PIR Weekend

PIR: Phoenix International Raceway, every year the quarter midgets are invited to race at PIR. This is one of the most important races of the year, people from all over come to this race. The main event winners get jackets and get to get onstage on the front straightaway of the big track and have your name announced to all the people in the stands. I won two years ago, it was so awesome. I raced last year too but I didn’t do too well. This year I decided not to race (you have to quit when you’re sixteen, but there’s some loophole, but I decided not to race anyway) so I got to wear my jacket and show off. Here’s a summary of the weekend events.

Saturday: Heat Races – CANCELLED
Today was supposed to be heat race day but as you can tell it was cancelled. We left early in the morning and got there about the time they started practice. It was really cloudy and then after awhile it started raining. It stopped and they sent out handlers with brooms to start the track drying process, once all the standing water was pushed off they sent out some Sr. Hondas and a couple 160’s to dry it off as much as possible. They finally had the track dry and all the novices were getting in their cars when it started to rain lightly which turned into hail! It was complete chaos! Everyone was running around pushing cars under easy-ups, tossing tarps over things, and trying to get out of the storm. I was helping Romano push the Fiser underneath the easy-up which was steadily filling with water and started leaking. We took a steering rod and pushed the water off the top of the easy-up but it spilled onto Josh so that plan didn’t work. They had an emergency meeting and decided to give up for the day and run mains tomorrow based entirely on the pill draw. So me and my dad went down into the infield and hung out with Rocco and Steve’s families who had bought RV parking spots down there. When it got too cold we came home.

Sunday: Main Events
Today was entirely main events and a couple of Sr. Honda lower mains because there were so many of them. In the Jr. Novice race Austin was leading until a few terrible restarts sent him to the back, plus he wasn’t really helping by only passing on the upper half of the smallest, roundest track known to man. In Sr. Novice Romano raced my old Fiser, who had gotten me a win in Hvy. Honda two years previous. He was about to pass for the win when he spun out and was sent to the back with only three laps left to go. In Jr. Honda Tyler had the fastest car but got screwed over on the restart and ended up in the crash and the call was on him. He made it all the way back up to third place. So I still remain the only one with a PIR jacket to my name. This year was pretty lame, they didn’t even take the kids out on the track. We spent most of our time at the Bandolero booth with my dad. He invited my worst enemy (Chase) and my replacement (or “stable mate” as my dad likes to call him, Chris) out to the track next weekend. Why did he invite the replacement? I’m gonna be there! He’s only supposed to come when I can’t! My dad wants him to drive the legend, and he wants Tyler to drive the Bandolero. But then there’s nothing left for me to drive. I’ll learn to drive the legend, then my dad will have to let me drive it.

Monday: My Day Off
I stayed home from school today, I don’t feel good and I don’t have my homework done. So staying home was a win-win situation. On the downside I have to miss guard tonight. I think it was a fair trade, but it sucks cause now I have to learn all the work I miss on my own time. I’m a pretty quick learner, it shouldn’t be too hard.

UNWELL

All day
Staring at the ceiling making
Friends with shadows on my wall
All night
I’m hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good
For something

Hold on
I’m feeling like I’m headed for a
Breakdown
I don’t know why

I’m not crazy I’m just a little unwell
I know right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be

See me
Talking to myself in public
And dodging glances on the train
I know
I know they’ve all been talking ‘bout me
I can hear them whisper
And it makes me think there must be something wrong
With me

Out of all the hours thinking
Somehow
I’ve lost my mind

I’m not crazy I’m just a little unwell
I know right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired
I know right now you don’t care
But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
And how I used to be

