February 7, 2011

Good Dog?

Daisy is either the best guard dog I’ve ever seen or she’s out of her kibble-loving mind. She is OBSESSED with that old computer downstairs—you know, the one that the Bad Hatter is trapped inside. Day and night, she just sits in front of it and growls. And good luck trying to get next to it when she’s there! I don’t think she’d ever bite us, but her growl doesn’t exactly sound friendly.

I only see her away from her post when Officer Ward is training her by the garden or when Jax manages to send her off to bed.

I wonder why she’s so hung up on that old powered-down machine? Maybe dogs really can smell evil. Honestly, I really don’t care what she does, as long as she isn’t eating my shoes.

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January 12, 2011

Bad Dog

Jax is my friend. I really like her. She’s always been good to me and we’ve been through so much and…and…I can’t stand her dog! There. I said it. Don’t get me wrong – I usually love animals and they usually love me right back. But, Daisy…let’s just say we don’t exactly get along.

The other day, Jax and I were hanging out in my room with a couple other cadets when her dog started growling at me for no reason at all!

And that’s not the worst of it! A few days later I walked into my room and, somehow, she managed to get in and tear apart my entire closet. What’s with this dog? I’ve never been anything but nice to her and this is how she repays me? Maybe I should just do my best to stay away from Daisy. Then again, that would mean staying away from Jax, too. Ugh. Why can’t life be simple?

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December 3, 2010

No More Monster Face!

So, yeah, that took WAAAAY longer than they said it would. The bolts finally fell off (with a little wiggling) and now I’m finally back to normal!

I was surprised the other cadets didn’t tease me that much…I mean, I know if it had happened to someone else, I wouldn’t have been able to keep myself from teasing them a little. Not mean teasing, of course. I’m not that mean anymore.

Anyway, my parents will be really excited that our Christmas pictures won’t be ruined by my neck bolts. For a while there I thought I would have to wear this terrible turtleneck sweater my grandmother picked out for me. Honestly, I’d rather wear the bolts for another month than wear that horrible thing. I hate turtlenecks!

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November 4, 2010

Should’ve Read the Warning

So, remember my Frankenstein’s Monster costume? Well, it turns out the glue I used to stick the bolts to my neck wasn’t meant to be used on skin. It didn’t poison me or anything; I just can’t get them to come off!

I called the company that makes the glue, but they weren’t that big of a help. Apparently, I’m just supposed to wait until they fall off!

Now I’ve got to walk around for a month or so until these stupid bolts come off. I’m going to call a doctor and see if they know of anything that’ll remove them. Let this be a lesson to you – read the warnings on everything before you put them in, on, or near you!

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October 25, 2010

I’m NOT Frankenstein!!!

I’m Frankenstein’s Monster! Why is that so hard to understand? I tried on my Halloween costume today and everyone that saw me said, “Oh, great Frankenstein costume!” I’M NOT DRESSED AS FRANKENSTEIN! Frankenstein was the name of the mad scientist that created the monster, not the name of the monster itself!

I don’t know why that bothers me so much, but it really gets under my skin! The only person that got it right was Maya. I was so glad, I rushed up to her and hugged her! The only problem is I was wearing my monster makeup and I put a big green smear on her nice white sweater.

Sorry, Maya! I’ll make it up to you, I promise! You can have half of my candy haul this year!

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September 14, 2010

No More, Plz!

As fun as all that zany time travel was, I’m glad to be back in the good ol’ 2010s. I literally kissed my laptop when I got home. I’ll never take modern technology for granted again! I mean, can you imagine a world where every movie is in 2D? Horrible, right? Okay, well, maybe it wasn’t all that bad…

I know Jax blames herself for letting all the cyber villains escape, but honestly it could’ve happened to any of us. I’m just surprised she did as well as she did! I mean, that seems like kind of an odd thing to say, but she was pretty much on her own for two months and she made it with only two major problems! If it were me, I probably would’ve gone crazy or accidentally burned the Academy down. I guess what I’m trying to say is this – you did good, Jax. Now that we’re all together, we’ll deal with the baddies without a problem.

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August 5, 2010

All Aboard The Fail Boat

I can’t believe that plan didn’t work! I’m so frustrated with all of this. I hate feeling helpless. We’ve decided to try to find where Captain Wits lived before starting the Academy and ask him for help. Who knows if that’ll do any good! I mean, if ALL the cyber defenders in 1995 couldn’t help us, what can one guy do in 1986?

I’m sorry if I sound like a downer, but I just don’t know how this is going to get us home. I think I just need to suck it up and get my head back in the game. I’m not one to give up on a fight, but I really hate being outsmarted. Oh well, today is a new day. It’s time to get tough or get lost!

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