Perfect From Far Away

ain't nobody gonna bring me down

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:01:13 GMT

I went to the Chameleon last night with Liz to see Punchline [with Cute Is What We Aim For, Valencia, and New Atlantic]. More bands I only know a song or two but it was fun watching the crowd and bands perform. I would love to do that every night. I love the vibe. I love the atmosphere. Steve [from Punchline] looked up at the balcony, saw me and we just stared at each other until I broke a smile [and he returned it]. That was my 'zomg!' moment of the night.

The second I got home, Matt [Action Action Matt since I don't know his last name] IM'ed me and asked if I wanted to go ghost hunting with his friends [Dylan and Ty...I'm totally guessing on the spelling]. We tried to do that on Sunday, but things came up and it didn't happen. I skipped out on eating with my bf to go hang out with a bunch of guys. He seemed kind of bummed, but...he's always telling me to get out, so. Drove to the abandoned hotel. I was more brave with three other guys around, but if I was there by myself [or even just two people] I wouldn't have done it. I bet I had a nice lung-full of asbestos by the time we left. Sweet. Had to run across the road so we wouldn't get caught. I was always last. This is why girls don't do these sort of things. They'll get caught with their little legs. Everyone had a souvenir from the hotel. I only grabbed a sticker and wore it on my hoodie. I'm only worth $54.95. I'm cheap.

Then we went to this other abandoned place in Stasburg. It's in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but farmland around us and it's pitch black. We drove around it once so I could get a look at the place. It was definitely more creepy than the last place. Luckily we didn't go inside.

Then I came home and crashed. I was so tired I don't know how I made it home. Today: Lunch with the bf and maybe more hangs tonight.

should i stay or should i go

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:40:45 GMT

I'm thinking about deleting all entries and starting fresh. Even a name change. I've got another journal that I haven't really told anyone about and it's nice seeing everything so simple and clean. I changed the layout to match it, but I have all of these crap communities still listed under this name. They won't let me go.

So I'm still debating over that. It shouldn't be a big deal, but I'm not one for change.

Too much and not enough stuff has happened lately. I would type a long winded post about it, but no one ever wants to read those so I'll save you the rambling.

The End (for now).

Boredom Doesn't Describe You

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:39:45 GMT

I think I'm getting bored with the layout. While it was a cool idea in the first place, it's starting to get to me...feels too 'fangirl' now. And after reading the list of potential bands that could play at MU in the spring, I definitely don't want the added annoyance:

All American Rejects
Butch Walker
Death Cab for Cutie
Fall Out Boy
Jason Mraz
Jimmy Eat World
Lifehouse
Switchfoot

The last time I checked, AAR was first and FOB trailing in a very close second (29% vs. 27%). If FOB were to come to MU I think I would be one of the happiest people. The only thing that would suck would be all of the extra people showing up (ie. the highschool/middle school/non-college students). And you know everyone and their sister would show up because of their exposure to TRL and whatnot. JEW would be awesome too. And Butch Walker was already here even though he wasn't the main act. Death Cab would also be amazing to have, but if I had to choose between any of the other bands I like and FOB, I'm sorry...they'd win hands down.

Birthday Time

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 02:59:20 GMT

So today was the big 2-2. The day I grow another year older. It's also Veteran's Day (for those of you not up on your holidays). To everyone that wished me a happy birthday, I appreciate it. Those who haven't, don't worry it's still not over ~~or if you really don't care/know that's cool too~~.

Spent most of the day with my mom looking for and buying a coat. It's not the most FANTASMIC coat ever, but it's doable (no, not like that). Finally got FOB's My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue and Take This To Your Grave (I already had the songs, but shh...Liz let me borrow TTTYG last semester and I burned the songs (without really liking or caring about them at the time) and I also got Bayside's self entitled album ~~RIP John "Beatz" Holohan~~. Again, already had all the songs, but I felt it would be pretty nice of me (since these are bands I actually enjoy) to actually pay the guys who have literally put their blood, sweat, tears ~~and lives~~ into what they love for everyone to hear.

