Laughing is Funny

2009-09-01T23:49:00.004-06:00

Happy September

How did we get here? I know it's totally cliche to say this, but it really does feel like time speeds up as you age. Wasn't it just May?

My life has been a literal and figurative tornado of mess. And I mean that in a benign sense. It's just overload - where everything is fine - it's just time for some necessary tinkering.

And in the literal sense, that includes replacing my tornado/hail-damaged roof as a preventative measure. A task that has been so incredibly tedious that I don't even want to go into details. I'd punch a baby in the face to make it be all over by tomorrow. I'd punch two to make it end five minutes from now. Soon. Hopefully. (The roof replacement, not the baby punching.)

As for my actual real, live life....well that's just a bit disheveled. I've deviated from my everyday boringness and find being a little out of routine to be like a friendly game of trial and error. But, that's the good part - I'm trying. I'm doing new things. It's been a while, and it's not always easy and it's not always fun, but it feels like growth. No, not like a mole, like the existential type.

2009-07-25T07:04:00.002-06:00

Alive and Kicking

Wow, I've been a total a-hole to my blog here, haven't I? Guess I should step it up a bit. Saw The Hangover last night. Yeah, I know I'm way behind the curve, but I've been busy. Oddly, the theater was still packed this many weeks later, so it must still be doing well. It was hilarious. If you need a good laugh, go see it! :-)

2009-04-28T20:53:00.002-06:00

Five Happy Things

1. Annabelle running! Yay puppy! (a year ago, she could barely walk)
2. Pepsi Throwback
3. A new shampoo to try
4. Free parking
5. Scrabble!

2009-04-12T22:44:00.000-06:00

Happy Easter everyone. Hope you had a good one.

2009-04-06T21:58:00.001-06:00

Happy April

Don't have much to say...so here's to less snow and more 70+ days. :-)

2009-03-26T16:55:00.002-06:00

Thursday Thunks

1. What is your favorite type of soda (if you drink soda)?
Pepsi!

2. Do you believe in astrology? If so, what does your sign say about you?
Kinda. Capricorn - google. it....I'm too lazy.

3. Who is John Galt?
Some guy.

4. What is the last thing you do before you go to sleep at night?
Wash my face and watch Craig Ferguson.

5. Who's your Daddy?
N/A

6. Jelly beans or Jelly Bellies?
Jelly beans, minus the black and white ones.

7. What do you think about yellow car? Why car manufacturer actually made yellow cars?
I like yellow cars.

8. Holding on or Letting go?
Letting go! I excel at letting go.

9. What kind of underwear, if any, do you wear?
I think I'll keep that to myself.

10. Who is your daddy and what does he do?
Hal. He procures.

11. Spring - is it here yet??
Technically, yes. But, we're having a "blizzard" today, so I'm really ready for summer.

12. Does Google Streetview scare you?
A little bit. My house's streetview was on trash day. Lucky me...you can see my garbage.

13. What is your favorite brand of ice cream?
I don't like ice cream much.

14. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
When I do get an urge, probably chocolate chip or Chocolate Fudge Brownie or Cherry Garcia.

15. Do you ever get tired of your everyday routine?
Yes. Almost every day.

16. What inspires you?
Beaches. Animals - specifically dogs - the ability to live in the moment and always be happy and ready to play.

17. It’s springtime-do you spend more time outdoors?
Yes.

18. When do you think Bud will let us see the DVD of him and the french twins?
Not really sure what this question is all about.

19. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you, and why?
In a house on the beach - nothing extravagant, just comfortable. With my family and friends near me.

20. Why do you blog?
Not really sure. No one reads it. Probably to keep an outlet for writing when I have an idea, or to kill boredom.

21. What are electrolytes and why are they good for us?
This question makes me think of Idiocracy. Ha!

22. Do you twitter? Why or why not?
Not really.

23. What did you dream last night?
I don't remember.

24. What is the strangest thing you've eaten?
As a vegetarian, I'm not really adventurous in the eating arena.

25. What was the last picture that you took?
Of my dogs.

26. what is your favorite part of spring?
The flowers!

27. what is one thing that you did this past week that no one knows about?
Nothing. I really am that boring.

28. What kind of bandages do you typically have in your household?
All types of band aids, gauze and tape. The tape is for Lucy's "happy" tail.

2009-03-25T20:24:00.002-06:00

Five Happy Things

Annabelle's tumor is benign. Yaaaaay! Poor little puppy has been through a lot in her short one year of life.
Figuring out a technical issue that I know nothing about using only my giant awesome brain. (in other words: without anyone's help.)
Someone laughing really hard trying to explain what they think is so funny, but you can't make out what they're saying because of their laughing; that you just end up laughing at that.
That I'm thisclose to not wearing closed-toe shoes for months. Yay to Spring and Summer.
Finally watching a movie that's been on the DVR since January.

2009-03-12T22:16:00.002-06:00

WTF

I am not a sappy person and I'm not really a crier. But, I swear, there has never been another show like Grey's Anatomy that hits that microscopic spot deep down in my soul and makes me cry like a little girl. I know the show is cheesy. I know it requires a frequent suspension of disbelief. I know it's a guilty pleasure.

But man, waterworks almost every time.

2009-03-05T21:48:00.002-07:00

Cabo Wabo

originally uploaded to flickr by Julie and Hal.

Hopped a Frontier e-fare last weekend and met up with Mom and Dad in Cabo for three days. It was AWESOME! :-)

2009-02-27T08:07:00.002-07:00

The Friday Five (from here)

What tastes best covered in chocolate?
Hmmm...orange peel, peanut butter, orange cream, pretzels.
Why do you eat chocolate the way you do (or don't)?
Because I *need* it.
Do you know how chocolate is made?
Yes, from several tours of Hershey park back when I was younger.
If you knew you would live 5 years longer if you never ate any chocolate again, would you give it up?
Nope. Not worth it.
Have you ever had carob?
Yes.

2009-02-22T22:36:00.003-07:00

Five Happy Things

Singing along with cover bands.
Learning how to play poker.
Finally making the two squashes I bought back in November
Watching the Oscars!
A squeaky clean car.

P.S. I miss my pupsters.

2009-02-18T22:18:00.002-07:00

Things I need/want that aren't likely in the foreseeable future

The beach.
A vacation. (it's been 2 years since I've had one.)
A massage. (I've never had one)
Clean walls. (Lucy's "happy tail" makes this impossible)
A rockin' bod.
A tan.
The summer.
A male companion.
To be independently wealthy. (ah, this makes lots of my lists.)
Kid Rock to come to town.
Pepsi to have no calories.

