Words From a Frozen Mind

Polar Bear VS Dog

2007-10-15T18:42:00.000-08:00

Stuart Brown describes Norbert Rosing's
striking images of a wild polar bear
playing with sled dogs in the wilds
of Canada's Hudson Bay.

The photographer was sure that he was going
to see the end of his huskies when the polar bear
materialized out of the blue, as it were:

Obviously it was a well-fed Bear...

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs...

lens day: ice

2007-01-10T16:59:00.000-09:00

lens day shimmer

2007-01-02T23:23:00.000-09:00

lens day: shimmer

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good advice

2006-12-02T23:01:00.000-09:00

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Burger King of Kings

i know that I have not posted but, I found this guy and he is funny as hell!!!! check him out, you will not be sorry.
enjoy

2006-10-23T18:30:00.000-08:00

The paperboy

this is my first little movie. it was not that hard and i enjoyed doing it, it was fun!!!!
I hope you enjoy
M

2006-10-15T13:25:00.000-08:00

davedog

Here is Davedog at his best, getting the newspaper for my grandma.

2006-09-11T17:06:00.000-08:00

i will never forget

For the ones that run towards without thinking, as others run for their lives. Can never forget you, thank you.

Photo Friday: Boy

2006-09-07T22:38:00.000-08:00

Photo Friday: Boy click on the picture to make bigger

2006-08-30T18:22:00.000-08:00

the lion sleeps tonight (animation)

This is to cute not to post, i know that I have not posted much of this summer. Maybe I will get around and tell you what all the shit that i did this summer. Here is something for you, I start classes tomorrow. that is all for now.

photo friday portrait

2006-07-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

Photo Friday: Portrait click on the picter to make bigger.

photo friday:happiness is.....

2006-06-30T20:50:00.000-08:00

photo friday: happiness is...... click to make bigger

This makes no since

2006-06-26T21:47:00.000-08:00

Why isn’t there a flight from Fairbanks to Kotzebue? If you want to fly to Kotzebue on Alaskan Airlines you have to fly south to Anchorage then fly north to Kotzebue. This has put a damper on my and JR’s plans. He was going to come up from Anchorage to Fairbanks for the weekend before going on to Kotzebue for work. I had the whole weekend planned, full of fun and stuff. It just sucks that he couldn’t come!!! Now he is in Kotzebue for the week and we just have to wait till he gets back and can drive up here to see me. :(

Busy little bee

2006-06-26T21:46:00.000-08:00

There never seem to be enough hours in the day lately. I have been spending most of my time taking pictures and developing them. I have gone old school and been working on my darkroom technique. This has not been easy because my light meter on my Canon T70 that is over 19 years-old is off 1 1/2 to 2 f-stops off. Unfortunately I found this out after using up 5 rolls of film and hours in the darkroom trying to get my prints to be less grainy. It will cost me about 150 to get it fix, but the irony is that I can buy a newesh T70 for $40 on ebay. I’m not going to do this though, why my you ask, the answer is I am cheep!!! And I’m saving my money for a very nice digital camera and school. Plus all I have to do is find out which f-stop will work the best to get the shots I want. So that is what I have been working on, I’m finding it hard to find the best f-stops, different lenses throw my light meter off, sometimes it 1 f-stop with one lens and 2 off with another. I just have to pick a lens and stick to it, it’s less thinking that way.

Alaskan bumper sticker

2006-05-29T23:45:00.000-08:00

“My lead dog is smarter then your honors student”
So, true, so true.

In the dark

2006-05-23T22:51:00.000-08:00

I have forgotten how much I love the darkroom. The first day back in the darkroom experimenting with a pin point camera, I haven’t felt like this since I was in high school.

A helping hand

2006-05-23T22:49:00.000-08:00

This I think helped me with some brown noise brownie points, in my Mass Communication class. I came by it from Alaska Abroad. It really makes you think.

the code

2006-05-20T01:01:00.000-08:00

Well the code was not that hard to figure out. The De Vinci code was not worth the 8 bucks, think god I didn’t have to pay for it, it was the longest 2 ½ hours of my life. I do not know what all these people are getting upset about. It is not like this story hasn’t been told before. The Last Temptation of Christ was more controversial and did a better job. So, save your 8 bucks and rent the DVD when it comes out.

fortune

2006-05-12T17:48:00.000-08:00

My fortune from the Fortune cookie that I got from really bad take out last night,

“Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek.”

Well, I’m waiting.

the internet is for porn

2006-05-11T21:56:00.000-08:00

I came by this in the way of D over at Alaskan Abroad.

lensday: spring

2006-05-09T20:31:00.000-08:00

Lens Day: Spring click to make bigger

update

2006-05-08T22:45:00.000-08:00

I have updated some of my links.

Panoramic

2006-05-05T14:08:00.000-08:00

I was working with a panoramic program and I used my apartment as a test. This is how it turned out. I have had to resize it to post it so you can't click and make it bigger, but you can download it and zoom it, for a not so focused pic.

adolescence

2006-05-04T22:04:00.000-08:00

photo friday: adolescence click to make bigger

photo friday :adolescence

2006-05-04T21:59:00.000-08:00

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Sick arts and crafts

2006-05-03T23:50:00.000-08:00

There is a lot of crap out there on the internet and this is a prime example (tampon crafts). Every girl need to know how to make tampon earrings. You never know when that skill will came in handy.

a good ideal look at life

2006-05-01T21:41:00.000-08:00

Powered by Castpost

"Swing Life Away"
Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck?
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move
The winter's so cold, summer's over too soon
Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow

I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
But we've had some times, I wouldn't trade for the world
We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand....until you hold my hand

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand

Swing life away

If life was really like that.

lol funny

2006-04-29T14:55:00.000-08:00

This was sent to me by KS. This is a women's theme song. And for men that just don't understand, they will after hearing this.

