Mini Thought Bubble

I tentatively put my foot in the gently rocking kayak. The guide helped me in. I unsteadily sat down. I took a look at my boat. It was small, a two-seater, with room for me and my dad to get in. I reached for the unwieldy paddle on the floating dock. I rested it on the lip of the opening where I sat as I waited for my dad to sit down.                 I was at Elkhorn Slough, one of the largest wetlands in the state. It is in Moss Landing, near Monterey. I was here along with the rest of my Boy Scout troop. And we were here to do Sea Kayaking! I had never done kayaking before, so I was quite nervous. But after a crash course in how to do this, I was all set... sort of.                 Finally, my dad was settled in the boat. Then, the guide shoved us off the dock. We floated on the gently ebbing waves. The unexpected movement threw...

We were on a 1-hour drive to Modesto. Our plan was to see the famed show Arcattack . Previously, we had only seen classical music, so we weren’t sure how this would turn out, but we were eager for what was next. As we drove through downtown, something seemed similar. The atmosphere was similar to that of home , “old-time” and antique. As we stepped into the Gallo Center for the Arts, we were greeted by a sprawling lobby. The whole place had a neat, orderly air to it. At last, the people were ready to admit us. We passed our tickets to him, and someone ushered us inside. The place was huge, with 3 stories, and perhaps 350 seats! We got ourselves comfortable and talked in muted, excited voices.           Suddenly, the lights dimmed. A hush fell over the crowd. People started to take notice of the odd objects sitting around the stage. Then, unexpectedly, we heard a loud crackling noise from the stage. People were startled. I almost fell ...

I squeezed in, trying to fit between my mom and brother under the red umbrella. It was a rainy day in Berkeley. Our family decided to go to the Lawrence Hall of Science to learn something new. We hurried over to the lab grounds, only to be greeted by a whale!  It was a plastic whale, though life size. Anyways, we walked into the Museum and saw a vast annex with already a few exhibits peeking out. I and my brother snuck off and went to some displays of the Lawrence Hall of Science’s history, while our parents went to registration to get us all checked in.  I explained to my brother the history, for he was confused with all the words. Finally, our parents were done. Then, we looked at was nearest to us—a cloud maker! Apparently, the cloud maker had subatomic particles come into contact with water vapor, creating mini-clouds! Then, something caught my eye. I saw a kid training some sort of launcher on a target, and shot an airplane at it! I dragged my brother ov...

“Are we going to rolled ice or boba tea?” I excitedly asked my parents.  Everyone else in the room chorused, “Rolled Ice.” And there we set off on a 1.5-mile walk downtown. Our cousins were with us for the day. So, we all decided to try out the new rolled ice place, Icicles, in Pleasanton. We were going without much of an idea what they would give us, but we were excited about what we would encounter. We started at an excited pace. I, my brother, and my cousins all talked about video games and trading cards, being the nerds we were.  A healthy amount of time was eaten up talking about Clash of Clans and our progress in collecting Pokémon cards. But we started to get bored, even though we occasionally had some conversations with our parents. But worse, we got tired. We had already been playing with Nerf guns and cricket for the whole day and were exhausted from the beginning. The parents talked us into walking, telling us that it would just be a quick stroll to...