Dear Santa,
Please tell Autumnus to hurry.
Love,
Me.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tomorrow I may or may not be starting my internship,
but either way, I really enjoyed my summer and will look fondly back on it,
up's, down's, everywhere, everything.
I start to wonder if perhaps this is what Haruhi must have felt,
but then, I'm ready to go on.
Here's to the rest of the year, and whatever it may bring!
but either way, I really enjoyed my summer and will look fondly back on it,
up's, down's, everywhere, everything.
I start to wonder if perhaps this is what Haruhi must have felt,
but then, I'm ready to go on.
Here's to the rest of the year, and whatever it may bring!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
I only have more answers?
“If she says, ‘It just happened,’ I’m going to kill her.”
It just happened.
“… Augh.”
It just happened.
“… Augh.”
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Day Eight - June 28. 2009
The last day!
We came home. XD
The End.
:P
We'd left a lot later than I thought; it's okay though.
Haha, when we finally arrived back in Gainesville,
apparently all of L.A.'s friends were at Mochi.
Me and Allen: "MOCHI!"
L.A.: "Do you want to go?"
Me and Allen: "NO!"
LOL.
Actually, he and Allen went.
I'd wanted to go home.
And thank God I did, in retrospect.
Funny, how life works.
... Indeed.
Ah, all the mini-drama that unfolded...
But that was then, and this is now.
And whatever will happen, will happen.
Here are the last few pictures, hope you've enjoyed reading, whoever you are. :)
Where we stayed in Atlanta, thank you to the Ocampo family :D
Pigtails. ;)
あ。
Now let's see where else this blog will go...
I don't know what I'll put in it, nor who reads it, but maybe I'll still update it from time to time...
We came home. XD
The End.
:P
We'd left a lot later than I thought; it's okay though.
Haha, when we finally arrived back in Gainesville,
apparently all of L.A.'s friends were at Mochi.
Me and Allen: "MOCHI!"
L.A.: "Do you want to go?"
Me and Allen: "NO!"
LOL.
Actually, he and Allen went.
I'd wanted to go home.
And thank God I did, in retrospect.
Funny, how life works.
... Indeed.
Ah, all the mini-drama that unfolded...
But that was then, and this is now.
And whatever will happen, will happen.
Here are the last few pictures, hope you've enjoyed reading, whoever you are. :)
Where we stayed in Atlanta, thank you to the Ocampo family :D
Pigtails. ;)
あ。
Now let's see where else this blog will go...
I don't know what I'll put in it, nor who reads it, but maybe I'll still update it from time to time...
Day Seven - June 27, 2009
Two posts at once! Good gravy.
It's funny, what I'd written in my journal is so much shorter... but I made up for writing about it the following day.
That day, I met Lisa, who is another Virgo-- we clicked immediately. It was like we'd known each other for much longer than just having met that day. We met her brother for lunch at her brother's place-- they were trying to set him up with "nice Filipina girls" ... Right, okay. Haha. I accidentally left my sunglasses there (the ones I purposely purchased for this crazy trip of ours) and well, I have yet to get them back, but I will manage somehow. :)
Afterwards, we somehow ended up at Yakiniku, which is a teppanyaki place that Lisa's dad partly owns-- I didn't find out that fact until we had completed our meal. :P It was delicious, and I think our chef did the onion volcano because I kept rambling about it. ;)
We then headed back to Lisa's place, I borrowed a blue top for the evening, and somehow we ended up at a Filipino pageant.
(We thought we might be going to a club of sorts, we weren't sure).
Unfortunately, the contestant we were cheering on didn't quite win, but it was entertaining for me, because I saw all these Filipinos doing what Filipinos do naturally-- linedancing. :P
Tito Rodger and I, however, ballroom danced.
And I never felt happier.
There, of course, was an after-party, but I'll skip all the lovely details (and possible drama) and just say that my tolerance has seriously gone up and it took me about 8.5 drinks to get me mostly gone. As in, hi, I was drunk at Waffle House at 5 AM and being a complete pain in the ass. ... ._.
We passed out on our host's floor (he's a good bartender, btw) and ah, I really need to get one of those lovely Ikea things...
Anyway, pictures. XD
:D
FI-YAH.
"I know it's not good for me, but it's so tasty..." (Just like Paula Deen's...).
My lovers, apparently. LOL.
Happiness. :)
One more post to go...
Then where else will this blog lead?
Indeed.
It's funny, what I'd written in my journal is so much shorter... but I made up for writing about it the following day.
