Random Ramblings, Eighth Grade, and "Dangerous Pie"

It's amazing how fast this week is going by. Maybe that's because of the four-day school week.
Speaking of school, I had my first trip to the nurse's office in, maybe, two years(?). I randomly came down with a headache, and random aches throughout my body. I lied down in one of the beds in the nurse's office for about an hour, and after that I realized this aching situation wasn't going away. So, I told the nurse that I wanted to go home. But, mom just had to be all the way in frickin' Wareham, so I ended up going through the whole day with an sore body. Plus, to make matters worse, I had a bad cough on and off throughout the day.
So, thanks for nothing, Mom (wink, wink).

On a happier note, I finished the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book the same day I got it. Even though all of the books in that series are a little over two-hundred pages long, I still manage to blow right through them in a matter of hours. And, I can assure you I will be re-reading those books sometime in the near future.
As for what I'm reading now; Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, by Jordan Soddenblick. It's a great book, don't get me wrong, but the title- just as it sounds- is a bit confusing.
From what I've inferred, the reason the title is called Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie is because in the beginning of the book, the main character's little brother makes what he calls a "dangerous pie," using whatever ingredients he can get his hands on, including a special pair of drumsticks owned by the main character. That's the only mention of the dangerous pie, so I really don't understand why the author had to put it in the title. Books are wondrous things.

Speaking of books, there's a wondrous web site called FanFiction, in which you may write your own stories based on TV shows, movies, other books, comic books, video games, etc. (Get it? Fans of different popular media sources, and fictional stories based on them. I'm one smart cookie!) I am currently a member of this site, and have written several "FanFics," but I realized that none of the stories I've written are subjects I enjoy writing about. For instance, I have written FanFics about a guy who becomes a professional hit man (based on numerous video games, and Nerf guns), a continuation of the Harry Potter series (in which Harry's future son becomes the next wizard prodigy at Hogwarts), and an expedition to find the lost city of Atlantis, by Indiana Jones.
But, as I said, I never got to finish these stories because I could never get into them. I have been thinking about this for some time, and I finally realized why;
I enjoy writing about things I can relate to.
So, obviously, I couldn't write about the hit man story, because I don't plan on ever really killing anybody in the future (although, if I was planning on it, my brothers would probably be on top of the hit-list *wink wink*), and I'm not a wizard prodigy, and I highly doubt there really is an Atlantis (although there actually is some solid evidence as to the existence of this city). So, what can I relate to?
Hmmm.
How's about school? Eighth grade, to be exact.
So, coming soon, to an internet connection near you, a tale of an average, everyday teenager, and his journey through eighth grade. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry (maybe), it will make you want to buy a cheeseburger (probably not). So, I hope to start that soon, and I'll update you on this project as it progresses.

Speaking of eighth grade (I'm speaking of a lot of things today), I'm already more than a month into it, and it's going great so far! I think this is actually a big step up in the social ladder, because I'm always being consulted by my numerous pals, and most of the girls my age are actually beginning to realize that I actually exist! I also have my fare share of enemies at school, but I keep it as civil as possible (even with that dreaded Colby), but other than that, I think I've finally stepped out of the shadow of nothingness.

Ooh, that's a good line for my upcoming story!

And, yes Mom and Dad, I'm also working hard at my grades, and not letting my extreme popularity take over me, and make me believe that it's not school that matters, it's- dare I say- "huggers".

Yours in awesomeness,
~Ry.