9:40 PM RST 03/25/2007

Much has happened to change the week in the last few days. Plans for Bordeaux got derailed as Marie was having bank troubles. Instead, I was able to get a last minute spot on the Disneyland Paris trip and went there all day yesterday. It was a blast. The visit did not start off on the best foot as we waited in line for Big Thunder Mountain for 20 minutes before it broke down. After being told three times that the ride would be back up in 5 minutes, they ended up telling everyone that it was going to be closed for about an hour. However, we did eventually get to ride it and many other rides due to the free fast pass system that the park has set up. I got to ride:

Big Thunder Mountain
Star Tours
Space Mountain x2 (One of the, if not the, best rides I have ever been on)
Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril)
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Pirates of the Caribbean
Phantom Manor

I have a lot of work to do this week, but only class tomorrow because it is BDE week. Should be a ton of fun in between the project work and studying.

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Many updates on my 1001 Day challenge:

#17 Played chess twice with Faraz on March 20th
#19 Completed - went to Disneyland on March 25th
#61 Completed the first week of the Couch-to-5K Running Plan
#85 Sent a postcard

On top of that, I also modified goal #46 somewhat. I purchased a basic phrases book from Amazon that I want to learn from before our trip. It is not as important anymore as Emilio, a fellow student here from Mexico, is now going on our trip, but I still want to learn some basics. As a side note, Amazon is amazingly fast here. I ordered it one day and it came the very next day. It was supposed to take 2-3 days. Not only that, but I paid 0€ in shipping and the next-day shipping costs 8€.

As well, I also tried another recipe from Recipezaar: Hamburger Noodle Bake. Even though I knew it would only be me eating it, I made the full recipe so it would last a few days. Very quick and very delicious, and I have not gotten bored of it even after eating it for a couple of days. If I was to make it again, though, I may use more cheddar cheese. 4 out of 5

Another "recipe" I tried was Homemade Tortilla Chips. Not counting it in my challenge, but I decided to try it as to use some of the leftover tortillas I had sitting around. Not as good as the real thing, but a healthier option if your looking for one. 2 out of 5