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The Broken Beam

So yesterday my dad came into the house with a sheepish look on his face, and he said, "Don't jump on the bed tonight, Emily."  Completely mystified, I asked him why, and he said there had been a little accident in the garage. 

I immediately raced out to the garage (which is right below my bedroom), and saw something that nearly made my eyes fall out of my head like a cartoon character's.  One of the three beams that hold up the ceiling, (specifically the one directly below my bed) was almost split in half.
But yes, this beam was positioned directly under my bed, meaning that if too much pressure was put on top of it, the floor could cave in around me.  Which isn't a comforting thought when you are trying to sleep.

It turns out that my dad was backing out of the garage when he thought to himself, "Oh, Emily's friend's car might be parked outside!"  So he opened his door to get out and check, but he didn't put his car in park, so his door slammed into the pillar and cracked it. 

The beam is still not fixed, and so I am at my computer on the other side of the room with my camera positioned beside me, ready to take a picture when the floor crumbles down into the garage below me. 

That would be a cool picture, don't you think?

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My eyes are still burning...

Yesterday, some of my friends and I did not have the class period after lunch, so we went to a store called T.J. Maxx, which my friends said is a "knock off store"?  I think that means that this is a store that carries things that are less expensive than if they were a a name brand store.  Anyways, it was quite fun to explore this place.

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We found a doll that pees and poops, a figurine of a black Santa Claus (something that I had no idea existed and almost purchased), and some amazing old-fashioned hats.  I believe that we could have spent hours in this store and we would not have grown bored.

Towards the end of our exploration, we went to the book aisle, and I found something that shocked and appalled me.  It truly left me speechless. 

My friends were wandering to the picture frames when they returned to see me staring at this item with huge eyes.  I was almost catatonic. 

Maybe I should have poured bleach into my eyes.  Maybe I should have fled the store, screaming at the top of my lungs.  Now, all I can say is that I am traumatized for life... possibly even longer.

Are you curious now?  Are you already scrolling down to see what this horrible thing is?

Well, go ahead and look at your own risk.  I accept no liability for any side affects or PTSD that may occur from what you are about to see. 

Here we go.

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All I can ask is why? 

He had to try to destroy our ears when he was a contestant on American Idol.  Why burn out our eyes too?  Why do this to us?

Why draw out his fifteen minutes of infamy any longer than he has to?

Why this title?  "Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memories of the People's Idol."  He wasn't the people's idol.  He was the people's terror.  And "dancing to the music in my head" sounds almost schizophrenic. 

What on earth could he have endured in his life that is fascinating enough to write about in memoirs other than his frightening hair and murderous voice? 

No, I did not purchase this book.  I could not bring myself to endure the humiliation of having it in my book shelf.

My eyes are still burning.  Where is the bleach again?

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