Day 70 of 100

Tuesday my friend Rich called me and to brighten my day shared 5 random facts about himself that I hadn't known 5 minute prior.  Later that evening while out with friends, we all shared 5 random facts.  It was fun and since my blog has been lacking (but understandably so) this week, I thought I would share in this game here as well.

1- I will pick a piece of skin off my heel and then chew on it.  Gross, I know.  But I like biting into things, particularly with my vampire fangs.

2- When I was young, I accidentally stabbed my brother in the head with a pencil.  The doctors left some of it in his head and you can still feel it.

3- I have a tendency to smell stuff, even if I know it will smell disgusting.

4- I like to drive four-wheelers really fast.

5- Once when I was visiting my grandmother in PA and we had a heavy snow.  As the sun came out, there was a chunk of snow left in our yard that seemed to refuse to melt.  I would check on it every few hours to see if relented to the heat, but it never did.  Finally I got sick of waiting and went to the chunk only to discover it was a fluff of stuffing. 

O and here's a random pic :)

Day 69 of 100

Last week Corey's dad was here visiting.  He has a tradition with his friends to spend a week at the Outer Banks.  We spent one evening at the beach house chilling by the pool, making and eating an amazing dinner, playing cards, and generally just taking it easy.  We also went to the beach, but the water was intense.  Corey had a blast playing in the waves.

 

I enjoyed the ocean from the shore.  The sea foam was crazy!

Day 68 of 100

For my "birthday", Corey gave me several books by Keri Smith.  The book I am currently completing is titled This is Not a Book.  These books are more like journals full of bizarre missions.  One of my assignments was to make a paper boat and float it. Another was to make a page in the book annoying.  One assignment was to write messages in the book back and forth with another person.  I decided that I would share my This is Not a Book experience with Elizabeth Vahey and include her in the awesome weirdness that is this book.  The first page she completed instructed her to hold the book above her head for as long as possible.  She went exactly 30 minutes (she could have gone longer but she got bored).  Her next assignment was to fill out a secret identiy profile (which was amazing) and return it to me "wearing page 31."

Love it!

Day 67 of 100

After my birthday celebration, a group of us went to the blimp factory and I experienced star tripping for the first time.

Start Tripping consists of looking up at one star, spinning around in fast circles, and then someone flashing a light in your face.  Because you are dizzy, your equilibrium is all thrown off.  Because of the flash, you can't see.  These two things combined result in you falling over.

Some of my friends were able to run a good distance before toppling.  Corey on the other hand couldn't make it one step.  Truth be told, I couldn't make it far either.

We discovered that the pictures and experience was better when one flashed themselves.  Unfortunately, I still only got a picture of the top of my head.

 

Last night for the freshmen/sophomore social we went start tripping.  I was hesitant to participate because when I went on my "birthday" I was dizzy the rest of the night.  I caved to peer pressure.  Before I began spinning, I threw my keys to Rob Shields.  I thought he was looking directly at me, but I was mistaken and my keys hit him directly in the face.  I felt so terrible!!!  Beyond that, my second star tripping experience was a success.  Again I spun, again I was flashed, and again I fell.  While I was recovering on the ground, Christian Mullis took his turn.  Dizzy and blinded, he stumbled right into the Pasquatank River.  Epic ending to the social.

Day 66 of 100

Following my amazing birthday surprise, meal, and cake a group of us played Quelf.

Quelf is one of the most random board games ever.  I enjoy it; Rich is in love with it!  Every time Rich is over he wants to play.  He has only won the game once, but occasionally he is the most outrageous or hilarious and earns a spot on the true winner list we keep in the box to remember the outlandish times during Quelf.

Here's a taste of a Quelf experience.

Elizabeth had to build a fort and remain in the fort until her next turn.  If it was destroyed by natural disaster or poor construction she had to pay the penalty.  Of course to prevent "natural disaster" Corey was not informed of this.

Rich had to crawl under a table and remain there until his next turn.  This was the closest table.

Jay had to construct a mask and wear it until his next turn.

One of my cards instructed me to sit in the lap of an opponent until my next turn.  If I accomplished this, I got to move ahead and share the space my opponent was on.  If I was prevented from completing the card, both myself and chosen opponent had to move back 3 spaces.  Rich was very helpful and despite some difficulty (see my Facebook videos) I remained in his lap and moved ahead to tie for first.

Oddly enough, I won.  I never win.  The last space is a red card and I stink at these.  But it was my "birthday" and my husband assisted my win.  But the night was not over there! (How many more posts do you think I can stretch this?  HAHAHA!)

Day 65 of 100

Happy Birthday to me!

Corey threw me a surprise birthday party last Friday (for those who don't know, my actual birthday is Dec 18).  Upon my return from the scavenger hunt with Aimee, I walked into a house full of my friends throwing balloons at me.  We had pizza, I made guacamole, and they made AWESOME jalapeno poppers.  Later they sang happy birthday and we ate cake.

Then I opened presents.  That was weird.  I must have been 16 the last time I opened birthday presents in front of a group of people.  Here's some pics.  I'm mostly posting this because of Jay's faces.

Rob and Kaylin drew me an... interesting picture.  No, I will not share it, but I will share a picture of me looking at it.

After food and cake the night wasn't over, but I'll save the rest for tomorrow's post.

Day 64 of 100

Rich planned a scavenger hunt for Aimee and I this past Friday.  Here's a taste of our adventure.

Aimee with a bird.

Aimee, that's not how you use a kayak...

 

Those are espresso beans in our noses.  Yes, we ate them.  Just a little extra salt.

 

 

 

Is this a diaper bag?

 We had LOADS of fun!  Great start to an AMAZING weekend!