Leap Day

Happy Leap Day everybody! I for one love Leap Day more than anyone actually should. It's a whole extra day to do anything that you want to! On 30 Rock they said that nothing that happens on leap day really counts, which is an interesting thing. A whole day that shouldn't exsist. And I'm all about the impossible...

I think that Leap Day is a little bit magical. Call me corny, but I really love leap day. You can do things you'd never do because it's not a normal day. When it isn't a Leap Year, this day just doesn't exist. The disappearing     day. In every other year, we'd be in March. I'm not the biggest fan of March. Bad things happen to Maggie in March. It's not my fault. They just happen...

I think it'd be really cool to have your birthday on February 29. Sure, you only get a real birthday every four years, but you get to treat your legit birthday like gold. And the chances on being born on February 29 and dying on February 29 are basically impossible. You don't have to worry at all about dying on your birthday. You could worry about everything except for dying. 

However you celebrated your leap day, I hope you did something memorable. Something that you can remember every leap day. Because remember, it only comes around every four years.
(also, thanks to the new readers from Russia. :D)
DFTBA
maggie

International Readers

So um, hi... I just looked at my stats and there are some interesting things on there. For instance, the number of page views and my audience. I saw that there was a light green country on there that wasn't light green before. Two, actually. Ukraine and Germany.
This is quite strange for me actually because now I know that there are actually people reading this. Before I just thought that maybe I'll write down my thoughts and my friends will pop in from time to time and see what I have to say. I didn't think that there would actually be anyone that I didn't know looking at a computer screen or an iPod screen or a phone screen and taking time out of their day to read what an average American teenager has to say.
I'm very flattered and thankful that you like what I put up on the internet. (Sounds dirty, doesn't it?) I want to thank you. If I could meet you personally and thank you and have a conversation with you, I would do it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, plane tickets are expensive and I don't speak anything other than English and Hebrew.
Thank you German and Ukrainian readers. And anyone else who reads this.
DFTBA \

maggie

My Writing History

I've always written short stories, but I never thought it would be an awesome career until about 6th grade. That's when I got into poetry. I wrote a poem called roses which was published in creative kids magazine. In 7th grade I joined the power of the pen writing club and got 6th place at the first meet. I was unable to go to regionals because my cousin got married. This yea I got 7th place and my next meet is on the 24th.
Writing has just always been a thing that I've done. I've never thought about the fame or money thy other writers have I've just written down things that I think could make a great story ad could entertain someone someday.
DFTBA
maggie

Concussions and Annoying People

Who hates the place that their locker is at? I do. Everyday, a very annoying loudmouth stands in front of my locker and will not move. Everyday before studyhall, she gets pushed around by her guy friends and slams into my locker door. Today, they hit my locker door while it was open and his me in the head and on my right shoulder.
I don't know why these people are so stupid. You don't push someone into an open locker. I was sent home early with a possible concussion, I'm still dizzy 5 and half hours later. I'm very very pissed off.
People should not push each other around and run them into lockers. I get hit with the door everyday and they've never apologized. They didn't even apologize when they hit my head.
The moral of this story, don't be an asshole. You'll be a better person in my book. Also, stay away from assholes who stand near open lockers.
DFTBA
maggie

Roses

This is a poem that I wrote when I was 12 and in the 6th grade. I submitted it into a writing magazine and it was published in early 2011.

Roses
They watch me as I walk along,
The pathway filled with flowers.
They sing silent songs
Of their powers
To make passing people smile.
That say they want me to stay awhile
And sing with them.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed that.
DFTBA
maggie

Girl Scout Cookies

I love girl scout cookies. It helps that I'm a girl scout. Yeah, I'm 14 and I'm in the girl scouts. Hate and you won't get any cookies.
One thing a lot of people don't realize is that delivering cookies isn't as easy as grabbing a thin mint and bringing it to your door. You have to order the case which has 12 individual boxes inside. If you don't have am order devisable by 12, you have to order a whole other case and sell the extra boxes. It's a hassle. You're welcome.
You also have to have extra boxes for donations. You have to record the amount you have and your house is filled with cases for weeks on end. You could make a maze if you wanted to. Actually you shouldn't do that. You'd get lost.
All that set aside, girl scouts can be really fun. I'm going to Savannah, Georgia this summer for the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts and from there were going down to Disney World. I'm quite frankly more excited for Disney.
So on that note I leve you to enjoy your girl scout cookies, which ever flavor happens to be your favorite. (Mine are the Do-Si-Dos :D)
DFTBA
maggie

