Rebeccas Random Writings

This week I finished collecting information for Oleander, Foxglove, and Deadly Nightshade. Here’s three interesting facts about Oleander. In Galveston Texas, theres an Oleander festival. Oleander was a very popular ornamental shrub in Roman peristyle gardens. Oleander is the national flower of Hiroshima, because it was the first flower that bloomed after it got nuked. This week went well. I found out many facts, and I should be able to start decorating the tri-fold and making life size paper replicas. This week went really great, it needed no adjustments and I had no failures.

This weeks writing prompt that I’ve chosen is how to be a good neighbor. One way you can be a good neighbor is by keeping the noise below a high level. Another way you can be a good neighbor is by being respectful of their property. Don’t cross into it without permission or a valid reason, because it’s just rude. One more way you can be a good neighbor is, if you want to, go the extra mile for them. By that I mean give them baked goods sometimes or help them with work. The last one is optional because you have absolutely no obligation to do that for your neighbor, just would be a kind thing to do. If you want to actually do this and you’re having a problem deciding what, find a brownie recipe. Most people like brownies.

Hello, my name is Rebecca. This blog is being make on 4/12/2024. This week I managed to accomplish picking 3 flowers to start working on. The flowers I chose are Foxglove, Oleander, and Deadly Nightshade. I also managed to get good information on Foxglove and Deadly Nightshade, and please identify plants before touching them no matter how pretty because I found out touching either of these without gloves can give you severe poisoning. This week went really well, I got a lot of information. Adjustments I made was pushing back the fake paper models due to missing week one and forgetting to buy the paper for them and pushing forward research, which is going really well. heres three fun facts about the Deadly Nightshade. It’s commonly used to symbolize danger and betrayal. This plant was used quite frequently to poison enemies, with two Roman emperors dying from it. Deadly Nightshade is also used in some anesthetics. I left off researching Foxglove, and after finding a few more facts about it ill be moving on to Oleander or paper models.

I’m just going to be honest here, I have no idea what to write because of the prompt being freewrite. So this is just going to be random things and ill name it whatever fits it best by the end. You should check out the book series Heavens Official Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu if you like slow burn romance, the confession doesn’t even happen until book five of eight and I didn’t even realize it was a confession at first. Although a warning, there is quite a bit of angst (Sad stuff) when it comes to flashbacks, and I recommend reading the book series before entering any part of the fandom because people do not give spoiler warnings and I got spoiled two major plot twists by doing that. If you finish reading that and you like it, you should try reading one of their other books after. They have two other books which English names are Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and The Scum Villains Self-saving System. I’ve only completely read Heavens Officials Blessing though. I am, however, on book four of five of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and I’m liking it so far. The plot line is pretty good, and even though I like the plot line of Heavens Officials Blessing better, that doesn’t take away from the quality of this book series. Anyways, on to typing about another random thing. Qiqi and Yao Yao friendship is so cute, both are kinda old but still look and kind of act like small children. It’s such a wholesome friendship and I love it so much. Yao Yao being related to the Adeptus in some way and Qiqi being a zombie also means they can be friends for a long time, which is a heartwarming thought.

If I could invite any three people to dinner, fictional or dead, real or alive, I would invite my mom, my dad, and one of my brothers depending on what’s for dinner. I wouldn’t invite any fictional characters because not only would the invite be declined, I don’t know them. I wouldn’t invite anyone dead because I don’t want to disrupt the dead. I would invite my mom because, well, she’s my mom and I love her a lot. wouldn’t I? I would invite my dad for the same reason as my mom, plus he can be funny if an opportunity arises. I would invite my brother Jack if we were having something he liked, because, well, he’s my brother. Just like my mom, why wouldn’t I? If we were having something Andrew likes, I would invite him for the exact same reason. He’s my brother and I love and care for him. If we were having something both my brothers like, I’d probably do a coin flip. That is the easiest way to decide, after all.

In the month of March, I read book 5 of the series Heavens Official’s Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. In this book ghosts are meeting at Mount Tonglu, A area where ghosts fight each other in a battle royale to try and become the next supreme ghost king, basically someone who’s really strong. Xie Lian and Hua Cheng, the two main characters, along with other heavenly officials, infiltrate Mount Tonglu to try and prevent a new supreme ghost kings creation. Xie Lians heavenly powers are limited near there, but Hua Cheng has survived Mount Tonglu before so they still have kind of an upper hand in the form of knowledge about the area. In this book we also see a certain white clothed ghost from Xie Lians past, although you’ll need to read the previous books for context. I liked this book for multiple reasons. It has a consistent plot line, and the writing is also really good. The book series is a slow burn romance, and the story portrays this really well. My favorite character in this book is probably Lan Chang/Jian Lan (Same person). one of her character traits is brave. The quote that prove this is “Jian Lan violently stomped on Qi Rong a few times. ‘Dog! A dog! You’re the most like a dog!’” For context, Qi Rong isn’t a supreme ghost king, but he’s still pretty strong compared to Lan Chang and she just stomped on him. My favorite quote from the book is “‘What’s a S(censored)ty ‘Almost Supreme’?!’” This is my favorite quote because its Lan Chang saying something that hits Qi Rong right in his ego.

