The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a bus riding edition of The Oz Files. We continue our trip down memory lane this week and tonight's blog topic is going to be about bus trips around the greater Spokane area. Leah wants to know my most interesting memory while riding the bus or something memorable I saw at the plaza. Wow I've ridden the bus so many times there have been a lot of memorable rides. Which one shall I choose? Well I think I have figured out which one I will roll with. I was attending SFCC at the time and I had an 8 AM creative writing class to get to. Just to give you a little run down I had my groups homework because I am the writing savant that everyone loves and admires. I believe it was information on short stories that we read and I had the paper that we worked on in class the previous day. Okay so I hopped on the bus apparently it was the wrong bus I wanted to go to SFCC and it wasn't going anywhere remotely to it. So I talked to the bus driver and he told me to walk down the street and take this other bus that would get me to SFCC. So I walk aimlessly in hopes of finding the bus stop that would lead me to the promise land that they do call SFCC. In some miraculous act of God I was able to get on the right bus and I got to SFCC and I was a little late to class. I walked in with a great ovation because I am Oz and the people love me. The teach was cool she was a groovy chick! My team was happy to see me with the homework in hand and yes we got an A because um yes we are that good! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Shoe Digging What A Thrill!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a snowy edition of The Oz Files. Tonight's blog is yet another memory theme and Leah wants to know a snowy memory good or bad? Well this memory is so recent it just happened this past nasty winter in Spokane Washington USA! This is one winter I will never forget and I am sure people who went through will never forget we will always remember that nasty cold winter of 2008! Let me set the stage for ya we had below freezing temps and we got 26 inches of snow at least in a four day period um yes sucks to be us! Okay I was walking to the bus stop on a cold, wet and icy morning on my way to work. I was afraid to get hit by a car while walking in the street so I hopped up on the sidewalk oh I mean the very deep snowbank! I was walking just fine but all of a sudden one of my feet get stuck deep in the snow I was able to pull my foot out but my shoe was buried deep down! What was I to think? I was kinda freaking out with my shoe way down there and I had no no gloves so it was going to be awhile before that shoe got out. I was thinking maybe it wouldn't come out until the snow melted and that was quite some time later weeks later! I tried to dig that shoe out with all my might and with all my strength but nothing was coming easy. So I texted Leah about this and boy she was sad about this and there was a good chance I wouldn't be to work on time. So I called work and told them what happened and of course they were kinda in awe about the whole thing but shocked I don't think they were in shock because I think they expect that out of the Oz. While digging in the snow my hands were getting red which wasn't a good sign. At one point I just layed there for a few minutes I was so exhausted and wore out I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to work at all! My hands were frozen solid my foot without the shoe was freezing and sock was soaking wet and I was in miserable shape. Um 45 minutes later from the time the shoe was stuck I digged it out and I yelled THANK YOU GOD! I put my shoe on and my foot got a lot colder because when I jumped off the snowbank I jumped in a big puddle of water. Believe it or not but I did make it to work on time and I was so cold that day. A hot shower that night was a recipe for success! Oh I wish no ill will on anyone like that well there is one person and I think someone else knows who that is! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Ear Pulling 101!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a school memory edition of The Oz Files. This is a new week and Leah has come up with the theme of memories. I have had a lot of school time memories but there is one day I will never forget. Oh I forgot to give you the topic, Leah wants to know my favorite memory while in Elementary School. I must say I have a lot of memories at ole Willard Elementary go cougars the non Pullman variety! This memory takes us back to the 1st grade in Mrs. Hammond's class. I sure liked her class she was a good teacher and good role model for everyone to look up too. With all this being said let's get down to business and the great story that I will always remember. It was like it was yesterday and the vision is so clear in my mind because I thought it was fantastic. I was sitting in my little desk not in but at my desk on my chair and no Leah I did not fall off my chair. I haven't developed those mad skills at this time in my young youth but as you know were honed to perfection. As I was saying I was sitting down at my desk like a good boy with all the other good boys and girls but there was a rotten apple on this day in Hammond's 1st grade class. I don't know what sparked this confrontation but all hell broke loose and the culprits were my boy Erich Miller and of course the teacher Mrs. Haymond! Imagine this little 1st grader pulling on a grown women's ears and struggling to win this battle. Haymond was pulling on his ears in retaliation I think this was fantastic. Little Miller was struggling to keep his feet under him because he couldn't over muscle skinny Mrs. Haymond after awhile with one hand on Millers ear the other hand was on the button to call the front desk to report the issue. So little Miller was sent to the principals office and all he got was a teacher parent Principal conference. Knowing his dad a fellow teacher and ohhh boy I am sure the shit hit the fan but according to Miller via yahoo chat he says that he was punished for it but nothing major. Well that made me laugh inside and now outside what a nice memory to share! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

