Saturday, February 20, 2010
Today – We decided to go to the Aquatic Center at one, and then the movie “Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief” afterwards. To kill time until then, though, we went and saw Danyel’s horses (beautiful animals!), and played with her dogs, Skittles the cat, and a laser pointer. Smoky the fat cat (fattest animal I’ve ever seen.) tried to play with the laser pointer too, but he just couldn’t… move properly.
Danyel drove us into town in her adorable pickup. We listened to the radio and sang along with “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” a fantastic song that is very country and very good. See? I’m not the only one who loves country! Danyel’s a fan as well! The truth is, the most beautiful girls adore country music… and Danyel, at least, drives a hot car to go along with her gorgeous face and soul ^_^ Her pickup may be old, but it’s awesome.
At the Aquatic Center, we went down the slides a whole bunch of times, and went around the lazy river fourteen times. Why? Oh, for the marvelously illogical reason that there is a sign in the middle of the lazy river that says, “Water Walkers – if you’re counting, 39 laps makes approximatly 1 mile.” After seeing that sign, we just had to try to reach 39. At fourteen, we were too bored to continue… We went to play water volleyball instead, at which I suck. Once we left, we had to come back for my watch, and then waited for the movie to start. (Enough menial details!) We grabbed a water cup from the concession stand, and got two quarters worth each of M&Ms, Skittles, and Runts from the little candy-machine-put-in-your-quarter-and-turn-the-handle things. Either our concept of size has changed since we were small, or else a quarter buys you a whole lot less candy nowadays…
The Lightning Thief was a great movie, although there were many discrepancies between book and movie. The director also directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone -- In my opinion, his ability to stick to a book has gone downhill, but his skill in making good movies has grown greatly. Annabeth’s eyes were really strange… and that’s all I have to say about that.
Afterwards, Dad, Rick and I went to Johnny J’s diner. They have the best veggie burgers, fries, and pie in the universe. I had all three. I may not be as corny as Kansas in August, but I ordered some abnormally good blueberry pie. If you’re ever in Casper, Wyoming, make sure you go to Johnny J’s, it is splendid.
And now, I am home, with a computer on my lap, and an APUSH book review book sitting next to me. Tomorrow will be another fabulous day, I’m sure. Along with all the other things I’m planning to do, people I’m planning to see, I’ll read through the above entry and edit out the silly, boring stuff – wish me luck with that ^_^ night!
Editing has commenced, and finished, but… well, I suppose you’ll decide whether there are still way too many unexciting details or not. For my part, I think that there are more than there should be, but not enough to be able to fix it properly – oh well. If you want to know the little parts of what I’ve been doing, here’s how you find out!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wyoming trip '10 part II
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Yesterday, Friday, February 19, 2010—I went to KW, it was fantastic. I went to the front office first to get a pass, but they wanted me to get permission from each individual teacher beforehand in order for me to receive a visitor’s pass. After deciding that such was far too much work, I went to Emma’s Japanese class and waited for her and Sensei to arrive. Sensei walked in and looked at me blankly for a moment, and then got a brilliant expression of realization as she remembered my face. “Hello, Sensei, it’s Carlin! You probably don’t recognize me because of my hair…” I got a hug ^_^
I sat in on the first block Japanese 3 class, and in the class I knew Emma, Serina, Alexi, Kegan, Rachel-san and Dan – half the class. Epic.
After Japanese, I ditched Emma (English? ugh!) for Serina and Kegan and went to Drama II. On the way there, I saw an Orlando Bloom clone. No exaggeration, Will Turner was walking the hallways of Kelly Walsh. He had the hair, the eyes, the facial structure, and a black leather jacket – hottest thing I’ve ever seen in a high school, and I’m including bunsen burners. Apparently his name is Nate.
Once in the drama classroom, Mr. Stedillie and I had a splendid conversation about my new school, New York, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Masque in general. I was invited to see the run-through of Grease that afternoon, and I wrote cast member’s names on envelopes containing raffle tickets – lots of envelopes. Lots. Let me tell you. Additionally, I was hit on by a really odd guy who gave off the air of one who would chase anything with legs… that was weird. I politely but firmly rejected his offer of a telephone number. Thank goodness for the ability to say “no”.
Afterwards I went to lunch with Kegan, and glimpsed hottie Orlando Bloom again. I grabbed her arm and whispered the story to her, the end of which was apparently overheard by Nate himself. “Are you talking about me?”
