Happiest Race on Earth ver. 2 - Disneyland Weekend Recap

Hola Kidlets!!!

What a weekend!!!

Zippity do dahed down to Anaheim, hit the race expo to get shirts and bib numbers, visited the parks, chatted up other Disneyland guests, trained Donna in the art of photgraphic composition...whew!!! We did a lot of walking and eating (carbo loading ya know!!!). Fun!!!

The usual iconic Mickey Mouse shot! I'm so happy!!!

Doncha just love the hats?! And who is that goofy kid on the left? He's Canadian, I think that explains it, hee!

Donna ready to take off and battle the Abdominal Snowman!

Disney Princess moment!!! I'm so mysterious!!! hahahaha! (thanks Vicki!)

Weekend highlight was meeting bloggy/scrappy pal Amy Disney and the fiance in the flesh! Always so cool to hook up with internet pen pals!

Flying high over Tomorrowland, wheeeeeeeeee! Donna, next time I get to be in control!

Aren't we chipper for being up at 4 am?! Oh make that 3 am when our hotel neighbors let their kids run up and down the hotel halls SCREAMING their heads off!!!

Peter Pan and Tink, happiest couple! And so cute too!

Just look how fast I run!!! Its all a blur!

What a way to visit Disneyland!

Yay! The finish line!!! 13.1!!!

Happiest finishers!!! Cool medal, huh?!

gimme gimme gimme the moon & stars

another set of trading cards completed. another 10 miles run in training. another visit from the father. another pleasant dinner with the dubins. another two days of true blood and fun movies.

good, good, good!

another weekend over. a short work week however, whee!!! : .)

(and oh my, I just love my new pocket camera!)

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon

in t minus 7 days!!! yahoo! can't wait!!!

me & DK, 2006! time to do it again!!! wheee!!!

well lookee here!

Someone did some art! : .)

This is for a go green ATC swap, I was to create a trading card representing whatever going green means to me. I stamped this Stampers Anonymous image on handmade recycled wildflower seed paper from Claudia's Creations and watercolored the wings.

I'm hoping the swap participants will actually plant the card and grow bee-u-ti-ful wildflowers!

Amy's Great Idea

I was over stalking Amy's blog and she posted this great idea!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me, especially for you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make but I hope you will.

2- What I create will be just for you.

3-They say I have a year to get it to you. But I promise it will NOT take that long.

4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It’s a surprise to both of us at this point.

The catch?

You must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.

So the first five people who post, and are willing to pass it along,will get a handmade gift in the mail from me.

When you get it, make sure you post a pic on your blog!

mr. gwen stefani

is just lovely, doncha think?! ; .)

Love Remains the Same - Gavin Rossdale

I'm...

looking forward to this

coveting this

watching this

so happy for this

can't wait for this

wishing for this

cracking up at this

listening to this

The Father Has Landed

Me & Pops, circa 2006

(I think I posted this pix b/4)

Dad got here on Friday. I was ready for him to go home Friday night! (Just kidding!)

We've visited my Auntie (Dad's sistor), made 2 trips to Home Depot, a trip to OSH,
bot shelves for the garage, balanced my ceiling fan & had dinner with Dubin.

Tomorrow we're gonna go see the new Harry Potter. Gotta love some Harry Potter.
Maybe build those shelves.

Then the man is off on another adventure!

Speaking of adventures, sometimes you get what you wish for!!! I was thinking about camping at Bear with the cousins and they invited me on a trip next week!!! Yahoo!!!

Sleeping bag, check!
Flashlight, check!!
Waterproof matches, check!!!

: .)

¿usted juega a tenis?

