tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136027772024-03-07T17:01:47.482-07:00Waking up to Reese's CupsKeep your eye on her horizon.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-51636007294387682812010-01-02T15:40:00.004-07:002011-04-27T21:52:02.494-06:00The End.I have had this blog since June of 2005. I have posted 296 times on a plethora of different subjects. It’s time now for all of this to come to an end.<br /><br />I can’t keep up with this anymore, I post mostly on facebook and livejournal, and I don’t have time or the inspiration to post funny things that aren't so personal. I never intended for this to be a personal blog, I wanted it to be a general funny blog, but I can't come up with anything. I did want to make this a photo blog, but it’s just not the nature of the mrsjesus.<br /><br />I also don’t like the html options on blogspot, so it makes it difficult for me to make the blog LOOK like I want. It’s just all very frustrating.<br /><br />I’m very sad that this has come to an end because I had a lot of fun posting, and meeting new people. This little journal really got me through some fun situations, and I’m grateful to have had it. I will likely not delete Mrsjesus so I can keep the memories that I have made. I am going to try and start a photoblog over on wordpress, but it might take me a couple of days/weeks to set it up. I’ll probably update when I get the website, but don’t expect much more out of this blog.<br /><br />So I’m closing this baby down. To those that still come here to see if I’ve posted (I know a few of you do, and I’m very thankful) I do have a <a href="http://unforgettableredhead.wordpress.com">photo blog</a> that you can visit, I update when I can, and I'd love to see you over there. You can always look me up on facebook. Just ask. I love you all, and I’ll miss posting for you. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P3QHPreudaYBjatFubSUMlxUgqb2cmyL2DlaRpMl9QNEM06cHnoyFVCs-SDqS0dqTZutJpVSK5LjKqIzLZGFE7eGyJ9h7XrRSBv-OtJhUZaFWfAoiywvCjrWl6I3EFEmMdz3/s1600-h/IMG_4184.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P3QHPreudaYBjatFubSUMlxUgqb2cmyL2DlaRpMl9QNEM06cHnoyFVCs-SDqS0dqTZutJpVSK5LjKqIzLZGFE7eGyJ9h7XrRSBv-OtJhUZaFWfAoiywvCjrWl6I3EFEmMdz3/s320/IMG_4184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422276852771477074" border="0" /></a>(Mrs. Jesus, and the turtle)<br />eScarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-33344560405647067582009-12-06T17:19:00.004-07:002009-12-06T17:24:43.369-07:00It's cold folks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocorGuO8AcZuhKXFM1i_d9xd7geazQgDFiWcgWmZbCJ3wEopS1VCgT_JHLj_CzMpG3jOl24z5PH8OhtnH6btN7u0PCUmEzxHKzSOzIadHRVo-M-q0iJ_JzjbyI-Uyp3N246JI/s1600-h/IMG_1359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocorGuO8AcZuhKXFM1i_d9xd7geazQgDFiWcgWmZbCJ3wEopS1VCgT_JHLj_CzMpG3jOl24z5PH8OhtnH6btN7u0PCUmEzxHKzSOzIadHRVo-M-q0iJ_JzjbyI-Uyp3N246JI/s320/IMG_1359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412282493373657426" border="0" /></a>This is my temp gauge in my car. This photo was taken on thursday. It's weird to be back to this (taken 12/6/09):<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjdUt8L26CZjkoDRgntf7CQ0BGggLyd15LhXeqHg5WErsTYCTe88ha0r7jYg_JuKrxNPo3USmFtQ0rV6P9QtKCqXJQPIjdFnQTInHb_2c8gKuKRlOkOH0lGORGnf-IbABVrEA/s1600-h/IMG_1362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjdUt8L26CZjkoDRgntf7CQ0BGggLyd15LhXeqHg5WErsTYCTe88ha0r7jYg_JuKrxNPo3USmFtQ0rV6P9QtKCqXJQPIjdFnQTInHb_2c8gKuKRlOkOH0lGORGnf-IbABVrEA/s320/IMG_1362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412282830947649154" border="0" /></a>From This (Taken 12/6/08):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zboHuWbz_0ERgImDwwJD0mFufZNsmtnHwmEzo4eYXay9ttnNIG-KxoEEhaVn6J6a_p9X-0VUDLJkWXOhPPr0K39q-fO5Vv1eIzvNF3UldZk-r6ZuABdQlTZatzWeGY5N3NGZ/s1600-h/IMG_8739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zboHuWbz_0ERgImDwwJD0mFufZNsmtnHwmEzo4eYXay9ttnNIG-KxoEEhaVn6J6a_p9X-0VUDLJkWXOhPPr0K39q-fO5Vv1eIzvNF3UldZk-r6ZuABdQlTZatzWeGY5N3NGZ/s320/IMG_8739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412283385472379122" border="0" /></a><br />Brrrrr.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-39652345347075111812009-10-28T18:24:00.004-06:002009-10-28T18:32:56.985-06:00zdudzudzduuzdududuuudzzzdzuzu (teeth chattering)It's supposed to snow 10-18" today-tomorrow. Damn it's cold up in this bitch. I don't mind, because I love the snow, but it's been a long time since I've been this cold for this long. I forgot about the snow.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAnuUUrr0h7iFNZQLsnKg9h_85_NA6p-iMNYjWLDmTgt_3KBw9UJbL5JVB2h0kemt9Q_Qff-w9jxXp02EgCA5cQlnqkT8vcEidOMHksS99n29J7wrsy1lg__L-i8FDlwjjA90/s1600-h/IMG_1257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAnuUUrr0h7iFNZQLsnKg9h_85_NA6p-iMNYjWLDmTgt_3KBw9UJbL5JVB2h0kemt9Q_Qff-w9jxXp02EgCA5cQlnqkT8vcEidOMHksS99n29J7wrsy1lg__L-i8FDlwjjA90/s320/IMG_1257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397812409251292690" border="0" /></a>10/27 at about 7:00pm^<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeA4ozVB3cHrYogjnej1HjFcBtG_bGJyp9UbGO0keLqf7rLPuFbLRZwiigDCQInS9f6rXYTqHu0JKjZRU66mUoc0KJSq-oUI0MtDRM-qgu5Ig1U8bJyfK6-GDhHF0XYYIWGf2/s1600-h/IMG_1258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeA4ozVB3cHrYogjnej1HjFcBtG_bGJyp9UbGO0keLqf7rLPuFbLRZwiigDCQInS9f6rXYTqHu0JKjZRU66mUoc0KJSq-oUI0MtDRM-qgu5Ig1U8bJyfK6-GDhHF0XYYIWGf2/s320/IMG_1258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397812404277942674" border="0" /></a>10/27 at about 9:20pm^<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jQGO9pKOgmcUL8yLUtxnIl5uxClENEWNp2xODTYgj9PjOtwaubawnoHsBtuGfJBObnHd1RwyWLdjK0ysRQC_LK3SQZCImDY_s4PQ_GknqsNNGOyqqu3KYPAlbts0XRshU1Ab/s1600-h/IMG_1259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jQGO9pKOgmcUL8yLUtxnIl5uxClENEWNp2xODTYgj9PjOtwaubawnoHsBtuGfJBObnHd1RwyWLdjK0ysRQC_LK3SQZCImDY_s4PQ_GknqsNNGOyqqu3KYPAlbts0XRshU1Ab/s320/IMG_1259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397812402262994098" border="0" /></a>10/28 7:00 am^<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu_eEiy7gNL61iY6Cp-puMZSTYr_PsPj_ug_I9bhq8v4v3dpfFkrvLiV31HdzGlBMK8jOCua1xoJXsJZm_hKxMMqRWx9jByzyTchIGd_o6jsY_TA8zIMhoPD5A168bM5FbenP/s1600-h/IMG_1260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu_eEiy7gNL61iY6Cp-puMZSTYr_PsPj_ug_I9bhq8v4v3dpfFkrvLiV31HdzGlBMK8jOCua1xoJXsJZm_hKxMMqRWx9jByzyTchIGd_o6jsY_TA8zIMhoPD5A168bM5FbenP/s320/IMG_1260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397812389891721890" border="0" /></a>10/28 about 6:15pm<br /></div><br />I know it's just snow and it's not that interesting, but i like before and after pictures. :) Goodnight all, and snuggle with your hedgies and your turtles. They need warmth too.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-11022283105142612252009-10-18T10:56:00.007-06:002009-10-18T11:32:48.385-06:00New postI kinda feel bad for not posting for the last month, so I thought I would write and update what's been going on.<br /><br />As some of you know, I bought a new car back in August. After<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9a95_v3RcqafavwfASLNcmu4fXPoh1SCEcUZyOscO5kuAXk6mqJOO3pWCETtuSh8UXFHbwx_WQ4kj0CwkVEKjpR1RdJ1CYZhy1ZYqetGtZHdAj6rx3u_u3ZrcJwQPJgy5jZPT/s1600-h/IMG_1050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9a95_v3RcqafavwfASLNcmu4fXPoh1SCEcUZyOscO5kuAXk6mqJOO3pWCETtuSh8UXFHbwx_WQ4kj0CwkVEKjpR1RdJ1CYZhy1ZYqetGtZHdAj6rx3u_u3ZrcJwQPJgy5jZPT/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393992159633644770" border="0" /></a> my neon took a, well you could say it was a graceful dive into the downward spiral of sadness, I knew I couldn't afford to keep an american car with 108,000 miles on it (which is notorious for dying at 100,000 miles) going for cheap. So I opted to buy a new car. I don't want to post pictures here, because I don't know who is reading this, but I can tell you if I posted a picture of my car here, and you saw it around town, you WOULD know it was me. :D If you'd like to see a pic, let me know and I'll tell you how you can see it. I love my new car, and it has given me a new sense of pride and self esteem.