Sea Urchin gonads... Yup, that's right...
MMM... delicious!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
Giving Thanks for all your Pranks!
Very stressful week, but I got a break hanging out with Sunny and her family. Someone told me that phone pictures don't count for pictures. But since that person is out of the picture, and this picture seems to work just fine... I'll simply say that the statement is disqualified! :) Not my best picture but probably not my worst! Thanks for a terrific Thanksgiving!
PS~ Finally played the Wii! Apparently, it's pretty funny to watch me jump up and down holding the Wii controller trying to "pump up" a balloon. Thank goodness I sold the Wii I won before I played it. Too fun, I probably would've wanted to keep it. Thanks be to good timing.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
The Life of a Stripey Tighted Lady!
Between being asked out by a 'not all the way there', kid and having an awkward conversation with a 23 year old... I think I'm doing okay. When 'not all the way there' was trying to ask me for my number, he called me approximately 5 other names... Kathy?, Jessica?, Christine?... Christy?...Martha?... really? Martha?... nothing wrong with it, just... what the crap? My name isn't even remotely close to that.
Recently, I have had the other extreme to deal with too... It might as well be called the, "I'm very well put together but I lie consistently" boy. That's been interesting. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. I'd like to pretend that I'm okay with this- but I'm not.
Thankfully, I've got good friends. They're funny, active, and like to have fun. Mostly, I like their attitudes. Take my 22 year old friend. She's a doll. She's got a little boy and we've been moving and painting. While I was at her house on moving day, the dolly fell on top of her son. Earlier that morning, he fell down the stairs and got a bloody nose. Poor kid. He's had a rough day, and his mom is trying to move and take care of her family on a limited amount of sleep. Serious, rockstar mom! (I think most of them are)
I finally took her son to the park and played with him so that they could finish cleaning up. Perhaps the most impressive thing to me is that; amidst chaos, her son getting hurt, fatigue, and her husband getting frustrated with her, she kept it together. She kept a smile on her face and said positive things the whole time I was there. What a champ! I don't know if this has anything to do with youth, but I give her an honest- Bravo! Amongst all the little hiccups and tragedies of life, having a good attitude seems to make all the difference.
Moving onto my single active girls' who try to fit 45 hours of work into a 24 hour period... These are my friends that I like to refer to as the Stripey Tights Ladies. Stripey Tights Unite, that's our group name for the Moab half-marathon. I hope we get in. If you go to the beautiful women blog, you will see some mighty fine looking Strawberry Shortcaker's wearing some tights. Last year, they ran the Moab half in those tights. Someone told Megs that he refused to be beaten by a girl in striped tights- that only made her run faster and indeed, she did outrun the grumpy man! Nice Jorb, Megs! So here is my homage to the Stripey Tighted Ladies of the world, life sucks sometimes- when it does, put on your tights and dance around! Guaranteed to give you a chuckle... or at least piss off the grumpy. Hey, if you're gonna walk around expecting the world to cheer you up ~ well, keep waiting! Good luck to you! And good luck to us & our tights!
YAY! Hooray for Tights!
Recently, I have had the other extreme to deal with too... It might as well be called the, "I'm very well put together but I lie consistently" boy. That's been interesting. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. I'd like to pretend that I'm okay with this- but I'm not.
Thankfully, I've got good friends. They're funny, active, and like to have fun. Mostly, I like their attitudes. Take my 22 year old friend. She's a doll. She's got a little boy and we've been moving and painting. While I was at her house on moving day, the dolly fell on top of her son. Earlier that morning, he fell down the stairs and got a bloody nose. Poor kid. He's had a rough day, and his mom is trying to move and take care of her family on a limited amount of sleep. Serious, rockstar mom! (I think most of them are)
I finally took her son to the park and played with him so that they could finish cleaning up. Perhaps the most impressive thing to me is that; amidst chaos, her son getting hurt, fatigue, and her husband getting frustrated with her, she kept it together. She kept a smile on her face and said positive things the whole time I was there. What a champ! I don't know if this has anything to do with youth, but I give her an honest- Bravo! Amongst all the little hiccups and tragedies of life, having a good attitude seems to make all the difference.
Moving onto my single active girls' who try to fit 45 hours of work into a 24 hour period... These are my friends that I like to refer to as the Stripey Tights Ladies. Stripey Tights Unite, that's our group name for the Moab half-marathon. I hope we get in. If you go to the beautiful women blog, you will see some mighty fine looking Strawberry Shortcaker's wearing some tights. Last year, they ran the Moab half in those tights. Someone told Megs that he refused to be beaten by a girl in striped tights- that only made her run faster and indeed, she did outrun the grumpy man! Nice Jorb, Megs! So here is my homage to the Stripey Tighted Ladies of the world, life sucks sometimes- when it does, put on your tights and dance around! Guaranteed to give you a chuckle... or at least piss off the grumpy. Hey, if you're gonna walk around expecting the world to cheer you up ~ well, keep waiting! Good luck to you! And good luck to us & our tights!
YAY! Hooray for Tights!
Friday, November 16, 2007
appels + oranjes
What if, it's not enough to only feel tolerated by someone? What if, we are only accountable for our own actions and feelings? What if, we are the only ones that can be open to changing what we think is impossible in changing our own hearts and minds?
What if I'm enough exactly as I am? What if, what I have been creating for myself is not enough...? What if, I actually deserve more? What if, I'm comparing two things that shouldn't be compared?
"It came from your thoughts, your dreams, and visions
Ripped up from your weeks and indecisions
What if, what is isn't true? What are you gonna do?"
What if I'm enough exactly as I am? What if, what I have been creating for myself is not enough...? What if, I actually deserve more? What if, I'm comparing two things that shouldn't be compared?
