When Life Throws You A Lemon, Throw It Back...Harder!

This is My Secksy Voice

2011-03-29T15:21:00.000-07:00

OK so the other day The Mom accused me of talking in a "secksy voice." My initial thought was Oh Heavens. The next one was OK if by secksy you mean sounds like Bea Arthur, then absolutely!

Yay for colds!

New Shoes

2011-03-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

OK...so I'm going to Europe this summer. Any suggestions on footwear? Most of the comfortable things I have for walking around in for long periods of time I have been informed scream american tourist, which let's face it isn't the most popular ~~or safest~~ thing to be right now. If it were warm enough I'd be fine running around in flip flops, but alas it's not that warm or at least from what info I've gathered it's not. Sooooo.

New Songs

2011-03-22T09:17:00.000-07:00

So, I've been going to group weight lifting classes con mi madre for the past little while and you know me and music...

Well I find myself singing the songs off and on. There has been one in particular that made me laugh when I tried to find it on You Tube to see who sang it and you know how bizarre the videos are on there. Not gonna lie, I was little bit horrified when I saw the first 15 seconds of this video, so I just hid it and listened to the song.

It's Official

2011-03-22T08:09:00.000-07:00

My dilemma of what to be when I grow up has been solved! All due to FB's uncanny ability to advertise to ME!

That's right folks I'm aiming for world domination!

I would like to thank FB for it's amazing ad skillz.
-Kisses, PK

When Will I Learn?

2011-01-31T15:19:00.000-08:00

If the pizza didn't taste that good the next morning, that two days later won't be any better either? Seriously.

ICH.

Shout Out to My Poultry Lovin' MW

2010-11-10T11:36:00.000-08:00

This guy actually sings pretty well. Happy B-day

Werewolves of London

2010-10-26T13:33:00.000-07:00

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
Uploaded by PigLips. - Explore more music videos.

OK so here's how it goes. I didn't feel like being all super mathy-minded and shrinking down the video, so my apologies to your eyes for the deprivation of the scary man with coke bottle glasses singing about the mucho macabre(sp?), not to be confused with the chupacabra.

In any event I thought I would show a few pictures from the dance. Don't know if I'll be wearing the outfit again this year, but whatevs. All pictures were copied from the fb.

Cha Cha Boochie Cha Cha Cha Boochie ROLL CALL!

2010-10-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

Who knows where that came from? OK so, every now and then I actually check out the little stat counter thing at the very bottom of my page.

Yeah, that thing, and you just thought it was for looks. HA! but I digress. Whenever I would check out the keyword thing, it always baffled me that people would come to my page from the google search of usps trivia. Well when I put it in guess who came up as numero quatro? Yeah that's right, me. Kinda funny, kinda scary.

Also for some inexplicable reason my November 2008 archive is the most frequented. Maybe it's because I did the 30 day post challenge or whatever it's called, I've got the badge thingy somewhere on here I think....

The numero uno is actually the title of my blog something about lemons and lemonade, but who does that? ;)

The other one was the mexican horse race game. *insert giggles here*

Some of the other randoms include, boss hogg's car, battlecat, and stickless caramel apples. Speaking of fountains of useles knowledge...

And finally if you type in when life throws you a lemon into the google search bar, my blog came up second. I dunno though I think that depending on the compy you use google becomes prejudice or predisposed to suss out the types of things you would normally select...Am I wrong?

I Am...

2010-10-16T06:28:00.000-07:00

...now officially a Certified Home Stager, not to be confused with being certifiable...which I have been for years. Not sure that I will actually get much business with this though, as I plan on simply doing this by word of mouth.

In other news. It's starting to cool off a bit here, and my hands are already getting crusty. I'm pretty sure you all wanted to hear that too. But what with typing and all, I notice it quite a bit more. Time to go apply some lotion, clean, and work.
Also, food for thought. I'm thinking of going as the ring ~~leader~~ master of the freak show for Halloween. It was originally supposed to be a regular old ringmaster.

But then I realized...oh wait my thighs already look like that IRL, maybe I should nix the riding pants? So I decided to rework this vest thingy that I'd bought a while ago with the intention of altering anyway.

Guess I should have done before & afters. But the before was only the vest, no extra frills or anything (ie the back laces.) In any event the more I was trying to plan my outfit around what I already have in my possession, the more I realized how dark it was going to look. I guess that begs the Q of how to do the make-up without becoming completely dark. I have to do the trial run, sometime this week as the dance is on Flyday. Which reminds me as part of the planning committee I've got a million and one things to do before now and then. ACK!

Pump Up the Jam

2010-08-14T07:09:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right folks still here and kicking. This summer has been a little cuckoo with the hours I was keeping as a lifeguard. That brief stint however has come to a close, much to my strange relief. In any event I have since been tasked with putting together the music for the YSA dances. Talk about making my day. The only real problem here is that I like all different kinds of music and dancing, while not everyone else is quite as open in their tastes. It also doesn't help with finding good fast songs to dance to, that don't openly inspire one to start jumping around like they were in Olivia Newton-John's music video of Physical revisited, or isn't obscene, explicit or profane, however redundant those three terms might seem. Believe me, when it comes to music and selecting tunes that will get the booties on the floor for that special night, I'm scrugglin' and yes I know I sp'd that one.

As for me I'm little on the nostalgic side at present so I would like to expand the repertoire beyond last month's top 40's to the actual 40's to present and everything in between, especially some world music or again something outside the realm of pop/soft rock, although I'm not ashamed to throw down a little Celine for a good slow song, but more likely not a song that graced the top 20 to our ever lasting annoyance and super secrety shower singing fondness. ;) In any event I'm having a pretty decent time skimming my personal collection of tunes and coming up with what will probably be way too much.

Another task I'm attempting to undertake is to teach little mini-dance lessons before we actually get started bringing back some classics like waltz, fox trot, and other fun ones like swing, salsa and for solo options, line dances. That's right hopefully most of the kids won't remember how awkward the macarena really was ;). Meh. Whatever it takes to get those backsides however dubious and caught up in cool to shake a little on the floor.

So, my question is this: any suggestions of sweet tunes to play next friday evening?

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

2010-05-24T19:07:00.000-07:00

Alrighty folks. Another update.

So soon?

I know. I know. It's out my usual habit as of late, but I couldn't let this one pass by without a little mention. Especially since I keep thinking about it every time I realize what my summer work will be.

First, we lead off with a classic.

And now for something really different...but alas they didn't have the part I was hoping to find. Lame-o's.

I was another semi-risque mostly for the lingo snippet from Superstar, just after the opening credits, when she's still a little girl, and pulls the boy from the pool and says "LIFEGUARD" and then does a running jump into the pool.

I just have to say that certain parts of this particular movie have been hitting closer and closer to home. it makes me laugh, but also extremely nervous.

Happy Birthday?

2010-05-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I've maintained radio silence through the end of my semester. I passed my classes and have been lining up work for the summer. I was going to post a video here, but thought it might be a little too risque to those with virginian ojos. it's a clip from The House Bunny. I didn't realized until after I had decided to use this for my b-day postage, the age on the cake.

The part that is pertinent starts about :35 in, heads up.

That's right I'm 27. Insert involuntary spasm here.

How Can a Butt Be Cute?

2010-03-11T09:55:00.000-08:00

I really want to see this movie. I might actually shell out good money to see it on the big screen.

Total.Nightmare.

2010-03-02T04:34:00.000-08:00

OK so last night I had a dream or night mare really, that some how I had come to visit someone at my former sandbox place of employment, and had gotten suckered into working for them again to "help out." I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but it was awful!

My former Tyrannical Office Despot expected me to remember everything that I used to do however briefly I had done it before, and I couldn't remember at first why I had such trouble recalling things, but then I remembered. The reason was not because I'd been on vacation, but I'd been gone for over a year, and I wasn't on hiatus, but because they had fired me. The HNIC over the TOD was more unbearable than ever and the TOD was on a constant tirade and in my face about everything that I did or didn't do or could and couldn't remember. TOD was watching me work, leaning over my shoulder the whole time, just waiting for me to make a mistake...It was horrible!

Then when I had a moment's reprieve I finally started to think clearly, whereupon I had an semi-empowering realization, that if TOD came over again, I'd remind TOD that I was only doing TOD a favor and that I didn't HAVE to be there at all. Then I also realized that I had a return flight to catch, but I couldn't remember what the date was on the return ticket, and I needed internet access to find it, but of course for some reason they had had it removed, so you needed a password to get it. It was then that I decided I was just going to leave, and the dream dissipated. At which point I woke up feeling really weird. Definitely a bad experience. One I don't hope to repeat any time soon.

