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A 26 year-old girl trying to find her place in the world, make a meaningful contribution and enjoy life.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Just another Tornado Day...
So it's been two days but I have to tell you everything that has happened...
It all started two days ago, Thursday to be exact. Andy and I decided we wanted to go to the Georgia Aquarium. We woke up a little late and got into a long discussion about age-ism. Mostly the cause and effect of people turning a certain age, whether or not they choose to embody the stereotypes of that age. I think I can generally say that most people have that "ugh, I'm almost thirty," moment, but why does thirty have to be so old. Her example was Jess from the Beaver Bunch (a daily YouTube vlog that discusses lesbian issues). Jess appears to be an early twenty-something, confident in her own skin with a very androgynous/nerds/slightly bike-boho style. It's hard to describe, so Google her already. Anywho, Andy is completely in love with her, with her look and with her confidence in herself. Recently Andy found out that Jess is thirty and it completely threw her for a loop. If this girl could be thirty and pull off a much younger, fresher look, then why can't everyone? Something to ponder, do we live the life we want to live based on the way we feel, or based on some stereotypical age ideal we have created in our head? Feel free to leave your pondering in the comments!
As you can see, lots to update you all on, but since I'm living too, not necessarily tons of time to update. Please forgive my following brain dump, but i'll be back throughout the days to update!
Talks with Danny
Dexter vs. Six Feet Under
Schlochztys's
Driving Stick
Georgia Aquarium
Horseshoe crabs
Solitude
East Atlanta Village
Tornado
The OK Cafe
--
Columbus
Little Five Points
Virginia Highlands
Poopsilon!
It all started two days ago, Thursday to be exact. Andy and I decided we wanted to go to the Georgia Aquarium. We woke up a little late and got into a long discussion about age-ism. Mostly the cause and effect of people turning a certain age, whether or not they choose to embody the stereotypes of that age. I think I can generally say that most people have that "ugh, I'm almost thirty," moment, but why does thirty have to be so old. Her example was Jess from the Beaver Bunch (a daily YouTube vlog that discusses lesbian issues). Jess appears to be an early twenty-something, confident in her own skin with a very androgynous/nerds/slightly bike-boho style. It's hard to describe, so Google her already. Anywho, Andy is completely in love with her, with her look and with her confidence in herself. Recently Andy found out that Jess is thirty and it completely threw her for a loop. If this girl could be thirty and pull off a much younger, fresher look, then why can't everyone? Something to ponder, do we live the life we want to live based on the way we feel, or based on some stereotypical age ideal we have created in our head? Feel free to leave your pondering in the comments!
As you can see, lots to update you all on, but since I'm living too, not necessarily tons of time to update. Please forgive my following brain dump, but i'll be back throughout the days to update!
Talks with Danny
Dexter vs. Six Feet Under
Schlochztys's
Driving Stick
Georgia Aquarium
Horseshoe crabs
Solitude
East Atlanta Village
Tornado
The OK Cafe
--
Columbus
Little Five Points
Virginia Highlands
Poopsilon!
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Marietta (sp?)
So we made it to Hotlanta yesterday early afternoon. Andy's Aunt Jill and Uncle Danny graciously welcomed us into their home and then all hell broke loose. You see, Jill has two dogs, Daisy (aka Crazy Daisy) a smaller than Henry lab mix and Aspen (aka where has your ass been?) Great pyrenese. Sorry about the spelling errors, I'm in the car. Any who, once our dogs and their dogs made it to the backyard, Colby was completely rust colored from rolling in the Georgia clay and Henry was clanking teeth with Daisy, making best friends.
So we let the dogs have free range of the backyard, full with sandbox for digging. We spent the day visiting, buy graduation decorations for Julia's boyfriend's room and Andy and I went on a mini shopping spree (30% off at American Eagle!). Yesterday night we went to Suburban Pub for a couple drinks (Coors light and Blue Moon for the future Coloradoans) and wings. It was the tail end of trivia night and we killed the songs from 1999!
Today we've been hanging out with Danny. He introduced us to Robert Shilling, a hilariously raunchy comedian. Now we're on our way to Schlockskies for lunch and then to the Georgia Aquarium. Columbus to visit the Warren's tomorrow :)
Best 1999 throwback jam: Believe by Cher...or If You Had My Love by J.Lo....you decide!
So we let the dogs have free range of the backyard, full with sandbox for digging. We spent the day visiting, buy graduation decorations for Julia's boyfriend's room and Andy and I went on a mini shopping spree (30% off at American Eagle!). Yesterday night we went to Suburban Pub for a couple drinks (Coors light and Blue Moon for the future Coloradoans) and wings. It was the tail end of trivia night and we killed the songs from 1999!
Today we've been hanging out with Danny. He introduced us to Robert Shilling, a hilariously raunchy comedian. Now we're on our way to Schlockskies for lunch and then to the Georgia Aquarium. Columbus to visit the Warren's tomorrow :)
Best 1999 throwback jam: Believe by Cher...or If You Had My Love by J.Lo....you decide!
