Great holiday y'know... *Steals more candy from stash.... and from Keith* One of my faves! (=
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
An excerpt from Phil Esposito's book "Thunder and Lighting"...
For the rest of my life I would have to satisfy myself by playing in Old-Timers games. The first Old-tmers game I played in was in Stamford, Connecticut, at the Dorothy Hamill Arena. Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, and I all played. Gordie was fifty-two and Hull forty-two. We were playing against college guys who could skate pretty well, young guys, lawyers and stockbrokers in their twenties and thirties.
I mean, these guys were flying. Gordie and I were sitting on the bench, and Gordie said, "Jesus, these guys can skate."
"I know," I said. "goddamn, they are getting a little too serious."
Gordie said, "Yeah, they are. We've got to talk to them."
Gordie and I went out onto the ice, and I heard him say to one of the young guys, "Hey take it easy son. Slow down. You don't want to embarrass us old guys."
The guy said, "What's the matter, old timer? Can't keep up?"
The puck dropped, and I sent it over to Bobby, and out of the corner of my eye I could see Gordie whacking the guy who had taunted him.
Whack! Smack! Boom! Bang! The guy went down and he started moaning, "Oh Jesus. Oh Jesus."
Gordie said, "Get up, you fucking suck. Get up. I didn't hit you that hard."
I skated over and said, "Gordie, what happened?"
"I speared him in the balls, " Gordie said.
"You're kidding me, "I said.
"No, " Gordie said. "That will slow him down."
Gordie skated over to their bench, and he said "Does anybody else here want to try to embarrass me?" He then repeated the question to drive home the point.
No one said a word.
I said, "Gordie, you are fucking nuts."
"No way they are going to embarrass me," he said. "I won't let them."
I love Gordie. Gordie is one tough son of a bitch.
For the rest of my life I would have to satisfy myself by playing in Old-Timers games. The first Old-tmers game I played in was in Stamford, Connecticut, at the Dorothy Hamill Arena. Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, and I all played. Gordie was fifty-two and Hull forty-two. We were playing against college guys who could skate pretty well, young guys, lawyers and stockbrokers in their twenties and thirties.
I mean, these guys were flying. Gordie and I were sitting on the bench, and Gordie said, "Jesus, these guys can skate."
"I know," I said. "goddamn, they are getting a little too serious."
Gordie said, "Yeah, they are. We've got to talk to them."
Gordie and I went out onto the ice, and I heard him say to one of the young guys, "Hey take it easy son. Slow down. You don't want to embarrass us old guys."
The guy said, "What's the matter, old timer? Can't keep up?"
The puck dropped, and I sent it over to Bobby, and out of the corner of my eye I could see Gordie whacking the guy who had taunted him.
Whack! Smack! Boom! Bang! The guy went down and he started moaning, "Oh Jesus. Oh Jesus."
Gordie said, "Get up, you fucking suck. Get up. I didn't hit you that hard."
I skated over and said, "Gordie, what happened?"
"I speared him in the balls, " Gordie said.
"You're kidding me, "I said.
"No, " Gordie said. "That will slow him down."
Gordie skated over to their bench, and he said "Does anybody else here want to try to embarrass me?" He then repeated the question to drive home the point.
No one said a word.
I said, "Gordie, you are fucking nuts."
"No way they are going to embarrass me," he said. "I won't let them."
I love Gordie. Gordie is one tough son of a bitch.
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Aloha!
So why haven't I been blogging lately? I haven't had any exams...
Anyhoo, for the most part, its all quiet on the western front. Just some internal ups and downs that are pretty similar to the other things that have been said in other blogs. Wow, I really have nothing to talk about. I could talk about how the burglary...burger...bur.... some frickin alarm went off at CAB on Saturday. But really, where would the point be in that?
One thing I have been wondering is how much control do we have of our lives? The courses of Sociology and Psychology have gotten me thinking. Lately I've been introduced to how we develop, and I just wonder how different things could be for all of us. At first, its things that are influenced by society. How would differences in the TV shows, or how our parents treated us change us? Again, along the developmental line. Then my line of thought changed into our actions. How would our situation be different had we done certain things differently at certain points?
Is there anything you wished you could go back and change? Or is this question pointless, because none of us can go back in time. If anybody asked me if I in my short 18 years of life had any regrets, I would say yes. I wish I had put myself on the line more. Meaning, I wished I had taken certain risks or more control of a situation. But hey, as much as there were regrets, there were also some good decisions. Heres to hoping the good outnumber the bad.
So why haven't I been blogging lately? I haven't had any exams...
Anyhoo, for the most part, its all quiet on the western front. Just some internal ups and downs that are pretty similar to the other things that have been said in other blogs. Wow, I really have nothing to talk about. I could talk about how the burglary...burger...bur.... some frickin alarm went off at CAB on Saturday. But really, where would the point be in that?
