martes, 30 de octubre de 2007

The Halloween

Origins of Halloween:
The Celtic people, feared the evening of Oct. 31 more than any other day of the year. It was the eve of their festival of Samhain, it was a joyful harvest festival that marked the death of the old year and the beginning of a new one. Come evening evil spirits were everywhere. Charms and spells were said to have more power on the eve of Samhain. Several rituals were performed by the Celtic priests, Druids, to appease the Lord of the Dead.

In the 7th century the church celebrated All Saint's Day in May, but by the 9th century the date had been changed to Nov. 1st. The original festival for the pagan Lord of the Dead became a festival of Christian dead. People went on expecting the arrival of ghosts on Oct. 31st. Another name for All Saint's Day was All Hallows' Even which was later shortened to Halloween. In the 10th century the church named Nov. 2nd as All Souls' Day in memory of all dead souls. Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day come so close together and are so similar that in some countries they tend to merge together.

The central symbol

The witch is a central symbol of Halloween. The name comes from the Saxon wica, meaning wise one. When setting out for a Sabbath, witches rubbed a sacred ointment onto their skin. This gave them a feeling of flying, and if they had been fasting they felt even giddier. Some witches rode on horseback, but poor witches went on foot and carried a broom or a pole to aid in vaulting over streams. In England when new witches was initiated they were often blindfolded, smeared with flying ointment and placed on a broomstick.

An Irish myth

An Irish myth tells of a man named Stingy Jack, who one day invited the Devil to have a drink. He convinced the Devil to change into a sixpence in order to pay for the drink, but instead of paying for the drink he pocketed the sixpence beside a silver cross which prevented the Devil from changing back. Jack made a deal with the Devil before letting him free. For one year the Devil could not harrass Jack. Next Halloween the Devil met up with Jack again, and Jack made another deal with him to be left alone. Jack died within the year and was turned back from the Gates of Heaven. He went to the Gates of Helland the Devil told him to go away, as Jack had made him promise not to claim his soul. Jack didn't want to leave because it was dark and he couldn't find his way. The Devil tossed Jack a glowing coal and Jack put it inside a turnip, and ever since with this Jack-O'-Lantern, Jack has been roaming the faces of this earth.
Scottish children hollow out and carve large turnips and put candles in them. Irish children use turnips or potatoes. In parts of England they use large beets. When the Scotch and the Irish came to the US they found pumpkins, which of course make a perfect Jack-O'-Lantern.

Food:


Vampire's Blood Shake:

2 cups plain yogurt

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 package frozen starwberries or raspberries, thawedice cubes

1 pint strawberry ice cream.

1.Mix yogurt, vanilla, and berries in the blender.2.Pour into tall glasses over ice cubes, or chill.3.Top with a big spoonful of strawberry ice cream.



Pumpkin Seeds:

2 cups pumpkin seeds

2 tablespoons salt

2 tablespoons melted buttervegetable oil

!.Separate pumpkin seeds from the pulp but don't wash the seeds.2.Mix seeds, butter, salt, and stir.3.Grease baking tray with oil and pour on buttered seeds. Gently shake the pan to even out the seeds.4.Bake seeds at 200 degrees F. for 45 mins.



This is Halloween

SHADOW
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
SIAMESE SHADOW
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
PUMPKIN PATCH CHORUS
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
GHOSTS
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
CREATURE UNDER BED
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
MAN UNDER THE STAIRS
I am the one hiding under your stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
CORPSE CHORUS
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
VAMPIRES
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
MAYOR
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
CORPSE CHORUS
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll scream
HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF, AND MELTING MAN
Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green
WEREWOLF
Aren't you scared?
WITCHES
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take the chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
HANGING TREE
Everybody scream, everybody scream
HANGED MEN
In our town of Halloween
CLOWN
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
SECOND GHOUL
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair
OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
CORPSE CHORUS
This is Halloween, this is HalloweenHalloween!
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!Halloween! Halloween!
CHILD CORPSE TRIO
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
PARENT CORPSES
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
CORPSE CHORUS
In this town
MAYOR
Don't we love it now?
MAYOR WITH CORPSE CHORUS
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
CORPSE CHORUS
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everyone scream
Won't ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
EVERYONE
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
CORPSE CHILD TRIO
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
EVERYONE
La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween!


lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2007

The Goonies


Mickey Walsh is a boy who live in Astoria, a town of the United States. His father has problem, a investors who wonts to make a golf course in the district where Mickey and his friends live, the Goonies.
One day Mickey stay in his house next to his friends. Boring they decides to go to te attic where they find a great variety of old and strange objects. They have been discovering a map that indicates the location of a supposed treasure pertaining to“Willy the One-eyed”, a pirate disappeared with his crew for many years. The group decides then to go in search of that treasure that will can the problem by which this passing the father of Mickey and that in case of not being solved will can to do the dissolution of “The Goonies” like group.
The search of the Treasure will take to an adventure under earth pron to them of the traps of the pirates and the Fratelli, a family of Gansters who wont to take the treasure.


The Characters

Sean Astin -Mickey Walsh
Josh Brolin - Brand Walsh
Jeff Cohen - "Chunk" (Lawrence Cohen) ("Gordi" in Spanish)
Corey Feldman - "Mouth" (Clark Devereaux) ("Bocazas" in Spanish)
Kerri Green - Andy Carmichael
Martha Plimpton - Stef Steinbrenner
Jonathan Ke Quan - Data
Rober Davi - Jake Fratelli
Joe Pantoliano - Francis Fratelli
Anne Ramsey - Mum Fratelli
Mary Ellen Trainor - la Señora Walsh
Keith Walker - el señor Walsh
Lupe Ontiveros - como Rosalita
Curtis Hanson - Elgin Perkins (The millionary)
John Matuszak - "Sloth"
CreDits: google & my

miércoles, 5 de septiembre de 2007

One piEce

One Piece (ワンピース Wanpīsu) it’s a Japanese series of “manga” and “anime” of Eiichiro Oda. It belongs to the sort of adventures and action.The most important characters are Luffy captain (the straw hat), senior officers and skilled swordsman Roronoa Zoro (the hunter of pirates), the Nami navigator (the cat thief), Usopp gunner (sogeking: the king of the snipers), Sanji (the black feet), the medical reindeer of blue nose Tony Tony Chopper , the archaeologist Nico Robin (the young demon) or Franky the Cyborg, has given a great success him to this series.
“Planeta DeAgostini” publishes the “manga” in Spain.



The most important characters



• Monkey D. Luffy or “Straw Hat”, is the man of rubber, because it has the power of the Gomu Gomu no Mi (Fruit Rubber Rubber), fruit who allows to stretch and to handle his rubber body him. He’s the captain of the boat. Its dream is to be the king of the pirates and when he was young he promised to his Shanks friend (a famous pirate) that of greater would have a great crew. It has left much that to mature… Compensates present: 300 million Berries

Roronoa Zoro or “the hunter of pirates, Zoro”. He is a capable soldier who after a great training, is able to fight simultaneously with three swords, two in the hands and one with the teeth. He is of character very reserved. He follows Luffy since this one rescues to him after being catched by Navy. In the Baratie the hawk eye has an encounter with Mihawk, its rival to surpass, and loses the fight. Its dream is to manage to become the best skilled swordsman of the world .His compensates present: 120 million Berries.



• Nami “the cat thief”, is the navigator thanks to its ability to draw maps. Also she is a thief but at the outset it is more to join 100 million beries to save her native town that was under the power of the pirates of Arlong. Her dream is draw a map worldwide, which will cross with she crew. She’s one of the intelligent personages in One Piece. His compensates present: 16 million Berries.



Usopp is the gunner of the boat thanks to his great aim and its ability with the machinery. He is “a cowardly” personage, except it must defend to somebody weaker. They obtained the boat “Going Merry” in that thanks to Kaya travel, a friend hers of its native town. His goal is to become a great soldier of the seas. It compensates present (for Sogeking): 30 million Berries. He has a great nose that makes remember tengu.




