93rd - Rocky was a Wuss

I decided not to add photos on this one since it's long enough. But the next blog I post in a couple of days [It's already underway] will have photos from this trip. It'll actually just be about photos from this this trip.

I've lost count of how many attempts there have been to start this blog. Well, here is it.

Before I begin, picture this. A grown man carrying a thousand dollar Prada purse to carry a tiny, effeminate, perpetually shivering, dog. Now picture this man wearing a baby blue see through shirt. I don't think it's possible for someone to wreak of more douche-baggery1 than this - or as our latest phrase, coined by Haider, ass-munchery2.

It's a lovely Tuesday morning when I started this and it's now a Thursday evening that I'm finally posting this. The sun [Tuesday Morning] is being blotted out3, not by arrows but by perfectly ordinary clouds. I'm getting off topic. A few things to mention.

One. Commitments & Decisions - I need to start blogging more. For one thing, it amuses people. Second, I find it vaguely relaxing to rant and rave about useless stuff. It's pointless to say since only a couple of people will get this. There's a few other things I need to decide to commit to or not commit to.

Two. Sleeping gets in the Way - We took twin Mazda 6s. Momin's looked fat and mine looked a little gay. At least mine wasn't silver, though. We win. We left about an hour and a half after we originally planned, a good start for us. Got there around 630am, slept a few of hours and headed to New York.

Here is something fun. We all crashed at Hadia and Nomi's place and they only have one bathroom which between the two of them works just fine. However when there are sixteen of us rushing around trying to get ready. Good Times.

We did absolute NOTHING but walk around in New York all day which I contend was more fun than us actually doing something. The ferry ride past the Statue of liberty was very cool even though I'm not big on boats. We ate dinner at this jankie little Italian restaurant. It wasn't very good. I was starving though, as were a few others so we didn't complain until after we had finished eating. We saw ground zero, which was so exciting, that I hung back while everyone checked it out and got me a gyro. Eventually, I sauntered over and took a look. Meh.

People in New York have something against sitting, I've noticed. Why are there so few benches?!?! Do you people not get tired? Where do your homeless sleep? Haider also brought up an interesting point. People in New York are pretty ugly. I mean honestly, I've seen movies. I had expectations. We got home around 5ish in the AMs.

The next day was a lot more chill and a lot of us would agree, more fun than New York. Also, better looking people. We went to Philadelphia. We had Cheesesteaks at Pat's. They were good. Haider contends that Crown Pizza in Scarborough makes them better. We'll be testing the theory this weekend. We should probably call them now if we want them ready by this weekend. Then we went to do the rocky thing at the Art Museum and it needs to be said. It wasn't that tough, or remotely. I think we did end up on the news though somewhere between reporting the weather the update on the war, there was mention of a bunch of Canadians making asses of themselves.

There was this chick there who was basically running up and down the stairs. Now, she wasn't a wuss. Rocky, still kinda wussy. After that, Momin [dubbed Nomin when he's with Nomi] felt up Rocky's statue and then jumped around in a water fountain. I'm actually not joking. I like Philadelphia. In our car, on the way back, we decided to share ghost stories which were mildly scary and mainly just amusing. This is important for later on.

We got home and were ordered to fall asleep right away because we're leaving bright and early. Me, Asmar, Haider, Sophia and Amber ended up sitting in the hallway till about 5am talking about pretty much nothing and every now and then saying, "so, how are things?". I think me and Haider ended up sleeping in the hallway until day break [around 7am] where we were both thinking about moving to that one spot on the air mattress and I got up like 3 seconds before him.

Important travel Tip - Carry a Nerf ball and a Nerf football. Play catch at every stop. It helps keep you energized and awake. I'm positive thats why none of us were getting horribly tired while driving.

Ok - I missed a whole bunch of stuff. Feel free to add anything else in. Moving on.

Three. Turning 19, only to have the Drinking age change to 21 - Shiv's wee cousin, Adidi birthdayed on this past Saturday. I think this may have been the first one away from the Family. Adidi just started Uni in PA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADIDI!

Four. iqBirthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY IQBAL JAAN JEE! That was day before yesterday.

Five. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY! I really hate Nomi sometimes. We're having dinner and my mum is doing her mom thing and complaining about how it's expensive and stuff and after a few minutes she's like, "We should Nomi here when they come. He'd like this place" Honestly, Nomi. It's on. Always remember who got a shut-out on you, momin and abbas.

Six. Asmar is off to Teacher's College in Windsor and Sacha is off to Waterloo4 for University. There's so few of us left. Luckily, Sacha isn't very far away and I'm fairly certain we'll see her more now than we used to. You'll miss us. Good Luck.

Seven. Hurt, the necessary feeling5 - I've been going through one of those weird phases again these past few weeks, which is probably why I haven't been blogging and stuff. Some people have noticed it and inquired and I've been shrugging it off with my normal showing of bull shit. But something really is bothering me. Obviously, I'm not going to share it here, but admitting that something is bothering me is a pretty big step for me. I think it's just this whole moving along thing. It's not enough. Ninja Monkeys! - look at that, right on cue. I bounced back.

