Yay for me! I passed the massage test I was soooo worried about. They put the names up of the people that passed. A couple of people weren't on there but I was!
I got my hair dyed yesterday. It was $195 and thats not even with a cut. Crazy huh? Oh well. A pic is on my photobucket so go to that! Its pretty shocking!
I got the chance to hang out with Rachelowe last night. I didn't think I was going to be able to b/c Mike and I were suppose to leave for the lake but instead we are leaving today.
Angie and I picked up some stray dogs about two days ago. We called vets around the area to see if anyone called and reported them missing and no one had. We found their owners though when Angie and Chris were putting up flyers and they found a flyer about the missing dogs. The people were putting up flyers the same exact time they were!
Well I'm off to the lake for the weekend! Everyone have a fun/safe 4th!
7.02.2005
7.01.2005
Much better today.
I slept 16 hours last night and plan on doing more of the same tonight so I will be in tip top shape for April's party tomorrow. WOW! I'm excited. I donno how old that's getting yet, I say it a lot.
I wrote two stories already today, getting ready to write a third one. These are the days I love! I live for. Not for the ones where I sit on my ass all bored until I find something worthwhile to do. Look it's already almost 2 and then it'll be the weekend! YAYYY.
Short post, not like me at all. Must be going. Love you all and ByebyeBye
I wrote two stories already today, getting ready to write a third one. These are the days I love! I live for. Not for the ones where I sit on my ass all bored until I find something worthwhile to do. Look it's already almost 2 and then it'll be the weekend! YAYYY.
Short post, not like me at all. Must be going. Love you all and ByebyeBye
6.30.2005
Achoo!
I have a cold, and it's pissing me off.
I can't breathe out of my nose, except every so often when I go outside, in this lovely warm-but-not-hot weather. I bought a tin of Altoids to get my sinuses a runnin' and I have about 80 keelexes next to me which I stole from another desk, while I wait for a source or two to call me back.
At 2 I have an interview, outside, so thank god I'll be able to think and breathe.
Right now I'm enjoying a lunch of saltine crackers and mint-water (I put 2 altoids in there, hoping it would.. well you get the point.
I'm not working out tonight. I only have one passageway through which I can breathe so I doubt raising my heart rate would help me.
Nope, instead I plan to sleep. Sleep for HOURS. from like 6 to 8 tomorrow. That should give my body ample germ/virus fighting time, so I don't feel shitty when I drive to April's and back.
That's great about Mike's balls. I think Thomas is a little TOO interested though hehe. And CONGRATS you model, you. I wish I'd been there to see it!
Well gtg write! Luv ya.
I can't breathe out of my nose, except every so often when I go outside, in this lovely warm-but-not-hot weather. I bought a tin of Altoids to get my sinuses a runnin' and I have about 80 keelexes next to me which I stole from another desk, while I wait for a source or two to call me back.
At 2 I have an interview, outside, so thank god I'll be able to think and breathe.
Right now I'm enjoying a lunch of saltine crackers and mint-water (I put 2 altoids in there, hoping it would.. well you get the point.
I'm not working out tonight. I only have one passageway through which I can breathe so I doubt raising my heart rate would help me.
Nope, instead I plan to sleep. Sleep for HOURS. from like 6 to 8 tomorrow. That should give my body ample germ/virus fighting time, so I don't feel shitty when I drive to April's and back.
That's great about Mike's balls. I think Thomas is a little TOO interested though hehe. And CONGRATS you model, you. I wish I'd been there to see it!
Well gtg write! Luv ya.
6.29.2005
This is your brain...This is your brain on drugs
Hey everyone! Not too much has been going on although more than usual. I did a fashion show today for Aero with 5 other people. My boss came back and told me everyone said I should be a model. They said I have the walk down perfect and I'm sassy! Haha. I was like I wish I could be a model, but it still boosted up the self esteem. It was really fun though. Its a lot of work trying to change into outfits that fast. Tthere was a little room we changed in and I was the first one to walk down, came back, and started undressing in front of the guys. I didn't care. Plus, you don't have time to look at anyone anyway. But I had a ton of fun and I want to do it again. Its so awesome. They are suppose to be posting the pics on a website so I'll post it when I find out.
