Where's that liquor..

Work the past few days has been alright. Our printer has been down so that means I can't do my job. Everything I do revolves around 2 things: the RF gun and the printer. If I cant use one or othe other, I'm screwed. So yesterday I cleaned up the backroom and helped George in BM, and today I helped pull the truck and pulled down all of Aisle 1. They fixed the printer late in the day so tomorrow things should be back to normal. I need to play catchup now. Fun fun. Someone come and visit, please. So how about this guy that always comes into Staples wanting computer help (and ya, I help him cause he's nice), came in and gave me and Lauren (since Lauren helped him out too) $25 each for Christmas today? Nice, but unnecessary. Oh, and I did a service call for a house that I installed a wireless network in over a year ago; they needed it switched around. I need to do more service calls with good looking college girls living there. Geeze! As for other things.. I printed out the college applications I need to fill out again, so I can copy information from the ones I filled out and make them nice and neat on the final ones to mail in. Gotta do that soon. I'm not really looking forward to going back to Mercer but oh well. I've been playing games.. attempting to get farther in World of Warcraft. And I have so many Gamecube games to take care of, aah. I should work on my websites too. And finish that GALRE dvd. Oh and I'm selling my HP Ipaq 2215 if anyone wants it. I've been doing daily runs out to Jackson to see how Kingda Ka is coming along because they should top it off any day now. The past few days there hasn't been much action but today they were putting on more track! (Sorry for the bad quality, my digital camera isn't the best with zoom, and George was working). So that means they should put the crown on tomorrow and it'll be done! Oh, someone snapped This picture of Kingda Ka from Scream Machine, but it was a little old so I edited it with the new tower pieces on top to give some perspective. Oh, and check out this picture. It's a comparison of Kingda Ka's launch track upwards against Top Thrill Dragster's (the current record holder that KK is going to beat). They're made by the same company too. Look at the difference in supports! Well, I think I might go read Homeward Bound now. And/or play some World of Warcraft. Maybe RCT3 since I have a decent park going (that game is A LOT of fun btw. If you liked the old Rollercoaster Tycoon games you'll love this one!). Oh and Homeward Bound is the conclusion of the World War and Colonization series of books. If any of you remember Garrett and I talking about Kassquit and lizard sex and ginger.. err I mean, aliens invading during World War 2, then this is the book series that I mean, and it's finally coming to an end! I'll add more if I think of it tonight. There was more but I'm a bit sidetracked now. Oh, and I'd like to say that I'm surprised so many people read this.. I didn't think anyone was interested in what I had to say. There are still some things I keep from this for one reason or another, but I try to be pretty open with what I talk about, whether people want to hear it or not.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone :) And if you don't celebrate Christmas, well, Happy Holidays! My Christmas was alright. It was nice seeing my family, although I see the same people a lot.. so.. I don't know. It's starting to feel like it isn't something special, and thats not how it should be. Scott being in the picture this year helped spice things up a bit, but there's only so much the little baby can do. Also, I saw my cousins again.. well Chris and Foster. Foster is engaged now apparently. Good for him! I'm working on World of Warcraft, Half-Life 2, and Paper Mario 2 at the moment, woo! Tomorrow is going to be more of the same. Then work on Monday. Oh, and my brother got into his one and only college choice - The School of Visual Arts in NYC. The place we went to for the open house a month ago. Congrats to him! :)

Out and About

Oh, and I just wanted to say that "Out and About" (c) is Copyright 2003-2004.. ME! I started it! And now people are using it :( I know what "out and about" means. I started it. You can't fool me by using it!! Just don't do anything I wouldn't do ;)

Frog Leap

You guys need to try this. http://www.ebaumsworld.com/frogleap.html I was given the link by someone who couldn't do it. I gave it off to two people right away, only one of them finished it, and that person finished it in about the same amount of time (5 min, lol) that I did. So so far it's Hamilton Township Public Schools 2, everywhere else 0. Go us! I made a solution too :)

Almost time..

