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In lieu of egging houses or knocking door entries in quest for sweets, I spent my Halloween weekend assisting Brandon Jones in his grand move from Ridgeland to Ellisville. I found myself being quite the packer.
Fact: Walmart stocks boxes for 84 cents, neat.

While lolly gagging down the Walmart isles, I noticed a few interesting books that I may need to breach the piggy bank and order up.


Candy- Now, I'm no fan of The Hills or Lauren Conrad; however, this might be something to have handy if you're going on a long roadtrip or pumping up to go shopping.

The Happy Baker-A ginger teaching you how to mentally be gleeful with the powers of the oven and sugar? Well, obviously.


As well as other novels which I can't place. What an ideal memory I have.
Sometimes I go through withdraws if I haven't sniffed the scent of nappy, yellow pages.

Hopefully some trick-or-treaters ring the doorbell soon.
Handing out candy makes me feel like Jesus.
And as of now, I'm a rather ill King of the Jews.
I had 99 cent chili dogs from Ward's: bleh.

Candy for breakfast.

Last night,
Jones County Junior College hosted a nifty, scary haunted house in the down stairs of The Center for Humanities building. I legitamately claim the whole experience as frightening. When "monsters" are snatching your ankles, you sort of feel a hankering to use that two inch heel underneath your sole. Corbin (brief summary of Corbin McDavitt: current best friend, also a freshman at JCJC, hipster, comedian, super intelligent (Jones Ambassidors), sensitive. His mother, Lisa, is a hair stylish and is currently in CT donating her kidney. We have been paired since August, kudos to Catherine Woodyard.) and I sported some puns.

He spread the oinkment as a piggy in a blanket.





And I was devilishly eggcellent.
Obviously, everyone's thoughts were scrambled without me.
I was at the boil point of rad.










Afterwards, we hit up the candy. Nom nom nom. What a disppoint when I discovered gummy lifesavers are NOT sour in the least. Halloween is the reason America has such high rates of obesity. Halloween and Valentine's day...ladies.
Not having extra moola for a coffee in the morning is absurd. I stroll beside the coffee shop in the entrance of the library with sheer sulleness.
This weekend is about rot your teeth treats and even sweeter than sweet tricks.
As Josh Sundquist would say, "We should hang out sometime."

What's on tonight?

Unless a Barbie Princess film is showing on the big screen, once upon a time is nary heard in this generation. Books have become obsolete in the views of most teenagers. With the help of handy dandy new technology, television is replacing the mighty novel. The reason most teenagers allow the boob tube to absorb their minds and leave zero time for book reading is that these in-between-adulthood-and-childhood gals and guys have grown up in a world of visual learning, they neglected to watch Barney and use their imagination, and they generally just wish to keep the obesity rate in an upward slant.
“Read chapters 1-7 on the Scarlet Letter, and prepare to be tested on this material next Tuesday,” said Mrs. Patti Smith, the English teacher. Now, two options are introduced to the students: read those tedious chapters page by page or rent the 1979 original movie directed by Rick Hauser. The movie would be the obvious choice. Of course this is not due to teenagers being lazy, oh no, never! Visual learning has been a part of their life since their mothers stuck them in front of the Care Bears hoping they might stop whining about McDonald’s. Nowadays, high school teachers are required to hand out Learning Style Tests. The results of these tests basically allow the teacher to know whether the majority of their students are visual, tactical, or auditory. Visual-learning stands out like a purple dinosaur in a field of sheep. Colorful notes flooded with creative doodles are passed down the aisles. Power Point presentations that spin, whistle, and shine with designs are shown to the class for inspiration. Signs featuring fluffy, white-haired professors plaster against the biology lab walls. With school supporting visual learning aids, where is the encouragement to read a book coming from?
Barney introduces children to the art of memorizing information through lyrics, the belief that not all dinosaurs are extinct, and, most importantly, the Barney Bag! The Barney Bag was full of nifty things to help the imagination flourish. A typical Barney episode would have children reenacting their most enjoyed books or reading recipes on how to cook up something creatively yummy. Barney showed children that if they put their minds to it, they are sure to do it. Apparently, teenagers of the I NEED IT RIGHT NOW generation do not want to waste their precious minds using this mythical word called imagination. Adventuring vast places, transforming into a totally new person, experiencing something unlike reality just by flipping through book is just too much for a teenager to grasp. Oh, golly, no! Teenagers want to watch endless hours of no-brainpower television, simply because they did not spend quality time with Barney. Where is that imagination? Supposedly still in the Barney Bag, because teenagers certainly do not possess any.
While the imagination is tucked behind some cob webs, the teenagers sit. Where do they sit, but none other than the couch, oozing into the cushions, with their mouths obliviously wide open. What better to accompany them during this zombie-like stage than a heaping pile of grub? America is nationally known as the country of gluttons. Anyone could easily state that America host millions upon millions of morbidly obese citizens. Teenagers thrive to be patriotic. These proud, brave teenagers diligently labor to keep America on the highest of ranks. Instead of using those fingers for turning pages in a book, all ten fingers, and possibly even toes, grab a hand full or fifty of some crunchy Doritos or dip a donut in some sausage gravy. If a teenager stopped for five minutes to eyeball some words, he might lose concentration on what he was about to snatch from the refrigerator shelf.
Teenagers think with their eyes, seeing only what the brains yearns to munch. To question a teenager’s reasoning for tossing books under the mattress to clear a space for a larger screen television is obscene! What Americans should do is support teenagers as they derive all their ideas and thoughts off what the media spoon feeds them. If the rest of the population would join the teenagers and throw another book into the burn pile to roast up some more hot dogs and marshmallows, this world be as beautiful as a reading rainbow.

