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)