During this time of hardship our pets are experiencing unprecedented amounts of humans staying home, so with that we have decided to talk about some of Mountain Range student’s pets. Senior Kailey Doheny has four cats (Dennis, Larry, Ariah and Elsa) who are enjoying the attention that having school online brings.. When asked about how she ended up with four cats she said, “When Dragon [her other cat] passed his mom had another litter,” this resulted in her aunt taking Dennis, Larry and Elsa in. Ariah is the oldest cat with a nine month lead on the others because she was born in the previous litter. Unfortunately for Doheny’s aunt she was unable to keep the three cats, but luckily she knew the exact people to take them in. The cats' lives changed when they took them in, but they also had an effect on Doheny herself, “ They taught me to be more accepting of having change.” Considering how much has changed in such a short amount of time, it’s a great lesson to have. While this article’s intent was to entertain I want to leave with a message. In this time of uncertainty there is one guarantee: your animal wants you to pet them, so go hang out with them for a little bit.

Here’s what my end product turned out to be like! I know, definitely an ugly loaf of cat, BUT IT TASTED SO GOOD!

I hope you have fun in your bread- making endeavors and if you make a loaf, send a picture to me at my email! (mtom105886@adams12.org) I’d love to see your creations!

My car is like my child. I take the best care of it possible. And since we are stuck at home what is there better to do than work on my car or even wash it?

On my car I currently need to do my downpipe which will make it a little more toned with the exhaust and help towards stage 3 power on my car. Soon I will be ordering an intercooler so I can make my car have cooler intake temperatures which means my car will end up gaining horsepower causing it to go faster. After that I just need to buy my tuner (Cobb Accessport) so I can run stage 3 safely. But that’s not all I want to do.

What I constantly do is wash my car. I prefer washing with a power washer at a house so I know what soap is going onto my car. It also makes it easier to dry the car which leads to less water spots, but I don’t care about water spots as much because I have detail spray which just tops off the wash with a good shine and no streaks or water spots. Since we are stuck at home I take my time detailing inside and out which takes me about 2-3 hours.

Do you want to work on your own car? My advice for you during quarantine is to watch some Youtube videos on what sounds your car is making to diagnose it yourself, and possibly also fix it yourself depending on the difficulty of the job. I also suggest doing basic preventative maintenance. Basic preventative maintenance are things like oil changes, spark plugs, transmission services, differential services, and tire rotations. Everything I just listed besides the tire rotations will help your car's engine and powertrain/drivetrain all last longer. Tire rotations are very easy and they help your tires wear less.

You can also wash your car yourself, but I recommend not taking it through an auto wash. That is how you get paint swirls a lot easier, which makes the paint on your car look worse. If you don’t have a power washer, go to a self wash you can go to a bay wash and still do it yourself. Just make sure to dry your car after using a self wash, and only use microfiber towels to prevent scratching your paint even more.

The weather this week is supposed to be beautiful! Take advantage of the weather and work on your car. You won't be sorry.

Serves: 4-6 Prep-time: 30 mins Cook-time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mashed potato
• About 1 cup flour
• 1 egg
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sauce of choice

Instructions:

• Boil 2-3 potatoes (depending on size) for 20 minutes, or until completely fork tender
• Mash the potatoes into a paste and add salt and pepper to taste
• Prepare 1 cup of flour, only mixing in ½ a cup into the potatoes
• Mix in one egg, if dough is too goopy or wet, sprinkle in flour until you have a rollable dough
• Dust your work surface with flour and roll the gnocchi dough into a “snake” about ¾ of an inch thick and cut into pillows
• Boil a large pot of water and drop in about 8-10 gnocchi at a time, they are cooked when they float
• Coat finished gnocchi in your favorite pasta sauce and garnish with parsley and parmesan cheese! Enjoy!

While it does look at issues like class, it’s not merely a drama. According to IMDb, Parasite’s genres are comedy, drama and thriller. You will find yourself cackling one moment and the next you’ll be sitting on the edge of your seat in suspense.

This is the part of the review where I reach into some spoiler-y territory. So if you haven’t watched it yet, what are you waiting for? Go to Hulu.

No seriously.

My favorite part of this film is that all of the protagonists are morally gray. You understand why they’re doing what they’re doing, but they cross the line so many times. They’re clearly a representation of the desperation that can occur amongst the working class. They continually take advantage of the Park’s lack of awareness of how the world works outside their rich bubble. The ambiguity of the characters creates a sense of unease because there’s no one character you can truly trust. To put it simply, all the characters are pretty terrible.

This is a film that demands your complete attention or else there’s a lot you can miss. It makes the out of the blue twist at the end feel earned. Throughout the film there are subtle hints of foreshadowing that makes the second viewing a completely different experience. It doesn’t even take the second viewing to understand the hints. There are lines of dialogue that occur that will hit you right after the film ends.

If you’re a person who likes movies that make you think about their meaning, or if you like comedy, or if you like thrillers, this movie is for you. If you like all of the above this movie will be one of your favorites. If all of that isn’t enough to get you to watch it, watch it for the plot twist. It’s not your average twist like Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It’s actually good and makes sense. Once you watch this movie you will understand why it won the Oscars it won.

My mom, Anna Berg, is a healthcare worker at Rose Medical Center, in Denver. From the beginning, she had her worries about contracting this new and scary disease. Her fears, unfortunately, came true on March 27, 2020, when she began experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, runny nose, back pain and a low grade fever. A few days later, she was tested positive. The tears were instantaneous, as the absolute worst scenarios played through her head. She said her first thoughts were “Oh my god. How did I get it? I’m healthy, I should be okay. I just hope the kids didn’t get it.” As a single mother of two, she had to rely on me to bring her food and drinks every meal, go grocery shopping each week and, most daunting of them all, take care of my twelve year old sister. In total, my mom spent an entire month in her room, alone.

My days were different than I had ever experienced. I woke up, washed my hands, fed all five of my pets, washed my hands, made breakfast for my family, washed my hands, did my homework, washed my hands, made lunch, washed my hands, went to the grocery store, washed my hands, made dinner and washed my hands some more. It was like I fell into a new form of COVID-OCD. My time was filled with an innumerable amount of tears and pure panic. The hours felt like days. I honestly couldn’t tell when one day ended and another began.

As the days progressed, her symptoms grew from mild and cold like to what she called “the worst flu you’ve ever had”. Her body aches and pains were that of labor pain, according to her, and her lungs were unable to inflate fully. As her condition seemed to worsen, I was becoming more aware of her mortality than ever before. I couldn’t help but wonder if my mom would really be okay. If she wasn’t okay, what was I going to do? How could I live without my only parent? The thoughts ran rampant all hours of the day. In the heat of it, my mom was nauseous, short of breath, congested, in pain and had a fever climbing as high as 101.5 degrees. She said, “I’ve never been more scared in my life”.

Week 3 of my mom’s illness began and she slowly started to improve. Her fever had broken and the only symptom left was the inability to breathe deeply. We really began to see a light at the end of the tunnel. She got better, slowly began to come out of her room for meals, and at long last, we were back to normal. She was so lucky to have such a mild case It was an insane month of nothing but fear and anger, but it taught me so much about the responsibilities of a Mother. I feel ready to start a life on my own now. I pray that this madness ends soon, because nobody deserves the pain and anguish this virus causes. Stay home. Wash your hands. Be safe. It’s what we deserve.