This is why I have to moderate and control what I watch on tv and or movies. This right here-exhibit A if you will...sigh, so embarassing....
So at work today I happened to view a few episodes of Ace of Cakes while I was waiting to go to my first meeting (was no big deal but it makes me sound responsible right?. I don't know if you've seen this show but it's really cool to watch them create these masterpieces that are edible-tho i highly doubt how good they are, but that's not why you're buying them, you're buying them to look good.
So anyway, I get the bug. Ya know, the I have way too much time on my hands and i'm feeling creative kind of bug.
So I decide that it would be really cool when we have a mission reunion which isn't that far away when all the elders....which will soon be just guys....(weird) will get back. I get this idea that it would be awesome to have a big cake that is like a map of our mission with all the cities etc-it would just be way cool. So naturally i'm thinking....well...might as well practice right? I mean you don't to have a disaster on the actual cake that would be for the reunion- (haha as if I would be the one making it). So I decide to practice since we have an extra cake mix in the pantry.
It would have been better if: 1.the cake were two or three times bigger, 2.i had tiny lil icing writing things-mine were so big that you couldn't really control what you were doing until it was too late, and finally 3. i knew what i was doing and was actually talented at decorating cakes. All fixable right?
I included a reference so you know what it actually is supposed to look like.
I ate my birth town- krasnodar and gave dad the volga along with volgograd and mom just had some vague south east part down by georgia.
mmmm russia is tasty....though this cake was unlike most cakes that i had in russia- it was moist and had tasty icing.
sheesh...do you see why i have to be careful what i watch-i have to emmulate it. Can you imagine the carnage if I watched 24 long enough???
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Remembered...
Today is memorial day. I know it's an American holiday but I don't feel like stopping at all of the bravery and sacrifices that America has given but that all of the citizens of this world have given throughout history. Afterall, no war was won thanks to only one country-there might have been countries that were influential but if it was just left to one country it probably wouldn't have been won.
Living outside of the United States for a year and a half really opened my eyes to this fact. I'm American and I'm so proud of that fact, however, I don't think that I'm better than other people who live all around the world because of it, in fact I feel very fortunate and like it carries with it a certain responsibility. A responsibility to uphold freedom and human rights everywhere in the world whether their current form of government recognizes them or not. Notice in the Constitution it speaks of unalienable HUMAN rights. Notice it did not say AMERICAN rights but HUMAN rights-they are rights that all children of our Heavenly Father deserve despite where they happened to be geographically born-we're all from the same heavenly parents and THAT is why we try to help others around the world gain freedom etc. Does this mean that we are without fault or that certain people high up in the political scheme of things don't have their own selfish reasoning behind what they're doing etc? no. of course not, but I promise that the actual men who are fighting and dieing out on the field throughout the world do have the people's best interests at heart and they wouldn't be out there risking their own necks if it wasn't to defend those unalienable human rights.
I just hate how people can take their view of a single person/leader of a land and then superimpose that view onto all the (mostly innocent) individuals of that land. Sure, I understand it makes it easier to go to war with them then-just pretend they're all like their lil leader and you can put off that feeling of guilt but...it makes it really hard for people to believe that there are still a lot of good people out in the world. I believe that there are. I believe that for the most part-i mean no one is perfect and we all have our weaknesses and faults, but for the most part most people are decent and good and have a sense of moral conscience. Morality is in the majority.
We were talking at dinner about all of our different relatives/ancestors that fought in the different wars: WWI, WWII, Korean, Iraq etc. and I was thinking about how lucky we were (I guess i'm speaking of America/England other western european countries) because we actually had the freedom that we fought and died for-we got what we paid for i guess you could say. I mean...Russia...when I think of the actual people of Russia it just makes me want to cry. Can you imagine what it would have been like to go through and fight, die, and go through all of the horrors that these soldiers experienced, to "win" and then somehow not even receive the freedom that you should have "won". I mean, they're ravaged from war, lost so much, in this freakin' COLD country and then their government comes in and takes over and it's like they became the very thing that they were fighting-how terrible that must have been to all of those people who fought and died-i mean, seriously try to imagine it cause every time I get close to conceiving of what that must have been like I just want to cry.