John also came over for a little. Took me out to Burger King (he's got one of his GRE tests tomorrow so nothing fancy tonight...tomorrow he's making me dinner), got Chewbacca and the Crown that I wore while eating and then into Weis. Good stuff.

This is what happened when John left me all alone

But oooh, look what I got?!

A happy Nichole with Chewie!

This is what part of my living room looks like right now

Here is the other part

Here is part of the kitchen

Also, thinking about doing a friends cut. So if you'd like me to keep you as my friend, lemme know in this post. Otherwise, I'm probably going to get rid of you. ~~Some people have already gotten cut and some I probably won't cut even if you don't reply, but if you REALLY care then leave one~~

Nicole from Regal also wished me a happy bday last night and gave me a nacho chip as a present (it was even wrapped in a napkin). We always joke that the nacho's at Regal are laced with crack, hence the reason we always eat them on break. Hence the reason she gave me a nacho as a present. It was a lot funnier last night.

I also took some amazing photos with my camera. I don't feel like charging myself money for two pictures right now, so those will have to wait until after I get the next bill. Let's just say they involve alien mannequin's and Dennis Quaid. If that's not a cliff hanger I don't know what is.

ALSO: Mandy - if you're still reading this (noticed the journal disappearing a while ago) let me know if you have a new one or what's up. I hope you're doing OK!

Lara - THANK YOU for being the first person to wish me a happy bday! What are bday buddies for?! I know I've already said this, but you freakin' rock my socks OFF. I think I had a BF overload there, but he's pretty to look at when I'm bored, haha.

And yes... this post is P-U-B-L-I-C. Enjoy it while you can. I'm in a giving mood (hey, it is almost Thanksgiving).

What Does This Button Do? Oh Snap...

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:33:36 GMT

So I always thought I was somewhat smart when it comes to viruses, but I just proved to myself last night that I am NOT smart. In fact, I think I'm those scissors that are round and can't cut for craaap so you can't hurt yourself. I deserve to wear a helmet and pads and ride the short bus everywhere I go.

So yeah...no more AIM for now until I figure out what to do. I don't know if Express is affected, but honestly I don't want to try. Got an IM from someone I had on my BL and I don't really know them or talk to them. Sorry.

I'm at home now, so no problems here. I might just say 'screw it' and buy a new PC because I'm so technologically challanged, apparently. I deserve a swift kick in the head ~~or two~~. Maybe I was dropped as a child.

But enough of my saying how stupid I am (no need to remind me folks, thanks). You all get the point. My deepest apologies to all those who I don't know and got a little IM friend...more than once.

"Dude, I'm getting a Dell" sounds good right about now.

UPDATE: new sn (check info) that will be my "I'M SAFE; YOU'RE SAFE" kinda name. If you see it, then you know I'm allllll good.

Friends Only

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:03:22 GMT

created by carousels

+ comment to be added
+ leave comments so i know you care (i need love too)
+ don't be rude
+ no exceptions

No Mail For You

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 16:23:29 GMT

So after I ate lunch today, I was walking back to my dorm and I wanted to check my mail since it's been a couple days now. I got up to the mailboxes and a girl (I'm assuming she's an RA or something like that) comes over and is like, "the mail didn't come yet today," and I'm like, that's fine because I haven't checked my mail in a while anyway.

But she proceeds to unlock the mailboxes and spin them around (I guess so the mailman can put the mail in) and I hesitate, because I'm confused, lol. So I ask her if she needs to do the same with where my mailbox is and she says yes.

I swear she waited until she saw me coming because as soon as I was starting to check my mail, she came over. Punk. So I guess I'll have to make another trip downstairs to check my mail later today. Thanks.

