You know I don't like goodbyes. See you later!

This goodbye is proving to be much more difficult then any other before.

High school was easy.
Cineplex Odeon was (beyond) easy.
Even moving away from home was easier than this.

I never imagined I would be so sad leaving this job after only 3 months... Actually, I hate the job. It's the people that are making this so stinking difficult. I left last year, no problem. I haven't even seen anyone from Canada's Wonderland since my last day there. There have been a few facebook messages and some tweets exchanged, but nothing that gave me a desire to hang out again.

Today was my last day at Calypso and I just don't want to leave them yet. Sure, I was done with the patrons, the labor law confusions and the pure stupidness that happened on a day to day basis. But the friendships I've made with these people are shockingly strong. (It has only been 3 months!) They're honestly some of the nicest people I know. It was actually just a breath of fresh air to have met them.

They've been so fun and made being at work bearable. They also laugh at all my jokes, which makes me ridiculously happy. I love when people find me funny. I remember one day I was stuck at the bottom of Accelerators with Amy, and it was just pouring rain, like borderline torrential downpour. For some reason, I thought it would be brilliant to just start throwing tubes all over the place. Now, these aren't just some single or two man tubes. Oh no. These are four man tubes. They are some next level sized tubes. And I was just pitching them and screaming like a mad woman. Amy was bent over laughing so hard and I had tears in my eyes. These moments are what made my summer absolutely magical. Then throw in some cliff jumping, wings, Backstreet Boys, winks & blinks and movie nights.

It has been so great and I'm really sad to be packing up and leaving.

I'm not worried though. We all know that age old saying... Friends who save together, stay together.

My Favourite Painter

Last night when I got home from work, I laid in bed. Like I always do, and went on stumble upon. This is one of my favourite websites. Why? A) Because it's freaking hilarious and the source of MANY funny friday posts. B) Because I find beautiful photography that is so inspiring - I am a closet photography nerd. C) Because I am bored easily. 

I found this last night and I think I have watched it approximately 20 trillion times. Ball park.

Since I've moved to Ottawa, I have noticed the sky so much more. Maybe it's because it's not in the city and there's really nothing to look at on the ground. Maybe it's because I'm working at the top of towers where I can actually look as far as the eye can see. Usually, it'll be trees, trees and more trees and then this beautiful sky. It amazes me every day. I wish I had a camera everywhere I went because the sky is just so beautiful.

Without further adieu, the video that amazes me.

God must be a painter, because he uses so many colours. - Quoted from A Beautiful Mind.

I may be a little concussed...

I probably had one of the most exciting rescues ever today. (Personal best guys, don't judge me.) Now, you have to watch the video below to understand the story.

Yes, this is where I work. It is NOT as awesome as it looks... ANYWAYS. There I was, at the top of the slide, doing my usual thing.

Go. Go. Go. Go. NO! You wait. Okay... Go now. Go. Go. Fat person in the back. Take your sunglasses off... Go.

Then my coworker came over and said to me; "Julie, they're stuck." I look to the orange slide where she's pointing and I literally see nothing. This slide looks freakin' empty. I'm thinking she's probably on drugs, but I go and look anyways. Of course, three little kids are sitting in the tube after the first bump on the slide. (Refer back to video.) I radio my supervisor and ask what to do... Really, I knew what to do. I just really didn't want to have to do that...

I was instructed to...
1) Sit on my bum.
2) Slide down slowly to the stuck tube.
3) Push the tube down the slide.
4) Wait for slide to be clear before continuing down to the bottom of the slide.

Easy enough, right?

What ended up happening was that I sat on my butt (in a slide made for tubes... AH) and slid down to where the kids were stranded. As I slid down the first bump, I put my body in a star shape to try to stop myself from completely ramming into these kids. This proved to be an ineffective tactic when my body slid under the tube that had three little bodies inside. As I slid under the tube, I hit my head on the slide, immobilized the "stuck tube" and was now being suffocated/hurtled to my bumpy death. I immediately reached to the back of the tube and slid it back over my body so that I could breath. Then I saw that I was going down the slide with these kids whether I wanted to or not. So, I did what any trained professional would do, I held onto that tube for dear life.

Then I ran back up to the top of the ride where I was supposed to be working... 160 stairs. I was so out of breath and then when I finally got to the top my brain felt as though it would erupt like Mount Saint Helens. I was kind of freaking out because honestly, I could have been concussed and I would have just gone back to work without thinking twice. So, I may be a little concussed from my day's work. Hopefully I don't die in my sleep tonight, or fall into a coma.

Pray for me!

Saving the world, one migraine at a time.