I remember that when i was over there I could tell how proud the people were of WWII and the sacrifices that they made AND RIGHTLY SO- they lost upwards of 27 MILLION people! You can imagine how frustrating it must be to them when they hear us talk about how we won the war-now, obviously I'm proud of what America did and know that without our efforts/technology etc it might not have gone so well, but we were certainly not alone and I recognize that and so I'm grateful and am trying to remember ALL that fought for freedom.
I know government is important and necessary and when properly run can leave the citizens better off for it, but I try to not let it define how I view the citizens of those governments throughout the world.
anyway, just some thoughts that were brought about by a tasty BBQ dinner.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness..." (Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776).
Seriously, if you haven't read the Dec. of ind. and the constitution/bill of rights etc. go and google it and read it-it's amazing and so inspired-we kind of have to know what's written there to be able to know how to defend it.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/
Living outside of the United States for a year and a half really opened my eyes to this fact. I'm American and I'm so proud of that fact, however, I don't think that I'm better than other people who live all around the world because of it, in fact I feel very fortunate and like it carries with it a certain responsibility. A responsibility to uphold freedom and human rights everywhere in the world whether their current form of government recognizes them or not. Notice in the Constitution it speaks of unalienable HUMAN rights. Notice it did not say AMERICAN rights but HUMAN rights-they are rights that all children of our Heavenly Father deserve despite where they happened to be geographically born-we're all from the same heavenly parents and THAT is why we try to help others around the world gain freedom etc. Does this mean that we are without fault or that certain people high up in the political scheme of things don't have their own selfish reasoning behind what they're doing etc? no. of course not, but I promise that the actual men who are fighting and dieing out on the field throughout the world do have the people's best interests at heart and they wouldn't be out there risking their own necks if it wasn't to defend those unalienable human rights.
I just hate how people can take their view of a single person/leader of a land and then superimpose that view onto all the (mostly innocent) individuals of that land. Sure, I understand it makes it easier to go to war with them then-just pretend they're all like their lil leader and you can put off that feeling of guilt but...it makes it really hard for people to believe that there are still a lot of good people out in the world. I believe that there are. I believe that for the most part-i mean no one is perfect and we all have our weaknesses and faults, but for the most part most people are decent and good and have a sense of moral conscience. Morality is in the majority.
We were talking at dinner about all of our different relatives/ancestors that fought in the different wars: WWI, WWII, Korean, Iraq etc. and I was thinking about how lucky we were (I guess i'm speaking of America/England other western european countries) because we actually had the freedom that we fought and died for-we got what we paid for i guess you could say. I mean...Russia...when I think of the actual people of Russia it just makes me want to cry. Can you imagine what it would have been like to go through and fight, die, and go through all of the horrors that these soldiers experienced, to "win" and then somehow not even receive the freedom that you should have "won". I mean, they're ravaged from war, lost so much, in this freakin' COLD country and then their government comes in and takes over and it's like they became the very thing that they were fighting-how terrible that must have been to all of those people who fought and died-i mean, seriously try to imagine it cause every time I get close to conceiving of what that must have been like I just want to cry.
I remember that when i was over there I could tell how proud the people were of WWII and the sacrifices that they made AND RIGHTLY SO- they lost upwards of 27 MILLION people! You can imagine how frustrating it must be to them when they hear us talk about how we won the war-now, obviously I'm proud of what America did and know that without our efforts/technology etc it might not have gone so well, but we were certainly not alone and I recognize that and so I'm grateful and am trying to remember ALL that fought for freedom.
I know government is important and necessary and when properly run can leave the citizens better off for it, but I try to not let it define how I view the citizens of those governments throughout the world.
anyway, just some thoughts that were brought about by a tasty BBQ dinner.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness..." (Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776).