"PMS Blues" by Dolly Pardon
check it out

PISSED OF CAT

2006-04-18T21:39:00.000-08:00

THIS CAT IS KICKING ASS AND TAKING NUMBERS, SO WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER

photo friday: full

2006-04-13T22:40:00.000-08:00

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Working hard for the money

2006-04-04T22:06:00.000-08:00

Why is it, that people that set behind a desk, have nothing better to do, then spend all their time making the little mans life harder? Don’t they have other things to do?

For the past month corporate has been on our ass. Because of this, work has been working me like a red-headed step-child. Well this red-headed step-child has reached the braking point.

All I want to do when I get off of work is sleep and going to classes is getting harder. But the sun is out and the snow is melting, staying indoors seems like a sin. Just one more week of the big-wigs sticking their noses into places that they have no clue about, then maybe I will not be a sinner and I will get back to taking pictures, bloging, updating my links and be happier.

Rip-off

2006-04-04T22:04:00.000-08:00

After spending hours downloading music, when I should have been doing homework, I found out that Napster sucks! Why in the world would you spend 9.95 a month and not be able to sync, rip or burn CDs. For an extra fee you can, but the cost would be the same as if I went out and bought the CDs myself. iTunes is not that much better. I have to find a better way to get my music, maybe I should get a parrot and an eye patch. RRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Lens Day furry

2006-04-04T21:33:00.000-08:00

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photo friday metallic

2006-03-31T20:00:00.000-09:00

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photo friday smooth

2006-03-23T23:19:00.000-09:00

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Giving up the ghost

2006-03-22T16:29:00.000-09:00

Alanis Morissette said it best:

“It’s meeting the man of your dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife”

I think the exorcism is complete; hopefully he will not haunt me anymore.

The gods were smiling on me

2006-03-21T20:18:00.000-09:00

It turns out that my writer's block wasn't as bad as I thought. Somehow my essay was good enough to get full credit, which blew me away. It was one of the worst things I've ever written, I don't even think I wrote all of the 150 words that he asked for. I even told the professor that I had blown the essay, but I guess he disagreed with me. I'm going to have to not worry about writing a novel and just keep it short and sweet, that seems to work for me.

Facing the firing squad

2006-03-20T22:06:00.000-09:00

Tomorrow I will get back my midterms, and I know that I didn’t do as well as I should of. For some reason I had writers block and couldn’t write the essay. It didn’t help that the people around me seemed to be writing a novel and I couldn’t put two words together. I really want to blow off my class, but my attendance is the only thing keeping my head above water.

Sunday, last day of spring brake

2006-03-20T00:15:00.000-09:00

Went back to the ice carving championships last Sunday, I wanted to get some more pictures and look around the children's Ice Park. Here are some of the pictures that I took. It was a great day to end my spring break.

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last weekend of spring brake

2006-03-19T22:14:00.000-09:00

Went to the Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race Saturday, the three day race started and finished in downtown Fairbanks. It was a great day for a race and a great end to the last weekend of Spring Brake.

2006-03-19T21:58:00.000-09:00

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT

DOWN TO THE LINE

LITTLE BOO-BOO

2006-03-19T21:42:00.000-09:00

Heading to the finish line

A little cool dud

This is my best side

Two eskimos

Fun in the snow

2006-03-19T21:40:00.000-09:00

FUR AUCTION

GCI OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP SLED RACE

2006-03-18T21:19:00.000-09:00

TIRED AFTER THE RACE

2006-03-17T14:32:00.000-09:00

May your life be full of four leaf clovers.

and

Don't forget to wear green.

Bombing raid

2006-03-16T21:09:00.000-09:00

Had lunch with my dad the other day, when I got out to the parking lot. I noticed this!

It seems those damn dumpster chickens (crows), had used my back passenger window as target practice. Damn their aim is accurate! I don't know what I did to them, but I surely pissed them off. New York has Pigeons and Alaska has dumper chickens, it's something we have to live with. We may not live with it happily, but we live with it.

A usually wait until after break up to wash my car, but I wasn't going to drive around town in the poop-mobile So I ended up spending $15 at splash and dash, the only indoor car wash in town that is still open in the winter. I hate those damn birds!

My tests

2006-03-14T19:03:00.000-09:00

I found the sit that will let me do podcasts, it is slow but if you let the cast download completely, you can see or hear it without buffing. The video that is below does have words that may not for all ears.

test new podcasting

2006-03-14T18:18:00.000-09:00

test

2006-03-14T17:58:00.000-09:00

The hits keep coming

2006-03-13T13:21:00.000-09:00

About two months ago, I put in a counter at the bottom of my blog, I have been amazed at how many hits I get a day. It's not like I'm getting millions but I'm averaging about 10 hits a day, which for a small blog like mine, is kind of amazing. Actually, I wouldn't know how many people visit my blog if I didn't have the counter because only a few of you leave comments. So, if you're visiting for the first time or you're a regular, I would love to hear what you think, so comment a way.

Ice Age

2006-03-12T23:32:00.000-09:00

Just came back from the world ice carving championships, held here in Fairbanks. Sunday night they opened the children's ice Park, with the governor and John Leguizamo blow torching an ice ribbon ceremony.

I went with my friend Em and her little girl TaiTai who is two. We didn't stay for the ribbon ceremony, because the way they set up the ribbon ceremony you were so far a way you couldn’t see anything. The closest you could get was about 100 yards from where the ceremony was occurring. And that is only if you were in the front row. It was like the audience had the bird flu or something. Maybe the governor did not want to get too close to his constituents, because they might have opinions on his oil and gas tax proposal.

So we decided to just walk around. But, I did get to see John Leguizamo. He was walking into the warming hut, when we were walking out. Had to yell at his security team because they almost knocked over TaiTai, I don't care who you are, you don't knock over a two-year old! I didn't get any pictures of him, but he did give me a smile when he noticed I was not happy with his security.