I did not look this good chasing after that darn yellow ball!!!

oh my! are those my hip flexors? oooh and that's my mouse hand! how in the world will I work tomorrow!!!

lets throw some more numbers out there...I haven't played tennis since I was 12. 45-12 = 33? thirty three years ago. (laughs to herself!) get out!!!

a little myofascial release, a little ice, alotta motrin...I'll be good to go, yeah?!

graphic by clipartnow

fat bottomed girls

finally playing with paper, adhesive, and glitter glue again! it feels gud!!! ATCs for Danica's (over at SiStv) Retro Fab ATC Swap #2.

it was sort of a multiple choice challenge, vintage object, color combo, and song lyrics/thread/garage implement (for texture or an embellishment). I choose the bike (altho' my graphic wasn't vintage!), black & white for the colors, and Queen's Bicycle Race lyrics, esp. the line about fat bottomed girls out for a ride! curvy grrls ROCK!!!

ok, so my biker grrl is a bit slim, and looks a bit like Tinkerbell, but I love her all the same!

graphic from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bicycle-icon.svg

2 more swaps to make cards for, tres exciting! : .)

sittin' on the western edge of the world

ahh, bliss : .)

click on the pix to get a larger experience!

gnarly downhills!

true mtn. biking!
I didn't even know how much I've missed you!!!
how long has it been? whaaat? 9 YEARS?!
single track
the rocks, the roots,
supah soft, quicksand like earth,
the smell of bay leaves,
the challenge of the uphills,
the exhilaration of the downhills,
the bruises, the chain marks, the sore muscles, even the mosquito bites...
all worth it!

lets do it again!!! : .)

hello : .)

hello running shoes
hello asphalt
hello sunshine
hello cool breeze
hello dragonfly
hello sweat
hello sanity
hello perspective
hello, hello, hello!!!

packing!!!

why, oh why do I have so.much.crap?! I thot I could do a major purge and I did give a bunch of scrap supplies away, but I wasn't able to part with much else. wow! lots of attachment!

ok, I did trash those dried out markers and the cassette tapes from my days of teaching aerobics. and I thot about purging my videos and my paper scraps (yes, I save all pieces! its a disease, I tell ya!), but what if I need that one piece of purple and I got rid of it???

I'm so excited, Pamela took me over to the condo today to measure for my new fridge and dryer. in the kitchen, there's a corner cabinet with one of those spinning rack thingys so you have more space to store stuff (pots and pans). there aren't very many drawers however, so I'm gonna have to figure something out for my cooking utensils!

thanks to Robby, the dubins and the cute girl baristas (ok, the guys too!) at the Starbuxs near the office for saving me boxes! thanks to Kris for coming over on Saturday to help pack the kitchen!

my cuticles are wracked and my back is talking to me, but I accomplished a lot this weekend. hopefully, I won't stress as moving day gets closer!!!

p.s. I can't wait to...

put some socks on and go sliding across my shiny floors, wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(I'm not dancing in my underwear, however! yes, you guessed it! THAT is the reason why! ; .)

The Reveal

I snitched these pixs from the realty company's flier since I forgot to take my camera the last time I visited my condo! I get my keys in about 25 days! Not looking forward to purging, packing, and cleaning my current abode, but its a necessary evil I suppose. Out with the old, in with the new, whoohoo!!!

Still processing. Seems unbelievable! I now own my own piece of California.

Bedroom. Note the closet straight ahead to the left. That's for all my art/craft supplies.*

5 stairs to this room...At the landing on the left is the black & white floor tiled* washroom with the washer and dryer*, to the right is the bathroom.

Kitchen. Cherrywood*...yum! Travertine floor*. All new appliances (dishwasher!!!),
lighting, faucet.
Split sink* and garbage disposal*!!!

Living & Dining room, laminate flooring*, sliding glass door to the deck. That wall* ahead is the perfect spot for my flat screen tv. Ok, once I buy it! Later, maybe in a few years!!! LOL!

The walls are painted a light butterscotch, with crown molding*!

Garage* and a half!!! My Dad is already planning what he will store here! LOL!!!

There's also a pool and a spa, lots of trees, and lots of green. sigh : .)

(*Huge selling points for Linda, hee! : .)

Just call me the Happy Homeowner!!!

Tagged by the the Sweetest Cupcake!!!

Eight Things I Am Looking Forward To:

1) MOVING INTO MY NEW HOUSE! ETA...EOM!!
2) Summertime!
3) Visiting my Dad in Texas.
4) Running Disneyland Half Marathon in September.
5) Taking more art classes!
6) Watching the True Blood series (Netflix)
7) More ADVENTURES!!!
8) Season Premiers!

