The World of Coke.

Today, my family from Jersey decided to take a trip to Atlanta, Georgia (it's only a 3 hour drive). I tagged along in hopes of getting one last hurrah in before school tomorrow. The World Of Coke is surprisingly awesome. However, I do not recomend doing acid then going there (not from personal expirence), the exhibit centered around the secret formula was trippy. Not only were there projections, cameras everywhere, and strange whispering sounds. It made me feel quite uncomfortable, but sometimes I'm just a scaredy-cat. Theodore "Pop-Culture" exhibit was amazing. I guess I never realized how influential a soda could be. The museum had the original advertising posters from the 50's. My father said the museum would have been a "[antique] picker's heaven". I do have to say that my favorite exhibit had to be the Coke tasting room. It was fantastic! I tried Coke products from Africa, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America! Some of the tastes weren't expected, like the "Beverly" from Italy.
I tried every flavor there, because even if you didn't fancy the taste, you still tried it and made the memory. We spent about 30 minutes in the gift shop, but I don't mind because my aunt and uncle bought me a cute shirt (which I'm probably going to wear tomorrow on the first day of school). After The World of Coke we went to The Atlanta Underground (which is a pain to get to, we got lost. Twice.). Atlanta's Underground is similar to a market place or a shopping mall with a lot of kiosks. I was quite worried the whole time because there were so many people who appeared to be nafarious, it was a sketchy place. According to my uncle and father the area had really cleaned up since they were here in the late 70's/early 80's. We ate at this little restaurant called "The Georgia Peach", they had amazing southern food (better than my Mama's). I didn't even care the location of the restaurant once food hit the table. It was seriously some of the best food I have ever had. Overall, I think the last hurrah to my summer was quite a sucess, I've definately made some great memories today!

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Salon Express: A Review of Sorts.

Two days ago, my aunt and I went to CVS to get some nail polish and the Salon Express. I was a bit weary to spend $10 on something that might not work, we all know how those "As Seen on TV" products work, you buy it, use it once, and it's not as good as advertised. So I looked at reviews of the Salon Express, and most seemed positive so I gave it a chance, and I LOVE IT. I'm a huge nail fanatic, I love doing my own nails and other people's. Example of my aunt's nails I did is below. They are pink and zebra stripes. I'm not that bad for not having the proper brushes and polishes. So, as I said in my last post my sister Lisa, and my niece Miriam are visiting for the weekend. Since Miriam is the ultimate girly-girl, we had to do nails! She went nuts over the Salon Express! Its well designed with a two sided stamp, a small side (for little nails and precise placement) and the larger stamp (for full nail designs). The only downside I have found is the scraper tool actually scrapes the design plates (a old gift card works way better). Also, the nail polish you apply to the plates needs to be thick (I use the Art Deco brand from Dollar General). The kit comes with 5 design plates with such cute designs for all ages. Over all, I would give the Salon Express a 8 of 10 because sometimes it doesn't  pick up the whole pattern, but it's even easy to do with your non-dominant hand, which is almost everyone's problem when painting nails. It's totally worth the $10 you spend! So go and be proud that you can get such chic nails at home and cheaper than the salon by far!

The Salon Express in the packaging you'll see in stores.

My aunt's nails I did before I owned the Salon Express.

My thumb after stamping it.

My matching toes.

Miriam's butterfly on her thumb, it's even good for little fingers!

It's Family Time!

So, my 28 year old sister and my 4 year old niece arrived at my house yesterday around 10 pm. My niece is the cutest thing ever, she likes to watch movies while she goes to sleep, so we browsed Netflix for Kids last night, until she saw the "Rugrats" (great taste, if I do say so myself). As we watched the episode she picked, it rehashed so many memories from when I was her age. Also, it reminded me of my favorite "Rugrats" episode 2 season 2, "Meet the Carmichaels". I don't know why but all the different shapes of jellos really mesmerized me. But as I type this, I'm watching the VHS version of  "101 Dalmatians", another classic of my youth. My niece has great taste in shows and movies so far, but I would have rather watched "Tarzan" but when she makes up her mind, there's no going back. Sometimes, I reflect on my childhood and how the only thing I wanted more than a "Barbie Jeep" (the one you could actually drive around), was to be a "grown up". I now regret having grown up so fast, being older SUCKS. I may only be 15, but I do understand all the money it takes to maintain a house; there's rent, water, power, food, gas, shower curtains, dishes, toiletries, cable, clothing, and so many other random expenses that could pop up at any moment. Being an adult seems scary! Its not rainbows, butterflies, and lollipops; it's hospital bills, long hours at work, and feeding yourself with Ramen Noodles every meal  because you don't have money for food because you spent your whole paycheck on housing bills. I only have 3 years of high school left. You guys, I'm growing up way too fast! Can't I just turn 16 and stay 16 forever?