Here are some pictures of the ice carving championships, of the multi-block carvings. I was using my mother’s Canon Powershot camera, which I'm not used to and the pictures aren't that good. And I didn't get to take a lot of pictures because TaiTai was a handful. I plan to go back by myself and take some more pictures of the single block and the multi-block carvings. Maybe with a little more time I will get use to my mother’s camera. So enjoy the pictures.

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And hear something for my Czech friends.

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100th posting.

2006-03-07T18:34:00.000-09:00

This is my horoscope

Your imagination is one of your richest assets, but it's important that you don't let it spiral out of control, especially when it comes to romantic matters. It's pretty easy to get so caught up in fantasy that you convince yourself it's real. Take some deep breaths and ground yourself in reality before you make any decisions or commit yourself to something that might have many more layers to it than you originally assumed

no words

2006-03-05T17:21:00.000-09:00

Have you ever thought that everything you write is stupid? I have not been inspired lately; maybe it has to do with midterms next week or maybe not. To come up with things, that I think are interesting is getting harder and harder, which is not a good thing for journalism major. For example I started to write this stupid posting about getting into thin jeans; it was very dumb ass, nothing that anyone would want to read about. I am stuck with no topic and no inspiration so forgive this uninspired posting. I just thought that I should write something on my blog, to let people know that I'm not dead.

true love

2006-03-01T23:08:00.000-09:00

photo from Reuters

NAME ACRONYM

2006-02-24T21:37:00.000-09:00

L	Lively
I	Intelligent
N	Nutty
D	Dashing
A	Altruistic

Name Acronym Generator
From Go-Quiz.com

Photojournalists

2006-02-19T00:48:00.000-09:00

On C-span 2 Book TV, yes Book TV it is an oxymoron, but Keal Alford, Thorne Anderson, and Rita Leistner, had a Q&A on their new book of photos on their coverage of the war in Iraq, Unembedded. Ghaith Abdui-Ahad was not there but he is the fourth photojournalists that contribute to the book. Phillip Robertson was there too, he is a journalist for Salom.com and wrote the foreword.

These four photojournalists take a look at Iraq, without the security or the eyes of the US government military. It is a unique look at war and the real life of the Iraqi people, in a time of war. For some photos and more info go to http://www.unembedded.net here is a little from their Press release.

In a New Book and Exhibit, Four Independent Photojournalists Reveal the Efforts of “Unembedded” War Reporters and Realities of Iraq WarThrough the US military’s embedded journalism program, America has become accustomed to photos made from inside the US military cordon, removed from the day to day realities of Iraq. In sharp contrast to the sound-bite depth of most embedded news coverage, though, independent journalists and photojournalists continue to work in Iraq, running the risks associated with war coverage, spending the time it takes to report without the protection of the military. Now four award-winning photojournalists reveal the efforts of the “unembedded” media in Iraq. Their collected works appear in Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq, to be released this November by Chelsea Green.

Bumper sticker

2006-02-18T04:15:00.000-09:00

This is not a theme; I have not turn into a bible thumper. But I read this when I was waiting at a stop light on Collage Road.

“God help me, to become the person that my dog thinks I am”

THEOLOGY ... KID STYLE!

2006-02-18T03:47:00.000-09:00

I found this and thought it was cute, out of the mouths of babes.

1. Dear God . Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now. Amanda

2. Dear God . Thank you for the baby brother, but what I asked for was a puppy. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Joe.

3. Dear Mr. God . I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart. I had to have 3 stitches and a shot. Janet

4. God . I read the bible. What does be get mean? Nobody will tell me. Love, Alison

5. Dear God How did you know you were God? Who told you?! Charlene

6. Dear God . Is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his golf words in the house? Anita

7. Dear God . I bet it's very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it. Nancy

8. Dear God . I like the story about Noah the best of all of them. You really made up ! some good ones. I like walking on water too. Glenn

9. Dear God . My Grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go? Love, Dennis

10. Dear God Do you draw the lines around the countries? If you don't, who does? Nathan

11. Dear God . Did you mean for giraffes to look like that or was it an accident? Norma (aka Stephenie)

12. Dear God . In bible times, did they really talk that fancy? Jennifer

13. Dear God . How come you did all those miracles in the old days and don't do any now? Billy

14. Dear God . Please send Dennis Clark to a different summer camp this year. Peter

15. Dear God . Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they each had their own rooms. It works out OK with me and my brother. Larry

16. Dear God . I keep waiting for spring, but it never did come yet. What's up? Don't forget. Mark

17. Dear God . My brother told me abou! t how you are born, but it just doesn't sound right. What do yousay? Marsha

18. Dear God ... If you watch in Church on Sunday, I will show you my new shoes. Barbara

19. Dear God Is Reverend Coe a friend of yours or do you just know him through the business? Donny

20. Dear God . I do not think anybody could be a better God than you. Well, I just want you to know that. I am not just saying that because you are already God. Charles

21. Dear God ... It is great the way you always get the stars in the right place. Why can't you do that with the moon? Jeff

22. Dear God . I am doing the best I can. Really. Frank

23. Dear God, I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset you made on Tuesday night. That was really cool.! Thomas "

Bad news, Bad news and some Good news

2006-02-09T16:41:00.000-09:00

First the bad news, well my mom has totaled her car. For the passed two day it has been in the teens and the roads have become a sheet of ice. She is ok, she is more up set then anything else, but now she is carless.

Bad news number two, something has been eating my postings. I have made two postings and now they are gone. Lost in cyberspace, never to be seen again, maybe there with the two e-mails that got lost last week, doing some unspeakable to each other. I hope that they are happy together. But I do wish that they would come home, even though wishing will not make it happen.