Seriously, if you haven't read the Dec. of ind. and the constitution/bill of rights etc. go and google it and read it-it's amazing and so inspired-we kind of have to know what's written there to be able to know how to defend it.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/
Zzzz's and H2O
It's amazing what a difference it makes when you're sick and you lay down ALL day and you sip water ALL day. You'd be amazed at how fast water goes through you and how many times you have to go. I've made all of these earth shattering discoveries the past few days as I've battled this cold/thingy that I got after cheering at an Astro's game. We won-so it was all worth it. Surprisingly enough it was the first professional sporting event i've been to here in Houston having lived here almost 10 years-what the heck?!
Luckily having the three day weekend has given me extra time to recoup some. True to tradition we're going to a movie as a family today-i'm not sure which but I enjoy going with everyone and normally we go to a family-esque movie like battle at the smithsonian or whatever it's called but we might go to X-men which i still haven't seen. Though me and steve totally wanna go see terminator but i'll live to see it and christian bale another day.
So I got a way cool book from Marlee called: 100 words to make you sound smart and I thought, why should i be the only one to sound smart? so i will share with you a word for every post and today's:
FASTIDIOUS: possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail. 2: excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste.
ex: "such fastidious tracking allowed him to tell what they had been eating..."
use it in a few sentences today and feel smart 8)
p.s. I need some new music-any suggestions? I'm feeling blah and need something fresh.
Luckily having the three day weekend has given me extra time to recoup some. True to tradition we're going to a movie as a family today-i'm not sure which but I enjoy going with everyone and normally we go to a family-esque movie like battle at the smithsonian or whatever it's called but we might go to X-men which i still haven't seen. Though me and steve totally wanna go see terminator but i'll live to see it and christian bale another day.
So I got a way cool book from Marlee called: 100 words to make you sound smart and I thought, why should i be the only one to sound smart? so i will share with you a word for every post and today's:
FASTIDIOUS: possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail. 2: excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste.
ex: "such fastidious tracking allowed him to tell what they had been eating..."
use it in a few sentences today and feel smart 8)
p.s. I need some new music-any suggestions? I'm feeling blah and need something fresh.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The missing link?
...something's missing that's for sure...
like FACTS!
I don't know how many of you have seen the news lately or seen it because of the new google browser but there was a story about some people finding a near perfect fossil (over 20 years ago....) that is just now being revealed to the public. Of course scientists are jumping all over this claiming it as the missing link because-and correct me if i get this wrong- it has fingernails, posable thumbs, and it's hind legs seem to suggest that it would eventually evolve to where it would stand straight up etc. I won't pretend to know anything on this subject cause I don't- my dreams of becoming a paleontologist/archaeologist ended back when i was 13 but still...why, when scientists are supposed to be driven by hard cold facts, are so quick to throw statements around like the missing link when they don't have enough facts/evidence to prove it? It just seems ironic to me that scientists-not all, but some seem to jump all over the religious for their faith and no facts, but then they turn around and without many facts come to a full on conclusion? sigh.
Here is why i'm a skeptic at this point. But don't get me wrong-is it cool? very cool! but here is why i'm not sold on the whole missing link thing- first of all it has fingernails.....um great....so do many primates today, it has posable thumbs-again so do some primates today, and the whole evolving leg thing to where it would stand straight- they said a part of it was actually missing...i dunno, just a lot of fishiness about it.
Why did they wait twenty years before they came out with it? I mean...the fingernail/thumb thing could be noticed in the first few minutes looking at the remains and after twenty years this is all they can tell us about it? My coworker made a funny point: that for these past twenty years they just figured they found an old monkey skeleton which was interesting but not earth shattering until someone put the idea into their heads-what if it was some kind of evolutionary miracle/a missing link which, naturally, they liked and so they started looking for anything that could lean towards it being some sort of link between humans and primates and all they could come up with is what we already know-that primates fingernails and posable thumbs and I've seen lemurs on national geographic etc and out of all the monkeys i've seen etc. they really are long and can stand up pretty straight if they want to so that doesn't really surprise me either...i dunno....i'm not sold.
