Hey all! I am writing this very late this week, so i hope i can get it in on time!!

News of the Week:

Well there isn't much in the news... oh! but you know what exciting thing DID happen to me this week? well y'all know how addicted to food i am right? well i went to Dunkin donuts to get a bagel this week, and Danny was working, and he gave me a CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRY!!!!! and it was the most AWESOME chocolate covered strawberry EVER!!! and he gave me a candy apple which was good too, but not as AWESOME as the strawberry!!!!!!!!! so yeah... how is that for Danny news? lol so this section was pretty short huh?

Song of the Week:

"Love Thee Dearest" by Paul Byrom.

here is the you tube video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzFVpXEPQU

Quote of the Week:

Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title.
~From Scooby-Doo

Picture of the Week:



This Week in History:

October 28
1886 The Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

October 29
1970 The birthday of awesome Keeper for the Dutch National Football Team, Edwin van der Sar! He also plays for Manchester United (the mighty reds... the red devils... Arsenal sucks... just sayin' since i know people who think Arsenal is cool... but they are wrong.)

October 30:
1922 Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

October 31:
Halloween!!!

November 1:
1604 William Shakespere's Othello is preformed for the first time

November 2:
1950 the birthday of playwright/author Geroge Bernard Shaw, who wrote Pygmalion in 1912.

November 4:
This will make Heather forgive the Arsenal crack... 1982 Birthday of one of Heather's Favorite people...Evgeny Plushenko, olympic Gold (and silver) medalist. (happy now?)

This Month in History; Top 5 Honorable Mention:

October 4th:
The first satellite is launched into space, Sputnik I.

October 11:
National Comming Out Day in the U.S.

October 14:
The Chicago Cubs winn the 1908 World Series, their last W.S win to date.

October 17
1931 Al Capone is arrested for tax evasion.

October 24:
Birthday of sexy man, and Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney.

German:
So this week we will resume our grammer lesson with Kommen (Ko-men) meaning "to come", Sprechen (Spray-Key-en) meaning "to speak",and Haben (Hah-ben) meaning "to have". I am awaiting a html code from Heather for a grid, so you will have to bear with me on this. (BTW Heather has a blog where she teaches html, so y'all should go there!!! http://tales-of-swanky.blogspot.com/)

Kommen:

German: ich komme (ick Ko-me)
English: I come

German: du kommst (doo kom-st)
English: you come (informal)

German: er/sie/es kommt (air/zee/es Kom-t)
English: He/she/it comes

German: wir kommen (veer -kom-men)
English: we come

German: ihr kommt (ear kom-t)
English: you come (informal, to several people ie. y'all come)

German: sie kommen (zee kom-men)
English: they come

Sprechen

German: Ich spreche (ick spray-key-ah)
English: i speak

German: du sprichst (doo spreesh-t)
English: you speak (informal)

German: er/sie/es spricht (spree-sh-t)
English:he/she/it speaks

German:wir sprechen
English: we speak

German: ihr sprecht
English: you speak (formal to many people)

German: sie sprechen
English: They speak

Notice how i did not give you the pronounciations on all of them, since you can just cross refferance with earlier pronunciations in this entry:).

Haben

German: ich Habe (ick hahbah)
English: i have

German: du hast (hah-st)
English: you have

German: er/sie/es hat (hah-t)
English: he/she/it has

German: wir haben
English: we have

German: ihr habt (hah-bt)
English: you have(informal, to many people)

German: sie haben
English: they have

So thats the German for today!! Now, i am not sure what to do for next weeks German... here is where your feedback is esential... maybe you can let me know a theme you might want to learn about... i don't know... think about it...

Also just letting you all know that in a week it is election day! so if you are registered make sure you vote!!! (if you are old enough, and are not registered, i dont want to hear any complaining in the next 4 years!!!) And also all you Cher fans out there, Cher will be on Ellen on monday, so everyone watch!!! I guess that is it for this week, Pippies! (btw... Kringles was a nancy drew referance not a Santa one... lol)

Robbing the Hood

Hey all! Yes, it's the best time of the week!!! i should have a name for my readers like the girl who does Friendly Hostility does... like Cine-lings... or Frakles... or Plinketts... that one was just for fun... lol ok so lets get started, shall we?

