So the last few days there was this huge hype build up because Criss Angel of Mind Freak was going to perform some kind of stunt by escaping an imploding hotel that was going to go down on Clearwater Beach. The hotel had 450 stick of dynomite in it. Chris appearently chose Clearwater because it was the only city in the country that would allow him to escape an imploding building. Now Clearwater Beach is like 6 minutes from my house. I wanted to go down there and see a building implode. I went and then changed my mind because parking and getting around was a pain. 10,000 spectators (or locals we call them, since we have so many tourists) went down and watched the Spyglass crumble to pieces. So I watched it at home on TV. I watched it on A and E "live" like the rest of the country. I had never head of Criss Angel, but I found out in that hour episode that he was an illusionist. So already I was thinking this guy isn't a dare devil, he's an illusionist, he's just going to make it LOOK like he escaped. And ladies and gentelmen, that is exactly what he did. Only he failed at his job! I will tell you why.
First of all the plan he told the audience was this: he had four minutes to escape to the roof of the hotel and jump on a ladder at the bottom of a helicopter hovering above the hotel. However, the helicopter was to leave 30 seconds (so really at 3 minutes and 30 seconds) in order to fly to a safe zone so as not to get sucked in to the implosion (that's a bunch of bull to begin with). Anways....
1. he will be handcuffed to a balcony outside a hotel room which he will have to pick in order to get out of (oh and he had a necklace of lock picks around his neck the entire time).
2. he must get inside the hotel room by picking that lock. (when it came time to do this, he couldn't get in and he ended up kicking through the window (a black window--didn't know Gulf view hotel windows were black, thought they were clear so you could see out the window and see the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico, but anyways)
3. get through the hotel room to the hallway by picking that lock (there was a camera in the corner of the room so you could see him going through each step)
4. run down the hallway to the stairs(another camera).
5. run from the 7th floor up to the roof. there were 9 floors, and the 10th was the rooftop i guess you could say. Anyways, there was a lock to get into the stairwell, which he had to pick to get through. (camera there)
6. Then to get up on the roof, there were TWO lock he had to pick through.
welll...on live national television last night, Criss Angel got himself out of the handcuffs, couldn't get through the first door, kicked the dark window, picked through all the locks, and then made it to the roof locks...but he couldn't get them in time, the helicopter left, the building imploded and then CRISS ANGEL EMERGED FROM THE RUBBLE! no broken bones, no blood, walking up right like he just woke up from a dream. He had a little dust on him, but nothing else.
Well folks, I went back and watched the video again, because I am a very logical and rational person. I don't believe in magic, I believe in real shit and science. So I saw IMMEDIATELY that as soon as he went through the window into the hotel room and went to start picking the lock, the light coming in from the window behind him where the balcony is, there was SUNLIGHT coming through. However, he peformed this stunt at 10pm eastern time so that it could be live at 7pm Pacific time. Well here in Florida at 10pm, its pitch black dark out. NOT bright and sunny!
So that tells me right there that Criss Angel is NOT an illusionist and that he did not survive an implosion. The Spyglass Hotel on Clearwater Beach went down without any human beings inside. The implosion looked amazing. Criss Angel looks like an idiot.
The whole stunt actually performed inside the hotel was pre-recorded during the day time either that day or the day before. Criss probably got inside and than ran down a stairwell and out the back door, because no one would notice. Everyone was looking up, it was dark, and the police made spectators stay 500 feet back from the implosion.
So yeah. Sorry Criss Angel fans. It wasn't a stunt. I could have gotten up there and ran down the stairwell and out to safety in under 4 minutes.
Nice try though.
One more thing before I go. I don't quite understand why the Australian announcer guy says after the building falls and that he has word that "they are looking for Criss" that he "has never heard a crowd of 15,000 people be so quiet, when all I hear in the food is cheering......???? Can you say staged?!?!?
