Getting things off my mind

The beginning of this month started off pretty rough. So much happened, but I'm only going to detail a few aspects of it.

First off, I finished watching a television series that's posted on Netflix called "Ally McBeal". It was sad for me because I rarely watch any t.v. show on actual television or on my computer. Not only that, but also when I grow attached to something and its ending then there's nothing else to look forward to down the road. That's why I try not to finish any series. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons why it sadden me was that its second to last episode was highly depressing to me. It was the episode where the lady wants to file for a divorce, but her original ego doesn't want a divorce. I find it sad because the ending of that episode was sad. Then, after that comes the series finale. Ally leaves the law firm and doesn't end up with any guy at all, not even Larry or Billy, both of whom she loved very much and lost.

Small bumps started to appear on my arm again, but luckily it looks like its going away again. Hope it doesn't appear back again. My eczema on my hand hasn't appeared for a few months. Well, there are a few bumps here and there, but no where near how bad it was last year. Last year, my eczema was so bad that my right hand was bright pink and bumpy. It was very hard not to want to scratch it. When I did scratch it felt incredibly good for the first few minutes and I immediately regretted again afterwards.

I originally planned for a Lake Tahoe trip overnight on August 14th, but I decided to cancel it. The timing wasn't right :(. I been wanting to go again, so I can enjoy ice cream there and play on the beach, but haven't been back this summer.

I don't know why, but I felt that there may not have been a solution to my problem, but at least I can try to escape, which led me to make some solo trips. I made trips to the Arboretum in Davis, Stone Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and Sly Park.

I haven't been to the Arboretum in a while, so it felt nice to walking around and embrace the beauty, wildlife and nature of the Arboretum. While I was walking, I noticed a young boy feed the ducks and I later walked back there and I couldn't believe my eyes. I saw two rats (one black & one grey), a bird, and ducks all together in the same place. I thought it was a unique sighting. I'm pretty the rats noticed me, but they continued eating or looking for food and didn't run away. I didn't take closer photos because I was scared of going any closer to the rats.

The next day, I made a trip to Stone Lake National Wildlife Refuge. I never heard of the place before and discovered it through surfing Yelp. When I wandered around, I was the only one around, so I felt spooky some of the time, especially when I heard hooting and when rabbits ran around. Every time I turned around, there was another rabbit. I also saw a lizard. I also noticed a bird with red spots on both sides. I'm sure there's other bugs and animals there. It was so tranquil there and pretty.

 The last trip I made was to Sly Park. I originally tried to go to Bridal Veils Falls, but I couldn't find it, so I settled for Sly Park. Sly Park was very nice. I loved that you had to past tall trees before you ended up at the beach. I loved the trees too. If only I was able to stay there longer than 15 minutes :(.

I started school last week and I signed up for 3 courses. They seem alright right now, but I'm sure it will be pretty intense soon. Even though, I already have a part time job, volunteer, and going to school my mom wants me to get another job, but I don't think I should. I feel that I already have a lot that I commit to. Not to mention, I still wished I had a full time job. I applied for over 30 last week, so I guess I'm trying my luck with those :/.

Point Reyes Lighthouse

On Monday, me, Xeng, and Stephanie went to Point Reyes National Seashore's lighthouse. It took about 3 hours to get there since it was at the very edge of the Pacific Ocean. On the drive there, I was a cow ranch and was surprised to see one so close to the ocean. I guess it helps blows away the smells.

When we arrived, there was a small parking lot and we had to park there and walk to the lighthouse. The walk to the lighthouse was pretty nice. It had a view of the beach and rock plants. Also, it wasn't too long of a walk.

 While walking to the lighthouse, we noticed a gift shop and also this old fossil!

I noticed this tree and I thought it was so cute!!!

I love the color of the ocean. Although blue isn't my favorite color, I thought it was a beautiful blue color.

Before we came, Xeng warned me that there would be 308 steps to the lighthouse. I was kind of shocked since I didn't expect that. But, we all decided to walk down to the lighthouse regardless.

Walking down to the lighthouse was easy, but walking back up was a bit harder.

Point Reyes Lighthouse was the 1st lighthouse I been to and I found it small and short. I imagine a much taller lighthouse. I don't know if the lighthouse was still in operation or not since it looked pretty old and worn out and there was no lights on.

After checking out the lighthouse, we went back to Sacramento and met up with Kristine at Mo Du Rang Korean restaurant. I like the side dishes there and the appetizer that Xeng ordered. I didn't like the spicy chicken so much though since it was way to big and I didn't like the sauce. I think next time I would just stick with the bulgogi.

First time at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA

I went to Knott's Berry Farm the day after I went to Disneyland. We were there by 10ish and walked there from the hotel. When we first arrived, it was not that crowded. Also, there were 3 Peanuts characters taking photos with guests. I was able to get photos with all three, including one with Snoopy!

The rides at Knott's Berry Farm were much bigger and I would say aimed more towards teens. The first ride I went on at Knott's Berry Farm was a bus that just went up and down slowly, but I was scared throughout the whole ride. I didn't like that is had turbulence and I felt uncomfortable. The next ride we went on was much more chill. It was just a small railroad with honks on them. If I like the feeling of rollercoasters and such I would have gone on more rides.

There were some pretty cool rides. It was too bad that I had to leave early. I wanted to go to the new ride that looked really cool, but the line was way too long. One really cool ride that I went on was through a old gold mine. I thought it was cool seeing how mining was back in the old days. It looked super dangerous. I think my favorite ride there was the boat ride that lets us go down the stream. It was sort of like white water rafting.

I didn't take too many photos while I was at Knott's Berry Farm. I did think that it was cool how each section of the park had different themes, like Camp Snoopy, Ghost Town, and Boardwalk. I was also surprised to see Mexican food there and a Panda Express. I was disappointed when there was this place called Boardwalk BBQ and it had a long line, but the thing that really got me was that the thing on the menu that most resembles BBQ was grilled chicken sandwich.

I remember back in college I was talking with some friends about theme parks and I mentioned how I never been to Disneyland or even heard of Knott's Berry Farm. They said Knott's Berry Farm was better than Disneyland. I think somewhere in between the conversation, I felt kind of embarrassed that I never been to either before and I was wearing pink. I guess it's nice that a few years later, I managed to go to both. Next time, I hope to see a show and go on more fun rides.