Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! We hope everyone has a great day with friends and family and takes the time to be thankful for the wonderful things and people they have in their life!!

I know I am thankful for my family, my friends (esp. Santiago), my health, and my happiness. I am also thankful for the wonder 80 degree weather we are having here in LA.

So with that… eat some turkey, LOTS of pie, and most importantly, have a GREAT day.

–Jack and Santiago

Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper (120 MB download)
A serial killer is on the loose and the body count is rising as young, innocent victims are found…mutilated by the mark of the legendary Jack the Ripper. Journey back to 1888 as Assistant Chief Constable of London’s Scotland Yard on a manhunt to stop the brutal slayings. Use the most revolutionary technology of the era to gather evidence and stop the infamous criminal!

A serial killer is on the loose and the body count is rising as young, innocent victims are found…mutilated by the mark of the legendary Jack the Ripper. Journey back to 1888 as Assistant Chief Constable of London’s Scotland Yard on a manhunt to stop the brutal slayings. Use the most revolutionary technology of the era to gather evidence and stop the infamous criminal!

Experience Victorian England!

Put Your Investigative Skills To The Test!

Be A Member Of Scotland Yard!

Can You Reveal The Identity of Jack The Ripper?

System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP,Windows Vista

Memory: 512 MB

CPU: P600

It Takes Just A second To Say Thanks,

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Real Crimes: Jack The Ripper

• A publication at my alma mater, North by Northwestern, has an interview with Kellan Lutz (George, 90210).
• Kristin has Gossip Girl spoilers.
• The Vanessa-Olivia aspect of the Gossip Girl threesome and Alex-Marissa on The O.C. are included in E! Online’s Hot Girl-on-Girl Action gallery.
• The O.C.’s Chrismukkah episodes made TVGuide.com’s list of Best Holiday and Christmas TV Episodes.
• It figures: when I move away from Chicago, Peter Gallagher (Sandy, The O.C.) starts doing solo-shows there. Darn! (I did pass him on my campus once but realized too late that it was him!)
• One of the tabloids has a short piece on a “Dawson’s Creek love curse.” (See image 7.) Notably and conveniently absent is Joshua Jackson (Pacey) since he happens to be in a committed relationship.
• Jack (Kerr Smith, Dawson’s Creek) is included in E! Online’s Gays on TV gallery.

Seriously, i finally bothered to make a blogger blog [kaorujin.blogspot.com] just to try out my Cbox account that ive had since 2000, which was disgustinly covered in spam and whatnot.

And it is so hard to use i wonder why i even had that blogger account if i wasnt going to use it.

Oh thats right, it was for following the history extension blog.

But blogspot is so bad, that even the history extension blog switched to wordpress.

And that’s saying something.

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This morning I woke up and Jack the cat Im watching was sleeping on top of me right under my chin.

Say hello to the winners of the “who is your favorite character poll”…Sawyer and Sayid. Before we look at the favorite characters lets look at who didn’t get any votes:
- Jack: I guess he really does cry to much for his own good. No one voted for the fearless leader! It’s like teenage mutant ninja turtles, everyone loves Michelangelo and Rafael but there’s no love for Leonardo. All Jack’s done is keep the survivors together, safe and given them hope. Plus he has a sick golf game.
- Kate: This surprised me more than anything else. I thought we’d have SOME Kate lovers. She’s a hott bad ass rebel with a heart of gold. She can fight, track, shoot and steal, what’s not to love about Kate?? Who else could manipulate a gang to rob a bank for a toy airplane??
- Charlie: Everyone’s not so favorite junky rockstar. I agree with this non pick. While I like Charlie he hasn’t really done anything that stands out. He is an underachiever among superstars (Locke, Sayid, Kate, Jack, Sawyer I’m looking at you). His codependence on Prego is pretty annoying and someone needs to tell him that he is not Aaron’s dad.
- Prego (Claire):  I like Claire, I just don’t love her. I do however love the psychic story line so I’m hoping the writers take her character somewhere beyond the crying mom that’s always defending her baby.
- Boone: He probably died too early in the series for people to really get attached to. Then there was the thing where his banged his hott step sister. Not sure if that helps or hurts his cause. Props for being Locke’s understudy, getting seriously injured while on the plane radio and for accepting his death in order to conserve the already scarce medicine.
- Sticks (Shannon): You all know she is not my favorite character. Sadly she also died too early (my bad). She could have made a comeback with the whole looking for Walt mission but I think it was too little to late.
- Michael: The character I hate most. What’s most frustrating is I only hate him when he’s dealing with Walt. If he’s looking for Walt or talking to Walt I want him to moonwalk right into the defense mechanism/invisible dino. When he’s playing with the adults (raft building time with Sawyer & Jin) then I really like Michael. Plus points for building the raft, minus points for bailing on your kid shortly after he was born.
- Walt: It was going to be really hard for the kid to get some votes. You got to like the fact that everything seems to go his way except of course when he gets kidnapped by The Others. I’m hoping he gets rescued and becomes more of an interesting character.
- Sun: I’m pretty shocked that no one voted for her. I think Sun is such a deep and intriguing character. She runs a garden, learns english on the sly and stays with her husband even though it may not be the best choice at the time. I forgot to put Jin up there and I hope he would have gotten at least one vote. He seems to be loyal to Michael and Sawyer and he still loves Sun. I’m looking forward to Jin developing as a more complete and beloved character.