My Headaches

And no, I'm not talking about a person (although, I know quite a few people that could be considered the source of my headaches). Anyways... Headaches are quite fascinating, painful, but fascinating. There are several varieties of headaches (150 different headache categories to be exact). One of the most common headaches is the tension headache; which can be described as a the scalp muscles or the neck muscles contract and feel as if there is a tightening band wrapped around your head. Tension headaches can be "episodic" which means they happen less than 15 times a month, or "chronic" more than 15 times a month. These headaches can actually last days (trust me). Okay, next type of headache is the dreaded *cue scary music* MIGRAINE. This type of headache is the reason I started writing this (I go to a neurologist because of my frequent migraines and I'm currently suffering from one). Science hasn't found the exact reason these headaches happen or why they are triggered by bright lights, strong odors, and loud sounds. Migraines can be inherited because of "abnormalities in certain parts of the brain". The pain is described as "throbbing, or pounding". These headaches can be hours to three days. Some of the side effects are nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dizziness, blurred vision, and it can cause a person to become pale. If you have migraines 4 or more times a month, go see a neurologist, they work wonders! Now on to cluster headaches, although they aren't as common, they still affect about 0.1% (doesn't sound like a lot, but it's actually 7,000,000 people). Usually this headache originates behind one eye or around the eyes, but doesn't really "move around" (what I mean by that is it doesn't start in the right then migrate to the temples). They call them "cluster" headaches because it has a "characteristic grouping of attacks". You might get these headaches often then one day you seemed cured or as if you went into remission, but sadly this might not be so. These headache can attack every day the seem to disappear, then like an unwelcome house guest, pop up months or even years later. The final headache I will educate you on is the sinus headache. These are commonly linked with sinus infections. The pain is deep and constant in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead. There are a few symptoms that are coupled with sinus headaches; stuffy/runny nose, clogged ears, excess phlegm in the throat, swelling of the face, and sometimes a fever. If you're experiencing headaches often, you might want to look into finding a doctor, and maybe one day you might stumble into my (future) office.

Shark Week?

This is my second post today, is that a blogging "no-no"? Oh well, I have a lot to say. Okay let's go. Shark Week. I'm rather terrified of sharks to be honest, "Jaws" really messed me up. I understand they're beautiful, but the only way I want to be around a shark is if it is behind aquarium walls, thick acrylic, bullet proof plexiglass sort of deal. I watched a whole show about survivors of shark attacks yesterday. They said on average 5 people are bitten a year, but this seems a bit wrong since they were talking about the "rogue shark theory" and 5 people were torn apart in a span of about a week around Egypt (if I remember right). To make my fear worse, we bought a Timeshare in the shark bite capital of the world, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. I usually stay in the pool. The one time I actually got in the ocean a friend's little brother scared me (he went behind me, went under the water and grabbed my leg. I screamed like a little baby). I just remember thinking "This is how I'm going to die." morbid right? But back to how pretty sharks are. They're gorgeous, and people are poaching them for dorsal fin soup. Sometimes fisherman are trying to trap bigger fish like sable fish or marlin in net traps or something they call "long lines", but they get sharks instead and kill them. Reproductive and growth rates for sharks are slow causing them to become vulnerable to over fishing. Come on people, is dorsal fin soup really worth killing off the majestic shark? I want my grandchildren to be able to see a shark in real life, not in a book because they are extinct. Save the Sharks! (And polar bears, save them too!)

Reasons Behind the Blog.

So, I was watching this random movie on Netflix called "Archie's Final Project". I actually really enjoyed it. The main plot is this kid loves to video anything and everything, he's in his high school's film making class and his teacher is asking around to see what each student is doing for their final film project. Archie decided he was going to document his whole life up until his final project, his suicide. Needless to say, I got a tad emotional during this movie. The whole movie I was thinking "This kid has something. What do I have that I always do? Music? No. Art? No. Writing? YES." So that started me on a mad dash to find the best free blog site. Google and Dylan (who also blogs) lead me here. I hope you enjoy as I post random things. Also I'll post the imdb link the film, I suggest it to teenagers 13+, it does have some foul language and it also deals with a very serious and depressing topic.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492896/