Give to Others this Christmas!

(Haven't posted in a while. LOL. Sorry guys.

[LOL, two posts in one day. *brofist*])

Anyway, as you know, tomorrow is Christmas Eve. And after that is one of the most loved days of all year...CHRISTMAS!

Hope you guys get some nice gifts from your family and friends. And Santa. (Yes, I believe in Santa. Respect my beliefs, I respect yours. *^*)

But you know, Christmas isn't just about getting gifts and eating really awesome food. It's about love. And NOT the romantic love, tyvm, green-minded people.

I'm talking about love for others.

You know those kids who sleep on the sidewalk, or the people who go to the dumpster for something to eat? Imagine you were one of those people. Imagine that you didn't have a bed to sleep in, a house to protect you from the weather (which is worse in some parts of the world where it snows), no three square meals a day.

Glob. Now, don't you want to give to the other people who aren't blessed with the things you have?

I know what some of you are thinking. "But kidZ, I'm just a kid. I can't give big fancy things to poor people."

Actually, you can. Every small step counts. Who knows - maybe just giving away your beloved teddy bear can put a smile on some kid's face this Christmas, and that's one less sad person in this world.

credit to spring.org.uk

Here are a few ways you can give to others this Christmas:

• Give away clothes or toys. This is what I'm doing this year. Go through every piece of clothing in your closet. If they don't fit you and if they look reasonably okay (giving away only your ink-stained shirts and torn-up jeans is just sick, man), give it away. Same goes with toys. Sometimes you'll feel a stab of heartache remembering the memories you had with them, but remember - you're doing this to make someone else happy. :D Sometimes if you're like me, you'll have a big boxload of stuff to give away, which is enough to make half a dozen little girls clothed and happy. (I NEVER CLEAN UP MY CLOSET, OKAY? D: )
• Donate. Don't know what to do with the fifty dollars your mom gave you? Instead of using it to buy yourself a gift, why don't you consider donating? (You'll have enough gifts tomorrow, anyway >.>) If I had enough money to donate (I'm pretty much bankrupt ._.), I'll probably give it to an orphanage or animal shelter. Or a home for the aged. OR a hospital. OOOR to a soup kitchen. OOOOR...well, whoever needs the most help. You decide. :)
• Make a Christmas feast. (Warning: I don't really suggest this if you can't cook...just sayin'.) Prepare a nice Christmas feast and give it to the needy. Anything that's tasty and lasts for some time works: soup, sandwiches, boiled eggs...your special Uber-Cheesy Ham-Bacon-Pepperoni-Shrimp-Olive-Anchovy pizza...XD

...yeah that's it. XD I'm so clicheeeeee.

Peace out, homes.

Almost 600 Views!

:D Yeah. Kid Fort has exactly 591 vieeeeews! Which will soon be about six hundred once the bots come in. They always react whenever I write a new post. -____-

Anyway, orz.

Thank you guys for being such loyal and awesome readers! (You are loyal readers....right? o_o) Srsly! As I have said in a previous post:

EVERY. SINGLE. VIEW. MAKES. ME. HAPPY.

'Course, this amount of views is nowhere near the amount of views my mom's inactive blog has, but hey, stay optimistic, right?

I'm thinking of animating an ad for this blog. It'll be full of randomness, and it's mostly just me pleading you guys to visit my blog. Emphasis on PLEADING. :V

....so I guess that's it. I'll probably post again later tonight. 'Cause I got writer's block and this blog totally needs more extremely random and nonsensical posts.

Peace out.

what? no picture? NO PICTURE? mm-hmm. deal with it. so as i said, peace out. :3

kidZ's Cheesy Stuffed Toy Story

TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY. I AM BEING A LOVELY NARWHAL.

Okay, as you know, my cheesy stories are pretty long (and obviously cheesy -.-) so please bear with me. I'm sharing a sentimental piece of my childhood here; the least you can do is suck it up and read D:

When I was a little kid, my big bro and I had a lot of stuffed toys.We named each and everyone of them and created stories out of them, kind of like Andy in Toy Story.

The difference is, though, that our play was very structured. Being the evil little geniuses we were, we created the Wild Safari Boarding School. Our plot was that all our stuffed toys were students in a boarding school, and we were the teachers. They were taught different skills, depending on what class they were - Scouts (soldiers in training), Princesses (...I was a girly girl back then. No judgement.), or Babies (the young 'uns).

All of them, however, had an elemental power. Our job was to control that power, too.

I had the best time when I was with my "students". My brother and I would give field trips to space, underground, Atlantis, and the magical forests. We'd teach them how to cook, sew, draw magical charts, control their element, write and speak in the Galactic and Elfish language, and even how to defuse bombs if they were Scouts. Occasionally we'd build an HQ or dorm of some sort (made out of pillows and notebooks, of course) in the living room with elevators and secret passages.

