Drawing


With all of the crazy things happening in the world these days, we rarely find time for peace and quiet. COVID-19, online school, and sharing a room with a sibling are all benefactors to this mayhem. Drawing can be used as both a stress reliever and a source of peace to counter this craziness.

 

Drawing gives me a time of peace as well as the satisfaction of creating something beautiful with my own hands.  Mindfulness is a lot about observation and feeling what is around you, and so is drawing. “Drawing is a great way to practice mindfulness.” Says EveryDay Artistry. The effect of creativity can be sharply risen by any type of art. Even if your excuse is that you’re not good at drawing, you can at least give it a shot. No One’s first drawing is ever perfect, but every time you put something on the paper, you will get better and better. 

 

I specifically love to draw anime figures. I feel like I can create an ideal version of myself or anyone for that matter. I can make scary things, wholesome things, and things that can only exist in our imagination. When drawing, I feel like I am able to shift from reality into some kind of fantasy. If you are having trouble dealing with stress, many experts have said that the effects of mindfulness and quiet drawing are more or less the same. Many people sometimes blame being bad at drawing on their materials, but this is just a lie. All you need to have is a pencil.

 

Even if you’re not very good at drawing, the satisfaction of making something simply spectacular with your own two hands is far greater than the time you spend on it. Trying to get out of drawing by saying you are bad at it, is just an excuse. I was terrible at drawing when I started, but after watching some tutorials and practicing, I got so much better. So if you’re sitting at home one day waiting for a zoom class to start, set a timer for just 2 minutes and draw whatever is on your mind. This helped me a lot and I hope it will help many other people.

 

Phosphine in Venus’s Atmosphere

Recently phosphine has been found in Venus’s atmosphere.

 

What Is Phosphine?

Phosphine is a deadly gas that can cause fatal side effects including respiratory failure and nausea. You might be thinking to yourself, “If it’s poisonous, why is it important?” You are right, but the presence of phosphine, could point to life forms. 

Even if phosphine points to life forms though, it only appears in 20-1 billion molecules.

 

What It Does

So far in human history phosphine has only been seen in places with life, water, or other organisms. This leads us to believe that Venus may be the home of an extraterrestrial being. Or that we humans could inhabit Venus. “Living organisms should be its sole source” Nature.com says. 

 

Earth also possesses phosphine in its atmosphere, this is what led us to believe that Venus may be a planet that already, or could sustain life. While Earth does have some phosphine in its atmosphere, it is such a little amount that it doesn’t affect us when we breathe it in. The phosphine was spotted by a small research team in Hawaii with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.  If global warming gets way too bad on Earth we potentially could move our civilization to Venus. This is for sure a stretch, because scientists have told us that there is no intelligent life on Venus. Even so there could be even the smallest microbes living there. That is what will tell us whether or not Venus is hospitable for humans.

 

Phosphine on Venus

“…potentially, Earth, Mars, and Venus could have all had hospitable surfaces.” The New York Times says. Another roadblock in the process of this study is how phosphine is not the only thing in Venus’s atmosphere. Sulphuric acid is also present. Sulphuric acid is especially damaging to the skin of our bodies, although it also can cause severe chemical burns. Despite being overlooked for so many years, Venus has now come into play as a possible home for our species

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Cites:

Pinho2020-12-03T09:58:00+00:00, Bárbara. “Is There Phosphine on Venus?” Chemistry World, https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/is-there-phosphine-on-venus/4012848.article. Accessed 18 Feb. 2021.
Greaves, Jane S., et al. “Phosphine Gas in the Cloud Decks of Venus.” Nature Astronomy, Sept. 2020, pp. 1–10. www.nature.com, doi:10.1038/s41550-020-1174-4.
Pinho2020-12-03T09:58:00+00:00, Bárbara. “Is There Phosphine on Venus?” Chemistry World, https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/is-there-phosphine-on-venus/4012848.article. Accessed 18 Feb. 2021.

My Brain

My brain is full of many things some useful and some not. My brain is a place where thoughts jumble up and appear. Today I’m going to give you a tour of my brain…

As I said my brain is a place where thoughts gather to create new thoughts, so that I can keep learning and growing mentally and as a person.

I think about school, sports, video games, and so much more that I could not fit into this drawing. What I’m trying to say is that this drawing is very much to scale. A mere drawing cannot describe what goes on inside my brain everyday.

This post was supposed to be about my 6th grade year so here is some of the stuff I did in school this year. In Math, we learned about integers and fractions. In Spanish, we learned about the past, present, and future. In Language Arts, we wrote our own stories with the help of an author. And lastly in Science, we built and launched our own rockets.

Thank you to those of you read this far into the post. As always have a great day!

Cosmic Roller Coaster

In the past few weeks my class has been reading a book called Cosmic. The book has a lot of references to roller coasters, so my teacher thought it would be cool if we made our own.

