Since it seems to be the cool thing to do… Here is my 2nd list of 25 things about me.
1. I have a family of raccoons that live in my attic.
2. I subscribe to In Touch and Bon Appetite magazines.
3. I don’t cook. Just VERY basic stuff.
4. I have passed out once in my life and that was from heat stroke.
5. When I was about 7 or so, I got a blue BMX bike with blue tires that I loved. I haven’t owned a bike since.
6. I received a call from the cops a few summers ago asking me about some bones buried in the backyard of my Mom’s rental house I grew up in. The renters thought it may be a body. It was really just beef bones we fed our dogs when growing up. Lol
7. I own over 400 movies on DVD and VHS.
8. I have almost 150 magnets on my fridge from places I’ve traveled (near and far).
9. I live a block from the San Francisco Bay and I never walk down there to go look at the water.
10. A little over 10 years ago, I watched the top story of my Dads house burn down (which is the house I live next door to still). That was probably one of the scariest things I have ever been through.
11. I get migraines. Luckily not too often.
12. I have gotten to tour 2 aircraft carriers. The USS Enterprise a million years ago on a school trip. And the USS Nimitz back in high school because one of my closest friends was dating a Navy dude. And I live ½ a mile from the USS Hornet, but have yet to tour it.
13. I feel naked if I’m not wearing my watch.
14. I love the Numa Numa song. Which is actually called ‘Dragostea din tei’ by O-Zone if you didn’t know.
15. I collect traditional nutcrackers.
16. I carry my iPod and camera in my purse everywhere I go.
17. Growing up, I thought having a Toucan would have been the coolest pet ever.
18. I love staying at fancy hotel as much as dive hotels. And I love camping. I prefer that where I camp at least has a Port-A-Pottie. Other than that, rustic is all good. But growing up I camped in the middle of nowhere with no toilet, so I can do it.
19. I can be ready to walk out the door in the morning, 30 mins after I wake up. That includes taking my dog out, taking a shower, doing my make-up and getting dressed.
20. The most embarrassing concert I have been to was NKOTB, the first time around.
21. I hate wrapping gifts, so have a tendency to go the gift bag route a lot.
22. And old high school friend and I would speed down this one street where we lived while blasting ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen while we were out driving. Not quite sure why.
23. My favorite car ever is the ’57 Corvette (red/white)
24. I have swam/snorkeled with sea lions. It was SOOO cool.
25. In the city I went to Middle School and High School in, it was pretty much common place that everyone learned how to drive in the local cemetery.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Crazy Fun Night
So, my Aunt, Uncle, Mom, Step-Dad and I had tickets tonight to a crab feed at my cousin’s old high school. They were both very into baseball from childhood through high school. So my Aunt and Uncle are still supporters of their Athletic Dept. Anyway… at the last min, my Mom and Step-Dad felt like they were getting sick so they didn’t come. So my Aunt and Uncle’s friends, Mary and Bob, came instead. I have met them at a few events before. But tonight was too funny.
We got to the high school and found our seats. You had to buy tokens for drinks. 1 token for a soda or water. 4 for a beer or glass of wine. 16 for a whole bottle of wine. Well, they started out with a bottle that we shared. And everything went funny quickly. Me being amused by the 4 of them I mean. They started out with all the raffle prizes as we ate the rolls, salad and pasta the students and parents passed out. They even had a Sharks puck as a raffle prize. So proud :-)
But anyway… we were sitting next to 2 of the high school’s coaches. One was their basketball coast and Athletic Dept head, and not sure what the other guy coached. But that coach was telling us that one of the prizes was a Warriors gift pack. It included a jersey, tickets to 2 games and 2 T-shirts. But I guess at the last minute, his daughter and her best friend took a basketball to where some of the players were (today or yesterday) and got the ball signed to add to the pack. But I guess when this happened, the 2 girls and 2 of the players (Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson) also exchanged phone numbers. And as we sat there eating, they were on a double date. I don’t know who these players are, but my Aunt being a Mom, was all concerned. So she passed the coach a note asking her to get in touch with her to make sure they got home safe.