News of the Week:

So this week Heather ttaught me how to do some html, so i am hoping that they work! lets see... what happened this week? not much until Sunday, Alex and I were about to leave work, and i went to get my keys, and realized... i locked them in my car... at least it wasnt running! so i had to call Tony for a key... and i felt mad bad, so i bought him a Manchester United poster. THEN i was going out to my car on Monday, and i noticed i had a flat tire... so Tony said we could get some air at the gas station and then get it changed, but when we got to the gas station Tony noticed the hole, and it was leaking air faster than he could fill it, so we had to call AAA and get it changed since i dont have a wrench thingie... (gosh, i am such a girl... lol) and then i had to go home on the donut to meet the gas man, and Tony went to get me a new tire. such car drama!!!! I am also getting ready for my Halloween after party... I think there will be about 10 ish people... Though, i am pissed that people cant even rsvp... even if they are not sure they are gonna come, it only takes like 20 seconds to say yes or no... it is mad rude. anyway... enough venting... I got the cats costumes too... Lolli will be Ellen, Six will be a mouse, and Rusty will be, well i am not sure... I have a collar that could be used as a second ellen, but maybe i should give him something more girly and make him Portia de Rossi to make him and Lolli match... i havent decided... I also have been into this show "Robin Hood" it is a BBC show i am getting from Netflix I Love the guy who plays Guy Of Gisborne. Richard Armitage is his name... here is the BBC site. Check it out!!!
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/195/index.jsp

Song of the Week:

"I think I Love You" By the Partridge Family


Here is the Youtube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJYSu2OVCGM

Here is a fun unofficial site:
http://www.cmongethappy.com/

Quote of the Week:

"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead"
~~ Benjamin Franklin

Picture of the Week:

Well since i am smitten with Richard Armitage here is a picture of him AS Guy of Gisborne:


This Week in History:

OK so quick note, next week we will feature the honorable mentions for October... so keep that in mind!

October 21
1833 Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize, is born. He died in 1896.

October 22
1953 Laos gained its independance from France.

October 23
1925 Johnny Carson was born, he died in 2005.

October 24
1929 "Black Tuesday" Stock market crash, Spelling the begining or the Great Depression

October 25
1760 George III became king of Great Britian (the King George from the American Revolution)

October 26
1905 Norway becomes independant from Sweden

October 27
1858 26th President of the U.S, Theodore Roosevelt is born. He died in 1919.

German:

so lets make a few sentances now that we know some items and some grammer!this will be a short lesson this week, so be happy Danny!!!

German: Du bist gut. (doo behst goot)
English: You are good.

German: Ich bin Francine. ( ick bin Francine)
English: I am Francine.

German: Deutschland ist in Europa. (Doy-ch-land iss-t in Europa)
English: Germany is in Europe.

German: Das ist sehr gut (dah-s iss-t s-air goot)
English: That is very good.

German: Was ist das? (vah-s iss-t dah-s)
English: What is that?

German: Haben Sie Zeit? (hah-ben zee Zee-t)
English: Do you have time?

Thats it for the German for this week!!! Next week we will learn the forms of Haben (hah-ben) Meaning "to have". if you have any sugestions of what you would like to learn in German let me know! (and don't tell me you dont want anything Danny!)

Thats it for now my little Kringles!!! (a work in progress lol)

Famous Chefs

hey all!!! It's that time of the week again!!! I lookforward to writing this all week, so lets get started!! also... i had made this entry look all pretty, with oranized spaces etc, but i edited it twice and it still came out messed up... so sorry... pout

Weekly News:

So lets see... oh! so you know that guy in my Philosophy class? yeah i think he is totaly NOT interested. like for the first coupple of weeks, he was talking to me all the time, but now it is like he is avoiding me... weird... i just dont get it... he doesn't even say hi to me anymore... I say hi to HIM but he just kinda looks away... weird right? oh well. he was to young for me anyway, but i thought i could at least get a friend out of it, but i guess not. though he did shout hi francine to me in the garage on friday... i am sooo confused.

