Tofurkey Anyone?

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Lettuce Wraps: Are they Dangerous?

I have been recently addicted to lettuce wraps. Not because they’re really healthy or anything, but I love the yummy dishes created to put into the crisp, cool lettuce. Mostly it’s a meat dish, but there are recipes out there containing veggies only, or tofu. The key is that whatever you put into the lettuce wrap, it needs to be small and spoonable. The smaller, the easier to fill, and easier to wrap with lettuce.

So last night I was too tired to cook, for reasons evident on my picture blog. We decided to order Chinese food. Since we ALWAYS order regular Chinese food, I decided to order from Spicy Basil, which is more of a Thai restaurant. I had such a hard time deciding what I wanted, but I finally narrowed it down to a chicken and veggie lettuce wrap dish.

I was so excited (as per above) to taste the hot meat dish in the cool lettuce wrap. The menu had said, ‘Must Use Hands to Eat this Dish’ – which made me even more giddy. I couldn’t wait! If these wraps were good, that meant I had a new delivery place I could order from on a regular basis! The prices were cheap, selection good, service wonderful; now all that was left was the actual taste test.

As I unpacked my dinner – I noticed it looked a little odd. It looked more like ground turkey than actual chicken. I was skeptical. But that was all blown away as I unwrapped the lettuce, and put a spoonful of delight into it and bit in! It was wonderful! I couldn’t believe how awesome it was! I couldn’t get enough – fast enough!



The only problem – it indeed required hands. And a plate, and roll of paper towels. It was messy! Probably the messiest lettuce wrap in the world! And what did I do? I dripped stuff all over my favorite jeans! D’OH!!!!

As the juice dripped off my fingers and face, I felt like I was in a Carl’s Jr. commercial (Hardee’s for those out east). They had a string of commercials with a sexy girls eating the messiest burger alive – but Hemingway – this was the same thing, but I was eating a lettuce wrap. The only thing, was that in the commercial for Carl’s Jr., the sexy model who wouldn’t normally EAT a ginormous burger like that – didn’t get ANY condiments on HER jeans – or her shirt for the love of Pete! It just got all over the floor! My lettuce wrap got all over BOTH and this morning, I had to put Spray and Wash on my precious jeans, hoping that they won’t be permanently stained.

Cause that would just suck. I hate it when one of your favorite articles of clothing gets ruined. Especially jeans, since I have such a hard time finding a good pair! Even though they only cost $20 – I still think they’re worth more that 1 night of bliss with a lettuce wrap.
I’ll keep you updated after I do laundry tonight. I’m sure everyone’s sitting on the edge of their seats!

The Picard Song (Star Trek Meets The Sims 2)

I just like the song - I could do without the Sims part. Plus I'm feeling really lazy today. I feel like my will has been zapped by the aliens of Talos IV.

Wednesday Morning Funny

I believe this is me.....
I ate ALL of the pie Kurt made for the Halloween party.....

Report: Sci-Fi Fantasy Movie seen as kid did not withstand the test of time.

This is not a new report. In fact, many of you have expressed the same sentiments regarding TV shows, cartoons, and old board games. This report is to reiterate the general consensus that you should never re-visit old movies, shows, etc you thought were really cool when you were 8 and try to watch them 20 years later.

Although I knew this from the Knight Rider viewing on USA in 1999, I was flipping through the channels at 2:30 am while drinking some 90 Shilling and Krull came on. I have recently deducted that is was the 90 Shilling that made me think, “Cool! Krull! Ooo! I can’t wait to watch this again! I haven’t seen it in years and it was AWESOME!”

Well friends, as most of you who have seen Krull – you would think the 90 Shilling might actually IMPROVE the movie if you aren’t 8 years old – but on second thought – even if you were 8 years old now – you’d probably think it was a stupid movie.

The tagline of Krull:
From the sky will come the Black Fortress. From the Fortress will come the Slayers to devour the planet of Krull. Then shall a girl of ancient name become queen...she shall choose a king...and together they shall rule the planet. And their son shall rule the galaxy.

Sounds pretty good so far? Just wait…

The synopsis of Krull:
A princess gets kidnapped by some weird alien things who’s leader wants to marry her. Her fiancé finds the ultimate weapon – a crazy medieval ninja star – and together with a Cyclops, a guy that turns into a duck, and Liam Neeson, he goes to rescue the princess and save the planet of Krull.

They lycra is flying in this 1983 epic journey of a Prince, his buddies, and some hot chick running away from laser beams! It really makes me want to re-evaluate (NOT re-watch) Dragonslayer, Beastmaster, and Red Sonja.

But alas – I will stick to my guns and fondly remember them from 1985 as being some of the best adventure movies ever created!!!! And PLEASE – never stop on TBS, USA or WGN at 2:30 in the morning while drinking. You WILL regret it!

well
- i'm trying to upload some more hilarious pictures, but they'll have to wait until blogger can get it's shit together....i'll put them up later....

Kirstie is Cuttin' some Mustard

So Kirstie Alley sure is shedding some pounds on Jenny Craig!
Good for her!
Going from this:

To this:

Is pretty good! She's lost 75 lbs so far!

I still don't know if I'd wear a bikini on Oprah - but if I was going to do it on any show - it would be that one!

I do think it's amazing that she looked great and continued to work even though she gained tons of weight. They gave her so much shit - AND Janet Jackson - about gaining weight. My first instinct is to say, "Srew You Society!" but hey - it wasn't like they only gained 15 lbs and the media was screaming - they were seriously overweight (well, to be honest, I don't know how much Janet weighed, they just gave her a lot of crap)!

SO: Good for you, Kristie! You look fabulous! Keep it up!

It's so crappy that society dictates what women 'should' look like. Did you know that the media thought Kate Winslet was heavy in Titanic? She was a size 6!

And right around the same time - people said Drew Barrymore was keeping on some baby fat with her new string of movies in 1998 at a size 8!

For us women, we know that's crazy. But for you guys, the average size in Hollywood at that time was a size 2. The average size in Hollywood now? Size 0. What kind of guy likes women who are the size of small pubescent young boys? Apparently TONS.
So - before you start telling me that Kiera Knightly has the most perfect body (for an 11 year old boy with big lips) you can suck my big white buttocks. The average size for an American woman now is size 10-12 and a height of 5'4. I'm not saying this is where women SHOULD be - but it's where they ARE.

Now, the last thing I would want to do is fantacize about a skeleton in a bag. But hey - That's just me.
I will end this rant with another kudos to all those 'healthy' actresses out there. Thanks for showing the rest of us ladies that it IS okay to be comfortable weighing that ginormous amount of 120lbs - as opposed to 85!

End Rant. Go back to your activities.

