On our way back from California we stopped off at Cabazon to visit their famous dinosaurs.
Even Rednose likes the dinosaurs.
Sadly, there were three victims at the dinosaur park
On our second day at Six Flags Magic Mountain we decided to conquer the rest of the roller coasters that we didn't ride the previous day.
First up was Goliath. At first the ladies weren't too excited about riding it:
That clearly did not change while on the ride. You will note that Pirate Princess is trying to get as low as possible in her seat while Bare Minimum has a major death grip going on:
After conquering Goliath we were all feeling pretty mighty. To prove our mightiness we went and got ourselves some capes.
You can't mess with two Wonder Women and one Supergirl.
Superman was next on our list. In case any of you are unaware, that metal tower in the background that is pointing straight up is the roller coaster track for Superman.
As can be clearly seen, we were ready for the challenge.
We wrapped up our final day with Deja Vu and a few repeat rides like Ninja and Tatsu and Viper. All and all a great trip was had at Magic Mountain.
For the first time ever I have taken a trip with nothing but female friends and I had a blast! So this is what it means to grow up.
As mentioned many moons ago, I was heading out to California to have fun at Six Flags Magic Mountain as I am a huge roller coaster enthusiast (minus the means to travel to every theme park in the world).
Our day started out fantastic as can be seen below with the picture of yours truly in the middle with Bare Minimum to my right and Pirate Princess to my left and Tweety Bird in the palm of my hand:
The weather was nice as it didn't really get hotter than 70 degrees so it made all the walking around, including hill climbing, much more enjoyable.
Our first stop was X2, which is an amazing roller coaster. While waiting in line I felt it was the perfect time for Rednose to get in on the picture taking action (that's Viper behind him):
The added features since I last rode it (back in 2006 perhaps) were awesome. Something worth noting is that G-forces are not a chubby girl's best friend when it comes to pictures:
By the way, all of you will be begin to notice a common theme amongst my roller coaster pictures. I can not ride a roller coaster without putting my hands up in the air.
As the day progressed we rode almost all the rides in the park only leaving a handful for the next day. A certain someone (Bare Minimum) may of had a nervous break down which resulted in and ice cream break and her being the "mom" for the rest of the evening holding all our items while Pirate Princess and myself went on more rides.
The last ride of the evening for day one was Viper which is always a favorite. As you'll see, Rednose is as hardcore as the two of us in the picture below:
A glorious end to a glorious first day.
With summer just around the corner (is it already hitting 100 degrees?) that generally means that I will be doing some new shopping so that I can be comfortable and stylish in Phoenix's triple digit weather.
With that being said, apparently there will be a new player in town for "plus size" clothing just in time for my (and I'm assuming other pleasantly plump females) summer shopping spree. Come May 1st Forever 21 will be launching their new clothing line Faith 21 which will cater in store and online to the "plus size" lady.
I'll be a bit honest, I haven't shopped at Forever 21 since I was about 21 and, coincidentally, that was the last time I was small enough to fit in their clothes (I believe they go up to a 13/14). To me their clothes were on par with Wet Seal and Charlotte Russe, but they always seemed to offer something a little bit different. They strayed a bit from the mainstream but not too much (I'm looking at you Hot Topic with no disrespect). I'm definitely interested to see what they'll come up with.
Of course, as with most major retail stores their sizes will be limited. It appears that Forever 21 will only go up to sizes 2X but hopefully that will change if the clothing line does well.
I'm officially off to California to get my adrenaline fix at Six Flags (has it really been five years?) with Bare Minimum and Pirate Princess. Of course Rednose will be accompanying us for some roller coaster action.
I'll be back on Monday with plenty of pictures but my posting, I'm sure, will be sporadic.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Once upon a time a pleasantly plump woman named Starla bought a brand new iMac G4. She loved her iMac dearly, what with it's cool styling, CD burning capabilities and updated operating system.
But after about five years or so the iMac G4 could no longer keep up with Starla's needs. It's 40GB hard drive was too small, it's 700 MHz processing to slow. Starla's Firefox kept crashing until one day it wouldn't run anymore. It took 17 minutes to burn a CD. Hell, I couldn't even watch my South Park episodes that I bought from iTunes!