Now onto the characters that did receive votes:
- Hurley (2 votes):  Known best by the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 for creating a golf course and hosting junkfood-thanksgiving, Hurley is probably the most well liked survivor. Add the ingredients that he can’t keep a secret, is worth a $130M, and knows about the numbers, and you have a lovable character.
- Someone I haven’t met yet (3 votes): I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this is either Mr. Ed (Eko) or Desmond. I don’t know much about Desmond but Eko rocks. He saved my favorite character (Sawyer) and doesn’t listen to Mean Bitch (Ana). I also love that he gave up speaking for 40 days.
- Locke (3 votes): John Locke, the man, the myth, the legend. Conned out of a kidney by his own father, crippled for a so far unexplained reason, un-crippled for a so far unexplained reason, master hunter, master tracker, hatch discoverer, hatch opener and of course ALWAYS knows what is troubling the survivors (and often helps them through it). Minus points for the preachy faith thing, otherwise full fledge bad ass.

And the WINNERS are (2-way tie):
- Sayid: I think I know why people love Sayid. He’s tough, he always knows what to do and he’s always fixing some ridiculous electronic device. He tends to fly off the handle a bit but that’s just part of his charm. I have high hopes for Sayid. I’m still holding out hope that he will meet his great Iraqi love if (when?) they get off the island. I also think he will be a key contributor because he’ll fix some yet to be seen device to get them to safety. Sayid you are a winner!

- Sawyer
My favorite character. He’s the survivor you are supposed to hate but like Kate you can’t help falling in love. Like every misunderstood bad boy with a complicated and tragic past, he tries to do the right thing when you least expect it (telling Jack about his father, attempting to protect Walt). He also shares my hobbies of nicknames and doesn’t let the fact that he’s on a deserted island get in the way of him having the exact amount of bad boy scruff. Looking forward to Sawyer becoming more domesticated with Kate as the show moves along…

Thanks to everyone that voted in the poll and please vote on the next Poll: If you were stuck on the island you would most likely be found doing which activity:….

After yesterday’s whimsy and yumalicious post, I thought perhaps I could and should be a tad more seriously thankful for all the good in my life of which there is a lot.

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Jack, my faithful dog who follows me around the house and lies on my bed, often on my computer or book to get my attention. He loves me unconditional no matter what clothes I’m wearing, how crappy my hair looks or how busy I am. He’s always there and ready to give love.

My parents who are steady as a rock, who make me laugh, make me cry (in a good way), encourage me on whatever path I have chosen, who distract me when I need to not think, who guide me when I need a little direction. They are my guideposts for what I want in a relationship, for what I want in a marriage, for who I want to be as a parent. Without them I surely wouldn’t be where I am today.

My brother who is a bright, shining star in my life. He’s creative and a free-thinker. He pushes my buttons and my envelope but I love him for that. We’ve grown infinitely closer in the last few years and I wouldn’t trade him for the world.

