I'm going crazy!!

So, it's Friday night. And the most stressful week of my life is upon me right now. And I'm going insanely and completely crazy. I don't know how I'm gonna get by. Everything has to fit so very perfectly, or I'm gonna be very very disappointed with myself. So, it's only 6 days until my birthday. That means that I have to finish up my Eagle project within that time limit. I have the merit badges pretty much done, I just have to talk to the people to get them signed off.

But, then the rest comes into play. Tuesday, we have a game. Wednesday and Thursday I'm going to a bowhunting course, taking up the time of 4-8 both the days. Barely any time for homework, let alone other things I need to do. And, my teachers decided that this would be a great week to assign essays and whatnot. Wednesday I've got an essay for English due. Friday, I have an internal assessment due for Math, and I have no idea what I'm doing on it. Luckily the History essay got pushed to the week after. Whew. So, I need to meet with the counselors this weekend, and then with my Scoutmaster to have my board of review. And this all has to be done before Thursday. And, one counselor might be out of town, and I might not be able to get in touch with him, which would be very super bad for me. Cause I would cry.

So, I have to meet with them in the very little time that I have in the next week, or I can just kiss that Eagle goodbye. And I really don't want to. It would really really suck to have the merit badges done, but not signed off, and that is the only reason why I wouldn't be getting my Eagle. I would be known as the closest person ever to come to getting my Eagle, but not getting it. And it will suck. And I really will cry. And I really do not want to turn 18 right now. I want to finish up and get my Eagle. Then I'll be ready to turn 18. I can put off everything that comes with being 18 just so I can get my Eagle. But I can't cause I can't stop time.

So, that is my amazingly stressful life right now. And I really think I am going insane and crazy. And I really want it to end, and I hope it will as soon as I turn 18, whether I get my Eagle or not. And then, I can worry about my Extended Essay, which I really haven't started and is due in a month and a half, and also a big History essay (a different one mentioned above), that's due around the same time. And that one is not started as well.

I hope the rest of you are enjoying life. I am not right now. I may look like I am, but I'm so stressed out, I'm gonna sink into the ground. So peace. Have a great week.

Origen Xbox 360

So. For about the past month, I've been anxious about something. Something supposed to be great and magnificent. It all started on www.origenxbox360.net. This was a site hosted by Microsoft, and it had to do with the upcoming launch of the Xbox 360. On this site, there is a Bonzai tree, coming out of a hole. There was a green bunny made out of cardboard or something. And in the background, there was a countdown timer. So, what was the timer for?

Crazy, psycho people who never leave their computers poured over what this site could mean. Is the Xbox 360 going to come out early, when the countdown ends? Is it going to launch in Japan first, because there is a Bonzai tree. As the days went by, a pair of fruit would pop up on the tree. And along with that, the rabbit would move. Sometimes closer to the tree and the hole, sometimes farther away.

Well, one one of these fruits, there was a piece missing out of the side. And some person realized that it was in the shape of the little MSN messenger guy. And it really did look like that was right. So, was Xbox 360 going to be connected through messenger somehow? And, the rumor of the fruit being apples, meaning would the Ipod be able to hook up to an Xbox 360? Well, in a little demonstration of the Xbox 360, the gaming community already found out that yes, the Ipod can in fact hook up to the Xbox 360.

And then, another bunny appeared on the page. This one was smaller, but looked just like the larger bunny. So, what was going on? What does everything mean? Everybody just had to wait for the countdown. But, one of the biggest questions: Is Microsoft going to release information about the Xbox 360 that would blow the gaming community out of the water?

So, gamers and those interested wait. And they wait. And they wait. Then finally, the countdown timer ended. Today. So, what was it for? Why did Microsoft have everybody wait for over a month as to what the site meant? Well, it is a contest. And very disappointed Americans do not, and will not (for those that haven't learned yet), get to participate in the contest. It is for Europe only. Bummer, huh?