<br /><br />I have been working at a new bank, and I don't really like it all that much. I've been working there since the day before my <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBFPa1ilsCtMXaNLNSoNogkxb4yC7_2ouEnl-jvr05V90kCl5yqYEKP1BSpXTLDvbulGrMi9TtQYJebt7tiqMNxuNoC2oGSKTRwwc5jRpykdgyRSuCyW_CelgjStOaI7TNOlK/s1600-h/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBFPa1ilsCtMXaNLNSoNogkxb4yC7_2ouEnl-jvr05V90kCl5yqYEKP1BSpXTLDvbulGrMi9TtQYJebt7tiqMNxuNoC2oGSKTRwwc5jRpykdgyRSuCyW_CelgjStOaI7TNOlK/s320/IMG_0732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393993035079885170" border="0" /></a>birthday, and trying to find a new job since two weeks after I started. This has been difficult as my days off are often filled with tasks of playing with my niece and dressing her up like a dolly. She's just so cute, it's hard not to play dress up.<br /><br />Other than hanging out with my family and enjoying my newish town, I haven't been up to all that much. I'm trying to get signed up for a bowling league or a softball team because I'm often bored, but I think really finding a decent job is a wee bit more important.<br /><br />That's about it. I'm working on finding a brave soul to join me for costume contests later this month so I can win some $$$ (i'd share a little bit) but so far my search ha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt2SLVMZFcQD9LrZNo5r2YaWJe0Wf6U7vrO8zT_eIg9ZE3EWyeys15Yur5B5mrQ8nuPQW0q1RPh9J17TaZcsC03-EWFMvYb3-9MBQlQPqGyGg3P32KJgNTWyE9wnoloeQrZln/s1600-h/zenz-barton-tdv.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt2SLVMZFcQD9LrZNo5r2YaWJe0Wf6U7vrO8zT_eIg9ZE3EWyeys15Yur5B5mrQ8nuPQW0q1RPh9J17TaZcsC03-EWFMvYb3-9MBQlQPqGyGg3P32KJgNTWyE9wnoloeQrZln/s320/zenz-barton-tdv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393991642705905362" border="0" /></a>s died. I'm wondering if I can do it alone, but it might not have as much impact. I'd still like to have a body guard there to protect me. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have thought about becoming a vampiress, and really doing the whole deal, but I think it would also be cool if I could talk someone into being <a href="http://www.tanz-der-vampire.de/">Graf Von Krolock</a> and I could be Sarah. Only hard core vampire followers (or musical fanatics, or even Tanz fanatics) would get the reference, but what a great way to break ice with other people. Plus I could sing all night!<br /></div><br />And if I couldn't pull that off, I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRCmM1ENfhSZ049aQH0S5EB8BCNfvCGQRhMSq8mgg-B8BHovXFuJHKaLnm2l1jkb3_kDFamhGzEg4DHpOMCXebpYqO4KzuTTmFTW5KRT1k1AIBhULhwWb8p4Bjs_aVaZUwgDI/s1600-h/2b49a433859e08c811281a1a56b2235a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRCmM1ENfhSZ049aQH0S5EB8BCNfvCGQRhMSq8mgg-B8BHovXFuJHKaLnm2l1jkb3_kDFamhGzEg4DHpOMCXebpYqO4KzuTTmFTW5KRT1k1AIBhULhwWb8p4Bjs_aVaZUwgDI/s320/2b49a433859e08c811281a1a56b2235a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393991494067215810" border="0" /></a> could always be Orihime, but I'd love to find someone willing to go as Ichigo or Kenny or someone else so I don't have to explain myself all night.<br /><br />So that's about it. I'm pretty sick right now, so I thought since I'm taking it easy today, it would be great to sit down and add a blog. Have a good day everyone, and don't get sick like me.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-29624392781977920992009-09-13T10:40:00.010-06:002009-09-13T11:26:53.024-06:00Vroom!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSk_o2ScPQJftDzwF1KPVjP0Nr5wMYgByDCw2Q5JAzKXPKlae97JH_h0F_SdW9EM0tAXDToiWh7fXMFWaU4l3M2mbsT7_IqcvcbzSCi1f8yHdA3Vs9yA6hJoxOm_W0tee7KjL/s1600-h/Car+photos_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSk_o2ScPQJftDzwF1KPVjP0Nr5wMYgByDCw2Q5JAzKXPKlae97JH_h0F_SdW9EM0tAXDToiWh7fXMFWaU4l3M2mbsT7_IqcvcbzSCi1f8yHdA3Vs9yA6hJoxOm_W0tee7KjL/s400/Car+photos_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380998962720284002" border="0" /></a>Don't pull me over please. I'm only 14 and I really shouldn't be driving. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHVW8Jl2Jn7QzgjhBRA-7KCbWTlB4e6bra8a_uRKsAogSE3gXpl9x4TyQIEIuLZCdKoGseuR-URwUD9VhB-h4u0qFLet3PWunINp2WCD3hLth3KYAAiNLMBeDkD3LF_txCcnD/s1600-h/Car+photos_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHVW8Jl2Jn7QzgjhBRA-7KCbWTlB4e6bra8a_uRKsAogSE3gXpl9x4TyQIEIuLZCdKoGseuR-URwUD9VhB-h4u0qFLet3PWunINp2WCD3hLth3KYAAiNLMBeDkD3LF_txCcnD/s400/Car+photos_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380998953929953026" border="0" /></a>1934 ford pickup<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Something my dad and i have in common is our love for cars and car shows. It's always fun to see the work and creativity that people have put into their cars. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13ddv8R922xan4v425sdhbGebvx_S1mHrB8mUNdyR68_nMuEEkaG5QQKM3xsUMKHdCA5br7Mpy0HBP6xKz3WqU_Or54z5Qg5JZ0KpH4lZ1XQjOZ3lOzcNV22obOaTyfvEdx83/s1600-h/Car+photos_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13ddv8R922xan4v425sdhbGebvx_S1mHrB8mUNdyR68_nMuEEkaG5QQKM3xsUMKHdCA5br7Mpy0HBP6xKz3WqU_Or54z5Qg5JZ0KpH4lZ1XQjOZ3lOzcNV22obOaTyfvEdx83/s400/Car+photos_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380998944386121666" border="0" /></a>Now that I'm driving a new car, I feel the appreciation so much more than I have had before.<br /><br />And I just love to be with my dad.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQTX8ZJ-U8IadwVtfUPneDo0RqM4uvzHJnS1RoIjffHv9U3l5WuTUl2ViqzwBkFS8RWcAYk2Kqli76cOPjU8XzYkjlAsyMrG2NUT0eWw5PkkBTbEQyzAo1oYH_gDu_YDr4Z9n/s1600-h/IMG_1210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQTX8ZJ-U8IadwVtfUPneDo0RqM4uvzHJnS1RoIjffHv9U3l5WuTUl2ViqzwBkFS8RWcAYk2Kqli76cOPjU8XzYkjlAsyMrG2NUT0eWw5PkkBTbEQyzAo1oYH_gDu_YDr4Z9n/s400/IMG_1210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381002219971443842" border="0" /></a>I went to a car show yesterday by myself. It was small because it was raining, but it wasn't nearly as much fun as it would've been had he been there with me. There were a few cars there that showed off their pin striping and hard work, but I saw a lot of rat rods and VERY custom vehicles. I am always impressed by two things when I go to a car show.<br />1. The amount of information my father knows about vehicles. It's truly amazing.<br />2. The people b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTAx2_KSYLD4JJi1gitsvlJBwVUCaES8xl9V2uKNaUl20mxPYyhEdpVMn52eUh2iIVJpM1p5v-uL48BexZQALIrLDFtNy8jPpuyY2boqAAUulxY61c6gdtkaLDFcjlJaqael/s1600-h/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RTAx2_KSYLD4JJi1gitsvlJBwVUCaES8xl9V2uKNaUl20mxPYyhEdpVMn52eUh2iIVJpM1p5v-uL48BexZQALIrLDFtNy8jPpuyY2boqAAUulxY61c6gdtkaLDFcjlJaqael/s320/IMG_1315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381004511737750098" border="0" /></a>ehind the cars (the ones who built them, own them, love them,) are generally cut from the same cloth. It's like oil seeped into their bodies when they were kids customizing their bicycles, and now they have bigger toys to play with. And they can do what they want to these cars. There are simply no limitations to how silly, funny, awesome, beautiful, or random a person wants to make their car. And the best part is, SOMEBODY will like it. If you take an ugly car to a car show, someone is going to take a picture of it and say, "man, this is really something." And that's enough for a lot of people. It's the recognition of the hard work somebody put into the car to make it so ugly. Or beautiful.