Peace Corps 101

So I’ve decided to keep a record of all my dealings with The Peace Corps.
Yesterday I had a meeting at the Denver regional office with Clara. Clara was really helpful in describing the application process and give me a heads up on what to expect during this time.
I’m hoping to get my completed application out by this week. I still need to fill in some big hairy details, like financial obligations, motivation essays, etc. I’m currently looking for some good applicants for references. The fun thing about citing references for The Peace Corps – is they will actually call you, and ask questions about me. So I am hesitant to put down say someone I partied with last week – as they MIGHT divulge some information not too palatable to the recruiter! Hahaha!

The process looks like this:
Step 1: Online application
Wait around 1 week after submittal
Step 2: PC office will send me an additional Background Check packet
This will include getting a police report, finger printing and any other governmental reports about me. I can’t wait to see what they got! CAUSE THEY GOT NUTHIN’ MAN!!!!
Wait around 1 week after submittal
Step 3: PC office will send me an additional Medical History packet
I will need to get a physical, eye exam, dental exam, etc so they know if I need a root canal vs. knocking out one of my teeth with an ice skate! Yikes!!!
Wait about 1 week after submittal
Step 4: PC office will send out a Financial Responsibility packet
This is to make sure that I’ve filled out all forms and taken care of any debt I owe during my 2 years of service – i.e. defer my student loans, take care of all credit debtors, or sign over any mortgages I have (which luckily, I don’t)
Wait 1 week after submittal
Step 5: Waiting
At this point, the PC office will send in a request for placement to Washington. All my info will then sent and reviewed by the head honchos at the Washington DC Peace Corps office.
This will take anywhere from 2-5 months
Step 6: I will receive an ‘invitation’ to accept an assignment at a certain date (say I receive an invitation in May for a program that starts in August). If I accept the assignment, I will then be ready to go ASAP!!!

Then it’s off to training for 3 months, and then afterwards, I begin the 24 month service in my chosen country!
Hooray!

Sound good?
Well – looks like first thing is first. I had better get my application is so I can start this year long process!

p.s. I've been trying to post pics - but once again, my network admin lady is messing with the computers! blech!!!!

Rock the What?

I voted last night. It took 2.5 hours in line. I woke up this morning, and half the shit I voted for (or against) didn't pass. Voting blows. The last time I voted, Bush was re-elected and Colorado became a non-smoking state. This round Colorado has banned gay marriage, and rejected gay benefits.

Well, at least I can legally enjoy this joint I've just rolled. Whew. I was really stressing THAT one......

Dreams

Kurt just sent me an email saying that his boss told him he would 'get the gold star' for the day for diffusing some situation at work (he is a TSA airport screener). But where is this star? Did his boss ever follow through with this boast?
Is there a pay raise involved? No?
Well, in honor of Kurt 'Taking Control of the Situation' and 'Not Narcing out his Teammates' at work, I have created this award for him. Good Job, Kurt! I am proud of you! Especially since we are destined to go into a hollywood partnership soon!

Why do you ask?
Well -
I had a Dream!
What kind of dream? Well, a couple nights ago, I dreamt about Kurt. And what a profitable dream it was. More like premonition, really.
My dream broke down like this:
I paid Kurt in beer to finish an assignment for me. I had to write a 31 page short story for school, and I didn't want to do it - so I paid Kurt to do it! So what happens? The story is a hit and people want to publish it, and they want to interview me (the author) on TV and stuff! So it turned into this weird Cyrano De Bergerac thing....
The story was an adventure swashbuckling story - like Treasure Island.
And then since 'I' was famous for the book - Kurt then used my new status of fame to introduce a new perfume he had created called Jennifer An Ass-ton - for 'bigger' girls. It was a hit, too. We were rolling in the dough. Kurt as the ideas man, me as the public figure/sales person. You know, like Madonna and her songwriter.
I think this dream was not so much as a dream, but a look into the future. A premonition.

People - this has everything to do with that fortune cookie I found in 1994!!!
Soon you will get the recognition you deserve!
It's about fucking time!
Soon - I will be on a gravy train with biscut wheels!
JUST YOU WAIT!

oh yeah - Kurt too.....

Wookin' Po Nub...

Oh Paul.

Where ever do you get such funny emails!

Hello my Cool and Clever Congregation of Calamity,

It seems that our church leaders just can't keep their hand out of the cookie and amphetamine jars these days. Evangelical leader Reverend Ted Haggard of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, has been caught paying for gay sex and buying drugs.

What a scandal! Nobody should ever have to PAY for sex. That's why I've set up "Nuclia Waste's Evangelical FREE Dating Service."

A website is worth a thousand words. So click on over to my new website and sign up today!

http://www.nucliawaste.com/freedatingservice.html

Hey Ladies! Get Your Vote On!

Hello All!
Thank you, Paul, for sending me this website!

http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/
I'm in love with it, now!
If any of you know of any other ladies, gentlemen, and transgendered folk, feel free to pass this site along!

Heck Yesss!

Heck Yesss!
Originally uploaded by locomocos.

Alright Ghosties!
Time to take a look at my Spooktacular Halloween Gallery on Flickr!

Enjoy and feel free to make comments!

I have tons more, but alas, I can only upload so many on my FREE Flickr account each month! Boo!

Please Standby....

I am currently trying to upload photos from Vegas and my Spooktacular Soiree.
Please check back currently, as I am having technical difficulties.

Thank You.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

"Alright you freshman bitches! You had better come to Cassie's party, or you will have to ride the Carousel!"

Happy Halloween Partying this weekend!!!!

Friday Math Problem

PLUS



EQUAL

Locomocos Quiz Time 2!

Well friends, I am currently trying to come up with a good quiz format I can post here on my blog. So far - and audio quizzes have been easiest, and the most fun. I'm trying to come up with an interactive (i.e. multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank) format that you can do and find out the answers immediately - but until that time - I've created another audio quiz from some of my favorite movies!

What I would like to see on the answers, are the movies, and possibly the character that said them! But if you just get part 1 of the 2 part question, I'll give you partial points!
haha!
Good Luck!!!

1. Quote 1
"Are you, Alice, menstruating right now?"
"What has that got to do with anything?"
"Back off man, I'm a scientist"

2. Quote 2
"I got news for you pal...you ain't leading but two things right now...jack and shit...and jack left town."

3. Quote 3
"Just stay out of my way or you'll pay, listen to what I say."
"How about I just go eat some hay. I could make things out of clay, and lay by the bay, I just may. What d'ya say?"