One thing I have been wondering is how much control do we have of our lives? The courses of Sociology and Psychology have gotten me thinking. Lately I've been introduced to how we develop, and I just wonder how different things could be for all of us. At first, its things that are influenced by society. How would differences in the TV shows, or how our parents treated us change us? Again, along the developmental line. Then my line of thought changed into our actions. How would our situation be different had we done certain things differently at certain points?
Is there anything you wished you could go back and change? Or is this question pointless, because none of us can go back in time. If anybody asked me if I in my short 18 years of life had any regrets, I would say yes. I wish I had put myself on the line more. Meaning, I wished I had taken certain risks or more control of a situation. But hey, as much as there were regrets, there were also some good decisions. Heres to hoping the good outnumber the bad.
Monday, October 11, 2004
Why am I up? Well, apperently blogging beats sleeping.
Anyways, I'm going to the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes. The Esk's are on a three game losing streak, and facing the best team in the CFL. Hopefully they'll come out like the Grey Cup team that they are. GO ESKS GO!
Edmonton is certainly rich in sports history. I believe that the Eskimos came to fruition because 50, 000 "investors" each invested a dollar to create the football team. That is some really strong community spirit! Anyways, for some reason I've been really able to watch football now.
I've finished my main midterms which were Psych, Sociology, and Biopsychology. Next midterm will be at the 20th, but I shouldn't let up on reading/thinking. About every weekend at least one of the days I will head to the University and just read/study. It seems my marks are usually in the range of 80% to 90%. I'm not sure why I can't push myself to break that 90% barrier. I'll always be in the B --> A- range, not quite cracking an A or A+. I guess it just shows in the exams that extra little time that was taken to THINK about a subject, not just stare at a random diagram. I still have to recieve my midterm marks for Biopsych and Sociology.
Lets see, what else can I complain about. Oh yeah! My willpower! I just don't have the motivation to get out to exercise. Most of the time, I'll just be bored and get Keith to throw the football with me and thats it. But all of a sudden, what? The Apprentice is on?!!? Then I scramble toward the TV. TV has sure made a comeback in my battle to be efficient.
Okay, this is stupid, I'm going to sleep. For the questions, the answer to the first question was fruit loops. The answer to the second question was pushups. Both Larry and Joey get a point. Yay!!
**Chris' third question of the situation** (Yes this is a cheap way to get comments, but also another way to tell stuff to you)
What career am I most thinking of heading into?
a) Pharmacy
b) Business
c) Accounting
d) Occupational Therapy
e) Psychology
By the way, if anyone remembers those 10 question quizzes about themselves, I will never put up a stupid random question like "What color do my stuffed bunnies like to pick out for socks on their left paw?"
Anyways, I'm going to the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes. The Esk's are on a three game losing streak, and facing the best team in the CFL. Hopefully they'll come out like the Grey Cup team that they are. GO ESKS GO!
Edmonton is certainly rich in sports history. I believe that the Eskimos came to fruition because 50, 000 "investors" each invested a dollar to create the football team. That is some really strong community spirit! Anyways, for some reason I've been really able to watch football now.
I've finished my main midterms which were Psych, Sociology, and Biopsychology. Next midterm will be at the 20th, but I shouldn't let up on reading/thinking. About every weekend at least one of the days I will head to the University and just read/study. It seems my marks are usually in the range of 80% to 90%. I'm not sure why I can't push myself to break that 90% barrier. I'll always be in the B --> A- range, not quite cracking an A or A+. I guess it just shows in the exams that extra little time that was taken to THINK about a subject, not just stare at a random diagram. I still have to recieve my midterm marks for Biopsych and Sociology.
Lets see, what else can I complain about. Oh yeah! My willpower! I just don't have the motivation to get out to exercise. Most of the time, I'll just be bored and get Keith to throw the football with me and thats it. But all of a sudden, what? The Apprentice is on?!!? Then I scramble toward the TV. TV has sure made a comeback in my battle to be efficient.
Okay, this is stupid, I'm going to sleep. For the questions, the answer to the first question was fruit loops. The answer to the second question was pushups. Both Larry and Joey get a point. Yay!!
**Chris' third question of the situation** (Yes this is a cheap way to get comments, but also another way to tell stuff to you)
What career am I most thinking of heading into?
a) Pharmacy
b) Business
c) Accounting
d) Occupational Therapy
e) Psychology
By the way, if anyone remembers those 10 question quizzes about themselves, I will never put up a stupid random question like "What color do my stuffed bunnies like to pick out for socks on their left paw?"
Monday, October 04, 2004
Aloha
Why am I still up?? It makes no sense to still be up. I should be heading to sleep. But since when have I proven to be an avid practicer of rationalism? Anyways, I had gathered some quotes by various people and here are some of them. Some words of inspiration and humor is a decent kick in the butt to get you moving sometimes.
