grrrrrrrrrr

not sure how well this will go -- my laptop is dying :( it is gving me weird lines and locking up and just being a piece of you know what -- so i am on my dad's computer -- i have the majority of my files saved onto his computer (other than my photos which is pissing me off!!!!)....

and now i wait & decide -- i need to get a new laptop, and i am pretty sure i am going with a mac this time...now to find the best deal on the best one for me...then i can be rid of the crappy one i have!

so, if i am not as chatty as i sometimes am (not lately, i know!!), please bear with me...

Ukraine = safe rides??

so i am reading articles on foxnews.com yesterday -- and there is a sad article about 2 people who tragically died after the carousel they were on jumped off the tracks and slammed into a pole...it made me re-think the rides we went on last summer!!

a roller coaster where the "seat belt" was a rope that was like a foot long...

a ferris wheel where the "latch" on the side of the car we were in was a rusty chain, and it never stopped -- even for you to get on and off...

the umbrella ride -- i did not go on this, so i am not sure how truly safe it was!!

my favorite line from the article is this -- "Accidents in amusement parks are frequent in Ukraine. Safety rules are often neglected and many rides are not properly checked." -- because it is something i saw with my own eyes!

done, Done, and DONE!!

well, i am DONE with all of my work for my linguistics class!  my final essay has been e-mailed in, so now i am done with another semester of classes at Webster!  in a few weeks i will start my summer class -- Behavior Management -- but for now i am free from classes!!

Magnitude 2.7 - MISSOURI

 

Magnitude 2.7 - MISSOURI

an earthquake hit my area this morning about 6:30 -- i was driving to work and felt NOTHING!  and when you look at the map, it is about 1 MILE north of where i live!!!!

Nim's Island

 

went to a movie today -- Nim's Island -- it is very good!  it is very family friendly, but also pretty emotional...i had tears in my eyes!!

the acting is good, the set is beautiful, there are some pretty funny parts, and the animals that are in it are fun!  some of the blue/green screen action was pretty obvious, but it added some to the fanciful aspect of the film

http://www.nimsisland.com