Ms. Radio Personality

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 21:09:12 GMT

I was talking to Dan last night and I asked him if he had the latest Rilo Kiley CD because I knew he was a fan of theirs (I only found out about them by listening to one of his shows) and he said he could burn me the CD. Then we some how got on the topic of the radio station here (WIXQ) and John told me I should become a DJ. Riiiight.

I guess in some ways that would help me out a little, but I don't want to be on the radio. I don't have the personality for it. But Dan said I wouldn't have to say much (in fact, they'd prefer I didn't) so I don't know... It would be cool to get new music without going out and buying it. We'll see what I do...it would be nice to get out and do something and meet other people.

Well, I gotta get ready for my 6PM class. Fun stuff.

Still Sick

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 13:44:00 GMT

I'm still feeling sick. Except now, I feel worse. Before it was just a cough and now it's a runny/stuffy nose, a horrible cough, and other stuff. What a great way to start the school year, lemme tell you. I think my allergies are acting up as well, so that's double the suffering.

The good news though, it's almost the weekend which means I can relax and sleep in and recover and all that fun stuff. I can't wait. I really do love 3-day weekends. I'm not going home this weekend, either. I figured it was my first weekend here so I could stick it out. Except I think a lot of people are going home this weekend, ha. Oh well. I'll enjoy the peace and quiet.

Russ IM'ed me this morning, which I wasn't expecting. He just wanted to say hi. He's a cool guy (he's a friend of John's). So last night I went over to John's apartment and hung out there for a couple hours. Sean had a cookout and I ate a hotdog. It wasn't too bad and it was better than sitting around, reading my macroeconomics book.

I just wish I wasn't sick... :P

Blah

Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:14:53 GMT

I haven't been feeling too good lately. I hope I'm not getting sick. It's only the second day of class. :P I've been coughing a lot, but only the past two days I've started to feel kind of sick to my stomach. But then, my nose has been kind of runny lately, so I took some Claritin-D this morning because, well, that's all I have here.

On another note, I need to buy a mirror. We only have one in the whole room and it's on the door. That doesn't help me much.

Ugh.

First Day Of Classes

Mon, 30 Aug 2004 17:34:09 GMT

So I made it through my first day of classes. They weren't so bad. I also saw Mike (he was a lead in Midway on the opposite shift) and Virginia (she was a lead in Pioneer) on the way to McComsey, but I didn't say anything to them since I don't really know them and they weren't really looking in my direction. :P I also saw Byler (on my way to the bookstore) and Brandon (on my way back to McComsey).

My psychology class doesn't look too bad. My Microeconomics on the other hand is a different story. The professor seems nice enough (if only a little too soft spoken sometimes), but he said students usually found his tests a bit challanging (not that economics is hard enough in the first place). So that's not good news.

I was going to go to an accounting class today, but I was Brandon on my way there and he said even if they do have an open space, I'd need a drop/add card first. So I scratched that idea and here I am. Which, in some ways, sucks because I really need to take the class.

Rachel, my roommate, seems pretty cool. We were talking last night and we went to lunch together today. Last night I hung out with Jen, Gary, Tiff (Jen's roommate), Brandon, and Sara (I think that's her name...she's a friend of Tiff's). It was fun. Short, but fun. It was just nice to be able to hang out with other people and not feel completely alone. :P

I need to go to Lyle either later today or tomorrow so I can get a drop/add card. I really don't want to go, but I know I have to. I need to take accounting this semester. I might be able to get by next semester taking it, but I'm not 100% sure. Ugh.

I cannot wait until the weekend. I love having 3 days off.

Move In Day

Sat, 28 Aug 2004 20:17:23 GMT

So I finally moved into my dorm. It's not as bad loking as I was fearing and not as big as I was hoping. If we move stuff around, I think there will be more room. Rachel, my roommate, isn't here yet, so I got to chose what I wanted first. Not that it will really matter in the end because, like I said, things will probably get moved around.

