Confession....

So I have a confession. some of you may not be familiar with the place I'm about to talk about so I think you should google it on "the google" (as GWBush says).

I LOVE LONG JOHN SILVERS! *sigh* I feel better now. Seriously though, I love it. It's one of the few fast foods I crave and I live in a state in which I can not purchase this readily. I live in the land of "Skippers" which is disgusting. I miss LJS more than....well I'm not sure but I miss it alot.

When I was a child we took a month's long trip across the US and we always seem to end up at LJS's so we started calling it "Gag and Puke" because we ate so much of it. Still, I crave it. It's some of the only non-salmon/tuna-esque fish I will eat. I love the breading and that's the main reason I go there. So I've been here for 3 full days and I have eaten LJS's 2x in the last 48 hours....*sigh*.

My profile picture was taken shortly after one of these trips and also after I got my eyes dilated, hence the stylish eyewear. The outfit just seemed "right".

Home...

Home again...
So I'm home again. By home I mean with Mom and Dad. That will always be home. It'll always be here as long as they are alive and I can always come back. I will always have my own room and 3+meals a day and all the things that I can't afford that they give me. It's nice having something that not everyone is lucky enough to have. I'm grateful, apperciative, and count my blessings everyday to have such loving, giving parents.

Home is warm. Literally. It was 75 today and I FUCKING LOVED IT! I was in a t-shirt and flip-flops and there was no snow, ice, clouds, or coats. I basked in the warmth and soaked up the sun for soon it will end and it will act more like winter...in the 50's and 60's....HA!

We took my nieces to lunch today which was great because I love my nieces! They are two beautiful, smart, and funny girls! After that we went to Wegman's which is the mother of all grocery stores...it beats Trader Joe's in my humble opinion. Then we drove Richmond where my parents live. The house looks great. They have done tons of work on it and it's so cozy that it will be hard to leave! The just finished a huge family room that is just wonderful!

The evening was spent resting, cooking, and getting ready for the rest of the week. I go to the dreaded dentist tommorow. He's a used car salesmen type who is always trying to sucker you into getting things you don't need and telling you that your teeth are 2 mins from falling out of your head. I hate it and I highly dislike him as a dentist BUT he does decent work and he was fairly easy to get into. Most drs and dentists around here don't take new patients till some of their current ones die I think.

Wednesday is the eye doctor which means new glasses! Yea! I haven't had new glasses in 6 years and they are on their last leg I think. After that it will just be lots of xmas stuff and enjoying the city.

I hope everyone has a great holiday and make sure to drop me a line because I get bored after 9pm when the 'rents go to sleep....:)

Don't fly the friendly skies....

I HATE FLYING!

So flying is my least favorite activity I think. The plane rides were awful for the most part. Yes I've had worse and Yes it wasn't THAT bad, but I hate all of the germs and the people who think they are above everyone else and the nasty, rude airline employees.

Oddly enough, the TSA people were the nicest of them all this time around. Oh, except for the cute little gay, asian man I had for my attendant. He gave my extra pop, a better seat, and my own overhead compartment that no one else could use because I had some artwork for my parents in it. Being gay can have benefits!

I'm sure that some of these gestures would have been greatly reduced if the flight had been fuller but overall I got better treatment than the snobby, arrogant women....suck it BITCHES!
The best thing I heard from an airline employee was that it was against federal aviation laws to allow a person to travel on a different plan than their luggage. I recieved this answer when I tried to get on an earlier flight to DC from Denver. We all know that luggage FREQUENTLY travels on different aircraft than it's owner. She was just being a bitch.

The City

So on Saturday I left the quaint little mountain town for the "big" city. After spending a cumulative total of 4 hours on Friday digging out my car and her car, I was DONE w/ the north forty.

The big city of Spokane was a refreshing and welcomed sight. However, it's weird coming back to a city that you no longer live in. It's strange knowing that you can't go "home" and that "home" is now 3 hours away.

I spent some much needed time catching up with friends and running errands. I also did something that I'm still contemplating if it was the right thing to do. I'll leave it at that for now.
Now I'm off to the REALLY "big" city of Richmond, Va. Warm weather here I come....

