Feb 8

I promise this isn’t forgotten

I really just keep forgetting to do reviews for things! I’ve got a ton of stuff in draft! I’ve got a ton of homework to do this weekend between shifts, so expect updates here while I’m procrastinating…heh.

Dec 18

Ready to gamble

Ryan’s sister works at a casino, so I’m really, really looking forward to gambling for my first time this weekend. Ryan had a pretty nice streak when he was there, and lost it all…of course, so we’ve got a plan this time.

We’re going in with twenty bucks each to hit the slot machines he started on last time. If we win a significant amount of money, we’ve got two choices, cash out and leave, or cash out half of it, and play with the other half. That way, we’re guaranteed to leave with winnings.

I’m sure I can handle slot machines, but I wouldn’t know where to start with anything else. I’m looking into different sites and I’ve found a great site of online casino reviews. You can look at the best per customer votings, highest jackpots, biggest bonuses, etc. It’s pretty easy to find what you’re looking for.

I’m off work tomorrow so I’m seriously considering trying my hand at some things to see what I might be interested in this weekend.

Nov 29

You’ll shoot your eye out!

Believe it or not, but I used to be a pretty sharp shot. That’s right, I just get more country by the minute! I had a closet full of camouflage and my own little section in the gun cabinet.

I’ve still got my old bb gun, but it’s not of much use to me here. After Ryan had a gun pulled on him here during a football game one night, he wanted to go out and get a pistol, but he never went through with that. Instead, he picked up something pretty similar to this guy.

He was looking into airsoft guns that look somewhat menacing. I’ll be honest, I’ve been glad to have it around. Even though it wouldn’t be a whole lot of good if something really went down, it makes me feel better having it here in the event I can scare off some idiot.

We shoot cans out in the parking lot pretty often as well. I’m trying to get my aim back, but I was never really all that great at aiming pistols anyhow. I’m more of a rifle girl.

How long has it been since you shot a bb gun? PyramydAir offers a 5% off coupon, so maybe now is the time to try one out again! Or maybe you can pick one up for that friend who never got to have one when they were little

Nov 6

Flora2000

Jeffrey and I have been friends since high school. In fact, for the longest, we were best friends, but things got in the way–as ‘things’ often do.

We met at a local hangout, where Jeffrey approached me, and was actually the first person ever to hit on me instead of Kristin. I’ll never forget that. See, Kristin was my big-busted best friend. We were alike in every way, except for our approach to guys. They often pursued her, becoming friends with me in the process, and soon ran screaming from her. They always tried to spark something with me afterwards, but the rules of friendship prohibited me from ever exploring any possibilities.

Anyway, I digress–eventually Kristin came to lead Jeffrey on in a very rough way, and Jeffrey and I were so close, it was just the last straw for me. I ended my friendship with Kristin over the way she treated Jeffrey. That’s how strong mine and Jeffrey’s friendship was. I was more than willing to leave my best friend of so many years because of the way she treated him. After all, he’s my Ducky.

Years and miles have pushed us in different directions, and kept us from being able to keep in touch, but Jeffrey and I are back in communication. I don’t know if we’ll ever be back where we were, but I’ll always treasure the friendship we once had.

A common occurrence between us was to leave each other flowers. It was something we always talked about–how some guys appreciate flowers as well. Obviously not huge bouquets, but just a rose here or there to show you care.

Jeffrey’s stationed out of the country now. He was just married last year and is expecting his first child. I haven’t seen him in almost three years, and his current situation doesn’t allow for much constant communication.

I’d love to properly congratulate him on all the big events he’s recently experienced, and give him a little reminder of that friendship we once shared. I’ve actually just found out that with Flora2000, I can send flowers to 150 different countries with ease. Friday is payday and I think I might look into that if I can get in touch with Jeffrey to get some contact info for him and Jackie.

I can’t wait for Jeffrey to be back in Georgia. I’m looking forward to the possibility of re-sparking the bond we once shared.

Sep 26

VSU Presents: Wit

From Amazon:

Wit is that rare beast: art that engages both the heart and the mind. “It is not my intention to give away the plot,” Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., announces near the beginning of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “but I think I die at the end. They’ve given me less than two hours.” For two hours, this famed Donne scholar takes center stage, interrupting her doctors, nurses, and students to explicate her own story, its metaphors and conceits. Recently diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer, she is being treated with an experimental drug cocktail administered in “eight cycles. Eight neat little strophes.” The chemo makes her feel worse than she ever thought possible; in fact, the treatment is making her sick, not the disease–an irony she says she’d appreciate in a Donne sonnet, if not so much in life.

I own a copy of Wit signed by author Margaret Edson, care of Ben on his meeting with her when she spoke at SGC. I had not yet read it until I hear that VSU would be taking on the production this year. I was absolutely enthralled once I picked it up. It’s such a beautiful depiction of her end.

Annie was amazing as Vivian. I wish she’d have shaved her head–from where we were sitting, the back of the bald cap just wasn’t quite cutting it–but I understand why she didn’t. She’s about to graduate and just can’t afford to with serious auditions coming.

I absolutely loved the set! It was one gorgeous back wall, with removable parts that served as different props in the play and they worked beautifully!

I had only two real negative things to say. Patrick put a little too much comedy into Dr. Posner. Instead of seeing the gradual change from the admiring ex-student, to the cold ‘fellow’ who cares nothing about his patients, we saw an almost abrupt change. Comedy is really Patrick’s area, and he just pushed those small comedic aspects a little too far.

The end scene was really off on timing. Instead of looking like absolute chaos, everything was stunted, leaving certain characters looking as though they were just staring off into space…waiting for their next cues.

That’s all I really have to say. Seeing this reminded me how important it is to read/experience something this deep more than once. There were a few things I more deeply understood and connected after watching the play. I even took a greater understanding of why it’s so verbose. I love it even more than I did before.