Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk

I had a party Saturday night.  It was a good time but I think I have to stop doing shots.  Every time I do shots I end up throwing up and not remembering anything.  But overall, I think everyone had a great time.  We played cards, Jon cooked on the grill, we played beer pong, we watched the Celtics kick some ass, and we even spent a lot of time in the bathroom (hahaha!) A friend and I worked out our issues apparantely but I wish I knew what was said (the one part of the night is the only thing I don't remember!) 

Needless to say, Saturday night was an adventure.

Human pancake? 1 month til jump time!!!

1 month until I go skydiving! I hope I live to tell the tale and I don't turn into a human pancake!!! woohooo.

I'll be jumping from Skydive New England in Lebanon, ME.

I lived to tell the tale.....

Saturday, May 8th @ 9:00am I embarked on my first road race.  It was the Northborough 4 Mile Road Race that benefited the Proctor School Enrichment Fund. I achieved all my goals which if you read the last post was not to die, to finish, and to not finish last! Also, my last minute goals was to not get struck by lightning and to finish in less than 45 minutes (which is what people at work said my time would be). :)  My finishing time was 38:23 (that comes out to (9:36/mile) and I placed 41st out of 54! It was a crappy day too. The temperature dropped so it was pretty cold and it was raining. Then shortly after starting, the thunder & lightning from 5am had returned.  I thought we were all going to get struck and die.  I didn't even walk any of it except for a few steps to relax my shins enough to continue to run/jog. There was a water station at mile 1 and 3 and I think my chest got more water than my mouth did! LOL.  I was proud of myself and learned that I can do anything I put my mind to. One bucket list down, a TON more to go!

Check out the results!!! I was only 3 minutes off of my friend & fellow soccer teammate, Szymon! :)  My friend Mason, his girlfriend Marissa, and Marissa's uncle also joined the race.  Marta went a little too fast in the beginning so she had to stop at mile 2.

Someone bring a stretcher to Northborough on 5/8/10.....

I signed up for a 4 Mile Road Race in Northborough, MA for next Saturday! I MUST be crazy!!! :) The guy in charge suggested running 5 minutes, walking 2 minutes, etc. so I don't burn out! I am extremely competitive so I may just do fine.  However, I can't even run/jog a mile at the track down the street from my house! Soo we shall see.  But it's on my bucket list to complete a road race and to not finish last! I was almost tempted to put a marathon on my bucket list but there's no way in hell I'd ever be able to run 26 miles! There's no way I could run a 1/2 marathon!!! Nevermind a full marathon! LOL.

Anyways, my goals are as follows:
1. DON'T DIE!!!
2. FINISH!!!
3. Do NOT finish in last!!

That's it!!! The drinking afterwards I think will help to me get through the race!!!!

Red Sox game - 4/23/10

There's nothing better than a Friday night at Fenway Park watching the Red Sox game except enjoying the game with my favorite soccer boys.  For Szymon, John, and Will's birthdays I bought them all tickets to this game!!! And, yes, I am the bestest friend you could ever ask for!!! haha.

Anyways, the evening started by getting out of work at 4pm and meeting Will at Teamworks.  Then we drove to Boston to meet Szymon & John at John's place in East Boston.  We had a couple of Cape Codders before heading off to Fenway. I was a little tipsy/drunk by the time we got off of the subway.  We stopped at McDonalds.  I probably wouldn't have eaten there if I hadnt had anything to drunk because the thought of fast food makes me nauseous!!! Anyways, we get to the game and I probably spent most of my time in the bathroom (anytime alcohol is involved, I live in the bathroom)!!! Szymon and Will both bought me 2 drinks each.  The game was great! We WON 4-3 and Big Papi scored his first home run of the season! Go BIG PAPI!!!!! Then we left at like the 8th inning or so and we got some food at one of the street vendors.  I got some steak tips. YUM!!!!! However, most of it didn't make it to my mouth! LOL.

After the game, we went to John's friends house.  I don't remember being there long.  Just one drink that I ended up spilling anyways! Ughhhhhhh!!! Then, Szymon, Will and I took a cab back to John's house to get our stuff and head home! It was a great night with great friends (even if John did ditch us at the end)! :)

Recommendations

I know this site is dedicated to all the adventurous and crazy things I do but I thought I'd take a moment to tell you of a few of my favorite things (blogs/places/websites/tours) that I think are worth checking out:

1. http://ridgelines.wordpress.com/ - My friend, Jocelyn, and her friend, Meg, are hiking the Appalachian Trail from one end to the other (Georgia to Maine).  This is Meg's blog on the experience.  This hike will on average take about 5 months and they will lose 2/3rds of their body fat.  I admire their courage!!! Especially because I would LOVE to hike the Appalachian Trail from start to end but I could barely get through a 6 hour hike two weeks ago!!! Hopefully I can meet them along the trail when they reach Massachusetts.  I also plan to donate to the Alpine Initiatives for them as well. 