Tonight we had two shoplifters. They stole from 4 stores (ours included) then went to Rave where they were finally caught. I don't see how people can steal. They were handcuffed and laughing and crap! If that were me I'd be crying for sure. Then as we were walking out there was this lady standing at her car on her cell crying so we assumed it was one of their moms. So Rachel (from Aero, not Lowe) and I proceed to talk a little smack out loud just so she knows that her daughter is ignorant.
Speaking of Rachelowe...I haven't gotten a chance to hang out with her yet, but maybe tomorrow I will.
Thats about it...Bye
P.S.-Mike's balls are getting better. Just thought y'all would want to know.
Tonight we had two shoplifters. They stole from 4 stores (ours included) then went to Rave where they were finally caught. I don't see how people can steal. They were handcuffed and laughing and crap! If that were me I'd be crying for sure. Then as we were walking out there was this lady standing at her car on her cell crying so we assumed it was one of their moms. So Rachel (from Aero, not Lowe) and I proceed to talk a little smack out loud just so she knows that her daughter is ignorant.
Speaking of Rachelowe...I haven't gotten a chance to hang out with her yet, but maybe tomorrow I will.
Thats about it...Bye
P.S.-Mike's balls are getting better. Just thought y'all would want to know.
6.28.2005
What no PORN?
Thomas, I know you know I have a horny side. I showed my pervertedness to you everytime we passed the notebook. Wow, it's been forever. Thanks for thinking of me, haha.
Diane, you don't curse regularly?? I find that hard to believe. It's just so... habit forming.
Rachelowe, I'm marking my calendar for August 4- Busch Stadium, don't forget!!
Emily, Hope everything goes well this weekend with dude. I realized just now I don't know his name. I hope its not on a post down here somewhere or I might feel like an ass.
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Man dude, I'm so jealous! I wanna go to Six Flags! You know, I told myself when I get back to school this year that I'm not coming home a lot, but maybe I'll be home more than I planned. I HAVE to go to Fright Fest- so if anyone who will be in the Alton area is interested, please do let me know. Cuz I'm pretty limited to Thomas, Rachelowe and Emily, which is awesome unless u guys aren't into it. If Cory wants to come home he's more than welcome too but I didn't know.
So I really cannot motivate myself to do anything. Right now I really need to be in the back room asking for a feature story idea. But I don't want to get up yet.
I've been talking to my friend from school online, and he is flippin' hilarious. I had a game of IM tag going on with him that went a little like this:
my away msg: out getting dinner in the QC with my parents
him: I love your parents
(period of time passes before I get home)
me: did i say you could love my parents?
his away msg: im out loving laura's parents
Please keep in mind, he's never met my parents. He is strange, but loveable. It makes me sad he won't be there next year cuz he's all graduated and stuff. Sometimes I get bored and you know how I think too much- I think about how I could have known him and some of these other ppl for 3 years, and I only got the one. With April, I only knew her a semester! And she was one of my very best friends, certainly at school. I should have left home when you all did. But it's too late for regrets now, so I won't dwell on it. But I can't help but think it.
I'll leave you with a quote/memory from high school (yes, those days)
from the greatest, most titilating, super fantastic note I'll ever receive-
"He puts his 7 3/4 in. p_n_s into her warm, wet p_s_y..." and you all I'm sure remember the rest.
Love ya-La
Hey and who remembers when I busted my drunk ass on Megan's treadmill?? yeah that scar is still there....
Diane, you don't curse regularly?? I find that hard to believe. It's just so... habit forming.
Rachelowe, I'm marking my calendar for August 4- Busch Stadium, don't forget!!
Emily, Hope everything goes well this weekend with dude. I realized just now I don't know his name. I hope its not on a post down here somewhere or I might feel like an ass.
