by Scot McAtee
TLHS
Battle of the AutoCorrect
Michael Sundy
Mark went to California for his summer vacation of 2015. He has always wanted to go to California, but never had the chance to go. Disney Land was his main objective for the trip. His friends have always told him things like “You have to at least one time in your life.” Or “It’s the happiest place on Earth.” Now, Mark was no ordinary teenager. He was always filled with crazy ideas. There wasn’t a mean fiber in him. You would rarely see him mad in public. All of that would change this one summer of fun.
Mark was at the airport about to get on his flight when his phone starts acting up. He was trying to send a text to his mother telling her he was about to board the plane. He tried to send “Love you mom, but I have to board the plane” but the message that sent was “Love you mom, but I have blood on my plate”. He tried to delete it before it could send, but it was too late, the message had already sent. He also wasn’t able to text her back to tell her the mistake because he was on the plane and was not allowed on his cellphone. His mom went a full 2 hours that day thinking her son had blood on his plate.
Mark’s plane finally lands and it’s 11:30pm. All he wanted to do was get to his hotel. When he actually got settled into his room it was around one in the morning. The next day he planned to go to Disney Land. He needed to get as much sleep as possible so he could enjoy Disney Land from the time it opened until close. The next day rolls by and he finally made it to Disney Land the most magical place on earth.
Mark had his eyes set on the Tower of Terror! The whole park was crowded with snotty faced children and fed-up parents. The crowd made it almost impossible to navigate to his sought out adventure. He was almost to the massive hour long line when a man accidently shoulder checked him. He could not believe who it was.
The man turned to say sorry, but Mark was left in awe. Mark realized he had bumped into the genius behind Apple Co., Steve Jobs. Before Jobs could proceed with his day Mark thanked him for his work and brilliant idea to come up with Apple products. Jobs then asked him about the products and what he thought of the latest iPhone. Mark had nothing bad to say about the product. He loved his phone. Mark even took out his phone to show Jobs his favorite thing about the phone, but stopped and thought of something he didn’t like. He took one glance at the messaging app and knew exactly what he was going to kindly criticize Jobs on. The AutoCorrect.
Mark went on to say that the “Autocorrect is pointless to have as an automatic set for the device”. He thought it should be optional to turn on. AutoCorrect is already programmed to be on upon devic
e startup, there is no option to shut it off. When Mark said those words to Jobs it only made him furious. The words hit him like a semi-truck carrying an oversized haul. Jobs asked him why it was a pointless idea and Mark said “AutoCorrect has only ruined his texts and not helped”. Which was true in his case because it never once autocorrected for the better.
This argument went on for at least a half hour only being interrupted by the occasional bump by a bystander or a whinny child. Jobs was so upset and ticked off that he said “I’m done with this ****”. He stomped away giving no sign of remorse for screaming at Mark. Jobs could only take a few steps when at that point he had collapsed. Mark ran to him to make sure he was okay. When he arrived all he saw was a sweaty man clenching his chest with fear. He was having a heart attack.
Mark immediately called 911 and then park services. The ambulance arrived and Mark was allowed to ride in the back with him. They arrived at the hospital within minutes and got Jobs set up in a room where he was monitored. The room was painted with a depressing, pale blue color. Mark apologized for setting him off at the park and told him that he never meant any harm. Jobs also apologized for screaming and they both went back to the mutual feeling they had before the argument. Mark went back to his hotel only to find out on the news the Jobs had died from respiratory arrest.
Mark felt bad and good all at the same time about Steve Jobs. He was shocked that Steve passed away. Even though the autocorrect won’t be changed, Mark was glad to have known Steve Jobs.
The Apocalypse
Michael Sundy
All over the United States there have been thousands of counts of infections with multiple deaths due to them. Jason was a fighter pilot and he had created a plan to leave Maine, the area infection started, in hopes to find refuge in a safer non-plagued area. He is going to fly to Indiana in hopes there won’t be infectious creeps. There are rumors going around that its beautiful and is without infection.
Jason had to get to Eastern Airlines, the place he works, so he can get a plane ready for his escape from Maine. The plane takes a while to fill up with jet fuel and is going top take a while. The Airport is filled with zombies everywhere, and is going to have to maneuver perfectly around the port so he doesn’t slip up and get infected. He is with his best friend Aaron who is a retired United States Marines. Aaron has been taught to survive in many situations, but not in a zombie apocalypse. Aaron is Jason’s only chance for survival.
