Condizzle: No Wyoming This Year!

July 2nd, 2008

Fireworks are sweet, what else can i say? Stadium of fire is the walmart of firework show, it has everything! Getting free tickets would most definately beat a long trip up to Wyoming to spend your summer job income on all the illegal fireworks you can possibly fit into your tightly cramed car! then to top off the whole celebration, Miley Cyrus is one foxy girl! My parents wouldnt buy me tickets to go to this giant celbration, so winning tickets is my best option so far.
I would definately give one of these tickets to my friend Spendikular, he is good at halo. He has promised me that if he recieves one of these tickets, he will get a tattoo of miley’s face on his back! My other dear friend Daniel said he would peirce his nipples if he recieved one. Those are the two i would definately bring along on this adventure! For the other ticket, who ever decides that they want to wash my jeep for the year will recieve it. As for me, im just going to enjoy the amazing fireworks that they have to display!
So far we have nothing planned to celebrate the 4th of July, except watch the same old firework shows put on by my parents or my grandparents. I do love watching smoke bombs and getting burnt from sparklers by my crazy little cousins, but tickets to the Stadium Of Fire would be a much better option!
Shooting roman candles at each other, sufficating myself from my nephews smoke bombs, and watching the same boring firework show sounds alot less fun than watching a sky lit with fire, watching the foxy Miley Cyrus, and just being there for the whole event! So i promise if i get chosen, these tickets will be put to good use!

Nat: my grandpa

July 2nd, 2008

One day my dad picked my sister and I up from school and we had bad news my grandpa was in the hospital and he was very sick and my sister was on the stairs crying and i went up too her and she said my grandpa might die because he had practicable in his stomach and we were soooooooooo sad because my grandpa was going to die and we went to the hospital in New Castle and all my aunts and uncles were there on my momms
side and they were all by my grandpas bed. The doctor came in the room and said he would be better in about 7 to 8 days and that he would be able to go home but that did not happen and was getting sicker in the pass 7 to 8 days
and the hospital called my grandams house and then told her to get to the hospital as soon as she can because my grandpa was saying his last words and his last words were good bye Natalie,Alex,Warren.Pam, and my other family members!!!

CJ: Here’s the Problem(s)…

July 2nd, 2008

I have a problem: I have the cutest niece in the entire world.  Them’s mighty strong words, but I’ve got all kinds of anecdotes, pictures, and home video to back them up.  Case in point: when she was three years old, Courtney sat on my sister’s lap, patted her face, and lovingly said “Auntie, I love you very much.”  My sister was overwhelmed and in an attempt to share the love, she suggested that Courtney tell me how much she loved me as well.  Courtney came over to me, sat on my lap, patted my face and said “Auntie, I love you, but I have to sell you to the baker man.”  Of course, once she explained her reasons it all made perfect sense; after all, our imaginary family farm wasn’t doing very well, and I was the leaner of the two Aunties and would fetch a better price in the open market.   It was an obvious choice really when you think about it.

Back to the situation at hand: my problem isn’t really that I have the cutest niece in the whole world or that she adores Hannah/Miley Montanna/Cyrus.  No, my real problem is that I have the TWO cutest nieces in the world with all kinds of anecdotes, pictures, and home video to back it up.  Par example: Being the younger of the two sisters, Ayane quickly learned that a little attitude will go a long way.  Shortly after she turned three, she decided that all of her stuffed animals needed to get shots.  She meticulously administered at least one shot per animal (the number varied depending on how resistant the animals were to the idea… that poor, stubborn teddy bear…).  Well, after she had run out of animals, it was now Auntie’s turn.  She gruffly sat me in a chair, prepped the area thoroughly and, despite her insistence that “it wouldn’t hurt a bit”, she administered a very painful fake shot to my upper arm.  I respectfully declined the next round, which turned out to be a big mistake.  Without warning, she grabbed me by my shirtfront, pulled me nose-to-nose and said “I am the doctor and you need to get your shots or you go to jail.”  Not wanting her for my warden, I allowed her to give me two or three or eighteen more shots after which she threw me in jail anyway for my initial insubordinance.  But at least the teddy bear was there to keep me company.

