It's so hot here. I can't believe my car registered 113 degrees yesterday in the high altitude of Southern Oregon. Unbeeleevable. Anyway, back at work today. Got alot of shit for being on vacation again...Jeffro is right, I don't work very hard. Ok, so I am just preparing you all now. I am going on vacation in late September with Queen Lee Lee to Hawaii. Our spouses are tagging along as well. We hope they rent a convertible and leave us alone. Except it is a celebration of both of our anniversaries so I better cool it, huh?
My post review of Kelly Clarkson's new album is this. I was too hasty in my remarks. Overall, it is a downer. But if you can get past the words and meaning of it all, then it's good. I mean, for God's sake, how many great songs are out there and you have no idea what the words are. Half of the Rolling Stones songs are completely unrecognizable as English. Might as well be Simlish. Anyway, I love SOBER, the 4th track. I love the 8th and 9th tracks as well. I was actually shopping in a little gift shop in Oregon and heard the music playing and thought, wow, I love that song. Who is that singing? Sounds like Kelly Clarkson...wait, could it be? And the girl had just bought it and put it on. I thought it was the radio so it was throwing me off. She LOVED it.
I say Kelly will have some good times with this album, especially after she gets to promote it with a tour.
Happy weekend....more later. I have a headache. Post vacation blues.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Home Again, and that's means TIVO again
Yeh, so happy to be home and I just love it here, which I guess is what it's supposed to be, right?
Ooh, cupcakes are on tv. Oh, man, I'm easily distracted. OMG Talk Soup is so funny and I thank everyone for turning me on to that. They showed Larry King's mugshot after he asked Paris about her mugshot...and Joel McHale said "what did he steal, a covered wagon?" haha.
And then they diss Paula Abdul. And it's good. Her show, it's a little whacky even for me. At some time I think it's a little staged. Cage match between Jennifer Holiday and Jennifer Hudson in the ultimate Effie stage off. Holy shit did you see that performance. Joel said it looked like she was passing a kidney stone. What about the worlds meanest tiny dog? Noo Noo.
Well, I have to tell everyone..I have a new favorite show. Flight of the Conchords on HBO. It comes on after Entourage. It's really quite quirky and fun...and some really good folk music jams. Check it out and tell me what you think. Very quirky so watch a few episodes before you judge too quickly. It gets a groove.
Hey, at the end of Entourage tonite, I notice a credit role that looked awfully familiar!!!!!!! Famous Julian's house of employment created the movie trailer for Medillin, a fictional movie which is part of Entourage plot. Nice job FJ and Cindy. If you don't watch Entourage, you are missing some good tv.
Well, I have to go unpack and yes, I have already taken a spin on my new bike. Of course, no maiden voyage is without a few rough stages, so hubby decided to smash 2 fingers in the garage door. Yep, screamed like a high school cheerleader. I just sat there watching it happen in slow motion but I was on my bike. YIKES. I ran for ice. and then called him a dumbass, because when he hurts himself, which is often, it makes me feel better to yell at him. That way I don't cry. Because really, I secretly hate it when he gets hurt. But I have to be strong. And yes, I have been through 2 surgeries, atleast 1 ambulance ride, 3 emergencies room trips, rehabbed him from 2nd degree burn on his chest, and countless cuts and scrapes. He's a beast. I guess he's ok, 'cuz we went on the ride. We live on such hills I swear I was going faster than i would in my car at one point. Happy Friday for those reading this on Friday. Others...well, it's late. Go to bed.
Ooh, cupcakes are on tv. Oh, man, I'm easily distracted. OMG Talk Soup is so funny and I thank everyone for turning me on to that. They showed Larry King's mugshot after he asked Paris about her mugshot...and Joel McHale said "what did he steal, a covered wagon?" haha.
And then they diss Paula Abdul. And it's good. Her show, it's a little whacky even for me. At some time I think it's a little staged. Cage match between Jennifer Holiday and Jennifer Hudson in the ultimate Effie stage off. Holy shit did you see that performance. Joel said it looked like she was passing a kidney stone. What about the worlds meanest tiny dog? Noo Noo.
Well, I have to tell everyone..I have a new favorite show. Flight of the Conchords on HBO. It comes on after Entourage. It's really quite quirky and fun...and some really good folk music jams. Check it out and tell me what you think. Very quirky so watch a few episodes before you judge too quickly. It gets a groove.
Hey, at the end of Entourage tonite, I notice a credit role that looked awfully familiar!!!!!!! Famous Julian's house of employment created the movie trailer for Medillin, a fictional movie which is part of Entourage plot. Nice job FJ and Cindy. If you don't watch Entourage, you are missing some good tv.