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Man dude, I'm so jealous! I wanna go to Six Flags! You know, I told myself when I get back to school this year that I'm not coming home a lot, but maybe I'll be home more than I planned. I HAVE to go to Fright Fest- so if anyone who will be in the Alton area is interested, please do let me know. Cuz I'm pretty limited to Thomas, Rachelowe and Emily, which is awesome unless u guys aren't into it. If Cory wants to come home he's more than welcome too but I didn't know.
So I really cannot motivate myself to do anything. Right now I really need to be in the back room asking for a feature story idea. But I don't want to get up yet.
I've been talking to my friend from school online, and he is flippin' hilarious. I had a game of IM tag going on with him that went a little like this:
my away msg: out getting dinner in the QC with my parents
him: I love your parents
(period of time passes before I get home)
me: did i say you could love my parents?
his away msg: im out loving laura's parents
Please keep in mind, he's never met my parents. He is strange, but loveable. It makes me sad he won't be there next year cuz he's all graduated and stuff. Sometimes I get bored and you know how I think too much- I think about how I could have known him and some of these other ppl for 3 years, and I only got the one. With April, I only knew her a semester! And she was one of my very best friends, certainly at school. I should have left home when you all did. But it's too late for regrets now, so I won't dwell on it. But I can't help but think it.
I'll leave you with a quote/memory from high school (yes, those days)
from the greatest, most titilating, super fantastic note I'll ever receive-
"He puts his 7 3/4 in. p_n_s into her warm, wet p_s_y..." and you all I'm sure remember the rest.
Love ya-La
Hey and who remembers when I busted my drunk ass on Megan's treadmill?? yeah that scar is still there....
In reponse to boredom and Diane's survey
FIRSTS!!
First best friend: Joey Cline
First car: '88 Chevy Nova
First kiss: I don't remember. It must have been spin the bottle.
First screen name: Blinkgurl83
First self purchased album: Puff Daddy- No Way Out
First funeral: probably Grandpa Griffith
First pets: kitties- tiger and gray
First piercing/tattoo: nothing special, just the ears
First credit card: visa that looks like a painting
First enemy: Tom Crone
First big trip: Va. Beach
First music you remember hearing in your house: oldies
LASTS!!
Last cigarette: I can't even remember... years
Last car ride: to work this morning
Last kiss: this past April?
Last movie seen: You've Got Mail- last night (aww)
Last food consumed: portable yogurt call a moo stick
Last crush: last one acted upon- Woike. other than that they change constantly, maybe someone now, maybe not
Last phone call: My Daddy
Last time showered: last night around 7 p.m.
Last shoes worn: some brown dress ones
Last cd played: a mixed CD with howie day on it
Last item bought: a halter I hope fits me since my mom altered the strap
Last annoyance: sore throat, now
Last time wanting to die: when I thought I forfeited my scholarship
Last shirt worn: purple long-sleeved button up, its cold at work
Last website visited: my xanga
First best friend: Joey Cline
First car: '88 Chevy Nova
First kiss: I don't remember. It must have been spin the bottle.
First screen name: Blinkgurl83
First self purchased album: Puff Daddy- No Way Out
First funeral: probably Grandpa Griffith
First pets: kitties- tiger and gray
First piercing/tattoo: nothing special, just the ears
First credit card: visa that looks like a painting
First enemy: Tom Crone
First big trip: Va. Beach
First music you remember hearing in your house: oldies
LASTS!!
Last cigarette: I can't even remember... years
Last car ride: to work this morning
Last kiss: this past April?
Last movie seen: You've Got Mail- last night (aww)
Last food consumed: portable yogurt call a moo stick
Last crush: last one acted upon- Woike. other than that they change constantly, maybe someone now, maybe not
Last phone call: My Daddy
Last time showered: last night around 7 p.m.
Last shoes worn: some brown dress ones
Last cd played: a mixed CD with howie day on it
Last item bought: a halter I hope fits me since my mom altered the strap
Last annoyance: sore throat, now
Last time wanting to die: when I thought I forfeited my scholarship
Last shirt worn: purple long-sleeved button up, its cold at work
Last website visited: my xanga
6.27.2005
Survey, duh
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I watch the news.