*rapid turnaround*
“Yes, actually, I am talking about you! Seriously, you look exactly like Orlando Bloom! Wow!” Wholly embarassed, but not about to show it, I turned back around and pretended to be a part of Kegan’s conversation with another guy, who she called Minion, and who looked a lot like the little brother from Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney.
James sits with Emma, Alexi, and Kegan, apparently. He claims that I’m one of those people who changes a lot over time (according to a whole bunch of people, I suddenly got gorgeous during the time I’ve spent in New York! Not complaining… It’s great if you want to think that :D). After lunch, instead of heading to Math with Alexi and Emma (>.< No thank you!), I went to the mall with James. That was awesome, we went into Hot Topic, where we made fun of the people who are willing to spend $70 dollars on a trench coat just because it has a Tripp label, and I bought a Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief t-shirt for Rick. We then went to the bookstore, where I got a couple books for my return journey and thought I lost my money. I didn’t lose it, but on our way back to school to join Serina and Andrew for lunch, James decided to do a donut on the unplowed roads. I freaked out, and had my allotment of scares for the day…
Second lunch I saw Andrew for the first time (even cooler than when I moved, wow), and hung with James and Serina again. I’m not even going to recap any of that conversation… Not at all suitable for young viewers, nor even me!
THEN was fifth block, and French with Alexi! Andrew had to show me where the French room was, as I’d forgotten which wing of the building it was on (which was silly of me, really). Madame was really happy to see me, said I looked “très Anglaise” with my cloche hat (irony? heh heh). I gave her her textbooks back and she thought it was hilarious that I remembered, as she had not.
In Casper, French III is the end of the language teaching, and French IV is French history and culture, taught mostly in French, with French textbooks, etc. I sat in on that and understood most of what was said, and it was fun. Catherine Medici was a wicked, wicked Queen who was fond of poisoning people she didn’t like, and tapestries are awesome – this is what some of what I learned in that ninety minutes.
After French, I went down to the band room and hung out with Andrew and Emma, James, Christy, the funny kid whose name I was told and don’t remember, and the twins, whose names I was not told but found out anyway (Barrett and Braxton – if I’m wrong, blame Andrew.). The twins are the most awesome people I’ve newly met in a long time. After a fun time filled with a stolen hat, a sexy encounter with Christy in a corner (during which we switched sweaters), and some awesome jokes, I went to go watch the Grease rehearsal. The twins followed me, claiming they didn’t want to walk home yet. They live up Snob Hill – I don’t blame their reluctance. I walked up 12th from KW with a backpack once… never again.
Grease was fantastic, and it was nice to see and talk to Gordon again. When I talked to Christy afterwards, I learned that the theme for the Peach Basket dance is “Loving the Eighties”. Oh good lord.
When I got home, Danyel called, wondering when I would see her on Saturday. We ended up having a sleepover at her house, which was awesome! Her home is gorgeous, and her animals are fantastic – By Xerxes, I actually like her dogs! We watched Mrs. Doubtfire, which was a great movie, and slept, although really that didn’t happen until…
(post was written on Saturday, because I didn't have access to my computer until then... hence the "yesterday" at the top)
Yesterday, Friday, February 19, 2010—I went to KW, it was fantastic. I went to the front office first to get a pass, but they wanted me to get permission from each individual teacher beforehand in order for me to receive a visitor’s pass. After deciding that such was far too much work, I went to Emma’s Japanese class and waited for her and Sensei to arrive. Sensei walked in and looked at me blankly for a moment, and then got a brilliant expression of realization as she remembered my face. “Hello, Sensei, it’s Carlin! You probably don’t recognize me because of my hair…” I got a hug ^_^
I sat in on the first block Japanese 3 class, and in the class I knew Emma, Serina, Alexi, Kegan, Rachel-san and Dan – half the class. Epic.
After Japanese, I ditched Emma (English? ugh!) for Serina and Kegan and went to Drama II. On the way there, I saw an Orlando Bloom clone. No exaggeration, Will Turner was walking the hallways of Kelly Walsh. He had the hair, the eyes, the facial structure, and a black leather jacket – hottest thing I’ve ever seen in a high school, and I’m including bunsen burners. Apparently his name is Nate.
