YC in Edmonton

Hello amigos! I'm back! Sorry for not posting for a long time, but we had some problems with Monkey's last post. Blogger deleted it, and we couldn't get it back. I was waiting for her to repost, but she is sure taking her dang time with it, so I'm just gunna post! (Love you, Mon-Mon!)

I've been in Edmonton, these past few days, as you can guess from the title. I'm pretty sure I've told you about YC before, but if I haven't, it is a Youth Conference that they hold once a year. This is the first year I've gone, and it was LIFE CHANGING!

I'm sorry if you're not a Christian, and I know that I promised not to talk about my beliefs too much (I promise I won't try to stuff my beliefs down your throat!) But this is actually important, and I think that even if you aren't a Christian, or even if you don't belief in God, you should read on. 

This weekend made me realize just how lucky I actually am. I mean, I've known it before; I have friends,  a good family, no money problems, a nice house, all that, but I always thought there was SOMETHING wrong. 

I have stomach ulcers and IBS, also, I'm Lactose Intolerant and I'm allergic to several different types of food, so obviously, I thought "Man, my life is hard". But there were people there who had it worse, a lot worse.

There was a girl sharing my hotel room, who's best friend had been murdered last year. Her parents judged her and pushed her to do great in school, even though she had recently been diagnosed with several learning disorders such as Dyslexia, ADD and OCD. Her family had barely any money, and they could only afford one meal per day.

That girl's good friend who was also there was picked on at school because she was different and lonely. Her parents were divorced, and she was afraid of meeting new people, because they could hurt and judge her.

A girl in the next room over had spent this last year cutting and hating herself. She tried smoking and pot, and drugs to get away from her life. All these girls had thought about suicide, and were tired of their lives.

Guys, this was just three people out of thirteen-THOUSAND! And I thought day-to-day stomach pains were hard! I can't imagine what it would be like to be them… The point I'm trying to get across is that life is so much more. Those girls were happy. Get that! They were cheering, laughing, talking, they were excited because they had someone to worship and loving people around them.

I think they're role-models, even if they do break down and cry every now and again.

Okay, sorry that I've been so serious lately. All my posts have just been boring and dull. I promise to try 'n be funny in the future!

On another ending note, I made direct eye-contact with a celebrity! Yeah, I know you're jealous! Jason Dunn from Hawk Nelson looked me in the eyes! *sigh* I should've gotten his autograph!

P.S Me and Cat went to the West Edmonton Mall, and I was attacked by books, hung out on a pirate ship, saw people I actually knew, and had a party in a hat store! Yep. Good weekend indeed!

Okay, I'll stop talking now. Bear out!

New Yawk, New Yawk!

Ohmygosh! What a exciting week! Well all, there was a monkey in New York last week, did you check the news? xD Just jokes, no monkey, but yeah I went to New York! It was so amazing

Nothingness.

If you've read the title of this blog, you will find that there is a fact that I have nothing to talk about. But I have been pressurd (Not really) by bear and monkey, so I am here today with my post.
Now, I had this title that popped into my mind completely randomly, and so I've decided to call it this. But, I was going to use it for something completely different. I remembered I had a short story called 'Nothing' and it was about a girl who couldn't remember anything at the moment. I only had about a paragraph or so already written, so I pulled it up and re-read it!
None of you know this, but when I have a project on the go, I always like to finish it. This one, for example, I did not. So I was assamed of myself, and started writting again. I fixed the spelling mistakes, and added a little more. I'll add it on here, just for you guys!


' Her head is filled with nothing. No ideas, thoughts, nothing. Entirely empty. This couldn’t have been the first time it’s been like this. Not with her talkative mouth and never ending ideas. Couldn’t possibly be the first. It must have happened before, but she can’t remember. Not with an empty mind like this.
Her computer sits on her lap, staring back at her with a blank screen. It’s forgetful too. It doesn’t remember what it’s supposed to do, just like she can’t. The crazed idea that put her on her computer has disappeared, nothing remains.
Her pale fingers hover over the keys, waiting for a command. Nothing comes. The idea was there, a great idea. It’s never like this in school. The ideas come into her head faster than they can come out of her mouth. Faster than her hand can scribble them down on a blank paper.
Her eyes scan the room she sits in. White walls, empty. White floor, cold and hard. It resembles her mind. Blank, white and empty.'


That's all I've got so far, and I can tell it's not too much, but I hope any  one person out there enjoys it.
I've run out of things to talk about. Although even before, I had 'nothing' to talk about. He he, get it? Just joking, its not that great of a pun!
I guess I'll resort to the thunderstorm. We had a thundershower moments ago, and I think I am in heaven! I've been waiting for months for this to happen, and I was downstairs for most of the time. I should have gone dancing in the rain! With my rubber boots and rainjacket!
I've got to go finish my supper making skills, so I will be back with another post later! It may be a while 'til you hear from me again.
[I'm from the Three Essential Animals,
This is Tabby, signing out.]

PS. Also, I realized that I don't like the font that I am writing in, so I am going to change it. It'll be different from what Monkey and Bear are writing in , I believe.

Less Than Perfect

None of us are perfect.


'Kay, I know you've all heard that one before. But it's true. We may ACT like it, because we're just humans. What in the world do we know? We get caught up so easily by something as little as a feeling. We can never see the whole picture. Up close, everything looks blurred. Like a maze, ya know? Like we'll never find our way out.