[x] I own over 5 rap CDs
[ ] I own an iPod or MP3.
[x] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I love Disney Movies.
[x] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I curse regularly.
[x] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I bake well.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[x] I own something from Abercrombie.
[x] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[x] I am in love with love.
[ ] am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem.
[x] I eat fast food weekly
[ ] I have many scars.
[ ] I've been out of this country.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] i am really ticklish.
[ ] I see a therapist.
[x] I love chocolate.
[x] i bite my nails.
[ ] I play video games.
[x] Gotten lost in my city.
[x] Saw a shooting star
[ ] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[ ] I Had a serious Surgery
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[x] I have Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[x] Made out in an elevator
[x] Swore at your parents
[x] Kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] Been close to love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[x] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[x] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits
[x] Played spin the bottle
[x] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[x] bitten somebody
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[x] Gotten the chicken pox
[x] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
[x] Ridden in a taxi
[ ] Shoplifted
[ ] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[ ] Stole something from your job
[x] Lied to a friend
[x] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[ ] Been to Europe
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[ ] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] Been to Canada
[ ] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[x] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] Thrown up in a bar
[x] Eaten Sushi
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been Skiing
[x] Been to a motor cross show
[ ] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[ ] Graduated college
[x] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[ ] Had someone cheat on you
[x] Miss someone right now
[ ] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I watch the news.
[x] I own over 5 rap CDs
[ ] I own an iPod or MP3.
[x] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I love Disney Movies.
[x] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I curse regularly.
[x] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I bake well.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[x] I own something from Abercrombie.
[x] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[x] I am in love with love.
[ ] am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem.
[x] I eat fast food weekly
[ ] I have many scars.
[ ] I've been out of this country.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] i am really ticklish.
[ ] I see a therapist.
[x] I love chocolate.
[x] i bite my nails.
[ ] I play video games.
[x] Gotten lost in my city.
[x] Saw a shooting star
[ ] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[ ] I Had a serious Surgery
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[x] I have Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[x] Made out in an elevator
[x] Swore at your parents
[x] Kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] Been close to love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[x] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[x] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits
[x] Played spin the bottle
[x] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[x] bitten somebody
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[x] Gotten the chicken pox
[x] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
[x] Ridden in a taxi
[ ] Shoplifted
[ ] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[ ] Stole something from your job
[x] Lied to a friend
[x] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[ ] Been to Europe
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[ ] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] Been to Canada
[ ] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[x] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] Thrown up in a bar
[x] Eaten Sushi
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been Skiing
[x] Been to a motor cross show
[ ] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[ ] Graduated college
[x] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[ ] Had someone cheat on you
[x] Miss someone right now
Fetishes
Thanks, but no thanks on the fetish porn Web site idea. Appreciate the thought, but I'm thinking the Argus would look down upon porn sites being visited while they're paying us.
I feel bad sometimes about cruising the net too on their time, but if I don't have anything to do or I'm waiting for a phone call there's not much else going on, and I don't think they mind. I just hope they don't think I'm wasting time. Which they might.
You want a quiz to do? There's about a million on emode.com. They make you sign up for a free account, but then they record every outcome to every test you take on the site, and they have a lot of fun ones. I'll show you. Friday, I took several tests while I waited to be off work at the end of the day. I recorded the results on my xanga:
What kind of chip are you?
I am a classic potato chip.
What kind of umbrella drink are you?
I'm a fuzzy navel flirt.
What's my soap opera scenario?
I'm the person in a coma....
apparently, I am "a true fighter."
What makes me beautiful?
I'm a natural beauty.
I don't rely on frills or fads to get attention. I frankly, (in my own words) don't care. :)
and here are some ones on the site I thought were kind of interesting that I took LONG AGO:
Which That '70s Show character are you?
Fez.
What's your signature city?
Seattle.
Why are you still single?
Don't want to settle.
