As you can see, my left arm (the one that hangs out the window when you drive) is severely sunburned. The rest of my body, however, is still very much pale.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The aftermath
Recently I went on an eight hour drive. What you are about to see may shock and upset you. Viewer discretion is advised.
As you can see, my left arm (the one that hangs out the window when you drive) is severely sunburned. The rest of my body, however, is still very much pale.
As you can see, my left arm (the one that hangs out the window when you drive) is severely sunburned. The rest of my body, however, is still very much pale.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Latest
Early this morning I took my penguin for a little walk. Mostly it was so he could relieve himself, but also for the exercise.
And wouldn't you know it, he had to stop at every damn tree on the block.
And wouldn't you know it, he had to stop at every damn tree on the block.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Around the World in 2 days part Deux
After my amazing balloon ride adventure, I still had a lot of time left on my 2 days off. So, I went on the internet and typed "fun things to do on your days off" into the google search engine.
A wide variety of results came up, but the one I thought seemed most intriguing was this:
That's right, what you are seeing in the above picture is me, after a very difficult climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It was a little pricey, but it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life. The only part I didn't like was how horrible my hair looked that day. But hey, I had just climbed 1,063 feet after a 12 hour flight.
A wide variety of results came up, but the one I thought seemed most intriguing was this:
That's right, what you are seeing in the above picture is me, after a very difficult climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It was a little pricey, but it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life. The only part I didn't like was how horrible my hair looked that day. But hey, I had just climbed 1,063 feet after a 12 hour flight.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Around the world in 2 days
One week ago I had two days off and I decided to make the most of them.
I had some money saved up, and I saw an ad in the newspaper the day before about hot air balloon rides. I've always wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride, but never really looked into it. So when I saw this ad, I took it as a sign. Plus, the advertisement was for 1/2 off a 2 hour ride around the county. Who says this recession is a bad thing?
When I got home from work that day I called the company and reserved a balloon for the next day.
I know some of you are probably having trouble believing all this. Luckily, the ride came with a complimentary picture of me floating in the sky.
See, I told you.
I had some money saved up, and I saw an ad in the newspaper the day before about hot air balloon rides. I've always wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride, but never really looked into it. So when I saw this ad, I took it as a sign. Plus, the advertisement was for 1/2 off a 2 hour ride around the county. Who says this recession is a bad thing?
When I got home from work that day I called the company and reserved a balloon for the next day.
I know some of you are probably having trouble believing all this. Luckily, the ride came with a complimentary picture of me floating in the sky.
See, I told you.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Grammar rules broken
A few days ago, my bff and I were sitting in her car and waiting for her boyfriend to get out of work. The two of us had just been to lunch and she had brought him a dessert from the restaurant. Unfortunately, the dessert had a scoop of ice cream on it, and it was melting fast*. I was especially worried about the state of the dessert, so I told her to text him to bring a spoon (he works in a spoon factory).
Well, for whatever reason, she decided to use the word utensil instead of spoon. While typing into her phone she realized something that shook our world a little. Grammatically speaking, it's not AN utensil, it's A utensil.
But why? Aren't you suppose to use the word AN before words that start with vowels (nouns in the singular form)? Is there some sort of rule our English teachers forgot to mention? It also doesn't work with Unicorn. Is it just the U sound? Why isn't there some sort of rhyme to help us remember?
If you or someone you know can answer these questions, please, PLEASE do. Thank you.
* The ice cream was on top of a giant warm cookie. We had asked for the dessert to go, but our server brought it out to us . . . um . . . not to go. When we told him it was suppose to be to go, he brought us one container. I, personally, was expecting our server to package it for us, but the fact that he didn't even bring a separate container for the ice cream was extremely irritating.
Well, for whatever reason, she decided to use the word utensil instead of spoon. While typing into her phone she realized something that shook our world a little. Grammatically speaking, it's not AN utensil, it's A utensil.
But why? Aren't you suppose to use the word AN before words that start with vowels (nouns in the singular form)? Is there some sort of rule our English teachers forgot to mention? It also doesn't work with Unicorn. Is it just the U sound? Why isn't there some sort of rhyme to help us remember?
If you or someone you know can answer these questions, please, PLEASE do. Thank you.
* The ice cream was on top of a giant warm cookie. We had asked for the dessert to go, but our server brought it out to us . . . um . . . not to go. When we told him it was suppose to be to go, he brought us one container. I, personally, was expecting our server to package it for us, but the fact that he didn't even bring a separate container for the ice cream was extremely irritating.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
B-I-N-G-O
Contrary to popular belief, Bingo isn't just for old lady's who chain smoke. In fact, the last time I went I saw as many as 2 other people around my age. Sure they were my friends and they came with me, but they were there. This game is taking hold of a younger generation.
Pretty soon clubs in your local downtown area will be replaced with Bingo halls. Online Bingo will become more popular than online poker. And I love Bingo keychains will become more popular than bottle opener keychains.
It's happening America, so buckle up because it's going to be a long slow ride!
Pretty soon clubs in your local downtown area will be replaced with Bingo halls. Online Bingo will become more popular than online poker. And I love Bingo keychains will become more popular than bottle opener keychains.
It's happening America, so buckle up because it's going to be a long slow ride!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Personal Space
Why is it that some people don't understand the rules of standing in a line?
