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Alice wanted to try some highlights. Her hair was looking rather dull. So she bought a box to do it. But it turned out streaky orange. She had to go to a salon to fix it.
I was going on a field trip. The class I was on the trip with voted on something important. We voted on whether we should eat waffles or pancakes. We all had a huge argument over the issue. It got so heated that we decided to cancel the field trip.
"Esteban was learning to play the guitar. He went to his girlfriend's house to serenade her. He played underneath her window. The window open, and an angry old woman appeared. She said his girlfriend lived the next street down."
"Joe was a perfectionist. So he could never relax. While sitting down, it never felt like he was in the right position. And items in his room never seemed to be in the right place. Joe was left with little time to do anything important."
Ursula was sad that her cat had died. She cried a lot. Her friend Jane tried to cheer her up with a funny face. Ursula laughed at Jane's funny face. Ursula was glad to have a friend like Jane to cheer her up.
"Ben came home. He had pom poms on his hands and he was wearing a cheerleader uniform. His father came into the living room. When he stared at Ben, he looked disappointed. Ben felt uncomfortable and changed into his home clothes."
Tim was playing video games with friends. He kept losing. After a while he realized his controller was broken. Nobody believed him at first. Eventually they checked and it was true.
Joey was trying to do laundry this weekend but his machine was broke. He had a very important date on Monday and couldn't be dirty. Joey racked his brain to come up with a solution. He filled up his bathtub with water and scrubbed his clothes by hand. Joey looked very professional for his date that Monday.
"Marcus looked around at his family. They were very large, 20 cousins total. Marcus looked at his girlfriend. He decided he would not have any children with her. The world was populated enough as it was."
"Karen is an animal lover and a kind soul. She would never hurt any living thing on purpose. One day, on her way to work, a squirrel ran in front of her car. She didn't have time to stop and accidentally hit the squirrel. Karen was heartbroken about the accident that killed the creature."
Tom had a pair of jeans he liked. One day he ripped a hole in them. Tom didn't want to get rid of them. He decided to try and sew up the hole. It went well and he wore them often.
"I was working for a government transit authority on 911. We continued business as usual for awhile. Then, during a meeting we were told the building was shutting down. I hurried home on my bike. My wife had to work all day."
"Jason climbed onto the kitchen counter. He was trying to reach the cookie jar. The jar tumbled off of the shelf and crashed to the floor. Jason's mother ran into the kitchen. She wasn't angry, just thankful that Jason wasn't hurt."
"Carlos was taught by his father how to play basketball. Carlos love for basketball started then. Carlo wanted to be in the NBA so he played in high school. Carlos got a scholarship to USC after playing good in high school. After playing good in USC, Carlos got drafted by the LA Lakers."
Allie went to the grocery store to get some food. When she was going to check out she was surprised. The lady was very rude to her and made fun of her. Allie was offended. So she called the manager over and the woman was fired.
"Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town. Sonny was a loner, who was older than the rest. One night, a drunken out of towner slid his hand up Sherry's skirt. Sonny grabbed a pool cue and laid the drunk out on the floor. Sherry and Sonny became fast friends and decided to travel together."
Hannah invited her boyfriend to have dinner at her house tonight. She realized after asking that she had nothing in her fridge at all. Thinking for a moment she realized that she could run to the store. She ran down to the store by her house and bought some things. After a few hours she made a delicious dinner for her ...
"Karl always wanted to go swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to swim at all. He swallowed his ego and took swimming lessons aged 30. The next year, Karl went on holiday to swim with dolphins. When he finally did it, he felt like his life was complete."
Tom's family was afraid he drank too much. They decided to have an intervention for him. Tom was surprised and shocked by it. He didn't think he had a problem. He left the intervention right away.
Laura was eating slim jims. Someone told her they weren't real meat. She read off every single ingredient and proved her wrong. Then she kept reading random ingredients and annoying everyone. People learned never to talk to Laura.
"Penny was the housekeeper in a big house. She was always very careful to keep the house spotless. A man with a cigar came in, dropping ashes on the carpet. Penny became very upset. She was so upset that she yelled at the man to leave."
My daughter woke up in the middle of the night. She was very hungry. She went into the refrigerator. She pulled out a bag of carrots. She ate the carrots with ranch dressing.
Tina and Helen went on the water floats in the arcade. Helen was able to use the water gun from the float to squirt people. Tina started to abuse it and aggressively attack people. The worker told both of them to get out. She also banned Tina from coming to the arcade in the future.
Jo smelled something horrible in her house. She searched everywhere for the source. She couldn't figure out what it was. She finally checked her brother's gym bag. It was his stinky shoes.