That day, I met Lisa, who is another Virgo-- we clicked immediately. It was like we'd known each other for much longer than just having met that day. We met her brother for lunch at her brother's place-- they were trying to set him up with "nice Filipina girls" ... Right, okay. Haha. I accidentally left my sunglasses there (the ones I purposely purchased for this crazy trip of ours) and well, I have yet to get them back, but I will manage somehow. :)
Afterwards, we somehow ended up at Yakiniku, which is a teppanyaki place that Lisa's dad partly owns-- I didn't find out that fact until we had completed our meal. :P It was delicious, and I think our chef did the onion volcano because I kept rambling about it. ;)
We then headed back to Lisa's place, I borrowed a blue top for the evening, and somehow we ended up at a Filipino pageant.
(We thought we might be going to a club of sorts, we weren't sure).
Unfortunately, the contestant we were cheering on didn't quite win, but it was entertaining for me, because I saw all these Filipinos doing what Filipinos do naturally-- linedancing. :P
Tito Rodger and I, however, ballroom danced.
And I never felt happier.
There, of course, was an after-party, but I'll skip all the lovely details (and possible drama) and just say that my tolerance has seriously gone up and it took me about 8.5 drinks to get me mostly gone. As in, hi, I was drunk at Waffle House at 5 AM and being a complete pain in the ass. ... ._.
We passed out on our host's floor (he's a good bartender, btw) and ah, I really need to get one of those lovely Ikea things...
Anyway, pictures. XD
:D
FI-YAH.
"I know it's not good for me, but it's so tasty..." (Just like Paula Deen's...).
My lovers, apparently. LOL.
Happiness. :)
One more post to go...
Then where else will this blog lead?
Indeed.
Day Six - June 26, 2009
How is it already August? Hahaha...
Okay, I need to wrap this up. :P
(It's weird, I have to look in my old Moleskine when so many things have already happened since then...).
So apparently, the vacation mindset really, well, set in for me while in ATL.
It may have been the people, the time on the road...
It really should have hit me what with all the mountains and winding roads,
but I liked being in a new place, with new people.
I'm actually not sure what we did that day...
Ah, right. Looking at the pictures, we apparently had pho for lunch in Little Saigon (Pho Dai Lai II?), visited another H-Mart, and Kuya L.A. made some sushi (off the job :P) for dinner. I also FINALLY got to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Yeah, it took me that long because no one ever asked me.
I think we may have also gone to the "rich" mall that day... Hahaha. ;)
Later on that evening, around 1:30 AM, we saw Transformers 2, on an IMAX screen!
I hadn't seen a movie in IMAX in, oh... Forever. And I'm pretty sure the last one I'd seen was an educational film.
It was very exciting; I felt that the screen was going to eat me. T_T;
Anyway, Optimus Prime is one sexy piece of robot.
Hahaha-- I love this one thing I wrote: "They it's guy porn, but girls can appreciate it, too-- if only guys could appreciate chick flicks the same way T_T;"
Here are what scant photographs were taken, and I think I might even update for the following day. Gasp.
Coraline?
Oh, pho--
Hello Panda! ... I... uhm... I ate them all. In the span of minutes. ...
Such a hard-working man
The delicious end-product :)
Foooood.
Bacon. Snerk.
IMAX.
Now to finally update on another crazy day...
Okay, I need to wrap this up. :P
(It's weird, I have to look in my old Moleskine when so many things have already happened since then...).
So apparently, the vacation mindset really, well, set in for me while in ATL.
It may have been the people, the time on the road...
It really should have hit me what with all the mountains and winding roads,
but I liked being in a new place, with new people.
I'm actually not sure what we did that day...
Ah, right. Looking at the pictures, we apparently had pho for lunch in Little Saigon (Pho Dai Lai II?), visited another H-Mart, and Kuya L.A. made some sushi (off the job :P) for dinner. I also FINALLY got to play Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Yeah, it took me that long because no one ever asked me.
I think we may have also gone to the "rich" mall that day... Hahaha. ;)
Later on that evening, around 1:30 AM, we saw Transformers 2, on an IMAX screen!
I hadn't seen a movie in IMAX in, oh... Forever. And I'm pretty sure the last one I'd seen was an educational film.
It was very exciting; I felt that the screen was going to eat me. T_T;
Anyway, Optimus Prime is one sexy piece of robot.
Hahaha-- I love this one thing I wrote: "They it's guy porn, but girls can appreciate it, too-- if only guys could appreciate chick flicks the same way T_T;"
Here are what scant photographs were taken, and I think I might even update for the following day. Gasp.
Coraline?
Oh, pho--
Hello Panda! ... I... uhm... I ate them all. In the span of minutes. ...
Such a hard-working man
The delicious end-product :)
Foooood.
Bacon. Snerk.
IMAX.
Now to finally update on another crazy day...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Day Five - June 25, 2009
Cough.
... Uhm, I'm pretty sure that next to no one reads this, and sorry I haven't updated it again as of late.
I've been rather overwhelmed the past few weeks, have a gimpy foot, and my uncle passed away recently, so...
And yet, I will try to update, regardless.
