Lending a Helping Hand
Monday, September 25th, 2006Since there is no TV and my grandma’s house, I have to find other ways to occupy myself.
| rbf2000 (8:28:13 PM): what is the topic? Auto response from annelooos (8:28:13 PM): i need help with my topic for my dual paper! annelooos returned at 8:28:23 PM. annelooos (8:28:32 PM): i have some to pick from rbf2000 (8:28:39 PM): what are the guidlines? annelooos (8:29:04 PM): it has to be a narrative rbf2000 (8:29:23 PM): oh, well annelooos (8:29:42 PM): i can’t think of anything interesting that has happened in my life rbf2000 (8:29:42 PM): just start narrating your own life, like peter did in that one episode of family guy annelooos (8:29:47 PM): i can’t rbf2000 (8:29:52 PM): every day mundane stuff annelooos (8:29:55 PM): there are topics rbf2000 (8:29:58 PM): call it “artsy” annelooos (8:29:59 PM): that i have to pick from rbf2000 (8:30:01 PM): what are the topics? annelooos (8:30:32 PM): events that lead you to take a major action- quit a job, end a relationship, or join an organtization annelooos (8:30:40 PM): a sporting event you played in or observed annelooos (8:30:46 PM): an event that placed you in danger annelooos (8:31:03 PM): an experience that led you to change your opinion about a friend or family member rbf2000 (8:31:08 PM): every time you drive you are in danger annelooos (8:31:10 PM): an accident of medical emergency rbf2000 (8:31:24 PM): so, have a big long narritive that leads to you getting into the car rbf2000 (8:31:26 PM): and then end it there rbf2000 (8:31:30 PM): it will be sweet annelooos (8:32:20 PM): how am i going to make over 500 words abhout that rbf2000 (8:32:36 PM): only 500 words? rbf2000 (8:32:54 PM): I made a narrative about seemingly nothing that was like 2500 words earlier today! annelooos (8:32:56 PM): that’s the minimum annelooos (8:33:09 PM): i just can’t think of anything interesting in my life! annelooos (8:33:16 PM): and i want to make it somewhat humorous rbf2000 (8:33:18 PM): like I said, make it mundane! rbf2000 (8:33:22 PM): that’s where the humor will be rbf2000 (8:33:50 PM): in the fact that they think that it is going to lead up to this really awesome, dangerous event (where you are going to drive your car to) but it just ends with you getting in the car rbf2000 (8:33:56 PM): priceless! annelooos (8:34:10 PM): i don’t know how to describe that though rbf2000 (8:34:26 PM): describe what? rbf2000 (8:34:31 PM): you just tell a story rbf2000 (8:34:37 PM): that culminates with you getting into a car rbf2000 (8:34:43 PM): does it have to be true? annelooos (8:34:49 PM): no annelooos (8:34:51 PM): she will never know rbf2000 (8:34:58 PM): it is supposed to be true? annelooos (8:35:25 PM): yeah i think so rbf2000 (8:35:40 PM): here, copy and paste this: rbf2000 (8:35:45 PM): http://rbf2000.com/documents/06_09_24.html rbf2000 (8:35:52 PM): or, you can pick an older one if you want rbf2000 (8:35:58 PM): they are all over 500 words, though annelooos (8:36:42 PM): hahahha i can’t copy what you wrote though! rbf2000 (8:36:58 PM): I don’t think I use my name it in rbf2000 (8:37:00 PM): in it* rbf2000 (8:37:03 PM): so you should be ok annelooos (8:37:45 PM): i haven’t spent four years in college quite yet rbf2000 (8:38:05 PM): ok, so don’t use that one rbf2000 (8:38:58 PM): so, what did you do yesterday? rbf2000 (8:40:03 PM): I can extroplate a brief blurb into a 500 word narrative rbf2000 (8:40:11 PM): it will take me 23 minutes annelooos (8:40:20 PM): geez i wish i could say the same rbf2000 (8:40:36 PM): well, you need to give me the brief blurb first rbf2000 (8:40:48 PM): and I couldn’t do that in high school rbf2000 (8:40:56 PM): I learned to do it in college annelooos (8:42:47 PM): well it has to pertain to the topics i listed before rbf2000 (8:43:05 PM): like I said, I can make anything pertain to the topic rbf2000 (8:43:23 PM): try me rbf2000 (8:43:34 PM): just give me a brief blurb on what you did yesterday rbf2000 (8:43:45 PM): and I will make it into a narrative that does whatever the criteria is rbf2000 (8:43:50 PM): criterium, I suppose annelooos (8:44:39 PM): i didn’t do anything exciting yesterday though annelooos (8:44:42 PM): i had the edge rbf2000 (8:44:50 PM): what is the edge? annelooos (8:44:57 PM): i went thrift store shopping with danielle and margot to find costumes for disney on ice on wednesday annelooos (8:45:02 PM): middle school youth group rbf2000 (8:45:09 PM): ok, that should be enough rbf2000 (8:45:15 PM): did you go as soon as you got out of school? annelooos (8:45:25 PM): yesterday was sunday annelooos (8:45:34 PM): so i went right after church rbf2000 (8:45:37 PM): no rbf2000 (8:45:42 PM): thrift store shopping on wednesday annelooos (8:45:48 PM): ooooh no i went yesterday annelooos (8:45:53 PM): disney on ice is on wednesday annelooos (8:45:56 PM): we were preparing for it rbf2000 (8:45:59 PM): ok annelooos (8:46:02 PM): we’re all dressing like princesses rbf2000 (8:48:18 PM): what was the name of the thrift store? annelooos (8:49:44 PM): thrift store usa rbf2000 (9:03:07 PM): 529 words rbf2000 wants to send file C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\annelise.docx (9:03:49 PM). annelooos received C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\annelise.docx (9:03:50 PM). rbf2000 (9:04:07 PM): not my best work rbf2000 (9:04:19 PM): but whatev! annelooos (9:05:07 PM): i’m really excited annelooos (9:05:10 PM): thank you for helping me annelooos (9:05:11 PM): / annelooos (9:05:13 PM): doing everything annelooos (9:05:30 PM): er annelooos (9:05:32 PM): it won’t open annelooos (9:05:48 PM): windows doesn’t know what program made it rbf2000 (9:05:56 PM): just open it with word annelooos (9:06:52 PM): k annelooos (9:07:14 PM): uhhh it’s a bunch of symbols rbf2000 (9:08:08 PM): *sigh* annelooos (9:08:29 PM): can you copy and paste the paragraphs? rbf2000 wants to send file C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\annelise.doc (9:08:50 PM). annelooos received C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\annelise.doc (9:08:51 PM). annelooos (9:09:47 PM): yay!!!! annelooos (9:09:53 PM): thank you annelooos (9:13:28 PM): hahahahahahhaha annelooos (9:13:32 PM): this is amazing rbf2000 (9:13:58 PM): you can change stuff if you want annelooos (9:17:08 PM): thank you so much, justin annelooos (9:17:11 PM): this is really awesome annelooos (9:17:23 PM): and you’re a great writer annelooos (9:17:29 PM): how did college get you to do this? rbf2000 (9:18:03 PM): that’s the easy type of writing rbf2000 (9:18:12 PM): you just write what happened rbf2000 (9:18:13 PM): but rbf2000 (9:18:29 PM): you know if you submit that as your own, your teacher will nab you for plagarism rbf2000 (9:18:46 PM): I have a unique writing style rbf2000 (9:19:03 PM): and after only a couple of paper’s, teachers can usually tell if a paper is different annelooos (9:19:14 PM): i’m changing it annelooos (9:19:16 PM): well annelooos (9:19:18 PM): adding myself to it rbf2000 (9:19:40 PM): heh annelooos (9:19:50 PM): plus this is actually just like a story i wrote annelooos (9:19:57 PM): for curtis annelooos (9:20:00 PM): about sleep rbf2000 (9:23:04 PM): well, curtis didn’t like any of my writing rbf2000 (9:23:15 PM): I don’t know if she’s changed her opinion of it over the past 4 years annelooos (9:24:38 PM): i have no idea if she likes mine annelooos (9:24:54 PM): my letter to her and then my in class essay were both very sarcastic annelooos is away at 9:27:21 PM. Session concluded at 10:43:56 PM |
We started to feel disheartened. We knew what we needed, but it was becoming extremely taxing trying to locate it, and time was now running short. It was not until Danielle saw a tag sticking out from a stack of merchandise that we found what we were looking for! Truly, our even was going to be perfect. Everything was coming into place, all of our ducks in a row. Little did we know that only hours before the event our lives would be put into danger, despite the measures that we took to be completely safe.
As we began getting dressed in the princess outfits we had procured from the thrift store, an ominous feeling overcame us. It was something that none of us could explain. I suppose it’s that feeling that a parent gets when they see their child off in an airplane; that feeling of impending doom which is proved wrong 99.999% of the time. That was the feeling I had now. Something I was sure would go away. After all, we were just going to Disney on Ice, where is the danger in that? But I could not shake the feeling that somehow, I was going to be in a lot of danger tonight.
We finished preparing and we got into the car. We were all excited, how often do you get to dress up as a princess to see Disney on Ice? We got into the car and the cloud of doubt was still hanging low over my head. Something was going to happen. I hoped and wished and prayed that I would be proved wrong, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling.
As it turns out, I was proved wrong, but I still had good reason to feel the way I did. Every time you get behind the wheel, you participate in one of the most dangerous activities you can on a daily basis. Many more people die in car accidents than plane crashes. This time my gut instinct was proved wrong, but next time, will I be so lucky?