2009-02-05T23:09:00.000-07:00

Thank goodness for Liz Lemon. :-)

2009-02-03T22:17:00.002-07:00

Greenpeace has nice skin and dimples

I haven't been busy. I don't have a great excuse. Just haven't posted. But here it is...February, the red-headed stepchild of a month with its 28 days.

So....what's happened in the past week? I kicked my stupid cold. I sent a birthday gift too soon because I'm an idiot who can't read a calendar. I spent a perfectly good Saturday night doing my taxes. Yeah, nothing like a hot date with Turbo Tax. Watched the Superbowl. Got hugged by a Greenpeace guy on the 16th street mall today. It's okay, he wasn't the hippie kind, he was the totally hot kind. Sadly, that's probably the highlight of my week so far. But, if you saw him you'd understand. :-)

2009-01-26T21:43:00.003-07:00

Dear Winter,

You are a schizophrenic poopy-face. 7 degrees this morning. Last week it was 71. I wore flip flops to the store last weekend. I was holed-up in bed this weekend with a nasty bug I'm sure you resurrected from your repertoire. You forced me to watch terrible movies. (Even though I am guilty of DVRing half of them.)

And you can't make the snow a lazy Saturday evening event, oh no. It has to come on about an hour before the Monday morning commute, so as to extend the torture that is my drive. (You're just lucky I'm still in the honeymoon phase with my car.)

Mostly, I'm saying, I totally dug last week:

60s and 70s
Happy Hour on a patio
A 5-mile run in a t-shirt and shorts

Now, this week:

An annoying cold
Freezing windshield wiper fluid
Snow! On a Monday!
Did I mention the amount of boogers and dirty kleenex I've made?

I'm sure that last week has some kind of tie to global warming or whatever and I know that's bad theoretically.

But dude, I totally loved it.

Your friend who prefers the milder winters,
HappyKap

2009-01-20T19:02:00.002-07:00

The Yays and Boos of Tuesday

Had to get up for work after a 3-day weekend. -->BOO
Remembered that today is Obama's day. -->YAY
Got out of the house pretty much on time. --YAY
Shelly called to say I could use Julie's parking spot. --YAY
Our private coffee pot had spewed grinds everywhere. -->BOO
Shelly called to say that Julie is here afterall, move to pay lot. -->BOO
Bump into Kirsten on way back from pay lot. --> YAY
Find out that pics of their new baby are on her FaceBook. --> YAY
Add her as a friend and look at pics. --YAY
Sddita is sick. Feel bad for her. -->BOO
Call Walgreens about their screw-up. They're a-holes and can suck it. --> BOO
Fix prescription fiasco. -->YAY
Read news about Microsoft rumors. Worry for friends. -->BOO
Watch the inaguration live. -->YAY
Barack Obama is now in office. -->YAYx100
Find out that I don't have to cancel my dentist appointment. -->YAY
On a coffee high. --YAY
Remember to go to bank to get singles for parking. -->YAY
Go for run in beautiful 70 degree weather. -->YAY
70s in January, in Denver. --> YAY
Experience incredible pain in quads when I start. -->BOO
Pass Fitness Class instructor on trail. -->YAY
Run ends. -->YAY
Sweaty. -->BOO
Time to go home. -->YAY
See happy puppies -->YAY
Love on said puppies -->YAY
Bored. -->BOO
Realize Fringe is on tonight -->YAY

2009-01-19T14:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

36 years!

2009-01-19T14:46:00.002-07:00

Five Happy Things

Clean puppies!
Doing yoga for the first time in months
A warm spell in January
Cake and cookies
3 day weekends

2009-01-16T08:22:00.002-07:00

Why I love animals.

2009-01-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

Great new(ish) t-shirt from snorgtees.com

2009-01-11T12:58:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday Jessica

I know you never read this, but I'm posting it anyway. It's January, so I'm organizing and filing stuff, and came across my old writing notebooks, as I tend to do every January. Found this poem from the early 90s.

Boys understood the cuts
On my knees
And the way I walked funny,
Kinda like my Dad- with a bop.

Boys understood the excitement
Of thinking Star Wars was real
Knowing that my Han Solo doll
Was way cooler than Barbie - or Ken for that matter.

Boys understood that forts in
The woods with the bugs biting
Was much less irritating
Than wearing nail polish and dresses.

Boys understood that cases full of
Matchbox cars deserved
Far more praise than owning
Strawberry Shortcake and her friends.

There was one girl who understood
Me better than any of those boys
Who saved me from battles with storm troopers
Built forts bigger than life
And showed me what love was
By trading me her matchbox corvette for my mail truck.
-HK

2009-01-09T12:59:00.002-07:00

The Friday Five from here

1. What would you do right now, if money were not an issue?
Travel.

2. What would you do for the next three years, if money were not an issue?
Travel.

3. What is bringing you the most joy right now that requires little or no money?
Hanging out, drinking, watching TV and/or movies. And even though it hurts, boot camp.

4. What types of things do you find enjoyable that require no money?
Getting outside, hanging out with friends, reading.

5. Is there anything you've been meaning to do for a long time, but put off because of money?
Travel. Stuff around the house, the usual.

2009-01-08T13:15:00.003-07:00

Thursday Thunks from here

1. Are you a celebrity news junkie?
I hate to admit it, but I am.

2. Have you or anyone in your family ever had braces?
Yes, we all had braces. I had them the longest, 5 years, 1 month, 10 days.

3. Name 4 things in your garage that you don't think anyone else has in theirs.
My bike, my snowboard, my car (!), a box of vegetarian chicken nuggets in my beer fridge.

4. Do you order Girl Scout cookies?
Some years when friends or co-workers are selling them for their kids.

5. If you have a cat or a dog, what brand of dog/cat food do you feed them?
Nutro Max.

6. When you cook, do you use measuring cups/spoons?
Only if I'm following a recipe.

7. If you were stranded on a desert island, how many sand castles would you build?
Thousands. They're so fun to build!

8. Whats one thing you own too many of?
Flip-flops and shampoos.

9. If given the chance to go to the moon, would you?
If I could go without puking on myself, yes, I'd love to go to the moon.

