Yesterday was my last day of work at Darien Lake, and today is my last day of summer at home. Darien Lake ended on a very nice note. I got to visit my friends working on the other rides in Area 3, there were many hugs all around, and goodbyes that ranged from happy to bittersweet. I had some good times and met some great people at Darien Lake, some ( Read more... )

Well, I'm all packed up now and ready for a full week to be spent at our summer house at Keuka Lake. All I can say right now is, it's about time! Summer's been a very busy and productive time for me, and I've had very little time for a family getaway. But now it's time for a whole week devoted to eating and drinking too much, fishing off the dock, ( Read more... )

Today marked a very special day for me. My first (and probably last, considering my schedule) date for the summer! I won't mention her name, because that would be rude and indiscreet, but we work at Darien Lake together and decided to spend the day in the park. At the start, her friend was with us and often kept disappearing to talk to people she ( Read more... )

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5 minutes ago, I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This was no small effort. I got it in the mail yesterday morning. But I had plenty other things to do that day besides just sit and read (like go out, grab some beer, pizza, and wings, and go to the drive-in movie theater with my best friend Katie), so it took quite a few ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning in totally the wrong state of mind, which put a damper on a huge portion of the work day. After careful recollection that the reason I woke up so moody wasn't so much the weather as it was this: Just before waking up, my dream took a very depressing turn and brought out two of the most uncomfortable and unresolved people in ( Read more... )

Man. Over the summer, I have never been able to bring myself to get around to writing in here, but I keep promising myself I will ( Read more... )

On my late night stroll tonight, I just managed to see a rabbit sitting next to a building under a large tree. I stopped and looked at it for a long time, but it just kept looking back, standing perfectly still the whole time. It probably hoped I wouldn't notice it or mistake it for a rock. That tactic works surprisingly well at night, but I could ( Read more... )

What's with my complete inability to sleep on Sunday nights? I can't be sleeping in that late, can I? Between my body's lack of "rest" mode, and the nagging pain in my left shoulder, it may be some time before I get even the smallest feeling of relaxation tonight. However, unlike previous Sunday nights, I am determined not to have a psychotic ( Read more... )

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