Miami to Mexico

Wow, it feels like I haven't posted in forever. Ah, at least I have an excuse [I was sick {again}]. It was really quite funny though, you see I only have a common cold, but I have asthma, so everybody thought I got the flu or something like that.

Enough with sad news :[ I have some good news, I am leaving for Miami tomorrow but [I don't think I mentioned] I'm going on a cruise! :] There is Internet on the ship so I can post some pictures of the trip. I am a little bit freaked out about Miami though because ever since I got out for Spring Break I've had nothing to do, so I watched [WAY too much] CSI Miami.

Did anybody see Gossip Girl last night?? Carter??? Nate??? CHUCK??? Blair??? Dan??? aaahhh it left me with so many questions, mostly "What were you thinking"

And What is up with Gossip Girl Insider "Because the Gossip Girl producers and the CW are so cool, we were sent a copy of this episode and have seen it. We'll post a recap for you later in the week!" What is this about them getting the next episode early [yeah I'm jealous]

Sincerely,
D

Swim Championships

First Off, thank you Pouty for calling right before my race [sorry I couldn't talk I was in the bullpen]

Anyways, to be quite honest after a while of swimming I think I started taking third place for granted [in certain races]. So you can probably guess [drum roll please...] yesterday in the breaststroke I got third place! It's not official yet but that's what the electronic timers told me. Haha, I would like to thank the doctor that told me I would never swim again because without him making me indignant, I probably would have had less motivation :].

Also, our Medley Relay got fifth place [I was on a team of eleven and twelve year olds facing 15 and 16 year olds]. And... I also got tenth in the freestyle against 100 people :].

In Other News:

-In one week Winter Term will be over and I can start wearing Lilly Pultitzer skirts to school again [and madras]

-Also In One Week I will be headed down to Florida [I'm still trying to work out the Palm Beach Trip]

Sincerely,

D

iPhone Nano

I was on wired.com, and thought this was pretty interesting.

apparently Apple is going to launch the iPhone Nano in January.(picture http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/wiredcoms-wishl.html )

It sounds pretty good to me. The design looks pretty cool, I love how there is an iPod on the front. However I wonder why the front of the phone isn't a touch screen also...

Maybe that would be too much touch screen. Anyways I thought that was interesting. Was anybody else expecting this (I know I wasn't)

In Other News:

-Florida was great, I traded for some really cool pins at Downtown Disney (I'll post some pictures)
-Christmas is almost here (Yay, excitement!)
-I (finally) finished Breaking Dawn (I know I'm a little late but I finished)

Very excited (and always sincerely),
D

Goodbye Snow Hello Sun :)

If you live in a cold, snowy, dreary area you can understand why I am so excited about leaving the cold. But then again who doesn't like Florida (and no Homework). GOODBYE EARMUFFS HELLO SHORTS!

In Other News:

-Swimming is still going well (so much I might not need the shoulder surgery

-Now that I am free from photography class where I could only us film, I love digital photography more than ever (and I am inspired to get a picture like the one on the right)

-I am on a mission- I don't know what for, but I feel like I am on a mission.

-Because I will be gone :) I might not be able to post for 5 days :(

-I officially think that I am physically unable to do NaBloPoMo but who knows, I could make it a New Year's Resolution

Ciao,

D

An Exciting "Safari"

Yesterday I came back from a trip to Florida, still laughing about an encounter I had with a lion, some cheetahs, and a couple of raging three thousand pound Rhinos. On a what seemed to be normal ride on the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney's Animal Kingdom, I was not expecting a Fight. There were delays as there sometimes are, but I just assumed that it was some really slow bird or elephant crossing the road. So, I just waited patiently while our Tour Guide Droned on about an antelope or something, until we started moving again. The Safari was quite typical, until we came across some rhinos, we thought were just playing around. Until the "Playing Rhinos" Started running around the reserve, tripping, and dragging one another by the horns, getting other rhinos involved, and getting every animal there to watch the show. These other animals never wake up either. I have been on the Safari at least 46 times and not once had I seen the male lion awake and roaring, the cheetahs awake and prowling and every other animal watching one thing... It was great! Also, the rhinos started running alongside our vehicle.

It was a great show, so I was eager to go again, and luckily I had fast pass (a pass that you get for an attraction you want to go to, and you get though the line quicker). So I headed off to go again.

Well, the fight was over, the cheetahs were gone and the lions were sleeping. Though I did see one of the rhinos that was being dragged, resting in some hot mud looking absolutely beaten up. It was sad, but hey, I guess that's Nature.

Sincerely,

D