<br /><br />If I had the money and the knowledge I would love to build custom cars. I loved helping my dad with the truck back in the day, and even working on the falcon (although I was in college for a lot of it). But I loved it. As a kid I remember loving hearing the welder turn on and the fzzzzt fzzzzt of my dad and his welder. If he wasn't working on the car or truck, he was cooking up something amazing. It was a bug he had, and it bit me at a young age.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QGeM6sg57ucGTLMpox_SRsvHkJSisQ62_nsIC2wdcmlbNl8IRRr_EodyddAD1MhDXGfUa2-gZBwdxsLXeVjtf0Zv7qT85OCHtM85wkA6TWo9s_8q4uDlN-sMBvg31CnHnpbM/s1600-h/Car+photos_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QGeM6sg57ucGTLMpox_SRsvHkJSisQ62_nsIC2wdcmlbNl8IRRr_EodyddAD1MhDXGfUa2-gZBwdxsLXeVjtf0Zv7qT85OCHtM85wkA6TWo9s_8q4uDlN-sMBvg31CnHnpbM/s400/Car+photos_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380998931095461858" border="0" /></a><br />I don't think this is something I'll <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5gJZF2zQiO7zc51af9TrTxSlYPNh7Lte6N-njZg29jFc4h-fLtYHNC9fHwZly00V8r2QHo2RbcoChQfV4zakZvd3ekgoGCGhShy3Osy0DBbwjQCwBqKLXKiorbS5dmbgzs6H/s1600-h/IMG_1221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5gJZF2zQiO7zc51af9TrTxSlYPNh7Lte6N-njZg29jFc4h-fLtYHNC9fHwZly00V8r2QHo2RbcoChQfV4zakZvd3ekgoGCGhShy3Osy0DBbwjQCwBqKLXKiorbS5dmbgzs6H/s400/IMG_1221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381000397817080834" border="0" /></a>ever stop enjoying. The proud look of the people who took the time to restore, rod, or rat these cars is just contagious. Even if the car is in the middle of the rebuild, they are willing to tell you what's going wrong, right, and ask for advice, or just talk about "omg did you see that ugly car just up the line? What the hell were they thinking??" Actually, most folks in the car kulture are not quick to judge. And that is something I like too. People at car shows are always quick to help a fellow car lover out. I love car kulture. It's fun, friendly, and there are always hot dogs. And besides, where the hell else am I going to see a perfectly restored DeLorean?Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-9805088717494980812009-09-07T20:50:00.003-06:002009-09-07T21:02:10.226-06:00Hot nightJust some lightning shots from tonight off my porch. Compression kills, so please, take a moment to click on these to see mother nature playing with fire. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayHQ8EGoCC8quTfgwK27fo4MlDo_Koi2XrsmbQezE4UvIzns7beqOOlByhsitYxrldN9JGDFy0kO81P95S5BBJUwXCOe9UceYOluYy0gQONAGJcOjMnBTnj0iwtMytB_Dvf2W/s1600-h/IMG_1288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayHQ8EGoCC8quTfgwK27fo4MlDo_Koi2XrsmbQezE4UvIzns7beqOOlByhsitYxrldN9JGDFy0kO81P95S5BBJUwXCOe9UceYOluYy0gQONAGJcOjMnBTnj0iwtMytB_Dvf2W/s400/IMG_1288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378925565853739602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPXw4galUP6H8WNXSb6E7j2wmO2VpMaxWiT957Mm3cE3DiQ-Rmnuga47U1ELMgcOP0ou32S2PFloTIR6ml9Y12TfaI0PknjQEK9G9sCHr0igkS1mET0wxm7WtUoVPht4WxlK4/s1600-h/IMG_1285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc-2ohATeVtCpqeftiWzj61FjhhA1nHjgRBXt3j37Uoi5M776gvd5yQNMRo610FyeBrcQZUdtoKNMyylsQrR5QqNKPQJXlktWRhk_i_wKx7O-bf-_5rDeht_2ActDTR0bXGJB/s400/IMG_1263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378924511765144338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqj-UAz5Mb3yk_vznvWNMRKsc9rVjo9zfGIoLjJejMoRxX3S-B1bJ5ftxsOzId12MHgnVnUgnGxA9GmY0ADid-G4FnYKP6FSqduaWQigr439Jm5twzGPrk_nZJUBAFYlcyssVD/s1600-h/IMG_1259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqj-UAz5Mb3yk_vznvWNMRKsc9rVjo9zfGIoLjJejMoRxX3S-B1bJ5ftxsOzId12MHgnVnUgnGxA9GmY0ADid-G4FnYKP6FSqduaWQigr439Jm5twzGPrk_nZJUBAFYlcyssVD/s400/IMG_1259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378924499245527186" border="0" /></a>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-14873031267738850402009-09-05T21:18:00.003-06:002009-09-05T21:22:27.629-06:00Tonight...The moon is a mirrorball.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVdkCr649KGh4Y3SQaac80blAZL4C71Y_SUfhTaKUpZ6MriodRvGsrkKm3BWh3UWJBdKynRbDGohUsJBHaYuR72YMOjElowW9qLyAV2WSM0opAQvwWJQQE5Zw7WosDT7pcRkm/s1600-h/IMG_1244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Now, I'm not the tornado chaser you see on your Discovery channels and your weather channels, I do things a little differently. Since I chase mostly at night for lightning shots, I try to find places that are far enough away to get a great wide angle shot, but close enough that I can get some details of the storm. There have been times in the past where I have been entirely too close, and it scared the shit out of me. But for now, I just chase to get the beauty of the storm, as much as possible. It's hard to photograph lightning if it's right on top of you. Tonight was one of the best lightning shoots I've attempted in quite some time. The lightning was mostly in the clouds, but it came out and said hello every once in a while. There were peeks of sky coming through the swirling clouds, which were reminiscent of a dragon. Ok, so on with the photos, please click these, compression kills:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNYn-bTkc1XqIa1eZ75WPUEwuytxVe1hW9GuGKIdSJry8WDkslu9L-qeCDTS1ws2-a5KfqnzAkKGood7h_VN4A5LJMxXDflMY5-yQAu30Kl2FqSXDUcKxCh_6eGEXPijP0Mx/s1600-h/IMG_1048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTNYn-bTkc1XqIa1eZ75WPUEwuytxVe1hW9GuGKIdSJry8WDkslu9L-qeCDTS1ws2-a5KfqnzAkKGood7h_VN4A5LJMxXDflMY5-yQAu30Kl2FqSXDUcKxCh_6eGEXPijP0Mx/s400/IMG_1048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368181245366804898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErffK65e9uiAEo2jzHSM4o1ywXoPcxkAzL0_bdDyXsSImbRAm13snzX9LH-se2QczkrG9JDyeP8VPDoy6OXRore9zafSa-U8_iVLbphyphenhyphenV39VXfBIs5FFHn14jJ1RDJW2yk4UN/s1600-h/IMG_1047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBBuVIjojNiaqbj_9tN2ajw5kNdRe6UERe20ia02Cx6grM2agFVjyx_gFS6pRgYWVqxkGneV9HLHlPgGCBSB5Y8DslwpPzSQ-4P8LF2Kaert-SotoNcvxL7711Kz4Io_P9QTw/s400/IMG_1032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368180266806766402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTw8OdBhCbA5Qrf4-Vi_i6TPl8UaED5mWfIQN4wtEIYZBQPezXROKLuKN2oyeVAZkqhivkNiHkyOmMu7BLFS2vvIMt1PH9pSHSXZnhSw0AN6S5U6cGiVIMD21dzN0wsmX_811/s1600-h/IMG_1026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTw8OdBhCbA5Qrf4-Vi_i6TPl8UaED5mWfIQN4wtEIYZBQPezXROKLuKN2oyeVAZkqhivkNiHkyOmMu7BLFS2vvIMt1PH9pSHSXZnhSw0AN6S5U6cGiVIMD21dzN0wsmX_811/s400/IMG_1026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368180259016465954" border="0" /></a>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-18857756243956772262009-07-22T11:12:00.003-06:002009-07-22T11:14:07.949-06:00YeahClick it to make it bigger. This is just a glimpse, I'll post more when I've got a little more time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN3S_6nDgNLM6N9aQkTdQEbxfsPT4nSJjhAiPo9VKLL4F7cNlxkH8X_FlT6JCaCiQibYMEP0t8SdxSqBnqzqE_GBnlJvK1k6Gogkcz85XSd8-BGxahkvEcJkFXXOTv53FUTei/s1600-h/IMG_0850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSN3S_6nDgNLM6N9aQkTdQEbxfsPT4nSJjhAiPo9VKLL4F7cNlxkH8X_FlT6JCaCiQibYMEP0t8SdxSqBnqzqE_GBnlJvK1k6Gogkcz85XSd8-BGxahkvEcJkFXXOTv53FUTei/s400/IMG_0850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361333787094451906" border="0" /></a><br />Holy shit. I met tori.