A friend once told me "Life is like a carnival and we're the poor fools just short on the money." Well, I told Fate to screw itself, decided to rob a bank and share the wealth.

The first ride came from a birthday party. We had a good time. Three of us freezed our butts off, got sick on way-too-rich cake, almost died falling out of a truck, and it was all fun. The birthday girl was the happiest I had seen her in awhile and that's saying a lot. I recommend birthday parties more often

Unfortunately, the ride ended when my parents decided to cut off my text messaging, because it interferres with my studies. I tried to point out that I never studied even before I got a phone, but it didn't work. Oh wells.

Took a break before hitting the next ride, an excellent roller coaster. A friend of mine down in the valley was looking for a place to stay that had a school who supported their Academic Decathlon team. She was very pissed that her school wouldn't. Naturally, of course, I offered to ask around. Called the AcaDec director lady to see if she could change schools and get on the team. AD Director Lady said that her school paid their fees and should have a team. Turns out, the coach just didn't want to do it again and lied to 'em all. So, she's staying in the valley. Sigh..

So, then the ride took some turns and dips. We started talking more often, I sent her some stuff to help her team, cause they be poor and couldn't afford materials, and she e-mailed me some powerpoints that were killer.

I think she thinks I have a crush on her. Luckily, she's not on DA, so I feel safe saying this here: I'm head-over-heels, completely fallen, and all those other metaphors that say I outright love her. I got an awesome idea on how to let her know and I hope it works. Because that'd be cool and whatnot.