Today's News: New Layouts, Commenter Plugs, Charley (the Hurricane), Yesterday, and Hmm..*twitch*

New Layouts

Commenter Plugs
Bunny | Michelle | Erin Marie | Kitty

Charley (the Hurricane)

It sucks to see so much devistation(sp?)! My step-grandmother lives in North Fort Myers..we can't get ahold of her at the moment..my mom called her step brother to get her number or to see how she's doing, but he hasn't called back, yet..at least Tay survived!

Yesterday

Angie and her friend Kristina came over on Friday and we went shopping yesterday..first, we went to the Santa Maria..I've only been there twice, once with my aunt and once for school and both times I was in a wheelchair..This time, I was on crutches, so I had no trouble going down to see it, the only problem was that it was closed, so we couldn't go on the boat, but the scenery was PRETTY! I'm so goin' back when I get my temps so I can go take pictures! They also had a fountain there with these glass walls and a flame that burns in honor of some dead firemen (gawd, don't I sound nice?)! It was neat! I also want a photo of the "Road construction" sign with downtown Columbus in the back..I know, I'm weird..

We then went looking for the Ohio State Fair (my memories of that is almost being flung out of my seat with my dad in the Octopus ride back when I was 8 or 12 or something..I'm sorry, but Wyandot is at least safer!)..We got lost because the lady giving us directions said that you go up High St. and the fair is somewhere between 11th and 17th streets..yeah, we went too far and Ange had to ask for more directions..all the time we were driving during the daytime, she would honk and wave at people on the sidewalk or driving next to us..It was cool! I've gotta start doing that! Then maybe I'd be a little more approchable..and plus, it's fun to see how people react and I love getting in conversations or talking with total strangers..people (especially in downtown Cols) seem so nice! We went to the fair and somehow found a place to park about 1/2 block away..parking was 6 bucks, but the guys running the parking area were nice and showed us where to park and offered to get us a closer spot when they heard I had crutches and Ange had them, too, cuz she has a huge cut on her foot..We walked all the way to the gate, found out is was $8 per person and decided to just go to the mall..

They kept saying they wanted to go to "Westland" so I said, I know where that is, but got it mixed up with "Great Western" and I was like, "Well, this is the West side, it has to be around here somewhere!" So Ange asked for directions and we went to Westland just to find out where they really wanted to go was EASTland..I said I didn't remember how to get there..but I knew where City Center was since my friends go there all the time..well, we drive all the way back into downtown..finally find a place to park..and then we get in there at 10 'till 8pm and EVERY STORE WAS CLOSED!! When Connie and I went up last April, we left at 8pm and it was booming! We talked to a stranger and she says that now they close at 7pm because they don't get enough traffic..I'm sorry, but I think it'd open it later and close it later because a lot of people want to go to a mall on Saturday night..they're losing business closing at 7!

So we finally decided to go to Great Southern, just in time to go to Fahsion Bug..Ange got this cute tank top, I got this black (I got so many black clothes) seethrough thing to put over my shirts for the fall..we left and Kris ran over to A.J. Wright's but they locked it up right when she got there..

We ate at Arby's (I swear, they need to name #2 to "Beef and Cheese, and Sauce)..but it was funny, she telling her friend that they came out to Ohio from New Jersey just to see the cows..I was like, "No, just to tip them.." You know what? I've never tipped a cow..Kris said that she was used to our accent because her relative is from Kentucky..I talk more southern than some people around here..most people in Cols don't say "Y'all"..I just used grammer bad again..I just asked, "What he's been on??"..I'll also say "Who's he been on?" (meaning "Who's he?" and "What has he been on?")..

We went to Walmart, where Ange and I used the manual wheelchairs and Kris put the crutches in a cart..Ange was using her arms and I was using my legs and all of a sudden, she said, "Switch!" ..so I switched chairs and then I knew why..hers wouldn't go straight, it kept vering off to the left..so on the way to the Jeep, I just rode down the parking lot and was like, "I'm going to the green, no red car, and now the silver car, black?" because I started to spin a little..it was fun! We bumped into Connie and David at Wally World (a.k.a. Walmart) and Connie helped Ange find a dolphin figurine for her mom..Connie had such a funny look on her face when Ange asked if she likes dolphins..I ended up getting some key chains..

They came over today and showed me some photos Ange had..her boyfriend is cute! He's 18, but Ange makes it sond like he's WAY younger than her..she's only 20! Her and her friend Jamie from a long time ago that I went to school with (you know, the nice crazy smart dude?) got a picture together while they were here..Even tho everyone else says he looks totally different now, I don't think so..the glasses make change his face a little, but he still looks the same..

I'll post some photos of my friends (and their friends) soon..

Hmm..*twitch*

I was telling Ange about how my friend got SO excited when Arron Kinser ate lunch with us one time in high school..he's so nice..I haven't talked to him since January or so and haven't seen him for over 2 years..the site says he's having a "dinner party" at Spaghetti (sp?) Warehouse..*twitch*..we drove by there twice yesterday so I know where it is..*twitch*..so my friends could maybe go up there next Saturday or something..*twitch*..I'd be like, "Yeah, we were wantin' some expensive noodles..so, yeah, here we are..............oh, the camera? I'm doing a personal photography project, um, can I take a photo of y'alls?"..I'm weird..but it would be a good excuse to see an old friend without crashing his dinner party..

Posted by Hope at August 15, 2004 05:00 PM

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