Tenna’ ento lye omenta,

HRTF

1st of many

Just to start this post off on a weird note, I like naming my posts wierd things (kind of like every one of the Jamestown 400 things). For instance, this post has a wierd name relevent to only one thing in the entire post. I'll leave it up to you to comment and tell me what it is.

I, HRTF, have decided to add another thing to my sidebar: the Quote of the Month. This thing will list a really great quote that I deam worthy of my blog. This month's quote is already up, but I think it needs a little background. About a month ago, I was reading Of Plymouth Plantation for Omnibus III (which I despise). The author, William Bradford, was talking about a really bad decision that the Pilgrims made which almost cost them their lives, when he said this: "Man doth propose, but God doth dispose".

Isn't that a really great quote?! I read it a couple times of through and dog-eared the page for later reference (a.k.a. my blog). This is one of my favorite quotes, as it talks about the providence of God and how man thinks "Oh man, I'm so big and awesome!" Right. Uh-huh. Sure. We are shrimps and nothing more. S-H-R-I-M-P-S. Little pink things (actually, that's not far from the truth: we are little and pink  ).

Now, another thing: ever heard of...coincidence? R-I-G-H-T, sure. Whatever. Well, here's some for you: right after I finished reading that chapter of Of Plymouth Plantation, I walked into our kitchen and saw this magnet that my mom had just fixed on our fridge door:

Now there's some coincidence for you! It's kind of like a modern version of the quote. It also proves itself: that was no mere coincidence, that was the providence of God.

Even though this is the first quote of the myriads more to come, I already believe that it's the best one.

Aa' i' cam en' i' Heru na yassen llie mankeoio llie aut,

HRTF

Postscript: YES!!! I did it! I used the word "myriads" in something! I've been wanting to do that for months! Yahoo! -HRTF

Eragon

One word: Alagaesia. Have you ever heard of it? It’s the country in Eragon by Christopher Paolini. But why should I tell you about all of this? Why not let the author of this great book do it? I don’t know; that’s why I’m asking you! Anyway, here’s a link: http://www.alagaesia.com. Visit it. Read the book. Join the adventure! (BTW: if you have already read this book, tell me; my brother and I will then become your best friend J).

Aa’ lle cael Aman re, melloneamin,

HRTF

N-n-n-nineth grade?

Many of you mat know that I love  waterpolo. If you don't know that, you're gonna learn.

Waterpolo is by far the best sport ever. For a brief summing up of the sport, it's like soccer in the water (but you use your hands, not your feet). A little yellow ball gets passed up and down the court while you swim to go intercept it. Very tiring. And you don't sweat like in football (awesome).

Anyway, I was taking a class this summer in which I learned how to play waterpolo. There were about thirty other Jr. High - Highschoolers in the class, male and female. I was probably the oldest one there. We learned (aka did) about six different strokes, about thirty different exercises and a lot more stuff. One day, during one of said exercises, these two girls (obviously best friends from school) were chatting about school. I was standing there, nonchalantly listening and minding my own business, when one of the girls says to me:

"So, what school do you go to?"

"Who, me?" I say to throw her off her guard and appear as if I don't know what she's talking about, "I'm homeschooled."

"So what grade are you in?" she says.

"Umm, ninth." I say slowly.

"No, no, no, what grade would you be in if you were in school?" she asks.

"Umm, ninth." I say again, wondering if she even knows what she's talking about.

"No, I mean If you were in public school." she asks, as if she was annoyed with my "incompetence".

"Ninth. I would be a highschool freshman if I was in a public school." I say through annoyed, gritted teeth.

"Oh." she says with surprise at the annoyed tone. "So, what do you like about homeschooling?"

"Umm, the amount of freedom to rush through your day and get all your stuff done really fast." I say after a short pause (I've always hated that question).

"Oh really? I like the amount of socialization that public schools give you."

"Yah," her friend pipes up, "schools are a lot more social!"

Thus ended the conversation.

*sigh* I know, public school systems aren't the best, but hey! I don't want to be unsocialized or weird or anything like that. I walked (swam) away from them as the girls began to chat again, utterly bewildered. My mom posted about this incident too. Ouch.

Tenna' ento lye omenta,

HRTF

End

Okay, that's it. That's the end of the post. Don't blame me for your insanity.

Tenna' ento lye omenta, Taraerea,

HRTF