Challenge Week 5: Childhood Pillow

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When I was little, I had a pillow that I needed to go to sleep. The pillow was made out of silk and it was the smoothest cloth ever. It had a checkerboard pattern of red and blue and it was cool to the touch.

 

I am pretty sure that my family bought the pillow in China. One afternoon, as I was playing in my parents’ bedroom, I found it. Then as fast as my little, chubby feet could carry me, I brought the pillow to my room and exchanged pillows with my parents. I used to attack me pillow and pretend that my pillow was an enemy invader. Using my short arms, I would spin the pillow over my head around and around. Whoosh! The pillow went as it flew across the room. I had deafened the invader. When it was my bedtime, and I had to go to sleep, I would always use my pillow. As soon as I had I laid my head on it, my eyes would close instantly and I would fall asleep. I loved my pillow and used it every day and night.

 

Now that I am older, I do not need a special pillow to go to sleep, and I don’t fight imaginary enemies anymore. But still, sometimes, on warm nights, I wish that I still had my pillow.

Photo Credit: “Bed Bath & Beyond.” Silk Pillows. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. .

April 7, 2014 Book Thoughts 3 Comments on Challenge Week 5: Childhood Pillow

Challenge Week 3: 5 Useful Apps

Everyone has apps on their phone or tablet. I have around 50 different applications on my iPad. Each one is useful in its own way. But since I cannot describe all 50 apps, here are my most favorite, most useful apps.

 

Wolfram Alpha: Wolfram Alpha is probably one of the most powerful calculators available to you and me. Using it, you can solve simple arithmetic to complex equations. Need help on your math homework? Wolfram Alpha can get it done for you. Type in whatever you want, press enter, and poof all the different solutions, graphs, and extra information are there in front of your eyes. Wolfram Alpha can also solve not only math but science, literature, and lots of other topics. Also, there are funny things like, “What are two things that are infinite?” And Wolfram Alpha will reply, “The universe and human stupidity.”

 

CalenMob: CalenMob what keeps me organized through out my busy day. You can set it to automatically receive all of your homework for the day or you can type it in yourself. It also allows you to sync it with your Google Calender so you don’t have to keep on typing the same thing over and over. CalenMob lets you set different color, time or all-day, repetition, reminders, and much more. With CalenMob, you can keep organized throughout your busy life.

 

Skyward: This useful app allows me to check and manage my grades in school. Some schools don’t use Skyward, but for the schools that do, this app is really handy. it shows all if the missing assignments in red so you can easily tell what you need to work on. A simple 4 digit pass-code can bring all of your grades in front of your eyes, without having to tediously and slowly type in your username and password. Now I can check my grades as only as I have my iPad with me.

 

DocAs: DocAs allows you to convert any thing into a PDF in DocAs. Then you can highlight things, write things, and much more. If you need print, you can convert it into DocAs and then print. If you have an electronic paper, and the teacher is requiring you to highlight and write other notes in it, DocAs can do whatever you need. Its simple format allows you do everything you need to do quickly.

 

Super Stick Man Golf 2: Ahh, finally done with all of my homework. It is now time to relax with some games! Super Stick Man 2 golf is an extremely fun and simple game where you try to hit the ball into the hole with the least number of strokes possible. Various traps like acid and lasers make it challenging and engaging at the same time. This game also has lots of power-ups like the Nitro Ball and the Super Ball. Different clothing and hats also giver different results. For example, the Viking hat lets you have no penalties for hitting the ball into the water.  SSMG2 is a great game if you got some time to relax.

 

These five apps are the most useful to me. There are a lot more but I strongly recommend you trying some of these apps.

March 26, 2014 Book Thoughts 1 Comment on Challenge Week 3: 5 Useful Apps

Challenge Week 2: Places In Austin

The Texas Capital

     If you were to come the Austin, Texas, the best city in the world, there are so many good places to visit, it is not possible describe them all. But the one place you have to visit is the Capital of Texas.

     I guarantee that the moment you arrive, your breath will be taken away by its beauty. As you walk down the path that leads to the huge archway, you can see trees planted by the path that seem to welcome you. In the spring and summer, the greenest grass you have ever seen in the world surrounds the capital with different displays like fountains and cannons on it. Just the building is a wonder: a huge archway leads to the grand double doors, each side of the Capital spreads to the uttermost edge of the grass, and in the center of the building, a tower goes up until if seems to touch the clouds. The Texas Capital building is even taller than the Capital building of the US!. A statue stands on the top of the tower, too far away to be seen clearly. Inside, there are portraits of all the different Presidents and governors of Texas. A huge star is painted on the ceiling of the of he Capital and another is painted on the ground of the first floor. The Capital of Texas has over 360,000 square feet of floors, which is more that any other state capital. It also has nearly 400 rooms and over 900 windows.

     The Capital of Texas is a must-see place in Texas. It will be a place you will never forget. So if you ever come to Austin, come visit the Capital!

Photo Credit: MorgueFile

March 18, 2014 Student Blogging Challenge 2 Comments on Challenge Week 2: Places In Austin