4. Quote 4
"I love you Sorsha?! I don't love her, she kicked me in the face. I hate her.....don't I?"

5. Quote 5
"Beautiful naked big titted women don't just fall outa the sky you know"

6. Quote 6
"Has anybody got a dime..? I don't got anything. Somebody's got to go back and get a shitload of dimes."

7. Quote 7
"Be careful man! There's a beverage here!"

8. Quote 8
"fuck you , fuck you ,fuck you ,you are cool ,fuck you, i am out!"

9. Quote 9
"Anything bigger than a handful, you're risking a sprained thumb."

10. Quote 10
"Oh, I hated the Colonel with is wee *beady* eye! And that smug look on his face, "Oh, you're gonna buy my chicken! Ohhhhh!"

Food Scrooge? Bah Latte!

I am addicted to Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
I believe they are the best invention since sliced bread.

Why is it that they only bring pumpkin spice around once a year? I mean, it’s not like they use REAL pumpkins or anything. It’s just a powder!!!


So let me axe you coffee aficionados out there, HOW do you make a good pumpkin spice latte? Say I want to enjoy pumpkin spice all year round, as opposed to ONCE a year, like the Gestapo’s at Starbucks and assorted 7-11 would like to dictate! How would I go about it?

I mean, I’m sure there’s some powder SOMEWHERE, but it ALSO comes out only once a year!


And if pumpkin is actually canned, then why can’t people eat pumpkin pie all year round? Pumpkin pie, bread, soup, casserole – all of it! I guarantee people who make these wonderful fall treats are not buying up fresh pumpkins as ingredients!

So my question is this:
Why seasonal flavors, when they are darn good ALL YEAR ROUND?

Something to look forward to?
Baloney.
I look forward to it every time I put it in my MOUTH!

So here are some items I believe should be offered ALL YEAR:
Eggnog
Gingerbread
Lemon Meringues
Candy cane cookies – really ALL holiday cookies
Pumpkin ANYTHING
Cranberry Sauce
Spiral Hams (people should make more of these)
Kielbasa
Giant Chocolate Bunnies
Green Bean Casserole

I know some of these CAN be offered all year, but why are they only made for holidays? Why can’t we have chocolate bunnies whenever we want?

These few items I look forward to all year could certainly give way to other indulgences, if I only had them more than once a year! What about holiday hummus? Nobody gets excited about that, cause you can just pick some up a the grocery store! But holiday baba ganoush? YOU BET! Anyone can try new food items and have tons of room in their tummies, if only Aunt Barbara would market her damn Candy Cane cookies!

Genus Species: Liptonious Ambiguous

Recently, I wrote Lipton Teas an email about one of their products. It was well constructed, friendly, and downright complimentary.

Dear Lipton-
I most recently had your Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus for lunch the other day, and found it delightful.
The crisp, cool taste, with just a hint of sweet citrus took my breath away!
As I was enjoying my Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus, I was reading the ingredients, and to my dismay, found that there was aspartame in it!
Recently I have discovered the harmful effects of aspartame, and have quit drinking most carbonated beverages. I hate to think that I can no longer enjoy your wonderful Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus!
So - my question is: Is there a way to enjoy the wonderfully refreshing taste of Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus without aspartame?
Is there a way to recreate this taste with your 100% natural tea bags and citrus slices? And if so - why do you need to add the aspartame if this is possible?
Thank you for your time -
Cassie D********


The response, which was more than just boring -

Hi Cassie,

Thanks for writing!

Many factors are considered during development of each product includetaste, texture, nutritional value, ability to retain flavor and quality,as well as consumer convenience in usage and preparation.

Unilever uses only those ingredients needed to provide desired flavor,appearance, consistency and nutritional value to its food products, andthen to maintain those qualities during storage and use.

In order to produce good-tasting foods, Unilever also makes use of latest research to select ingredients that provide desired qualities.

Our research staff continues to review existing products and develop newones. This ongoing program provides Unilever consumers with products ofonly highest quality and value. We will certainly report comments to Research and Marketing staffs.Thanks for your interest in our products!

Your friends at Lipton

khw

First off, I had to look up what the heck Unilever even was! Second, they don't even recognize the issue with aspartame - like they don't want to touch it. And when I asked for other options such as using THEIR tea bags with citrus slices in it - they didn't even answer! Sounds like a form letter to me. And THAT means I will have to get a little more personal next time I write a letter to some big company.
I think khw should blow it out her azz......or at least her bosses'. Too bad she is probably 18 and working in a small cubicle with flickering overhead fluorescent lighting and all they have is dial-up. It's just like Joe Vs. The Volcano ALL over again!!!

Stupid Lipton....

I look like Ah-Nold!

Happy Friday!

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New Art Wing VS. Old Lucas Concept

So, As many of you who live in Denver may know, this weekend is the grand opening of the new wing at the Denver Art Museum. I have never been to the art museum, and although I am dating a painter, this seems to bother me less and less each day, as I think about more important things, such as if they will ever find the cure to MS and whether Clark Kent and Lana Lang will ever get together during high school....

But what propels me to discuss the art museums is the upcoming opening this weekend. I really want to go! I was listening to Colorado Matters on Colorado Public Radio and they will be doing interviews with the architecht, Daniel Libeskind. I listened to the director of the art museum today, and found myself trying to look at the building in a different light. I am not convinced about it, but I'm willing to open my mind to 'Art' and try to see it differently.

Differently than what, you ask?
Well my friends, for the last 2 years, I have been under the firm belief that the architect, Daniel Libeskind, is a dutch Star Wars fanatic.
Why?
Looking at the photo of his newest design, do you notice any similarities to any structures in Star Wars? Any at all?
How about MOVING structures?
No?
Well for many moons now, I have compaired the unfinished product to a sandcrawler.
A what? Why? What's the significance? I DON'T KNOW!!!!
But lets examine the evidence, shall we?





Sandcrawlers are huge treaded fortresses used by Jawas as transportation and shelter. The sand-pitted vehicles, many meters in height, are equipped with a magnetic suction tubes for sucking droids and scrap into their cargo chambers.

The new wing on the museum is a huge treated fortress used by puny humans as housing for other precious artifacts into the cargo chambers.

Apart from the technical data - let's take a look at asthetics. Do you see anything to connect the two ideas? George Lucas wanted an old mining transport used to infer that Jawas were scavengers and traders which were housed inside, impermiable to Tuscan Raiders.
Daniel Libeskind was looking for something as phenominal as the opera house in Sydney, Austrailia - to infer an identity for Denver, which will withsand the test of timelessness in architecture.

Let's ask the readers?
Do you agree?
Will this sandcrawler-esque art wing hold up over a period of say, 30 years, as opposed to the sandcrawler, which is timeless?
Only TIME will tell.
But until then, I will hold my judgment a few weeks longer, before I decide. But what I do know, is that with all the scrambling of the city officals to actually FIND Denver's identity and give it a voice, I think they need a lot more than a couple of bad sculptures and fancy new buildings to put it's name back on the map.

As for me, I believe the sandcrawler will only ever be my first love.



It's simplicity reminds me of a time less confusing, and trading a whole helluva lot easier before imperial stormtroopers were around to fuck it all up.

