Chronicles of 7th Grade, week 36
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dmxratedOkay, I forgot to mention that the week covered yesterday marked the beginning of the fourth quarter of the school year when I was in 7th Grade.
Anyway, Sunday was Adam's first birthday. Tuesday was the day that I beat Snowboard Kids 2, before Mom returned it. And on Saturday, Brian rented Space Station Silicon Valley and Bomberman 64, the former of which I didn't bother playing until I rented it again the following summer.
May 2, 1999 (Sunday)
Today was Cousin Adam’s birthday. Uncle Robby and Grandpa Bob brought him over to our house. Not much happened while we were home, but they did come to softball with us. Josh said hi to him after noticing him in the carriage. Tuesday was the day that I beat Snowboard Kids 2, before Mom returned it to Blockbuster.
May 3, 1999 (Monday)
Yesterday, when I was doing my Social Studies homework, I made a mistake and blacked it out with a permanent marker. Today, Ms. B saw it and got mad at me for it, but I told her it was a mistake. From now on, if I do make such a mistake, I’ll use whiteout instead.
I figured out how to get into Ice Land in Snowboard Kids 2. Just clearing the Haunted House isn’t enough. What’s also required is to clear the Trick game, Shoot Cross, and Speed Cross. It took me a while to win 1st place in Ice Land, but I eventually did so after retrying again and again.
May 4, 1999 (Tuesday)
Today in English, someone was drawing something, and Ms. Alfieri came up to him and said “Bye-bye, to Monsterman!” On the way out, I got a look at what he was drawing, and it looked like a Pokemon.
Tonight, I was challenging Damien in Snowboard Kids 2, and it was really hard. We had to eat dinner while I was at it, and I only had a limited amount of time between dinner and Group to beat him, but I did after so many tries, and I got to see the ending.
In Group, I brought up that thing about those girls on the bus making fun of me. Anu asked me if it’s appropriate to be talking to myself. I answered no.
Before we went to bed, I asked Mom and Dad about weapons in summer camp. Mom’s like, “Maybe I shouldn’t bring you to camp this year!” Dad’s like, “I catch you with a weapon, and I’ll wail your behind!” A few minutes later, Dad was already in his room, but Mom was still in the kitchen. I asked her about committing suicide, and she’s like “If you do that, I’ll feel like I’ve wasted my time.” She asked me why I’d want to do that, but I couldn’t think of enough reasons to do so. We spoke about it, and then I spoke further about it with Dad before going to bed.
May 7, 1999 (Friday)
Today in Gym, I was playing handball outside. While I was playing, I tried throwing it over the wall. James Pesch came up to me and asked me for the ball. He then threw it over the wall too, and I told him I did that as well. A few minutes later, he asked me, “You know what a dick is?”
“A penee,” I answered him.
A few more minutes later, he asked me “You know what a cock is?”
“What?” I asked him.
“Ask Ryan Thorpe if he wants to touch your cock.”
I went up to Ryan and asked him. He didn’t say anything. I then continued playing handball.
Don’t confuse this person with Brian’s friend James Russell. This kid was also in my homeroom, and I was friends with both him and another kid named Kenny during the later part of the school year.
Tonight, I got started with a new game in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While I was playing, Mom told me to get ready to go to the library, and I made the “donkey noise” that I usually make when I don’t wanna do something. While I was getting my shoes on, I asked Mom why I couldn’t stay home. She said that in case anyone breaks into our house, Dorothy wasn’t home to watch over us.
The “donkey noise”, as Mom and Dad used to refer to it, was actually an imitation of Mumbo from Banjo-Kazooie, which he “says” when you wake him up.
When we were almost at the library, I had a whispering argument with Mom. I told her that I was gonna hang out in front of the door, and she told me I wasn’t. I concluded it with “Shut up,” and Dad’s like “You’re gonna get a good smack as soon as I park this car.” He took his time parking the car, and then smacked me twice in the head. And all I did back to him was shove him forward as soon as we got inside.