My friends. Gosh, my friends. Where would I be without them and you guys? Probably crying in a forest or something equally as lonely. I can’t thank you all enough for challenging me. For telling me to go to Vegas. For putting up with my silly memes when I have nothing to write. For the sweet words, letters, emails, snail mail, gchats, presents and overall knowing that I have a huge friend network. For taking me to happy hours. For letting me cry on their shoulders. For letting them cry on my shoulders. For inviting me into their life and for me emerging a better person.

My passion. I know that probably sounds odd but my passion for life, to make people happy, to be in love and to be loved push me forward. It has given me hope. It has provided a foundation for my faith, my personality, my ideals, where I’ve been and where I’m going. I don’t do things “just a little bit.” I go all out, full of passion and ready for whatever comes my way. It’s allowed me to be courageous when I feel I have nothing left to give. It’s allowed me to look at situations with honesty and truth.  It’s allowed me to find the next door to open even in darkness. It’s allowed me to be okay with my own thoughts. Above all, it doesn’t let me give up.

Part 1 Part 2

6. Jack blows up (or so we think) in a car explosion. (Beverly Hills 90210, Episode 3.21: Dead End)

5. Quentin is shot when he interrupts a robbery. (One Tree Hill, Episode 6.02: One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning)

Tomorrow brings two more shocking shootings.

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Toronto bench triumphs as Raptors easily defeat Indiana

Jarrett Jack smiled over at his former Pacer teammates when he came in off the bench, foreshadowing what became his best effort of the season. Jack was 7 for 7 from the field, scoring 18 points and handing out 6 assists as the Raptors defeated Indiana 123 – 112.

“I felt extra energized,” Jack said. “That might have something to do with me playing against my old team, but I felt like I was in a good rhythm from the moment I was warming up with Coach Alvin Williams,” he continued. “I just came out firing, man. I just have to thank my teammates they found me on a lot of my open shots and I was able to knock them down.”

Jose Calderon also had a big game, scoring 21 points and dishing out 7 assists. The two guards played on the same line for key portions of the game, a combination that impressed Raptors Head Coach Jay Triano.

“I really liked when they were out there together,” Coach Jay Triano said. “At one point they were probably thinking they were competing for a position and now they realize they can play together on the floor as well as give each other relief.”

Last season, the Toronto Raptors had a choice between Calderon and T.J. Ford at the point. Ford was a selfish player, unable to come off the bench without feeling slighted while putting up lesser numbers than his teammate. Ford had 16 points last night but was ineffective against both Calderon and Jack when it counted, putting more pressure on Danny Granger to step up. Granger did his part, scoring a game high 36 points while fetching 9 boards, but it just wasn’t enough.

“They shot 55 percent tonight,” Granger said, also holding a copy of the box score. “I don’t even know what to say. We emphasized what we wanted to do. Sometimes we do it and sometimes we don’t and we didn’t do it tonight.”

Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan continued to see his playing time diminish, scoring 8 points in just 10 minutes as a starter. Rasho Nesterovich finally got some quality playing time and used it productively, scoring 12 points to go along with 7 rebounds in 16 minutes. Chris Bosh struggled with his game but still had his twelfth double double of the year, scoring 16 points and grabbing 12 boards in the victory for the Raps.

Toronto continues its heavy schedule today as they face off against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Aquí os presento una agenda de acontecimientos para el próximo año, en el que todos los amantes de Lost esperamos que nos entusiasmen con el final de la serie.

17 de enero 2010. 41º cumpleaños de Naveen Andrews (Sayid)

2 de febrero 2010. Emisión capítulo 1 y 2, season 6. “La X” (Multicéntrico)

9 de febrero 2010. Emisión capítulo 3, season 6. “What Kate Does”/”Lo que hace Kate”

2 de marzo 2010. Emisión capítulo 4, season 6. “The Sustitute”/”El sustituto” (Locke)

9 de marzo 2010. Emisión capítulo 5, season 6. “Lighthouse”/”Faro” (Jack)

16 de marzo 2010. Emisión capítulo 6, season 6. “Sundown”/”Puesta de sol” (Sun y Jin)

23 de marzo 2010. Emisión capítulo 7, season 6. “Dr. Linus” (Ben)

27 de marzo 2010. 40º cumpleaños de Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet)

30 de marzo 2010. Emisión capítulo 8, season 6. “Recon”/”Nueva estafa” (Sawyer)

