I leave on Thursday evening late and I'm sooooo thrilled.

Hey Jens...Rising Day Coffee will be there...need me to pick anything up for ya?

Big hugs to all.

You shall not win Powerball. Period. End of Story ( Read more... )

Here in Nederland, CO there is a yearly celebration called Frozen Dead Guy Days. You see, quite a while ago a young man from the Netherlands came to America with a dream. A dream to cryogenically freeze his grandfather and other paying customers. A dream that was partially realized by at least freezing his grandfather (and 1 other paying customer) ( Read more... )

I'm writing this entry as one of the last things I do on my work computer. It's been great here, but it's time for the next chapter. Yeeehaw!! I'll be having my going away party tomorrow night, as well as moving my stuff from the house to the storage unit. The move is still on for Sunday.

On the day before New Years Eve ( Read more... )

1. Learned how to knit (just basic enough for a rather nice looking scarf ( Read more... )

I will be here*:


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Ojai Renaissance Faire is just around the corner (27 days and counting) and I'm excited. Back in 1996, I went to Ojai for the first time with a wonderful group of friends. It was my first California Renaissance Faire. It was magical. Aside from sleeping in the car upon arrival, I was able to see a beautiful scene of fog on the lake. It was there ( Read more... )

Well, as you've probably guessed by now, I didn't make it into American Idol. Everyone who was singing a jazz song of any type didn't seem to make it past the first round. But on another note, there sure are a lot of R&B singers this year ( Read more... )

Just got back from standing in line for my wristband and ticket. We got there a little bit after 5:30am. There was already a substantial line formed, even though they said that they wouldn't be lining up until 6am! So into the line we went. It was chilly and humid, so the knees started to give me a bit of an issue, but it only took 2 hours and 45 ( Read more... )