New York! New York! Part 1!
I remember I always liked Super Specials because 1) They were longer and 2) They had all these neat places I wanted to see. I would love to have the travel history of these girls. But reading it now it's really boring. It's just reading about people having fun on vacation while you're at home with a cat on your butt. I would still like to travel and that includes New York because I'd like to catch recordings of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. And check out the Monster High and MLP sections of FAO Schwarz. Well, let's go!
Epilogue
Ah, yes. We enter with a BSC member totally bragging about themself. It's Claudia, talking about how she's such a talented artist. Funny, most of the artists I know (myself included) are extremely humble and unsure and hate their own art. But I guess egomania is just a side effect of BSC Kool-aid. Also the entry is filled with terribly misspelled words. She wrote 'freidn'. How do you do that? I'm a fair bad speller (thank Gods for spell check) but I can still sound something out. I always wonder why Claudia didn't get into calligraphy and try to improve her spelling.
So there's a two week vacation coming up for SMS. Again this just shows what a screwed up school SMS is because they seem to have random long vacations. I guess there was a two week long sale on vodka that the faculty couldn't pass up. Claudia wants to go to an open art class in New York. Her parents aren't sure but she tells them Stacey will go along too. They give her permission and Ed McGill is insane because he invites the rest of the BSC too. Is it just me or do a lot of the Super Specials have parents going 'What the Hell! Bring all your friends! I'm insane!' And since Claudia wants to keep a diary of their trip we have our set-up. Also she says that she's going to illustrate it and even though this e-book doesn't have the illustrations, I remember that...they weren't that great. So I guess Claudia isn't really the prodigy she makes herself out to be.
Chapter 1-Claudia
Gahhhh! Goddammit Claudia! Why do you have to be crazy and gross?! She says she'll be studying under McKenzie Clarke (not a real artist according to Google) and wonders if he's married. I'm getting pretty sick of this shit. I get that young girls can get crushes on older men, I did plenty in my time, but it's still Hella gross when they think things like this. It's just frustrating and gross.
Anyway, Claudia is packing and when she packs she thinks of what her friends must be packing annnnnnd exposition. She says that Dawn has-'enough freckles to be interesting'. What the fuck does that even mean? That girls with a lot of freckles aren't interesting? I'd like to direct your attention to Fo Porter because she is fucking gorgeous. Also doesn't Mal have freckles? Are her's not interesting? Oh, of course they're not! They're a flaw on her! Shut up. All freckles are cute as Hell.
Chapter 2-Kristy
Kristy starts her entry by saying she what she wants out of this trip is to feel-'grown-up and important'. No fucking shit. Pretty much everything she does is so she can feel 'grown-up and important'. Everyone's families are at the train station including Shannon the dog. Do they allow non-service dogs in train stations? So everyone is loud and screaming and Karen's yelling for Kristy to buy her something in NY. And Mary Anne is an idiot because she brought Tigger in a taxi to say good-bye to him. Now I give my kitties pets and kisses when I go to the bathroom but I would not take them to a busy train station just to say good-bye. Doesn't she know how that could stress a kitty? Makes me so mad! Yes, I stand up for all kitties. Even the fictional ones.
So, I guess there isn't enough room at Stacey's so only her and two others will be staying there while the rest stay at Laine's. Why are the parents in these books such saints? They're friends of a friend! So weird. Anyway the train arrives and the parents are all sobbing and the BSC is like gtfo. Once aboard Claudia is like 'Let's eat!' because Claudia likes food! Hurr du durr! Why couldn't Claudia be at least a little chubby? Have you seen marshmallow girls? Cute as shit.
Chapter 3-Mary Anne
They meet up with Ed and he takes them to their apartment. They decide who will stay there and who will go to Laine's. MA, Kristy, Jessi and Mal decide to go to Laine's. Dawn doesn't say anything because she's catatonic. Also on the cab ride over they were nearly crashed up and their cabby yelled something 'unrepeatable'. I hope it was 'Stupid dick smuggler!' They also point out that the Cumming's are pretty loaded as they live in the Dakota. Finally. Like I said before, I don't think any of the BSC members aren't pretty well off. MA also mentions that people have died at the Dakota. But she doesn't say any names even though she name drops Rosemary's Baby. I would rather mention John Lennon then a film by a pedophile rapist. Not that Lennon was all that great either. As a person.
So they get settled at Laine's and Laine mentions that her upstairs neighbours are on a trip to England and their cousins are staying at their apartment. They go to meet them and what a surprise! They have kids! Do you think there will be baby-sitting? Oh, golly gee! It's like waiting for Christmas! Also since they're English children they have to be dressed like little dolls. Because there's no regular ol' boring people in England, amirite? I think if Anne saw say...Attack the Block, she'd break down crying. Hell, she'd probably cry if she saw Harry Potter.
