Here's a poem

I've really enjoyed my poetry class this semester. I've learned a lot, met new people, and expanded my writing versatility a bit. I think of myself as an ok writer, but the poem I wrote for class today turned out pretty well, and it didn't even take long to come up with. Usually I have to ponder and revise a lot, but this one came out quite easily. It's, in part, a response to Alice Walker's poem "Loving Humans."

"The Adult Conspiracy"

All people are

Children

Even the ones

Who call

Themselves

Grownups.

They say

They are

Too old

To fool around

Or waste time

But they

Want to.

They pretend

To be what

They call

Mature

But they

Don't want to.

They have

Their manners

Their debates

Their campaigns

Their wars

But they

Just want to

Play.

Parents say

They act

Silly

For their

Kids' sakes

But it's

Also for

Their own.

Best Spring Break ever!

The trip was really, really fun. I had a great time with my mom, and we did almost everything there is to do at the 4 main parks. Next time I go, though, I think I'd like to focus more on the rides and attractions that I really like (do them multiple times) and also spend some more time at Downtown Disney and do a water park or mini golf course.

One thing I never did that I kinda regret was take a photo with a character. The lines were always really long, and I never wanted to wait in them. There was one time, however, when the line to see Woody and Jessie from Toy Story wasn't too terrible. I went to stand in it, but after about 2 minutes, I gave up and changed my mind. I'm just too impatient. Ah, well.

Now I'm back in Tulsa and I have class tomorrow. :( I only have about 6 weeks left, but it still seems like a long time.

Have a very Disney Day!

Disney World has been super fun so far! We finished off Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios today, tomorrow we'll finish up at EPCOT, and then Friday we'll end with finishing the stuff we want to do at the Magic Kingdom.

The Expedition Everest ride at Animal Kingdom is pretty dang awesome. It's one of the few things here I haven't already done ('cause it open within the last 5 years), and I was super impressed. Another new ride I've done is the Toy Story Mania ride at Hollywood Studios. It's sort of a virtual reality/shooter game--SUPER fun. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride still makes me scream (which is kinda rare). The Festival of the Lion King show at Animal Kingdom is still really fraking awesome--my fav. I haven't ridden Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom yet, but we'll definitely do that on Friday--apparently they revamped it a bit since I was last here, so it'll be interesting to see what's different about it. I'm also excited about riding the Universe of Energy ride at EPCOT (haven't yet on this trip) because it features Bill Nye and Ellen Degeneres.

Two new shows that I've seen that really impressed me were Turtle Talk with Crush and The Laugh Floor comedy show hosted by Mike Wazowski (from Monsters, Inc.). They're both hosted by animated characters, but the characters interact with the audience--for reals. I think they do it by having actors do the voices live, and the animated characters move their mouths automatically with the actor's words going through the mic. Just a guess, though. It works really well!

Something I haven't done at all this time is having my picture taken with any characters. The lines for doing that are usually really long, so I haven't had the patience to wait. I suppose if I spotted a character I LOVE (like Rafiki), then I would be willing to wait in line, but so far that hasn't been the case.

It's been a lot of fun taking photos at all the parks. I didn't bring a camera around with me on my previous trips here, so I don't have many pictures of Disney World. Well, now I do! I've even been taking photos while on some of the rides, which is kinda fun--and sometimes tricky!

Well, off to bed now, gotta get up early in the morning to get to EPCOT by 9am.

Yay, Spring Break!

My mom and I are about to drive to Orlando. To go to Disney World....

WOOOOOOOOOO!

It's been about 5 years since I've been, so I'm super excited. It's basically my favorite place in the world.

I won't be able to blog much while I'm there because internet at the resorts costs money, but we'll probably pay for one day in the middle of this week--and I'll post something then. And, of course, I'll post something when I get back next weekend.

This will be the best Spring Break ever.