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Swimming Pools

So I just got back from my cousin's 11th birthday party and my other cousin's 6th birthday party. (They're sisters who are exactly five years apart. How cool? Very.) And it was at a Community Center. I was expecting a lane pool and maybe just an average rectangle pool but oh my god I saw this. There is a lane pool on the other end but look at that! There's a really big awesome slide! That thing is awesome. And there's like a built in whirl pool and lazy river. I really have to admire the people at this community center. They don't half-ass their stuff. Oh no. They have all of this connected to a lane pool. There is a divider and then four lanes. So while everyone else went to the bathroom or was still eating, I just swam breaststroke and freestyle. It can't get much better.
What I like about swimming pools is that sure it's water, but would you ever really drink that stuff? Go ahead you try it. If you don't get a stomach ache, I'll pay you. There's chlorine in there. I've often wondered if the chlorine makes it like a new compound but probably not because I don't think it'd be safe to swim in it then. I'm rambling... If I didn't live like an hour away from this place, I'd definitely be a member. They have a track in the upstairs. Two lanes for running, two lanes for walking. They also have a ton of machines and a huge gym. You can't help but be in shape when you live there! 
Main point, community centers are cool.
DFTBA
maggie

Why I'm Not the Biggest Fan of Valentine's Day

Now that Valentine's Day is officially over, I can safely put my opinion about it into the world. If you go around on Valentine's Day saying that you think that holiday is just a little bit shit, then people will mob you.
I don't hate Valentine's Day because I'm single or because I think it's commercialized. (Even though it is...) I don't like Valentine's Day because of the pressure. Watch this video! Sure, maybe the girlfriend is always like that, but on Valentine's Day, if he's doesn't do anything, she will get upset. It doesn't even have to be the pressure of being in a relationship. Maybe all of your friends gave out candy but you didn't because you just didn't want to go out and buy candy! And it's on the most random day ever. February 14. What a weird day. Yeah, it's Saint Valentine's Feast Day, but come on... On March 17 we wear green for Saint Patrick on some day in December we leave candy in our shoes for Saint Nicholas, but On June 23 do we go around passing out pamphlets for throat disease in honor of Saint Audrey? No. We don't. Why? Because that's weird that's why... 
Now let's talk about why Valentine's Day is commercialized. What people do is they celebrate the brutal beheading of a man who secretly married people. If an Elvis impersonater in Vegas was shot and killed while eloping two eighteen year olds, would we celebrate Saint Elvis' Day? No! 
And on Valentine's Day, we go around telling everyone how much we love them. Whether we hate them or not, we go around saying "I love you" or "You're awesome" or whatever. The world needs more jerks who can go up to people that they don't like and say things like "I don't like you. I think you're a bit of an asshole and I'm not going to pretend that I think you're nice just to make us both feel better."

Next Valentine's day, I advise you to just hang out with people you enjoy being with and treating it like any other day. Or you could just tell everyone you hate how you really feel. You know what, do both. Happy Late Valentine's.
DFTBA
maggie

Obsessions + Oblivion

I have always been the type of person to obsess over things. I'm obsessed with Doctor Who, I'm obsessed with The Beatles, I'm obsessed with YouTube, etc. One thing I've never quite understood though is why we have obsessions and how we choose to be obsessed with specific thing. Yeah, I know that we take what we're most interested in and central our whole life around it, but why? Why do we spend our time on the things that we choose to spend our time on? Which brings me to the second part of the blog, which is oblivion.

Oblivion is the fear of being forgotten. It's the fear of not being remembered after your time on the planet is over. I have a slight fear of oblivion, but I find it ridiculous that I am afraid of this. One day, the collapse of our sun is going to consume the planet. It will get rid of the pyramids we've built and the books we've written and the relationships we've made and nobody will remember the great leader of the world like Churchill or Lincoln, let alone me. So what's the point of oblivion? What's the point of anything if this is going to happen?

I think that the point shouldn't be about trying to be remembered or trying to do great things, but the point should be to make your life what you want your life to be. Yeah, it's corny, but it's also pretty awesome. It's like writing a book. That's something I like to do. When you write a book, you can create whole worlds with a keyboard or a pen. When you go through you life, you can develop the person that you want to be through favorite movies and books and foods. These favorites can turn into obsessions. So obsessions are basically a way of ignoring the fear of oblivion and going forth in the world to participate in what you think is fun. I personally pity people who don't see the point in doing things, because they are certainly missing out on what could be an awesome experience of life.

DFTBA

maggie 

What This is All About

Welcome! This is my blog. Maggie's blog...
I am 14, I live in Ohio and like any other teenager, I believe that my thoughts and opinions will be worth millions someday. But unlike some kids my age, I have very strong opinions on a wide range of topics. Some make sense and some don't, but I feel very strongly about these opinions and I feel that they need to be heard. Thus, I have created a blog. 
I know that not many people will read this because I suck at promoting things, but for the few people that do, let me explain what this is all about. Some posts will be my legit opinions, some will be stuff I was thinking about that day, some will be funny and if I feel very generous I might just post a short story that I've written or two. (I should mention that I'm a published poet with two awards in writing. Just throwing that out there...) 
So this is it. I'm nerdy, I have my opinions and I have internet access. This is the result of that. I hope you, whoever you are, will enjoy these blogs. 
DFTBA
maggie