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Apr 19 2009

A HUGE shout out…

Published by Al under too lazy to categorize

Can someone tell me why I’m upset about the situations that made the Desperate Housewives “desperate?”

I mean, I’m sitting here watching the show (I know, I know. It’s Monday so I’m watching online) and find myself very emotionally upset about the situations that Eli Stubbs observed them in and how he had such a profound affect on their lives.

Which leads me to think about those who have had a similar affect on my life. And at the same time am wondering WHY it is that some random character in some TV show has me in tears. Anyone… anyone…

Anywho, back to people who’ve had a profound affect on my life (in NO particular order or importance AND, not that all of them read this blog [I think it's too vulgar for my mom...])

-Mom: you always encouraged me to dream LARGE and then expected me to follow through with those dreams. You gave me strength to carry on… you light up my days, and fill my nights with song…. sorry, got sidetracked there. My bad.
Anyway, you JUST KNEW that I could do anything I put my mind to and wouldn’t let me stop until I had accomplished whatever it was that I was going for at that moment. For example, when I abhored

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calculus, you told me that even though you had a difficult time with math, you JUST KNEW I would be able to pull it off because I was good enough, smart enough and doggonit people liked me (OT, that’s for you and your freshman Congressperson). You JUST KNEW that my decision to move to the Great White North and leave behind a boy that I thought I couldn’t live without kryptos download because he was holding me back would be more beneficial to me than staying where I was to be with the boy. You were right.
You also showed me that to be happy in life was the penultimate and that such a happiness can happen at any time.

- Jess: we have been friends for more years than either of us want to count (and who’s counting anyway?) You have showed me what the definition of strength really is. We have shared so many moments that need not be recounted, yet, I haven’t forgotten one of them (especially NOT the ones that include pushing ROACH down Bridge’s drive because you thought your parents just might be looking west out their window at that exact moment and see the headlights headed out to some party up Logan Canyon…
You have helped me realize that there is definitely more out there

and that the boy of the moment may not be all he thinks he is.

-Bridge: oh BeeRidge… I have so many things that I want to say to you (damn and blast, this post is causing me emotional distress… what is this wet stuff leaking from my eyes? a remnant of the lasik, perhaps?)
you showed me what it was like to have someone pay full and absolute attention to me. It was at your parents house that I found solace and solitude away from the cacophony that was 4 siblings. It was also at your house that I learned to really dislike wearing make-up and calling boys to see if they liked one of my friends.
BUT it was also at your house that I realized the true value of friendship. How many nights have we stayed up until dawn talking about Life, The Universe And Everything?

-Kandee: fun! if there was only ONE word to describe you, it would be fun! I have learned from you how to let loose and get in some strange guys car to go to a strip club in Minneapolis… good thing that turned out NOT to be a super scary situation for us.
I’ve also learned that you can be involved in a serious (and hopefully loving) relationship and still take time out to be with your friends. I can’t WAIT for Moab…

-Dyb: you showed me that there’s absolutely NO reason to be shy. I have interesting and important things to say and other people want to hear about it.
I’ll never forget (because I think I still have a picture) the first night we went out together to the bar in GB that you could dance on. It was the Dyb and Al getting to know you night and some stupid bachelor party rolled in. They bought us a beer and wouldn’t stop talking to us. Somehow, one of us convinced one of the dudes to strip for us… luckily he didn’t get very far!
You renewed my faith in humanity and it’s goodness. I am constantly reminded, by you, that I need to BE BETTER. That I could be doing MORE for those around me, regardless of consequence.

-Lu: you’ve made me think. And ACT. In our many, many buy The Promotion conversations, I’ve become more in tune with me and how I want to live my life. You’ve helped me focus on what it is that’s really important to me and how I can impart those values on others in a non-self-righteous manner. AND you’ve made me really consider WHY it is that I think what I think and believe what I believe. I’ve had to defend these views even though I preach to the choir.
You stood up with me when I needed the support to finish that effing degree and kept telling me that I was good enough, smart enough, and doggonit, people liked me (you lived in MN, too so you get the Stuart Smalley reference, too).

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There are like seven more people I should shout out to, but I keep tearing up here and I don’t like to tear up. It shows some kind of weakness, or something.
But, I would be ABSOLUTELY LOST without these people (and my maternal grandparents, they are DA BOMB). They continue to affect my life in ways that I can’t put words to and I look forward to it…

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Feb 28 2009

Jess pops popcorn like I write blog posts.

Published by Bridge under too lazy to categorize

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Tonight I had the opportunity to watch Jess be totally frazzled. There were ~~way to many~~ around 16 ~~party animals~~ girls at Jess’ house for her daughter’s birthday party.