Is this a cool find? most definitely but it's a link within the primate/monkey family it is not a link between primates/monkeys and humans-if it were there would be something that we humans have but no primates have which it doesn't.
nice try though.
p.s. i had a really weird dream last night that was a mix of "Lost" (i'm in the 4th season now) and just me back with the fam somewhere. but the funny part was i was walking and randomly walked past adam and of course i just act nonchalant: hey, how's it going! ya know, everything is cool but the way he stopped and the look on his face was hilarious-just so unbelievably awkward so i just gave him an awkward high five and kept going. I want the scientists to stop jumping to half-cocked conclusions and come up with a cool machine that will record your dreams so you can rewind and watch the "best of" ok? there's something to invest your time in!
but seriously, i don't hate science-i like it, it's cool, just some scientists are a lil too eager.
like FACTS!
I don't know how many of you have seen the news lately or seen it because of the new google browser but there was a story about some people finding a near perfect fossil (over 20 years ago....) that is just now being revealed to the public. Of course scientists are jumping all over this claiming it as the missing link because-and correct me if i get this wrong- it has fingernails, posable thumbs, and it's hind legs seem to suggest that it would eventually evolve to where it would stand straight up etc. I won't pretend to know anything on this subject cause I don't- my dreams of becoming a paleontologist/archaeologist ended back when i was 13 but still...why, when scientists are supposed to be driven by hard cold facts, are so quick to throw statements around like the missing link when they don't have enough facts/evidence to prove it? It just seems ironic to me that scientists-not all, but some seem to jump all over the religious for their faith and no facts, but then they turn around and without many facts come to a full on conclusion? sigh.
Here is why i'm a skeptic at this point. But don't get me wrong-is it cool? very cool! but here is why i'm not sold on the whole missing link thing- first of all it has fingernails.....um great....so do many primates today, it has posable thumbs-again so do some primates today, and the whole evolving leg thing to where it would stand straight- they said a part of it was actually missing...i dunno, just a lot of fishiness about it.
Why did they wait twenty years before they came out with it? I mean...the fingernail/thumb thing could be noticed in the first few minutes looking at the remains and after twenty years this is all they can tell us about it? My coworker made a funny point: that for these past twenty years they just figured they found an old monkey skeleton which was interesting but not earth shattering until someone put the idea into their heads-what if it was some kind of evolutionary miracle/a missing link which, naturally, they liked and so they started looking for anything that could lean towards it being some sort of link between humans and primates and all they could come up with is what we already know-that primates fingernails and posable thumbs and I've seen lemurs on national geographic etc and out of all the monkeys i've seen etc. they really are long and can stand up pretty straight if they want to so that doesn't really surprise me either...i dunno....i'm not sold.
Is this a cool find? most definitely but it's a link within the primate/monkey family it is not a link between primates/monkeys and humans-if it were there would be something that we humans have but no primates have which it doesn't.
nice try though.
p.s. i had a really weird dream last night that was a mix of "Lost" (i'm in the 4th season now) and just me back with the fam somewhere. but the funny part was i was walking and randomly walked past adam and of course i just act nonchalant: hey, how's it going! ya know, everything is cool but the way he stopped and the look on his face was hilarious-just so unbelievably awkward so i just gave him an awkward high five and kept going. I want the scientists to stop jumping to half-cocked conclusions and come up with a cool machine that will record your dreams so you can rewind and watch the "best of" ok? there's something to invest your time in!
but seriously, i don't hate science-i like it, it's cool, just some scientists are a lil too eager.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
not meant to be
I had an unsettling dream last night. I don't remember specifics but I do remember that somehow I was engaged to some guy that was wierd but really did like me but you could tell that no one else really would give him the time of day. I barely knew or liked him like that but i did have this feeling of pity for him. Throughout the dream different guys would ask me if I was seeing anyone etc and I would always say: not really...etc but then stopped and realized that I was engaged and would get this sinking feeling. Don't ask me why I didn't just call it off, but it was almost as if I didn't have a choice. Like I was tied to this heavy thing and couldn't get away. Now I'm sure you're prolly all thinking: clearly this girl has a fear of tieing herself down through marriage etc, is afraid of the committment etc. which, quite frankly, you couldn't be any more wrong, but what I am afraid of is tieing myself to the wrong person-not that there is one specific right person, but there are definitely better people than others. It reminded me of something Marls told me- that she didn't think I could end up with anyone that I wasn't crazy about. Judging by this dream-i would say she is 110% correct. I would rather live my whole life "alone" than be with someone I didn't love. It was just such a horrible feeling to think of being engaged to this person with a sense of dread knowing that I should be happier than any other time in my life etc.
