Friends

Friends are special things. We only get the ones we make, the don't just flock to us. They're those we can trust and rely on. Imagine if everyone hated you, lied to you, tried to trip you every time you walk by, gave you mean looks, kicked your pet when you go on a walk, and was just generally cruel. It would be hard to live. Friends are the break from the harsh, compassion-lacking, and untrustworthy world. I am fortunate enough to have numerous friends that I trust. Now, all true friends bring out the best in us. I have a friend who does that. She is an individual I seem to mention a fair bit on this blog, Meg. Now, as we all may know, Meg is pretty cool. She has all the Hallmarks of a good friend and person: she is compassionate, intelligent, fun, thoughtful, tactful, and, above all, steadfast, dependable, reliable. She is someone I, time and again, am made a better person because of. With her insistent prods, I have returned to my blog. Do note the refurbishments you see all around. 

Purple

This is my sadly belated response to Meg's request to have me begin posting again. I am here to contemplate the color purple. Yes, it's true. You may be thinking 1) this guy is a complete nut, why is he not discussing the joys of butterscotch ice cream, I mean really! 2) um, what the holy deep-fried banana-and-coconut fritters does this have to do with what we think, the blog name, and you being the Muffin Man 3) Be one with the force. Only then can you truly understand the depth of your path and your destiny, oh and by the way, if you pass a Starbucks, I would really love a medium Brazilian iced mocha with cream 4) Yes, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, how did they guess OR 5) Yep, he's my best friend, I have to deal with his nerdy quirky attitude all the time, I get used to it.... Anyway, now I'm here to discuss purple. I feel purple is an under appreciated color. It is beautiful. It can be bright, subdued, vibrant, elegant, rich, bold, quiet, snappy, drab, exquisite, or even magnificent. Purple is also a good way to describe Uncle Vernon's face on many occasions, for those of you who have read the Harry Potter books. Now purple does have a rival, violet. Violet took the name of the flower, the assumption of beautiful, and a much cooler name. So I'm sticking up for the underdog, purple. SO WHO'S WITH ME????

Quick Quiz 2.0

1. Why?  Muffin Man's Response: Why not?

Surprising Myself

Very rarely do I surprise myself. I am a well thought out person. Even when I make mistakes (yes, contrary to the popular belief, I am not perfect and I do make mistakes) I know I am about to mess up. But now I will surprise myself greatly by making this PSA (Public Service Announcement) : I am back online and I am here to tell you the meaning of life! Also, another surprise, Meg, I messed up big time, I let you think I had forgotten you. I am sorry. To be continued..... (maybe...............)

Quick Quiz 1.0

   Please prepare A) A series of truthful and entertaining responses to the questions on this quiz B) A comment posted on this blog containing your answers in numerical order and C) An interesting comment about this idea I had of posting quizzes for my viewers and my own entertainment.

Quick Quiz 1.0

Question 1) Have you ever thought in your head while fake smiling to someone "If they call me a cute, little, adorable, sweet, teensy kid and squeeze my cheeks one more time I will go so totally berserk at them!!!" and really wanted to? Muffin Man's Response: Yes!!!

Question 2) Have you ever seen the movie Hoodwinked? Muffin Man's Response: Yes, and it's hilarious!

Question 3) What is your definition of a friend? Muffin Man's Response: Funny, trustworthy, dependable, and adventurous. Oh, and they can't be broken, they have ironclad ideals that they believe in.

Question 4) What is your favorite song? Muffin Man's Response: Seasons of Love

Question 5) What is 927.1852 +  48.5673? M. M. Response: Who cares??? Geez! Math stinks!

Question 6) Who is your hero? M. M. Reply: Julie Andrews or Dick Van Dyke

Question 7) What are your favorite quotes? M. M. Reply: Mine are "It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all." and "Don't be sad because it's gone, be happy because it happened."

Question 8) Who is your best friend? M. M. Reply: I have two, Margaret Shepherd and Maisie Titterington, they are really cool!

Question 9) What is your favorite animal? Muffin Man's Response: Cats

Question 10) What does your name mean? M. M. Response: My name, Aidan, means 'fiery one' in Irish

My Autobiography

   My auto biography is a monumental achievement and some of you may find it accurate, some may see it as totally fictitious, others still may see it as hilarious, and me, well I'm me so........ I guess you'll just have to find out... :) I was born in a fantastic place, that is located somewhere in the state of Oregon. I moved once while there at the age of 1. I lived there for 5 years and went to preschool at a truly magical, heartwarming, and child-friendly place called Unity School, which I LOVED!!! 

   When I was 5 I moved to the great, the fantastic, the amazing Seattle, Washington (a.k.a. The Emerald City) and though I left many treasures and friends behind (some of the friends were the treasures *hem* cough* Maisie Titterington, who owns a place in my heart forever* cough* gag*fall down on my rear end painfully and have a dangerous choking fit* cough *choke*) and fell instantly in love with this magical city! I made some great friends,i.e. the theatrical, trustworthy, and my inseparable best friend Meg Shepherd, the memorable and vivacious Sophie Chace, the eternally endearing and lovable Anya Jones, the fun, energetic, creative, astounding, and musical Collin Province, the witty, tenacious, playful, and amazing Page Byers, and my forever dear, sweet, and much cherished first grade teacher Ms. Crawford all of whom touched my life in an unforgettably special way, had some great teachers , i.e. 1st Grade-Ms. Crawford, 2nd Grade-Ms. Backman, 3rd Grade-Ms. Maddeford, 4th Grade- Ms. Engel, and for 5th grade Mrs. Gordon-Smith, and moved 3 more times. 

