Frozen in time

I was watching TLC the other day and there was a special on of a girl, Brooke, who is 16, but stopped growing and aging as a baby. "Her mental age is estimated to be 9-12 months old, and her physical size is that of a six month old." I feel sad for the family, but at the same time I think it's a miracle.
Scientists are trying to find the gene that made her stop aging because they believe it can help unlock the secret of eternal youth and how to put an end to alheizmers. Brooke also had a brain tumor that disappeared on its own. I don't know if the tumor had anything to do with her not aging, or if it is just another miracle. But, I mean, if science could uncover the secrets in her genes, countless people's lives could be saved. Especially with alzheimers. The scientists actually did track down the correct chromosome, but they still haven't found the exact mutated gene. I hope science will be advanced enough one day to unlock the mystery.
Anyway, watch this video on her:
http://www.mahalo.com/child-frozen-in-time

Elementary Halloween

Go read my webstory about the fall play "Ghostlight"! It was really good and I watched both casts and enjoyed both performances! Three days left to watch next week...
On another note, YAY for Halloween! I miss the days when we used to have class parties with food and movies and art...but thankfully I get to experience some of that with my elementary TA class today :) I go to Cobblestone every seventh period and help with the kids in a second grade class, and it is by far one of the best classes I've taken. I love going to it-thankfully, since I would otherwise hate having a seventh period- and it is amazing to see kids who still love learning and get so excited when you walk into the room. More about it later, but I'm so pumped to see them in their cute little costumes today, as well as at Kids Junction! Happy Halloween :)

Snowstorm

I just heard about the huge snow storm in Colorado and Wyoming and I have to admit I am kind of jealous. There are over three feet of snow in some places and school was cancelled. Snow is one of the best parts of winter and we almost never get it here in Rocklin. Obviously the snow storm isn't all good, roads were closed down and flights were cancelled. Some of the roads were major highways and I am sure a few of the flights were important.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_western_storm

Jon & Kate Plus Hate

Why are Jon and Kate everywhere in the news these days?? I can't understand why everyone is so fascinated with two random people who have reproduced eight times too many. The divorcing couple is everywhere from E news to people magazine to my yahoo homepage. If you google 'Jon and Kate' there are almost 38 million hits! It is ridiculous. I just wish everybody would stop obsessing over them. Their children are probably going to grow up to be annoying attention-loving reality TV stars too. But, really, I feel extremely bad for their children. It is not their fault that their parents are crazy. The Gosselins need to step out of the public eye and settle their problems more maturely.

World Series

The most exciting time in baseball has finally arrived. After postseason series, it has finally come to the World Series. This year, it is between the Yankees and the Phillies. So far, the series is tied with Philadelphia winning the first game, 6-1, and the Yankees taking last night's game, 3-1.

There is some conflict left over from last night's game, as Phillies Manager, Charlie Manuel, is unhappy with a specific call. He says that Chase Utley was safe at first, but he was called out. This was a double play, and ended the inning for the Phillies. Manuel is upset, because one of the best power hitters, Ryan Howard, would have been up to bat, and the Phillies could have scored or won.

I don't really know who I want to win the world series, as all of my favorite teams have already lost. The Phillies won last year, but the Yankees have not won since 2000. The next game in the series is tomorrow night, and at this point, anyone could take the title.

Yeah, Halloween..

Yeah, tomorrow is Halloween. I'm not super-excited like most people, just based on the fact that I'm not a huge fan of this holiday. I guess it's just that I'm going to be home alone (refusing to pass out candy, muahahaha), but I'll probably go out with some friends or something...

I always get nervous because there are usually a group of some pretty weird people out on halloween, and they can be very superstitious, so I keep my black cat (who is always outside and probably the most awesome cat you can have) inside. Those people creep me out and are one of the reasons why I'm not too fond of that day. But Halloween knocks out another day until Christmas, and thats a day I can wait for. :D