ugh, what an icky feeling.
ugh, what an icky feeling.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Angels and Demons
2 THUMBS WAY WAY UP!
i saw this with mom today while the kids saw earth. I really liked it-it's not exactly your warm and fuzzy movie but if you were expecting that from the beginning...well...anyway.
I really want the soundtrack-first time i've started to get excited about listening to a soundtrack since being home and I don't have any major complaints actually....no awkward acting from anyone...it was slightly disturbing to me how good ewen mcgregor made those priest robes look-neelzya! and the effects were good, music was good, and the only hitch i could see is if you particularly don't like watching people die from fire cause therew as a few ewwww moments in regards to that. But yea, I really enjoyed it cause it's a good formula for me personally: action/adventure, heavy in humanities subject matter with art/sculptors etc, and well, ewen mcgregor. THat about sums it up. I got the book for my bday so i'm gonna reread it and see how close it was-don't really remember...
So last night we had an AWESOME storm that we were lucky enough to drive through to get home from the kiddie park so it was quite the show. I've never seen so much and so bright of lightening before-it was pretty cool. The only not cool part of it being seeing a semi that had flipped on its side and it was pretty early on the scene cause the cops were just starting to come up to the semi so i don't know how the driver was...yikes.
As I was at the kiddie park I was thinking how great a place this was. There were all kinds of lil rides for the kids and cheap consessions and just...felt really "american" i dunno...I was just thinking how much fun we would have with the F6/R22 crowd here-i think they would find it cool here like me.
Right now I'm actually eating dip 'n' dots!!! yea...they still have it here 8) I'm just waiting for one of the kids to walk in and instantly be drawn to it with their freakish sugar radars...
enough random blogging for one day...
i saw this with mom today while the kids saw earth. I really liked it-it's not exactly your warm and fuzzy movie but if you were expecting that from the beginning...well...anyway.
I really want the soundtrack-first time i've started to get excited about listening to a soundtrack since being home and I don't have any major complaints actually....no awkward acting from anyone...it was slightly disturbing to me how good ewen mcgregor made those priest robes look-neelzya! and the effects were good, music was good, and the only hitch i could see is if you particularly don't like watching people die from fire cause therew as a few ewwww moments in regards to that. But yea, I really enjoyed it cause it's a good formula for me personally: action/adventure, heavy in humanities subject matter with art/sculptors etc, and well, ewen mcgregor. THat about sums it up. I got the book for my bday so i'm gonna reread it and see how close it was-don't really remember...
So last night we had an AWESOME storm that we were lucky enough to drive through to get home from the kiddie park so it was quite the show. I've never seen so much and so bright of lightening before-it was pretty cool. The only not cool part of it being seeing a semi that had flipped on its side and it was pretty early on the scene cause the cops were just starting to come up to the semi so i don't know how the driver was...yikes.
As I was at the kiddie park I was thinking how great a place this was. There were all kinds of lil rides for the kids and cheap consessions and just...felt really "american" i dunno...I was just thinking how much fun we would have with the F6/R22 crowd here-i think they would find it cool here like me.
Right now I'm actually eating dip 'n' dots!!! yea...they still have it here 8) I'm just waiting for one of the kids to walk in and instantly be drawn to it with their freakish sugar radars...
enough random blogging for one day...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...
yup, you guessed it-i'm in the good ol' O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A. Me and my mom made the 8 1/2 hour trip yesterday and it was so great! I forgot how beautiful the trip was-rolling hills, lots of trees, just really green. The east part of Oklahoma is gorgeous-as apposed to the flat parts in the west part. I forgot how much I loved Oklahoma. There's just this simplicity/innocence here which maybe i'm making up cause this is where I spent my younger years but really...it's just...less complicated than the big city and all of that. shrug, i wouldn't mind raising a family in the midwest-it really is the best play to grow up.
anywho...i'm excited cause tomorrow we're gonna go see Bartlesville where I really did grow up and see our old house and the middle school where I went for one year before we moved to houson. I haven't been back to see this stuff since we left so it's pretty fun for me.