Hope that whoever reads this is well, and that someone actually noticed the lack. :P
---
"Goodbye, KoA and the river what lulled us to sleep!"
We ventured out from TN early and barely made it (seriously, minutes shy of breakfast ending-- do you see this pattern in our adventure?) to Dillard House. AHHH the food was amazing.
(Oh, the notes I'd written to myself in here, hahaha...
"I can't have what I want, and I don't want what I can have" ... And that's nothing compared to all the ramblings of my head).
Dillard House was absolutely wonderful. They said they were still serving breakfast (a miracle) and lo and behold, they set out our food before us. Anything and everything you could want in a breakfast (fresh apricots!) and if you needed more of anything, you only need ask.
Delicious~
I purchased 2 x Peanut Brittle and a jar of Hot Chow Chow (cut to me: "HOT CHOWCHOW!") for my parents. I hope they enjoy it :) I've seen them a lot since then but I'm not sure when they'll try it...
We stayed at a Filipino friend's house-- he's a member of the ATL FSA, and their family was nice enough to accommodate us.
I'm also convinced that wherever I live, I need a basement = not FL. XD
(Oh, more notes. Siiiigh).
Oh wow, there's a 12-hour gap in my writing... 2 PM then 2 AM, haha.
To sum up the short notes I made...
- I bought Flute Wafers from Super H-Mart, which is a large asian grocery store. @_@ We need one in Gainesville, most definitely. This is also where we learned of Michael Jackson's passing, via L.A.'s friend, Jar. :\ Rest in Peace, King of Pop.
- SunO = ATL version of Mochi. "They can't say 'snow'..." Basically, shaved ice with topping but tastes like bliss. :)
- Korean BBQ FTW! It was my first time-- you take the raw meat, vegetables, etc, cook them on the bbq right in front of you. Fabulous~ quite tasty :)
- Hanging out at Kate's after-- POLE DANCING "Whaaaat, she's so ~graceful~ ..." ( ... ... oh, this gimpy foot of mine).
- Laughing so hard like I hadn't in months. Aching sides, tears, and all.
- A rather odd situation but it's all good now.
- Repeatedly hoping I wouldn't do something stupid.
Huh. ^^;
I think that's good enough for now, so here are some pictures!
Food!
Dillard House!
!
:)
Smart kitty. :D
Allen lookin' spiffy
Why make a series out a movie?...
SunO
Nostalgia :)
Noms
Hopefully I won't take as long to post the remaining days. :)
... Uhm, I'm pretty sure that next to no one reads this, and sorry I haven't updated it again as of late.
I've been rather overwhelmed the past few weeks, have a gimpy foot, and my uncle passed away recently, so...
And yet, I will try to update, regardless.
Hope that whoever reads this is well, and that someone actually noticed the lack. :P
---
"Goodbye, KoA and the river what lulled us to sleep!"
We ventured out from TN early and barely made it (seriously, minutes shy of breakfast ending-- do you see this pattern in our adventure?) to Dillard House. AHHH the food was amazing.
(Oh, the notes I'd written to myself in here, hahaha...
"I can't have what I want, and I don't want what I can have" ... And that's nothing compared to all the ramblings of my head).
Dillard House was absolutely wonderful. They said they were still serving breakfast (a miracle) and lo and behold, they set out our food before us. Anything and everything you could want in a breakfast (fresh apricots!) and if you needed more of anything, you only need ask.
Delicious~
I purchased 2 x Peanut Brittle and a jar of Hot Chow Chow (cut to me: "HOT CHOWCHOW!") for my parents. I hope they enjoy it :) I've seen them a lot since then but I'm not sure when they'll try it...
We stayed at a Filipino friend's house-- he's a member of the ATL FSA, and their family was nice enough to accommodate us.
I'm also convinced that wherever I live, I need a basement = not FL. XD
(Oh, more notes. Siiiigh).
Oh wow, there's a 12-hour gap in my writing... 2 PM then 2 AM, haha.
To sum up the short notes I made...
- I bought Flute Wafers from Super H-Mart, which is a large asian grocery store. @_@ We need one in Gainesville, most definitely. This is also where we learned of Michael Jackson's passing, via L.A.'s friend, Jar. :\ Rest in Peace, King of Pop.
- SunO = ATL version of Mochi. "They can't say 'snow'..." Basically, shaved ice with topping but tastes like bliss. :)
- Korean BBQ FTW! It was my first time-- you take the raw meat, vegetables, etc, cook them on the bbq right in front of you. Fabulous~ quite tasty :)
- Hanging out at Kate's after-- POLE DANCING "Whaaaat, she's so ~graceful~ ..." ( ... ... oh, this gimpy foot of mine).
- Laughing so hard like I hadn't in months. Aching sides, tears, and all.
- A rather odd situation but it's all good now.
