My goodness it's been a LONG time since I've posted anything here, hasn't it?
There hasn't really been any reason for not posting here, except, I've been posting over in my LJ instead.
And while I like the layout and stuff better here, I'm always inclined to go back to LJ because that's where the majority of my friends are, so it makes more sense, right?
But then again, you always have those days where you don't really care who reads your posts because they're not really anything important. They're just for the sake of being there and to get some things off your chest. Or something.
Am I right?
Lately, I've been saying oh my goodness a lot. I'm not really sure why. I guess you go through these phases of words that you tend to say a lot more frequently than others. At least I go through those phases, haha.
What's new. What's new.
Well, school is out until January. Thankfully. However, I'm still working two jobs. Teaching piano lessons, where I now have fifteen students and teaching Japanese on Saturday mornings for the Catholic Schoolboard. My class is small, I think there's only like nine or ten kids providing they ALL come which hardly EVER happens... but they're all nice kids and I enjoy it so that's what counts. Our last day before the break is this Saturday and I'm debating whether or not I should create a worksheet package for them to complete over the break. Most of the kids who are taking Japanese are there because they really want to learn it, and a month off... well that hurts anyone. But I either make on and everyone does it, or I don't make one. I can't say well, you can do it if you want, but you don't HAVE to. If I say that, then a few will do it and a few won't and when they come back they'll be all over the place as far as skill level goes and it's bad enough as it is. So, no.
In less than two weeks I'll be on my way to Holland! I'm really excited!
I can't wait to hang out with Nels again; I really wish we lived closer.
Maybe I should learn some Dutch... I pretend that I can speak Dutch, but...
Here's a secret.
I really can't.
Hahaha.
A few of my friends and I started a blog about visual kei bands; it's mostly news and stuff but we post gossip, rants and all that jazz. Check it out if you have some time and are interested ⇒ Shattered Tranquility.
They're interesting.
And not meant to be hurtful or anything.
So if you feel so inclined,
What is your middle name?
Elizabeth
What color is your mailbox?
Black
Are you single?
Yes
Have you ever hit a deer?
No!
Do you have to drive over a bridge to get home?
Depends what job I'm coming home from
What color is your room?
Blue
Do you have a small driveway?
Yes; we share a driveway with our neighbour who's evil
Do you know anyone with the same ringtone as you?
Well, seeing as I don't have a cell phone...
What do you do first in the morning?
Wonder why the birds are screaming
What brand is your printer?
I actually have no idea, and I'm not going upstairs to check
Do you enjoy fighting with people?
Not really
Is your hair naturally straight or curly?
Straightish
Who was your kindergarten teacher?
I don't remember
What is your ringtone?
... NO CELL PHONE
Are you taller than your mom?
Nope
What curse word do you say the most when your pissed?
Hm, probably fucker, because I'm usually talking about someone
Are you God?
O_o Um, no?
Do you like someone?
Yes
Do you enjoy writing in colored pens?
Yes!
Does anything hurt on your body right now?
My leg aches and I don't know why
Do you often cry during a movie?
Haha, all the time
Last phone call you received?
From a customer when I was at work
Last text message?
... NO. FREAKING. CELL. PHONE.
Do you hate your life?
Somedays
Do you get mad easily?
Sometimes
What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people I don't know ask me for favours
Are you cold?
Not right now
Do any of your friends have kids?
I don't think so
Do you know anyone that is pregnant right now?
Nope
Who should pay on the first date?
That's a hard call, I guess I'll say the guy
How many years older than you are you willing to date?
Depends on the person
Do you have any friends?
O_o Yes
Do you have any mean friends?
Yes
What is the ugliest color to wear in your opinion?
It depends on the person, because some colours that won't suit one person, will perfectly suit another
Have you ever liked someone who all your friends hate?
I liked him when they didn't hate him
Have you ever felt like driving off a cliff, seriously?
No, that's scary
Have you ever contemplated suicide?
I think so
Do you scratch your ears?
Sometimes?
Who was the last person to hug you?
Kat? I think
What brand are the pant/jeans you're wearing right now?
Mexx
How tall are you?
162cm... 163cm.... one of those
What is the closest green object?
Coasters
If you were born the opposite sex, what would your parents name you?