So I think you can see my problem.  With once niece’s rampant imagination and the other niece’s volcanic sassiness, it is impossible to think of anyone in this world that I love more.  And as is human nature, I am required as an Auntie to spoil them within an inch of their lives in order to attain that elusive title of “Favorite Auntie.”  Now, at this point I’m ahead by a small margin.  And I’ll be darned if I loose that title by knowingly allowing a Miley Cyrus concert to happen in their lifetime, in their state of residence without giving it my best effort to snag a couple of seats for them.  (And in truth, if it helps me get out of being sold to the baker man, I’d really appreciate it.)

Nikki: why i love hannah montana

July 2nd, 2008

I’m nineteen years old and even though some might think i’m kind of crazy for loving hannah montana at my age, i think that there’s nothing wrong with displaying the kid in me still. All of my friends know how much i love her and for my birthday just last month i got a hannah montana chair and i love it. If i had the chance to go watch her by paying for my own ticket i would except the prices for it are ridiculous so here i am doing anything i can so i might be able to see her. I watch her show all the time and i really enjoy her music the most. It just makes me feel happy whenever i listen to it not to mention it’s easy to just dance and have a good time with it. Just last night we listened to nobody’s perfect while driving and we were blasting it and having the best time. So for these reasons i would LOVE if i could see her. It would definitely make my summer so if you could grant me this wish it would be sweet.

Byron: Montana Fever

July 2nd, 2008

MONTANA FEVER!
Three days ago in the deepest reaches of the Cardon jungle there was a little girl named Silda.  Though young and small she had a deep passion for Hannah Montana.  She was first introduced to the music by her friend.  Ever since Silda heard the songs she has been transfixed, listening to it whenever she could.
She came to our neighborhood one day and met my sister, who had no idea what Hannah Montana is, and introduced her to the music.  Silda had just given her Montana Fever.  She instantly went crazy with Hannah.  For the rest of the day they stayed in my sister’s room.  They didn’t even come out for my mom’s butterscotch cookies (A.K.A.   h-e-a-v-e-n).  When Silda finally left the time was 10:16 p.m.
The next day Silda came over AGAIN, this time bringing Hannah Montana movies, CD’s, tapes, DVD’s, and so on and so forth ( try saying that ten times fast … they could).  And AGAIN they locked themselves in my sister’s room.  They got everything going; they played with everything that even looked like Hannah Montana.  That night when Silda left, again at 10:16 p.m., she looked tired, sad, and, in a way, dead.
Yesterday we got the bad news.  At exactly 11:39 p.m. Silda died of Montana Fever.  Her body was found in her room surrounded by her Hannah Montana stuff.  She was buried in the Midvale City Cemetery.  Her parents are heartbroken.  We are terrified that my sister will die.  We called our doctor and asked him what we should do.  He said that the only thing that will cure it is a full Hannah Montana Concert.  So we started to look for Hannah Montana Concerts.  Eventually we found your web site.
She is dyeing and we need these tickets really bad.  So please help us in any way you can.  My sister’s life is in your hands.
By:
Byron Melville  Age 11
And
Morgan Melville  Age 7

Megalee: Nothing Special

July 2nd, 2008

The history of essay contests has been filled with a bunch of mediocre, cliché-filled essays about dying grandparents and car-struck pets. Occasionally an applicant will have a particularly heart wrenching story about his or her obstacle fighting cancer or surviving a life-threatening vending-machine accident. Unfortunately, since my life has only been filled with boring clichés I have remained a mediocre essay contest applicant. Although I don’t have any interesting story, and the only real reason why I am entering into this contest rather than buying tickets is because I don’t have any money, I still believe that I deserve to win this contest because for the simple reason that I am a normal, boring person.

The history of essay contests has discriminated against normal people like me. True, most people who meet me do not consider me normal (I am often told I am “weird” whatever that means), but on paper I look like a very average human being. I have never been able to master the talent of making the story about when I couldn’t decide which outfit to wear and I was 20 minutes late to work look quite as devastating on paper as it was in real life. No matter how dramatic I believe the situation was, how can I compare with someone who speaks about their experience scaling Mt. Everest? But the truth is, most of us haven’t experienced these life-threatening events and are forever hopelessly essay-contest losers. So, I ask you, rather than continuing the culture of failure, help the true underdog–the one who is too normal and boring to ever stand out. Help us underdogs by letting me, or an equally boring person, win the tickets.

