I always get Sam

Your True Blood Guy is Sam

You tend to fall for the lone wolf, especially if he's the sensitive sort. You like to be pampered. If a guy treats you well, then you're hooked. You're not likely to judge a guy too harshly on his past or secrets. You are the type of woman who is likely to fall for a friend. You are usually attracted to the sweetest guy in your life. You don't like much drama in your love life. Being happy is as simple as finding someone you're content to sit still with.

Wow! So, Disney bought Marvel Comics. I have mixed feelings on the issue. What do you guys think?

Guess who is on a diet. Me. I gained a lot of weight while away in Florida so now I am working on losing it. I started this on Sunday....it's now Wednesday and I have lost 6 lbs. I think it's mostly water though. I want to lose at least 40 lbs. So, there is a long journey in store. I want to lose it by October so I can look good when I go with my family on a cruise to Acalpulco. I shall spend everyday eating as little bread as possible and work out. I can do this!

So, I went to Epcot Center on Friday. It was awesome. No, it may not be as fun as the Magic Kingdom, but it was nice and the crowd wasn't too bad and I had major nostalgia..which is always nice. The park is split into two parts. You have Future World and World Showcase. It was awesome seeing the huge golf ball again, which is actually a ride called Spaceship Earth. Though it looks intimidating than Space Mountain, it's probably the slowest ride known to mankind lol. Without knowing anything about the park it looks like it would be a ride akin to Space Mountain. But this park is all about educating people about different aspects of technology. Spaceship Earth is about the evolution of society from the cavemen times to when the world wide web was invented. There are a couple of thrill rides. The Test Track is the best. I went on it twice in a row. After going through various testing processes that cars go through before being put on the market, you go on a joyride on a racetrack around the building. It's awesome.

Mission: Space was cool, but I had to be on the green team because my dad has heart problems (the green team is a less intense version, with no spinning involved). I went back to ride the regular version of the ride (which is the same except you spin and the spinning simulates a force of 2.5G, meaning it the gravity force is more than twice the Earth's gravity and makes you feel 2.5 times heavier.) It's more of a centrifuge ride (think Star Tours meets the Gravitron). That version has made people sick and I believe Disney was sued a couple of times because a people have died on it. Anyways, the line for that one was 80 minutes and I just didn't feel like waiting. Maybe it's good that I didn't get on it, because the last time I went on the Gravitron at the fair, I got sick. But, I kind of wanted to because it's an experience I don't know if I'll have again for a very long time. It's a cute ride because each person is assigned a flight duty such as commander, navigator, etc and you have to press buttons and stuff. The cool thing was seeing Gary Sinise on the screen.

The Seas With Nemo and Friends is soooooooooooooo cute. The Nemo submarine voyage was loosely based on The Seas With Nemo and Friends. Only on The Seas With Nemo and Friends, the characters swim with real sealife (including dolphins) and rather than going underwater, it's basically an aquarium. I love the song. It's insanely cute. This attraction used to be The Living Seas and they still have the cool aquarium exhibit once you get off of the ride, where you can see different types of sealife including manatees. It's fun.

World Showcase was neat too. There are small representations of different countries. Lets see if I can name them all. There's Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, the USA, Japan, Morocco, France, the UK and Canada. Japan was awesome. The shop had anime stuff and other Japanese imports. Of course I didn't buy any of it because it was all expensive (it is Disney World afterall). But they had Bleach, Naruto, Pokemon and others. Morocco was pretty. I went there to see if I could find Aladdin and Jasmine but they weren't out yet. If I had waited a few more minutes, I probably would have seen them. It was hot though and we had a fast pass for Soarin' that we had to use. It's a good thing we got the fast pass too, because the average wait for that ride is between 75 and 115 minutes.

Journey Into Imagination was my favorite ride when I was 3. I LOVED Figment! That ride has changed though. They took out the Dreamfinder and put Eric Idle's character in Honey I Shrunk the Audience in it. But at least they still have Figment. I love him. I bought a Figment plushie for my little niece.

