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| rock star |
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| Paparazzi |
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| Setting up for soundcheck |
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| More setting up |
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| Not that average groupie |
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| Marcus |
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| Loading up after |
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| chillin' like a villain at the afterparty |
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| Me and my awesome Uncle Shane |
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Pics From the Concert in P-Cola
The boys sold out the Saenger and rocked it! And we had a great time in Pensacola.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Mini-Quiche and Mega Music
So I went home this weekend for my sister's baby shower. Nothing personal, but I HATE baby showers. I'm not sure why, but I always feel incredibly uncomfortable at them. They are largely boring. The food usually sucks. (I've never been a fan of the finger sandwich.) Then you play a silly game. And you watch someone open a bunch of presents that generally mean nothing to you unless you have children. SO, i hate showers, but I go anyway because that's what you gotta do when you're a woman with friends and family. This one was better than the average shower. The food was nicer, the game wasn't completely lame, and my niece was there to entertain me.
Shane went with me, and Saturday night we went to the Beta Bar to see my friend Pedro's band, The Soular System, play. They were great! They always are. There was a band opening for them called Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and they friggin' rocked!!! They're from Brooklyn, and worth the drive to Brooklyn to see. Truly. I bought the CDs, which are great, but they are infinitely better live. Same with The Soular System. They know how to put on a great show. This was by far the best show I've been to in quite a while. If you ever have the chance to check either of these guys out, you'd be a fool not to.
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Tax Time Fun
Dear Internal Revenue Service:
Enclosed you will find my 2005 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes. Please note the attached article from the USA Today newspaper; dated 12 November, wherein you will see the Pentagon (Department of Defense) is paying $171.50 per hammer and NASA has paid $600.00 per toilet seat.
I am enclosing four (4) toilet seats (valued @ $2,400) and six (6) hammers valued @ $1,029), which I secured at Home Depot, bringing my total remittance to $3,429.00. Please apply the overpayment of $22.00 to the "Presidential Election Fund," as noted on my return. You can do this inexpensively by sending them one (1) 1.5" Phillips Head screw (see aforementioned article from USA Today newspaper detailing how H.U.D. pays $22.00 each for 1.5" Phillips Head Screws). One screw is enclosed for your convenience.
It has been a pleasure to pay my tax bill this year, and I look forward to paying it again next year.
Sincerely,
A Satisfied Taxpayer
Enclosed you will find my 2005 tax return showing that I owe $3,407.00 in taxes. Please note the attached article from the USA Today newspaper; dated 12 November, wherein you will see the Pentagon (Department of Defense) is paying $171.50 per hammer and NASA has paid $600.00 per toilet seat.
I am enclosing four (4) toilet seats (valued @ $2,400) and six (6) hammers valued @ $1,029), which I secured at Home Depot, bringing my total remittance to $3,429.00. Please apply the overpayment of $22.00 to the "Presidential Election Fund," as noted on my return. You can do this inexpensively by sending them one (1) 1.5" Phillips Head screw (see aforementioned article from USA Today newspaper detailing how H.U.D. pays $22.00 each for 1.5" Phillips Head Screws). One screw is enclosed for your convenience.
It has been a pleasure to pay my tax bill this year, and I look forward to paying it again next year.
Sincerely,
A Satisfied Taxpayer
Poker Night Pics
Even when you lose, you win.
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| Me and my Jessica, one of my favoritest people ever |
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| Scotty, Me, Jess. I heart them. |
Monday, February 6, 2006
Pretty Boring, But I'm Gonna Be a TV Star!
So I haven't written anything in a while. Been extra busy, I tell myself. But then I can't remember what i've been so busy doing. So I started thinking about it. And I came up with this.
I've been working entirely too much. I like my job, but it's not my career, school is way more important, so I cut my hours back again. I did get my first inventory bonus last friday. How cool is that. Extra money. Just cause. Can't complain. I did my taxes and found out that I am getting back way more money than i thought. I haven't gotten a tax refund in many years. The one and only perk so far to being broke.
I got my hair cut last thursday. It was very scary. Didn't turn out exactly as i'd imagined, but it's growing on me. Shane and Russ said it's rad. And anyone who's seen russ' profile knows that russ knows hair-style. Here is a pic.
I also got a manicure and pedicure last week. Lots of fun that was. I haven't had a pedicure in ages. I felt quite silly and pretentious, but i must say it was a little bit fun. And now my toes are all pretty. Cause that's important.
My friend John comes home from iraq today! I couldn't be happier about that. He rocks, and I'm tired of him having to deal with so much bullshit. I'm so glad he made it through ok, and i can't wait to see him.