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-46518000751735403312009-07-16T21:15:00.003-06:002009-07-16T21:18:39.228-06:00Ok you're going to have to click.These are very small, I imagine, but if you click on them you'll get a glimpse of my pressed penny collection! I've collected these through the years, and I continue to collect them. It's a neat hobby, and it's cheap! $0.51 a penny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2-6ppulwA9sdZqAIgpAP1CWlvCzF49nmIfv8QnmUWhdQrihgtfOHUDQcaTuP_LqEUmChcqVDucc3qnac88F_c1AkpTytasWG9heTzAt6abwrzm7ddSnFFA5yi99JvlbK1FHT/s1600-h/Pennies_0002+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2-6ppulwA9sdZqAIgpAP1CWlvCzF49nmIfv8QnmUWhdQrihgtfOHUDQcaTuP_LqEUmChcqVDucc3qnac88F_c1AkpTytasWG9heTzAt6abwrzm7ddSnFFA5yi99JvlbK1FHT/s400/Pennies_0002+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359263098472093698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBylBB_WPP_5OT9z_8KKTYxdUqshZ1UU2zDSVEvdVIcIzxzPdt4ffZ3etNHM5HVrsgxd6H1TvDrkr8KVQARQIBozh4lSPJe-4C1u-7of3hi4oQjm_sNlCvs42Z4bi-hz8x6_M/s1600-h/Pennies+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBylBB_WPP_5OT9z_8KKTYxdUqshZ1UU2zDSVEvdVIcIzxzPdt4ffZ3etNHM5HVrsgxd6H1TvDrkr8KVQARQIBozh4lSPJe-4C1u-7of3hi4oQjm_sNlCvs42Z4bi-hz8x6_M/s400/Pennies+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359263086896852738" border="0" /></a><br />Now I want to collect more!!!Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-27056368596098658372009-07-06T23:06:00.007-06:002009-07-08T22:52:58.554-06:00Humpty Dumpty rolled off the counter.I don't normally do this, I don't usually cook, actually.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">But today I stepped outside the box and made a non-recipe fried rice yum yum experiment. It went well. Except for the egg. That didn't go well.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdND1XIKPTwFJ8VIRH5qEO8YEE71LoYFoqB0oUKPSvDup4rm7JU5Obqi5pFnSsVKNOGLqVS6WD5TiIBQqyoEk03B7Sg_YRq9JG91fWfg__k-fRh6uqs0Kg2XohIjPrqre6j7J/s1600-h/IMG_0706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdND1XIKPTwFJ8VIRH5qEO8YEE71LoYFoqB0oUKPSvDup4rm7JU5Obqi5pFnSsVKNOGLqVS6WD5TiIBQqyoEk03B7Sg_YRq9JG91fWfg__k-fRh6uqs0Kg2XohIjPrqre6j7J/s400/IMG_0706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355583887115899826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So here's what I did. I started off by making a pot of fresh (non instant) rice. I think it was jasmine rice. So i cooked that, and while it was simmering joyfully in the pot, I cut up:<br />1/2 tomato (just the rind, I ate the yummy inside bits)<br />1/4 Green Pepper<br />1/4 Red Pepper<br />A bit of red onion<br />And 1 clove of garlic. It was a pretty big clove.<br />And I whipped an egg.<br />**EDIT** I made this again tonight and used long grain rice instead of Jasmine and added a bit of Cilantro and more tomato, onion, and garlic, and it was much better! The cilantro really added a nice kick.***<br /><br />Then I took the rice that was cooked and dumped it into a skillet. If you make this you should really rinse the rice in a bowl or something to get the gunk off of it. Anyway, I dumped the rice into the skillet and after I moved it around with my spatula a little<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHt0sNdoXP70L7p5OXywfB9F0SV3p3oLCNaz7nvjI_Trvn_j6kkIy0Dqu4V8ERO7IhtToCXQvHbsBcxrMNvSDfrt5c6SmG-GqGJreLX2GZgTYTluFxM8B-CtfjEx_-NEcttMq/s1600-h/IMG_0707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHt0sNdoXP70L7p5OXywfB9F0SV3p3oLCNaz7nvjI_Trvn_j6kkIy0Dqu4V8ERO7IhtToCXQvHbsBcxrMNvSDfrt5c6SmG-GqGJreLX2GZgTYTluFxM8B-CtfjEx_-NEcttMq/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355584312049340402" border="0" /></a> I added the egg. SLOWLY. I cooked the egg in there for a bit, and added some soy sauce. Add that to taste. I like a lot of it. I added a small amount of wasabi just for a bit of flavor, and then after the egg was cooked, I dumped in the veggies I cut up. I let that cook for a minute, added a little more soy sauce, and then served it up with Tomatoes!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60nqf0rUEvwUaWV9uikG0A26kY64AatIYveQ1UdLscJpM0juHumSjrwDLjoy1hyPwOiGGMVUU6bC2A7u6FILR1yi8EAV5gT4bFCagOM6q2M3wqwQajgFCjbrH3358sN9_p2bO/s1600-h/IMG_0708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60nqf0rUEvwUaWV9uikG0A26kY64AatIYveQ1UdLscJpM0juHumSjrwDLjoy1hyPwOiGGMVUU6bC2A7u6FILR1yi8EAV5gT4bFCagOM6q2M3wqwQajgFCjbrH3358sN9_p2bO/s400/IMG_0708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355581283092038546" border="0" /></a></div>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-59399592534725713912009-07-05T00:38:00.004-06:002009-07-05T01:10:08.112-06:004 of June er July!I didn't go to any big shows today, which I'm kinda glad for. I really don't like traffic, and I don't like smokers, and I have small patience for stupid people. So instead, I spent the evening with my nephew, my brother, and my dad. My three favorite men, bar none. Buuut, because one of us was being a naughty boy all night (Kris, I'm looking at yoooo-uuuu) we decided to keep it kinda low key and just watch fireworks from my balcony. Well, two of us did. One of us said he wanted to watch, then changed his mind and became more interested in a balloon (Kriiii-iiiissss). Either way, it was still a lot of fun (until the very end), and I got a few pictures from it. Please click on all to get a better view.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRF9BNps28CC93JQc_bZpNnrY2EHkC__DZwRCqVFIJxtZwws1XJxj8iCTJ4ejFrlMVQYzwGTSsS-NPzk6W70QbXsZ3vouL1hIQ0o5Bo1fKIsNbd6_3E_kmd7QjYxCth6pG3nS/s1600-h/IMG_0685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRF9BNps28CC93JQc_bZpNnrY2EHkC__DZwRCqVFIJxtZwws1XJxj8iCTJ4ejFrlMVQYzwGTSsS-NPzk6W70QbXsZ3vouL1hIQ0o5Bo1fKIsNbd6_3E_kmd7QjYxCth6pG3nS/s400/IMG_0685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354868585209204386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsVSoElIxLVxXDlPAxusJJnkOABtxc0K8YIul6I7UMa3RLm72MyEffTyU597Tw5glOnSnKbcUrxZgsbtZiMbJzhRO5Ukf27NzOW7h3W4jkYVVoLR2K7bQ2f3ymzOyLasQO6JO/s1600-h/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_JWnYm9eSvLMjMjQZCNVopb2_Olb3H4_iXtb66nqnsuEQgLeR0-LhN2W7h7kwQQkAhg9NCJudIcMfwQy3s4F9yfCvEtt4lhXe8273Lzl6Gxcty0YjCERqv_L8pjYE1_V99qo/s400/IMG_0680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354865396131611410" border="0" /></a>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-91094566984383750232009-06-27T17:57:00.005-06:002009-06-27T18:24:07.120-06:00Meet YachiruSo today, almost exactly a month after <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguua6cIiLFBPhGfwKO97fQYmGMLN70ltEqut2gKD3Fx4ebq6mmY2yr99CDq5VGbsBGrLH-EYoT1fuieB2-dHiG2cXO9ONoPVOq_dNpwlcHxjYa7opVIgthnXFBP01G6LiDjltH/s1600-h/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguua6cIiLFBPhGfwKO97fQYmGMLN70ltEqut2gKD3Fx4ebq6mmY2yr99CDq5VGbsBGrLH-EYoT1fuieB2-dHiG2cXO9ONoPVOq_dNpwlcHxjYa7opVIgthnXFBP01G6LiDjltH/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352163178914882562" border="0" /></a>I got her as a gift, I took my new kite out for a spin. You see, the weather is either <a href="http://mrsjesusandtheturtle.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-i-did-today.html">Tornadic</a>, or it is <a href="http://mrsjesusandtheturtle.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-i-did-today_27.html">beautiful and calm</a>. Neither of those are great for kite flying. Today, I managed to get home from work in time for a storm to be rolling in, which of course, brings the wind. A little. A teeny tiny bit. Minutely. But enough.<br /><br />So I drove to the nearest park, and it was crowded, and I mean Brett Michaels backstage crowded, with little kids and fat soccer moms and maybe 4 or 5 birthday parties. Needless to say, I bypassed that park and went to the next closest. It's a beautiful park with plenty of green grass, (which this Carolinian transplant is glad to feel under her toes), and a little jungle gym. I parked the car and pulled out my little kite (Kenny is still recovering from some injuries-- I need to get those taken care of because he is fun to fly as well) and walked on the cool grass, the breeze flapping my ponytail lazily in the wind. I took the time to unravel her, so happy that there was seemingly enough of a breeze to help pick up this little kite, and I put her little cross pieces together, and I walked to the end of the string.