Wow, no idea
Do you want to have kids?
Yes, but I don't think I ever will
What is the brightest color you're wearing?
White
Who is the friend you have that you would never have expected to have?
All of them
Who do you hate the most right now?
Myself
What kind of car do you want?
I don't really care
What is your favorite video game?
I don't really play video games, unless you can count the SIMS
Do you like your dad?
Most days
Do you have any TV shows on DVD?
No
Are you wearing make-up?
Yes
Do you have a tattoo?
No
Have you ever broken a pinata?
No! I want to, haha
What time is it right now?
2:01
Do you know how to draw?
Not well
Who loves orange soda?
Not me
Who did you last IM?
Ailea
Do you work a lot of hours?
Sometimes
Where were you in the last 24 hours?
The campground and home
Who was the last person that called you?
A customer
Is there anything you regret?
Yes
Do you know where your family name originated from?
No idea
Is there an animal that creeps you out?
Skunks, I'm scared of being sprayed, haha
What is your favorite color ON A CAR?
Pink
Do you use digital or film cameras?
Digital! But it's kind of broken
Do you own an iPod?
Yes
Have you ever been on a charter bus?
Yep
Do you like going to water parks?
I haven't been to one in years
http://www.pimpsurveys.com/view-survey.php?id=2042
*The Ultimate About Me Survey*
Basics:
Name:
Adrienne
DOB:
June 13th, 1985
Birthplace:
Ontario, Canada
Current location:
At home
Eye color:
Brown
Hair Color:
Blondish brown
Height:
162cm
Heritage:
No idea
Piercings:
Six; three in each ear
Tattoos:
None
Favorite:
Band/Singer:
I can't choose a favourite band, there are too many. My favourite singer is still Hinata, however.
Song:
This very second, it's 亡者ノ行進 by ギルガメッシュ
Genre of Music:
Rock
Color(s):
PINK, black, white, red
TV show(s):
CSI, Friends, Sex and the City, Will & Grace, Criminal Minds, The Closer, America's Next Top Model
Movie(s):
The Princess Bride, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Trainspotting, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Labyrinth
Food:
Curry, mangos, raspberry, gyouza, chocolate
Store:
None in particular
#:
Two
Drink:
Tea
Clothing Brand:
Hm, most of my clothes are mexx, so I guess that
Shoe Brand:
None in particular
Animal:
Dogs, bunnies, birds
Pizza topping:
Pepperonni, pineapple
Season:
Autumn and spring
Month:
I don't have one really
Holiday:
Depends on the year
Flower:
Roses, tulips
This or That:
Sunny or rainy:
Rainy, but no thunder and lightning
Chocolate or vanilla:
Vanilla, unless it's for food, then chocolate
Fruit or veggie:
Furit
Night or day:
Night
Sour or sweet:
Sweet
Love or money:
Love
Phone or in person:
In person
Poor & happy or rich & miserable:
Poor and happy
Looks or personality:
Both
Coffee or tea:
Tea
Hot or cold:
Cold; you can put more on than you can take off
Your:
Goal for this year:
Go to Holland and visit Nels
Most missed memory:
February 25th
Best physical feature:
None
First thought waking up:
Make them stop screaming
Future:
Do you wanna get married:
I'd like to, but it's unlikely
Do you wanna have kids:
Same as above
If so, how many:
Two or three; I'm an only child and it's lonely
Do you wanna go to college:
I'm already in university
What do you want to be:
A teacher
Do You:
Dance in the rain:
No O_o
Smoke:
Nope
Drink:
Very rarely
Shower daily:
Almost always
Like thunderstorms:
Not really, they're scary
Curse:
Sometimes
Sing:
Always, but not well
Play an instrument:
You bet
Think you are good looking:
Not at all
Get along with your parents:
Most days
Other Questions:
Can you whistle:
No! T_T Someone teach me
Right or left handed:
Right
Your bedtime:
Somewhere between two and five in the morning
Biggest fear:
Dying alone and unhappy
3 things you can't live without:
Music, internet, friends
Color of your room:
Blue
Siblings:
None T_T
Middle name:
Elizabeth
Pets:
One dog named Watson, and two birds named Aki and Hiro
Nicknames:
A, Age, Aids, Adri
For or against gay marriage:
For; marry who you love. There are enough married couples in this world who don't love each other, why would you discourage people who truly love each other from getting married? It doesn't make any sense.