How to the good news, I GOT MY FINSNCIAL AID BACK!!!!! It was more then I thought it would be, AAAHHHH for me! The wallet was looking pretty empty lately. After paying some bills, the order for the Nikon will be made.

So some more good news, Cracker will be playing at the Blue Loon Friday night and I will be in the front row!

The good have out weigh the bad, think god. And hopefully this will post and I will be able to have the time to post more.

Busy little bee

2006-01-31T00:16:00.000-09:00

Classes have started at UAF about a week ago, at this time of the semester it is a never ending ordeal. When I think that I have gotten all caught up with my reading and writing, I turn around and four more chapters need to be read by tomorrow and a paper is do in two days. Fun, fun, fun. Well, I can say that this semester will be more interesting then last.

Dave

2006-01-16T22:25:00.000-09:00

Dave, just because he is so damn cute

Alaska in others eyes

2006-01-15T19:48:00.000-09:00

Globe Tracker a traveling show, I that I watch on PBS, had a show on Alaska. The show only looked at small town or villages, no cities like Fairbanks or A-town. But I did see some miss editing. The host was talking about Homer, and the cost of out fitting yourself from the cold. It was filmed in the summer. The video that went with the narration didn’t match. He was talking about being in Homer, but he entered Big Ray’s in down town Fairbanks. There is no Big Ray’s in Homer.

Maybe because I live here, but the show made Alaska to be this wild untamed world, over run with wild life and trees, but hay, we do have the largest Wal-Mart. Well, that is not really something to brag about.

It’s funny how others see Alaska. To me it is just the same as if I lived in another state. We have all the modern convenience, and not all of us live in a cabin with no water, and we don’t have to go out and shoot our dinner. If I had to that I would be thin.

Quote

2006-01-14T23:29:00.000-09:00

“How can anyone eat sushi, to me it’s like eating bait.”

Mom as we drove by Fairbanks only sushi restaurant.

Friday the 13

2006-01-13T19:26:00.000-09:00

I should have listened to my horoscope; it told me that I should think before I talk. I got in a big argument with my new boss. He is or was a friend before he became my boss. It was a very vocal and loud argument. My other co-worker could hear the whole thing through the lucked door. I do not know if it is going to work out. Can a friend be your boss? If he would only have stop talk when I said ok let’s dope it, but he wouldn’t let it go. After the argument I spent 10 minutes in the restroom crying. I really hate this job.

Then after work I went up to the U to get my book. I found out that I lost my financial aid. I lost it even though I still have a GPA above 2.0. How I have to go threw the appeal process. I can’t think how I’m going to fix this. If the appeal is not approved I’m going to have to put things off that I wanted to do this year.

This is a very bad Friday 13th.

WHEN IT IS COLD AND DARK

2006-01-11T16:23:00.000-09:00

Had a meeting up at the U, as I was wanted, I read the Sun Star, the University’s weekly News paper. It must have been a slow news week up at the University. But there was a story by Tav Ammu that brought me back to a time that I lived in the dorms.

Cold weather pleasure: Sex in the dorms

As students spend less time outside and more time indoors huddled under the covers, the important subject on students' minds (other than classes) becomes sex. However, sex in the dorms can be a tricky, and sometimes sticky, matter. There are many variables to take into account: roommates, the desk attendants, thin walls and nosy neighbors.
From my room I heard three different people having sex," said James Smith, a sophomore studying justice. "Only one was a neighbor."
Although some may find it discourteous and even rude, the general consensus is amusement.

"It's just funny," Smith said.

Allison Whitten, a sophomore studying history and linguistics, had a story about walking in on her roommate having sex. "The door was locked, so I knocked. I didn't hear anything so I carded in, Whitten said. "There's my roommate with her boyfriend, I did the next logical thing. I turned on the lights and took pictures. The moral of the story is use the deadbolt."

"We don't have a code, we just lock the door, said Kathryn Brownlee, a junior studying education. “If we're already in the room and giving the other (roommate) signs to get out, you know it's busy time."

"I walked in on some people being passionate, not in the confines of their assigned room, but in the laundry room, as well as the kitchen," said Pat Lake. "It's not something to get angry about, I think it's hilarious." Meredith Cameron had a similar experience: “I just closed the door and laughed about it."

All I have to say is when you are a student and broke, you can if some unusual and inventive places to do the deed. It happens all the time so get use to it and what are you going to anyway, it’s cold and dark all the time.

Tav’s whole story is here http://www.uaf.edu/sunstar/archives/20051213/coldsex.htm

Doomed From the Start

2006-01-08T19:40:00.000-09:00

I’m trying to do more writing, so I thought I would share this little story. Yes, this is a true story and it is my story.

Doomed From the Start

I should have known that going to Vancouver was doomed from the start. The problem all started with a fight with my boyfriend. My roommate, Carl, came home with his friend, Rod, ten minutes after the fight. As they entered the apartment, I said, “I have to get out. I want a drink!” Carl asked why, and I explained. Carl and Rod agreed. But, where to go? Rod is only twenty, so it was Vancouver Canada. I did not want to take my car. Rod volunteered his car and Carl, Rod and I were off. It was about 9 p.m.

Since we were living in Seattle at the time this made Vancouver a two-hour drive. The drive was uneventful until 2 miles from the border. When Rod revealed that he did not have insurance or a driver’s license, Carl and I began to yell at him things that will remain unsaid. I told him to pull over, so I could drive into Canada. We had no problem getting in Canada even though Rod had no driver’s license, I was driving a car that was not mine, and Carl had no identification at all. All the border guards asked us is how much money we had: $250 (200 was for my half of the rent) and an expired credit card. However, I did not reveal that part.