• Sanji or “Sanji the Black Feet”. he is the cook of the boat. Elegant of blond hair, went with Luffy in his adventure to be able to find the legendary ocean All Blue, in which it tells that marine species of anyone of the other oceans can be found (North Blue, South Blue, East Blue and West Blue). Sanji falls in love with any beautiful woman, including Nami and Robin. One of his dreams was to eat huro huro no Mi. It compensates present: 77 million Berries.



• Tony Tony Chopper or “Chopper the one that the sugar cotton adores”, He’s a reindeer that obtained the power of to be human thanks to the Fixed Landmark not My (Fruit Man Man). He is the doctor of the crew and his native country is the country of Drum, place in which knew his “mentor”, the Hiruluk healer and to its teacher, Kureha doctor (to whom it calls “doctorine”). It compensates present: 50 Berries.






• Nico Robin “the demon girl”, also well-known like Miss All Sunday, is an archaeologist in search and to captured Sailors since it was 8 years old. Her dream is to know True History, compiled in great stone blocks called Poneglyph. It obtained the power to multiply parts of her body where it wants thanks to the Hana Hana no Mi (Fruit Flower Flower). It compensates present: 80 million Berries.

• Franky “cyborg”, due to damages in his body himself reconstructed it with metallic parts and of all type of materials, thus it is part android, this allows him to make all type of things like using arms within his body. He is a formidable naval engineer, who guarded the planes of one of the most powerful arms of the world, Pluto. Now already he was united to the crew of Luffy and he constructs a boat.





jueves, 30 de agosto de 2007

FRUITS BASKET


Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット) it’s a “manga” and “anime” series of Shōjo,the writer Natsuki Takaya. The sleeve finalized the 20 of November of the 2006 with 23 volumes. The anime consists of 26 episodes. Natsuki Takaya winn on 2001 Kodansha “Manga” of Shōjo.

History
At the beginning of history, Tōru lives in a tent, since their parents (Kyoko Honda and Katsuya Honda) are dead, and the house of its grandfathers is being to arreglar. In spite of these conditions, for anything comfortable, Tōru continues being affectionately, optimistic calling to its carp “my castle”. While one moved away of the store to explore the area was discovered by Shigure Sōma and Yuki Sōma, in whose Tōru earth it had been encamping. This, the first important advance in the plot, possibly takes to it’s entrance to the house of the Sōma, where she cooks and clean in exchange for lodging and keeps the secret from the Sōma family (who this damn one by the twelve animals of the Jūnishi and becomes when touching with somebody of opposite sex). With time, the relation of Tōru with the Sōma becomes complex much more, is knowing but members the Sōma family. Tōru has helped too many of the Sōma. Later in the sleeve, Tōru and Kyo Sōma they fall in love, but when she confesses her feelings to him, Kyo, consumed by the fault with respect to the death of Kyoko, says to him that it’s an illusion and he escapes. Tōru follows he, but it is attacked by Akito, who has found out everything, and tries to stab to Tōru. Tōru is days in the hospital, after leaving he himself, encuantra with Kyo Sōma, thoru leaves running when seeing him, but Kyo Sōma reaches it. Kyo Sōma is able to confess its feelings to Tōru and it kisses it. Later in the end of the sleeve, Tōru and Kyo Sōma they graduate and they are going away to live far in dojo that Kazuma Sōma, the adoptive father of Kyo Sōma obtains to him.
Most iportants Characters


Tōru Honda: she is the protagonist of the sleeve and animates Fruits Basket. Its altruistic nature, benign heart, and generally glad attitude grants a special place to him in history. Their better friends are Arisa Uotani and Saki Hanajima. Their parents already had died before history began.