<br /><br />And then I stood there. No wind. I waited. Ooh, a small gust! I picked her up and away she went, Whooosh!!! I managed to get a left twist out of her<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TxOnGONZ5MUEKqex3i4t6wjrBux9ScnSOm5xobIdLPGiZB1xbleG7a7LG3lGV_AmpNHhOeX5zIebEX8WKN0WJKnBnUSVvRGi9jF73xAOd5kbDjJGc-K4eXaU8LsEK7MpgchY/s1600-h/IMG_6666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TxOnGONZ5MUEKqex3i4t6wjrBux9ScnSOm5xobIdLPGiZB1xbleG7a7LG3lGV_AmpNHhOeX5zIebEX8WKN0WJKnBnUSVvRGi9jF73xAOd5kbDjJGc-K4eXaU8LsEK7MpgchY/s400/IMG_6666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352164212223328754" border="0" /></a>, and then right twist to unravel her twist, and then she lazily headed back to the ground, as if to say "enough of this. I'm going to sit a while." Sigh. I waited a while, and I mean maybe 10 minutes, and tried several times to no avail. Denver Colorado just doesn't offer beach wind like I'm used to.<br /><br />So that got me to thinking. I named my other kite <a href="http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kenpachi">Kenpachi Zaraki</a> after the 11th Court Guard Squad Captain from the series Bleach. He is tough, likes to fight, and enjoys challenge. His real power is hidden behind his eye patch, and he really only likes to fight if it's fun. That pretty much describes my big kite, because it took me some time to get good enough to control him, and every once in a while, he would just take off, almost lifting me off the ground. That's real power there.<br /><br />He has a Lieutenant, and her name is <a href="http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yachiru">Yachiru Kusajishi</a>. She and Kenny have been pals since the beginning. She is small, cute, easy going, stubborn, and has no sense of direction. From my experience, my little kite pretty much fits that description perfectly. When I get her off the ground, she'll fight for a minute, or lose track of where the wind is supposed to be coming from, and then give up and lazily float to the ground, making me walk all the way over to her, flip her over, and try again.<br /><br />So Kenny and Yachiru are together now, and while Kenny's string is broken, I'll be fixing that shortly, and if I can get some wind that wont destroy a tree, I can fly my kites.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-64086619317960914342009-06-26T23:33:00.007-06:002009-06-27T18:28:29.613-06:00What I did today:Today I went for a drive. I was bored and tired of sitting in front of the computer looking at the mountain wishing I was there. So I went there. Here are some pics from my journey:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEsB-rk-hCd4w_Z7lzxJ2iubFdt5c5nIoaC18UCysVx_ZyxgacxrPftb7U9MZNPYaAd5OykobnQHZnS13r7qOI6GPDk5NTGxNsl7BfG9hsjJciaiIic5OBWyS0dUQavwheig1/s1600-h/IMG_0541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEsB-rk-hCd4w_Z7lzxJ2iubFdt5c5nIoaC18UCysVx_ZyxgacxrPftb7U9MZNPYaAd5OykobnQHZnS13r7qOI6GPDk5NTGxNsl7BfG9hsjJciaiIic5OBWyS0dUQavwheig1/s400/IMG_0541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351877925984772466" border="0" /></a>I know they are kinda blurry, but I was going 55 mph through windy mountain highways...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LD8tNlqARru5r3pdMUviUaLaR4qAjc1i4G4j8XktjKgkSFwRF3RTQX2-IitkfbuSpBCuL79K9fGyZHy2vE5t9GNRjKj-WZJoxHI2mgZcttUpoSQHkSoN0NEBunM3MSLm-NAR/s1600-h/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LD8tNlqARru5r3pdMUviUaLaR4qAjc1i4G4j8XktjKgkSFwRF3RTQX2-IitkfbuSpBCuL79K9fGyZHy2vE5t9GNRjKj-WZJoxHI2mgZcttUpoSQHkSoN0NEBunM3MSLm-NAR/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351879580359606098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also didn't take a lot of photos because I kinda just wanted to take it in. I just didn't feel like documenting all of it. Plus I kinda want to keep where I want to myself, because it was a cool drive, and it might just be my motorcycle getaway someday. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgFb0vun0PtBfrgbwDNfA0f-4g0XWi_ZYrCHVJeZiDoP8XL3m0nqrOFEpt2zarcu1lyVT_4EosorvpohuqvsVNYrVmFiZCI1yCPVJHOObk-_cSYJyKDuk1AZmcHdge0007bfH/s1600-h/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgFb0vun0PtBfrgbwDNfA0f-4g0XWi_ZYrCHVJeZiDoP8XL3m0nqrOFEpt2zarcu1lyVT_4EosorvpohuqvsVNYrVmFiZCI1yCPVJHOObk-_cSYJyKDuk1AZmcHdge0007bfH/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351877413049088978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtuVZ5eEjyBg20LpsQsHHrC6i15AF1DtgMAkoK8pGWzgK7P_D6-aOsxOO_1IDiwCHOd2N9_Wlrqxt8lJg0gIhBTMGNZj05MRYHffFOwUSe_ojEgkyMu9a54G2gUV9aOn_gbxY/s1600-h/IMG_0522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtuVZ5eEjyBg20LpsQsHHrC6i15AF1DtgMAkoK8pGWzgK7P_D6-aOsxOO_1IDiwCHOd2N9_Wlrqxt8lJg0gIhBTMGNZj05MRYHffFOwUSe_ojEgkyMu9a54G2gUV9aOn_gbxY/s400/IMG_0522.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351877404126265042" border="0" /></a>My windows were down, I was blasting Tori this time, not U2, and it was a perfect day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv3AKTZt0xn-WuqDiz1XjxEP7i4mxAtJNDFPqFGcQ3qz1THTgF3hnvA_VL1lkgWywZUKAqFeOpNnyqBzu5slZM337qJX25RI2Z_a-iPhJB6t1u01vPKgE2TMa093cLA2N8cW/s1600-h/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv3AKTZt0xn-WuqDiz1XjxEP7i4mxAtJNDFPqFGcQ3qz1THTgF3hnvA_VL1lkgWywZUKAqFeOpNnyqBzu5slZM337qJX25RI2Z_a-iPhJB6t1u01vPKgE2TMa093cLA2N8cW/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351877394506339890" border="0" /></a>If you click on this picture and look really close, you can see the city of Denver in the distance. It was so great.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-37761813609360010172009-06-18T23:56:00.004-06:002009-06-19T00:23:53.044-06:00LightningThis is only the beginning of the lightning storm. I think it's going to head north and miss my direct line of view, but here are some photos for you to enjoy. PLEASE click on them to make them bigger because you can't see the point of the photo without. Enjoy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVT2uckzM0mLydwrOLlwtw3cVY4WBDh1HWRVfKuDQ5oOP3ytEZGJvm92PMOuZvwOzJQT9rcMsFe1O0rA6cjWS6UgqRd4RWsMXBO7VdhiDXfAoMN8ve4CZ8Ifvdk__fdSvB_Oi/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVT2uckzM0mLydwrOLlwtw3cVY4WBDh1HWRVfKuDQ5oOP3ytEZGJvm92PMOuZvwOzJQT9rcMsFe1O0rA6cjWS6UgqRd4RWsMXBO7VdhiDXfAoMN8ve4CZ8Ifvdk__fdSvB_Oi/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348914903773932162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm6ro9s5LGUTreG1LwehM3TCZ5VwgUmh06XEV4hvlFxILv8D4wctPj-yYXbegkio6aKTMOWcHy_LPx9IF3_7zAU2jW_lgvqZle76uKG5Dv4PxkaXZhg99L4snXya1qJYe4fQv/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm6ro9s5LGUTreG1LwehM3TCZ5VwgUmh06XEV4hvlFxILv8D4wctPj-yYXbegkio6aKTMOWcHy_LPx9IF3_7zAU2jW_lgvqZle76uKG5Dv4PxkaXZhg99L4snXya1qJYe4fQv/s400/IMG_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348920563234645058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqVrsNlZ6kKXkUpJNZ12Ew3pzaXYGv2K7AW7L5s_pMIR_hChYlSB4Y2Df9pMYEGspsvWgqARS10dsL6QYsZbeV5VwxNb4qlSwYvACr-uJPBkrEyTm79Ba5h-tBRjKaOJbI7SR/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqVrsNlZ6kKXkUpJNZ12Ew3pzaXYGv2K7AW7L5s_pMIR_hChYlSB4Y2Df9pMYEGspsvWgqARS10dsL6QYsZbeV5VwxNb4qlSwYvACr-uJPBkrEyTm79Ba5h-tBRjKaOJbI7SR/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348914506968466418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujHygoFFXj36x56tx7KgFN4e5BG5NYKKondWfMU4pQ-Tix-GsWI8apzcgJgy5KErwQJbZfQyJaoyHBsS9-223nZ46-8ZzfgdbCTh4lcNTFGYpWDvZePJJ1ExA8yvxuubAGeK-/s1600-h/IMG_0097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujHygoFFXj36x56tx7KgFN4e5BG5NYKKondWfMU4pQ-Tix-GsWI8apzcgJgy5KErwQJbZfQyJaoyHBsS9-223nZ46-8ZzfgdbCTh4lcNTFGYpWDvZePJJ1ExA8yvxuubAGeK-/s400/IMG_0097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348914502384803378" border="0" /></a>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-9464645204302707502009-06-14T19:56:00.008-06:002009-06-14T20:06:07.575-06:00Me, original, and the amazing Rick LeeLadies and gentlemen, Rick Lee showed me how it's done.