taking a blogging break

you may have noticed i haven't blogged in awhile. i guess i'm taking a break. you can follow me on twitter in the meantime if you like (squakk).

life, i love you. all is groovy!

new iphone

yep, i got it.
yep, i love it.
yep, i show it to everyone.

if you're tired of hearing about my iphone, you're not alone. a close friend (sam) has also picked up on my 'over-inflated sense of worth' and sent me this picture:












































i will try to be better. sorry.

Extra Sigur Ros ticket

Sam and I are going to see Sigur Ros on September 25 and we have one
extra ticket we would love to sell ($150). If you want details, let me
know. It will be an amazing show!!!

Free Tivo!

Not HD

40 hour Series Two SD

Let me know if you want any other details...

senior skip day

sam and i were chatting one day about how fun it would be to go to valleyfair during the week when no one else is there and sam suggested it would be like senior skip day. =)

so we invited a bunch of people, and some of them joined us (kat and scott, jeff and gene, michael and lori, jennifer and jeremy, carla and tom).

we only got a few pictures before we ditched the camera in the car. sam got a good one of me getting soaked on thunder canyon.





















you can check out all the pictures here.

i'd like to do senior skip day next year too. it was so much fun!!

seattle and serious pie

sam and i went to seattle recently for work. it was my first time there.

i really like the city a lot- very beautiful, no shortage of great places to eat, sunny every day (apparently we were in the twilight zone).

here is a fun video sam found about 'serious pie', a really fantastic pizza place we will probably eat at every time we visit.


also, you can see all of my pictures here.
and all of sam's pictures here.

i like this picture sam took of me.





















here is a viewer of my pics:


we are going back for work on Sunday. then we're going to michigan to see my mom, my sister, and my niece and nephew. sam will get to meet them all. i'm pretty excited!!

aaron got mugged =(

i wanted to mention to all our friends out there that aaron got mugged. =(

he wasn't hurt, so that was a relief.

he was walking home from the grocery store when 3 kids jumped out of the bushes and pulled a gun on him. they took his wallet and his keys (damn them) and then, to add insult to insult, they swiped his chips and pop!

then they went to mcdonalds and spent $32. they may have tried to spend more but we had canceled the cards by then.

he stayed at our place that night and also a couple nights later as he was getting everything sorted out. at first he was just glad it was over, then it made him a little angry to think about it. to be honest, it made me VERY angry.

I remember when my radio was stolen out of my car and they mangled the dash to get it out. and i thought to myself- fine, okay, take the radio, but could you be considerate enough to leave my car in decent enough shape so that it doesn't look like crap?! seriously, be a little more considerate!!

of course, if they were 'considerate', they wouldn't have broken into my car. duh!

i thought this same way about aaron- WHY DID THEY HAVE TO STEAL HIS KEYS!?? jeez! they didn't try to get into his place. and how would they know what car his car key went to, so why take the stupid keys and force all the locks to get changed and copies to get made?!

stupid kids.

anyway, i didn't think any of that until i knew he wasn't hurt. so glad he was okay...

it was pretty weird having him stay on the couch while sam and i slept upstairs.

yep, weird.

also, we all hung out and chatted a little bit and that was pleasant enough, but still awkward of course.

anyway, that's the news...
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ecminnesota.org (applause from the crowd)

go to this site to find the nearest pharmacy that provides over the counter emergency contraceptives- EC

the site tells you which pharmacy carries the morning-after pill, how much it costs there, what their hours are, and reminds you that even men (yes, men) can buy the pill over the counter.

BRAVO!!! this site is so overdue and so necessary!!
















okay, seriously- i got an email from naral today telling me about this new site and i noticed an immediate emotional response- relief, excitement, happiness (even).

working at crisis connection and for my own self, i've noticed that it's never been easy for a girl to understand where, when, how this stuff is available, which is so counterintuitive to the reason it exists, don't you think?

well, there are a lot of forces that don't really want this sort of information to be found easily.

but way to go ecminnesota.org. i'm a little surprised at how strongly i feel about this. i've been meaning to blog about so many things lately, but when i saw this, i knew i had to stop what i was doing and blog NOW.

i'm so excited that this resource is available now and i'm planning to tell all my friends about it.

pass it on!

pmp certified!!

i just passed my pmp certification exam and i'm pretty excited. it was a tough one, and i'm so glad it's over.

whew!!

i'll be doing a little celebration tonight- count on it!

