Matty...aka Sgt. Makito...aka Princess Matty

Behold, my sweet cat Matty. She is so beautiful!!! Here she is basking in the sun, hanging out in our dining room window sill. She is a city-slicker.

We need to call in Charles Bronson

Awesome post from SIX MEAT BUFFET!!

I'm rooting for Israel!!!

It's Go-Time for Israel!!

Giving rights to terrorists

Upon hearing this headline yesterday, the only word that came to mind is SHAMEFUL. My heart was heavy, my disappointment beyond words....

Seattle Runner Mafia

If you live in Seattle, or even Portland for that matter, you know all about the bicyclists that hog the streets, slow up traffic and get nasty with you if you get in their way. And now I learn they get together once a month in something called Critical Mass and clog up the streets even more with their holier-than-thou attitudes. I could go off on a triade on this topic alone......

Well, this morning Rob and I encountered a whole new menace to the sidewalk we have to keep an eye on - the RUNNER! Let me set up the scene for you:
It's 8:15am.
Me, Rob and Janni head down the back stairs of our bldg - 3 flights
Me - fumbling w/ a laptop bag and purse in high heels
Rob - fumbling with an arm load of drycleaning
Janni - all smiles and happy
We open the back stairwell gate, Janni gets excited as we walk about 10 feet up the driveway.
And then WOA - out of nowhere The Psycho Jogger From Hell.

I hear someone crazed woman yell "Sit, Sit!!!" and I yell "Hey, don't yell at my dog (no one hears me)". Rob yells something at her I can't understand. Then she yells "You need to get your dog on a leash!", "Scoff Law" and "You are illegal". To which Rob yells a choice insult at her (it involves an F and a U), and she yells it back. I'm totally laughing at her (of course all my good comebacks come to me later in the day as I fume). Her final retort is "I'M A RUNNER!!".
Well, stop the presses right there. SHE is a RUNNER! Well, in that case let me bow down to your spandex and short, cropped lesbian haircut. Please, don't let our dog bother you, b/c you are RUNNING and therefore own the sidewalk.

In conclusion, we will now have to keep our eyes peeled for both crazy bicyclists and RUNNERS!! The only safe place seems to be inside my car. Sigh. Welcome back to Seattle Rob and ML.

How about a side of CRAZY with your NUTS?

These Columbine killers were very disturbed kids to say the least. I am still nagged by one question, "Where were the parents here?" and my follow-up question, "How the hell can you not know what is going on in your own home?" Bizarre.....totally bizarre.

What century are you living in?

Apprently not this one for these psychos in Somalia. Yikes!! What a scary country.

China Sucks!

Thank God I live in a country where i have the freedom to say that. Here is a story coming out of Communist China that made my skin crawl. yuck....

My Beavs are College World Series Champs!!!

All I can say is..... GO BEAVS!!! This is awesome!

Largest Rubberband Ball Ever.....

How could i how ever guessed before clicking on this headline that this person would be out of Eugene? Could it have been the headline? No, not Eugene..... not the obvious please?!

RAVE: Seattle Sun

I love it when the sun is out in Seattle and it's a scorcher!! Bring on the heat!! Today was sooo beautiful - sun, boats on the water, people out! Janni and I spent part of the day at a park on Mercer Island. Alas, no pics as my repaired camera is still in route from CA. Maybe next time..

OSU BASEBALL!!!

We are tied 1-1 for the college World Series!!! Tomorrow, Monday, will be the deciding game!!!

Annoying Livestrong wrist bands

For those of you who are like me, and are sick of seeing these everywhere (ok, I'm mean sometimes - so what?), for those of you who are depressed, feeling blue, or are just not as chipper as the Livestrong wearers, then Archie McPhee has a great alternative you.

Duh... It's the environment stupid

Humans are to blame for a 1 degree rise in temps in the last 100 years? Woa, hottest temps in 2000 years? Watch out, I'm freaking out over here!

Ok people, it's called the environment. How about the last Ice Age? Or the hot temps when dinosauers roamed the earth - was that caused by humans, b/c if I recall, our species was not on Earth quite yet 65million yrs ago??! Stephen Hawking says Earth could become like Venus with 250F temps??!! Huh... When, when will that be Mr. Hawking? It's never been like that before?

Look, the bottom line is that the earth has gone thru cycles in the past - scientific research proves that. So I'm completely bafled as to where the disconnect lies here on this issue??!!

Very interesting article....

Fascinating article regaring European-Arab realtions. Worth reading....click here

Holy Plastic Surgery!!

Wow! This is gross.

What a loser

Hmmmm.....prison time didn't do much for this lady.

Two Words: Kevin Federline

I've recovered from my early morning almost heart attack, and have now moved onto a different kind of heart attack brought on by uncontrollable laughter at THIS!!

