Fun Frights: Halloween Haunt

Well, since none of you know, me and a group of my friends went to the Halloween Haunt at King's Island for one of those friend's birthday. To put it simply, I was a tad bit disappointed. Yes, it definitely was a great experience, and very fun, but ir has definitely changes throughout the years. For instance, I remember in 2008 when we went, you couldn't even walk around the park without running into an actor all dressed up! (creepers and stalkers is what they call them there!) This year, you almost had to hunt them down yourself, but I must say the one we happened to find was phenominal and was a slider, meaning he would sprint and slide at your feet, almost tripping you! That was great, but we only found 4 creepers and stalkers altogether! However, even though the walking around wasn't as fun, to me the haunted houses made up for it!

     Altogether, we went into 3 haunted houses: Massacre Manor, The Trail of Terror, and Club Blood. I think my favorite by far was Club Blood, not for scares but just shear enjoyment! They were great at startling us, but I mean, would you be scared of shirtless men with great abs!? I don't think so! Massacre Manor was disappointing to me. My sister, who was in the front, was scared, but I was fourth, so not many people jumped out or anything; if they did, I already saw them up front! But the haunt was very nicely put together and well-run! My favorite one for fear was definitely the Trail of Terror! Imagine trying to walk through a twisted trail deep in the woods, covered in fog! It was fantastic, and the actors definitely did a great job! They interected with us and did a great job at startling and surprising us! I was thoroughly pleased!

      Well, that was our night! It was full of laughs and thrills. However, I can't end this post without talking about at least one of the rides! That's what is so great about Halloween Haunt! Even if you don't like haunted houses and such, then ride the rides! We manages to get through the Diamondback, Vortex, Racers, and The Drop Tower. Now don't think we're chicken for not riding anything else. We have all actually ridden every rollar coaster that place has to offer. The problem is mainly the lines, which some actually came to a 3-hour wait! Overall, it was a fanstastic night and I can't wait for next year! :D However, I think my sister and I are going again in a few weeks and we're going to go through every haunted house! I'll be sure to post about that as soon as we do!

Stress=Insanity

I'm so insane that I can't even spell INSANITY correct!

If you're like me you must be one insane being. I mean I am stressed out by everything: grades, extracurricular activities, friends, fitting in, and, the biggest one, losing weight. Now, I know these little stressors aren't even that severe, compared to most, my problems are nothing but dust in the wind, but don't go around comparing yourself to other; this too leads to, you guessed it, STRESS! Now, I am being entirely hypocritical with that last statement, for I too compare myself to others, but like I've said before, I am one stressed person! Let me tell you something, with all this stress, I am NOT mentally stable! I mean I have outbursts and bipolar actions; I'm a nut case! Witht that being said, let me introduce you to a strategy I have of helping to "control" my stress. Let's say that over vacation I crashed my diet and gained 50 pounds! (this is just a hypothetical situation, it didn't actually happen) I would normally go on a rampage, tearing down Tokyo and breathing fire, roaring with a thunderous voice, but once I've cooled down I begin to think rationally. I say to myself, "Erin, you should be thankful; You had the opportunity to enjoy yourself and obviously was well fed! You're in a very fortunate situation!" Try that the next time you feel like ripping someone else's head off! Just as a warning, it doesn't always work! Sometimes I find myself arguing with myself! But, like I've said, I'm a real nutter!

Changes that Kill

No I'm not making a political statement by this post, and no by killing i don't mean literal murdering. I'm mainly talking about emotional killing, like an even that destroys you're happiness or sense of friendship. Now, we all know that everyone changes in their lifetime, and that as we get older we can develop more of our true personalities. However, there is a degree to which this changing should not excede! Basically, I'm just trying to express my feelings about the loss of a few of my friends, throughout this year. No nothing terrible happened, except they were plagued with what we humans call peer pressure. Now, if the victim is immature, they will then succumb to.....are you ready for this.... conformism, where they will change to an all new person you have never met before! Isn't change great!? To be more realistic, I can't just place the blame on change in general, its the individually inviting the change into their life and utilizing it as they please. Well, I hope this got you thinking, that was my main motive. On a more positive note, it is a beautiful Fall day outside and the sun is shining bright! :)