Anyway, there was an abundance of fresh crab which was so good. We brought a little burner so we could have melted butter, but it really wasn’t needed. And as I drank a Pepsi, and the other 4 shared 3 more bottles of wine, the hilarity ensued. There was a centerpiece on the table all wrapped up with balloons hanging from it. I could tell it was a bottle of wine, so pointed it out to them. They proceeded to unwrap the thing, even as I said it was probably a door prize or something. They didn’t care, lol. They didn’t drink it, but Mary unwrapped it.
Of course a little later they announced that you should look at the chair you were sitting in, and if it wasn’t orange, then you won the bottle. The woman that won it was sitting right next to Mary, so they explained the unwrapping. It was too funny.
They also had an auction for things like a weekend trip to Tahoe, a reserved parking spot in the Senior lot for your kid, a Murder Mystery Party, etc. And some crazy amounts were paid. But as we were finally wrapping up to leave, Mary and my Aunt picked up every unopened moist towelette on the tables we walked by to take home. Then as we headed out the door, we saw one of the wine centerpieces in tact on the floor near the bathrooms. My logical head made me think that someone went to the bathroom and just set it outside. Mary however didn’t care, and had her mind set on getting a bottle of wine since the one she unwrapped earlier. So she grabbed it, ripped off the balloons and quickly walked to the car in hysterics. Which continued on the car ride home and once back. With Mary singing the Brownies troop song, and at one point me thinking she was singing “Baby Got Back”. Crazy people I tell you.
So the evening ended with my Aunt, Mary and I discussing a crazy weekend away down to Monterey or something. Knowing full well that they will embarrass the hell out of me, but it will keep me laughing the whole trip. At least I’ll be able to drink and keep up with them this time.
We got to the high school and found our seats. You had to buy tokens for drinks. 1 token for a soda or water. 4 for a beer or glass of wine. 16 for a whole bottle of wine. Well, they started out with a bottle that we shared. And everything went funny quickly. Me being amused by the 4 of them I mean. They started out with all the raffle prizes as we ate the rolls, salad and pasta the students and parents passed out. They even had a Sharks puck as a raffle prize. So proud :-)
But anyway… we were sitting next to 2 of the high school’s coaches. One was their basketball coast and Athletic Dept head, and not sure what the other guy coached. But that coach was telling us that one of the prizes was a Warriors gift pack. It included a jersey, tickets to 2 games and 2 T-shirts. But I guess at the last minute, his daughter and her best friend took a basketball to where some of the players were (today or yesterday) and got the ball signed to add to the pack. But I guess when this happened, the 2 girls and 2 of the players (Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson) also exchanged phone numbers. And as we sat there eating, they were on a double date. I don’t know who these players are, but my Aunt being a Mom, was all concerned. So she passed the coach a note asking her to get in touch with her to make sure they got home safe.
Anyway, there was an abundance of fresh crab which was so good. We brought a little burner so we could have melted butter, but it really wasn’t needed. And as I drank a Pepsi, and the other 4 shared 3 more bottles of wine, the hilarity ensued. There was a centerpiece on the table all wrapped up with balloons hanging from it. I could tell it was a bottle of wine, so pointed it out to them. They proceeded to unwrap the thing, even as I said it was probably a door prize or something. They didn’t care, lol. They didn’t drink it, but Mary unwrapped it.
Of course a little later they announced that you should look at the chair you were sitting in, and if it wasn’t orange, then you won the bottle. The woman that won it was sitting right next to Mary, so they explained the unwrapping. It was too funny.
They also had an auction for things like a weekend trip to Tahoe, a reserved parking spot in the Senior lot for your kid, a Murder Mystery Party, etc. And some crazy amounts were paid. But as we were finally wrapping up to leave, Mary and my Aunt picked up every unopened moist towelette on the tables we walked by to take home. Then as we headed out the door, we saw one of the wine centerpieces in tact on the floor near the bathrooms. My logical head made me think that someone went to the bathroom and just set it outside. Mary however didn’t care, and had her mind set on getting a bottle of wine since the one she unwrapped earlier. So she grabbed it, ripped off the balloons and quickly walked to the car in hysterics. Which continued on the car ride home and once back. With Mary singing the Brownies troop song, and at one point me thinking she was singing “Baby Got Back”. Crazy people I tell you.