Eight Things I Did Yesterday:

1) Went to Starbuxs!!! (No one should be surprised!)
2) Had lunch with Gail, Estor & Kris.
3) Looked at these for living room wall decoration (flock of birds & collage tree...the baroque frames are cool too) because...
4) I SIGNED PAPERS FOR MY CONDO PURCHASE!!!
5) Chatted with Pamela.
5) Talked to Aldien & Karen on the phone.
6) FaceBooked.
7) Fell asleep on the couch!
8) Had a panic attack!!! (See #4)

Eight Things I Wish I Could Do:

1) Run further, faster!
2) Go back to Kauai.
3) Make really good wine.
4) Meet my soul mate & fall in love!
5) Make a living doing ART!
6) Know that I am enough.
7) Learn to speak French, Spanish, & Japanese
8) Live near my Dad.

Eight Shows I Watch:
((regularly? or have watched? how bout fav shows?))

1) Ghost Hunters
2) Paranormal State
3) Ghost Whisperer
4) Supernatural
5) A Haunting
(Do you see a theme here?!)
6) Bones
7) House
8) Ace of Cakes

Eight Bloggers I am Tagging:
Please play along!!! : .)

swoon!

adam lambert does TFF! omg!!! i have JUMPED on the AL bandwagon! (but definitely not the AI bandwagon!!! LOL!!!)

make!

megan-angel

this was maker faire weekend! talk about alternative. I'm sure you've never seen so many urban hippies and techno-nerds in one place.

fun, fun, fun!

I went with these cool kids!

mary & megan

cece, fi & scott

we saw:

flame throwing
rockets
metal sculpture
steampunk
fashion shows
striped tights and wristlets (how eighties!)
alternative crafts
multi-cultural fuds
coke fountains
a life-sized mouse trap
leggo cities
and mucho technology

what a day!

it was a good distraction from what was going on, on the other side of town! I put a bid on a condo! in the ensuing panic, where I regretted my decision and tried to talk myself out of such a commitment, the voice of reason pointed out that it was a good investment (what's my money doing anyway?), and I would have a place of my very own!

I'm already considering cool vinyl wall decor, bar stools, a new dining set (Ikea, of course!), and drapes, and rugs. its been so long since I allowed myself to imagine decorating a home. this place has granite counter tops, travertine flooring, all new brushed metal appliances, the cutest laundry room with a black and white checkered floor, a deck, crown moulding, wood floors, and best of all...a garage! tres exciting! pray that the realty company accepts my offer!!! if they do, I'll post photos!!!

for the week, all day "effective communication" training on monday and tuesday. I'm so looking forward to that, NOT! I think I'm already really good at blah, blah, blah! haha!

gotta get in some workouts, score keeping at the basketball tourney at work, lunch with Gail & Estor and hopefully finding out about the condo!

happy week y'all!!!

channeling my inner Sharmaine!

I love Sharmaine!!! I love her artistic style, her words, the pictures of her kids, her generosity.

I asked if I could have a copy of this photo she took, so I could scrap it, and she sent it to me right away!!! I don't know if I did it justice. this piece still feels like it needs something.

you can practice the masters, but you may not achieve the results. of course...I'm not Sharmaine, hee!!!

lyrics from Pearl Jam's Wishlist. ooooh Eddie! : .)

a lazy weekend so far. I ran yesterday, watched movies, ate lots, looked at condos. after looking at so many really grody places, everything I looked at yesterday was wonderful!!! I think I'm gonna put in a bid!!! yay!!!

today, the Red Wings are trouncing the Blackhawks. (it looks like it might be another Detroit/Pittsburgh match-up for the Stanley Cup!!! I am rooting for the Penguins. I think they were robbed by the Red Wings last year!!!) I hit the gym, Starbucks, did some grocery shopping (great deal on prawns!!! delectible mouthfuls of shrimp!) I have homework, and may work on some other layouts...time to rock it!

happy Sunday!