Agent Z: It was a dark and stormy night. . . .

July 2nd, 2008

I have come up with a good reason why you should give me the tickets. Is it because I have never seen Miley sing, you may ask? No. Is it because I am extremely bored this summer, and will have nothing to tell the teachers when they ask, ‘What did you do over the summer?’? Nada. Then what is it? Although they are all true reasons, You shall see that the tickets should be mine because anyone desperate, anyone yearning for the tickets as much as I am to write this story should get them.
It was a dark and stormy night… The willows outside of the Monvier mansion creaked and swayed in the breeze. Not only the trees were stirring. A small object was creeping towards the large estate. It was a cat. Cat agent, by the look of the C.R.S. on his collar. It stood for Cat Resistance Squad.
The clouds parted, and the moon’s light rained down on the scene. The grey and black striped cat darted towards the high wall, and flipped a grappling hook from his belt into his mouth. Stealthily, he flung the hook to the top of the wall, landing with a CLANK on the roof. The cat began to shimmy up the rope. Only one guard was out tonight on the roof. The hound was grumbling about the horrible weather and never getting enough days off. He suddenly gasped, and crumpled to the floor, knocked out. The cat ran to a skylight. He unscrewed several bolts, and slid through the open window. He landed in an elegant bathroom, and escaped through a vent.
The Pampered Pomeranian woke up with a start, then remembered that it was only a dream. She had dreamed that her golden egg was stolen, and the thief had gotten away with the most treasured item inside of it. That was nonsense, She thought, it couldn’t be possible. Not with all the guards on the prowl. Just to be safe, she thought, she would check on it…
Agent X had come to steal the golden egg. He was now dangling above the show case,-ignoring the laser field below. He reached for it… and grabbed it! But, much to his displeasure, alarms rang in the air, and astonishingly, another egg had popped up from a spring in the pedestal. Bewildered, he made a grab for it, but another came! And another! Then, noticing the legions of bulldogs and collies, and great Danes, and who knows what else. He took of with the three eggs. Which one had the ticket inside? The coveted stadium of fire ticket was somewhere, it was the only one that had reached the animal kingdom. The humans had been careful not to let one slip, except this one.
Anyway, back to the story.
Petunia the pampered Pomeranian walked down the stairs just as the alarms went off. She barked loudly just as the burglar was making off with the three eggs.
“Table scraps! Get him!” She said. Petunia bounded to the pedestal and pressed a button with her paw. All of the extra eggs -for fooling burglars- tumbled out. She opened all of then, and seeing that the ticket was not there, howled angrily into the night.
Back at the Cat Resistance headquarters, a party was going on . They had gotten the ticket!
“Milk on me!” Agent A had said. Just as the milk was delivered, an alarm went off. Dogs bounded in, and crashed the party. Everyone was still, except the dog who was circling them.
“Give us the ticket, and nobody will be harmed.” Agent B was motioning to Agent X vigorously. He was making motions of some sort of oval… and making running motions… OH! He understood. Take the eggs and run! Agent X dashed to the eggs and took two of them, leaving one behind because a collie was fast approaching. He jumped out the window and landed on another roof. Several dogs followed.
“Get back here!” A Doberman said.
He pounced and got one of the eggs. He opened It with his teeth- (As the other dogs chased on) -and he had the ticket!
*  *  *
An old semi drove down the street. The egg lay inside, as well as one gaurd dog. It was being shipped to the mansion, but why was the truck stopping? They were at an old factory. The crates were dropped off. The old humans had no idea they were participating in this. The dog exited the boxes and pawed blindly into the cobwebbed room.
“Boss? I’m dropping It off,” He said.
Suddenly the lights flicked on, and five agent cats pounced towards the dog. He was fast, though. He ran into the next room, which had- thousands of Easter eggs? He ran, and when he swimming in the large carts of eggs, he accidentally dropped the eggs. He howled.
The ticket was gone, and it was all his fault. The cats spent all night looking for it, and the dog edged out of the room, to find a nice family to live with. The Easter eggs were delivered all around the country.
A farm girl in Kansas bought the package with the golden egg in it. Ironically, she had no idea what it contained. She eventually lost it in her chicken coop, where It laid forever. Both sides, cat and dog, were furious. And the humans never dropped another ticket again.
So, as you can see, anyone who would write a story as far fetched as that should get the tickets. If the dog had never found the ticket of the ground, I would have gotten it back. It’s all her fault. So, I pledged to tell my story to anyone who would listen.
I hope you have enjoyed this. The tickets that you could grant me would be a nice replacement for the ones I lost. I’m not saying you should believe it. Yet, the cat down the street looks awful mad when he looks at the dog next door.