Rufus

I met lindsey and nathan's new puppeh last night. Rufus is a dufus and
I love him. Yes, i said LOVE!!

more old film

i developed two more rolls of film-

cole- these were taken when cole was a baby and aaron still had long hair

































a friend's cabin- so peaceful

stomp and other fine notes

this is my kitty. she is silly.

stomp
sam, adam and i went to stomp last night. if you haven't seen them, you really should consider it. they are fantastic and very fun to watch. i laughed out loud (really loud) many many times. it was a great stress relief and so very much fun.

other fine notes
study time- i'm taking the pmp exam on monday. if i pass, i'll be certified as a project management professional, which brings with it a higher salary and all the fame and glory my little heart can handle.

wabasha b&b- sam and i are going to wabasha this weekend and i'm really looking forward to it. if things could just slow down in my life for 24 hours, i'd be happy, and i think a little B&B stay will accomplish that goal. we're staying at the anderson house, which has kitties that you can reserve to stay in your room with you. i just really love that idea, though since sam is allergic to kitties, i don't think we'll take them up on the offer. when we drove down to wabasha for easter, i thought the scenery was sooo beautiful, so i'm excited to see it all again with some green scattered in there.

father's day weekend- i'm also looking forward to a father's day weekend. my dad died 10 years ago this july, and aaron didn't really celebrate father's day. however sam and his dad are very close and i just love the idea of spending sunday with them together.

also- sam is amazing. i'm happy to be living with him. i'm happy to spend my time with him. i'm happy.

new poll--->

your answer says a lot about what sort of person you are------>

new iphone?

i know that people everywhere are starving for an iphone, so is it selfish of me to get the new one when so many people will be going without?

i really want it, and i think i will be getting it, once it's out- seriously, they need to release it NOW.

i'll be using my stimulus check, so one could even argue that it would be american for me to get one.

but i think of all those who are starving in africa, and i realize that i've only had my iphone since january 25th (four blessed months)...

so i ask- is it wrong for me to salivate at the thought of the new one as i plan to take a day off work to stand in line to buy it the instant it's available?

is it wrong (say no)?

whole bag of undeveloped film

i have an entire bag of undeveloped film from before i got a digital camera. there must be at least 30 rolls in there. i'm trying to get them developed a little at a time, like once a month.

here are a couple rolls:

susan's 30th birthday party- i had two disposable camera's at my party, and these are the resulting images.

















george and karen's cabin- we visited g&k's cabin and here are a few pics.

















i miss george and karen. i should call them. it's hard because they don't know we split up and i think they will be sad.

road trip

aaron and i took a road trip to duluth today (i mean yesterday- jeez it's late). =)

















































it rained the whole way up there. we contemplated turning around, but checked the iphone for weather and decided to wait just a little bit and then it cleared up and the sun came out. =)

we hung out by the lake for a few hours and got our fill of the open water. seriously, growing up near the lake in michigan has caused an open water deficiency for me that just aches to be filled as often as possible.

it was fun skipping rocks and just hanging out.

then we drove around a bit- to wisconsin, to park point (the beach that we just can't force ourselves to like) and then back to town. we went to hell's kitchen for dinner and then headed back.

i think we listened to almost four podcasts, and i have to recommend 'deception' from wnyc radio lab. it's about liars and it's fascinating!!

then buddy and i came back to the house and watched a movie together here while i did laundry.

it was a fun day. being around him feels natural again. i don't think it's unrealistic to hope for a strong friendship with him. =)

check out all the pics.

TV is taken already...

Yay!

free television

it's a tube television- 26"

not HD

with remote

free, if you want it.

let me know if you're interested.

iffen you wanna...

aaron could use some calls from friends...

if you know him and love him and wanna let him know you care, now is a great time to give him a ring.

if you don't have his phone number, let me know and i'll get it to you.

no obligation- just a tickle in your ear

new pics- roller derby and disc golf

i've uploaded some new photos... some from way back in february that never got posted. =)

roller derby



disc golf