Category: Junior Literary

This category features the works of junior literary students at Mississippi School of the Arts.

steven universe: the movie

steven universe is a show that I personally watched a lot growing up. I can’t really do a review on the show as a whole, but I could do individual episodes. Ever steven universe episode teaches a new lesson and I’m pretty sure that’s why I love it. It teaches you how to be emotionally intelligent whilst also tackling things like self-confidence issues, attachment issues, how to grieve, and diversity. what character do you relate to the most in steven universe?

also sorry for it being kind of out of order. and some events in the story are missing. 

 

 

steven universe the movie starts off with steven running through beach city enjoying life. He feels free from his mother’s actions finally and can now start to heal himself and be “human”. Unfortunately for him as the song ends suddenly garnet gets a vison from the future and its terrifying unexpected something they could never prepare for. A giant drill wins king of the hill against the small mountain and plants itself inside the earth. On top of the drill is spinel a gem that once served as pink diamonds version of a court jester, she played for centuries with pink. unfortunately, pink grew tired of the constant games she became annoyed with happy little spinel. one day as they played in the garden pink told spinel to stay in one spot and wait for her to come back. spinel obeyed happily thinking it was all a game she waited and waited for years until finally seeing steven on her screen welcoming gems. she grew angry and instead of happiness filling her heart anger did and her heart became black she morphed into a shell of her former self and plotted for revenge. spinel made quick work of the diamonds and tried steven, but it didn’t work unfortunately though he didn’t leave unscratched. the weapon she used reverted all gems back to their original selves’ pre-pink diamond. garnet became red ruby and sapphire; pearl reverted back to her base self-awaiting orders from “Greg”, Amathyst reverted back to her kindergarten self-shy and confused. They all became what they were before rose. spinel herself got hit by the rejuvenator and became her base model also. she was happy and excited and got on stevens nerves quite a bit. steven was falling apart the rejuvenator worked in a different way for him. steven and Greg tries Mutiple attempts at putting the gems back together for most of the movie and he succeeds in except with garnet. unfortunately, spinel has to be reverted back to fix the damage caused by the drill. All day spinel tries to help and play with steven but unfortunately get declined at every turn. the rejections forced her to turn back into “maniac” spinel. She leaves to the garden where her and rose once played saddened. steven follows behind her where she tells him her origin story and how rose abandoned her. Steven convinces her to come back because he’s not rose, and things are different, and she agrees. once back she stops the drill but unfortunately see’s steven with the rejuvenator and thinks he’s going to reset her, paranoid she fights him and takes Greg hostage, this forced garnet to remember, and she fused back into herself. Shes beaten by the crystal gems again and retreats to the top of the rejuvenator steven follows and is tries to convince her again causing them to fight more. until spinel realizes she lost her reason to fight after one of stevens speeches. the drill explodes and steven now having his powers restored traps spinel in a bubble to protect her. spinel trust steven after this and gets convinced she must leave earth to atone for the damage she has done. Then the diamonds arrive to try and get steven to stay with them but steven reasons with them and has spinel take his place as she would be of more use to them. thus, leaving spinel with the friends he promised and everything’s alright.

 

this story is peak ngl it sets steven up to have all the emotional outburst he does leading to him discovering more powers in steven universe future. 

would you like to see stevens other powers? or would you like to see steven try and have a normal life?

 

Yelling about Mischaracterization Pt. 2

Helloo!! I’m not done being mad!!

 

This is a direct continuation of my last blog post, in which I talked about mischaracterization and/or misperception within fandom spaces and common things I see which I hate. If you haven’t seen that one, go look at it!! This isn’t self advertising!!! Trust!!!! If I add more exclamation points you may believe me!!!!!!!!

 

 

Horrible Four: I cry!!! I feel emotions!!! BLAME ME FOR IT!!!!

 

We all know that character, we all have one as a favorite – he or she may be our favorite character, but every time we see them drawn or in any sort of fan content they’re reduced to a singular emotional aspect of themselves, whether it be that they cry a lot, or they’re motherly, or they’re angry.. I was going to put Izuku Midoriya in here, but his face was staring at me the entire time I was writing this and it got unsettling.

Why Katara Is The Real MVP Of Avatar: The Last Airbender

No one knows you like i know you, Katara. No one.