To Infinity And Beyond!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a outer space edition of The Oz Files. So this is the last creative writing blog however I think that I am considering every Friday for the free write Friday will be doing a creative writing story. Leah wants to know about my adventure in outer space. Well I don't know how I got to outer space because I am not with NASA HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM! So I just pressed a button on my TV remote and boom there I was in outer space. I formed a Broadway musical called The Aliens Are Rocking! I don't know but I think it's a novel concept. I also ate a lot of seafood and no Leah there wasn't any shrimp ice cream or lobster pie I am so sorry to disappoint ya! Well I don't like outer space so then I landed back on planet earth! Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

A Night For The Ages!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a disturbing edition of The Oz Files! Um sorry for the delay going to do two blogs tonight and tonight's blog is courtesy of Erich Miller. I apologize in advance I have to write a short story with the words double stuffed Oreo, out cold movie, Irish trashcan, pooping and Chinese food. So yeah let's get this over with and then I can start on the second blog of the night and sadly the last creative writing blog this week. So this guy let's call him Gus and Gus had some double stuffed Oreos on this night and he was so happy. Gus loved him some double stuffed Oreos and he dipped them in milk it does a body good! While he was eating his double stuffed Oreos he was watching the hilarious movie they call Out Cold and he was laughing so hard he needed to drink an Irish trashcan so he did and he liked it! Gus also loved Chinese food so he had some great eats and that made him run to the bathroom where he would have to poop it out! Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Party At Oz's House!

Hey peeps this is the blog from Leah she did not state what the topic was so I'll do that before I post her amazing thoughts. Since I Oz got a new schedule Monday through Friday 7am to 3:30pm we have decided Leah is going to do a blog every Wednesday it's going to be amazing! Anyways I gave her the topic to write a story with the words funky monkey, The Wiz, Halloween and jellybeans. Ozzie was excited about his birthday. It was October 20Th, and his birthday is on Halloween, so he had 11 days to get his party planning done. He had chosen a costume party theme, since it seemed appropriate for the holiday as well. He had some problems choosing a costume… Should he be a witch, a princess, or his all time favorite movie character, the Wiz? “Tough decision,” he thought, “so I will work on food planning. I’m definitely going to have big bowl of jellybeans! And a food buffet with lots of margaritas on the side!” He got all the of the food arranged, and decided that he was going to be one of the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz instead of his original choices. The costume was amazing, and really made him look like a giant flying monkey! The day of the party came, and tons of people showed up. There were mermaids, ghosts, witches, and even a cross dresser! Overall the party was definitely a hit. Once the trick-or-treaters stopped interrupting with knocks at the door, Ozzie busted out in a totally awesome dance, which he named the “funky monkey”. Everyone loved it and they begged for an encore. The party went on until the early morning hours, and everyone was very hung over the next day, but they thought it was worth it. They are all looking forward to the next birthday party…

Stranded On An Island HELP!

Hey friends it's Oz here for another great edition of The Oz Files. Sorry I was MIA yesterday but Leah was going to do a blog last night but her internet crapped so she did it today and is going to email me the blog so I can post it for our peeps. However her internet crapped again so the blog from yesterday hopefully should be posted this weekend so now we got all that cleared up. Leah has come up with the creative writing blog topic this fine Thursday evening. I am stranded on an island and the only thing that me it to the shore with me when my canoe sunk in the middle of the ocean was a tarp, a giant mirror and a fun noodle, like you use in the pool. What will I do with these items? How will these things help me service until I am rescued? I think this topic is super fantastic. Oh no Oz was on a canoe but it sank but I survived because I am so amazing like that! All I have is a tarp, a giant mirror and a fun noodle. Oh boy I don't know what I can do with these items but I think we can figure this out. I will use the tarp to sleep on and make beach angels and probably get a nasty sunburn but the peeling process is fabulous! With the giant mirror I would be posing all day long and flexing my biceps of steel. I would say "Hey Sexy how you doin?" The mirror would also be a good fuel for making a fire if I could find a magnifying glass but that won't happen so I would just pose all the time! Oh and the fun noodle I would just practice my Ichiro swings with it I wold be so hip and groovy! I would also take it on the water and float around a bit to pass the time. How will these amazing items help me survive until I am rescued? All I will say is they will see the bright yellow tarp and a huge mirror and a guy swinging his fun noodle. With all that being said who wouldn't want to save me because yes I am that good and you know it! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!