kitten's playing (i love them)

the end is worth waiting for...

white trash meets tacos

sam made white trash tacos last night, which were out of this world.

gooey, messy, cheese whiz-ey (cheese whiz being the thing responsible for the title 'white trash')

i will crave them forevermore.

YUM!

(i should have taken a picture, but i was too busy scarffing the yumminess. i'll take a picture next time.)

aaron- freebird

aaron left the hospital last night and celebrated his freedom by going home, walking to the coffee shop, walking home, then watching half of 'oh brother, where art thou' with me before going to bed. he is very happy to be out, and i'm happy FOR him.

if you want to call him, let me know and i'll give you our home phone number if you don't already have it.

Life Revolution- am i ready to blog again?

so yeah, how was i to know that everything in my life would change 100% in 3 months time?

i really didn't even think that was possible.

yet here i am, rethinking everything i know about practically everything; exhausted and exhilarated by the last 3 months of my life.

that one line from fight club where ed norton and brad pitt's characters are talking about their relationship comes to mind repeatedly for me:
fuck what you know. you need to forget about what you know, that's your problem. forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about you and me.

i feel a little bit like ed norton's character must have felt when he realized things weren't quite what he thought they were.

it took some time for all the pieces to come together and make sense, but once they did, he welcomed the truth, and i think i do to.

it's surreal.

but it's welcome.

'my eyes are open.'

i say to sam: you met me at a very strange time in my life.
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my hopes:

aaron and i will remain close friends throughout our lives and share all our wonderful events at least in some close proximity.

i will continue to open my eyes to the truth about myself and keep them as open as possible.

i will have the courage to make decisions based on the truths i know and the truths i learn about myself and others near me.

i will allow myself the luxury of actually making mistakes (some big ones) so that i can learn to grow and love myself at the same time i experience life to the fullest.

i will welcome my decision to drift down the river of life and trust that the current has always supported me and always will.

i will always treat people with the love, respect and honor they deserve.

i will stop being so dramatic about all this shit.
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i'm a little scared... i'm sure that's normal.

make sure to vote in my latest poll-------->

Special Agent Tom Rogers must get his daughter back.

i laughed pretty hard at this one (have you seen it?):

my blog silence- update

there is no shortage of things i'd like to blog about right now, but i just don't feel free to share all that is in my mind.

i hope that i can return to open and free blogging within the next few weeks.

please come back and check from time to time- i really don't want to lose you, fine reader, and when i finally return to blogging, i hope to make it worth your wait.

yep.

camera update- a new friend

many people have remarked that they don't think i can live without a camera.

i agree, so i got a new one. =)

it's gloriousness in metal and plastic form.

these are two pics of the camera (from the internet, not my actual new camera).

this camera is the bomb!!

happiness abounds...

boston broke my camera =(

i went out to boston for work this week and the city was really nice to me for awhile, but then it decided to break my camera- my dearest friend who is really just an extension of my self.

how did it break my camera? i'm not really sure... i was taking pictures in little italy, near mike's pastry (serious yumminess, btw). then when i went to review the pics later, the screen showed me a picture i didn't remember taking. =( then i realized the screen was broken and i died inside.

i'd like to show you what that screen looks like since it's got great color and composition, but i can't take a picture of it, unfortunately. =(

the sadness in me is nearly unbearable. i can't even look at the pics on the card, cause they only remind me that i can't take anymore pics for awhile.

boston, why did you break my baby?

(sigh)

besides ruining my life, boston was so nice to me. how can i reconcile a city that is nice and mean at the same time?

if you're reading this and you know how much i love my camera, please leave a comment- i need some lovin'...

how the cat wakes you up in the morning

thanks lindsey!! i laughed so hard i cried!!



can't wait to hang out with you tonight, lady!!

quiet

yep, i've been pretty quiet lately.

please don't give up on me. i'll be back to my old blogging self again soon.

xoxoxo!

free your mind

make sure you watch the whole thing... =)

i owe you, my faithful readers...

...about 10 different posts that are in my head.

i will try to get them out of my head and onto my internet soon.

i will also try to clean my house, water and revive my plants, change the litter box, and clean the bathroom soon.

thanks for your patience.

xoxo

paul- i like him... and his kids.

aaron and i joined paul and his kids (paige, sam and jake) for dinner and rough housing saturday night and it was a crazy good time.

first, we drank beer and helped paul make lasagna.

i tricked sam into letting me kiss him on the cheek. ;-)

we climbed on the pirate ship in the back yard.

we ate dinner and named all the states in alphabetical order.

we horsed around on the living room floor (i sustained a few bruises from being jumped on repeatedly)

sam tricked me into letting him kiss me on the cheek. =)

we put on safety equipment and rode the sled down the stairs into the bean bags.

we ate ice cream and strawberries.

kids went to bed. =)



paul- seriously, your kids are great!!! thanks for the great evening!!

but then why are they always so sad?

my logic class from college is coming back to me when i see this:
























how many different fallacial or misleading statements can you spot in here?

why do i suddenly feel like a terrorist or satan?

(thanks sam)

jen's going home tomorrow =(

my friend jj is going home tomorrow. =(

we had a lot of fun while she was here- shopping, taking pics, eating sushi, talking. i'll miss her.

btw, i asked her why she didn't hit my blog with a really good story of me to amuse all of you and she surprised me- she said she couldn't think of any stories that weren't really really embarrassing.

it's true, she has some really embarrassing stories about me, but i was surprised becuase i thought she would have delighted in the opportunity to really stick it to me. =)

especially after i mentioned that her first boyfriend, david, kissed me in his bedroom not too long after they broke up. (now there's a memory)

it's not too late, jj- you could still hack my blog again before you leave...

campfire chatter- video 2 of 2

alright, so this video is 10 minutes long, so if you weren't on our camping trip, it's probably not going to be the most exciting thing to watch...

it starts with a little lindsey feature and then heads straight into campfire chatter, which is more about the audio than anything.



we had so much fun. i hope you enjoy.

surf and turf- incredible!

aaron made the most incredible surf and turf ever for jj and me:


















grilled new york strip with mushrooms, grilled scallops with an amazing tomatillo cilantro white wine sauce, minnesota cous cous (wild rice, cous cous, corn, zucchini, red pepper)...

holy cow, that was amazing!!

jen asked me to mention- she ate two whole scallops, and she doesn't really even like them!! (she gave her last one to me me me!)

yep

fall colors- video 1 of 2

i'm planning to post two videos of our fall colors trip last weekend. here is the first- 'nature'.



look for a 'campfire talk' video, too...

coming soon.

beauty industry- under fire!!

yeah, i'm not going to get up on a soap box about it, but i like the change in attitude about the beauty industry, illustrated by the dove 'evolution' ad and their latest one, 'onslaught':



there is something that bothers me slightly about these ads, maybe that dove hasn't always held this perspective and probably helped contribute to the current situation. it's cool tho that they're leading this new attitude.

there's this channel on youtube created by girls who are 'flipping' ads because they are disrespectful, irrelevant, promote an unhealthy body image, and in their opinions, fail to effectively sell the product they represent to the target audience- girls. check out the channel here.

here's a good representative example:



yep, i also love that the girls get to state what they think on video- helps improve their own confidence, i'm sure. great approach.

In my defense...

About the "he's so greasy" comment- I've always wanted the VERY best for Susan, and also I'm a schmuck. Put the two together, open mouth, insert foot.


It took me a little bit to realize that although Aaron was not exactly what I expected, he was exactly what Sue needed- and needs. He is perfect for her, and I love him for being so good to her.