on Saturday I went to the Mohegan Sun Cassino, for Cindy's birthday, and i would like to record the events of our dinner, since it was most extraordanairy dinner. So we sat at the bar and Alex was talking to this woman on her right, and Cindy and her boyfriend were talking amungst them selves, so i was just starring off into space and i notice the bartender pouring out Guinnes, so i was like let me look at who got that, since it is Keith Harkin's favorite drink... just kinda absently, and then i was like oh that guy is kinda cute for an older guy... wait he looks like chef Robert Irvine... but it cant be... not in the middle of nowhere in Connecticut! so i was like oh he just looks like him. and then i noticed the Chef of the restarunt came over and was talking to him... and i was like omg it IS!!! (by the way incase you are living under a rock, he is on the Food Network's show "Dinner Imposible" and has a CRAZY hot body!!!!!) and for like 20 minutes i was like i am gonna go over there... no i am not.... yes i am.... no...yes...no... so then Cindy's boyfriend was like "Cindy! that is the guy from Food Network!" and i was like I KNOW!!! i have been looking at him for like 20 min!!! and i was like Jarrod! go get his Autograph!!! but he was not gonna do it... soooooooo guess what i did? yup! i went over and got it!!! i got up (kicking Cindy in the prosess. Sorry Cindy!!!) this is aproximately how the convorsation went (i am not positive cause the Adrenilane was crazy!!!)

me: (tap tap on his rippling shoulder) Um... Excuse me...Are you Chef Robert Irvine?
him: yes i am
me: can i get your Autograph?
him: sure!
Me: oh my gosh thank you! (i handed him the only paper i had in my purse which was my pay stub. He flipped it over) oh that is just the only paper i had it is my pay stub.
him: ok so Francine
me: yup My mom is going to be so jelous! we love you and she thinks you are so hott!
him: so what do you do francine?
me: (not wanting to tell a famous chef that i work at dunkin donuts) oh well, right now i am a student.
him: oh what are you studying?
me: history
him: (while signing) ah well i am getting some pictures down in a little while so if you want to wait i will give you one of those.
me: oh wow that would be great!
his friend: are those the x rated ones or the regular ones?
him: the x rated ones.
me: oh my gosh my mom would like that even more! (he handed me back the paper and pen) thank you so much!!! (i walked away)

this is what the autograph says:
"Francine- Great meeting you!! Thanks for watching the show. Mom, I love you too!! Robert Irvine :) 'Dinner Impossible'"

I couldnt get up for a little bit... but noone wanted to stay, so we didnt... we went back to the cassino and i lost 15 more dollars. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

not much else happened this week... ummm Danny wanted me to put more mentions of him in here, but i have nothing to say so... lol...

also... i noticed that now on celticthunder.com they have in their shop a celtic thunder hoodie, and t-shirt, among other things, so if anybody is having a hard time comming up with x-mas ideas... lol


Song of the Week:

"867-5329 Jenny" by Tommy Tutone

here is the youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqUPApCUt90

Quote of the Week:
Dream as if you'll live forever; Live as if you'll die today.
~James Dean

Picture of the Week:

So since i met him here is a picture of Chef Robert Irvine!

This Week in History:

So the general consensus is to do one each day and then honorable mention at the end of the month... so that is what we shal do!

October 14:
1066 The Battle of Hastings

October 15:
1951 The Aclaimed TV show "I Love Lucy" premeirs.

October 16:
1793 Marie Antoinette is killed by having her head chopped off, durring the French Revolution

October 17:
1931 Al Cappone is convicted for tax evasion

October 18
1898 The United States takes posession of Puerto Rico

October 19:
1965 Our favorite Megaphoned-carpenter Ty Pennington is born... (there wasnt much for this day incase you couldn't tell lol.)

October 20:
1803 The U.S Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase

German:

so this week we will do a little grammar, just for a change! This week we are learning the forms of "Sine" meaning "to be" the pronunciation is all self explanitory... except where otherwise listed. also note that the "s" is pronounced "z"

German: ich bin
English: I am

German:du bist

English: You are (informal)

German: er ist

English: He is

German: sie ist (ZEE ist)

English: She is

German: es ist

English: it is

German: wir sind (vear-zind)

English: We are

German: ihr seid

English: You are (plural... as in Y'all)

German: sie sind

English: they are

German: Sie sind

English: you are (formal)

Food and Fun

Hey all! (or should i say Guten Tag!) Welcome to Stop the World! I has been a busy and fun week, so lets get started!

