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Life has still not calmed down. If anything, it is just as crazy as before only in a different way. But, then again, aren't the holidays crazy for everyone? There are family potlucks, wrapping presents, decorating, and all that cooking. It's a crazy time of year but it's also an amazing time of year.

I will admit that I did get some writing done and I even managed to read a few books too. Though, I didn't get as much of that done as I wanted to.

Anyway, I'm going to leave you with a wonderful little video that my sister took of me wrapping my cat up. I will let you know that he was purring the entire time and the paper was thin enough that it kept tearing on me. So there was no danger in him being stuck in the paper. =)




Ciao,
A.P.

It feels like forever since I posted and it probably has been awhile. The only excuses I can think of are all of the projects I have for school at the moment. I am in the final year of my course and I have four more 15+ page assignments due by Christmas break. Unfortunately that is in the next two weeks and I had about 20 smaller assignments due throughout this semester as well. So I have been keeping very busy.

I did complete Nano, but I only managed to do it through using all of my free time and cutting back on other, non-essentials like sleep. =)

Hopefully I will be posting a bit over Christmas break but I'm not going to guarantee anything. Just know that I am not dead, just really busy.

Ciao
AP

"Hey Strawberry! I need that compressor up and running now!" Nas' voice echoed in the room as it bounced off pipes, plates and other spare parts.

The short, brown-eyed girl in question briefly looked up from her work before shouting her reply. "There ain't no Strawberry here. There's only me, Bear."

Bear went back to her work with an intensity she didn't have before. Her face was set in a glare and every so often a growl escaped from her pursed lips. Though, as angry as her stance appeared, Bear was very careful with the equipment she was fixing.

After almost an hour of silent work, Bear replaced the panel and screwed it back on. She then proceeded to bang her head against the metal panel.

"This ain't the sight I wanted to see in here." Nas said, leaning against the doorframe. "You get my ship fixed?"

Bear glared at Nas. "What? You think I'm bangin' my head in celebration?"

"I wouldn't put anythin' past ya."

"I can't fix the compressor 'cuz I don't have the proper wires an' we can't get those 'cuz someone managed to get the bulls on our skin."

Nas smiled. "It was worth it. That goose was sun!"

"That goose was a bull! An' ya had to tap her."

"Just fix the essin' compressor thing."

"I can't! I've tried everything. I can't fix the essing compressor 'cuz the essing wires are essing ripped!"

"Then flip by the ripped wires."

"I can't. The wires that ripped were the ones I used to flip by the ones I took out for the LS."

Nas swore under his breath then turned around to punch the doorframe. "We are so Nova'd."

Jeremiah walked along the parapet, surveying the land. His land.

It had taken him a lifetime but he had done it. He was now the sole ruler of 27 moons and 10 planets. The entire solar system was his to do with what he pleased.

He scowled as snow fell on his ginger hair. The first thing he needed to do was get rid of this horrid weather.

The fifteenth year of life in the empire is by far the most terrifying. There is no
guarantee that you will be sleeping in your bed that night or that you will
even be alive to see the next day.

Once you turn fifteen, the recruiters start sizing you up for market. The come

around every few months taking anyone they want.

Onceyou turn fifteen, your choices are limited. If the recruiters want you, you

either go with them or you die.

Ten years ago our world was changed.

I was a grade 10 student at KISH, our intermediate and senior high school. I remember when the planes crashed into the towers because we were on break and when we went back to classes, our teachers told us the first tower had been hit. The class rooms that had access to tv's put on news programs so that we could know what was going on.

A world away, we were in a small province in a different country, but we still felt the aftershocks of the crashes.

Even now, ten years after the towers fell, the world is still dealing with the aftermath. Airport security has been upped since 9/11. People are still fearful and suspicious of the Islamic people. Wars have been fought and people have died. Politicians and Presidents have lied in order to wage these wars. People have become disillusioned and others have stood up stronger and taller than before.

I heard someone saying, not too long ago, that 9/11 had no affect on her. But considering what a large affect it had on the world as a whole, there is no way it could not affect her or anyone else living here.

For those who lost their lives in the attack and those who gave their lives to help with the aftermath, I salute you. Words cannot convey how much the world has grieved your passing and I hope that you are resting in peace.

For those who are still grieving and dealing with the loss that has accumulated since the 9/11 attacks, I pray that you will someday find peace.

xoxo
A.P.