So the evening ended with my Aunt, Mary and I discussing a crazy weekend away down to Monterey or something. Knowing full well that they will embarrass the hell out of me, but it will keep me laughing the whole trip. At least I’ll be able to drink and keep up with them this time.
Friday, January 23, 2009
25 Things About Me
1. When I was about 3 or so, I was jumping on my parent’s bed and fell off. I hit the corner of my eye on an open drawer and got 3 stitches. Those are the only stitches I have ever gotten.
2. I have never broken anything except my big toe, and there isn’t anything you can do about that.
3. My first plane ride was when I was 9, when my Mom and I went to Disneyland for their 30th Anniversary (and she and I went back for the 50th).
4. As a kid, I loved playing with matchbook cars and racetracks as much as I did Barbie Dolls and Cabbage Patch kids.
5. I went to a Private School (Peter Pan Academy) for Pre-school, Pre-K, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.
6. I have been to Maui 13 times (I think) and could show you around if you wanted to go ;-)
7. I had about 5 pet rats over the course of childhood through college.
8. I love museums and art galleries. The British Museum and the National Gallery of Art in London are my 2 favorites.
9. I went zip-lining on Maui a few years back, and now want to do it everywhere.
10. I want to see the Pyramids (and other things) in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Acropolis in Greece, Petra in Jordan, Pompeii in Italy and the villages and coastline in Ireland more than anything.
11. I smoked for 13 or so years. But I quit on Aug 27, 2006 and haven’t had one since.
12. I can’t pick one genre of music as my favorite. If I love it, I love it. And although I’m a rocker at heart, a hot cowboy on a ranch would do just fine ;-)
13. I’m not really a big dessert person, and pass over it 95% of the time it’s offered. Maybe I have a tiny slice of pie on Thanksgiving or a piece of cake (sans frosting) at a birthday party. Or a random piece of candy, popsicle or ice cream here or there when I crave it.
14. I can’t stand whipped cream, marshmallows, olives (I tolerate black ones on pizza) and raisins.
15. I am AWFUL at saving money. I need to work on that.
16. I addicted to Sharks hockey (or just hockey in general), and spend hours every day on thenhlarena.com
17. I’m a reality show junkie.
18. I am fascinated with WWII and the Holocaust.
19. I can’t wait for our get together the weekend of 3/21 - 3/22. 25 of us going to a Sharks game? How crazy is that?
20. I have been a bridesmaid in 4 weddings. 3 of them were the same year within 3 months of each other, and one of those 3 was on Oahu. And 2 of the 4 friends were marrying cops.
21. I’m a pretty mellow, go with the flow sort of person. Which translates to shy, until I get to know you. But I’m getting better about that.
22. Growing up, my dream was to be an Archaeologist, Interior Designer or Event Coordinator. I guess I never had the drive or love of school to follow through. Darn it. And when I was accepted to college, it was as an Aeronautical Engineer. I wanted to design airplanes. How random is that? School is not my cup of tea though.
23. During high school I really enjoyed doing ceramics by hand (not wheel) and I would love to get back into it.
24. I absolutely love taking photos, primarily of nature.
25. I was in the room when my godson was born. Absolutely amazing moment.
2. I have never broken anything except my big toe, and there isn’t anything you can do about that.
3. My first plane ride was when I was 9, when my Mom and I went to Disneyland for their 30th Anniversary (and she and I went back for the 50th).
4. As a kid, I loved playing with matchbook cars and racetracks as much as I did Barbie Dolls and Cabbage Patch kids.
5. I went to a Private School (Peter Pan Academy) for Pre-school, Pre-K, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.
6. I have been to Maui 13 times (I think) and could show you around if you wanted to go ;-)
7. I had about 5 pet rats over the course of childhood through college.
8. I love museums and art galleries. The British Museum and the National Gallery of Art in London are my 2 favorites.
9. I went zip-lining on Maui a few years back, and now want to do it everywhere.
10. I want to see the Pyramids (and other things) in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Acropolis in Greece, Petra in Jordan, Pompeii in Italy and the villages and coastline in Ireland more than anything.
11. I smoked for 13 or so years. But I quit on Aug 27, 2006 and haven’t had one since.
12. I can’t pick one genre of music as my favorite. If I love it, I love it. And although I’m a rocker at heart, a hot cowboy on a ranch would do just fine ;-)
13. I’m not really a big dessert person, and pass over it 95% of the time it’s offered. Maybe I have a tiny slice of pie on Thanksgiving or a piece of cake (sans frosting) at a birthday party. Or a random piece of candy, popsicle or ice cream here or there when I crave it.
