Day 78 Lockdown - And then there were 2

And then there were 2

Welcome... or should I say goodbye? This is going to be my second last blog for the sacred onesockdays. Enjoy now, weep later!

I have to be honest, I have not entirely enjoyed creating this daily blog; it has kind of been a drag. Everyday when I have finished my work, I think = UGH! Blog time! :-(. However, some days I have enjoyed; especially Silly Sundays!   The word 'diputseromneve' may look ridiculous. But backwards, it's even more stupid. That was my first ever joke from Silly Sundays no 1. It's not comedy gold but it will win awards someday. My history ones were fun at first but over time, they just became increasingly boring to write. My blogs about the Falkland war did take a long time but it was fun to learn about a war that was going on only 40 years ago. I will miss doing the blog (not really; this sucks!) but one day, it will be good to look back on what I did and what I learnt. The reason it is called onesockdays is because Lukey one sock is my nickname as I always go around the house wearing only one sock and we thought that I would constantly be wearing only one sock. And there you have it.

Thank you all for staying with me this whole series!

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Day 77 Lockdown - Limerick

Limerick

Welcome! Today is all about limericks. Enjoy!

Learning from home was something I did,

Some days I wished I wasn't a kid,

Each day was the same,

Give Covid the blame,

For I am tired of doing what's bid.

There was once a young boy called Roy,

Whose DS was his favourite toy,

With every game that he played,

His character would be slayed,

That game playing boy called Roy.

There was once a man called Otto

Who always seemed to have a motto,

With every line that he spoke,

He gave a little croak,

That croaky man named Otto

Day 76 Lockdown - Iceland 2

Iceland 2

Welcome! Today is part 2 of Iceland. Enjoy!

Manmade

In Iceland, people are rather good at making things and that can be very useful in a lot of situations. One of the best hot spring is manmade! It is powered by nature though! Because of the terrain, the Icelandic people had to adapt to their country. It could have been building bridges that go over water or building churches like the monument of architecture in Reykjavik that is 74.5 metres tall and took 6 years to build. Very big! Another famous structure Iceland have created is the Harper. It is a concert hall in the capital that is made up from coloured glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland. Icelandic people also like camouflage. All around the country, people have houses and shacks with grass on the top. They are called turf houses. They are houses that are covered by the landscape around them; all for a reason! At one point in history, Iceland couldn't seem to find a good insulation system when they realised that the grass and soil would work just fine!

Flag

The Icelandic flag is very similar to that of the other scandinavian flags. The flags usually consist of 2-3 colours with a cross off to the left side. Iceland's flag has a light, navy blue background with a red cross on the left side. The red cross os then surrounded by a thinner white cross, completing the flag. It was adopted in 1944 after it declared independence from Denmark.

Day 75 Lockdown - The maker of Mario

The maker of Mario

Welcome to my blog! Today, we will be looking at the myth the man named Mario. Enjoy!

Have you ever heard of Mario? I bet you have! But do you know the voice behind him? Well, his name is Charles Martinet and he has been the voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario and even Donkey Kong for almost 30 years. He started working as an actor in many different genres of films but mainly comedies. He then made a few civilized adverts for the TV for a few different companies. Then an audition came up for Nintendo. Charles was late for it though, as he caught the people just as they were heading out the door. The people reluctantly gave Charles a go. He was told to think himself to be an Italian plumber living in Brooklyn named Mario. Charles didn't know what to say so he simply said: "It's a-me! MArio! Let's make some Pizza. You get the sausage; I'll get the spaghetti!" in a very heavy Italian accent just like the one we hear on Mario today!

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Day 74 Lockdown - Iceland

Iceland

Welcome. Today, we will be looking at some of my facts about Iceland. This is only a part one. Enjoy.

A small size of 103,000 km2 with a population of 364,134, Iceland is one of the most memorable places on earth. The rising and setting sun in the few hours of the day are so beautiful and calming in the cold months. Even though it is so small, Iceland is actually the 2nd largest island in Europe after the UK. Let's find out more.

