Good Morning Sunshine!

It's a beautiful sunny day in California! Sadly tho, the rain has gone away for the moment... Nora got up extra early this morning... I'm hoping for an early nap... for both of us.

Not too much on the books for today, but tomorrow is my first "Yard Fard" contest. Should be fun. If you want to know what on earth a Yard Fard is, just look it up on eBay or Google. Pretty funny.

I can't believe that the little girl that used to live here in our house, Casey, is getting married! She's not 20 years old yet... no... She's not pregnant. I'll be interested in meeting her betrothed... And give him "the talk" ... You be mean to her... We rough you up... Capiche? She's either getting married in the Mormon Temple in San Diego or in L.A. I'm hoping for the L.A. one myself, I'm not into another drive at the moment. Maybe I'll be up to it in June... in time for the scheduled event.

Talked to Kirby yesterday... She had put one kitty to sleep... Now only 12 in the house... But not to fret, this week she adopted a puppy! Pit Bull, Dalmation mix... Stay tuned.

Going to apply for a job today. As a window dresser for a Christian book store. (I'll just leave you with that mental Polaroid!). Oh the fun I could have! I'm not sure if they're ready for me.... We'll see.

Still trying to post some photos... But more concerned about eBay, so off I go!

TTFN

It's raining...!

I love the sound of the rain. I used to have a tin roof on the front window of my old apartment, (where Julie lives now) on rainy days, I would lay on my couch and just listen to the rain tapping on the tin... ahhhh such a joyful noise! I miss those times. Now, we have a sliding glass door and I can watch the rain from the comfort of my comforter. Now, there's an aptly named item! I would love to live in England or almost anywhere in Europe where it rains a L-O-T, and just sit for a while, then go out puddle jumping.

I found a pair of learners ice skates at a yard sale this weekend. Nora was inspired by the Olympics (I got to watch a bit of the closing ceremonies... ummm.... OK.... I REALLY got wierded out when an entire marching band, dressed up in full clown regalia (including John Wayne Gacey makeup) played while young aviator-attired dancers mimed the movements to The Village People's Y.M.C.A... There was SOOO much material there.... Too bad no one would know what you were talking about, because almost no one watched it. I'm still twitching over it...
Anyway.... Nora is inspired to ice skate. So, I'm going to take her to see how many times she can fall, before becoming REALLY determined, or quit.

That's about it for this morning. I'll write more soo... in a while.

TTFN

The only thing you'll find is your own Tombstone...

Trying... to...Remember..how...to...post..photos...Uggghhhh. Still not there. OK, really... O. K. coral.. As in the Gunfight at the O.K. Coral. Yes, Nora had her FIRST official ROAD TRIP. I'm exhausted, and can no longer recite "Old McDonald had a farm" without convulsing uncontrollably.

Just so you know... this post will be stream-of-consciousness (like all the rest, only through a sleepy-fog), so... onward and upward, you have been warned!

We decided to leave for Tombstone, AZ to check up on Lil' Kirby, as I felt that she was in need of a friendly face or 3. We rented a car (a Pontiac Vibe - very weird layout, but good on gas) and off we went. Have I mentioned that it's (according to Mapquest) 8.5 hours to Tombstone? I need "MomQuest" because when you add a newly potty-trained 3 year-old, it works out to about 15 hours. We tried to make it to Tombstone on Sunday night. We had to stop for sleep in Phoenix.. Nora was SO bored with being in the car that she bounced on the bed for about 30 minutes, before winding down to sleep.
The week has been filled with comfort food... So much for the diet, I've officially lost 15 pounds, although, I'm terrified of the scale at the moment, as Tombstone is the carb capitol of the world. I ate bread, potatoes, and everything else on the forbidden list of the SouthBeach diet. Oh well, I needed the break. I DID buy my first 2-piece bathing suit in years, it's just 2 pieces, like a tank top and shorts, but it really makes one feel a tiny bit younger... and thinner.

