Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Blog Help
I need some help on how to make my blog look prettier. I have no idea how to change the background or put a picture at the top of my page. Can someone please tell me how to do that?
Then the only problem will be trying to pick just one picture to display...
Then the only problem will be trying to pick just one picture to display...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Halloween Haunt
I've never been the kind of person that enjoys being scared. I don't like watching scary movies, or even going into rooms with the lights off after the sun goes down. I never even dreamed that I would ever enjoy something like Knott's Scary Farm.
But then I met Big Drew.
We were both staff members at Quaker Meadow in 2006, back when I was 18 and he was 17.
We were on staff together again in the summer of 2007, and that fall, he got a job as a monster at Knott's for its seasonal Halloween Haunt, also known as Knott's Scary Farm.
A couple of other staff members were going to Haunt to see Drew, and they invited me to go along, so I did. I was so scared... until I realized that all the monsters are just people like Drew, and it's just fun for them to try to make you jump. That made it a lot less scary, and a lot more fun for me. In fact, I ended up loving it!
In 2008, I couldn't wait to go to Haunt again, and I went with several of the new staff members from that year.
It was a ton of fun! We were able to visit Drew in his maze twice, but we weren't allowed to take any pictures in there.
We made friends with some of the other monsters while we were sitting down for a break. They had fun smashing a penny for us!
The best part for me, though, was watching my friend Beth (the girl with the red hair) getting scared by the monsters. You see, when I get scared, I try not to react, and then the monsters leave me alone. But Beth always screams and runs when a monster scares her, which is exactly the type of reaction they like to get.
Any time they find people who react like Beth, the monsters keep scaring them for as long as possible, chasing them through the rest of the maze or around the streets. They also point out to other monsters ahead of them that this person is coming, so those monsters scare her too! I figured out that if I just stood back a little bit, then all the monsters would scare Beth and leave me alone. It worked beautifully, and I had a ton of fun watching Beth get scared in the process!
Just this past Sunday, I went to Haunt once again. Beth and I had been trying to get a group together to go for the past month, and it finally worked out. I was sooooo excited to go again!! I had no idea I had fallen so in love with being scared!
Drew was promoted to being a "street monster" this year, which means that he gets to wander around the streets of the park rather than being stuck inside one little, hot maze. It also meant that we got to hang out with him more and take pictures with him!
Drew just got married two weeks ago, and his wife was a monster this year as well. She had to quit just before we went, though, so we didn't get to see what she was like as a monster. I was kind of sad about that.
But, it was a very fun night anyway. Once again, Beth attracted all the monsters and I got to just stand back and laugh. We were able to go through all 12 of the mazes, plus ride a few rides, and get home before 1am- which gave me just enough time to get some sleep before taking my rehab final the next morning!
But then I met Big Drew.
We were both staff members at Quaker Meadow in 2006, back when I was 18 and he was 17.
We were on staff together again in the summer of 2007, and that fall, he got a job as a monster at Knott's for its seasonal Halloween Haunt, also known as Knott's Scary Farm.
A couple of other staff members were going to Haunt to see Drew, and they invited me to go along, so I did. I was so scared... until I realized that all the monsters are just people like Drew, and it's just fun for them to try to make you jump. That made it a lot less scary, and a lot more fun for me. In fact, I ended up loving it!
In 2008, I couldn't wait to go to Haunt again, and I went with several of the new staff members from that year.
It was a ton of fun! We were able to visit Drew in his maze twice, but we weren't allowed to take any pictures in there.
We made friends with some of the other monsters while we were sitting down for a break. They had fun smashing a penny for us!
The best part for me, though, was watching my friend Beth (the girl with the red hair) getting scared by the monsters. You see, when I get scared, I try not to react, and then the monsters leave me alone. But Beth always screams and runs when a monster scares her, which is exactly the type of reaction they like to get.
Any time they find people who react like Beth, the monsters keep scaring them for as long as possible, chasing them through the rest of the maze or around the streets. They also point out to other monsters ahead of them that this person is coming, so those monsters scare her too! I figured out that if I just stood back a little bit, then all the monsters would scare Beth and leave me alone. It worked beautifully, and I had a ton of fun watching Beth get scared in the process!
Just this past Sunday, I went to Haunt once again. Beth and I had been trying to get a group together to go for the past month, and it finally worked out. I was sooooo excited to go again!! I had no idea I had fallen so in love with being scared!
Drew was promoted to being a "street monster" this year, which means that he gets to wander around the streets of the park rather than being stuck inside one little, hot maze. It also meant that we got to hang out with him more and take pictures with him!
Drew just got married two weeks ago, and his wife was a monster this year as well. She had to quit just before we went, though, so we didn't get to see what she was like as a monster. I was kind of sad about that.