<br /><br />Check this out.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBY_BZS01hlc-alaYzxAqy59Ftyr_cFl5NX6Yla7sl1Y0KgVnmeeur34iDN9XIHCgca88k3ARuq5vfqDnFWHqDKnCbWx7el9SdsPyBEPVKlbgWZZYWCe7fynJ_z7U01eZFQkC/s1600-h/IMG_1159-Edit+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBY_BZS01hlc-alaYzxAqy59Ftyr_cFl5NX6Yla7sl1Y0KgVnmeeur34iDN9XIHCgca88k3ARuq5vfqDnFWHqDKnCbWx7el9SdsPyBEPVKlbgWZZYWCe7fynJ_z7U01eZFQkC/s400/IMG_1159-Edit+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347367495024098482" border="0" /></a>The Original ^<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenikdzLfcd4ujS57vadIIp865PnjW1e9I7NrmkdAVpjY8DDMOOAsdt3icvH2wi9age-trjL9YsSekEV67qU8SMN6ATfJqxwoOwHcllh6u3_ZA5jJrXr5MJ025CZzwF1jtuczM/s1600-h/Me+rick+lee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenikdzLfcd4ujS57vadIIp865PnjW1e9I7NrmkdAVpjY8DDMOOAsdt3icvH2wi9age-trjL9YsSekEV67qU8SMN6ATfJqxwoOwHcllh6u3_ZA5jJrXr5MJ025CZzwF1jtuczM/s400/Me+rick+lee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347367891242272450" border="0" /></a>Rick Lee ^<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMJF5gc1ICfaAoJgCKy-68rZiTt5Kwx47SMaXQ-QkgXmJCrQf8XRU3fhT9tTztmX-p2xmAaq3M2ID2lb9aTJle99C7NXm1B2qkts3xB7R5JPe-3iWQeA6LRmxjZgyqqHmjn0B/s1600-h/IMG_1159-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMJF5gc1ICfaAoJgCKy-68rZiTt5Kwx47SMaXQ-QkgXmJCrQf8XRU3fhT9tTztmX-p2xmAaq3M2ID2lb9aTJle99C7NXm1B2qkts3xB7R5JPe-3iWQeA6LRmxjZgyqqHmjn0B/s400/IMG_1159-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347367885639955250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnssVqSMYLJCwFkXstOLYeaJ5ckQM0x1301pyij0AIy8FJIHTfocGRQRK1nZQp37U0Z_qCLjneZZSBp2oM2hZPFNdqzvvARDMlc1VeSWazbQCYkh8EjOebeWcdjelpJ0oPJHJ/s1600-h/IMG_1159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnssVqSMYLJCwFkXstOLYeaJ5ckQM0x1301pyij0AIy8FJIHTfocGRQRK1nZQp37U0Z_qCLjneZZSBp2oM2hZPFNdqzvvARDMlc1VeSWazbQCYkh8EjOebeWcdjelpJ0oPJHJ/s400/IMG_1159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347367891211882818" border="0" /></a>Mine edited ^<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rickleephoto.blogspot.com/">Rick Lee</a> made everything beautiful. :D He kicks a massive amount of ass. He made the sky more blue and my hair more red. Wish I could do that in real life. But that is how a real pro does it. I hope to one day be that good.<br /><br />I asked the original photographer to turn in his version to compare to how bad I suck as well, and he has yet to send me his submission. We shall wait on pins and needles to see his verison (he'll probably make me green and give me a mustache because I have a dinosaur of his held hostage in my basement....).Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-17881261617620293012009-06-07T18:27:00.004-06:002009-06-07T18:34:25.968-06:00What I did today:Yeah, it's exactly what it looks like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco3Gj4rt-LssmtZkaJHh1HhUqVo4G301WnSkoGprTNNbLBqUDotZOmszHLkLvJp-5ElCMYgr6nN-aTOAwBIi7dZMsWaXxYt_WNr4Vnv5NBMSUr3sDpaERwc0EKIlRCWMeyaKc/s1600-h/IMG_1608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhco3Gj4rt-LssmtZkaJHh1HhUqVo4G301WnSkoGprTNNbLBqUDotZOmszHLkLvJp-5ElCMYgr6nN-aTOAwBIi7dZMsWaXxYt_WNr4Vnv5NBMSUr3sDpaERwc0EKIlRCWMeyaKc/s400/IMG_1608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344747545330292722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0OmH7F14EQY9kgJqJ4y4FbwqjhVfklsAWeit2YT94ivCdaUGY7jYYzh32WTO5UPmSC1yYI6VJvSjueyBnJKikVbEjtosyJzby82O1OyEhqMDBj2KxugANkWj3zmLnI6ah7CG/s1600-h/IMG_1599.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKhoWTfAe0FdnVLM1Y7FU8d1YO1SPsDU9GibEti5KkIUWg2WYjaFh01z4h5t4i_cAGABuHwvBfSALbtwRQMEAu21xHCMALO_Qwhc9ki8vxHn852PvKhLSa-jF4yfNlltsLjX0/s400/IMG_1619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344748234420546706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgbiZnXh5nb8oTbtYtUp18jYznYl9xGkFkXSyca4je6L8qLiKxIJPOaQdc5v_u31_4bGapNCGl47iMDTHn8-S62Gtnm8V-HBeV3dT_rtOYWg0SKAKg7GfpI15TCb6bcl0Z1wG/s1600-h/IMG_1623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgbiZnXh5nb8oTbtYtUp18jYznYl9xGkFkXSyca4je6L8qLiKxIJPOaQdc5v_u31_4bGapNCGl47iMDTHn8-S62Gtnm8V-HBeV3dT_rtOYWg0SKAKg7GfpI15TCb6bcl0Z1wG/s400/IMG_1623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344748229049259090" border="0" /></a><br />(it hailed a shit ton as well.)Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-27883285531703132702009-05-18T14:39:00.003-06:002009-05-18T14:55:34.849-06:00I edited thisI edited this photo all by my lonesome from Vadim's collection of shots we did together. I hope I make him proud. I edited it in Lightroom, and I even exported it! Someday I will really learn how to do this, but I think I've got the jist of it. What do you think?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Lr2noNHtT6f18EQil2AMW6vbcSqmqn3JdfouvGWUeRnXPJqc9UqleUnRoJaCPK4sUpX-eU1aHSmlFQrm7LL2GTAsYckNGfB-pS0JIlm9jBdNwN0ECXhQ959RCwOC5ffnxr5/s1600-h/IMG_1159-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37Lr2noNHtT6f18EQil2AMW6vbcSqmqn3JdfouvGWUeRnXPJqc9UqleUnRoJaCPK4sUpX-eU1aHSmlFQrm7LL2GTAsYckNGfB-pS0JIlm9jBdNwN0ECXhQ959RCwOC5ffnxr5/s400/IMG_1159-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337266946774662706" border="0" /></a>When all of them or the ones I'm happy with get finished either by him or by me, I will be posting a link to my mobile me. Every once in a while, I might pop one up here to show you my editing skillz. This is the first picture I've ever successfully done in lightroom. I don't understand a lot of the light/dark relationships yet, and I'm sure that when I go back to school to learn more about photography and see this photo I did way back when, I'll laugh, but for now, it's decent.<br /><br />In other news, I'm still waiting for a particular job to call me back and let me know how my backround check went. I'm a little nervous about this, because I feel like I'm wasting time not looking for work. I cannot look for a second job until they call me back and let me know my schedule.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.afterglowblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/toricorrect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 525px;" src="http://www.afterglowblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/toricorrect.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Tori's new album comes out tomorrow, and I'm excited to get the deluxe edition. Apparently there is a lithograph I can get if I get my fat butt down to the store early enough. I haven't been thrilled with her album so far. I've only listened to three songs, but I haven't cheated and listened to the rest of her album online (I'm a purist. The first listen always happens in my car.) However, from the album art I have seen, I'm very excited to get the deluxe version and the LP (as usual). I'm asking for a record player for my birthday (one that converts LP's into MP3's) so I can hear all of my records, but even if that doesn't happen, I'm thankful for the art I've got. Not to mention, for this record, she's ditched the wigs and become the dyed redhead we all know and love. That makes me happy. (I love her nails, don't you?) She looks great for a woman of 46 years old.<br /><br />More posts to come!Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-13854191436768668732009-05-16T00:26:00.004-06:002009-05-16T00:40:23.652-06:005/16/79It's this guy's birthday today (I'm the one not wearing the hat, for those not in the know.