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So I feel like I am in a pickle. I am not sure what to do. I have always looked at the apartment I am living in now as a temporary living place and that once I got a job and figured out where I would be working, I would just move closer. Well since it has been way over a year and still no job, I am still stuck here. I really want to downgrade and move into a studio apartment which will be like 300 dollars cheaper a month, and I found a really good one right near where I live now, in Clearwater. Something tells me that if I get a job, it will be in St. Petersburg. Why should I move somewhere else in Clearwater, if I end up working in St. Petersburg? Buttt, what if I don't get a job? I think I am going to give it a month. If i don't find anything by August 20, then I will go ahead with plans to move to that studio in Clearwater and hopefully move in September 1. I am wasting so much money by having this apartment. I am definitely learning about life through some hard and not well-planned situations. I could go into a list of all the dumb mistakes I have made. But instead I will tell you that they are lessons learned. I want to start over in a smaller apartment and paying cheaper bills including rent and internet/phone/cable. Of course electricity and water will go down as well. However, I will still be far from USF and far from the "job" I have now, in St. Petersburg. Sometimes I wish I had a real friend to talk over my problems with. I am reading "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" and I am learning the differences. The book is hard for me to read though because I am bitter and it's hard to read a book about love when you are bitter.
On another note, I am beginning to think that teaching is not the field for me. Yet another mistake...er...lesson. I say this because at every interview I go on, I end up looking incompetent. They ask me about classrooms I have never taught in because I am not a teacher. I have no experience in my own classroom. Life sure is a catch-22. No one will hire you because you don't have experience, but without a job you can't get any experience. Getting my Master's is a diversion until I really need to get a real job. But just thinking of all the hard work and MONEY! omg the money that went into getting my BA and eventually my M.Ed and then NOT being a teacher. That's a mistake right there. Something I will literally be paying for the rest of my life. I almost feel like I have to be a teacher now, because all the hardwork and money spent hasnt even be utilized.
I am considering speaking to a counselor at USF, since I don't have any real friends that are interested enough or care enough to help me with my life.
I am so screwed up.
so I am using my blog space to keep track of when my favorite shows are returning in the fall. Not sure why I don't just write it down, but this works too. Now that everything is all situated with the writer's strike, all my shows will be back regularly scheduled programming this fall! I can't wait! :)
Greek-Tuesday August 26 @ 9pm, ABC Family
The Hills- Monday, August 18 @10pm, MTV
One Tree Hill- Monday, September 1 @9pm, CW
America's Next Top Model
Gossip Girl- Monday, September 1 @ 8pm, CW
The Real World
Grey's Anatomy- Thursday, September 25 @ 9pm, ABC
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.
the innocent/ignorant/naive/care-free/worry-free/always fun not work part. that about sums it up!
...you cant stand seeing couples kissing on their profile pics.
...you cant stand seeing couples smiling together in their profile pics.
...you get disgusted or slightly jealous when another couple gets engaged and spreads it all over facebook.
...you can't even stand looking at the "happy couples" page in the TBT.
yeah thats right. I'll admit it. I am Shannon and I am bitter, and mostly jealous. I am sick of being alone and I am sick of being slammed in the face with happy couples.
I know I would feel differently if I was 1/2 of one of those happy couples I see all over the gosh darn internet!
What was the best thing about your weekend?
I had an awesome weekend! i have no money left, but it was all worth it!
Thursday-Kristen came in from Pcola
Friday-We went to warped tour, front and center for The Academy Is..., also got the set list and got it signed by all members!
Friday Night-went out to Howl at the Moon with the boys, wish I could have stayed longer, but the Moon will always be there!
Saturday-lazy day
Saturday Night-good times with internet friends on ustream and skype. miss those days. "hung out" with Amanda, Jake Marsh, and Matthew. Hope to do it again soon! Maybe once classes are over
Sunday-finally installed new keyboard, which means I have an "n" again! Yay! Ellie randomly surprised me by telling me she was back in town from living in New Orleans for almost a year! She may end up moving in with me too, if she decides to stay in the area! I hope she does! The three of us girls (Ellie, Kristen, and I) spent the day at Brandon Town Center and rode a double decker carousel at the mall! pic and video to come!
Sunday NIght-Found out Eric is also back in town, went over to his apt to work on my lesson plans that were due TODAY!
Besides staying up until 2am to do lesson plans, the weekend was a blast! I wish all my weekends could be this fun!
This is going to be random and short, but I wanted to share.