Ahem, I digress (remember, you were warned!). Oh! I forgot to tell you! We went to Cabazon and got to walk around inside the big dinosaurs that have been a roadside attraction for the past 60 years or so. SO cool. I've never actually been INSIDE them! GREAT gift shop. I'm a sucker for roadside kitsch. I'm still looking forward to seeing the Worlds Largest Ball of Twine. (I've started my own at home). In Cabazon, we also got Hadleys famous Date Shakes (the official start of my dietary downfall this week.) YUMMMMMY! Back on the road and (and NOW, back to Phoenix...) Spent the night there and then off to Tombstone. Spotted an Ostrich farm, and having missed the exit (yes, it was MY fault) made a note to stop by on the way back to feed the overgrown chickens and see what ostrichware could be obtained.

Arrived in Tombstone, greeted with the owner of the Trailriders Inn (www.trairidersinn.com) with his thick English accent saying "we left the room open for you last night!"... Yes, yes, but now we have.... NORA... Time and schedules have no meaning.

Got a hold of Kirby, she had to go to the vet to have one of her cats put to sleep. Very sad, great cat, but had kidney failure and was in misery. At Least Richard has company now, that's exactly what Kirby and I both thought. Then off to dinner with Kirby, and a friend she had met, a client of hers who was on vacation form England (yes, TWO Brits in the same hotel in Tombstone AZ!) his room was right next to ours and he tagged along. Nice bloke and keen on Tombstone, had Kirby tattoo Doc Holliday on his arm. Kirby seemed in a (justifyable) fog...

Over the next few days, we toured around the 6 block town, soaking up local atmosphere, and musing what it would be like to move there, at least for the winter months (I can't see living there in the summer... tooo hot) and also wondering what it would have been like to live there ... back then... We went to the Bird Cage theatre... The place where Kirby and I visited on my first trip to Tombstone. Very cool... very haunted. I tried to talk to Nora there, to see if she noticed anything, but too many people were in the room, it was too crouded. We did take photos, which I'll try to post later. You never know what we'll get!

As an amusing aside, I now have 2 new rings! BOTH for my thumbs (hahahaha, no, they didn't have ones that fit my fingers, that's why they're for my thumbs!) One was in a grab bag (remember those? I've not seen anyone offer a grab bag since I was a kid and for .50 cents who could go wrong? ) it's nice turqoise. The other is magnetic, and .99 cents both cool, until I bonk them into something and break them, so for now it's a bit of nostalga.

Back on the road, we stopped at the ostrich farm. Brewster Cogburn's Ostrich farm, about a zillion ostrich and not a brain between 'em. for $3 you can get a cup of feed and take your chances! They'll peck your eyes out! And remember Ostrich have no lips, so food flies everywhere... Nora mooved on to the less freakish deer, feeding them was in her words "slobbery" they seem to be all lips. Good for kissing, but not for feeding (although there was no deer-kissing offered) she claimed one coughed on her and slobbered on her hands. she kept her distance after that, simply dropping the food just out of the deers reach, saying "there you go!" and moving on, until her cup was empty.
We did buy an ostrich egg to bring back to our local diner, and had them make us a few omlets this morning. I didn't notice too much of a difference, but chef noted that it was equal to about 20 chicken eggs. I've officially tried my new thing for the day. Ye-haw Cowpokes!

I've got to go for now... I've got to take the cat in to get her stitches out tonight. She had a run in with a dog... 10 stitches and the cone of silence/misery... she's not a happy kitty. It's nice to be home in my own canapy bed under my fluffy comforter snoozing with the kitties.

TTFN

Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 2006
While reading My friend Julie's (yes I'm going to use her REAL name!) blog, she challeneged me to fill out this survey... so, I copied and pasted it, and will attempt to match levety...


4 Jobs I've Had:
1. Popcorn-pusher at a movie theatre (then turned into a sullen-teen ticket maven)
2. P.A. (Production Assistant, not Prince Albert) for film work. A.K.A. " Go-fer"
3. Personal A.ssistant to the rich and sarcastic.
4. Mommy.

4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
1. "The Princess Bride"
2. "The Thin Man (all of them)"
3. "Arsenic and Old Lace"
4. I'm going to cheat here, - Anything made before 1945, or starringPaul Williams, Rutger Hauer or Cary Grant. (and throw in a bit of Eddie Izzard).