The grandkids are soooo adorable! they just crack me up and i'm glad we could be here to give jess some adult company while mike is off working in kansas. I'm hoping we can all go to the zoo together. (how do you like my random thought patterns) and There was a pretty decent storm last night and another one coming friday night! That was my wish- to have a tornado happen while we're here. Obviously nothing too serious, but it would be fun for old times' sake to go in the safe room and hear the siren 8)
P.S. I can't believe I'm 23. I think in my mind I'm still 21-everything after I left on the mission doesn't seem quite real including the past two birthdays.
anywho...i'm excited cause tomorrow we're gonna go see Bartlesville where I really did grow up and see our old house and the middle school where I went for one year before we moved to houson. I haven't been back to see this stuff since we left so it's pretty fun for me.
The grandkids are soooo adorable! they just crack me up and i'm glad we could be here to give jess some adult company while mike is off working in kansas. I'm hoping we can all go to the zoo together. (how do you like my random thought patterns) and There was a pretty decent storm last night and another one coming friday night! That was my wish- to have a tornado happen while we're here. Obviously nothing too serious, but it would be fun for old times' sake to go in the safe room and hear the siren 8)
P.S. I can't believe I'm 23. I think in my mind I'm still 21-everything after I left on the mission doesn't seem quite real including the past two birthdays.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
gets me every time...
an ode to the x-files cause i love that show and it's the first time i saw my dad laugh hard at this show that i know he looks down his nose at...
I really wanted to find a clip of Johnny tight lips but they were all retarded recordings off of people's tv. but the dialogue is still funny:
Legs: Hey Johnny how was your flight?
Johnny: I don't wanna talk about it
Legs: I understand, how is your mother doing
Johnny: whoa, who said I had a mother?
mob boss: Johnny, do you see the shooter?
Johnny: I see a lot of things...
Legs: Johnny Tightlips, where'd they hit ya?
Johnny Tightlips: I ain't sayin' nothin'.
Legs: But what'll I tell the doctor?
Johnny Tightlips: Tell him to suck a lemon
I really wanted to find a clip of Johnny tight lips but they were all retarded recordings off of people's tv. but the dialogue is still funny:
Legs: Hey Johnny how was your flight?
Johnny: I don't wanna talk about it
Legs: I understand, how is your mother doing
Johnny: whoa, who said I had a mother?
mob boss: Johnny, do you see the shooter?
Johnny: I see a lot of things...
Legs: Johnny Tightlips, where'd they hit ya?
Johnny Tightlips: I ain't sayin' nothin'.
Legs: But what'll I tell the doctor?
Johnny Tightlips: Tell him to suck a lemon
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
ничего себе
Before you begin to judge me and think that I have slacked on my blogging-I had many different subjects that I thought about writing on and made a mental note to write on, it's just my following through skills.
Exciting news: drea came down to the land of sugar and we went to a rockin concert in the park. It was sheer acoustical tastiness-right from the first minute when they said: "we have to take a short break to move our cars, don't go anywhere..." to the grandma to my right rockin' out while eating her fruit cup. It was pretty nice weather-not hot with a nice breeze and by the time we left there were actually quite a few people. There were ladies that were walking around and giving out flowers to the moms and as she gave a flower to a woman next to our camping chairs, i waited, interested to see whether she would ask or say anything. She started to turn to go and then hesitated-prolly cause i was looking at her expectantly and said: you're not mothers are you? if we had been, prolly thinking-what a sad teenage tragedy, haha. I'm just proud that she asked-a few years ago she'd prolly have not even glanced...of course, i don't know whether that's due to me looking older or the morality of america's youth has taken a dive...but let's just say i look older.