So we played poker saturday night, and i had to quit cause i had this awful crampy pain in my abdomen. I took advil, but to no avail, it got so bad i was crying and moaning and groaning and writhing, so chris made me go to the emergency room. They were kinda rude there at first. I'd had a bit to drink earlier at poker, so of course i was just a trashy wino. Later, it became more clear that i was really hurting, and they started to be a little nicer. They screwed up my iv in the cat scan place and pumped all the dye stuff in my hand instead of my veins. It puffed up freakishly and looked like i was hiding a baseball under my skin. Yuk. Made me sick to my stomach. Then noone could get another IV in. That blew. I just cried and cried like a little baby. i hate pain. I'm not a fan at all. The third person who tried finally got a stupid thing in and they did the test. Lots of other more humiliating things were done to me, but i survived. I just had some type of infection. i'm recovering now on antibiotics and pain pills.
I am lying on my new bed right now. It's the greatest. i got a memory foam mattress topper because my feather bed was dead. I love it. it's so nice i may never get out. man!
Oh, i'm gonna be a famous tv star! I was invited by one of my former professors to be the student rep on a panel of community leaders last thursday discussing citizenship and democracy for some producer from nyc. he's making a show for pbs. it was a fantastic time, and i didn't pass out once! I even spoke up, and held my own as one of only a couple of people who made sense in a room full of super conservative right-wingers. it will involve some legislators in dc and be aired in june. evidently the producer (he really is famous, but I can't remember his name!) records several of these 'panels' in deifferent parts of the country, where we discuss some questions about citizenship and democracy raised by a moderator. He then edits them together and makes one video. he takes that to some event in DC involving senators and congressmen, who watch the tape and then add their comments to our ideas. Again with the editing,and voila! A PBS special, and I'm famous! and you knew me when... ;o)
I've been working entirely too much. I like my job, but it's not my career, school is way more important, so I cut my hours back again. I did get my first inventory bonus last friday. How cool is that. Extra money. Just cause. Can't complain. I did my taxes and found out that I am getting back way more money than i thought. I haven't gotten a tax refund in many years. The one and only perk so far to being broke.
I got my hair cut last thursday. It was very scary. Didn't turn out exactly as i'd imagined, but it's growing on me. Shane and Russ said it's rad. And anyone who's seen russ' profile knows that russ knows hair-style. Here is a pic.
I also got a manicure and pedicure last week. Lots of fun that was. I haven't had a pedicure in ages. I felt quite silly and pretentious, but i must say it was a little bit fun. And now my toes are all pretty. Cause that's important.
My friend John comes home from iraq today! I couldn't be happier about that. He rocks, and I'm tired of him having to deal with so much bullshit. I'm so glad he made it through ok, and i can't wait to see him.
So we played poker saturday night, and i had to quit cause i had this awful crampy pain in my abdomen. I took advil, but to no avail, it got so bad i was crying and moaning and groaning and writhing, so chris made me go to the emergency room. They were kinda rude there at first. I'd had a bit to drink earlier at poker, so of course i was just a trashy wino. Later, it became more clear that i was really hurting, and they started to be a little nicer. They screwed up my iv in the cat scan place and pumped all the dye stuff in my hand instead of my veins. It puffed up freakishly and looked like i was hiding a baseball under my skin. Yuk. Made me sick to my stomach. Then noone could get another IV in. That blew. I just cried and cried like a little baby. i hate pain. I'm not a fan at all. The third person who tried finally got a stupid thing in and they did the test. Lots of other more humiliating things were done to me, but i survived. I just had some type of infection. i'm recovering now on antibiotics and pain pills.
I am lying on my new bed right now. It's the greatest. i got a memory foam mattress topper because my feather bed was dead. I love it. it's so nice i may never get out. man!
Oh, i'm gonna be a famous tv star! I was invited by one of my former professors to be the student rep on a panel of community leaders last thursday discussing citizenship and democracy for some producer from nyc. he's making a show for pbs. it was a fantastic time, and i didn't pass out once! I even spoke up, and held my own as one of only a couple of people who made sense in a room full of super conservative right-wingers. it will involve some legislators in dc and be aired in june. evidently the producer (he really is famous, but I can't remember his name!) records several of these 'panels' in deifferent parts of the country, where we discuss some questions about citizenship and democracy raised by a moderator. He then edits them together and makes one video. he takes that to some event in DC involving senators and congressmen, who watch the tape and then add their comments to our ideas. Again with the editing,and voila! A PBS special, and I'm famous! and you knew me when... ;o)
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