Believe it or not women are allowed to feel things, and no it doesnt make them hysterical!! Guys it’s 2025!! we’re better than this!! She’s a character who is bad at forgiving people and holds a grudge, she’s not evil and she, believe it or not, doesn’t beat people with sticks!! Hope this helps!!

Yellowjackets Cast

Okay. Yeah. I know.

Here’s the one where I’ll actually comment, okay. Yellowjackets.. while it’s impossible to excuse half of the things that happen, you have to think about the fact these are teenage girls with a literal sociopath being the only one with survival skills. Enough Said. “They ___ though!!” I literally haven’t seen the show all the way through and I hate them all so much. (I’m talking about the girls when they’re younger. NOTHING justifies what happens when they’re older i DONT care)

This one is technically a joint with what was going to be #5. “Oh btw i have mental illness,” In which characters are reduced to having one mental disorder of the other.

In Yellowjackets there is a character, Lottie, who has Schizophrenia. People blame her for the happenings of the story, but honestly.. Lottie, girl. Lottie my diva.

 

 

Type Five: Oh btw I have [insert disability/mental illness]

 

This one can go for a lot of characters. Characters in Arcane ranging from Jinx to Viktor, they’re ALWAYS reduced to some infantilized version of themselves. Or they’re evil or something.

 

The main problem I have with this is that it reflects really badly in real life on people with this disability/disorder. While representation is SO important, for all kinds of things, for so many reasons. (Take Cho Hyun-ju, or player 120 from squid games as example of how media representation went well) sometimes characters are reduced to JUST that aspect. If you portray every character with Bipolar Disorder the same (as erratic, out of control, violent, and crying all the time) then people really aren’t going to know that’s not what the disorder is. The same thing with schizophrenia, or even physical disabilities like mobility disorders. If you depict people with something and THEN throw a bad stereotype on top of it then you’re just strengthening that stereotype!! Don’t!!!

Jinx Arcane Mobile Animated Wallpaper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type Six: Everyone’s type, apparently (I’m boring but at least I’m cool (looking))

This applies to just having a nice cohesive design, like with half the background ponies in My Little Pony. When I ask your favorite the most out of the way better be, like, Apple Bloom. I don’t want to hear something about Sparkle Wing who has two sentences as her Wikipedia page.

Other than that?

Sleachta Daryl Dixon

Daryl Dixon.

He wasn’t even in the comics. He wasn’t important at all in the first few seasons. I had more interest in a hundred other characters before him (Me when i lie). He became popular in the 5th season, due to high demand and likability from fans.. Maybe i’m a bit guilty for this one, and it’s redeemed since he did get his own seat as part of the main cast later on, and even his own show. (Even if that show isn’t exactly good.

Honorable mentions: Moost of the Aftons. I was genuinely convinced when getting into five nights at freddy’s that there would be any amount of real lore on these people, but no. Yall really took it and ran. After that is Kieran Duffy from Red Dead Redemption 2, who i am also guilty over.

 

That is all of the possible things I could think of and this is all I’ve thought about for two weeks.. mmmm… I’m not driving myself insane for no reason so yay!! We’re through!! Any other things you see or know or want to share please tell me about it because characterization is VERY important to me!!! I have so much to say about all of these characters and I fear I cannot articulate those words onto a page so if I said anything wrong or in a way that didn’t make sense I LOVE feedback !!! Have a nice day <333

 

My next few blogs will probably be character studies on a few i’ve mentioned here (cough karara cough WHOOOO SAID THAT) because i love them and no one knows them like i know them (katara mmmm…. mmmm….)

Why Viva Pinata was Revolutionary

Viva Piñata. You don’t know em, but you’ll probably love em! Viva Piñata is a video game (and a TV franchise, fun fact!) that was created by Microsoft and Rare. Its universe is full of living piñata animals, with various personalities, that you can collect and care for! They interact with each other, some getting into fights and even eating each other in a hunter-prey dynamic. You grow different plants to attract different pinatas, and even build houses for them!  