10. Talk radio - listen or not?
I listen to Howard Stern whenever he is live.

11. When you put silverware in the dishwasher or in the drainer to dry, do you put the handles up or down?
Handles down.

12. Video Games for kids - good or not?
In general, I think they're good. Bad, if it makes them sedentary.

13. Share a website with us.
http://www.geekologie.com

14. Water - bottle or tap?
Water bottle, or water filtering system.

15. Have you ever eaten a giant jawbreaker, the ones that are the size of the palm of your hand, all the way to the end?
No, none that big.

2009-01-06T12:05:00.002-07:00

Ball of Anxiety

I don't even know how to articulate what is going on in my brain and my world today. All I keep hearing in my head is "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh" and "shit!". And I didn't even go heavy on the coffee. Just feeling a bit crazy. I hate anticipation.

2009-01-04T20:03:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year

Hope 2009 is good for all of us!

2008-12-31T09:55:00.004-07:00

Happy Last Day of 2008!

Aloha! How are you, internet? I hope you are well. Chances are pretty good that you're not here to read my blog but you did a GIM for "hibiscus tattoo." Regardless, Happy New Year's Eve, photo-seeker.

Other searches conducted in the past week to land people here:

"your mom's carpet is a boodledang"
"freckle-ey"
"old lady bruises"
"yoga ass"
"pam hasse" - hey searcher, if you ever find her, let me know.
"what does the name sddita mean"
"poon saloon"

Not my greatest group of referring phrases, but still, some good ones. :-)

So, I just took the Ultimate Sixteen Candles Quiz, and got 100%. :-) You should try it. It's at OKcupid which used to be thespark.com - I miss that site- it was pure comedy and none of the weirdo dating crap. It used to make me LAUGH. Especially their greeting cards. They had one that used to say, "Blast off to planet leg" with this image:

Holy crap, I don't think I'm making much sense. I'm hopped up on 2+ cups of coffee and vegetarian sausage (shut up!). I also woke up with more boogers than should be humanly possible. It was nice to have normal nose functioning and unchapped lips while I was in Texas. Crossed the Kansas/Colorado border on the way back and I was an instant static and booger machine. With an extra monstrosity of some sort under my right eye. Not sure what the hell it is/was. I'm too old to get a blemish like that!

Wow - talk about a tangent.

I hope everyone has a very safe and Happy New Year's Eve. I'm actually looking forward to it for the first time in several years. I'm ready to relax and have a good time. Plus, we're cabbing it, so that makes me feel even better.

To 2008 - I say good riddance. You were a very trying/interesting/volatile year. But a year where I did a lot of self-discovery and growing. Learning the hard way. I've been fixing lots of stuff, both physically and existentially. As the year rolled on, things slowly seemed to improve - especially after October. I actually *want* to drive my new car everywhere - that is something soooooo new for me.

I actually feel more like myself and happy. The world is funny like that.

HappyKap is back!

2008-12-27T20:39:00.003-07:00

An Open Letter to Pizza

Dear Pizza,

I love you. You know that I do, with all of my heart, always and forever.

But, the thing is - I think I may have to go ahead and back out of our planned nuptials.

You see, I've kinda been cheating on you.

I just did a trip down to Texas and back this week - and I'm just going to come out and say it - I am in love with my new car.

I'll always love you and I KNOW we'll be friends forever.

Love,
Heather

2008-12-25T09:52:00.003-07:00

Heather at Hotel California -Todos Santos,Mexico, originally uploaded by HappyKap.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

2008-12-24T21:47:00.003-07:00

The Giver Reflects on Christmas Eve

This is the first year in my adult life that I have not gone all out and unleashed an arsenal of presents on everyone. At the request of many, I have reigned in the giving and have been suffering withdrawals along the way. It really kinda hurts to not shower those I love with gifts, but I think it's been a really great exercise in restraint.

I didn't hunt for the perfect gifts. I didn't study everyone and make determinations on what they need. I truly sat that this one out. And goddamn, does my ass hurt.

For me, holidays have always just been about being together, but there is something addictive about the giving part. So, this junkie is just going to have to power through.

2008-12-23T21:59:00.002-07:00

100 Things Meme

It's meme-time again … they always seem to come in waves of two or three. This one is a list (I have no idea where the original came from) where you indicate what you have done in bold.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (not the cool kind)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant

2008-12-19T11:28:00.005-07:00

Friday Five - Keeping it Positive [from here]

1. What’s your favorite thing about the shoes you’re wearing (or the shoes you were most recently wearing)?
I've had them for a long time and they're totally broken in.

2. What’s your favorite thing about the people you work with (or the people you go to school with)?
Sddita and I laugh A LOT!

3. What’s your favorite thing about the climate where you live?
That we experience all the seasons and that it's sunny over 300 days a year.

4. What’s your favorite thing about Friday?
That the weekend follows!

5. What’s your favorite thing about the year coming to an end?
The prospect of a crazy happy new year.

2008-12-15T20:50:00.000-07:00

Shampoo is better

2008-12-11T15:36:00.003-07:00

Thursday Thunks [from here]

1. Do you like waffles?
Yes. I love waffles.

2. Name 3 things that is within your reach right now, excluding anything to do with your computer/laptop.
A bottle of smartwater, an orange highlighter, and my cell phone.

3. Do you hang laundry out on a line outside?
Nope. My Mom did when I was little.

4. Loss of vision, ability to speak or hearing - which do you choose? (you have to choose one....)
Any of those would suck, but I think I'd have to go with hearing.

5. On a scale from 1 - 10, how are your computer skills?
10.

6. Do you volunteer or donate to anything around the holidays?
Yes. But I donate all year too.

7. If a person receives a DUI while in government office, should he lose his/her position?
No.

8. Do you take vitamins?
Yes. A multi.

9. Do you wear fingernail polish?
Nope, just toenail polish.

10. If every flower in the world only grew into one color, which color would you want?
Purple/lavendar.

2008-12-10T20:44:00.002-07:00

Five Happy Things

My new car

Annabelle's wiggles
Fog Lifting
Craig Ferguson
Crazy bright lightbulbs

2008-11-06T10:30:00.000-07:00

Cool pics from Boston.com

Click here.

2008-11-04T22:28:00.003-07:00

Change

Watching tonight's election coverage was surreal -- it felt (and continues to feel) like the turning point in a movie. I am optimistic for this country's future with Obama at the helm. The whole world has been pulling for Obama and I believe that America is ready for this strong and intelligent president-elect.

2008-11-03T15:57:00.005-07:00

GO VOTE!

