Monday, January 10, 2011

Mad Skilz

Once upon a time, on the eve of Christmas a girl wanted to open a particularly large box. It was wrapped in fuzzy (legit) wrapping paper with a golden bow tied neatly around it. The box sat propped up against the wall near the Christmas tree. The girl waited all morning, all afternoon, for dinner and pictures to be eaten and taken, and through the evening church service.
Finally, it was almost midnight and all of the family was all together. The girl's parents handed out all their presents, and the children handed out their special family presents to the people they were intended for. One, by one the presents were open. Books, movies, video games, soft pants, lotion, a stuffed pig, a machete umbrella, and other things were opened.
After minutes of unwrapping, one present remained. The big box in all of it's red and gold glory sat, waiting to be opened. "It is time." Thought the girl. She placed the box carefully on her lap, she untied the ribbon, and tore the paper from it's place. The girl sat in aw. What a most glorious gift, one that she had wanted, one that would be used to put the world at peace with itself and at peace with all of the universe. One gift of pure amazement and awesomeness, that it was hard to even stand to look at it.
She opened the box and pulled out the material inside. Everyone watched the girl as her happiness beaming from her face. Although everything seemed to be right in the world, something was wrong. No batteries. The girl ran up the stairs jumped hurdles and through hoops of blazing fire. She opened the closet door of the computer room and opened the drawer of the batteries. As quickly as her fingers could possibly grab something, she grabbed four batteries and ran back downstairs.
Lighting fast, she plugged the batteries into the device and turned it on. Words flashed on the screen and she knew that her world would be a happier place now that she had this gift, the gift of music. She turned up the volume and she played a chord, a single chord that blew the mind of the world.

THE END.



In case you were wondering, that girl...is me. And the device, the beloved Christmas present...is a keyboard. I say this story (although the jumping through blazing hoops part was just thrown in because I can, and the blown mind of the world, and all that peace stuff.) because I love my keyboard. I'm not very good, trust me, but I do know how to play:

1. Mario theme song
2. Veggie tales theme song
3. Rugrats theme song
4. The Office theme song and
5. Yellow Submarine by the Beatles (with both hands now thank you very much!)

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