I just can't stand it!!

teeheeheehahagigglegigglesnort!!!



dude obviously watched A LOT of Mtv!!

be careful what you wish for!

last week I was daydreaming about wine tasting, but who wants to do that alone???

next thing I know, I receive an email from Gail asking if I'd like to go wine tasting with she and Corey.

it rocks when you get what you want!

we tasted a rosé, a chard, 2 different pinot noirs, and a wonderful blend called Montmartre. there was lunch too! enjoyed with the sunshine and the breeze, overlooking the Silicon Valley.

some pics...I forgot my camera, but who know that bright light would make all the difference in the quality of the shots using my cell phone!

The tasting room...Savannah-Chanelle Vineyard

ceiling lights

chardonnay vines

the house of the original owners and the picnic area

procrastinating now. maybe just trying to hang onto the after effects of such a lovely afternoon (thanks Gail & Corey!) instead of being responsible and doing my homework. ok, just procrastinating, lol!!!

be here now

playing around with paints again.


made this mini art card using my new Martha butterfly punch. yeah, I know, I need another punch like I need a hole in my head. but I had a coupon. 40% off, baby!!!

finally taking Dina's online class.

dina is my new favorite artist : .)

so far, learned new paint/texture techniques, a bit of collage, and some journaling tips. way fun!

I'm trying to stop hoarding and use some of my extensive stash of paper. for instance, this chocolate wrapper! its way cool, juicy colors and graphic make me happy! and gee, it has my name on it!!! just need to add journaling, which will include things I did the day I created the page. whee!


notes on the last post, the squirrel vid...awhile ago, my Dad's neighbor Mr. Weaver brought his bebe son over, excited to share the fact that son could say his name. "say your name, say your name," Mr. Weaver repeats. my Dad says, "hey squirrel" which is what he called everyone, and Darrin says "hey SQUIRM!" (he had/has a bit of a hearing problem.) so, its been squirm ever since! hee!!! laughing. giggle, giggle! Mr. Weaver was quite frustrated. indubitably!

squirm!

Proof that if you try hard and have a little help from your friends, you can accomplish anything!



Thanks Caity! Via YouTube.

should, should, should, should, should

This piece was supposed to be about relinquishing the shoulds.

It really looks like I'm depicting the bride of shoulds instead - barbed wire tiara, tangled should bouquet and all. A marriage made in hedoublehockeysticks! (Kinda like my last one! haha!!!)

Its Sunday evening.

I sit here contemplating some more shoulds.

I should dust my room.
I should cook dinner.
I should get this crap out of my living room.
I should eat healthier.
I should fill out those new mortgage forms.
I should go running.
I should pay some bills.
I should watch that netflix movie.
I should do more art!
I should stop buying craft supplies!
I should pack up that stuff for Suzie-Q.

The list goes on...

I should do some more work on my shoulds. LOL!!!

I did complete a piece in honor of National Scrapbook Day (which was Saturday)...

Scrapped my fav pix of eeebie jeebie. Julie (a bloggy pal from SiStv) sent me the placemat so I could scraplift her piece. I had fun playing with cork and painting the dragonflies.

I used to visit the Cooke-Willis' after exercise. Ian loved my aerobics shoes, would waddle over, put 'em on and walk around the house. He also loved this one particular tie dyed leotard I had. He'd lift the edge of my shirt and check to see if I was wearing it and say "I lay on your stommy?" Then we'd get on the floor and he'd lay across my stomach. I know, I never figured out why he was so fascinated with that leotard! The color, the sweatiness? Maybe it was just the bonding!

I do miss that little pot belly and those sweet curls!!! He's way too big to lay across my stomach now, LOL!

ok.

Other stuff this weekend??? Pretty boring and lame, so I'll spare you the agony and not list it all here! I've been hanging around the house. (Avoiding large, germy crowds and bacteria laden gym equipment. Don't want to get H1N1 Influenza.) Watched lots of gud movies and hockey!

Looking forward to another art class, volunteer project at Second Harvest fud bank, running amok, and maybe some more art. I might even be able to delete some more shoulds ; .)

oh wow!

You could win this gorgeous kit!!!

Go here until May 1st and check out this wonderful new kit club!!!

(I made it there via Amy's blog!)