So, the contest is to pick two people from Europe to go to some Xbox 360 thing in America sometime in November before the console comes out. That's it. Only two people. Only two European people. That really bites for us Americans, who will probably be buying the most consoles out of the three places the console will get shipped. I guess that the original Xbox did well enough in the US, that Microsoft is fearless that the Xbox 360 will do well in America once again. But, there was Japan. Japan hated the Xbox. So, what did Microsoft do? They made it so Japanese would like it bettter. And last week at the Tokyo Game Show, it worked. Xbox 360 popularity in Japan went from around 2% to 22%. And that may still be rising as word spreads from gamer to gamer over there in Japan. So, Japan seems about won over. How about Europe. Well, Europe was probably a decent buyer of the Xbox, but Microsoft seems that they want global domination with this new console.

So, as the powerhouse of America, which was been selling much better than PS2 since the release of Halo 2, wants to spread to other countries, like the home of Sony (Japan), to try and Monopolize on the console industry. Great job Microsoft. Keep it up. Us hardcore Xbox fans are with you all the way. But us Americans are a little bummed, actually quite mad, that we do not get to participate in an event such as OrigenXbox360.

But, you still have my vote and my money. Thank you for a great system. And an even better soon to come.

Time on my hand...

So. It's Sunday. Pretty much the only day that I have free time in. And it feels great to get a chance to mope around and be lazy just for a little bit. So, our volleyball team is still doing bad. We're 0-6. It sucks. But that's ok. I'm having fun. And, if you want to check out stats of our games, you can here. Although, it is kind of hard to figure out what everything means if you don't know what it is. It is kind of cool to see all the stats. Sometimes, I don't even understand some of the stuff.

But, yesterday, Saturday, was a day of working for me. I went to the Bishop's Storehouse and helped there-restocking the needed items. Then 5 hours at work during the slowest part of the day. And wow, was it slow and long and boring, almost to the point of being painful.

And today, I finally get some rest. Almost 2 weeks straight without any breather from anything. And now, I have some time. But a lot of it was just stressing over my Eagle advancement, which by the way I have 11 days left to do it all. And it's gonna be really tight. But now, things are looking in the positive. And I hope they will stay that way. 'Cause I really want to get my Eagle. And when I do, I will be set. IB Diploma (hopefully), NHS member, and Eagle. I can get in to just about anywhere, I hope. And I will feel like I've really done a lot already with my life, and hope to see as much success in the future.

So, this week I'm looking at 2 volleyball games, I think. One on Tuesday and one on Friday. So, I hope we do pretty well. Except that I'm not gonna be playing in the Tuesday game 'cause I have to go to a town meeting. But that's alright. The team is already suffering from our setter getting suspended for 4 games. Which is halfway up. So next week, when we hit all of the easier teams once more, we'll be looking at numbers on the left side.

And, that's all I have right now. I hope all of you are enjoying life and school and such. And I hope that your life isn't as stressful as mine is right now. And so enjoy the week. I'll be writing sometime in the next week. So, goodbye until next time.

Wow, we suck

Let me tell you somethin'. The Canandaigua Volleyball team sucks. We can't frickin' win a game. We're 0-5 right now, but that should most definately be 3-2. But, we've lost to 3 easy teams. And when you look at the stats, they prove that we should have beaten them. The only thing they did better than us was score more points. But this week, Monday and Tuesday, we had games against Pavilion and North Rose. So, should have been easy games. We dominated. We played our hearts out. But still, something is lacking in us to get a win.

Last night, playing against North Rose, Beernuts racked up 15 kills. 15!!! And I very much bet that North Rose's combined total kills was maybe 10. Yeah. One person from our team can out-kill the entire other team. But we still lost. I myself gave about 4 or 5 kills, along with Adam get just about as much or maybe even more. AHHHH!! We suck!! But, hopefully there'll be a win tomorrow against Sodus. We need one. Desparately.