They are on their way to the Airport in a beaten up blue bug that screeches every time it turns. Jason jokingly said that “This is the most annoying part of this hell hole.” They finally make it to the airport after an hour. The trip would normally be an easy 10 minutes, but there are abandoned cars scattered throughout the streets. Most of the planes are taken because people have already fled country for the same reason. The only thing the two friends could find was a simple training crop duster plane that only holds one person. The trip would not be easy
Aaron is six foot four and 200 pounds. The Marines has formed into a gigantic beast that hardly made him able to walk through doorways. If you think him and fat boy Jason can fit in a one person plane then you have some rethinking to do. The plane couldn’t hold enough jet fuel to get them to Indiana, so they are planning on flying as far west as they can with the fuel they have.
They are finally on their way westward when something goes wrong with the engine. The weight of the plane is bringing itself down. Jason is able to land the plane but without damage. The only thing that is stopping him is Aaron. His weight is affecting the engine and is forcing them to crash. He has to jump. Luckily there is one parachute aboard otherwise it would have been a scary way down. As Aaron is jumping out the plane, he throws Jason a GPS with coordinates already set in it that way they would be able to meet up when they land.
Jason followed the coordinates all the way to Aarons location and endend up finding a survivor camp. The infection did not spread to their area and ended up infection free.
The Tortoise and the Hare RRRRReeemiX
Michael Sundy
Now the way I see it, most of you got it wrong. I’m a down to earth kind of hare who only wants to make people happy. If you were to ask any of my friends they’d say the same! I spend most of my time running in marathons and races to earn money for charity, but one day the whole situation got turned around and got put against me.
It all started one day when I met Toby the Tortoise. The tortoise was a kind fella and he insisted on racing me being that I’m undefeated and was the National Champ 4 years running! I agreed to the race to make him happy and to show him how amazing racing is and how much of a thrill you can get from racing. Now he is a tortoise so I decided to make things fair.
The day of the race came by and I decided to have some fun with Toby and do some funny jokes to make him feel welcome. One joke I did was I offered to shake his hand, but quickly took my hand away as he put out his. I thought that would be pretty humorous and make him have some fun. I think he was having fun at that point!
When the official starter shot his gun I was off! I ran so fast that within the first few seconds of the race, I was already one third of the way finished! I could barely see Toby, so I decided to let up and relax. I guess I relaxed a little too much because I ended up falling asleep. Most people took that as a sign of me showi
ng off, which is not at all what I meant to do.
When I woke up Toby was a ways in front of me, so I went ahead and speed through the track again and went right on by him. Along the way there was an orphanage of hare right next to the track. I decided to stop by and say hello because I had such a lead on Toby I figured I could spare a couple of minutes talking with some of the kids. Again the people took that as a sign of me showing off. I just wanted to make the kids feel good about themselves and not to make myself look bad in any way.
After about five minutes at the orphanage Toby took the lead again and he was almost to the finish line! I didn’t want to lose because that means bye-bye Undefeated record. I figured since It would have been a close race no one would mind. I ran as fast as could and then some. We were neck and neck at the very very end, but Toby ended up winning. I was so shocked because I have never lost before, but at the same time I’m super happy for Toby because he persevered and beat me in a race.
The people began to hate me because they thought I was being rude and cocky for making so many stops while I was racing. I never wanted to be hated or be thought of as a bad person. All I wanted to do is help people and make them feel good about themselves. Most people don’t understand that and because of their hatred I can’t go anywhere without being scolded. I hope that one day Toby will forgive me along with the rest of the nation. All I want to do is help and make them feel good.
Caleb’s Entry #32
Michael Sundy
9/23/13
I believe that everyone has their “ups” and “downs’ no matter who you are. Every day I try and I try to make my day an “up”, but at the end of the day I find myself thinking of you. I can’t possibly believe that there is a day filled with enough “ups” to compensate for the loss I had to take. All of the “ups” in the world can’t fill the void I have when I think of the “ups” we could be having at this very moment.
Sometimes the pain feels unbearable and I wish I never had feelings for you so that way I wouldn’t have to feel the way that I do now, but maybe it was worth the pain. Somehow I always find myself knowing that the pain was worth it and the fact that we broke up leaves me with the realization that we weren’t meant to be. Now we are able to find the true person we are meant to be with instead of just wasting time on each other.
This whole experience made me realize that even though we have to go through that level of heartbreak, it’s all worth it in the pain. No matter how bad you feel and no matter how bad you think it might be, in time you’ll find yourself better than ever. No matter what it’s going to be worth the pain.