The Topic of Great Randomness

[fred22]

Hey, yr, I kinda hate telling you this, but you need to capitalize, punctuate, etc. I don't care if you're n00b, newbie, or what; we still have a standard for posts which we would like to keep up.

*Flinch* Oh that brings back the days I was a new member. But it still feels like I am since I have not been on in so long. Congrats on your vacation Gryphon and I hope you have fun! Happy B-Day to you as well christmas. Right now I'm taking drivers ed and next week will be taking my permit test. My family hopes to go to California for a vacation this summer, but nothing is set in stone. Oh does any one know what " Sinus Surgery" is? Cause I keep getting ear infections so a ears,nose, and throat doctor looked ad me and said I might have to have it. I have no idea what he is going on about cause he didn't explain it to me. All I know is that I have to take a bunch of meds and he sent me in to get a CAT scan of my sinuses. That's been the low-light of my summer, but everything else is going well. Actually, I think the lowest point so far is that my pup has a brain problem so that he gets seizures of the jaw. It's sad but should be treatable with meds. Now that I got those downers out of the way, I would like to say that I'm glad to be back and talking to you guys again. Take care and have a great summer.
FRED22

[seabiscuit1009]

Hmm...let's see...I had a nightmare about Panera Bread last night. You know your old job was bad when you have nightmares about it 5 months after you quit.

Mel: thanks! Naw, you're not missing a letter. XD My hair's sort of...well, it's right above my shoulders, which is shorter than I wanted it. It's got layers, and is sort of a mix between straight and wavy, depending on its mood. And it doesn't go up in a ponytail, which is just...driving me insane. Yesterday I was on a college visit, and it was boiling hot. All the other girls in my tour group had hair long enough to put in a ponytail, and mine wasn't, so I kept on sweating. XD I'm crazy, I know.

I'm leaving for camp on June 24, and am pretty much excited. I got more mail today; found out who my roommate is, was told the exciting news that we got moved to a dorm with air conditioning, and all that stuff. I hope my roommate's cool; at camp last summer, my roommate came to camp already having friends, and pretty much ignored me the entire time. It wasn't bad, because I made my own friends, but still...you at least want a roommate you can talk to. No one else from her school is going to camp there (they gave us a list of everyone's name, phone number, school, and city) but there are a lot of kids from her city there (she lives in a way bigger city than I do.) Is it mean of me to wish that she doesn't know anyone at all?

College visit yesterday was...interesting. 2 hours in the car with Mom were kind of crazy; next time, I'm definitely insisting that Dad comes to, to act as a barrier. But we stopped at an A&W Rootbeer stand on the way there and on the way back for rootbeer and rootbeer floats. We're kind of obsessed with those; we don't have any around here, so whenever we see one while travelling, we have to stop for rootbeer. We're insane, but in a good way.

Got my report card...I'm kind of mad...I thought I was getting an A in Journalism, and I'd worked really hard, trying to get one, and I still got a B. I don't think it's bad for me to be a little angry about that, considering the amount of work I put into it.

Senior year is going to drive me crazy, and it hasn't even started yet. Senior pictures, summer reading (8 books), scheduling conflicts, college search...it's all craziness. I almost can't wait for college, just so senior year will be over. Got to go do stuff...

[BelieverInWizardry]

Finally summer is here! Wow now that I actually don't have any school I keep having to remind myself that I don't have any school! It was kind of like "Ok...it's almost over..." and now that it IS over, it's like "Wow...it's over?" Strange huh?

Gryph: Haha I don't think there are many people capable of forgetting me.

I really need a job... XD I never have money. I probably should have started looking for one a while ago... Now that summer's here all the good ones will be taken. Oh well, I suppose that means I fail. Perhaps now is the time to breed a money tree? Once I had the oddest dream in which I DID create a money tree. And there was actually logical reasoning behind it! I completely forget what logic that was...but it made sense at the time!

My summers are always so boring... My family is boring and we never go on any big vacations. My friends aren't boring, but I live in the middle of nowhere and there is NOTHING to do.

On the better, not-so-boring side, I can drive now! So I only have my permit...but still! My my friends seem to find that scary. Insanity and bad driving don't have to go together! I am a GOOD driver, I am!

I think the crazy side of me is dying. XD Does anyone else notice that I'm not as...BiWish as I used to be?

[Dragon Writer]

Sorry about the lack of puncuation...I'm on a time limit here! I only get half an hour during which i have to go through an entire day of posting, and hopefully have time to look at a few other things besides....(Plus, it's hard to hit the right button when you're going this fast! seriously!) *Thinks of things to say right about now* Um...my ferrets have destroyed one of their last remaining shelves...these days, when they want food, or drink, they have to perch themselves on the hamics, or hold on to the cage, lean out, and hope for the best...*sighs* i do not know what to DO with these things these days....Luckily, they seem to be genius ferrets, so they're eating, drinking, and making it to their hamoks, ok, but still...they keep on breaking the selves! Are you happy now? i actually had to use BACKSPACE! *Gasps* *grins*

[EricG1793]

Originally posted by BelieverInWizardry: My summers are always so boring... My family is boring and we never go on any big vacations. My friends aren't boring, but I live in the middle of nowhere and there is NOTHING to do.