Oh, and some super great news. Haha, not great at all. So very bad. Our setter came up to me today and said he got kicked off the team. Right now, I don't know if he was just joking, or if he really did get kicked. If he did, we are toast the rest of the season. I will refuse to set. I do such a crap-happy job, that we won't have anything good any longer. I really do not want to set. I'm more of a hitter than a setter. So, if our setter is really gone, see you volleyball season, and we might just be looking at our second winless season in 3 years. Yeah. That sucks. Really bad. And it might just happen when I'm a senior.

So. That's all that has been happening in my life. Cause volleyball is my life just about all the time other than school. One thing I'm doing is working for my Eagle award. I got 15 days left. One merit badge to finish up, and some people to talk to. And at this point right now, I'm really dreading to turn 18. I don't want to. I want to get my Eagle. And I will. That's if the counselors for the merit badges will cooperate with me. If not, I'm done for. And I'll be probably the closest Scout in history to getting their Eagle Award, but coming up about 1 merit badge short. And that will very much anger me beyond a point that I cannot get angered. And I will feel like the worst failure ever. My view is that if you try at something and fail early on, it was something too difficult to achieve for you at that time. But, if you stick with it, and quit or drop out or don't achieve it, then that makes you such a bigger failure. Yeah. I really hope it doesn't happen to me. This may just make or break my life.

So, everybody have a good week. 'Cause I'm gonna be busy for the next while. And I really need to get so much done in so little time that I'm going completely crazy. That is all.

AHH! A loss to Wayne?

Well, I just witnessed the worst game ever that CA has ever played. Well, actually, there were a few of us who were crankin' hits and bustin' our butts like no tomorrow, but still, Wayne beat us in 5 games. We are better than they are. We should have beaten them easily in 3 games. We are now a disgrace to CA athletes. It's almost like an NBA team losing to a College team. They had nothing special. I really don't know how we lost. I was crankin' hits, Crosby was crankin' hits, Beernuts was every once in a while. I was blockin' like crazy, and even more great passes-15 really good passes in all. But still, we lost to Wayne. A horrible team. I think. Well, actually, we are horrible.

I just cannot believe that we lost. So, the first game, I slammed two amazing kills down, and wow, was I suprised, and the rest of the team, and the coaches. We won, barely. But, for some weird, odd, strange reason the coach, still the JV coach, decides to take me out. I don't know why. I barely did anything wrong. But out of anybody else, he takes me out. I sit the entire game, except for the last two or three at the end. Wayne wins.

Next game, I'm back in. And yet again, I crank more hits down, along with Crosby and Beernuts. We're the Triple Entente. The force to be reckoned with. We win that game. Not too hard. Not nearly as gross as the second game.

So, the fourth game. Coach takes me out yet again. I really do not understand why. He says it's for me to take a breather. HA! How about Beernuts and Crosby and Dan and Jeff? The played all 5 games, and Jeff was the only one to go out, and only for a very very brief amount of time. So, I bet you could guess what happens. We lose. It was close. But we fell short and lost.

So, the fifth game. I do my best, crankin' out some more kills, giving good passes. But, still. It's not enough. I really really tried in this game, and I really did not want to do bad. But we did. We lost. In the fifth game. A game that should have easily been ours. I'm sick at how poorly we did.

And I really don't mean to be like, Oh, I'm the best there is out there on the court. I'm just saying that this was probably the best, the VERY BEST, game that I have ever played in, and Coach decides to take me out. FOR TWO WHOLE GAMES!! AHHHHH!!! And, I can tell you right now, that I sat out more in this game than I have the last two years in every game combined. Yeah. I really wish our coach was back. 'Cause I think I really could have added just that little tiny, oh so tiny edge, in to gaining a victory in one of those games. But nope.