 

So what’s so special about this game? Well, it’s an XBOX 360 classic from 2006, meaning it was competing with titles like the Spyro the Dragon franchise and the first LEGO Star Wars games. Big and exciting things were coming out in 2006 for the 360, and Viva Piñata was no different. It contained over 60 different animals, each with unique models, with some even having variants. You also have several systems, like hatching eggs and watering, and fertilizing plants. You can interact with multiple different townsfolk with different shops and dialogue. Now, in the big age of 2025, with games like GTA and Monster Hunter, and Minecraft, these don’t seem impressive. But when we look at how this game was only 10 years after the shift to 3d graphics, it is absolutely beautiful. Many of the models still hold up today. Take the Preztail, while made of paper, you still see the fox-like shape and a soft look to the animal. Or the Horstachio, a horse piñata that is colorful and looks very charismatic. Each piñata has so much love and character put behind it. Having 60 diverse models for the pinatas alone is a huge feat for 2006 3D games. 

 

Left: Horstachio

Right: Preztail

Viva Piñata is so relaxing and has so many elements that inspired the game genre of “cozy games”, like Slime Rancher or Stardew Valley. While the graphics might be outdated and dialogue a bit janky, we have to admit that, for it being made in 4 years (concept was 2002, and release was 2006), this is a wonderful feat. They even had sequel games, a TV show, and (my favorite game), Viva Piñata: Party Animals. It has so many mini-games, each having unique mechanics and advantages for some animals! The game also has races like Mario Kart. For 2007, a game with such a diverse animal cast and franchise is amazing. Party Animals is amazing if you want some XBOX 360 nostalgia, and a fun game that still holds up amazingly today. What’s also great is they both have backwards compatibility, meaning the newer XBOX consoles still run them beautifully! 

 

If there’s anything I want you to truly take away from this rambling, Viva Piñata and its franchise is a feat for its time, and I would highly recommend trying them out. They’re classics that have been in my heart for over a decade, and I want more people to experience the classic, nostalgic feel of these games. I wish there were a larger community for it, and I really hope that at least this gave you some inspiration to seek out this game, or even games from your childhood that are now dusty relics of the past.  

Some of my own art of Viva Piñata!

Toy story

Hello! and welcome to my blog my name is Kemarrion Galmore and I will be reviewing movies , tv shows and books. since I was young I always adored storytelling no matter what form it was in and now were going to be reviewing the details and meaning of the storytelling.

 

 

toy story introduces us to the main character woody, a cowboy who’s favorite phrase is “there’s a snake in my boot. ” it also introduces a character named buzz lightyear and his comedic one liner is “to infinity and beyond”.  there story entrails a journey of acceptance and growing up. through their Hijinx buzz and lightyear have a complicated relationship; buzz and lightyear both have such big character egos and they clashed for the affection of Andy and the other toys. buzz showed of his magnificent suit and his ability to “fly” and woody sat distraught at how the other toys adored him so much. after that woody tried so many things leading to a series of unfortunate events to maintain his position as Andy’s number 1 toy.

As they make their way through the world facing many hardships and challenges like toy-killing Sid. they learn to eventually understand each other and recognize one another’s strengths. the overall message developed in toy story is the importance of friendship. Woody learns to shared Andy’s affection whilst buzz learns too come to terms with his identity as just a toy. this story reminds us that value lies in not just being the favorite, But in the relationships we created with people and they joy it brings.

 

First Blog: Sublime introspective.

Hello, I’m Courtlandt or CJ whatever floats your boat. I love music like many and as an “art kid” I love to analyze and learn songs whether by ear or tabs. So, Sublime has a special place in my pseudo musician heart their unique mix of samples barred chords and poppy reggae, and ska creates a very fun style. This style is culminated between the three Sublime vocalists sharing unique similarities and differences. 

Bradley Nowell the bands original front man and lead singer has a powerful and almost childlike voice. He created what is considered “white boy reggae” an American take on the Jamaican rock style.  I personally find the difference in Jam Rock or Jamaican Ska to Nowell’s own style as content and instrumentation. Nowell was a firm believer of sampling and chopping over his songs creating a hip hop infusion to his already rhythmic style Sublime is the quintessential band t0 begin and uplift Ska in the United States. There wouldn’t be Reel Big Fish or No Doubt with Bradley. Sadly, Nowell would die of an overdose shortly after the birth of his Jakob at the age of 28 a point in his life were Bradley seemed to be at his musical peak and only getting better. 