But, it was a very fun night anyway. Once again, Beth attracted all the monsters and I got to just stand back and laugh. We were able to go through all 12 of the mazes, plus ride a few rides, and get home before 1am- which gave me just enough time to get some sleep before taking my rehab final the next morning!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Yuck, It's Raining
I can't stand this weather!
It started getting cold a couple days ago. I had just painted my toenails a really pretty color that I fell in love with, and now I have to wear socks all the time and can't even see my pretty toes!
And to make matters worse, we got the first rain of the season today! I hate rain even more than cold, which is exactly why I live in warm, sunny Southern California. I don't like to get my clothes wet, so I can't stand walking in the rain, and I'm especially horrified of driving in it. And of course, it was my turn to drive to clinical this morning.
I carpool with two (and today, three) other girls from my clinical group. We each take turns driving all the way out to Downey on Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings for our rehab clinical. It's always a traffic-y drive anyway, but today was much worse because it started pouring! I could barely see through the rain and glare of the oncoming headlights. One of the girls in my car even saw an accident happen! It was pretty scary.
Thankfully, the rain had stopped for most of the drive home. As soon as I got home, I changed into warm, comfy clothes, complete with two pairs of socks, and determined to not step foot outside again for the rest of the day. And I haven't!
On a happier note, the good thing about this weather is that it convinced my mom that it's time for fall decorations! She just put them up two days ago. I love decorations!!!
It started getting cold a couple days ago. I had just painted my toenails a really pretty color that I fell in love with, and now I have to wear socks all the time and can't even see my pretty toes!
And to make matters worse, we got the first rain of the season today! I hate rain even more than cold, which is exactly why I live in warm, sunny Southern California. I don't like to get my clothes wet, so I can't stand walking in the rain, and I'm especially horrified of driving in it. And of course, it was my turn to drive to clinical this morning.
I carpool with two (and today, three) other girls from my clinical group. We each take turns driving all the way out to Downey on Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings for our rehab clinical. It's always a traffic-y drive anyway, but today was much worse because it started pouring! I could barely see through the rain and glare of the oncoming headlights. One of the girls in my car even saw an accident happen! It was pretty scary.
Thankfully, the rain had stopped for most of the drive home. As soon as I got home, I changed into warm, comfy clothes, complete with two pairs of socks, and determined to not step foot outside again for the rest of the day. And I haven't!
On a happier note, the good thing about this weather is that it convinced my mom that it's time for fall decorations! She just put them up two days ago. I love decorations!!!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Friday was my grandpa's 80th birthday! He's an avid bike rider (he usually rides about 16 miles a day, 3-5 days a week), so he decided he wanted to ride the bike trail that goes from Azusa Canyon all the way to the beach! It's a 38 mile ride. My parents and my cousin Dana's father-in-law rode with him. I had a class in the morning, or else I would've attempted it too!
I drove with my cousin Tracie, Aunt Cheryl, and Uncle John to be there at the beach once they arrived. They finished strong!
We had a picnic lunch there at the beach. Uncle John barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone.
My dad gave Grandpa a birthday present to use at the beach- a kite. It was tough to fly, but fun trying!
Tracie and I declared ourselves the "favorite" grandkids for the day since we were able to go to the beach with Grandpa.
Later on in the evening, we had dinner at John and Cheryl's house, and since Jen couldn't be there, we called her with Skype and let Grandpa talk to her. We even sang Happy Birthday while she was there on the computer!
Happy birthday Grandpa!
I drove with my cousin Tracie, Aunt Cheryl, and Uncle John to be there at the beach once they arrived. They finished strong!
We had a picnic lunch there at the beach. Uncle John barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone.
My dad gave Grandpa a birthday present to use at the beach- a kite. It was tough to fly, but fun trying!
Tracie and I declared ourselves the "favorite" grandkids for the day since we were able to go to the beach with Grandpa.
Later on in the evening, we had dinner at John and Cheryl's house, and since Jen couldn't be there, we called her with Skype and let Grandpa talk to her. We even sang Happy Birthday while she was there on the computer!
Happy birthday Grandpa!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Let's try this again...
As you can tell, I haven't been very successful at this whole blog thing. I've been to the DR & Haiti and back, and I didn't post a thing about it. In fact, it's been 5 months since I started this blog, and I still haven't posted anything! I really have no excuse- I just haven't done it. I actually forgot that I even had a blog for a couple of months!
Lately I've been thinking of lots of random things that I could blog about, so I've decided to give it another shot. At the moment, my life completely revolves around school, so that's probably the main thing I'll talk about. I hope that's interesting enough.
With all that said, welcome to the life of a distracted, procrastinating nursing student!
Lately I've been thinking of lots of random things that I could blog about, so I've decided to give it another shot. At the moment, my life completely revolves around school, so that's probably the main thing I'll talk about. I hope that's interesting enough.
With all that said, welcome to the life of a distracted, procrastinating nursing student!
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