And I bet that for the next 17 games that we play, I will rarely, if ever, sit out again. But, Crosby had a super strong game-11 kills. Dan with 31 assists. 31!! Amazing. I had 8 kills. And that's just playing in 3 games. Out of the 5. Beernuts had 6. That's 25 kills out of 31 in just 3 players. And Coach decides to take out one of them for two whole games. Only 6 kills were shared between the other 4 players. I just don't get it. I don't understand.

But, that's all I have. Hopefully things will turn around when our coach comes back, and next week, we'll be looking at 3 wins. Oh Yeah!

And a little side note. I don't hate the JV Coach. He's a really great guy. And I don't really mean to blame him for why I wasn't going in. I think he's just trying to get back at me in any way because I'm not up to where he wants me to be with my Extended Essay.

Volleyball yet again

We had another game. This one was home against Victor. Our first home game, so we should show Victor, our rivals, how volleyball is played. But they came in, and showed us instead how volleyball is played. And boy, did we suck. Seems like a reoccuring theme, eh? Play against a team that makes us look like we play at the modified level, and we stand no chance. And, we did a lot worse, 'cause we didn't have our Varsity Coach there. I guess he decided that his job is more important than coaching us to a winning season. But hey, people gotta make choices.

So, first game, this guy has a killer jump serve. And most come to me. And I tried my very best, but these things were just getting ripped at me, and I had no time to move and get in position. So, what does coach do? And this would be the JV Coach. He takes me out of the game. And, let me tell you, that is one of the few times that I have ever sat on the bench playing Varsity. Last year, I did once, maybe, and that might have not ever happened. And the year before, barely. And so getting ripped out in our second match of the season seemed like a bad omen to me. And, do you know what the server does? He hits it into the net. Great. He had to do it after I left. So, I sit out the rest of that game, and half of the second. And I finally go back in.

The first two games were so ugly. We suck. And this really proved it. And it just looked like there could no way on earth be a worse team than us, but there are. I hope. Anyways, the third game, we messed up the rotation. Badly. And we had a chance to beat the second-string players who probably get to play as much as I sit on the bench. And they were about as good as our first stringers. And we got out of rotation and totally screwed up the game. And the entire match, I only played front row in the third game and for barely any time at all. And not a single set to me. What a horrible game for me. I can do so much better. I know I can. And in practice today, I think I proved it. We were doing a drill, where we had some people serve to the back row, and then pass it to the setter to get a hit. So, I was passing the serves to the setter, and I got about 95% of all the balls that came to me right to the setter. And I got about 20 of them at me. And yeah, I bet that in some way the percentage doesn't add up. Or maybe it does. I really don't care, but just that most of my passes were right on top of the setter.

And so tomorrow, another home game will be upon our team, and this one is against Wayne. And last year, we creamed them. So, this year, when we have about the same level of team, or even better, and they've got nothing good, we have a really super great chance of defeating them like Victor did to us. And then we may gain our first win of the season, and be on our way to possibly 3 or 4 more wins in a row, which would be totally awesome.

So, other than that, my life is in the biggest stress ball that I have ever been in. Probably twice as much as I have ever experienced. So much homework to do, have to take Physics online, finish my merit badges in the next 24 or some odd days (and this is the biggest stresser of my life, 'cause I really want to get my Eagle, and I barely have time, and I'm so dang close, I would break down and cry and my life would be in shambles if I don't get it). AHHH!!! SO MUCH AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA JUST FALL DEAD!!!!!!!! I cannot wait until all, or much of this stress subsides. I'm not gonna last much longer. I'm running on fumes right now, and will be probably until about the Holiday Season. And I really hope some relief will come, or I will break down, and have to go to like rehab or somethin' and then my life will really be crapped up. So, that is all. On my mind. Everybody else have a great life, and I may possibly actually see you when I'm not feeling like I'm getting pushed a thousand feet into the ground. And that is all.

Long delay...