17 de abril 2010. 43º cumpleaños de Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond)

28 de abril 2010. 37º cumpleaños de Jorge García (Hugo)

7 de mayo 2010. 63º cumpleaños de Alan Dale (Widmore)

25 de mayo 2010. 5 años desde el final de la emisión de la primera temporada en la ABC

6 de junio 2010. 36º cumpleaños de Sonya Walger (Penny)

14 de julio 2010. 44º cumpleaños de Matthew Fox (Jack)

15 de julio 2010. 58º cumpleaños de Terry O’Quinn (Locke)

20 de julio 2010. 41º cumpleaños de Josh Holloway (Sawyer)

3 de agosto 2010. 31º cumpleaños de Evangeline Lilly (Kate)

4 de agosto 2010. 42º cumpleaños de Daniel Dae Kim (Jin)

7 de septiembre 2010. 56º cumpleaños de Michael Emerson (Ben)/ 55º cumpleaños de Mira Furlan (Rousseau)

22 de septiembre 2010. Se cumplen 6 años de la emisión del capítulo piloto en la ABC

8 de octubre 2010. 41º cumpleaños de Jeremy Davies (Faraday)

7 de noviembre 2010. 37º cumpleaños de Yunjin Kim(Sun)

1 de diciembre 2010. 42º cumpleaños de Néstor Carbonell (Richard)

8 de diciembre 2010. 33º cumpleaños de Dominic Monaghan (Charlie)

27 de diciembre 2010. 28º cumpleaños de Emilie de Ravin (Claire)

Aquí tenemos una promo de la próxima temporada:

Serge Pugeault se vante constamment de la rapidité de la majorité municipale à entamer la réfection de la Halle du Boulingrin, alors que par le passé ce dossier paraissait au ralenti.

C’est clairement de la mauvaise foi car si Adeline Hazan et son équipe ont eu la possibilité de lancer aussi vite ce dossier, c’est grâce aux travaux d’études réalisés par l’équipe précédente. Il serait bon qu’ils ne l’omettent pas!

M. Pugeault met en cause la lenteur du déblocage de l’aide de l’Etat à la réfection qui était bloquée depuis 1996…C’est aussi objectivement l’une des causes du non avancement du dossier par le passé !

Surtout, c’est la preuve que gouvernements de gauche comme de droite n’avaient pas rempli cet engagement, alors même que Serge Pugeault se répand partout en affirmant que l’enveloppe accordée dans le cadre du plan de relance n’est que le rattrappage de cette promesse non tenue.

Enfin et c’est important de le souligner, c’est Jack Lang qui a classé ce bâtiment pour des raisons politiciennes en 1985, alors que sa qualité architecturale est très largement décriée.

M. Pugeault a la mémoire bien courte et une lecture partiale et partielle de ce dossier, il n’a même pas le souci de la cohérence dans les propos qu’il tient, trop occupé à politiser à outrance et à vouloir discréditer l’Etat et l’Exécutif…

Two of my friends who’s blogs I absolutely love.
Dubie at Daily Dubie and Nico at SundayBloodyMary. I suggest you check these two out!!

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SundayBloodyMary

You won’t be disappointed!!

Jacks

I’m so excited that Thanksgiving is the day after tomorrow!  The kitchen is full of yummy goodies waiting to be cooked.  The house is half way clean.  And, the last touch-up paint is drying on the trim of our family room remodel (final photos to come soon).

Jack offered to blog for me, but instead fell asleep on the job.

When I kicked him off the computer, he found a better place to sleep.

I love how he always digs into the pillow to mess it up before he can settle in.  What a silly dog!

Redención, sólo buscaba eso. El simple hecho de pensar en todos los crímenes que cargaba a sus espaldas le hacía sumergirse en un profundo estado de embriagadez. Su madre siempre solía decirle: “no hagas nada de lo que te puedas arrepentir en el futuro, y si lo haces, nunca mires atrás”. Pues bien, Jack había hecho todo lo contrario. Solía consolarse pensando que todas las acciones que había realizado tenían una finalidad, y que, esta finalidad no era tan oscura como lo habían sido sus actos, aunque esta fórmula no siempre funcionaba. Entonces, volvía a recordar a su madre, con su poblada melena parda, y su imponente envergadura. Solía vestir  con pantalones vaqueros y camisetas de lana. La figura de su madre lo retraía a su subconsciente, y comenzaba a tener recuerdos vívidos de lo que fue una tierna infancia, hasta que…, bueno, eso es otra historia.