It's good to know the a/c here works pretty well. When we first walked in, it was freezing. I turned it down and now it's a comfortable cool-ness (although I might turn it down more tonight). The view isn't too bad. All I can see though, is the street outside (it looks like it was newly paved) and a bunch of trees. I guess that's better than seeing other...crappy things.

Not much else to say. John's asleep on my bed. Moving in can be a real pain. One big thing I can definitely suggest for next time; bring boxes. Lots and lots of boxes. It's annoying to have to carry around a bunch of bags or individual components (like my computer, piece by piece).

It'll Cost You An Arm And A Leg

Thu, 26 Aug 2004 01:59:48 GMT

So today I went to get my car inspected because...I was lazy all summer and didn't get it done before-hand. What should have been an hour or so wait, ended up being a 3 hour wait because, of course, they found some problems.

So I had to cough up some money for them to fix them so my wonderful car could pass the inspection (the yearly one, not the emissions test). But at least the one guy let us use two coupons when they were only supposed to allow one coupon per job. :B

Then we went to Verizon Wireless so my mom could buy me a new phone for my birthday (although it's a little over 2 months away). I now have a Samsung SCH-a670. It has a digital camera, which is kind of nice. But now I don't have anything to take pictures of. Maybe I will when I get to MU.

Speaking of which, I need to clean my room up a bit before I leave. It's in such a horrible state right now and I really don't feel like doing anything about it. My whole day has worn me out (even though I didn't do much), although I did do some laundry. So I guess that's a plus. I hate doing laundry, though.

Ugh.

Things You Love

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:15:39 GMT

bold the things you love

- falling in love
- laughing till it hurts
- a hot shower
- no lines at the supermarket
- a special glance
- getting mail
- taking a drive on a pretty road
- hearing your favorite song on the radio
- lying in bed listening to the birds outside
- hot towels fresh out of the dryer
- chocolate milkshake
- a bubble bath
- giggling
- a good conversation
- the beach
- finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter
- laughing at yourself
- a huge sale at your favorite store
- midnight phone calls that last for hours
- running through sprinklers
- laughing for absolutely no reason at all
- having someone tell you that you`re beautiful (wish that'd be more often than now)
- laughing at an inside joke
- friends
- making other people laugh
- waking up and realizing you have a few extra hours to sleep
- your first kiss
- making new friends or spending time with old ones
- competing with and beating your friend
- having someone play with your hair
- sweet dreams
- hot chocolate
- road trips with friends
- swinging on swings
- making eye contact with a cute stranger
- making chocolate chip cookies
- having your friends send you home-made cookies
- holding hands with someone you care about
- running into an old friend
- watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you
- watching the sunrise/sunset
- getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day
- knowing that somebody misses you
- getting a hug from someone that cares about you deeply
- knowing you`ve done the right thing, no matter what other people think

Long Weekend

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:15:09 GMT

I finally have time to sit down and type something up. Unfortunately though, I'm pretty beat. So this will probably be fairly short. Saturday through Monday were the longest days of the summer, by far.

First off, the park was open until 11PM from Friday until Sunday. Which means, I didn't get to bed until midnight (at the earliest) every night. On Saturday, Adriene didn't work because she had relatives coming over and she didn't find any coverage. Brandon and Jared did help a little. Brandon did personnel that morning and Jared did clipboard. But they were still blue tags so I was sort of left to everything else, which I can understand.

Then on Sunday, Adriene came back. She did personnel in the morning and I did personnel at night. I definitely wished I had done personnel that morning. But I had to practically beg her to be personnel. I could tell she didn't want to switch, but hello...she didn't work the day before so I felt I had priority. During shift change, a woman had a seizure on the Scrambler and that was a big mess. Then around 9PM the ride ended up closing again for the rest of the night. Go figure.