Heavy sigh.......

Holy F*ing Crappola!

Check out who is my #1 friend on Myspace!

http://www.myspace.com/cassiedoo


If you don't recognize my best friend for life (BFFL), please review THIS POST!!!
And don't forget THIS ONE!!!!

Read it and ENVY, my friends!

Okay....One More and I'll Stop...

Flustered Bush Misses Air Force One Flight
October 3, 2006

"They just lost their best customer," said the president, who added that he would start looking into other carriers.

CAMP SPRINGS, MD—Despite sprinting through the Andrews Air Force Base south terminal, President Bush narrowly missed his Air Force One flight to Boise earlier today after arriving just moments after the plane's doors had closed.
The 12-person crew was not able to accommodate the president due to strict federal guidelines requiring all passengers to arrive at their departure gate 15 minutes prior to takeoff—guidelines flight officials say are especially important considering heightened security around the president. When Bush inquired into the possibility of being placed on standby for Air Force Two, the exasperated commander in chief was informed that the flight was full and Vice President Dick Cheney was unwilling to give up his seat.

READ MORE OF THIS HILARIOUS ARTICLE IF YOU WANT TO LAUGH YOUR AZZ OFF...

Mental Floss - Where Knowlege Junkies Get their Fix

Instead of being lazy and quoting a bunch of Onion articles, I took to posting some Mental Floss!

How to swear like an old prospector
Now that swearing like a pirate has jumped the shark, isn’t it time we exhumed another subgenre of anachronistic curse words? To save us all from another “scurvy dogs” joke — one more and I will walk the bloody plank — I humbly propose replacing all naughty pirate jargon with crusty old-prospector talk, which is just as colorful, if not more expletive-laced. But this time, let’s be smart about it — nerdy, even — and figure out from whence they came before we start throwing them around willy-nilly. To that end, here are my top five old prospector curses, and their respective, only slightly questionable, etymologies:

READ MORE HERE


Completely ridiculous invention for couch potatoes!
The Recline of Western Civilization
Finally, it’s the innovation couch potatoes have been waiting for: Sleeves on a blanket! (Otherwise known as a Slanket.) Whether it’s reaching for the remote, holding a book, or typing on your laptop, the slanket makes sure you can function at optimal lethargy levels while staying all toasty. It’s available here for a cool $55








The only thing that makes more sense than a gun/guitar
That’s right, it’s a cooking range/chair. I don’t know… it actually looks kind of fun from the pics, and the perfect gadget for keeping your seat toasty in the winter. And I’m sure it’d be a big hit in closet-size apartments the world over (fire hazard issues aside). Click here to read more. Link via Popgadget.



I had to do it. I had to Google the Gun/Guitar. I'm glad to see it comes with or without tuners - contingent on personal style of course. I love options.....

I think my car is Christine’s evil cousin, Janet.

My Deductive Reasoning is as Follows:
EXHIBIT A
-You know how Christine was a 58 Plymouth Fury?
-Well Janet (as she is now called) is a 66 Dodge Dart.

Connection: Dodge and Plymouth were closely related, they were both 4 doors, and very long.

EXHIBIT B
-Christine was purchased for $300 from some dead dude’s crazy brother.
-Janet was purchased by my x-boyfriend from Amber’s old roommate, Darla.

Connection: My ex-boyfriend had a crazy mother who used to ‘borrow’ money from him all the time.

EXHIBIT C
-Christine loved her new owner, Arnie, SO MUCH that she would try to KILL anyone who hurt him, or anyone of whom she was jealous.
-Janet apparently doesn’t love me at all, as she has KILLED my bank account while I’ve owned her. She shows her ‘jealousy’ by breaking down with me in it ALONE on the highway.

Connection: Both cars can break hearts. Literally.

EXHIBIT D
-Christine gets damaged, and then magically fixes the problem brand new ALL BY HERSELF.
-Janet has to be sent to the mechanic, and as soon as she gets home, she decides something totally unrelated to the first problem has to be replaced for around an additional $400.

Connection: Both cars have problems at some point. They just handle them differently.

Conclusion:
I’d rather have a psycho car that has a taste for blood, instead of a taste for liquidating my checkbook.

News For the Weekend - Because I'm Lazy

History Of Rock Written By The Losers
September 17, 2003 Issue 39•36
BOSTON—Fifty years after its inception, rock 'n' roll music remains popular due to the ardor of its fans and the hard work of musicians, producers, and concert promoters. But in the vast universe of popular music, there exists an oft-overlooked group of dedicated individuals who devote their ample free time to collecting, debating, and publishing the minutiae of the rock genre. They are the losers who write rock's rich and storied history.
READ MORE HERE

Guy In Philosophy Class Needs To Shut The Fuck Up
SEE AMBER'S POST
READ MORE HERE
Sorry about that, Amber! That just proves how lazy i am!

I Must Take Issue With The Wikipedia Entry For 'Weird Al' Yankovic
By Larry Groznic
November 10, 2004 Issue 40•45

To whomever or whatever is currently in charge of the free encyclopedia and online community portal at Wikipedia.org, I demand that you remove the mask of anonymity and account for the gross oversights to be found on your site. I must take issue with your entry for "Weird Al" Yankovic—for in allowing it to remain active, you are perpetrating a great injustice.
READ MORE - I LOVE LARRY!!!

Crack Dealer Only Tenant Landlord Can Depend On For Rent
September 22, 2006 Issue 42•39
CULVER CITY, CA—Despite owning 15 units in the central Los Angeles area, landlord Marceline Brown can only count on receiving on-time rent payments from one of her tenants: full-time crack dealer Nathan "Buck" Cruz, 24.
According to Brown, Cruz has never missed a rent deadline since moving into 1211 Juniette Street, Apartment 2D in October 2004, despite having no bank account, credit cards, or personal checks.
READ MORE HERE

This Week in The Onion

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Gerrymandered To Serve King Friday's Make-Believe Agenda
September 19, 2006 Issue 42•38
MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, PA—A plan to radically redistrict Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood to further cement the control of the powerful King Friday XIII political machine is expected to pass this week and deeply affect current taxation structure, voting patterns, and services. "Meow-me-meow can't afford meow property tax as it stands now meow, and meow don't want everything I've worked for to be destroyed meow," said one resident, who asked to remain anonymous. Among the anticipated changes are sharp cutbacks in speedy deliveries, the elimination of trolley routes to such low-income districts as Someplace Else and the platypus mound, as well as the destruction of the Museum-Go-Round to make room for a massive new headquarters for The Electric Company.

Moisture Farming Sure is Tough...

I found this while looking for a picture of Whining for my last post comment. It was too good to pass up for a post!

hahaha!

I've Ranted, Now I've Relented....

