Ugh.

Ugh.
I'm sorry.
I don't feel like doing anything today...
You wanna read something I wrote?
Sure. I'll let you read the Oratory that I wrote for my 7th grade Intro to Forensics class. It's about why kids(8 and up) should have cell phones. Enjoy.

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There was once an 8 year old boy. That boy would have done anything to have a cell-phone. He begged and pleaded his parents for one, but they never responded. There are many reasons why a child should have and want a cellular device. People of the age 8 and up should have a cell phone because it gives whoever cares about them a sense of security, it makes the child happy, and it improves their social life, therefore; everyone 8 and up should have a cell-phone.

Many children have cell phones. According to Carnegie Mellon University’s website, My Secure Cyber Space.com, this trend is even more marked in countries outside the United States of America; for example, in New Zealand 84% of children have a cell phone by the age of 14. One of the many reasons parents get children cell phones is it gives them a sense of security. It gives them a piece of mind to know that their child can call them or the police in case of emergency. Jennifer O’Donnell of About.Com notes that if a child has a very busy schedule or an unpredictable one, a cell phone could help them stay in touch with their parents and keep their parents up to date on their schedule. According to Vanessa Van Petten from On Teens Today.com, when children have a cell phone, it makes it easier to makes plans, pick-up time, and pick-up locations so the child does not have to wait in an unsafe place or borrow a stranger’s phone. Also, GPS features allow a parent to keep tabs on their child at all times. According to an online survey from Harris Interactive, 80% of teenagers surveyed say that their cell phone provides a sense of security while on the go.

Having a cell phone can make a child happy. Having a cell phone makes a child feel like they are grown up. Having a cell phone makes a child feel that their parents trust them as a person to carry around a $200 object. To the parent, it might cost $200, but to the child, the little electronical item that is no bigger than their hand, is worth a million bucks. They would do anything to protect that little thing, and when they have it, it makes them feel happy. A child would be happy with any type of phone whether it is a $40.00 FireFly or a $200 phone complete with a MP3 player and a keyboard. There are many different services that a parent can get for their child. Vanessa on On Teens Today.com made a list of phones that are child safe like the FireFly that has two buttons designated for mom and dad, or the TicTalk that comes preloaded with 5 educational games. Not to mention all the special services that wireless companies have from GPS features, to features that enables the parent to restrict what numbers that the child can call and receive calls from. With all these features, the kids will be happy with their cell phone, and the parents will know that their child is safe.

There are many reasons to why a child should have a cell phone. One of these reasons in that it would improve their social life. According to a national survey from CTIA and Harris Interactive, 47% of United States teens say their social life would end or be worsened without their cell phone, and 57% of teens credit their mobile device with improving their life. This study also found that 4 out of 5 teens carry a wireless device, a 40% increase since 2004. Vanessa at On Teens Today.com says that 13 year old Morgan Pozgar competed against thousands of people in the LG National Texting Championship on April 21, 2007. She won $25,00 by texting the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 42 seconds. This shows that having a cell phone doesn’t just improve a child’s social life, it can also get them a big chunk of change.

That 8 year old boy that once begged and pleaded for a cell phone, but his parents never answered is now a 13 year old teenager that has one of the coolest cell phones ever. His cell phone has a touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. This 13 year old teenager feels safe wherever he goes. This 13 year old teenager is happy 99% of the time. This 13 year old teenager has a better social life. This 13 year old teenager with a cool cell phone that was once an 8 year old boy that begged and pleaded for one, is now telling everyone why children 8 and up should have a cell phone.

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So

Uh

Yeah

I hoped you like that? 

My forensics teacher did. Or she at least liked everything else I did... 'Cause she got mad at me for not going onto Junior Varsity Forensics 

Seriously

She actually wrote in my 7th grade yearbook, and I quote, "Cody! I am so mad at you for not doing 4n6 next year!" 

Okay

That wasn't actually quoted

Because I can't find my yearbook from that year.

But I do have a pretty good memory

So, that's actually pretty accurate

So 

Uh

I'ma go now. 

Though I'm kind of reluctant to

Because I'll be really bored whenever I leave...

Sigh 

I leave now 

Today, I saw: The Dan 3.0 video(s?)

            Today, I heard: Me playing my clarinet(I was awesome, btw(I'm so modest)) 
            Today, I touched: the Kool-Aid container. Because I was making Kool-Aid. 
            Today, I smelled: my cork grease. Again. 
            Today, I tasted: Kool-Aid! 
            Today, I felt: Anger towards my ex-girlfriend for bringing up stuff that apparently still angers me.

So

Uhm.

Hi? 

If you really knew me, you'd know that I am not good with words. 

Which now makes me realize that I probably shouldn't have made a blog...

But

I don't care! 

Yay!

Ugh. 

Who knew it'd be this hard? 

Well, I guess I'll do one of those "Get to know you things" you do on the first day of school. 

OH!
I'll save that for later on in the blog. 

Right now, I'll just talk about school stuff, for I am a nerd, geek, band geek, [insert more here]. (As I sit here listening to Owl City... Lawl.) 

Anywho

As I said, I'm in band.
I play the clarinet and flute, though I don't play the flute in band. I just know how to play it. 

I am currently going into my freshmen year, though I won't be at the high school, for my school system is stupid. 