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July 2nd, 2008

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8isenough: I am proud to be an America

July 2nd, 2008

I have always wanted a chance to go to “The Stadium of Fire” but as yet in my 34 years of life I have not had the opportunity. That is not entirely true, actually.  I have been to the stadium AFTER this grand event to help clean up the mess that was made.  At one time, BYU had an equestrian club that earned money cleaning the stadium after big events like this one. I picked up many discarded programs, half-filled soda cups, dirty diapers, panty-hose and other miscellaneous refuse.  I was amazed at the amount of garbage that people could generate. I was also amazed at what little trash actually ended up in the trash receptacles.  That WAS why I was there, though - to clean it up! It would definitely be grand to go to the stadium and only worry about cleaning up my own trash.
Yet, this time in my life makes it more difficult to go out and have fun.  I have eight kiddos now.  My last two are 16-month-old twins.  They were born 11 weeks early and spent 10 weeks in the NICU at UVRMC.  They are doing fabulously, but I am one busy woman!  So, even though I want to go, actually being able to go is another matter entirely.  And what a dilemma- who do I leave at home with only four tickets available?
It would be wonderful, though, to bask in the patriotic ambiance that is inherent at such an event. I feel such gratitude for the people that have sacrificed so much for this great country. I am grateful that God has blessed us with the opportunities freedom gives each of us.  Often when I recite the Pledge of Allegiance tears come to my eyes.  We are so blessed! I love this country.  I know we, as individuals, make this country what it is today.  I hope that my patriotism is transferred to my children so that they desire to continue to do the things necessary to keep our country great. It also would be incredible to be able to be in the same building as Glen Beck.  I think he is an amazing person, who loves this country almost as much as I do.  God bless the United States of America!

Gino: My niece

July 2nd, 2008

My niece is certainly one of the biggest Miley Cyrus fans you could ever find.  She is nine years old and lives with her parents and two younger siblings, and she helps with chores around the house, including washing dishes and folding the laundry.  She is a good little girl who has unselfishly shown her willingness to work and I would love to see her efforts rewarded.
In honor of her heroine, she watches Hannah Montana, listens to her music and totes a handbag with Miley’s likeness.
When I heard about the various contests that were taking place for the Stadium of Fire tickets, my wife and I got excited because we wanted to win the tickets for our niece.  We participated in a contest for the tickets put on by 97.1 ZHT.  My niece told my wife and me to pray that we would win the tickets and that she would also pray for us to win.  After more than a week of answering Miley Cyrus-related questions for the radio contest, unfortunately, we did not have enough luck to win the tickets.  We are hoping now that our home-schooled niece will get the chance to win the tickets through this contest!  Our hopes are high and we are anxious to see if our niece will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to see her entertainment idol perform live!  It would be a rare opportunity for her to get out and be part of a major event.
Our niece is hopeful about this opportunity and it would mean so much to her to attend the Stadium of Fire featuring Miley Cyrus.  The nine-year-old girl has shown faith and has prayed to get this opportunity.  Please reward her faith (despite her naivete); we would not want it to be shaken!
Thank you.