Ha... I hear you. The past four or five summers have been better because I'd been going to day camp- but I'm too old now! My family isn't boring, that's the last thing I'd say... my family is erratic. My dad is a sales rep so he's always flying (or driving) all over the country and he's not home much, my mom works four nights a week after (my) school hours, so she's hardly home, and my sister's always working, at college, or with her friends and when she's home she's in a hectic rush to do something else. In fact right now I'm home alone, and I'm eating cheese ravioli right now that I made and it's done just right by the way. For vacation we go somewhere once a year in the summer, for the past four or five years it's been to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to go to Water Country. We did fly down to South Carolina over April Vacation, though; we stayed on Hilton Head Island for.... I think it was five nights. That was my first time out of New England, and for that matter on a plane.

And since this is The Topic of Great Randomness... I'll talk all about the plane trip! I was terrified. Downright terrified. I had slept over at my grandfather's house, and on that Saturday night we watched the show about the Flight 93 (or was it 393?) and how there were hijackers aboard it on Sept 11, 2001 and the people rebelled against the terrorists and how the plane crashed and everything was all in pieces everywhere.... So, the next morning my mother says "Wayne (that's my dad's boss) has offered a chance to use his timeshare at a resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina! And we're strongly considering going." So I was very, very disturbed by this news after my grandfather and I watched that show the previous night.... I really wanted to bring my friend and his mom, and we may be able to take a train down. Although trains take twice as long to arrive at their destinations than planes do, they're a lot more luxurious. You can walk around the cars all the time... you can even get your own little bedrooms with bathrooms! With planes you're confined to your little seat for a good part of the ride. But anyway, the flight was delayed three hours... and we didn't know this until we called and asked for the status of the flight, when we were halfway on the hour long drive from my house to the airport! At the time we left it was said to be a half hour delay, so we just left anyway. So we waited and waited. The waiting was killing me, because there was just more time for me to think about "what if". Terrorists... engine issues... ear pressure! I got over the terrorist issue pretty easily, but my largest concern was ear pressure because I have braces and can't chew gum. I've already had a bracket pulled off from eating fruit snacks, so from then on I'm not breaking the rules at all.(Thinks of the taste of glue in my mouth and two people's fingers messing around in there) My dad says that earplugs work fine, so we all wore them. My mom said that there was a large difference in pressure pain, and of course they drown out the noise while I'm trying to read, after I get settled down and we're in the air. But backtrack for a moment... we were about to enter the gate and I thought "Maybe this is my last time setting foot on solid floor.... that gate tubey-thing isn't exactly the most solid thing to walk on, and the plane is a mobile containment system." But we get in and settle in. The first thing I do is make sure my seat belt is as tight as it can be without suffocating myself. Then I read every last word of the pamphlet for emergencies on the plane. I get the ear plugs in with a bit of difficulty; my ears are quite small. We start moving and I still can't get them in and I get frantic, but I get them in in time. I get more nervous. As we're taxiing near the runway I get more and more nervous. Suddenly, the engines get really loud and we lurch forward. I think, "Forget terorists, engine problems, and ear pressure... I'm going to have a heart attack!!" But then we get up, up in to the air and begin to level out. I was right next to the window; luckily I've never been afraid of heights. I start reading my book. Actually, hey, this is neat! I was reading A Wizard Abroad at that point. I was traveling on a plane, Nita was traveling on a plane... that's a coincidence. Or it may have been The Wizard's Dilemma, but I'm 90% sure it was Abroad. We stop in Philadelphia (BTW, there was a lot of wind in Philadelphia; that's why it was delayed so long) and stay in the same plane and take off again. When we land in Jacksonville, we get our baggage and rent a car. That was a bit of a debate, too.... Chrysler 300 or Jeep Grand Cherokee? But that's another story. We did end up with the Chrysler 300, though. After a couple minutes of driving, I see my first ever palm tree in my life. I was hysterical! Keep in mind, I had never been out of New England before. I can now say that I have been out of New England, I have been in Florida, briefly, driven though Jacksonville, and I had been though Georgia to get up to South Carolina, and yes, I had spent a week in South Carolina!

[Mel]

First palm tree, eh? Yup, here in my rural/rich/poor city, there are two houses that have palm trees. May I say that we are _not_ down south and are nowheres near California, and the nearest beach is at least two hours away? Where no palm trees grow?

