Bettina

Geez...the other thread is dead already. I never got a chance to act and I'll bet I would be good too. I want to be in this one please. I would like to be some type of secret assasin. Bettina is my real name and that's my real school picture. Maybe I can kill off Lance. Anyway, two suggestions....... 1] I would suggest a short chapter be published every night so we can have the suspense last a longer time. Then, if need be, you can add to the story as you go along. 2] Don't kill off anyone too early. It will be boring for the dead person. Bettina.....Please don't forget me I'm begging now.....I'll be anyone you want.

I rather see it done as a novel, with one short chapter shown every night. That way, the novel can change if needed as it goes on and you can make it as long as you want. I didn't say no......I just didnt want to get raped in a shower. I'll take anything else though. One more thing. Don't kill off anyone too early cuz that will be boring for the dead person. This sounds great!!! Bettina

This is the greatest thread ever

Yes its me.....and I'll take the bus ride instead. This is great! I can't wait to see it. Bettina

I want a part!!! be nice though. Bettina

Hello.... Well, I'm keeping my promise, so dad and I are heading to the senior home this coming Saturday to visit briefly and get a list of songs they want to hear me sing there when I do. Dad is a member there, but rarely attends. I still sing with the quoir at church Sundays but thank god not solo. I only do that during special occasions. So, I'm going to use some of the advice you guys gave me, looking at some old songs they might like, and there will be a senior there that will play an electronic organ for me. Geez....just so this doesn't ruin me I'm dragging three of my friends with me. I'll keep you posted and thanks for the help. Bettina

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I've always known that, but over Christmas, I had a new appreciation for dad. Sometimes I call him at his office, and no matter what, he will stop what he's doing and talk to me. Thats what I like. Yep....I'm lucky. Bettina

I could use a snow day, but two snow days in a row would be better. What I haven't had yet I can only dream about. Two snow days coming on a thursday and friday....that would be like finding the holy grail. Bettina

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Bettina Likes It I've never done this ever I'm telling my friends

Hmmm.....I know I had answered some of you after 5614 posted, but there gone now. Oh well..... Thanks for the replys. Bettina

Thanks for the kind replies. Those really meant a lot to me. Between the long talk with dad and your replies, I now have a better understanding of what those old people were thinking. Seeing them at the mall is much different than when I see them at church so I'm going to say hello more often to them and maybe go sing at there senior home too. Not too often though, cause I have a mall life of my own Bettina

Yes it's me as of early summer and thanks. Hahahahaha Bettina

Whoa... Dad's ok. No pervert here. It's a long story but basically my mom left us when I was 10 so he became mom and dad. It's just him and me, no uncles, cousins etc. He always shows a lot of love, I just wish he wouldn't do it in front of people and never in front of my friends. Thanks for the nice replys. They mean a lot. Bettina

