It must be real exciting to get to fight ogres and monsters all the time! I've only ever seen one ogre -- Mr. Holloway, my Geography teacher. He's got a big pot belly and snaggly teeth and hair growing out of his ears and he's real grumpy all the time, so I'm pretty sure he's an ogre. He made me stay after class and groom the blackboard because I couldn't remember the name of some dumb river. If you're ever in town, I'll find out where he lives so you can hit him with your sword. That'll teach him! Ha ha ha, see what I did there?

Cindy Maldonado asked me to go to the Sladie Thompkins dance with her. I haven't decided. She's alright, I guess. She's funny, and kind of cute. It's better than not being asked at all. I'd rather go with Autumn Nicholson, but she's going out Mr. Bigshot rollerball star Mason Griffith, so fat chance of that. He thinks he's so cool, but he's a huge jerk. I don't know what she sees in him.