2. http://www.oyster.com/ - Just learned of this site today.  It will show you the actual photos of hotels that you will be staying at.  Orbitz or Hotwire or even the hotel website themselves will only show you pictures that look appealing.  This website will show you how they are!!!

3. http://www.tripadvisor.com/ - I never go anywhere without checking this site out!!! These are reviews by people who actually have been to the places whether its an accommodation, place to see/go, restaurant, etc.  They not only rate their experience and give tips, but they sometimes post pictures!!! I live off of this site when planning a vacation!!!

4. Brazil - A MUST SEE!!! I went to the state of Santa Catarina and it was by far, my favorite place I've ever been!!! If you go to Rio or Sao Paulo it's very dangerous but Santa Catarina is much safer!!! Remember, it is still considered a 3rd world country and people are poor! But I loved it here. If you stay in Florianopolis you may get people who speak English but don't count on it.  LOL.

5. Arizona - By far my favorite state in the United States.  The only downside would probably be that there is no ocean.  But then you can drive the 6-8 hours to California!!! It's also close to the coolest states around - California, Nevada, Colorado, and Utah!!  Arizona itself has its gems - the desert (I LOVE cactus), Grand Canyon, Sedona, all the Ghost Towns, and many many more things. Someday I hope to move here.

6. South Dakota - Had I not done research on South Dakota, I probably would have never gone! Up in the Black Hills of South Dakota you will find Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument Mt. Rushmore, Badlands, Crazy Horse Memorial, Wall Drug, plenty of chuckwagon supper & shows, a 2 hour drive to Devils Tower, and much much more.  Towns are tiny but South Dakota is gorgeous!!!

7.  Acampa Nature Adventure Tours in Puerto Rico - http://www.acampapr.com/ - I did the Toro Negro Rainforest & Waterfall Zipline Full Day Adventure!! This was an AWESOME tour! I actually preferred this rainforest over El Yunque but then again, if I did the tour of El Yunque with Acampa, then maybe I would've liked it better.  Acampa's tour guides were fantastic.  Very knowledgeable and awesome!!!

8. Xcaret Eco Park in Cancun, Mexico - http://www.xcaret.com/ - I highly recommend at least two days at this park!! We spent a day there and didnt get to see it all.  They picked us up at our hotel and brought us to the park.  As I look at their website, they have a lot more than when I was there.  Things they have include: Shark tours, snuba, snorkeling, swim with dolphin, paradise river, natural pools, snorkeling inlet, beach, lagoons, underground river (AWESOME), sea trek, snuba reef, concerts, tlachco dinner, prehispanic dance, equestrian show, open theater, pre-hispanic ball game, papantla flying men, spectacular nightshow, Mayan archaeological sites, zoo (bat cave, butterfly pavilion, tapir, turtles, jaguars, monkeys, flamingos, manatees, and deer), flower gardens (orchids, mushrooms), aquarium, etc.  It has a LOT.  The beaches are nice to relax in the hammock! It's a GREAT place!!!

9. Medieval Manor in Boston - http://www.medievalmanor.com/laugh.html - Yummy food, funny show! Eat with your hands, be a loud mouth, drink, and be merry!!! What more could you want?

So that's it.  All  my recommendations for now. :)

The Strip Club

So this past Friday night was my second time in a female strip club.  The place wasnt that great.  Actually, it's the same place as the first time I went.  This place is called Hurricane Betty's.  My first time there I hung out at the bar but this time, the group I was with wanted to sit right in front of the stage.  What an experience I must say!!! Butts were doing all sorts of things (i was impressed with the fact that they could do single butt cheek lifts), boobies were flapping around, dollar bills flying everywhere, guys mesmorized by the strippers, etc.  I always thought strippers (well in MA anyways) weren't allowed to fully show your vagina.  I WAS WRONG!!! They show whatever they want!!! LOL.  And I saw 2 of them.  I also got to see some nipple piercings and even one in the clit! They actually looked kind of cool though I personally would never do it!!! The group I was with even gave me some $1 bills to tip the ladies. At one point, one put her boobies in my face and rubbed it around. haha. I didnt want that to happen but now that it has, I guess it wasn't the worst thing that could've happened!! At least it was one of the hotter girls.  My favorite part of the strip club was watching the guys (and even a girl or two) facial reactions to the strippers! It was hilarious!! Some little kid who was under 21 was trying to flirt with me.  I was like seriously? You little kid are going to try and hit on me, 26 yr old, in a strip club? I don't think so.  It was an interesting night to say the least. I would still go to a girl's stripclub anyday over a guys!! I went to a guy's stripclub when I went to Montreal, Canada for the first time.  I was scarred for life! A man's body part is not very attractive!!!