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."
-Dante

(stole this quote from a photo on a poster in dooce.com's flickr stream)

2008-10-31T20:53:00.001-06:00

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-14T22:25:00.001-06:00

Tee Hee

2008-09-19T22:33:00.003-06:00

Five Happy Things

1. Annabelle is doing well after her hip surgery. One down, one to go.
2. Pickles.
3. A cleaned house.
4. Hoping for CHANGE!
5. "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" is back.

2008-09-12T09:37:00.002-06:00

Friday Five (via Friday5.org)

Who lets you have your way more than you should?
No one really lets me have my way.

According to the cliche, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but what’s the way to yours?
Laughter and honesty.

What’s something that should have been put away but hasn’t been?
My laundry!!

When did you last weigh yourself?
About a year or so.

What do the cops in the donut shop say?
Way-oh, way-oh.

2008-09-09T21:02:00.000-06:00

"Oh somehow I know there's more to life than this
I said it too many times
And I still stand firm
You get what you put in
And people get what they deserve
Still I ain't seen mine
No I ain't seen mine
I've been giving just ain't been gettin
I've been walking that there line"

---Kid Rock

2008-08-29T16:00:00.003-06:00

Friday Fill-Ins #87 [here]

1. When I'm sick I'm looking forward to not being sick.

2. When I take a walk, I think about everything.

3. Money can't buy happiness but it can give you financial freedom.

4. Cotton makes me happy and leather makes me sad.

5. The strangest person/character I've had lewd thoughts about was Alan Rickman.

6. My favorite color these days is green because I've always loved green.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to nothing (no plans), tomorrow my plans include nothing (no plans) and Sunday, I want tolove my pups!

2008-08-10T21:42:00.001-06:00

Be good and you will be lonely.
-Mark Twain

2008-07-30T14:22:00.005-06:00

Yeah

Before the month of July passes, I figured I should probably post in case any of my two readers think that I'm dead. I'm not. :-)

I don't really have a lot to report, as life hasn't been very exciting as of late.

To sum it up - things have been tough and tight -- two things I wish I could say about my butt.

My sweet darling beautiful camera took a digger. The on/off button just kind of stopped working. I have taken better care of this camera than any other camera that I've owned. (and that list is pretty long.) It was working perfectly one day and then wouldn't turn on the next. *sniff* I had to send it via snail mail to a Canon facility a couple of weeks back and I have been missing it like a child I've sent off to summer camp. It hasn't sent me any letters. I do know that it will be back in my hands by the end of this week and that makes me very very happy. I feel so very sad without it.

And in similar fashion to the way my brain works, I will provide these:

HappyKap FunFacts

I love the heat. Loving that we're going to break a record tomorrow for most consecutive 90 degree days in row since 1901. Nice job, global warming.
Loving graham crackers.
Loving dogs as much as ever. Maybe more.
Haven't killed my plants yet.
Can't get enough ice pops, pop ice, flavor ice -- whatever you call it where you are.
Need a vacation so bad.
So glad that Weeds is back with new shows.
Miss Mom and Dad.
Can't believe it's almost August.
Not tan enough for almost-August.

2008-06-06T11:36:00.002-06:00

Friday Five

1. What's your weather?
It's sunny and going to be a high of 82.

2. Where are you on your way to?
Going to see Annabelle at lunch.

3. Are you good with directions?
I am decent. I'm really good if I have a point-to-point print-out from google maps.

4. Do you know your neighbors?
I know a couple of my neighbors, but not all of them. Mostly, they're not really neighborly in my hood.

5. What do you smell?
My hair. Superstar! by Tigi.

2008-05-23T15:33:00.002-06:00

Friday Fiver

1. Last laugh?
A little while ago when trying to draw a horse.

2. What do you love?
My family. My dogs. The beach.

3. Gold or silver?
Silver!

4. Who do you hold hands with?
I'm not big on hand-holding.

5. Friday fill-in:
There's no time to ____.
turn down cake.

2008-05-09T10:31:00.002-06:00

Top 5 on Friday from here

Top 5 songs that remind you of your mother.

Dancing in the Snow - The Leopards
When I'm 64 - The Beatles
You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
Every Billy Joel song
Good - Better than Ezra

2008-05-01T10:57:00.003-06:00

May and April BFFs

There's nothing more disheartening than snow in May. April teases you with those summer-preview days and then slaps you across the face hours later with 35 degree drops in temperature. We all know that April is a bi-polar bitch.

But from May, you expect a little more couth. A more consistent hold in median temperature with a dash of thunderstorm goodness.

Maybe it's the "inconvenient truth" of global warming, or maybe it's just a fluke, but I'm gonna go out on a freshly budding limb here and speculate that May has been hanging out with April.

It's May 1st and it's freakin' snowing. Big fluffy February flakes. There's only one place that May could get an idea like that - her schizophrenic neighbor, April.

2008-04-02T13:32:00.002-06:00

Happy Hump Day, and April too

Life has been busy. There's no drama or anything, I've just been really busy. Favorite part about the busy-ness? Annabelle. She's so beyond cute. And my dogs play so cute with her. I am a complete and total nauseating dog lover.

My babies

2008-03-10T10:32:00.002-06:00

Welcome Annabelle!

I have a puppy niece! Jessica has a new Vizsla companion. She came into Jessica's life on Saturday. (I think it's cool that she got her on LuLu's birthday.) Her name is Annabelle and she is a sweety sweet. She cuddles, plays and is all around beautiful. Yay for Jessica!

2008-03-08T08:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Lucy!

My little bunny pants is 5 years old today! Time flies!

2008-03-03T21:32:00.003-07:00

Greetings from Seattle!

I'm in the Emerald City, minus my sparkly red shoes. I arrived yesterday. It was a long and trying day, but a sunny one - which I hear is rare for these parts.

I've been sent here for a Sharepoint Conference. A gathering of a Microsoft-specific nerd herd of sorts. It is a veritable sausage fest - and I mean that in the nicest/funniest/most honest way possible. I'm not trying to be snarky - it just really is a sea of techie men. (And a very small handful of techie women.)

I've always known that I was an oddity but this is hugely literal representation of that. I am -- and quite honestly feel like -- a freak. But in a weird way I like it. I don't think I'd have it any other way. I like being a girl geek. (Albeit, not a socially inept one - as they're often portrayed on TV and movies.)

It's funny that throughout the course of my career, I've worked for Microsoft (in Colorado) for almost eight years - once for 2.5 years as a contractor back in the late 90s and up until October 2007 for 5.5 years as an actual employee. Now that I'm working for a completely unaffiliated, non-technical, Colorado company - I *finally* get sent to a Microsoft conference in the mothership's homeland. Believe me, the irony is not lost.