*I don't actually know if these are all real quotes or what context they are in*
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.
- Mother Teresa
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
George S. Patton
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
-Thomas Jefferson
~ Warren Buffett
** Chris question of the moment #2**
What is the first thing I gave Delia?
a) A bracelet
b) flowers
c) pushups
d) a card
e) a movie coupon
Why am I still up?? It makes no sense to still be up. I should be heading to sleep. But since when have I proven to be an avid practicer of rationalism? Anyways, I had gathered some quotes by various people and here are some of them. Some words of inspiration and humor is a decent kick in the butt to get you moving sometimes.
*I don't actually know if these are all real quotes or what context they are in*
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.
- Mother Teresa
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
George S. Patton
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
Winston Churchill
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
-Thomas Jefferson
If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters
-Michael Owen
- My wife made me a millionaire. I used to have three million.
- -Bobby Hull
~ Warren Buffett
** Chris question of the moment #2**
What is the first thing I gave Delia?
a) A bracelet
b) flowers
c) pushups
d) a card
e) a movie coupon
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Well, I'm going to be using this time to blog. Why? Well, because it beats studying and doing homework. I really hate homework. Especially the type that involves thinking. Yeah... I'm just really lazy. I wish I wasn't lazy. I can't remember who it was (either Dev or Ryan) that had the theory that you blog when you should really be using that time for other things and everything else is too much of a time waster. Plus Maggie told me to in the other comment. And you always listen to Maggie. Why? ...elephant!
I've been finding it difficult to stay motivated to set aside time to study and stick with it. In fact, I'm always thinking in the midst of creating a schedule so I can stick to it instead of relying on a mental plan. I'm really in a rut in terms of studying, with most of it consisting of reading material over and over again, something that I'm not really a fan of. Although, I try to actually read and make sure something is going into my head. You know those "thought" questions at the end of a chapter that asks a question, I'm actually thinking about those! Those sections at the end of a chapter with questions can be useful...
I've always thought of myself as being somewhat lackadaisical if not mostly (if you don't know what it means, look it up!) but with brief moments of high concentration (yay! you've been given context). Something really needs to and is going to change. I'm not sure what it is, but its not the most positive situation. Well, things could be worse. Time to suck it up.
I should really be getting back to reading, or finishing my assignment. I'm probably making it harder than it seems...
**Chris question of the moment**
Although I don't eat cereal all too much, when given a choice, my cereal preference is:
a) Rice Crispies
b) Lucky Charms
c) Fruit Loops
d) Cap'n Crunch
e) Frosted Flakes
I've been finding it difficult to stay motivated to set aside time to study and stick with it. In fact, I'm always thinking in the midst of creating a schedule so I can stick to it instead of relying on a mental plan. I'm really in a rut in terms of studying, with most of it consisting of reading material over and over again, something that I'm not really a fan of. Although, I try to actually read and make sure something is going into my head. You know those "thought" questions at the end of a chapter that asks a question, I'm actually thinking about those! Those sections at the end of a chapter with questions can be useful...
I've always thought of myself as being somewhat lackadaisical if not mostly (if you don't know what it means, look it up!) but with brief moments of high concentration (yay! you've been given context). Something really needs to and is going to change. I'm not sure what it is, but its not the most positive situation. Well, things could be worse. Time to suck it up.
I should really be getting back to reading, or finishing my assignment. I'm probably making it harder than it seems...
**Chris question of the moment**
Although I don't eat cereal all too much, when given a choice, my cereal preference is:
a) Rice Crispies
b) Lucky Charms
c) Fruit Loops
d) Cap'n Crunch
e) Frosted Flakes
Friday, September 10, 2004
Aloha! Time for a quickie blog...
So the first week of University is over! For the most part, the thing that determines my mark is mainly exams. It'll be time for lots of reading now...
Well, it seems like I'll need another bag to carry the laptop in. I just need some kind of compartment to protect the laptop from getting scratched and crap. Bleh, I have so many other school bags that are just going to take up space. I guess its time to figure out how to get rid of them...
At the moment, I'm listening to George Carlin on Winamp radio... hehehe.. thats a funny guy.. aww damn it ended...
Anyways, not a whole lot to say... except GOO CANADA!! Canada takes on the Czech Republic for their semifinal, and the winner takes on Finland in the Gold Medal game. Go Canada!
Time to go eat some grapes...
So the first week of University is over! For the most part, the thing that determines my mark is mainly exams. It'll be time for lots of reading now...
Well, it seems like I'll need another bag to carry the laptop in. I just need some kind of compartment to protect the laptop from getting scratched and crap. Bleh, I have so many other school bags that are just going to take up space. I guess its time to figure out how to get rid of them...