St. Valentine was the original Ed Hardy

2010-02-14T17:38:00.001-08:00

Alrighty, so after some random person was sounding off about how Valentine's Day aka VD as I call it, I knew it was bunk, so I decided to resort to good old fashioned researching. I was reading this article when I cam across this particular sub-heading and statement: "Relics and liturgical celebration The flower crowned skull of St Valentine is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome."

I think that their new slogan should read, "Ed Hardy...it's not just a trend, it's a tradition."

...Although in light of my referring to Valentine's as VD, maybe love kills slowly really is the apt slogan for them.

ICK.

Wonderful

2010-02-03T15:26:00.001-08:00

FINALLY! This is the song that's been stuck in my brain off and on for the past year or so. Sad to say that if I hadn't been running super late to class this AM I would not have caught it. This means that I will inevitably end up listening to it about 20+ times per day over the next week or so, just so my brain can have some sort of closure. It will involve a lot of smiling to myself because of the serendipatiousness of the revelatory moment.

Normally it doesn't take me this long, when I get a partial "sound bite" of a song or lyric if you will stuck in my brain. Alright enough of that, time to go listen to the song uno tiempo mas!

Now that you know I'm full of it...myself...yeah I guess that works I've also had this little beauty cracking off every now and then too in the recesses of my brain.

As horribly off key as it is I still think I enjoy the performance as much as I do just listening to the original.

Projects Running Away

2010-01-19T11:57:00.000-08:00

So over the Christmas break, I've been working on the sewing skills. Inspired by this and a couple of other ~~over~~ on the edge fashion niches I have decided to make some of my own articles of clothing. Combine this with two great classes which are demanding of time, a continually cluttered room, and more work sewing. I'm kinda crazy busy right now.

Oh yeah I'm also trying to catch up on the rest of my library books. Current count 5 to go.

PS For the 2nd half of my Anat & Phys I have the same lab instructor. Some of his stories never get old. I'm excited to share some new material with you all. I already have one, but lacking the handy dandy notebook, means I don't get it verbatim, which translates to not quite as funny.

And That's The Bell

2009-12-24T18:44:00.000-08:00

The numbers have been crunched, compounded, and computed. I aced my finals! Wahoo for the strong finish! and lots and lots and lots of prayer.

Wikipedia. Better Than Cliff’s Notes

2009-12-14T22:48:00.000-08:00

So the other day I ended up spending what was supposed to be a five or ten minute stint, which turned into over two and a half hours reading wiki-style. “Wiki-style” reading involves reading an article and then opening up new pages from the hyperlinks on those pages. I was trying to figure out if certain books, of a trashy early gothic fiction type would be “kosher” to read. Yes. I know. Totally contradictory in terms, but whatevs. After several instances of telling myself that I needed to go to bed, I finally decided to listen. Whilst I was winding down the massive amount of tabs, I realized something. I now don’t need to read any of these books since in most cases the plot summary or synopsis was sufficient to tell the tale. So what I’m really trying to say is that I sped read about thirty books in that short time span, skipping most all of the really weird crap and just giving me the good story line which was all I wanted in the first place. Yeah. I cheated, but at least I can say I won’t be “scared for life” by my own mental pictures. Yeah if you hadn't guessed by now that I'm completely nutso from that statement alone...I'm at a loss.

The Proverbial Emotional B%b

2009-12-12T07:45:00.001-08:00

Yesterday evening I went to the ballet to see a good friend perform in the Nutcracker. I was even the picture perfect model of eccentricity. IE the person I usually point out to anyone else I'm with, as in "she's a little bit crazy" it was great. I had gloves and a fur coat and everything silly. My only regret is not having taken a picture of the outfit in its entirety. Although my friend told me that she thought the outfit was awesome. This leads me to another little tangent about how much I love wearing slightly eccentric clothing, not in the "I look like I'm on crack" or "I just pulled this out of the dumpster" although some might argue otherwise (haha). In any event I thoroughly enjoyed their performance despite a few minor idiosyncrasies I happened to notice. In fact I enjoyed the performance so fully that I found myself tearing up twice during a particularly favorite act of mine and wishing I had had the foresight to wear waterproof mascara. Tears did not actually flow forth from my ocular cavities, but I was a little surprised at how moved I was by the performance. Definitely unexpected, but not bad at all. Truly a wonderful moment and night, which inspired reflection and thanks--one of many such moments experienced this past semester--for the wonderful creation that is the human body.

Truth is Truth No Matter Where it Comes From

2009-12-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

I recently read this book and at first I thought it was weird and hokey, "but then I pondered, as I so often do" about the possible deeper meanings involved. My friends it was an amazing testimony builder and the more I thought about different parts of the book, the more parallels I was able to draw. I highly recommend it, I read it in a couple of hours ie 1 maybe 2.

FI-Nuh-Lee

2009-11-30T07:35:00.000-08:00

For some particular reason technology and I have a rocky relationship, hence when the new computer arrived it would not connect to the home wireless network. Talk about wanting to pull some hair out, and not being able to get much else done. That being said, I have two more papers to write and two more tests, plus finals, and the semester will be over!!!! Wahoo!

Master's in Street Cred?

2009-11-24T11:26:00.000-08:00

This morning in my Anatomy & Physiology lab we finished our dissections, we were going over the sensory lab instructions and I learned the standard position of the hand for a pimp slap.

****Updated to add****

He then proceded to tell us a story of an aunt bee'esque old lady who was in the class, during one explanation of this particular position, and she said, "You gotta keep your pimp hand strong."

One Down ? To Go!

2009-11-15T06:02:00.000-08:00

So my first semester back at school is winding down, and I've got only three weeks left! I've squeezed through the mid semester slump, and am down to the final push for the semester. Whether or not I will arise "victorious," in the sense that I will finish everything on my plate, is yet to be seen.

This is the Part Where I Need Your Comments

2009-11-13T07:25:00.000-08:00

I'm thinking of buying a laptop. Thoughts, opinions, experiences? Please leave them at the beep.

*BEEP*

Or just that little comment button down there.
THANKS!

Happy Birthday MW

2009-11-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

I know you don't blog on ANY sort of basis, but I'd still like to give a shout out to the MW. Today's her B-day.

*HOLLER*

Something A Little Different

2009-11-08T07:14:00.000-08:00

In checking some of the blogs that I follow I came across this particular entry (November 7th) to be exact, and felt impressed to share it with those who are still gracing my blog with their presence ;)

Candy With Holes?

2009-11-08T06:49:00.000-08:00

The children began to identify the flavors by their color:

Red.....................Cherry
Yellow................Lemon
Green..................Lime
Orange ...............Orange

Finally the teacher gave them all HONEY lifesavers. None of the children could identify the taste.

The teacher said, 'I will give you all a clue. It's what your mother may sometimes call your father.'

One little girl looked up in horror, spit her lifesaver out and yelled, 'Oh my gosh! They're a$$-holes!

The teacher had to leave the room.

I Did It

2009-11-08T06:40:00.000-08:00

I have a confession to make.
I saw This Is It.
Call me whatever, just not to my face ;)

Who Knew?

2009-11-08T06:35:00.000-08:00

A man walked into the ladies department of Myer's and shyly walked up to the woman behind the counter and said, 'I'd like to buy a bra for my wife.'
'What type of bra?' asked the clerk.
'Type?' inquires the man, 'There's more than one type?'
' Look around,' said the saleslady, as she showed a sea of bras in every shape, size, colour and material imaginable.
'Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only four types of bras to choose from.'
Relieved, the man asked about the types. The saleslady replied:
'There are the Catholic, the Salvation Army, the Presbyterian, and the Baptist types. Which one would you prefer?'
Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.
The Saleslady responded,
'It is all really quite simple. .The Catholic type supports the masses; The Salvation Army type lifts the fallen; The Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright; The Baptist type makes mountains out of molehills.'

Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters used to define bra sizes? If you have wondered why, but couldn't figure out
what the letters stood for, it is about time you became informed!

{A} Almost Boobs
{B} Barely There
{C} Can't Complain!
{D} Dang!
{DD} Double Dang!
{E} Enormous!
{F} Fake
{G} Get a Reduction!
{H} Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!

OH, They forgot the German bra.
Holtzemfromfloppen

Contrary to Popular Belief

2009-11-02T20:38:00.000-08:00

I am NOT dead. Just very busy with school at this point.
Three tests
Homework
Two papers
Homework
One project
Homework
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.

