Even though I haven't been at work since my internship thingy ended, I haven't been writing any more than I was before, mostly because not much has been happening.
Most of this week, I've had a tremendous sense of impending doom. I hate when that happens. It usually happens when something big changes, like my internship ending and having to find a real job. This time it was pretty bad. I felt like my hair was bleeding. I solved the problem mostly with my rune stones, which always calm me, and my mind-tuner app, which programs calm brain waves. (You can also have it wake you up, put you to sleep, or help you concentrate. I like this app.) After about 4 hours of this, I felt better.
Friday Night Football
Friday night, my boyfriend and I drove to my parents' house. During dinner, he saw that the local high school homecoming game was that night, and being a fan of all forms of sport, especially football, he wanted badly to go. I had never actually gone to a football game, even in high school, and so I figured that we could go for 5 minutes and leave. I figured if we were going to go, we might as well wear my old school colors. (I went to the local high school my freshman year, and went to boarding school after that.) I found my warm-ups from when I was on the swim team all those years ago.
We headed out to the high school. I was okay walking around the school, but once we got to the actual football field, it was pretty painful. The score was something like forty to thirteen, and not in our favor, but the really painful part was the noise. The announcer was WAY too loud, and people yelling while packed in way too tight, and the lights were brighter than anything should ever be at night.
Now I remember why I never went to any of these. Even in high school I knew it wouldn't work out. After a few minutes, we went home and watched stand-up on Netflix.
Hershey Park and Chinchillas
The next day was Hershey Park. Every summer requires at least one trip to Hershey Park. When my brother and I were little, Mom bought us season tickets every year and we went all the time. Summer is strange without Hershey. This summer, I was working most of the time, so I didn't really get to go. I tried to go last weekend, but I was stopped by Hurricane Irene. So, the last weekend of the season was actually the only weekend I could go, so I went and I dragged my boyfriend with me.
It started out rainy, but the rain went away about noonish and we had a LOT of fun at the boardwalk. I love the wave pool! It's the funnest thing ever! I also got cotton candy and I got to ride on all my favorite rides. Also, we went to ZooAmerica and saw the neat animals. All in all, a very nice day.
When I got home, my brother was there and he had brought home his chinchilla, Chinchi (sometimes called Chinny). My brother, my boyfriend and I went to the Tractor Supply store and got cage wire. We set up a large play area for the chinchilla and my pet bunny to play together. It was very cute and adorable.
Zeus Won't Let Me Win Mini-Golf
Sunday night, one of my brother's friends came over, and we decided to go play mini- golf, and we decided to go about 20 minutes before it was going to close for the night. We were informed that the north section was closed, so we played the south section. My brother and I both felt a small rain drop before the first hole, but we didn't worry. As it turns out, I played the best game of my life, including my first ever hole in one! Unfortunately, the one little drop turned into more little drops, the more bigger drops, and soon, it was storming so hard we didn't know if it was us or the wind getting the ball in the hole. We were all literally soaked to the skin. At some point, the lights went out and we were lining up shots by the light of lightning bolts. Although we didn't finish the whole game because of the weather, I still felt that I won. My score was the lowest, and, as I said, it was the best game I ever played. It was an exciting adventure.
We got home and played games. First was Jenga, but I'm not very good at that. After Jenga, we played Risk 2212. Also fun. I was doing well, but I've never seen a strategy game of any kind that my brother didn't consistently win.
