Mr. Magorium's Junior Science and Humanity Symposium.
Brace yourselves, people. This update is going to be long.
Thursday night I spent a good portion of my time cleaning my room.I know. Its pretty shocking. The main reason was that I have ants all over, or did, and I was getting very disgusted. They apparently like the taste of my carpet... so yeah. Vacuum = solution. After my room became clean(ish) I started packing for my trip. It didnt take long. I packed waaay too much this time -- on purpose -- because the last time I went on an overnight trip... I didnt have squat. xD!
Friday morning was shitty. I got to school way early. I remembered all my stuff... at least remembered to put it in the car. What I forgot to do was take some of it out. I forgot my dress clothes in the back of my car. I just so happen to be as unlucky as I do to be lucky. Morgon and Hannah were driving to Russlleville. Mom got someone to open my car (A locksmith? XD) and so they grabbed my clothes.
After this fiasco, I was able to enjoy my morning in peace. We stopped at McDonalds on the way up and again at a gas station. For those of you who dont know, Russellville is nearly five hours from Paragould. It wasnt all that bad actually, after I got my clothes situation straightened out. I listened to my iPod and talked to some friends. When we got to ATU, we found we had to take campus tours before we could go to the hotel. They were amazing! I say this because our tour guide, Chris, was incredibly hot. Not only did I get a couple pictures of him, one we got together and he was doing my double thumbs up gesture with me! 8D! The campus tours included demonstrations on the major categories of science and some experiments like setting methane bubbles on fire (On an asian dude's hand, see myspace for pictures!) and making hydrogen rockets.
After the exciting tours, we went to our hotel for the first time. It was pretty ghetto too. It was an old Holiday Inn, made before they started going to the all inside stuff, so you had to go outside to get in your rooms. Bah. When I got there, I found that I was to be rooming with another person from another school. His name was Andrew something or another and he went to Little Rock Central. He was a bit odd, but i didnt get to talk to him much. I changed into my dress clothes and headed for the main room.
After that we had a banquet back at ATU with some of the worst food ever. It was super salty pork and some bad tasting sides. There they announced the people who were to present papers the next day. Later we went to hear two guest speakers talk about the New Madrid Fault Line. It was interesting, but was too long. Then we went to a musical performance by the ATU studen body. I thought they were really good, but everyone else said they were awful. I guess I just kinda liked the style of music. -shrug-
End of day one.
The next day, I got up pretty early for breakfast. I felt like a bastard because I kept my shower products to myself and didnt share, even though he didnt have any, but I didnt know him, and thus didnt trust him. Breakfast here was so much better than at the last place we slept at. They had a ton of donuts, cereal, fruit, and an array of drinks. After breakfast was the time of dread. We went and listened to fourteen, yes, fourteen science nerds blab about their projects. It was SUPER boring. There was more science mumbo-jumbo than in an old Star Trek episode. I brought my coloring books and crayons, so we colored during it. I made my butt pirate of the year. xD
After this we had to go to a place called Heifer International Farm. We got to see a lot of animals and such things like that. It was very interesting. They try and send animals overseas to poor places so they can get back on their feet. They had villages set up of what these countries' housing would look like, five of them, and set them up around the lake. During the summer, you can actually set up a date to where you can live there for a while. I really want to do this. Sounds really fun.
After that we had a cook out and then headed back to ATU. We had another guest speaker, who was much more entertaining this time, and he talked about being an astronomer. From here we had a pool party. This was the first time I got to hang out with Katlin. She is a girl from another school that was rooming with Colleen and Katie. She seemed really cool and claimed she wanted to have my baby. Yeah. xD.
The final day was a bit less eventful. Today we woke up, had breakfast, and then headed for ATU again. All they did was have the announcement for who won the poster competition. I voted for the pretty ones. xD! My roommate took first place, winning a scholarship to ATU. I really hope he doesn't go there because I want to go there, and knowing my luck we would end up roommates or something. -_-
The bus ride home was a bit angerful. By angerful, I mean angry... xD yeah. Im a little loopy right now. ANYWAY the stupid sophmores all ganged up together (minus Colleen) and said we should go to Colten's, a steakhouse. It is VERY expensive there. Katie's mom got really pissed and picked her up at Searcy. That left just Colleen and I at Arby's. Their chicken was good though. After this I was pretty pissed at Jessica because she was the one that said last night she didnt want to eat anywhere expensive. Gah. We didnt get home until around 2:30 or so.
For the rest of the day, I uploaded half of my 200 pictures to myspace, and then I loafed around. I am exhausted. I want to go to bed.
This is my longest post ever, and I only skimmed the surface of what happened.
¿Duke?
Ps.
1: Did headquarters send you?
2: You... could say that.