It's almost Christmas huh? Amazing how fast time goes. Oh and no I haven't had any more to drink since I turned 21, so nice try anyone thinking that ;) I haven't been doing too much lately.. just odds and ends, making sure everything is moving the right direction in my life. Oh, so one of my cards says "21 things to do before you turn 21". Let me run through them: 1. Decide what you want to be when you grow up. -> Sure, but I think I may have to become Indian too 2. Learned how to parallel park (or at least where to go so you don't have to) -> I can parallel park (unlike some people), just not too well :) 3. Started a savings plan -> Well, I'm saving for Disney in a savings account.. does that count? 4. Tried to talk your way out of a traffic ticket -> Which time? The best was down in LBI last year 5. Forgtten your locker combination -> I can't remember where I put my shoes sometimes, let alone that. I always had the papers we were given in high school in my bookbag just in case 6. Forgiven your high school heart break -> HAHA, fat chance 7. Stopped expecting an easter basket -> Why? I still get one 8. Given up prank phone calls -> Never did that. 9. Learned which is the salad fork -> Oh come on, you're lucky i use a fork at all 10. Read the book instead of seeing the movie -> Ha, for those that know me.. all the time 11. Registered to vote -> Yea, and look how much good it did! DOWN WITH BUSH! 12. Watched a movie with subtitles -> Uh, a complete movie? No.. 13. Realized no one really cares what you were like in high school -> Well, I guess.. not that I've changed at all 14. Outgrown your grade school nickname -> Yeah, and that's only because I don't talk to Garrett too much anymore 15. Had a deja vu experience -> Every day 16. Had a deja vu experience -> I think they ran out of things to say and thought they'd be tongue in cheek 17. Cooked something without using the microwave -> Almost always. i don't like nuking things 18. Realized that pig latin doesn't count as a foreign language -> So what? I still speak it better than Spanish, even with two years of it! 19. Had a job where you have to wear a uniform -> Well, I had a Risoldi's vest on.. and now I wear black and red every day.. 20. Eaten at the "adults table" at a family celebration -> Well ya 21. Opened a birthday card that says how wonderful you are and wishes you a happy, happy day -> Just did. Of course I prefer cards such as what we gave my aunt and uncle for their anniversary this year: "You guys are still very much in love and showing it. But please close the blinds" If anyone wants to type their own answers for that, go ahead and put it in comments to this post :) These are the movies I plan on seeing soon. If anyone wants to go with me let me know, otherwise I guess I'll be seeing them by myself: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Meet the Fockers, and The Life Aquatic. I'm still trying to figure out relationships.. I hope I find what I want, but I seem to have gotten more indecisive lately. Maybe I'm not ready, or I'm waiting for exactly what I want? And I don't know what that is.. What's everyone doing for Christmas? I'm just going over my Aunt's tomorrow.. and then just a little breakfast at my house on Saturday morning. Then I'll be bummed all day. Up until I go back to Mercer in January will consist of playing games (I need to work on getting to level 60 in WoW), finishing my college apps, and working and paying bills and buying things. I'm debating if I should buy a webcam or not.. I haven't had one in so many years it's ridiculous (the last one I had connected to a serial port and a mouse port). And I need other random things.. and Staples has the HP 6110 All-in-One I wanted on sale in two weeks for $170 (down from $300!) and a 250GB hd on sale for $130. Hmm... I'm debating on getting my Athlon 64 computer up and running at some point.. So we got more Kingda Ka pictures yestersday. It's getting there. It should be done by New Year's. Well that's it for now. Gonna clean my room, wrap my mom's presents.. play some games. Maybe watch a movie. I watched Bourne Supremacy last night. Not too bad but I think the first one was a little more suspenseful and better.

7 Months Away

What will you be doing 7 months from now? I wonder what will be going on in my life at that time. I'll be in Disney World for half of July which will be nice. But who knows what else will be going on. Better than now, I hope. Why do I ask? That's why. That's all for today. Not in the mood to post much. Tomorrow is work, Kingda Ka pictures (woo!) and then room cleaning and game playing and college application working ons. Fun fun

Another week..

Yay, it's 11:30 Sunday night. Woo. Time to start another week. Yea I'm in a great mood aren't I? Yesterday I worked and then sat on my butt. Today I sat on my butt and played World of Warcraft and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3. I need to get farther in Half-Life 2, but that's another day. It's time to go read now. Oh, and I got a letter in the mail for my birthday from my dad. Wasn't expecting that. It's been a weekend full of surprises.

I'm 21!

