
Geography Bee was powerful fun. (As Theanna would say.) Wicked awesome.
I ran on adrenaline ALL DAY LONG.
Like... got there at 10:30, got back to the room at 4:40 and left at 5 when the girls returned. Those 20 minutes? Had time to use the bathroom FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL DAY, eat the rest of the strawberries I'd eaten 1/3rd of for breakfast and update my journal. ;) Ranting, yes, but still.
I didn't even get the half hour break the program promised. But it was all good. AND I sent a fax, for the first time ever.
Then, Chinese food! Which was nice, and fun. But we planned for 20 people, and ordered food for 20... and 11 showed up. 6 of whom are college girls who... well. College girls never eat the way they WANT to when they're together in a group.
*I* don't, anyway. And I decided that since all I'd eaten was a few strawberries, I would EAT. And Jenna ate. And this sophomore who NEVER SHUT UP and was SHRILL and an "athlete" (pardon me, athletes of LJ)... she ate, but really just piled her plate and left things half-eaten on it.
Which was annoying when the girls were fighting over teriyaki chicken and she wound up with 2 of them... of the 4 we had. And half-ate them both.
And, pardon me, but if you were going to a dinner? Would you have a friend drop you off and just... leave it at that?
How does one expect to get home? I mean, if you have FRIENDS there... but she didn't. She just announced mid-meal "Can I get a ride with anyone?" which....
::shrug::
My mother and grandmother have DRILLED etiquette into my head. No way on God's Green Earth would I do this, and this behavior irritates me.
So, for the record: Sara likes the manners.
=P
ANYWAY, it was nice. And fun. But I found myself wanting to sit with the adults and not with the college students and THAT was an interesting pull. And not one I think I particularly liked, but... yeah.
Also, the manners!!
When there are 2 chinese food restaurants in a town, within 2 minutes of each other, do you sit in one and talk about how you like the other better?!!?!
NO!!!
Especially when you're bashing the one *I* happen to like best. The other one is sketchy and makes me illish.
But... I would never discuss this IN the restaurant I don't like!
I would never be talking about how the other restaurant has better food when, say, the WAITRESS IS REFILLING MY DRINK.
There. My Bailey-esgue rant is done. But, come on people.
Also, vaguely sad about the whole thing. It's over now! I've been working on this since November, and... I *REALLY* want to stay in touch with my mentor teacher and still get together with her, even if it's over, and I hope she does, too. I love her to pieces, really.
But I think the adrenaline CRASHED after dinner. Then Jenna, Tina and I walked to Gifford's ice cream and I got a whoopie pie ice cream cone. ZOMG, favorite ice cream EVAR!!! Chocolate ice cream with chocolate cake pieces and vanilla frosting. Meep! In a waffle cone!
And I wore capris and flip flops and NO JACKET all day.
There was joy.
Then I watched my Friday night shows.
Because my life is THAT exciting.
And now, completely exhausted and you see this time?
I'm going to bed.
Before midnight.
Leik..... WHOA.