"It came from your thoughts, your dreams, and visions
Ripped up from your weeks and indecisions
What if, what is isn't true? What are you gonna do?"
Sunday, November 11, 2007
For the Love of Good
"No man knows how bad he is till he had tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is.
"After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives into temptation after five minutes simple does not know what it would have been like an hour later.
"That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means- the only complete realist."
(C.S. Lewis, *Mere Christianity,* p. 126)
Being good is worth it! Sometimes in life, we say or do things we don't mean. But recognizing when we've made a mistake; quickly acknowledge it, take accountability for it, and then, move on. Therein lies happiness. At least, that is what I believe. Perhaps, this is the key to a clear conscious and a mind filled with peace.
I'm trying my very best to be good at something I don't know how to do... Love unconditionally and completely. I'm way off the mark sometimes, but it is a final destination. I'm still in the process of the journey, it'll be a while til I get there. So these mistakes, this learning process- is all part of the journey. I still have a long learning curve ahead, but I'm willing to work at it. I hope in the end, I'll get where I need to be.
As far as the process goes- what I know is this: God loves us and He wants us to be happy. That's it. Everything else will work itself out, if we do all that we humanly can. Being obedient to what I know is truth or as a friend put it- striving to be more "conspicuously good", is primarily what I need to work on right now. The more I test this out, the more I can see the weakness in me. But out of recognizing weakness-comes strength. So, my beloved friend, thank you for pointing this out to me.
"After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives into temptation after five minutes simple does not know what it would have been like an hour later.
"That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means- the only complete realist."
(C.S. Lewis, *Mere Christianity,* p. 126)
Being good is worth it! Sometimes in life, we say or do things we don't mean. But recognizing when we've made a mistake; quickly acknowledge it, take accountability for it, and then, move on. Therein lies happiness. At least, that is what I believe. Perhaps, this is the key to a clear conscious and a mind filled with peace.
I'm trying my very best to be good at something I don't know how to do... Love unconditionally and completely. I'm way off the mark sometimes, but it is a final destination. I'm still in the process of the journey, it'll be a while til I get there. So these mistakes, this learning process- is all part of the journey. I still have a long learning curve ahead, but I'm willing to work at it. I hope in the end, I'll get where I need to be.
As far as the process goes- what I know is this: God loves us and He wants us to be happy. That's it. Everything else will work itself out, if we do all that we humanly can. Being obedient to what I know is truth or as a friend put it- striving to be more "conspicuously good", is primarily what I need to work on right now. The more I test this out, the more I can see the weakness in me. But out of recognizing weakness-comes strength. So, my beloved friend, thank you for pointing this out to me.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Where's the Great Pumpkin Charlie????
I love this little guy so much! Great Charlie Brown costume! What a pretty mom too! I was having a bad day yesterday- then I saw the cutest pictures of this guy! Thanks Lol & Nich! Thanks Mom for the forward! :)
Things To Do...
1.) Swim Faster
2.) Be Happier (more grateful) - Be truer to self
3.) Forgive someone who seems hard to forgive, and hasn't forgiven me
4.) Read
5.) Laugh
6.) Remember my friend's Due Date (Cripes!)
7.) Eat Better (Less)
8.) Be Cognizant of friends
9.) Actually apply what I'm learning/ have learned over the last few weeks!
10.) Don't take to heart things said in anger...or say things out of anger
11.) Live what I believe- nobody can do it for me!
2.) Be Happier (more grateful) - Be truer to self
3.) Forgive someone who seems hard to forgive, and hasn't forgiven me
4.) Read
5.) Laugh
6.) Remember my friend's Due Date (Cripes!)
7.) Eat Better (Less)
8.) Be Cognizant of friends
9.) Actually apply what I'm learning/ have learned over the last few weeks!
10.) Don't take to heart things said in anger...or say things out of anger
11.) Live what I believe- nobody can do it for me!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
A Series of Unfortunate Events...
So Megs and I had some pretty tragic experiences over the past 2 days. First, we went to a Pink Panther dance that was supposed to be for people our age. After about 5 minutes of getting there we saw about 50 high school age looking kids. Live band, moshing, skateboarding video on the wall, and kids that looked about 15 years old. After we saw a group of high schoolers in pink cowboy hats...we knew we were in the wrong place. HA! But we waded it out. Hilarious. Are the 30's really supposed to feel like this?
Next night, Megs and I went to a stake activity for singles- for "older" singles. This age group seemed to range from the dead to the dying. So sad... Megs & I determined not to have a similar fate, danced and isolated ourselves on the stage- before first being burgled at a table of older men who worked with prisoners. Topics of conversation at the table (whilst eating) included, how you can kill yourself with a roll of toilet paper and how you can amputate your arm with a plastic knife. I was mesmerized. No one thought it strange that my name badge said I was Jezzebelle or Megan's name was Ezmeralda. Even more interesting, we introduced ourselves originally with our own names. Fun times. Seriously, if it wasn't such a good story for me- I think I might cry. Oh, the irony of life. So funny! What can you do except laugh, right? :)
Next night, Megs and I went to a stake activity for singles- for "older" singles. This age group seemed to range from the dead to the dying. So sad... Megs & I determined not to have a similar fate, danced and isolated ourselves on the stage- before first being burgled at a table of older men who worked with prisoners. Topics of conversation at the table (whilst eating) included, how you can kill yourself with a roll of toilet paper and how you can amputate your arm with a plastic knife. I was mesmerized. No one thought it strange that my name badge said I was Jezzebelle or Megan's name was Ezmeralda. Even more interesting, we introduced ourselves originally with our own names. Fun times. Seriously, if it wasn't such a good story for me- I think I might cry. Oh, the irony of life. So funny! What can you do except laugh, right? :)
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