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Mi cumpleaños es a las dieciséis de febrero. Hace buen tiempo? Hace frio. Nieva. Mi mama cumpleaños es a las doce de noviembre. Hace buen tiempo? Hace fresco.

Recently some citizens have been hacking a blood sugar tracking device called the Dexcom G4. They have created a phone app called NightScout to access it on their phones. The advantages of this hack are that it will be infinitely more convenient for parents, and they won't have to stay within 20 feet of their child to check the blood sugar. They won't have to sit in the back of classes at school or follow their children around wherever they go. They can leave their children at home, for example, and they can still check up on them once in a while. The disadvantages of this hack are that there would be serious trouble if the sender stopped broadcasting, or parents relied so much on it that they wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night to check on their children. If the sender stopped broadcasting and the parents were away, it would be catastrophic because they would know what was happening to their children. Then they would rush home, but it might be already too late.

Recently I went to China to see my grandfather, who is sick with cancer. The first time I saw him, he seemed surprisingly thin and it was hard for him to talk. It was kind of scary, like those scenes you always see in movies. He had tubes going in and out of his nose. And he had a tube buried in his arm so you don't have to inject needles every time. The second time, I took a big scare at the start because he didn't recognize mom. It might have been because he wasn't fully awake, though. He was tired after talking for around five minutes, and lied down with his eyes closed. After a while, he opened his eyes again and drank some tea. Immediately, he started coughing. In conclusion, I hope Grandpa will get better soon!

Today morning I was responsible for breakfast, along with Brandon. When I was done with preparing breakfast, I didn't call mom and dad, and instead started eating. Then, after a while of eating, mom and dad came down and asked why I hadn't called them for breakfast. They told me to go and cut some more pork for them to eat, because there was only one piece left in the bowl. I didn't say sorry, and went to cut the pork. Mom and dad explained to me that I should have apologized at the start and went to cut the pork, but I didn't. I recognize what I did wrong and I will try not to do it again. If I do it again next time, I will say sorry and then replenish anything that is missing. In conclusion, I am sorry that I was disrespectful this morning and I will try not to let it happen again.

今天是明明的生日。明明很高兴。大家都给他唱歌，说： “ 生日快乐，生日快乐，生日快乐 !” 明明都烦死了，跑到自己的屋子里哭了起来。大家都觉得很无聊 ，所以明明又出来了。明明玩了一会儿，觉得没意思，就要跑到自己的屋子里哭了起来。后来，他吃了太多东西了，拉肚子了，去厕所哭了起来。后来，他拿到太多礼物了，拿到房间里哭了起来。他的爸爸妈妈很不高兴，觉得他不讲理。所以他们把他关在屋子里打屁股。所以明明告诉妈妈明天也是她的生日。他的傻老妈当然就信了，明天又办了一个生日会。他玩了好一会儿，又觉得不好玩了，又去自己的屋子里去哭了。就像昨天一样，他哭了好几次。后来，他终于学到了有生日会就不错了，不因该一不高兴就哭。他后来没哭了，但再也不想有生日了。

Today I had lunch at Lakeside Middle School. I enjoyed the lunch, even though I have a bit of a problem with using my molars right now (two of them are straight-out gone). For lunch, I had some Cup Noodles. Those are the things where you fill them with hot water, let them sit for three minutes, then stir them and you have your noodles. They are actually really good, because there is probably MSG in them. Anyway, I also had dessert. That was a rice krispy treat, chocolate flavor. The main course that was available was grilled cheese sandwiches. I hate grilled cheese sandwiches, so I didn't get that, of course. It also came with Ruffles potato chips, coleslaw, and brownies with whipped cream and frosting.The grilled cheese sandwich was practically dripping with cheddar, though I thought that the grilled bread was probably better than the one at Alcott because it was brown, not barely-toasted-tan. In conclusion, I had a great lunch today!

Recently I have watched the IKEA Video "Experience the power of a bookbook". One part that I thought was really funny was when the video said that the bookbook had eternal battery life and did not need any charging. This is because it is an actual book , and IKEA was comparing it to an iPad or a Kindle, which needs to charge and runs out of battery eventually. It showed two tiny pictures of a charger and a battery. It crossed out the charger and wrote 'infinite' on the battery. Another part that I thought was really funny was when the video said that the bookbook had infinite sharing capabilities too. Then it showed a bunch of people passing the book around. It said 'hand-to-hand sharing is unlimited!' It also said that the protection is a lot more dependable, too, because you can just keep it with you all the time. In conclusion, I thought the IKEA bookbook video was really cool!

Today I had a soccer game. The soccer game was against the Saint Joseph team, and we won 8-3. In the first half, we scored four and they scored two. I played left mid, so I was in the middle left side of the field. I rarely got the ball, but when I did, I always pushed it up to their goal. Sadly, I never scored. In the second half, we scored four and they only scored one. This time, I played left defense, so I was defending the left side of the field, which was a lot better than left mid. I got the ball a lot more because I kept intercepting their offense's passes, and I usually passed it back up the field. In conclusion, I had a lot of fun today!

Today was orientation day at Lakeside. My favorite part was the advisor groups. Basically everyone has an advisor, who works with them on homework, helps them around, etc. There are also other students in the advisor group, and everybody does fun stuff during advisor group time. Sometimes its a game, other times it's books, but it's just supposed to create a close-knit group. My second favorite part was the lunch. Lunch was good. Around a sixth of a pizza (that actually tastes good), a caesar salad, a cookie, and a drink. It is a big improvement over the lunch at Alcott. Plus there is a sandwich and a soup option, which makes a lot more choices too. The lunch is also 40-45 minutes long, and you can go anywhere to hang out if you finish early. In conclusion, I had a good time today!

Yesterday I played a game outside with Riley, Amanda, and Aryan. It was a game called Hide-and-Go-Seek Tag, which was pretty much the same as Hide-and-Go-Seek. If the seeker found you, he or she would also have to tag you, which made the job a lot harder for the seeker. It also made the game a lot easier for the hiders. I had two great hiding spots. The first was behind the big green-and-white plant at our house. It was almost impossible for them to see you, and if they did, you could go out the other side of the bush and through the pines to the house next door. The other one was the water feature, because there were five different exits, each one leading to a different place, making it impossible to block all of them at the same time. In conclusion, I had a lot of fun playing Hide-and-Go-Seek Tag yesterday! I also found a lot of great hiding spots!

Yesterday night I had a sleepover with Kevin. I had a great time. The thing that I did the most at his house was laser tag. I usually waited for one of them to die and the other to come upstairs. Then I would shoot them when they weren't paying attention. My favorite thing to do was wait until they were point-blanking each other, then I would come in and kill both of them. Another thing that I did a lot was go outside to play. The first time, we went to Blackwell with Kevin's friend Nathan and his brother. We played Man on Sand, which is basically tag with a few special rules. It rained pretty hard then, and we ran back home. It was very fun running around in the rain, though. The second time, we went outside and were immediately pelted by Nerf bullets by Amaya, a kid whose parents were apparently very rich. The bullets really hurt. He was a braggart, and whined a lot. The third time we went outside, we played Man on Sand again. This time it didn't rain, and we were able