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My crazy crazy summer continues, this time going white water rafting on the Ocoee river with a bunch of the other interns. It was actually organized by the company this time, and there was a lot more instruction than skydiving had. Now I think we're just trying to figure out what other extreme sports we can get in this summer since we seem to be doing everything else. If all else fails there's the old stand by, Extreme Ironing.
It was a lot of fun though, the rafting company supplied us with life vests, a paddle, and a helmet, and our guide was really good. We all got soaking wet, and none of us fell out (purposely at least, we did flip the boat once for fun on a smooth section). They were class 3 and 4 rapids, out of a scale of 6 with 6 being the most dangerous.
Afterwards we went to the Tennessee Aquarium which was really cool as well. They had a big turtle exhibit which I liked, and then we saw a 3D IMAX movie about
the ocean. Not a bad Saturday at all I'd say.
Also last weekend I went to the Huntsville Space and Rocket center for a fund-raiser banquet for the Saturn V rocket they have over there, and go to see Buzz Aldrin (second man ever on the moon) give a speech, which was really cool. He's still very active in promoting space exploration, and they also had the mayor of Huntsville and the governor of Alabama there too. He wants permanent settlements on the moon and Mars, and believe that the future of humanity lies in the vast reaches of space. If only I could be alive to see it. Though... with the world's first manned private spaceflight taking place last week, perhaps that future isn't so far off. It may be quite feasible that by the time I retire, spaceflight won't be uncommon though still very expensive, and that by the time my kids are that age, it may even be affordable to normal people. Of course if I had the money, I'd pay whatever they wanted to be able fly into space. Whoever produces the first commercial regular spaceflights is going to make a fortune.
The full length trailer for Garden State was released online, and it makes me want to see it even more. And not just because it has the hottest celebrity ever, Natalie Portman, in it. And speaking of movies, I've seen a lot of good foreign one's lately, including Im Juli (which my friend recommended to me, it's really good), L' Auberge Espagnol, and the winner of this year's Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, Osama which was really powerful and sad. And I saw the 3rd Harry Potter movie, which was the first one I liked. I LOVE the books, but didn't like the first two movies very much. But the 3rd one doesn't try to cram in every little detail, and so it flows a lot better, and perhaps the new director had something to do with it too. Next on my list to see is Spiderman 2, which has already been getting really good reviews.
This summer has continued to fly by, and shows no signs of getting slower. Work is keeping me busy, and as I get more tasks put on me, it's getting busier. But I enjoy it a lot, and I've learned so much. And then the other interns are a blast, it almost feels like college sometimes because you do your "class and homework" and then you can just hang out and have fun. I still miss college though, only 2 more months!
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