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
FLORIDA
Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, Indian River, Okeechobee.... maybe missing St. Lucie, not sure if that's a county or not, but that's the progress we've made so far.
In related news, Colby has not, I repeat NOT gotten sick...yet!
In related news, Colby has not, I repeat NOT gotten sick...yet!
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But where am I going to sit?
So we woke up this morning and packed the rest of the trailer, went to Starbucks for some coffee (non fat, no whip, grande iced white chocolate mocha for me, grande skinny carmel machiato for Andy) and packed the rest of Andy's car. Then we loaded up the dogs before realizing there was no room for me!! As I said yesterday, my car is in the shop so we all have to drive together to go get it. Then I will drive to goodwill to donate a bunch of clothes and shoes and then i'll drive back up to meet Andy. It's kind of a backwards way of doing it but I didn't get to pack my car last night seeing as how it is in the shop. So here we are, Andy driving, colby the car sick puppy in the front passenger seat, Henry and me and the goodwill stuff crammed into the backseat. If you see our crazy caravan feel free to honk and wave...it'll be much welcome to the finger we got this morning! So happy to be leaving the mean people of south Florida behind!
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Tomorrow the Adventure Begins...if we ever get there...
Here I sit, or rather lay, on a slightly deflated air mattress, on the cusp of the next big adventure. Today, was my last day at work, my last day with affordable health insurance, and hopefully my last day working in the public sector (at least while I'm in my working prime, I hope). Tomorrow I, we -Andy, Henry, Colby and I start not only our cross-country road trip, but also, a new chapter in our lives.
But as Murphy's law goes, whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and as I sit here in Fort Lauderdale, my car sits alone in Coral Springs. Yep, took it in this morning to get the tire pressure checked and my fluids topped off only for the super nice and thorough mechanic to tell me that The Senator (yes, I named my car after Padme Amidala, post-queenhood) wasn't going to make it. So he's fixing her up and hopefully she'll be ready tomorrow late morning so we can make some progress.
Originally, we were suppose to make it to Atlanta tomorrow to stay with Andy's Aunt Jill & Uncle Danny, but now it's looking more like we'll be driving part way tomorrow and the rest on Wednesday. No worries though, we don't have to be in Colorado until May 31st, at this point I'm more concerned about Mother Nature's torture of the Midwest, primarily Missouri. The article I just read on NPR is haunting my thoughts. Well on that positive note, I'm going to go read. Hoping to document this trip, so stay tuned! Peace, love and laughter!
But as Murphy's law goes, whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and as I sit here in Fort Lauderdale, my car sits alone in Coral Springs. Yep, took it in this morning to get the tire pressure checked and my fluids topped off only for the super nice and thorough mechanic to tell me that The Senator (yes, I named my car after Padme Amidala, post-queenhood) wasn't going to make it. So he's fixing her up and hopefully she'll be ready tomorrow late morning so we can make some progress.
Originally, we were suppose to make it to Atlanta tomorrow to stay with Andy's Aunt Jill & Uncle Danny, but now it's looking more like we'll be driving part way tomorrow and the rest on Wednesday. No worries though, we don't have to be in Colorado until May 31st, at this point I'm more concerned about Mother Nature's torture of the Midwest, primarily Missouri. The article I just read on NPR is haunting my thoughts. Well on that positive note, I'm going to go read. Hoping to document this trip, so stay tuned! Peace, love and laughter!
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Dog Water Park!
So today we found a water park, well really a lake, where our dogs can swim! It's pretty awesome, especially since both Henry and Colby have super webbed paws! Also, we saw a 6 month old dog that looks just like Colby! Perhaps our wheaten-bearded collie mix is in fact a golden doodle. Well I'm being attacked by huge wet doggies... will write more soon!
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Hallo
Good morning blog readers! So yesterday was my second big indulgence TV day, I'm sad to report. Over the weekend, Andy and I totally got sucked into Four Weddings. If you haven't seen this show, it's pretty hilarious. Basically four brides go to each others' wedding and judge the wedding based on the wedding dress, food, entertainment and overall experience. The bride with the top score wins a honeymoon for her and her husband. It's a really cool show, especially for someone like me that doesn't really know anything about weddings, to see different culture's traditions and just how many different things you can do at your wedding. It's also a great way to find out things you'd never think about when you're planning your own wedding, like making sure people can see over your flower decorations from the back seats and not making them do a "love walk" aka a mile hike in the blazing hot summer heat from your ceremony to your reception. I really enjoy watching stuff like that with Andy, she has some many refreshing ideas and interesting insights that I love to hear her talk about.