Well, my internet wasn't working for a bit. And it took a while to realize what was causing the problem. We just got a new carpet put into our living room, and while the carpet guys were putting it in, they accidentally cut the phone cable. Great. So, my dad put that together, and a Frontier guy came, and found out that our firewall was not allowing the internet to work. So, we fixed everything so far, but are probably gonna get destroyed by viruses coming through our unprotected computer. But, maybe we can fix that soon.

Anyways. School started. IB is still pretty hard, especially with my schedule. I'm doing IB Economics, which, for 5 doing it, have a double period everyday. Now, there are two of us, including me, who have a single period everyday, and are learning the same stuff. So, we have to do our work outside of school, and meet with the teacher outside of class. And, then, I have an Extended Essay to write by January, and they want us to have it done by Thanksgiving. Then, there's the History Research Project, which is due by December or such. Then, there's the World Literature paper we're gonna start soon that's due by the end of the year. Then, there's the service hours that I still need to finish up before the end of the school year. And on top of all of that, volleyball and finishing my Eagle (which I have about 26 days to do). And luckily I am gonna finish up my Eagle Project tomorrow, and will only have 3 merit badges to work on. Whew. Then, there's the filling out of college applications and finding scholarships. And sometime, I have to take physics on the internet in my spare time. But, hopefully a little after Christmas, the very much pressure will be lifted considerably, and I may be able to stand up again.

So, today, our volleyball team had a game-McQuaid was the school of choice that we played against. Now, I must say one thing. It's an all guys school. And most are athletic. So, we got crushed. Demolished. Mostly quick and painless. HA! Painless! It hurt. We looked like crap. Well, not really. We didn't do too bad against a really good team. Some good kills, some good blocks, some good defense. And there were a few times where we were actually volleying the ball back and forth, and it got pretty intense. But, we always lost. I myself had some good kills that I got in. I just hammered that ball down their throats. One hit a guy and he shanked it way out. Then the next one, I accidentally hit it with the side of my hand and totally got a line shot, which to those watching, they probably thought I knew what I was doing, since there were like 3 blockers up and I got super lucky and hit it down the line, because if I hit it cross-court, it would have been right in their block. So, three games, three losses in the match. But hopefully we'll make a spring back, after we do our best against another strong team, Victor, and maybe win some games. Or a lot of games. And hopefully have a winning record. And maybe, just maybe break the top 10 in sectionals. Or atleast move to like 13th place, or 12th in the section-only 15 spots. And two years ago, we were 15th, last year 14th. So maybe this year we can make a jump, or just follow the pattern and be 13th.

But yeah. That's all I have for right now. And, I've got a lot to think about the next couple of months, so this won't be updated so frequently, like it ever was. But, maybe when I have some thread of a life left, I may be able to do more here. So, peace out. Have a good one.

Darien Lake-Episode 3

If you're reading this first, you're reading the wrong way. Begin at the first post, and read it in order. It will be better that way. Thanks.

Well, my family packed up and got all of our stuff out to the car. And then, we went to eat some breakfast. After I finished with breakfast, Chris called my cell, and I left my family for the rest of the trip. They would be heading off at around 2, and I'd stay at the park with Chris and Tara and Liz-Tara's soon-t0-be step sister. So, we decided to ride the Superman, and it took a while to talk Liz into it, but we did it. And I finally got the picture perfect shot at the camera. It was amazing. And out of the four of us, I was the only one looking up. Haha. Shocker, huh? since I've been on it like 5 times thus far and knew where the camera was. And that question mark in the middle of the sentence is perfectly accurate. You can do that, if you didn't know. Also, it can be done with an exlamation point.

So, we did some mini golf, and Tara got all mad at me because she didn't want to play the way I was trying to-which is after everybody has gone their first putt, the closest person to the hole goes until they get it in, then the next person will do the same. But Tara wanted to go in order. So if I were to go first, and was the farthest away after everybody went, I would go again, and try to manuever my way through the other golf balls, with some collisions possible, and messing up the position of the other balls. But, oh well.

