When I say that I had an adventure on my 21st birthday, most of you are probably thinking that it was alcohol related. I would like to be able to say that I did not become drunk on my 21st birthday because I am a responsible adult who has an early morning Genetics class that would be made more difficult than it already it by being hungover. No, the reason I did not become Sh*tfaced the night of my birthday is due to the fact I have lost my drivers license.
There you have it, I lost my drivers license on the eve of my 21st birthday and have yet to recover it. My room was searched by 4 different people in an attempt to find it. I am not even sure I brought it up here, since i haven't need to drive since the middle of August.
I don't think it is Ironic, in fact I am not sure what it is at all besides bad luck to lose your drivers license now that you actually have a use for it beside showing everyone that you got it on your 16th bday.
Also a big thank you to the Illinois DMV for saying that it would be at least 3 weeks before I get a new one.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
An Adventure in Grocery Shopping
Now you might be wondering how one could possibly find an adventure in grocery shopping what is normally one of the most boring task on the face of the planet, just ask any mother.
It becomes an adventure when you have to feed close to 45 people for a couple days, it becomes an adventure when you have to use more than one shopping cart, it becomes an adventure when you forget your shopping list, it becomes an adventure when you have a strict budget, it becomes an adventure when you are with a fellow CA (Community Advisor, also see RA,) Betty.
So there we were in the middle of Trigs( Known as County Market to the rest of the world.) And we are trying to plan how to feed 45 people, breakfast, spaghetti and tacos for the next couple of days, while staying under our 250 dollar mark. It felt like we were on a game show, and not only did we have to stay under budget but we had a time crunch, as we had a meeting to go to after this was all over.
The pressure was on. When you are pressure to anything and must get it done it can become an adventure, unless you are green beans or other cannable produce.
With fear to the axel's breaking took our plunder and headed for her truck, before realizing "Shit, now we are going to have to carry all of this down to the basement and the clock is ticking down."
Some fast thinking on Betty's part saved the day, she called the HD and when we pulled up to the curb we found the some LT members waiting for us. They carried all the food down and stalled the LT meeting for us.
It truly was an adventure in grocery shopping.
It becomes an adventure when you have to feed close to 45 people for a couple days, it becomes an adventure when you have to use more than one shopping cart, it becomes an adventure when you forget your shopping list, it becomes an adventure when you have a strict budget, it becomes an adventure when you are with a fellow CA (Community Advisor, also see RA,) Betty.
So there we were in the middle of Trigs( Known as County Market to the rest of the world.) And we are trying to plan how to feed 45 people, breakfast, spaghetti and tacos for the next couple of days, while staying under our 250 dollar mark. It felt like we were on a game show, and not only did we have to stay under budget but we had a time crunch, as we had a meeting to go to after this was all over.
The pressure was on. When you are pressure to anything and must get it done it can become an adventure, unless you are green beans or other cannable produce.
With fear to the axel's breaking took our plunder and headed for her truck, before realizing "Shit, now we are going to have to carry all of this down to the basement and the clock is ticking down."
Some fast thinking on Betty's part saved the day, she called the HD and when we pulled up to the curb we found the some LT members waiting for us. They carried all the food down and stalled the LT meeting for us.
It truly was an adventure in grocery shopping.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
An Adventure in Being a Superhero
It was on my stand, when I realized that being a lifeguard is a like being a superhero. Now some folks have accused me of having a rather large ego at times but in this case, as with deciding that the giant soap bottle in Chemistry looked like a penguin, after thinking about the issue they will decided that I have a valid point.
So why a Lifeguard is a SuperHero.
1. We have superhero costumes. A superhero must have a brightly colored spandex suit with mask. If you are female it must be revealing and if you are male it must show off all of your muscles. I believe a swimsuit falls within those guidelines. No while we don't wear a mask persay, sunglasses can be highly effective in hiding your face and your emotions.
2. No one knows who you are when you do a costume change. When lifeguards go either on or off shift and have the costume change it is amazing how people will recognize us at the pool but not in real life or vice versa. Yes there are people that can see who we are in both persona's, but that is just like in the comics when a person figures out the superhero's alternative idenitity.
3. Next as a lifeguard just like a superhero you stand above the crowd just waiting for someone who needs your help.
4. Just like the League of Justice, Lifeguards form certain circles of friends that are just other lifeguards.
5. Like any superhero, we have to deal with the lowlife scum, who while not a real danger to the people around them insist on breaking the rules and being a general bother.
So enjoy the water this summer and obey the superhero's who guard it.
So why a Lifeguard is a SuperHero.
1. We have superhero costumes. A superhero must have a brightly colored spandex suit with mask. If you are female it must be revealing and if you are male it must show off all of your muscles. I believe a swimsuit falls within those guidelines. No while we don't wear a mask persay, sunglasses can be highly effective in hiding your face and your emotions.
2. No one knows who you are when you do a costume change. When lifeguards go either on or off shift and have the costume change it is amazing how people will recognize us at the pool but not in real life or vice versa. Yes there are people that can see who we are in both persona's, but that is just like in the comics when a person figures out the superhero's alternative idenitity.
3. Next as a lifeguard just like a superhero you stand above the crowd just waiting for someone who needs your help.
4. Just like the League of Justice, Lifeguards form certain circles of friends that are just other lifeguards.
5. Like any superhero, we have to deal with the lowlife scum, who while not a real danger to the people around them insist on breaking the rules and being a general bother.
So enjoy the water this summer and obey the superhero's who guard it.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
An Adventure in the Perfect Setting
Let me set the scene. It is about 74 degrees outside with a slight wind. The sun is casting a golden light on everything as it sets, a bottle of cream soda sit in your hand and you are on the front porch in a comfy chair with a wonderful book. As the sun sets further and further the sky takes on pinks reds and oranges which give way to a dusky blue purple. Finally a velvety blackness settles on the sky dotted by stars all around.
That is a perfect setting for anything to happen. Friends to come over, a chasing of fireflies, watching your pet roll around in the grass. The only way to make the setting more perfect is to share it with someone, a parent, sibling, friend, lover.
That is a perfect setting for anything to happen. Friends to come over, a chasing of fireflies, watching your pet roll around in the grass. The only way to make the setting more perfect is to share it with someone, a parent, sibling, friend, lover.
Monday, May 30, 2011
How to Determine the Right Title
I am sure many of you reading this have gone through the same problem that I have face. Trying to find a good name for your blog. My friend who is blogging about his time as an intern on Capital Hill, named his blog after the wonderful movie "Mr. Smith goes to Washington." with a slight change in the name of course. I thought about choosing another Jimmy Stewart movie to title my blog as such as "The Girl Who Knew Too Much," "Ellen Rides Again" "It's a Wonderful Day" so on and so forth. But as much as I love Jimmy Stewart, my heart belongs to another actor of that era, Cary Grant. Now Clark Gable, Gary Copper, Humphrey Bogart, and Fred Astaire are each talented in their own way, it is Cary Grant who steals the screen. So in honor of his movie "The Amazing Adventures of Ernest Bliss." I decided to have my own amazing adventure, or rather hope to have my amazing adventure.
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