Well, I have to go unpack and yes, I have already taken a spin on my new bike. Of course, no maiden voyage is without a few rough stages, so hubby decided to smash 2 fingers in the garage door. Yep, screamed like a high school cheerleader. I just sat there watching it happen in slow motion but I was on my bike. YIKES. I ran for ice. and then called him a dumbass, because when he hurts himself, which is often, it makes me feel better to yell at him. That way I don't cry. Because really, I secretly hate it when he gets hurt. But I have to be strong. And yes, I have been through 2 surgeries, atleast 1 ambulance ride, 3 emergencies room trips, rehabbed him from 2nd degree burn on his chest, and countless cuts and scrapes. He's a beast. I guess he's ok, 'cuz we went on the ride. We live on such hills I swear I was going faster than i would in my car at one point. Happy Friday for those reading this on Friday. Others...well, it's late. Go to bed.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Happy 4th of July Party Peeps
By now you should be picking the rib meat out of your teeth! ha ha. Or the corn on the cob, for you veggie-terorrist. We are smoking a couple of beef briskets on Aunt Di's new smoker we got at Home Depot yesterday. The pictures come from the fruit farms, Mt. Rainier, and today's parade in Canby. Very fun, and very slice of Americana. I loved it.Yesterday, we toured the fruit stands (my husbands all time least favorite thing to do) and it was funny. The signs were so cool and the people are so nice. TONS of cherries right now. Antiques mixed in and ice cream at every stand too.
Well, more later. Home tomorrow. boo hoo. Back at the factory on Friday...double boo-hoo. Chad must be on vacay as well, as he is in communicado. Jeffro is at the Chicago Botanical Gardens with Mrs. Jeffro, Lu is in Portland and Queen Lee Lee is at the spa. Everyone's having fun.
Enjoy the Fireworks!!!
Monday, July 2, 2007
Day 2 From the New Bike Cruiser
Yep, got my lazy buttocks out of the bed, and hauled it onto the bike at 8:00 am on my VACAY!!! Can you believe it? I couldn't sleep any later, was up and at Starbucks, where I posted from this am, and then I went for a cruise on the Schwinn. I road out to a flower farm, and then around a vegetable stand. It was so freakin' cool. I felt like I was 12 and free as a bird. Very, very cathartic. I road nearly 5 miles. Not bad for day 2 of exercise from someone previously allergic to sweat.
Speakin' of sweat...we almost had a meltdown tonite. We went to dinner at Greg's (hubby's) 90 year old gma's for lasagna tonite. She served chinese chicken salad as an appetizer. (stop laughing now). I swear to God I lost 15 pounds from sweatin' it was so f'in hot in her apartment. I finally found the thermostat and it read 84 degrees. At one point I tried to preoccupy my mind my reading her cookbooks. Then I started diggin' through her recipe file. Then I told stories about my childhood in Kansas. Then, I noticed my face stinging, went to the bathroom and realized a rash was starting at my hairline. My face was starting to melt at the salt pouring from my pores...a rare occasion and my skin was hatin'. So, I went into Girl Scout Survival mode. I thought to myself "ok Cole, you can't be rude, but you are going to die in here, so let's figure this out". So, I thought, Ice cubes...let's offer to empty her ice cube trays. Offer everyone new drinks. Ok, that was great, but my husband caught on and said "stop standing in front of the freezer". Busted. Then I decided to run my hands under cold water for as long as I could without looking like a freak. That helped. Then I decided to just fucking leave. I went for a walk in the air conditioned hallway of the old folks apartments. It's like the nicest old people's complex I've ever been in. It's like a Marriott hotel!!! And I chatted with a few geezers. I love old people. Anyway, I go back in just in time to hear grandma talking about how my husband stepped on their dachsunds balls and got bit in the ass for it. Hilarious. A 90 year old laughing as she is talking about Greg stepping on Charlie's dog balls. This family is nuts. Then they proceeded to tell me stories about how Greg used to repeat his dad's dirty mouth, because he didn't know better. Wheeled up on his big wheel in the neighbors driveway and said something like "Good Morning Dirty C(*&suckers" to the neighbors one day. He had heard his dad hatin' on them, and thought that was their name. Again, I married into this....
And now you've waited long enough...so I must tell you the best part of the day...we visited the "dark side" of the family tree...you know you all have a branch that you wish you could hack off but you can't because they are FAMILY. Well, Greg's cousins are a little on the, shall we say, questionable side of everything I stand for. Drugs, identity theft, ex convicts, and yet when you meet them, they are the nicest people ever. Anyway, I got introduced to him today and his girlfriend and let me tell you, they could not stage a Hollywood set as good as what my eyes saw in this crazy house. Forever burned into my corneas were the framed GED certificates along with the graduation cap...and only 2 feet away, in a MUCH nicer frame, was her INTERNATIONAL STAR REGISTRY certificate, where of course Crystal bought herself a little piece of celestial magic. OMG, I almost bust a lung trying to keep myself from hyperventilating. I had to quickly call my sister and tell her everything in real time, or fear I would forget it. Did I mention we were dropping off toilet paper because they were out of money?
