Hollywood RIP RIDE Rockit! - August 5
So today I went to Universal Studios for the last time this Summer, and the very last ride I went on was the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit… I was wearing my sleeveless, 5-shades-of-green dress since it was very hot today. While on the ride they take a video, you know, and let you see it once you get off, so you can maybe buy it? Anyway, when I got off the roller coaster, I noticed my skirt-turned-dress had slipped down beneath my black bra, and quickly fixed it before anyone noticed. I had figured that as I stood up to exit, I had inadvertently pulled my dress down.
So when we were looking at the video we saw the process in which my boobs became exposed to the elements. My entire family was cracking up - even me - and I was much less embarrassed than one might think! But I should explain something about how TODAY was extra special… Unlike every other time I went to Universal Orlando, it was not just my brother, sister-in-law, and my niece and nephew with me. My sister-in-law’s uncle, aunt, and two young cousins (14 and 12) were there WITH us. I had been seated next to her uncle on the rip ride… O_O
They said that it would make a great story for thanksgiving! and he had made a couple boob jokes, such as he had gotten black eyes, and I should let him know next time I want to HANG OUT on a roller coaster! XP
At least, now I know why they call it a “rip ride” at Universal Studios, Orlando… It rips your clothes right off!
Dinner… The Most Eventful Part Meal of Every Day
Event 1.
Upon eating, Tracy was talking about something, with food in her mouth, and Trenten proceeded to point at her and go “Hmm!” with his lips pressed tightly together.
Brother: “That’s right, Mommy was talking with her mouth full! Mommy shouldn’t talk with her mouth full… It’s bad table manners.”
Tracy: “Hmmm. I wonder were he got that from!” (me, BTW)
Brother: “Yeah! How dare you? Teaching our kids, manners…” lol
Me: “I’m sorrrrrrrrry!” :P
Brother: “Teachin’ our kids manners… Now we gotta have ‘em too!” lol
Me: “I’m sorry - I just wanted them to be polite! ToT” lol
Event 2.
We were talking about how brother made his own pickles, which we had on our burgers, and he said that next time it needed more vinegar. Tracy said she doesn’t like vinegar because it makes the pickles “bitter.” Seriously? Pickles are supposed to be bitter! lol
Anyway, she told him not to add too much because, “you can always add more vinegar, but you can’t take vinegar away.”
Me: “Sure you can… Add another cucumber! the absorption…”
Brother: “I can take away vinegar… Just dump some out.”
Me: “Or you could just grab a straw and suck it up!”
Tracy: …
Me: “Either of you… Could be talking to anyone -“
Izzy: “You don’t talk to no one!”
We all laughed.
Tracy: “…You talk to yourself…”
Brother: “She does! If no one cares to listen she’s talking to herself…”
Tracy: “… No one cares to listen!? Honey - be nice.”
Brother: “She’s my sister - that’s my job.”
Me: “He speaks the truth… The sisters never speak the truth; the sisters nit-pick. The sisters find falseties…”
Tracy: “Well that’s worse… That’s worse.”
Event 3.
Later… when Isabelle said “this is lunch.”
Me: “This is lunch? then when’s dinner?!”
Izzy: ….
Me: “I think this is lupper… or dunch.”
Brother: “Sinner… or Dupper?” lol
Me: “Supper Dupper!” :D
Brother: “Super Duper, Supper Dupper.”
Brother: “Winner winner chicken dinner!”
Me: “No, it’s - ‘winner winner chicken SINNER’… Winner winner, Charlie Sinner!” :P
Event 4.
EVEN later on… During dessert, Isabelle had food all over her face.
Tracy: “Uh! You’re a mess…”
Izzy: … (stopped eating)
Tracy: “… Are you done?”
Me: “Oh. She doesn’t like to be told she has foods all over her face while she’s eating…”
Tracy: LOL
Me: “No seriously, this one time… At breakfast, she had cream cheese ALL over her face, and I’m like, ‘Hun, you’ve got cream cheese all over your face.’ and she was like, ‘Just let me eat!’ And I was like… ‘Okay! Sorry… that I offended you.”
Then Izzy just glared at me. And Tracy said, “Yeah, she’s in denial…”
Me: (to Izzy) “Well, you better go look at your messy face in the mirror, cause d’ nyle ain’t just a river in Egypt!”
Brother: “No, it’s also in Jordan.”
Me: “Yeah, and it’s ALSO all over your daughter’s face!” :D
Behind The Masque - June 12
Last night I slept at, my friend, Christie’s house and today I spent my entire day with her… At about 13:00 we went to the spinny park for our improv group where almost no one showed up. :( It turned out to be pretty fun all in all since we started our own mob family and Aaron (Stretch) tried on my bikini top for some photos! ;D So then, Christie (God Father) and I (Legs) went to Sal’s (our new head quarters) for pizza. Claire was “Squeaker” & I forget what Christian’s mob name was…
We went back to her house for a while, picked up her “foster dog,” Rosetta, from the Humane Society, played Skyrim (I watched while she played), and lastly watched a few episodes of “The I.T. Crowd.” Upon my return home, not until about 20:00, my mother “banned” me from using the car because I failed to check in with her. “…you can’t just take the car for 20 hours on end and expect me not to worry,” were her exact words. *Don’t worry, it’ll pass*
The NEXT thing she did was to gift me with Part 2 of my birthday present (Part 1 was a shirt), 5 days in advance since I’ll be leaving for Florida on Friday… Anyway, unwrapping said gift, I expected it to be some “mom” gift (socks, TP, etc.) but was pleasantly surprised to find this beautifully sculpted mask, like the ones used for masquerades and the theatre. She said she got it from some woman who had travelled around Italy with an operah “or something.” I was amazed by its beauty and other wordly charm, and thanked her emensely before I ran to my room to write this blog entry…
Birthday Present PART 1 (Egyptian-style shirt)
Birthday Present PART 2 (Italian Masquerade Mask)
Mask by Wayne M. Klerki
Unfortunately my wifi was down (can’t guess neighbor’s password) so it will probably be a bit late… Sorry. :/