Once in the drama classroom, Mr. Stedillie and I had a splendid conversation about my new school, New York, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Masque in general. I was invited to see the run-through of Grease that afternoon, and I wrote cast member’s names on envelopes containing raffle tickets – lots of envelopes. Lots. Let me tell you. Additionally, I was hit on by a really odd guy who gave off the air of one who would chase anything with legs… that was weird. I politely but firmly rejected his offer of a telephone number. Thank goodness for the ability to say “no”.
Afterwards I went to lunch with Kegan, and glimpsed hottie Orlando Bloom again. I grabbed her arm and whispered the story to her, the end of which was apparently overheard by Nate himself. “Are you talking about me?”
*rapid turnaround*
“Yes, actually, I am talking about you! Seriously, you look exactly like Orlando Bloom! Wow!” Wholly embarassed, but not about to show it, I turned back around and pretended to be a part of Kegan’s conversation with another guy, who she called Minion, and who looked a lot like the little brother from Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney.
James sits with Emma, Alexi, and Kegan, apparently. He claims that I’m one of those people who changes a lot over time (according to a whole bunch of people, I suddenly got gorgeous during the time I’ve spent in New York! Not complaining… It’s great if you want to think that :D). After lunch, instead of heading to Math with Alexi and Emma (>.< No thank you!), I went to the mall with James. That was awesome, we went into Hot Topic, where we made fun of the people who are willing to spend $70 dollars on a trench coat just because it has a Tripp label, and I bought a Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief t-shirt for Rick. We then went to the bookstore, where I got a couple books for my return journey and thought I lost my money. I didn’t lose it, but on our way back to school to join Serina and Andrew for lunch, James decided to do a donut on the unplowed roads. I freaked out, and had my allotment of scares for the day…
Second lunch I saw Andrew for the first time (even cooler than when I moved, wow), and hung with James and Serina again. I’m not even going to recap any of that conversation… Not at all suitable for young viewers, nor even me!
THEN was fifth block, and French with Alexi! Andrew had to show me where the French room was, as I’d forgotten which wing of the building it was on (which was silly of me, really). Madame was really happy to see me, said I looked “très Anglaise” with my cloche hat (irony? heh heh). I gave her her textbooks back and she thought it was hilarious that I remembered, as she had not.
In Casper, French III is the end of the language teaching, and French IV is French history and culture, taught mostly in French, with French textbooks, etc. I sat in on that and understood most of what was said, and it was fun. Catherine Medici was a wicked, wicked Queen who was fond of poisoning people she didn’t like, and tapestries are awesome – this is what some of what I learned in that ninety minutes.
After French, I went down to the band room and hung out with Andrew and Emma, James, Christy, the funny kid whose name I was told and don’t remember, and the twins, whose names I was not told but found out anyway (Barrett and Braxton – if I’m wrong, blame Andrew.). The twins are the most awesome people I’ve newly met in a long time. After a fun time filled with a stolen hat, a sexy encounter with Christy in a corner (during which we switched sweaters), and some awesome jokes, I went to go watch the Grease rehearsal. The twins followed me, claiming they didn’t want to walk home yet. They live up Snob Hill – I don’t blame their reluctance. I walked up 12th from KW with a backpack once… never again.
Grease was fantastic, and it was nice to see and talk to Gordon again. When I talked to Christy afterwards, I learned that the theme for the Peach Basket dance is “Loving the Eighties”. Oh good lord.
When I got home, Danyel called, wondering when I would see her on Saturday. We ended up having a sleepover at her house, which was awesome! Her home is gorgeous, and her animals are fantastic – By Xerxes, I actually like her dogs! We watched Mrs. Doubtfire, which was a great movie, and slept, although really that didn’t happen until…
(post was written on Saturday, because I didn't have access to my computer until then... hence the "yesterday" at the top)
Wyoming trip '10
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Today we went to the aquarium before we left Denver. The Downtown Aquarium is a fantastic place. Marissa would love it, there are a few steampunk aspects to the museum that I think would delight her – combine that with the obvious aquatic part, and – well. I think the Downtown Aquarium would probably be one of her favorite places in Denver. In the Aquarium, we saw the Archer fish feeding. Archer fish are awesome because they shoot water out of their mouths at their prey (insects), which then fall into the water. If they don’t, the Archer fish can jump up to a foot out of the water. It was fun to watch.
We also touched a starfish and a shark egg, and also stingrays. The former two were crusty, as one has an exoskeleton and the other has a shell, but the stingrays were slimy and velvety and had an altogether suprising texture. It was great fun, I definitely recommend going.
