Deserts, Desserts, and Procrastination

Here's what I do:
Write a blog post when I should be studying Math, but justify it by saying that it is creative writing.

Here's what I need you to do:
Tell me if my writing isn't creative enough. If I'm going to pretend that blogging is a school subject, you may as well tell me when I'm doing it wrong. :)

The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. Comparable to China, or the United States, it is parched, incredibly hot, and one of the most extreme places on earth. Touching 12 countries, the landscape is chiefly sculpted by the wind, though there are a few volcanic mountains rising up to 600 feet. Containing one of the harshest climates in the world, dust devils and sand storms are common in the desert. The temperatures gets as hot as 135.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and only a average of 3 inches of rain falls every year. Camels, scorpions, goats, foxes, antelope, gazelle, cheetahs, and lizards are some of the many animals that populate the desert, some of which can go a whole year without any water. Very little plants grow, but some small shrubs and trees and cacti do. Scientist say that the desert shrinks and grows, and right now is on a growing trend.

The landscape is unforgiving, the sea of sand dunes stretching on forever. The sun is scorching hot, the air tastes of dust. When the wind grows strong, a blinding sand storm will rise up like a wall. Eyes are always seeing a oasis of water, only to have it disappear the closer they get. And then, only sand is seen, stretching on for hundreds of miles.


Side note: Do not confuse the spelling of Desert: A dry waste land, with Dessert: A tasty food usually eaten after a meal. Often contains chocolate.

Once we were at a wedding, and at the bottom of the program, we were invited to join them in a Desert Reception. Unfortunately, they didn't fly us all to a warmer climate. They just gave us chocolaty foods.



P.S. Speaking of desserts, check out this blog: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/