What "friend" are you?
Rachel
What are you looking for in a relationship?
A Best friend.
THE ESP Test:
Cognition.
Your sense of humor:
Banter.
My inner rockstar:
Britney Spears
The sexual turn-on test: (OH HEY this could count as a fetish!)
Personality. (or not!)
OK well there you go. I've taken about 1 mil. and there's plenty more to go. You can even enter friends' e-mails and compare answers. Me and Rachelowe take them a lot, and Emily used to I know. Diane did too. We were bored. Apparently we are again.
I feel bad sometimes about cruising the net too on their time, but if I don't have anything to do or I'm waiting for a phone call there's not much else going on, and I don't think they mind. I just hope they don't think I'm wasting time. Which they might.
You want a quiz to do? There's about a million on emode.com. They make you sign up for a free account, but then they record every outcome to every test you take on the site, and they have a lot of fun ones. I'll show you. Friday, I took several tests while I waited to be off work at the end of the day. I recorded the results on my xanga:
What kind of chip are you?
I am a classic potato chip.
What kind of umbrella drink are you?
I'm a fuzzy navel flirt.
What's my soap opera scenario?
I'm the person in a coma....
apparently, I am "a true fighter."
What makes me beautiful?
I'm a natural beauty.
I don't rely on frills or fads to get attention. I frankly, (in my own words) don't care. :)
and here are some ones on the site I thought were kind of interesting that I took LONG AGO:
Which That '70s Show character are you?
Fez.
What's your signature city?
Seattle.
Why are you still single?
Don't want to settle.
What "friend" are you?
Rachel
What are you looking for in a relationship?
A Best friend.
THE ESP Test:
Cognition.
Your sense of humor:
Banter.
My inner rockstar:
Britney Spears
The sexual turn-on test: (OH HEY this could count as a fetish!)
Personality. (or not!)
OK well there you go. I've taken about 1 mil. and there's plenty more to go. You can even enter friends' e-mails and compare answers. Me and Rachelowe take them a lot, and Emily used to I know. Diane did too. We were bored. Apparently we are again.
Parents Weekend
So what's new with everyone?
My parents came to town this weekend and this is how our weekend went.
Friday
*Ate at Denny's, gave my parents the grand ole' tour o' Rock Island, Moline, Davenport, Bettendorf.
*Hit up Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf. Now we've been to every one of the three in the Quad Cities.
*Came back to my room. My parents stayed in the dorm. We watched Arrested Development DVDs I borrowed from Aaron and did laundry until we fell asleep. Sometimes I think my parents can't sit still longer than 5 minutes. On their vacation they did laundry?!?
Saturday
*Had a donut at the South Park Bakery in dowtown RI.
*Went to Amana, IA to check out the historic Amana Colonies. Really there's nothing there to see, because it's all commercialized and stuff, but I do like how the buildings are set up since they're the same ones the Lutheran immigrants who lived in Amana dwelled in. The museum cost buttloads of money so we didn't go in. Best part? The many local wineries and their taste testing, and this Ox Yoke Inn family style dining. They bring you home cooked style food, like a plate of corn per table, mashed potatos, gravy, bread... you know just as if you were at home passing the stuff around. It was decently priced for all you can eat side dishes.
*Came back to check into the Four Points Sheraton in downtown RI.
*Mom made us go to church.
*Back to hotel, went swimming downstairs, probably one of my only swimming opportunities this summer, which is sad for me. Mom and Dad didn't get in though, they just sat on the side.
*Mom and me got into the whirlpool when my dad went upstairs to relax and watch TV. The whirlpools were in the locker rooms so my dad would have had to go to the other one. Except with a heart condition you're not supposed to get in one.
*Went to eat at Bennigan's which is like Shenanigan's, connected to the hotel.
*Out of boredom, went to Jumer's Rock Island Casino, my least favorite of the three. Didn't spend much money or time there tho.
*Back to the hotel, watch Fool's Rush In, relax, sleep
Sunday
*Sleep a little later than the day before.