Hatchet Story

How not to use a Hatchet:

Number 1






Do not use hatchet on hardwood








Number 2






Do not leave fingers anywhere near hatchet while using hatchet








Number 3






Do not wait to go to ER if you incur a wound with hatchet





So yea, in case you can't tell, I chopped my thumb w/ a hatchet. It's my first rural related injury. I'm not proud (well maybe a little) and yes, it hurts like a bitch. I'm not sure exactly what happend except that I chopped off the outer portion of my thumb and that it's a bitch to not have use of both thumbs.

If you want a detailed story, send me a message because it's pretty funny! If I get enough requests I'll post it on the blog;)

Dual Postings...

So I'm dual posting thing on myspace and this site from now on. Reason being is I want to make it a little easier for people to read my blog and see my photos. Oh, and also because I'm making my myspace site private again after a recent run in with someone....long story. Anyways, the new posts are actually old ones and are posted backwards to start at the bottom and read up. New blogs will be in the correct order:)

Oh, and hope you like it J!

O Canada.....

So what do three chicks (two of which are very drunk) do at 230 in the morning???? GO TO CANADA! Yes that's right folks, we invaded Canada last night.
It started out as a trip to the cemetary in Riverside to Weegie the spirits (don't ask) and turned into a 3 hour tour to the land of the Maple Leaf. We were in search of the stars and Northern Lights (we were to late) and headed North (imagine that....the Northern Lights...in the NORTH!!) and kept on driving....well, kept on driving after the Spanish Inquisition we encountered.

GOOD GOD! The last time I tried to go to Canada it was on a similar wind and the Canadians welcomed us with open arms! This time....not so much. "Why are you coming into Canada at 3am? Where are you going? Where do you live? Where are your business cards (for the other two)? Have you been drinking? When was the last time you were in Canada? If you are bored why didn't you go someplace in the US? (answer: because it sucks and we've been there and done that...duh!) All the while there were two stupid drunk girls w/ me giggling and talking about drugs up the ass and body cavity searches and me trying not to laugh and make them shut up so we didn't get turned back. So we were told that "Well maybe if you don't have your business cards we won't let you into Canada because Canada is really closed right now because there is no immigration officer and (this is ad-lib) maybe not having business cards is enough to keep you from entering the country."

So last time I checked, business cards were not a requirement for entry....whatever. So they let us in "this time" and we proceeded to drive to Osooyos, BC where they are supposed to have a warm as bath water lake....LIED TO! Not warm as bath water but not freezing either. Canada is so clean.....and their chocolate is better then ours. Were you all aware that Canadian chocolate has no wax, unlike the US version....and the packaging is much nicer. OH! and to give you an idea of the remote area I live in....there are no 7-Elevens....except 50mi away in CANADA!

So after an hour we came back to the Land of the Free and Hoooooooome of the Brave. It was a slightly dissapointing re-entry into the hellmouth and we came home on the tailwinds of the drunk appletruck driver in front of us. So all in all...another exciting night in the......NORTH FORTY!

"Shhhh...be vewy, vewy qwiet..."

Been awhile so here's a quick update:
1) Job search sux but there is a possible position that I'm more than qualified for and REALLY want so light those goddess and Jesus candles and keep your toes crossed folks!
2) We are probably going to lose almost 3/4 of our usable front yard space to the douchhead and cuntface neighboors next door. Long story that I'll be happy to regail you with if you want.
3) A new member of the family may be emminent! Don't Jinx it!
4) I was either confused for a homosexual man, straight man, or possibly not confused for anything at all while trying to take care of some business at the Clinic here in Omak. Either my longer hair really makes me look masculine and it needs to go back to the old 'do OR people here really need some diversity training...maybe a little from column A and a little from column B.
5) We will be on a Whirlwind tour of Spokane Nov 3-5 sign up sheet will follow...no, seriously, email if you want to see us:)
6) Qwest sux!