Kyo: this damn one by the cat spirit. Although its entrance is enough violent, his behaviour improves as spends the time with Tōru.He wents to train to mountains during four months with Kazuma Sōma, because he wont to wins Yuki Sōma and that the Sōma can accept to enter like official member of Twelve (since in the story of the Chinese zodiac the mouse deceives the cat, leaving it outside the celebration with the other members). Later it is transferred to live to house of Shigure Sōma.In the sixth volume of the sleeve (which they correspond to the last chapters of "anime") he's true appearance is discovered, that it arises when a bracelet composed of small balls put in of black and white takes off, as a result of his encounter with his teacher Kazuma Sōma in house of Shigure when this is going to visit them. Thus putting on approval the confidence of Kyo in Tōru.

Yuki: is the member of the Sōma family who transforms into the Mouse of the Chinese Zodiac is very beautiful and popular in the high school (until she has a club of fans). After knowing Tōru Honda he know that all the people aren’t as he thought and that they could accept it as is. Although the relation is very good between both does not arise a loving relation between both neither in “anime” or in the “manga”.One of his great rivals is Kyo Sōma to which always it wins with little effort in any combat that appears with him. After the arrival of Tōru its relation with Kyo improves slowly. He has an older brother with who he doesn’t have relation since it was very small call Ayame Sōma. He has a trauma from small caused by Akito Sōma, the leader of the Sōma.
The Shoma family
Kyo Sohma (the cat)

Yuki Sohma (the mouse)

Kagura Sohma (the wild boar, in the Japanese zodiac the wild boar replaces the pig)

Shigure Sohma (the dog)

Kureno Sohma (the rooster)

Ritsu Sohma (the monkey)

Hiro Sohma (the ewe)

Isuzu Sohma (Rin) (the horse)

Ayame Sohma (the serpent)

Hatori Sohma (the dragoon, represented like a sea horse)

Momiji Sohma (the rabbit)

Kisa Sohma (the tiger)

Hatsuharu Sohma (the ox)

Akito Sohma (the God of the zodiac)
My persOnal opiNion: I like very much this series, I wont to have all the "manga" comics, and all the "anime".
CreditS: wikipedia, my personal opinion & Google

martes, 21 de agosto de 2007

IDHUN


Idhun it's a world, a world that only exists in your imagination, and in the Laura Gallego books,"Memorias de Idhun".In this world there are many races,there are wizars with four wizars tawers,and three oracle, trhee moons and three sunns; six godds, three goddess, and three godds .In this world all the races belive in many Gods.

The humans, are a race that live in Idhun, in the Erth also exist, their goddess are Irial the light goddess.The humans live in the north; the kingdom is Nandelt, inside there a re five kingdoms, the most important is Vanissar;Raheld, sNanetten, Shia and Dingra. Inside this five kingdoms there are many citys; inside Vanissar ther are two, Vanis and Les; in Raheld there are Nolir and Thalis; after in Nanetten there are three, Sanda, Daret and Esmeralda, all this are near of the sea; Shia inside there are Kes and Rud; and in the last kingdom Dingra there are Aren, Nurgon and Namre.The five kingdoms there are separate for six river's arm.Vanissar is separate to Rahel for the river Raisar; Rahel is separate to Nanetten for the river Estehimthis;this three are separate to Shia and Dingra for "the river", Shia and Dingra are separate for the river Ali.


The giants are a big race, their god are Karevan, the god of the stone, they are a reserved race, they don't usually go with other races. They live further north than the humans, their kingdom ia Nanhai (where is the Grate Oracle), and they live in the muntains.


In the norht west extrem there is the Kazlunn region, and inside there are the Kazlunn Tawer, it's a magic tawer and wizard school, in the tawer can study all the races, but only if you was tooch by the unicorns horn, and only you can tooch a unicorn horn when it wont, and if he or she only see one they are a demiwizard. The Kazlunn Tawer is near for the Lunn mountain and near of the sea.

Beside it's the barbarian region, his name is Shur-Ikail.In this regin there are seven clans, and all of the clans have leaders, and the more strong leader is the person that lead all the clans.The clans doesn't go to other places of Idhun, there stay in his region.Ther God is Irial, like the humans.