I'm trying to take some photos, but I'm holed up most of the day in Breakout Sessions. (which have been great.) Since I was in the overflow room for Bill Gates' keynote, I had to take a pic of him on the screen. But the nerd in me had to take it.

So far, so good.

--Nerd out--

2008-02-29T09:43:00.003-07:00

Friday Fill-Ins #61 (from here)

1. I'm looking forward to Seattle next week.

2. I don't handle rude people very well.

3. Pizza is something I could eat every day.

4. Warmth and sunlight are essential.

5. Seattle, here I come!

6. I have two tattoo(s).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my puppies, tomorrow my plans include packing and cleaning and Sunday, I want to explore a new city!

2008-02-26T11:52:00.002-07:00

Today is Spay Day USA 2008!

Please, please, please spay and/or neuter your pets!

"By making sure that your pet can't have puppies or kittens, you'll have peace of mind that his or her offspring won't be euthanized in an animal shelter."

2008-02-22T08:46:00.002-07:00

Friday Five

Name five...

... things you can't live without.
Television
Blankets
Dogs
Pizza
Flip flops

... of the best moments in your life.
Laughing so hard with Jessica that we both can't breathe
When Lucy and Hudson chose me as their "companion"; respectively
Our family trips to Hawaii in the 80s- actually, all of our trips
Any crew race where we took 1st place
Finding out my tumor wasn't cancer

... celebrities you can't stand.
Tom Hanks
Tom Cruise
Mariah Carey
Russell Crowe
Renée Zellweger

... books you enjoy(ed) reading.
Contact
Ender's Game
Da Vinci Code
The Harry Potter series
Love Walked In

... items in your purse/backpack/on your desk.
Gum
Camera
Keys
Pens
Chapstick

2008-02-15T12:41:00.002-07:00

Friday Fiver

1. Favorite shoes?
Flip flops. But I did buy a rockin' pair or red summer shoes the other day. I cannot wait to find a reason to wear them - and the weather to wear them.

2. What time does the sun set near you?
It's getting alittle later lately - thank god- about 5:30 or so.

3. Do you like spending time in the sun?
Yes. Especially on a beach.

4. Do you burn or tan?
Both. But if I use sunscreen on my face and chest I'm usually good.

5. Monopoly: yay! or no way!
Yay!

2008-02-08T08:58:00.000-07:00

Friday Fun: Clotheshound Edition From here

1. Do you have to dress for work? If so, what is your “uniform”?
Yes - business casual. Except Fridays. After working in a flip-flop and jeans atmosphere for nearly 6 years, this is definitely a difficult transition.

2. How would you describe your style when dressing for yourself, rather than work?
Casual, surfer-ey. Beachy.

3. I have noticed that there seem to be two kinds of dressers in the winter months. Those who love turtlenecks and those that abhor them! Which are you?!
I'm middle-of-th road, but mostly I don't wear them.

4. It’s lounging time on the couch in the evening. What are you wearing?
Sweats and a sweatshirt or PJ bottoms and a long-sleeved pajama top.

5. Describe your favorite “feel good” outfit!
Great fitting jeans and a flattering black top.(with minimal visible dog hair)

2008-02-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

HI-larious

Caught this the other night on TV, but then needed to watch it again. Too funny. You must watch.

2008-02-03T22:09:00.000-07:00

Yay Giants

I'm so glad the underdogs won. It also helps that they're from NY. :-)

2008-02-02T22:43:00.001-07:00

Saturday Six from here

1. You sit down at a restaurant table and notice a $5 bill tucked away — apparently a tip left by a previous patron — that the wait staff missed. How likely would you be to keep the five bucks for yourself?
I never keep it. I always give it to the waiter/waitress.

2. Do you think that your friends know more gossip about you, or that you know more about them?
Pretty equal. I might know a little more about them.

3. If you could, would you prefer to reverse your answer to Question 2?
Nah. Don't really care.

4. Take the quiz: Are you virtuous? The quiz told me that I'm "Mostly Virtuous."

You Are Mostly Virtuous

You are a good person, or at least as good as you can be.
You try to do the right thing, and you have ended up with many virtues.

While you are virtuous, you aren't a saint.
There's definitely a bit of devilishness deep in your heart!

Where You Are Virtuous

You have the virtue of Justice. You treat other people fairly, even when you don't feel like it.

You have the virtue of Resolution. You are determined to do what you should, no matter how difficult it is.

You have the virtue of tranquillity. You do your best to keep your life peaceful and calm.

Where You Are Not Virtuous

You lack the virtue of Moderation. You are attracted to extremes of all sorts.

You lack the virtue of Chastity. You aren't guarded when it comes to intimacy.

You lack the virtue of Silence. You talk too much, and your words aren't as valuable as they could be.

Are You Virtuous?

5. You see a new product come out you really want, but it’s a little outside of your price range. (Let’s say that it costs about $300 or so.) How likely are you to wait until you have the full price saved before you go and buy it?
If I want something and it's not crazy outrageous - I usually buy it after finding it for the best price.

6. You go out with friends to a going-away party for a colleague, and it is held at a local pub. How likely are you to drink at least to the point of feeling a “buzz”?
Very likely.

2008-02-01T08:37:00.000-07:00

Friday fiver

1. What are you set on?
Being happy.

2. What do you have to do right?
Mostly everything.

3. Have any kids?
Nope. Don't want any.

4. Are you patient?
Yes, to a fault at times.

5. Friday fill-in:
I know if I put my mind to it ______.
I can accomplish it.

2008-01-30T20:24:00.000-07:00

Happenstance

I randomly decided to self-clean the oven tonight and my house smells like burnt ass-hair. I was recently informed that you're really only supposed to self-clean on nice days when you can open the windows. So, if I'm loopy tomorrow, we'll know why. What? Oh yeah, I'm loopy every day. Well, tomorrow I'll have an excuse for once. :-)

Saw that Broken Lizard is filming their next movie. Psyched. Looks like it's about waiters and waitresses. Those guys are funny - I'm fully looking forward to another one of their ventures. Here's the description from their site:

"For those who don't know, it's called "The Slammin' Salmon." We play waiters in a high-end seafood restaurant owned by a crazy former Heavyweight Champ named Cleon Salmon. (And played by Big Michael Clarke Duncan). The Champ needs to raise money to pay off his debts to the Yakuza so he institutes a Glengary GlenRoss type contest amongst the waiters. Top selling waiter gets 10 grand, lowest selling waiter gets the shit kicked out of him by Michael Clarke Duncan. Gonna have lots of laughs and some great cameos."