Yup, that's what it's like being the poor kid in the rich half of town...^^

But anyway. Today was fun, I had my first day of summer camp at my school, and it foreshadows a grueling and extremely hard school year...but I got to talk to some people that I haven't seen in a year, and that was cool. But I just know that no one's going to be able to be like my best friends are to me, at least without a heck of a fight!

Also, my brother's iguana escaped today. Yup, in a land of boys _and_ girls who are afraid of spiders, slimy, and scaly things, a gihugic reptile decides, hey, you know what? Those trees look nice and leafy. That rock looks like a hot place to hang out. Ooh, look, the corner of my cage is undone! Let's go check it out!

So, we spend like an hour outside looking for him. Then, we gave up are all sitting down to dinner outside (it was goigeous dahling, goigeous) and my other brother suddenly goes, "Hey, look, there's the Bud-man!" (Iguana's name is Buddy) And he points up. We're all like, You're joking, right?
But no, there he was, above our door on the ledge from my brother's window, just sunning himself on the bricks. Yup. A careful rescue mission ensued.


Also, I'm learning the pennywhistle. So's me faja. It's pretty fun, actually, and I'm getting rather good. My Grandma gave it to me on...Saturday, and I'm already learning how to play other songs not in the book without notation. I gotta say, The Sally Gardens is one mighty fine, pretty piece.

Hehe...I also finally got my Hayley Westenra CDs.... I'm not a stalker, no...XD

But, yeah, it was a really happy graduation/birthday/ whatever for me.

So...hmm.. I think I sort of remember you, BiW. I dunno, I think I was still getting acquainted with the forums, I think when you last left. Or maybe not.. I dunno, I'm sorry if I have met you before, my memory's a little shoddy...


*shrugs*


Poor Eric. *huggles* I hope you enjoyed your stay down south, though?


A&W ROOTBEER! Wow, there's only like one within like a 3 hour radius going like 50 mph... weird. Actually, I'm a lot bigger fan of the really rare Stewart's stands. They come to the car and everything! Not to mention Stewart's is the best root beer. I mean, seriously, what other brand makes ginger beer (the best soda your throat will ever scream at)? I mean, ginger beer is like...is like, some really strong drink without the alcohol. Except tastier. I dunno, that's a really weird description. But it's really really good, if you ever get the chance to taste it, do. It's really strange the first time you taste it, but within 5 minutes you'll want another sip! And then, it's bye-bye for bonzo.


*headdesk* I really do need more sleep. And more apples. And fruit. And more health....*headdesk* hmm, maybe it's not very healthy to be hitting my head on a desk.....*headpillow* there, that's better..


Ahh, I'm a spaz. Later, guys

[seabiscuit1009]

I'm very happy right now (endorphins from cross country) but also extremely frusterated. And the sad thing is, I'm frusterated for a really stupid reason: because the guy I like got a girlfriend who isn't me. Gahh...I don't know why it's bothering me so much; he lives 20 minutes away, and anyway, I should be used to guys I like getting girlfriends by now...it's been happening since freshman year, and here I am, a senior, getting insanely jealous once again. Grrr...I hate facebook. It tells me things I don't really want to know.

On the plus side, cross country practice this morning (well, now it's yesterday morning, since it's after midnight) was amazing! We're all like "Yay running!" and just being crazy runners. Sprinklers are really good to run through. Nice and cool and refreshing.

Did I mention that we picked strawberries last week? It was pretty much amazing; we made strawberry muffins and ice cream. I love homemade strawberry ice cream; the store bought strawberry ice cream is kind of gross though. Not good tasting at all.

They have Stewarts stands? That'd be pretty sweet if we had one of those around here. I like A&W and Stewarts, but my favorite rootbeer is this stuff that's only made in a chain of restaurants in my area; it's amazingly good tasting. And, they have an iguana in their restaurant. Mel reminded me of iguanas with her post. When I was little, I was obsessed with iguanas. I wanted one so bad, but of course, my mom hates pets like anything. So instead, I got a life sized stuffed animal of an iguana. I've still got it too; his name is Iggy (how original) and I can actually see him right now-he's next to my bookshelf. *goes to get Iggy* I need some company, Iggy.

Bored...I'm in a Shakespeare rut. I've been reading various plays/sonnets since school let out. It's kind of funny; I mean, I love Shakespeare...but still. He's not the author I normally turn to for vacation reading.

Frustrated...going to bed now. Say bye Iggy! *holds up stuffed iguana and makes it wave* Yep, I definitely need to go to sleep...XD

[db_pr]

In the seventh day I made the lightbulb.

[Caitlin]

Diego! Long time, no see!

This is fun, all the running into oldbies I keep doing 'round here. It makes me smile, all you folks who keep popping up. Yay oldies!

...just thought I'd put those two cents in.