- Repeatedly hoping I wouldn't do something stupid.
Huh. ^^;
I think that's good enough for now, so here are some pictures!
Food!
Dillard House!
!
:)
Smart kitty. :D
Allen lookin' spiffy
Why make a series out a movie?...
SunO
Nostalgia :)
Noms
Hopefully I won't take as long to post the remaining days. :)
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Day Four - June 24, 2009
I spent some of my time that morning writing my journal entry while sitting on a bench by the river.
So romantic~ (except not)
I had met a woman named Judy in the bathroom the night before, and we'd spent quite a while talking.
Rather, she did most of the talking, though the lesson I got was that NETWORKING is very important.
Which it truly is.
(Funny, I really need to work on that).
She was a PE teacher from Illinois who grew up in Iowa (could be the other way around) and now teachers algebra to students with emotional and behavioral disorders. I actually ran into her that morning-- still got it, haha. (I always had a knack for running into people in the bathroom, go figure). I apparently need to camp at the KoA in South Dakota...
But ah, late night discussions.
It'd been in a while since any were had, in general.
So to lie there, in the tent, with the river rushing by was quite lovely.
I won't go into too much detail about what we all talked about-- otherwise what will the rest of you get to talk to me about?
Haha. :) But I will spare a few things.
I am a lot more open than any of you realize, I think.
It's funny, Lawrence had underestimated me as well.
Maybe if more people got to know me ... sigh.
One point I made was how I'd found myself in the middle ground more often than not as of late.
How I felt silly (not too often, but enough to make me think a bit, which... I suppose I do enough) about holding onto my morals when no one else does [...], when I have to hold onto my morals and have to be the responsible one.
(I know I don't have to be. But still.) And sometimes how I get weary of being "good" all the time and still getting fucked over. Of course, it may just be me. ... sigh.
(I'm just typing more or less of what I've written, it is the Fourth of July right now and I've a few other things to do, as I'm sure everyone else is doing... I just thought writing about Day Four on the Fourth would be amusing).
There were a lot of other things discussed, and I'm sure I was going to go into more detail, but if you really want to know,
just talk to me. Ask me. I may or may not just answer. :P We'll see.
We ate at Flapjack's for breakfast-- ♥!!!
Best pancakes I've had in a while, the syrup balanced everything perfectly, and I even got chocolate milk. :3
(Yet again, another place we'd seen several times and knew we had to go to, haha).
Allen had ordered this thing called the Stacker, where it went like this: pancake, fruit, pancake, fruit, pancake, whipped cream, chocolate syrup. And he finished the whole thing. @__@
I'd surprisingly received a voicemail-- it's so funny when anyone calls or leaves a VM, I just get so excited. I know, it's ridiculous. ._.
Ah, Life. Very intriguing, yet very maddening.
OH. And I also finally bought a black bear from there. :D They're practically ubiquitous in Tennessee, so... Hooray!
His name his Jack. :D
(Yes, TN = Brainwashing).
Afterwards, we went to Harrah's, which is a Cherokee casino and hotel sort of deal.
You had to sign up for your free membership-- of course I got the clerk from the Philippines. :P
I started off just with $5, didn't win much, if at all, when L.A. found this Green Dragons II slot machine that was basically nickel slots. And he somehow got a buttload of money. @__@ I tried, didn't really get anywhere, and then Allen tried on another of the same machine, and he won a lot of money. .__. Cut to Charamy fuming and trying another $5.
I played 9 lines, bet 1 per line, and BAM. First thing, got a Bonus, eight free spins, and ta daaaa, $32.55, thank you very much.
XDDD Tripled what I put in, I can't complain. :P I mean, I actually won money at a casino! Who knew...
But then, of course, the ~dark side~ of gambling peers out... Both Allen and I could tell why people could develop gambling addictions. T__T; (What with my personality, I'd be consumed...).
I sort of felt bad for the elderly people... Wondered if they had anything better to do with their money. ._.
Like donate to charity, I don't really know... Uhm...
Anywho, we went back to the campsite because Allen was tired, and then he passed out for a while, leaving L.A. and I to our own devices... Ooo. Not. :P Come on now.
We foraged for dinner at the local Texaco (so fancy ;) and so our meal consisted of tuna + crackers, cheese on cheese crackers ("My, you must all be having a fun time in there"), and Combos. WIN. YES.
And you know, it's somewhat funny. I forgot to add this up there, but eh...
Kuya had hit the nail on the head. He remarked about how I'd had about three different haircuts,
and how every time, "It's like three different Charamy's!"
Exactly.
It's sad because not many people realize it, I think.
Too bad for 'em, then.
And ah, we indulged in a humorous vice, talked some more, and then spent the rest of the evening charging batteries by the restrooms, playing the DS, and gritting our teeth at stupid Shao Khan. :P
Okay, picture time! XD
Flapjack's!
