I've just spent another fabulous three hours doing volunteer work at the public library. Constantly reshelving books and videocassettes and DVDs (as well as contending with rude Americans who constantly shove books back onto the incorrect shelves) is tiresome.
I thought I saw a new volunteer today… a boy about my age, if not younger. Anyway, he seemed to be completely clueless; he was making all sorts of trips across the library and neglecting his already-full cart. And he didn't seem capable of alphabetizing.
Well, I guess that means that I'm not as dumb as I feared.
I've just returned home from Baltimore, Maryland several days ago. I'm glad to be back, but I miss the DSL connection at my aunt's… dial-up is such a pain.
Anyways, I've just finished listening to Japanese singer/songwriter Hikaru Utada's newest album, ULTRA BLUE.
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Aiiiiieeeeeeeeee! Today, I went to see the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Dead Man's Chest!
It was me, Uncle, Auntie, my cousin Julie, my brother Peter, and Grandma (who can only speak Chinese), in the last row of the jam-packed theater. We had hurriedly crammed ourselves into our minivan to arrive at the theater thirty minutes early, when all of the choicest seats were ripe for the picking. ^_^
What follows are my thoughts about the movie, so do not follow the jump link unless you can tolerate spoilers.
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Happy Fourth of July, everyone! (By "everyone", I merely meant the lucky stranger reading this who had the unexpected fortune to stumble across this blog…)
Due to our American Independence Day holiday, Auntie, Uncle, and Julie stayed home today. (Usually Auntie works as an accountant weekdays, Uncle owns a restaurant, and Julie goes to a summer camp most of the week.) Julie just about drove me nuts in the morning, causing me to relinquish control of the keyboard and my sanity on more than one occasion. But we did have a cook-out complete with grill, BBQ, and buttered toast, so that was good. ^_^
So far, I already read two of the three books that I was required to read for school this summer, but I was too lazy to even make a start on the packet that accompanies the reading. Yes, I'm a rotten procrastinator… but I absolutely despise answering questions and taking notes on every single chapter of a novel. It completely spoils the experience.
Other than that, I've noticed recently that I'm becoming something of an insomniac again, lying awake at night for what seems like eternity and counting sheep, etc. While purchasing a swim suit today, I also discovered that constantly being plied with desserts and second helpings by my relatives was beginning to take its toll. T_T I'm also tired of watching the Disney Channel all day with Julie. Life is becoming unbearably ho-hum.
I saw Japanese singer Namie Amuro's new PV, called "CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK." Although I'm not at all into her brand of R&B, I found the music very catchy and the dance moves extremely impressive.
Today, my aunt and uncle both took a day off from work and brought me, my brother Peter, and my cousin Julie to Six Flags America. Despite my initial reluctance, I finally decided it was better than mindlessly watching free cable TV all day (which I had been doing nonstop for several days now). However, I had never been impressed with amusement parks, and besides the small Ferris wheels and kiddy rides at the county fair, I had never ridden a real roller coaster — before today, that is.
For those who are unfamiliar with my cousin Julie, she's a talkative seven-year-old with a fervent fascination with small, exotic rodents (I cringe every time she employs the "Death Squeeze" on my hamster), and spent most of the time today insisting, "I want to sit with Jennifer Jie Jie!"
A snippet from our interesting conversation on the car ride to Six Flags:
Julie: Why is it called "Six Flags"? Why "Six"?
Peter: Hmmm… I should create a park called "Seven Flags"…
Me: Or "Two Flags"…
Julie: "Zero Flags"? Or how about "Six-and-a-half Flags"?
…and on the way back…
Julie: Did you say "Apple Land"?
Peter and I: "Apple Land"?