Fun. Food. Fantasy.

Knoebels Amusement Resort has been around for over 75 years, and I've been going there since I was a youngin'. Today, they were doing a discount price on the full-ride pass from noon-7 PM and a few of us decided to go and take advantage of it.
Any other amusement park would cost well over 50 dollars to get into, and then you have to eat and drink while you are there.
I'm proud to say that 31 dollars got me:
-A full pass to rides on the Phoenix, Twister, Cosmotron, Fandango, Paratroopers and many many more...
-A Southern Hospitality meal from the International Food Court (2 Honey Stung pieces of fried chicken, a corn muffin, and a full ear of corn)
-A pickle on a stick
-An Itzakadoozie

I'd say that's money well spent right there.
An amazing day.
I need to start dragging my camera around more. Or I need to get a better camera.

Oh and
P.S. If you don't know what an Itzakadoozie, look into it. They are AMAZING!!!!


Photo from Flickr

Hairs

Hair has always been an issue for me, but I admit that short styles are undoubtedly my favorite. Sure, when its longer you can do more...but...well, I just like it simple.
Whenever I tell myself I'll be trying to grow my hair again...I never do.
I get irritated (right now actually) and contemplate another trim...or even a few inches.
I've always been partial to choppy bobs but the idea of a pixie really intrigued me.
I surprised myself last year by doing...well...this:


Though I definitely hated it at times, mostly because I'm insecure already, I loved the ease of it. I'm very "wash-and-go"...with everything. Less is more for me because they more I hassle over something (makeup, clothes, hair, etc.) the less I feel comfortable with it. Its when I am casual, cool, collected, and comfortable that I feel the best. Last minute outfit decisions, too much time spent with eyeliner...it all ends up bad for me.

Anyway, the hair did me well but it costs a lot of money (that I don't have, FYI) to keep up with a cut like that. So after a few months, I was already trying to grow it back. And I did. I got the cut in September and by the end of my winter break in January, I was able to make small ponytails and pigtails and such with my locks. I also dyed them temporarily black...and it was supposed to wash about 60-odd days ago.

The point of this post is, though I've been looking forward to feminine long locks once again...I'm getting frustrated. With the old fading color, with the growing out (my hair, though it does grow fast, often grows thicker before it grows longer, making it nearly impossible to tolerate, especially with the impending summer humidity)and with the impatience for it to stop being awkward.
I'm starting to contemplate chopping it all off once again.
Though I did have a hard time, some days, many people enjoyed it, and I, myself, loved the simplicity of it all. I washed it and I didn't even have to towel it dry. It was done in about 5 minutes, and it usually looked put together.
It also doesn't help that the likes of the gorgeous Karla from Karla's Closet is rocking an amazing 'do.


So...the question is...to cut, or not to cut?
No matter what, it will grow back.
And I will definitely be fixin' my locks back to their beautiful, natural brown...and I will avoid temptation to dye them again.

Photo from Karla's Closet

Food

Ahh yes. We all need to eat to survive.
But...I eat because I LOVE it so damn much. I'll be honest, if there are snacks around, and I happen to love most snack foods...yeah I'll probably be partaking in that. From party dips and chips to vegetables and dip to full blown meals...its rare for me to pass up food.
I think of this now because, I went home yesterday and I was having a particularly shitty day. I decided that Taco Bell would cure that. And good Lawwwwd, it did.
I also ended up raiding the 24 hour Turkey Hill around 1 am.
I am thankful for my metabolism...but I know I will need to curb these cravings soon.

Photo from Flickr

Four Eyes

So, I've been stuck with glasses for a few days.
I ran out of contacts and I'm really bad with keeping up with ordering things.
So, even though I still had a pair I was using, one of them tore yesterday as I tried to clean it.
And that's okay, because I hadn't even really been wearing them.
Everyone constantly asked if I was stoned because my eyes were so bloodshot wearing them...they must have had a tear in them for a while.
I'm hoping to get a spare pair as I wait for my boxes...especially because, in less than a week, I have Commencement Ball...which I totally keep forgetting about, probably because I'm wearing an old dress and I don't have a date.

What To Do...

