The A Man by Austin McGinnis https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID Nice to meet you... I hope you find it nice to meet me - Austin McGinnis! en-us 2020-09-11 23:49:12 UTC 2024-12-07 12:13:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60e.png My Edumacation redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741102650 I have only ever been to 2 schools in my whole, ever, entire, life. And they were both BCS! The first was Home Source - a mix of homeschool and public that shut down after 1 grade. The second was this very school, and I have been here for more or less 7 years!

I really love science, it's just so sciency! I love history, it is like reading a super long novel of people from a few generations ago. I love math, all it is is logic! And I love Language Arts, it is amazing to know how to actually speak English (plus, it makes me feel so much more intellectual when speaking with adults who didn't pay attention to this subject in class.)!]]> 2020-09-12 17:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741102650 My Planet redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741104555 I was born in North Carolina in the August of 2006 (making me 14). I lived in a town as small as Radiator Springs (perhaps a bit bigger) for the first 4 (about) years of my life. We lived there to be close to my maternal: aunts, uncle, cousins, and grandparents - they all live in NC. My Mom and her family are Peruvian (my dad is from Springfield), so I was raised speaking Spanish (even my first word was such!).

About a month before we became aware of my pre-born brother, my parents, 2.5-yr-old sister, and I all moved out to Eugene to hang with my paternal fam! That is very I have lived for more or less 8 years. We eventually moved back to NC, but, the plan to return to Oregon appealed to us all and I got to continue participating in this school!

Despite being a North Carolinian as far as birth location, I am an Oregonian at heart. And a Peruvian, too!]]> 2020-09-12 17:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741104555 Traveling! redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741107035 I have traveled quite a lot in my life. So, to summarize it, here's a list (each bullet point was a different trip)!:
  • On a work trip when I was about 6, my dad took us to the following states: California, Nevada (Las Vegas... Vegas baby!), Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona (The Grand Canyon), Washington, and, Wyoming!
  • New York
  • New Jersey
]]> 2020-09-12 17:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741107035 PETS redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741227419 I currently do not have any pets. My mom and little sister are both allergic to dogs and cats, so we have never had any. We do, however, hope to soon get a hypoallergenic dog since their reactions are now more mild (diet change and becoming healthier was how/why).
Previous to moving, we did have a fish tank with some fish and perhaps a shrimp (if he was still there, we couldn't find him). We ended up giving them away to some family since we couldn't bring them with us.

One piece of advice... if you ever have a fish tank and are thinking of getting getting snails to serve as the cleaners of your tank - think twice. If you still want to - think trice. If you still - keep thinking until you don't!
Snails, are vicious. They will multiply ultra-quickly and dirty your tank to an extent that you are just completely grossed out! They will multiply so hard, you would think that they have a cloning machine from the 50th century. They will eat your plants that are providing oxygen for your animals, shelter for your baby animals, and decoration for yourself. The plants will disappear like vapor. We bought 5 freshwater snails (each about 1.25 inch in diameter) at the beginning of the week, &, by the end of the week, the snails had multiplied into over 150+ snails (0.25 inch in diameter)! If there ever was a plague or invasion, that was it!

Shrimp are much more pacific.


*There is a surprising amount of evil snail photos*
]]> 2020-09-12 20:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741227419 Food! Glorious, Fooood! redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741230925 Eating is a sport. It takes courage... zero pride... passion... audacity... pickiness... tolerance... endurance... and... APPETITE. I have it all! Wait... do I? Who knows, I compete anyways!
I love a lot of food. There are SOOO many dishes that I can't ever get enough of! Rice and lentils/black-beans, pizza, carbonada (Peruvian pasta(which is Italian making the dish Peruvian/Italian)), flan (latino dessert), leche asada (also hispanic dessert), pupusas (hispanic food), arroz con leche (a.k.a. rice pudding, but it's more delicious the original/hispanic way), arroz con pollo (a special (green colored, after cooked that is) rice and chicken dish), arroz chaufa (Peruvian rice dish), empenadas (hispanic dish), my paternal grandma's pumpkin pie, macaroni and cheese burritos, and waaayyyyyy more! However, I think that my favorite, if my life depended on my choosing, would have to be my maternal grandma's tajerines verdes (a Peruvian green pasta with butterfly steak)! She makes it typically with spaghetti and in the sauce she puts my favorite herb - basil!!!!! - and spinach, rosemary, water,.... She gets the steak and butterfly's it and cooks that on the side. We get both the pasta (mixed with the sauce in the pot) and the steak either on top or on the side of the same plate! Of course, don't forget the aged Parmesan and put on as much of it as you like!]]> 2020-09-12 20:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741230925 Entertainment & Hobbies redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741230990 Well, I mentioned before that I am addicted to Monopoly. I am honestly so surprised at the variety of Monopoly games that are out there! From the Monopoly Deal card game, to Monopoly Speed, to Monopoly Barbie Edition, to Monopoly Millennials, to Monopoly Cheaters Edition (perhaps my fav), to Monopoly Bob Ross - The Joy of Painting Edition!
I do also love Scrabble. just so much fun figuring out and learning so many words with what ya' got. My all-time favorite game is Password. I am not sure if they are still manufacturing it, but, it is so fun. It's one I have played since toddler-hood.

