10 Things I Fear...

by Juan Emilio

1. Mosquitos-- When they start buzzing around me I go c r a z y and can think of nothing else.

2. People talking about me negatively behind my back

3. Dropping my baby

4. Being out of shape-- Lots of my clothes don't fit me...will it get worse?

5. Life moving too quickly-- Will it be over before I know it?

6. Losing all my hair-- My dad's hairline starts way too high...will mine too?

7. Headaches-- How bad will this one be? Will it last forever?

8. Cold and Flu-- I need energy to be a dad and teacher? I can't get sick!

9. Tight Spaces--

10. Car Sickness-- It's only the first 20 minutes of a two hour car trip and I already feel sick! Will I make it without throwing up?

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by mikespearsart

In number 9, I mentioned being afraid of tight spaces. Here's why: When I was about seven years old, I was with my family at my Aunt Sara's house. All my cousins were there and I was by far the youngest. They were all teenagers with deep voices and the beginning of whiskers.

Anyhow, we were all gathered in my cousin Freddy's room and there was this huge wooden toy chest. One of my cousin's said, "Louie, why don't you go in there and see if you fit." I did, and boy was it a mistake. As soon as I climbed into the small dark space the lid shut above me and a lock clanked closed. I heard muffled laughter erupt from outside and my stomach dropped.

"Help! Get me out of here! Let me out !" I repeated over and over again. They just continued to laugh. Finally, after I don't know how many minutes, my sister ran out and fetched my parents. My dad came in the room and let me out. But by that time the damage was done. Left in their scared and powerless, I am now permanently scared of tight spaces.

My Future Habitat

Hey there folks. I am a man who thinks about the future. And in this future, I do not want the world falling apart because we burned to much coal and oil to power all our stuff. Therefore, I created a model of a habitat I'd like to see as I walked down a typical street in New York.

In my habitat the local McDonald's will be powered partly by solar panels on the roof instead of electricity that comes from burning dirty coal.

My habitat will also have a "gas" station next to the McDonald's. Except the "gas" station will actually be pumping out used fry oil piped in from the McDonald's next door. In the future, most cars will have their engines changed so that they can except fry oil instead of gas (actually many cars do that right now!). Also, the McDonald's will be powered by wind turbines which take wind and convert it to energy.

My habitat will also bring more nature into the city. For example, there will be ponds with frogs, moss, and flies on the corner.

greasy pizza

p i z z a
there's nothing
like it
greasy pepperoni
cheesy delicious
i can't get enough
until i've had enough
and i want to throw up
because i ate too much
grease stains
on my shirt
i wish it were white again
oh well.

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Hamburger Brainstorm

Hugs and Smurfs

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Interpreting Smurfs and Hugs

At first glance, I thought these were two separate dreams.  But the more I thought about them, the more I realized that they were connected.  My uncle Mel was such an important part of my life. He always helped me to understand the crazy things that would go on in my world and make me feel better about them.  He was also the glue that kept my family close.  You know who that's like? Papa Smurf.  Everytime Gargamel came close to eating all the Smurfs or a magic egg that granted everybody's wish lead to chaos, Papa Smurf brought everything back to normal.  

Looking at the dream dictionary,  I see that "hugging" in dreams means "closeness".  Ever since my uncle mel died, our family hasn't been as close.  In the dream I try and hug everyone but the hugs don't feel "real".  I tried again, and they still felt fake.  Maybe this means that I want to be close to my family, but I don't know how anymore now that he's gone.

The second part of the dream had Papa Smurf teaching a regular Smurf how to play the piano. In the dream dictionary it says that a "piano" means "harmony".  The dictionary also says when you dream of a piano out of tune it means you need to "repair a relationship".  Returning to my dream, the Smurf played the piano poorly at first, but with the help of Papa Smurf, he began playing beautifully.  So beautifully that it began to add to a movie that played above the piano. Maybe the dream means that with Uncle Mel's (Papa Smurf) help, I can begin to get close to my family again and bring my life back into harmony.