Afterwards we soundly beat mom and dad at rook-actually it was pretty close but a good finish. Tonight me and steve werent' so lucky but fun all the same. I'm trying to decide if we'll go visit M, J, and the kids (what, i'm lazy...) I really want to go and it would be fun to take a quick side trip to B-ville just to see it, haven't been back since we moved i don't think...the trick is not having to drive all day and then have two days with them and drive all the way back after that. I want more time in between those long drives....hmmm though that is a chunk out of my paycheck for this week, but when else would i get a chance to see them plus, either way i'll have to lose money to see them so why not now, right?
Now I think it's not a matter of are we going, but which day are we going that i'm trying to decide.
I heard some mention of how the gang had been everywhere except to my crib down here? well you don't need a written invitation-come on down! I am bored and would love the company so if ya'll are serious prove it! you can get a t-shirt that says don't mess with texas (thought i'd sweeten the deal for ya)
and Rockets, what the heck? way to fight your way back in it!
Exciting news: drea came down to the land of sugar and we went to a rockin concert in the park. It was sheer acoustical tastiness-right from the first minute when they said: "we have to take a short break to move our cars, don't go anywhere..." to the grandma to my right rockin' out while eating her fruit cup. It was pretty nice weather-not hot with a nice breeze and by the time we left there were actually quite a few people. There were ladies that were walking around and giving out flowers to the moms and as she gave a flower to a woman next to our camping chairs, i waited, interested to see whether she would ask or say anything. She started to turn to go and then hesitated-prolly cause i was looking at her expectantly and said: you're not mothers are you? if we had been, prolly thinking-what a sad teenage tragedy, haha. I'm just proud that she asked-a few years ago she'd prolly have not even glanced...of course, i don't know whether that's due to me looking older or the morality of america's youth has taken a dive...but let's just say i look older.
Afterwards we soundly beat mom and dad at rook-actually it was pretty close but a good finish. Tonight me and steve werent' so lucky but fun all the same. I'm trying to decide if we'll go visit M, J, and the kids (what, i'm lazy...) I really want to go and it would be fun to take a quick side trip to B-ville just to see it, haven't been back since we moved i don't think...the trick is not having to drive all day and then have two days with them and drive all the way back after that. I want more time in between those long drives....hmmm though that is a chunk out of my paycheck for this week, but when else would i get a chance to see them plus, either way i'll have to lose money to see them so why not now, right?
Now I think it's not a matter of are we going, but which day are we going that i'm trying to decide.
I heard some mention of how the gang had been everywhere except to my crib down here? well you don't need a written invitation-come on down! I am bored and would love the company so if ya'll are serious prove it! you can get a t-shirt that says don't mess with texas (thought i'd sweeten the deal for ya)
and Rockets, what the heck? way to fight your way back in it!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Hurley
So i'm finishing up the second season of Lost tonight and it is getting pretty crazy! I think some of my favorite parts are the crazy dreams that they have and how it leads them to different things and they're freaky too.
I just watched the episode where Hurley finds out that Libby got shot by Michael who is obviously doing something the "others" told him to do in order to get Walt back. Interestingly enough it was this episode that got to me-i barely even know libby's character etc, but Hurley was so sad and cried. He is the best crier on the show I think-at least the most sad looking, it just breaks your heart to see that teddy bear cry. anyway.
Speaking of dreams I had another dream last night where I was driving somewhere and it was like the peddles kept getting a lil bit further/just out of reach of my feet and when I tried to apply the brake it was like rock hard and it wasn't responding-at least it was really slow in braking etc. There were others in the car i think and they were starting to complain and asking what i was doing etc. I've had dreams like this a TON throughout my life. It may be slightly different, but it's the same theme-i can't control the car and sometimes the car is careening too fast in and out of traffic. Either the steering wheel won't turn and it takes all of my strength and finally at the last second the car does what i want, but slowly or the peddles etc and there is always someone in the car who is like: sheesh, what's wrong with you, just drive etc. like it's cause of me and not the car etc. It's a very frustrating dream. if i were on "lost" i would be very confused as to where that was supposed to lead me ;)
o yea, and GO ROCKETS!