This has to be a must-stop whenever I come back.
Oh hai Jack :)
He thinks he's so cool.
Home?
Not such a great machine, I didn't quite understand. :\ It was a one-cent machine...
NOTHING compared to GREEN DRAGONS II.
(Oh, yeah. Nothing like all of us winning on the ASIAN machines. ... Riiiight. -- I still insist I'm Pacific Islander. I swear. :P)
Cha-ching! XD
'kay, well... Hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day, and be safe!
I'll let my pyromaniac self have a ball. :3
Comments? Questions? Concerns? Hugs?
So romantic~ (except not)
I had met a woman named Judy in the bathroom the night before, and we'd spent quite a while talking.
Rather, she did most of the talking, though the lesson I got was that NETWORKING is very important.
Which it truly is.
(Funny, I really need to work on that).
She was a PE teacher from Illinois who grew up in Iowa (could be the other way around) and now teachers algebra to students with emotional and behavioral disorders. I actually ran into her that morning-- still got it, haha. (I always had a knack for running into people in the bathroom, go figure). I apparently need to camp at the KoA in South Dakota...
But ah, late night discussions.
It'd been in a while since any were had, in general.
So to lie there, in the tent, with the river rushing by was quite lovely.
I won't go into too much detail about what we all talked about-- otherwise what will the rest of you get to talk to me about?
Haha. :) But I will spare a few things.
I am a lot more open than any of you realize, I think.
It's funny, Lawrence had underestimated me as well.
Maybe if more people got to know me ... sigh.
One point I made was how I'd found myself in the middle ground more often than not as of late.
How I felt silly (not too often, but enough to make me think a bit, which... I suppose I do enough) about holding onto my morals when no one else does [...], when I have to hold onto my morals and have to be the responsible one.
(I know I don't have to be. But still.) And sometimes how I get weary of being "good" all the time and still getting fucked over. Of course, it may just be me. ... sigh.
(I'm just typing more or less of what I've written, it is the Fourth of July right now and I've a few other things to do, as I'm sure everyone else is doing... I just thought writing about Day Four on the Fourth would be amusing).
There were a lot of other things discussed, and I'm sure I was going to go into more detail, but if you really want to know,
just talk to me. Ask me. I may or may not just answer. :P We'll see.
We ate at Flapjack's for breakfast-- ♥!!!
Best pancakes I've had in a while, the syrup balanced everything perfectly, and I even got chocolate milk. :3
(Yet again, another place we'd seen several times and knew we had to go to, haha).
Allen had ordered this thing called the Stacker, where it went like this: pancake, fruit, pancake, fruit, pancake, whipped cream, chocolate syrup. And he finished the whole thing. @__@
I'd surprisingly received a voicemail-- it's so funny when anyone calls or leaves a VM, I just get so excited. I know, it's ridiculous. ._.
Ah, Life. Very intriguing, yet very maddening.
OH. And I also finally bought a black bear from there. :D They're practically ubiquitous in Tennessee, so... Hooray!
His name his Jack. :D
(Yes, TN = Brainwashing).
Afterwards, we went to Harrah's, which is a Cherokee casino and hotel sort of deal.
You had to sign up for your free membership-- of course I got the clerk from the Philippines. :P
I started off just with $5, didn't win much, if at all, when L.A. found this Green Dragons II slot machine that was basically nickel slots. And he somehow got a buttload of money. @__@ I tried, didn't really get anywhere, and then Allen tried on another of the same machine, and he won a lot of money. .__. Cut to Charamy fuming and trying another $5.
I played 9 lines, bet 1 per line, and BAM. First thing, got a Bonus, eight free spins, and ta daaaa, $32.55, thank you very much.
XDDD Tripled what I put in, I can't complain. :P I mean, I actually won money at a casino! Who knew...
But then, of course, the ~dark side~ of gambling peers out... Both Allen and I could tell why people could develop gambling addictions. T__T; (What with my personality, I'd be consumed...).
I sort of felt bad for the elderly people... Wondered if they had anything better to do with their money. ._.
Like donate to charity, I don't really know... Uhm...
Anywho, we went back to the campsite because Allen was tired, and then he passed out for a while, leaving L.A. and I to our own devices... Ooo. Not. :P Come on now.
We foraged for dinner at the local Texaco (so fancy ;) and so our meal consisted of tuna + crackers, cheese on cheese crackers ("My, you must all be having a fun time in there"), and Combos. WIN. YES.
And you know, it's somewhat funny. I forgot to add this up there, but eh...
Kuya had hit the nail on the head. He remarked about how I'd had about three different haircuts,
and how every time, "It's like three different Charamy's!"
Exactly.
It's sad because not many people realize it, I think.
Too bad for 'em, then.