So today is my birthday. It's going alright so far.. it isn't over yet, but I thought I'd post with what's happened so far and update it as I go. I woke up this morning around 7 and proceeded to take a shower and then head to the DMV to get my new license. Things went smooth and I was only there for 15-20 minutes. I have my new license (The fancy digital kind) and the picture is alright (no more hickies on my neck, woo!) so that's good. After that I came home and I drove with my mom down to Atlantic City. Let me tell ya.. it's a long drive for NOTHING! Man, i went in 5 casinos I guess. Here's what they have: 95% is slot machines. 1% video poker. 3% card tables. Now since I hate slots, what a waste of time! Itw as nice to experience it, but I don't have any interest in going back. And ya know, I dind't get carded. At all. After relaxing at home for an hour I went out to Applebee's with my family. My mom, brother, grandfather, my aunt and her 'boyfriend', and my other aunt, her husband, and my baby cousin. It went well, Had the usual food, had some funny moments with the baby.. like, for instance, some women walked past and Scott (the baby) was lookin at them, and my uncle goes 'yea, thats my boy'. And my aunt didn't hear it, so as we were repeating the story, Scott was being held up by my mom on her lap and he started doin some hip thrusts. It was perfect timing. He's 6 months old, btw. I ended up having a Kahlua Moca Coffee, which wasn't too bad. And a little of my aunt's mudslide, hehe. After that we headed home, and I've been talkin to people online since then. Oh, and I did get carded at Applebee's. And I got Happy Birthday sung to me!

Bad Spending Habits

I'm STILL waiting to hear back from Mercer to get my final class list. Selling items on eBay is terrible sometimes when you have to deal with asses. Return of the King: EE is GREAT! Saruman's death, the Witch King scene, and the Mouth of Sauron scene are great. Go get it. Its only $23 this week. Normally its what, $35-40? I went and bought 4 players choice GC games along with ROTK:EE and I,Robot. Aah. They were staring at me the wrong way! Tomorrow and Thursday are work. Friday I'm getting my new license and going to A.C. with my mom, and then going to dinner with my family. Oh, new Kingda Ka update, but not by me :(

Hmm, I guess I should Update

Ah it's been over a week since I posted. As usual, haha. It's still the same old stuff really.. trying to get myself motivated to do things. Random little things around my room I need to take care of; websites I need to make, games I need to play. College applications I need to fill out. Ya know. I've been working, which is going ok. Of course I seem to be workin a few more hours than I should the past few weeks so I'm hitting overtime. My job is just grand. I sent out applications but I haven't heard any responses. I'm also working on the college applications and I'm registered for Mercer in the spring. Did I say I went to Rowan last weekend for an open house? It's a nice campus. Rowan and TCNJ (because of its location - I don't want to dorm with someone :( ) are my top two right now. Both offer basically the same major for me. I just need to get these (and other apps) done. I'm still playing World of Warcraft.. gotta get back to Metroid Prime 2, and Half-Life 2... I got some Isaac Asimov books to read now since i'm running out of authors. Harry Turtledove's World War conclusion comes out in a few weeks, yay! Oh you guys have to see this Willy Wonka Preview. It's INSANE. Oh and the new War of the Worlds. My birthday is on Friday. I'm off, gotta get my new license. Not sure what's going on after, probably just family dinner or something. Gotta find a good place to get a drink ;) This year is so different from last year, though. I know I posted around my birthday on my LJ so if you go back far enough you can see what was going on. Return of the King EE (and I Robot) come out on Tuesday! Woo! I gotta watch the other EE's again in anticipation! Oh, and George and I have made a new website based on Great Adventure (and our picture taking). It's www.gainsider.com. It's almost done now. It needs one more section and then the tophat. It's supposed to be done by the end of the year. Woo! I can't wait for the Coasters After Dark! Oh, and our website has MUCH bigger versions of that picture, and others.

Another Week

Another week has gone by.. nothing exciting really. Just working, cleaning up my room, lounging, trying to finish college apps, trying to find another job.. the usual. This is the first weekend in three weeks that I have it entirely off yay! The only other exciting thing going on is that someone from work and I went hunting for Kingda Ka photographs today. It isn't much higher than it was, but there are some nice pictures. We started out on the safari road that I was on last weekend. Then we were going to follow someone's directions to a campground to walk to the park.. but they were private drives. So we parked at the lake and found a trail.. we walked a long way around the lake, we crossed a land bridge that brings you basically right behind Nitro, Skull Mountain, etc (you'd think they'd get rid of that access route to the park don't you?). We almost made it to a clearing where we could have gotten a great shot of Kingda Ka, but a security guard in an oldsmobile happened to be driving down the other road and told us to go away. Aah! The side profile below was taken by us on the safari road. The other picture was taken by someone who has access to the construction site. Please remember that this coaster is still only about half it's height, and its already the tallest thing in the park! Well, tomorrow I'm lounging.. get some more stuff down thats on my sticky pad of things to do.