Dear John...

To:

John H. Watson, M.D.

Doctor Watson, I went into ER today. I looked for you. I was highly disappointed to find that you were not working. No doctor could ever match up to you in my eyes.

Yours truly,

Naiesha.

Well, that is true, that little paragraph. Mom and I were taken to the ER via ambulance today. Nothing really bad... Ended with a bad bump on my head (I thought I had a concussion, but apparently not, thank goodness!) and a broken nose for Mother. Okay, well, that doesn't exactly sound not bad, but... you know.

I was fine, Mum was fine, and I was left saying 'Oh my goodness, is my head going to turn purple for the parade on Saturday because then I'm going to look stupid if it does!' On top of the occasional, 'Where's John?' because a) I'm a dork and b) I was bored. (For those who don't get it, John was Sherlock Holmes' assistant/companion/doctor.)

So, it was cold in the hospital, but the ambulance ride was mildly intriguing. I never, ever want to be a doctor (and never, ever want to be back in an ambulance, knock on wood), but a lot in the field still interests me. Considering that I was fully awake and functioning, I was just kinda... looking. At everything. And laughing at the air conditioner because it made a funny noise and the EMT probably thought I was a bit barmy, but that's me.

So, I'm not going to go into details; it's all so terribly stupid about what happened, Mum keeps explaining it to family, and I keep laughing. Let's just say the thunderstorms this morning caused a big bang. In more ways than one...

Anyhoo, that's the mild update of my life. My head hurts. If you happen to see that I have a purple/blackish/blueish thing on my head during the parade, just wave and smile. ;D Me, personally, I'll be waving back and then looking for the EMT that took us in- she'll be running in the 5K.

Interesting day. And it's only two o' clock. Here's hoping for fun later on! (Of the good kind.)

Just another publicity stunt

... Except it isn't.

I can say it officially now: County News Online is going to be featured in the one, the only, Annie Oakley Parade!

I went through a bunch of back-and-forth with Bob (he's working with Key Club for this go-round), but by the end of it, he said that if I could manage to find people, then we could do it.

And, because I'm so impressively stubborn (Bob knows this now :P), I've managed to get everything together; my people, my plans, and we are officially accepted into the line-up.

It's my second time ever being in the parade (first time was with FunDay Bunch- Daily Advocate; you seeing a pattern here?) but my first time actually putting a... float... car... trailer... thing... whatever you wanna call it, together. After much debate, and many thoughts, I've come to a solid conclusion as to what I want to do.

Two things that I'll say:

One) I've incorporated two things that I love into this- writing, and Sherlock Holmes. Because Sherlock Holmes always has to be there, right? :P

Two) The people riding with me aren't necessarily part of CNO, but they have an ardent love of the arts, whether it be reading, writing, drawing, photography... and they're all a wonderful group.

If you happen to join the crowds to watch the parade, look for us! Wave at us! We might not wave back... and you'll see why ;) but I very much appreciate all of the fans of CNO that have kept us going, gotten us to the point we are, and I am honoured to have the opportunity to head something that will help to publicize our website.

Looking forward to seeing you guys there!

In the Words of Sherlock Holmes Without a Case...

"Bored!"

Any other time, summer was a blessing. I mean, yeah, it still is, but now I'm left with a question in my mind as to "What am I supposed to do now?" The fact that I won't be going back to GHS after the fair is both wonderful and... boring, maybe? After twelve years of school, it's a routine; now it feels weird to not have anything to do. As for stuff I could be doing...

"There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before..."

Get a job, yes. I  am working on that one. But, really, what else is there to do here? Greenville's a bit boring... don't mind me, I do love Greenville... but for the kids and the teenagers? Um, let's see. Swimming, okay. That's okay. And, um, well, there's probably summer sports or something, right? I've never been a sports person so I'm not sure.

But... am I just overreacting when I say I feel like there's nothing to do? Especially when I'm in the middle of the country with Ansonia and Versailles as my neighbors. Don't get me wrong, I love the towns... namely Versailles... but what's to do? When I was younger, I'd used to go to the playground, but I've grown a bit out of that, yeah?

Something I like to do is go to the library, but that's a year-round thing, not just a summer thing. There is the Reading Program in the summer, though; that's a bit nice. Why can't we, I don't know, have a Reading Festival or something once in awhile, in the city? We have a Car Show, which isn't much fun for me, for people my age. I understand why we have a car show. It's cool, for the people who appreciate that stuff. History is nice, but old cars... walking down the street... bunch of people... The only outstanding memory I have of the Car Show is when Broadway Joe's (I think it was them, I could be wrong) lowered smoothie prices to a buck. That was exciting.

I guess what I'm getting at... I'd love for something to happen in Greenville, something that is more directed at the younger generations. A Book Club or a parade or a festival for the younger generation or... well, I don't really know, but I think it'd be a bit nice. Something to unbored me, and the rest of kids who may be bored. And why not do it in a good way? Avoid trouble... Because you know teens are more likely to get in trouble when they have nothing to do.

But, I dunno. It's nothing that I can accomplish on my own, that's for sure, but... -Shrugs- I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who thinks the youngsters need something to do. Maybe it's just me! Haha!

Well, the science of boredom will be faltered this weekend for the upcoming events and fireworks, so I'm excited for that! Have a happy fourth! And, there is a place to comment on my blog... I think I have it set so you don't have to have an account... and there's tick boxes for you to click your reactions... I'm always interested in what people are thinking in response to me. 

Now we have a blog!

Or, actually, I have a blog that will hopefully entertain the ones that actually take the time to read it.

Notes of interest:

• The Science of Deduction and the layout (to some mildly impersonated attempt) belong to BBC's Sherlock. I'm kind of trying to combine John Watson's blog and Sherlock's Consulting website. I think it's a wonderful idea. (I realize that pretty much no one knows what I'm talking about! :D)

• I'll work more on the layout, get some entertaining stuff in here, in the near future.

So, there.

Other things to say:

• I don't know how often I'll update. It'll just be on a 'This is on my mind' basis. I'll try to get at least one note of interest every week, though, if I can...

• As stated on the County News Online homepage, all opinions belong solely to the person stating them, and my thoughts do not reflect the views of County News Online alone.

That's all for now. I'll actually post a thought or two later. This is the informational bit of it. Thanks for reading!

(CNO has a blog now! Even if it's run by an eighteen year old! Haha!)