Talking in my sleep
Pretty soon they’ll come to get meThey’ll be taking me away

Fun Stuff To Do On A Rainy Day

Personal Seizure
http://www.niftyness.com/animal/fun1.htm

Online Pranks
http://www.strangereports.com/

Mc'Donalds Employee Simulator
http://www.conceptlab.com/simulator/

Build A Cow
http://members.tripod.com/~spows/cow.html

Virtual Staring Contest
http://www.staregame.com/

Take Your Photo Online
http://www.monitorcamera.com/

Create A Fart
http://www.createfarts.com/

Take A Crap Online
http://www.crapmachine.com/

Get Relaxed
http://www.getrelaxed.com/

Pop Virtual Bubble Wrap
http://www.snapbubbles.com/

Play The Lemonade Game
http://www.lemonadegame.com/

Make A Virtual Ice Cream Cone
http://www.cybercones.com/

Get A Virtual Makeover
http://www.makeoversolutions.com/

Play MASH Online
http://www.playmash.com/

Build Your Own Superhero
http://www.heromachine.com/

Send Virtual Insults
http://www.virtualinsults.com/

The Memory Test - My Results

How Much Can You Remember?

Jennifer, you remembered 78% of the information in the Memory Test.

But research shows there's a lot you can do to improve your memory. And if you do, it can help you function in more ways than you'd think. There are 6 main types of memory, which help us interpret and store different types of information. You scored highest in reading memory. That kind of memory allows you to interpret the meaning of a reading passage, and store a general sense of it for later use while you continue to read along. If interrupted, you're better able than others to recall what you've just read. This type of skill also makes it easier for you than others to remember specific facts and details that you pick up from reading. But this represents just one of the six categories of memory that keep your mind sharp and allow you to function every day. How well did you do in the other areas? How can you improve your memory to make life easier and keep your brain active? What does the way you process information say about you?

Take this test at: http://web.tickle.com/

Sure-Fire Business Tactics

Hey everyone! Here’s a round-about recap of some sure-fire business tactics written by the amazingly funny author of my blogs namesake “is that a snowflake I smell?”. If you’d like to read the sure-fire business tactics in their entirety here’s the web site address: http://www.niftyness.com/animal/surefire/surefire.php

[ J ] [ E ] [ N ] [ N ] [ I ] [ F ] [ E ] [ R ]

PS. Or just visit http://www.niftyness.com/ for more time wasting fun!

1. Monkeys.
2. Think like a box.
3. Facts about Argentina.

1. Watch out for dirty people, they carry lung diseases.
2. Customers = penguins. (Obesity!)
3. Today is not X-Day. That was yesterday.

1. Scientists love peppermints.
2. You only have two arms, but this may just be temporary.
3. It's cool when people bring up "The Lottery." You should do that more often.

1. Always give me a dollar when I ask for it.
2. Only trade Louisiana for alcohol. Or a magic pony. (Later, you sell the pony meat to prisoners) 3. Only people with working mouth holes should attempt to eat muffins.

1. You live on a lousy block.
2. Blind people hate nails (but love sweet, delicious nail-shaped candy).
3. Neo-vegans hate both ham and bananas.

Bacon is Good

Today was terrible! First I wake up all early cause I thought I had an orthodontist appointment today. So I have like 45 minutes before I have to leave so I start working on my 85 point math assignment (none of which I had done). Then I look up at the clock and see it's 7:05 so I get ready really fast and race to the bus stop, I'm waiting for the bus and check my phone, it's 7:23 (my appointment was at 7:20). I call my mom to tell her I can't make it on time and she tells me it's not till next week. So I hurry home to work on math, but I don't have a key to the house so I have to squeeze through the doggy door. Then five minutes later Daryn shows up to give me a ride to school, I tell her I'll get a ride with my sister cause I need all the extra time to finish my math. But then five minutes after that my sister shows up! I did get my math done, but then I bombed the quiz. For every dance student council makes a movie/skit about the theme of the dance, the coronation theme is Hold My Hand In Candyland. Well Shania was asking people to sing in the movie and me and Lauren are going to sing Lollipop for the pep assembly movie! How cool! Anywho, after school we had 5 hours of guard! And I just got home in time to watch Point Pleasant.

()()() JENNIFER ()()()

-"She's in my stuff! Hey! That's my phone! She ate my phone!"