Soliders Bodies Found, Killed in a Barbaric Way

Wow, what a surprise that the religion of peace again killed fellow human beings in a most un-civilized way. My guess would be beheading, the favorite method of killing by these pieces of shit. Here is a nice quote from some Al Quaeda loser: "With God Almighty's blessing, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer carried out the verdict of the Islamic court" for the soldier's slaying, said a statement in the name of the Mujahedeen Shura Council. Later the message used the word "slaughtered," which in previous cases has been used to describe beheadings.
With God's Almighty blessing? Huh?! Which God are they referring to, b/c the God I believe in would never give His blessing to this. I love how this news article refers to these people as "insurgents". These are not insurgents. These are assholes who ambush, kidnap, torture and kill their fellow humans. In my opinoin, these punks are complete wastes-of-space and have no point even living on Earth with the rest of us.
I better stop here as my anger is growing and it's only 8:25am....need to get thru the rest of my day without having a heart attack. FULL STORY HERE.

More Scenes of Boston

1) Copp's Hill Burying Ground - North End Boston

2) squirrel in the Boston Common. They were very tame.

3)USS Constituion, circa 1792
4) ML on the USS Constitution

Funny/Cool blog

I found this blog a few months back thru some other blog I go to daily. Now I go to this one daily. Whoever this chick is in NYC, she is crazy funny!!
LOGGED HOURS

Scenes of Boston

As promised, here are pics of my last day in Boston. Once I knew we were definitely moving back to Seattle, I spent a marathon Saturday from 12pm-7pm seeing everything I wanted to one last time. My day started with getting lost around Charlestown and ending up in a neighborhood with only El Salvador stores....it was a little un-nerving. I re-grouped and got myself to a parking lot in the North End. From there I explored the North End, went Paul Revere's house, had lunch (lobster raviloi!) at a little Italian cafe, cruised thru the Paul Revere Mall up past the Old North Church, over to Copp's Burying Ground, then across the Charles River over to the USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young. Then I headed back over the river to the Fanuiel Hall area and downtown....then thru the Common and Public Garden and over to the famed Newbury Street shopping area. I went down one side for about 8 blocks, then back up the other side. Went to this amazing department store, Louis Boston, and browsed at Prada Shoes, $500 jeans, etc....I didn't buy anything there, but lots of beautiful things to look at. By the time I started heading back to my car, my joints were getting sore from walking. Not sure how many miles I walked, but I was feeling it the next day. I'm defintiely not 18 anymore! HA So, in conclusion, Boston is a city not to be missed!! I've posted these pics small in order to fit many on this and my next post, so you may have to click on them to see closer detail. ENJOY!!!

Mo-Po show is dead

I saw this one coming a mile away. Did anyone even watch the Maurey-Connie chat fest??

Absolutely Bizarre Story

In case you missed this one, thought I would pass this story along to my readers. It is very uplifting!!

Did Ann Coulter really go too far?

I'm in the midst of reading her new book, Godless, and I have yet to come to the part that has created so much controversy. People sure have gotten into a tizzy over these supposed nasty remarks aboust some 9-11 widows. What is funny, is that Ann often vocalizes what many of us internalize, but the MSM wants to appear sensitive and "PC", so they come down on her like a ton of bricks. This is a free country and she can say what she likes. What I find so typical is that she is getting blasted, while the Dixie Chicks were left alone for the most part, and they bashed a sitting President while in another country!! That rates far higher on the nasty scale for me.

What I am up to this Sunday afternoon

Currently I am doing the following on my spare time:

Reading Ann Coulter's new book, Godless.
Listening to Prince's new CD, 3121 and Red Hot Chili Pepper's new Cd, Stadium Arcadium.
Drinking Bottega Pinot Gris - YUMMY

Ok, actually I am only reading and drinking. The CD's are in my car, so doing that while driving around.

We are back in Seattle!!

Words cannot describe how happy Rob and I are to be back in Seattle! We love the Northwest and never want to leave. It took us a 6,000 round trip journey to bring us home, both to new jobs we love and a new, bigger apartment in our old building on Cap Hill. Even Janni and our cats know they are home where they belong. I will never forget my time on the east coast (good and bad)! We arrived last Tuesday, May 30th and began the exhausting task of un-loading the U-Haul and getting settled in. Thankfully, I did not start my new job until Monday June 5th, so was able to have 5 days to get unpacked and somewhat organized in our new place. We still have a ways to go, but at least our apt is livable for the moment.

I have some Boston pics I will post next from the last day I spent there before we moved. Boston was an amazing city and I am so happy I had the chance to explore it. But, I have to say there is nothing like our Seattle with the mountains, water, boats, hiking, parks, etc....

FURRY 5K

Here is an event Janni and were in today. We did the walk. It was so much fun!! Lots of dogs everywhere. This event supported the Seattle Animal Shelter. Pictures were taken of us at the finish line, so I will post those once I get them. :-)

Update on our lives....

Here's a little update for y'all: We're moving back to Seattle!! Yes, after 4 short months on the east coast, we're packing it up and going home. Rob accepted a better position at the Tacoma Narrows airport in Gig Harbor and I will be persuing opportunities in Seattle and/or Bellevue/Redmond area. We will be living in Kent, WA which is kind of 1/2 way between our jobs. We are hitting the road a week from today, May 26th and think it will take us about 7 days - we plan to see Mt. Rushmore on the way back.
So, at this point now I've had 3 addresses in less than 6 months. Nice!! The post office surely will somehow mess this all up.