  

Technically Sublime with Rome is a different band with a new front man and the members of the original group in Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson. A bit of time passed after the death of Bradley Nowell so the Original Drummer and Bassist would get together to play with one another guitarist enter Rome Ramirez. Ramirez a native to California was a big fan of Sublime and the story of band would be incomplete without him. It’s almost like with Chad Channing’s Never mind demos Dave Grohl’s drums wouldn’t have filled out the album. Ramirez would release several musical projects with Sublime. Bud would eventually leave the band due to not wanting to play in Sublime without his best friend Josh Freese would join after to aid in the touring of Sublime with Rome. I find Rome’s voice as much more theatrical than Bradley’s as he had a more poppy ska hip hop voice. Where Rome could hit higher notes and use of vocal break downs. As a front man I find Rome as less interesting than Bradley Nowell. 

One thing I chose to mostly exclude from Bradley’s bio is that he struggled with addiction. A problem that would follow the senior Nowell  on stage leading to a bunch of memorable performance, but questions on Bradley’s character.

Like Father Like Son is often an odd sentiment. Jakob Nowell son of Bradley Nowell grew up very well aware of who his father was and his band. Jakob like his father struggled with addiction. Eventually Jakob would attend rehab doing something his father proved incapable of, staying sober. So as the story goes on Jakob would go on to become a musician having success in the Ska-punk band LAW. In 2021 his band LAW would breakup leading Jakob to take over as the sublime singer. At first he would join Bud and Eric for a few select shows while Rome was still fronting Sublime with Rome. Then the Announcement came Jakob Nowell would front the band moving forward.

In the comments recommend me music or albums to listen through.

My recommended listening to Sublime for each Era of the band go’s as following

Bradley Nowell era 

Santeria

Doin Time

Wrong Way

WITH ROME ERA 

Goin on tonight 

Black out 

Take it or leave it 

JAKOB NOWELL ERA

Warped tour live performance

Ensenada 

(Jakob and the gang are working on new songs so only time will tell what happens with that, but I have faith in the reggae rebels.)

BEST ALBUM 

Sublime (1996)

this has been heavily re edited to tone down somethings if you want the original manuscript or short hand version ask and I’ll show it to you privately.

Get to know me, you might love me!!

Welcome to my blog guys, my first time every doing this. Any way my name Jaleigha/Leigha/Ladybug (most get called Leigha). I’m a very silly person and I love to eat anything blue. I love to do TikTok’s, love to sing, love animals, and I LOVE TEDDYBEARS!!

I have been writing since I was in first grade to be honest. In first grade I started to write to help with my coping. I also was dealing with a lot so I would write about my day or act like I was writing to my mom. I had like 60 something journals in my room lol! I would just write just to write. I would try to write songs with my sister, I would write about my day, my feelings, and I would write silly stores only about animals.

Growing up I got to learn how to write with using the right lower and capital case latter, and where to put the right punctuation marks. Yes, I can say writing is not so easy even if you have been writing for months even years, writing can be hard at time (at least for me). I say that because you can have some good ideals for stores, but you might have to take a good little amount of time to think of something (I take a while sometimes.)  But when I listen to music it be easy for me because I don’t think much then I be singing or dancing to the music. Anyway I have always love writing and think it’s a good way to free your mind. But yea, so this is me. See I told said y’all was go love me. I know I’m a chill person and I’m a little weird but yea. 

Thanks for reading my first blog.

First blog!!!

Hello world!!! To kick off the year I’d like to start off with a quick splurge about my current favorite show, The Walking Dead! I’m on my second watch and have been interacting with the fandom space and let me tell you I am not happy with the direction they’ve taken the show. This blog post will cover over my frustrations with the spin-offs. Spoilers Ahead!

I want to preface this by saying I am not a fan of the direction they chose with the post main show spin-offs. The only one I see as needed is The Ones Who Live which if you don’t know follows up on Rick and Michonne after Rick had left the show in season nine and Michonne left in season ten. It was nice to see them tie the Grimes family back together and address more of Rick’s grief after losing his son Carl. I’ll have a whole other blog post about what happened to Carl and how much a dislike it. 