That Paintballing Episode

So, everyone I think it's definitely time for an update! Saturday was pretty crazy, Daryn dyed my hair (it's now a reddish-brown but you can still see that the tips are lighter than the rest of my hair). It was quite an ordeal, since I've never really dyed my hair before I wasn't sure I wanted to do this. But it washes out in 28 shampoos and I think it looks OK. Then on Sunday we all went out to the track for the first points race of the season, Austin didn't do too well and Tyler pulled off the track and didn't finish the race cause "his breaks weren't working". He's a pansy, I've won some of my best races without brakes. Anywho we spent most of the day singing Afternoon Delight and eating snacks. We got Monday off too so I sat around and watched TV and chatted online. I've made a new friend! Usually when people I don't know IM me I freak out, but this guy was pretty cool. Then we were all gonna to Peter Piper Pizza for the quarter midget meeting and free pizza but we all got kicked out of the meeting room cause a bunch of whiney little kids were getting their soccer pictures taken. So we went to the Firehouse for dinner instead. We had to go back to school today but it was pretty cool cause I got Einstein's Bagels for breakfast. I beat Michael on a bio quiz again! It was great because he was all like "19 out of 25? That's a terrible grade Jennifer" but then when he got his quiz back he only got a 17 out of 25. Lunch was the usual, Heather's still being indifferent cause I don't really like Blake and I'm not to big on some other people lately either. Not Heather or anything, she's still cool most of the time, I mean she'll get over Blake just like every other guy and everything will go back to normal. Laurens date Nathan from homecoming is kinda stalking her and she doesn't really like him. He asked her to go paintballing with him! Isn't that so cool!? I'd go out with him just to go paintballing! I've never done it, it seems like fun. I said we should all go as a group, and do go-karts and laser tag and miniature golf, but Lauren said she didn't want to do anything with him. Oh well, I'll have to find my own boyfriend to do things like that with.

Jennifer

"Whoa Jimmy! Nice camouflage! Where are you trying to blend in, Pottery Barn?"

"Did he just say blindness?"
"Yeah blah, he also said iff'n"

"The green ones make me horny!"

"Wait a minute! There's plenty of time to explain, blah! Gregs place is like 40 minutes away!"

"You're feeling woozy? I've been keeping up with this pill dog for dog!"

"Oh Jimmy, come on! What do you want me to say man? You want me to say that Jack came over here and neutered the pooch and replaced his kabangers with Sammy Davis Jr.'s eyes? Is that what you want me to say?"

YOU WANT ME TO WHAT?!

I just received word that we don't have enough money to take a bus for our winterguard trip to Las Vegas, and Alice wants us to fly! FLY! Can you believe that!? There's no way in hell I'm stepping foot on a plane! I mean, come on, Vegas, it's one state over, don't you think a plane is a bit much? I go to Vegas practically every weekend and I never take a plane! That's right, you can drive to Vegas in little under a day. Plus I don't think we'd be saving any money by flying, you'd still have to rent a van when we get there. This is outrageous! I'm a person! People don't fly! It's just the way things worked out, best not to screw around with nature. People are meant to stay on the ground, let's not tempt fate people.

[ - Jennifer - ]

"Never mind, I'm only half as blind, 'cause I needed more from you"

"Brick, where did you get a hand grenade?"

Today was a pretty so-so day. We finally got to have our pizza party today, Michael ate four slices of pizza! It’s a miracle he’s not as big as a hot air balloon, as much as he eats. We watched Anastasia, that movie has way too much singing in it. Lunch was lunch, and by the end of it I wanted to hang myself. By the time it was over I was actually happy to go to English. Until we got new seats, she separated me from all of my friends! I still sit in the front but now, I don’t even get to sit next to the wall! We listened to some dumb story on tape and I fell asleep. There was a brief moment of funnyness when Miss Rapp took away Gabe’s cell phone and Noah’s driver’s license handbook. But other than that, English sucked. Plus I had guard this morning, I thought Cassidy wasn’t going to come, I wouldn’t have. But time seemed to fly by (maybe because it only lasted an hour). That’s about it, maybe tomorrow will be more exciting. Wait, who am I kidding? It wont be any more exciting. What a lame life I lead.