I-90 HERE WE COME!!!

New England Aquarium: 05-14-2006

Here are some pics from our trip yesterday to the aquarium in Boston. We spent alot of time with the penguin exhibit, as well as checking out the gigantic sea turtles. Had a great time.

Why George, Why??

Oh George Michael.....why must you disappoint me with all your run-in's with the cops? Can't you just concentrate on making kick ass dance music? Please, go back to the music and lay off the GHB!!

Iran lectures US to be Christian???!!!

WHHHHHAATTTT? This guy is giving our country lectures on returning to Christian roots? Give me a break!! How about he let his countrymen return to their Persian roots and get Islam out of there?? Yea, like that is going to happen. This guys is NUTS!!!
BTW..in case you hadn't noticed....I can't stand the president of Iran.

Bring on the FUG

This much tan and this much bad hair say FUG all the way.
This makes my hair look good, if I do say so myself!!

My hair is now slightly better....

Here is how I was feeling at first about my botched haircut......

And here I am with my bangs a little bit grown out.....so there is a slight light at the end of the tunnel.

Please, someone tell me what this is?

Some boob jobs just defy all explination. Here is a prime example. I just don't get it - why?? I bet it gets really sweaty in that boob crack she's got going here. yuck.

Boston is cool

Went to Boston today to shop for a couple hours. It was super drizzly - perfect Seattle weather. Even had some wind, so my umbrella turned inside out. Such fun when you are schlepping bags and a coffee thru Beacon Hill.

Amherst, NH: 04-26-2006

Yesterday, while waiting for some laundry to dry, I took a drive out to Amherst, NH, which is a small village about 10 miles outside of Nashua. It was like stepping into the 18th century! Beautiful village! Here are some quick pics I snapped. I love this wonderful 18th century home - so elegant. It was kept up very well on the outside. The grave marker here I thought was very interesting. Very common type of marker for the 1700's. Saw this style in Boston as well - note that the angel is holding up a sword. Also inscribed across the top are the words "memento mori", which seems to mean "remember thy death".

Super cute pic of our sweet little Matty

Alec Baldwin is a certified nutjob

Click here for all the juicy details on Alec's crazy behavior. Nutty, nutty nutty....

Tom - Katie update - it's getting weirder

Click here for Tom's latest quote on Katie's life. Can't this woman ever speak for herself?? Oh that's right.....she's too busy popping out alien babies for the Tom man at the compound in Bev. Hills.

Portsmouth, NH: 04-10-2006

Portsmouth is the 3rd oldest town in the U.S. These pictures do not do it justice. We loved this place and wish we could move there. It's right on the coast, has a little harbor and was like a mini-Boston. Cool vibe, cool restaurants, shopping, etc.... Can't wait to go back!

Where are the parents?

What kind of parents raise a kid like this? This kid is a serial killer in the making. Scary!! I hope he gets the maximum penalty for this appaling act of cruelty!

Seacoast N.H. - 04-10-2006

Yesterday, we went over to Hampton Beach, NH. NH has only 18 miles of coastline to explore. This area has a 3 miles long boardwalk which reminds me of how Atlantic City, NJ must look like. I can't think of any area of the Oregon coast that can compare....maybe Seaside. Everything was closed up for the season - I'm guessing Hampton Beach is open for business from Memorial Day thru Labor Day. There were alot of really nice beachfront houses.... The temp was about 60 degress with a little bit of wind. No one on the beach at all, so it was a great trip.

January 2006 - my last weekend in Seattle

Colin, Julee, me and Dale
Me, Colin, Julee
Julee and Dale
Julee and me - yikes, look at how pale I am. ML needs a tan!!!

Prior to moving on Jan 23rd, my family from Vancouver, WA came up for a visit that last weekend. My brother Colin is a junior at UW, so we spent time over at his house in Wallingford, as well as many wonderful meals out and lots of great adult beverages! HA

New Pic

Here I am with my friend Naarah @ Sarafina in Seattle having an excellent glass of red wine. SALUT!

Sorry? I don't think so....

The guy in this news story is not sorry he made the comments....only sorry he got caught.!! Sheesh - let's be honest at least.....

At least my hair doesn't look like this - SCARY!!

I cut my hair..... It's not good....

Here is what I was going for, but longer....below is what I got. Sigh.

Here are two poses of me in our living room. My hair, up to this point was about 5-6 inches longer. What I wanted was the above Nicole Ritchie style, but only like 2 inches shoter than what I had, thus about 4 inches longer than what you see here.....also with much longer side-swept bangs. When I pull my hair back now, I resemble Rob - we have morphed into twins now. yikes...... God help me while I find the patience to grow this out...

More great weather in store....

Oh Boy!! A news report came out today that the New England area is due for a hurricane...as early as this season!! Now there is something for Rob and I to look forward too. We've sruvived the ice cold temps out here, so bring it on!!

King's Chapel and Burying Ground - downtown Boston

This chapel is right in downtown. Inside photography is not allowed. This burying ground is right next to the chapel. Both are across the street from a very modern skyscraper.