Did I mention that was just the list for this week?

There are quite a few things I'm sure I need to share, but at present I lack the functioning mental capacity to recall what it is.

Insert Halloween Picture Here

2009-10-31T09:17:00.000-07:00

I'll keep this brief...

2009-10-09T07:07:00.000-07:00

If you haven't done much reading up on H1N1, read this.

That is all.

Oh Really?

2009-09-27T20:02:00.000-07:00

So I was doing some searching after that most heinous video that I posted a little while back.

I was curious to find out what other ~~insanities~~ other nuggets of pure dating gold I could find.

I happened upon two things.

First was this little beauty:

More flirting advice
Its very simple really, if u fancy them, which hints do u give? looking at them and then looking away? especially the treat um man keepum keen thing. if a boy is rrely being niceto you and you are nice to him and he suddenly turns nasty its not that he doesnt like you its just the rules thing. heis trying to hint!!!.

Tell him/her directly...since both of u like each other and u already knew that he/she likes u..then juz tell him/her DIRECTLY how u feel!!!dun waste time anymore...act now!!!if u r a gal and ur cruch is a shy guy..then u should take a move..or else..both of u won haf any chance...see...

I dnt thnk it is a gud idea for girls to tell the guys that she likes him first... it is for a simple reason that the guy may be turned off on her bcoz he will thnk shes aggressive and ol!! but there are exemptions.. it ac2ally depends on the person n the very first place... agree?.

I think that the spelling's a nice touch don't you? This is some classy stuff here people

So that's how you do it?

This Is Me...Sharing the Smarts

2009-09-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

As promised I have some new blogifiable gems or nuggets if you will that I have collected from my time in school. My Anat & Phys lab class is proving to be quite the fountain of obsurd sayings.

For example a few weeks ago we took a field trip to Chemistry town...except we didn't get off the bus. That's one of the first official drive by field trips I have ever taken. I have a feeling that it will be the first of many. During said field trip, I learned what the most "ghettofied" (his term, not mine) definition of chemistry is, hooking up.

I did learn that sand attracts lightning, which would explain this

The person who teaches my lab is not the same instructor for the class. Let me clarify that point right now.

This past Tuesday I learned the difference between Samiches and Sandwiches.

Sandwiches- What you get at Subway.
Samiches- What you make at home.

One of the last pieces of advice that I received in class Tuesday was to ask, the next time I see a nervous person, how their buttcrack is doing.

I think this class will be the most beneficial to my social life.

Oh PS I finally figured out what the Fluid Mosaic Model really is.

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

2009-09-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry, but it's over. It used to be mutually beneficial. You'd make me laugh. I'd leave a comment, we'd both walk away happy. Now when I look at you I cry a little because all I see are chores to be done and things that aren't funny anymore.

Translation. I'm just scaling back readership on a few blogs that I haven't visited in a while.

Don't worry this shouldn't affect our friendship.

Oh wait, what was that?

Yeah. I think you are right. We've never met IRL, and I can barely keep up with those friends at the moment.

I think I'll probably end up doing the occasional appearances type of thing like Santa Claus & the Easter Bunny & maybe even the Tooth Fairy.

So...

I guess that means I'll see you at Christmas? ;)

trauma oh the trauma, oh wait or was that drama?

I love you all, but(and that's a BIG but!) school is kicking my trash. I promise I'll be up for air in a little while ;)

You Call THAT Studying?

2009-09-23T08:34:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, so the other day, Lady happened into my room. I'm not gonna lie it's a scary hot mess. She informed me of this, and so I started to do a little more picking up to get things in a "manageable" way.

While sifting through things and rearranging, I found a nail kit which included a little handy dandy tool for fake tips. A buffer. I thought I would smooth out my nails a little bit. Big mistake. I went a little crazy and over did it. ow. Let me repeat that. OW! That's better. So in effort to give my nails a little more back up/ support/ strength/ thickness-whatever-you-want-to-call-it I painted them with a coat of clear polish.

Ever since I had my last sandbox pedi back in February. Which included no less than three colors, to make an argyle pattern, and black jewels for fun. A plain regular coat of polish, regardless of color, doesn't really cut it for me. It still looks boring. I see it as a canvas that has yet to be explored.

Thus it was that when I sat down to do my homework, it resulted in this.

I have learned a few things from this little experiment.
A. Sharpie on your nails rubs off pretty quick.
2. Wait for the Sharpie to dry BEFORE you paint another clear coat over the Sharpie layer.
D. Regardless of how dry the Sharpie drawing is it'll still bleed a little when painted over with nail polish.

Maybe I should try another brand of nail polish next time?

Lessons From Google Reader

2009-09-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

Today I went through my reader account since they (<- read the wonderful people at blogger) decided it would be super cool to move my entire following list to the google reader, without telling. Thanks guys! Really! Way to add a little extra stress to my day.

Welp, since it all showed up together I had about 300 unread posts. What I learned from going through the Subscriptions list was that some people post way too much. 50 posts in like, a week's time? That's just a little ridiculous. I understand you want to build and keep a reader base, but honestly? Not everything you think needs to be noted on the blog for blogsterity.

Another thing I learned? I have some funny OLFs I ♥ them, and would like to read them on a more regular basis, but school is kicking my trash two tests last week and two this week with no end currently in site, and things only promising to get harder. It is a dark time my friends, at least on the blog. My mind however is a different story with all the light and knowledge coming in I just hope my brain doesn't get sunburned or fried for that matter.

I'll skip the hannibal lector(sp?) joke there, that's a little too g-ross for me.

Anatomy & Psychoticology

2009-09-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

Today while going over an exam review I happened upon this particular question.

"What is the fluid mosaic model and how [do]* substances move across it?"

The first answer that came to mind?

The alleged process of how Picasso learned to paint. Step One: The participant imbibes beverages of an alcoholic nature. Step Two: The participant proceeds to make an attempt at painting. Step Three: The participant repeats steps one and two while dancing around the studio like a goth at a techno rave to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, until the desired level of inebriation is reached OR until the painting is complete....OR until the participant passes out.**

It's official I need a break from studying.

*This is another reason school is driving me crazy. My online class is the hardest one on my schedule however most if not all of the literature posted by the professor is riddled with sp?'s of the most inane nature. I'm half tempted to ask to proof and edit his material so that it makes sense. Whether I'd get extra credit or not. I don't care. Either way it would save a little piece of my sanity every time I have to work on my assignments!

**Something to keep in mind was that this so called "process" was more of a mental image rather than a truly descriptive detailed list of procedures.

AAAAAAND this is why I decided to share my recent bout of insanity with you all. Please enjoy. :D

I rest my case.

Hello Again Dear Weather Channel!

2009-09-02T12:33:00.001-07:00

Today they featured something akin to dueling banjos. It was great.

Um, Could You Repeat That Please?

2009-08-28T11:00:00.000-07:00

Yeah, so I'm sure some of you already saw this, but I thought that I should put it on the blog anyway. The other day I was informed, with all seriousness that,
"Biology has nothing to do with Nursing."
Oh yes, yes I was. To be honest after my initial wave of annoyance and frustration with the Nursing department secretary, I had a hard time not laughing in her face at the absurdity of that statement when taken completely out of context. So impressed by the hilarity of the statement I couldn't wait to get home to post it on the good ole FB, so I submitted it via the new cell (which I lurv, but that's another story).

This semester in school is already giving me great expectations of future blog fodder, I sincerely hope that it continues to produce with regularity and does not disappoint.

There was more to this, but I completely forgot where I was going with it, oh well. I'm sure I'll remember at a time that is utterly inconvenient. Back to the grindstone!

The Following Story Is True...

2009-08-27T03:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday about roughly...uh soemtime after three, I was informed by BL that my room was messy. I laughed, mostly because this is true and secondly because he hadn't said anything sooner. I told him to wait just a minute because I had to go to the bathroom. Well of course he kept talking to me anyway. Well that made me giggle because most kids don't hang out outside the door while I'm bathrooming it up. Well I was also promptly told to stop laughing by BL. More laughter from me, and a why not? BL said, "Because it's not silly!" More giggling from me. I then asked him to go tell his mother.
It sounded like he got up and went to tell MW*, and when he came back he said, "She didn't laugh." Right then and there I knew he hadn't actually spoken to her. Upon finishing up in the WC, I approached MW, and recounted as super secrety as possible, the tale and she laughed quite heartily yet silently for BL was right behind me.

