Tears, Teens, and Anime Club

Haven't posted in a couple days...it got a little rough there.  Which, I suppose, is the whole point of this blog is to be able to find the diamond in the rough.

So, funny things I overheard in anime club:

Girl, after her friends forced her to take a picture with a certain boy, walks away and mutters irritably and not at all quietly: "Hashtag the moment your friends make it obvious you like someone"

Boy, after his friend ate a huge handful of Takis and started coughing.  "Can't hold your Takis?" Laughs loudly at his own joke.  "Guys, he can't hold his Takis!"

I stopped to talk to this ten or twelve year old girl and she told me she really wanted to move to Paris.
Me:  Why Paris?
Girl: I just think it would be a great place to ship!
Me:...*thinks in head* like...import/export?  With real ships?  Or does she mean shipping like FedEx?  UPS?*
At my confused look, the girl gives me the classic teenage I know more than you look: You know what shipping is, right?
Me: Uh...
Girl: It's when there's a couple you want to get together and so you ship them!
Me: Ohh....and Paris is--
Girl, now dreamy-eyed interrupts me: Paris is the city of love
Me: *in head( and shipping, apparently...who knew they got FedEx in Paris?

Overheard random girl: "I know I don't like him because I'd so totally rather punch him in the face than make out with his face."

Leader of the Anime Club reading out the rules for their Tosho Con panel: "Okay, first off, no shipping.  There's going to be lots of shipping and we don't even want to try to get involved with that.   Second, no kissing.  Seriously, guys, some of us haven't had our first kiss yet and it would totally suck for my first kiss to be on a stage in front of hundreds of people."  Me, being the totally immature twenty something year old I am:  "HOLLA!!!!!!!"

#LaughThroughTheTears #AnimeClub #Won'tStayDown

Today's Forecast...

There's a wall at the natural history museum where people can write down their craziest weather experience:

This one is my favorite:

I can only imagine, kiddo.

If I had to write my own favorite but crazy weather equation:

Arenal Volcano + Flash Flood =

running down trails that have turned into rivers

You can't tell in this picture, but at one point, the water was actually up to mid-thigh.  Also, my cousin and I totally hit the deck at one point because the thunder was so shockingly loud and close.  Pretty sure I went deaf for about two seconds and almost peed my pants.

#ButWhyIsItRaining #NoMoreDryClothes #PuraVida

Sunday Barbecues and Dinners

The key to every good adventure is imagination and innovation.

So, without further ado, when your grill stops working, it turns out a good ole' griddle is a great replacement.

Of course, it's hard to go wrong with pineapple.

#HappySunday #PineappleIsDelicious #YourWelcome

Just a Big Kid

"There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child....A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world."  ~Lionel Messi~

You know it's been a good day when you have the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song stuck in your head.

Went to the splash pad and KILLED it.  Especially loved it when my nephew wanted to leave the water to go play on the playground and I had to carry him because someone decided wood chips are a good idea for playgrounds? Since when do we want kids to get slivers?

Also, when is someone going to invent a material that doesn't heat to a million degrees in the sun because that slide burned my buns.

#NephewDay #SlideThroughthePain #BestDayAllWeek 

YUM

Thank you Gourmandise for making my Friday extra sweet 

#SweetBeat #WhatDiet #FridayFun

Can I make Resolutions in July too?

I've been really slacking on this blog, so I'm re-resoluting to write an adventure every day.

Besides, I need the practice.  I just signed up for my TESOL course so that I can go abroad which means that my dreams of being a TRAVEL WRITER may actually not be so far fetched!

My adventure today is PEOPLE.  I'm about to share a library story that has happened to me more times and in countless ways than I can even explain.  This is how it went down today:

PATRON: "You!" Points angrily at me.  "Come here!"

She leads me to I's in the Adult Fiction section.

"Where are the rest of the I's?" Gestures to the bottom of the shelf.  "You're missing some!"

ME: "They continue up onto the next shelf." Shows her around to the other side.

PATRON: "What?  That makes no sense whatsoever.  You people can't even keep the letters of the alphabet together!"

HAPPY NEW YEAR

It's been an amazing new year so far.

Veil of Shadows is officially up on Amazon!!!

So excited about that!

I've also finished two paintings already, which is like the best therapy ever:

I know both are silhouette paintings, but silhouettes are just so much easier!

I've also started a new sewing project...because I have a sewing machine now!!!!  Say goodbye to buying clothes...lol, just kidding!

Anyways, Happy New Year everyone!!!!