Then, we went and played some DDR, and I did a shooter game with Chris. After that we went on some other rides-Shipwreck Falls. Then, we went out to Chris's car, and we split from the girls, cause they wanted to go to the waterpark, and we wanted to ride rides. So we went on Viper and Mind Eraser, and UFO, and we did go-carts again. And it was fun. Then, we sat down for lunch, and Liz and Tara found us. And we sat and chatted for an hour. Then, it was time to head out to the best part of the whole trip. The Concert.

We tailgated for like half an hour. I played some hacky-sack with Chris, and another guy who wanted to join in. Then, we made our way to the gates, got in, and found some great seats, lawn seats, with a pretty good view. And, then the opening band got on and played-nothing special. Rilo Kiley was their name. Decent. But the best was about to come.

We then waited for an hour while the crew set up the stage for the band. And I haven't told you the band yet. Haha, you must suffer in suspense, atleast for a couple moments longer. But, it was a long wait, and I thought that the band wasn't going to come out, and just pack up and leave. And as soon as the girls went off to the bathroom, it began. Behind the stage, a screen lit up, and it was a clock, counting down. And the music started, and the clock was going down. And when it got to zero, they hit the climax of the song, and it was purely amazing. And that hour-long wait was so worth it. WOW!! My first concert ever, and it started off with a huge bang. And, there they were, standing in person on stage just a few hundred feet away from me. Coldplay. And that first song was "Square One". They then went on playing some great songs-Speed of Sound was one, which, by the way, was #1 on the Billboards for a time. Yeah, this band rocks.

They played a song for the Katrina victims. And they did a song for Johnny Cash- "Till Kingdom Come". And, they actually were in the park and rode on one of the roller coasters. Dang, I bet I saw them, and didn't even realize it. But, they sang "Amsterdam" in tribute for that. And they had these huge screens set up showing the band play, and they showed the ferris wheel all lit up, and it was just amazing. And then fireworks started at the laser light show, and Coldplay kept on singing.

They finished off, and we then left. But, I wish we didn't, cause they came back on for an Encore and played three more songs. But, the only good thing was that we didn't have to wait for like 2 hours to get out of the parking lot. We had about a 5 minute wait. Then, we made our journey home, and luckily, it was a safe one.

And, so there it is. My first concert ever, and I loved it. I'll never forget it. I also got a Coldplay t-shirt that I'll be wearing in 30 years, when my kids will ask who they were, and I'll say it was the first band I saw in concert. Or, they'll be so famous, my kids will be like, "Wow! You saw Coldplay!?" And it will be all great and stuff. And right now, I'm listening to the CD X&Y right now, and it's bringing back all of the memories of the concert, and I have that feeling you get when you do something that's amazing and one of the best things, and then you leave it behind, and you wish you could just join in again or go and do it again. Yeah, that's how I feel right now. I just really don't care about anything-I just want to go back and be in the concert forever. Cause it was totally amazing.

And, some extra little stuff I left out. There was a group of guys smoking the joint in front of us, and that crap stunk bad. And not to mention, we probably got a little stoned from the crap. Stupid idiots. I don't want to get stoned, and I had to do it without being able to anything about it. And there was this kid next to us who was drunk out of his mind, and he was screaming and hollering and running around like a maniac. Pretty funny stuff. And, I did my own hollering and screaming and whooping and such for the band, and afterwards, I could hear that my voice was starting to go away. But it didn't. It would have been cool though. Maybe at the next concert.

Darien Lake-Episode 2

And, so here's the second day, and I'm gonna make it short, 'cause I'm gonna burst if I have to keep the third day in me any longer. And, not much happened anyway.

So, it rained in the morning, so we left the park to go eat breakfast, and somehow ended up at the mall over there. And we spent our time there until it looked like it stopped raining. Then we made our way back to the park.

my dad didn't join us again-wasn't feeling well, so we went off and enjoyed the park. We went on Viper-that was fun. Bailey went on it. Then, I went on Mind Eraser with my sister, and also Superman-and there were barely any lines. It was really great.

