Somewhere over the rainbow.....

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The Weirdest Show......of alll time????


Ok - so yesterday (b/c I was sick) Kai was sleeping and I was sitting at home by myself flipping through the channels trying to find something that could consume my mind for half an hour. I managed to turn on a new show that I had not seen yet. It's called "skating with the stars". Wow. It has to be the worst idea that I have ever seen. The amount of times that I saw a celebrities face hit the ice was to painful to fathom. And what is up with these stars? The skaters are good - typical skaters - like Kurt Browning etc, but the "celebrities" are really funny to me. "Joey" from full house?? Debbie Gibson?? I can't even remember who else was on it. Anyhow - I feel like the professionals are sacrificing their careers, (really allowing themselves to get injured) and the celebrities are sacrificing their lives. It's really quite funny, them getting judged, while the celebrity is bleeding out of their chin.
Anyhow- I guess what I'm saying is, the routines are pretty bad (not that I could do them) but how good can they be with people that have never skated before - the concept is super dangerous and the show? Painful.

Monday, January 30, 2006

The sickness sickens me............


Well, nothing like catching Virus #3. This is my third virus in the last 4 weeks. I have literally been sick since the end of December. I am going to start naming them. Kind of like they name hurricanes. The first one will be Virus Deborah, the second Virus Shaniqua and the third is now called Virus Marty. (this one is named after this really annoying guy that kept trying to pick me up even though he knew I was married and had a kid, and this virus is annoyingly in my lungs...)
Between Deb, Shaniqua and Misty, and also my surgery in December, I have been weakened and annoyed and discouraged for, what feels like forever. I remember when I was younger really disliking those people that claimed that they were always sick. I was always like "just suck it up!!" I'm sure that is what people are thinking about me now - it's frusterating.A friend of mine told me that the way that she has been trying to handle panic (that she gets on a regular basis) is by not allowing it to control her. She'll recognize that it is panic and she'll say "Hi Panic, so we're going to hang out for a while. That's ok, you do your thing, and I'll do mine" and apparently it doesn't get the best of her. I'm thinking of trying this for my virus's too. "Oh hi Shaniqua, (or Marty etc.) so - you're going to hang out with me for a while? That's cool, we can hang out - but you can't take over...." "Got it Marty?" "Yeah?" "You wanna go?" "I could kick your butt!" Anyhow - you get the picture. Just not letting it take over. Anyhow - I appologize for becoming one of those people that I used to not like. Next year - FLU SHOT! (Sorry for making fun of you Kent for getting one this year - it came back and bit me in the ass) I'm out.

This one goes out to........Charles


Charles....I think my favorite boss of all time. A few years ago when I worked at the Floating Gallery (now called Platform - center for Photographic and Digital Art) Charles was my boss. I pretty much bullyed my way into a job there, calling Charles on a semi-daily basis and showing up unexpectedly at his home. (just joking about the last part) Anyhow - I remember my first day of work I noticed one of the things that Charles did (just a funny little quirk) that I grew to appreciate and enjoy so much. I would ask him "Charles - what would you like me to do?" and he would sit there, sincerely looking up towards the ceiling and go "Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" Literally......FOREVER. But the best part about it was that is was the highest pitched Umm I had ever heard. Not that he had a high pitched voice at all, but just when he said ummm, it was. I loved it. It made my day on a regular basis. He was a great boss, except the time he stood there laughing at me while I threw a flaming chicken burger into the garbage without offering so much as a word of advice (to NOT throw flaming burgers into a paper filled garbage can - MAY have helped in the given circumstances) but...that's a different story.I eventually told Charles about his high pitched ummmm, and how I really enjoyed it, and he actually stopped doing it. I don't know if he stopped b/c I told him - or maybe subconciously, but it's a shame. I miss the high pitched ummmm.

jaded over jeans......


currently want: These Jeans

All I can say is: Damn Old Navy and their winter sales. I walk in, which for someone like myself is mistake #1. Then I head over to their Jean section. Sale central! I tried on 20 pairs of jeans! 20 pairs! They had a pair I really liked for $6.97. They had pairs I liked for $9.99, but of course none of them fit properly. I'm sorry - but who is the girl that can wear these jeans without the "party in the back" thing happening?? When you bend over and it's like plumber's open for business. The other ones fit like mum bum. They are so high up the back that they make your butt look a mile long! So, of course - you walk in, check out the sale, can't help but think you have gone on the right day. But no, the only jeans that fit (and of course - you end up falling in love with) are the ones on sale for $29.99 or not on sale at all ($44.50). (Which I really don't have money for right now) I wish that I didn't go at all. Cause now I think about the jeans sometimes - "oh, those ones looked really good" "If only I had those jeans to wear tonight" and I want them. All I can say is that Old Navy is tricking getting you into the door with the $6.97 jeans that don't fit ANYONE. (which is why they are $6.97 in the first place)

Save a horse....ride a what???


So - I had a crazy experience tonight. A friend of mine had a batchelorette party and we went to (sound horns.....) Silverados! Ok - so those of you who know me, know pretty well that I like to embark on the odd new adventure, but somehow the closer the adventure to home - the better. Wow - I can't believe the amount of Dirty Harry's there. Wow. The dirty man "Dirty Sanchez" that was making out with the air behind the group of us girls was a little disturbing. My friend Khel saved me from having to go and wait for the "party bus" the other thing I couldn't quite fathom....anyhow - he came and hung out with a friend of his while I danced with the girls from the batchelorette party, then came out and danced with us for a bit - and woah - surprisingly enough he dances like Usher! So crazy - when you don't expect that your friend can really dance at all, and they are all good. Especially when they dance like Usher. Cool. He even earned a "does he have a girlfriend?" from a good friend of mine. Good for him. Anyhow - what a weird night - a cover band that ranged from full out punk to "Friends in Low Places", to the 10 other people that were there, most of them dirty old men that yelled obscenities to the young dancing girls....it was all and all, kind of interesing.

New York Doors

Just thought that I'd put this pic that I took in New York City last year.To me - it doesn't seem like it was in New York at all.....

To school or not to school........

So - I'm going to try and post photographs every so often on here. Just to make it visually interesting I guess. Man - I'm beginning to realize as I am hitting all of these critical moments in my life that I am really not at all in control. I know that already (in theory) but I just can't believe how out of my hands a lot of things feel.We've gone through such a crazy year this past year (2005) that I'm excited I guess of what's to come.I am going to be a student again for a year. I'm taking a program called "Web and Print production artist" It will set me up to design on publications, or become an art director, so that with my photography education will be a good mix. Such a crazy thought. I keep getting all worried that I'm going to suck at it or something - but in my head I really want to be near the top of the class. It's a scary thing for someone who is a little creative to go into a program that is a lot creative and hope that what they visualize in their heads will come across the same way on paper. I hope that is what I learn in school......how to transfer ideas from my head onto paper or computer.....that is the goal....Anyhow - enough blabbing....haha - but I guess this is a blog.....

First day on the Blog.......

Ok - I have been inspired by my younger brother to get my act together and start doing this on a regular basis.My life - I can't imagine that many would like to read about it - but why not - so that I can keep it on file and do something other than watch CSI all the time as it is ALWAYS on. Nothing like watching someone solve a horific case right before you go to sleep. I will write more later - I must go to work.