Living in America, at the end of the Millenia
What a great day =)
Ok well most of it was great. I had to go to the dentist this morning to pick up my jaw appliance thing (it's basically a retainer), but then I drove straight to the ice rink to practice for Saturday (if you're coming, don't forget to bring $9). It was so amazing. I finally moved 6 feet away from the wall, and was able to skate around the whole rink without stopping. I know it seems like a small accomplishment, but it was amazing to me. I love that rush of cool air that hits you when you glide around, and how amazing you feel when you realize you could almost glide forever. It's just really relaxing and freeing to me I suppose. And I'm proud of myself for sticking with something and working at it. It's nice to have a way to escape the world =)
After my ice accomplishment, I rewarded myself by seeing Failure to Launch at the Loop at noon. I love seeing movies by myself every once in awhile. I get that rush from being independent. I know it sounds stupid, but I like knowing I can function as an individual, lol. Anyway, the movie was pretty good. Three star worthy. I liked Sarah Jessica Parker's roomate. Her plot line seemed more amusing than the main plot line. Oh well, I was laughing through most of it. And it was cool that The Loop is giving away a free drink and popcorn with every ticket (its $7 matinee, though).
I found out the IPod I was getting for my birthday was the 240 song one. Chaos ensued soon afterwards. If you're gonna fork over $150+ for something, make sure it can hold more than 12 CDs. I'm definetely willing to pay the difference for the 1,000 song one. My parents shouldn't spend a fortune on me. They have enough issues right now. My dad is still depressed after his surgery. He's in pain too much of the time to feel anything besides depression. My mom is becoming depressed over my dad, which then begins to affect me. It's a crazy cycle. I feel like my birthday is so inconvenient this year. No one in my house really wants to do anything, and everything concerning it seems like a hassle, you know? Wow, what a sad mood to celebrate my 18th birthday with. I hope I cheer up by Wednesday. I had such a good morning, and it was just hard getting into all the family drama this evening.
This weekend was distracting. Erin and Sarah planned my suprise party. I went to Erin's house at 3:30 on Friday and hung out with them, Jessica, and Valerie. Then Erin and Sarah blindfolded me in the car and drove me to go play laser tag and arcade games at Wonderworks (fun times), and then blindfolded me again and took me to Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show at the Mercado. I had only been once before to the other one with Ben's family. Sarah had gotten free tickets from her dad's friend, so it was a fun and new thing to try. We enjoyed hanging out at the bar while we waited to be seated (mmmmm, Shirly Temple!), too. I solved the murder correctly, but I also wrote down a ridiculous amount of information, haha. We then went back to Erin's to watch High School Musical. Stupid catchy music. This showing had the how to dance portion, which the three of us tried to keep up with. I later took the time to learn it as a form of exercise since I tivo'd it, lol. I can't resist cheesy Disney movies....with cheesy songs.....and cheesy dance moves. It's ok, I'm balancing out the cheesiness with some Rent, Wicked, and Dane Cook (The musical soundtracks are helping me with our AMT performance in May, and Dane Cook is just too awesome to pass up).
Erin and I watched Crash and played video games on Saturday. I had seen Crash before on Thursday (Triple feature with Kara at the Cheap Loop Movies...Pride and Prejudice, Crash, and Rent) and loved it. Damn good movie. I am less mad Brokeback Mountian didn't win at the Oscars, but I think both were at least equal in quality. The part in Crash with the little girl, though,......wow. I guess that is all I can say. That movie just shocks you into reality.
I'm gonna go read more Angels and Demons now. It's still setting itself up. I keep reading about anti-matter. It's perplexing.
Ok well most of it was great. I had to go to the dentist this morning to pick up my jaw appliance thing (it's basically a retainer), but then I drove straight to the ice rink to practice for Saturday (if you're coming, don't forget to bring $9). It was so amazing. I finally moved 6 feet away from the wall, and was able to skate around the whole rink without stopping. I know it seems like a small accomplishment, but it was amazing to me. I love that rush of cool air that hits you when you glide around, and how amazing you feel when you realize you could almost glide forever. It's just really relaxing and freeing to me I suppose. And I'm proud of myself for sticking with something and working at it. It's nice to have a way to escape the world =)
After my ice accomplishment, I rewarded myself by seeing Failure to Launch at the Loop at noon. I love seeing movies by myself every once in awhile. I get that rush from being independent. I know it sounds stupid, but I like knowing I can function as an individual, lol. Anyway, the movie was pretty good. Three star worthy. I liked Sarah Jessica Parker's roomate. Her plot line seemed more amusing than the main plot line. Oh well, I was laughing through most of it. And it was cool that The Loop is giving away a free drink and popcorn with every ticket (its $7 matinee, though).
I found out the IPod I was getting for my birthday was the 240 song one. Chaos ensued soon afterwards. If you're gonna fork over $150+ for something, make sure it can hold more than 12 CDs. I'm definetely willing to pay the difference for the 1,000 song one. My parents shouldn't spend a fortune on me. They have enough issues right now. My dad is still depressed after his surgery. He's in pain too much of the time to feel anything besides depression. My mom is becoming depressed over my dad, which then begins to affect me. It's a crazy cycle. I feel like my birthday is so inconvenient this year. No one in my house really wants to do anything, and everything concerning it seems like a hassle, you know? Wow, what a sad mood to celebrate my 18th birthday with. I hope I cheer up by Wednesday. I had such a good morning, and it was just hard getting into all the family drama this evening.
This weekend was distracting. Erin and Sarah planned my suprise party. I went to Erin's house at 3:30 on Friday and hung out with them, Jessica, and Valerie. Then Erin and Sarah blindfolded me in the car and drove me to go play laser tag and arcade games at Wonderworks (fun times), and then blindfolded me again and took me to Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show at the Mercado. I had only been once before to the other one with Ben's family. Sarah had gotten free tickets from her dad's friend, so it was a fun and new thing to try. We enjoyed hanging out at the bar while we waited to be seated (mmmmm, Shirly Temple!), too. I solved the murder correctly, but I also wrote down a ridiculous amount of information, haha. We then went back to Erin's to watch High School Musical. Stupid catchy music. This showing had the how to dance portion, which the three of us tried to keep up with. I later took the time to learn it as a form of exercise since I tivo'd it, lol. I can't resist cheesy Disney movies....with cheesy songs.....and cheesy dance moves. It's ok, I'm balancing out the cheesiness with some Rent, Wicked, and Dane Cook (The musical soundtracks are helping me with our AMT performance in May, and Dane Cook is just too awesome to pass up).
Erin and I watched Crash and played video games on Saturday. I had seen Crash before on Thursday (Triple feature with Kara at the Cheap Loop Movies...Pride and Prejudice, Crash, and Rent) and loved it. Damn good movie. I am less mad Brokeback Mountian didn't win at the Oscars, but I think both were at least equal in quality. The part in Crash with the little girl, though,......wow. I guess that is all I can say. That movie just shocks you into reality.
I'm gonna go read more Angels and Demons now. It's still setting itself up. I keep reading about anti-matter. It's perplexing.