I love this kid he cracks me up! He also came up with his own nickname for me on my trip to the sandbox.

Why yes! Yes, I am..

2009-08-25T10:49:00.000-07:00

a nerd, but I've decided that when I finally finish school with a master's that I want people to call me Master. I've pondered upon this and realized that there might be some adverse effects to insisting on this recognition of my scholastic achievements such as when I go to abbreviate Master which would look something like this "Mr." or perhaps people just might confuse me with a 19th century prepubescent boy (ie Master Hawkins).

In other news I found out that they have hobbit tests at my new school.* Again this is a prime example of some fine higher edjamacashun here folks!

*OK so maybe it's not really a "hobbit" test, but how else would you pronounce "hobet" so that it doesn't sound like some illegal back alley casino?

So That's How You Do It...

2009-08-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

OK I'll admit I totally swiped this from a friend of mine on the FB, but it was too good not to pass up posting on the blog. My personal favorite move would have to be right around :36. I think I'll give that one a whirl at the next Stake function. ;)

And is it just me or does that dude in the red sweater remind any one of Kevin Nealon?(sp?)

Ah Facebook Facebook...

2009-08-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Thou art always good for a laugh.

Albeit slightly A-ppropriate.

JARB

2009-08-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

Um....I need a job. Have you seen one lying around here recently? Thanks!

Oh Weather Channel How I Love Thee Let Me Count The Ways...

2009-08-20T13:28:00.000-07:00

Alrighty so this afternoon while getting some things together on the compy. Loofy had the TV parked on his usual favorite...The Weather Channel. Of course instead of playing the whole "this is the weather in your area" schpiel all.day.long. They had some interesting programs about extreme weather in different areas of the US. Well a little later when it did a little snapshot of the local weather, they were rockin the Herbie Hancock- Rock It, as well as a little Temptations- Papa Was A Rolling Stone.

PK Goes to CA

2009-08-14T15:38:00.000-07:00

I spent last week in San Diego, and I have to say that Southern CA is quite nice for vacationing. clickety to biggefy.

Most if not all of these pictures were taken from the car while we were moving. Brings new meaning to the phrase drive by shooting.
Look, there's my hands and right arm! This is about as much of me as you will see in these photos.*

I am a sucker for a good panoramic scene shot

I actually spent quite a bit of time here reading and just watching the water in between our expeditions.

As well as interesting architecture.

The beach is almost always a gold mine for some good people watching.

Apparently this guy thinks so too.

Even the birds get into it.

It proved to be the home of some most excellent signage.

Does this actually certify as irony?
(For those of you who can't read those signs the lower one says, "Planned Parenthood Express" the one in the upper left corner says, "Episcopal Church 5 1/2 blocks to the left")

Thank you Captain Obvious!

I'm pretty sure that I saw this truck whilst traversing the country earlier this year. Only I couldn't find my camera fast enough.

Somehow this motto just explains soo much.

I even picked up a little extra religion while I was down there.

I should explain this picture a little better. Aside from just being funny. This kid was conveniently located outside the neighborhood banking branch.

After driving around for a while, I thought CA couldn't get any better. Apparently I was wrong.

Here's your gratuitous bacon. Pretty sure that if I had turned the camera a little more to the left it would read Quik Stop Bacon.

Yes I took all these pictures myself.

As BW would say, "Catch you on the flipper."

*This is actually an exercise in covert ops recon. For those times when it pays to be super sneaky and secrety.

Mission:Vacation, Objective:R & R

2009-08-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

You remember this post right? Well I had the genius notion that it will become my vacation trademark.
The silver thingy on the bag looks close enough to a cat for my liking so there you have it, the bag will be your tour guide on my vacation recaps. Trust me it's much better than a fakie picture of me posing like a moron in front of whatever random object I find worthy of obtaining photographic evidence while proving I was really there, isn't my idea of fun.

With that in mind I also have to say that having a blog has greatly changed my perspective and ideas on what is picture worthy. As a matter of fact most of the items/views I choose to take snapshots of are mentally prefaced by thoughts somewhere along the lines of "Heck YES!" or "This will make perfect blog fodder!" "OOH random double entendre signage!"

I've decided that even if the purse falls apart...which it will eventually one day do(sad, but true), I will cut that pocket off and keep it for the vacation/travel purpose alone.

Pardon Me While I Quit Making Excuses For Myself

2009-08-12T15:30:00.000-07:00

Yeah I've been doing lots of complaining lately and some heinous pity partying. I'm at that nervous stage before I start school again. The one where you're so nervous/excited by the anticipation of an upcoming event that it might actually compromise bladder control.

So I'm going to be off for a few days trying to get my act together so that when school starts I'll still be enrolled. ;)

More Cuckoo Than Ever

2009-08-10T19:43:00.001-07:00

1. I just remembered that I have obligations to fulfill before this year is out.

2. Things are currently crazier than they have been in a while, and I feel there is no reprieve in sight just yet. What's worse is I can't seem to find a single place that is quiet in the whole house and there are currently only three people here. Sad but true. I need soem serious quiet room to sort out my thoughts and think. This sucks because when my thinking needs to be done in front of a computer it's usually in the same room as several other activities which are quite noisy and I can't focus. I don't want to be self-centered/overly selfish, but I seriously need to get some crap done around here before school starts! agh! dude...just call me Charlie Brown.

3. Maybe some day I'll get around to posting about my summer travels I've got a theme and everything worked out, but unfortunately it's at the end of a long list of other stuffs to get done over the next couple of weeks.

You Can Stuff Your Sorry's in a Sack Mister!

2009-07-28T08:21:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure why, but that phrase has been running through my mind for quite some time now, and everytime I remember it, I can't help but giggle. It's not like I recall it at opportune times when it would hurt someone or be rude, but at random times like when I'm walking through a store on my own and it threatens to make me erupt with laughter while inevitably cruising down a main aisle and the threat of appearing to the unsuspecting passersby to be without my usual adornment of a straight jacket.

Co-stanza

A Trifecta of Tastiness

2009-07-27T07:03:00.000-07:00

The other day whilst running errands with The Mom and MW, we came across this random stand/trailer in the Dollar General parking lot of all places. Although now that I think about that the two go semi-hand in hand. The reason we stopped was because they had elephant ears. Upon closer inspection ie when I was purchasing one of said ears, I noticed that they also had two other favorites boiled peanuts and shaved ice. Upon reporting this to GM she said, "It's a trifecta!"

I love being home again. :D

Let the Learning Commence!

2009-07-26T08:17:00.001-07:00

It's official! I start August 24th!

Fast Sunday? More Like Sloooooow Sunday ;)

2009-07-26T06:57:00.001-07:00

You never realize how much food is around, until you abstain. This makes me grateful for the abundance of food in our home, and two maybe I should have one central super secrety stash location. Although there are definite positives to having food stashes in case one of the "safe houses" is ever compromised. ;)

My Own Personal National Lampoon's Vacation

2009-07-17T04:03:00.001-07:00

I'm planning for an upcoming trip. This trip was supposed to be fairly simple, however it's done nothing really aside from becoming more and more complicated. Don't get me wrong I'm looking forward to it, it's just that....let's just say I hope Wally World isn't closed when we get there. I don't want to have to hijack the lowly security guard and force him to ride the rides with me. Although who wouldn't want their own theme park for a day?

Um...Question

2009-07-16T04:03:00.000-07:00

Has anyone been using google's new tab page generator thingy? I can't think of the right terminology at this point in time. I like it because I'm lazy and I don't have to type out all the web addresses of the sites I frequent, HOW-EV-ER what I'm not so super excited about is that it frequently pops up with random WTC nastiness which I seriously don't need to see a thumbnail of. (sentence ended in a preposition...) so I turn on the mental filter PDQ ie closing of the eyes, and then try as quickly as possible to delete the thumbnail, and even after I delete the nastiness and it shows which ones are going to be shown it'll still come back with some new grossness. I've emailed them about it because choosing not to participate in that crap. I don't want to see it. Not now. Not ever.

I would probably go mozilla, but I'm not really a big fan.

Thanks google. You suck.
Affectionately PK.

I'm A Little Saddened

2009-07-07T19:08:00.001-07:00

Is anyone in the market for a "show pony"? My employers have listed their version of a Shetland pony on Craigslist. When I found this out, I was extremely saddened.

The mom told me that the dad would probably let me take him for free though.

I would in a skinny minute.

HOW-EV-ER
1)I don't have my own house.
2)This pony would be bad for business.