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRiV1PsF3fGLOeOOdnrlIFKhZjFqze7yH9sxEyv_Nw9jUfbLM7u_OHbkeXD3abFlkwFEMb36wNcoUgsU3c1ZP-SFi0wNY7l6idLMQetjc29kRHLPWEq82k8WsdRNIb3P4dX6E/s1600-h/IMG_8003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRiV1PsF3fGLOeOOdnrlIFKhZjFqze7yH9sxEyv_Nw9jUfbLM7u_OHbkeXD3abFlkwFEMb36wNcoUgsU3c1ZP-SFi0wNY7l6idLMQetjc29kRHLPWEq82k8WsdRNIb3P4dX6E/s400/IMG_8003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336304743384930450" border="0" /></a>He's the best brother a girl could ask for. No seriously. That brother of yours? Sucks. Mine's better. Wanna bet? I'll bet you a beer. Mine's better. That's what I thought. You owe me a beer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9DiMwEYGXYmFJIWRax4dWUXGhO15TWpJWg_zR5Cqy0tO0KhvPExPbIsrfy2txdfDlQZjrBeFWhYTWlPrT1UhhiHmpAPdFZE7zLx3yRpWReLSq4Vi2KSyNmT_XIA4ZizFLHMw/s1600-h/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9DiMwEYGXYmFJIWRax4dWUXGhO15TWpJWg_zR5Cqy0tO0KhvPExPbIsrfy2txdfDlQZjrBeFWhYTWlPrT1UhhiHmpAPdFZE7zLx3yRpWReLSq4Vi2KSyNmT_XIA4ZizFLHMw/s320/IMG_0617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336305399636764578" border="0" /></a>I look up to him when I try to be funny or cool, because I'm neither of those things. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXn9HYHLXIx-nl0RmGrlzeHG1yHpT6Pjq3918I0WjI7i95LZyDEtoXJG3EiQ7atjnsCqvAc2wPTU2d5DqFNOD77103xwFuOrwgmKF2x2UPpPggk82b5qhkzLzt4wfZxCCr6nQ/s1600-h/IMG_5912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXn9HYHLXIx-nl0RmGrlzeHG1yHpT6Pjq3918I0WjI7i95LZyDEtoXJG3EiQ7atjnsCqvAc2wPTU2d5DqFNOD77103xwFuOrwgmKF2x2UPpPggk82b5qhkzLzt4wfZxCCr6nQ/s320/IMG_5912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336306846653776978" border="0" /></a>So happy birthday dude. I'll be singing the song to you later today so I'll save you from that for now. But I hope you have a wonderful year, and continue to kick ass in every way possible. I love you to death.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-4689886872224603862009-05-06T19:23:00.004-06:002009-05-06T19:28:51.471-06:00Just because we all need a cute overload<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG780YGryuY0bGtth05B0bM6ScEwo7OvSU-Nm7kxRCp1CPHVs7Apzlk5U349z-5sYgPh3HHvxq9qAsW_hWxJ-w2pIVgyOyPFXJi7slPnPtCRwyxEf_nDWAK91GY50GT1dqIshp/s1600-h/o190960463.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG780YGryuY0bGtth05B0bM6ScEwo7OvSU-Nm7kxRCp1CPHVs7Apzlk5U349z-5sYgPh3HHvxq9qAsW_hWxJ-w2pIVgyOyPFXJi7slPnPtCRwyxEf_nDWAK91GY50GT1dqIshp/s400/o190960463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332887877896175202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFgDFe69Uaha2nOI8oPdXVE96PHYXsuv3Ya-IMm4uvbMZEZh7g4cG_MGRG272PN112RTM2-BYP-xaX25hdN2yndmCuRiWZ3fkkZpbgR7GCbBMzoCqYjhN5KoYiVeMLRjPrb5X/s1600-h/IMG_1195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFgDFe69Uaha2nOI8oPdXVE96PHYXsuv3Ya-IMm4uvbMZEZh7g4cG_MGRG272PN112RTM2-BYP-xaX25hdN2yndmCuRiWZ3fkkZpbgR7GCbBMzoCqYjhN5KoYiVeMLRjPrb5X/s400/IMG_1195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332887096950459538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4YPVUkhcUMrVotxA1hkr97Niu7TjVdBcg808pk5iUIWMKFza_d5m2j7ovRpzQ6v0QV5jKeW1UfOawFLh1ljAhBavlb8CJrzwI3216xrje0WBnEN-UjoBoEbOkEpmetppIerc/s1600-h/IMG_1217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4YPVUkhcUMrVotxA1hkr97Niu7TjVdBcg808pk5iUIWMKFza_d5m2j7ovRpzQ6v0QV5jKeW1UfOawFLh1ljAhBavlb8CJrzwI3216xrje0WBnEN-UjoBoEbOkEpmetppIerc/s400/IMG_1217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332886960886705522" border="0" /></a>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-15513696015840244252009-05-05T11:27:00.001-06:002009-05-05T11:28:25.541-06:00This is ridiculous!<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNrA6OxMC40&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bNrA6OxMC40&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I hope this is a clear message to all those people who answer 911. As a person who's had to call a couple of times myself, I'm glad I never ran into this.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-81136022667920954132009-04-29T22:51:00.002-06:002009-04-29T22:54:35.029-06:00Ch-Check it outI just uploaded a bunch of new Wedgie photos on my <a href="http://gallery.me.com/zoob#gallery">Mobile Me</a>!<br /><br />She's asleep on my desk, so I finally remembered to share some of her photos. She is very cute.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gallery.me.com/zoob/100041/IMG_1092/web.jpg?ver=12410670660001"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 241px;" src="http://gallery.me.com/zoob/100041/IMG_1092/web.jpg?ver=12410670660001" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoy!Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-51662182368873003992009-04-27T23:53:00.004-06:002009-04-28T00:08:08.335-06:00OrihimeAs if today wasn't good enough, my Orihime hair clips came today!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXa9kv0G4rcYwnDtQ5gC-tsoazyjg56AZe2-AEvBonjlQIZ1FCG5XhUHEMczRw8xAE1d2m4yg01sVZ2Yie2YIGS2XNbrqKuu0GsmDmFRKHw3FOIqouW0LTpW5J2RUGDZ7Sgty/s1600-h/Orihime_Inoue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXa9kv0G4rcYwnDtQ5gC-tsoazyjg56AZe2-AEvBonjlQIZ1FCG5XhUHEMczRw8xAE1d2m4yg01sVZ2Yie2YIGS2XNbrqKuu0GsmDmFRKHw3FOIqouW0LTpW5J2RUGDZ7Sgty/s400/Orihime_Inoue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329619712913805570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlV3Fksmxmgw28BrPM90KRBYg2ZRCJ4FpQ6-tVZ0Ios-79iNeR-uLvm_1izJu1jSDCdbF1O62RcFZ-3nB_iJaoSBlAZKX62lzIhJ9xlmjJlXeSQe8h0pzM8KHZFeyWlw_Zif4u/s1600-h/IMG_1066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlV3Fksmxmgw28BrPM90KRBYg2ZRCJ4FpQ6-tVZ0Ios-79iNeR-uLvm_1izJu1jSDCdbF1O62RcFZ-3nB_iJaoSBlAZKX62lzIhJ9xlmjJlXeSQe8h0pzM8KHZFeyWlw_Zif4u/s400/IMG_1066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329619609098391938" border="0" /></a><br />I'm a total nerd.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8KGPpK-NSIPYpOYf7r3Ply8dAGBkCht49xjosNIwpG9sWNUKBp8RS1z-FmM61J14-o1x32w1W0qs7wPOojQRyBQyyIVZbWTjr8cWVZ8LbKbd34CxLf6BSZhfo9Ip1Bjucvwp/s1600-h/Photo+9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8KGPpK-NSIPYpOYf7r3Ply8dAGBkCht49xjosNIwpG9sWNUKBp8RS1z-FmM61J14-o1x32w1W0qs7wPOojQRyBQyyIVZbWTjr8cWVZ8LbKbd34CxLf6BSZhfo9Ip1Bjucvwp/s400/Photo+9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329619487298092642" border="0" /></a><br />What's great is that they actually fit, and I could wear them on a day to day basis if I wanted. They hold my hair just perfectly! I was really worried about it because I read that others had problems with them actually holding the hair. I'm so excited.Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-15609360725011984132009-04-25T22:28:00.001-06:002009-04-25T22:28:44.782-06:00This is how you do creepy.<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/49f3e280206b6565/4727a250e66f9723/32aaa320/-cpid/72b1f655cb0d1fe" id="W4727a250e66f972349f3e280206b6565" height="283" width="384"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/49f3e280206b6565/4727a250e66f9723/32aaa320/-cpid/72b1f655cb0d1fe"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13602777.post-31946367927125103382009-04-19T20:17:00.006-06:002009-04-19T21:07:12.268-06:00What a beachI had some doubts about leaving the beach. I've been pretty down lately because I've been living in the dead of winter, and that's been hard to get used to. Today, however, there was still snow on the ground, but it was warm enough to go for a walk.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijgvUYr0cVI9hdIdZYABFU-lPGMbSGH_-7QXxeYp-hcNC4L8h3WMcQ2xl6CYwdqPB2k4_4_-Xdqqe6Rr8t9u8QzGthRy8KwQ-WcPGavEgjLPTub-1XbR6Tw4bbI9Uf-qPZvwY/s1600-h/IMG_0938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijgvUYr0cVI9hdIdZYABFU-lPGMbSGH_-7QXxeYp-hcNC4L8h3WMcQ2xl6CYwdqPB2k4_4_-Xdqqe6Rr8t9u8QzGthRy8KwQ-WcPGavEgjLPTub-1XbR6Tw4bbI9Uf-qPZvwY/s400/IMG_0938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596096388805314" border="0" /></a> you can't tell from this picture, but it is freezing at this point and my ears were so cold they started to ring.