At the moment, I'm listening to George Carlin on Winamp radio... hehehe.. thats a funny guy.. aww damn it ended...
Anyways, not a whole lot to say... except GOO CANADA!! Canada takes on the Czech Republic for their semifinal, and the winner takes on Finland in the Gold Medal game. Go Canada!
Time to go eat some grapes...
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Well, yesterday was a good day. Canada beat Russia in the World Cup of Hockey 3-1, and we played Mario Kart Double Dash until our eyes and brains were tapping out.
However, I just feel like mentioning the terrorist incident in Beslan, Russia. I won't elaborate or talk about any political ramifications of this act. Its a terrible day in history when children are actually targetted. Again, I'm not going to talk about the ins and outs of this act, but it makes you think. People will be writing their opinions everywhere, with huge columns devoted to this story.
Its sad because I almost wasn't fazed to hear about another terrorist attack...
However, I just feel like mentioning the terrorist incident in Beslan, Russia. I won't elaborate or talk about any political ramifications of this act. Its a terrible day in history when children are actually targetted. Again, I'm not going to talk about the ins and outs of this act, but it makes you think. People will be writing their opinions everywhere, with huge columns devoted to this story.
Its sad because I almost wasn't fazed to hear about another terrorist attack...
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
I can't get to sleep, too many nights where I've stayed up for no good reason. Can anyone remember the last time they went to bed before 12 am?
So I guess I never did get to blogging about Universal Studios. Oh well!
Alright now sportsfans, lets get a quick update on whats been going on since I haven't blogged in a while:
1. Quit 7-Eleven, it was a good work environment and very close to home but the hours may have been too much.
2. Had a job interview recently at Edmonton General hospital, we'll see how it goes. I only need to work 6 times a month, although 2 outta every 4 weekends.
3. Our family has been going a little technology nuts, getting a new desktop computer, and me getting a new laptop. Also, we're going to keep our old comp running, so we are getting a router to set up a network. We'll have up to 3 comps running. Plus we got this new printer, photocopier, scanner all in one to come with the comp. Its kind of funny beacuse we have three seperate machines that do all those, but they just got replaced!
**NEWSFLASH**
Its going to be Delia's birthday on Sept 2nd, sooo everyone wish her a happy birthday! We'll be going out to eat at Japanese village, which should be awesome! I can't wait to see the chef go ninja bezerk on the food! Soo a big shout to Delia saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
There is actually a small birthday parade in September... so heres the people I can remember off the top of my head
Happy Birthday Anita! Happy Birthday Kev! Happy Birthday Ant! Happy Birthday *insert your name here*!
Thats all for now, thanks for tuning in.
So I guess I never did get to blogging about Universal Studios. Oh well!
Alright now sportsfans, lets get a quick update on whats been going on since I haven't blogged in a while:
1. Quit 7-Eleven, it was a good work environment and very close to home but the hours may have been too much.
2. Had a job interview recently at Edmonton General hospital, we'll see how it goes. I only need to work 6 times a month, although 2 outta every 4 weekends.
3. Our family has been going a little technology nuts, getting a new desktop computer, and me getting a new laptop. Also, we're going to keep our old comp running, so we are getting a router to set up a network. We'll have up to 3 comps running. Plus we got this new printer, photocopier, scanner all in one to come with the comp. Its kind of funny beacuse we have three seperate machines that do all those, but they just got replaced!
**NEWSFLASH**
Its going to be Delia's birthday on Sept 2nd, sooo everyone wish her a happy birthday! We'll be going out to eat at Japanese village, which should be awesome! I can't wait to see the chef go ninja bezerk on the food! Soo a big shout to Delia saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
There is actually a small birthday parade in September... so heres the people I can remember off the top of my head
Happy Birthday Anita! Happy Birthday Kev! Happy Birthday Ant! Happy Birthday *insert your name here*!
Thats all for now, thanks for tuning in.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Stupid refresh button!! Ugh! From now on I'm using Microsoft word to update, first typing stuff up then copying and pasting it. Damn it all...
I just typed about Universal Studios, but I'm not in the mood to retype it. I'll do it later. It rocked. Okay lets move on.
So in todays news, I worked at the Whyte ave. 7-11. Yeah its just a little far, but eh I made it there and back. It was an alright experience, but I'm only noting it because I had to go far. Monterey Jack taquitos = good! 7-11 pricing = bad!
I also just recently got my GDL in the mail! For those scratching their heads, thats graduated drivers license. Yay, I graduated! I want a party! No, I just want to drive to the theater and watch Collateral. Anyways, my mom took me to All State where I got my insurance right away but we still need to see how long it takes for my parents to build faith in me that I can drive on my own.
Well, I can't remember what else I was going to say. I'm feeling really tired right now, so peace out!
I just typed about Universal Studios, but I'm not in the mood to retype it. I'll do it later. It rocked. Okay lets move on.