Thoughts on abortion:
It really depends on the situation
If you could be anywhere right now where would you be:
At a live
Do you wear contacts/glasses:
No
Are you afraid of the dark:
Yes
http://www.pimpsurveys.com/view-survey.php?id=445
I'm going to post some surveys.
<3 the spam.
75 Random Questions
Random
Do you have any pets?
One dog (Watson) and two birds (Aki and Hiro)
What color shirt are you wearing?
It's black and white, but kind of meshish so I have a black tanktop underneath, which makes the white part look more grey.
Name three things that are physically close to you:
My two cups of tea, my computer and my ipod
What is the last book you read?
I have no clue; I read magazines all the time, but hardly ever books
Are you or were you a good student?
Er... I do well enough. If I studied and put a bit more effort into things, I'd be a good student, I think
What's your favorite sport?
I loved playing field hockey in school, and gymnastics was fun, but more for the people than the actual sport
Do you enjoy sleeping late?
No, I feel like I'm wasting time. And if I sleep late, I'll be up all night
What's the weather like right now?
HOT. With the humidity, it feels like 36゜C, but it's really only 30゜C.
Who tells the best jokes?
Jellystone.
What was the last thing you dreamed about?
Haha, that is not something I'm about to write here.
Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
Yes, and not yet. I hope not ever.
Do you believe in karma?
Yes
Do you believe in luck?
Yes
Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up?
Scrambled!
Do you collect anything? If so, what?
Hm, I guess CDs? I have a lot...
Are you proud of yourself?
Not especially, I haven't really done anything worth being proud of
Are you reliable?
Yes, I'd like to think so
Have you ever given money to a bum?
No
What's your favorite food?
Curry, raspberry flavoured anything, mango, chocolate
Have you ever had a secret admirer?
... obviously not.
Do you like the smell of gasoline?
... yes.
Do like to draw?
I like to, but I'm bad, haha. I just doodle
What's your favorite invention?
The internet.
Is your room messy?
Yes ~_~
What do you like better: oranges or apples?
Apples, I don't really like oranges or orange flavour
Do you give in easily?
Depends what it's to
Are you a good guesser?
Not really, I don't like guessing
Can you read other people's expressions?
Sometimes, it depends how well I know the person
Are you a bully?
I hope not!
Do you have a job?
I have a few
What time did you wake up this morning?
... that's a good question
What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
I didn't
When was the last time you showered?
Last night
What do you plan on doing tomorrow?
Going to work
What's your favorite day of the week and why?
It changes every week
Do you have any nicknames?
A, Age, Aids (and not like, AIDS T_T), Adri
Have you ever been scuba diving?
No! I think it would be way fun, but it seems kind of scary
What's your least favorite color?
Puke colour
Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If yes, who?
Definitely. I'm not going to say.
Would you ever go skydiving?
I don't know... Bus driver Jen did and said it was amazing.
What toothpaste do you use?
Crest
Do you enjoy challenges?
Depends what kind of challenge
What's the worst injury you have had?
Having less than 5% of my large intestine. Does that count as an injury?
What's the last movie you saw?
Marie Antionette (I think I didnt' spell that right)
What do you want to know about the future?
If I'll really end up alone
What does your last text message say?
I don't have a cell phone...
Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to?
A customer
What's your favorite school subject?
I liked Writer's Craft, and I like English grammar, Japanese and teaching courses
What's your least favorite school subject?
Math, because I suck at it
Would you rather have money or love?
Love
What is your dream vacation?
Anywhere, with someone I love who loves me back
What is your favorite animal?
Dogs, bunnies, birds
Do you miss anyone right now?
Yes, Kimkim and Nels
What's the last sporting event you watched?
Hockey because my dad was watching it the other night
Do you need to do laundry?
Probably
Do you listen to the radio?
Nope
Where were you when 9/11 happened?
In class
What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
Kick them
Have you ever caught a butterfly?
No
What color are your bed sheets?
Greenish
What's your ringtone?