And ah, we indulged in a humorous vice, talked some more, and then spent the rest of the evening charging batteries by the restrooms, playing the DS, and gritting our teeth at stupid Shao Khan. :P
Okay, picture time! XD
Flapjack's!
This has to be a must-stop whenever I come back.
Oh hai Jack :)
He thinks he's so cool.
Home?
Not such a great machine, I didn't quite understand. :\ It was a one-cent machine...
NOTHING compared to GREEN DRAGONS II.
(Oh, yeah. Nothing like all of us winning on the ASIAN machines. ... Riiiight. -- I still insist I'm Pacific Islander. I swear. :P)
Cha-ching! XD
'kay, well... Hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day, and be safe!
I'll let my pyromaniac self have a ball. :3
Comments? Questions? Concerns? Hugs?
Friday, July 3, 2009
Day Three - June 23, 2009
I'd fallen asleep to the firelight flickering against the tent wall, the rush of the river either lulling me to sleep or providing white noise. As always, I was last to fall asleep-- in a group situation, this always seems to be the case. I slept flat on my back for the most part-- I hadn't thought it would leave me feeling so well in the morning, but I turned out all right. I usually sleep on my side, but as evidenced by one of the evenings, this would only leave on arm in pain for the most part...
Thoughts ran through my head, as always. And yet there were entertaining dreams nonetheless... I was rather disappointed when Kuya woke me up that morning. And even more amused when he pointed something out and couldn't see it. Picking up my glasses and putting them on, I saw a rather large spider. XD I drew it and even took a picture, just to share with all of you wonderful people. :)
I can't remember what time we woke up that day, all I knew was that we were going to go...
(READY?)
...
...
Whitewater Rafting!
!!!
This was a big deal for me, because I remember when I was much younger, and we were in North Carolina, and I absolutely refused.
... Oh, my God.
iT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I was dressed in black, "Aeropostale 87" plastered across my butt, a bikini top, and a halter. Woo, go me.
I was worried because I was wearing my contacts-- I didn't want to lose them, I only have one pair...
(I have a custom pair because my eyes are that bad. Yes, really).
And we all wore water shoes, because otherwise flip-flops'd just fly out...
I love what I've written here:
"The sunlight filtered through the trees. I wish I had a thesaurus so I wouldn't keep using "beautiful" but that's just how it all is." And then, "MOUNTAINS."
We had arrived early to our rafting post, and decided we'd eat somewhere afterwards. The restrooms were awkward because the doors were literally like saloon doors, with no locks... Uhm. Anyway, we were debriefed about safety, had to run back in to sign the waivers since we'd forgotten, than ran back and all got assigned to groups. We put on our gear, piled into a bus, and took a nice little trip where they amused us with jokes, "Stoptions," and "THAT'S NOT MY CHICKEN!"
I was both nervous and excited. I was really more concerned about falling out and getting hurt or something, I being me...
But I didn't know when I'd get another opportunity, so what the hell, why not.
(By the way, for those of you wondering, I'd like to skydive before I die. Seriously. I may not like rollercoasters, but somehow I think I can handle skydiving... Go figure. :P)
I really liked our rafting guide, her name was Meghan. She was from NY, very experienced, and reminded me of one of my cohort members, actually. She was awesome. XD We were with a family that was also from Florida-- a dad and his three daughters. The boys weren't too pleased with this, because one of the daughters was probably seven or eight and was terrified, so we had to take the not-so-dangerous parts of the rapids. :\ However I just figured it'd be an opportunity to put my early childhood education degree into use or something... XD
Kuya L.A. was in the front, I was in the middle, and Allen was next to me I believe. We had to make sure to pay attention to the guide's instruction, and sometimes had to relay said instructions to those up front. I kept trying to help the little one hold on to her T-Grip-- that was the most important part of rafting, aside from making it out alive. :P
"T-GRIP!"
We were basically on a Class 4 river-- I think the highest levels are Class 5 or 6.
And honestly, I'd love to it all again. I love the challenge.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
I love how afterwards, all I thought was that I'm so totally taking my family (like, when I actually have a family of my own, though I'd love to do this with my parents some time, because I know they'd enjoy it, and I can just picture my mom), and just tell my children, "BE BRAVE! I'm not taking no for an answer! AHAHA!" :P
The little girl was actually really brave for being in the boat with us, though for the most part she clung to our guide's leg. ^^;
MY CHILDREN WILL BE BRAVE. OHOHOHOU~ (... I love how I always picture how my children will be just so epic. XD).
When we came back to the rafting site, there were these Campus Life people singing, "Do you know the muffin man," and dancing... They scared me. They were much to ... ... comfy-cozy-home-y for me... ... .___.;
We all changed into dry clothes in the changing rooms-- which were just open rooms for everyone to change in, no curtains, no stalls, no nothin'. Like P.E. all over again, only with absolute strangers. XD YAAAY. You do whatcha gotta do.