"Since i'm already working,i decided to collect bags. Every payday,i always buy one bag. And now i have a lot of different bags. But when my aunt came,she it and she likes it. I gave her one because she's my aunt even those were my collection."
Ryan was having trouble falling asleep at night lately. He would lay in bed wide awake for hours. It was affecting his job and performance throughout the day. He started taking Melatonin before bedtime. He started sleeping better immediately.
"Sarah loves to go for a walk every evening. One day, she decided to take a different route than usual. On her new path, Sarah found an unusual box. The boxed contained a diamond ring! Sarah was glad she changed her route that day."
John took the day off of work today. He wanted to meet up with some old friends. He said they had a great time catching up. They went to see a ballgame. They ended the day with dinner.
"Tom was desperate for money. He had a bit left and decided to gamble. He went to a casino and put all his money on black. Tom got lucky and actually won. It wasn't enough to help him out, though."
Melvin loved buying things online. The excitement of shopping met the convenience of his home. Melvin started buying more and more neat thing on the web. He went over his monthly budget for two months straight. Melvin ended up blocking his favorite online shops for a while.
Tom was on vacation. He noticed the water receded a lot further than normal. Once he realized what was happening the wave had come back. Tom was swept away with tons of other debris. His body was never recovered.
Suzy went with her friends to the club. Suzy did not want to have fun with her bag on her shoulder. So she set it down. But unfortunately the bag was stolen. Suzy freaked out and asked everyone at the club to look for it.
John proposed to Sue last night. She was at a party with a bunch of their friends. He got down on one knee in front of everyone. She started to cry. It was a total surprise.
Tom ate out at a new restaurant. He first enjoyed his meal. Later in the night he got severely sick. Tom had to go to the hospital. It turned out he had food poisoning.
The first time i bought my son to the hospital was terrifying. He was vomiting and can't stop coughing. Every time he drinks water he will vomit. So we decided to take him to the hospital in the middle of the night. Then in the morning he's fine and start again to smile.
"Jacqueline felt she was underpaid for her work. She took on more and more responsibilities but received nothing. So to remedy that she went to see her boss with a proposition. He'd give her a raise and she'd continue working as she did. When he refused, she slacked in her duties in retaliation."
Dave and I wanted to watch a movie together last night. The hardest part is always picking what to watch. He said he was in the mood for a comedy. I felt like watching a horror film. We decided to watch Young Frankenstein to satisfy both genres.
"Jackie had her own radio show. She would have guests talking about current affairs. Once, she had Lembit Opik on her show. He talked a lot. Jackie was unable to ask the right questions because of his talking."
Ella and her family had pizza for dinner on a Friday night. She put the leftover slices of pizza on the counter. Ella went down to the basement to put laundry in the washer. When she came back the pizza was gone. Their dog had jumped on the counter and ate all of the leftovers!
Jay loved wearing crazy things. He found a pair of crazy striped socks. He wore them with shorts. Jay liked when people commented on his crazy socks. He went to the store to buy more crazy socks!
Tom was helping a friend clean their basement. He found a mysterious box. The friend didn't know what it was. They were excited to open it. It turned out to just be a bunch of pictures.
Kate was on the bus. She was listening to her headphones. A strange guy approached her. He kept trying to talk to her. Kate kept trying to ignore him.
Bonnie was finishing up her first day of school. Her teachers had given her lists of supplies. Bonnie's mother gave her some money. Bonnie bought the supplies at the store. She went to school the next day prepared.
Tom moved into a new neighborhood. He was watering his lawn. The mailman came up out of nowhere. Tom accidentally sprayed him with the hose. The mailman became Tom's enemy that day.
Mark Salzman was a fishing boat captain. He spent most of the season chasing cod. One day he received word that cod prices had dipped. So he spent a fortune re-rigging his ship for crabs. Only to find out that those prices had tanked too.
"Ryan is a film buff. He favorite movies are B movie horror flicks. Recently, he discovered one he has never seen called Slaughter High. He was very excited and told all of his friends. They decided to have a movie night so everyone could enjoy together."
Matt took a sick kitten he just found to the vet. They had to remove her eyes because they were badly infected. Matt offered to help her learn how to get around while blind. Slowly but surely she learned how to navigate through touch and sound. Eventually she could get around almost as well as a regular cat!
Julie did not feel good. She went to see a doctor. He could not find anything. She came home and passed gas. She felt much better.
"Mandy was a shy only child who was often home alone. When her parents were present, they were usually busy. She received a book on juggling one birthday from her funny Aunt Ruth. She spent hours of time alone practicing her juggling. One day she started juggling some balls at school without thinking."