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVfgnbWauk9J3VNm9CryneXE9PaPdQadQE41Yr2uvLmy1Ozg-hR4vrubqYtzD7k2xlILfdO331x-QkAEIBcGa8b2n9wEJ4kwaKIqXsIjjWhVbwmY34e8XaW52wIh3rkUX3MxM/s1600-h/IMG_0971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVfgnbWauk9J3VNm9CryneXE9PaPdQadQE41Yr2uvLmy1Ozg-hR4vrubqYtzD7k2xlILfdO331x-QkAEIBcGa8b2n9wEJ4kwaKIqXsIjjWhVbwmY34e8XaW52wIh3rkUX3MxM/s400/IMG_0971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326604741841647346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stopped at cherry creek bridge or "Abby's Bridge"<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qlydROKqHvg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qlydROKqHvg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Um2usYIsmfGPYUjgRHpgihXLPk_ioys28UN3rbRzmKMvL0UP-65vJ-EyEpBZCRA8QzfUGJmqqAOReAuI3QjMYinitUY_xOOTRsdtwhUh2v1DdlXaQq-qkGqoUhyNnGro7upZ/s1600-h/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Um2usYIsmfGPYUjgRHpgihXLPk_ioys28UN3rbRzmKMvL0UP-65vJ-EyEpBZCRA8QzfUGJmqqAOReAuI3QjMYinitUY_xOOTRsdtwhUh2v1DdlXaQq-qkGqoUhyNnGro7upZ/s400/IMG_0914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596091856073666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2ZC1vI85ziXm3IR20R8ex7t9Pn9Ysxi-LNJ7Ng4DmreWOkbr6lM1a2XeRSH1ZiPaaRMMKr50PuUXMIqjNjJek0bonoDqFKr-BuB29kqCOncio-WcukZVv1IfSf0kt-LdWFla/s1600-h/IMG_0911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2ZC1vI85ziXm3IR20R8ex7t9Pn9Ysxi-LNJ7Ng4DmreWOkbr6lM1a2XeRSH1ZiPaaRMMKr50PuUXMIqjNjJek0bonoDqFKr-BuB29kqCOncio-WcukZVv1IfSf0kt-LdWFla/s400/IMG_0911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596085942407554" border="0" /></a>This is the path headed toward the mountain. It was beautiful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8LMUl5WCNamqU0gkoFCJNWKe6S_mlhAEtC8lAWyZ0DQRmml0s5XwkCVZ7HcXUoJaz6HJ5jXbeugk0d-2PB6wPWRVknrJtANabLF7EQyY4s7Kx9SblZsrW5ozAbwtCl0ydHPC/s1600-h/IMG_0915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8LMUl5WCNamqU0gkoFCJNWKe6S_mlhAEtC8lAWyZ0DQRmml0s5XwkCVZ7HcXUoJaz6HJ5jXbeugk0d-2PB6wPWRVknrJtANabLF7EQyY4s7Kx9SblZsrW5ozAbwtCl0ydHPC/s400/IMG_0915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326596081116674882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w8awT3HvvkrEuF7raRQ89HyK0y9cp_ZQcphjqKhkSV5ce8zqyf0W3vS0-TVSsUR2fdKEUpCa-CW2aUqerUsXSU1YDGuiNgj7smDcOgfm9K7pSfYthQZcCqTJVvV3sOr2kWCO/s1600-h/IMG_0916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w8awT3HvvkrEuF7raRQ89HyK0y9cp_ZQcphjqKhkSV5ce8zqyf0W3vS0-TVSsUR2fdKEUpCa-CW2aUqerUsXSU1YDGuiNgj7smDcOgfm9K7pSfYthQZcCqTJVvV3sOr2kWCO/s400/IMG_0916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595731747578226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1agOq7zU6jiGsCQYuLPRgF4M1CeeXYpUWI4Bcn53oU7_Ece-7bzxZqb86BKDu-EXq7Uf6ptWuQfMxVSMwkbwXpU1r8MGkkTab3QAixYGrVvtqmDOM5P3ebrur4Qxk10Z-u7w8/s1600-h/IMG_0918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1agOq7zU6jiGsCQYuLPRgF4M1CeeXYpUWI4Bcn53oU7_Ece-7bzxZqb86BKDu-EXq7Uf6ptWuQfMxVSMwkbwXpU1r8MGkkTab3QAixYGrVvtqmDOM5P3ebrur4Qxk10Z-u7w8/s400/IMG_0918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595725263977666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegOycgPh3sEAaD1fgd5iT3f7l6Le6-PaTm4BMC8gMWLztzJw0PJzU90aSziFz3K0CFZ7agT2saOqE_9N1KwymPhnTJGgA5jdlp5jdLQBMtGoyEiWPmb9DkTo4wfXHJTCuyrxm/s1600-h/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegOycgPh3sEAaD1fgd5iT3f7l6Le6-PaTm4BMC8gMWLztzJw0PJzU90aSziFz3K0CFZ7agT2saOqE_9N1KwymPhnTJGgA5jdlp5jdLQBMtGoyEiWPmb9DkTo4wfXHJTCuyrxm/s400/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595722030702258" border="0" /></a>The sun started to set so I turned around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMEPk2R8V050T40EDBXXBAP8_7QHwk-aqavWqXo_zuwiXMYh2U4uPCCyoi7UTA4L0MD-vHiQgxCYFlPeLT1knhOllky2khKfm5bcHYNhnrz4-5BlQVBvZLOd9igrGaFrNquMy/s1600-h/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMEPk2R8V050T40EDBXXBAP8_7QHwk-aqavWqXo_zuwiXMYh2U4uPCCyoi7UTA4L0MD-vHiQgxCYFlPeLT1knhOllky2khKfm5bcHYNhnrz4-5BlQVBvZLOd9igrGaFrNquMy/s400/IMG_0963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595715792703282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCG-UtpoV_h12VOWVhsW-BLzGGu_RcIw1iEmYx8TFPzmLaJXBs3LecCJAHg4NubBB49aWZ5fx_ObqlbSfgYuSn1iilPVf3Rk7H1KZpTmtW257R_M_80B2uE8rdkTqdZWTcqqE/s1600-h/IMG_0970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCG-UtpoV_h12VOWVhsW-BLzGGu_RcIw1iEmYx8TFPzmLaJXBs3LecCJAHg4NubBB49aWZ5fx_ObqlbSfgYuSn1iilPVf3Rk7H1KZpTmtW257R_M_80B2uE8rdkTqdZWTcqqE/s400/IMG_0970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595712174965410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx0rANyZcIg1iV2IIlqKirWZF7Mpw4xiHP7En0tdgzaM9EV_699SnTwbYo0OwGTdWQa75wfuO5JuiFJhDsJJuYn9FuB6d1Nxo7ALPC2rzRqH3K51LedDeiSv_WvTx9fPNDZE6/s1600-h/IMG_0978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkx0rANyZcIg1iV2IIlqKirWZF7Mpw4xiHP7En0tdgzaM9EV_699SnTwbYo0OwGTdWQa75wfuO5JuiFJhDsJJuYn9FuB6d1Nxo7ALPC2rzRqH3K51LedDeiSv_WvTx9fPNDZE6/s400/IMG_0978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595187734205250" border="0" /></a>This is cherry creek. Normally a chill little creek.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qmhe98GYElY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qmhe98GYElY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPEV1kZnbilIo1Px5_p68_aP3cJOheu8tInao29ntzt0X9TcwnlRoC-BDBhKqytRrYUh8vhiVyvjgAJ1MU0JZkY1UlvzK9qd52fC3f9s-BMNCNdZa1cH7LVg-EfYxt0W8W9by/s1600-h/IMG_0980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPEV1kZnbilIo1Px5_p68_aP3cJOheu8tInao29ntzt0X9TcwnlRoC-BDBhKqytRrYUh8vhiVyvjgAJ1MU0JZkY1UlvzK9qd52fC3f9s-BMNCNdZa1cH7LVg-EfYxt0W8W9by/s400/IMG_0980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595185855363330" border="0" /></a>Slipped and fell on my elbow, and held my camera aloft like the statue of liberty. I didn't get one speck on it. but my phone and my dad's knife on the other hand....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQatiiJCGtqhazwGRyE0AIGqEYjfA9O06Oe2iz1uDUuInupW5Mwr6LRMJEUU_x8JNBA7iX0HFUwHI8aFqcw3y-QA7leKVOe2wBonb7fIkLpCkxC2LBQcpomtnbwUvvvQFA6Ya/s1600-h/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQatiiJCGtqhazwGRyE0AIGqEYjfA9O06Oe2iz1uDUuInupW5Mwr6LRMJEUU_x8JNBA7iX0HFUwHI8aFqcw3y-QA7leKVOe2wBonb7fIkLpCkxC2LBQcpomtnbwUvvvQFA6Ya/s400/IMG_0981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595183736924306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLijd01WKe1OsO0DlPTQwvRKQEMcwylyImEFXOlbVWkrRqaxPtEOx27ExY9NcxmuCcBBA4tmTKHRTJ1kubiEGv39pJFtxC0FSjgYltCIwrIYV4zI_jUJCkcaNmK2ucsCVO7105/s1600-h/IMG_0984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLijd01WKe1OsO0DlPTQwvRKQEMcwylyImEFXOlbVWkrRqaxPtEOx27ExY9NcxmuCcBBA4tmTKHRTJ1kubiEGv39pJFtxC0FSjgYltCIwrIYV4zI_jUJCkcaNmK2ucsCVO7105/s400/IMG_0984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595178976629346" border="0" /></a>I ran home to get this shot of the sunset from my parents window. Came in, was still holding camera aloft, still holding muddy phone and knife, but managed to snap a few shots of the sunset.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvLPXT5HKGLUx3qGTHg5Z4fAxluU3H9igOJ_1tUqctyiCkuG4MFnG3Mtgl77Sj85XXqGNJs3kwVb9QOZbaihTXUEa5GyA9bKhkCy6HXGYnlwTVXfhtzf9IG_ZmilkI1DL6hVb/s1600-h/IMG_0986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvLPXT5HKGLUx3qGTHg5Z4fAxluU3H9igOJ_1tUqctyiCkuG4MFnG3Mtgl77Sj85XXqGNJs3kwVb9QOZbaihTXUEa5GyA9bKhkCy6HXGYnlwTVXfhtzf9IG_ZmilkI1DL6hVb/s400/IMG_0986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326595175740129138" border="0" /></a>I'm not really that fat. But you can see how I biffed it.<br /><br />All in all, while I am sad about not having the beach anymore, I do have the mountains, and i do have all the running and bike paths that Colorado has to offer. I do love it here, and I am getting better and better at appreciating everything I see.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Also, I didn't edit or enhance any of these photos yet because I wanted to post this while it was still fresh in my mind.</span>Scarlethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383579846259677109noreply@blogger.com1