So as some of you may or may not know, we have a new member in the family. He was delivered to us by the Gods and Godesses of the Okanogan Valley and we are thankful for his presence...even when he's peeing on the floor or chewing on my bra....yes, even then.
So his name is Muuphy and he is a 4-6th month old Boxer puppy. He's is fawn and has huge feet, a fugly squished up face, loose wrinkly skin....and a stinky ass! He was abandoned as a wee pup and the people that found him thought he'd make a good horse tripping dog (which , if you know anything about Boxers, is ridiculous).
He's very sweet and very hyper and seems to fit in just fine here at the homestead. Nero likes him just fine except that Murphy won't leave Nero's wang alone and constantly has his head in Nero's crotch....it's weird. Butchie isn't quite as fond of him but is warming up considerably as the days go by.
He likes visitors so please come and visit:)

News from the 'Nogan

So here are some things that EVERYONE should know about life in Okanogan Valley, WA
A)
1. When the US Capitol Xmas Tree comes to Tonasket, it's a HUGE deal. The whole town turned out to see a 80+ft xmas tree that was completley wrapped in tarps except the point and placed on a flatbed truck with an ARMED, government employee. That's right, we as taxpayers have footed the bill for a caravan with 2 RV's and an armed guard for a XMAS TREE! I'm sure that's what the terrorists like to attack..trees, maybe they fear eco-terrorists...I'm not sure. Theorys are welcome!



2) We have been waking up to snow covered mountains for the past week and it's absolutely gorgeous. Apparently there is some excellent skiing up here so all you skiers should definitely come up and teach me how to ski!
B)
1. As you may be able to guess from my ramblings thus far, living in a small town is a strange and sometimes amusing thing. In the newspapers up here they publish a weekly police blotter w/ the majority of the calls that came into the Sheriff's and Police Dispatch Offices. We have been in this blotter for the "pearing" we experinced. That's right folks, a "pearing". For those of you who don't know what a "pearing" is it's when stupid kids of cracked out, toothless townies run by your house and throw unripe pears at your windows in attempt to shatter them. As Sunshine is a public defender up here, we promtly reported this to the authorities in case it was a precursor to something more. So as a result, I've decided to start posting some of the funnier reports, or at least what we think are the funnier ones. Comments are apperciated
Oct. 30th
A woman called the police after three juveniles came to her house saying they were with the Omak High School and they were selling Trick-or-Treat insurance for Halloween. The caller thought it was a scam. A call to the high school confirmed the school's band was selling such insurance.
Oct. 31st
A man was stopped at the doors at Wal-Mart when buzzers went off. The suspect grabbed two bags out of his shopping cart and bolted out the doors, leaving two bad behind. The suspect also dropped his wallet and ID in the parking lot. Police were searching for a 24-year-old man.
A caller reported a vehicle with kids egging cars and houses. Police stopped the suspect vehicle with an Okanogan woman. She and a male juvenile passenger admitted to the eggings. The had eggs in their vehicle. No damage was done to property of reporting party. Both suspects were advised to find something better to do with their free time and released.
Nov. 2nd
A woman reported people throwing snowballs at her residence on N. Douglas at 1:10am. Police contacted subjects next door having a snowball fight. They said they were not throwing at her residence, though some of the snowballs may have accidentally gone into her yard. They were told to be more careful with their aim.
A caller reported a very agressive vacuum salesperson on South Ash at 6:32pm. The person tried to enter the residence.
Nov 3rd
Police went to Ferry Street at 9:30pm and overheard a woman yelling, then saw a woman roll down stairs. The woman was arrested on suspicion of assualting a male caller. A deputy then served the woman with papers. She was taken to jail.
Nov 4th
A 52-year-old-man was contacted at 11:50pm on North Main for possible disorderly conduct. He was cited and released for deposit of an unwholesome substance. (and exactly what is an unwholesome substance I ask?)
Nov 5th
A woman on Dayton said there was a snake in her baseboard heater. The snake looked like a rattlesnake. An officer checked the bedroom and the heater but was unable to locate a snake.
Nov 9th
Police were told that a 90-year-old-man at a north Omak care home tried to use a motorized wheelchair to run over an 88-year-old-man. Those at the business on North Locust were given some options.
And that's the news from the 'nogan!