Down of hte Kazlun tower, and barbarian region it's Drakwen.Drakwen is a place that have a very big forest, Alis Lithban, there are many unicorns, and inside the forest the Drakwen tower.In the tower(like Kazlunn tower) the magic people study.This tower is the last magical tower,it's made for the Archwizards, the most important wizards, in this tower study the best wizards.

Next to Drakwen, in the middel of Idhun, there is Celestia, where lives the celestes race.The celestes are a pacific race, with blue skin. Ther hauses are like the Indian hauses.In the region there are many "kings",Rhyrr, Kelesban, Vaisel and Haai-Sil.The celestes have a "company" animals, there are like a big beards,the Haai beard,the celestes can call the haai when they need.The God of the celestes areYohavir,God of the wind.

In the north-west of celestia There are Derbhad region , that live the Feericos.In derbhad there is also a tower, the Derbhad tower and a forest, the Awa forest (of course in the tower also study magic). Feericos belive in Wina, the goddness of the life.

Under this there is the Gantadd Oracle, It's for women, with the Gantadd hills , and a small forest, Trask Ban. In this region there is a race, Ganti,there are different races together, mestizos, hybrids ... There is a small town, Gant.

Further down, where there is no longer any land, that the Ocean kingdom, where live Varu race, race that can breathe under water and in superficie.The cities are Dagledu (about Oracle), Glegu, Teli, Blenu, near the islands Riv-Arneth also are cities and Isu and Agli . Varu believe in Neliam Goddess, the Goddess of water

To the left of the Ocean Kingdom , and on land, there is Awinor, the dragon land.There is habited by the most important creatures (along with unicornis), Dragons.Also there is a tower, the last wizard tower ,Awinor Tower.

Top of Awinor there is Kash-tar desert, where live the Yan.The yan are like Humans, but they have darker skin and red eyes,they speak the words together and very fast, they are nomadic people .The cities are Dyan, Lumbak, Nin and Kosh.They belive in God Aldun, the God of fire.



The last land is the last Oracle, the Oracle of Raden, is for men. There is a small town, Sarel.The remaining lands are islands, the islands Riv-Arneth and the Pirates island, Tares.

The language that speak al the races are idhunaico,and the withards know the arcano idhunaico.I know the mean of someone words.

Alis Lithban: The unicorns sacred Forest (LG).
Aris: carry
Ass: canin.
Awi: growing (LG).
Awinor: growing sun (LG).
Ban: forest (LG).
Bhad: house.
Der: green (LG).
Delt: Clay (FLV05)
Derbhad: The Green house (LG).
Dhun: world (T)
Drak: Dragon.
Ea: moon.
Fagnor: Centella.(T)
Ganti: Mestyz (FLV05).
Hadikah: Refuge(T).
Hai: ice.
Haiass: ice canin.
Kaz: House (LG).
Kazlunn: The magic cot (LG).
Keles: Celeste (LG).
Kelesban: Celeste Forest (LG).
Kirtash: Snake.
Lim: Border.
Limbhad: House in the border.
Lunn: Magic.
Lunnaris: Carry of the magic.
Nan: region.
Nandelt: Cly Region .
Nanhai: Ice Region.
Nor: Sun.
Suml: Glory.
Sumlaris: Glory carry.
Trask: Trasgo.
Trask-Ban: Trasgos Forest.
Um: First (T).
Umadhún: First world (T).
Wen: door (FLV05).
Yan: Last (R).