Era la una y media de la madrugada, y Jack se encontraba alojado en una pequeña y húmeda habitación de un hostal, situado a las afueras de un pueblucho de cien habitantes que parecía sacado de bonanza. Las casas eran de madera podrida, los numerosos porches estaban invadidos por hiedra y los árboles que allí se erguían parecían centenarios. En el centro de la localidad, había erigida una antigua iglesia que presentaba signos del barroco, los arcos y las cúpulas que componían esta estructura se entremezclaban resultando placenteras para la vista, y sus frescos representaban pasajes bíblicos para que estos no cayeran en el olvido. También había cuadros costumbristas, que destacaban por su realismo, conjugado con un cierto aire teatral. En frente de la iglesia había un estanco que miraba a esta con desdén. Un toldo blanco y rojo impedía que el sol cegara la visión del adusto estanquero.  A una calle del centro, el bar del pueblo servía de confesionario y psicólogo a la mayoría de los casados de la zona, mientras que el burdel, próximo a las afueras, era el culpable de muchas de estas confesiones.

El hostal en el que se hospedaba Jack, tenía las paredes de un gris claro, y las puertas eran  de un grosor considerable. Las ventanas estaban limitadas por rejas negras que recordaban que se debía entrar pagando y por la puerta. La carencia de luz hacía parecer que aquello que había en el exterior de la habitación procedía de otro mundo más infernal, menos humano. El viento golpeaba con fuerza el costado norte del edificio y hacía que las ramas de los pinares cercanos se mecieran violentamente. Mientras tanto, Jack escudriñaba copias de viejos manuscritos griegos, tratando de conocer la verdad. Muchas catástrofes habían sido mentadas, pero  pocas de ellas habían sido esclarecidas en esta época. Al rato, a causa del cansancio, su mente comenzó a divagar, y dejó de prestar atención a las antiguas escrituras. El televisor se convirtió en su nuevo foco de atención. No podía hacer más esfuerzos mentales, así que puso sus cinco sentidos en el programa de tele-tienda. Anunciaban un aparato de musculación mágico, según el inflado presentador, bastaba con media hora al día durante un mes para llegar a tener unos abdominales como los suyos. Cuando el musculitos y su máquina decidieron darse un descanso dando una triunfal entrada a la publicidad, Jack decidió que era hora de dormir; mañana tendría mucho trabajo y debía estar despejado para entonces. Cerró los ojos, y una escena familiar apareció de repente en su cabeza. Su madre paseaba por su barrio portando las bolsas de la compra. Un joven e imberbe Jack la esperaba en el balcón mientras mordisqueaba una piruleta con afán. Entre tanto, un vecino algo menor que él, paseaba en su nueva bici sobre la baldosa. Jack reparó en el chaval, que, según parecía, no tenía mucha experiencia montando, lo que le hizo sentirse mejor, sentirse algo mayor, más maduro. Al fin, todos estos recuerdos cayeron al vacío e iniciaron una trayectoria en espiral mientras se precipitaban a los toscos y sombríos precipicios del sueño.

Al día siguiente, Jack despertó con una cefalea terrible. A su derecha, en la mesilla de noche, se encontraban los documentos que había leído la noche anterior, y a su izquierda, su gabardina colgada en el perchero. Salió de la cama, se mojó la cara y se vistió, después, fue directo a su maleta, cogió la vieja cuchilla de afeitar de su padre y se la introdujo en el bolsillo derecho. Acto seguido, rebuscó en su gabardina hasta encontrar su paquete de tabaco. Le encantaba fumarse un cigarrillo antes de desayunar, y así lo hizo.

that being…. Parents on Facebook. (with that said, Santiago’s Mom doesn’t count… she is a cool Facebooker). I know many of you know what I’m talking about… the quizzes, the odd comments, the stalking, the game invites (how many times do I have to tell you, I don’t want to play Vampire Wars) and my favorite, acting as if Facebook statues equal real life conversation topics. I love it when you begin a sentence with, did you see on Facebook where so and so said this to so and so??

