You cannot comprehend how excited this place makes me. All the local dairies and creameries are closing down, but now one pops up! OH DEAR LORD. I'm seriously in love, seriously.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Local Ice Cream
I'm not a huge ice cream person. I don't care one way or the other if it's in my freezer. That being said, I will never pass up an ice cream run to somewhere local, with real, good ice cream. It has recently come to my attention that within the past year this new place less than a mile from my house has popped up. They sell GOOD ice cream. They sell Nelson's ice cream... made at a real dairy, really nearby. My favorite is an espresso one (and I don't even like coffee) that has these chocolate covered crunchy things in it (dude, i don't even know what they are.) It is amazing. Perfectly creamy and it doesn't taste like it's been sitting in a freezer truck for a long period of time. It tastes good, and not chemically, which is always a win for me.
Less chemical crap = happier Kriss.
You cannot comprehend how excited this place makes me. All the local dairies and creameries are closing down, but now one pops up! OH DEAR LORD. I'm seriously in love, seriously.
You cannot comprehend how excited this place makes me. All the local dairies and creameries are closing down, but now one pops up! OH DEAR LORD. I'm seriously in love, seriously.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Embrace Your Geekness Day
I'd like to make it known that while I refer to myself as a geek, I'm more of a geek poser. I know, I'm terrible. What I mean is that I have a twitter, facebook, netflix subscription, formspring, defunct myspace, Youtube channel, and now a blog. Whoopdeedoo. I'm not particularly amazing at manipulating ANY of these, so I hesitate to call myself a true internet geek.
I'm certainly not a movie geek, unless you count me seeing every Adam Sandler movie in existence.... No, I didn't think that'd count either.
I used to be a music geek. I mean a hard-core marching band loving freak of nature. I played keyboard percussion in high school (and this past winter as part of a competitive group, too, called Rapidfire) and in the winter for concert band, I played what could be known as one of the geekiest instruments possible... the Bass Clarinet. Oh god, do I love that thing. The Bass Clarinet is an absolutely beautiful instrument and if you ever get the chance to listen to one solo, do it. DO IT. I don't think it should even be referred to as a clarinet. The only similarity is the body and construction of the instrument. The sound is creates and the technique used to play is totally different. It's seriously an amazing thing.
I can't really call myself a music geek anymore, though. I haven't played my bass clarinet in almost a year...
I was a theatre geek for a long time too. I entered the strange world of children's theatre when I was 10 years old and became obsessed with performing arts. I mean, I did it all. I sang, acted, danced, stage managed, built sets and dabbled in directing. Unfortunately, I never made it past community theatre, and like most people, I need something during the day to support my habit. However, my current job makes doing a show impossible. I'm somewhat bitter and waiting for my day to jump back in to the scene.
So what kind of geek am I? Note, they only video game I play is Halo and I suck.
I'm not a specific geek, I guess. I like what I like. I do some things that most people don't get to do, and a lot of things that people don't understand. I'm Kriss, the watered-down geek... And I'm fine with that.
Happy Belated Embrace Your Geekness Day,
Krissy
P.S. I'm obsessing over this song right now.
I'm certainly not a movie geek, unless you count me seeing every Adam Sandler movie in existence.... No, I didn't think that'd count either.
I used to be a music geek. I mean a hard-core marching band loving freak of nature. I played keyboard percussion in high school (and this past winter as part of a competitive group, too, called Rapidfire) and in the winter for concert band, I played what could be known as one of the geekiest instruments possible... the Bass Clarinet. Oh god, do I love that thing. The Bass Clarinet is an absolutely beautiful instrument and if you ever get the chance to listen to one solo, do it. DO IT. I don't think it should even be referred to as a clarinet. The only similarity is the body and construction of the instrument. The sound is creates and the technique used to play is totally different. It's seriously an amazing thing.
I can't really call myself a music geek anymore, though. I haven't played my bass clarinet in almost a year...
I was a theatre geek for a long time too. I entered the strange world of children's theatre when I was 10 years old and became obsessed with performing arts. I mean, I did it all. I sang, acted, danced, stage managed, built sets and dabbled in directing. Unfortunately, I never made it past community theatre, and like most people, I need something during the day to support my habit. However, my current job makes doing a show impossible. I'm somewhat bitter and waiting for my day to jump back in to the scene.
So what kind of geek am I? Note, they only video game I play is Halo and I suck.
I'm not a specific geek, I guess. I like what I like. I do some things that most people don't get to do, and a lot of things that people don't understand. I'm Kriss, the watered-down geek... And I'm fine with that.
Happy Belated Embrace Your Geekness Day,
Krissy
P.S. I'm obsessing over this song right now.
Friday, July 9, 2010
The View From Up Here
My city is sort of built into the side of a mountain; the whole thing slopes upward. At the top of the mountain, we have a bright red Pagoda. Tonight, my best friend got together as we usually do. We usually go to a diner or to Applebee's if we're going out, but this evening I drove right through the road to both of them. We drove around the city a bit, which I honestly love doing.
Reading's not huge like Philly, and there's not much to look at, but I love seeing what there IS. The bars lit up, people roaming around... For whatever reason, I like it. Being there calms me. It's a little attempt at being urban, but not 100% there. I love seeing how the people live when it's warm outside, even the old men sitting on front stoops with no shirt on. It's all just life.
Anyway, we ended up going to Applebee's, just a different one from our usual. Got decent food, ordered dessert (because why the hell not, right?) and had a gorgeous waiter. Dandy.