I also had to relieve Ilona so she could answer some questions for Jill (because of the incident at Scrambler) and then give some bathroom breaks because Adriene wouldn't answer her pages. Clipboard is the one who usually does that because it's usually easier for them to do that, since they're out in the group in the first place. I also had to figure out where to put people during breaks because we didn't have enough people after 8PM. So I got a bunch of people from Pioneer to help out with that.

On Monday, no one was in for Midway in the AM. When I signed in, Nic and I were the only green tags in. So I figured I'd be nice and help out with breakfast. Boy was that a mistake. It was a bit stressful because I didn't know the group that well. It's no problem being clipboard for that group (or any other group for that matter), but being personnel is a different story. I got through it though, no problem.

Plus I got a complimentary PAM for it, so I rock. ;)

So the other day, a bunch of us were in rides office, waiting for the night shift people to come in (although some were working doubles, so they weren't waiting on anyone) when Bell decided to shoot Nic with a rubber band. Nic shot one back and a big war broke out between greens and blues. Mostly it was only Bell and Justin (Moul chimed in for a little also) against Nic and Jeff. It was CRAZY. Mo broke out her digital camera and took some pictures. It was funny. :)

And now because of that, I want a camera similar to hers. Ha. She has a Panasonic Lumix. I just want a digital camera in general. My old one sucks and plus I can't find the charger anymore. Oh well.

I cannot wait for this week to be over.

My Bad

Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:52:55 GMT

So I got a call last night from the housing department. All they said was they needed to talk to me about where I was staying and it would only take several minutes. I couldn't imagine what they would be calling me for, but by the time I got the call, it was almost 11PM so there was no way I could call them then.

I was planning on calling them back a little later today, since the guy called around 5PM last night. I figured he wouldn't be in this early, but what do you know...the guy called me. I found out they made a huge mistake and put me with a girl who had requested to be with someone else (she was a returning student). I guess that would explain why I couldn't get a hold of the other girl! So now they're going to send me another letter with the correct information.

I'm in the same building, but on the 4th floor. What a relief. 0_o; And my new roommates name is Rachel. lol. Hopefully this'll be correct now! The 4th floor is definitely better than the 10th.

LJ Survey

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 03:45:09 GMT

1. Take your LJ username and replace each letter with the corresponding number (A=1, B=2, etc...). If your name contains numbers, you'll need to convert them to letters first before you can convert to numbers.
2 18 9 19 13 5 12

2. Add all of the numbers together to create a kind of super number.
78

3. Make a note of the first digit of this number, then add the digits of the number together. 15

4. Find the post of this number in your LJ. If you don't have that many posts, add the digits together again. Keep doing so until the number is smaller than your pathetic number of posts.

5. Take the digit you noted in step 3, and count that many words into the post.
yet

6. Use the resulting word in a Google Image Search, and select a picture from the first page.

7. Post the results for us all to see!

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Warning Label

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:28:02 GMT

This isn't even funny:

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WARNING

BrisMel is radioactive. Wear protective clothing at all times.

From Go-Quiz.com

I know I live next to TMI (see picture), but what were the odds I would get this? lol. >_<

You Will Like My Real Engaging Eyes...And Playful, Child-like Smile

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:25:57 GMT

The other day I was in rides office (I think I was getting ready to go on break) when Dustin came in. He was talking to other employees and I was just basically trying to go on break when he spotted me and came over to me. I didn't think he was going to say anything to me because my hair was pulled back and I had my headband on (basically I was bumming it yet again) and I wasn't looking my best, but sure enough...he came over and gave me a ('nother) hug and told me I looked hot. *rolls eyes*

Ok, granted it's nice to hear a compliment from someone...even if it IS Dustin, lol. :Þ It makes me wish John was here, though. Only 5 more days until he's home again (6 until I actually see him). I cannot wait. Speaking of which, he's supposed to call me tonight.

I've been listening to some songs lately (by Darren Hayes) and the first 4 I was originally listening to I fell right in love with. Most of the rest of the songs (9 others) I thought were ok, but they're going on me now. I think lyrically and musically, The Tension And The Spark sounds better (than Spin).