South Park spoofed the Dreamfinder in the Imaginationland episode and they kind of spoofed the song too lol. *sings* imaaaaagination imaaaaagination.

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So I finished buying souveniers for my nieces and nephew. I got the youngest one a Figment from Epcot. I got the boy a space shuttle playset and my older niece a necklace from Ron Jon Surf Shop. So yay..I think I am done. I'm just gonna relax the rest of the time. I think we're going to see the Peabody ducks in Orlando on Friday. We're having a BBQ on Saturday and we're possibly going to the beach on Sunday.

This was taken yesterday at the river outside my dad's house!

Well I'm in Florida until July 6th. It's been awhile since I have been in this state. I'm having a great time so far. It was nice visiting places I remember visiting as a child. I honestly could live here again. The heat and humidity is bad, but you adjust after awhile. I'm getting very tan though..I love it. The flight over here was nice, but kind of turbulent. It was nice flying over the south though! There are some really cool cloud formations and it was awesome seeing the Mississippi River from 30,000 feet above. It was also cool to see the anvil clouds around Orlando. OMG was it awesome..he navigated through the clouds as if a pilot would navigate through a canyon. Boy is the Orlando Airport busy..but it's awesome. It kind of reminds me of the Phoenix Airport. The Orlando Airport Monorail was cool too..that was a nice nostalgic moment for me.

So far I am having a blast..I got to see Cocoa Beach again as well as Merritt Island. I don't think we are going to Kennedy Space Center..granted it's like 6 miles away from me, but it's $40 to get in and apparently it hasn't changed in the 12 years since I've been there.

Friday I am going to Walt Disney World....well EPCOT to be exact since that's probably the park I miss the most. I haven't been in like 18 years..man it costs $75 to get into one of those parks..$67 if you are a Florida resident. EPCOT will have less of the kiddies anyways...and OMG they have the test track ride..and Soarin'. I'm excited. Here's hoping it rains a bit though because it's been HOT.

I'm kind of sad they cancelled the shuttle launch that was supposed to be last week, because I really wanted to see it. But it won't happen until July 11th and I'll be home then. Oh well...I've seen them already. I just wanted to get that nostalgic feeling hearing the sonic booms.

The amazing thing is that my allergies are not bothering me at all here!! I think the humidity has something to do with it. The humidity is doing wonders for my skin too. No dryness as of yet.

I guess sometime this weekend we are going back to Cocoa Beach to hang out at the beach for awhile. I missed the Florida beaches. The warm water is nice..and seashells are awesome. Actually, we may go to the Port Canaveral beach because thats the one I went to all the time as a kid.

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Well, I have two days left at Chuck E Cheese's before I go back to California for a couple of weeks to finish getting our stuff out of the house and to see my niece. I should be back here close to the end of February. And then I have that con in the first week of March wahoooo. I can't wait to meet Illich and to see Vic (and maybe Michele..dunno if she's going or not) again. I am not going to cosplay because it's not as fun if you are by yourself.

Man, I don't want to close tomorrow. I hate doing it :(

Oh did anyone hear about the American live action Death Note movie? Apparently it is going to be out in 2010 and is produced by the same company that did the American version of Shutter. I don't know how well that will do...

I can't wait to see her next week!!

I am alive everyone. I've been working a lot. My boss wasn't kidding when she said January is our busiest month of the year. I hate it. It's soooo crazy. You have to have a very high tolerance for kids and rude people in order to find the job even the slightest bit enjoyable. I'm quitting though, so I can go with my mom out to CA for a few weeks and see my niece and tie up loose ends. When I get back I will try and find a real job like in an office or something. I don't see why I can't find a job like that. I have a college degree and I can type like 60 WPM. Something else I want to do is go back to school. I would do anything for a 9-5 Monday-Friday job.

Andrea you should check into call center work. They usually offer paid training and the pay isn't too bad. I'm sure there are some near you. They are everywhere.