4 Places I've Lived:
1. Burbank, CA
2. Pasadena, CA
3. Canoga Park, CA
4. St. Louis, MO

4 Places I've Vacationed:
1. New York
2. London, England
3. Berlin, Germany
4. The Ucatan (Merida)

4 Shows I Love:
1. "7th Heaven" (It's the last season, and a guilty pleasure)
2. "SpongeBob Squarepants"
3. "Unwrapped"
4. " MXC" on Spike TV

4 Favorite Dishes:
1. Mashed Potatoes + ALMOST anything
2. A really good Chicken Chop-suey
3. Cheese pizza with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and basil
4. Thanksgiving turkey

4 Websites I Visit Daily:
1. http://www.lileks.com
2. http://www.eBay.com
3. http://www.boreme.com
4. http://www.yahoo.com (to check mail)

4 Places I'd Rather Be:
1. London, England
2. Catalina Island
3. Disneyland
4. On a cruise

Next....

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Uggghhhh. What WAS I doing 10 years ago? I think I was just starting out at 7th Level, working on Monty Python computer games, living in Burbank, in a tiny rented house with about 800 cats. I was a sure sucker for strays and hard-luck cases, so I had my hands full finding homes for them. Some stayed... I hadn't yet started working with Eric Idle, nor had I left this continent... Ahhhh the things that can happen in a decade!

What were you doing 1 year ago?
Again... A bit blurry... Trying to figure out how to be a mom and still be me (still working on that). Much to the chagrin and often amusement of my family and friends, I decided to become a Christian (not like I was when it was forced upon me as a child). A VERY interesting time... I think a year ago was when I had to tell a group of women I was studying with, all of my past transgressions... It's a LOT harder to talk about when you're not bragging... Try it sometime... it's an eye-opener.


Five snacks you enjoy?
1. Chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips (homemade) with whole milk.
2. Cheetos (twists)
3. Guacamole and chips
4. Life cereal

Five songs to which you know all the words?
Okay, I hate to be That Person In The Car, here, but I'm one of those annoying people who knows the words to Pretty Much Everything. So I'm just going to free associate and see what I get:
1. "How How" -by Yellow
2. "Old Souls", Paul Williams (from Phantom of the Paradise)
3. "Oh Mr. Johny-Rebeck" (from my childhood. Earl hates me to sing it to Nora... something about the machine grinding up cats and dogs bothers him....)
4. Any Boingo song
5. Nick Cave's entire collection

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire?
1. Pay off all of my debt. To society and everyone else, or pay someone else to pay off my debt to society.
2. Honestly, I'd like to help people... Not giving people on the street a $100 bucks, that always seems to backfire... something more effective.
3.Get a Duesenberg
4. Travel
5. Buy myself the star on the Walk of Fame right next to Jean Harlow's (it seems you don't have to EARN them anymore, so why not?!)

5 bad habits?
1. food
2. I'm a project-starter, working on being a project-finisher
3. Avoiding exercise at all costs
4. Forgetting to crack the windows on summer days when I have the kids/animals in the car and I go in to the store to shop for a few hours (that one is for J2) (no, it's not true BTW)
5. "Forgetting" to floss

5 things you like doing?
1. Napping
2. Singing
3. Watching old movies
4. Overnight Road Trips
5. High Tea

5 things you will never wear, buy, or get again?
1. An Epilady (that "redness" you see? It's your own blood!)
2. Tickets to a Pat Benatar concert
3. A size 7 (I'm not built for it, and I look and feel better as a size 9)
4. Shoes that are too narrow, just because they're "cute".
5. The chance to do the right thing.. so don't mess it up the first time!


5 favorite toys?

1. My new MP3 player (total cost $29 on eBay!) Love it!
2. Our G4 with DSL
3. Cable TV (Thank God for Noggin)
4. My cute little Suzuki Samurai
5. My pay-as-you-go cell phone!

Okay, now I'm supposed to do something odd and list the last 3 blogs , add mine and toss it to another, right? So, since I don't know other people's Blog names, I'll toss it to whomever is reading this site (you know who you are!) and email me with your URL!)

Visit Shandyland
Sassy's Up Late Again
A Valley Girl's Progress
Wedges Of Light


Whad' I win?