So in todays news, I worked at the Whyte ave. 7-11. Yeah its just a little far, but eh I made it there and back. It was an alright experience, but I'm only noting it because I had to go far. Monterey Jack taquitos = good! 7-11 pricing = bad!
I also just recently got my GDL in the mail! For those scratching their heads, thats graduated drivers license. Yay, I graduated! I want a party! No, I just want to drive to the theater and watch Collateral. Anyways, my mom took me to All State where I got my insurance right away but we still need to see how long it takes for my parents to build faith in me that I can drive on my own.
Well, I can't remember what else I was going to say. I'm feeling really tired right now, so peace out!
Sunday, August 08, 2004
YAY DELIA IS BACK! Or at least in Calgary because that is where her flight lands...
In other news, I'm about to head off to the ever glorious night cleaning shift! Yay! Monday is gonna be a fun day because half that day is actually going to be at work. Yay! Ah well, I can tough it out.
It seems I'm never going to get to the blog about Universal Studios and so on. I will though, trust me on that! Oh yeah, while in LA I saw White Castle!! ... its not really a castle, but it is white. They were selling free burgers because the movie had just come out.
Well not much to say here, but I'm just on Satire wire, and if you feel like having a laugh check out http://www.satirewire.com/news/july02/viagra.shtml.
In other news, I'm about to head off to the ever glorious night cleaning shift! Yay! Monday is gonna be a fun day because half that day is actually going to be at work. Yay! Ah well, I can tough it out.
It seems I'm never going to get to the blog about Universal Studios and so on. I will though, trust me on that! Oh yeah, while in LA I saw White Castle!! ... its not really a castle, but it is white. They were selling free burgers because the movie had just come out.
Well not much to say here, but I'm just on Satire wire, and if you feel like having a laugh check out http://www.satirewire.com/news/july02/viagra.shtml.
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
So its official, Gameboy SP has been bought. Yay! Although ownership is officially Keiths, generally we share everything or threaten to do something to the other. Stupid stuff you know, like jumping on the other when hes sleeping or settings things on fire. Great fun!
Anyways, on to Seaworld!
To get to Seaworld we had to get to San Diego. For this, we booked seats on a tour bus. Remember, we're staying in Anaheim. Anyways, a few hours later we arrived to our destination. We wouldn't have nearly as much time as we spent at Disneyland, but we managed to do have a good time. Right away we went onto their river ride. If you've ever seen that commercial where you have a bunch of people sitting inside this octagonish floating thingy going down river, you may know what I'm talking about. We went on a similar ride at DCA. Anyways, if you're really baffled I can direct you to a better description later. After that, we went to get lunch and I remember it being really filling despite the food portion looking small. See, thats what happens when you get real food (Frickin McDonalds...).
Right after we lined up for their "Arctic Ice" attraction. First off, they had a ride similar to the ride "Back to the Future" at Universal Studios, except the vehicle of choice is a helicopter in the Arctic. Wait, is it Arctic or Artic? Ah whatever.... it was one of those motion rides. Afterwards, you "arrived" at back at their "arctic station." You exited on the other side which led to a base camp that would try to lead you to think that you were indeed in an Arctic base. It was pretty cool, and my dad got some pictures of Seals. Yep, he used flash photography... haha stupid animals!
Next up was penguins!! Yep, those cuddly cute little things. They're always so innocent! Except for that time in Batman Returns when The Penguin strapped rocket launchers to their backs. Otherwise, these flightless birds are always fun to watch. Next exhibit?! SHARKS! Well, we saw manatees or some other thing, but no one cares about that. Sharks!! At one point, they placed a tunnel through the shark tank. Then they placed a conveyor belt to keep people moving so that everyone could go through the tunnel and watch all the sharks. Sadly, I didn't get to see any Sharks eat the small fish.
We saw some more things but next was one of the main events! Ever heard of Shamu?? Wellll hes one of three in a family of killer whales! He and his other parents playfully (or forcefully) perform for the crowd, splashing those in the front row. The hilight of the show? They brought out a kid volunteer, and told him to do actions so that Shamu could mimic him. Then, they told the kid to do an action so that Shamu would go and greet the kids dad. Try to picture the tank, and the kids dad next to the tank putting his cheek against it. He did so because he thought Shamu would give a kiss through the glass. Yeah, anyways, hes a frickin Killer Whale. He comes up and does a huge back flip and his 2 tons of mass splashes down and soaks everyone in the first 10 rows or so. Somewhere, my dad has a pretty cool picture of a backflip of Shamu.