Doncha just love giveaways?! I know I do!!!

Run Linda Run!!!

This is the view I will be enjoying bright and early tomorrow morning. Its time again for the Santa Cruz Half Marathon! Wheeee!!! I anticipate an easy run, me and Eddie V. and his soul wrenching voice, enjoying Cali's gorgeous weather. I only hope it doesn't get too hot b/4 the end of the race, the temp. is expected to be in the 80's manana.

I didn't go look at houses today. I did a couple of drive bys yesterday, but didn't see anything worth dragging my Realtor to. I'm kinda burnt out. This house hunting thing is like dating. You go "date" all these houses, you get all excited about the prospect, and then the reality sets in and there's just something wrong with all of them. sigh. LOL!!!

So, with all my free time today, I did some creating. That was such a great feeling. Btwn training for the race and my art classes, I haven't been motivated to produce anything. I had this idea knocking around in my head to make my own floral embellishments. My original idea didn't pan out, but I did finish these two pieces, the first one using the hand-made flowers...They're punched out of stamped paper, stippled and edged with ink, then small flowers layered over the larger and stitched.

Me & the Sistor, circa 1969.

This second piece, I used a template made from the punched paper and stippled and stamped the flowers to make the background. I stamped and inked the butterflies and did some stitching on the paper with dark green jute.

Me & Nancy at her parent's 50th wedding anniversary party in Oregon 2007.

You can click on the pixs to see the detail.

Post race tomorrow...Dinner at the Andrews, a belated Easter celebration. I sure hope we're not having lamb, ewwww...

Then I am sure I am gonna crash!

oh, and 5 good things...

1) the kindness of Julie/BMWgirl at SiStv.
2) txt from Sean, who was with the family @ the Happiest Place on Earth.
3) my DYSON! who woulda thunk I could LoVe a vacuum cleaner!
4) Kath
5) 47 ppb exhaled Nitric Oxide (instead of 190!)

bootie is bootie

OMG!!!

I LOVE THIS!!!

moving on...

this asthma can just bite me.

9 miles!!! whee!!!

redirection

first there was the sneezing.

then some itching.

then there was the wheezing.

and trouble breathing.

on thursday, I went to that allergy and asthma specialist.

and aside from continuing to be allergic to dust mites, cat dander, and every grass and tree pollen in the santa clara valley,
(I got retested)

I had a 190 ppb measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, which means I have really bad asthma.
(a "normal" measurement is less than 20 ppb.)

no joke.

I know...how is it that I have asthma and can run???

evidently, I've had it my entire life and my body had compensated.

so, that means 2 inhalers, and allergy shots twice a week.

I bot a dyson b/c I need to vacuum every week,

and I should wash sheets and comfortor every two weeks.

(domestic goddess is not on my resume, I haven't kept this schedule b/4 now.)

a total culture change.

the dyson is pretty cool, tho' as far as vacuum cleaner technology is concerned.

I should be done processing this in about 2 weeks.

and then maybe I can get over being dramatic about what's happening to me...AGAIN!!!

yeah.

sunshine on my shoulders, makes me happeeee!

This picture has nothing to do with this post, but how cute is this Mickey Mouse Gnome?! Yeah, you have a smile on your face, admit it!!! LOL!!!

This reminds me that I still haven't posted any pixs of the Happiest Birthday on Earth! I'll just add it to the list of "Things to Do!" Its a looooong list!!! eee!!!

I'm so excited that its "spring break." I finished my class and am anxiously (ok, not really) awaiting my grade. I've decided that I don't like online classes much, the experience left me missing interaction with the instructor and classmates. I was going to take the quarter off, but I signed up for Color! An entire class about the fundamentals of color and their application! whee!!! Try to contain your excitement!

Sitting here enjoying a London Fog, contemplating the rest of my day, all this time for ME!!! I've already been to the gym instead of running. Been having issues with my breathing, allergy related, I'm sure, so I'm trying to avoid the outdoors as the wheezing is way too intense during my training. Horrible timing. I just signed up for the Santa Cruz Half Marathon. I waited until past the halfway point in the training schedule to make sure my back would take the added mileage, and low and behold, I think I have exercise induced asthma. (sigh.) The appointment with the asthma specialist won't come soon enough, I've missed two longer runs (6 and 8 miles) 'cause I've been worried about my breathing and other workouts b/c I'm not dealing well with another setback.