Now we can get into the spin-offs I don’t like. Starting with the lesser evil, Daryl Dixon. The first season was pretty alright. It was just a southern dude on his own traveling through France with what was thought of to be the second coming of Jesus, but where my problems arise is the fact that Daryl loses his accent nearly fully. Daryl, who was born and raised in the south until what is presumed to be his late 20s early 30s, just loses his accent the moment he touches French soil. The whole reason Daryl went to France in the first place was to find Rick because he never stopped looking for him after the characters in the show thought they watched him die. Then in season two he just refuses to go home. Like he has a dog, is pretty much the guardian of Rick and Michonne’s kids, and an entire life back at home. He has people he’s spent about 12 years with back in America, and he abandons them for a French kid and a nun. It’s ridiculous! If you’ve seen the show, it’s like he’s a completely different character now! He left all the people that loved him and he children he raised. After being abandoned and left behind and neglected throughout his life you’d think he’d stay, but nope. I really hope things get resolved and fans finally get the thing most have wanted since 2018, a reunion between Rick and Daryl. 

Next is Dead City. I don’t know how to start this one off other than with it shouldn’t exist. At the end of season eleven of the main show Maggie is done letting her grief of Glenn, her late husband, run her life, so she sits Negan, the man who murdered her husband, down and tells him that she can work with him, but she’ll have days when she can’t and that he has to understand that. That she doesn’t forgive him, because who would after what he did, but she’s ready to move on. Negan agrees with her logic. Then in Dead City she hates him again. Like season 10 hasn’t seen his character growth hatred. In season two of Dead City Negan, even though he had a very heavy redemption that the writers really tried hard on, becomes who he was in season eight all over again. The most offensive part is that he’s given back Lucille, his bat wrapped in barbed wire, which broke at the end of season ten to show that the grief of his wife and the tyrannical reign he had was behind him and he was changing. I get that they did it for the plot of season two, but season two didn’t have to exist. Dead City didn’t have to exist. It’s set twenty years into the apocalypse, seven years after the main show ended. The Ones Who Live brought back Gabriel, Jadis, Judith, and RJ. Daryl Dixon brings Carol into the story in season two. Dead City keeps Negan, Maggie, and Maggie’s son Hershel. That’s literally it. At least Daryl Dixon has an excuse because it’s set in France. Dead City is in New York! Rick literally came from a huge group of people looking to take over other areas and cities. They could so easily bring back a little Negan and Rick rivalry since it seems like they want an empathetic version of season eight Negan. It does nothing for the story. Nothing. The show has no loose ends without the existence of Dead City. 

I think that’s enough for now. I’m pretty sure I went over my word limit this first time around haha! I didn’t mean to go off like that, and I’ll probably continue a bit more on the specific mischaracterization within the spin-offs, but that’s it for now. Bye Bye! See you next time!!!! 

First Blog

Hey guys! This first blog is going to be more of an introduction to me and what my blog is for.

My name is Robin. I have always had a love for the arts. I love writing, drawing, and music. I have sketchbook upon sketchbook of drawings that leak from my hands. I have notebooks upon notebooks that are filled with my writings, not a page blank. I have bookshelves filled with great stories, authored by great writers. Calluses from my guitar have become part of my hands. I have sores in my ears from wearing my headphones constantly. My friends have said that I am very calm but most of the time I don’t feel that way. My mind is constantly on, always thinking about something. I have also been told I am a very quiet person, which if I’m being honest makes sense. I don’t talk about things out loud often. So, a few more things about me and some random facts before I introduce my blogspace are:

  • I am from Pearl, Ms. I love it there and it will always be the place I consider home.
  • I listen to all types of music. I listen to indie, rock, metal, pop (not my favorite but on occasion), Alt., new wave, rap, worship, post-punk, Midwest, anything really. I am a big believer in listening to diverse music. I feel it helps us not only understand who we are as individuals but helps us understand new perspectives and new ideas or concepts.
  • I love watching movies and tv shows.
  • I don’t like chocolate ice cream.
  • I’m afraid of heights.

Now that we have covered who I am. I feel as though I should write about what I want this blog to be. I want this blog to be a space for me to just write and find my voice. I want to write about my opinions on music, movies, and topics or concepts. I would like to share some of my writings as well.

I feel writing is an outlet. Writing helps organize your thoughts and even helps know what you’re thinking or feeling. It helps your mind empty and have a space to output information being input; in today’s society more is being input than what is being output. This can create problems. It hurts our balance of creativity and life, as well as interfering with how we are able to process our own thoughts. Writing improves who you are and how well you know and understand yourself. Writing is improved by practice, and this is a great tool for practice.

