So I took the about a month and a half or so off from blogging. I had a rough stretch of long work days and the blogging was cutting into my sleeping. One day I came into work utterly sleep deprived and I ALMOST made a disastrous mistake, that would have easily cost me my job(losing a tape). After that inicident I decided to take a break from the blog. My plan now is to blog more frequently but not burn so much time with it.
To summarize from the last entry, after Hartford, I went down to New Jersey where we were filming at the Hindenburg crash site. We were inside this enormous airship hanger that was built to house the Hindenburg.
You can’t really tell by the picture but the building was 12 stories high. One of the nights that we were there, I placed a camera up on the rafters to record a time lapse of the sun setting. Getting up there was a very fun experience. I felt like an acrobat climbing up to do a tight rope act. However, the down side to that was that I had to retrieve the camera once the sun was gone. When people ask me whether I have ever felt scared while working on the show, I can now say I have. Climbing up to the rafters on a rickety old staircase built in 1927 in pitch black was one of the scariest moments of my life. There was a powerful whistling wind that night and when I was at the top I could feel the supports wobbling. I resisted the heavy urge to panic. When your heart beats so hard you can hear it, that’s when you know you’re making a memory. I’ll never forget that.
The big news of October was that my sister Anna got engaged. I was very shocked at the news and could not have been more thrilled. Anna and Robbie go together like knick and knack and I will be anxiously counting the days until their wedding next September.
After the trip to New Jersey, Ghost Hunters had a two week hiatus in between Season 5 and Season 6. During those two weeks I spent time in both New Hampshire and Providence. In New Hampshire I visited my parents, sister, and dog. I went through some boxes of old memorabilia that was in storage. I also got to go swimming with my dog which was a blast. In Providence I spent time visiting with old teachers, coaches, teammates, friends, and enemies. The highlight of the entire break was Halloween. I somehow forgot how much of a madhouse PC is on Halloween. Seeing Eaton Street swarmed with semi-sober costumed individuals is definitely one the peaks of my college experience. The memorable part of the night was that I found a creative solution to two problems I faced. Running out of candy and disposing of my old memorabilia.
I’ll continue the update tomorrow. Right now I need to finish packing my suitcase. Tomorrow I am going to St. John’s in the Virgin Islands with my family for a week. My mom has been planning this trip since last Thanksgiving , and there is a lot of hype surrounding it. We’ve been going to the Virgin Islands once every 4-5 years since I was 3. Aside from Disney World, it is my favorite place in the world. I know this trip will certainly live up to the hype.
My hotel floor smells a lot like Play-Doh. I’m not sure why. It makes me wonder what has gone down on this floor. I’ve stayed on a couple of other floors in this hotel before, no Play-Doh smell. This will stay on my mind for quite some time.
That’s all for now.
-Charlie
Haiku of the Day:
Off to the islands
I have no money to spend
Pirate’s life for me.
Yo Mama Joke of the Day:
Yo Mama is so fat, in order to drive her, you need to get a Class XL drivers license.
