It's Time to Get Up in the MORNING!

So my friend Kat had the idea to show her hair in the morning. Here are three shots of myself in the morning. The only alteration is that I put a shirt on and then tossled my hair a bit to undo the damage to my beautiful night creation.

And so I ask myself: Why pay all that money for the bed-head gell when I can get it naturally? And further: Why even comb my hair at all?

I'm glad I didn't get shivved

It IS great to be a Florida Gator.
So, after we won the national championship for football, a group of us hopped in the back of a pick-up truck and drove to University Avenue. We wanted to take part in the festivities.
But the masses were great, drunk, and wild (See pictures below from the Orlando Sentinel). So we formed a train by holding hands and shoulders so we wouldn't get (a) trampled or (b) lost along the way.
I feared for my life.
No personal bubble, people within an inch of very sensitive areas. One sharp object or a well-placed shiv would have made my life very, well, dead.
So here's to you, Florida Gators. Not only did you not bring shivs with you and avoided shooting off fireworks at low angles, you also waited a whole forty-five minutes until you unleashed surly drunk.
Thank you, UF. Thank you.

The Dog Days of Christmas

So, during much of my time at home in Fresno, I hung around with the dogs. You know, the three mutts that my parents have. The oldest is Callie (15), then Hope (9 1/2 ish), and then Ginger (4). I thought I'd give a brief profile of each.

Callie.
Age: 15

Sign: Sagittarius
Color: Auburn, tan, and white

Likes: Sleep, food, and sleep

Dislikes: Getting petted in the wrong spot.

Favorite musical artist: The Police

Movie: Rear Window

Most likely to be seen: staring at my dad and avoiding the cold sleep of death.

Quote: "Grunt. Stop tickling me. Grunt. I mean it, stop. Grunt. Grunt. Stoooppp! Grunt."

Hope.

Age: 9 1/2-ish

Sign: Unknown, but probably a water sign.

Color: White with some light brown spots on the head.

Likes: Food, getting petted on the head, food, sleep, and food.

Dislikes: Things that get in the way of her eating food.

Favorite musical artists: Grunge, particularly Nirvana.

Movie: Willie Wanka and the Chocolate Factory

Most likely to be seen: In her dog bed or in front of someone eating.

Quote: "Could you give me food or petties? Right on the head, that's it, it doesn't matter where."

Ginger.

Age: 4.

Sign: Scorpio.

Color: Light sandy tan with dark streaks on ears.

Likes: Softball, lying on people's laps, and having people wrapped around her little finger.

Dislikes: That toy that makes noise and that I have to chase and KILL!!!!!

Favorite musical artist: The Indigo Girls

Movie: Rocky (because the little guy wins)

Quote: "I'm always so ANGRY, all the time!!!!"

Chameleons Don't Always Come in Chameleon Form

Where does Ginger, the dog, end and the doggie bed begin?

Shocking Things in Vegas

Sometimes you have heroes growing up. Sometimes they teach you to reach for your dreams and to fulfill your potential. Indiana Jones, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Mickey Rooney are among these. Sometimes your heroes let you down for the choices they make. I saw one example of this in the Las Vegas airport slot machine lounge.

Pat and Vana, how could you?

Farmer's Tan

Ahhh Yes. The farmer's tan. There are many types of bad tans in this world: the farmer's tan, the Texas Tan, the Trailer Tan, the Trucker's Tan, the Taxi Tan (in Britain- how you get a tan in Britain is beyond me), and the Biket's tan. Most people try to eliminate these types of bad tans by browning those areas that aren't tan. My solution: get rid of the tan altogether. I think I'm almost there.

Have a happy 2009, y'all.

So Much Better than Roseanne Bar's Version

So I always thought that "God Bless America" would make a better National Anthem than the "Star Spangled Banner." It's not that I really hated the song, or Francis Scott Key for that matter. I really hated the way people sang the song. They belt it out, they can't get the pitches right, and they make it a lot grander than it really needs to be. So I figured they should go for an easier song that people won't butcher but that is equally patriotic though of a less illustrious heritage.
Until I saw this video. It is French people singing our Anthem for us. Sure, they have a "few pitch problems," to use Randy Jackson's phrase, and they don't have great pronunciation at times, but they do a good job. It's simple and not grandiose, perhaps like Francis Scott Key intended.
http://www.pangeaday.org/index.php