Here's a fun list a friend made for me. Well, here's part of it. Some of these aren't really valid, but amusing none the less. She wrote this, I'm just quoting and taking out a few things and adding my own comments.

What’s Wrong With Sixth6

1) I have ADHD - oh, big surprise. takes a really expert to figure this one.

2) I am an insomniac - Meh

3) I might be manic-depressive - I don't get this one. It's just kinda rude.

4) I am an adrenaline junkie - I am not. Slow and steady is my tempo.

5) I sometimes forget to eat for a day or two - I get busy.

6) I am mildly addicted to Red Bull - I AM NOT! What is up with you people. You can't place my actual issues so you all run to Red Bull. Yes, a soft drink is the culprit.

7) I’m into S&M - mildly and who isn't?

8) I once dressed up as Jesus for Halloween in high school - This never happened.

9) When I get bored, I like to pretend I have OCD to annoy people in public places. - Nothing annoys bus drivers more. Stupid Grey HOund still owes me 200 bucks.

10) I can’t sit still for a minute - I'm fidgety.

11) I’m constantly gaining and losing weight, and doctors can’t figure out why. - I'm a stable 125 right now.

12) I’m obsessed with comic books - It's a healthy hobby. NOT an obsession.

13) I like the song “This Is Why I’m Hot” - Who doesn't

15) I have a Yoda that I cuddle with and talk to that nobody else is allowed to touch - NO TOUCHIE! And we don't cuddle. We huddle together to share body heat. It's a survival thing. It's totally manly

16) I get boners from looking at motorcycles - ONE TIME!

19) I’m a cat person - I like dogs too. And whats wrong with being a cat person. Unless you have liek thirty five.

20) I can’t fall asleep unless I can hear the humming of my computer - I find it soothing.

21) I’m a sociopath - I'm okay with it. It makes things more fun.

23) I refer to myself as sixth lie - The problem here is?

24) I speak about myself using plural nouns such as “we” and frequently refer to me and my “selves” - So?

28) I talk to myself in public sometimes, carrying on lengthy conversations - Who doesn't? Amina, back me up here.

29) Despite what my friends say I’m not paranoid – people ARE out to get me - They are! And you know who they are. I have names.

30) I lock my keys in my car more times than I don’t lock them in there - Ok. One valid issue.

31) I’m straight (apparently), yet I own more pairs of shoes and designer clothes than my girlfriends - I'm friends with Sameera, so I do not.

32) I will not ring doorbells when I arrive at someone’s house - They're gross.

33) I cannot use a new bar of soap - Again, gross.

37) I learned to tie my shoelaces in grade 8 - So, what? Let is go, already.

...more to come.

Eight. Penniless - I went on our little Pennsylvania trip with about 350 dollars US in my pocket. You'll all be very proud to know, I came back with almost seventy-five percent of it. Don't be all proud yet. In the past couple of weeks. There was a Midnight Madness Sale at Silver Snail and I got a whole bunch of comic stuff including the Stardust storybook which is uber-cool. Back Story. I've wanted a DS for a while now but two things were stopping me. First, it comes in colours I don't really care for [black, white, blue, pink] and second, its 160 bucks and by the time you get some basic stuff, it gets to the amount where it feels like a waste of money. That all changed last week when Nintendo released a Crimson Red version with a carrying case and a game. Still, hundred-sixty bucks. Saw it at Shoppers. Burnt my optimum points and got 150 bucks off. Who's awesome! Then I got some Toys R Us gift cards from my brother and got Tetris and the New Super Mario Brothers. All is awesome now. I'm quite proud of that purchase. You should be too. I also got a 2GB MP3 player which is shaped like a little stone. I want an iPod but I just can't justify the price of it. *glee*

Nine. Demonology - Guys, keep an eye out for this. Nadia may be possessed. We were driving home and we took a picture of Nadia while she was asleep and she was Elphaba shade of Green. I've been checking in at night to see if she's floating or anything. So far so good. If she starts speaking other languages or you know, proper English, let me know. I've made arrangements for priests and stuff. Kinda pissed off a pasture-guy when I called and asked how much he charges for exorcisms. Fun story on that later.

Ten. I know this is a pain in the ass but I'm cleaning out slash organizing my room and I'm missing like sixty to seventy books/comics/stuff. So, if you have any of my stuff with out, please return it and you can re-borrow it once all my stuff is organized and accounted for. Off the top of my head: Momin, Sarah, Yalnee, Fiona, Sameera. Thanks

Eleven. I need new clothes. Lots of them. More specifically, I've decided my socks need an upgrade. No more boring white sweat socks. If you see something cool and different, feel free to pick it up for me.

I should stop now.
ZQ

1 - and dog urine, I would assume
2 - it's a fun phrase. feel free to use it. here are a few examples. "What is this ass-munchery" or "This ass-munchery has gone on long enough!"
3 - are you not finding that people are using "blot out the sun" and variations of way to much this year?
4 - Waterloo may in fact be the most boring place on the planet. More boring than sitting in
5 - Comon, that was pretty deep. Not as deep as Arubia's comment way back when, but it's a highlight for this blog.
6 - Someone actually did write that list. It wasn't me.