Starla had had it. The realization hit her that she needed to upgrade to a new computer. Unfortunately she was not in the financial situation that she was in five years ago and realized she could not afford a brand new iMac. The Hubby suggested "Why not get a Dell. They're only about $500 for a new one." After a long uncomfortable silence Starla thought of an idea. "Why not look for a used iMac. I could get something more updated with possibly a few bonus programs that would cost less than a new computer and be better than what I currently have," Starla said to herself.
So off to the internets she went. After a few days of Craigslist and eBay searching Starla found what she believed to the perfect computer on eBay; it was just a matter of being the highest bidder. Of course Starla won the computer with her stealth eBay skills.
Say hello to the eBay image of Starla's newish iMac G5:
Starla's newish computer came with a 160GB hard drive, a 2.0 GHz processor, DVD burning capabilites and a 17" screen (as opposed to the 15" screen of the iMac G4). It also came with a couple of bonuses such as OS 10.5 and Microsoft Office for Macs. Plus the auction included all of it's original installation disks and manuals (a requirement I made for myself) as well as the keyboard and mouse.
Starla was very pleased with her purchase as it only cost $645 including shipping. The computer arrived perfectly and Starla has been enjoying it with zero problems for almost two whole months.
As for the iMac G4... fear not for there will be a happy ending for it as well. Even though Starla feels bad for it as they shared so many moments together she feels that it is best to erase the hard drive and either sell it or give it away to a school so that the iMac will live on to give someone else joy and happiness.
The end.
What would you describe as spoiled?
Would it be being tucked into a bed before your human owner has to go to work in the morning? I would quantify that as a yes.
I feel that The Pointe has become my bastard child. It exists, it constantly reminds me that I need to pay more attention to it and makes me feel guilty because at one point I showed it love just about everyday.
Those days have long gone. I still love The Pointe and I intend to keep updating it but it's time that I stop deluding myself with the ideas that I'll blog everyday. Since leaving TLSA, where I had plenty of time to blog while pushing papers, daydreaming of strangling people and biting the phone during asinine conversations with coworkers pretending to work, I just don't have the time during the day while working at a real job and my nights are filled with school work especially now that I'm starting on my pre-med schooling.
I have plenty of things to blog about and surely I still have rants and opinions, but it seems as though I'll have to start making lists so that I can post about it later depending on the idea's relevency.
I hope all The Pointe readers understand (whoever is left or whoever I had to begin with). It's not you, it's me.
Just to give a nice size comparison as to how much Humpty has grown, here he is snoozing with Max our German Shepherd.
Humpty is still my little munchkin.
Well, my fellow Pointe readers, with the economy going the way it is and the possibility of getting laid off from my job I've decided that the only responsible choice I have is to go on a cross country road trip.
That's right.
Screw looking for another job, screw paying off debt (I'll still make payments on the road thanks to my iPhone) and screw being a mature adult. I'm going to do something that I've always wanted to do. In fact, driving cross country has been on my list of "Things To Do Before I Die" for as long as I can remember.
The way I figure it as long as I keep working I'll never have the opportunity to take a month off (not because I don't have the vacation time but because I don't have the luxury of working for a place that would actually let me vacation for a month) so being laid off will actually give me the luxury of traveling for a month without any worries besides having to find a job once I get back (minor detail).
Don't get me wrong, I love my job and I really can't imagine myself doing much else. If I am one of the unlucky ones to be laid off I will be sad and I'll probably cry in a restroom stall so there won't be any witnesses but then again... the flip side of being able to travel across America and see the sites I want to see on my own time is a bit exhilarating and seductive.
I've already mapped out my route which will take me from Phoenix to Portland, Maryland and then back home taking a completely different route. I still have to fine tune points of interest and what exactly I want to see in the cities I'll be visiting, but the hard part of mapping the trip is over.
I know the recession is hard on people and that no one is immune to it whether it be lay-offs or tightening the purse strings but sometimes there really is a silver lining in even the toughest of times.