Growing up, I was never one of those girls that planned their wedding, actually I didn't give it much thought, ever! It's so much fun having a person in my life that I can really see myself spending the rest of my life with and getting excited about sharing a huge milestone, like devoting myself to her, in front of all of my family and friends. Honestly, I don't know when we will get married. It's sometimes sad to think that if this world we lived in accepted us more, then we would already be married. It's like looking at heterosexual couples from the outside in, it just seems like there is a more predetermined timeline and expectations. This feeling sometimes makes being in a same-sex relationship seem like the complete opposite, like everything is optional and if you choose the option then everything is forced or unnecessary. I would hope that my family wouldn't feel this way. I would hope that they would view my marrying Andy the same way they would Amy marrying whoever she marries, but sometimes my fear and insecurity get the better of me. I do not know that I could handle rejection from my family, at least not my immediate family. Don't get me wrong, they are nothing but supportive of my "lifestyle," and they love Andy to death. I just think that marriage is very important to my family, and other than side comments in passing, I've never really REALLY talked to them about it as it pertains to me and Andy.
And woah, totally wedding tangent. I never expected that to be the subject of today's blog.
revelations: What are some of the mundane or boring things you have to do in your life that you could re-imagine and make either more fun, completely unnecessary and therefore discontinue doing them, or more efficient so that even if you have to do it, you can do it more quickly, therefore devoting less time to it and more time to things you actually enjoy? For some reason right now in this moment, I can't think of anything. It's strange, I can be depressed and all together not really optimistic about anything on the whole, but when I break my day down into each thing that I did, it's hard for me not to find something in it that I enjoy, can smile about, or have accepted in some way. Perfect example, driving to work. Unfortunately for me, I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from where I work. As gas prices increase, it has become murder to my wallet. Additionally, it's not a high speed drive to work on a highway, it's all on roads, main roads, but roads with lights sometimes every block. Add in the crazy south Florida drivers that think you can make a left U-turn on a red arrow, and you definitely have to have your wits about you. But for some reason, I love the drive. In the mornings I listen to NPR and catch up on what's going on in Washington and around the world, and then on my way home I listen to music, right now, Lupe Fiasco's CD Lasers (which is fantastic and I would recommend it to everyone!!). On my way to work I'm usually still pretty groggy, so it tends to go by quickly. On my way home, I roll the windows down, turn the music up and drive. Some may look at it like a waste of almost 2 hours everyday, but for me, it's me time and time for me to sing at the top of my lungs, or try different routes home, to me, it's free.
Growing up, I was never one of those girls that planned their wedding, actually I didn't give it much thought, ever! It's so much fun having a person in my life that I can really see myself spending the rest of my life with and getting excited about sharing a huge milestone, like devoting myself to her, in front of all of my family and friends. Honestly, I don't know when we will get married. It's sometimes sad to think that if this world we lived in accepted us more, then we would already be married. It's like looking at heterosexual couples from the outside in, it just seems like there is a more predetermined timeline and expectations. This feeling sometimes makes being in a same-sex relationship seem like the complete opposite, like everything is optional and if you choose the option then everything is forced or unnecessary. I would hope that my family wouldn't feel this way. I would hope that they would view my marrying Andy the same way they would Amy marrying whoever she marries, but sometimes my fear and insecurity get the better of me. I do not know that I could handle rejection from my family, at least not my immediate family. Don't get me wrong, they are nothing but supportive of my "lifestyle," and they love Andy to death. I just think that marriage is very important to my family, and other than side comments in passing, I've never really REALLY talked to them about it as it pertains to me and Andy.
And woah, totally wedding tangent. I never expected that to be the subject of today's blog.
revelations: What are some of the mundane or boring things you have to do in your life that you could re-imagine and make either more fun, completely unnecessary and therefore discontinue doing them, or more efficient so that even if you have to do it, you can do it more quickly, therefore devoting less time to it and more time to things you actually enjoy? For some reason right now in this moment, I can't think of anything. It's strange, I can be depressed and all together not really optimistic about anything on the whole, but when I break my day down into each thing that I did, it's hard for me not to find something in it that I enjoy, can smile about, or have accepted in some way. Perfect example, driving to work. Unfortunately for me, I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from where I work. As gas prices increase, it has become murder to my wallet. Additionally, it's not a high speed drive to work on a highway, it's all on roads, main roads, but roads with lights sometimes every block. Add in the crazy south Florida drivers that think you can make a left U-turn on a red arrow, and you definitely have to have your wits about you. But for some reason, I love the drive. In the mornings I listen to NPR and catch up on what's going on in Washington and around the world, and then on my way home I listen to music, right now, Lupe Fiasco's CD Lasers (which is fantastic and I would recommend it to everyone!!). On my way to work I'm usually still pretty groggy, so it tends to go by quickly. On my way home, I roll the windows down, turn the music up and drive. Some may look at it like a waste of almost 2 hours everyday, but for me, it's me time and time for me to sing at the top of my lungs, or try different routes home, to me, it's free.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Things you never want to hear on the radio...
"if you like it hot and humid, you've come to the right place!" Blah...bring on the sweat and the frizzy hair! Apparently we don't get spring, we're heading straight into summer. Not sure how I feel about that...
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