Friday, June 20, 2003

Children's Books

I decided to compile a list of the books I remember reading as a kid, and one day I'll read these to my kid (very long time from now, haha). Most of these are classics, but stars are next to my favorites, teehee.

Corduroy*
Chronicles of Narnia
Ruby the Copycat
Goodnight Moon
Blueberries for Sal*
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Stone Soup
Where the Wild Things Are
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The Indian in the Cupboard*
Charlotte's Web
James and The Giant Peach
Stuart Little*
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*
The Witches*
Number the Stars
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe*
Meet Samantha
Goosebumps
Bernstein Bears
Miss Piggle Wiggle
Pippi Longstocking
Robinson Crusoe*
Mary Poppins
Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Mitten*
The Very Busy Spider
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs*
Tikki Tikki Tembo*
The Giver
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Jumanji
The Secret Garden*
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
The BFG
The Rainbow Fish
The Wizard of Oz
Strega Nona
The Napping House
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Light in the Attic
In the Night Kitchen


...to be continued

...all I could remember for now, but I know there's more. Will add on later.

Monday, June 16, 2003

Vegas Competition

It was really fun but it was ass melting hot, about 102 degrees average from the 5 days I was there. We were booked at the Venetian in Concierge Palazzo suite. The room was awesome!

Shopping at the Grand Canal Shoppes and at the Forum shops at Caesars Palace. We had vouchers for the Bellagio Spa to get massages before the competition so we headed over there and got Cabana massages by the pool.

The competition itself was a piece of cake. Not once did I go over to the rink to practice before the competition. That probably would have been a good idea. I skated around twice during practice and messed up my routine both times. I don't know how I did it but somehow I still managed to get first place. I'm just as confused as you are.

Club Ra in the Luxor is way overcrowded (and overrated). Some guy spilled his drink all over my blouse. I caught a taxi went back to the hotel and Jennifer didn't come back until 10 in the morning.

That day we went swimming and I now have somewhat a healthier glow. Pastiness is what occurs when you stay in a rink all day.