Erabus & Realm of Darkness

Haunted houses- the best thing about halloween. (Besides the free candy.)
A few weekends ago, i went to Pontiac with my friend Addie. We went out dinner with her mom and sisters, and after we went to two haunted houses.

The first that we went to, Erabus, was the best I’ve ever been. Even though I’d already been there twice, once each year before, everything felt like new. Every year it gets more and more props and added on. The whole thing contains around 65 rooms, and all the actors in it have on Hollywood style makeup.

When we got there, we had to wait in a twenty minute line. It wasn’t too bad. After we waited in line outside, then we had to go inside and wait some more. While we were inside, there was a video projector playing crazy music and showing old, scary videos. There were actors dressed up as zombies crawling all over the floor, brushing against our legs and other peoples’ trying to scare us. All the commotion was just adding on how excited we were. Finally, when we gave them our tickets they let us in. we had to go up a flight of stairs and we were there. They had recorded videos of a fake news show trying to make us think that there was a killer in the building. They led us from room to room, elevator to elevator, monster to monster. At one part, it a piece of the floor was lit up to make it seem like we were on a bridge. Addie’s sister kept pulling on my sweatshirt because she thought she was going to fall off. There were robotic dinosaurs, zombies, and a tunnel that made it seem like we were going to fall on to the ceiling. Whoever thought of everything in that haunted house is a genious.

By the time we got out, we were out of breath from walking to fast. We had the option to buy things, but we passed them up. Once we got back in the car, we decided to go to another one that was only a few moments away.

After we parked, we got to Realm of Darkness. We weren’t sure how good it was going to be, but by the look of the long line, it seemed okay. To pass the time of getting in we played i-spy, and other little games like rock paper scissors. We were in line for an hour, and no one was happy. Once we were in, we figured out that this one was a waste of time. The things they had in it were interesting, but nothing was really scary. They had a window that lit up like it was storming outside, a fake bridge, a room that looked like it was from the ring with a well in it, but nothing that made anyone scream. When we got out, a man chased us with a chainsaw. That was the best part of that one. But in the end, I was happy with my Friday night.

halloween!!!!!!!

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only because it is when the weather starts getting cold and the leaves start to change, but also you get to dress up as someone you're not for one night.

First off, Halloween is associated with ghosts. Horror movies and Haunted houses are my favorite. Feeling like something is going to happen when nothing can is a thrill. In the movies, yeah the characters are dumb, and you know half the stuff won't really happen, but who doesn't like seeing some creepy guy jump out at them? Sitting around the house eating candy corn and watching movies sounds good to me.


Haunted houses are the greatest. If you find a good one, you can be scared for a whole night. There are two big ones that I’ve been to in Pontiac, but those aren’t the only ones out there. When they have really nice props, you can sense the fear. Especially when they pop out at you from behind a hidden wall, or jump down from a compartment in the ceiling. Those are the kind to be scared of.

Also, picking out a costume is fun. The possibilities are endless. I’ve been everything from a Disney princess to a teletubby. You can make your own costume On Halloween night, or buying one from the store. Seeing everyone dressed up as different things makes it fun. Oh, and the candy. By the way, if you are in high school and aren’t dressed up people probably won’t give you any.

Another great thing is raking leaves. When you rake leaves, it isn’t like there is just one way to do it. You could make one big pile and jump, or you can do what my sisters do and make a leaf house. (Yeah, it is possible.) And the best part is, that after you’re done with the leaves you can put them in a compost bag and help your parents out. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.
Lastly, Halloween night. Being with all your friends, dressed up in cool costumes, ready to go. How fun is that? And the free candy. That’s nice too.

The job market's crash

In the past few years, our country has gone into a recession. It has caused many problems, and one of the most affected is the job market. So many people have lost their jobs because most people don’t have the money to buy things that are being produced. In the article, Many Jobs Are Gone Forever , Nick McMaster talks about this problem.

