I’ve always loved bar codes - they’re just a bunch of lines that stand for numbers, but it’s still cool. Anyway, some friends of mine found this awesome website that is kind of dedicated to bar codes (he makes art out of bar codes and sells them). The site is Barcodeart.com, and among a lot of boring stuff, there is a program to barcode yourself, and the page titled “science” has a lot of interesting info on different bar codes. Well, I thought it was interesting, anyway.

In other news, The Grim Grotto, the 11th book in A Series of Unfortunate Events is coming out on Tuesday! Now, if you don’t know what the series is, or if you’ve only heard about it from the movie that’s coming out later this year (blegh), I really suggest that you read them - they are hilarious. Unfortunately, there are only 3 books left in the series. Though I’m sure that they will stretch it out (just like with Harry Potter) until I am no longer interested in the books.

Hurricane Ivan finally reached us on Friday, and tornado warnings kept me in school for any extra half hour. But since my mom was picking me up that day, I was able to leave the gym (PE was my last class) and walk around the school with almost no one else in it (very cool). I just hope that this is the last of the big storms to hit us - I for one am ready to embrace the wonderful fall weather. Thunderstorms are expected in Tokyo soon… Had certain events earlier this year gone differently, I would be there right about now… Of course I would have missed out on all the excitement here, so maybe things worked out for the best. Well, here’s to no more days over 65F,

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