Here is my school system: 1-4, Elementary

                                        5-6, Middle School

                                        7-9, Junior High

                                        10-12, High school 

In this school system, there are too many Elementaries and not enough Middle schools and Junior Highs (And probably High schools) to back them up. Seriously. Our school system has 9 elementaries, 2 Middle schools, 2 Junior highs, and one high school. I am told that they will be making a 9th grade academy type thing. But. I will be out of 9th grade (And probably high school) by the time they start building it. 

ANYWHO

I'm going into 9th grade year. I'll be in the 9th Grade Symphonic Band, German 1(Which I have to take a bus to and from the high school every day for), Pre-AP Physical Science, Pre-AP Geometry, Pre-AP English(Waah! It doesn't have a special name), and Arkansas History/SomeComputerClass(A semester for each one).

I do fairly well in school, excelling at Band, Math, and Science. I do not like History. At all. =) 

I'm fairly good at English, except I'm not very good at putting thoughts into words, though I have been getting better. (Wee!) 

And It's hard to blog when your friends keep bothering you on Gmail... 

Ugh. 

Anywho =3 

Uhm.
OH YEAH

I was gonna do one of those first day of school things... 

So, I searched Google and found the first one I felt like doing. WEEE. 

So

Uh

Here we go! 

Why were you given your particular name? 

     It was the name of a character in the movie "The Rescuers Down Under" or something...
How many brothers and sisters do you have?

     I have two brothers. They are twins. They are diabetic. One is autistic.
What is your favorite thing to do?

     Playing my clarinet and flute, watching YT vids (YAY 5AG), and watching TV. And playing  Sims 3.
What is your favorite food?

Bread. And French fries. And my mom's goulash. Yummm.
What is your favorite book?

Hmm. Anything by John Green. And James Patterson's Maximum Ride series. And his book, "Witch and Wizard". And the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott. And. Uh. More. 
What is your favorite candy bar?

Three Musketeers 
Trivia: When the Three Musketeers was originally made, it came in a pack of three flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry. (Hence the name) At some point, they dropped Vanilla and Strawberry, leaving just the Chocolate. 
What is your favorite cookie?

Chocolate chip 
What is your favorite sport?

I don't like sports. 
What is your favorite kind of music?

Anything but rap and hip-hop
What is your favorite song?

Uhhh.... 
What do you want to be when you grow up?

A band director! =D

How many kids do you want when you get married?

Two

What place would you like to visit?

Britain/England/United Kingdom. (I never really understood what's called what... Told you I'm bad at History.) 

What is your favorite thing about your mom?

She's a good cook. 
What is your favorite thing about your dad?

...Uh. If It wasn't for him, I'd never leave the house, I guess. 
What is your favorite thing about yourself?

My talent with music
Do you like to sing?

Yes
Do you like to dance?

Yes. But I can't dance =3 

Do you like to play a musical instrument?

/changes "instrument" to "instruments"/  Yes
What musical instruments can you play?

Clarinet, Flute, recorder
What is your favorite type of art?

The musical kind 
Have you ever seen a broadway musical? Do you like theater?

Yes. Yes. 
Do you like building things?

Not really 
What would you like to learn about cars?

Nothing
What would you like to teach others about?

How to be un-stupid
What are three adjectives which describe you?

Weird. Musically talented. Smart. (These were provided by my friends that I mentioned earlier) 
How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you?

Friend: You have blonde hair and blue eyes, very little acne, baby cheeks (awwweh), and... is that good enough?

Other friend: dark blonde hair. amazing blue eyes. rosy cheeks lol
In five years, what kind of person will you be?

A college freshmen. Or a sophomore. Yeah. College sophomore. 
In ten years, what kind of person will you be?

Hopefully, a married person. And a band director. 
What do you want to be doing in five years?

Going to college. 
What do you want to be doing in ten years?

Band directing. 
What are your favorite subjects in school?

Musicstuffz, Math, English, Science, anythingbutP.E.andhistory
When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?

ONLY AN HOUR?! Uhm. Read 
What is the strangest thing you ever did?

Uh. I don't do many strange things... Like, I can't even think of anything D=

I once accidentally dropped a fry in my glass of Dr. Pepper. I ate it. Didn't taste half bad. 

So

This concludes my first blogpost. 

OH
I wanted to include something at the end of my blogpost. Like, something that I'd do at the end of my blogpost. But I can't think of anything to do =(
So

I'll just do what most people starting out at something do

And copy what a more famous person did! 

So, I'ma copy what Hayley does at the Hayleylujah Chorus©
"However, because Blog Every Day in April proved to be more difficult than I'd originally anticipated (remember my uninspired crayon drawings?), I've decided to set a few more guidelines this month. Each day, I will present to you something noteworthy that I experienced with each of my senses. Cool? Cool."

Here's that: 

Today, I saw: that you* had FINALLY blogged again. YAY!
Today, I heard: my alarm clock going off with the slight thought in the back of my head of "Why is that going off 2 and a half weeks before school starts?"
Today, I touched: my beautiful new wooden clarinet
Today, I smelled: the minty scent of the cork grease that I was putting on said clarinet
Today, I tasted: Dr. Pepper and Tangy Carolina BBQ Lay's chips
Today, I felt: the sense of joy as I realized that I can now listen to my Pandora again.** Weee!!

NOW this concludes my blogpost. 

*"You" being her, Hayley. 

**I had reached my 40 hourspermonth limit in July and I just realized that it is now August, so I can listen to it again.