Mom had to go to Walmart, and I went with her. I went inside with her, and then went out in the parking lot, and sat down crying.
This argument was over when me and Mom went back to the library. Brian got a Jeff Foxworthy book titled No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem! We also heard some cricket-like noises in the distance, behind the fence. Marie asked what they were, and Mom told us that there are frogs that live in the sump. I’m like “I didn’t know frogs live around here.”
When we were home, Mom showed me this children’s book about the Ten Commandments. I had a look at it, and then asked Mom and Dad what a cock is. They told me it’s the same thing as a dick, and I told them about that incident with James earlier today. They lectured me about how he was making fun of me, just like Brittney and Lauren Cohen.
May 8, 1999 (Saturday)
Today, while I was playing Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Brian rented Bomberman 64 and Space Station Silicon Valley. I wanted to continue playing, so we versed each other in Mario Kart 64 fifty-one times. He won, but a few minutes after he started playing, I just took over the N64.
While Brian was playing Bomberman 64, Mom, Dad, and Marie were watching Mystery Science Theater 3000. Me and Brian came to watch, and the show was making fun of some movie about a fishperson.
Those animals in Space Station Silicon Valley are so cute that I made squeaky-talk to them while Brian played that game. Needless to say, this annoyed him, just like when I talk to my Beanie Babies.
Back to the present.
At the rate I'm going with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is currently two dungeons per day, I'll be done with it right when the Zelda 64 era ends, no earlier or later. However, there is a chance that I'll increase that rate to three dungeons each day, since there's so much less stuff to get between dungeons as the game progresses.
Marie came home yesterday, and Mom brought me and her to the beach. The waves were rather rough, and Mom told me not to go out because the lifeguards were all already busy helping other people. She and Marie didn't bother taking a dip, because for them, just feeling the breeze was refreshing enough. (Coincidentally, Brian and his girlfriend Amy had also taken their own trip to the beach before Mom and Marie came home, and they got back home before we did.)
Anyway, Sunday was Adam's first birthday. Tuesday was the day that I beat Snowboard Kids 2, before Mom returned it. And on Saturday, Brian rented Space Station Silicon Valley and Bomberman 64, the former of which I didn't bother playing until I rented it again the following summer.
May 2, 1999 (Sunday)
Today was Cousin Adam’s birthday. Uncle Robby and Grandpa Bob brought him over to our house. Not much happened while we were home, but they did come to softball with us. Josh said hi to him after noticing him in the carriage. Tuesday was the day that I beat Snowboard Kids 2, before Mom returned it to Blockbuster.
May 3, 1999 (Monday)
Yesterday, when I was doing my Social Studies homework, I made a mistake and blacked it out with a permanent marker. Today, Ms. B saw it and got mad at me for it, but I told her it was a mistake. From now on, if I do make such a mistake, I’ll use whiteout instead.
I figured out how to get into Ice Land in Snowboard Kids 2. Just clearing the Haunted House isn’t enough. What’s also required is to clear the Trick game, Shoot Cross, and Speed Cross. It took me a while to win 1st place in Ice Land, but I eventually did so after retrying again and again.
May 4, 1999 (Tuesday)
Today in English, someone was drawing something, and Ms. Alfieri came up to him and said “Bye-bye, to Monsterman!” On the way out, I got a look at what he was drawing, and it looked like a Pokemon.
Tonight, I was challenging Damien in Snowboard Kids 2, and it was really hard. We had to eat dinner while I was at it, and I only had a limited amount of time between dinner and Group to beat him, but I did after so many tries, and I got to see the ending.
In Group, I brought up that thing about those girls on the bus making fun of me. Anu asked me if it’s appropriate to be talking to myself. I answered no.