Today is the Day

2009-07-07T04:02:00.000-07:00

That they will inform me of how many classes I will need to be taking over the next academic year.

Cross your fingers that it'll only be five or six classes instead of 18-20 classes.

Blues In The Night

2009-06-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

Last week in order to keep my sanity, I was playing the 40's station on satellite radio for the kiddos. I figured it was probably the least offensive station, so no worries. I heard a couple songs on there which I knew, one of which is the title of this post. I feel like I've posted about this before, but of course I was slightly more familiar with the Bugs Bunny version. Naturally. The first snippet is roughly 3:15 and the second is at 4:00.

While watching this little gem two thoughts came to mind:

1) For some reason the vulture reminds me of Don Knotts.

2) Bugs Bunny does a lot of cross dressing.

3) I wish I could rat tail like that. The only thing I have ever effectively rat tailed in my life are flies.

Quotes From A Book

2009-06-20T07:05:00.001-07:00

I was reading a book the other day. I had started a while back with probably her most popular novel, and from there decided that I wanted to read more of her works. They generally end on a positive note, definitely have some food for thought, and while reading my minds often wanders (in a good way), relating what I'm reading to now. That probably doesn't make sense, but in any event there were some quotes that I really liked, so you get to read them here, b/c my FB is so full of quotes I've got a "backup page" full of them.

"I'd like to know everything in the world."
"It's more than everything in the world though...It's become much bigger than that. The search for knowledge and truth can be the most exciting thing there is as long as it takes you toward God instead of away from Him." (p184)

Quoting Einstein:
The scientist's religious feeling takes the form of rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is utterly insignificant reflection. This feeling is the guiding principle of his life and work, in so far as he succeeds in keeping himself from the shackles of selfish desire. It is beyond question closely akin to that which has possessed the religious geniuses of all ages. (p185)

"'The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from self...What is the meaning of human life, or, for that matter, of the life of any creature? To know an answer to this question means to be religious. You ask: Does it make any sense, then, to post this question? I answer: The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unhappy but hardly fit for life." (p185)

Going, Going, Gone

2009-06-18T03:54:00.000-07:00

Thoughts to myself whilst getting ready for work this AM.

1. From the moment I woke up, no wait scratch that from the time my bug eyed dog who dons a mildly crazed look heres rain in three counties over, she is panting like crazy, shaking all over and looking for a sound proof hole to hide in. Apparently this soundproof hole exists under the far corner against the wall of my bed. This morning around roughly 3:30AM, she made her way in to my room her collar jingling to beat the band, due to the aforementioned rain craze. You know what I started singing? Ni-Hao Kai lan theme song. Oh yes.

2. My deodorant is off exploring and discovering new adventures, while I am left here to sweat it out all by myself.* This was while I was searching for the deodorant amidst the readying rush this AM.

3. My brain has officially checked out. It may return on...(indistinct mumbling and counting...thirty days hath September...it's not a leap year....carry the one.....divide by three...) I'll have to get back to you.

4. Oh crap I'm gonna be late!

*If this comment alone doesn't illustrate my current state of mind, I don't think anything else will.

I'm Losing It

2009-06-16T17:10:00.000-07:00

Not in the traditional Sally Field type mental breakdown, but more along the lines of losing steam. Yeah I know, but I'm young and oft times impatient. I'm still sticking to "The Master Plan" as DM would call it, but then again by MW's definition I guess that would mean that this particular slump would be covered. hehe

Enough with the cryptic descriptions. I'll just say that right now, I'm having a hard time waiting for things (ie school) to start, but I guess that means this would be the "planning phase."

Our Dogs Have Fleas

2009-06-14T08:38:00.000-07:00

That is all.

Isn't there a song about that?

Waiting for Attention I'm Not...

2009-06-13T11:54:00.000-07:00

The other day Lady, CQ, Peanut, MB & I all went to the beach for a much needed day off. On the way there we took the magic van which has power everything, and the DVD player, perfect for road trips and kids. Well about 5 minutes into the trip the kidlets were asking for snacks/treats/etc. So we passed them out and things were good for a while as we watched Cheese and Grommit (MB's term not mine).
Well when we started the second round of theatrical DVD entertainment, I was done trying to watch from the front row, and had on the earphones listening to my current favorite album.* MB asked me if he could have some. I was also munching on some snacky goodness at the time and presumed that that was what he was referring to. So when I tried to clarify what it was he was after he just smiled his little smile and kept pointing in my general direction. After about two more guesses I figured out he wanted to try my auditory buffet. It was on track 8 which is a personal favorite and has been for some time.

I handed back the ear buds for the kids each took one and were listening for a little bit, and I asked MB if he liked it and he nodded with a distracted look. At this point CQ asked what are they listening to?

I told her.

To which she responded, "Oh, geez." So I took the buds and let her listen to the track, and it's official, Jimmy Eat World is Kid Tested. Mother Approved! Although I'd prefer Jimmy to Kix almost any day ;)

*See previous post.

Much Needed Randomness

2009-06-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

1. Jimmy Eat World's Chase This Light is probably my favorite album right now. If I'm not listening to it I can hear it in my mind's ear.

2. I am missing GM and Glitter. Sadly I won't be seeing them for quite a while, but I'm trying to stay busy.

3. I recently watched the film Henry Poole is Here. Definitely made me think. I thought it would be a little bit lighter than it turned out to be, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. There were also a lot of themes to be found in it.

4. As of August 1st I will no longer be horse/kid sitting. I am hoping to be able to find another jarb whilst taking the lesser number of classes this first year to keep things on the up.

5. I feel like I've got a lot on my plate right now and school hasn't even started. Summer projects can be killer.

6. I took cuttings from the flowering tree in our front yard. Today I am trying to get them planted. We'll see how that turns out.

That is all.

Ignorance is Musical Bliss

2009-06-01T04:45:00.000-07:00

While planning for an upcoming trip I was scouting out possible locations and sites to see in the area.

I started with the areas of interest that I knew I wanted to visit and then from there starting checking out what else was on the map. To my surprise I found this.

Me being slightly more than ignorant in American History thought, "How random is that?" Thinking that John Paul Jones was this guy

not this guy

TV That I Can Get Into

2009-05-30T03:35:00.000-07:00

Thank you DVR!

The other night during this program, I'm not sure what the "official" name of this speech being delivered is called however my parents had the DVR set to record the show Lie To Me. I couldn't help myself.

"A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism: is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings." - Ludwig von Mises, Human Action (1949)

I've Been Busy

2009-05-25T06:16:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you've noticed the subject of posts has changed as well as the frequency of posting. No real biggie, but let me show you what I've been up to throughout the week and most of my Saturdays.

During the week I tend to a small herd of 3 children and one ~~horse, of the Shetland pony variety~~ dog. Needless to say I am gaining some mad skills in multi-tasking.

On Saturdays I have taken to improving my surroundings, sadly I didn't have the foresight to take the before pictures so all you get are the afters, but I think it will give you a pretty good idea of what I've been up to.

Supa-Dupa!

2009-05-22T22:46:00.001-07:00

With this little beauty at my side, I look forward to sharing some pretty sweet high caliber pictures with you all.

In other news...I've had this little ditty stuck in my head for most of the day. Mostly it's just the part that this post is titled after. The duck kills me.

Adventures in Googling

2009-05-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

MUCH better than adventures in babysitting ;)

While I searched the internets for fruit on a pedestal the result was this little gem...

followed by this....

and finally this....

I'm IN!

2009-05-12T21:04:00.000-07:00

But much more hoops to jump through and hurdles to navigate.....

Do The Hustle!

2009-05-10T06:35:00.000-07:00

I want to write, but some how I have no fodder right now. However, in more recent news, I feel like I'm doing a lot, but not necessarily getting much done.

This Hustle if you will actually reminds me of a dear friend of mine, who introduced me to a comedian, who had a bit of a potty mouth, but one brief part of his act makes me giggle. A hint, he's talking about a grocery store.

Should I sit in it or should I eat it? (Not the same guy but still funny).

I'm also on the slow train, which is not to be confused with the Midnight Train to Georgia,

the Hot Tamale Train,
or even the Crazy Train (although that one might be considerably closer than the other two).

Waiting is not a really joyous thing.

I think I will be making quite a few calls this week to certain "individuals" (Not quite sure why, but that particular word came out with a "mafia" accent in my head) to check on the progress of applications etc, also because I'm getting anxious and would really like to just get started already!