Additionally, they have tigers. The rainforest part of the aquarium features tigers – awesome. We even got to see one of them swim! I got a couple pictures, but I’m not sure if they’re any good. We’ll see when I get back.
Now we’re driving back to Casper. I drove for a little bit, and I have to say, speed limit 75? Awesome.
It’s great looking out around you, it’s all white, with yellow prairie grass sticking up, and the occasional oil pump or snow fence. I’d forgotten all about snow fences, but they’re a common sight out here – I’d not imagine many New Yorkers even know what they are. Basically, they’re fences that you put parallel to the highway so that the snow piles up in the lee of the fence, instead of blowing across the road so you can’t see. Snow still blows, but the fences help a lot.
When we stopped to get gas, the guy across from us had an enormous pickup truck, the kind with two exhaust pipes, and he had a bumper sticker on his windshield that said, “BADASS REDNECK.” Not to stereotype or anything, but he looked the type to ride bulls in the summer – judging from his vehicle, he probably worked on a ranch, at least.
Oo! First yucca plants of the drive ^_^ I’m writing this as we go, that’s unclear. Earlier we saw a cool rock formation, a scattering of boulders that would be great fun to climb around in/on. Had it been warmer, I would have asked to stop – as it is, it’s hovering around the freezing point, and the weather is much too miserable.
At my dad’s house, there are seven networks that I could, if people were reasonable, steal internet from. However, due to the work of darkness, people password their internet and thus make it un-stealable. This is a terrible evil that may prove too big for one woman to battle.
Before we arrived, Dad said, “I should warn you – my house is a mess.” I should not have doubted him at all. Once my camera is charged, I’ll take some pictures. This is the messiest home in which I’ve been in a while. However, a vast majority of this mess is books, so the likelihood of my being able to find a book report book for APUSH is high.
Today we went to the aquarium before we left Denver. The Downtown Aquarium is a fantastic place. Marissa would love it, there are a few steampunk aspects to the museum that I think would delight her – combine that with the obvious aquatic part, and – well. I think the Downtown Aquarium would probably be one of her favorite places in Denver. In the Aquarium, we saw the Archer fish feeding. Archer fish are awesome because they shoot water out of their mouths at their prey (insects), which then fall into the water. If they don’t, the Archer fish can jump up to a foot out of the water. It was fun to watch.
We also touched a starfish and a shark egg, and also stingrays. The former two were crusty, as one has an exoskeleton and the other has a shell, but the stingrays were slimy and velvety and had an altogether suprising texture. It was great fun, I definitely recommend going.
Additionally, they have tigers. The rainforest part of the aquarium features tigers – awesome. We even got to see one of them swim! I got a couple pictures, but I’m not sure if they’re any good. We’ll see when I get back.
Now we’re driving back to Casper. I drove for a little bit, and I have to say, speed limit 75? Awesome.
It’s great looking out around you, it’s all white, with yellow prairie grass sticking up, and the occasional oil pump or snow fence. I’d forgotten all about snow fences, but they’re a common sight out here – I’d not imagine many New Yorkers even know what they are. Basically, they’re fences that you put parallel to the highway so that the snow piles up in the lee of the fence, instead of blowing across the road so you can’t see. Snow still blows, but the fences help a lot.
When we stopped to get gas, the guy across from us had an enormous pickup truck, the kind with two exhaust pipes, and he had a bumper sticker on his windshield that said, “BADASS REDNECK.” Not to stereotype or anything, but he looked the type to ride bulls in the summer – judging from his vehicle, he probably worked on a ranch, at least.
Oo! First yucca plants of the drive ^_^ I’m writing this as we go, that’s unclear. Earlier we saw a cool rock formation, a scattering of boulders that would be great fun to climb around in/on. Had it been warmer, I would have asked to stop – as it is, it’s hovering around the freezing point, and the weather is much too miserable.
At my dad’s house, there are seven networks that I could, if people were reasonable, steal internet from. However, due to the work of darkness, people password their internet and thus make it un-stealable. This is a terrible evil that may prove too big for one woman to battle.
Before we arrived, Dad said, “I should warn you – my house is a mess.” I should not have doubted him at all. Once my camera is charged, I’ll take some pictures. This is the messiest home in which I’ve been in a while. However, a vast majority of this mess is books, so the likelihood of my being able to find a book report book for APUSH is high.
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