Credits:Memorias de Idhun, me and Idhun.net



miércoles, 4 de julio de 2007



The importance of reading




"READING IS THE BESTWAY OF TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD OR THOUGHOUT TIME"


By reading you can learn many things make your mind travel over te limits o te imagination you can also lern about differnt writers and one of the importants things is that you can impruve your thograph there are several types of books : mystey, suspese, fear, magic, adventure (and all that the writers can imginead invent), there are also of all the sizes that you canchoos,so, you know if you don't like read or you aren't hooked to readin, you have many reasons to begin, and a lot of variet.
CrEDIts: goOle and my peRsoNal opiniOn

lunes, 18 de junio de 2007

SahAra..]*



The Sahara is the biggest desert of the world, and is the largest hot desert of the world, with 9.065.000 km² .It is more of 2,5 millions years old. Sahara is localizated in the North Africa.The ther is grave, sand and dunes. Three quarters of the desert is gravel, and the other quarter is sand and dunes. The part that is next to the ocean of the Sahara was a Spanish colony for many years. Before Franco died, Marruecos invaded the Sahara. From that moment, the Saharauis they fought against Marruecos to be independent. There were many years of war. The conflict continues at these moments.
cReDits: google & wikipedia


Saint Valentine*




Saint Valentine is celebrated the 14th of February and is the lovers day when their expres their love.They give a present for the persons that they love, an a card telling all the things that he or she feel for the other person, a poem, or both. Some people said that it was originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who where going to kill him because he was giving up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D. February 14 became the day for the lover messages and St. Valentine became the patron of lovers.I give a love letter to a boy, when I was 10 and I have recive a letter of th same boy, in English and French we give letters for any person class.


mY perSonal OpiNion*: I think that it's create by shops, yuo can demostrated that you love a person all the days of the year,but it's very fun that the lovers has one day for they.


Credits:wikipedia, my opinion & google
seCond liVe...


Second Life is a 3-D world game similar as The Sims but virtual ,. In this game you meet people of other countries and you speak with them, this game is in Internet.His created by Lindel Lab.In this game you do all the things that you need for the live.It's fun and very easy to find people with similar interests to you.If you play in Second Life you can visit another world, as complet .I like this game because is very similar as The Sims and I like The Sims.I think second life it's better because I can contact with people.

CreDitS:wikipedia, Second Life, & my opinion.

E-twiNninG..]*

e-twinning is an European project where the students talk (by mail) with other students for meet of other country . We are doing this with Stonia, and we make video conferences . I think that is a very good idea because we practice other languages and learn about other cultures, is nice and fun.
cReditS: mE & google

jueves, 31 de mayo de 2007

maLlraTs...]*




T.s and Brodie are two best friends, both are dumped by their de same day, Brodie decide that they had to go to de mall.inside they thot a plan for recupereit thirs girlfriends, with tow friends Jay and Silent Bob, tow punk troublemakers.


This fiLm has lots of adventures in a mall.




CHarACTers..:



*Shannen Doherty ... Rene Mosier

*Jeremy London ... T.S. Quint


*Jason Lee ... Brodie Bruce

*Kevin Smith...Silent Bob

*Claire Forlani... Brandi Svenning

*Ben Affleck ... Shannon Hamilton

*Jason Mewes ... Jay

*Ethan Suplee ... Willam Black

*Michael Rooker... Mr. Jared Svenning

*Joey Lauren Adams... Gwen Turner




my pERSonaL opiNioN:
I htink that it's a funn film.I like Silent Bob and Jay, they are vary funny and i like the scenes because all hapens in the mall, it's very faind film.



CreDits: mallrat(wikipedia)

lunes, 21 de mayo de 2007

buLlyng*


Bullyng is an english world that in spanish is "acoso". This term means a pertson that abuse of the inferior state of another.


You can find at school, at work or in any pleace where there are grups of people.


At school the newcomers or anyather person can be bullied by other stronger children or simply because they think thtere are superior, the consequencies can be fatal, quen the deth of the bullied person.


That the work can be similar, but suicide is less cammon.

At army all so can be this cases, but stronger than the others.


My personal opinion: is that go to finish this type of situations for always, and a solution can be the education of the children in house .


cRediTS:google

martes, 20 de marzo de 2007

My first entry

Hello! I am Violeta! I am in ESO2 in Escuela2 and I am very happy I have my own blog!!!.
This blog belongs to the Secundariua project, BLOGESO and we write about lots of interesting subjects, and sometimes we can also write about something we like or are very interested in.