Random Stuff
I think this is the grayest, rainest July I've ever been through, at least since we moved to Ohio. Also, I can't help but think the weather's been kind of cool lately, but maybe work has just desensitized me? I hope you all had a good holiday! On the 3rd the weather was good and the family drove up to Port Clinton for the day. We played at the beach and I took lots of pictures. Then we had lunch at the a little tropical-themed restaurant called Kokomo, and looked through the shops, and I found a copy of the Princess and the Goblin with original illustrations for $2.
The 4rth was kind overcast all through the first half of the day. We just sort of hung around the house, then went grocery shopping. Then the boys picked up one of their friends, Paul who spent the night at our house. We had a great dinner (turkey sandwiches, strawberries, sun chips, and watermelon as well as cake for dessert) and played a few games of Scrabble before heading out to watch the fireworks.
On Thursday the family went to Zoombezi Bay and hung out. August and I got to show everyone all the best sights, and we got food for dirt cheap thanks to our employee discount. I also finally went on the big Funnel Ride. The line took forever, and it was rather terrifying, but enjoyable. (I just wish you didn't have to climb up so many stairs to get to the rides. I'm scared of heights, and being stuck four stories up for 20 minutes is not the greatest experience ever.) Unfortunately, all this fun in the sun led to my getting the worst sunburn of my entire life. My shoulders got the worst of it, and it's been so bad that I haven't been able to wear anything with sleeves for the last three days. (I also missed work because I couldn't wear my uniform shirt.) Today is the first day I've been able to wear sleeves, and my arms still hurt just from air touching them. (Getting dressed/undressed is seriously painful, too.) And in typical fashion, no one but my mother takes my injuries seriously. Everyone else scoffs and goes "I got sunburned too, and you don't see me moping about it", somehow completely missing the fact that a. I am not moping and b. my sunburn is 100 times worse than theirs.
On Friday a storm rolled in and it rained all night. There was thunder so loud it was like someone dropping things onto the roof, and it went on all night and half way through the next day. It was very gray and wet, and so the family stayed inside and hung out. We watched Hogan's Heroes and played Scrabble, and then Lenore and I had a slumber party in the living room.
Not a whole lot going on with me lately. I've been taking lots of macros, and have been sort of obsessed with Mixpod.com, burning CD's, glitter nail polish, and my pathetic lack of funds. The last few weeks I've been lucky to get one day of work; I haven't even been able to pay my parents back (I owe them money for my insurance and cable bills that I couldn't pay due to lack of work for the last three months. I realize now I might have been able to qualify for unemployment, but I never even thought about it at the time, and none of my older, more experienced companions ever mentioned it.) and I don't know what I'm going to do if my schedule doesn't pick up. I'm trying to sell some clothes, and I looked to see if I could get hawk some spare plasma, but the only place I could find is in the groddiest part of Columbus and not something I want to pursue.
Completely off topic, but have I ever talked to you about the ridiculously awesome Kate Beaton? I don't think I have. Well, she is a Canadian girl who writes the most epic comics, mostly about history. I discovered her stuff about four months ago, and her website has become a regular stopping place for me. Her latest one is about the Bronte sisters and should not be missed. Check it out! http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php