The Harrington's say that they're looking for someone to watch their children while they do business. Laine says that hey! The BSC is here for all your child care needs! Who would have guessed! MA says they mention how much they're willing to pay and they almost faint. But knowing that the BSC works for peanuts I'm guessing it's a whole five dollars! So they decide that MA and Stacey will take the job and Stacey says that since they'll be showing the kids around the city she gets to be a tourist! *flashbacks to Stacey's Mistake, remembers her attitude towards tourists*
Chapter 4-Dawn
Dawn is wondering why she agreed to this trip. Yeah, I am too because her chapters are mad annoying. She thinks NY is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. She also mentions snipers and the only sniper attacks I can think of didn't happen in NY. Hell, one was right here around my street. She also snots about seeing homeless people at Grand Central. She also screams because she saw a roach. I was just playing Scribblenauts and there was a 'lonely roach' so I gave him a lady roach and next thing I knew there were roaches everywhere. Now I'm gonna imagine the lady roach was named Dawn. Also that's a super cute game, I recommend it to anyone with a 3ds. Oh, and it turns out the roach was a candy wrapper.
Man, I am laughing. Dawn is such a spaz! She sees some guy and says she saw him a a most wanted show then he turns around and he's a cop. Ed takes them out to eat and Dawn sits with her back against the wall and watches the door. In a dumb thing that makes me laugh, Ed tells Stacey to signal the waiter for their check because she apparently likes to do that. How sophisticated! I remember liking the same thing but I was like seven.
They go back to Stacey's apartment and Dawn ends up sleeping in the living room and panicking because they have a fire escape and she thinks Googliada is gonna come in and shank her and sell her organs on the black market. The next morning everyone goes off to do things and Dawn stays at the apartment. Kristy takes pity on her and comes over to keep her company. Although she does say-'“Okay, Dawn. Here I am. Your personal babysitter.”' which is pretty shitty and condescending but what do you expect from Kristy?
Chapter 5-Stacey
So it's Stacey and MA's time to sit for Alistaire and Rowena. And is it just me? Would anyone else be okay with two strangers taking your kids around New York city? The only reference they have is Laine. And they only relation she has with them is that her parents are friends with their cousins. Also would you be comfortable with the fact that they're only 13? I know Ann's world is pretty idyllic but this just seems like such a weird message.
They decide to go to Central Park and Rowena says-'We saw a lovely carousel' and I feel like I should remind you she's four. Does Ann think England = Mensa? When they ask to see the zoo Rowena says-'I want to see some bears. But no snakes, thank you.' Now I know kids can be smart and polite but that does not sound like a four year old. I know a Perkins level precocious kid and even she doesn't talk like that. Anyway they go around the park and it's really boring. I'm sure it's fun to do the things they're doing but it sure as Hell isn't interesting.
Epilogue
Ah, yes. We enter with a BSC member totally bragging about themself. It's Claudia, talking about how she's such a talented artist. Funny, most of the artists I know (myself included) are extremely humble and unsure and hate their own art. But I guess egomania is just a side effect of BSC Kool-aid. Also the entry is filled with terribly misspelled words. She wrote 'freidn'. How do you do that? I'm a fair bad speller (thank Gods for spell check) but I can still sound something out. I always wonder why Claudia didn't get into calligraphy and try to improve her spelling.
So there's a two week vacation coming up for SMS. Again this just shows what a screwed up school SMS is because they seem to have random long vacations. I guess there was a two week long sale on vodka that the faculty couldn't pass up. Claudia wants to go to an open art class in New York. Her parents aren't sure but she tells them Stacey will go along too. They give her permission and Ed McGill is insane because he invites the rest of the BSC too. Is it just me or do a lot of the Super Specials have parents going 'What the Hell! Bring all your friends! I'm insane!' And since Claudia wants to keep a diary of their trip we have our set-up. Also she says that she's going to illustrate it and even though this e-book doesn't have the illustrations, I remember that...they weren't that great. So I guess Claudia isn't really the prodigy she makes herself out to be.
Chapter 1-Claudia
Gahhhh! Goddammit Claudia! Why do you have to be crazy and gross?! She says she'll be studying under McKenzie Clarke (not a real artist according to Google) and wonders if he's married. I'm getting pretty sick of this shit. I get that young girls can get crushes on older men, I did plenty in my time, but it's still Hella gross when they think things like this. It's just frustrating and gross.
Anyway, Claudia is packing and when she packs she thinks of what her friends must be packing annnnnnd exposition. She says that Dawn has-'enough freckles to be interesting'. What the fuck does that even mean? That girls with a lot of freckles aren't interesting? I'd like to direct your attention to Fo Porter because she is fucking gorgeous. Also doesn't Mal have freckles? Are her's not interesting? Oh, of course they're not! They're a flaw on her! Shut up. All freckles are cute as Hell.
