Some Random Thoughts

 I've had a lot of thoughts running through my head, and I want to write them down so I can clear my head to make space for silly things, like the next time I get to watch a Senators game on TV.

So I don't know how many of you watch Ghost Hunters, but I do. Lately, I've been watching the second season, so I'm pretty far behind. But I have seen some of the sixth season (the newest season). I heard today that one of the newer ( I think) Ghost Hunters was fired!! Britt Griffith was fired for some things he said in an interview recently (as in the last week, I think). It's weird, because I actually found this whole thing while looking up Paranormal State. Apparently, Syfy doesn't put up with the things Britt said. Good for them. Too bad, though. I liked him. Still, you don't talk like that and get away unscathed. I mean, come on. If you want to know what I'm talking about, from the point of view of a Paranormal State person, read it here: http://www.ryanbuell.net/blog/2010/10/22/my-response-to-britt-griffiths-offensive-remarks.html .

So, on the topic of Ghost Hunters, I'd just like to say, it's been a while since I've been able to watch the show and really enjoy it. Why, you ask? Because in season two, they are missing their "perfect" team. They have had so many problems with old teamates. By about halfway through season four, I think they got their perfect team, which consists of Jason and grant, the lead investigators and co-founders of TAPS (The atlantic Paranormal Society), Steve and Tango, possibly the best bromance I've ever seen in my entire life, and Kris and amy, the only girls on the team, and who work so well together. As far as I know, they haven't had any problems, and I like that. It's much easier to watch a Ghost show and only have to worry about how scared I'll be when I go to bed at night.

Lately, I have found myself interested in Paranormal State. Normally, I find the show terrifying, but after looking up the only two investigators that seem remotely familiar, Ryan and Sergey, I have found myself respecting the pair, and wanting to watch an episode of Paranormal State, to see how the team works together on that show. I know I'll be scared, because that's what that show seems to be all about, is scaring the audience. Unfortunately, I get caught into that. With Ghost Hunters, I feel safer because Jason and Steve are strong, burly guys, and Grant and Tango are the kind of compassionate guys, who are nice and funny to watch. So I'm curious as to how the Paranormal State team works, and how different the two shows are.

Alright. Enough about the Paranormal. Onto a passion of mine that doesn't scare the crap out of me. Cooking!! Lately, I've found myself IN LOVE with making chocolate suckers or candies in moulds. I've made a ton, including a bunch today. It was fun. I've taught myself how if you paint one part of the mould, and let it sit, then put another colour on top of it, they won't mix!! I know, sounds obvious, but I'm just weird like that.

Also, I've been making a bunch of different cookies. Just this and last week, I've made chocolate chip cookies, jam thumbprints, and sugar cookies. I have iced the jam thumbprints, and they look.... odd. The chocolate chip cookies are just normal. With the sugar cookies, I figured out that if I put toppings, like icing sugar or sprinkles into the moulds before I put the dough in, they make a really cool pattern. I got the black dough to sparkle by addnig orange sugar. It was cool. (:

My other big passion is drumming. I'm completely and utterly in love with drumming. Often, you'll see me somewhere, and I'll be tapping on something. If not, my foot will be tapping, or I'll be bobbing my head, or even spinning a pencil. It's become almost a way of life for me. Seriously, I've tried to sit still. It's impossible. I twitch, and then I'll shiver, then I'll either get up, or start tapping. Usually, someone will tell me to stop, or ask me what I'm doing. To be honest, half the time I don't even notice it. I feel bad for people who point it out and ask me to stop, because I'll probably start tapping thirty seconds later. As I'm typing this, I'm bouncing my feet off the chair I'm sitting in. Abuot 50% of the people who notice my tapping will ask me to stop, 35% will ask me why, 10% will give me a weird look, and 5% will join in. At lunch, I've found myself in epic "leg drumming" sessions, where the person sitting beside me, usually one of my guy friends, will tap along with me, then we'll go back and forth until we start to laugh too hard. I think it's amazing though, that the 5% who join in will get weird looks too, but won't stop. Thanks, guys. (:

Haha, sorry about the rambling.

So, if you have read this far, congratulations. You must be dedicated. I know if I go back and read this a year from now, I'll probably skim it.

I'm sorry if I'm boring you by writing so much. I just had a lot on my mind, and when I start writing about something, it usually translates into fifteen hundred other things that I think about, that somehow just slip into my writing.  Heh heh.

Anyway, so this weekend has been a blast so far. It's only Saturday night, and I've made sugar cookies, chocolate pumpkin candy thingers, decorated some cupcakes, and lazed around. Yupp, A BLAST. :P No, the cooking part was. But I hate lazing around. If I could, I'd be outside, hanging out with people and just goofing around. I don't know why I don't, but I just don't.

