A family trip to Florida

DANA- yeah!!! This is in front of her mom's store in Englewood.


A view from our hotel room overlooking the beach- I could live here for the rest of my life...despite the locals.


My cousin Sonya and I...


Some fine Treasure Island architecture...


Scot looking out for sharks and pirates...


Our hotel's courtyard. Many of the Caribbian staff thought Kimber was a mysterious voodoo spirit...little did they know he was just a teenager filled with angst.


Another view from our hotel...


A fun night out with my aunt Margaret- balls of fun!


The most awesomest neon sign on Treasure Island, and my cousin Greg and I.

And here's a last look at the beach before we had to go back to normal life.



It was very hard adjusting to work. I would seriously consider moving down here- regardless of the hurricanes. Life is so laid back and easy and relaxing. I see now why people retire here. Maybe someday I will.

Here are a few more from my phone...bad quality though.

Stereolab pics

So here are a few pics from the DC Stereolab show. It was a great show, considering you could sense some tension onstage. It wasn't as good as the last show I saw of theirs- Ft. Worth, (2004 or 2005). But their music is so fabulous that they can nearly do no wrong.

Here's a video:




Tonight I'm off to see the Magnetic Fields....:)

Cindy McCain looks permanently stoned!

The speech from the first Stepford wife lady- IS a robot! And a horrible speaker (reader), and pronunciator.


Top 5 ridiculos statements by Cindy McCain (there could be others, I just caught these.)
1. Its time for the federal government to get our of our way!!
Ok- why would a person with this feeling about the federal government want to lead it? Who wants to work in a job that they hate? Does John McCain hate all the governing that he's been a part of?

2. Americans are the most generous people in history.
Oh come on!!! Generous? Any thing but. We use up more than our fair share of resources, we threaten others with violence and weapons (even our fellow citizens) and we are responsible for one of the largest genocides in world history that we know of- the original Americans. to scratch the surface.

3. In Banglidesh i found little children, wanted to take them home....and thats what i did. Isn't America blessed?
This is just creapy. She was walking down the street, saw a little girl and said I want one, what is she Veruca Salt?

4.From the beginning of time, women have always looked for a man based on what kind of father they'd be.
That's what you were looking for Cindy- don't speak for the rest of us. Plus the "beginning of time"?

5. I promise that I will help John everyday to strengthen our freedom.
With your toxic acid skin cream? Or with your billions of Budwiser stock?
(And how many DUIs is Cindy McCain responsible for? 3 million??)


A side note about Palin: So when did firing those who do not agree with you equate to shaking things up in Washington??
And if she has more executive experience than Obama and Biden combined, then she has more than McCain- maybe she should run for president. Oh wait....no one VOTED FOR HER.



And who's the celebrity now- on the cover of People Mag - twice in a row?

When I was young, everyone wanted to be president!

A few weeks ago my father came to visit me from Oklahoma and we did all the touristy stuff- we saw the Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, World War II and Vietnam Memorials. It was a Sunday so everyone was out including the thousands of tourists from all corners of the world. After taking a long walking self guided tour from the Vietnam Memorial to the White house (my dad could get a snap shot of the same pose in front of different backdrops), we decided to get a cold treat and sit. While soaking in the shade and zoning out to the foreign passer-bys, a rather large family walked by our bench and I overheard this brief exchange between a mother and her tired wandering son.

Mom: What's wrong honey??

Son: If I was the president, everyone would hate me.


My dad and I looked at one another and laughed. Apparently the kid knew very well that we hate our president. But does he know we just hate Bush and not the office of the presidency? Or do we always dislike the president? And if so, is that why many are so irritated that Obama is popular- like a celebrity?
I think so…. what’s wrong with liking your president?



http://news.yahoo.com/story//denverpost/10319911

Why are people so upset with having a president that is popular? Are we used to hating our president??

The entry to the kitchen...

...the kitchen sink, with a touch of refrigerator...

...my kitchen counter...

...and the messy bedroom...

...a shelf and a few packed boxes (the big one has all my cds- still cannot part)...

...and finally my living area sans places to sit. But I got a big TV- thanks to Mackenzie!

Here are some photos of my apartment.
Granted I don't have much furniture, or any at all.
But over time it'll fill up, with cute stuff- hopefully :)
Please send your suggestions!

So I know these are super blurry...but still the colors are great!

Also here's a personal invitation to the blues....

One Month down

So I have been living in DC for a month now and am just now starting to feel comfortable- I found a coffee shop with wireless that doesn't charge for it.

You'd think a city known for being the nation's capitol, with tons of 20 somethings cluttering the sidewalks would have wireless signals penetrating the atmosphere 24-7. But no!

Its a preppy place- the DC area. 

Its rare to see someone with an exposed tattoo, or bright blue hair or dreadlocks. There are lots of pretty people who jog, wear flip flops and sport neatly manicured nails. 

But you cannot argue that when you see something like this on the LOCAL news- there's gotta be a secret stash of weirdos and freaks around somewhere!

www.wjla.com/news/stories/0708537957.html

And my new mission is to find out where they are.

An new Job

So late last night I checked my email and noticed a message from PBS titled "An offer from PBS".

Now up until this point I had been moping around my mother's house wondering what I to do next with my life- an activity I've grown quite used to over the past few, more like 10, years. (And I'm sure that I will spend my entire life wondering about what to do next.) Should I drop everything, sell all my belongings and become a monk at the one-room monastery just south of Choctaw? Should I move out west to lala land, die my hair and pursue a secret life as a sound effects maker? Should I get a desk job working for the state, maybe develop a crush on a co-worker and get a dog? The possibilities are truly endless, (and I hope they always are.)

In reality though, I'd started a minor obsession with finding the perfect Oklahoma summer shirt at the thrift shop. This, combined with plotting out routes to save on gas while driving around aimlessly and being haunted by dreams of my ex with his ex- having children, made the near future look pretty grim. Wasting money, gas and time.

So, I opened the message and it was a nice and pleasant, but not surprising, job offer!
Woo Hoo! Finally three years of living below the poverty line and a year in sub-zero Syracuse have paid off! I'd thought about this job offer for a while, but in reality this moment leaves me with a wonderful feeling- pride in myself and the choices I've made.

I am looking forward to a move to the beautiful city/ metro of Washington DC. From what I've seen in person, excluding the news stories comparing DC to Baghdad, it is such a lovely city. And I look forward to it welcoming me! (Plus the occasional jaunt up to NYC for some Bean, Claire and Monkey time.)

High Five!

Welcome to my blog.

Please be patient, I am feeling out this and other new media initiatives on my own and with a somewhat clueless approach.

But I hope I can continue to pursue my online endeavors as I enjoy it all very much.

Thanks for coming by!