I'm sick sick sick of music right now. If I hear that freakin' Bubbly song one more time or any of that Grey's Anatomy* background drivel, I might contract a permanent aversion to Top 40 crap. Please, dear god, does anyone have any suggestions? Maybe Lenny and Jack will pleasantly surprise next Tuesday?

Also starting to think about getting a new car. I wouldn't say I'm super-serious or committed to it yet, but I'm really close. Any suggestions? Something simple, possibly hybrid. Easy to drive. Kinda spunky and fun.

And irony of ironies...after working for a particular company for a combined total of almost 8 years, I never made it out to its "mothership." But, my new job is sending me there in March for a conference. The world likes to shake it up once in a while. Mostly the world likes to shake me. Hard. Can you hear my brain rattling?

I'm ready for it to not be winter anymore. I'm ready for pizza to be calorie-free. I'm ready for people to be nice back.

I'm ready for change all around. But I'm totally okay if we start with my thighs.

(*Don't get me wrong I'm still a Grey's fan -- it's just the cookie-cutter emotey girly puke that they play in the background is just soooooo done.)

2008-01-29T19:45:00.000-07:00

A fellow Scot

I've been meaning to write this for probably a few years now - but I just want to say that I LOVE Craig Ferguson. He makes me laugh anytime I catch even two minutes of the Late Late Show. He's real, he's fun, he's hilarious.

I wasn't in the best of moods yesterday, but I laughed out loud more times than I can count and woke up in a fantastic mood today.

Thank goodness CBS had the sense to make him host -- not some manorexic knob-job like Carson Daly.

2008-01-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

Monday's a Bitch - So '90s (from here)

1.Which song reminds you most of the 90's?
I was *very* into music in the mid-90s. I interned at A&M records in L.A. during college and briefly considered a glorious and esteemed career in the record industry. That was, until the summer after college graduation, I realized that entry-level jobs in the record industry were essentially at the poverty level. Long story way too long....I have so many songs that remind me of the 90s, but I'll narrow it down to three that put me there instantly: "Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies, "Send me on My Way" by Rusted Root and "Tomorrow" by Silverchair.

2.Do you remember where you were when you heard about Kurt Cobain?
Ithaca College. Somewhere doing something. Rowing, writing, eating, drinking, or some combination of any of those.

3.Were you ever known to sport a fanny pack?
I am proud to say NEVER.

4.Which 90210 character was your favourite?
Dylan. So broody. And a surfer.

5.Do you own a troll doll?
Nope.

2008-01-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Friday's Feast (from here)

Appetizer
How many times per day do you usually laugh?
Hundreds if not thousands of times. Unless it's a really poopy day.

Soup
What do your sunglasses look like?
Tortoise shell, interchangeable lenses. They're Smith Axis.

Salad
You win a free trip to anywhere on your continent, but you have to travel by train. Where do you go?
Chicago. I've never been there.

Main Course
Name one thing you consider a great quality about living in your town/city.
300-plus days of sunshine per year.

Dessert
If the sky could be another color, what color do you think would look best?
Green.

2008-01-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

Five on Friday (from here)

1. What is your favorite hot beverage?
Tea. I've liked tea my whole life. Then I started to like hot chocolate a few years ago. And in the past year I've started to drink coffee. But tea has always been my hot drink of choice since my little kid days.

2. Describe your favorite hot food?
Pizza from New York. Burritos from Illegal Pete's. Yummy soup. And my literal interpretation of that question - wasabi. Or super-spicy salsa. I'm hungry.

3. What piece of clothing makes you feel warm and snuggly the moment you put it on?
Pajamas. Or wrapping up in the flip-flop fleece blanket that DBush made me last year.

4. Do you warm up your car on cold days? Do you run the heat all the time or just enough to defrost the windows?
I do not warm up my car. But I do run the heat during my drive. I would rather be too hot than too cold.

5. What is your ideal warm-weather vacation spot?
Hawaii. I haven't been in a long, long time, but I have nothing but good memories of Hawaii. But, Cabo is a very close second. (And a lot more economical.)

2008-01-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

Even Dogs Love a Vegetarian Stir Fry

Hudson will eat pretty much anything except celery.

2008-01-22T21:30:00.000-07:00

Tina's Tuesdays (a weekly Tuesday meme)

What was the last thing you bought?
Hmmm. I was at Target last night and finished up in the food aisle -- umm, grapes probably.
What things do you have on your list to buy?
Beer, fruit punch, artichokes, fruit, pants.
What was the most expensive purchase you have ever made?
My house.

2008-01-18T08:54:00.000-07:00

Friday Fiver

1. What do you need?
Love.

2. What won't you share?
My toothbrush or razor.

3. What do you hurry through?
Flights of stairs. I try to get it over with as fast as possible.

4. Who is worth waiting for?
The man of my dreams. (At least I hope so.)

5. Friday fill-in:
I can't bear to ______.
see animals suffer. It breaks my heart.

2008-01-17T21:22:00.001-07:00

What Made My Day

This morning, I read a news story about a dog. A dog who, along with another dog, was abandoned and was thisclose to death. When he was discovered and rescued in August, he weighed just 30 pounds. The other dog was found dead. The pictures are just horrifying. He is now more than double that weight and is ready for adoption. I was heartened by the recovery story.

Later on in the day, I come to find out, that I've actually met the adopters. [They're major dog lovers.] It just made my heart dance knowing that this dog will never want or suffer under the care of these adopters. It's one thing to see a story and be happy that a dog got adopted - but it's a whole other thing to know that this dog is in the most perfect place anyone could ever hope him to be.

2008-01-16T19:52:00.000-07:00

I've decided

I want my dogs to see a beach in their lifetimes. My heart hopes it is this year, but I want to make it a goal that I see my puppies run happily along a beach.

2008-01-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Five Happy Things

Swiss cheese, avocado, and tomato sandwiches. (yeah, it's always about food)
Sharp (expensive) new knives.
Dogs in sweaters. (I'd never do it, but it makes me smile when I see it.)
Knowing you have several new books to read (for fun).
Mom and Dad will be married 35 years on Friday.

2008-01-12T12:17:00.000-07:00

Saturday of Tiny Cakes

I woke up this morning and immediately continued to eat several little cakes that Jessica got for me from a bakery on Speer called Gateaux. (THEY ROCK!) (Or something pretty close to that spelling - I'm too lazy to get up and look at the label on the box - sue me.)