See you all later.

-Jenn

Vegetable Vampires

Hahaha. I don't really understand the title, because this note is about my fears. Haha.

So, I guess I should start with my first and biggest fear ever. SPIDERS. Yeah.

How many of you can pick up a fake spider, hold one or just look at one and shrug it off? Well, that's good for you. Because I can't. If I go within two feet of a fake spider, I will start to shudder. If I see one down the hall, I will freak out. It's kind of weird. Hallowe'en's the worst for this, because they are EVERYWHERE.

But it's not just the fake ones. If I see a real spider, I will scream, run, stare and point, or call someone over. Yeah. I will freeze up, too. It's sad. Haha.

Here's how you know you have a problem. One day, I was lying on my bed, reading a book. My brother walked in, spoke to me about something, and left. When he left, I heard this weird sratching sort of noise. I looked under my bed, and all around my room. But I never once got up. There was nothing anywhere that I could see. So I went back to reading my book. Then I heard it again. I realized it was coming from in my blankets. It didn't really bother me, because I figured it was going to be something like my foot rubbing against the velcro on my wrist brace, which might have been at the end of my bed. So I reached under my blankets and felt something odd. So I pulled it out and looked at it. It was a remote control tarantula!! I screamed and whipped the thing across my room, and sat up at the same time. There was a crunch and the tarantula was on the ground. My brother walked back in my room and sighed. He thought I broke it. I was hoping I had. But I didn't, sadly. But holy, it scared the crap out of me. I couldn't sleep in my room until I flicked out my blankets three or four times to make sure it wasn't there again. So everytime my brother would take it into some common area, like the kitchen, and show it off, I would run and hide somewhere else.

Yeah, me and spiders don't mix.

I have space/people issues. I can't stand in a group of people and be comfortable unless I'm on the outside. I need to have an escape. If there's a wall behind me, and people standing really close to me, I will start to have a panic attack. It's happened before, mostly at school. Haha. This sucks.

Strangers. Yupp. They scare me. I had a creepy older guy walk up to me one day in Walmart. This is why I will never go into any store alone. He walked up to me, creepily, and asked how I was. I answered him, with my guard up. He asked me if I worked there. I said no. He said, "That's funny. I thought Walmart employees dressed in all black." Of course, I was dressed in all black, but that's just how I chose to dress that day. He said good bye, and walked away. My mom and sister were at the other end of the aisle (the battery aisle) and were watching me. I walked up to them, shaking a bit (I was freaked out) and stayed with them. From that point on during our trip there, I kept seeing him. I was standing in line, waiting to buy something, and my mom pushed me in front of her. The man was behind me in line. So I bought what I was getting. We started to leave, when we realized he was heading in the same direction. We went in the other direction and waited. I was terrified. My sister had found a tambourine she wanted, but didn't have any money for it. I gave her the money for it, because I wanted to stay in the store until I was sure the man was gone. My mom called my dad and told him what had happened. When we got out into the parking lot, we unloaded the car and got in. My mom went to put the cart away, and I started to cry in the backseat. I don't know why I was so scared. It was just one of those, "I don't like this guy, get away from me" feelings. My mom looked into the car, smiled at me, then realized I was crying. She gave me a hug, told me it would be alright, and drove home. When we got home, I practically flew out of the car and hugged my dad. He told me I was alright, and that I was safe.

Yeah. I'm a freak. Haha. My fears are pretty silly, I know. But there are more. I'll only share with you my other biggest fear.

Claustrophobia. I can't be in small spaces for too long without panicking. I find myself being scared in public washrooms. Also, if I can't get out of somewhere, I really start to panic. So, yeah. Haha.

Thanks for listening to my fears. :P

Yupp.

That's it, for now.

Thanks for reading,

don't forget to smile. (:

-Jiffypop


P.S. I don't know why, but whenever I'm writing something like these long note thingers, I like to listen to piano music. You should listen to it. It's awesome. These songs are by Grant Wilson, from the Syfy show, Ghost Hunters. http://www.myspace.com/grantwilsonpiano

Introducing Me

Hey, and thanks for checking out my blog!! Much appreciated.

I'm Jenn, and I'm a teenager with a lot of thoughts I like to write down. It helps me keep my "sanity" in check. Haha. Anyway, I'm not going to say much about me right now, because you'll learn about me in my posts. Happy reading!!

-Jiffypop

P.S. Jiffypop is a nickname my best friend, April, gave to me.