Jul 31, 2008

I started today by going to the new motorsports park a few miles from my house and getting an application for a security position.

Then I went to try to get my disc out of the tree.. I didn't. I need to get that disc soon, I can't believe it's still up there. I also got my check from T & F Camera and they told me they hadn't called me to work because they don't have my phone number.. assholes.
Katie and I played a game of golf at the Landis Course. I'm surprised at how much I like it now. I still enjoy the home course more, but that one is a fun alternative.

I met my grandmom at Applebee's for dinner and then headed to Jeff's for band practice. We recorded some songs again to try to get better versions and worked on the new songs again.

I plan on eating some leftovers and watching The Office before I go to sleep now.

Jul 30, 2008

I met Ryan at his house somewhat early in the morning after not getting much sleep and headed to the Landis Park course. We had a map of the holes so it was much easier to navigate this time. It was fun and it's nice to have different course to play around here.

We each had to do a few things for school, so we got them done and then went to Bob Evans for breakfast at noon. They didn't have what I ordered, but since they didn't tell me until Ryan's food was out, they let me order something else for free.

After a hearty meal, we went to our home course and started another game. Somehow, I got my second ace in two days after having gotten my first ever yesterday!

I always thought hole 7 would be the first that someone would get a hole-in-one on, but it was the second! I was amazed and I actually got to watch it this time! So I got two aces in two days and now I'll never get another.

In case anyone is wondering, the little dot of a person is where I was standing when I threw the disc. I finished out the game with my new best score of -17 as well.

To cool off, we went to Ryan's aunts to go swimming after the game. It felt really nice and we had some fun with the camera too.

I couldn't get enough, so I went back out and played another round at Landis Park and then played half a game with Katie at the other course until I got my Wraith stuck in a tree and I couldn't get it out. I have to go back and try again with some better tools. I'm going to bed early tonight because I'm beat.

Jul 29, 2008

In the morning, Katie and I went to Rowan to get some financial aid things taken care of, then we headed to Philly for lunch.

We got bubble tea first and then went to Gianna's Grille to try their vegan Philly cheesesteaks. They were not horrible, but they were very salty and I won't get them again from there.

I met Chuck later for a game of disc golf and ended up with my first ace on hole 9!

It was awesome! It's a pretty difficult hole anyway and after I threw my disc, I turned to get my bag and I heard the chains. Chuck saw it go in, but I missed it! Either way I'm thrilled to have my first ace!

After I showered we had band practice. We worked on three new songs and they are coming together pretty well. Hopefully we'll be able to play a few of them at our next show.

It was a nice night for a walk, so I went out for a while and ended up getting home pretty late even though I have to wake up in the morning.

Jul 28, 2008

I went out with Ryan in the afternoon and played a round of disc golf. On one of the holes we saw a snake eating a frog. It was pretty interesting.

Later on, I went to my dad's for a while since I hadn't seen him in some time. After that I went to Applebee's for cheap buffalo wings and a pomegranate margarita! It was good.

After watching Be Kind, Rewind, I came home and went to bed.

Jul 27, 2008

I didn't do much this Sunday until the evening when I went to Dave's for Chelsea's birthday party.

We played beer pong, flip cup and Chelsea made a bunch of shots for us.

Dave even had a shot out of an Eagles shot glass with the neighbors.

The party was a lot of fun and I was there until pretty late. I almost joined in the poker game that was going on but Dave's cousin had most of the chips already so I passed on it and went home.

Jul 26, 2008

I went to see Step Brothers with Katie in the afternoon. It was funny, but not on par with Anchorman.

I didn't do much else and I was getting restless after a while so I drove to Woodcrest train station and went into Philly.

I walked around for a while and then sat at the Art Museum steps for about an hour. There are an amazing amount of people who come and just run up the steps, undoubtedly playing the Rocky theme in their heads.

I walked around for a while more after that and then made my way back to the train station and came home.

I watched some Office and then went to bed early.

Jul 25, 2008

Not many pictures today. Katie and I went to Rowan so she could submit some document, but they were closed since it was Friday. We came back after that wasted trip and I met Ryan at his aunt's. We swam for a while and played darts until it was time for him to go pick up the RV for work. It turned out he didn't even have to do it, but after we found out we went and played disc golf. We played the gold tees and Ryan won.

Later on I took a drive around since it was nice out. Listening to music on a cool summer night while driving is a great thing to do.

Jul 24, 2008

I went to Katie's in the afternoon and we made smoothies. Pina colada smoothies to be exact. No alcohol.. just pineapple and coconut juice.

There wasn't much to do, but we went to the mall to do some shopping. I tried a few things on and ended up getting one t-shirt.

I picked up Jeff, Chuck and Nate later to go play a game of disc golf. We all did really well, Nate and Chuck got their best scores, 0 and 1, respectively.

We stopped at Sonic on the way home. I got a corn dog and a tropical smoothie (no, that's not a chocolate smoothie, it's a TROPICAL smoothie! [the intercoms don't work that well.])

I went to Dave's for poker later on and met his new dog, Dallas.

Of course, he played with us.

I came home to watch The Office and go to bed.

Jul 23, 2008

We woke up to a wet tent, inside a little as well as outside.

At least it had stopped raining so we could take the tent down and pack up easily.

This was one of the many deer that frequented the campsites. They just walked around, unafraid of anyone that was right next to them.

We headed out after showering and drove down the foggy, wet Skyline Drive. We planned on doing another hike, but the rain changed that plan. It was supposed to rain the next few days too so we just headed back home.

We stopped in Baltimore and parked the Whole Foods garage since we get two free hours if we shop there.

We walked over to the harbor and got bubble tea at the place I got smoothies from last time we came.

We got food at Whole Foods and sat in their lunch area for a while eating. They have great food.

We continued on our way home, passing through toll after toll and driving in the rain.

I got back to my house to find a bat in the hallway.

He surrendered peacefully and I let him fly out into the night.

I was tired after the long drive home and had no problem going to sleep.

Jul 22, 2008

I got up, somewhat sore from sleeping on the ground, and had breakfast in the form of a granola bar.

We went to a close waterfall trail called Dark Hallow Falls.

We hiked down and received this warning when we got close. I get it.

The falls were nice, but there was a big group of people there for a while.

We stayed for a while and I climbed up rocks and took pictures. Then we headed back up. Katie wasn't as big a fan of the uphill part of hiking, but we made it back to the car and went to get some real food at the Wayside. The service sucked, but the food was good.

After a while, we decided to go down another falls trail that started near the campground lodge. It was pretty long trip down and we saw a bear (see ^.) Don't tell my grandmother, she always warns me about them.

I went out to look over the top of the falls and it looked pretty sweet.

Unfortunately, the trail stopped abruptly not far down and this was the only view we got of them. We came back up and gathered some firewood after resting for a bit. I managed to get stung by three bees while trying to break of a log.

We went back up to Black Rock to check out the view before sunset this time.

Storm clouds were moving in so it looked pretty cool.

I climbed up and sat on a rock that stuck out over the cliff a little farther than the main area.

We came back and cooked more eggplant, this time with less spices, but added mushrooms and onions to them. They were excellent. We also roasted vegan hot dogs.

It started to rain right after we got done eating, so we packed it up and came into the tent. We played dominoes a few times and then decided to go to sleep after the exhausting day we had.