Natural objects

Hveravellir hot spring.

Iceland is home to some of the roughest terrain on earth with mountains and large hills. Iceland is not home to just the terrain however; there are multiple other natural items that it holds captive that you wouldn't expect to find there. Surprisingly, they even have volcanoes that are active like Mount Hekla that has erupted 18 times since 1104, the last time being in 2000. Another natural item Iceland holds captive in their kingdom of cold are hot springs. Hveravellir is one of the most beautiful hot springs in all of Iceland. Located on a nature reserve that is considered “one of the last great wilderness areas” in all of Europe, this hotspot is speckled with bubbling water holes and smoking fumaroles. The massive landscape is filled with mountains and glaciers that you can even see from the capital Reykjavík.

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Day 73 Lockdown - Slow writing

Slow Writing

Me writing this

Welcome to a blog where I do some slow writing. This is writing with rules and description (not much of that in mine!). Enjoy!

Deserted out far in the ocean, 6 aged and ancient oil rigs stood, that are as rusty as can be, mindlessly producing mere hundreds of litres of oil a month. In the blink of an eye, a giant spurt of thick, black oil blocked the beating sun; they had found a sweetspot. They were lucky! They had some of the most powerful drills in the world that could dig down through the seabed as though a man ate meat. They would be rich... that is if they caught it! Suddenly, panic spread across all 6 of the rigs to find where they kept the barrels to store the oil. They might not even have any rickety, old and untrustworthy barrels left (maybe time to change your storage!). They struggled against the tidal wave of precious oil and eventually, the oil workers finally had that sweet taste of the finest riches.

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Day 72 Lockdown - Silly Sundays no 9

Silly Sundays

You know what time of the week it is! Enjoy!

1. A wife says to her programmer husband: Go to the supermarket and get a loaf of bread. If they have eggs, buy a dozen. Later, he returns with 12 loaves of bread.
2. I was just on an online diabetes awareness course and they asked me if I accept cookies. Is that a trick question?
3. Nothing ruins your Friday more than just being told that it's Thursday.
4. Some bloke just said he was going to attack with the neck of his guitar. I said: Is that a fret?
5. I've been a limo driver for 25 years and haven't had a single customer. All that time and nothing to chauffeur it.
6. How do people lose their kids in the mall? Seriously, any tips are welcome.
7. I went to a costume party dressed up as an alarm clock but left early in a bad mood. The people there kept winding up all night.
8. When I was a kid, I prayed to god for a bike. But then I realised that god doesn't work that way so I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
9. I like waiters; they bring a lot to the table.
10. Apparently, you can't use beef stew as a password. It's not stroganoff.

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Day 71 Lockdown - Holidays

This is just round the corner of our Diamond club room

Holidays

Welcome to my blog! Today, I was talking to my mum when we thought about our holidays as we probably might not have one this year. We thought back over 10 years ago to when I first went on holiday to Canada. But let's see what holiday was my favourite in this list and enjoy!

1. My favourite holiday I've ever had was when I went to the Dominican Republic last October. It was my favourite because we got a special pass that meant we could go places that were limited from others. We even had a private butler even though he didn't do anything. The beach views were amazing as well as the dinners. Even when there was thunder and lightning, it was still a solid 20 degrees celsius. Even the 8 hour plane journey was fun (on the way back; that is a story for another day!). Overall, best ever holiday that I have been on.
2. My latest Austria trip was the best I have ever been on. Although I didn't have any friends with me, I made some and I had my grandparents with me and that meant we could have wonderful walks all round our resort. Everyday at varied times, you would wake, up get ready and ... play tennis! Not everyone had to play but you could pay for lessons that add to the hotel bill. At the end of every week, there would be a doubles tennis tournament. I have won 2/3 with other people. Overall, just amazing.
3. Italy was a memorable holiday because first it was for a wedding and second because of the beautiful beach that they had by the hotel. By the beach was a small coffee shop and ice cream bar that sold the best hot chocolate and the best ice cream EVER! Much of it I do not remember because I was only 3 but some of it is still distinctive in my memory. I remember going out in the sea but only a little bit to scuba dive although I was scared (and still am!) afraid of the fish. I also remember being told that I wasn't allowed to play volleyball with all the older men because... I don't know. Probably because I was too young. Anyway, top 3 for me!