Yes Mom, I am talking to you… please don’t tell me you aren’t on Facebook while we are talking on the phone when I can clearly hear you typing on the keyboard and hear the clicking of the mouse. Checking email doesn’t make these sounds so please stop using it as an excuse. Also, please stop pretending that you don’t stalk my little sister’s page through the dance studio’s page. EVERYONE knows that you do, including her… this is why she didn’t accept you as a friend.

If anyone else can relate to this, please check out Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook.

It’s PURE HILARITY
Now I must go check to see if my mom has commented on my new status…
Jack

Cord/Wood (328/365 11-24-09)

Originally uploaded by CarusoPhoto

I wasn’t feeling a lot of inspiration today. Then I saw this cord sitting on a desk with some interesting light upon it…so out came the camera and down went the shutter button.

Bargnani and the Raps should cruise tonight

A win tonight and the Raptors slip into the East’s last playoff spot with 67 games remaining! Still a ways to go, but we might as well start making a push now. The Pacers are in town tonight for a tilt at the ACC, tipping at seven. Check out the full preview at Raptors Republic, featuring my NBA 2k10 game sim.

It’s been an up-and-down year for the Pacers to say the least — after starting with three losses, they won five straight (including a homey over the LeBrons) but have since lost three, leaving them 5-6. Indiana is led by Danny Granger, a guy that shoots a ton and scores a lot, though I’m not so convinced he’s the type of guy that is gonna take a team too far as a number one scoring option (case in point: The Pacers kinda suck). Of course, it’ll also be fun to check out the infamous T.J. Ford, who’s averaged just 9.7 points and 2.6 assists in 11 games this season with a back and neck that are seemingly in tact. If you haven’t caught on by now, I’m not too high on the Pacers and don’t see why we shouldn’t beat them by 100 tonight.

If all goes according to plan, Toronto shouldn’t need Hedo Turkoglu come crunch time, which is good because he hasn’t crunched a thing in his first month as a Raptor. Still, it’d be nice to see the guy get it rolling tonight. The Raptors should also get a boost with Marco Belinelli and Antoine Wright supposedly ready to go, adding some punch to a second unit that has looked better with an improved Jarrett Jack at the helm.

I’ll be checking this one out live, so hopefully I’ll slide into some seats close enough to get a good perspective. Go Raps!

the way

we know the way, we’ve got the way

we’ll share the way

to bring you back home to the peace where you belong

so many lost highways that used to lead home

but now they seem used up and gone

they sure had the magic when they were first found

but not this road, this road has never been closed

it’s still brand new

{Neil Young, The Way}

Daca nu ti-ai dat seama …sunt racita…de 4 zile.ORIBIL.Dar cel putin nu merg la scoala.Tusesc non-stop si stranut in restul timpului(nu are logica dar intelegeti voi).Dar e atat de bine in pat..e mereu cald,plus ca am butonat telecomanda atat de mult incat ma mir ca nu am ramas fara baterii.Asa se intampla cand NU ai la ce sa te uiti.zero,nada,nimic!!!Nici macar la desene,care sunt o porcarie..si ce porcarie.Dar,daca le plac copiilor de ce sa nu profiti scotand pe piata tot felul de papusi si jocuri inspirate din desene.De ce nu erau papusi cu louie???Sau cu Jack Piratul Cel Teribil???hmm…sau cu Bobby?Sau daca erau,erau foarte rare.Acum gasesti la tot pasul papusi cu Hannah Montana.Totusi, imi placeau atat de mult…daca nu atunci,acum sigur imi plac.Le duc dorul!!Erau atat de frumoase:fara batai,fara bad guys…relaxed and friendly..Tin minte ca odata l-am convins si pe tata sa se uite cu mine o saptamana intraga la desene.Apoi nu s-a mai uitat,cu toate ca mi-a zis ca ii placeau.Ce pacat ca nu mai sunt la tv;farmecul dispare cand te uiti pe YouTube la ele.Ah gata!Din cauza racelii devin melancolica si nu e sanatos.

P.S:Ti-am lasat episodul meu preferat din”Jack Piratul cel Teribil”.