Chapter 2-Kristy
Kristy starts her entry by saying she what she wants out of this trip is to feel-'grown-up and important'. No fucking shit. Pretty much everything she does is so she can feel 'grown-up and important'. Everyone's families are at the train station including Shannon the dog. Do they allow non-service dogs in train stations? So everyone is loud and screaming and Karen's yelling for Kristy to buy her something in NY. And Mary Anne is an idiot because she brought Tigger in a taxi to say good-bye to him. Now I give my kitties pets and kisses when I go to the bathroom but I would not take them to a busy train station just to say good-bye. Doesn't she know how that could stress a kitty? Makes me so mad! Yes, I stand up for all kitties. Even the fictional ones.
So, I guess there isn't enough room at Stacey's so only her and two others will be staying there while the rest stay at Laine's. Why are the parents in these books such saints? They're friends of a friend! So weird. Anyway the train arrives and the parents are all sobbing and the BSC is like gtfo. Once aboard Claudia is like 'Let's eat!' because Claudia likes food! Hurr du durr! Why couldn't Claudia be at least a little chubby? Have you seen marshmallow girls? Cute as shit.
Chapter 3-Mary Anne
They meet up with Ed and he takes them to their apartment. They decide who will stay there and who will go to Laine's. MA, Kristy, Jessi and Mal decide to go to Laine's. Dawn doesn't say anything because she's catatonic. Also on the cab ride over they were nearly crashed up and their cabby yelled something 'unrepeatable'. I hope it was 'Stupid dick smuggler!' They also point out that the Cumming's are pretty loaded as they live in the Dakota. Finally. Like I said before, I don't think any of the BSC members aren't pretty well off. MA also mentions that people have died at the Dakota. But she doesn't say any names even though she name drops Rosemary's Baby. I would rather mention John Lennon then a film by a pedophile rapist. Not that Lennon was all that great either. As a person.
So they get settled at Laine's and Laine mentions that her upstairs neighbours are on a trip to England and their cousins are staying at their apartment. They go to meet them and what a surprise! They have kids! Do you think there will be baby-sitting? Oh, golly gee! It's like waiting for Christmas! Also since they're English children they have to be dressed like little dolls. Because there's no regular ol' boring people in England, amirite? I think if Anne saw say...Attack the Block, she'd break down crying. Hell, she'd probably cry if she saw Harry Potter.
The Harrington's say that they're looking for someone to watch their children while they do business. Laine says that hey! The BSC is here for all your child care needs! Who would have guessed! MA says they mention how much they're willing to pay and they almost faint. But knowing that the BSC works for peanuts I'm guessing it's a whole five dollars! So they decide that MA and Stacey will take the job and Stacey says that since they'll be showing the kids around the city she gets to be a tourist! *flashbacks to Stacey's Mistake, remembers her attitude towards tourists*
Chapter 4-Dawn
Dawn is wondering why she agreed to this trip. Yeah, I am too because her chapters are mad annoying. She thinks NY is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. She also mentions snipers and the only sniper attacks I can think of didn't happen in NY. Hell, one was right here around my street. She also snots about seeing homeless people at Grand Central. She also screams because she saw a roach. I was just playing Scribblenauts and there was a 'lonely roach' so I gave him a lady roach and next thing I knew there were roaches everywhere. Now I'm gonna imagine the lady roach was named Dawn. Also that's a super cute game, I recommend it to anyone with a 3ds. Oh, and it turns out the roach was a candy wrapper.
Man, I am laughing. Dawn is such a spaz! She sees some guy and says she saw him a a most wanted show then he turns around and he's a cop. Ed takes them out to eat and Dawn sits with her back against the wall and watches the door. In a dumb thing that makes me laugh, Ed tells Stacey to signal the waiter for their check because she apparently likes to do that. How sophisticated! I remember liking the same thing but I was like seven.
They go back to Stacey's apartment and Dawn ends up sleeping in the living room and panicking because they have a fire escape and she thinks Googliada is gonna come in and shank her and sell her organs on the black market. The next morning everyone goes off to do things and Dawn stays at the apartment. Kristy takes pity on her and comes over to keep her company. Although she does say-'“Okay, Dawn. Here I am. Your personal babysitter.”' which is pretty shitty and condescending but what do you expect from Kristy?
Chapter 5-Stacey
So it's Stacey and MA's time to sit for Alistaire and Rowena. And is it just me? Would anyone else be okay with two strangers taking your kids around New York city? The only reference they have is Laine. And they only relation she has with them is that her parents are friends with their cousins. Also would you be comfortable with the fact that they're only 13? I know Ann's world is pretty idyllic but this just seems like such a weird message.
They decide to go to Central Park and Rowena says-'We saw a lovely carousel' and I feel like I should remind you she's four. Does Ann think England = Mensa? When they ask to see the zoo Rowena says-'I want to see some bears. But no snakes, thank you.' Now I know kids can be smart and polite but that does not sound like a four year old. I know a Perkins level precocious kid and even she doesn't talk like that. Anyway they go around the park and it's really boring. I'm sure it's fun to do the things they're doing but it sure as Hell isn't interesting.