The Only Alien on the Planet

            The Only Alien on the Planet, by Kristen D. Randle, is absolutely one of my favorite books. I could reread this book constantly, really, and I am the type that does not like to read a book more than once.

            I found this book because I enjoyed our reading circle book, Breaking Rank, very much. The book is by the same author. I think she is an amazing author, even though she is not big on explaining things out with details, but that is okay, I still love her books. She has a neat way of pulling in the readers and I sure hope she writes a lot more books for me to dive into.

            This book is actually about a teenager who has spent his entire life neither speaking nor simply touching anyone. The main character, a girl, had just moved into his neighborhood and her new best friend and her set on a mission to discover who the boy really is. I think the book had a lovely ending and I felt very much in the book.

            I would recommend this book to just about anyone. It isn’t a weird romance book, even though there is a little, it is more of just finding out about someone and understanding and helping. Give this book a try.

Holidays

            One thing that bothers me very much is when people put Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving has even passed. Yes, the lights are very pretty, and the decorations, but, really, let one holiday pass before you begin on another. If you want to show some holiday spirit, go stick a turkey in your front yard. J

            I do enjoy Christmas very much. I am pretty bad at choosing out gifts for people, but I sure do love getting them! That’s not the only reason I like Christmas though. It is one of the few holidays a lot of our family members get together. Thanksgiving and Easter are the other two. It’s really great to get to sit around, laughing and enjoying those days. Especially when there is snow outside!

            I love holidays because they also get us out of school. How can’t you love something that does such a great favor for you? Having no school relieves some stress for a short time. You do not have to worry about homework or dumb grades. You get to enjoy your sleep and boredom.

            I’ll sure enjoy these holidays this year!

Writing About Nothing

Sometimes, I find it hard to write just a simple blog. I am quickly running out of topics to write about between them and the papers we are required to write. I also understand wanting us to write so much. It’ll improve our writing abilities fantastically. I don’t mind doing the research to write a paper, but I like to write many different types of papers. I am very big on poems and short stories.

            Short stories can be very hard to write. Often, I want to just keep writing and add way too many details. Details are wonderful, but you cannot overdue it. Also, when writing a story, you often get stuck on a similar topic in many of them. You write one about a killer, the next one you may also want to write about a killer. Especially if you get great comments on the one before. You start to think it’s your best topic, and you want to use it to the best of your ability.

            I find it quite nice that I can write a blog on not having an idea. I guess my simple thoughts are enough to get me by. Now, if only my thoughts would supply me with some great, long writing pieces. J

The video we viewed on Prader Willi Syndrome yesterday was very was touching. It is a syndrome that I have never heard of before. I could never imagine feeling how the boy did in the video, how he gets such stabbing pain when he can’t eat. It seems like his whole life revolves around food. It must be so extremely hard for him to know food is near and also know he cannot have it. It also angers me that anyone would make fun of someone with a syndrome like this. That’s inappropriate and immature. Nobody deserves to be treated without respect.



            I researched a few syndromes that I have also never heard of, and guess that many others haven’t either, that I would like to bring into awareness. The first syndrome is a syndrome called: Moebius Syndrome. Moebius Syndrome is a syndrome where the person it affects doesn’t have any function to the face. They cannot blink, smile, frown, move eyes laterally, and others. They tend to have speech problems and swallowing problems, are very weak, have sleep disorders, visual impairments, and more.

            The second syndrome I would like to talk about is: Marinesco–Sjögren syndrome. This syndrome involves coordination issues, mental retardation, muscles weakness, inability to chew food, thin brittle fingernails, and sparse hair. It is a rare autosomal recessive disorder.

            The third is: Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. It is a rare form of multiple congenital contractures and is the most severe form of distal arthrogryposis. It includes drooping of the upper eyelids, low-set ears, gradual hearing loss, walking difficulties, scoliosis, strabismus, and more. The pictures added of each can help you to actually visualize what these syndromes do to just your physical appearance. Nobody could imagine what it would be like to be them.

Marinesco–Sjögren

Moebius Syndrome

Freeman Sheldon Syndrome