Tomorrow, I'll be out and about with the realtor looking at houses. (I didn't mention I was house hunting did I?) Got my pre-approval! Been out a couple of times looking at properties already, but practicing non-attachment. I'm still certain I am too immature and not responsible enough for such a big commitment, but so far, this has been a great learning experience!

Signing off with my 6 good things... I've been slacking on my lists again...

1) Seeing my Linda and a visit from my Sean!
2) A hug from D!
3) Keeping score at the 3 on 3 Basketball tourney at work (LOL! I really know nothing about basketball!) So much fun to watch!
4) Sunshine
5) Subversive cross stitch, hee!!!
6) Twilight on DVD, I've already watched it 4X's!!! swoon!

Swell Tape

you read me! TAPE!!!

decorative packing tape! swoon!!!

oh, come to me my pretty!

I want!!!

check it out!

spring cleaning?

its time for the annual spring clean-up in these here parts.

I call it time to re-decorate your house early american garage sale style.

I am always amazed at the sheer amount of CRAP that ends up piled up on the streets of our fair city. you are allowed to put anything out (yard waste, broken furniture, old bbqs, drywall, office supplies, fish tanks, stuffed toys...you get the picture!), except hazardous waste, explosives, and ammunition (b/c we all have a stockpile of bombs, bullets and dynamite in our garages!) for disposal and the city brings front loaders and huge trucks to haul away your no longer wanted junk. (of course, we pay for this service via our electric bill.)

I am also amazed at the huge piles in front of the same houses year after year. where do they keep all of that stuff? you'd think that after one year, their pile would be smaller. maybe they invite their friends and family to dump their unwanteds too!

the annoying thing about this "event" is everyone and their brother, aunt, uncle, sister, and pregnant cousin of the drummer of Def Leppard scavenges the piles. they drive slowly along the streets, holding the rest of us up, darting in and out of the road. they must lose their heads in the excitement of the find!!! jerks. makes running difficult. why anyone wants OPJ (other people's junk) is beyond me. I like a deal too, but I don't want someone else's icky cast offs! I guess that's just me! I'm thinking tho' if you were in college, what a perfect way to decorate that frat or sorority house. then again, I live right by Santa Clara University. I bet the student's parents pay for feng shui decorators and would be aghast at early american garage sale.

anyway, I was gonna take some of my own photos of junk for your viewing pleasure, but this pix is much more entertaining.

image by Geoff Kirk-Smith, animator.

the best little eugoogalizer ~ IM with Kath

Part of the humor here lies in the delay in response...

KL: did D or I tell you about the memorial service he's holding for his virtual monkey?

LP: nooooo.

LP: omg

LP: hysterical

KL: omg - it is sooooo funny.

KL: So, he bought a monkey on maple story for $5 (plus an elvis wig for the monkey to wear).

KL: followed him around in Maple Story, but would expire after 3 months.

KL: Well, it expires next week.

LP: $5 for a VIRTUAL monkey? wth?!

LP: so he's planning a memorial b/4 it happens?!

LP: too funny!

KL: so, on his own, he invited all his little friends to a memorial service for his monkey.

LP: lol

KL: i know - isn't that a rip off!

LP: still laughing!

KL: Anyway, he already told me what he's going to say - a eulogy.

KL: “Here lies my monkey. If he had lived, I would have named him Phil.”

LP: a "eu ghoul a gee!"

LP: phil!

LP: lol

LP: snorting

KL: “He was a good monkey. He always peed with I told him to.”

LP: teeheeheehahahagigglegigglesnort!

KL: I know!!

LP: lol

KL: sorry to make you snort!

KL: Oh, I was dying when he told me

KL: trying to keep a straight face cuz he was sooo serious.

LP: crying now.

KL: he invited some kid in australia that he plays with on-line and a friend from school

KL: Bob asked if you could make the monkey throw poop and D said unfortunately no, but that would be soooo cool.