14. I can’t stand whipped cream, marshmallows, olives (I tolerate black ones on pizza) and raisins.
15. I am AWFUL at saving money. I need to work on that.
16. I addicted to Sharks hockey (or just hockey in general), and spend hours every day on thenhlarena.com
17. I’m a reality show junkie.
18. I am fascinated with WWII and the Holocaust.
19. I can’t wait for our get together the weekend of 3/21 - 3/22. 25 of us going to a Sharks game? How crazy is that?
20. I have been a bridesmaid in 4 weddings. 3 of them were the same year within 3 months of each other, and one of those 3 was on Oahu. And 2 of the 4 friends were marrying cops.
21. I’m a pretty mellow, go with the flow sort of person. Which translates to shy, until I get to know you. But I’m getting better about that.
22. Growing up, my dream was to be an Archaeologist, Interior Designer or Event Coordinator. I guess I never had the drive or love of school to follow through. Darn it. And when I was accepted to college, it was as an Aeronautical Engineer. I wanted to design airplanes. How random is that? School is not my cup of tea though.
23. During high school I really enjoyed doing ceramics by hand (not wheel) and I would love to get back into it.
24. I absolutely love taking photos, primarily of nature.
25. I was in the room when my godson was born. Absolutely amazing moment.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Dance and Celts and Music and stuff....
So, I Tivo'd 'Superstars of Dance' a while back, but tonight was the first night I caught it. Not sure how many episodes I missed.... 1, 2, 3, 4? Anyway, it rocked!! I know many people aren't into reality shows, but this is 90% dance, 10% reality. I love that it's the dances of the cultures of Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Some traditional, and some just creative. But all awesome!!
I didn't realize until tonight that Michael Flatley was the primary host. LOVE HIM!! Sure, many years ago I thought he was an arrogant ass. But that didn't diminish his talent in my mind. I have watched Riverdance and Lord of the Dance probably 15 times each. I'm addicted to it. It almost makes me teary (in a good way) watching it because I would kill to see the show in Ireland. Not sure why, but I always found fascination with Scotland, Ireland and the Celtic culture. Whether it be the knot design work, the landscapes and sites, the people, dance or the music. I've been to England, Scotland and Wales, but never to Ireland, and that remains one of my top 2 places to visit (there and Egypt).
Well anyway, this all prompted me to put on my DVD of Lord of the Dance to cap off the night before heading to bed. I can watch it over and over again.as I love it so much.
I didn't realize until tonight that Michael Flatley was the primary host. LOVE HIM!! Sure, many years ago I thought he was an arrogant ass. But that didn't diminish his talent in my mind. I have watched Riverdance and Lord of the Dance probably 15 times each. I'm addicted to it. It almost makes me teary (in a good way) watching it because I would kill to see the show in Ireland. Not sure why, but I always found fascination with Scotland, Ireland and the Celtic culture. Whether it be the knot design work, the landscapes and sites, the people, dance or the music. I've been to England, Scotland and Wales, but never to Ireland, and that remains one of my top 2 places to visit (there and Egypt).
Well anyway, this all prompted me to put on my DVD of Lord of the Dance to cap off the night before heading to bed. I can watch it over and over again.as I love it so much.
Monday, January 5, 2009
My L.A. Weekend
This weekend was a blast. Sarah and I drove down to Anaheim on Thursday and got there around dinner time. It took 6 hours and was pretty uneventful. We checked into our hotel, half a black from Disneyland and tried to decide where to eat. Sarah had been to Joe's Crab Shack (http://www.joescrabshack.com/) before, so we decided to eat there. It was about a 30 min wait, but it was cool. I ordered a Shark Bite to drink. YUM!! Which included a very loud announcement to the entire restaurant when she poured the shot of grenadine in. And then there were the synchronized dancing staff. Strange but fun place. We ended the night by laughing our asses off catching up on the last month of Fail Blog, Cake Wrecks and Engrish Funny.