I guess this is also a test of my capacity for loooooong suffering and fortitude, hopefully this will not result in the spike of my attitude, although with the inevitable interactions with people, it should at least result in some great blog material.

Final question, with all of this latent reference to dancing, I think I need to take it up again.

Cleaning Out the DVR

2009-04-23T15:27:00.001-07:00

As previously meantioned, I have a penchot for certain children's TV.(...Comes with the territory). From time to time I sift through and delete old episodes or ones that tend to annoy more than others. Well in today's little sifting, sorting, and deleting process, I watched one of my personal favorite episodes. I'm pretty sure that this particular segment is the only reason it is still saved on the DVR. Be sure to watch at 1:45'ish. Actuallly watch from that first mark to about 2:20, and then again at around 5:40 to the end. Otherwise the frame is so shaky that it provides for rather craptastic viewing.

Please note the nifty little Gondolier statuette, but for all intents and purposes in my little schpiel here, looks a bit like Mary Poppins pointing to the chalkboard ie TV heading the viewers in the right direction. How suggestive. hehe

On another note, I think that these little snippets also effectively sum up most women's relationships with chocolate.

Happy Chocolate Day!

Apparently the official chocolate day is noted here.

An Open Apology to the Aliens Who Abducted Me, and Upon Whom I Inflicted Great Destruction While Having a Panic Attack Aboard the Mother Ship

2009-04-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

...Autobiographical.

My sincerest apologies. I have NOT forgotten, as a matter of fact I am still conjuring, concocting, and idearing to figure out what you might enjoy the most.

I Have Seen The Future!

2009-04-18T21:08:00.000-07:00

Apparently some pretty awesome things will be taking place over the next few years.

The other one includes me going to nursing school.

Personally I think I'm looking forward to the hover boards ;)

I Have A Conundrum

2009-04-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

Doctorate of Pharmacy or Masters of Nursing?

Your thoughts?

Funny Story

2009-03-30T19:48:00.000-07:00

Do y'all remember the time I told this story?

Well with all the moving in and rearranging of things around Lady's house, I came across some old toys. One of which included a matchbox size replica of the General Lee.

Although secretly it was Boss Hogg's car that I really wanted

Do you think it was the kick-a$$ horns or possibly the classic appeal of a convertible?

Theme Song Mania

2009-03-28T03:50:00.000-07:00

In my new line of work I am ~~subjected~~ exposed to a wide variety of children's programming. Obviously when things like this happen we adapt and move on. Well, in the large time spent viewing/background listening I have developed some favorites and some not so favorites.

Top 5 Programs of choice (not in any particular order, but generally these would be considered the less annoying shows)

1. Little Einsteins
2. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
3. Backyardigans
4. Charlie & Lola (grates a little on the nerves, but not horribly so)
5. Max & Ruby

After two solid weeks of this programming I also have another list, correct me if I am wrong or MW just let me know if there were any that I've forgotten, I would like to add another list

Top 5 Shows which I have at various times had the theme song or a featured song stuck in my head for days on end

1. Little Einsteins
2. Wonder Pets (still singing this one btw)
3. Pinky Dinky Doo
4. Go Diego Go (The Rescue Pack song, actually when I was chillin' with BL I would be a little secretly disappointed in the episodes where this song was not featured)
5. Wow Wow Wubbzy(sp?)

Yeah, I secretly or not so secretly enjoy watching WWW. GM said she wasn't really shocked by this when I told her. I know it can be obnoxious for some people, but I think the simpleness of the drawing is probably why I like it, and semi-heralds me back to the days of "yore" when I was a "young'en" and cartoons were much more simply drawn ie Garfield, Smurfs, Snorks, and the all time favorite (which I am still secretly hoping will be released to DVD some time soon) Muppet Babies.

In any event what I enjoy about the Diznee Channel morning programming is that even if the show is only 25 minutes long they have little programmed "shorts" which are like mini shows. In this particular case, I really enjoy Shaun the Sheep, which isn't too much of a stretch because I also really like Wallace and Gromit, this one in particular.

Which leads me to yesterday morning. There was one particular episode of Shaun the Sheep which made me giggle profusely (it starts at about 4:30). I couldn't find this one on regular 'ole yootoob but I think I found an international equivalent, so here it is.

Hear Ye Hear Ye...

2009-03-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

It's happening again. The brain drain is making rounds. Not that I was doing too much to feel overly intellectual, seeing as how my books of choice were merely fluff and rubbish that didn't require too much mental input to figure it out. Although I have realized in my recent road trip, the fascination with listening to radio programs back in the day. It's a little more enthralling at least for me than TV, especially when it leaves you with a really good cliffhanger.

I highly recommend this type of audio entertainment if you are spending copious amounts of time in your car any time soon.

In other news, I love my new job and the kids that I work with. They are precious and fun. I would post pics of their cutie faces, but I don't know if their parents would be kosher with that ;)

Just take my word for it, you've seen the nieces and nephews. Trust my judgement ;)

Second to last I feel like a total schmo because in my haste and lack of preparation to leave town I left quite a mess (not gross mess, just clutter). For this I feel bad because the girl I was renting from who owns the house had left on her honeymoon. Yeah, I'm a jerk with impeccable bridge burning capabilities(?) I'm trying not to beat myself up for it, or at least be overly negative. I've got a lot of other crap that I'm trying to deal with.

Normally and under previous circumstances where in this wouldn't really bother me because perhaps the situations weren't that great or they required that a cleaning check be passed and so no qualms. Real mature. I know. In any event this was probably the best roommate living situation I had ever found myself in. Not only was the domicile good, but I had a functional relationship with the lady I paid rent to who also happened to live there as well.

I know that she is already stressed out beyond belief because of her schedule, and had time permitted I would have cleaned it to white glove-ish-ness standards myself. The point is how do you make restitution for something like this from 2500 miles away?

Lastly in church this past Sunday, despite the endless idle chatter that pervaded my thoughts, I did come to the realization that I need to remain focused in the reason I moved back.

That is all for now. I'm off to check out the posts of yours that I have missed. Don't be too shocked to get a new response on a supremely old post.

Some Items of Note

2009-03-20T18:16:00.001-07:00

*I made it.

In one piece.

...mostly.

*While shopping at the Bullzeye yesterday evening with GM I saw something that was made specifically for NCS. A double feature in the DVD section which included the following titles:

Donnie Darko and Napoleon Dynamite.

I'm debating whether or not to go stand in line at Wally World this evening in order to buy a movie...ridiculous, I know, but my friend who works for another store of the same chain said that they were doing a bunch of give away type stuff for the midnight release... any takers?

Are you with me? Yay or nay?
*cricket cricket*
Which one means yes?

Can you name that movie?

P to the S- I miss my most recent roommate and her fiance, they were like brother and sister to me. I also have been thinking about other things which would normally be funny to my friends and myself, but nobody here gets them and I have to explain and therefore it's not really that funny anymore and in actuality seems a little lame once explained.

I also miss my friends that give good hugs. Random, but essential. You always need good hugging buddies that don't try to pass off some awkward side arm thing as a "hug." I quote what GM always says to Glitter, "Give hugs. Two arms."

That is all.

On The Road Again

2009-03-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

Yeah, me & Willie Nelson.

Well I will be driving acros the country starting tomorrow and driving through Texas. Any suggestions of good places to stop along the way? If I had my way I don't think I would stop, but that would just be foolishness.

Good luck to me, I'll see you all in a little while.

Who Does That?

2009-03-12T06:18:00.000-07:00

Let's just hope their wives don't like to watch hockey on TV.

The question is, was Chris Farley ever a sperm donor?

Don't miss the guy in the background to the left.

Something tells me he won't grow up to become a vet.

Now that's classy.

Someone must really love his new step-mom.

Sometimes the view from behind home plate isn't so great after all. If you're gonna split your pants, make sure your underwear doesn't have holes in it.

After seeing this I bet you'll never forget to wear sun-screen again.

We Like To Party

2009-03-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

This is the one where you put any music playlist on shuffle for each question, blah blah blah... This is what you get because of my awesome skillz in procrastination.