First Blog: Coffee, Boba, Tea.

Theres many things in this world that people can enjoy like, Coffee, Boba, and Tea. 

You may or may not be a morning person, so coffee may or may not be for you. You might enjoy a bitter but prominent flavorful taste; Tea is the way to go. Now if you enjoy both, Boba adds to the fun. Giving you a silky-smooth milk tea or coffee experience with fun popping or brown sugar boba balls at the bottom. Each one of these drinks can add just the right amount of dopamine to your day. It doesn’t have to be every day but whenever you want. 

In better understanding what each of these beverages bring to you, you have to be willing to TRY them, otherwise you miss out on, potentially, a newfound experience.  Or maybe you have, and it just wasn’t for you, that’s fine, you don’t HAVE to like them. 

Coffee:

Coffee is a well-used essential beverage in everyday life, specifically mornings to help those wake up for a very long day with a boost of caffeine. However not always is it used for this purpose. From what I’ve seen, coffee is a very comforting beverage to some and even helps keep the brain focused without a dump load of caffeine like energy drinks do normally. You can drink it on the go, hot or cold, you can even try many different types of coffee like a Frappuccino, Macchiato, Cold brew, so on and so forth. You can even mix and match flavors and styles to find and personalize your own. [If you couldn’t tell already, I really like coffee.]

Tea:

Most people who like coffee, don’t really like tea and those who really like tea don’t really like coffee. Tea in itself is unique. It’s herbal and fresh and brewed fresh just for you. It can be bitter, but that can change with anything you want to add into it. Tea is a very soothing beverage, it helps ease the mind and if you’re not a caffeine fan, this helps keep you energized and awake in a good healthy way. You can drink it hot or cold, anywhere you want. 

Boba:

Boba is a nice, sweet surprise in a cup. The tea, coffee or even milk itself is not what makes this drink so overly fascinating, it’s the surprise at the bottom. Can you guess what their called? These fun little surprises can make any tea or coffee ten times more enjoyable and fun. Certain flavors with the right beverage mix will be an explosion of flavor in your mouth if you have the popping pearls. The regular pearls at the bottom are usually just the standard brown-sugar pack in a three-pack box from Walmart. These Boba’s are a lot squishier and purely just for flavor. You can of course get different flavor of the standard pearls and the popping pearls, its fun to mix and match sometimes! 

So, what do you think? Willing to give these three drinks a try? 

 

 

All About Me

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. For my first post I figured that I’d tell whoever is reading this a bit about myself.

To start, my name is Lela Reed. I’m sixteen years old. I was born on June 23rd, making me a cancer if you’re into astrology.  I grew up in Natchez Mississippi, only about an hour away from Brookhaven. I’ve been to four different schools (including MSA). Before coming to MSA I’d only been to parochial schools. *A parochial school is religious school. I was also a dancer before MSA, I had done ballet since I was three. Twelve years later and I still suck at it, but ballet did make me a big fan of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

In my bio I mentioned that I have a myriad of different interests which is true. A few are: shopping, makeup, writing (obviously), reading, traveling, musicals, late 90s and early 2000s shows, story-based video games. The list goes on and on.

Another interest of mine is animals. I love animals of all different species. It doesn’t matter if the animal is a mammal or if the animal is a reptile. I love them all equally. I have a dog and two cats, three if you count the one I accidentally kidnapped. Anyways my dog’s name is Beaux, pronounced “Bow”, and my cats’ names are Roses and Twister. Roses is named Roses because she was found outside of a store called Roses, and Twister is named Twister because of a drink. Twister is an outside cat; she loves to be out in the sun roaming around and doing her own thing. I would like to have a few more pets, like maybe a few more cats and a snake.

On the contrary, something I hate is AI, artificial intelligence. It doesn’t matter if it’s Grok or ChatGPT, I don’t like AI. I’ll be talking about why I don’t like AI in a future post, maybe. I just feel like it’s kind of obvious why I don’t like AI, I go to an arts school…

Moving on, most of my blog posts will most likely consist of whatever’s on my mind at the moment. I could post about climate change, Bora Bora, an ancient civilization, the Uncharted video games, Harry Potter, etc.  

To close out if you got this far thank you for reading my blog, and hopefully you’ll want to read whatever I have to say next Wednesday.