XOXO – Jennifer

Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast!
Champ Kind: It jumped up a notch!
Ron Burgundy: It did, didn't it?
Brick Tamland: Yeah, I stabbed a man in the heart!
Ron Burgundy: I saw that! Brick killed a guy! Did you throw a trident?
Brick Tamland: Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident!
Ron Burgundy: Brick, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.

"Thanks for breaking glass where my kids play."

It’s Tuesday! Without a Paddle is out on DVD today! I’m going to Target right after school to get it! Then I’ll watch it! Yay! Plus my new CD came in the mail yesterday! Things are looking up, except for guard which sucks as usual. And I’ve got math homework to last me the rest of the year. Gotta run! School starts in like 15 minutes! Yikes! I might be late!

Jenny

"Hey, what's the ball of yarn doing in the fridge?"

Another boring pointless day, another boring pointless post.

::: Jennifer :::

"There is nothing left to say to you, that you wanna hear, that you wanna know. I think I should go, the things I've done are way too shameful."

"Huh?"

The week is finally over! I hate health class, it’s so boring. Today we had dinner at Village Inn, that’s where all the old people go to eat and complain about stuff. The movie Summer Catch was on last night so I watched that and I missed the new episode of Committed (I thought it was gonna be a re-run of the pilot). So that sucks. But I did finally get around to ordering my CD off Target.com, it should be here around Monday. I was supposed to go to Vegas this weekend but my dad called it off cause it was supposed to rain. Not only did it rain, it snowed! I missed out on racing and snow! I’m doubly mad now! I’m supposed to help paint the bathroom tomorrow (did I mention I’m a terrible painter?). Anywho, there’s not much more to write. I’ll update if something exciting happens. Oh yeah, according to the rumor mill, Heather and Blake are an item now. Guess what else?! I just found out that Lauren and the new kid James I met today might go out! Cute!

{ Jennifer }

''You ever have that dream where you're in a play, and it's the middle of the play, and you really don't know your lines, and you kind of don't know the plot?'' – Oz

"Canapé?"

Ok, I won’t lie, it has been awhile since I updated. And to tell you the truth I haven’t even been really busy lately. New Years Eve was pretty uneventful except I got to see Taxi (it was ok, not as funny as I thought it was gonna be, but the fact Jimmy Fallon was in it made up for it). Had to go back to school on Monday, it sucked as was expected. And of course Heather’s back hanging out with Cherisse and has a new obsession named Blake. Too bad he’s a major asshole and totally annoying. Plus I don’t think he’s that much of a looker. Anywho, we’ll have to hear about “Blake-this” and “Blake-that” for about a month till she moves on to someone new. By the way, Heather and Danny broke up and I had nothing to do with it. Almost all of my classes have shrunk extremely! So many people got kicked out or dropped because of grades. We got new seats and now I sit by Michael in Bio so I just might get an acceptable grade this time around! Winterguard has started again, we were supposed to get out at 8:30 last night but I didn’t get home until 9:30! I had homework I had to do! On the other hand, Cherisse announced she’s not going to do colorguard. I’m not sure what I think about that, but then again I think she’s just bluffing. Well, that’s about it. Tomorrow = guard in the morning, pizza party in Bio, and of course Honors English (nuff’ said).

- Jen

“All monkeys are French. You didn't know that?”
“But we know the world didn't end, 'cause...check it out.”
“Nobody deserves mime”
“Forced to wear a binding unitard?”
“Well, on the plus side you killed the bench, which was looking shifty.”
“Just so we're clear, you guys know you're nuts, right?”
“An exciting new obsession. Which I feel makes you very special.”
“Time's up. Rules change.”