Wow, when was the last time I updated? Way too long ago, I believe. To whoever may be reading, I apologize! Anyways, I’m gonna try and get back in the swing of blogging. I always feel slightly guilty whenever I go so long without posting. So for those of you wondering, yes, I’m still alive. 
Anyways, today some friends and I went to a playground for a picnic. This sounds perfectly normal, right? Just a few friends, a picnic table, and way too many salty snacks… nothing strange about that. Well, normally you’d be right, but this playground is a little out of the ordinary. For starters, it’s behind a cemetery. Also, it’s supposedly haunted. And did I mention it’s called Dead Children’s Playground? No, really, I’m not joking. Apparently there were some pretty brutal murders back in the sixties, and the bodies were found close to the playground. I’m not sure if there’s any truth to this story, but it’s the best known explanation to the activity that occurs there at night.
Oh yes, the activity. I should probably explain that as well, no? You see, at night the swings are known to move rhythmically with no reasonable explanation as to why, and you can also occasionally hear the giggles of small children. Creeeepy. So do I believe this? Well, after tonight, maybe so. It was around 5 o’clock and nearly pitch dark. Allison and Bree had run off to take pictures down in the cemetery and Neeta and I were swinging on the playground. Seeing that the other two had kidnapped my camera, we decided to track them down. We got off the swings and started up the steps to the covered area when we heard it. A loud, high-pitched giggle that could only belong to a small child coming from near the woods behind us. Terrified, Neeta and I took off screaming.
As creepy as it was, I kind of want to go back after dark again. I highly doubt Neeta will ever step foot near Dead Children’s Playground again, but Allison and Bree have agreed to come with me. So what about you guys? Ever had any paranormal experiences? Do you even believe in ghosts? Tell me about it in the comments. Until then, here are a few pictures I managed to get at the playground. Enjoy!
Categorized in life in general
Tags: cemetery, dead children's playground, diary, freaky, friends, funny, graveyard, haunted, life, paranormal, picnic, playground, scary
Aahh, Halloween! Besides Christmas, it’s my favorite holiday. I’m a huge horror fan, you see, and Halloween is the only time you can go all out with your costume without being thought of as a raving lunatic. I trick-or-treated with a friend last year, but this year I decided to do something a bit more creative before heading off to a costume party. I dressed up as a creepy doll, sat on my porch with a candy bowl in my lap, barely breathed, and closed my eyes (no blinking!). Better yet, I set up stuffed animals and dolls on the porch (to add to the playroom effect) and hung up a sign saying “take your share and DON’T anger the dolly” above my head. When people would come up, I’d either open my eyes and smile suddenly, grab their hand as they reached for the candy, slap my hand in the candy bowl, ask if they wanted to be my friend, or simply just wave at them. Of course I didn’t scare the little ones, of course, but I did scar some big kids for life. Also, adults were scarred as well.
It's a really crappy point-and-shoot shot, but unfortunately it's the only one I have of my costume. Also, click for a bigger picture!
I remember one couple came up to my porch talking about whether I was real or not. The man (a very muscular fellow at that) was convinced I was an actual doll… that is, until I opened my eyes and gave him an evil smile. Needless to say, he screamed and got the heck off that porch. It was immensely funny. Later on, a brother and sister came up, and neither one wanted to get near me. Aftter a few minutes the brother tried to get a lollipop, but I quickly put my hand in the bowl and he and the girl both freaked out. I could hear them at the next house talking about how I was so creepy. Best of all, as another girl was leaving, she kept peeking back at me nervously. All of the sudden, I started waving vigorously, and she screamed bloody murder and raced across the street in a frenzy. Everyone with her was cracking up, and even I couldn’t hold in my giggles.
So what did you guys do this Halloween? Did you scare anybody? Did someone scare you? Tell me all about it in the comments sections. And until next time, here are some photos from the carnival Ariella, Heidi, and I briefly attended during the afternoon. Fun day!
Categorized in life in general and stuff I like
Tags: 15 years old, boo, Cocoa, creepy, doll, fran drescher, halloween, october, possessed, scare, teenage girl
Well, I changed the layout back. There were a lot of things about the old one that relaly bugged me, and I missed my old posts. So, it’s back to the daydream theme for me! But that’s not to say I won’t continue to post photos. I just don’t want them to be the main focus of my blog. Every few days I’ll post a few sets of photos. Also, I still plan on changing the layout- just not that drastically! Maybe a new header? If you guys want to make one for me I’ll love you forever. No, really. Forever and ever and ever.
So, now that we’re all back to normal, I want to share something with you guys. Ariella came over today (and brought her little sister Heidi), so I subjected them to a series of photos. I think they actually turned out rather nicely, and since I have nothing else to talk about at the moment, here they are! I got a new camera, which explains the awesome quality. If you’re wondering, it’s a Canon Rebel EOS. Excellent, eh?