Such A Fool

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:15:23 GMT

Nobody was home most of today, so I decided to watch some TV while I waited for my lunch to finish cooking. No big deal, right? Then Tony came home. As I was turning the timer on, he decided he wanted to watch the same TV as I was. So I walk into the den to see him with the remote and I tell him I was watching something. He said he wanted to watch "his game" on "his TV" so I told him then I was going to sit on the couch (the only seat in the room) because I had been there first and well...it's a rather comfortable seat. :B Being the stubborn loser that he is, he decided to sit on the floor, but being the floor isn't too comfortable, he decided to grab the air matress from the basement and set that up.

He decided to look for a socket behind the TV and ended up knocking out a plug for the TV/cable box and hasn't been able to figure it out since. So basically I've been pretty entertained with the whole ordeal. For once, Tony's ignorance has worked in my favor. He even called Comcast to see if they could come out and fix it. Boy was I gloating. ;)

Nichole 1, Tony 0. Muwahahaha.

Nothing But Work

Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:10:05 GMT

Not a whole lot has been happening lately. I've been going to work and not doing a whole lot on my days off. John comes home next Friday. I cannot wait. I also have to take a trip over to HACC sometime so I can send my transcripts from last semester to MU and also deposit some checks at PSECU.

I also signed up to work at the next employee party one the 4th of August. I figured what the heck, since I haven't gone to an employee party in a long time. They're having it in my old group Comet Hollow and also Minetown. I told Alicia she should work with me at the employee party. I think it would be fun. :) I'd just have to see if any of the other greens would want to switch shifts the following day because I highly doubt I'll want to come in early the next day.

There's this one girl named Borislava in Minetown Hollow. She just started a couple weeks ago, but she's already pretty friendly with the other employees and greens. The other day I got trained at Main Tower at Rapids and she was at unloading. So I got to space the boats for her and help her if the she didn't get to turn the boats in time for the guests to get out of the boats. After that, she saw me later and told me she had fun working with me (ha) and that we should "work" at Rapids again sometime. She just seems like a nice girl and she always says hi to me when she sees me. Then there's Ersoy. No comment there. Any of the greens who know him should know what I mean. (punk...)

Hershey now has hoodies for their employees. It took them long enough. I got a yellow one, but it's too big. It's a medium, but it sure doesn't fit like one. I think my old Hershey hoodie is a medium also and it's not as big as my other one. I might be able to shrink it some in the wash or I could just give it to John (if it fits him) and buy myself another one the next time they receive a new shipment.

Drinking And Shotguns In Your Pants Don't Mix

Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:57:01 GMT

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5431787/

Unlovable

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:00:36 GMT

Are my lips unkissable?
Are my eyes unlookable?
Is my skin untouchable?
Am I unlovable?

Cynical, jaded, faithless, disappointed, disillusioned, used
If I could take back all my sweat, my tears, my sex, my joy I would
My time, my love, my effort, passion, dedication
In case of mistaken identity I gave these things to you
If I sound angry, bitter, sad, infatuated, it's the truth
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, just a few
Stages of acceptance that it's really over
It's just so complicated and I'm stupid for believing in you

You make me feel like my father never loved me
You make me feel like the act of love is empty
Am I so unlovable?
Is my skin untouchable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?

I had your back, I held you up, I told you you were good enough
It was not reciprocated, you kept affection and yourself apart
You fed your love to me like crumbs to pigeons in the park
Sometimes I think you're satisfied to see me begging like a dog
I wasn't armoured, you were king, I gave my everything
Because sometimes you showed me just a hint of you and then
For just a moment I romanticised the notion
I can take away the torment, I can love you like they never did

You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me)
You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty)
Am I so unlovable?
Is my skin untouchable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?

You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me)
You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty)
Am I so unlovable?
Is my heart unbreakable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you despise?