I went on a hike through the reeds behind my house. When I got back there was a tick on one of my legs. I almost fainted when I saw it. My mother removed it for me. From then on I wore heavy pants and bug spray when hiking.
"My sister-in-law has a 30-year old granddaughter. She had 4 kids, 11, 9, 7, and 2. She lost the children due to neglect. She has a six-month period to prove herself. Last week she showed up drunk to visit her kids and was turned away."
Malcolm's son had just turned sixteen. He wanted to get a part time job. Malcolm's friend owned a small grocery store. He was looking for stock boys. Malcom's son went apply at the grocery store.
"The family had just moved to a new house. The mom was ordering curtains for every room. When they arrived, she hung them all carefully. The house looked more like a home with the curtains up. Next, she would move on to rugs!"
I gave my wife a jade bracelet in 1990. It was a Chinese bracelet without any clasp. She could not get the bracelet off. We took her back to the store and they used soap. We returned the bracelet.
When I was a child I was scared of getting a vaccination. They teased me and told me they was going to use a huge needle. I was scared and I was crying. My mother dragged my out of the house by my hair to the car. Today I don't like anyone controlling me and I'm afraid of doctors.
"The Philadelphia Eagles opened their 2016 football season on Sunday. They were at home against the Cleveland Browns. Starting a rookie at quarterback, they completely controlled the game. They beat the Browns by a final of 29-10. The rookie threw several touchdowns with no picks and looks good."
Katie needed a new dress for prom. She was too scared to ask her mom. They did not have much money. She decided to get a job. Katie was happy when she bought her own dress.
"Turbo Burbo was a driver. He put up listings for any sort of driving. A criminal syndicate contacted him. They made him a getaway driver. On his getaway, he forgot where he was, and drove them into the cops."
I was teaching my son some numbers. He could only count to three. I held up four of my fingers. He thought about it real hard. He did not know what number that was.
Jim wanted to win the marathon. He trained hard for many months. Then came the day of the race and he was ready. He made it halfway and began to tire but he slowed down to recover. After he recovered he was able to finish with a person best time.
My sister took me to a nascar race. I have never been to one before. I was excited to see how it was. It was really loud. It is really an exciting sport to watch.
Brett was a very angry guy. He would always explode at the smallest things. He once attacked a man for blowing smoke in his face. The man was walking past and exhaled his cigarette at the wrong time. Brett was eventually forced into anger management by his family.
"Peter was an electrician. He usually did very small domestic jobs. Once, his boss asked him to do a job at a factory. The electrics were so complex that it made Peter nervous. After several days, Peter was finished and he had learnt a lot too."
"Jim decided to build a house. Using existing plans, he added a foundation and framed it. Next he added walls, a door, and a roof. He followed the plans to the letter. When it was done he realized he had built a dog house."
Mary ordered a cake in a restaurant. When she took a bite she felt a pain in her tooth. She needed to see a doctor. A dentist told her she would need a root canal. Mary did not have money for it.
"Kin's parents were Korean immigrants, and they worked hard. When Kin was 15, they told him he had to work too. After school every day, he worked 5 hours at the family store. Kin was very tired throughout high school! But in the end, he learned a lot about responsibility."
"Eric went to a yoga class. He had never been. He realized then he was not very flexible. After the class, people were laughing at him. He did better his second time."
"I was excited to go snorkeling for the first time. A boat took us out into a calm bay with a reef. I put on the equipment. When I jumped in the water, it was stressful to breathe correctly. Eventually I calmed down and had a great time."
"Rob would often forget to put out his garbage cans on garbage day. Whenever he would forget, he would have twice as much garbage. So, Rob decided that he needed some way to remind him. He set a weekly reminder on his phone. From then on, Rob always remembered to put out his garbage cans."
I was browsing the internet. I needed some pictures for a project. I saved several images to a folder. I printed them off. I glued the images to my poster.
Carlos old car was wrecked. Carlos needed a car to go to work. So he called his insurance. They delivered a rental car to his place. Carlos was glad to have insurance.
The noise sounded like a chainsaw. They were trying to figure out where it came from. It came from a house about a half mile away. Branches had fallen from an old dead tree. They were cutting them up to move them out of the way.
I smelled a horrible smell. I looked everywhere. I discovered the smell was some bad meat in the trash can. I took the can outside to clean it. My house now smells fresh and clean.
Tina wanted to get her ears pierced. She begged her parents to let her. At first they were not happy about it. But they ended up agreeing. Tina was so happy she was allowed to.
I was in a rehab unit in the fall of 2011. My new roommate came in wearing a hospital johnny. His nurse said rehab patients wear street clothes. The hope is to get them back out into the real world. I was interested in this approach.