I think a good gift for the President would be a chocolate revolver. and since he is so busy, you'd probably have to run up to him real quick and give it to him.

A Day in the Life....

So not much has been going on, except that I’m completely slammed at work. I’ve been working on that MS150 post for a week, and have MADE myself take 5 minutes to write my thoughts out today.

Although I’ve been crazy busy, I have had time to NOT watch my Brisco County Jr. Instead, I have put aside my dream husband, Bruce Campbell, for none other than Clark Kent. No no, not the NEW Superman – OR the old one!
Josh bought the first 3 seasons of Smallville, and I must say, I’m completely hooked! Although I don’t know if it’s because the show is really great, or Tom Welling is such a hottie.
Now, as most of you who know me, know that my true loves never have that ‘Pretty Boy’ style of good looks.

(in random order)
1. Bruce Campbell
2. Jack Black
3. Colin Firth
4. Ewan McGregor
5. Steve Zahn
6. Tobey McGuire
7. Johnny Depp (whom out of all of them, DOES give Tom a run for his money)
8. Lenny Kravitz
9. Beck
10. Mike Myers

But due to Tom’s good looks, and as Paul so astutely observed, his character as the honest, mild mannered, teen-angst ridden superhero this is probably why my attraction has formed. That and he takes his shirt off a lot (but not enough….haha!).

So the question raised in me is: If he played evil Lex Luthor, would I still think him a hottie?
I’m not sure. He might go off my radar like most goofy ‘too pretty’ actors (i.e. Ashton Kutcher).

While I search within myself for this answer, I feel I’m cheating on all my other boyfriends. I feel I’ve let Bruce down. Don’t ask me why, but I feel embarrassed that if Bruce walked into a coffee shop where I was at - and I showed him my top 5 list – he might be a little disappointed to see Tom’s name on the list. He might think I was into looks, and not abilities! But then again, if that highly unlikely situation ever did occur, I doubt Bruce would make the decision to go out with me due to a silly piece of paper. He probably would call for security and tell me to get my drooling limp body out of the way of his latte.

Tom Welling would decide my fate in a matter of seconds, using the old 'Caesar Thumbs up or down’ gesture – in which his body guards would pick me up and drop me off 25 miles from the point of contact.

Well, at the end of the day, I have a much better piece of eye candy waiting for me. After all, I have my own hottie at home who doesn’t even COMPARE to my top 5 list. I mean, who could want anything more than SMOKIN’ HAWT JOSH!!!
Yeah. You know you want some.

Don't Ye Be Forgettin'!

Talk Like a Pirate Day!

MS150 = ME ME ME!!!!

Well the bike ride was a success! I didn’t actually ride the full 150 miles, but I did ride 90!

It started out a rainy Saturday morning at 5:30 am, when my mom woke me up to tell me to get ready. It was about a half hour drive to the starting point, and we needed to pack my step dad’s car with all our gear. As we groggily loaded up out gear and started the drive out to the meeting point, I looked outside as the rain continued its steady pour. My mom turned to me in the back seat and asked if I still wanted to do the ride.

“It’s up to you, but if you want to bail out, I’ll understand. It’s really rainy, and that makes it a little dangerous to ride.”

It reminded me of the time we drove 2 hours from my small hometown of Albany, MO to go to the amusement park in Kansas City circa 1985. It was down pouring, and my dad offered me and my brother each $100 if we DIDN’T go to the amusement park, and go to the nice, DRY Toys-R-Us instead. Now, being a kid who gets to go to the big city amusement park once a year, what do you think we did? Yep. Got soaked riding the Zambezi Zinger all day! Ahh. What parents will do for their kids!

So what did my mom do for me? She went ahead an rode with me on the ride, in the soaking rain.

Cassie on the MS150
Originally uploaded by locomocos.

The ride broke down like this:
Ride 10 miles
Hit a rest stop to eat, pee, and be merry.
Ride 10 miles
Hit a rest stop to eat, pee, rub my butt and stretch my legs.
Ride 10 miles up and down hills
Hit a rest stop to eat, and try to regain feeling in my hands
Ride 10 miles UP and down HILLS
Hit a rest stop to eat, drink mass quantities of water, and ring out my jacket
Ride 10 miles UP MOUNTAINS BOTH WAYS
Hit a rest stop, eat lunch, take off the camelbak, pee, allow my vision to return, and fall on the ground.

Vince (my step dad) picked us up close to Warrensburg, MO and proceeded to load our bikes up and take us to the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO, where we were to set up camp for the night.
After riding 50 miles in the rain, I was so tired, I wanted fall asleep in the car! But my step dad kept driving all crazy (albeit he drives like that normally) to keep me awake. He said I couldn’t sleep but had to walk off all the biking so as not to be sore the next day! I relented, and as we got to the grounds, helped set up camp.
After my step dad left, my mom and I took showers, ate a free spaghetti dinner, and wandered around camp checking out all the other riders. There were ALL types of people riding and supporting! Many riders had family that came to meet them at the campgrounds! There were kids, old people, spouses and even a 1 man band! People rode on tandems, recumbents, tagalongs, mountain bikes, and kid trailers! It was very impressive. By 8pm, we were pooped and both of us fell asleep feeling the air mattress in our tent was more like a Sleep Number bed!

Day 2 started out with (my favorite) pancakes and sunshine! We hopped on our bikes at 7:30 in which the ride proceeded like this:
Ride 10 miles
Hit a rest stop and almost fall off my bike as my legs were still wobbly! But don’t worry, I ate!
Ride 10 miles UP DEVIL’S TOWER
Hit a rest stop to eat, and decide to take a SAG vehicle to the next rest stop. We were pooped! And boy, were we glad we did! As we rode to the next stop in the back of a truck, it looked like you had to bike up the Grand Canyon! Who knew Missouri was so diverse!
Hit the next rest stop, and I decided to ride to the next stop, while my mom stayed in the truck.
Ride 6 really good miles
Hit the rest stop and decided to SAG another 10 with my mom (after eating)
Hit the next rest stop, eat, chatted with mom in the truck, and decided I was rested and ready to ride!
Ride 6 more really good miles
Meet up with my mom at the last rest stop before the finish!
We rode the last 8 miles together, and ended up crossing the finish line in Knobnoster, MO at just around 2:30 pm!

It was a great feeling to come across that finish line, and grab my medal!
90 miles ain’t bad!
Needless to say, I was pooped when I got home, and ended up going out for dinner with my family and my friend, Greg afterward. And what happened after dinner? Mass quantities of beer. Heck YES!!! I’d like to say a short THANK YOU to Greg, for the tall cans. I think those make you get drunk faster! It had nothing to do with the fact that I rode 90 miles and burned up an assload of calories!

