Friday, January 20, 2012

Me 2:

My sister, part 2:
"Wanna see a picture of my butt?!?"

Sent from my iPhone

Me 1:

My sister Laura:
"So, you wanna shoot some deer, you wanna sew up some bitches, or you wanna beat some bitches up?"

Thursday, January 19, 2012

19JAN2012

Sometimes, a girl just needs a STEAK! ;) But never fear, it was a grass-fed, organic cow... Hot damn!!!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Me 2:

████ ██ █ ████ everything ███ █████ is █████ ████ ████ fine ████ ███ █ ██████ trust █████ ██████ ███ your █████ ████ government.

Me 1:

For some reason, the song "American Pie" by Don Mclean keeps popping up in my head...

"The day... the internet died."

18JAN2011

The day "Google" and "Wikipedia" and a thousand other useful, informative sights that define the internet as we know it... GO DARK.




As Peter Griffin would say, "Holy CRAP!"

We must all band together and STOP SOPA/PIPA before it destroys life as we know it. And oddly enough, I'm not even being all that dramatic here...

Monday, January 9, 2012

09JAN2012

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me...!!! ;)

Why is it that the only song stuck in my head today is from "Futurama"?!?


"What day is today? It's Nibbler's Birthday! What a day for a birthday... Let's all have some cake!"

06JAN2012

I was feeling kinda bummed out today about the whole job situation (i.e. my hours dwindling to almost NOTHING), so my neighbor, Jeff, hatched a plot to make me feel better...

What else could this plan possibly include but a trip to Barnes & Noble, a salted-caramel mocha, an apple tart, and a brand-new book? If a better cheer-up remedy exists, I certainly don't know what it is! ;)

04JAN2012

A gorgeous sunset. Nothing more, nothing less...

Sunset

01JAN2012

Why is it that every single New Year's Day, I get this song in my head?!?



Somehow, no matter WHAT is going on in my life, it always seems appropriate...

31DEC2011

Decided to go out with my friends Joe, Matt, Travis, Garry, etc. etc... WOW. Both SUPER fun, and a bad idea... ;)

While at "The Beach House" in Fort Collins with these dudes, this CRAZY (awsome) lady came up to us and said:

"You two... (indicating Matt and I) is this the first time you've met?"

Matt and I both dissembled a bit, saying, "Well, we've met once before, at a party... We know each other's names, that is."

She said, "I sense an ENERGY here!!! You two were MEANT to be together!!!"

Matt and I looked at one another, and said, collectively, "Ummmm..." ;)


Matt and I



The CRAZY lady and her sweet husband, who kept trying to lead her away, gently...



The night ended with Garry talking to "Oscar del Grupo", (apparently?) the Spanish name for "Oscar the Grouch?!? Ai ai ai...

New Years

Thursday, January 5, 2012

28DEC2011

Still haven't received ANY hours from MkLaren this week... But decided to take this opportunity to go snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park instead. :)


A photo of me treckin' across frozen Emerald Lake, the last one in the chain.


Me, with the MUCH more spectacular Rocky Mountain Range in the background.


RMNP

25DEC2011

For the first time in my adult life, "Santa Claus" had not visited my apartment, and the stocking I'd hung on the kitchen stove (it's the hottest place in the house, no? *wink*) was not filled with treats...

And yet, there wasn't any yelling and screaming, either, as has ALWAYS been traditional at my family home. ;) I have to admit, though it was certainly tough being away from home for the first time since, well, EVER, it was also quite peaceful... I woke up, ate a BIG breakfast, and then went for a hike. Nonetheless, I did indulge some child-like impulses: I watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", one of my favorite ol' movies. :)



When I was a little kid, and yet NOT too young for excessive sarcasm, I used to tease my pseudo-step-father Dave that he was the Grinch and that our dog, Indie, was like Max from the cartoon... They do bear a STARTLING resemblance, except for the fact that Dave isn't actually green-skinned... LOL! *wink*

Oh, and another of our jokes (that Dave HIMSELF endorsed) was that he also bore a striking resemblance to Ebenezer Scrooge from “A Christmas Carol”… we both indulged this idea to the point where he would sign the cards on my Christmas gifts “BAH!…HUMBUG!!!” Either that, or “Are there no prisons?!? Are there no workhouses?!?” Our little private joke... Ah, I do miss those days. And, all evidence to the contrary, I’m NOT even being sarcastic!

Thus, in Dave’s honor, I shall also watch “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”, an antiquated version that nonetheless remains the BEST interpretation of Dickens’ original script. ;) Undoubtedly, he would approve.

24DEC2011

Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863) - "'Twas the Night Before Christmas":

"He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
'Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!'"