nobody on the road, nobody on the beach
Aug. 30th, 2006 06:32 pmYay, I have a story to write! It may be kind of a cliche, but it's at least practice. Here's how it is: Boy meets dragon. Boy befriends dragon. Somebody dies horribly and villagers blame dragon and boy. Villagers try to burn boy, dragon saves boy. Boy later defends dragon when knights come. Boy and/or dragon may or may not die. I haven't decided yet. Hell, I only first thought of this an hour ago. I'm quite sure something very similar has been done before, but I'm going to do it because I feel like it. This kind of thing always happens with a girl anyway. I'll decide whether or not it's worth trying to publish if and when I finish writing it.
I went to the coast today and walked up and down the beach for about an hour. The weather was perfect: sunny but not too warm, and very little wind. And the beach wasn't crowded, and on the dive there I nearly had the road all to myself. Then I headed home.
Or so I thought.
Apparently, you're supposed to take the exit that says Portland/Salem. Whoops.
By the time I figured out I was on the wrong highway, I was halfway to Tillamook. And what a beautiful drive it was. I'll have to go that way next summer when I'm intending to. I stopped in Pacific City after I turned around because I've heard about decent surfing there and I wanted to see the waves. Couldn't find the beach.
Anyway, it was a very nice trip (and my first time driving to the beach alone!). I must do that again next year. More than once if possible.
About my hair: I went to Sally's yesterday to look at hair dyes. First of all, I can't decide what color I really want to do (choices are pink, black, or blue). Also, it looks like an awful lot of work. And if I want anything but black, it's twice as much work because I have to bleach first. I'm too laaaazy. So I got a bottle of spray-on highlighter so I could streak my hair instead. Unfortunately, it's intended for hair of a lighter color than mine and instead of blonde highlights, they're sort of red. But that's okay too. I bought the stuff, I'm going to use it. Dammit.
I went to the coast today and walked up and down the beach for about an hour. The weather was perfect: sunny but not too warm, and very little wind. And the beach wasn't crowded, and on the dive there I nearly had the road all to myself. Then I headed home.
Or so I thought.
Apparently, you're supposed to take the exit that says Portland/Salem. Whoops.
By the time I figured out I was on the wrong highway, I was halfway to Tillamook. And what a beautiful drive it was. I'll have to go that way next summer when I'm intending to. I stopped in Pacific City after I turned around because I've heard about decent surfing there and I wanted to see the waves. Couldn't find the beach.
Anyway, it was a very nice trip (and my first time driving to the beach alone!). I must do that again next year. More than once if possible.
About my hair: I went to Sally's yesterday to look at hair dyes. First of all, I can't decide what color I really want to do (choices are pink, black, or blue). Also, it looks like an awful lot of work. And if I want anything but black, it's twice as much work because I have to bleach first. I'm too laaaazy. So I got a bottle of spray-on highlighter so I could streak my hair instead. Unfortunately, it's intended for hair of a lighter color than mine and instead of blonde highlights, they're sort of red. But that's okay too. I bought the stuff, I'm going to use it. Dammit.
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