News of the Week:
So this weekend Tony and i went to see CELTIC THUNDER!!!!!! It was so awsome. i love them! they did all the songs on the DVD, and also Danny Boy. We were there sooo early. my mom told us to leave at 2 in case there was traffic, so we did... no traffic. AND it only took us like a minute to park, so we were there and out of the car by 3:30... the show started at 9. we wandered around a bit, and we ate... we wandered about some more... FINALLY it was 7:30, so we thought lets go see if anything is going on, so we wandered over to the theater, where a rather substantial que had formed. we got in it, and at 8ish they let us in. we found our seats (which incidentaly were 3 rows from the top... kinda reminded me of one broadway show...) the show was awsome... my camera bateries ran out, so i was not able to get alot of pictures, but once i get them on disc i will post them. Oh, and the woman sitting next to me ONLY clapped for Danny Boy... I know!!! Isn't that messed up?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!? she didn't even clap for Ireland's Call, and all the crazy Irish old ladies clapped for that! Stupid Skank. And she was like my mom's age... it is not like she was 100 years old! ugh. i got one of those fancy programs too... So yeah that was Celtic Thunder. The rest of the week was boring, since i have been sick... on friday i took a Philosophy test... he says it will be 2 or 3 weeks before he hands them back... he is incredibly weird... but yeah... thats it for this past week... hopefully the next will be more exciting...

Song of the Week:

"Some Beach" By Blake Shelton! Great song. I like this ramdomness! so here are some links!

here is the video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8KKBxMgkok

and Blakeshelton.com
http://www.blakeshelton.com/index.php

Quote of the Week:

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
~ Walt Disney


This Week in History:

Side note before we start, last week i left out a very special Date. October 4th is the Birthday of my friend Emily! So belated blog shoutout to her!!!
Also it is getting harder and harder to find JUST ONE thing for each date... maybe i will do a main date, and then an honourable mention, OR i can do one thing for the day durring the week, and then at the end of the month i can post a few honourable mentions for the month... let me know which would be better.

October 7th
1982 Broadway Musical "Cats" Opened, running for 18 years, it closed September 10th 2000

October 8th (there was so much good stuff to put, but since i am a American History Major...)
1793 John Hancock Died at the ripe old age of 56 (b. 1737)

October 9th
1003 Leif Erikson Lands in L'Anse aux Meadows in Canada, becoming the First European to reach North America.

October 10th
1813 Giuseppe Verdi (Italian Composer, if you dont know that though...) Was born. he died in 1901 at the ripe old age of 88.

October 11th
Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as its first host.

October 12th
1773 America's first insane asylum opens for "persons of insane and disordered minds" in Virginia

October 13th
54 (C.E) Nero accends the Roman throne

Picture of the week:

German of the Week (Danny's Favorite part!! lol):

So i think i am going to do this a little differently. i will put the way the word/phrase is suposed to be spelled, and then the way it sounds. that way you will know when i start to type the way it is suposed to be by accident... Also if there is an umlaude (the two little dots above "o"s or "u"s i will put a % after the word (if it has both an o and a u i will put the lette also for example: (% u) if it is the u.
Also Shout out to Germanpod101.com which is great at teaching me this stuff! Go there! you can listen to it for free, and the one month subcription is only $8 so what have you got to loose? (but keep comming here! lol)
so i said i would teach you some food names this time right? it is a very long list this week, but you can practice them when you get your lunch, or your Borders frosty mellony drinky thingy. lol.

English: To Drink
German: Trinken (Trink-ken)

English: Cake, Pie
German: Kuchen (Koo-hun or Koo-kun)

English: Noodle
German: Nudel (Noo-Del)

English: Banana
German: Banane (Ban-an-eh)

English: Apple
German: Apfel (Ap-full)

English: Tangerine
German: Manderine (man-de-ri-neh)

English: Watermellon
German: Wassermelone (vas-sa-meh-lone-eh)

English: Pineapple
German: Ananas (an-an-as)

English: Sandwich
German: Butterbrot (Boo-ter-broot)

English: Salad
German: Salat (Zah-Laad)

English: Fruit
German: Frucht (Fruh-t)

English: Roll
German: Brotchen (%) (Broch-t-chen)

English: Pancake
German: Pfannkuchen (p-fan-koo-gen)

English: Sausage
German: Wurst (%) (vur-st)

English: egg
German: Ei (eye)

English: Jam
German: Marmelade (mar-muh-la-deh)

English: Butter
German: Butter (boo-tah)

English: Honey
German: Honig (hone-egg)

English: Tea
German: Tee (teh)

English: Bacon
German: Speck (speck)

English: Lunch
German: Mittagessen (meat-Ta-Guess-Sen)