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Today I read the three supplementary Betsy-Tacy books written by the same authoress. It was quite interesting, especially reading about the Baby Hippo and Mr. Jed… If you want to know what a baby hippo was doing in a small mid-western town you might want to read “Carney’s House Party”. It’s quite enjoyable.

Now that I’ve read the books it’s time to move on to other things. One very notable thing about the Betsy-Tacy books is that the main character is very often trying to improve themselves. And most of them studied piano so that they could make their homes more pleasant with music. Hopefully reading the books will have a good effect on me and I’ll continue in my attempts at self improvement. I have all the resources to learn french somewhat fluent, have a large repertoire of music to play on the piano, become quite knowledgeable with history, write and write well, in short, become rather “accomplished”. I doubt I’ll be able to become so accomplished as what Mr. Darcy aided by Miss Bingly defined “accomplished” but I might be able to get as good at some things as Betsy Ray. However flirting is not one of her “accomplishments” I’d pursue.

I really don’t know why I want to speak french. In fact I don’t even think I want to speak french but for some reason on my lists of improvements or To Do lists as I’ve lately been calling them speaking french has been on them. I suppose if I put “avoid confusing run-on sentances” it would probably be better for me but somehow I doubt that going on there.

Despite not using a To Do list this week I’ve managed to remember to write a post! I didn’t go shopping today by the way. I hope to go tomorrow. Cinderella is coming out on DVD and this page does not contain a paid advertisement. I rewatched some of Sleeping Beauty today in order to get some ideas for they movie I hope to make soon. I have a lot of writing to do this week! I’ve fallen very much behind on my writing for The First Lengthy Epic Science Fiction Adventure of Elizabeth Joy Von Fange and I also have quite a few Thank You cards to write. I think I have eight aproximately though I got more presents than that but fortunately most of the people who gave me presents gave them in quantity! I really had a fun birthday! It was a really nice birthday. Just think, the next time I celebrate one I’ll be eighteen!!! I fell old for some reason. Also I feel very much in the Betsy-Tacy world since I’ve read so much about it. And since small midwestern town life doesn’t exactly fit into a space epic it’s probably a good thing I haven’t been writing on The First Lengthy Epic Science Fiction Adventure of Elizabeth Joy Von Fange since what I’ve been reading and thinking about lately often shows through into my writing. After seven pages of almost non stop action with space monsters and the mysterious they whose identity have not yet been revealed it would be a bit odd if everybody started sitting down and eating sugar cookies and discussing the next party and making jokes and singing around the piano although it might be a nice break and might almost be funny… Hmm, maybe I will write some on the story tonight but it is almost midnight right now so I may not. Tomorrow is another day and I’ve finished the books! I meant to finish them today and I did it so horray for me! I’ve set a goal for myself and I’ve met and I even did something useful while doing it! I worked on my eyes although I’m afraid I didn’t work them hard enough because the muscles in my eyes are supposed to hurt after they’ve been exercised properly and the usually do but right now they don’t particularly hurt me very much. I suppose I should be thankful about that and in a way I am. But really, it would be very nice to have twenty-twenty vision and not have to wear glasses. I’m used to them now but I still think they diminish from my overall charm:) At least, it would be really nice for me to be able to see in focus past ten inches away from my face and actually be able to recognize some ones face from the other side of a large room without my glasses on as things are now.

Next week it will be back to the to do list! Unless plans change which they might but may not. I’ll need to do extra school next week to make up for not doing it so far this week. And, of course, it will be time to put some more entertaining posts on here! AND another movie. I don’t really want to promise one because I may not end up making one but I hope to. And now it’s probably time to stop typing and go to sleep since I currently can’t read this screen in perfect focus and my eyes are telling me with subtle hurts that they want to go to sleep and stop being bothered. I read in a book that one’s eyes are the laziest parts of ones body although in my case I give them a run for their money since I’m somewhat lazy. But I’ve been very pleased to find lately that when I really try hard to get something done I can usually do it. And just now I thought that I should have added “cooking” to that list of accomplishments to be sought. It would be a very useful skill to have I have no doubt.

I think I already said that I would stop so I don’t think I’ll reiterate it, I’ll just stop writing.