Brittazz: I love Hannah Montanna

July 2nd, 2008

I was surfing the web and saw this contest to win Stadium of Fire tickets and it made my day!! I have been trying to win tickets on the radio but i never could so I tried to buy them but I can’t afford them! I have never won anything in my life and would love more then anything to have a chance at this contest! I live in Holladay and its just me and my mom! My dad passed away 1 year ago so both me and my mom’s lifestyles have changed dramatically! I have had to learn how to mow the lawn, trim, shovel snow, etc… basically all the little things that dads do that you take for granted! What I would love more then anything is to take me and my mom to the stadium of fire and spend a night together! I haven’t had a lot of time to see her because she has had to work a lot more this past year! We are finally both off work on the fourth of July night and going to hannah montanna and the blue man group would be the best treat for both of us! I am so excited for the fourth of July and watching fireworks is my favorite thing ever! My dad used to put on a firework show for all the neighborhood kids and everyone would come and watch all our fireworks, but it wasn’t really the fireworks they would watch, they came to watch him make a fool out of himself!! He never liked to do anything normal so instead of lighting the fireworks with a match he would put on his fire suit and saftey glasses and would light every firework with a blow torch! I think the neighborhood kids were there to watch to see if he ever messed up and blew himself up! ha ha he was an amazing guy and I would love to surprise my mom with some tickets to a firework show to remember all the good times! Thank you!!!

rollmaster: Why I Deserve Free Miley Cyrus Tickets

July 1st, 2008

I deserve free Miley Cyrus Tickets, because I’m a 19 year old man who has Autism and doesn’t get out a lot.  Ive never been to a concert.  Getting Those tickets wouold be the best thing that has ever happen to me.  I love Miley Cyrus so much that it would an so so so so cool to get those tickets

SammieB:

July 1st, 2008

“When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…” Can you imagine the temperature in that Philadelphia room where the creators of our destiny signed their names and lives, if caught, on a paper to give us freedom from tyranny?  Most people don’t understand real oppression.  But with high taxes and the feeling of not being cared for by the British Empire; fifty-six men took courage and wrote a letter to a King.  In that infamous letter, that calls out truth.  That establishes our basis for Rights.  They told the king, what they believed was true, “all men are created equal”; that we “are endowed by (our) Creator with certain unalienable Rights” which they so stated include “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.  The celebration of Independence Day is our day to say Thank you to those 56 brave men.
We are able live in a state of liberty, to pursue happiness, and live our lives as we choose, because of them.  We can see in the daily news stories of those in other countries that are oppressed.  Those are looking to have liberation.  That they can have the liberty to do whatever it is that will make them happy.
It is wonderful to see the faces of children who do not know the worries of adults.  How will I get my next meal? Will I be shot if I talk to the wrong person?  Will there be clean water to drink? Do I have clothes to keep me warm, am I clean?  These are things in America that we hope children do not need to think about.  It is sad, that anywhere in the world children are faced with these worries.  Gratefully because of 56 men, America is better off, then other nations in this world.
The Fourth of July is a day of magnificent celebrations for a revolution, which changed the face of the world.  It was men who wanted to change the circumstances’ in which they, and their families, were placed by a tyrannical King.  They outlined the injustices done to the people living in the American Colonies.  They were a people looking to establish laws for the better good of society; in which the king did not support. They wanted to king to stop hurting the people that were in the States, and they wanted him to stop preventing others from coming to America.  They wanted to stop the King from cutting off trade with other parts of the world. In their words “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people” This was in America 232 years ago.  The king at the time of the signing was sending mercenaries “to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny”.  These 56 men took the bold steps in declaring the independence that created a Country like no other, up neither unto that time nor since.
They wrote it this way “That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.”  Independent.  Independent of being ruled by a government that did not care for them.  That levied heavy taxes on them. That did not give them due process in a court of Laws that was set up by them.  I think we owe a great deal to these 56 men and the many others that they eagerly represented; these are the men and their families that fought for us. They fought so that we can celebrate. They also fought for us that we can unite to solve our problems.  That we might be able to choose to pursue happiness.  The end of the Declaration of Independence is most profound; these men did not sign a document with ink only.  They signed putting their hands in “the protection of Divine Providence”; they also pledged “to each other” their Lives, Fortunes and “sacred Honor”.
Can we do this today?  Are we willing to do this today?  Not that our government is tyrannical and needs to change. However, maybe each of us can choose in our pursuit of happiness to teach a child what it is to give our Lives for a cause worth more than life itself.  That is what these men did.
May the children of America in 2008, not have the worries of adults, because the adults stood for that which was larger then themselves.

Monkey: Paint an artistic night!