Afterwards we watched a show involving two seals interacting with human actors. This show is much more difficult to describe, but the best moment was when the seal was supposed to drag a dummy off the stage. Unfortunately, the dummy's arm snapped off, and the seal dragged only that off. There was a dummy because one of the actresses "exploded" through the air, and since you don't explode people for the sake of a seal show.... Anyways, she comes back and goes... ah shit! She runs back off stage and tells one of the other actors to pick her up. So he runs on stage and goes, "How you doing??" Then he goes to pick up the dummy, and rips off its other arm! He just scoops everything up and runs off. Heehee!
There were a few things in Seaworld but these are the main highlights.
Next up: Universal Studios!
*I should probably get an account at webshots and put up pics*
Anyways, on to Seaworld!
To get to Seaworld we had to get to San Diego. For this, we booked seats on a tour bus. Remember, we're staying in Anaheim. Anyways, a few hours later we arrived to our destination. We wouldn't have nearly as much time as we spent at Disneyland, but we managed to do have a good time. Right away we went onto their river ride. If you've ever seen that commercial where you have a bunch of people sitting inside this octagonish floating thingy going down river, you may know what I'm talking about. We went on a similar ride at DCA. Anyways, if you're really baffled I can direct you to a better description later. After that, we went to get lunch and I remember it being really filling despite the food portion looking small. See, thats what happens when you get real food (Frickin McDonalds...).
Right after we lined up for their "Arctic Ice" attraction. First off, they had a ride similar to the ride "Back to the Future" at Universal Studios, except the vehicle of choice is a helicopter in the Arctic. Wait, is it Arctic or Artic? Ah whatever.... it was one of those motion rides. Afterwards, you "arrived" at back at their "arctic station." You exited on the other side which led to a base camp that would try to lead you to think that you were indeed in an Arctic base. It was pretty cool, and my dad got some pictures of Seals. Yep, he used flash photography... haha stupid animals!
Next up was penguins!! Yep, those cuddly cute little things. They're always so innocent! Except for that time in Batman Returns when The Penguin strapped rocket launchers to their backs. Otherwise, these flightless birds are always fun to watch. Next exhibit?! SHARKS! Well, we saw manatees or some other thing, but no one cares about that. Sharks!! At one point, they placed a tunnel through the shark tank. Then they placed a conveyor belt to keep people moving so that everyone could go through the tunnel and watch all the sharks. Sadly, I didn't get to see any Sharks eat the small fish.
We saw some more things but next was one of the main events! Ever heard of Shamu?? Wellll hes one of three in a family of killer whales! He and his other parents playfully (or forcefully) perform for the crowd, splashing those in the front row. The hilight of the show? They brought out a kid volunteer, and told him to do actions so that Shamu could mimic him. Then, they told the kid to do an action so that Shamu would go and greet the kids dad. Try to picture the tank, and the kids dad next to the tank putting his cheek against it. He did so because he thought Shamu would give a kiss through the glass. Yeah, anyways, hes a frickin Killer Whale. He comes up and does a huge back flip and his 2 tons of mass splashes down and soaks everyone in the first 10 rows or so. Somewhere, my dad has a pretty cool picture of a backflip of Shamu.
Afterwards we watched a show involving two seals interacting with human actors. This show is much more difficult to describe, but the best moment was when the seal was supposed to drag a dummy off the stage. Unfortunately, the dummy's arm snapped off, and the seal dragged only that off. There was a dummy because one of the actresses "exploded" through the air, and since you don't explode people for the sake of a seal show.... Anyways, she comes back and goes... ah shit! She runs back off stage and tells one of the other actors to pick her up. So he runs on stage and goes, "How you doing??" Then he goes to pick up the dummy, and rips off its other arm! He just scoops everything up and runs off. Heehee!
There were a few things in Seaworld but these are the main highlights.
Next up: Universal Studios!
*I should probably get an account at webshots and put up pics*
Monday, August 02, 2004
Aloha! I am finally back from my trip to California and it was a fun one. Yeah, you could say I'm a little old for Disneyland, but I could also just stick a raccoon in your pants. Okay, maybe I can't...
The following will be a recap of my week in California. Just a straight forward account of what I did, nothing more and nothing less.
Anyways, we drove out around 4 am on Sunday morning, leaving on the 25th of July. It was an uneventful ride to the airport. Then we carried our bags, checked in, and made our way to the security checkpoint. Yay, I didn't get strip searched. Anyways, we head onto the airplane. Now, earlier before we found out that my family got split up. However, we did ask for window seats which of course we were bound to get because the plane was a small one, seating 2 seats on each side. Unfortunately, due to some shitty luck we had no window! the seats and windows weren't lined up so we got stuck with airplane wall. Weee! Great view!
The flight was a smooth one, but I was hungry the whole time. See, I mentioned I left at 4 am but I also didn't eat breakfast. My tummy started eating itself )= *Oh yeah, I'll use emoted faces as periods from now on* We finally touched down to La La Land and were finally on our way to vacation!