Later, we got Dad to go eat again, and had Italian for dinner. It was good, expensive though. Then, we went and played some mini golf, and my dad won, and I tied with my sister. We then hit up the go-carts. That was fun. Mom was in front of me, but I finally passed her up, proving that I am a much better driver than her, even if I'm a thousand times safer.

We enjoyed the park for a bit longer. Aimee and I went on Superman again, and this time it was dark out. And wow, it was amazing. The hills are lit up, but when you're down low, it's almost pitch dark. Really fun.

Then we went to the laser light show. It was cool. Some good music and laser effects, along wiht fireworks. We went back to the hotel and went to sleep.

And, so I'll be writing up the last one shortly.

Darien Lake-Episode 1

Here it is! The update about my fantabulous most mad-awesome family trip to Six Flags Darien Lake. And, wow was it a great three days that I had there. So, in this post, I will write about the first day, and try to remember what happened-so much happened, I don't know if I'll remember everything.

So, we finally got to the park, a bit late, around 12 or 1. We checked into the hotel, got all of our baggage and what-not into the room. Then, we went out to enjoy the great park. We stopped to get some pills for my mom and Aimee. Then, we entered into the park. And, we rode on a ride-goes around in circles, and up and down these waves, and the little car we're in moves back and forth. Pretty fun. Not too bad. Actually, that is a lie. That wasn't the first ride. Some of my memory has dawned on me once more. We went on cars you drive around. It was pretty lame, no great thrills there. And, some 14-year old kid was in front and going really slow, so we weren't moving that fast. After that, we went on the pirate ship. It was a bit better. More thrills, but not enough yet. Now, that first ride I talked about comes into play.

After that, I think we may have hit up the Arcade, which housed a DDR game. And I played with my sister. Such a great and fun game. I love it. And after, I was sweatin' up a storm, but it was worth it. So, we get in line for the predator, the wooden roller coaster. And, by the way, the height is 48 inches. And Bailey just barely passes that. Her head just barely hits the little pole thingy they use. So, she got to go on some bigger rides. And she's only seven years old. So, we get on the Predator, and wow, does it hurt. When you're going down those hills, you can feel everything, and my mom screaming and hollerin' made me burst out laughing through the whole ride. And Bailey, this being her first roller-coaster, loved it and wanted to ride it once more, but nobody wanted to go on it again. So, my mom took Bailey to ride on other rides, and Aimee and I got in line for the greatest ride I've ever been on. The Superman. Standing in at over 200 feet and going 70+ miles an hour, it is such a great roller coaster. And it's been over a year since I've been on it, so I was kind of nervous about it. But, it just adds to the greatness of the ride.

So, I'm starting a new paragraph halfway through talking about an event, which totally goes against all English rules. But, it was looking kind of long, and I want you guys to be able to read with ease and not lose your spot. Well, we picked the wrong line, because, even though they had to cars running for it, one of them, in our line, was not available for use. So, our line moved for every other car that came in. But, we finally got on, and we're going up the hill, and I look out and I see the Tornado. Then, we peak, and start plummeting. And that weird feeling you get when falling on a coaster hit, and it's so awesome. So, we finish up on the ride, and the camera's coming, and I get ready to do my pose. But, it's been a year, and what a shocker, I forgot where the camera was. And, my pose was a bit late. Didn't quite get there. Oh well, maybe next time.

And then, we went back to the hotel to get my Dad, who wasn't feeling well, to get some dinner. We did that, and then went and played some games. And my parents spent like 30 bucks to win a bunch of little stuffed animals. But it was fun. We had a great time together as a family. Then, we were all tired, and went back to the hotel early, and went to sleep.

And that was our first day. And enjoy the reading the rest of the vacation.