Friday we went to Disneyland and California Adventure. The place was still decked out for the holidays so it was really pretty. It was overcast all day long however, but it was ok. We did all the usual cool rides and took a ton of pics. Luckily we got a few fast passes in because the place was packed. We even wanted to check out the newly revamped "It's a Small World" but the line was insane. Plus, after 14 hours, our feet were killing us. So we headed out around 11:30pm I think and went back to the hotel to crash.
Saturday we got up and checked out. We went next door to Mimi's Café for lunch before heading to L.A.. Then we had an easy drive to downtown and got to the hotel (Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown) around 2pm. We had to park in the parking garage of the attached mall (odd) and even wheel our suitcases through part of the ground floor of the mall to get to the lobby (even odder). But the hotel was beautiful and our friend Brandy got us her super employee rate. All of our Arena friends started arriving slowly but surely from the Bay Area, San Diego, Palm Springs and even Las Vegas. And we had 7 rooms and each one was on a different floor (off that none of us could get on the same floor, but wasn't a big deal). The wait for a table at restaurants next to Staples was insane, so we just ate at the Arena. The game was cool, but 3 of us Sharks fans who sat next to each other (Sarah, Joan and I), we were just enjoying the whole experience more than just paying attention to the game (since it was a Kings/Flyers game). We had a fun time. Afterwards we all went back to the hotel and had some drinks and many laughs up in Chris's room. He had a corner room on the 24th floor with the best view. We ended the party around 3:30am.
Then Sunday we all checked out at Noon and everyone except Mike, Ginger, Brandy and Matt went to IHOP for breakfast/lunch before we all parted ways. Then we left town and Sarah and I met Joan at Sonic near Bakersfield just because I had never been to one before. There was some traffic on the way home, and after dropping Sarah off, I finally got home near 10pm. Long day, but I also just uploaded a ton of pics, so check them out.
(Side note: I knew my cousin was proposing to his girlfriend Savannah Friday night while I was at Disneyland, and my Aunt told me she would call or text me once she got word. But instead I got a text from the newly engaged herself while waiting in line for Space Mountain. It read, "I said YES!". I was super excited to welcome her officially to the family.)
Friday we went to Disneyland and California Adventure. The place was still decked out for the holidays so it was really pretty. It was overcast all day long however, but it was ok. We did all the usual cool rides and took a ton of pics. Luckily we got a few fast passes in because the place was packed. We even wanted to check out the newly revamped "It's a Small World" but the line was insane. Plus, after 14 hours, our feet were killing us. So we headed out around 11:30pm I think and went back to the hotel to crash.
Saturday we got up and checked out. We went next door to Mimi's Café for lunch before heading to L.A.. Then we had an easy drive to downtown and got to the hotel (Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown) around 2pm. We had to park in the parking garage of the attached mall (odd) and even wheel our suitcases through part of the ground floor of the mall to get to the lobby (even odder). But the hotel was beautiful and our friend Brandy got us her super employee rate. All of our Arena friends started arriving slowly but surely from the Bay Area, San Diego, Palm Springs and even Las Vegas. And we had 7 rooms and each one was on a different floor (off that none of us could get on the same floor, but wasn't a big deal). The wait for a table at restaurants next to Staples was insane, so we just ate at the Arena. The game was cool, but 3 of us Sharks fans who sat next to each other (Sarah, Joan and I), we were just enjoying the whole experience more than just paying attention to the game (since it was a Kings/Flyers game). We had a fun time. Afterwards we all went back to the hotel and had some drinks and many laughs up in Chris's room. He had a corner room on the 24th floor with the best view. We ended the party around 3:30am.
Then Sunday we all checked out at Noon and everyone except Mike, Ginger, Brandy and Matt went to IHOP for breakfast/lunch before we all parted ways. Then we left town and Sarah and I met Joan at Sonic near Bakersfield just because I had never been to one before. There was some traffic on the way home, and after dropping Sarah off, I finally got home near 10pm. Long day, but I also just uploaded a ton of pics, so check them out.
(Side note: I knew my cousin was proposing to his girlfriend Savannah Friday night while I was at Disneyland, and my Aunt told me she would call or text me once she got word. But instead I got a text from the newly engaged herself while waiting in line for Space Mountain. It read, "I said YES!". I was super excited to welcome her officially to the family.)
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