Rain of Fire

= one very interesting reunion

Mood: Lalala 8D
Today: Er…nothing yet >3>

We basically spent most of the day before baking (by we I mean me and Connie). I forgot how small one batch was, and when I was going to buy more slivered almonds for a second batch, Connie and Tansen broke out the cinnamon sticks. By the time I got back they had about 3/4 of a tablespoon and the kitchen smelled like spice. It turned out pretty good, if you don’t count the fact that by chewing carefully enough you can single out the cinnamon chunks. O: They’re hard.

YESTERDAY WAS SO AWESOME. After everyone met up at the Apple store, we went to the IMAX theater to see Ratatouille again O: Tansen fell asleep. He pulled an all-nighter to do AP Bio summer homework. Even I have to say, the directions were ridiculous.

We would have gone ice-skating after the movie was over, except the rink wasn’t open to the public yet. Instead we wandered to the park and found a public chessboard. We weren’t exactly carrying spare chess pieces, so instead for Max’s pieces, Tansen broke out all the change the BART ticket machine had given him. It’s amazing they kept track of the pieces for the whole game o.o Lam’s pieces were starburst for pawns, and Allison’s plushies and thread spools for special pieces. A bunch of little kids came over to watch O:

AND THEN ICE-SKATING. I haven’t ice-skated or roller-bladed in years. When I was little I roller-bladed a lot, so the first time I tried ice-skating it seemed easy. This time the ice was much bumpier than I remembered, and I could literally feel the unevenness in my skates. It took me a while to get comfortable enough to pick up speed. We spent most of the time trying to convince Allison to come skate with us, avoiding Alex’s camera by 1) skating away, or 2) staying behind him at all times, and writing messages to Allison on the paneled walls. My skates were really hurting my feet though…I had to readjust the laces a few times, and by the time we left my shin was rubbed sore.

It was a lot of fun :) Except for the occasional slip, I felt comfortable on the ice. It definitely has a feeling of grace that roller-blading over gravel doesn’t give you. And Alex got some pretty good videos O:

Bleh. We had a family gathering, so Tansen and I had to leave before dinner. ): I really didn’t want do. I mean, it’ll be another school year before we come back to this again. That’s too long.

Sometimes I feel like during the transition to summer I’m exchanging my life for another one…and then when summer’s over and normal school, which has all the complications and frustration that can develop over nine months, is only a few days away, I feel like I don’t want to set aside my summer life again.

IMA MEES YOU PEEPS. ):