I don't have a cell phone
Who was the last person to make you laugh?
Ailea
Do you have any obsessions right now?
... HAHA. Can we please not call it an obsession?
Do you like things that glow in the dark?
YES Who doesn't?
What's your favorite fruity scent?
That's hard... mango probably
Do you watch cartoons?
No, but it's like they don't really have any good ones anymore
Have you ever sat on a roof?
Yep
Have you ever been to a different country?
Haha, yes!
Name three things in the world you dislike:
Disgusting insects, people who smell really bad, fighting
Name three people in the world you dislike:
I have no idea
Has a rumor even been spread about you?
I'm not sure; I doubt it
Do you like sushi?
I don't eat seafood
Do you believe in magic?
Yes
Do you hold grudges?
I don't really hold grudges, but I never forget.
http://www.pimpsurveys.com/view-survey.php?id=2303
What is the one saying that your parents said to you that you absolutely hate?
Submitted by victoriassecret.
EVERY FREAKING TIME MY MOTHER SAYS, 'PRECIOUS'.
She says it in such a bitchy, annoying tone that I can't handle it.
I'm sure we'll make it this year.
1. Apparently, golf carts carrying bundles of wood or ice are allowed inside the reservation building.
2. We get customers with names like “Maria Broccoli” and “Steeve” (Yes, two e’s). And of course, our favourite camper ever, Brent Fudge.
3. Dave.
4. Mr. A.
5. Dave’s songs. (Including the hit classic “Who’s the friendlest bear around…” spelled as “friendlest” and the best selling single “It’s nine o’clock it’s nine o’clock it’s time to close the pool!”)
6. We work with an Ashton Kutcher look-a-like.
7. Access to internet and penny candies.
8. There’s always a chance you may have to dress up as a giant bear.
9. We get asked intelligent questions such as, “Can I get my change in English?”, “When do they turn the falls off at night?”, and “Can you hear the falls roar from your campsite?”
10. We get worthy complaints such as, “There was too much dust on the road!”
11. The Jesus rating. The triple J.
12. We have cool names for our employees, like Gatehouse Greg and Bossman Jim.
13. We hand out GAY passes.
14. Dave’s random limping and outbursts (Such as, *opens door* OH MY GOD IT’S A GIANT UMBRELLA! *closes door*)
15. The winners.
16. People read us their WHOLE confirmation number, (P00106001666) when we really only need the last four digits. Or, the lady who said on the answering machine, “POO one zero…”.
17. One six six six. Sixteen sixty-six!? What kind of freaky devil number is that!?
18. We can never hear or understand anyone on the phone when we make a reservation and end up spelling their last name as FAAT instead of SAAD.
19. Customers who say their phone numbers as four-five-ho-three-two-ho-six.
20. People refer to our BooBoo cabins as “Booby Cabins”.
21. Two campgrounds, one phone line and the apparently difficult explanation we give to people who think they’re calling Niagara Glen-View. “It’s no longer a campground.” “Oh, so what are your rates?” “… it’s… not open for camping. It’s a hotel now.” “Oh, so can I bring my tent?” “This is a different campground, the Niagara Glen-view was sold.” “So where is the Glen-view now?”
22. Our flood picture. “YOU WANNA SEE RAIN!?”
23. The memories of Greg and Jeff spraying the fluffs.
24. The intercom at the gate, and the children and campers who insist on pressing the buzzer which rings in our office and holding the button down for an unnecessarily long amount of time.
25. June. And not the month.
26. People constantly asking, “What tokens does the game room take?” To which we reply, “It takes Loonies”. “Can I have some tokens?”
27. BooBoo tripping over the fire pit, and being beheaded in front of innocent children.
28. Operation Execute All Fish in the Fish Pond the day before the inspector arrives.
29. The very classy Indian Heads.
30. Because you never know when Amanada and Adrienne will break out into song.
31. Themed weekends. And in 2007, Haunaka in July.
32. We get to give exchange rate lectures.
33. Bus driver Jenn.
34. The free case of harmonica bananas. And the fact that we’ve actually sold them all within a week and a half.
35. The annual staff party and the chaos that ensues. “I’m not leaving until I find my water bottle!” (but, we burnt it in the fire), “This shirt makes my boobs look big!”, “I did not feel included in the community fire!” (. . . said a camper who wasn’t even invited to the STAFF party).