July 1st, 2008

I love “BLUE MEN” think it is amazing how they play instruments.  they are artist just as good as my favorite artist vin vango.  they remind me of my favorite painting “stry nights” it would be amazing to see them live and enjoy them “under the stars”.  oh the mememories i will have forever.  thank you for this opportunity to try and win tickets. i would take my 7 year old sister since she would enjoy hannah.  i’m only 11 years old but i enjoy art and artistic music like the blue men. i would paint a painting after the show to show what i have seen and heard that night. i want to be an artist when i grow up.  i hope i will have the joy of going!

Bumblebee: I LOVE MILEY CYRUS!!!!

July 1st, 2008

Miley Cyrus has a wonderful voice. I like her music, and would scream if I could go to one of her concerts! It’s cool that she and the Blue Man Group are performing together and I think it will be a great show! I live in Arizona and have some family in Utah. I love Utah in so many ways, and you can’t imagine how excited I would be if I was there for a Miley Cyrus concert! I’ve never been there, but I have heard the Stadium of Fire is spectacular!!!! Here in Arizona, we don’t get to see fireworks because it is so dry, and people have told me they are very cool at the Stadium of Fire.
I watch Miley’s show, have some of her CDs, and sang one of her songs in the talent show! If I went to one of her concerts I would be able to hear her in real life, and maybe even sing along with her, because I LOVE to sing and I would actually see Miley in person, not on television. It would be a great experience to go to one of her concerts, and I haven’t been to one before.
I was excited when my mom told me about this contest. I thought it was nice you were giving tickets without a cost. Free tickets would be so nice to have, because I would have a lot of enjoyment at no cost. I really would be grateful to have them, because I would be able to hear the singer I love and have a break from other things. Miley is my favorite singer and actress and I can imagine being at one of her concerts, and I think that would be simply amazing. I hope you know how wonderful it would be if I had these tickets, and thank you for the offer.

HANNAH BANNANA: MY WISH

July 1st, 2008

I think i should win the tickets because i watch hannah montana all the time i love her and am one of her bigest fan.  my name is hannah and i would love to go to her show it would complete my like!  i would really appreciate it thank you.

HAVITA: WE SHARE THE SAME NAME AND INITIALS!

July 1st, 2008

I’M HANNAH:) I SHARE THE SAME NAME AS HANNAH MONTANA!  MY INITIALS SPELL HMM! (HANNAH MADELIEN MEJIA) AND HANNAH MONTANA MILEY ALSO SPELLS HMM! I LOVE TO SMILE AS DOES MILEY CIRUS THAT’S WHERE HERE NICK NAME “MILEY” CAME FROM. I LOVE HER VOICE AND SONGS!I’M SO EXCITED PICK ME! AS YOU SEE I HAVE SOOO MUCH IN COMMON WITH MILEY AND ME AND MILEY LIKE HORSES. I’M 7 YEARS OLD AND WOULD WANT TO TAKE MY BIG BROTHER AND MOMIE. I LOVE MILEY MORE THAN COTTON CANDY,MORE THAN A KITTY LOVES HER WHISKERS, AND MORE THAN A FLOWER LOVES IT’S BLOSOM!I’D LOVE TO GO MORE THAN THE STARS LOVES IT’S TWINKLE!

