So my courageous little soul decided to brave the drive through Brooklyn, Staten Island, AND New Jersey to get to Six Flags on Saturday with my besties from high school. Despite almost dying about 50 times on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, I'd say it was well worth the trip! But that might be me being biased, because amusement parks are one of my most favorite things in the world. It's right up there with shopping for clothes, playing with babies, and enjoying wine and cheese simultaneously. The sucky thing is that when my parents were able to take my sister and I to places like Disney and Universal Studios, I wasn't really old enough to appreciate rollercoasters, but now I fucking LOVE them.
And in all my 19 years on this earth, it was my first time going to Six Flags and let me tell you, it's entirely a damn shame. We went on Superman, Kingda Ka, Medusa, Batman, The Dark Knight, and Nitro three times. And the ride waits weren't even that long. I must also say I spent way too much money on disgusting junk food (and you know how overprice that stuff is!). When we stopped off at a pit stop for dinner on the ride home, I found out the reason my lips were hurting so bad was because they got sunburnt and were glowing cherry red. I woke up at 6:50am and went to sleep at 12am, so it was a tiring day to say the least. But the most exciting part was almost getting killed by a cellphone that flew off the Superman ride and smashed into pieces only three feet from where I was standing in the parking lot. It was pretty fucking epic, especially since I'm actually alive and able to retell the story.
However, my one qualm and I MUST complain about this, is how much the new ride for The Dark Knight SUCKED!!! Not only do I not comprehend how they could take down The Chiller for this piece of shit, but they advertise it as a rollercoaster IN THE PAMPHLET. The most it does is go up and down a little but it's mostly a bunch of sharp turns and some neon writing on the walls. That's IT. And you want to know what the most upsetting part is? We waited on line for an hour and a half for that fucking piece of shit. That's an hour and a half of my life I'll never get back, much less time I could've spent going on rides I'd actually ENJOY...
Today was Memorial Day, so the fam was off from work and my mom decided last minute she wanted to have a BBQ. It was going to be small with just my parents and grandma, but I ended up inviting some friends and so did my sister. Then, we found out my aunts were coming home from Pennsylvania today with the baby twins so they came too. Turned into a huge event!! We spent the day hanging out by the pool, I got some nice color to start off with...and afterward was some delicious hot dogs and hamburgers and hanging out with my cutieface babies. Went to the movies after figuring out Willa didn't have 8am class tomorrow, and I FINALLY fucking saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall. It was SO fucking hilarious, I love that entire group of actors. I will say two movies I absolutely cannot wait to see this summer are Wanted and Pineapple Express. Gotta save up some mega money for rising ticket prices, boo hoo...
I have also been clearing out my PC computer and transferring music to my Macbook, and I found this video that I'd downloaded and have been looking for on Youtube FOREVER... and I finally found the name and looked it up. It's....racy. Umm, you'll see.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
HOME SWEET HOME
On Saturday morning, i finally moved out of my dorm and back to Long Island for the summer! Everyone asks me if I like(d) living in the city this past year, and my response is always the same... it's one of the most excellent experiences in the world, but we all need a break once in a while! And I seriously missed driving around aimlessly, drinking iced coffees from the local deli and spending time with my high school friends.
Therefore, I'm looking forward greatly to this huge period of rest, relaxation, and time with friends. Also of working my ass off to make money but we can overlook that part for now...
After I came home, my fam and I went to my aunts' house for my baby cousinfaces' first birthday party! I can't believe they're already a year old (it was their actual birthday today). So unreal. For the longest time I didn't have any cousins, and I'm so glad I'm at an age where I can help take care of them when they need it. The party was Elmo themed and included a guest appearance by Elmo himself. Or a creeper dude dressed up as him, anyway. But I digress... Everything was great, the weather, the food, the people... minus the awkward confrontations with family I haven't seen in a long time and friends of the family. Something I've always despised is really awkward small talk, and usually i have the ability to make people smile by saying silly stuff, but it's so hard to do that when they're awkwardly hugging you or asking about college even though they don't really care. A friend of my aunt's actually came up to me and we had a really great convo for 5 minutes and then she admitted she didn't remember my name.
And some random friend of my aunt's that I've actually never met before was mean to me right to my face. We were talking about college and I said something in response to a comment she made about my possible majors (Psych and Marketing/Advertisement) being unrelated but also related... i dunno. And she goes, "You know you're not as funny/smart as you think you are... excuse me, I have some friends to go say hello to." And fucking walks away!! WTF. I guess she didn't read the handbook on automatically being a pathetic human being by taking cheap shots at a girl 20 years her junior...
ANYWAY I think thats enough shit for now, not that i have anything else to do besides unpack and I think it's pretty obvious how much I'm looking forward to doing that... but my concluding thought for today? I watched Gossip Girl tonight and I find Ed Westwick a lot more attractive than I thought I did. Shee-ZOW.
Therefore, I'm looking forward greatly to this huge period of rest, relaxation, and time with friends. Also of working my ass off to make money but we can overlook that part for now...
