Boooyah

1. Do you celebrate Halloween? of course, every one of my 30 years.

2. Scariest movie you've ever seen: Any Friday the 13th movie, but I saw them when I was young so I'm sure they arent as scary now.

3. Did you carve a pumpkin this year? I helped carve this one with Dana and Alisha. It was for a compitition at work, see what the radiology girls can do.









4. Best costume you've ever worn or seen: Best I've ever worn: Barefoot and Pregnant.

5. Trick.. or treat? Depends on who's asking!!!

As Promised

My costume turned out awesome, if I can say so myself.



Ali looks bitchin' in her 80's rock get up. The tights are awesome!
















Julio makes a good convict!



Nicolle's costume is so damn hilarious. Remember Teddy Ruxpin? He was that crazy toy bear that played tapes in his back and his mouth would move to whatever was on the tape.












Kevin showed up....you all remember Kevin from Cave of the Winds right?












Kevin and Ali taking shots on the luge.

I So Want To Do This....

This video is so damn funny. What songs would you pick? Tell me, tell me, tell me!!

Also, you can check out their website here!

p.s. Halloween party is tonight. Pictures will be posted tomorrow, if hangover permits?

YEAH!! I Have Dark Hair Again

Remember a few weeks ago I went blond? I'm so over it now.

Are You Clumsy?

1. Have you ever been to the emergency room? duh, I fall down ALL the time. I was just there in July.

2. Have you ever fallen on your face in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel in NYC? Oh, yeah, I so did. ( I added this one for fun, I'm sure I am the only person who has actually done this, ever!)

3. What's the worst pain you've ever had? head and abdomen pain when I had mono.

4. Have you ever broken a bone? ok, again duh. 14 to be exact.

5. If you could choose your doctor, do you prefer someone of the same or opposite sex? same, and I don't know why.

6. Would you prefer to go to the doctor or go sky diving? sky diving I think, I haven't tried it yet, but doctors suck! (and I work with them all day)

I'm only tagging one person...ha ha Duane. You're it!!

LOST Wednesday

Matthew and his parents lived in Wyoming, they raised longhorn cattle, horses and grew barley for Coors beer. (I love Coors!) He first entered the Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and then transferred to Columbia University where he played football and majored in Economics with an intent to end up on Wall Street. However, his girl friend's mother was a modeling agent who convinced him to try some modeling which led to a couple of TV commercials. Soon he appeared on the TV series 'Wings' and had a supporting role in the motion picture 'My Boyfriend's Back.' He first got noticed when he starred in the Fox drama 'Party of Five.' Up next he toplined the short-lived supernatural cop show 'Haunted.' Of course you can see him Wednesday's on LOST. Interesting piece of trivia: he is good friends with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
(thanks to IMBd for the bio)

For Shits and Giggles

I found this when I was searching for all the Halloween pictures I posted a couple of days ago. I couldn't resist posting it. I swear I was cool in 1981. I loved this outfit so much that there is a "series" of pictures with me posing in it. Check out the side ponytail.

Let's Talk Boys...AGAIN!

I have decided boys are freakin stupid. Tonight Ali and I went to the bar, again. I was talking to a guy I work with and some guy walked up and said hello. I recognized him and said hello back. After a while I felt bad because I couldn't figure out where I knew this guy from. I walked over and apologized for not knowing where I knew him from and he says high school. Great, I just talked about this with Duane, and I hate running into people I went to high school with, it's just awkward. So anyway, I am talking to him a little and he says, "Do you remember my twin brother?" I of course say no and graciously say hello to him and walk off. A little while later the (cute) twin brother comes over to talk to me. I talk back for a while and then he walks away. I talk to Ali about it and she says "he's cute, make sure he knows you're interested." I walk back over to him and start small talk and the conversation seems to be going well. Then, just when it's getting to a normal pace, his brother walks up and decides its time for them to go. wtf? The (cute) twin walks away without my number and I am now pissed that I made the effort to go over there. This is why boys are stupid. If a girl walks across a bar to talk to you, she's interested. Damn, it's not that hard.