Have you ever been around that many girls at a birthday party? I know I have, and it makes you nuts. Anyways, most of the girls wanted to play with Jess’ dogs. They came upstairs a few zillion times. When Jess finally got them watching a movie they wanted popcorn. This is where the fun started. I swear these girls ate their body weight in popcorn. Jess made around 8 HUGE bowls of it. My favorite part was that Jess continually forgot to put the lid type thing back on the popcorn machine and popcorn started flying through her kitchen. After it happened FOUR TIMES I made sure she put it on. Trust me… watching her do it four times was totally worth the drive to her house.

I hope you get some de-stress time on Sunday Jess. Your weekend is way too packed.

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Feb 26 2009

Attention friends with babies!!!

Published by Bridge under too lazy to categorize

My friend Danette just opened an Etsy shop. She is making pants out of recycled sweaters! Look how freaking adorable!

Please visit her shop and tell anyone you know that would like a pair. I am honestly amazed by anyone who can sew. Last time I sewed I ended up in the Emergency Room from a sewing machine needle that broke and hit my eye.

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Feb 18 2009

Al gets interviewed….

Published by Al under too lazy to categorize

Awhile ago fri_yet

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had this on her blog and Al wanted in. She finally got around to sending Al the questions.
1. In short write a paragraph interconnecting the following in no particular order: My tattoo, how drunk I would have to be to sing [insert a song title here] in a karaoke bar, bungee jumping on a first date, getting drunk on champagne, the white owl, sleeping under the stars and why I am a crazy cat lady.
Boy, this one is HARD! A paragraph interconnected these totally disconnected things! Thanks Fri_yet! How about I’ll make one up?

First, Al doesn’t consider herself a crazy cat lady. She only has one cat who makes her crazy with his forcing her to be a doorwoman or get her ass out of bed at 3 am after an especially crazy chamgpagne drunk to let him in. On that particular night, the champagne flowed like tap water. Al hates champagne. It doesn’t taste good. Which makes it easier to pass up getting tattoos while drunk. Al got her first tattoo (which may also be considered her second) from a USU college boyfriend who wanted to do tats in his spare time. THEN the next guy Al dated paid for her to get it extended (he drew up the extension) right before she left him to go to grad school. And man, did Al drink in grad school. But she never did get drunk enough to sing ‘Me and Bobby McGee (her favorite karoke song) but instead pulled a sweet 5finger discount on Vader. AND none of the bars in the GWN even came close to the awesomeness of sipping a 3.2 beer on the deck of the Owl. Al puts that experience 2nd on her list of great things to do in CV (seeing her family is 1st) and bungee jumping on a first date is 3rd. Seriously, she’s fairly positive she wouldn’t have been able to get up the cojones to step off that platform if it wasn’t to impress some boy. But believe Al when she says she’d do it again in a second and doesn’t do those sorts of things to impress boys anymore. That guy set the bar HIGH! In fact, that guy and Al once went camping and slept under the stars. In fact, b/c she’s in NM, she’s gearing up for the camping season already and is totally looking forward to beers by a fire and sleeping under the stars. There are a few great places here where the light pollution is very low and the night sky is strongly reminiscent of the one in Newton, UT.

2. You say you read other blogs ~ prove it…. Tell us about some of your favs
I HEART, HEART, HEART PostSecret. I secretly (you heard it here first, folks) want to come up with a secret and send it the Frank. Some of my other favs are PassiveAgressiveNotes (always fun reads and people are total assholes!), The OverThinker

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(of course!), I love her silliness (worrying herself to a coronary since 1977! funny everytime), BipolarLawyerCook
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has great poems, stories about subway rides and awesome recipes. I wish Doug would post more, too. I’ve been waiting for a new post FOR-EVER!
I also have a few family members that have blogs. And while I love them, they mostly talk about their kids (which allows me to keep up) but they don’t really ever SAY anything.

3. So…. In your opinion, did the rug tie the room together?
well, since it’s still here, i’m going with yes.

4. Why Moab and for that matter, why New Mexico?
well, moab is easy. it’s close. there’s awesome outdoor activities and the last trip i took there was F-R-E-E. can’t complain about that.
NM is more complicated but it breaks down like this:
-friend @ school at USU has family in NM
-Al is searching for a reason to get the eff out of CV
-friend wants to transfer to uber-small tech school
-Al abides
-huge argument
-Al moves to ABQ & finishes degree and falls in love w/NM in process
-Al goes to the Great White North and HATES IT
-Al needs a job (after finishing other degree) and doesn’t want to move back to UT under any circumstances and wants to go somewhere she feels comfortable.
-voila!

5. Are you still active in The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or have you found another religious calling?
Al’s religious beliefs still tend towards the FSM but she feels herself being called in a different direction. She feels she needs to start her own religion because none of those present on the planet are true. AND she’d really like to piss off a couple of self-righteous bastards in the process.