We met for lunch yesterday and I started to eat them before our lunch even came. Then continued to eat them throughout the day. After this morning, they're gone. I've moved on to cheese. Exciting Saturday I'm having, wouldn't you say?

The weirdest thing about yesterday was seeing the date on stuff. You write your birthday on forms and things all year, but then it's just kind of odd to be using it all day for general things, you know? You're at work all caught up in the yuck of your day and then you notice, oh, yeah, today's my birthday, I totally forgot.

I know I'm weird to be thinking about or even noticing such minutia, but that's what I do. Thinky thinky.

2008-01-11T23:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Jessica

And to me too. ;-)

2008-01-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Nice Package!

A sneaky little monkey surprised me today by sending a package to my office. As soon as I saw the thinkgeek.com tape on the box, I had a pretty good idea who it was from. What was it, you ask? It was a super-fantastic [early] birthday gift.

It was the Mathmos Thaw - an ice candle.

I think it is the coolest and I am making my first ice mold tonight. Thanks, Will!

2008-01-07T19:16:00.000-07:00

Monday's a Bitch (website here)

1. If you could learn the total number of hours of your life you have spent doing one mundane thing, which would you pick?
Writing my name. I love to do it and I do it a lot.

2. If you were to get a personalized license plate, what would it say?
Happykap!

3. If you were invited to make a recommendation for new legal limitations on pornography in your country, what would you propose?
I don't feel I have quite the right knowledge to make such a recommendation. Mostly, I say -to each his/her own-, until it is harmful or non-consentual.

4. If you could own one prop from any film ever made, which would you choose?
God, that's a hard question. Billy Madison's house?

5. How many of your elementary school teachers' names can you still remember?
Believe it or not - all of them. (And most of Jessica's too.) NERD ALERT!

2008-01-06T21:11:00.000-07:00

Found Poetry

I spent the better part of my weekend filing, shredding and all-around cleaning my office and its closet's contents. I know. I am a party animal.

But, while going through over ten years of bills and random saved pieces of who-knows-what, I came across a poem I wrote in 2003. It made me happy, so I am going to share:

May 6, 2003 11:45am

Sometimes
I want to close my eyes
and be in Grandpa's backyard
Where
the grass is always soft
and green and warm.
The sound of a single engine
plane buzzes overhead
leaving an exhaust trail for
the gnats to fill.
Bags of beetles guard
the rose garden
Rich with its protective
bark moat.
Grandpa appears in his engineer's cap
to show me the combination
to the shed
Where walls of tools protect
the riding mower.

2008-01-01T14:16:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year!

Hope your 2008 is great! (Ha! I'm *so* original)

2007-12-19T23:40:00.000-07:00

Superstar!

Let me preface this by saying that I don't typically buy expensive hair care products. But something got into me and I decided to buy some overpriced shampoo and conditioner. It's called Superstar and it's part of the Bed Head line. It totally and completely ROCKS!

It's way too expensive for me to make it a frequently-used shampoo/conditioner habit, but if I rotate it in every few days, I'll get the benefits without having an expensive addiction. ;-)

2007-12-14T08:39:00.000-07:00

Friday Fiver

1. What's the last movie you saw?
Elf probably. I haven't sat down and watched a movie lately. Been catching up on DVRed shows since I started my new job.

2. Are you gentle?
Sometimes - when I need to be.

3. Do you sleep with your bedroom door shut?
Yes. Keeps it warmer and is safer in case of fire.

4. What's your middle name?
Dawn

5. Friday fill-in:
I could learn to like ___.
cats.

2007-12-13T21:10:00.000-07:00

Five Happy Things

My dogs
Phoney baloney
Finding bargains
Deciding
Making it work

2007-12-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

Hello

Hey world! How have you been? I'm doing okay over here. Been worse. Been better. I'm somewhere in the middle with a strong bent toward good. Life has shifted, shattered, and settled itself somewhere different but still in the realm of familiar. I don't know how to properly describe it without sounding smugly existential.

I've been through some things: surprising myself with my reactions, non-reactions, emotions, and apathy. (If you've been reading my blog with any consistency over the years, you know that I do a lot of growing in my apathetic times.) That's not to say that apathy in this application has negative conotations. Quite the opposite. The apathy lets me step back and see things clearly -- without oozing emotional, forest-for-the-trees HappyKapness all over it.

I know this likely makes no sense to pretty much everyone but myself. But this little diatribe will give me a guidepost when I look back to remember where I was in HappyKapLand in December 2007. Hopeful. Happy. Healthy. Honest. And totally curious where I go from here. One year? Five years? Ten years?

2007-11-21T10:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving

My feeble attempt [from 1999] at making a turkey. :-) Enjoy!

2007-08-31T07:18:00.000-06:00

Friday Fiver

1. Who never returns your phone calls?
I'm not big on calling people and/or talking on the phone, so no one really.

2. What was your favorite childhood toy?
I loved matchbox cars, my Muson, and my record player. Not really sure what my favorite childhood toy was. I'll have to ask Mom and Dad.

3. Who is the last person you greeted at your door?
Justin.

4. Who do you need?
No one.

5. Do you break hearts or do you have your heart broken?
Like most people, I dabble in both.

2007-08-30T10:57:00.000-06:00

My New Favorite T-shirt at T-shirtHell.com

2007-08-27T10:22:00.000-06:00

Good News for Me on a Monday

Kid Rock has a new album coming out on October 9th. Heather happy.

2007-08-24T14:59:00.000-06:00

Shows the TV Whore Can't Wait to Begin Again

(not to mention the new shows...)

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - September 13th - (clip from new season)

How I Met Your Mother - September 24th - (last season's episodes)

30 Rock - September 27th

Heroes - September 24th

Scrubs - September 27th

Justin Timberlake Concert on HBO - September 3rd

Ugly Betty - September 27th

Grey's Anatomy - September 27th

2007-08-24T11:00:00.000-06:00

Friday Five

Imagine you are on your deathbed. Recommend to those who remain in your life...

1) One book to read.
14,000 Things to Be Happy About

2) One movie to watch.
Basketball

3) One food to eat.
Pizza (from New York)

4) One place to go.
Hawaii

5) One life lesson to leave behind.
Give.

2007-08-23T12:04:00.000-06:00

3x Thursday located here

1. On average, about how much sleep do you get in a night? Is it enough for you? Why/why not?
I probably get somewhere between 3 to 4 hours of sleep. It's usually enough. Insomnia is a whore.