Let's Talk Boys (aka Stupid Men)

Sorry it's wordy, but really funny.
Last night Ali and I went to the bar, shocking I know. We hang out in the same bar most of the time because it's close to home and they have $5 pitchers. Anyway, I would have to say last night was the most ridiculous night in regards to men.
Here's how it went....The first guy to walk up to our table asked us if the band sounded like mariachi music. Which they clearly didn't, they were a rock band. Nice pick-up line huh? He then wanted to buy us drinks, we politely said no, and then he said "how about conversation then?" I said "we are already having a conversation so no thanks." He walked off. Yeah!!
The second guy (who is the friend of the first guy) to come over to the table sat himself down and asked right out if he could have some of our quesadilla. wtf? Ali and I had been drinking for a while at this point, so I said to him, "Are you seriously trying to mooch food off of us?" He says yes and just sits there. He asks Ali if we come here often, she says "No, its our first time." He then says he goes there pretty often to play poker. (they have free Texas Hold'em in the dart room every Saturday night) Ali looks him dead in the face and says, "So if you're out here you lost?" He didn't like that. Ali and I finish our food and there was one piece of quesadilla left, he asks if we are done, and then dives into it. Who eats someone else's food? Especially a stranger. Ali sees a guy we know and runs to get him, he is carrying a drink called an "Adios Mutherfucker." It's a real drink, it's blue. Luckily the weird quesadilla guy gets the hint and walks off. This is bizarre right? Oh, there's more.
The third guy to come to the table was the drunk ass from behind me that kept bumping/leaning into me. Normally I don't get upset if you just bump into me, but he was leaning on me, like I was a freaking pole. He gets into a conversation with Ali. I can't hear their conversation because the band is so loud. But I can see that he keeps leaning into Ali and she keeps leaning away. I run off and find our friend that saved us from the quesadilla guy and after he comes to the table the weird drunk guy walks away.
We've been going to this bar fairly regularly for over a year and never have we had a night like this.

My Life in Costume

Halloween 2005 Update: I painted my shoes for this years costume. The only thing left is the white triangle for my neck. I have the supplies, I just need to do it. I promise pictures next weekend.


I look like such a sad clown.








What's with the plastic mask and plastic apron costume? Who thought this was a good idea? The only good thing about it....I was Strawberry Shortcake. I loved her. ps those are my cousins









Yeah, another plastic mask. Witches were big in my household. (so much so I was a witch twice) My mom used to dress up in this very authentic looking costume complete with fake nose and then she would paint her entire face green. She scared a few kids to death. It was awesome.







My green paint was nothing to brag about.











Oh, you know it was the 80's when I thought this was a good costume.







I remember this costume well. My parents must have spent a fortune on it, and its so not that great. A french maid. whoopee.







This was two years ago. Barefoot and Pregnant.











Last year my costume was boring, I rented a queen costume. The other girls had much better costumes. Ali was a beer wench. Julio was Julio. (see this post for an explination) and Nicolle was a pregnant nun. She reused the belly from the my costume the year before. Nice!

Turn Your Head

I have had a couple of people ask me about Turn Your Head. It's a Colorado Springs company that will take a profile of your face and turn it into a piece of art. They even let you choose the type of wood you want too. I think it's a really cool idea!

Aaaahhhh.....Success!!

Finally, the ice cream I love more than anything has touched my lips. So instead of going for a regular dinner with my mom tonight, we had ice cream. Does it get any better than that? Then....My mom bought me a bucket of pumpkin ice cream to take home. I'm gonna be so happy for days.

LOST Wednesday

OK, what's with the Dharma symbol on the side of the plane? Did anyone else see this?

I of course found a couple more LOST sites and thought you would like to see these clips from tonight's episode.....

Clip #1
Clip #2
Clip #3

Don't forget to vote for your favorite LOST character over here --->

Coming Together Nicely

Good News everyone....my Halloween costume is done. (for the most part) We converted my old bridesmaids dress to look just like Jane Jetson's dress. Doesn't it look like I was actually doing something in that picture? The truth is my mom did all the work. I can't even sew a straight line....with the sewing machine!! Seriously.
All I need to do is make the white triangle for my neck and paint my shoes purple. My tights are the perfect color and thanks to Ali for going with me to shop for them on Saturday.
And what you have all been waiting for.....
The bottom of the skirt stays out like a hoop when it's on and
I promise there will be pictures of me in it from the 29th.

The Search.....