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY...
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss of You- PM Dawn

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Starry Eyed Surprise- Paul Oakenfold

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
What's Your Sign- Des'ree

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY
Let It Be- The Beatles

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
The Walk of Life- Dire Straits

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO
Just Say The Word- Josh Kelley

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Over The Hills and Far Away- Led Zeppelin

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
You Say He's Just a Friend- Biz Markie

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Growing On Me- The Darkness

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR FIRST KISS?
First Time- Lifehouse

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Surrender- Cheap Trick

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Give a Little Bit- Goo Goo Dolls

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Take Me Home Tonight- Eddie Money (HAHA)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Rodeo Clowns- G. Love & Special Sauce ft. Jack Johnson

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Baby Don't Forget My Number- Milli Vanilli (Somehow I wouldn't doubt that one. HAHAHA)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Easy- The Commodores

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Lights- Journey

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Dream- Priscilla Ahn (usually it's the fear that they will come true, or at least some of the more psychotic ones.)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hold On Loosely- .38 Special

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Good Day Sunshine- The Beatles (No lie)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Sunday Morning- Maroon 5

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
We Like To Party- Venga Boys

Some of these were dead on and some were just funny.

So, It's All Settled Then?

2009-03-06T17:02:00.000-08:00

I've made a decision which will give my life new purpose and direction over the next few years. This decision also involves having to shed most of my worldly possessions which is kind of rough considering I bought most all of them with my own money. Since I got such good deals on the furniture items, I could probably get the money out that I put into them, but that's not the point of this post. As it would be too expensive to tote said items, they've got to go.

Strange enough the thought of having to sell these items is making me more anxious than most anything else. As I was able to unload some of my unnecessary belongings to one of my former roommates and friend, I felt lighter, and really good about giving it to someone who I know will use the stuff. I know it's all just "stuff" and can be replaced, but I'm a cheap skate with expensive taste.

Truth be told there are only two pieces of furniture with which I am semi-loathe to part. My green chair ~~hideous beast~~ well loved piece that it is, and my bed or more affectionately my mattress which ~~I scored~~ MW helped me snag for $40 at a rockin' furniture auction.

It's the first time I've ever really known what it was like to have a good new mattress. No offense intended towards the family or anyone else, but honestly there's nothing like it. Truly don't read any negativity into that statement it was just factual. my sisters can attest to this, as I think the first time they ever really had new mattresses were when/after they got married.

I've got some black wire racks on the short side if anybody wants to stop by some time this week and pick them up as well as a collapsable TV stand which I have been using as a compy desk. Come by my house and we'll see what I can hook you up with in the way of semi used furnishings...they all have to go within the next week or so. After that they will probably be found at ~~your~~ my local charity resale store.

Dusting Off The Soap Box

2009-03-02T16:43:00.000-08:00

It's not over just yet. I got this email from a trusted friend of mine who happens to live in California a little earlier today. I think it's important. If you want more info just follow the links ;)

Sorry if this comes out a little scattered, but I'm swamped right now - but this is too important to not get out there, so here it goes.

In case you haven't heard,
the CA Supreme Court hearings re: Prop. 8 open up on Thursday, March 5.

The basics (courtesy MercuryNews.com):

WHAT: The California Supreme Court will hold three hours of oral arguments from 9.am-noon Thursday on three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, the ballot measure that amended the state constitution to reinstate the ban on same-sex marriage the court threw out last year.

WHO: Lawyers representing same-sex couples and a group of local governments led by the city of San Francisco will get 90 minutes to present their arguments. The lawyers are Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights; Chief Deputy City Attorney Therese Stewart and Michael Maroko, a partner of Los Angeles lawyer Gloria Allred.

The sponsors of Proposition 8 will have an hour. They are being represented by Pepperdine law school dean Kenneth Starr, the former independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has taken the unusual step of declining to defend the initiative. Deputy Attorney General Christopher Krueger will have half an hour to explain the state’s position.

WHO ELSE: A record number of 62 friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed in the case, more than two-thirds of them in support of striking down the same-sex marriage ban. They are available for viewing here.

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So, as we've known, this battle is far from done, and we need your prayers more than ever. Please keep Prop. 8 in your prayers. Fellow marriage blogger Who Is John Galt? (the name's an allusion to "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand) did a great post on why Prop. 8 still matters on his blog, - it showed up here as well.

Another blogging buddy, Pearl Diver, created an event for the demonstrations/rallies around the state for Prop. 8.

And here's the FB link for praying for Prop. 8 to be upheld.

Please, friends, let's keep up the fight. I know life gets so, so busy, but we're in this for the long haul. Even when we apparently win battles, the opposition will look to undo our victories by circumventing the people and abusing the courts' judicial review capabilities. Remember that whole "Constitution hanging by a thread" prophecy? If that doesn't fit several things happening in our world today, friends, I don't know what does!

So, please, please, please, don't forget Prop. 8 in your prayers. Heavenly Father hears the prayers of His righteous children, and in recently reading Mormon and Ether, I was reminded by how if the people of this land fail to live the commandments, God will wipe them off of this chosen land. Let's show our mettle as followers of Jesus Christ.

Love you guys!!! You are so amazing. Keep up the good work!!!

Much love,
Christa

Where HAVE You Been?

2009-02-27T12:55:00.000-08:00

Can anyone name that movie?

In answer to the former question, I have been stuck in books, among other things. I’m not quite sure why I’m on this reading kick, maybe gearing up to go to school again? I knew I enjoyed reading, but this is like an obsession. Like I can’t read enough. In the past few weeks I’ve read about fifteen books, and am in the middle of five or six, and have another ten to go, and all this among trying to figure out my life’s direction for the next few years.

Sorry I’m not trying to brag about my “feats of leisure reading,” just state the facts of my current addiction. Reading is definitely a good thing, but I’ve got quite a lot to get done in these next few weeks. It’ll definitely be something of a trying time for sure. Especially since the weather feels all spring like down here in the sandbox. It’s 78 outside right now and the birds are chirping. I can almost hear the park calling my name and my stack of books to come out and play.

As my never ending to do list seems to keep growing in length I’m sure that I’ll be busy enough with out the reading, but it’s a great escape in and of itself.

In trying to find some good pictures of reading I did happen upon this particular list of facts. Definitely something to think about.

I'll have a Cup of the uhhh...

2009-02-25T22:24:00.000-08:00

Rum Raisin. Yes, that quote comes from a very much lesser known and even lesser watched movie, Corky Romano.

Earlier this evening whilst doing some light ~~blog stalking~~ perusing. I realized that there was some annoyingly long website trying to open instead of just blogger. Well imagine my surprise when I realized that it had to do with the list of "followers" I had on my side bar. I investigated this and not only does it show who's following YOUR blog, but everyone else's blog that THEY follow and all the blogs that YOUR followers have. I must say, I'm definitely not a fan of this. I feel like it's a total invasion of privacy, and makes blog stalking that much more accessible.

I know.

I know.

I can always take this show in Tina Turner's foot steps and go private, but let's face it, I'm just too ~~lazy~~ busy right now.

Anyway, after trying and not very successfully might I add to rectify this annoyance, the following clip came to mind...

Since yootoob fails again to provide quality Pie-ray-ting ;) I've scavenged the quote
Paulie Romano: Get me a cup of the, uhh... rocky road there.
Ice Cream Vendor: Sir all of our flavors are on that sign there.
Paulie Romano: Oh, then just get me a cup of the pistachio.
Peter: Paulie, come on already.
Paulie Romano: Shut up.
Paulie Romano: [back to ice cream vendor]
Paulie Romano: Okay just get me the rum raisin then.
Ice Cream Vendor: The sign.
Paulie Romano: What are you lookin' at, huh? You suck. You suck suck suck.

*Blogger this one's for you...Well at least the first :51 seconds ;)

*I do not condone violence, however I felt this to be rather fitting, especially since I couldn't find my first particular scene of choice.

In any event I've eliminated the widget from my sidebar with extreeeeeme prejudice, and will be switching a few things around.

It’s Here! It’s Here!

2009-02-25T12:33:00.000-08:00

It’s Finally Here!

OK So I’ve had this for a couple days now, but was busy trying to ~~unearth~~ find where I placed my camera, and find it I did!

I was super excited to get some good mail :D

Thank You!

Uh... 300?

2009-02-21T14:55:00.000-08:00

Have I really?
I think....
I think I did. Well there's 300 for me! Woohoo!
In honor of my 300th'ish post I have finally come up with something of an award that was mentioned a while back. The Long Haul Award.

This award goes to Glittersmama. Originally it was for the fact that she commented on pretty much every.single.post. I had written, but I think now it also applies for other more meaningful reasons. Love you!

With that in mind, I would also like to name a few additional recipients of this long overdue award.

b. for several reasons, but mostly for being there. ;) Thank you!

And last, but certainly not least would be Methodical Wormer, and if you(<--read MW) can't figure it out I'd really be surprised.