It was fun, the weather was good (I’d take rain over 110 degree humid Midwest heat ANYDAY) and I ended up raising over $600 for Multiple Sclerosis!
Thanks everybody who helped out!!!! And THANKS for the support!

Will I do this again next year? You bet! Only this time, I’ll train for rolling hills, instead of in the city where everything was FLAT like Kansas! BOY did I bust my butt!
Anyone like to join me?

I'm BACK!!!

Big post to come....

But for now, a deep thought.....

If you were a poor Indian with no weapons, and a bunch of conquistadors came up to you and asked where the gold was, I don't think it would be a good idea to say, "I swallowed it. So sue me."

Brisco = Bare Pockets = Good Night Sleep

So I bought the complete seasons of Brisco County Jr. I just started watching them from the beginning, and dammit if they aren’t as good as when I saw them back in 1993!

The even better part? I dreamt about my boyfriend, Bruce, all night!
Ah….What a dreamboat!

So my reason for ranting: Why was this DVD box set so expensive? I looked around online and think I got a pretty good deal, but this reminds me of ALL DVD series sets. Buying the complete seasons is very big right now. Heck, I am only 1 season away from having all 7 seasons of Star Trek the Next Generation! Of course, I couldn’t actually AFFORD all 7 seasons. Star Trek is over $100 per season – anywhere you look! I burned them through Netflix. But my question is this: Why are they so expensive? It’s like they’re charging $15 per disk per set! Well I don’t like it! Thank gawd we can burn DVDs. Otherwise, I’d NEVER be able to get all seasons of X-Files!

Holy crap. Looking at the above paragraph, I just realized what a nerd I am.

But cereally, why so expensive, mon frere? I mean, most of the box sets aren’t even in syndication anymore. NO ONE wants to buy half of what they’re putting out! I mean, Land of the Lost? The Facts of Life? What’s Happening? Webster? Who wants to buy that crap? And even if you DO want to buy it, why is it so damn expensive? Okay, so many of you may be thinking the same about Brisco – which OBVIOUSLY you’ve never WATCHED that show – but are Warner Brothers and UBU Productions worried about LOSING money over the selling of their ‘great’ TV shows? I would think they’re actually MAKING money buy just putting them out there! And think about all the MORE money they’d be making if they lowered the cost of these stinker’s – so the general public could actually AFFORD them!

Okay. I’ll stop ranting. But I really DO wonder who is gobbling up the complete first season of Diff’rent Strokes at an amazing $40 a pop. I ask you?

How about any other stinker box sets? I’d LOVE to hear about them!

Jeff Allen

I was driving to a meeting yesterday, when the song, "When I see you Smile" by Bad English came on the radio. Now, this is a really crappy song, but when I was in 7th grade, Jeff Allen called in and dedicated it to me on the local college radio station.

Ohmigod! I was so excited! I was so touched! I was so in love!

Cassie circa 1991
Originally uploaded by locomocos.

Maybe I’m feeling nostalgic, like This and That, or maybe its because my 10 year high school reunion came and went.

Or maybe it’s because I randomly heard that song on Jack FM and immediately recognized it due to the one time I had heard it.

But i was thinking about a simpler time. Not that my life is so utterly complicated now, but i wish I could get the same feeling of giddiness i got from hearing that song request back in 1991 from something like, getting a tax refund. Or maybe getting my car back from the mechanic! I guess i got really giddy over going to Seattle last year and seeing Dead Can Dance - but is that all i have to look forward to? Why can't i get giddy like that ALL the time like in jr. high and high school, instead of just once in a while when i shell out tons of dough?

I'm taking that back, just like in Clerks 2 - but a little different (WHICH i would recommend to ANYONE who had seen Clerks back in 1995 - if you haven't seen it and appreciated it, don't try to see it now, and then watch Clerks 2. You will be disappointed.)

But yes. I'm taking small triumphs and giddiness back from the carefree pre-teen and teens.

I am going to try really really hard to get passionate about something, enough to not be able to sleep the night before (other than a job interview or court date)!'

I will from now on be excited and giddy about all things!
And as I look at my daily life, here is where the challenge lies:

1. Getting up for work!
2. Paying my bills on time!
3. Hearing my boss tell me he has another project due tomorrow for me!
4. Your Dart needs more work!
5. You need to get braces to correct that existing baby tooth!
6. Another season of The Apprentice!
7. Taco Salad for dinner.....again!
8. Your bar tab is over $30.....again!
9. Looks like the dryer shrunk another pair of your jeans! Seriously!
10. Getting up for work!

That's right. I am going to think about that feeling I got when Jeff Allen dedicated me a song on the radio, and then asked me to the Valentine's Dance. I will stand up tall and sing, "When I see you Smile" all the way home!
Get ready for greatness, Lloyd!

Kelty or Marmot?

Josh and I went shopping over the weekend. I especially wanted to get a few items for my bike ride, which is only 2 weeks away!

So Josh bought some docs and I bought some much needed bike shoes.

Josh bought a nice button up shirt, and I bought a bike jersey.

Josh bought a DVD player, I bought a camelbak!

Yes yes yes. A couple of regular consumers.

With two weeks away, I still need some items for my ride. I have to spread out my purchases, as it is friggin' expensive to be a cyclist!
As I was trying to shop for my bike items at the local R.E.I. store (and came up with nada) I realized that everyone IN that joint had the money to do all those crazy hobbies! Have you ever been to a 'recreational sports' store? it's not like a REAL hunting, camping, fishing store. Now yes, I understand that we are in the Rocky Mountains, and it's easier to do the 'mountain sports' - but if you've ever been to a locally owned 'mountain sports' store, versus a 'recreational sports' megastore - you will notice a difference. The difference being that the people who shop at one store go there partly to purchase 'recreational' North Face coats for the 'cold' Colorado winters, and partly to go to the Starbucks to read their newspaper - while people go to the other store to actually purchase items for their 'mountain' sports.
I'm not any better. I think those stores are cool - for about 5 minutes. After my workout in which I had to vault over all the GINORMOUS jogging strollers and artfully dodge the people who stood in the middle of the traffic flow talking about Cliff bars, I made Josh take me to the bike shop across town!

Well, after my rant about R.E.I. MEGASTORE - I decided to get serious about shopping for my ride.
I decided to buy a hat.



What do you think?
I bet it will make me faster.

Monday Morning Deep Thought! You know you Love Them!

The memories of my family outings are still a source of strength to me. I remember we'd all pile into the car - I forget what kind it was - and drive and drive. I'm not sure where we'd go, but I think there were some trees there. The smell of something was strong in the air as we played whatever sport we played. I remember a bigger, older guy we called "Dad." We'd eat some stuff, or not, and then I think we went home. I guess some things never leave you.

Got Rum?

I just heard about this album, and I can't wait to buy it!
Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys by BONO, Nick Cave, and Lou Reed??