36. The shuuuuutle bus. (Said like Dave).
37. Some random camper takes a crap in the shower, and despite our efforts to clean it, each time someone goes to clean it up, someone ELSE is taking a shower WITH the crap.
38. Rockin’ Robin and his harassing phone calls to Shanda where he never leaves a message or his name, yet we all know who he is.
39. Cindy’s Kitchen; always there, never open.
40. The love octagone.
41. The high-tech, high-speed reservation taking machines! And always dependable smart select.
42. The fact that these following SIMPLE instructions are apparently extremely difficult to follow: “This is your gate pass. To get through the gate, enter the eight numbers on the back and press enter.”
43. “I don’t need the wifi you sold me! I have the number here!” *Shows back of gate pass, with the GATE number*.
44. Bobble-head. Enough said.
45. Yogi’s friend Aladdin cruising in, driving the lincoln with Princess Jasmine in tow.
46. Aladdin coming in to tell us that he’s cancelling.
47. People always get angry when they’ve been too stupid to make a reservation at the right campground and yell at us because it’s our fault we’re not Jellystone Toronto or the KOA.
48. All the calls we get thinking that our family campground is a sex hotline. “Are you wearing panties?”
49. “How far are you from (Insert name of ridiculously small town NO one has heard of)?”
50. Dave’s gate pass creation system.
51. Telephone answering races.
52. Our hit game, Guess the number of check-ins left!
53. It is our duty to “Lock ‘em in!”
54. Dave’s French. “Down dere… tree five tree”
55. Sphincter.
56. All the sexual innuendos that go along with camping. (Ie. Let me take you down here on this computer, How big is it?)
57. Because you never know when you’re going to get double shifted.
58. Each and everytime Jim has to dress up as Yogi Bear.
59. Ranger’s squat and duck.
60. Putting people on hold and totally forgetting about them. Remembering 20 minutes later and they’re still there waiting.
61. “Can I get some Lupins?” “Do you mean loonies?”
62. The eagers. *Walks in door, whips out travel binder, flips through our website printed out and inserted in binder full colour, “I’m confirmation number 4763, red carpet site number 514, last name Smith, John, Smith.”*
63. The Aladdin sign.
64. NASON! ANDREA! SMILEY! SPARKLES!
65. People constantly complain that the gate code is too long. We don’t make it. Shut up and enter it.
66. Random cabin checks by random oriental women.
67. The fact we regularly get asked, “Can you give me directions from my house?”
68. All the messed up people who call. “I’m so sad! I just got back from the Caribbean.” (And the fact that guy called TWICE and had the SAME story five months apart).
69. “When do you close?” “October 15th.” “Oh, can I come camping in November?” “No, we’re closed.” “So no one will be there?” “That’s right.” “You’re closed?” . . .
70. Enforcing our cancellation policy means we ‘don’t care’ that it’s raining and that you don’t want to camp in the rain. It’s even better when we give you a break and only charge you $10 to cancel instead of losing your deposit because you’re cancelling the day before you’re supposed to arrive and you whine like a little baby because OMG IT MIGHT RAIN.
71. People always ask if they can buy the “Great GEORGE Adventure Pass”.
72. Waking up in a cold sweat wondering if you put a 40ft motorhome in the tent section.
73. At least once a year Bossman Jim has to break up a domestic fight happening in the tenting area.
74. Druken idiots jumping over the fence, into the pool (after it's closed) MINUTES after Dave has just poured ten gallons of chlorine in it. And the only remark she has is, "It feels warm!" "LADY! GET OUT OF THE POOL! YOUR SKIN IS BURNING! GO TAKE A SHOWER RIGHT NOW!"
75. The amount of chlorine and the burning of children's eyes when they go swimming.
76. Children who have an accident in the pool, resulting in the temporary closing of the pool, and the mother that doesn't care if her children are swimming in poop.
77. The Yogi Bear fetish fanatics. Who are mostly over fifty, and main goal in life is meeting Yogi and BooBoo.
78. The children who place rocks in the mini-putt holes, and Jenn having to get down on her hands and knees to unclog the hole.