We drove back to Gatilinburg to have some eats, make a few phone calls while we could. We ate at Smoky's Bar and Grill-- I enjoyed it. :) I think I had a BBQ sandwich, it hit the spot. And oh, those posters... eheh.
Afterwards, we went to hike a trail-- Grotto Falls, which would only be 1.4 mi, but it wasn't so bad as Clingman's Dome. ^^;
I tried to take in as much as possible-- there was so much green! We managed to keep up for the most part, though part of me kept thinking, "And we'll be going back the same way... Huh." Luckily, going downhill is always easier. We crossed several little rivers (probably just part of the falls) and once we got to Grotto Falls itself, it was just mesmerizing. :) I also heard my mom's voice in my head, "I'd like to swim in there!" Hahaha. Which, actually, she could.
Allen dunked his head into the water, Kuya and I took pictures, I watched all the families. It was nice to have a bit of a respite and to feel the mist on my face. I also took pictures with my cellphone and sent them to my parents. :) (Once again, another moment where I wished I used Twitpic). As we walked back downhill, we sang Disney songs, joked around, and ran around like ninjas. REPLACEMENT TECHNIQUE!
A quote, "Two paths diverged in the Great Smoky Mountains Forest, and I took the third one and almost busted my ass."
:P
On the car ride to the tourist area of Gatlinburg, I reflected on how we'd seen something that not everyone gets to see.
Even the Great Smoky Mountains themselves! It just makes you think. :)
We spent the rest of the day in Gatlinburg, shopping, looking for weaponry (no lie), pondering about fudge, GETTING DELICIOUS TAFFY, seeing bluegrass bands, SMOKED CHEESE, Herbie, Bumblebee, whee. :D
We ate at a restaurant called Blaine's-- I ordered a chicken salad, attempting to be healthy, and ate more than I thought I would, so. :\ What, we were eating fast food all the time andandand... T_T;;
Kuya L.A. got kunai and throwing spikes, and Allen got a sword from Final Fantasy XIII. ... Yes, you read right. XIII.
"Wait, what? That's not even released here... You better hope it's in the game." :P
My mind drifted a lot on that trip. Mm. How life works out, indeed.
Now I'm looking at what I wrote for the next day... It seems to include a few more details about what happened. I think I was too tired to write a lot since we'd gotten back so late. But now I have to decide if I want to include it here, or for the next post... Hmm.
Maybe for tomorrow, then. Because we didn't actually do a lot on Day Four. XD
And I think you'd all like to be interested to know about how open of a person I really am.
Ohh.
"Good morning!"
Rrrready
Hiking, hiking, hiking fairy princess~
(Ehhh).
Don't go chasing waterfalls...
Grotto Falls
Reminiscent of my Kakashi manip... Ohou.
That's my Kuya. :P
Bleach sword and a gunblade... Ah-yup.
... Yes, really.
Fun.
... XD
[Note: I have also enabled comments on here so that anyone can comment, sorry about that.]
Thoughts ran through my head, as always. And yet there were entertaining dreams nonetheless... I was rather disappointed when Kuya woke me up that morning. And even more amused when he pointed something out and couldn't see it. Picking up my glasses and putting them on, I saw a rather large spider. XD I drew it and even took a picture, just to share with all of you wonderful people. :)
I can't remember what time we woke up that day, all I knew was that we were going to go...
(READY?)
...
...
Whitewater Rafting!
!!!
This was a big deal for me, because I remember when I was much younger, and we were in North Carolina, and I absolutely refused.
... Oh, my God.
iT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I was dressed in black, "Aeropostale 87" plastered across my butt, a bikini top, and a halter. Woo, go me.
I was worried because I was wearing my contacts-- I didn't want to lose them, I only have one pair...
(I have a custom pair because my eyes are that bad. Yes, really).
And we all wore water shoes, because otherwise flip-flops'd just fly out...
I love what I've written here:
"The sunlight filtered through the trees. I wish I had a thesaurus so I wouldn't keep using "beautiful" but that's just how it all is." And then, "MOUNTAINS."
We had arrived early to our rafting post, and decided we'd eat somewhere afterwards. The restrooms were awkward because the doors were literally like saloon doors, with no locks... Uhm. Anyway, we were debriefed about safety, had to run back in to sign the waivers since we'd forgotten, than ran back and all got assigned to groups. We put on our gear, piled into a bus, and took a nice little trip where they amused us with jokes, "Stoptions," and "THAT'S NOT MY CHICKEN!"
I was both nervous and excited. I was really more concerned about falling out and getting hurt or something, I being me...
But I didn't know when I'd get another opportunity, so what the hell, why not.
