Quite possibly the longest entry I've ever made...

WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR LJ USERNAME?

You really wanna know? Ok, back in high school my friends and I would go to Great America (GA) on an annual basis. One year I invented a story, a product of my thoughts, about a kid who went to GA with his parents. His parents foolishly went onto Shockwave and were horribly killed. The kid is torn between his love and respect for his parents and the fact that he could go back to GA the next day for only $4 (if he would purchase a "twicket"). So, when we actually went to get our twickets for the next day, I made a face (i.e., the "Twicketface") like I imagined the kid would have, deep regret with a hint of joy in being able to go on the Viper again. The name just stuck.

( Dare you to delve deeper? )

Evacuation?

Well, apparently there was a chemical spill about 90 minutes ago, 3 blocks from our apartment. So, I guess we're crashing at my parents house for the night and we'll see what happens. Damn nitric acid. In reading the local news website, I'm seeing that there was a similar accident in December of 2000 (before we lived there) around the same spot. I'm wishing we hadn't resigned our lease last week...

Calling the insurance agent left much to be desired. They're not sure if a hotel room will be included or not. The lady was quick to point out that the purpose of insurance was not to "go out and get hotel rooms since they'll be reimbersed". I was more referring to if we can't go back for a week, etc., not trying to get a free stay somewhere else. So, they're supposed to call me back and let me know. Glad that they were concerned about my well being over having to pay for a hotel bill (heaven forbid).

Everyone is stupider than me.