We've Moved

Yeah, you all know we are out in vegas, but I'm talking about the blog.

This is where my blog is now located. Go there instead of here. Or come here and keep reading this post over and over. Whatever floats your boat.

Dial Up Be Damned, Part II

We're still dealing with the dial up and the keyboard that doesn't like me. We'll be leaving soon. Sunday. But then no internet until Tuesday. Then I'll be back. Dear, sweet internet.

Do you know how hard I am crashing with Flickr withdrawal?

I didn't know him, but I thought he was a total fox

Dear readers, it is with great sadness that I report to you that a dear canine friend, Ruffles, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. I never had the opportunity to meet him, but I adored him through stories and photos. He was a handsome sheepdog who liked to swim. The brother of Pal's girlfriend, Athena. I know they are playing together now, along with Max. It's odd how much comfort it brings to know that they are up there with friends.

We will miss you, dear Ruffles.

Regression

Dear Readers, boy, do we have a lot to talk about.

First, I need to clear something up. That was totally the ambien talking in that other post. Tom Cruise and I have not, in fact, reached a truce. Sleeping pills make me loopy. I have to remember not to blog after I've taken my Ambien.

Now, it seems that i no longer live in my house. The one that we sold recently. Some other person and his family live there now. I suppose that is fine. I live with my parents. Because it's the circle of life. Since Kevin and his boyfriend are driving all of our worldly possessions across the country, I am living here with Teeks.

Speaking of poor Tiki, man, does that cat like to explore. He just wants to walk around the house and check out the scene. Unfortunately, the dog cannot mentally handle that. It has been an ugly scene. My parents have a storm door that is entirely glass. Tiki is in heaven when he gazes outside of this world's largest window. He was only able to do that when Spike went to visit my grandparents. You see, this evening, there was an altercation. Teeth were exposed and used. Creepy Tiki Toes were activated. It was a bad scene. So the separation continues. Pity that Tiki learned how to climb the baby gate, because now the door has to be closed.

In other news, I'm probably going to die on Thursday. I'm being escorted by a redhead to Great Adventure (Six Flags, to the non locals). There is a roller coaster there that is going to cause my death. But I am going to ride it. If I survive, I figure it has to be better than the bar exam. If I die, I figure that is better than taking the bar exam. No matter what, everyone wins.

Let's see... being at home has numerous pros and cons.

Pros: I'm freaking spoiled rotten. I have a big tv in my room with cable. My mother and father cook regularly. There is leftover wedding cake. Tiki is forced to hang out with me and play. I am reading a book (Possible Side Effects by my dear sweet Augusten). My mother bought me razor blades, which is nice because they are costly. I took a nap. An actual nap with ambien-free sleep. No, seriously.

Cons: this house has the worst water pressure that has ever existed. Worse water pressure would be called a drippy faucet. FREAKING DIAL UP INTERNET. You have no idea how this pains me. I am managing to check my email, but it takes 800 years to look at stuff on Flickr. I have only bothered to check the most important celebrity gossip site. I haven't even read my beloved dear abby. It's just too exhausting. Dial up. I mean, seriously - who does that?

INSERT THE MOST ENRAGED VIOLENT CURSES YOU CAN THINK OF HERE. THAT ASSHOLE, DIAL UP, DISCONNECTED AND LOST ALL OF MY STUFF. FORTUNATELY, I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS UP TO ITS OLD TRICKS AND I SAVED IT IN WORD DOCUMENT. SCREW YOU, DIAL UP. I WIN.

Fortunately, tonight involved the Gilmore Girls without Kevin's constant commentary on his hatred for the show and SVU. I also watched a bit of America's Next Top Model during GG commercial breaks. The one lady, I think her name is Jada - Is she 40? Because that seems like model retirement age.

Paul and Theresa got married!!!!