   I went to a school I will remember forever called Whittier Elementary School. I spent five years there and felt every emotion conceivable there, pain, joy, sadness, anger, hilarity, confusion, shock, embarrassment, excitement, spontaneity, fear, confidence, courage, determination, love, friendship, and a burning need to use the restroom, I was in the spectrum, advanced curriculum level class and enjoyed (most of) my classes and (some of) my teachers very much! 

   I grew great passions for literature and the theatre and have read countless books and have been in a colossal number of theatre productions! Because I read such a vast, incessant amount of books I subsequently have a very extensive vocabulary and because I've been in so many plays I'm very dramatic.

   At the age of 11 I move to Newton, Massachusetts. I ate carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for my 12 birthday. I enjoy playing Backgammon with my grandmother and my favorite color is aquamarine. I love adjectives, fleece blankets, Greek food (baklava), dancing, music by ABBA, my favorite song is Good Vibrations, my favorite play ever was my fifth grade school play, my two favorite series are The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathon Stroud and The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, I have an imagination that's massive, I want to be an author someday, my favorite genre is fantasy/fiction/adventure, my favorite line ever in a book is said by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore in Book 1 of the Harry Potter series and I quote: "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"and I love speaking French. So au revoir!

Max has a blog!

Guess what all you blog viewers out there??? I am proud to announce that my good friend Max has a new blog and is very excited!!! I would request that you check it out, it's at http://maxhasablog-max.blogspot.com and it really fun, check it out..... Like, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, seriously, NOW!!!!!!!! Bye. 

Questions (to blog viewers.)

Questions to my fans have been running through my head every so often so I decided to ask you fans. First of all: What in the world do you like best about my blog? And secondly: Why??? These ideas are to help me to improve my blog oh, and a third question: Why don't all you folks have your own darn blogs?? Because I would really like to see a friends blog (Yes, Felicity Auburn, I know you have a blog) but what about the rest of you all, what are your excuses??? Please RSVP ASAP!!! (I'm getting better at acronyms aren't I, he he he!!!)

Christmas, Kwanza, Stuff, Dancing Time, and other holidays!

Hello followers! I am starting a holiday poll (this is the poll it isn't an actual one somewhere else on this page) about what people want for Christmas, Kwanza, Stuff, Dancing Time, or any other holidays I am unaware of (for those of you wondering I celebrate Stuff and Dancing Time.) Please feel free to express your hearts's deepest desires (like muffins, family, going scuba diving, watching the President of the U.S.A. wet his expensive business pants during a big speech, being a millionaire Tango-dancer (like me, I mean rich and a good dancer isn't a bad way to go!!!), or something else.) Check the bottom of the page for an actual poll!!!!

Despicable Me

Hi there blog fans! Muffin Man/Aidan/He-Who-Must-Be-Named-Because-He-Is-Just-That-Cool is back online after a (not very) brief interval! (Moment of loud, exuberant, obscenely happy cheers) I know an important part of every blog is the blogger and I do apologize for my absence. We have a new movie that has come to my attention by the name of Despicable Me featuring Gru and the adorable girls he adopts. I have opened up this posting for everyone to talk about Despicable Me. Please feel free to rate it, if any of you fans are hoping for my view, I gave the movie 5 stars!!! Plus, check out the new polls at the bottom of the page!

Songs

I have just decided to also have reviews for songs, music, etc. I know some people just love their music and I know people would probably like to review great songs. Song artists or just favorite musicians often make whole albums people love so feel free to critic/rate albums too.

Stuff

Well, I think this is really cool! I never thought that I could make blog but I did and here I am! This site is about reviewing movies, books, plays, or fun places to go. I hope that we can have reviews of all of those things!

Movies

Great movies who always follow the books the are made for are very rare. These are movies that should be cherished and treasured, especially if the book is good. I know of few that do this and there are none I can think of now but even good movies at all, despite their book's controversy, are ones to talk about so feel free to share movies too. I know that good movies from books are hard to find so that isn't a restriction but try for that type of move. So please rate good movies too!

Books

I love books and I hope that this site/blog can have reviews of some favorites or good ones. If no one can think of any books I have a library of books I own and will list good book I have read for you to read or, if you have read it, review and rate. I am also an avid critic of the movies that are from books or just random movies and hope that people will also rate those although please refrain from movies that are rated over PG-13 or contain content that isn't something that's sharable among kids at school. Some authors I like are: Rick Riordan (author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Books 1-5, The Red Pyramid, The Ultimate Guide, and The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones), J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter novels Books 1-7 and The Tales of Beatle the Bard), and Suzanne Collins (author of the Gregor the Overlander Chronicles Books 1-5 and The Hunger Games Books 1-3). So go ahead, review!