Danielle

bizarrepixie @ 2008-07-03T21:09:00

2008-07-04T05:58:55Z

Yesterday was one of the best days of my entire life -- except for one brief ten minute interval of sheer panic. :]

We left the house at about 10 A.M. and got some breakfast at IHOP before setting off down the freeway toward Las Vegas. Nataly, Jackie and I spent a majority of the time playing cards (Blackjack and Go Fish) and watching 'Hercules' on Nataly's iPod. After four hours of sitting, we finally arrived at the hotel but not before taking the wrong exit and ending up on the wrong side of the freeway.

We go inside and immediately are assaulted by the sweet smell of roses. After some aimless wandering we find the check-in desk and get our room keys. We decide that we'd like to head to the pool and swim for a few hours before coming back up to the room to eat and change. Mind you, when we arrive it's a whopping 109 degrees outside (and getting hotter). When we get out on to one of the pool decks, we find out that there are, in fact, ten pools.

The first one we come to is relatively empty, and nobody is swimming.
The second one, not far from the first, is full of old people who are also not swimming.
The third, fourth, and fifth pools are full of either small children and adults or more old people.
Once we got to the sixth pool, we called it quits and went back to the first pool which ended up being throughly entertaining.

After a couple hours mom called us out of the water so we could dry off and go back upstairs. Unfortunately for me, someone stole my towel so I had to wait for my mom to bring me a new one (lovely woman that she is). I'm extremely glad to say that I was not burned at all in that pool, even though I'm sure I missed a bunch of spots when I applied sunscreen. Took a shower and got dressed only to realize that I'd forgotten some essentials (PJs mostly) and that I'd have to deal. We ordered room service, which was delicious (and expensive), and watched a little bit of 'Liar Liar' waiting for 7:45 to roll around.

Here comes the ten minutes of panic:

We arrive at the theater just on time, but when I looked at the tickets to make sure I had them all I realized something.

They weren't our tickets at all -- they were our Travelocity check-in papers!

Immediately I freak out and tell Nataly about fifty times while attempting to call my mom before finally running off to find her. She is somewhere in the huge, noisy, smoky, and badly lit casino. I make a full round on the violent red and green carpet, praying that she has the tickets and didn't leave them at home, before finally finding her. She's sitting at a 'Cleopatra' machine fiddling with her cell phone. I run up to her, entirely out of breath and gagging on cigar smoke, and hold the papers out to her. I tell her in a semi-hysteric voice that these papers are not the tickets, and ask her if she has them. I explained to her what they looked like and watched her as she rooted through her purse. Thank God, she had the tickets with her and had just handed me the wrong papers. i turn tail and run back to the theater at top speed, making it there with minutes to spare.

By this time, I can hear my heart beating in my ears and my legs were tingling with leftover adrenaline, but as soon as we stepped into the theater I felt like I was running all over again. To suddenly be in the place I've been dreaming of for the past six months was the most exquisite feeling. It was like walking through the gates of the Magic Kingdom.

The entire show was fantastic. I have never had so much fun in my life just watching something. But then again, it's not just watching -- it really is an experience. I especially love how when someone walks in late they stop the entire show to display the 'You're Late' screen, play the song, and follow you to your seat.

http://www.youtube.com/v/Wnx4RgVFk6o&hl=en&fs=1

This was my favorite part of all, I think. Check 3:38 for the dancing statues.

http://www.youtube.com/v/fVgB9VmWLZg&hl=en&fs=1

When the show was over, we left the theater ended up crammed in the lobby with a lot of the other people. Jackie takes this time to inform us that one of them will come out for a 'meet & greet' with the people staying. I get excited again when all of a sudden I see a blue head floating through the crowd. I shove my way forward with Nataly and Jackie on tow and wait my turn to meet this guy. He was, by far, my favorite one in the show.

It was this guy:

I knew it was him because he was shorter than the others and still had his wide, searching eyes. Nataly was nervous to go very close just to get an autograph (we didn't have any cameras), but once I got close she came with me. She held out her ticket and he kissed it hesitantly, then followed up with mine. Then, spur of the moment, I point to my paper and then to my cheek. He has a spectacular 'WTF?' moment, then leans over and pecks me on the cheek. That paint stayed on my face until I decided to go to bed early in the morning.

After we hit the room for a few minutes we decided to go in search of birthday cake. We didn't find any, but we did find a gelateria. :D
The gelato was definitely not as good as the authentic stuff, but it was good. We chatted up a couple of cute boys, too. I find it somewhat ironic that they specifically emphasized the fact that their even was on the third and fourth floors. It was like they were dropping hints -- honestly.

We set off to look for them. XD

Unfortunately for us, we found no adorable boys to mob, so we spent some time running down an enormous abandoned hallway before exploring a little bit more. We went back to the room at about midnight and played Egyptian Ratslap for about half an hour before I decided I was too tired to function anymore. I was asleep within minutes of the lights going out.

The trip back in the morning was uneventful for the most part except for a never-ending game of War. We had to stop at Starbucks twice so my mom would stay awake for the ride, which was pretty funny when she saw the signs. "OMG, STARBUCKS." We got home at 3:00 PM on the dot, and I've been napping all afternoon.

This has been, by far, my best birthday ever. <3

Writer's Block: Creepy Crawlies

2008-05-29T01:37:20Z

If you had the chance to go crazy and completely overhaul your appearance, what would you do?

Or:

Recount a remarkable incident involving insects.

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So, a few years ago my best friend and I went to Guntersville State Park in Alabama for my family reunion. There's a little cemetery not far that we often visit, and my best friend (who had never been to Alabama before) hadn't been there yet. My cousin and I decided to take her up there. On our way, though, my cousin noticed that there was an enormous fly in my hair. Of course, I scream and freak out, demanding someone get a stick and whack it out. My cousin manages to get it out, but it then ends up on her jacket. No joke, this fly was literally the size of a half-dollar. It was HUGE. After a flurry of 'OHMYGODGETITOFF's, we smack it off of her jacket. Of course, then it has to land on my best friend. At this point we're all convinced that the fly is attacking us and are, therefore, terrified. It flies away from her and back to me where it lands on the back of my thigh and bites THROUGH my jeans. I scream and start running back down the road with the others at my back, running just as scared as me.

And that's it. :]

bizarrepixie @ 2007-12-24T22:30:00

2007-12-25T06:35:26Z

Merry Christmas, comrades.
Hope you got all you wanted.
<3

bizarrepixie @ 2007-11-09T15:50:00

2007-11-09T23:53:29Z

EDIT: I fixed it.

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Post twice if you'd like, and then put this in your journal to see what your friends (and perhaps others who you don't even realize read it) have to say.

bizarrepixie @ 2007-05-28T10:22:00

2007-05-28T17:22:01Z

Cheyenne's tail has been attacked, once again, by the carnivorous flies that infest our backyard every year. This time, they've cause all the fur around the middle of her tail to drop, leaving a big, bloodied space for them to feed. I washed it off with peroxide and wrapped it in an ace bandage.

I'm going to buy fly traps today. Enough is enough.

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2007-05-16T02:42:33Z

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