Christina: The Definition of Deserve

July 1st, 2008

One definition of the word deserve, as according to dictionary.com, is “to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to because of actions, qualities, or situation.” Allow me to illustrate how I fit this definition intimately like Hannah Montana’s blond wig fits snuggly onto her boisterous little head.
Please excuse me while I “toot my own horn,” for how else does one prove ones own worth if not to point out the many admirable and commendable qualities one possesses.  For starters, I am rather hilarious.  I can tell jokes for hours that my leopard Gecko Jade will just laugh and laugh at. You might wonder how to tell when a Gecko is laughing.  I’m pretty sure it’s when she hides under the rock because she is embarrassed of her smile. I’m so funny that when I do impressions for my baby brother he sucks on his toes and puts his fingers in his ears. I’m pretty sure he’s cleaning them out so he can hear me better because I am a regular Robin Williams if you know what I mean. I’m so funny that my husband falls asleep laughing at my clever satire. His laughing also sounds a lot like snoring.  My humor is so good it tends to make him sleepy.
I have other prestigious qualities. I am also an excellent chef.  I am so good at it that rather than humiliate my family members and guests with how inadequate their cooking skill are in comparison, I spare them this disgrace by refraining from making use of my exemplary skills. I instead serve them hearty, merciful servings of Mac and Cheese and Spaghetti-Os. That is why compassion is also one of my commendable qualities.
How else do I merit the Miley Cyrus Stadium of Fire tickets?  Well, permit me to divulge for you some of my other meritorious qualifications. I have been known to excel in Yahtzee; at one point I got four, yes that is right, four yahtzees in one game of Yahtzee. Two of them were sixes.
Another praiseworthy merit I possess includes the intense and artistic discipline of recorder playing.  I began mastering this diversely colored instrument at a young age. I began playing on a black recorder, worked my way up to cream and eventually after months of study was able to perform in front of an auditorium of people on a red recorder.
As you can see by this brief list of only a fraction of my numerous estimable qualifications, I have more than sufficient claim to the aforementioned prize.  It is only my dearest wish that I could use this prize and this opportunity to effect and inspire others to strive not for mediocrity, but for a caliber of worthiness and stature that can only be realized by reaching for the kind of virtuous, commendable qualifications that I have so generously demonstrated in this essay.  May the best woman and her gecko win.

K.: Han’tana

July 1st, 2008

On Sophie’s second day of kindergarten, her teacher called up, crying.  That afternoon, little Sophie had locked all the girls in her class in the bathroom and then turned the lights off. While the 5-year-old girls screamed in the pitch black bathroom, Sophie managed to push open the weighted kindergarten door and took off in a dead run across the playground. It took a posse of four teachers and the vice principal to finally track her down.

We adopted Soph from Russia when she was four years old, and we feared she might never figure out how to be a normal kid.  Along the way, she sometimes validated those fears: there was the incident of the dead bird and the birthday party, her hoard of Snack Packs stashed in the back of her closet, and the antennae-looking haircut that she gave herself just before school started.  But a few months ago, Sophie did what thousands of other normal little kids did—she developed a serious obsession for Hannah Montana.  We rejoiced.

At age ten, Sophie loves Hannah Montana, which she pronounces “Han’tana,” as a one-word slew of excitement. She now owns a “Han’tana” blanket, pillow, backpack, shirt, shoes, pants, CD’s—even a Hannah Montana light-switch cover.  Since discovering Hannah Montana, Sophie has become a more socially normal little girl than we ever thought she might.

And while nobody’s done anything to “deserve” your Miley Cyrus seats, those tickets would definitely put a rich and perfect icing on a very happy, goofy, little cake we’ve got.

When Sophie visited Provo last weekend, she saw the giant Miley Cyrus photo on the side of LaVell Edwards Stadium, and begged me to stop so we could take a picture of her standing underneath the big poster.  Let’s get this girl inside that stadium with “Han’tana.”

flang: miley cyrus your talking about? ahh yeah!!!!

July 1st, 2008

this is not a sob story, it is a wondering one!!! ( do you like that kind) well please read all of it, it might sound dopey at the beginning  but then please read the rest. so we will start with my sister’s birthday is coming up and i don’t know what to get her, she has been writing an essay too, so she knows about this, but for her birthday it would be great if i could win this for her. She doesn’t really think that we will win, so it would be great if we actually could. She would be shocked. if you don’t believe that it is her birthday then her birthday is August 7th  and i don’t want to say that date she was born cause it might sat to much information.  i adore miley cyrus and so does my sister! she loves her a lot!!!! i am not kidding!!! please believe me! anyway , miley cyrus is awesome and i want to tell her that she rocks and is awesome  for sharing her beautiful talent with me! and i want to pay her back by going to her concert but tickets sold out to quickly and you know how people are selling tickets on ksl.com they are very expensive , and some are cheap but have bad seating. so this is a great opportunity for me to win!   me and my sister think it will be fantasic if we could see her in person. this is almost my 4th essay and i’m doing as many as i can so i can win but my mom sees don’t get your hopes up but i can’t help getting my hopes up. well i did my best so good luck everybody and have faith that you will win bye!

(p.s. guy who is giving the tickets away my mom told me that you don’t want any sob stories and on this website it doesn’t say that)


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