Ok, so to continue the meme follow these instructions:
1. Leave Al a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. Al will respond by emailing you five questions. Al gets to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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Feb 17 2009

one word…

Published by Al under too lazy to categorize

So I got tagged w/one of these things and thought, since we at SHSNE have been totally post un-friendly, I’d toss it up. The directions said something about putting down the first thing that comes to mind.

Where is your cell phone………………..on the counter (i think)
Your hair…………………………………in a ponytail and SWEATY
Your father………………………………teddy bear
Your favorite thing………………………BEER!!!!!
Your dream last night……………………don’t remember
Your favorite drink……………………….BEER!!!!
Your dream/goal…………………………pay off student load
The room you are in……………………..living
Your fear…………………………………nothing comes to mind on this one….
Where do you want to be in 6 years…….don’t know
Muffins…………………………………..scones
One of your wish list items………………BEER!!!!!
Where you grew up……………………..Utah
The last thing you did……………………Adventure Fitness
What are you wearing…………………..workout clothes
Your TV…………………………………..off (and i’m super stoked that the analog signals are finally OFF!)
Your pets…………………………………el gordo gato
Your computer……………………………Mac, bitches
Your life…………………………………..super awesome
Your mood………………………………..jittery… just finished working out
Missing someone………………………….friends in CV
Your car…………………………………..PAID FOR!
Favorite store…………………………….used bookstore
Your summer……………………………..outside
Your favorite color……………………….green
When is the last time you laughed……….w/in the last 1/2 hr
Last time you cried……………………….don’t remember
Three of my favorite foods………………fresh salad, tomatoes, BEER!!!!
Three places I would rather be right now.. somewhere w/out wind and w/BEER!!!!

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Jan 15 2009

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Published by Bridge under too lazy to categorize

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Today my daughter Natalie turns 7. Wow I am getting old. We’ve had the friend birthday party already, and the birthday dinner. Now I am off to take Natalie to Las Vegas for some nice warmer weather.

Happy Birthday Nat Nat! I love you.

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Dec 29 2008

Resolution Reflection

Published by Al under too lazy to categorize

‘Tis the season for reflection and as I’m sitting here drinking beer and watching the tele I started to think about the resolutions that I would like to make for next year, which made me think about the resolutions I made for THIS year and I wondered how I was doing.

I had to go back and look at my post to figure out what my resolutions actually were Taps release R’coon Dawg full movie

. How effed up is that? I don’t even remember what MY resolutions for aught eight were.

Let’s take a look back to January, shall we?

1. Run a half-marathon.
this was a no go. I was doing well early this year then I went out into the field for 11 hr days from February until May. THEN I had the ankle issue… Julius Caesar movie
I’m working toward this one in 2009. I already ran a 5k (28 minutes), and am training w/a few friends for the Durango 1/2 Marathon in June.
2. Get out of my house more, and not just for work. I’m talking about socializing n’ shit (this one may be the most difficult)
I have gotten better about this, but it’s usually been w/JEB or the same group of friends. I need to meet new people and make new friends.
3. Figure out how to meet people. Seriously, can anyone tell me how people meet people? Maybe part of my problem is that I don’t do #2 very often.
I’ve got friends who’ve tried the ‘platonic’ section on Craig’s List and maybe it’s worked but I can’t do it. Most of those people don’t use proper grammer. I can’t handle that.
4. Read more. Especially books by authors whom I have not yet read. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated and re-paid with good karma headed your way.
on Bridge’s suggestion, I read some Dumas and am reading a geology THRILLA by some dude named McPhee… also, joined GoodReads and so get some tidbits here or there (I DO NOT want to read twilight, people)

5. Get out of my house more (believe you me, this one bears repeating. Once it’s written, man, I am OBLIGATED.)
gawd damn… i thought this would help (see how i used all caps on obligated?) but it turns out that it really didn’t. can you take lessons to be more extroverted?
6. Blog more. I’d like to start out with the goal of twice a week. That seems reasonable. And totally do-able.
i’m not sure i want to revisit this one. i SWEAR i started out strong and then POOF! just like that, i got busy or lazy or bored or unable to think of things to say.

I think I’ll print this post and hang it somewhere so I can refer to it often and hopefully it will keep me motivated. If you, dear readers, feel at any point during this year, like asking how I’m doing on my resolutions, I will appreciate that as well. i didn’t do any of these things. in fact, my fridge got quite fuddled up with sexy, sexy poetry magnets and i had to take old GWB funnies and pictures of the nieces and nephews off the fridge. so there was definitely no room for a large 2008 resolution print out. Quest For Fire the movie

Anywho- It seems as though my 2009 resolutions will be similar to my 2008 resolutions because i can’t get my shit together enough to follow through. maybe one year i can make it work, though. one year…

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