Now of course were not going to make a full size roller coaster, but we could draw, build, or build in Minecraft. This is mine:

 

s Photo by Phin

Are you looking for an adrenaline rush? Do you want to have some cheap fun? If you do, then come to Six Flags! We have an all new wood ride named Mammoth Mountain! It features an 80 degree angle, a speed of 81 miles per hour, and is 250 feet tall! This run takes you back to the ice age with the snow capped mountains behind it. This breathtaking view only adds to the excitement of this ride. Our building crew was instructed to make it sway in the wind at the top. As you sit at the top of Mammoth Mountain I guarantee you that you cannot think of any place you would rather be. So if your looking for all of this then come on down to Six Flags, and enjoy not just Mammoth Mountain, but countless other rides!

Juggling 🤹‍♂️

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During quarantine I thought it would be a good idea to learn something new with all of the free time that I have. So I thought for a few days for what I wanted to learn, and then it hit me, I was going to learn how to juggle.

The first few days went by with little success, but I could get one full rotation. The next day I learned how to get multiple rotations. Right now I can get 5 rotations with all three balls, but the balls always get away from me when I try to do more than that. I am still trying to get better and better at juggling, and I think I will be able to fully juggle by the end of this quarantine.

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I also have playing a lot more Minecraft than I usually do. I have been FaceTiming my friends and playing together on different servers. We have been playing a game called Bed Wars on this server together. Bed Wars is a game in which you have to protect your bed from other people who are trying to break it, but at the same time you have to try and break other people’s beds. You buy weapons, armor, and other things with iron and gold. Then you kill other players while destroying your bed.

World of Windows

Photo by: Phin Brown

This window makes me feel so isolated, because I cannot see any other houses or any other people. It makes me feel isolated and safe. Almost all of the windows in this house don’t have any people or houses that you can see on the other side. Many people don’t even know the house is here. The police don’t.

It helps me know how lucky we are at a time like this when many people don’t have money or jobs. As I said before it makes me feel so isolated, probably because I sleep next to it every night. Or it could be because plants have overgrown near the road and houses so I can’t see them.

Kindness

 

Photo by: Phin Brown

There has been a lot of kindness that I have seen during COVID-19 and  I think it is good to share these things during this hard time.
There are big things that people are doing this time but I’m going to focus on the small things that are happening in my house.

This morning I woke up too late to take the garbage bins down to the street so my dad got up early to do it for me.

My school is being extra caring about the new online school because of COVID-19. They are okay if we miss a homework or a class because our internet isn’t working or some other thing.

This last one was not in my community but I saw an article about it. A man was seeing so much arguing over toilet paper that he wanted to see people being nice for a change so he went to a busy intersection and asked for toilet paper. He was there for a while and he got a lot of toilet paper. It was nice to see people giving up a valuable thing in this pandemic.

Scott Reintgen

 

Photo by: Patti Donnelly

An author named Scott Reintgen came to my school and talked about his books and his life. He started off by talking about his family and when he knew he wanted to be an author. Then he talked about an experience that HE had in middle school. After that he talked about his book series called Ashlords. Ashlords is a great series that I personally recommend reading. I haven’t read it but it sounds like a great book. He has another series called Nyxia that you should check out. And his last book is called Fablehaven which is a book where kids go to a school for characters in books.

If you are wondering about the experience he had in middle school, here it is:

He really liked this girl, so on the day before Valentines Day he asked his mom to go to a jewelry store and get a necklace. So the next day he slipped the necklace on to her desk and waited until she opened the box. She asked in front of the whole class who gave it to her and he was to shy to say that it was his, so a guy named Bryan Simmons went up in front of the whole class and took the credit for it. Bryan and the girl started dating after that.

Thanks for reading this post and I hope you read his books!🥳

Great Books!

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This post is all about books that I would recommend to anyone. It doesn’t matter what genre you like, you will love these books.

1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians

This series is a great series about Greek Mythology and regular life in New York. It has a lot of action and a lot of suspense. I hope you like it!

2. Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus

This series is a sequel to Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It is a great series that mashes Roman mythology and Greek mythology together. Many new characters are introduced, so I hope you like it!

3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

This series is much like the books above, except this series is about Norse mythology!

4. The Trials of Apollo

This series takes place right after Percy Jackson and the Heros of Olympus. It is about the god Apollo, and how he is punished after what he did in Percy Jackson and the Heros of Olympus.

5. The Kane Chronicles

The Kane Chronicles are about Egyptian mythology. They have nothing to do with the other books by Rick Riordan. They are a great read and I hope you read them!

6. The Supers of Noble Green

This series is about a kids who moves to a new town called Noble Green. He soon finds out that something weird is going on. This series is great if you love a good mystery, and great if you don’t.

7. The Lord of the Rings

This is a great trilogy about a young hobbit named Frodo who gets a magical ring. The ring leads him on many adventures. If you don’t like violent books then don’t read it. Just saying.

8. The Hunger Games

This series is a great series about a girl named Katniss who is forced to take part in The Hunger Games. I cant say more, because I would spoil it. Read the book and find out what the Hunger Games is, and what other adventures she goes on!

9. The Graveyard Book

This book is by Niel Gaiman, and it is great. It is hard to explain, but there is this little kid who runs away from a murderer into a graveyard. He lives there and a vampire raises him. He goes on cool adventures, so read it to find out what they are!

10. The FunJungle Series

This series is a great series by Stuart Gibbs. It is about a guy named Teddy who lives at a zoo, and he solves mysteries about people stealing  the animals or trying to hurt them. It is a great mystery series!