We arrived in Vancouver, and couldn’t find a bar. We drove around asking anyone that was on the street if they know where a good bar was, but no luck. We found a bar, but it was 15 minutes before the last call, so we slammed down a drink or two, before the DJ call out last call. I danced with a weird guy, which only had one thing on his mind. Carl and Rod just stood to the side and laughed, as the guy made so kind of spasmodic moves towards me. By this time I decided it was time to head home. At about 3 a.m.

After stopping for gas, and something to eat because Rod only weighted only 99 pounds and he downed about 3 double White Russians in about 20 minutes. We asking directions to the border, by this time we had about five dollars left, getting back into the U.S. was not as easy as getting out. At the border I was driving, Carl was in the front passenger seat, and Rod had passed out in the back seat. As we pulled up to the border officer in a little tollbooth, he asked our names. Carl and I told him but we could not remember Rod’s last name. Therefore, we woke Rod up. Rod was not happy to be waked up and the boarder guard was not happy either. We were told to pull over and go into the building. The officer behind the desk was even less happy to see us either. This happened at about five o’clock in the morning.

The officer asked to see our IDs. Rod and I showed him ours, but Carl did not have one. When Carl told the officer that, he started asking Carl questions. “Where do you live?” “When is your birthday?” “What is your social security number?” Carl gave him the information and then asked to go to the restroom; I guess that his bladder was full from all of 15 minutes of drinking. The man behind the desk said, “No, you all sit down and don’t move.” We sat down and joked with Carl that were would have to forward his mail, and tell his mom that he had to start a new life in Canada. The officer came back after looking up something on the computer and said we could go. Carl screamed were the restroom!! As the officer pointed the way and Carl took off running to the restroom and we were on the road again. Rod fell back asleep. Carl vowed that he was never going to Canada again.

About an hour and half from Seattle, the car started making a knocking noise. Therefore, we pulled over at the next gas station. I know little about cars and Carl and Rod less than I did. I checked the water and it was a brown color. I asked Rod, “When was the last time he had his car checked out?” “I haven’t,” he said. I checked the oil. When I pulled out the dipstick, it was rusty and as I looked down the rusty dipstick there was a hard tar ball on the end. I started yelling, “What kind of person has a car with no oil? Don’t you know you have to have oil?” Rod replied, “I don’t know how to check my oil.” I pulled out the stick and put it in his face. “Here is how!” With our last five dollars, I bought 2 quarts of oil and put them in the car. We had no more money and started home again.

The car was running hot. I often had to stop and let the car cool off before continuing. About 45 minutes from Seattle as we were going up a hill, the car made a loud boom. Steam and smoke came from the engine. Rod jumped up from the back seat. I was barely able to pull off the road. Cars going by at 50 and 60 miles per hour made the car shake. Carl got out to look at the engine. It was still dark, and there was no light under the hood. Carl asked if Rod had a flashlight. Rod handed Carl a small little tiny squeeze light (like that was going to help). Carl got back in the car and we all turned on each other yelling and swearing. It was like a plot out of a B movie… young adults dead in their car on side of the highway. We started to hitchhike, but no one would pick us up. To top it off, it started to rain. As the sun rose, we could see a telephone down a side road. I told the boys that I would call my parents, find a Western Union and, I would get us out of this mess, even though it was my fight that got us here. Halfway to the telephone, a police officer drove up and asked if that was our car back down the highway.

I asked if there was a Western Union around here. He said that yes there was and he would take us after he looked at the car. He put all three of us in the back of his police car. Let me tell you, you do not want to be in the back seat of a police car with two other people. Rod’s bony hip was poking me. Carl was complaining and telling me to move over. My toes were pushed under the metal fencing that separates the front from the back. It made an ugly situation uglier. Back at our car the officer looked at the car and saw my five-dollars of oil running down the highway. When the officer came back to open his door, it was locked and the keys were in the ignition. My heart sank. I was wet, my toes were being smashed, and Rod’s bony ass was poking me. Now I am locked in a car with no way out. Fortunately, the window was down far enough for the officer to reach into the car and unlock his door.

The officer took us to the bus station where there was a Western Union. However, the station was closed until 10:30 a.m. It was only 8 a.m. I called my dad. He wired me some money. As we waited, Rod decided he was not going to wait any more and called an aunt of his to ask if she would come pick us up. She agreed but it would be a while. When the bus station opened, she had not arrived. Western Union gave me my money, and I bought bus tickets. Rod said he was going to wait for his aunt. Carl and I were not going to wait. We boarded the bus-leaving Rod behind. His aunt did not show up until 4 p.m. Rod did not talk to Carl or me for two weeks, and he never talked about the trip to Vancouver.

The list for 06

2006-01-07T17:59:00.000-09:00

Last year didn’t end on a high note. I have been thinking about my life and things I have not gotten done or things I would like to change in my life. Some are the some as other people, but if I write them down, maybe get them done.

06 to do list

Take care of my skin
Exercise more
Stop smoking
Stop been so shy, around people
Not getting up-set with people
Do not be a afraid to do things by myself
Find something that I can get excited about
Volunteer more of my time
Buy a Nikon d 70’s
Take my camera with all the time
Start a photo blog
Learn about web design
Write more (for my blog and for myself)
Learn a new word a week and learn now to spell it correctly
Read more books
Stay focus on my school work
Find a major and sticking to it
Do more hiking
Get a dog

Things I want to do before I die

not in any particular order

Buy a sport car
Learn to ride a motor bike
Take a trip across Europe on a motor bike
Take a trip to Europe on a bike
See my friends in Czech
Learn French
Take a back road trip across the US
Sky drive once
Bungee jumping
Repel down a cliff again
Write a novel
Get a story published in a newspaper or magazine
Get a photo published in a newspaper or magazine
Get a book published of photo or a novel
Find a job that I love
Join the peace corp
Go to Africa
Work with Cheetahs in Africa
Get my TEFL certification so I can teach people to speak English
Fall deeply in love
Have a child
Get married
Buy a cabin (with water)
Learn to play the guitar

Well, That is all I can come up with, I know there is more, but right now, it is a good list.