I've come up with some rules I think most people will consider common sense. Unfortunately, others are oblivious to them.
1.) When standing in a line make sure you are at an arms length distance from the person in front of you.
2.) If you attempt to talk to the person in front of you and they seem uninterested in anything you have to say, stop talking to that person.
3.) If the line is not moving you may question it's slow pace only once. After that, accept it and be patient, or get out of the line.
4.) Once again, if the line is not moving and you can't see what is going on, DO NOT repeatedly stand on your tippy toes to try and see over everyones heads. And if you must stand on your tippy toes, please continue to obey rules 1-3 while doing so.
5.) No cuts!
Hopefully this post will reach more than just my six loyal readers. If not, and you are in a situation where someone breaks any or all of these rules, please explain proper standing in line etiquette to them.
I've come up with some rules I think most people will consider common sense. Unfortunately, others are oblivious to them.
1.) When standing in a line make sure you are at an arms length distance from the person in front of you.
2.) If you attempt to talk to the person in front of you and they seem uninterested in anything you have to say, stop talking to that person.
3.) If the line is not moving you may question it's slow pace only once. After that, accept it and be patient, or get out of the line.
4.) Once again, if the line is not moving and you can't see what is going on, DO NOT repeatedly stand on your tippy toes to try and see over everyones heads. And if you must stand on your tippy toes, please continue to obey rules 1-3 while doing so.
5.) No cuts!
Hopefully this post will reach more than just my six loyal readers. If not, and you are in a situation where someone breaks any or all of these rules, please explain proper standing in line etiquette to them.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
10 Random Facts about Me You Probably Already Know
1.) I hate feet, Flip flops should be outlawed, especially if you don't take care of your feet.
2.) In eighth grade my class voted me "Class Clown" - at the time it wasn't because I was hilarious (although I was and still am), but it was because I wanted to be a clown, and I was pretty serious about it too.
3.) My least favorite food is pot roast. I will never understand why people like it.
4.) I don't understand how Applebee's is still in business right now.
5.) I have a really bad headache today.
6.) I became addicted to energy drinks in 2005. I bought a pair of jeans at Sun Diego (that's a store, I didn't spell San Diego wrong). They gave me a free Monster energy drink with my purchase. Random, I know. The next morning I had class at 8 am, and I left at 7. I drank the Monster on the way to class. It was the first time I was ever really able to pay attention and stay focused. Plus I didn't get my usual school induced headache that day. I became addicted and drank Monsters for about 1 year. For some reason I stopped drinking them. When I started again, I switched to Red Bull. I have been hopelessly addicted ever since. I tried to go back to Monsters, but after drinking Red Bull, they seemed to sweet. Which is weird, because I love sugar.
7.) Two things I'm really sick of hearing from people are as follows: " Smile." and " How come you never wear your hair down?" Those are the top 2. I'm also sick of hearing "Why are you so quiet?" . . . I'm sure there are others I just can't think of them right now.
8.) I have recently become a huge fan of Family Guy.
9.) When I was unemployed in 2007 from July 20th until August 20th ish I bought ten used bowling pins. I painted them all metallic blue with red stripes. It took me about a week. I wanted to make a sculpture with them using gorilla glue, but it never happened. When I moved out of that apartment I threw 8 of them away. I still have one, and I gave the other one to someone I no longer speak with.
10.) Another thing I did during that time of unemployment was paint my bike red. In order to do this I had to take it apart. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to put it back together and I have been unable to ride it ever since. It does look super cool in red though!
Do with this information what you will . . .
2.) In eighth grade my class voted me "Class Clown" - at the time it wasn't because I was hilarious (although I was and still am), but it was because I wanted to be a clown, and I was pretty serious about it too.
3.) My least favorite food is pot roast. I will never understand why people like it.
4.) I don't understand how Applebee's is still in business right now.
5.) I have a really bad headache today.
6.) I became addicted to energy drinks in 2005. I bought a pair of jeans at Sun Diego (that's a store, I didn't spell San Diego wrong). They gave me a free Monster energy drink with my purchase. Random, I know. The next morning I had class at 8 am, and I left at 7. I drank the Monster on the way to class. It was the first time I was ever really able to pay attention and stay focused. Plus I didn't get my usual school induced headache that day. I became addicted and drank Monsters for about 1 year. For some reason I stopped drinking them. When I started again, I switched to Red Bull. I have been hopelessly addicted ever since. I tried to go back to Monsters, but after drinking Red Bull, they seemed to sweet. Which is weird, because I love sugar.
7.) Two things I'm really sick of hearing from people are as follows: " Smile." and " How come you never wear your hair down?" Those are the top 2. I'm also sick of hearing "Why are you so quiet?" . . . I'm sure there are others I just can't think of them right now.
8.) I have recently become a huge fan of Family Guy.
9.) When I was unemployed in 2007 from July 20th until August 20th ish I bought ten used bowling pins. I painted them all metallic blue with red stripes. It took me about a week. I wanted to make a sculpture with them using gorilla glue, but it never happened. When I moved out of that apartment I threw 8 of them away. I still have one, and I gave the other one to someone I no longer speak with.
10.) Another thing I did during that time of unemployment was paint my bike red. In order to do this I had to take it apart. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to put it back together and I have been unable to ride it ever since. It does look super cool in red though!
Do with this information what you will . . .
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