Room Themes For Teenage Guys

Donald asks…

Winter, ski, snowboarding, mountain theme for decorating room?

I have to decorate a classroom in a theme for my school's retreat this weekend. How could I create a ski lodge, mountainy, sportsy feel for the room that can still hold 7 teenage guys comfortably? I have some small pine trees, some skis and poles, a some white sheets, and one poster (may buy another). Also there will be desks that I may make into a mountain thing. Any other Ideas?

admin answers:

YOu could also hang snowboards ir ski goggles and wear like a beanie ir snowhat. You could create fake snow with cotton or actually buy that fake snow stuff. To get a sportsy feel and not just a outdoorsy feel you could add posters of like famous pro snowboard or ski people. To gt a lodge feel add candles or get a laptop and have a virtual campfire:P have warm colors to make it feel like you're actually Ina lodge and it's freezing out side. Cut out snowflakes and tape them onto windows and walls or hang them fromthe ceiling with white thread.

Ken asks…

Props for a sweet 16 masquerade?

I am have a party this saturday for my sweet sixteen and well, obviously, it's in the theme of a masquerade ball.(No, not marti gras)
I have 2 different questions regarding this:
#1 I want to make 4 torches to go in each corner of the room. Any ideas on how to make them?

#2 I'm going to let all of my guy friends have a sword fight...But knowing teenage guys, the will find some way to hurt themselves or break something! lol So I wanted to by some cheap foam swords and send them outside for it! Any idea on where to find cheap swords?

Also, if you have any other ideas for it that I can make, le me know! Thanks!! ^-^

admin answers:

Http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-torch-for-less-than-a-dollar-:-/

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hope you have a lot of fun :)

George asks…

Two Questions: The Secret Circle and Heavy Doses of Teen-aged Intimacy?

I know it was a book trilogy, but I never got around to reading it, so I'm watching the television show, but it's not only getting kind of boring but a little confusing. So from anyone who has read the books (because I really don't mind spoilers). What happens? In the show Nick is dead after only a short time, are they bring him back from the dead at some point? Because I thought this circle/coven what ever you want to call it needed six members and older brother Jake seems a little on the evil side so I'm not exactly sure the group is going to want him hanging about. Is this actually worth reading, or watching for that matter?
Oh and one more thing, does the book have as much teenage sex as the show does? Because I remember a few things about high school. I remember my mother letting my friends sleep over (guys or girls- didn't matter) but we weren't having sex the second the door slammed shut. Nor did I or anyone I know make dinner for a boyfriend and then proceed to have sex on the dining room table or at least attempt to before getting a call and running off somewhere.
This show is aimed, mainly at 14-17 year olds (I know older people watch it too), but just like the "new" 90210; there is a lot of sex/sex themes that make up a large part of the show that far exceeds age appropriateness. The other older shows that I watch that are aimed at mainly 18-59 year olds don't even carry that amount of sex/sex themes. Okay, maybe sexual nature will be suggested though out the show for viewership or comedy but the majority of sex scenes shown in "adult" shows is maybe once in a blue moon compared shows for the younger crowd.
Is it just me who notices?

admin answers:

As for your 1st question, i can assure u the books are quite different from the tv show, and definitely worth reading. In fact there are 12 members in the circle, and none of them dies in any of the books. Nick and cassie are together for some time, but it doesn't work out for them - or for cassie ( her being in love with adam and all that). It seems that in the show nick is really dead. Maybe jake will suddenly turn into the good guy ??
And about the whole sexual content, in the trilogy it was almost nonexistent. There were just a couple of kisses, nothing more.
I think they're trying to attract more audience, after all, wrong or right, sexuality does seem to be of some importance to the youth. But i agree with you. It would be nice to sit and watch my favorite show without worrying about coming across inappropriate content.

Sandra asks…

B&A: How is this part?

I don't plan on waking up to the obnoxious sound Kevin playing guitar and singing the Duck Tales theme song. Honest to God, it isn't even on my to-do list. Here I am, laying on my stomach, on an air mattress that we had to share last night, in the middle of the choir room, too out of it to focus on anything. I blink multiple times and put on my glasses as I look at the digital clock on the wall. Dammit, it's just past two forty-five in the morning, no one should even be conscious at this hour. I sigh and sit up, knowing that the more he sings, the more likely I am to shove that guitar up his a**.

"Wakey wakey, boys. It's a wonderful day for a band competition!"

The other guys whine and groan, shoving their heads underneath their pillows in order to make the hell that is Kevin's cracking voice go away. This is why he took band instead of choir.

"Why so glum, chums? Let's get this show on the road, we have to leave in less than thirty minutes."

"What time is it anyway?" A kid asks.

"Two something."

"Jesus, Mr. Reilly. I'm goin' back to sleep," the same kid says as he falls back on to his sleeping bag.

I watch my brother pick up his bottle of water and carefully sneak up to the kid on the floor. He presses his index finger to his lips, whispers something I can't understand, and then dumps little streams of water on him. The kid immediately jumps up and screams "S***!" He's huge, bigger and taller than me, with this dirty blond hair that he is always combing.

"That's what you get for not listening, Hugh. Hurry up." Now, Kevin's serious, his eyes narrow behind his glasses and the smile disappears.

I'm still sitting up, trying to prepare myself for the day ahead. I feel a hand on my shoulder and glance up to see Kevin hovering over me. He's already dressed, wearing a plain button down shirt, khaki's that look a bit too big for him, and his infamous navy green jacket. His hair, even though it's short, is a disaster zone and he has dark circles around his eyes. "Why are you so tired?" He asks me.

I yawn. "Maybe it's because it's not even three in the morning and you were on top of me all night."

He ignores me. "You better get ready. I don't want my drum major to miss the bus." Kevin pats my back and then walks out of the room to wake the girls up.

The choir room is a disaster. There are plastic cups, blankets, pillows, food crumbs, backpacks scattered across the floor. It smells like body odor and a** mixed together, which tells me that these teenage boys have not yet discovered the power of a shower and some cologne. I pick up my clothes and strip down to my boxers. I would normally care if other guys were watching me change, but by the time I realize what I'm doing, it's too late. I throw on a pair of jeans, the band's show shirt, and my black jacket, and that's all that's to it. Kate would have taken over an hour to get this done, but since I showered last night, I'm good to go in seconds.

After I put my contacts in, I help the kids load the bus, and then help the drumline check their equipment on the trailer. Kevin, without the help of his newly arrived boss Michael, makes sure that we're on schedule and we leave right on time. He might be crazy, but he is structured.

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What do you think? Good, bad, utter crap? Please let me know.

admin answers:

It's good, I like the strength of the tone or "writer's voice," and it's funny. I think it sort of loses momentum as it goes on, though, but that's probably because I don't know it in the context of the rest of the story.

Maybe I'm just not a keen reader, but sometimes it's hard to tell who's talking.

You need to watch out for comma splices; a common error.

It's "khakis" not "khaki's"

you have a section where a bunch of sentences in a row start with either "I..." or "He..." or "His..." so you need to work on varying your sentence structure.

Your description is good because it stays within the narrator's "voice" but don't limit yourself to this. Sometimes a bit of flowy/detailed prose is a good thing, especially for contrasting more blunt sentences and dialogue. I don't mean verbose or superfluous diction, I can see that your style is more "to the point." I just think it's good to have a balance when it comes to detail; like not too much simple diction/sentences/ideas. But that's a personal preference.

I found this story interesting because it seemed to be a story about marching band and I was in high school marching band (specifically drumline; we were one of the best in Florida a few years back), and I loved it! I've always wanted to read a good book about the experience.

Nice work! Hope this helps!

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