Well today was pretty good, all things considered. If it were any other day I wouldn't have said so as I was lacking in sleep, groggy, and not in the mood for the weather that came about today. Plus it was hot out and my feet hurt from all the walking from today and yesterday. We went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. It was pretty fun, as usual. I have come to the conclusion, however, that I can't ride the new Harry Potter ride anymore. My motion sickness keeps getting the better of me and ruins the rest of my day (yet another reason why today shouldn't have been that great).My dad, for some reason, appears to be cursed today. We woke up early so that we could get ponchos before we left. My dad ended up forgetting his phone and the backpack full of drinks. We had to go back and get them after getting the ponchos, and yet he still forgot his phone. Luckily he didn't forget the tickets. Not to mention the fact that, once again, when we finally got to ride Rip Ride Rockit, it started to pour as we got to the front and we got soaked. I will never do that again. It wasn't as bad, nor as painful, as the last time I rode it in the rain, but I still hated it. The song I picked was good though, the one by Kanye West.
We also rode other various rides like the Mummy and Dragon Challenge. We even had our usual lunch, mine was the Bacon Cheesburger with fries and a pickle spear. It was so good! We also had ice cream, I had swirl soft-served with a waffle cone. The restaurant where we usually eat ice cream was packed! It took us like 15 minutes to find a table. We were lucky. Every time someone got up someone else quickly replaced them.
After ice cream we left for home. We were all pretty tired out from the day before, and the weather didn't help. We stopped off at Target on the way home and got both Red Riding Hood and The Adjustment Bureau on DVD. We watched them both before we all called it a day.
I was finally able to finish Beastly! I must say that it was totally different from the movie. I still like the movie a lot (possibly better than the book). It was more like the traditional story of Beauty and the Beast. He was transformed into the traditional beast with hair all over his body, fangs and claws. He dropped two petals before giving Lindy the rose so he had 2 years to find true love instead of 1, because of his one act of kindness. There was a magic mirror that showed him anything he wanted to see. There was a lot of allusions to literature found throughout the story like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jane Eyre. He sulked in the attic of his five story building for about a year after accidentally attacking a girl at a Halloween party, breaking her arm I believe. He got into the habit of people watching from the window up there on the fifth floor. Also at the end he yelled out her name like Edward did in Jane Eyre. She ended up yelling his name also. She ended up being in danger in the end after she left him so he had to rush out into the open to save her. It was more violent and gruesome than the movie. There was actual bloodshed (worse than the shooting found in the movie). And, the one thing I didn't particularly care for, Magda the maid turned out to be Kendra the witch. There was this cool thing where because Kyle (Adrian in the book as he changed his name) wished Magda could be reunited with her family Kendra was also freed from a punishment, a curse of being a servant to a bratty and cruel child. All in all it was a good read. I was in a rush, however, since I've become obsessed with The Nine Lives of Cloe King. I've started reading it and must say it's totally different from the TV series. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Yet.
Stayed tuned for more of my random summer adventures. Peace. Out.
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