Let me just start by saying my mom is the coolest. She spent all of her Sunday afternoon making my Halloween costume. Yeah, I can't sew...at all. I sorta bribed her by telling her I would buy her pumpkin ice cream. As all of you remember from this post, it was supposed to be available at Cold Stone Creamery starting October 8th. So we take a break and head over to buy some. They don't have any? wtf? They said they wouldn't have it until November. I explain that the website says October. The snippy girl at the counter could give a rats ass. So, my mom is pissed. So we swing thru McDonalds and get crappy McFlurry's. It's so not even close to what we wanted. Then it happened. My mom snaps and we drive around for 20 minutes looking for a Baskin Robbins. We can't find one, because there are apparently 3 left in Colorado, who knew. So this morning I check the Cold Stone Creamery website and yes in deed it says October 8th. I then realize it says they are franchises. So I call the other Cold Stone Creamery locations around me and oh yes, they all have it. wtf? I'm so going to get some this afternoon.

Bad Daughter

I have been such a bad daughter...we went to New York City in March and my mom bought the shadowbox 2 months ago. I just finished it. Oops. Here is what it looks like and you can see all the photos from the trip here.

T-Minus 14 Days...

Ok, so the Halloween Party is on Saturday the 29th and I haven't started my costume yet. One night when we were all out drinking (duh!) we were discussing what to be for Halloween. Because Ali already knew she was going to be Strawberry Shortcake I decided it might be fun to go with something from the 80's as well. Here is how it went....

My first choice was to be Rainbow Brite. Then I realized it would be a pain in the ass to make. All those rainbow rings around her arms.

My second choice was Jem. Anyway, I then realized that too might be a pain in the ass to make. And her hair was a little crazy.

My third choice was to be a friend of Strawberry Shortcake, like Lemon Meringue maybe. Yeah, I can't sew, so that would be an interesting costume if I had to make it. That idea went out the window.


Ok, Ok. So my fourth and final choice was Jane Jetson. I started thinking about her dress, and I already own a bridesmaids dress that could be altered to work. So my mom and are going to attempt to do this, I will keep you updated on how it goes. Should be interesting.

Funny Political Joke (Thanks Mom)

George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld are flying on Air Force One.

The President looks at the Vice President, chuckles, and says,
"You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out the window right now and make somebody very happy."

The Vice President shrugs and says,
"Well, I could throw 10 $100 bills out the window and make 10 people very happy."

Not to be out done, the Secretary of Defense says,
"Of course, then, I could throw 100 $10 bills out the window and make a hundred people very happy."

The pilot rolls his eyes and says to his co-pilot,
"Such arrogant asses back there. Hell, I could throw the three of them out the window and make 56 million people really happy."

Holy Crap!!

Can you believe this woman gave birth to her 16th child yesterday? All 16 children have names that start with the letter J? And if you can believe it, she wants more. I just have one question....why?

Awareness Wednesday

I asked my co-workers, Dana and Alisha, to wear all of the Awareness bracelets they owned. I thought it would be funny to see the 3 of us running around work with all these bracelets stacked on out wrists. It was entertaining. I was asked multiple times what they all stood for. Thanks for participating girls.

LOST Wednesday

I thought I would post a couple of sites for your LOST enjoyment.
As Ali says, "This guy has way too much time on his hands."

Lost Forum
Lost Answers

How sad is it that England is on Season 1 - Episode 11. It would be killing me if I could read about the future episodes on the web, but couldn't see them until months later. Speaking of....Go to the Channel 4 website from the UK. Click on the center picture and play the game. Its unlike any of the games you can play on the ABC website.

And We're Back!!

Told Ya! This is one day later....damn Colorado weather!!

Wait 10 Minutes.....

Anyone who has ever lived in Colorado knows how the weather can change very quickly! The saying goes....

If you don't like the weather in Colorado, wait 10 minutes.

(too bad it changed to snow istead of more sun)

It was 82 degrees and sunny on Saturday

And turned into this......

32 degrees and snowy on Sunday night!

It's still freaking snowing....check it out!

Stupid heavy wet snow.....it makes the trees break, my apartment is an icebox and everything is slushy.

What Should Ali & Jess Do Next?

For those of you who read both blogs....please jump over to FlipFlopsInSnow to vote!

We want to know what you want to see next.

5 Things I Love About Fall......

1. 1. Anything Pumpkin! I love love love pumpkin ice cream. Last year after a movie, Ali and I went to Cold Stone Creamery to get some of their infamous ice cream. We had the Pumpkin Pie in the Sky which is pumpkin ice cream with graham cracker pie crust, caramel and whipped topping! Damn it was ridiculous. And the really good news is it starts today and runs thru November 30th....YEAH!! Oh, pie is awesome too and pumpkin seeds. I love to carve pumpkins too. I am such a pumpkin nerd.
2. 2. Fall TV Schedule - but its a close second to pumpkin.
3. 3. 65 Degree Weather - so that means sweaters and down comforters. I love that it's the perfect temperature all day and cool at night. Curled up under the blanket eating pumpkin ice cream.
4. 4. Thanksgiving - 'nuff said. All the pumpkin pie I can eat.
5. 5. Hockey - Go Avs.

ha ha I said pumpkin 10 times in the post. well, 11 now.

