Today was a great day.
For anyone who read my last blog entry, this one won't be as long so don't worry because I'm making it reader-friendly. Anyways, today was actually a bit cooler than other days (and not temperature wise, even though it was actually pleasurable weather for a cloudy day).
I ended up falling asleep at 3:30 am last night due to trying to get a cool-looking template up on here, in which I succeeded. I woke up at 9 and my eyes were killing me. Due to my allergies, my eyes discharge this yellowish snot-like things and when I don't get them off, they crust. I ended up having a very crusty left eye (my right eye was fine). I couldn't even open it so I went and hopped in the shower and stood with my face to the shower-head at full blast. It felt good. It felt so good that I actually fell asleep in the shower. I awoke and realized that I had spent way too much time just standing there so I did the typical shower stuff and quickly hopped out. When I came back to my room, I saw that I had taken a 35 minute shower. Oops. I saw that my phone had the weekly Hump Day text from Jesse but I was too busy to end up responding to the joke he had asked a question to. I ended up shoving a poptart into my mouth and washing it down with some OJ then quickly brushing my teeth and busting out of Cornerstone. Luckily I made it on time to my math class, which was the only class that I had to go to today due to one of my professors canceling class because he was celebrating the end of Passover and I simply didn't go to my social psych class.
The day went by as usual that is until I get a text from Dylan saying that Hilary Duff (aka Lizzie) was on campus shooting a movie. Come to think about it, I did see a ton of cables laying around on the grass in front of the building that my math class was in. I decided to ride my bike to Morton and take a look. I noticed that there was a film crew and a ton of equipment but I did not see any one famous, all I saw was that a ton of people were walking through the columns between Leutze and Morton and that a couple of people were shouting 'KEEP WALKING!!'.
I had to get off my bike and walk it through between the columns because I didn't know what was going on. I stumbled to get through until I walked past a blonde girl with a blue dress with flowers on it. It was Lizzie.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am not some crazed Hilary Duff fan but I thought that was neat. I'm not one to drool over celebrities (after all, they are just people) but this was cool since I remember watching her show (yes I'll admit it, I watched Lizzie McGuire).
As I walked past her, the people that were screaming order told everyone to move away because they were done filming that scene with people walking around. I stuck around because I was curious to see how the filming of a movie was done. It was pretty cool but nothing too big. I saw that Daniel Cuthbertson was there, so I went to say hey to him. He was trying to figure out how to zoom in on his phone so that he could take a picture. I remembered that I still had my camera in my bookbag as he was saying that. I took it out and tried to zoom in but sadly this was all I ended up taking a picture of:
Daniel got the idea of walking through Leutze and stepping out the sidedoor to try to see if we could get closer. We went in and it worked haha. So, now there I was 30 feet away from this famous blonde girl who I really couldn't care much for (all I really wanted to do was shout "LIZZIE!!!"). I ended up whipping my camera out and snapping a couple of shots for the people who kept on texting me to take a picture for them. It was a bit cool because I felt like I was a paparazzi (even though those people are the scum of the earth in the entertainment world). I didn't really feel bad that I was one amongst the 30 other people taking pictures of the actors because I thought, 'hey, they are used to it, right?'. The filming came to an end after the little boy actor wouldn't act the scene right, and when the director said it's over, it was over. The stuff was torn down within five minutes but I did manage to get one more picture of Lizzie:
After the Lizzie event, I went back to my dorm to take a nice long nap. After waking up from my nap (with crusty eyes again) I went to eat dinner and it was pretty standard. It is always fun to go eat with my friends because they really do make my life much more enjoyable. After dinner, I chilled in my room for about an hour and a half. I sat in my desk chair for a bit and realized that today had been a pretty tight day (and it wasn't because Lizzie had come to visit). I realized that the weather today was not the best one in the world, yet God can make a clammy and cloudy day seem as beautiful as a sunny day with a high of 75. I thank Him for such hidden beauty that is indescribable at times.
After a while, Fletch picked me up and we went to David's apartment to watch Lost. The episode was interesting but I have seen better ones. It was one of those where you can get distracted half-way into it and still come back and know what's going on. This was the highlight of my day because I came to realize that the friend I have made here at UNCW are amazing. At the beginning of the school year, I prayed to find a close group of friends, like I have back at home, and I knew that it was going to take time and effort from my part but also I had to trust that God was going to put people in my path. It has taken a while but tonight I had an epiphany. I realized that the group of people whom I call my friends were truly capable of holding said title. I am specially grateful for the group of guys that I have met down here (this is not to say that I am trying to downplay the girlies, so don't take it that way, you girlies are the best and you know who you are!). I know that bonds of friendship and brotherhood take time and shared experiences but I know I can count on these guys. I praise God for finally opening my eyes to what He had placed in front of me for the longest time but I was just so blind to see it. I'm really going to miss these people over summer break. All in all, today was one of the better days that I have seen in a while.
Okay so maybe I lied about making this blog entry reader-friendly, but hey, I love writing. I really wanted to major in Journalism but Psychology just clicked better with me. I really miss the days of publishing the beloved Rampant Lines but I am truly happy with my psych powers. They allow me to do crazy stuff like telepathy, force powers and VIP access to Narnia.
Just ask this cat:
Today was a great day.