Called off from work today

2006-01-05T15:34:00.000-09:00

My back is killing me! I should be uses to it, since I fell down a flight of stairs about 7 years ago, and couldn’t walk from three days. But I haven’t had any problem in years. It’s ok if I do not move; so I moved my easy chair over to the computer and grabbed some of my CD from the bottom shelf, with a lot of cursing. That may have not have been a good idea, but I’m bored!!!! I have come up with some new combinations of curs words.

But what is pissing me off is that my CD player is skipping; now I have to play it on the computer and the sound isn’t as good, as the player. How can you listen to Billy Bragg, The Bravery, Michael Buble’ and Cracker, with out it being in stereo, it is just wrong. One good thing I found out is that Bravery has two videos on their CD. Cracker will be here at the Blue Loon on Feb 10th. I hope to god that I can go.

On a good note, I found an old bottle of Codeine, but there is only one pill left. I’m going to horde it, tell I really need it. Maybe I will use the magic pill to clean my house or to go get some food. The house isn’t that bad, but I have not bought any food for about a month. Think God that I have friends that take pity on this single gal and invite me to go out to dinner. I do have to say that sometime I feel like Bridget Jones, the only single, surrounded by couples. Why is it that some couples look at you like you have three heads when you are single, like there is something wrong with you?

As i said; there is nothing to eat in this house, yes people say that when then they have food, but taking inventory of my fridge, there is nothing to eat. I just have to go shopping, but my back is giving me too much pain.

The inventory: Pilsner Urquell beer, Smart Balance butter, 10 grapes, Spinach dip (that I bought around Christmas) Ketchup, Mayonnaise, and something in a bowl that I can’t remember what it is. Don’t believe me look. I did say I was BORED!

I can’t think of any recipes with ingredients that I have on hand, so if you have any ideas let me know. This three headed single gal needs a nap, maybe that will make me feel better.

disregarded the posting below

2006-01-02T00:27:00.000-09:00

I have come to realizes that everything happen for a reason. People come in and out your life for many things. Some come in your life to help or inspire you, and other come to get help and inspiration for you. There are some that inspire you and they don’t even know it. Some times you are inspiration. And just like that, there is no need for you after they get what they need. They may do this subconsciously or not. Therefore, there is no reason to get up set over thing that are going to happen. I knew in my gut from the start that it was going to happen, but I didn’t listen, so I have no one to blame but myself. I’m not going to name, names or give details, because they may or may not read my blog. So disregarded the posting below, I’m going to chock it up to a moment of temporary insanity. It was just the straw that broke the camels back; I shouldn’t have gotten so up set. Thanks to all, I appreciated the comments.

I’m pissed

2005-12-31T01:14:00.000-09:00

This is a rant; I just had to get this off my chest.

People need to learn to be better friends. Friends are there for you, as I’m there for them. You can’t just use me to get what you want, and then toss me a side like an old newspaper. (And NO this is not about sex!)

I’m a person like you with feelings, even though I try to keep my feelings hidden. This girl is getting tired of being nice and then getting sh@#% upon.

I’m finding that it doesn’t pay to be nice. If there is a problem, tell me, I’m a big girl, I can handle it. Don’t do things behind my back, I always find out.

I’m not an after thought!!!!!

This year is ending on a very bad note. I hope to god that next year will be better.

HAPPY F'ING NEW YEAR!

It's 12:09 AM

2005-12-25T00:09:00.000-09:00

MARRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!

SANTA IS COMING!!!!!!!!!

Ways to get a SYC evaluation from the University psychologist

2005-12-23T19:01:00.000-09:00

It's the end of the year and my thoughts are turning to the New Year and the start of the winter semester. Last semester I had all my classes on line, and the up coming semester I will be back in the classroom with my fellow classmates. I found this list of things, that you can do to confuse your Professor and you roommate. I would never attempt this, just because I wouldn’t want to get kicked out if school or in up on a couch, doing self-evaluation. I just don’t want to go there. Plus I’m too chicken, and some people think I weird anyway. The list is too long to post the whole thing, but I picked the best ones. I will link to the list.

Ways to Confuse Your Professor

Brush your teeth during class. While doing so, raise your hand as if you have a question, and mumble your question incoherantly while brushing, spewing toothpaste all over the place. If your professor objects to your actions, go on a tirade about proper oral hygiene.

Get a monkey, and bring it to class with you. Tell your professor that you've hired the monkey to take notes for you. Sit back and relax during class, letting the monkey scribble on a piece of paper. When it comes time to write a paper or take a test, write down things like, "I wish I had a banana" and "I miss my tire swing." Assuming you get a bad grade, angrily fire the monkey in front of your professor.

Draw hearts and flowers on the backs of your papers and tests. Next to them, write things like, "You're the best, even though you suck" and "You're the worst professor in the world, but I still love you."

Link: http://rivendell.fortunecity.com/lunar/207/id76.htm

Way to Confuse Your Roommate

Every morning, when you get up, say, "Well, time to go to class." Sit on your bed and act like you're turning your room key in the ignition. Then act like you're driving, turning an invisible steering wheel and making, "Rrrrrrrrrrrr, rrrrrrrrrrrrrr" engine sounds. Then, one day, chug a few beers before "driving" to class. Make the "Rrrrrrrrrrr" sounds, and then say, "Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech" and act like you've had a car accident. Fling yourself off the bed and across the room, and pretend to be hurt. Spend the day in bed with an icepack on your forehead.

Get a hamster. Keep it in a cage, with a little exercise wheel. Whenever the hamster runs in the wheel, stand next to the cage and jog in place. Tell your roommate that the hamster is your "personal trainer." Someplace outside the room, let your roommate catch you eating a candy bar. Beg him/her not to tell the hamster about it.