Categorized in randomness
Happy Sunday, everyone! What have you readers done this lovely day? Me, well, I’m still getting over that nasty bout of pneumonia. >.< Therefore I spend most of my day indoors. Although I had some friends over this afternoon (I’m not contageous, I just have to stay home to recooperate), I was forbidden from leaving the neighborhood and/or performing strenous activities, so a good deal of my day was spent on the computer spamming the Neopets chat board.
I know it’s very immature to spam chat boards. After all, spam is annoying, pointless, and just plain stupid if you really think about it. But that doesn’t stop me! For those who don’t know, Neopets is an online gaming site aimed more at the preteen crowd. I was hopelessly obsessed with the website until I was about thirteen, mainly because of the aforementioned chatboard (technically you have to be thirteen to use it, but I lied about my age). It turns out the “Neoboards” are mainly populated by bored teenagers who take the game way, WAY too seriously. Who knew, right? I didn’t realize until much later that I could have some fun with them.
Fast forward to summer of 2009. I’m stuck up at our lakehouse and there really isn’t much to do. Therefore, I set up a fake Neopets account and started posting joke messages on the Neoboards to get the reactions. Nowadays, if I get really, REALLY bored, I’ll log on again and mess with the unsuspecting board-goers. This is precisely how I amused myself these past few days, stricken with pneomonia and unable to leave the house. Sure, I probably could’ve found a better use for my time, but this is WAY more fun. I mean, who doesn’t get a good laugh out of board titles such as “I AM FRAN DRESCHER”, “Uncle Lou watches me while I sleep- should I be concerned?”, and “Charles Shaughnessy is the most gorgeous human being ever to grace us with his prescence”? Uh, probably not a lot of people. But I do, and that’s what matters.
That’s not to say I’m particularly proud of this. After all, not a lot of normal teenagers find their fun in annoying the online community of Neopets. It’s funny, yes, but probably not a good use of my time. I still do it, though! So here’s my question: what do you do online that you don’t really like admitting? Do you subsribe to Miley Cyrus’s YouTube or obsessively Google Rick Astley? It’s okay, we’re a non-judgemental bunch here. You can tell us!
Categorized in stuff I like
Tags: board, bored, chat room, fran drescher, funny, neopets, spamming, sunday, uncle lou
I LOVE useless facts with a deep, burning passion. In fact, I loved them before they were cool and had their own iPhone application. So what’s so good about useless facts, you ask? Why would anybody care about such idiotic statistics? They make great icebreakers at parties, for one. Also, it’s just kind of cool to be able to spout off random information at will. Knowing this, can you even fathom my delight when I stumbled upon a series of books completely devoted to useless facts? I was at the book store in Seaside and there they were. Just sitting on a table… waiting for me. Apparently there are a ton of books in the series, but I only read three. However, I did bring along my trusty notebook and copied down a few of the more, um, INTERESTING ones. I’m not sure how factual they are, but seeing that they’re in a book, I’d say they have some credibility!
Papaphobia- the fear of popes
No one knows why a duck quack doesn’t echo
40% of women have admitted to throwing footwear at men
The last words of the guillotined Elizabeth, sister of King Louis XVI, were, “in the name of modesty, please cover up my bosom”
Dr. Seuss coined the word “nerd” in the 1950 book “If I Owned The Zoo”
13 people are crushed by falling vending machines per year
7% of people believe Elvis is alive
A klazomaniac is someone who feels like shouting
The Sanskrit word for war quite literally means “desire for more cows”
In Jasmine, Saskatchewan, it is illegal for a cow to moo within 300 kilometers of a private house
Ray Romano and Fran Drescher went to high school together (This one was actually in the book! I couldn’t help but squeal when it mentioned Fran, even though I already knew this…)
Napoleon was afraid of cats and conducted his battle plans in a sandbox
The Bible has been translated into Klingon (jIH tlhob SoH vam… qatlh?)
Amazing, right? I’m sure you learned some new things today. I myself was hadgreat fun reading these lovely facts, but then I came across this little downer at the end of the last book:
97% statistics are made up.
And, uh, that kind of ruined it for me. Why couldn’t the authors just leave me in ignorant bliss? Oh well. Maybe THAT statistic was part of the dreaded 97%. But then, if it was made up, then there would be no 97%, and it must be true! Ack, nevermind. My brain has begun to hurt. So, until next time, have a pope.
Papaphobics, avert your eyes! The horror!
Categorized in randomness
Tags: bible, dr seuss, duck, funny, klazomaniac, klingon, last words, napoleon, nerd, papaphobia, popes, random facts, sanskrit, useless facts, useless information