I just opened a retirement fund at work. They will match whatever I put into it. I figure I can save a lot of money in the next few years. I have to make sure to keep watch of it. I know the stocks can go up and down a lot.
"Jane woke up on Tuesday and realized she was late for work. She quickly got ready, and rushed out of her house. On the way to work she was speeding. She eventually ran a red light, and saw police sirens behind her. She ended up getting a ticket, which was definitely not worth it!"
I drank a soda too late. It kept me up for several hours. I thought about drinking another. I pulled it out from the fridge. I decided to put it back.
My wife retired a few weeks ago. She decided to watch a movie today. She had recorded several on dvr but never had the time to watch them. She bought candy yesterday for the occasion. I am not sure which movie she will watch.
Tracy was on a diet. She was eating at a restaurant. Tracy ordered a salad for an entree. The restaurant didn't have any low fat dressings. Tracy ate her salad without dressing.
"Uter positively loved the taste of caramel. He ate so much that his parents encouraged him to cut back. He snuck some behind their back, so they banned it in the house. Uter looked up a recipe and made caramel on the stove. Uter's parents admonished him, but respected his tenacity."
Ned was a high school football coach. During the championship game his team was losing at halftime. He rounded up his whole team in the locker room. He gave a rousing speech about how hard they had to fight. His team lost but only by one point which made Ned happy.
Fred was having a craving for some chips. So he went out and bought a very large bag. But then he remembered he had high blood pressure. He made sure to take extra medication to help him. He felt slightly better after that.
Wendy went to the gynecologist. It was a man. She was uncomfortable. Wendy asked to see a woman. The man said it didn't work like that.
I had a girlfriend in college in 1973. She wanted to do something different. We went into an adult shop. The items were too kinky and we left. We broke up in 1974.
Tom was excited to go to the amusement park. He wanted to go on one specific ride. Unfortunately it was being fixed at the time. Tom was disappointed. He went on other rides but it wasn't the same.
Adam works at a funeral home his family owns. He was never bothered by it but his friends were. Sometimes he would scare them on purpose. Once he tricked them into going into the embalming room in the dark. After that his friends rarely visited Adam at home.
Cori worked hard at her job in the mall. It was the first job she had ever had. One day one of her coworkers came in on their day off. The coworker disappeared to the back room for a while. Cori was nearly blamed when money went missing from the safe.
"She called it her medicine, the bottle she kept with her. But Sarah knew she didn't have medicine that looked like her sister's. Hers was pink, orange, or purple, and was measured into a small cup. Sarah's sister drank hers straight from a glass bottle. Sarah remembered this medicine, what it did, and never drank a dr...
I woke up late this morning. I guess I forgot to set my alarm. Or I may have turned it off in my sleep without realizing. I jumped out of bed and threw on my clothes. I was so frazzled but I made it to work with 2 minutes to spare.
Tom was nervous about an upcoming date. He got a fever blister because of it. Tom tried to cure it and hide it. Unfortunately it was on full display during the date. Tom didn't get another date because of it.
Frank played high school football. He was pretty good at it. During one game he got tripped awkwardly. Frank was injured badly. He wasn't able to play football again.
"Kiera wanted cereal for breakfast. She checked the cupboard, but there was none left. Kiera then went to go to the grocery store to buy more cereal. When she arrived, she saw that the grocery store had not yet opened. Kiera went back home and decided to have toast for breakfast instead."
"Tom was a powerful boxer. Unfortunately his cardio wasn't too good. He tried to train in higher elevations. It improved his cardio a bit. Not enough to make him good, though."
Joe needed a new washing machine for his new house. So Joe went to the store. He looked at all the washing machines. He found one he liked that was a reasonable price. Joe bought the washing machine.
Garrett was having lunch with his friends. His friends had picked the restaurant. Garrett had never been to the restaurant. Garrett thought the food at the restaurant was awful. He never returned to the restaurant again.
"Sue has a math test. She has been studying all week. Sue still isn't ready for her test. When it came time for her test, Sue got sick. She was glad she could take her test later."
"Mia was playing baseball. It was gym class. She took a swing at the ball, She didn't realize she hit the ball at the teacher's head by accident. Mia was so embarrassed and apologized."
I tried this new recipe for dinner last night. I always get nervous trying something new. My family is very picky. I usually stick to what they like. I was surprised when they all liked it.
"Nigel raced to get to his favorite bagel shop before they closed. Like most bagel shops their hours were rather limited. Nigel dodged other pedestrians as he jogged to the store. He got there just in time to see the ""closed"" turned to face him. Nigel stared in sadness as the shop's lights flicked out one by one."