Chew gum often. When you're finished chewing it, store it in a drawer until you've amassed a huge wad of used gum. If your roommate inquires, go on a tangent about recycling. When the gum wad gets big enough, sit it in front of the TV and let it watch cartoons. Complain to your roommate that the gum wad never watches anything educational.

Get a duck. While your roommate is out, put on some dance music, and wait for your roommate to come back. When he/she does, let him/her catch you dancing with the duck. Act surprised, turn off the music, and immediately go to bed. Get rid of the duck, and refuse to ever acknowledge that the incident occurred.

There are a lot more here is the link: http://rivendell.fortunecity.com/lunar/207/id93.htm

Poor Bunny

2005-12-22T18:49:00.000-09:00

I saw this music video and I felt sad for the bunny. I don’t know about you, but I think we all have felt like this once or twice in are life.

It's funny http://thatvideosite.com/view/1122.html

Some are noddy, Some are nice, but more noddy

2005-12-22T17:54:00.000-09:00

This is one reason why Christmas has lost it
magic.
Ho, ho, humbug -- Santa's split personality

PARIS (AFP) - Fired for being too generous with his time, hunted by police for indecent exposure and arrested in Hong Kong for demonstrating in support of democracy, Santa Claus has been seen in various guises this holiday season.

The whole story is here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051222/od_afp/afplifestylechristmas_051222150444

To little time

2005-12-21T22:34:00.000-09:00

It was a long day, all I wanted to do was go back home for a nap. Seems that I been burning the candle at both ends, for the past 2 weeks. The past 2 week have felt like a month. The sad thing about it I haven’t done any Christmas shopping, and Christmas is this Sunday. I have to go get something. I don’t think that the gifts that I have to mail off will get where they have to go before Sunday. I’m going to have to bite the bullet and go to Wal-Mart. I hate Wal-Mart; their crap is cheap and so cheaply made. I can’t believe that they are going to build another Wal-Mart. We already have the biggest Wal-Mart in Alaska, why do we need another. Maybe I can find the time to go across town to Fred Meyers. They are a little more expensive, but I don’t feel like I’m making a deal with the devil when I go to Fred Meyers.

Poor Dave

2005-12-20T21:49:00.000-09:00

Mom had to work through lunch, so I went over to let Dave out. I have to find a playmate for him. He is missing Tim, and he is lonely. So I’m writing a Personal AD for him.

Dog seeking Dog

Hi my name is Dave, a black lab. I live in Fairbanks. I’m the kind of dog that does not bark, growl, or cries. The only time I have growl at anyone is when, I growled at my mom’s boss. All he had to do was to give me a treat, and I was his best friend. I’m the most loving, sweet, kindest dog you will ever find. I love people and other dogs; I do not have one mean bone in his body. I’m looking for a friend. Breed does not matter. If you like to go run around and chase a ball or stick, going to the park and play. Give me a bark.

HOW CUTE IS HE, HOW CAN YOU NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM

B and E

2005-12-18T23:11:00.000-09:00

Saturday, after going to the movies (Walk the line, very good movie by the way), I came home and I couldn’t find my house keys. I had my car keys, but no house keys. It was not easy to brake into my apartment, and my ID has seen better days. To bad the picture still looks like new. So locks are changed. After all that, it was time to drown my woes in Beer and ice cream. Who know the PilsnerUrquell beer and Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia would be good together? Take my word for it, it is good. In reality I had more B and J’s then beer. One Czech beer and I’m good to go.

Foreign AD

2005-12-18T23:09:00.000-09:00

I got this for another bloger in South Korea. I will add him to my links latter. THIS IS NOT TO BE VEIWED AT WORK!!!!! if you want to keep your job, but you have to see it to the end, it is not what you think. The AD’s that run over seas, are not as tame as they are here. http://thatvideosite.com/view/711.html

A.C.N: American comedy network

2005-12-17T01:00:00.000-09:00

A friend e-mailed me this link. It’s anti war and anti Bush flash cartoon.
http://www.americancomedynetwork.com/FLASH/soldiers.htm
Thanks Emma, I had a good laugh.

The edit room floor

2005-12-14T23:37:00.000-09:00

OK, I can show my ass around town. I didn’t see the 6 o’clock news because I went to my brother’s good bye dinner. He will be leaving tomorrow. When I told my brother what happen at the Clearing House he was hopping that my ass would make the news, he wanted to TVio it. He can be an ass sometimes. I staid up to watch the 11 clock news, I just had to know. Thank God!!! I was edited out!!! My ass was spare the endearment and Fairbanks was spared too.

Update

2005-12-14T20:41:00.000-09:00

I update my links, check them out if you have the time, I think you will enjoy them.

What do they say about good deeds?

2005-12-14T16:59:00.000-09:00

I went to Santa Clearing House to make some gift basket for 11 to 12 year-old kid. As I was making a gift bag, a reporter was there doing a report for CH 13 news. She didn’t interview me but, she did take some shots of the volunteers. I was not paying much attention to her; I was binding over to get some books out of a box, then when I turned around I saw the camera right on me. O’ MY GOD!!!! Her shot has a shot of my ass!!! And she was wide angle lens!!!! Cameras put 10 pounds on a person and a wide angle puts about 20. My ass does not need any more pounds add to it!!! I hope to God that she edits my ass out, I really don’t want to see my ass on the 6 o’clock News and I don’t think Fairbanks wants to either. I guess I will have to see at 6 if I can show my ass around town ;).

The holiday debate

2005-12-14T16:26:00.000-09:00

The debate over Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday is getting too heated, it is turning into something not so Christmassy.

As Charlie Brown has said “Does anyone know the meaning of Christmas Means?”