We left there and went to a pawn shop looking for vintage fishing gear. And then to a flower farm. God, vacations are the best. You just float from Costco, crack den, pawn shop, and flower farm...all in an afternoon. Tomorrow it's off to the Hood River, Mt. Hood and watching the salmon swim upstream. We are buying some fresh fish and Ranier cherries for taking home. I can't wait. If they try to take the cherries from me at the California border I will eat every one of them right in their face before they will get them from me.
Well, that's it from Oregon. Two more days. I'll have 4th of July parade pics soon, where Uncle Roger is driving his John Deere tractor through town. They wanted me to walk along side and throw candy. I begged off so I could take pictures. haha. Hope you all have super 4th of July bbqs and tons of fun with friends and family. I guarantee I will!!!
Speakin' of sweat...we almost had a meltdown tonite. We went to dinner at Greg's (hubby's) 90 year old gma's for lasagna tonite. She served chinese chicken salad as an appetizer. (stop laughing now). I swear to God I lost 15 pounds from sweatin' it was so f'in hot in her apartment. I finally found the thermostat and it read 84 degrees. At one point I tried to preoccupy my mind my reading her cookbooks. Then I started diggin' through her recipe file. Then I told stories about my childhood in Kansas. Then, I noticed my face stinging, went to the bathroom and realized a rash was starting at my hairline. My face was starting to melt at the salt pouring from my pores...a rare occasion and my skin was hatin'. So, I went into Girl Scout Survival mode. I thought to myself "ok Cole, you can't be rude, but you are going to die in here, so let's figure this out". So, I thought, Ice cubes...let's offer to empty her ice cube trays. Offer everyone new drinks. Ok, that was great, but my husband caught on and said "stop standing in front of the freezer". Busted. Then I decided to run my hands under cold water for as long as I could without looking like a freak. That helped. Then I decided to just fucking leave. I went for a walk in the air conditioned hallway of the old folks apartments. It's like the nicest old people's complex I've ever been in. It's like a Marriott hotel!!! And I chatted with a few geezers. I love old people. Anyway, I go back in just in time to hear grandma talking about how my husband stepped on their dachsunds balls and got bit in the ass for it. Hilarious. A 90 year old laughing as she is talking about Greg stepping on Charlie's dog balls. This family is nuts. Then they proceeded to tell me stories about how Greg used to repeat his dad's dirty mouth, because he didn't know better. Wheeled up on his big wheel in the neighbors driveway and said something like "Good Morning Dirty C(*&suckers" to the neighbors one day. He had heard his dad hatin' on them, and thought that was their name. Again, I married into this....
And now you've waited long enough...so I must tell you the best part of the day...we visited the "dark side" of the family tree...you know you all have a branch that you wish you could hack off but you can't because they are FAMILY. Well, Greg's cousins are a little on the, shall we say, questionable side of everything I stand for. Drugs, identity theft, ex convicts, and yet when you meet them, they are the nicest people ever. Anyway, I got introduced to him today and his girlfriend and let me tell you, they could not stage a Hollywood set as good as what my eyes saw in this crazy house. Forever burned into my corneas were the framed GED certificates along with the graduation cap...and only 2 feet away, in a MUCH nicer frame, was her INTERNATIONAL STAR REGISTRY certificate, where of course Crystal bought herself a little piece of celestial magic. OMG, I almost bust a lung trying to keep myself from hyperventilating. I had to quickly call my sister and tell her everything in real time, or fear I would forget it. Did I mention we were dropping off toilet paper because they were out of money?
We left there and went to a pawn shop looking for vintage fishing gear. And then to a flower farm. God, vacations are the best. You just float from Costco, crack den, pawn shop, and flower farm...all in an afternoon. Tomorrow it's off to the Hood River, Mt. Hood and watching the salmon swim upstream. We are buying some fresh fish and Ranier cherries for taking home. I can't wait. If they try to take the cherries from me at the California border I will eat every one of them right in their face before they will get them from me.
Well, that's it from Oregon. Two more days. I'll have 4th of July parade pics soon, where Uncle Roger is driving his John Deere tractor through town. They wanted me to walk along side and throw candy. I begged off so I could take pictures. haha. Hope you all have super 4th of July bbqs and tons of fun with friends and family. I guarantee I will!!!
Oregon is spectacular
Got my new bike yesterday. It's a f'ing cadillac. I put every bling item possible on it. laser light on front, blinky light on back. no one will hit my ass. Helmet head, bottle holder, squishy seat. It rocks. Schwinn. Greg got a Raleigh. We rode around 2 times yesterday. Our first day on bikes ever together! Quite fun.
Jeffro, don't be hatin' on my vacay. I get 4 weeks a year, you sucker. And I started this year with 120 hours, so bite me. I do work hard, you hater. Lu can attest to that, right Lu?
Ok, battery lo. gotta go. Off to see something cool.
Cole
Jeffro, don't be hatin' on my vacay. I get 4 weeks a year, you sucker. And I started this year with 120 hours, so bite me. I do work hard, you hater. Lu can attest to that, right Lu?
Ok, battery lo. gotta go. Off to see something cool.
Cole
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