of day3

2007-09-10T07:55:00.000-07:00

"Computers have lots of memory but no imagination."
-Author unknown.

computers can store many things and have the highest technology ever but no matter what we are the imagination. A computer can not make a slide show with colors and vibrance we have to

tivy fight never dies

2007-09-07T08:16:00.001-07:00

well i am not agreeing with this quote at all today! we performed and got booed so i am not wanting to be apart of tivy right now! i hate it our own school booed us! gay!

quote of day3

2007-09-06T07:54:00.000-07:00

"Wherever you go with all your heart."
-Confucious.

i will definitly go by this quote. wherever i go i will try my hardest and give a 100%.

quote of day2

2007-09-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

"Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't away to get over them."
-Unknown author.

This quote is very meaning full in life. It means that everytime life gives you an obstacule it's not always going to be easy to conquer. What would life be if there werent troubles.

quote of the day

2007-09-04T08:12:00.000-07:00

"Seventy percent of Success in life is showing up." -Woody Allen

I think this quote means that in life showing up is the most important thing to do. Say i am the smartest person but i never show up to school i may miss out on everyday tips the teacher may have that could make my life successful. So i am going to follow this quote by woody allen.