*Stay in the hotel until 10, we wanted to use it as long as we were paying for it.
*Headed to Augie and fixed my bed from when we rearranged stuff on Friday.
*Went shopping at Kohl's.
*Ate dinner at Harris' Pizza- not bad but I don't recommend the sausage at all.
*Relaxed in the dorm until 5 or so when my parents left.
You know I don't know if anyone else gets this, but ever since I was little, I'd get extreme anxiety when being around somebody for a long time and then not being with them. I got the same thing when I was younger and I'd have someone stay the night. I'd have the same thing when I spent tons of time with Andy on graduation night with him staying the night and onto the next day with grad parties... and I have that when I'm with my parents all weekend and suddenly I'm alone.
That's one of my favorite things about living in the dorms at school. You're really never alone. Here, the people I met and didn't hardly even know are leaving Friday because summer school session 1 is over. I suppose new people might come, but my internship is half over so I won't know them any better.
I'm currently at work, wishing I had something to do. I'm not really in the mood to write a story today that I'm not interested in. I wish I had some good ideas...
My parents came to town this weekend and this is how our weekend went.
Friday
*Ate at Denny's, gave my parents the grand ole' tour o' Rock Island, Moline, Davenport, Bettendorf.
*Hit up Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf. Now we've been to every one of the three in the Quad Cities.
*Came back to my room. My parents stayed in the dorm. We watched Arrested Development DVDs I borrowed from Aaron and did laundry until we fell asleep. Sometimes I think my parents can't sit still longer than 5 minutes. On their vacation they did laundry?!?
Saturday
*Had a donut at the South Park Bakery in dowtown RI.
*Went to Amana, IA to check out the historic Amana Colonies. Really there's nothing there to see, because it's all commercialized and stuff, but I do like how the buildings are set up since they're the same ones the Lutheran immigrants who lived in Amana dwelled in. The museum cost buttloads of money so we didn't go in. Best part? The many local wineries and their taste testing, and this Ox Yoke Inn family style dining. They bring you home cooked style food, like a plate of corn per table, mashed potatos, gravy, bread... you know just as if you were at home passing the stuff around. It was decently priced for all you can eat side dishes.
*Came back to check into the Four Points Sheraton in downtown RI.
*Mom made us go to church.
*Back to hotel, went swimming downstairs, probably one of my only swimming opportunities this summer, which is sad for me. Mom and Dad didn't get in though, they just sat on the side.
*Mom and me got into the whirlpool when my dad went upstairs to relax and watch TV. The whirlpools were in the locker rooms so my dad would have had to go to the other one. Except with a heart condition you're not supposed to get in one.
*Went to eat at Bennigan's which is like Shenanigan's, connected to the hotel.
*Out of boredom, went to Jumer's Rock Island Casino, my least favorite of the three. Didn't spend much money or time there tho.
*Back to the hotel, watch Fool's Rush In, relax, sleep
Sunday
*Sleep a little later than the day before.
*Stay in the hotel until 10, we wanted to use it as long as we were paying for it.
*Headed to Augie and fixed my bed from when we rearranged stuff on Friday.
*Went shopping at Kohl's.
*Ate dinner at Harris' Pizza- not bad but I don't recommend the sausage at all.
*Relaxed in the dorm until 5 or so when my parents left.
You know I don't know if anyone else gets this, but ever since I was little, I'd get extreme anxiety when being around somebody for a long time and then not being with them. I got the same thing when I was younger and I'd have someone stay the night. I'd have the same thing when I spent tons of time with Andy on graduation night with him staying the night and onto the next day with grad parties... and I have that when I'm with my parents all weekend and suddenly I'm alone.
That's one of my favorite things about living in the dorms at school. You're really never alone. Here, the people I met and didn't hardly even know are leaving Friday because summer school session 1 is over. I suppose new people might come, but my internship is half over so I won't know them any better.
I'm currently at work, wishing I had something to do. I'm not really in the mood to write a story today that I'm not interested in. I wish I had some good ideas...