Maybe people are losing their mind, because they are ODing on X-mas music that started playing the day after Thanksgiving. How many time can you hear “Jingle Bells” before you go insane?

Is it?

2005-12-13T17:56:00.000-09:00

Is it paranoia, if what you are paranoid about is real and not all in you head?

Wining down ;)

2005-12-13T17:53:00.000-09:00

If you haven't notice I have been doing a lot of news posting. Well, classes are out for winter brake and mom can now drive herself around. I turned in my last project, so I have been catching up with my reading. I have 5 back issues of LabMedicine that I still have to read and I have not gotten very far with my book that I'm reading “Good Earth”. You have to bear with me, there may be more news posting.

Had to laugh

2005-12-12T21:24:00.000-09:00

This made me giggle, J. Brown wrote this for the OP Loftbed Scholarship, he's the 2005-2006 winner.

In 100 words or less, write something that will make the judges laugh out loud.

Aunt Mable has a dog, Tiger. I noticed Tiger seemed to have less hair than when I last saw him. I asked Aunt Mable, “What’s going on with Tiger?” Tiger had been scratching a lot lately and she had been diligently spraying him with the “flea” spray. Tiger was scratching as we spoke and I took Aunt Mable the “Febreeze” because it was the only spray bottle I found. I asked her where the flea spray was. She said, “That’s it in your hands!” I said, “Auntie, this is Febreeze, a fabric deodorizer!” She thought the label said FLEA Breeze!

That poor Dog.

War Zone

2005-12-11T23:16:00.000-09:00

Fairbanks News-Miner reporter Margaret Friedenauer is now reporting from Iraq for 7 weeks, embedded with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Alaska. Besides reporting stories to the Miner, she is keeping a blog http://newsminer.com/iraq/blog/ . If you have someone over there or wait to see the life of a reporter in Iraq, check it out and leave some comments. It is a good read, and maybe she will interview Jason. He is in the 172nd Stryker, I think. I will also put the link on my blog list.

Susan Butcher

2005-12-11T23:05:00.000-09:00

Susan Butcher of Iditarod fame, and the inspiration for the saying "Alaska, where men are men and women win the Iditarod" was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a blood disorder. She is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The Blood Bank of Alaska is organizing a statewide donor drive on Dec. 30. It is a simple blood test and if you do not match with Butcher, you will be put in the National Marrow Donor Program and you can help someone else. For more info on becoming a donor you can check this out. http://www.nmdp.org/ , and for the Blood Bank of Alaska http://www.bloodbankofalaska.org/ . For updates on Butcher go here. http://www.susanbutcher.com/ . Our thought are with Butcher and her family.

There are some dumb asses here in Alaska (Yes, they're men)

2005-12-08T23:12:00.000-09:00

In the Fairbanks News Miner there was a story that I can’t figure out how it was physically possible. Here is part of the story by Amanda Bohman:

Alaska State Troopers are investigating an incident involving a 53 year-old man (Gerritt Fuentes) who said accidentally shot himself in the buttocks.

Fuentes told troopers the accident occurred Monday at the Fairbanks North Star Borough public shooting rang on South Cushman Street, according to trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson.

“He reported to the hospital; on (Tuesday) because it hurt,”………Fuentes was shot with a .22 caliber weapon.

“Because it hurt” Duh!!!

I think he is inline for a Darwin award.

How in the hell can you shoot yourself in the ass?

Well, dumb asses don’t only live in Fairbanks; in the some paper from AP there was a story from my home town of Juneau. This guy is also in line for the Darwin award.

David Mulligan, 21, of Sika, served 25 days for drunken driving and was released at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities say he stole a van three minutes later.

A man who lived a block from the Lemon Creek Correctional Center had left his 1997 Dodge van running to worm up. When he came out of the house, it was gone.

Two hours later, the owner called police on a cell phone, saying he was following the stolen van………

There are 2 dumb asses in this story: one is Mulligan, the other is the man that is worm up his car at 48˚ F.Doesn't he care about the environment? When I lived there, Juneau was full of hippies. Juneau has been above 0 and raining for the last few days. So, Why do he need to worm up the car, it’s not like it – 20. Watch, it will be someone I went to High School with.

Q and A

2005-12-08T23:09:00.000-09:00

I was flipping throw the T.V. and I caught the last end of Family Feud. There was one question that the person give an answer that I thought good God.

Q: Name a state that you can dress the same all year round?

A: Alaska

It scares me, that there are some people out there, that still think that Alaska is cold all year round, and that we live in igloo and have pigeons as pets.

I’m up

2005-12-06T06:44:00.000-09:00

Woke up at 5:40 this morning, do not know why, I don’t have to be into work tell 2. Well, I might know why, had dinner at Will and Jana’s last night. She is not a bad cook and the dish was very good. I think that Czech food has a little more fat then I’m use too. Well this dish was fatty; it was a potatoes and sausage dish. It was good, but I think that my stomach is feeling the aftermath.

To pass the time I caught a pod cast of Decin basketball game, Decin beat USK Praha 86:73, gooo!!! Decin!!!! There is nothing that can get you blood pumping in the morning like see 24 sweaty good looking men, running up and down a court.

To all the people that have read and lift me comments thanks, it is nice to know that I’m not talking to myself. And to anonymous, yes, orgasms would be nice too! Not many one or two a month would be nice. I don't think that is to much to ask, is it?

Men are dumb asses babies

2005-12-01T02:07:00.000-09:00

I have come to realize that men are needy babies. If you don’t pay attention to them all the time, they cry like a baby that need to be changed, If I wanted a baby I would have had one. But if you ask or want the attention, you are too needy and overbearing. Maybe I should become a lesbian? No, the whole sex with women, is not my thing. Can’t live with them, can’t kill them and don’t want to become a lesbian. What is a woman to do?