In the month of February I read The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge. This book is a combination of different Greek myths organized in a way so you have a timeline of the normally confused Trojan War. From the golden apple that inherently started it all, tragic love stories, Achilles and his downfall, all the way to the end with the fall of Troy. I liked this book because I like Greek myths, and this one is not only a collection of many of them but also a story. If you like Greek myths, want to get into them, or are into the Trojan War, I strongly recommend this book. My favorite character is Achilles. One of his Character traits is brave. The quote that proves this is “On the tenth day Achilles summoned the folk to assembly because Agamemnon would not.” This is brave because the leader in the current situation is King Agamemnon, and no other lesser chief dared to do something against his wishes. My favorite quote from the book is “She had dreamed that the son she hoped to bear was no child, but a flaming torch.”(Pg 6) This is my favorite quote because I find it kind of funny someone dreamed of birthing a torch of all things.

I live on a deserted island. I don’t exactly remember how long ago I got here, but I do remember how. I was on a ship, trying to learn how to drive when suddenly it malfunctioned. It spiraled out of control and ended up hitting a rock, breaking but not before capsizing. I remember being under the boat panicked, as it was sinking to the sea floor with me still under it. So much things flashed before my eyes, most of which I can’t remember. The rest of my way here is kind of a haze, I just vaguely remember grabbing at something, anything really. If I had to make an assumption, in my panicked state I managed to grab onto something with buoyancy, blacked out or just zoned out of everything, and eventually drifted to this place. I tried walking around making a mental map, but only could really tell that the shape of the island was oval-like. It looks like it was abandoned half way through building a resort on it. I managed to clear a room in this abandoned half finished resort after waking up on the first day? Second day? I don’t know how long I was out for. Luckily it seemed like due to the remoteness the resort was planning to be half self-sustained, so I found some seeds and some soil that wasn’t too bad. I also lucked out on them making a rain filter before abandoning the project, so I manage to live here. The island, for reference, is half forest half partially made resort. The forest so far seems to be lively, and no dangerous things besides the occasional bug I didn’t know existed. I’m mostly okay, although its still so lonely. I miss the people I love. I miss my cats. I miss my dog. I miss my friends. Sure the alone time laying down on the yellow sand may be fun, but I never want to be alone for so long. It’s barely livable, and im running out of medical supplies the resort left behind.

Random fact time! Calico cats aren’t a type of breed, but rather a fur pattern. There was a soccer team plane crash where people had to participate in cannibalism to survive, only 2 managed to leave. Cats are believed to be the only mammal that doesn’t taste sweetness. Cats can jump up to 6 times their length. Cats have 24 more bones than humans. Cats collarbones don’t connect to the rest of their bones. Cats typically sleep for 12-16 hours a day. Many cats are lactose intolerant. There has been an insane amount of serial killers that haven’t been caught due to destruction of evidence and incompetent investigators. When you slowly blink to your cat, it’s a sign of affection. Hissing is defensive, not aggressive. Some cats love the smell of chlorine. Cats love to sleep in laundry baskets. Cats like to sleep on things with the scent of their favorite person, such as dirty laundry. In Denmark 1955, a green cat was born. There is a cat that is the mayor of the historic district of Talkeetna, Alaska. A group of kittens is called a kindle.

In the month of January I read a book named Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge. This book is a collection of short stories. My favorite story summarized is Heracles. In Heracles we see a small glimpse into his early life, and he later grows up to have a wonderful wife and children. Sadly, this isn’t how it ends. He’s driven mad and kills them all, but eventually he snaps out of it and goes to pray to the gods to know how to repent. To repent his sins, he has to preform ten labors for King Eurystheus which he really doesn’t want to do since he’s weak and a coward. He ends up preforming twelve labors instead of ten since Eurytheus voided both the fight against the 3 headed hydra for help, and cleaning King Augeas’s stables in one day for getting paid even though he never got help. I really liked this book because it was a compilation of entertaining Greek myths, some making me giggle a bit. I strongly suggest it for anyone who’s just starting to get into mythology, or even just as a book to pass the time. My favorite character is definitely Aegeus. He’s cool as hell! I mean he protects the weak, how is that not awesome? His character trait is kind and the quote that proves this is “‘Aegeus, the lover of justice, the protecter of the weak!’”. This trait shows that he is known to show hospitality to those who need it, showing he is kind. My favorite quote from the book is “The idea gave him exquisite pleasure and he used it dwell on it.” For context, this is referring to a sculpture he, Pygmalion, made and fell in love with. It’s my favorite because I find it kind of funny he fell in love with something he made. He even named it Galatea, who actually later came to life and embraced him because of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty, bringing her to life since Pygmalion was a life long devotee.