I also love video games. My favorite console game is Mario Kart 8 no doubts. My cousin who got married about a year ago is the ultimate king of video games, especially the Mario Kart sequence. My cousin who's more or less 2.5 years older than me is second only to him.
My favorite mobile device video game is Asphalt 8: Airborne hands down! It is so addictive. In the game... beware of TheAMan500. No, like, seriously, watch your back. Actually, if you're playing, don't - keep your eyes on the road, the map, and the nitrogen bar!

I do also like music. I don't really have like a favorite artist for his songs; but, I have some random favorite songs like Happy (Pharrell Williams), Can't Stop The Feeling (Justin Timberlake), In an Octopus's Garden (The Beatles), Who Let The Dogs Out (Baha Men), Ice, Ice, Baby (Vanilla Ice) and a few more.
I do also like some music pieces without lyrics. There was one I heard just the other day that was unbelievably mind-blowing! It was so moving, touching, motivating, and, energizing all at the same time! The main instrument(s) was what sounded something like a mix of a guitar, a violin, and a fiddle.

My favorite T.V. channels are Food Network, Discovery, Nat Geo, Animal Planet, and HGTV. We don't have live television at my house, so whenever we head over to m g-ma's house, we like to take advantage of the time we aren't spending with our family.

I am a total reading grub. A fat and bloated one from all the novels I voraciously devour. I do have 2 all-time favorite books.
  1. The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
  2. The Lion Boy Trilogy by Zizou Corder
My favorite series include:
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • The Hardy Boys
  • Nancy Drew
  • Diary of A Wimpy Kid
Due to my aggressive reading, I find the Sora Overdrive app quite helpful in my quest to devour every worthy book known to man. Eventually, I will author my own books one. You watch out for my novels, they will be near fit enough to be authored by Tim Green or Roald Dahl!

Other hobbies of mine include photography, painting, sketching, aspiring, eating, reading, soccer, basketball, plants and tending to them, writing stories, and making stop-motion movies (I have yet to make my first movie).
]]> 2020-09-12 20:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741230990 Long-Term Goals redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741231037 One of dream jobs is to do volunteer work at the JW Bethel HQ. To support myself secularly to get to that point, I would really enjoy being an SEO Marketer like my father, a website builder (as I have a few), a photographer, a business owner, an artist (sketches and paintings), and, an author. I have a bit of experience in all of this, so, hopefully, I can pick a few to actually do instead of simply trying to pick and not wanting to eliminate any of the options.]]> 2020-09-12 20:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741231037 Howdy! redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741337424 My name is Austin! I am new to High School as I am a 9G Freshman for the 2020-2021 school year. It is pretty exciting so far. I really love reading. I would call myself a nerd... unfortunately, I am not that smart. I am in love with novels! I can't ever get enough reading. I am a devoted WIP in video games and soccer (W.I.P. = Work In Progress). And I eat like nobody's watching... except, for when people are watching. Ha. Now, for the more detailed details of my detailed life in detail with details (that was the language cantinflada, look it up, it is a real word)!]]> 2020-09-12 23:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741337424 My Herd redAking https://padlet.com/redaking/AVID/wish/741337818 My family consists of 5 elements: Dad, Mom, little Kirstin, littler Kenneth (Kenny), and mua. We are all Jehovah's Witnesses. I am currently 14 years old and am learning to drive. But, you already learned about me - so here is everyone else! I will be listing them in bornological order.
"Bornological order is of  the same mode as chronological order - in the order of time. Nevertheless, bornological time refers specifically the the order of time related to birth and the order of birth of people in a group." - Professor Austin McGinnis (10-yrs-old)