There are a lot of people who work in the big department stores that depend on sales, but aren’t getting any. Also, the car companies have made lots of cuts because of the big decrease in buys. Another that has been in a downfall is the real estate industry. Since people need the financial security, they aren’t selling their homes, as often as usual, so not as many realtors are needed. The only advantage right now is that you can get nice houses for a decent price. Because of all of the major companies like Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler cutting jobs, we aren’t really sure what the people in our country are going to do without them.

In his article, Mcmaster says, “..Economists expect that unemployment won’t return to 5% until 2017.” No one is really sure what is going to happen if any jobs are cut. We need to find some sort of solution to this problem.

President Obama has recently been pushing for more “green job” training (McMaster). If this is going to happen, it will require a lot more people for the jobs, which will help with unemployment. Some economists have said that they can see the recession ending soon. Unfortunately, the new jobs will require a lot more training, and some people don’t have the time for that.
Over all, our country needs to discover some way to stay on top of its obstacles. It is possible, because our country has gone through many difficulties before and rose above them.

Wacky Wednesday

I was sitting in my room when my phone rang. It was about 6:15 in the morning, and I’d been up for a while. I ran to answer, and I thought to myself, “Why is anyone calling me this early?” When I answered, my friend Dominic started talking. “WE DON’T HAVE SCHOOL TODAY!” he said, and I could hear the excitement in his voice. “Right Dom. Why wouldn’t we have school?” I didn’t believe him. “I’m not really sure, but if you don’t believe me then you can check the news.” When we got off the phone, I turned on the TV and started watching. Under the school closings, I saw Stevenson High School and couldn’t figure out why it would be closed. Once I went downstairs, I looked the clock and saw it flashing, and noticed the power had gone out.

As soon as I sat down to eat breakfast, I realized that we really didn’t have school. I was pretty mad that I got up so early. Especially since I already showered, and started putting on make-up. After I ate, I decided to go back to sleep.

About a half hour later, my sister came in my room. “Chloe! Wake up! You’re going to be late for school!” “Allie, I don’t have school today.” She turned around and looked at me with a puzzled expression. “How do you not have school today? I thought you didn’t tomorrow, for conferences?” I laughed a little bit. “Hah, I guess Stevenson doesn’t have power today, so we don’t have school.” She grabbed a shirt out of my closet, as she does every morning, and went into my parents’ room to give them the news. My mom didn’t believe me at first, and I ended up having to show her the news to prove it. When she told my dad, the first thing he said was, “When I went to Stevenson, we never had school days off for power. We went in the dark.” I shrugged my shoulders and went back to my room. I checked my phone to see if there were any important messages on it. I had a bunch of texts from people that said, “NO SCHOOL!!!!!” It was then that I got pretty excited. I started drifting off to sleep, and thinking about all the different things I could do now that I had two days off in a row.

Back to School We Go

Finding a class in high school is about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack. As soon as I got to school I thought, “I shouldn’t have watched all the T.V. shows about the students who get lost on the first day.” To say the least, I was nervous, and wasn’t being very optimistic.
I was a scared little freshman and it was really hard. With all the people crowding the hall, I couldn’t find anyone I knew to save my life. Finally after wandering around for a while, I decided to make an attempt at finding my locker. I wasn’t sure how easy it would be especially because every locker was identical to another. I started power walking down the hall and stopped when I found it. After I got it open, I heard someone yell “Chloe!” I turned and looked around, and still didn’t see anyone I knew so I just took out my schedule and started the search for my first hour.
Person after person kept passing me, and some looked like they could be twenty-five. I had to look at my map multiple times before I was positive what room to go in. My classroom came into view, and that is when I realized I was on the wrong side of the hall. It appeared to be impossible, so I had to take a minute and figure out how and when to get through. I was a deer stuck in a traffic jam, and no one was stopping as I weaved my way across the hall to my class. A few times, I almost got knocked over. Luckily, by the time I got across, I still had all my supplies.
When I walked into the classroom, I felt a tinge of relief go through my body. I recognized the desks and chairs from prior school years. I glanced at a seating chart, and took my seat. I glanced around the room at the familiar faces and people I knew and said to myself, “The next four years are going to be easy as pie.”