I want to be Handy.

Some of my generous friends lead me discover a few nifty Non-Profit Organizations (NPO):

To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
World Vision provides hope and assistance to approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries. In communities around the world, we join with local people to find lasting ways to improve the lives of poor children and families.

TOMS SHOES: With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need. The TOMS mission of giving shoes has attracted other brands, resulting in unique and successful collaborations. Ralph Lauren sold co-branded Polo Rugby TOMS, giving a matched pair with every pair sold. Element Skateboards has issued limited edition TOMS + Element shoes as well as a One for One skateboard. With every skateboard purchased, one will be given to a child at the Indigo Skate Camp in Durban, South Africa. It is TOMS’ hope that as our One for One movement continues to grow, more and more companies will look to incorporate giving into what they do.

(RED) is a simple idea that transforms our incredible collective powers as consumers into a finical force to help others in need. (RED) works with some of the world's most iconic brands-including American Express, Apple, Bugaboo, Converse, Emporio Armani, Dell, Gap, Hallmark, Nike, Penguin, StarBucks- to make unique (RED) products and giving 50 percent of their profits to the Global Funds to invest in HIV and AIDS programs in Africa.

Falling Whistles gives a small window into our world’s largest war. Originally just a journal written about boys sent to the front lines of war armed with only a whistle, readers forwarded it with the same kind of urgency in which it was written and demanded to know –
what can we do? The Falling Whistles campaign launched with a simple response – make their weapon your voice and be a whistle blower for peace in Congo. Read the story and buy the whistle. Proceeds go to rehabilitate and advocate for war-affected children. Share their story and speak up for them.
Together, we’ll become the voice of a growing coalition for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Art Feeds is dedicated to empowering children through creativity. Art Feeds uses music, art, writing, and performing arts for the development and creative expression of children. We are here to help children explore their love of Art and better express themselves through art and imagination. We strive to live by the lessons the children of Art Feeds teach us. These are to- Love Naively. Give Generously. Be Foolishly Compassionate.
Through music, art, writing, photography, dance and performing arts, Art Feeds teaches children how to express themselves in a positive and uplifting manner. The focus is to make a difference in each child’s life through art, mentorship and community. Our goal is to create a Community Art Center open to children for daily mentorship and access to all supplies needed. The Art Center will be dedicated to the positive expression of children, development of creative passions and encouragement of active participation in all mediums of Art.

International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems.

Invisible Children uses film, creativity, and social action to end the use of child solders in Joseph Kony's rebel war and restore Northern Uganda to peace and prosperity. We use the power of media to inspire young people to help end the longest running war in Africa. Our model has proven effective, and hundreds of thousands of people have been called to action through our films and the volunteers that tour them.We are made up of a tireless staff, hundreds of full time volunteers, and thousands of students and supporters. We are young, we are citizens of the world, we are artists, activists, and entrepreneurs. This fall, we are using our voice to ask President Obama to spearhead efforts to bring peace to Northern Uganda. We are mobilizing a generation to capture the attention of the international community, and make a stand for justice in the wake of genocide.




I should learn to love a little stronger, like black coffee with no sugar.
One day, I'm going to own a coffee shop fourished with red, yellow, black, and white hand prints. In this shop, I will support all non-profit organizations. This is what I want in life. Everyone who visits will dip their hands in paint and leave their handprint against the stone wall, leaving their mark. Make your mark.