Before we went to bed, I asked Mom and Dad about weapons in summer camp. Mom’s like, “Maybe I shouldn’t bring you to camp this year!” Dad’s like, “I catch you with a weapon, and I’ll wail your behind!” A few minutes later, Dad was already in his room, but Mom was still in the kitchen. I asked her about committing suicide, and she’s like “If you do that, I’ll feel like I’ve wasted my time.” She asked me why I’d want to do that, but I couldn’t think of enough reasons to do so. We spoke about it, and then I spoke further about it with Dad before going to bed.
May 7, 1999 (Friday)
Today in Gym, I was playing handball outside. While I was playing, I tried throwing it over the wall. James Pesch came up to me and asked me for the ball. He then threw it over the wall too, and I told him I did that as well. A few minutes later, he asked me, “You know what a dick is?”
“A penee,” I answered him.
A few more minutes later, he asked me “You know what a cock is?”
“What?” I asked him.
“Ask Ryan Thorpe if he wants to touch your cock.”
I went up to Ryan and asked him. He didn’t say anything. I then continued playing handball.
Don’t confuse this person with Brian’s friend James Russell. This kid was also in my homeroom, and I was friends with both him and another kid named Kenny during the later part of the school year.
Tonight, I got started with a new game in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. While I was playing, Mom told me to get ready to go to the library, and I made the “donkey noise” that I usually make when I don’t wanna do something. While I was getting my shoes on, I asked Mom why I couldn’t stay home. She said that in case anyone breaks into our house, Dorothy wasn’t home to watch over us.
The “donkey noise”, as Mom and Dad used to refer to it, was actually an imitation of Mumbo from Banjo-Kazooie, which he “says” when you wake him up.
When we were almost at the library, I had a whispering argument with Mom. I told her that I was gonna hang out in front of the door, and she told me I wasn’t. I concluded it with “Shut up,” and Dad’s like “You’re gonna get a good smack as soon as I park this car.” He took his time parking the car, and then smacked me twice in the head. And all I did back to him was shove him forward as soon as we got inside.
Mom had to go to Walmart, and I went with her. I went inside with her, and then went out in the parking lot, and sat down crying.
This argument was over when me and Mom went back to the library. Brian got a Jeff Foxworthy book titled No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem! We also heard some cricket-like noises in the distance, behind the fence. Marie asked what they were, and Mom told us that there are frogs that live in the sump. I’m like “I didn’t know frogs live around here.”
When we were home, Mom showed me this children’s book about the Ten Commandments. I had a look at it, and then asked Mom and Dad what a cock is. They told me it’s the same thing as a dick, and I told them about that incident with James earlier today. They lectured me about how he was making fun of me, just like Brittney and Lauren Cohen.
May 8, 1999 (Saturday)
Today, while I was playing Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Brian rented Bomberman 64 and Space Station Silicon Valley. I wanted to continue playing, so we versed each other in Mario Kart 64 fifty-one times. He won, but a few minutes after he started playing, I just took over the N64.
While Brian was playing Bomberman 64, Mom, Dad, and Marie were watching Mystery Science Theater 3000. Me and Brian came to watch, and the show was making fun of some movie about a fishperson.
Those animals in Space Station Silicon Valley are so cute that I made squeaky-talk to them while Brian played that game. Needless to say, this annoyed him, just like when I talk to my Beanie Babies.
Back to the present.
At the rate I'm going with Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is currently two dungeons per day, I'll be done with it right when the Zelda 64 era ends, no earlier or later. However, there is a chance that I'll increase that rate to three dungeons each day, since there's so much less stuff to get between dungeons as the game progresses.
Marie came home yesterday, and Mom brought me and her to the beach. The waves were rather rough, and Mom told me not to go out because the lifeguards were all already busy helping other people. She and Marie didn't bother taking a dip, because for them, just feeling the breeze was refreshing enough. (Coincidentally, Brian and his girlfriend Amy had also taken their own trip to the beach before Mom and Marie came home, and they got back home before we did.)