You Say It's Your Birthday?

Happy Birthday Julio!!

No Blood For You!

Bonfils called me to give a blood donation this month. I was excited when they called because I haven't been able to give as much as I want to. I think I was able to give twice in the last 4 years. 4 years? right, it sounds ridiculous. I had Mono and had to wait a year after that. Then I think I got to make one donation. Then I got a tattoo 4 years ago, so that was a year I had to wait. Then I had finger surgery and had to wait until I healed and off the meds from that. Then when I took my yearly TB test for work and it came back positive, I took 12 weeks of meds and then had to wait another year. Finally, I got to give one more time after all that. YEAH!! So when they called I was ready to give until I remembered I was on anti-biotics for my freakin' sinus infection, so I have to wait 2 days after my last pill. So I scheduled an appointment in 3 weeks. All is good, right? nope. I was answering all her basic questions and how could I forget.....I got 2 more tattoos in April. Damn, I cant give for another 7 months. Sorry Bonfils No Blood For You!

LOST Wednesday

To all you Sawyer fans, (especially Megan and Ali) this is Josh Holloway's publicity photo. Very different than the scruffy, long haired Sawyer we are used to. I thought you might want a little Josh bio:
"When he was just two-years-old, Josh Holloway's family relocated from California to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. It was here that he perfected the lazy southern drawl of his Lost character, shady con man Sawyer.
Yet another ex-model Lost star, he left the University of Georgia after one year to embark on a successful modeling career that took him all over Europe and North America.
His lifelong passion for films eventually brought him to the movie capital of the world, Los Angeles, where he landed a role in the hilarious comedy Doctor Benny. And while he admits to hating the long hair he has to wear as Sawyer, surely it beats his first ever job, picking up dead chickens on a farm?"
He is 36 years old, married to his long to his long time love, Yessica, and lives in LA and Hawaii.

Yummy!!

Jess Is....

I stole this from Duane who stole it from Aubrey who in turn stole it from Kara.

Directions: Type "(your name) is" (with the quotes) into a Google search; cut-and-paste the first 10 responses that work. Just pull the answers right out of the excerpt Google shows you, don't click the link and search around. The only rule is that each one has to start with "(your name) is."

jess wants another cookie (which i guess doesnt count since it doesnt start, jess is. But I had to put it in because it is truly the first thing that popped up.)

1. jess is no longer in the band
2. jess is small, light, and one of the fastest rule engines available
3. jess is a tool for building a type of intelligent software called Expert Systems
4. jess is preoccupied
5. jess is about to give up the game because of her family's objections
6. jess is to offer opportunities toward employment for persons with developmental disabilities
7. jess is open
8. jess is new to the human business, she is a strange, possibly crazy, woman
9. jess is not a hazard
10. jess is not licensed

That is so freakin' hilarious. I actually do want another cookie.
Try it. I'll post anyone's answers.

Phil....We Have A Problem!

We pranked my boss and this is what his office looked like when he walked in today. Yes, my friends, that is tin foil. Luckily he thought it was funny.

Name Your Car Day!!

It's Name Your Car Day! If you're really into the occasion you can send an e-card to someone special.

Don't worry, my car already has a name. Thanks to Ali he was named a long time ago.

Earthquakes In Colorado

Huh?...I didn't know this happened so frequently in Colorado. Last night there was a earthquake measuring 4.1, just outside of Steamboat Springs. (the big blue square on the map and don't be alarmed its 103 miles from Denver) And, last week there was one just outside of Trinidad that measured 2.6 (the small yellow square.)

Apparently there have been over 500 earthquakes / tremors since 1867, ranging from 2.5 - 5.3!
I know you're thinking, its Colorado, and there are mountains, and the fault lines shift and make mountains, and there should be earthquakes, right? I was born here, and we just don't get quakes here large enough to feel. According to the Colorado Geological survey there are 90 potentially active faults in Colorado. Small in comparison to the hundreds of faults in California, (including electing the governator, but that's another post,) but they are capable of producing earthquakes from 6.5 to 7.3 magnitude. Did you know that? I don't remember learning that in school.