Since everyone came from diverse backgrounds - there were monkeys, bulls, aliens...floating panda heads... o____O- there was no need to teach boring stuff like history and math. Most of the time our classes were about entrepreneurship, element training, and the good care of one's stuffing.

Actually, WSBS wasn't exactly on Earth. It was Earth in a different dimension, a dimension called Wild Safari. My favorite features of the place were their whistle roses and fur grass. The currency in Wild Safari were QuailBucks and QuailCoins. (All of this complicated stuff was conjured up by a seven- and an eight-year-old. I told you we were geniuses.)

As I write this, I feel kind of guilty. Being a "big kid", I don't hang out with my toys much anymore. It's not because I think about what other people think (since when did I care about what people think of me? .3.); it's because I got bored.

I always knew what would happen because I controlled them. If they faced a dragon, I knew how they would beat it. If their grades went down to rock bottom, I knew that after they breathe in genius gas their grades would be alright. I didn't always want to know what would happen everytime. I wanted something unpredictable.

Y'know what? I'm gonna introduce you to some of our veteran students.

Stitch - He is a Stitch stuffed toy our grandma brought from San Francisco. His dad is Stitch Sr., his mom is Angel, and his stepmom was Lilo :D. He was sent to Wild Safari because Stitch Sr. liked the education system there. Stitch is a Scout who controls water, and he's in love with Pallah :3

Doggy Hiccup - A floppy tan dog with brown patches all over, and he has no eyes. "Hiccup" was what his tag says, so that became his surname. He came to WSBS because he liked the harmony of the place. Doggy is a zen-like dog, a peacemaker who loves meditation. He's avid friends with Panda, who loves meditation too. For someone who likes peace so much, it's ironic that he's a Scout who controls light and balance, and is in love with le obnoxious White Teddy.

Brown Teddy Happee - A tiny dark brown teddy. (duh.) He's half polar bear and half grizzly bear. There's a tag that says "Happee" on his butt. BT and his older sister, White Teddy, were sent to WSBS because their parents Momma Bear and Everwhite were too busy. He's the jerk in the school, the evil dude, the absolute troublemaker, although he's pretty scared of WT. He's a Scout who controls darkness. All he says is "pih". .___.

White Teddy Happee - She's a chubby cream-colored teddy bear, a Princess who controls wind. She's the BFF of Pallah and the top Princess. WT is a super girly girl, very trendy, and kinda mean. In lovlez with Doggy. All she says is "pih", too.

Pallah Ape - She's a white, furry little monkey who used to hold a red stuffed heart in her hands. (We cut it out because it prevented us from using her arms.) Pallah is a fire Princess. The Ape family brought her to WSBS because they love all the plants and nature. She's in love with Stitch.

Panda Panda - Panda is actually a tiny shoulderbag with a panda face. She's actually the school counselor, but she's also a student. Strict, wise, and frank, Panda is a psychic who spends most of her time meditating. When she meditates, she floats around and sings her famous song, "Panda Panda Panda Panda." o.O

Gund Happee - Gund is the cousin of WT and BT. He's a teddy bear with curly fur and a blue bow around his neck. We got his name because of the tag on his butt, as usual. Technically he's a Scout, but being the shy timid wimp he is, most of the time he hangs out with the Princesses. His parents sent him to WSBS 'cause they wanted him to get tougher.

I actually have many, many more to introduce to you - Bull-E, the pink and green bully bear; Milky and Cowy (a.k.a. TEH TORROS), two bulls who control milk; Glitch, the crazy Stitch hat who controls celestial energy and loves to cook - but that would take up forever. >____>

Anyway, hoped you like today's dose of cheesiness.

Peace out.

The Power of KAWAII! :D

First, I'd like to acknowledge my very first follower. (Hai Courtney :3.) Made me so happy it was like my favorite fanfiction writer updated her story *^* If a pageview brings me joy, what more with getting followers? AND COMMENTS! :D

Okay, that's over with. Now I'd like to talk to you about

THE POWER OF KAWAII!

I read in the Good Dog magazine (le December 2012 issue) that there was a study conducted in Japan. First the lab rats test subjects were given paperwork. Once they were done with it, they were divided into three groups.

They were given paperwork again, but this time pictures were pasted on the wall they were facing. Group A had pictures of adult animals, Group B had pictures of baby animals (D'AAAW! o3o), and Group C had pictures of food.

Guess which team had the best concentration and focus? DING-DING-DING! Group B!

Basically because something cute was in front of them, they were much more cheerful. And if someone is cheerful, paperwork becomes easier because they're actually willing to focus. And so, scientists discovered THE POWER OF KAWAII!!!

Now I want to share with you a little bit of the power of kawaii.