I am officially done with everything I had to do class-wise.
Now I just have to cross my fingers and hope to God I actually do graduate. I will be extrememly sad if I can't. There are some financial issues that are blocking 6 much-needed credits and I am very upset about it. I've tried not to think about it that much, and I believe everything will work out and God will help me on this.

Anyway, I had a little bit too much fun last night, and it was, I believe, the 4th night within the past week that I stayed up until about 4 AM. Yes, the party don't stop til 4 in the mooooo-nin'. And I could've gone on and on but I'm dead today.

A few good things:
1) I have lawn seats with my lovely sister to see Paramore and No Doubt in NJ this summer! it only cost 15 bucks and we are bound to be dancing up and down in the grass. This pleases me.
2) I have accepted an invitation to an old friend's beach house for a couple days at the end of June with A LOT of people I really love and miss, mostly friends who have already graduated.
3) Though I am sad in a way because its bittersweet, I made a lovely new guy friend who unfortunately packed up for home today, but who I spent most of the...hmm...5 days we knew each other texting rediculously to one another and hanging out any chance we could. I love making new friends, I just wish I had had more time with all of the new people who have recently entered my life.
4)My sister came to visit on Sunday because she FINALLY got her driver's license on Saturday and we spent the day perusing things at the mall and eating Taco Bell and eventually exchanging music, music that I happen to love by the way!

There's so much more that I love right now than hate and feel stressed about. I'll be honest...not graduating with all of my friends, or being able to walk in Wachovia and such will be really disappointing. But its all in God's hands at this point. I have to hope the check gets cashed stat and the credits make it over in time...my deadline is next Tuesday. Pray for me, people! I just want the new chapter of my life to arrive and with a little bit of ease and dignity.

And speaking of great music...I love this song and I cannot get enough of it!

Life is crazy cool sometimes.

I was sitting in the WRKC station and I noticed a CD set against the window.
The name was insanely familiar...and I know why.
This Gary Belles comes to Blockbuster...or moreso his daughter, who isn't young I must say.
Inside of the sleeve for the CD was a newpaper clipping for a memorial of Gary Belles Jr., who was my age, but died in 2005, the year I graduated high school and came to college. He was autistic. I recognized a lot of the names, especially the woman who comes to rent the most frequently.
I am in awe of how small life can be, or how much a person can pop up in your life, but you'll never really know them.
From this album, which seems to be of the inspirational Gospel variety, to how sweet the daughter is, I gather they are really nice people. And now I know they've been through something very trying. It's sad but also very amazing to see how different are lives really are.


That's all.

Happy Weekend!

On Wednesday, I attended my last class at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA ever. I still have a final to take on Monday and a project to finish up hopefully by then as well (though its due on May 8th) but I don't have to sit in a classroom listening to lectures or gathering anymore assignments for 50-75 minutes anymore.

Completely avoiding the nostalgia and bit of sadness I feel realizing this, I haven't had a strict schedule to follow since Wednesday. I have two full weeks of freedom. That means lots of time to hang out with friends, relax, and be rediculous at all hours of the day. Yesterday I woke up late (after an incredible night at a friend's apartment, where we stayed until 4 AM drinking, talking, and of course, laughing...hopefully I'll have a few pics to share soon)and the only thing I made a point to do was see Crank High Voltage.

Speaking of which, Jason Statham...you are quite a man and, in fact, the man. I have had plenty of celebrity crushes (Ranging from Seth Rogen to Zac Efron) and Jason Statham makes all of them seem like little wussies. I mean, after you look at someone like that...how can you settle for less?



I can't begin to explain that he's not really the type I tend to fall for...I used to love tall skinny brown-haired boys. I've noticed though, that my type is changing all the time. In the end, liking someone or finding them attractive...it's probably best to stay away from typecasting. Take the man in for whoever he is.

And in Jason Statham's case...its pure sex and masculinity...I think anyway...teehee.

Anyway, I am a lady who doesn't typically go for the explosion-filled, gun-slinging crap in every action film. But the Crank movies are worth checking out, and not just for his hotness. They're strange, out of control, and are solely based on adrenaline and electric charge that's all about running around and doing insanely strange and often hysterical things to stay alive. If you want a good action flick without all the computer talk and bullshit, go see these. I promise you won't regret it.