is that we can have a raging blizzard all day and night... and the next day, the roads are only wet because the freakin sun just melts everything in hours! love it. I was boxed into the house for nearly 24 hours there (since the PT Cruiser is not the most compatible with snow/ice) and almost went crazy. now it is sunny and going to warm up even more this weekend. woohoo! I am ready for spring.
in other, completely superficial news, I have been trying out a pointer finger ring. I have always been a ring person and usually I wear three- one on my left middle finger, one on my right ring finger, and one on my right thumb. lately, though, I've been trying the left ring finger and the right pointer finger (this is mesmerizing and fascinating, I know). can't decide if I like it.. first I wore the thumb ring but that was too big, and now I'm on my Africa ring, which I like more even though it's a little tight. we'll see. there's something about wearing rings that makes me feel more complete, and sometimes a little more elegant. when I don't wear them, I feel a little lost. I even wrote this story once about a time in Africa when my thumb ring fell off right at the water's edge on the beach. it wasn't the ring I had the longest or the most expensive one, but it was my touchstone, the one I couldn't imagine NOT wearing. ..although I think that story had less to do with the ring and more to do with, well, other stuff. hmm.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
summer, please.
big snowstorm headed in... in fact, I see flurries starting to fall outside the window. apparently up in Woodland Park (just 30 min up the pass into the mountains), they had two inches in fifteen minutes. umm. hello, I will be locked in the house since the PT is a deathtrap in the snow.
other news- I am pretty sure I am the queen of making mistakes and screwing up my life. awesome.
other news- I am pretty sure I am the queen of making mistakes and screwing up my life. awesome.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
still.
I can't get over what happened to Whitney Hendrickson (the girl who died in the freak accident yesterday). since I'm part of the Co Spgs Facebook network, I can see her page and it is so sad. she was so beautiful... and to think, witnesses reported her screams and pleas for help as she was trapped in the flames. God.
Momma told you so
Molly just never ceases to make me laugh- she is the most ridiculous dog in the world and yesterday I almost crashed the car, I was cracking up so badly.
I picked Ry up from work and brought Molls for the ride. Ry always finds stuff that people leave in the rental cars and usually it's annoying little trinkets that he leaves around the house and then I yell at him.. but sometimes it's something fun that we could use (e.g. the car phone charger that fit my cell!). yesterday he found a simple tennis ball- great because Molly tends to lose hers or chew them up in a matter of minutes. he gave it to her while we were driving home, and since the back windows were down, I kept saying, "you better watch out, I know she'll stick her head out the window and drop it." she looked at me like she understood.. and then wagged her little tail and nevertheless stuck her head out the window. We were about five min into the drive when I looked in the side view mirror at the perfect moment- the ball slipped out of Molly's mouth and bounced down the middle of the road. I heard it hit the ground and then it was gone. Molly could not even believe that happened, and she wouldn't stop staring back at the place where she dropped it. we turned the corner, and she was still riding backwards with her head out the window, in disbelief that her new prize was gone. I about died laughing and so did Ryan.. then he scratched her ears and said, "well, Mom told you!"
I picked Ry up from work and brought Molls for the ride. Ry always finds stuff that people leave in the rental cars and usually it's annoying little trinkets that he leaves around the house and then I yell at him.. but sometimes it's something fun that we could use (e.g. the car phone charger that fit my cell!). yesterday he found a simple tennis ball- great because Molly tends to lose hers or chew them up in a matter of minutes. he gave it to her while we were driving home, and since the back windows were down, I kept saying, "you better watch out, I know she'll stick her head out the window and drop it." she looked at me like she understood.. and then wagged her little tail and nevertheless stuck her head out the window. We were about five min into the drive when I looked in the side view mirror at the perfect moment- the ball slipped out of Molly's mouth and bounced down the middle of the road. I heard it hit the ground and then it was gone. Molly could not even believe that happened, and she wouldn't stop staring back at the place where she dropped it. we turned the corner, and she was still riding backwards with her head out the window, in disbelief that her new prize was gone. I about died laughing and so did Ryan.. then he scratched her ears and said, "well, Mom told you!"
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
so sad.
latest story in the Springs- yesterday there was a total freak accident on the west side of town (actually right across the street from where Ryan and I were at the time). a woman lost control of her car and went careening into a truck at one of the gas pumps at a 7-11. the truck hit the gas pump, sprayed everything with gas, and then it all went up in flames. an 18 year old girl was filling her car up with gas at a different pump and got trapped between her car and the station. she died.
how crazy is that? totally out of nowhere. she was home from Grinnell for SB and her friend was with her.. the friend tried to push the car out of the way so the girl could escape but the flames were too intense. everyone could only stand there and watch as she burned alive.
the craziest thing is that she's the daughter of my prof here at CC. he was my advisor for the first two years of school (until I switched majors). it just blows me away how ridiculous that accident was. you're standing there, filling up your car with gas, and then you're gone.
life is so fleeting. I used to try to control every little thing that happened to me, and only lately have I thrown up my hands and decided to go along with the ride. I need to keep working on enjoying every moment because really, nothing is ever as bad as it seems. I am so damn lucky.
(news article about the accident here)
how crazy is that? totally out of nowhere. she was home from Grinnell for SB and her friend was with her.. the friend tried to push the car out of the way so the girl could escape but the flames were too intense. everyone could only stand there and watch as she burned alive.
the craziest thing is that she's the daughter of my prof here at CC. he was my advisor for the first two years of school (until I switched majors). it just blows me away how ridiculous that accident was. you're standing there, filling up your car with gas, and then you're gone.
life is so fleeting. I used to try to control every little thing that happened to me, and only lately have I thrown up my hands and decided to go along with the ride. I need to keep working on enjoying every moment because really, nothing is ever as bad as it seems. I am so damn lucky.
(news article about the accident here)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
the fashion world is cut throat, honey
Today, there was a story called "Looking Good" about fashion in school that ran in the local newspaper. On the front page of that section it featured a picture of my class. I was photoshopped out. FML
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