Why Do Bad Things Always Happen to Us?

Yet again we have another harrowing tale. To break up the work of the weekend Miss Moon and I decided to try going to a small museum on one of the other campuses. We should have know this trip would be a disaster from the start. First off, it was freezing outside and we had to wait for the bus. The bus was late of course, forty five minutes late. We got to the campus and got off the bus. Little did we know we had gotten off too early and had to walk to the museum. Oh well, no harm no foul. We got into the museum and it was interesting. It was the Eric Carle Picture Book Museum. Perhaps you've heard of these, The Very Hungry Caterpillar or Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. He is the author. The museum has art from some famous picture books. They also have some of the books there for you to read, it's very nastalgic. Got to read some old favorites; The Poky Little Puppy and The Shy Little Kitten.

Now is when the fun begins. We start to walk back to the original bus stop and a bus passes right by us that we could've taken. We continue walking and end up waiting about a half hour for the bus. We are freezing and happily board the bus. As the bus begins it route we realize we are on the wrong bus. We are now caught in a continuous loop taking us everywhere but where we need to be. We decide to get off and wait for the right bus. We only had to wait maybe fifteen minutes but when its thirty degrees outside and rainy that is a very long time. We finally arrive back at home but we had to turn on the heater and thaw ourselves. Perhaps we won't be taking the bus for a while.

Alice in Wonderland

In preparation for the new movie coming out in March, I have started reading Alice in Wonderland. This is one of the more interesting books I have read recently. Its very "psychedelic" jumping from one plot to another. Don't get me wrong its very good but unlike anything else. One minute Alice is playing fetch with a giant puppy the next she's a giant getting caught in the trees. One thing I did like was that whole Mad Tea Party thing has been cleared up. I never understood in that cartoon movie why they had so much tea paraphanalia or why they were constantly moving. The reason is that the Mad Hatter got into an argument with Time and Time is punishing him by making it constantly tea time. They keep moving because they don't like to clean the dishes. I definitely recommend this one.

On a side note I just got back from a trip visiting my family and here's some pictures of the cute animals.

The Most Magical Place on Earth!!!!

Just got back from a thrilling vacation in Florida. Of course, my mother and I went to Disney World. I have been several times but its been a while, she had never been. It was interesting to notice the differences in some of the rides. Some things changed and otheres remained the same. I think we had a good time. Plus only one day of rain. I'm used to going in the summer when you can expect rain practically every day. The weather was certainly more appealing this time, compared to New England weather.

We stayed on the property which is very convenient. They drive you from the airport to your resort and they have buses running from your resort to each of the parks. You never have to drive or worry about parking.

We stayed in the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Its nice to wake up every morning to a giraffe outside your window. Its like a vacation on the savannah.

It might be predictable but my favorite of the parks was the Magic Kingdom. There's just something about that place that is truely magical. The rides are amazing, including my personal favorite Pirates of the Carribbean. They've added Jack Sparrow to the ride! I love the haunted mansion as well. It's not like its scary but I find it fun.

Waiting in lines wasn't too bad but you kind of have to expect long lines. Although in one ride we waited two hours!

Of course, all good things come to an end and we had to come home. The lines at the airport were insane. Guess this is a popular time to travel.

I'll leave you with some photos.