I just watched the episode where Hurley finds out that Libby got shot by Michael who is obviously doing something the "others" told him to do in order to get Walt back. Interestingly enough it was this episode that got to me-i barely even know libby's character etc, but Hurley was so sad and cried. He is the best crier on the show I think-at least the most sad looking, it just breaks your heart to see that teddy bear cry. anyway.
Speaking of dreams I had another dream last night where I was driving somewhere and it was like the peddles kept getting a lil bit further/just out of reach of my feet and when I tried to apply the brake it was like rock hard and it wasn't responding-at least it was really slow in braking etc. There were others in the car i think and they were starting to complain and asking what i was doing etc. I've had dreams like this a TON throughout my life. It may be slightly different, but it's the same theme-i can't control the car and sometimes the car is careening too fast in and out of traffic. Either the steering wheel won't turn and it takes all of my strength and finally at the last second the car does what i want, but slowly or the peddles etc and there is always someone in the car who is like: sheesh, what's wrong with you, just drive etc. like it's cause of me and not the car etc. It's a very frustrating dream. if i were on "lost" i would be very confused as to where that was supposed to lead me ;)
o yea, and GO ROCKETS!
Monday, May 4, 2009
growing up
yikes. My younger brother is 18. he's like....an adult. I'm not sure how I feel about that but am glad he liked his star wars blanket that I got him-like I said, an adult ;)
There was a sweet batman blanket but I didn't want to force my views onto him and knew I'd be safe with star wars.
So speaking of growing up, I've realized that I have very sneakily been doing that-so sneakily in fact, I almost have not been noticing myself. Examples you ask? happy to oblige:
In the morning before work I've started watching.....the news. I know, crazy right?! Fox & Friends. I mean, i actually look forward to it.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!
Also, I can't really stay up past 11. When was it....Saturday night I think, it was around 10:45 and i was heading up to my room and was already fighting sleep and just went to bed....10:45!!!!! I'm actually embarrassed about that one-normally I'd totally pop in a movie or surf the internet or read a book-forget it. I mean I used to be able to stay up hours just reading in bed and now I don't know if I'd last more than 30 minutes.
(if i ever get to the point of not making it through the first 20 min of a movie like my mom- shoot me)
Also, I've been a lil restless with my music lately cause most of my cds are packed away up at school and I don't want to reburn all of my itunes library and I dunno...just need something new and this morning I actually started listening to the stations my dad set in the car: 50's, 60's, sinatra style, etc. now, don't get me wrong there is some great music and i luv these styles, just...i'm only a hop, skip, and a jump away from talk radio or NPR and then there's no hiding the fact that i'm all.....adultish.
There was a sweet batman blanket but I didn't want to force my views onto him and knew I'd be safe with star wars.
So speaking of growing up, I've realized that I have very sneakily been doing that-so sneakily in fact, I almost have not been noticing myself. Examples you ask? happy to oblige:
In the morning before work I've started watching.....the news. I know, crazy right?! Fox & Friends. I mean, i actually look forward to it.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME!
Also, I can't really stay up past 11. When was it....Saturday night I think, it was around 10:45 and i was heading up to my room and was already fighting sleep and just went to bed....10:45!!!!! I'm actually embarrassed about that one-normally I'd totally pop in a movie or surf the internet or read a book-forget it. I mean I used to be able to stay up hours just reading in bed and now I don't know if I'd last more than 30 minutes.
(if i ever get to the point of not making it through the first 20 min of a movie like my mom- shoot me)
Also, I've been a lil restless with my music lately cause most of my cds are packed away up at school and I don't want to reburn all of my itunes library and I dunno...just need something new and this morning I actually started listening to the stations my dad set in the car: 50's, 60's, sinatra style, etc. now, don't get me wrong there is some great music and i luv these styles, just...i'm only a hop, skip, and a jump away from talk radio or NPR and then there's no hiding the fact that i'm all.....adultish.
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