You can't lose!

This will be a definate on my bike ride.
Fo Sho.

Don't forget, September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day!

It's not looking good for you Scorpio's out there....

Astrologers have assigned Pluto's rulership to Scorpio. Pluto travels its fastest in Scorpio, spending only 12 years in that sign, where it spends up to thirty years in the other signs. The planet Earth experienced perihelion between the Sun and Pluto in September of 1989, or its closest contact with that planet, during which time Pluto actually orbited on the inside of Neptune for a while. Here we have felt Pluto at its strongest. This is a convincing argument in itself that Pluto rules Scorpio.

Pluto Gets the Boot

Flow it, Show it; Long as God can grow it, My Hair!

Since deciding that I needed to make a career change, whether it be school or Peace Corps, I have decided to change my hair into something I’ve always wanted. The question is no longer WHEN I will do this (for it will be within the year AFTER my bike ride) but WHAT I will do.

Years ago, my friend Tara used to braid my entire head of hair for Taco Bell. No extensions were used, as I was young and had full, thick hair. But now, I want fuller hair.

Also years ago, my friend Nick once told me that I would look really good with dreadlocks. At first I balked at this idea, but have since then come to enjoy the idea.

As my last year of working at my current company commences, I have decided to start making my dream of beautiful hair a reality. No longer will I let the corporate man dictate what my beautiful locks should look like. I will be in control of MY OWN HAIR’S DESTINY!!!

So I found some pictures of hair off the internet. I had Josh photo shop my face into the photos, to give everyone an idea of what I’m thinking of:

Cassie with Dreadlocks:



The Pros of this is that it's natural and 100% my hair for free. The cons is that it will take a long time to grow out to this length in the photo. 3-4 years.
With Josh's brother in town, i grilled him on his dreadlocks - as well as researched them online. i think i could swing this 'do - and keep it nice and clean. i have heard some not too nice descriptions of smelly, bug-infested dreads that scared me a little - but after researching them online, i found that this can be true and happen to dreads ONLY IF YOU ARE A SMELLY HIPPIE.
So no fear there. You DO wash them often, and you DO have to take care of them as much (if not more) than regular hair to keep them healthy and pretty.

Here is Cassie with Braids:



Now, the pros of this is that i would get instant hair and could have whatever colors extentions i wanted (i want black braids and maybe 1 or 2 extentions with color). The cons are that this is temporary, i will be spending tons of money, and i will have to continue to go to the beauty shop for upkeep.

So there you have it. I'm still debating which 'do to dawn. I'm leaning heavily toward the dreads, but wanted to get other people's opinions. Have any dread or extention stories? Any more pros and cons to think about? i'd like your feedback!

Music mix the bourgeoisie and the rebel

I was so busy last week, i'm just now catching up on all my emails. Sorry if i haven't gotten back to any of you.
it's because i'm so glamorous.
no. it's because i'm lazy.


From: billdool@***.net
To: dr.teeth@****.com

Subject:
Date: Mon 08/14/06 05:22 PM



Cassie,
I was driving through upstate New York today, actually just 50 miles
northwest of Woodstock, and listening to an obscure old hippie radio
station. I heard 'Bicycle Race' by Queen and thought, that would be a
good
song for Cassie to have on her i-pod while she's riding in the MS150
next
month. Then I thought, "Cassie should post it on her blog". And then I
thought, "She should post a list of her bicycle songs that she will
download
for the race." And the next thing I thought was, "Cassie should ask for
music suggestions and maybe give a prize for the best bicycle or race
song."
And then I quit thinking. What do you think?
Dad



I really do think this is a good idea. Amber had told me she will make me a CD to upload onto my ipod. I listened to that Ivy album Caffx has on his web page, and i have decided to purchase it. This and That gave me the great idea to listen to my old Moby -
But i need MORE music! I'll be riding for 2 WHOLE DAYS!!! I need help!
Any suggestions of albums or music to download? If anyone would like to support my bike ride by making a CD - i'll email you my address!

Suggestions, Suggestions, Suggestions!

Brotherly Love

So I’ve been away from work and computer enjoying the tourist life with my bro. We have done a number of things described in this post. We went to:

Buffalo Bill’s Museum/Lookout Mountain

Argo Mine and Mill Tour in Idaho Springs

Coors Brewery Tour

Lakeside

Echo Lake/Squaw Pass Road

Saw Strangers With Candy

Casa Bonita

Not to mention ate out at tons of cool restaurants and had a BBQ!
My bro is currently in Fort Collins visiting a friend, in which I will join him tonight. He leaves tomorrow afternoon – so I’m hell bent on getting those old time western dress up photos done SOMEWHERE between tonight and tomorrow!

I must say, one of my favorite parts of the vacation was going to Lakeside. How can I possibly get repeated warnings and negative reviews about a place filled with fun?

Sure it’s a little run down! Sure the rides aren’t from this decade or anywhere near it! What’s the prob? No, I did not get accosted by high school gangs. No, I did not get hit on by any carnies. No, I did NOT like The Wild Chipmunk. That ride was friggin’ scary! But I DID have a wonderful time for only $14! It only costs $2 to get in, and $.50 per ride ticket. Rides average from 2-4 tickets. And most of the kiddie rides are only 1 ticket! Next time I baby-sit for anyone, I’m taking their kids to Lakeside! What fun it must be for a adult, let alone a KID!!!!

But what was the best part about going to Lakeside? Almost getting arrested! Wi-Hoo!

So many of you who don’t know, Lakeside Amusement Park used to have a Speedway next to it. It has been closed for 30 years after too many car crashes and FINALLY a car crashed up INTO the bleachers and killed some people (or maybe just one, I’m not sure). But in true fashion of most urban developments, they have left the speedway standing to store a lot of junk in it, while letting plants grow like crazy up around it. Josh and his brother, John, heard stories of this speedway from one of his dad’s friends (who is now so old he’s currently in a home).
DSCN0179
Originally uploaded by locomocos.

“Let’s check it out!” said John.
So what do we do? We slip up under some chain link fence (that had already been torn off the fence for entry) and proceed to look around and take photos. Well, attempt to take photos. John and I were posing on the bleachers when from out of no where, and flash light appears and a voice says, “Denver P.D. Come out slowly and put your hands where I can see them.”
Due to the poor quality of my digital camera, we didn’t even get a photo before we were shoved out of the bleacher stands. The flash wasn’t charged. What I wouldn’t give for a flash cube right at that moment!