Thanks y'all!

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Day 70 Lockdown - Crisps

Crisps

Welcome to this blog! Today we will be looking at my favourite flavours of crisps and some some other wacky flavours. Enjoy!

We in our household love crisps. No matter what flavour they are (usually) we cannot pass up the offer to scoff crisps down. However, we all have different preferences on which type of crisps are the best. My dad likes spicy and I like exotic. My mum likes Salt and Vinegar! My mum will occasionally sneak crisps out the cupboard when me and my dad are away. But those days are usually on a Friday as we are allowed to eat crisps on that day and that day only. We want to save our crisps you see, and we decided that we should only have crisps on one day of the week. We decided that Friday is the best day of the week and so that is when we should have crisps on a Friday. I like Fridays because I feel relieved that the week is over and I have conquered it day by day. Now, I will share with you debatable the top ten crisp flavours of all time. Here we go!

1. Mix ups. These crisps can come in 2 different flavours (or so I know) either spicy or cheesy. We like spicy. The crisps are actually lots of different types of spicy crisps like Doritos and Cheetos and French Fries. They are delicious!
2. Sensations Lime and coriander chutney.
3. Bugles
4. Monster Munch
5. Doritos
6. Frazzles
7. Quavers
8. Discos
9. Wotsits
10. Nick Nacks

Thank you all for reading!

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Day 69 Lockdown - C25k

Couch to 5k

Welcome to today's blog! Today, I will be sharing with you the growing subject of people training to run 5k. Enjoy!

Over 4-5 weeks ago, my mum and I started a little app called C25k (Couch to 5k) where you would run 3 times a week at different levels. There are multiple apps you can get too all with different levels. The firs week for us was to run for 60 seconds and then walk for 90 seconds. I was fine at this but my mum was struggling as she hadn't ran for a very long time (we took a DNA test and she's supposed to have genes of an elite athlete though). We did this eventually before we had a day's rest and then went for week 2 which was doubled that. week after week it got harder and harder before we now come up to date where my mum is running for 22 minutes straight. I however injured myself on the trampoline doing a sit jump (see blog number 43) when my leg went off the edge of the trampoline and my chin slammed into my chest. It hurt a lot and I might even have a broken rib for all I know! anyway, I stopped running and then 2 days ago, we decided that I should start from the beginning. Since I hadn't run for so long, level 1 was very hard; not to mention the giant pain in my chest. But I managed it and I did another run today and before long, I will be putting on my running shoes and heading out for my 3rd run this week. I think that everyone should at least get out once a week to do a run just like this or even harder.

Thanks y'all!

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Day 68 Lockdown - Gobstoppers

Gobstoppers

Welcome! Today, I will be sharing with the history of Gobstoppers or as the Americans call them, jawbreakers. Enjoy!

Gobstoppers or jawbreakers are a type of hard sweet. They are usually round, and usually range from 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) across; though gobstoppers can be up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter. The term Gobstopper comes from the UK and Irish slang for mouth which is gob. The sweet was a favourite among British schoolboys between World War I and World War II. In his 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, author Roald Dahl described "Everlasting Gobstoppers", a fictional type of gobstopper that could never get smaller or be finished. The gobstoppers consist of layers of... sugar! When you suck them, the layers will one by one disappear leaving a small possibly different fizzy layer. Gobstoppers have been sold in traditional sweet shops for at least a century, often sold by weight from jars. As gobstoppers dissolve very slowly, they last a very long time in the mouth, which is a major factor in their enduring popularity with children. Larger ones can take days or even weeks to fully dissolve. What a long time!

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