Are my lips unkissable?
Are my eyes unlookable?
Is my sex undoable?
Am I unlovable?
Are my words unlistenable?
Are my hands untouchable?
Am I undesirable?
Am I unlovable?

You make me feel like my father never loved me
You make me feel like the act of love is empty
Am I so unlovable?
Is my skin untouchable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?

You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me)
You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty)
Am I so unlovable?
Is my skin untouchable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?

You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me)
You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty)
Am I so unlovable?
Is my heart unbreakable?
Do I remind you of a part of you that you despise?

You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me)
You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me)
You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me)
You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me)

Shopping Spree

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:22:27 GMT

I've been on a buying splurge lately. I don't know why, because it's not like I have a TON of money in the bank right now. But I'm not exactly poor either...I just feel I should be saving money up though.

Anyway, here are a few things I've bought:

This is the Lux Clean Front Stretch Trouser and...I have no clue what I'd wear with them. But I like them. :B

This is the Lux Embroidered Cardigan. I think the embroidery is cute. Each colour has a different image. The balck one happens to have a fawn on it.

This CD is a bunch of remixes by Almighty. They're all of old SG songs. And it's not being sold anywhere but at their website. I love the song To The Moon And Back and I usually love SG's remixes so I should enjoy this. It's a collectors item anyway.

It doesn't seem like I bought a lot, but the above items weren't exactly cheap since I had to order them online. So I'm vowing not to buy anything (online) for the rest of the month. If I do, I give permission for anyone to come over and hide my credit card.

Storm Of The Summer

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:45:39 GMT

Yesterday when (Brandon) Betz said we were going to have a bad storm, I thought of the typical "bad" storms we have in the summer. Y'know, when the sky gets really dark and it rains a lot and everything. Since I still had some blue sheets to sign and I had to sign them before shift change (I was in Midway in the morning and in my group at night), I figured I'd quickly do those before it got too bad.

Well, I made it to Roller Soaker and back to Tidal Force when I decided that going to the Fair Tent might be a bad idea. My pager had gone off earlier and I had paged April back to tell her to call Tidal Force to let me know what it had said (because I thought it was for me) when I was interrupted by someone at Rides Office telling me to close Tidal Force. That was strange, because I was in the middle of a page, lol.

I saw the sky getting really dark and not the normal darkness you get when a pretty big storm is coming. The sky turned a gray-ish color and was so dark it was almost black in some parts. It came on fast.

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The image above doesn't quite depict just how crazy the weather looked. It was insane. I've never seen so many guests run all over the place just to get under shelter. People were running through bushes, over fences, through the handicap exit, through the entrance...you name it. Sameer and the other employees (and I) just stayed on the other side, watching everything.

When it started getting a little worse, we all began to sort of huddle by the operators booth because the wind was picking up and the rain was floating in. Then Mouse got stuck by lightening. I've never heard a crack of thunder so loud. I can only imagine how loud it sounded for the employees at the ride. After that, people from Chute Out and Rapids began running over because it was just getting too crazy for them to stay there. Rapids even had an e-stop during this mess.

And it always seemed like just when we thought the storm might be letting up slightly, the sky got darker again and it just kept going. Later I found out that Cambelltown (in Lebanon County...not too far from Palmyra) got hit the hardest. They're even talking about a possible tornado had gone through there because of the destruction.

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Later that night, around the start of 3rd break, the sky began to get darker again. This time, though, the sky was more blue than gray. I took that as a sign that this storm wasn't going to be as crazy as the one earlier, but it still didn't look good.

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Those images look like the storm that came during the night shift. We got to a phase 4 that time, which wasn't quite as bad as earlier (we were in a phase 5).

The rest of the night was pretty slow, except I had a ton of things to do (like finishing up evals, going to a green tag meeting, recopying the ride assignment sheet, etc.).

All images were taken from WGAL.