VACATION!

Okay everyone, I am leaving tomorrow (EARLY) for my almost week-long vacation in Pennsylvania. I am going to visit my penpal Kristen, whom I have not met yet, and I'll be there for her wedding on Saturday. So I don't know if or when I'll post again, or comment on anyone else's blog, or be online to IM, or check my email. According to Kristen, we're going to be busy. ;)

I'M EXCITED!

And kinda nervous because I've never been there or met anyone there before.

BUT MOSTLY EXCITED!

Ciao!

Scariest Moment of my Life

Yeah so my stalker definitely asked me out the other night. For those of you who don't know (probably all of you) there's this freaky guy who comes into Vinny's about once a week. He's always hitting on the girls and asking questions about the ones who aren't there - mainly me - and just generally being creepy. So the other night he came in to pick up his usual: fried calamari with extra sauce, to go. I had to cash him out because I was the only one up front. For real, I was nervous, because the guy is just a creep (Mom says maybe he just doesn't realize that it's not generally considered polite to ask someone you don't know if they have a boyfriend, etc. - I think she's being too nice.)

Anyway...our conversation went like this.

ME: Good evening, how are you? *thinking, oh great, not him*
STALKER: Good, and you?
ME: I'm fine. Can I help you?
STALKER: Yeah, I needed to pick up my to go order: fried calamari -
ME: It's not quite ready, do you want to go ahead and pay?
STALKER: Sure. *handing me money while I'm trying desperately not to touch him* So how have you been doing lately? *talking as if we're best of friends*
ME: Fine.
STALKER: That's good. You in school?
ME: I'm out for the summer.
STALKER: What are you studying?
ME: *handing him his change* Liberal arts.
STALKER: Oh okay. Do you know what you want to do?
ME: No, not yet. Let me go check on your food for you. *trying to escape into the kitchen*
STALKER: *calling as I'm starting to walk away* Is your boyfriend in school?
ME: Not right now. (reason being: I don't have a boyfriend. But stalker-dude does NOT need to know that!) *I go to the kitchen and get his food and bring it back* Here you go, sir, have a good night!
STALKER: Thank you. What's your name? *as if he didn't already know. Please note that he has asked about me BY NAME when I was not there*
ME: Samantha.
STALKER: Nice to meet you, I'm "such-and-such" (shows how important it was to me, I can't even remember!). Would you be interesting in going out to dinner with me sometime?
ME: *not sure I heard right* I'm sorry?
STALKER: Would you be interested in going out to dinner with me sometime?
ME: *stunned, not sure how to respond* No, no thanks. Have a good night. *walking away*

Yeah, that was definitely extremely scary for me. I went into the kitchen and had to sit down, I honestly was feeling somewhat dizzy and lightheaded. That was my interesting experience this week...

GUESS WHAT?!

Today, I bought a Sony PSP! *faints* I've been wanting one ever since they came out, so today I used some of my vacation money - the money that I would have used if Sue came up, since she's not - and bought one! I'm so excited! I don't have any games yet, but I plan to get some tomorrow.

If anyone knows of good ones, let me know! :)

Final Grades

Okay here's my final grades for the semester:

SPA 102 - B
PSY 201 - A
HIS 122 - A
ENG 242 - A
HLT 116 - B

I have to confess, not as good as I wanted, but good enough I suppose. I'm still trying to figure out how I got a B in Spanish instead of an A. I'm not sure how that works out - course, it might have helped if the teacher had handed out a syllabus so that we would know what the grading scale was like. Then I might have a better idea. But oh well.

That's one of the main things I don't like about public school vs. homeschool is that you can't see your grades and figure them all out yourself at the end of the year. *sigh* Oh well, hopefully my Spanish teacher next year will be better anyway. Anyone know of a good one at J. Sarge?

Oh, I got a scholarship check in the mail today. Guess how much it was for?!?!?!

$950.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*jumps up and down*

Busch Gardens

Yay! Yesterday and today Dad and I went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg - 'cause my mom and sisters are in New Hampshire, but we couldn't go because of work, and school for me. It was a BLAST. It was cold today, though, like in the fifties and with a wind blowing and some rain. I was wearing shorts and a tank top because it was supposed to be warm like it was yesterday. :-P

Here's a pic of me:


I was sitting in a pretend grape-squishing-bucket-thingie in the Italy area. And yes, I was freezing. But, like I said, it was fun anyway.

However, tomorrow is back to the real world, and I am going to be working a TON this week. That's good, it really is, but of course I am lazy and don't want to work! lol