Invisifish!

This is a really short post because it's just an update.

Scroll allllllllll the way down to the bottom of my blog page.... and there you will find a little surprise:)

IT'S A VIRTUAL FISH TANK! Sorry.... I ruined the surprise. But I was so excited when I got it! If you put your mouse over the tank, the fish will come to you, and if you click in the tank, you can feed them! How exciting is that!?!? There are ten of them. One of them is white so you can't really see it unless you tilt your computer screen. I think I will name that one "Invisifish" because it's basically invisible. Feel free to become distracted by my new virtual fish tank. Mwahahaha!

Also, I'm thinking about changing my blog's title soon. I just feel like "Alison's Blog" is so.... I don't know.... boring. We shall see:)

A Sneak Preview of 2012

Today I got a sneak preview of the end of the world... it was weird. I did not like it.
*Note: my thoughts/writing is kinda scattered because my head still kinda hurts and it's hard to concentrate right now.

I woke up at 12 pm to howling wind outside. I felt extremely hot and my head was pounding like a spirit drum. I had a fever and a massive headache. I kinda just laid in my bed thinking about how much my head hurt and how I did not have any meds with me to help this problem. I also thought about my dream. I didn't really remember much of it, but I think it had something to do with skiing and Justin Bieber. Maybe I had Bieber fever and thats why I felt sick;)

Anyway, I didn't really feel like dealing with people, or going out to brunch, so I got dressed (dressed meaning putting on a sweatshirt and jeans) washed my face, brushed my teeth and tied my hair up. I then went to walk over to one of the grab and go places for food so I could just bring it back to my room and relax. Going outside was not fun because my body decided today would be a great day to be a drama queen. My head pounded with every step, the sun was too bright for my eyes, and the wind was freakin' cold as ice against my face.

But then I realized that it was the end of the world.

The first thing I noticed was the smell. There was a strong smell of smoke. Like so strong that for a minute I thought my dorm was on fire. Then I noticed the sky. It was pink and orange.... and foggy. I was really bewildered because it was almost 1 in the afternoon and the sky was not supposed to be pink. Pink skies are for sunsets. And the fog was just weird. I put two and two together pretty quickly though. The fog was actually smoke and thats why it smelled like smoke everywhere. But I was still confused as to why the entire sky at JMU was smoky. And I couldn't figure out why nobody else seemed worried about this minor detail that could totally effect the rest of our lives. I mean, COME ON PEOPLE! The sky looks like fire and it even smells like fire and no one else is showing concern? It was also extremely windy. Like the kind of wind that pushes on you and actually prevents you from walking in a straight line. The wind started to make me angry. My head was throbbing, the sky was on fire, and the wind was pushing on me. And then I hear, "YEAH JMU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" right. in. my. ear. I scowled at the boy who just yelled before I realized that there was multiple tour groups next to me.

So picture this: I have just woken up, I am wearing absolutely NO make-up, I am looking at the sky with a very confused look on my face, I am walking like a drunk person because of the wind, and I am scowling at a friendly and spirited JMU student..... the touring students are definitely going to want to come here after seeing me.

Once I get my food and get safely back in my dorm I check TV Guide on my computer to see what's on, and a pop-up pops up. It said, "If you were to die today, who would take care of your family?" and it had this picture of a girl crying over a grave stone. Wow. *nervous laugh* that's ironic because it feels like the end of the world to me. I proceed to turn on the T.V only to hear an emergency message that there are extreme wind conditions, it is unnaturally dry outside, and there are many wild fires in the area so use caution. Uhhhhhhhh.... okay. So, basically you're telling me that it IS indeed the end of the world. Awesome.

Aliens and Weapons

Let me explain…

Aliens and Weapons is the best game in the world! I played it with IV large group in a giant building called Memorial Hall. There are 3 groups: The aliens (about 8 people), the weapons (about 3 people), and the humans (everyone else, so about 50+ people). First, the humans all go into a room and wait for the aliens to hide all the weapons. Then, the aliens come back to the lobby area and give the humans 1 minute to spread out and look for the weapons before the aliens are also allowed to run free. The point of the game is to tag people so they are out. If an alien tags a human, then the human is out. But, if a human has a weapon, they (and anyone touching the weapon) are safe. And if a human who has a weapon tags an alien, then the alien is out. So basically, the aliens try to tag the humans and get them out before the humans find all the weapons and tag all the aliens out.

I was a human for the first 2 rounds. Being a human isn’t anything special, but it is a lot of random sprinting. You’ll be walking around with a random group (I usually tried to stay with guys because they were good shields) and all of the sudden, someone will see an alien... and then it becomes survival of the fastest. Everyone will turn and run and if you are the slowest in the group, you will probably get tagged out. Wasn’t too much of a problem for me since I’m a runner. The first time I got out, I was acting as bait... and it worked so I consider it a good sacrifice:)

The third round was the most fun. I was a weapon for this round so I had to be hidden in the beginning of the game. The aliens decided to hide me down this dark office hallway in a box. Yes. IN a BOX. I wasn't supposed to make any noise so I thought I would never be found. But I was wrong. This nice girl and guy found me within the first few minutes of the game. And then it was full out sprinting around the building looking for aliens and saving humans. The stairs were always the hardest. I slipped a few times and flat out fell down them one time. I hit the wall a few times too. I quickly found out it’s hard to make a 90-degree turn while sprinting as fast as you can. But it’s totally worth every fall, collision, and bruise. I still have a battle wound….

Another thing that’s great about being a weapon is that you kinda feel like a hero. There was one point where I was running around with some humans and we were looking for aliens. We went down this hallway and heared someone yelling so we went towards the noise. I turned out to be J-Bear (nickname for one of the large group leader guys) who was cornered by two aliens.

The next part I wish I could’ve seen in slow motion with that “Chariots of Fire” theme song playing. The human and I come racing around the corner and tag one of the aliens. We then head for the other one as he turns on his heels to run away. As we pass J-Bear, I can see the look of relief on his face and as we run away, he calls out “Thank you for saving my life!”  I seriously felt like a hero at that moment. You’re Welcome J-Bear.

This is a real game. And it makes you really sore the next day.

But would I do it again?

Yes! In a heartbeat.