Commemorative T-shirts can be found here.

Mexican Horse Race

2009-02-13T08:43:00.001-08:00

CQ taught us this game one year after she got home from EFY....

The Quiz Master

2009-02-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

But before we get on with this post-go here. To win cash, cars & prizes! or uhhhhhhh something like that ;)

I'll wait I promise...

You came back!

OK So, on with the post!

Who is the teacher?

who is the student?

And who never bothered to go to class?

Another Nightmare on Elm Street!

2009-02-02T04:47:00.000-08:00

Or Maybe just a bad epsiode of Night Gallery.(Name that movie) ICK!

So last night I had another semi-psychotic dream. OK so maybe my pen name isn't really that bad a descriptor but on with the story. So it was your average run of the mill dream which included some random assortment of friends from my ward and some that I just know from around the area here. I had gone camping and we were playing mini-golf in some really weirdish outdoors area, aka the woods and in some muddy area.

I was about to make the very last putt of the round and was approcimately a foot and a half away from the hole when one of said friends started commented that I was taking so long that there was no way I would miss the shot. For some reason this started others to talking. It was then that the scene started to change and the party of accompanying people did slightly as well. I found myself the same distance from the hole, but I was now in my parent's back yard. Not the new one, but the old one, with all the dead grass in it. Guess which blogger made a very brief cameo in my dream this time? People continued to chatter rudely whilst I was trying to finish up my shot which was completely distracting.

It was about then that I noticed a few spiders near the ball, so I tried to look away and wait for them to get out of the way because they weren't climging on me or my club, so I was just going to let them get out of the way. mistake#1. Mistake #2 started about two seconds after that genius decision when I was looking around to take in my surroundings a little bit more. ICK!

In doing so I noticed that there were other similar spiders and they seemed to be appearing at random but never too far from where I was or where I looked. It was really creepy and gross, so naturally I tried to run away or just get away, but they still appeared wherever I turned to try and escape their presence. It was then that I officially flipped out.

"Follow the spiders? Why can't it ever be follow the fluffy white bunny?"

I started backing away and stupid me there was something ropish looking nearby that was running across the backyard which I tried to grab on to in hopes of escaping said creature's presence, but alas...no dice. After grabbing said ropish thing which turned out to be a... power line? I'm still not even sure about that statement as it didn't shock me when I grabbed it, but then again the wire was coated and it was a dream. So after futiley reaching for an escape the only thing that happened was, another spider appearing on the rope where I was reaching, and I couldn't get away from it.

Needless to say, it was at this point I decided waking up would be highly beneficial to my mental health for the next 24 hours or so.

Lucky You!!

2009-01-29T21:25:00.000-08:00

This came from one of my dear IRL friends Hamaker Love.

Check it out!

Lucky you!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2. What I create will be just for you.

3. It'll be done this year. {might be a little while}

4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or maybe even some creation I haven't even invented yet (but Heaven knows it will most likely be super shiny or look like it got attacked by a bedazzler). I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!

*Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!*

Happy Accident indeed

2009-01-26T12:04:00.000-08:00

In cleaning out my belongings and paring down to necessities, I came across this particular quote I happened to scratch down a little while ago. This former coworker is about as random as they come. Even more so than myself if you can imagine. During one of our last meetings he was side tracked and happened to say something which in essence I found to be one of the best accidental summations of New Moon I've ever heard.

"You know rain causes depression. Yeah that's why you got all those psychos jumping off cliffs in those states where it rains a lot."

No lie that's exactly what he said. Pretty sure I laughed harder than most at that remark, because of the double entendre I found in it, and also due to the fact that none of my other coworkers had ever read New Moon, to be sure.

The Time Has Come...

2009-01-22T14:53:00.000-08:00

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

OK so no not really. I've debated posting this for some time however short that time has been, but I feel I wouldn't be honest with myself or ya'll if I didn't.

Normally this is where I would interject some bit of humor, but I think I might just take Carrot's advice or at least follow her example. I lost my job about two weeks ago. In the ensuing aftermath I've had not as much time to think as one would suspect. I just kind of went into auto pilot mode and dealing with what's presently in front of me. I don't really want pity for the loss of the job, that's not what this is about. Yeah it sucks, but such is life, and I'm dealing with it. This loss was something that has kind of been in the works since August or so, well if we really want to get technical, it was May of last year, but I stuck my head in the sand so to speak, and held on to the bitter end, and bitter it was or at least slightly mangling to my hind parts.

In my searching and applying for jobs, I'm having the same problem I've always had. The stuff that sounds like I would enjoy doing and not get bored with right away excedes my present "qualifications." I know what I enjoy doing, and what I'm good at but the problem lies in reconciling the two. Yes, I understand that there is still validity in proper training for some positions (ie Doctoring, Pharmacist, etc). My biggest problem right now in job searching is the money, but I want to take steps that will lead me more in the direction of where I want to end up or at least where I think I would like ending up.

The problem is that the list of things I have ever seriously considered doing is so totally varied that I would essentially have to start from ground zero for any of them. I graduated from college almost three years ago, but the degree was in Home & Family Living. No I wasn't planning on getting the MRS degree, as most would suspect. I ended up choosing it because...because...well to be honest, I chose it because what I really wanted to do required the maintenance of a certain GPA, which at the time I wasn't entirely sure I could do, because I had definitely had my share of struggles in school. Eventually I took a class, ironically enough that wasn't part of my regular schooling, that very effectively reminded me that once upon a time I did like school and it was something that I did well in.

Because I didn't want to stay in school for another two years I took off the part of my degree that might have made me more marketable. The education certification, but at the time and even now I'm still not sure that teaching is really what I want to do.

I'm babbling here.

I also realized last week in my searching that the types of jobs I was taking were definitely not creating the type of resume that I would need to go in the direction I want to go. I'm sure that I'm not being creative enough or that I'm missing some very vital part to this whole finding a job/career path for me enigma, and maybe that's why I felt impressed to share this all with you. Who knows.

I guess my biggest problem is how does one turn a love for music, reading, and writing as well as a knack for knowing and remembering odd facts into a real job? OR better yet, what kind of job will allow me to continue to learn without necessarily having to pay to go to school all the time or at least pay me enough that I can afford to go to school on the $$?

OK now I'm thoroughly confused. I'm gonna go try to get rid of more "junk" that's stealing all of my valuable space around here.

2009-01-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

When I was still in school... Wait wait wait that doesn't really start this story off right. Because of my insane dream last week, and Carrot's lovely comment about singing Neil Diamond's America which is what actually happened to remind me of my days in school.

There used to be a video posted on this site that featured this particular song along with some of the more well known statues around campus dancing to it. It rocked with a big finish of it's raining men.

Unfortunately it has been removed. (Brief pause to mourn the loss of teh funny...I'm done)

I did however find this little gem, again it's a little bit old, but still humorous. Enjoy.

2009-01-13T08:51:00.000-08:00

Your Word is "Think"

You see life as an amazing mix of possibilities, ideas, and fascinations.

And sometimes you feel like you don't have enough time to take it all in.

You love learning. Whether you're in school or not, you're probably immersed in several subjects right now.

When you're not learning, you're busy reflecting. You think a lot about the people you know and the things you've experienced.

What's Your Word?

I Had (Another) Dream Last Night

2009-01-13T06:57:00.000-08:00

Psychotic or Visionary...you decide...

So last night started out like any other night.

Head

+

Pillow

=

Unconscious

Not too shabby I'd say.

Somewhere in my first REM cycle I had a dream. (Insert opening line of Everything's Coming Up Roses here) I wasn't quite sure what was going on, except from what I could figure it was Halloween or about that time, and I was at some sort of gathering which actually turned out to be a blog par-tay. Although in anticipation of a few other bloggers arriving, those of us who were there each put on a pair of these

to take a group photo with as a souvenire for them. After that there were a couple other bloggers who showed up dressed like this

and one in particular who was dressed like this

except the blogger's collar was gold instead of starch white.

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In other news:
I currently sound like Bea Arthur thanks to this lovely little cold I've had now for going on a week...Who knew I could sing Bass?

That's All Folks!

Beans, Beans, the Musical Soul Food...

2009-01-07T14:27:00.001-08:00

or uh, somethin' like that.

I've had this song stuck in my head for quite some time, and I even know the words now. What I think is teh awesome about this particular vid is how many yootoob videos etc it references.

It's pretty good stuff!

Sorry the linky wasn't working before...we're a go now!