We arrived around 11'ish in Cali time, and went to Anaheim. Check in time for the motel was at 3, but at least we were able to drop off our bags. We walked around the area, first picking up information about various tours in the area. We weren't renting a car and didn't know enough about the public transportation at the time to be able to travel to the theme parks we were going to, so we would be booking seats on a tour bus. After that, we decided to head to Downtown Disney. Of course, we didn't know the entrance to that place, we figured we'd just stumble upon it. After a few miles and sunburns we got in around back. I have a few pictures but basically it was similar to how Bourbon Street looks like in West Edmonton Mall. Of course, replace all the clubs with more Disney-friendly places and there you go. Once we got bored, we left to our motel to get into our room.
I can't remember what time it was, but since we didn't want to waste our time we decided to walk to a place called the "Anaheim Marketplace." Man, that was a wash. We basically headed out to mini Mexico. It was really uncomfortable being in there because we seemed so out of place. My family decided to head out and we walked back to a place called Panda Express to have dinner. It was near our motel, and we would get to know them pretty well over the week.
Monday = Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! heehee!
For those who don't know, the area we would be visiting was Disneyland, and across from it was Disney California Adventure (DCA). In between was a main street if you will, which led out and in the other direction led to Downtown Disney. We grabbed park hopper tickets which allowed us to go into DCA and Disneyland. Yes, those are two separate theme parks right across from each other. Ah well... Disneyland opens at 8 am, and DCA and 10 am. We had an unsatisfying meal at McD's (which we would also get to know) and lined up around 7:30 am. It was friggin Disneyland! They counted down the opening and then let us in. Yeeehaw!
First, we headed out to Indiana Jones Adventure. Yeah, the Temple of Doom!!! The anticipation of getting there, and also having our family there was great. After a quarter mile+ walk to the actual ride, we got in. We were also lucky enough to be in front! It was really cool to have my parents in there, as they aren't exactly thrillseekers at their age, but wanted to share the experience with me and Keith. We also got lucky, getting seated in the front! It was a cool ride and we got to dodge the blowdarts, and run from a big boulder about to crush us. What did you do on Monday hmmm?!
Afterwards, we went on Pirates of the Carribbean. Not exactly an exciting ride, but soothing and more to my moms liking. Not much to it, we sit in a little boat, and travel around watching pirate mannequins do pirate mannequin things. No Cap'n Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl )=
Next on the list, the Haunted House! It was cool, we move into this octagon'ish room and there they get into the atmosphere. Afterwards, you get into this egg-like vehicle for the ride. You also sit in pairs. Reminder, never go on the rides in Disneyland alone. You'll feel like the loserest loser in the whole wide world of losers. It was a cool ride because they kept projecting out ghostly images and in the end, they would have you and your ride mate face the mirror, and project a ghost in between us. Would have made for a cool picture (=
Splash Mountain! We lined up but it wasn't too long of a wait. My parents weren't exactly thrilled beause of the steep slide at the end, but they got in. We've got a picture of it too (= We were going to go on the ride next to it, which was the Winnie the Pooh ride. However, I kinda vetoed it because that ride is for babies. We did go on more rides but I don't think I need to state every single ride. Well, I could, but I'm lazy. After a while, we rode the train.
The following will be a recap of my week in California. Just a straight forward account of what I did, nothing more and nothing less.
Anyways, we drove out around 4 am on Sunday morning, leaving on the 25th of July. It was an uneventful ride to the airport. Then we carried our bags, checked in, and made our way to the security checkpoint. Yay, I didn't get strip searched. Anyways, we head onto the airplane. Now, earlier before we found out that my family got split up. However, we did ask for window seats which of course we were bound to get because the plane was a small one, seating 2 seats on each side. Unfortunately, due to some shitty luck we had no window! the seats and windows weren't lined up so we got stuck with airplane wall. Weee! Great view!
The flight was a smooth one, but I was hungry the whole time. See, I mentioned I left at 4 am but I also didn't eat breakfast. My tummy started eating itself )= *Oh yeah, I'll use emoted faces as periods from now on* We finally touched down to La La Land and were finally on our way to vacation!
We arrived around 11'ish in Cali time, and went to Anaheim. Check in time for the motel was at 3, but at least we were able to drop off our bags. We walked around the area, first picking up information about various tours in the area. We weren't renting a car and didn't know enough about the public transportation at the time to be able to travel to the theme parks we were going to, so we would be booking seats on a tour bus. After that, we decided to head to Downtown Disney. Of course, we didn't know the entrance to that place, we figured we'd just stumble upon it. After a few miles and sunburns we got in around back. I have a few pictures but basically it was similar to how Bourbon Street looks like in West Edmonton Mall. Of course, replace all the clubs with more Disney-friendly places and there you go. Once we got bored, we left to our motel to get into our room.