Well, today was the big day. Paul and Theresa's wedding day. I took a bunch of pictures, which had to be uploaded very quickly because the computer must be dismantled tomorrow because we are out of here on Monday. Many pictures on Flickr.



Actually, I'm out of here with Tiki tomorrow. Off to South Jersey. I have no idea if I'll be posting much because of the dial up situation. I swear, I'm going to go sit in the lobby of the Hampton Inn and take advantage of the free Wifi.

I'm under the influence of heavy doses of sleeping pills

I think me and Tom Cruise may have called a truce. I realize that I am still pissed off at him, but his teeth are so shiny and white. it's like he is hypnotizing me with them.

plus, he seems like a total mind controlling bad genie. and right now, i can find that kind of funny. that could totally be the ambien though.

mostly, we're trying to reach this agreement because I want to see the movie... I like the felicity girl and the capote guy. i just which chiclet teeth wasn't in it too. the movie opens tomorrow, so maybe we'll give it a little lookee.

Then, on the way home...

After the fun-filled day in the big city, I was exhausted and driving home. Right before the exit for our house, there is a merge. We were well past the point of the merge and some jackass was coming up behind me. I sped up a little because there was a ton of room behind me and I thought that's where they wanted to be.

As he sped up and cut me off, I realized that, in fact, he wanted to go first. Okay, not polite, but whatever. I was glad he didn't hit me. He freaked me out a little, so I kept watching him. He cut another person off as he got on the off-ramp and then he proceeded to tailgate the person in front of him.

Then, maybe a minute later, after the ramp is finished and it is time to make a right to get to our house, I saw him hit someone. Both cars did a 360. He stopped momentarily. Then started driving. I was behind him, waiting to get into the lane to turn. He proceeded to drive partially over the median and DROVE AWAY. NOT COOL. Since I saw someone else pulling over to help the lady that he hit, I decided to continue going home, which also happened to be following the guy. Going super fast and weaving. I managed to keep up, but eventually, a minivan got between us. I could see they were on their cell phone. By that point, so was I. I called 911 and reported the person.

I followed him as far as I could. Gave the police the necessary information. As I turned onto the road that leads to our development, I saw three other cars pulled over and/or turning around and they were all on cell phones. I guess we all saw what happened and called the cops.

I never thought i'd say this, but I seriously hope that person was driving under the influence of something. I cannot imagine that a sober person would behave that way. And I'm sure they do, but that was insane. I almost called the cops after he cut me off and someone else, but I wasn't in the best position to pull out the cell phone and make a call. Very scary. I hope the lady he hit is okay and that he was arrested.

My Favorite City - Philadelphia

Yesterday, I had a goodbye photo shoot with Philly. I know we will be back there, at least a couple of times, but this was the time to take my camera and say goodbye to a few specific places. Leslie was kind enough to join me for the (exhausting) journey.

We parked at Penn's Landing, so it was the natural place to start. We took some pictures along the river.











The weather was PERFECT. Not a cloud in the sky.

Then we started walking. We headed into Old City. Stopped at one of my favorites.



Then off to the Consitution Center, one of my favorite museums. Got to see the very crowded Ben Franklin exhibit, which was filled with old books, so I loved it.



After that, we walked some more and had comfort foods at Reading terminal market. Vegas needs a place like that. And not a casino buffet, either.



Then, we walked back to the car and passed several hundred tourists. It was time to go to the zoo. I haven't been there since '94, so it was a treat. Except that people need to discipline their children and not let them run around like crazy people, but that's another discussion. I love to see the animals and they were extra photogenic.











This was my favorite shot of the day. I've wanted to capture a picture like this for years. I love the color most of all.



By the time we left, we could barely walk. It was an awesome day. I love Philly. I know I will be back to visit, but it will live in my heart as my favorite city in the country.

Awesome Awesome Awesome

No, this isn't about me, dear readers. This is about an ad that a coworker gave me this week. I'm really really really hoping that the link works from where I added it to flickr.



Dirrrty.