  • Dad: He's actually a Jr.... my grandpa is Sr. (G-pa may only have 1 arm; nevertheless, his lifestyle would make you think that he has 4! That second arm was his kryptonite). I almost ended up being the Ralph III (Ralph the Third!), but, that's just not where life took me. (Enough about me.) He grew up in Springfield and his main school was Thurston. He was one of 5 kids - the 2nd! He had 1 older sister, a younger brother, then a youngerer brother, and next the youngest, another sister. Since his parents' house wasn't big enough, a couple kids (including my dad) lived in the trailer parked by the house. Dad is now an SEO Marketer and works from home in his office (though he mostly works on his bed). He also write blog articles for his clients, does social posts, and works with Google ads. He has worked in a lot of different roles before... banking, realtor, janitor sort job, going-to-bank-house cleaning, drone/quadcopter flying... he has quite a range of experience. He spends a lot of time with my family and watches T.V. with us and plays billiard with us. He is also really smart - he loves science and math, in fact, he was so quick, his schoolmates (and teachers even) called him "The Calculator". His favorite animals are elephants and his favorite color is green since...
"It denotes life" - Ralph McGinnis 
  • Mom: She is an amazing cook!  Anything she cooks is absolutely delicious (as long as it isn't burnt, you're allergic to it, etc.)! And she is very humble and modest, too. SO much, that she doesn't taste any flavor in her own food (as though it's 'blah'). But, her humility is actually much more than that. My mom is Peruvian (from Lima, Peru) and they have a lot of cultures in her hometown - Italian, French, Spanish (from Spain), Chinese, African, Belgium... you name it! Her dad was a busdriver and her mom was a nurse. When mom was around 14 (hey, that's my age!) she immigrated to New York with her family. She was the eldest of 3 girls... actually, she still is! She got her great cooking from both her dad's family, and her mom+'s family. My maternal G-ma is a rocking cook and along with her 2 brothers ((grand)Uncle Walter was even in the New York Times for his cooking and cooked for various Hollywood celebrities) taught my mother to cook. Mom grew up in Jackson Heights, (in) Queens, (in) NYC, (in) NY, (in the) US(of)A. She met my dad on a construction volunteer site. Mom's fav animal is a dolphin and she loves the color aqua.
  • Kirstin: Kiki is the nickname that my brother gave her when he was a baby as he couldn't pronounce her real name which I did indeed spell correctly (K-I-R-S-T-I-N). She was born in February and was born 2 years, 6 months, 1 day, and 1 hour after me (there wasn't even an individual minute difference!). She is learning to cook as well and loves rough-housing with us. We all are addicted to Monopoly, which would actually only take a couple hours if you don't give kindnesses and you actually follow the rules without any house-rules! She has her own room which is about half the size of the room Kenneth and I share. Her favorite animal is a dog, and non-domesticated is a bear. Her favorite color is royal purple. She was born in the same Chapel Hill, NC hospital as I.
  • Kenneth: A.K.A. Kenny - his proper nickname. A.A.K.A. Keko - a nickname I gave him as of late because I wanted to call him something that was kind of similar to Kiki. So, all I really did was change the vowels of Kiki and got Keko... hey, it works! Kenny's favorite color is green and he is dying to meet a gorilla one day. He has always wanted to hold a baby gorilla. He even has a silverback gorilla for his pro pic. He really wants to see the new Disney movie "The One and Only Ivan" BTW, can you guess what his favorite animal is? Probably not. Oh, well. He is also super great at math. He was born 5 years, 14 days (2 weeks), and around 20 hours after me. He was born late and kept my aunt waiting until the last minute to see him (she almost missed her flight back to NYC). That means that Keko is only 9 right now. Even so, he is doing 9th Grade math right now! He is doing Algebra 1 right along with me! Kirstin and Kenny are both several years ahead in school. They both are at least 2 years ahead in every subject. He was born in Springfield like my dad (only, my brother was born in a hospital whilst my dad was born at home).
Well, that's a wrap! Boy, it sure was exhausting to write out all of this. You better not ignore this post 'cause it took fooreeveer! Now you've met my herd.
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