Well, yesterday was my birthday. Aside from having to work it was okay. My mom and I went to Tony Roma's for dinner and then to the mall where she treated me to a mini Bath and Body Works shopping spree. And today she treated me to a hair cut..actually it turned out to be free being that I had enough hair to donate to Locks of Love because you need to have at least 10 inches of hair to cut. That is a good reason to let your hair grow out. Locks of Love makes wigs for children undergoing chemo therapy.

Thanks for the birthday and christmas cards Andrea :)

Anyways, I've gotta run..

OMG..Todd Haberkorn was in the new training video they had me watch at work! (I work at Chuck E Cheese's)hahahaha..

I hope everyone has a great Christmas tomorrow. I hope its full of family and lots of food for you guys. I don't know what I'll be doing tomorrow. I can't get ahold of any of my local family and my mom probably isn't leaving CA until Friday. Eh, I made a pumpkin pie at least. Hopefully it tastes okay. And at least my infection is gone. Those antibiotics were awesome. It only took the 6 pills that were given to me.

I'm terribly sorry. I wasn't able to send out Christmas cards this year. I've been sick and working (both at the same time) so my energy is non existant. I can't even think anymore. So because I didn't send out cards I'm wishing you all a wonderful Christmas! I hope its full of the things that make this time of year special. And to those who celebray Hannukah, happy Hannukah.

Okay so I finally went to a clinic yesterday evening, found out I have a sinus infection and got some antibiotics. The stupid clinic doesn't write perscriptions though. Instead they dispense them and its way more expensive than getting them from walmart or wherever. I paid $20 for 6 pills. Anyways, I ended up going to bed at 8 PM after taking some Nyquil and drinking hot tea. I think I am off Monday, Wednesday,Thursday and Friday so it will give me a chance to recouperate.

Okay I'm feeling a little better this morning. I took an expectorant last night but I think it was causing my throat to constrict. It did end up doing its job soon after though. I no longer have a fever, but I'm still medicated so we'll see. I guess today I'm staying home.

Anyways, I got a ride from my co worker last night and she was listening to this audio book in her car. The voice sounded a lot like Vic...hmmm..

Ugh..not feeling well today. I didn't get much sleep because of this congestion. But I have to go into work soon. At least I am off tomorrow. It really sucks that i've been getting sick. It really ruins the plans I make on my days off. I mean who wants to sit in a movie if they can't breathe and keep coughing. I don't want to be couped up inside tomorrow. But I suppose I can watch some anime or something. I'll have medicine tonight so that's a good thing.

Those were taken this morning :)

Well it's been awhile since my last post. I've been working a lot plus my dad was visiting from Florida. He's now back home and I am a bit lonely. I'm off tomorrow thankfully. It's been snowing all day. There's probably like 4 inches out there. Its supposed to continue tomorrow. I hope it doesn't get too bad though. Maybe I could walk to the river tomorrow and get good pictures of the snowy river bank.

Well Christmas is approaching. I bought a tiny Christmas tree at Borders along with some ornaments because I don't feel like walking to the storage unit across the street and digging out the tree my mom brought.

okay so it has been awhile since I looked at the SWACE website to see if they updated the guest list...

And they did..

Illich Guardiola will be there!!! I'm spazzing. Work BETTER let me take that weekend off or I will be one pissed off fangirl.

Okay I am going to come off as Maes Hughsish..but here ya go!



That is Kylie, my niece. She was born earlier this month, a month early than she should have been. But she is healthy.

Okay so I have strep throat thanks to the kids at work. One of my bosses has it too. I feel like crap. I already had strep earlier this year and it sucked. Even with the antibiotics it didn't go away for like 2 weeks. I hope it goes away by itself.

Man, I need a new computer monitor. I'm on my crappy laptop because my desktop monitor just stopped working. I'll have to buy a new one eventually. I don't know when though. I wonder if I can hook my laptop up to my PC and use its monitor. Hmmmm..