RIP Scrabulous

I just want to say that I miss Scrabulous. The official Scrabble game on facebook is getting better- meaning it actually loaded today. And I respect Hasbro's right to act on it's copyright and shut down the copycat, but still, I miss Scrabulous.

Summer of Fun 2008

It's practically August, and I can't believe it. I guess it's a good thing that time is flying by, because it means there's plenty of fun going around.

Here's some highlights so far:
-Hon Fest
-Screen on the Green
-Rehobath Beach
-Greek Festival
-Assateague Island

-shooting guns
-Roller Derby
-Bear Lake
-Fireworks from Jefferson Monument
-Tour of the capital and white house
-Civil War re-enactment
-2 funnel cakes
-sailing
-shooting the tube
-pancake breakfast

And still to come:
-rafting
-Top Chef cooking class in NYC
-Twighlight Polo
-Beach weekend at NC Outerbanks
-restaurant week
-WV cabin weekend
-3 more funnel cakes (the goal for the summer was 5)

Camping with the ponies

Assateague Island is so much fun, for tourists and for mosquitos. We played on the beach with the ponies. You're not allowed to touch the ponies, but there is nothing that says they can't touch you. There was one that liked us so much that when we would step away he would follow us and then he nuzzled up between my friend Robin and I.

I think that I have 428 mosquito bites, I helped a mole escape from the boardwalk, I saw deer and ponies and crabs and jellyfish, all in all a very good weekend.

I need a name

I've gotten all of my gear and my new skates, and I'm ready to start practicing to be a roller girl. I seriously underestimated the traffice going over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into MD to get my skates, and then the skate shop didn't even sell any helmets, so I have missed my first opportunity for a practice. Not to worry, there is another one next week.

AND, I need a name.

"The perfect derby name should not only be sassy, witty, and tough, but it should also have some personal significance to the skater. Favorite celebrity names, movie titles, and song lyrics can all serve as inspiration for a great derby name, as well as hobbies, interests, and personal obsessions." -Emma Badapple, Gotham City Girl

I would like my name to include my only nickname that's ever stuck: "Danger", but I'm open to all possibilities. If you have any ideas, please let me know. And feel free to look over the international roster (http://www.twoevils.org/rollergirls/) for ideas and in order to steer clear of any duplicates.

Pictures

A request has been made for pictures of me shooting (By the way Susan, thanks for the comments!). Unfortunately cameras were not allowed, but here is a picture of the types of guns.
Glock 19

AR 15

NRA

Today I went to the NRA headquarters and shot guns- and one of them was REALLY big. I forget the actual name of the gun, but it was the civilian version of an M-16, semi-automatic instead of automatic. I even shot the middle of the target a couple of times.

More Baltimore

Went to Baltimore again this weekend, and it was great. Robin and I went up for the "Hon Fest" (since I can't imagine anyone else knowing what Hon Fest is, here's the website http://www.honfest.net/) We got our hair done up in beehives, and I didn't know my hair could be that tall or solid. Seriously, it got really windy and rainy at dinner and the furniture was blowing around on the patio, but my hair didn't move at all.

Hon Fest was a fantastic experience, but then we followed it up with some roller derby in the evening, and it might have been one of the best days ever. I'm thinking of getting myself some skates and trying out for a team here soon.