2. Do you notice a difference in things when you don't get enough sleep for a period of time? What happens?
I don't. I just kind of adapt to the no sleep thing. It's weird how used to something you can get.

3. Generally when you sleep, do you sleep well? Why/why not?
I can't say for sure....sometimes I do, but for the past few years, not so much. I slept great this past weekend - probably a combination of the company and the end of some anxiety. :-)

2007-08-21T22:38:00.000-06:00

It's About that Time to Drop Some HappyKap Quotage

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
-Anatole France

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts.
-Addison Walker

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
-Burton Hills

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
-Richard Bach

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
-Confucius

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
-Henry David Thoreau

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
-African Proverb

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
-Oprah Winfrey

Change always comes bearing gifts.
-Price Pritchett

2007-08-17T14:18:00.000-06:00

2007-08-14T15:03:00.000-06:00

Five Happy Things

1. New Weeds!
2. Making old-school video game noises.
3. Raisinets
4. Monday Night Football
5. "Oh man, I hate brains" (from the new Robot Chicken episode)

2007-08-10T09:50:00.000-06:00

My Friday LOL

I've written here before that I check dooce.com daily. (For years, now.) It never disappoints and today, I laughed out loud at my desk at the following sentence:

"Does your dog do that? Hop on and off your bed, over and over again, because he is part Labrador, part douchebag?"

I love it number one, because it's clever and number two (ha, number two) because I LOVE the word douchebag and number three, calling a dog a douchebag is something I would do.

2007-08-08T14:25:00.001-06:00

Roughing It

Went up to the mountains for the weekend with the intention of camping. Well, the campsites were full, so the tent never left the car. Breckenridge and Keystone condos served as campsites. Ha! Hit the Bluegrass and Beer Fest at Keystone both Saturday and Sunday and had a blast. I imbibed in a drink or two.

Seriously, check out this restaurant in Breckenridge - I just couldn't get over it:

A lot of time was spent with creepy parrots and properly hydrating in Keystone:

All photos from the weekend are HERE.

2007-08-01T21:27:00.001-06:00

*Odd Facts about ME*
DO YOU SNORE?:	Sometimes
LOVER OR A FIGHTER?:	Lover
WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?:	Never finding my bliss
AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO BUILDER?:	Not really.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY TV"?:	Can take it or leave it.
DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?:	Yes.
WERE YOU A CUTE BABY?:	Yes.
HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU?:	Interesting.
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD?:	Black
DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?:	Yes.
HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED?:	No.
ANY SECRET TALENTS?:	Paddle ball.
WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT?:	The beach.
HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI?:	Yes, but only the veggie kind.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"?:	Yes.
DO YOU GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE OZONE?:	Yes.
HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP?:	A whole bunch and then a bite.
CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS?:	Slowly.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE?:	Yes.
ARE SPEEDO'S HOT?:	No.
WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING?:	Don't like it much, as a vegetarian. But have respect for those who can kill something, skin it and eat it.
IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?:	Maybe
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?:	Love it.
WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO?:	Pennicillan, codine, cut grass
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU":	To my Mom today.
IS TUPAC STILL ALIVE?:	Nope.
DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS?:	Secretly.
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?:	Scrambled really really really dry.
ARE BLONDES DUMB?:	Some are.
WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP?:	Stuck in a sheet somewhere.
WHAT TIME IS IT?:	9:22pm
DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?:	Yes. Kap.
IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING?:	Pretty much.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR?:	About 5 hours ago.
DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS?:	Showers.
IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL?:	I hope so.
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?:	Only in basements.
WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?:	TV. Magazines. Fruit.
CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?:	Creamy
HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE?:	No.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY?:	Once.
IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE?:	Nah.
ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS?:	Nope.
HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED?:	Nope.
WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?:	Brown. Doodie Brown.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?:	A couple of hours ago.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE?:	Mostly.
WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER?:	Not sure. Those who are financially set?
ARE YOU PSYCHIC?:	A little bit.
HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"?:	Yes.
DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS?:	Clarinet in elementary school.
CAN YOU SKATEBOARD?:	Poorly.
DO YOU LIKE CAMPING?:	Love it.
DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH?:	Sometimes.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?:	I want to.
IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND?:	Yes.
YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE?:	Yes.
CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK?:	No.
DOES YOUR MOM KNOW YOU HAVE A MYSPACE?:	Yes.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?:	Cherries.
DO YOU WEAR NAILPOLISH?:	Only on my toes.
DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:	Yes.
WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING TV COMMERCIAL?:	Not sure, fast forward through them.
DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE?:	Nope.
FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT?:	None.
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2007-08-01T21:06:00.000-06:00

Happy August!

I can't believe how fast July passed us by. I know I've been lacking in the post department...guess I'm in a writing slump. Motivation is low these days. Life is a fickle crazy beast who keeps pushing my buttons and confusing my brain. Every day is a total mystery and I never know where I'll end up at the end of them. I both love and hate that mystery. Ambiguity is always nerve-wracking. As is the waiting game. I'm sure this makes no sense to you, but when I look back, I'll hopefully understand what I meant. :-)

2007-07-27T10:35:00.000-06:00

Friday Fiver

1. Favorite pastry?
I love pastries. Probably donuts or cinnamon rolls or corn muffins.

2. How do you like to waste time?
Watching TV!!! Reading magazines, mousing around on the internet, drinking.

3. How would you describe your complexion?
Freckle-ey.

4. What do you hang on to that you should really get rid of?
The sadness/helplessness/anger that I feel whenever I see an anorexic girl. Stems from being unable to help an afflicted friend in college. I've never let it go.

5. What is the last thing that made you hurt?
When the trip to Cabo came to an end and I had to say goodbye to my parents in DFW airport. (Last Saturday.)

2007-07-24T15:32:00.000-06:00

Hola Mi Amigos!

I'm back from Cabo. Spent the past week down in Mexico. It was rough-going at first - got a little sick either from the plane or the food in DFW Airport. But, it was a good time with Mom, Dad, Uncle Bruce, Donna, Klaus, Niko and Alex. All my photos are here.

2007-07-13T10:38:00.000-06:00

Friday Fiver

1. Have you ever gone fishing?
I think I went with my Grandpa when I was little. Pretty sure I didn't like it.

2. Do you have an aquarium?
No.

3. Do you eat fish?
Nope. I'm a vegetarian.

4. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo?
Yes.

5. What do you think of Sushi?
I like the veggie kind very much. Plus I LOVE wasabi.