79. Jayne cooking breakfast.
80. Cat in washroom. Death "poke". Mr. A. Enough said.
81. Truck rides around the park with Mr. A. "I gotta show you something, come with me!"
82. The finding of Thumper acting like Walt Disney... (Frozen solid)
83. The fact that when someone does something retarded, we can put a violation on their site. We get such winning violations, such as "Was found dancing around campsite to loud disco music at 2am".
84. We get to play 20 questions just to figure out what date someone is checking in on. "And when would you be coming in?" "Oooh, I don't know. Sometime around the end of July I guess." "Okay... which dates?" "Maybe the last weekend" "... coming in on the Friday?" "Hold on, let me check with my wife..."
We work at the Jellystone. Nothing surprises us.
It's been twenty days since I last updated this journal.
I'm not really sure why...
I guess all in all I haven't really had much to talk about.
But, the good news is that within a couple weeks I'll be back at the campground which will naturally result in at least something to talk about. I was thinking about all the stories we have.
I want to make sure to write them all down this year.
Maybe, we'll make a book. Haha.
Zomg. We have our list.
I'm going to post it in a different entry because it's pretty long.
I'm excited to be adding to it.
I hope Brent Fudge comes again just so I can be like ZOMG I THOUGHT I DIDN'T CARE AND YOU WERE NEVER GOING TO COME BACK AGAIN!!11!!
Naturally, I would never do that.
But it would feel good to.
Maybe I should make an audio blog entitled, tales from the campground.
And post it here.
Or I could just ramble on about my kids.
I'm good at that.
Speaking of which, I have four doing exams this June. ~_~
I'm only nervous about one and a half of them.
Yes.
A half.
Okay I want to post my list, so I'm ending this entry.
This summer is going to rape me.
And I'm looking forward to it, very much.
.
.
.
Maybe, my word choice wasn't the best there, haha.
But!
On Saturday, I went to school (obviously) ... dude, I'm always like THE LAST teacher there, every week. But oh well, I got there, made my photocopies (I made like, grid paper kind of for the kids to practice hiragana so the characters are more or less the same size, and I make a worksheet every week).
Anyways, I got side tracked. I got to school, and then the lady in charge (... I should know her name) asked me if I wanted to teach summer school this summer. She said that no one seems interested in teaching it. I said, of course! So, I'll be teaching summer school again! ｨｪｨ♪(v〃∇〃)ﾊ(〃∇〃v)ｨｪｨ♪
I want to message Megumi, and ask her if she wants to come back and help out!
She's a really nice girl, and was a lto of help the year I taught it. The kids like her a lot too.
So now, I just have to think of a lot of fun activities and games that we can play!
Anyone have any ideas?
It's hard, because for the Japanese class, the skill level of the kids is ALL over the place.
Some speak it at home so they're pretty fluent, and others haven't learned a word yet and are just interested in it.
But, I don't want it to be too boring, you know? Like I want to have a lot of games and activities (that I can obviously incorporate Japanese into) to make it more fun, and less like 'school'.
July, is going to kill me.
The campground will be busy, we'll have customers out the ass.
A couple of my kids will be going to the festival, so I'll have to make sure they're prepared for that.
Then I'll have to teach Japanese class every weekday from 9:30 - 12:00... and of course go to either piano or the campground after that.
It's good to be busy. but it's probably why I slack off so much during the school year, haha.
Oh well.
We'll see how it goes.
Do you ever wonder, if anyone really, truly cares?
A lot of people meet people on the internet lately, right?
Like, it's a new way to meet people, I guess.
Maybe it's not the safest thing, but there have been a lot of good relationships that come out of meeting someone online.
I don't really know what the point of that was at all.
I'm really tired.
But I don't want to sleep. It's the tired yet still wide awake thing.
Ah.
I feel blah.
懐かしい；
I feel... ugly. Stupid. Hopeless. Useless.
I've decided, I want it to happen, if it can.
I wonder, how many people will understand that sentence.
I've done a lot of translations lately.
It's a good feeling, because I can understand more and more without having to look things up.
Maybe it sounds lame, but I want someone to want me.
Actually, I want him to want me.
Is that bad? Unreasonable? Weird?
Hm.
