Only in the Midwest

     As those of you who've read my profile know, I live in the Midwest United States. Now if I do say so myself, it's a pretty awesome place. So here's for all you Easterners, Westerners, Southerners, and people from other countries: a description of the nation's bread basket from a girl who's lived there all her life.
     Things in the Midwest are nice, and a little quirky. Here, kids come to school in blaze orange to celebrate opening week of deer season. Here, temperatures around 10 degrees fahrenheit and three-foot drifts of snow are considered normal, and just another part of an average winter. Here, there's almost more fields of corn than there are people. All in all, the Midwest is a friendly place where the classic small town still thrives, and even dominates, the public scene.
     However, there are some negative stereotypes about us that I would like to disclaim. First of all, we're not hicks. None of the states in the Midwest area allow people to marry their cousins, and most people around here think that's creepy, anyways. Also, we don't have stupid accents. Ever listened to, "Da Turdy Point Buck" by Da Yoopers? You know the silly way they talk? Well I don't know anyone who speaks like that. Another thing- not everyone in the Midwest is a farmer. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being a farmer- it's a hard, honorable job only for those who are willing to work constantly, and to run the risk of a bigger farm stealing their business. But I would like to point out that not all of us grow corn and raise cows as a living. There are other jobs around here too, you know. 
     Things here can be a little wacky and a little countrified, but the Midwest is still a great place to spend some time, or to grow up.
Thanks for listening,
Maggs  

Take a Look

     Hello, dear readers. Once again I come to you from STH (that's Small Town High, in case you'd forgotten). Today I discovered something interesting- another blog. I realize, of course, that there are tons of other blogs out there. But the blogs I stumble upon are always in a different language, or about how to homeschool five kids all at the same time, or about something that never seems to make any sense. But today I found a blog that isn't about homeschooling, and that is in a language I understand. It's called, "I wanted my title to be unique, but this is it :)", which, rather ironically, turns out to be a very unique title for a blog. 
     The author (kk2326) hasn't said much about herself except for the fact that she's a girl in high school, which is definitely something I can identify with. So far, she's only written two posts, but they have proved to be very interesting, truthful, and funny. so go check it out. The website is http://www.kk2326.blogspot.com/  Enjoy!
Thanks for listening,
Maggs

New Places, New Ideas

     So today I come to you not from my normal spot (a wonderful Mac in my basement) but from an entirely new place- a classroom at my high school. Now what high school that is, I won't say, for personal safety reasons. Instead, I'll call it Small Town High. Now here at STH, I'm sitting in my computer classroom, typing away. And no, I'm not breaking the rules, sneaking around behind the teacher's back or anything. I just want to let you know that this post is fully authorized, fully allowed, and fully permited.
     And now that that's over with, I suppose I'd like to take the opportunity to tell you a little bit about STH, and my life here. This post is really aimed at my readers from other schools, and especially at my followers from other countries (wether they're actually interested in this blog or not remains to be seen, but still, I like to think that I have a few European or Asian readers) so you can see a little bit of what my life is like.
     First of all, I'm at school for about eight hours every day, seven of which are dedicated to learning (yay). I'm being taught everything I will ever need to know, such as how to design a webpage and the word for pencil sharpenner in Spanish (it's el sacapuntas, by the way. Coolest. Word. Ever.). My classes are interesting enough, but plenty of exciting stuff happens in the halls, too. I have been a part of everything from mass band geek-outs, where we all stand around and hum the show music and practice our visuals, to intense debates about morals where everyone shouts their opinions until the teacher tells them to quiet down (how we get into such discussions, I'm sure I will never know).
     School is interesting, as an overall expierence, and I'm glad to be here for right now.
Thanks for listening,
Maggs