So the first think out of the Po Po’s mouth was, “What were you guys doing?” As we told them the story of taking a photo due to old stories spun by a racing giant of Denver, they proceeded to take our ID’s and call every cop in a two mile radius. Not to mention that I had to pee like Austin Powers, we were just standing around for 20 minutes next to the bleachers before they took us out into the open, and lined us up in front of their cop cars to get a GOOD look at us in their 18 spotlights. TRESPASSING was the charge. I’m tellin’ ya, I am getting old. I’m almost 30 and I’m getting the 3rd degree on trespassing? The whole time I kept thinking, “Hurry up and give me the stinkin’ ticket and I’ll pay it right here in cash! I gotta PEE!”

I suppose it was the lack of guilt (and apparent boredom) we were all displaying or the fact that none of us had any objections to a drug dog being brought in – but after repeated questioning from one of the more ‘authoritative inclined’ (which means a probable rookie) we were handed back our ID’s ONLY if we PROMISED never to trespass at Lakeside Speedway EVER again.

“No Problem, Officer!”
Whew. No ticket. No ‘taking us to the station’. No trying to explain to my boss that I was at central booking and I would be out sometime tomorrow afternoon.

Not that I was ever nervous about THAT happening! I have complete trust in our legal system! I watch Law and Order! I know my rights!
But I sure do wish one of the cops had been Detective Elliot Stabler……..

America's Finest News Source = The Onion

Hitchhiker's Guide to Battle Star Wars

I had a very weird dream last night. As much as I don’t remember about it – the little that I do is very discombobulated…

It had something to do with me being in space, another planet, a towel around my neck, and legos.

But the funny part is that Amber was there trying to save me from some ‘Alien Adolescent’. In order to do this, she went up to his ‘toy room’ (which by the way was the third floor of my grandma’s old house) and started making an ‘army’ of evil toys, like in Toy Story. If you never saw that movie, there is some bad kid in it who would steal toys, take them apart and put them back together like Frankenstein. It was actually pretty funny in my dream! All my old toys were there! Like old friends coming out of my memory to say hello! Barbies, Star Wars, Strawberry Shortcake, Battlestar Galactica, The Batmobile! And of course, He-Man!

So as I awoke thinking about such a crazy dream, I thought about writing a post about it. In my search for pictures of He-Man, I came upon a couple of stats.

Here are some He-Man Stats:

Real Name: Prince Adam of Eternia
Identity/Class: Human tranformed by magic
Occupation: Prince of Eternia
Affiliations: Battle-Cat; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Ram Man; Sorceress; Orko; She-Ra; Mekanek, Stratos, Man-E-Faces, Buzz-Off, Sy-Klone, Roboto, Moss Man, Zodak, Fisto
Enemies: Skeletor; Batros; Beast Man; Evil-Lyn; Mer-Man; Trap Jaw, Tri-Klops, Whiplash, Clawful, Two-Badd, Stinkor, Webstor, King Hiss, the Snake Men, Flogg
Powers/Abilities: Able to tranform into a superstrong incarnation using the Sword of Power given to him by the Sorceress. He draws the weapon and invokes the magic using the phrase "By the Power of Grayskull. I have the Power." He can also transform his friend Cringer into his steed Battlecat.

READ MORE HERE…..

BUT – as I was searching this site, I saw a slightly interesting link at the bottom of the page. To put it bluntly, I found She-Man

She-Man Stats:

Real Name: Pando
Identity/Class: Human transformed by magic.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Affiliations: Gayskull
Enemies: Skeleton
History: Pando is a blacksmith who dreams of becoming a superhero. One day his dream is granted by a gay hermit Gayskull, who transforms him into a hero, so that he can rescue kidnapped Barrio children from the evil Skeleton. However because of Gayskull's sexuality, his spell turns Pando into She-Man, a gay superhero who rides a butterfly into battle.

READ MORE HERE....

Why do I find this so hilarious? I have no idea. Maybe it’s because I just haven’t seen too many transgendered superheroes out there. Well, for whatever reason, my barrio children feel safer at night.

On a seperate note, Caffx - have you gotten on that show, Who Wants to be a Superhero yet?

Monday Morning Deep Thought

Instead of mousetraps, what about baby traps? Not to harm the babies, but just to hold them down until they can be removed?

¡Chao Bella!

Holy Crap. I am hung over. But it was well worth it.

I got a call from my friend Jessica yesterday, inviting me to go see Manu Chao at The Fillmore. Can I just say, What a FUN show! I’ve heard a few of their songs from miscellaneous mix CDs (I wrote ‘tapes’ and then realized that wasn’t the case anymore) mainly from Amber. I was pleasantly surprised at their show, and the diverse crowd it attracted! Latinos, Hipsters, Baby Boomers and of course – The Hippies. I haven’t been to such a large gathering of Hippies since I went to Madeski Martin and Wood!

But OH! Such joy! Such fun! Such free drinks because Jessica’s old boss was one of the bartenders!

I highly recommend Manu Chao if you’re interested in latin music! Here’s a brief description of what he sounds like, from Wikipedia! Or listen HERE

Manu Chao sings in French, Spanish, Arabic, Galician, Portuguese, English, and Wolof, often mixing them in the same song. His music has many influences: rock, French chanson, Iberoamerican salsa, reggae, and ska, and Algerian raï. These influences were obtained from immigrants in France, his Iberian relations, and foremost his travels in Mesoamerica as a wandering nomad following the disbanding of Mano Negra.

Though Manu Chao is one of the world's best selling artists, he is less well-known in the English-speaking world. Tours in the United States with Mano Negra never led to much success in that country, and Chao seems inclined to focus his efforts in Europe and Latin America, where his musical style finds its roots and his left-wing populism is more widely greeted. Though his live performances in the US are exceedingly rare, Chao is scheduled to play a handful of dates in that country in 2006, including a headlining spot for Lollapalooza 2006.

The Denver Mint = Fort Knox!

It has been decided. I will not be going to my 10 year reunion. I will, however, be entertaining my brother who has purchased a plane ticket and will be staying with me for a week!

The best thing about my brother coming to visit me (apart from spending quality time together) is that I can take him around Denver and show him the sites to be seen!

I’m so excited!

I sat down last night and started brainstorming. I figured I would take off a couple days of work, since I won’t be going to my reunion anyways.

Things for my brother and (not limited to) me to do:
1. Go Bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes on the 16th Street Mall
2. Go to the Coors Brewery
3. Go to the Denver Mint
4. Go to Lookout Mountain and Buffalo Bill’s Grave
5. Go to Casa Bonita
6. Go to The Midnight Movie at the Esquire (either Ed Wood or The Great Muppet Caper!)
7. Go to Lakeside
8. Go to Dave and Busters (the duo is BACK at Shinobi!)

If anyone has any awesome ideas of things we can do while he is here, I’d love some suggestions! Even if you don’t know Denver, what are some fun GUY things to do when visiting your sister?

And as for the Mint, I just tried to make reservations for a tour, and they’re booked SOLID through mid-September! What gives? Are there REALLY that many people trying to tour the Mint? Geez!!!!