So last night I had a dream about Spooky, where someone came over to my apt and they were holding Spooky. The person like pushed all of Spooky's fur out of the way so you could see his skin, and there on his skin was a stamp with an address of the vet he had been neutered at (because Spooky was a stray cat that came to my house and ran inside, and he was already neutered). The stamp on his skin had his birthday, his name, and the address of the vet he was stamped at. I don't remember what his name was, but I do remember his birthday for some reason - October 27, 2006. Who knows if that is true or not. I am just going to stick with his April 1, 2006 birthday.
Oh and since we are talking about dreams, I also had a dream last night that I was dating Chad Michael Murray's character on One Tree Hill - Lucas Scott. I have no idea where I get this random dreams from. But it sucks because they all seem so gosh darn real.
Okay enough about dreams. On with my day! Ellie is in town. Might meet up with her. I have tons of homework! opps!
What question do you hate being asked?
Anything related to my height. I mean I obviously accept that I am short. There is nothing I can do about it. Oh and I hate being asked about whether I am a virgin or not. I don't know. Sometimes I don't mind talking about my height and whether or not I have had sex, but sometimes it irks me.
So that will be tomorrow. Well actually that is me always-blunt. I always just say what I am thinking. Well I have decided that tomorrow I am going to ask a guy out. He has no idea I am going to do it. In fact, I am not even sure he knows who I am. We don't talk. I mean that. I met him about a month ago at a training. We have the same job, but we never see each other. Our groups never cross paths. He approached me, randomly at the fireworks. I have thought he was attractive since I met him at training. He is tall, just like I like my boys to be. He has a degree, means hes going places (even though he does work at a summer camp, but hey I have a degree and I work at a summer camp). He works with kids all day long so he can't be that much of an ass hole. He seems like a fun person.
So yeah I am just going to go up to him at work tomorrow and ask him if he would like to hang out with me sometime. I guess I feel like I have nothing to lose. I mean, I never see him at work anyways, so if he rejects me, well....I don't come in contact with him. And, we hardly know each other, so its not like my feelings will be hurt. Rejection sucks, but I am used to it. However, I don't think I have ever asked a guy out before. Not a guy I don't really know. I think I tell guys like over the internet or on the phone, yeah we should meet up sometime. But never in person. I guess I am turning over a new leaf. Taking chances and hoping for the best!
Wish me luck! I'll let you know what happens!
Ps. Warped Tour on Friday! I can't wait to see my homeboys, The Academy Is...!
How are you celebrating the 4th of July?
well since I went out last night, I got to sleep well, and sleep in. It felt good to sleep until almost 11AM ( I usually wake up for work at either 6AM or 7AM depending on if I have class after work that day). However, I do have to work today. But before work, I attempted to spend a few hours analyzing research studies that I then have to write lit. reviews for, for my own research proposal study. I am a slacker and it is catching up with me big time. I didn't get as far as I hoped because now I have to go get ready for work. Work today is to stand by the bathrooms (I was told, obviously I did not choose) for 4 and a half hours. Why? I am not sure. I was told to make sure the bathrooms are cleaned (yuck) and well stocked (ugh) oh and make sure no one around me is lighting of fireworks. I am excited to see fireworks, but standing by the bathrooms, alone, with no friends or anyone, BORING! I guess the brightside is that I am getting paid. But honestly, at this point, I would rather stay home, not make any money, and work on getting these two lit. reviews done. Because now I have to finish them tonight. I will be pulling an all night (on a Friday night, go figure) because my partner for this proposal and I are meeting at 7 30 AM tomorrow to work on the entire proposal. I told her it shouldn't take us long, once we get the lit. reviews out of the way. I hope that I am right. Because she seems very stressed about her life, and I don't want to cause any problems to make her life worse. I think I will feel better once this proposal is done. After that tomorrow, I will be working on an assignment for one class, a presentation for that same class, and a huge project for that class. That is all the plan for tomorrow ( I guess I got off topic from my 4th of July plans, but seeing as that for me it's almost over, I might as well get into the rest of the weekend). Then on Sunday I plan on working on a whole other project/presentation for another class.
So as you can see, this is the weekend of projects. I have no other time, so I have no other choice in putting it off anymore. It all has to be done this weekend.
Well I should quit typing and get on with it.
Happy 4th ya'll!
