Hello everyone, it's been a few days since my first blog post. I thought about doing one earlier, but then I procrastinated for a while (days) while I sat around doing nothing. Also it was a long weekend, so I didn't really feel like doing anything. So to make up for the lateness I will cover two awesome topics today. As you can probably guess if you read the title I'll be talking about bonfires and thunderstorms. You may notice it is less anecdotal than I foreshadowed in my first post, but I decided this format is a little more fun for me to write, and I hope more interesting for you to read than just a straight up story from my life. However, I promise I will only write about things that I have actually done or read or seen or whatever, so I don't become a character who is more awesome than myself, but rather a character that is as awesome as myself. This will hopefully allow me to retain the legitimacy of my pursuit of awesomeness while allowing me a little more flexibility in my writing. KK I hope you enjoy, and I'll see you when I get around to another post.
Your pal,
Meeky
Bonfires
Level Of Awesomeness: Fiery
What Is It:
A bonfire looks like this
Bonfire is a compound word made up of the word fire, meaning flames and such, and bon, which is French for good/awesome. So basically a bonfire is an awesome fire. Bonfires come in many shapes and sizes. Generally, the bigger the better. To make a bonfire light wood or other flammable materials on fire, and then sit around the fire you have created. Sometimes the mysticism of the fire will lead to people telling ghost stories or singing. Another use of the bonfire is for cooking. The bonfire is capable of cooking a variety of foods from hot dogs to marshmallows and nothing else. In order to cook these two menu options simply jab a stick into the food item and hold it over the fire until it is blackened to your liking. Be careful not to drop your food into the fire or you will be sad, like this -> :'( The bonfire can also be used as a source of light and heat. If you need more of either just throw something extremely flammable onto the fire and all your troubles will melt away (especially if they are made of plastic and are near the fire).
Why Is It Awesome: Since the invention of fire those with fire have been more awesome than those without, so if you are capable of creating and sustaining a bonfire you immediately become awesomer than those who lack your pyromaniacal skills. Of course to learn the art of fire making it will be necessary to practice. I prescribe at least one fire per week in order to learn and hone your skills. Never made a fire before? No problem. Just watch this video.
Thunderstorms
Level Of Awesomeness: Electrifying
What Is It:
Thunderstorm and lightning. Very, very frightening.
Another compound word, thunderstorm comes from the combination of thunder, meaning the sound that lightning makes, and storm, meaning a severe weather event. Thunderstorms occur when Zeus gets bored and starts throwing lightning bolts at the Earth (see picture of lightning). This produces a loud noise used for scaring dogs and small children. Usually there is rain. Lots of rain. Sometimes it's raining sideways. Afterward, there are puddles, which are also awesome. You probably already know what thunderstorms are. They're kind of a big deal, and hard to not notice. Apologies to those readers who are blind, deaf and lack the sense of touch, but I hope you are enjoying the taste and scent of this post. Anyway, thunderstorms are loud, flashy and can make you wet like a fire truck.
Why Is It Awesome: Thunderstorms are fun to watch, it's like a movie you don't have to pay for. Awesome. First it's sunny and you are happy, then it gets super dark and you get super serious because you know shit's about to go down, then it starts pouring rain and the sky is basically exploding - what with the flashing and banging and such - and then it stops and it's nice again and there's puddles and you are happy because you just saw a thunderstorm and thunderstorms are awesome.
