My music!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by superboy

Ok, I like lots of kinds of music. Mainly these kinds: Classic Rock, Smooth/Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Techno, and Country. These are my favorite artists or bands (not in order of preference):

The Dave Matthews Band

The All-American Rejects

Fall-out Boy

Panic! at the Disco

Jason Mraz

The Beatles

Johnny Cash

Elvis Presley

Slipknot

Korn

Basshunter

Jack Johnson

Brad Paisley

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Santana

Flobots

Linken Park

They Might be Giants

Mettalica

Lead Zepplin

Van Halen

Boys Like Girls

AC/DC

Good Charolette

Weird Al Yankovick

Guns n’ Roses

Josh Turner

Nickelback

Plain White T’s

AFI

And many more people!

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Skye/Betsy’s Meme

Posted on April 21, 2009 by superboy

This is a meme that Skye/Betsy made up.

This is the meme:

1. Fave G rated movie? I don’t know. There are so many to choose from.

2. Fave PG rated movie? heh heh… Montey Python and the Holy Grail.

3. Fave PG13 movie? PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END!!!!!!!!!!

4. Seen any R rated movies? Yep! Lots!

5. Least fave G movie?   Scary godmother. (It’s not rated G but I still hate it.)

6. Least fave PG movie? Eragon. I HATE THAT MOVIE WITH A BURNING PASSION!!!!

7. Least fave PG13 movie? ummmmmm I don’t know…

8. Least fave R movie? The Ring….FREAKY!!!!!

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Sorry…

Posted on March 28, 2009 by superboy

Sorry about all the space between my posts….I’ve been REALLY busy over the past……2 years….so lets see here…..ummm….We moved to Alaska, moved to Florida, and we are currently in Key Largo, FL. ummmm…. I have met the crew of the S/V Mari Hal-O-Jen  and the Edmistens. I am currently in 8th grade….umm….I have a Green belt in Sansei Goju Ryu and a Purple belt in ISKF Shotokan…..erm….well..I just wanted to put up an update post so Betsy will stop bugging me about it….

THERE YOU GO BETSY!!! 

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Sir Isaac Newton

Posted on September 7, 2007 by superboy

Sir Isaac Newton

When we think of Sir Isaac Newton, we typically recall that he discovered gravity. That maybe true, but that is not even close to all the amazing things this scientific and mathematical genius accomplished in his life time.

Isaac Newton was born in 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. Newton published his most important and accomplished work, Principia Mathematica in 1687. In it he stated his theory of gravity, explained how tides work, and included his 3 laws of motion. Newton also invented a new form of mathematics called “fluxions” which today we call “calculus”.

In addition Newton also experimented with light using prisms. He proved white light was made of rainbow colors, and invented the reflecting telescope. His paper “Opitiks” was published in 1704. Newton became a fellow of London’s Royal Society, and then its president. Newton was also warden of the Royal Mint and made changes to the British coins. In 1705 he was knighted for scientific achievement and was made “Sir Isaac Newton”.

Despite all of his scientific and mathematical genius, Newton was a strange man. He once stared at the sun for as long as he could just to see what would happen. He also once inserted a bodkin (a needle for leatherwork) between his eye and his eye socket and twisted it around to see what would happen. He also held to the Arian heresy, which believed that there was no Trinity. He was obsessed with alchemy in which attempts are made to turn base metals into gold. Working with toxic metals like lead and mercury and testing results by tasting could explain some of his odd behaviors.

Any one of his amazing accomplishments would have been enough to earn him the title of genius. But taken as a whole Newton’s life was beyond phenomenal. As Alexander Pope wrote in his “Epitaph: intended for Sir Isaac Newton”

“Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night; God said, Let Newton be! and all was light.”

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New toy

Posted on August 23, 2007 by superboy

This is my new and favorite toy. Laughing

It has Spitfire wheels, industrial trucks, mini-logo bearings, and an Element deck.

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My favorite online games and game sites.

Posted on May 18, 2007 by superboy

My favorite online games are:

DragonFable

Adventure Quest

and Runescape.

My favorite online game sites are:

addictinggames.com

flashplayer.com

CrazyMonkeyGames.com.

Here is a cool movie from Adventure Quest:

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Convection currents experiment

Posted on May 18, 2007 by superboy

I did this experiment today. It is about convection currents in water. You can do it, too. All you need is a large jar of ice water, and a small jar of hot water colored with food coloring. I used leftover easter egg coloring tablets for mine. The small jar should have a narrow opening. You need to be able close the top or cover it with your thumb when you put it in the big jar.
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What happened is that the warm water flowed out of the small jar because warmer water is less dense than cold water, so it rises. The same thing happens in the ocean, in the atmosphere, and in the earth’s mantle!

To learn more about convection currents, go here,  here and here.

It was fun and interesting.It was fairly easy to do and you should try it!

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Book review: The Samurai’s Tale

Posted on May 14, 2007 by superboy

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The Samurai’s Tale is about a young boy named Taro, living in 15th century Japan. When he was very young his samurai father died in battle and his mother and his two brothers were murdered. He was taken to live in the cook house of a castle belonging to Lord Akiyama Nobutomo. Even though he is a lowly slave boy, he dreams of one day becoming a samurai. This story tells you about all his adventures and his quest to become a samurai.

I like this book because it’s filled with action and it just makes you want to keep turning the pages.

What I don’t like about it is it’s too short!

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Welcome to my new blog

Posted on May 14, 2007 by superboy

Hello. My name is Superboy. I am an 11 year old homeschooler. I like karate, the ocean, animals, reading, and lots of other things. I will be writing posts about the things I am doing and reading in my homeschool. I love comments, so please feel free to leave lots!LOL!

Thanks for visiting.

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