1: I just did.
2: Oh. Then yes.
xD
Thursday night I spent a good portion of my time cleaning my room.I know. Its pretty shocking. The main reason was that I have ants all over, or did, and I was getting very disgusted. They apparently like the taste of my carpet... so yeah. Vacuum = solution. After my room became clean(ish) I started packing for my trip. It didnt take long. I packed waaay too much this time -- on purpose -- because the last time I went on an overnight trip... I didnt have squat. xD!
Friday morning was shitty. I got to school way early. I remembered all my stuff... at least remembered to put it in the car. What I forgot to do was take some of it out. I forgot my dress clothes in the back of my car. I just so happen to be as unlucky as I do to be lucky. Morgon and Hannah were driving to Russlleville. Mom got someone to open my car (A locksmith? XD) and so they grabbed my clothes.
After this fiasco, I was able to enjoy my morning in peace. We stopped at McDonalds on the way up and again at a gas station. For those of you who dont know, Russellville is nearly five hours from Paragould. It wasnt all that bad actually, after I got my clothes situation straightened out. I listened to my iPod and talked to some friends. When we got to ATU, we found we had to take campus tours before we could go to the hotel. They were amazing! I say this because our tour guide, Chris, was incredibly hot. Not only did I get a couple pictures of him, one we got together and he was doing my double thumbs up gesture with me! 8D! The campus tours included demonstrations on the major categories of science and some experiments like setting methane bubbles on fire (On an asian dude's hand, see myspace for pictures!) and making hydrogen rockets.
After the exciting tours, we went to our hotel for the first time. It was pretty ghetto too. It was an old Holiday Inn, made before they started going to the all inside stuff, so you had to go outside to get in your rooms. Bah. When I got there, I found that I was to be rooming with another person from another school. His name was Andrew something or another and he went to Little Rock Central. He was a bit odd, but i didnt get to talk to him much. I changed into my dress clothes and headed for the main room.
After that we had a banquet back at ATU with some of the worst food ever. It was super salty pork and some bad tasting sides. There they announced the people who were to present papers the next day. Later we went to hear two guest speakers talk about the New Madrid Fault Line. It was interesting, but was too long. Then we went to a musical performance by the ATU studen body. I thought they were really good, but everyone else said they were awful. I guess I just kinda liked the style of music. -shrug-
End of day one.
The next day, I got up pretty early for breakfast. I felt like a bastard because I kept my shower products to myself and didnt share, even though he didnt have any, but I didnt know him, and thus didnt trust him. Breakfast here was so much better than at the last place we slept at. They had a ton of donuts, cereal, fruit, and an array of drinks. After breakfast was the time of dread. We went and listened to fourteen, yes, fourteen science nerds blab about their projects. It was SUPER boring. There was more science mumbo-jumbo than in an old Star Trek episode. I brought my coloring books and crayons, so we colored during it. I made my butt pirate of the year. xD
After this we had to go to a place called Heifer International Farm. We got to see a lot of animals and such things like that. It was very interesting. They try and send animals overseas to poor places so they can get back on their feet. They had villages set up of what these countries' housing would look like, five of them, and set them up around the lake. During the summer, you can actually set up a date to where you can live there for a while. I really want to do this. Sounds really fun.
After that we had a cook out and then headed back to ATU. We had another guest speaker, who was much more entertaining this time, and he talked about being an astronomer. From here we had a pool party. This was the first time I got to hang out with Katlin. She is a girl from another school that was rooming with Colleen and Katie. She seemed really cool and claimed she wanted to have my baby. Yeah. xD.
The final day was a bit less eventful. Today we woke up, had breakfast, and then headed for ATU again. All they did was have the announcement for who won the poster competition. I voted for the pretty ones. xD! My roommate took first place, winning a scholarship to ATU. I really hope he doesn't go there because I want to go there, and knowing my luck we would end up roommates or something. -_-
The bus ride home was a bit angerful. By angerful, I mean angry... xD yeah. Im a little loopy right now. ANYWAY the stupid sophmores all ganged up together (minus Colleen) and said we should go to Colten's, a steakhouse. It is VERY expensive there. Katie's mom got really pissed and picked her up at Searcy. That left just Colleen and I at Arby's. Their chicken was good though. After this I was pretty pissed at Jessica because she was the one that said last night she didnt want to eat anywhere expensive. Gah. We didnt get home until around 2:30 or so.
For the rest of the day, I uploaded half of my 200 pictures to myspace, and then I loafed around. I am exhausted. I want to go to bed.
This is my longest post ever, and I only skimmed the surface of what happened.
¿Duke?
Ps.
1: Did headquarters send you?
2: You... could say that.
1: I just did.
2: Oh. Then yes.
xD