Oh yeah, and my parents finally committed to sending me to New Zealand to study abroad next year. *mondoubersqueeodfoom*

[Chani]

Originally posted by db_pr:
In the seventh day I made the lightbulb.

No truer words were ever spoken. :P *coughs*
So sad.. your signature is so WAY longer than your post. *pokes*


Gryphon: Hope you have a great time in Mexico. I've never been, though it isn't more than a 4 hour drive from where I live. I think I've lived around enough latino flavor to kinda catch the ambiance of it anyhow.

We vacationed for 5 days in the pinetrees at a nice resort. It was quite lovely. Packed as much as we could into the time we were there and still spent time with all the family. It was great to see my parents. I hadn't seen them since Christmas. Anyhows, bedtime calls... I know, isn't that late, but I've been tired the past week.

*waves and smiles cheerfully*

[EricG1793]

Originally posted by Gigo: I tried blueberry yogurt today, and it was absolutely fantastic, and I almost spontaneously combused, but then I learned about peach yogurt, and I didn't. Because apparently peach is greater than blueberry. Well, I happen to like blueberry, and I went picking them five years ago this summer, so there.

You know, I used to be obsessed with lime yogurt... for whatever reason. I have absolutely no clue why.

I don't eat much yogurt now, though. If I can get some Trix cotton candy yogurt, I'll eat it, but aside from that... no yogurt! I just hate the aftertaste of it now...

Edited to abbridge the quote. OK, wildflower, everything/s all better now!

[wildflower]

Eric, I'm sure you'll just think I'm trying to find a way to pick on you, because you think I hate you, but when you're quoting a message and replying, it's a good idea to cut out the irrelevant parts of the quoted post, so that it doesn't take up as much room. (I think the guideline is much like the rule about your posts being longer than your signature- quoted text shouldn't be longer than the actual post, either.) I'm not yelling at you.

Lessee, what's new in the few months since I've posted? :P We have another dog, again. (It's back up to three now.) She's a white shepherd, and my brother and mom have named her Sydney, although it doesn't fit very well. At least I've finally stopped thinking of her as "dog #3". The only time she barks at all is at the vacuum cleaner, and she started out afraid of the cat, but now she just chases both cats everywhere (she can fit behind the couch, too, so they really don't have many places to hide).

Peach yogurt is better than blueberry. Strawberry and raspberry are pretty good, too.

Old members showing up again is very good, I agree. Some haven't changed at all *cough Diego thismeansyou*, but you can tell some are older now by the way they act, and type. :P Don't worry, BiW, not being as crazy as you used to be might be good. *huggles everyone*

Since I'm unable to post to togr without talking about music, go listen to We Are Scientists.

A little over a week ago, I went to the coolest pizza joint ever. It looked like it was designed by someone on drugs- very mushroom-themed and brightly colored. The stone walls outside have bowling balls embedded into them. I have some pictures that I should upload... I had to resist taking pictures of the bathroom. That's how cool the entire place was.

I also went to a place that was a cafe and a bookstore at the same time. Not like books-a-million or somewhere with a small coffee shop off in a corner- it was almost evenly divided. I almost bought the W@W paperback there, but I already have the hardcover, and I'd already bought a lot of coffee. They had a shelf for banned books! This was when I was on vacation- people at home are the type of people who take the banned books list seriously. They also had a couple shelves of gay/lesbian fiction and nonfiction. XD I want to move there, and not just because of that one place- everyone is that openminded. It was pretty unexpected at first, since I haven't exactly had a good time living in the south. But that city is like the north only warmer. :P

[seabiscuit1009]

Hey, well, I'm at camp right now, and just taking a break to inform people where I am...it's pretty cool. I'm running on like 5 hours of sleep, because my room is right near the door to the dorm, which buzzes loudly whenever anyone goes in or out. Therefore, I woke up quite a few times last night. It's pretty crazy. My roommate's pretty cool...so at least I've got that going for me. My original roommate decided not to come, so I was switched. Not very interesting. Anyway, I'll see you all in a little under 2 weeks; adios!

[Cress]

Wowza it's been a while since I posted in here.
MITTENS!
I'm at work. Don't tell anyone. Shhhhhhhh...
I officially hate any school district with more than about 15 schools in it. Really, really hate.
Other than that, my life is evil evil evil and I really hate pretty much everything about it. la la la.
Whoa...Diego. Who would have guessed? Definetely not me. Obviously. Anywho...my work is boring beyond belief and swim practice starts at 6 in the morning, so this really doesn't feel like summer. It is, in fact, a lot worse than school because I actually got to see my friends and my boyfriend then.
I'm actually looking forward to the part of summer where I'm swimming doubles practices. La lar lar.

Luv y'all though. This place makes me happy. Good god I'm tired.

[Cyber Mirage]

hmm... I should probably try to read all of this... but a hotel lobby in Japan isn`t really the place to do that...

nyeh.. oh well.. -_-