KL: I guess you could send it outside to pee

KL: oh, deep breath!

LP: OMG!!! practically "peeing" my pants!

LP: they already think I'm strange around here!

KL: I know - I had to turn away from him as I was driving - thought I'd crash into a parked car!

LP: I've seen the gorillas at the San Diego Zoo throw poop! Oh, the wild animal park

KL: I know!

LP: these orangutans were having sex the last time.

KL: you think a virtual monkey would too!

KL: for 5 bucks at least

LP: have sex?

KL: rotfl!

LP: for $5 bucks

KL: the oldest monkey profession.

LP: that's cheap!

KL: besides turning an organ crank.

LP: lololol...aaaahhhhh, hee hee hee!!!

KL: oh - that didn't come out right

We dissolved into hysterics after I called Kath on the phone and I told her this story!!!

Laughter is Awesome!!!

~ photo from How To blog

I'm just not that into you

i went to see the movie today. save your $8.75 matinee ticket price. it was a bit insipid. o.k. it was a lot insipid.

what else?

march is a family birthday month. my cousin erik, me, my aunt ginny (erik's mom), and my mom have birthdays the 1st thru the 4th. I also share my march 2 b-day with jay osmond, jon bon jovi (swoon!), and dr. seuss. what's weirder is that my dad and his old neighbor mr. weaver, share a birthday, and my sistor and mr. weaver's son share a birthday.

have you heard that theory that people die near their b-days? my mom died march 27. my good friend loretta was born and died in august.

thinking of mom made me go looking for pictures and i found this reprint (click on the photo to see it bigger). that's my mom on the left. i think she's 14 or 15 in this photo. the woman who is second from the right is my aunt machiko, who along with mom's oldest brother, uncle mitsuroku, raised my mom. a. machiko and u. mitsuroku are both still living. i have no idea how old they are...in their 80's at least!


more trippin'd own memory lane...recently, my 2nd grade bff found me on facebook. soooo ironic, for the past 10 years, she's been living in the town i (mostly) grew up in. i had no idea.

another friend from high school also found me on fb. jim and i hung out together, but wouldn't see each other for awhile. then, i would think of him, and in a day or two, the phone would ring, and it would be him. jim and i went to his grad night at disneyland in 1983. for some reason, i have his graduation pixs. i had been saving them all this time, in case i ever saw or heard from him again. last week, i was thinking of jim, and lo and behold, he sent me a msg on fb.

in the past, i didn't have a kind word for social networking, but i'm happy to be reconnected with these friends.

this weekend, i must do my taxes (i flaked last week), finish homework for my art class, run 7 miles, go to step class, eat some cupcakes, watch another movie, do some other art. but let's be realistic...i might finish my taxes and homework. and its certain that i'll eat a form of junk fud.

i'm invited to saturday dinner at the yees, so i get to hug my "little" sis, tease brother alex, and eat really good fuds cooked by gail and corey! i can't wait.

oh, you should check this out...hysterical!

korean happy cow audition

this one too...do you wanna marry a cow?

and this one!

ok, last one

teeheeheehahagigglegigglesnort!!!

good cheese comes from happy cows!

the aftermath

nuf' said!

rnrgrrl's wish

I know, I should post the pixs of the Happiest Birthday on Earth, but I was working on homework today (the assignment is to use the golden ratio) and I just had to post what I came up with for composition class. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out!

I'm still holding on to the hope that I can train for and run Disneyworld Marathon 2010. Third time's the charm, right?! (I've signed up for and paid for the race twice already and have not been able to go to DW and run!) This wish presented the subject matter for my piece.

I was inspired by the work of Dina Wakley, who's online Art Journaling 101 class, I hope to take in the near future. She does gorgeous textured, painty, and layered work.

Aahhhh, I so love it when the vision in my head translates itself to paper! : .)

Happiest Birthday on Earth!!!

happy birthday to me,

happy birthday to me,
happy birthday dear phinner
happy birthday to me!!!

Shan and I are off to celebrate at Disneyland!!
teeheeheehahahagigglegigglesnort!
ya just gotta love it!!!
: .)