But it's not actually like that. We may be unable to see the whole picture, but that doesn't mean it's not there. We all need to learn to take things one at a time. Yeah, and I know you've heard that one as well. Why is it that the best quotes and sayings are the ones repeated so often they sound fake? It's stupid, because they are always the most-true ones. The ones that say "Somebody else has lived through it. They must've, to say something like that."


There will ALWAYS be somebody else who's lived through the same thing as you. Unless you're some Galactic Warrior who fights aliens for a pass-time (there goes my attempt at seriousness). But really, seek out help. You're NOT alone, even if it feels like it. Even if you're shy, even if the situation is insanely personal, talk to someone. Doesn't matter if you tell them what it's about. Just talk. Hey, you can even send me a message, I'd love to help you. (Although I must warn you, I SUCK at making people feel better!) But if all you need is somewhere to rant. Try me. You don't even need to tell me your name!


We try. As humans, we really do. We grab for something way outside of our reach, we eat things we know will taste bad, we even try making big blog posts to try to express our feelings (Hah, Fail Point for me!). "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." Take that to heart. Know that people out there love you, even if they won't out-right say it. And just take one thing at a time.


This is for you, Bouncy-chan.
-Bear

The world in a minute?

Haha! Hello all, it's Monkey here! Well what to talk about today? Sorry about not posting for awhile. I just didn't really know what to say O__o Well I still don't actually, but I did find out about a few things! I found out that I definately love my mum, and will miss her when she goes on vacation D:
That I love Architecture, I want to be an Architect when I'm older. I love designing things on Sims 3 so I might just download Google Sketchup! It's a program where you can create your own objects, from coffee makers to skyscrapers. Quite a variety eh? Oh gosh, now I'm going all Canadian again! Eh? Eh? Eh? Erg!

Anyways!! Has anybody ever heard of the book series 'Leviathan' by Scott Westerfield?? Well wonderful book! The second is out and it's called 'Behemoth'  but the third doesn't come out till September, so that sucks D:

Well Just 10 minutes ago I heard about a plane crash in Saskatoon, that's scary! It killed one person and one is injured. But it didn't hit any cars just ran into a building, near a grocery store I think.

On a happier note! I recently got started on the Percy Jackson series! Awesome series by the way if you love Greek Gods. I still love Poseidon <3 My heart belongs in the water by far. What can I say I'm a swimmer! Woah a Monkey who's a swimmer that was a odd mental picture O__o well yeah swimming is my thing and not Cat's or Bear's there's is reading and writing....well that's me as well but yeah. I love swimming, reading and writing. It's my life, most definitely!

Well I've kind of ran out of things to talk about....so I'll see you all in a few. Thanks for checking out Bear's, Cat's and mine blog! This is Monkey from the Three Essential Animals signing out!
Goodnight!
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Cat in the Hat

Funny title up there. I have to congradulate that person who thought of it. Oh wait, that's me! ..A little voice in my head is telling me to actually congradulate the actual person who thought of it. Oh well, I'll do that later. Now, I really wish I had something to talk about, but honestly, I don't really. So, I'll talk about my life.
First thing on my list is my computer. Now, this may seem like I'm going on for hours, but really, I have a point to this story. I recieved a genorous gift from the computer gods. Wanna know what it was? A virus. Just what I wanted for St.Patricks day. So, this virus is making my computer all glitchy, and even at the moment, I am struggling with the stupidness of viruses.
Also, on a plus side, I was playing Spider Solitaire. Being bored like I always am, I decided to use the 'Help' feature on my version. In a matter of seconds, I had lost. So, I went back, fixed all the mistakes, and won. Looks who's smarter than the average computer :)

Look at this. Isn't it cute? Yes. It looks like Im picking up myself. It speaks of myself though. My person self loves cats. Bt my cat self hate's to be picked up.

Well, That's all I really have at the moment. I need something to talk about next time. So, adios, amicos!
PS. I am a multilingual cat.

~Tabby {Three Essential Animals}

Can Bears Get Baptized?

Hello everybody! It's me, Bear again! You'll never guess what I did today!! Well, if you're a smart cookie, you might've figured it out from the title! But anyway, I was baptized!

I know! Crazy, right?! Well, it was amazing! I had to speak in front of a TON of people, but it was all worth it! After I finished my speech, my pastor was like "We've got a pastor in the making!"

Haha, it was great! I was baptized with three other guys (all older then me), in a tank at my church. The water was so warm! But it was blowing out cold water near my feet.

After the service, me and the boys (Colby, Dylan and John) all had to stand around and shake hands. I swear, I shook about a hundred people's hands, and said thank you about a million times! (that's a hyperbole. I didn't ACTUALLY say it a million times, but it sure FELT like it!)

This is me before I was dunked, but after my speech:

And this is me, coming up out of the water:

Sorry the pictures are so blurry. My dad had to zoom in a lot, and it was dark… But I guess it does keep my identity a secret! I feel like Clark Kent, with this alias!

Well anyway, great morning, but then my family had to damper my mood by deciding to go out for lunch at a place where I can't eat anything… But nothing can make me forget this morning! I also wanna thank Cat and Monkey for coming to see me too!

-Bear