(By the way, for those of you wondering, I'd like to skydive before I die. Seriously. I may not like rollercoasters, but somehow I think I can handle skydiving... Go figure. :P)
I really liked our rafting guide, her name was Meghan. She was from NY, very experienced, and reminded me of one of my cohort members, actually. She was awesome. XD We were with a family that was also from Florida-- a dad and his three daughters. The boys weren't too pleased with this, because one of the daughters was probably seven or eight and was terrified, so we had to take the not-so-dangerous parts of the rapids. :\ However I just figured it'd be an opportunity to put my early childhood education degree into use or something... XD
Kuya L.A. was in the front, I was in the middle, and Allen was next to me I believe. We had to make sure to pay attention to the guide's instruction, and sometimes had to relay said instructions to those up front. I kept trying to help the little one hold on to her T-Grip-- that was the most important part of rafting, aside from making it out alive. :P
"T-GRIP!"
We were basically on a Class 4 river-- I think the highest levels are Class 5 or 6.
And honestly, I'd love to it all again. I love the challenge.
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
I love how afterwards, all I thought was that I'm so totally taking my family (like, when I actually have a family of my own, though I'd love to do this with my parents some time, because I know they'd enjoy it, and I can just picture my mom), and just tell my children, "BE BRAVE! I'm not taking no for an answer! AHAHA!" :P
The little girl was actually really brave for being in the boat with us, though for the most part she clung to our guide's leg. ^^;
MY CHILDREN WILL BE BRAVE. OHOHOHOU~ (... I love how I always picture how my children will be just so epic. XD).
When we came back to the rafting site, there were these Campus Life people singing, "Do you know the muffin man," and dancing... They scared me. They were much to ... ... comfy-cozy-home-y for me... ... .___.;
We all changed into dry clothes in the changing rooms-- which were just open rooms for everyone to change in, no curtains, no stalls, no nothin'. Like P.E. all over again, only with absolute strangers. XD YAAAY. You do whatcha gotta do.
We drove back to Gatilinburg to have some eats, make a few phone calls while we could. We ate at Smoky's Bar and Grill-- I enjoyed it. :) I think I had a BBQ sandwich, it hit the spot. And oh, those posters... eheh.
Afterwards, we went to hike a trail-- Grotto Falls, which would only be 1.4 mi, but it wasn't so bad as Clingman's Dome. ^^;
I tried to take in as much as possible-- there was so much green! We managed to keep up for the most part, though part of me kept thinking, "And we'll be going back the same way... Huh." Luckily, going downhill is always easier. We crossed several little rivers (probably just part of the falls) and once we got to Grotto Falls itself, it was just mesmerizing. :) I also heard my mom's voice in my head, "I'd like to swim in there!" Hahaha. Which, actually, she could.
Allen dunked his head into the water, Kuya and I took pictures, I watched all the families. It was nice to have a bit of a respite and to feel the mist on my face. I also took pictures with my cellphone and sent them to my parents. :) (Once again, another moment where I wished I used Twitpic). As we walked back downhill, we sang Disney songs, joked around, and ran around like ninjas. REPLACEMENT TECHNIQUE!
A quote, "Two paths diverged in the Great Smoky Mountains Forest, and I took the third one and almost busted my ass."
:P
On the car ride to the tourist area of Gatlinburg, I reflected on how we'd seen something that not everyone gets to see.
Even the Great Smoky Mountains themselves! It just makes you think. :)
We spent the rest of the day in Gatlinburg, shopping, looking for weaponry (no lie), pondering about fudge, GETTING DELICIOUS TAFFY, seeing bluegrass bands, SMOKED CHEESE, Herbie, Bumblebee, whee. :D
We ate at a restaurant called Blaine's-- I ordered a chicken salad, attempting to be healthy, and ate more than I thought I would, so. :\ What, we were eating fast food all the time andandand... T_T;;
Kuya L.A. got kunai and throwing spikes, and Allen got a sword from Final Fantasy XIII. ... Yes, you read right. XIII.
"Wait, what? That's not even released here... You better hope it's in the game." :P
My mind drifted a lot on that trip. Mm. How life works out, indeed.
Now I'm looking at what I wrote for the next day... It seems to include a few more details about what happened. I think I was too tired to write a lot since we'd gotten back so late. But now I have to decide if I want to include it here, or for the next post... Hmm.
Maybe for tomorrow, then. Because we didn't actually do a lot on Day Four. XD
And I think you'd all like to be interested to know about how open of a person I really am.
Ohh.
"Good morning!"
Rrrready
Hiking, hiking, hiking fairy princess~
(Ehhh).
Don't go chasing waterfalls...
Grotto Falls
Reminiscent of my Kakashi manip... Ohou.
That's my Kuya. :P
Bleach sword and a gunblade... Ah-yup.
... Yes, really.
Fun.
... XD
[Note: I have also enabled comments on here so that anyone can comment, sorry about that.]
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