After I came home, my fam and I went to my aunts' house for my baby cousinfaces' first birthday party! I can't believe they're already a year old (it was their actual birthday today). So unreal. For the longest time I didn't have any cousins, and I'm so glad I'm at an age where I can help take care of them when they need it. The party was Elmo themed and included a guest appearance by Elmo himself. Or a creeper dude dressed up as him, anyway. But I digress... Everything was great, the weather, the food, the people... minus the awkward confrontations with family I haven't seen in a long time and friends of the family. Something I've always despised is really awkward small talk, and usually i have the ability to make people smile by saying silly stuff, but it's so hard to do that when they're awkwardly hugging you or asking about college even though they don't really care. A friend of my aunt's actually came up to me and we had a really great convo for 5 minutes and then she admitted she didn't remember my name.
And some random friend of my aunt's that I've actually never met before was mean to me right to my face. We were talking about college and I said something in response to a comment she made about my possible majors (Psych and Marketing/Advertisement) being unrelated but also related... i dunno. And she goes, "You know you're not as funny/smart as you think you are... excuse me, I have some friends to go say hello to." And fucking walks away!! WTF. I guess she didn't read the handbook on automatically being a pathetic human being by taking cheap shots at a girl 20 years her junior...
ANYWAY I think thats enough shit for now, not that i have anything else to do besides unpack and I think it's pretty obvious how much I'm looking forward to doing that... but my concluding thought for today? I watched Gossip Girl tonight and I find Ed Westwick a lot more attractive than I thought I did. Shee-ZOW.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
THE SHIT SHOW NEVER ENDS
The past two days have been a whirlwind, to say the least. Classes are over so I've spent them trying to balance some last minute good times with my friends and getting work done. Hence why I am updating at 4 in the morning... I'm convinced I work better in nocturnal mode. My Conversations of the West: Antiquity and the 19th Century (mouthful much?) final is tomorrow at 12pm and then I have the rest of the day to get my last batch of shit done. My past few video projects have had a lighter feel to them, touching on some surrealism and a bit of a cartoony feel but I'm going to be a little bitter and more serious in this one. So much to do, so little time....
It's seriously a little nerve-wrecking knowing I'm less than 48 hours away from finishing my freshman year of college.
Also had some interesting celeb sightings. Connor Paolo, who plays Eric Van der Woodsen (Serena's younger bro) on Gossip Girl, was hanging out in front of the dorm down the street (where I happen to be living next year). And today some dudes from a mainstream band I DEF don't listen to were in Virgin Megastore and I hopped over to take a look...also bought a copy of Empire Records for $10. What an awesome movie.
I went home this past weekend with my friend Alex and of course it was a crazy time. Pretty sure he got the full blown Long Island experience this time around, since it was a little short-lived last time we made the trip... it's seriously so fun having him home with me, as weird as it is mixing my high school and college worlds. There has been a lot of that this year, and while it isn't for everyone (or some people don't have the opportunity), maybe it is a blessing in disguise. They're all in my life constantly and I'm the kind of person who likes having the security of old friendships while stepping into the waters of new ones. Blegh blegh I'm turning too metaphorical for this shit show of a late hour blog post...
We (as in my roomie, suitemate and I) just had a major cleaning sesh in the living room. The walls are so barren, it's such an alien feeling after getting so used to having ourselves and our personalities plastered all over the walls through drawings and posters and photographs of ourselves. The aesthetic of the room sort of failed since we're all unfortunately lazy bums, but hopefully next year we spruce things up a little more. I'd like a cute lamp or some throw pillows to say the least.
Facebook is telling me my account is unavailable, and when my major method of procrastination isn't there for my abuse, I think it means it's time for a shower and some sleep. But I will just end off on the note that I met a man tonight who tried to sell me a lighter watch and kept saying "Sexy time" like Borat. I'm going to miss these city weird fucks.
It's seriously a little nerve-wrecking knowing I'm less than 48 hours away from finishing my freshman year of college.
Also had some interesting celeb sightings. Connor Paolo, who plays Eric Van der Woodsen (Serena's younger bro) on Gossip Girl, was hanging out in front of the dorm down the street (where I happen to be living next year). And today some dudes from a mainstream band I DEF don't listen to were in Virgin Megastore and I hopped over to take a look...also bought a copy of Empire Records for $10. What an awesome movie.
I went home this past weekend with my friend Alex and of course it was a crazy time. Pretty sure he got the full blown Long Island experience this time around, since it was a little short-lived last time we made the trip... it's seriously so fun having him home with me, as weird as it is mixing my high school and college worlds. There has been a lot of that this year, and while it isn't for everyone (or some people don't have the opportunity), maybe it is a blessing in disguise. They're all in my life constantly and I'm the kind of person who likes having the security of old friendships while stepping into the waters of new ones. Blegh blegh I'm turning too metaphorical for this shit show of a late hour blog post...
We (as in my roomie, suitemate and I) just had a major cleaning sesh in the living room. The walls are so barren, it's such an alien feeling after getting so used to having ourselves and our personalities plastered all over the walls through drawings and posters and photographs of ourselves. The aesthetic of the room sort of failed since we're all unfortunately lazy bums, but hopefully next year we spruce things up a little more. I'd like a cute lamp or some throw pillows to say the least.
Facebook is telling me my account is unavailable, and when my major method of procrastination isn't there for my abuse, I think it means it's time for a shower and some sleep. But I will just end off on the note that I met a man tonight who tried to sell me a lighter watch and kept saying "Sexy time" like Borat. I'm going to miss these city weird fucks.
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