Well, it was Christmas celebration at our church all week and I got hooked into singing again. I tried to say no but there I was standing at the right side of the altar with a mike pinned to my blouse. With the church full of people, organ music playing, and my dad in the front row, I sang "Oh holy night", and a few other songs for five nights in a row.. and each time I sang that particular song, I couldn't stop my eyes from welling up and sending a tear down the side of my face right in front of everyone no matter how hard I tried not to. I really got into it because I liked that song, and dad likes to hear me sing. I'm a very emotional girl and my eyes always give me away, so don't read too much into that tearing thing cause I cry at the movies and whenever I see a dead animal too, however, I did notice other people tearing too and I wondered what was making them so sad. Although I'm sure its the organ music and atmosphere that does it, I actually felt more different this week than I have ever felt before..like I had an undiscovered purpose or something. After the last service, our priest told me that a group of elderly people wanted to meet me and that they came every night just to see me, and so when we met they talked about what my voice sounded like to them and then told me that I looked like some kind of angel standing on the altar. Geez, I blushed because I wasn't expecting the angel thing again, and that was about the last thing I wanted to hear from anyone especially in front of daddy. Is it that easy to refocus on your religion because of some music or some song? As we talked, I just couldn't shake the feeling that these people were looking for something from me like I was giving them some false hope to make them feel better. I'm glad if it did, but unfortunately, singing those songs made me feel worse, like I was absorbing bad stuff like an empath or something. I just wished I was outside because Christmas inside a church is not a happy time for some people and those that are happy are really lucky. Christmas has never been a happy time for me for other reasons. Then, on the drive home, my dad was getting all lovey, and huggy and mushy with me. It took both hands to fight him off. Once home, I got into a game of Descent to get rid of that angel vibe and after killing a few players, I started feeling a lot better. Later still, as I fell into my bed, I thought again about what those old people said to me and I began thinking about me and Jesus again but in the end, the church experience didn't change anything and my beliefs are still the same. I know I believe in Jesus, and what he was trying to do, but I just wish he was really talking to someone when he was dying on that cross, and that's when I started thinking further. I thought maybe thats why a lot of people go to church anyway, even if they don't believe in the God of the bible because it's a place where they can wish and hope together and maybe thats what those old people were doing ...praying for someone they miss, there husbands or wives perhaps....only I don't believe those people were praying as much as I think they were wishing and hoping. Maybe again, it brings them comfort to do that in the company of others who have the same feelings or just being in a quiet place. Who knows, maybe if collectively we all wish as a whole, something may come of it. I hope so for them, and though religious people may pray, there is nothing wrong with non-believers wishing and hoping. As for me, I can only hope and wish and thats it. That's all I am able to do. I don't know what those old people saw in me and I didn't want to know, but if they looked at me as if I could say something that would ease their sadness, I can't, I'm just a normal 16yr old and not an angel of any kind, I have sad times too, and I'm mortal like they are....just like Jesus was. With all that said, I'm really glad now that I helped them feel better, and maybe I'll do it again for them soon in there senior home, but right now, to the nice people on this bb, I hope your dreams, wishes, and hopes come true this coming new year, and if you pray, wish or hope for yourselves, think of our soldiers too. I don't know why those muslims hate us so much, but my dad said one thing I will never forget. He reminded me that our soldiers are fighting over there, so that I can stand on that altar and sing that kind of song over here. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you all Bettina The song I sang.....I love this song. ---- Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior`s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear`d and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! Fall on your knees Oh hear the angel voices Oh night divine Oh night when Christ was born Oh night divine Oh night divine Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming Here come the wise men from Orient land The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger In all our trials born to be our friend. Truly He taught us to love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name.

How did they come up with the idea of membranes. Is it something that someone dreamed about? I just dont get this at all. Bettina

What happened after the big bang doesn't get my interest as much as the unexplained. Thats all I think about. That's why I try to imagine what was there before ANY big bang...not just before the big bang, but WAY before the bang. What was it like. Who is to say that nothing is something. Nothing could mean just that. Non existance of anything. "Nothing" would be infinite without end. Like the starfield screensaver without the stars that goes on and on and on. Could it be that our universe is nothing more than a quark that popped in and stayed? Please don't think of me as dumb, I just have a wandering mind. Bettina

What do you imagine was before OUR universe/OUR space/ OUR time began? Was it an empty void? The big nothing so to speak? I do mean down to the basic. No other universes either, A nothing. Thats what I imagine. Nothing. No heat, light, gravity, matter, gas, nothing...... Any thoughts? Bettina

I want an Xbox, and "Dead or alive 3" I've been a good girl.

Have they ever created life in a lab?.....I mean under sterile environments? Bettina

Sayonara, I enjoy reading your posts and I don't disagree with you at all except the part where you say highly unlikely. I don't think that life just started here. I'm a tough sell, and I read a lot so my mind is open and still developing. When I read more, I'm going to come back and chalenge that last line...... Bettina

When trying to imagine the chances of a life bearing comet connecting with earth, don't forget that the planets, etc, were much closer together than they are now, and there was a lot more junk flying around. Bettina

I chose DNA because that's all I know right now, and it's hard to explain, but who is to say what actually is the main ingredient for life on another world. We can only see down so far. For example, I learned that years ago they thought the atom was the smallest thing known. Now they say it's quarks (for now anyway..) I fully believe in infinity in all directions. Someday the quark will split open and a whole bunch of other stuff will come out. So, what is the smallest particle, energy, or chemical that could produce life. Whatever it is, that would be "us" the "seeds" crashing into a habitable world. It may not be life as we know it either but would depend on that habitat. I have a lot to learn.....but one thing I've learned about quantum mechanics is that my visions are just as good as the other guys. Bettina