No, this is not a list of what television provides as entertainment (well, maybe it is). This is what i found fitting for the title of my post about my week at the senior citizen activity center... you read correctly... senior citizens.
I have been volunteering at a senior activity center this past week to complete my service hours. I have discovered that these senior citizens, who are more than likely just like our grandparents, live secret lives that we don't know about. Not only that, but they have discovered a way to be younger than ever: just act younger.
On my first day, as I sat clipping coupons (kudos to those of you who cut coupons regularly), i had a chance to overhear a conversation of four seniors (2 guys, 2 girls). Now, let me jsut set this up a bit. When these four walked into the place, i immediately knew they were popular... i am almost positive they had a theme song playing as they walked into the place. Everybody said 'hi' as they passed, and these four walked right by with their walkers and cane as if they never even heard them (which is a posability, but never mind that). They sat down behind me, one even smiled at me--i felt honored. I continued clipping, and began to tune in to their conversation.
It began with some really juicy gossip... Francy (not nancy, not francine...francy) wouldn't be coming to the center today because she was upset with Carla for changing the channel last friday. As the gossip continued and got jucier, i took a quick glance over my shoulder to make sure that there wasn't a group of teens that snuck into the place (i don't know why they would, but hey, i was convinced). Nope, still the same popular seniors. Then they began to discuss 'who likes who' and 'who doesn't'. Soon, a list was mentioned. "So, i hear that Marie has a thing for Al..." I paused in mid coupon-clip to hear this. "Oh yes, it's true, however Marie is number 3 on Al's list... she has no chance with Al as long as Rosa is his number 1." I just sat there. The third one added her input: "Yes, but Al is number 2 on Rosa's list..." A staff member walked by and I quickly resumed my clipping, trying to tune out the tempting conversation.
I tuned out pretty well, however what happened next has probably affected me most out of the entire conversation. They began talking of their events of the weekend. George (i think that was his name, but i could have easily made that up myself) talked about a double date he had with his pal. Once again, my coupon clipping was put on pause. The first few details were boring, but then came these words out of his mouth: "Ya, then we had a couple of drinks and swapped wives for a while..."
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wow... then i was... well, i really don't remember much after that. I looked at my watch: 1 o'clock and time to go.
I would continue the story, but this is getting rather long. Saty tune for more from: Adventures in Senior-land
I have stories of aerobics and channel changing coming, so check back again soon.
ta ta :)
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hi jenny
you know what's weird? there's a fly on the screen of my computer.
not anymore.
now it's dead.
beth, that is pretty gross you sicko. did you know that donkeys are stubborn animals? that's the latest that i've been hearing.
you so copied danny's aim sn for your "alter ego"...you biter. psh.
you know...i heard that donkeys are stubborn too.
but not as stubborn as mules, which are half donkey.
Hey, i didn't even realize that because i didn't mean to copy his sn. i just really couldn't think of one. that is super crazy. i was going to mention mules in my previous comment. WOW! great minds do think alike.
wow...we're so uber cool. uberrrrrr...........
mules are pretty funny looking.
loserkid075: wow this is intense i feel like a bad person
loserkid075: it's like graffitti at 3 in the the morning
mua ha ha. we're tagging cristina's blog. and it really is 3 in the morning.
don't feel bad, jennaaaayyy
i know. i had a feeling you were going to mention that it was really 3 in the morning. we're owls because we're nocturnal.
jenny...i can post like 47 posts by the time you're done with one. goodness gracious...
actually no. we're nocturnal because we're owls.
owls eat mice.
you eat mouse burgers. and throw watermelons.
hey beth, did you know that wombats are nocturnal (according to one of my sources). hey LOOK! it's an upside down exclamation point i . shoot it doesn't work.
wombats are way cool. i put a picture of one on my xanga once.
the upside down exclamation point only works on aim, woo.
...hmm
do you spell shamu like shamu or shamoo?
nuh uh. you eat mice burgers or is it sandwiches. i can't help that i'm slow. you are right we are nocturnal which makes us owls. i brushed my teeth before you did, i win!
nuh uh. we're nocturnal because we're owls...we're not owls because we're nocturnal...cuz then by that logic every nocturnal animal would be an owl.
DUH!!!
mice sandwich. all the way.
kalbi.
pulgogi.
my breath still smells minty fresh cuz i just brushed my teeth. i bet yours doesn't! so THERE.
it's shamu. i'm pretty sure. i want to go to sea world now. you are correct when you say myspace is stupid. i should go into their space and pop their bubbles
aww. that would be sad.
bubbles are cool.
how do they make perfect spheres?
...it's really cool!
and they
are like
soap.
awww i wanted to see what would happen if i left the name box blank and it made me anonymous...grr...i was hoping it would say
said...
lame-o
that reminds me of dinner today. they put a sprig of mint on my ice cream. it was minty and it smelled like mint. beth, you're too smart for me with your owl talk. i messed up. i had ice cream.
i don't talk like an owl. um
your last name could be what owls say:
hooooooo hooooooooooooo sounds like
wooooooooo wooooooooooooooooooo
yep.
ZOT
i'm too slow for this comment posting. whoah only beth would think about bubbles=perfect spheres. bubbles are really cool. let's go blow bubbles. have you tried bubble candy? do you remember that stuff? you're an anonymous loser!
blubber
macadamia
gazebo
bamboozle
zamboni should be in that song.
anteaters are pretty neat. i was actually going to become an anteater specialist but i didn't.
i actually didn't think of that originally...it was someone at evora's party. i think devin actually thought of it first. hmmm.
strange indeed....
i never ate bubble candy. you're weird.
you became a wombat specialist.
anteaters say ZOT...yep.
zambonis should be. let's go ice skating!
loserkid075: i'm rocking back and forth in my chair to show my excited feelings
wow jenny. you are pretty excited about tagging cristina's blog...
aww...i won't be home this wednesday. we should go ice skating on sunday night!!! cuz i'm leaving on monday for michigan!!!
whoah! that's neat. anteaters say zot. uc irvine's mascot is the anteater. i think you're a miceeater.
i think you're a
yeah you heard me...
nice comeback!!!
so what wednesday are you not going to be here? do they always have a lot of people/little kids on wednesday?
i dunno i've only been once on wednesday...
yeah. we can go the week after i come back...get a random group together again...
wheee zambonis are so cool!
we have 8 more minutes to comment
let's kidnap cristina and take her to michelle kwan's ice rink.
jenny what time did you wake up today?
okay let's kidnap her.
don't tell her, though.
haha that's a funny word.
i don't think i'll be able to sleep. this stinks i just can't.
you're not gonna sleep a lot tonight because it's already 3:30 so you can sleep earlier tomorrow and be normal again...
WOW! i can't believe we talked for this long. what a surprise, there's over 40 comments. well, i'll see you tomorrow actually today. we should do this again sometime. adios beth.
bye jenny.
we're mean.
almost as mean as me and sadie scheming against you yesterday.
but not that mean.
paz.
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