I can't remember what time it was, but since we didn't want to waste our time we decided to walk to a place called the "Anaheim Marketplace." Man, that was a wash. We basically headed out to mini Mexico. It was really uncomfortable being in there because we seemed so out of place. My family decided to head out and we walked back to a place called Panda Express to have dinner. It was near our motel, and we would get to know them pretty well over the week.
Monday = Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! Disneyland!!! heehee!
For those who don't know, the area we would be visiting was Disneyland, and across from it was Disney California Adventure (DCA). In between was a main street if you will, which led out and in the other direction led to Downtown Disney. We grabbed park hopper tickets which allowed us to go into DCA and Disneyland. Yes, those are two separate theme parks right across from each other. Ah well... Disneyland opens at 8 am, and DCA and 10 am. We had an unsatisfying meal at McD's (which we would also get to know) and lined up around 7:30 am. It was friggin Disneyland! They counted down the opening and then let us in. Yeeehaw!
First, we headed out to Indiana Jones Adventure. Yeah, the Temple of Doom!!! The anticipation of getting there, and also having our family there was great. After a quarter mile+ walk to the actual ride, we got in. We were also lucky enough to be in front! It was really cool to have my parents in there, as they aren't exactly thrillseekers at their age, but wanted to share the experience with me and Keith. We also got lucky, getting seated in the front! It was a cool ride and we got to dodge the blowdarts, and run from a big boulder about to crush us. What did you do on Monday hmmm?!
Afterwards, we went on Pirates of the Carribbean. Not exactly an exciting ride, but soothing and more to my moms liking. Not much to it, we sit in a little boat, and travel around watching pirate mannequins do pirate mannequin things. No Cap'n Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl )=
Next on the list, the Haunted House! It was cool, we move into this octagon'ish room and there they get into the atmosphere. Afterwards, you get into this egg-like vehicle for the ride. You also sit in pairs. Reminder, never go on the rides in Disneyland alone. You'll feel like the loserest loser in the whole wide world of losers. It was a cool ride because they kept projecting out ghostly images and in the end, they would have you and your ride mate face the mirror, and project a ghost in between us. Would have made for a cool picture (=
Splash Mountain! We lined up but it wasn't too long of a wait. My parents weren't exactly thrilled beause of the steep slide at the end, but they got in. We've got a picture of it too (= We were going to go on the ride next to it, which was the Winnie the Pooh ride. However, I kinda vetoed it because that ride is for babies. We did go on more rides but I don't think I need to state every single ride. Well, I could, but I'm lazy. After a while, we rode the train.
Now, while on the train, the girl next to me nudges me and says, "Hey, I hear this station is in need of some new TRAINing." WTF?! Heh... heh! She kept talking and as it turns out, she worked at Disneyland and played characters. You remember that picture you took with Aerial the mermaid? That would be her! Or someone that looked like her! She had and showed me pictures of her as Snow White, Aerial, and Cinderalla. She also told me what rides to go on while at Disneyland and DCA (= After Snow White left, my family decided to split up. Me and Keith headed out to DCA to go on more rides while my parents would rest. We went on some more rides and saw Aladdin in a condensed 45 minute play. I must note one of the things we went to, which was the "A Bug's Life" theater. It was a 3-d show and we got honourary bug glasses. It was one of the best shows to sit in on. There would be a bug on the screen shooting "acid" at us, and we would be getting sprayed with water. A bug would "fart" at us and they released some kind of smell. They even unleashed bees at us, and if you were sitting up straight, your seat actually poked you to simulate the stinging. Those kind of things happened, and at the end we were to wait to let the cockroaches out first. Then our seats bulged as though bugs were running by us! It was great!
Afterwards, we went back to Disneyland and unfortunately, Keith and I missed out on the parade. We were wandering Adventureland. Anyways, we did get to watch the Laser show "Fantasmic." I don't really know how to describe it. Maybe when I figure out how I can, I'll put it in this blog. But for now, take my word for it, it was great! Scheduled next was the fireworks show. The lights flashed and the sound was loud, also great. We finally headed back to our motel after all that time with Mickey Mouses in our eyes. One of the first things my mom said when we were in Disneyland was that it seemed to surreal, and that it was a world that was fake. Yes, it is a fake world, but despite that she enjoyed it and said it was a place where you are not allowed to think about the troubles of your life. Yeah, the sights are plastic and fibreglass, the costumes tacky, but expect us to be there next year. I could still go on and on but I don't think I should in this same blog. Damn, I didn't even get to Tuesday.
Yes I've got pictures and I'll be showing to whoever wants to see. Also, as I said to Dev, I didn't buy too much Disney stuff because most of the shops there are glorified "Disney Stores" that are at Kingsway and WEM. Besides, what am I going to get? The red Tinkerbell keychain, or the blue one? Disneyland is great, and the way I'll remember it was because I was there.
Next up: Seaworld, Tuesday!
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