I've been browsing Animal Planet and Petfinder.com a lot recently, and I've been checking out their super cutesy videos. Here are some of my faves:

Dogs 101:

my faaaaavorite breed. those golden cuties are just sooo >w<

Cats 101

Pets 101

Too Cute! (this is literally just...too cute >w<)

Now, young one, you have witnessed the power of kawaii. If you didn't go "D'AAAAW" and giggle and - if you're a boy - punch a wall to regain your manliness, then you, sir/madam, don't deserve the power of kawaii in your life >:I

So what are you waiting for? Print a bunch of elephantably cute pictures of frolicking kittens, puppies, and bunnies, tape it above your study desk, and see how easy math becomes :3

Peace out.

Things That Helped Me Win NaNoWriMo

Ah. Two posts in one day. I'm in a good mood, aren't I?

Anyway, here are a bunch of things that helped me finish my 51k word novel :>

1. TONS of Patience and Determination

I'm serious. If I gave up, I wouldn't have won. If I didn't stay up late to write, I wouldn't have won. If I didn't give up writing other stories for a while, I wouldn't have won.

And if I wasn't patient with myself and listened to my Inner Editor (I named her Unawesomeness :3), I wouldn't have won.

2. WriteOrDie.com

Write. OR DIE D:<

That is how WriteOrDie.com works :3 Basically all you do is type up your word-count goal, set the amount of time you want to finish it, choose your modes (since I'm a wimp, I use Gentle Mode and the grace period is set on Strict), then write. OR DIE >:D

credit to blog.karenwoodward.com

3. Early Planning

I had an idea for the plot waaaaaay before, around July or something. So when I joined NaNoWriMo on late August, my mind started to work.

First the main plot...then the main characters...then the names of the main characters...then the plot twist...then the subplots (this actually doesn't count much, since I just made up 75% of the subplots along the way)...then the plot twist...then the ending...

And then, you're ready to go :D

4. A Funny Poem

As I was about to end my NaNo journey, I came upon this funny poem in the forums. It was exactly how I felt. -.- Knowing there were others out there who felt as frustrated I was made me feel a whole load better. I added a few paragraphs, though, to make the poem more inspiring. (The ones in green were the ones I added.)

Curse You NaNoWriMo!

by BatsAreBest

I was sitting here at a computer

With four days left to write.

I'm sitting, staring, at a blank screen.

I want to scream with all my might.

I can't seem to master

These things that are called books.

It seemed like it'd be easy!

Not as simple as it looks.

Words won't come flowing

Out of my fingertips.

My doggie isn't helping.

Stop those loud, annoying yips!

I can't think of a plot twist,

Or any unexpected turns.

For an amazing piece of text,

My heart really yearns.

How am I getting my character

To develop and change?

I want it believable,

But it's turning out quite strange.

Why did I ever want to take on

This long thirty day task?

If I can't finish, I can't show my face,

I must always wear a mask.

A whole month full

Of literary abandon!

That's what all the flyers said.

Well, I am ready to abandon!

This horrible novel I just can't seem

To get on the hook!

Who ever told me

That I could write a book?

I feel like giving up.

Everyone else seems already done.

What should I do?

This really isn't fun.

Too much pressure!

The deadline can't be met.

I'll go out and dunk my head-

It might help me to get wet.

What was I thinking?

I never should have turned on this computer.

How am I ever going to win, if

I can't even spell the word shuter?

It even looks dreary outside.

It's windy and it's raining.

But theres one more problem,

And this is the most paining.

How can I expect to write a book,

When I can't stop complaining?

***

Till I stopped and sighed

And walked away

Out of my house, deciding,

"Maybe I won't be done in thirty days"

Oh, why did I take this wretched challenge?

I thought it could be good for my self-esteem

But no, this was a form of torture

This thing called NaNoWriMo was too extreme

Then I saw a boy

With ice cream in hand

But the cone fell

Into the sand

I chuckled and thought

"This could happen to my charrie"

Maybe it could make him

Snap at his friends gruffly

And maybe, they were to answer back

For he was being truly rude

"We didn't do anything, you were a klutz,

It was your fault!" they would argue

They would squabble about this all day and night

Till they decided this was enough

They disbanded and said farewell

For getting along was just too tough

"That's it!" I cry suddenly

And run back to my laptop

I switched it on to Microsoft Word

And started writing non-stop

True, maybe I won't win

And all my effort was for naught

But at least I had a bit of fun

And man, I had an awesome plot

That's all. Peace out :3

I WON NANOWRIMO

CAPS LOCK WOOOO

Anyway, yesterday I won NaNoWriMo.

AND I AM SO HAPPY I'M GONNA PLACE SOME CELEBRATION GIFs IN.

credit to omonafiles

credit to pandaheyes

credit to gifs-for-the-masses

The middle one isn't moving. I iz sad.

...and that's essentially it. I'm just super happy.

Peace out.