On the way home, instead of taking the highway, I drove back through the city... and then took a turn to go up the mountain. I'd been thinking about it since I picked her up earlier in the evening, but didn't say anything because I try (*try*) to be somewhat passive in activity-deciding. We started up the mountain, and it actually took her a little bit to ask what the heck we were doing. She told me she'd never been to the Pagoda, so I decided now was a fine time to take her.
Hey, we were in the area anyway.
There were other people at the Pagoda, so I felt better about dragging my best friend to the top of a mountain at midnight just to look at some lights. I could tell she was still a little apprehensive, but then we went up to the edge of the parking lot and saw the view. All apprehension disappeared and it was amazing. Looking down on the city and seeing all the lights brought on a feeling of awe, almost. Staring at it took me into a sort of transcendence that I don't usually feel. It was incredibly beautiful, peaceful. I'd been up there once before, but I didn't remember feeling so awestruck. It was truly satisfying to see, and I still can't get over it a few hours later.
My advice? If you live in such an area where a look out like this is possible, GO. Go right now, while it's dark outside. I bet you won't look at your town the same way either.
Here's some pictures taken with my friend's blackberry. They're not great, but you get the gist.
Reading's not huge like Philly, and there's not much to look at, but I love seeing what there IS. The bars lit up, people roaming around... For whatever reason, I like it. Being there calms me. It's a little attempt at being urban, but not 100% there. I love seeing how the people live when it's warm outside, even the old men sitting on front stoops with no shirt on. It's all just life.
Anyway, we ended up going to Applebee's, just a different one from our usual. Got decent food, ordered dessert (because why the hell not, right?) and had a gorgeous waiter. Dandy.
On the way home, instead of taking the highway, I drove back through the city... and then took a turn to go up the mountain. I'd been thinking about it since I picked her up earlier in the evening, but didn't say anything because I try (*try*) to be somewhat passive in activity-deciding. We started up the mountain, and it actually took her a little bit to ask what the heck we were doing. She told me she'd never been to the Pagoda, so I decided now was a fine time to take her.
Hey, we were in the area anyway.
There were other people at the Pagoda, so I felt better about dragging my best friend to the top of a mountain at midnight just to look at some lights. I could tell she was still a little apprehensive, but then we went up to the edge of the parking lot and saw the view. All apprehension disappeared and it was amazing. Looking down on the city and seeing all the lights brought on a feeling of awe, almost. Staring at it took me into a sort of transcendence that I don't usually feel. It was incredibly beautiful, peaceful. I'd been up there once before, but I didn't remember feeling so awestruck. It was truly satisfying to see, and I still can't get over it a few hours later.
My advice? If you live in such an area where a look out like this is possible, GO. Go right now, while it's dark outside. I bet you won't look at your town the same way either.
Here's some pictures taken with my friend's blackberry. They're not great, but you get the gist.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
The Grand Introduction
Hello! I'd like to thank you for visiting my little page here. To be honest with you, I'm still not sure what the general theme of this blog is going to be. I've had tons of ideas swirling around in my head for quite some time now. Will any of them come to fruition? Maybe.
For starters, let me tell you who I am. My name's Kriss. I'm from a small satellite city outside Philadelphia called Reading, Pennsylvania. We have minor league baseball and an ECHL team, so maybe we're not THAT small. I love where I live because I have access to so many different places. I'm about 40 minutes outside Philly, a little less than 2 hours from NYC and a little over 2 hours from Washington D.C. yet I'm just a 10 minute drive to tons of Amish farmland.
I'm a student and I work two jobs. I can't really talk about where I go to school, because I'm still confused about what I want to do in that regard, but for now I'm in community college. My first part time job is at a Bath and Body Works outlet. I love working at B&BW, seriously. My other job, and probably the more fun job, is rolling pretzels at an Auntie Anne's inside a farmers market. Yes, rolling means that I make the pretzels. It's so fun, except for getting stage fright when small children come press their faces up against the glass to watch you. Yeah.
The reason I've created this is pretty much just because I like to talk... a lot. I'd like to have a place where I can post the random things in life that make me smile... so why not make a blog?
That makes sense, right?
That's about all I have for now. You may notice that I post at crazy hours. I'm an extreme night owl, so that'll happen.
Happy 4th of July!
Love and Happy Things,
Kriss
For starters, let me tell you who I am. My name's Kriss. I'm from a small satellite city outside Philadelphia called Reading, Pennsylvania. We have minor league baseball and an ECHL team, so maybe we're not THAT small. I love where I live because I have access to so many different places. I'm about 40 minutes outside Philly, a little less than 2 hours from NYC and a little over 2 hours from Washington D.C. yet I'm just a 10 minute drive to tons of Amish farmland.
I'm a student and I work two jobs. I can't really talk about where I go to school, because I'm still confused about what I want to do in that regard, but for now I'm in community college. My first part time job is at a Bath and Body Works outlet. I love working at B&BW, seriously. My other job, and probably the more fun job, is rolling pretzels at an Auntie Anne's inside a farmers market. Yes, rolling means that I make the pretzels. It's so fun, except for getting stage fright when small children come press their faces up against the glass to watch you. Yeah.
The reason I've created this is pretty much just because I like to talk... a lot. I'd like to have a place where I can post the random things in life that make me smile... so why not make a blog?
That makes sense, right?
That's about all I have for now. You may notice that I post at crazy hours. I'm an extreme night owl, so that'll happen.
Happy 4th of July!
Love and Happy Things,
Kriss
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