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Summer is here! Theoretically speaking, at least.  The weather seems to be a bit fickle in that it was fucking 50 on Monday and now it’s close to 80.  But it’s all good as long as the students are going home I love it!  This time is truly my favorite time of year, I’ve decided.  Screw AC in the car.  I’d rather let the breeze keep me cool.  Although, the pollen slapping my nostrils around is a downfall & the yellow dust on my dash is really not attractive.  Imagine me driving down the road, windows down, radio on, with one of those cotton masks across my face.  I might just do that to see what kind of bizarre looks I get from other drivers.

My birthday party was glorious! Thanks to everyone who came with bottles of wine to get my sloppy.  Next time we have a game night, though, we might really ought to play some games.  Ya think?

I just wanted to say, very quickly, the following:

A) I have just about the most amazing husband ever.  Seriously, kids, I have eaten at a lot of places & had a lot of people cook for me, and Patrick is seriously the best. No kidding. This comes to mind as I fork a bite of last nights left overs into my mouth.  He made delicious spicy sausage with black beans and some OH so tasty coconut basmati rice with rosemary bread on the side.  mmm. . . m. m. mm.

B) I love tea almost as much as I love PKM.

C) I am a geek. That is all.

In the sixth century, Pope Gregory handed down a list of “seven cardinal vices.” Now the Vatican has issued an additional seven “social sins.”

You offend God not only by stealing, taking the Lord’s name in vain or coveting your neighbor’s wife, but also by wrecking the environment, carrying out morally debatable experiments that manipulate DNA or harm embryos,” said [Bishop Gianfranco] Girotti, who is responsible for the body that oversees confessions.

The seven social sins are:
• “Bioethical” violations such as birth control - CHECK
• “Morally dubious” experiments such as stem cell research - CHECK
• Drug abuse
• Polluting the environment - Sadly, CHECK
• Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor
• Excessive wealth
• Creating poverty - I create my own poverty by working at UGA, so CHECK

The original deadly sins:
• Pride
• Envy
• Gluttony
• Lust
• Anger
• Greed
• Sloth

Click here to read more at bloomberg.com.

Shit, dude, how could I possibly forget THIS! Last week Patrick & I bought tickets to Mexico City!  We’ll be spending the last two weeks of May (our anniversary, aww) traveling around central and southern Mexico.  I’m excited!  I’m also nervous & hoping that our rental car is MUCH sturdier this go round.  Send us “no flat tire” vibes if you’re willing!

So, clearly it has been ages since my last blorg. I could give this reason or that excuse as to why I waited so long, but really, who cares?

We visited Patrick’s sister in Denver, Colorado and saw the following things:

The most beautiful Good Will store ever.

It was very chic.

Apparently taking pictures inside the Good Will store is highly frowned upon. I was asked very quickly to cease and desist. The reason given was that they were afraid their competition would plagiarize the layout and/or design of their boutique like shop. You know those Christian mission stores… They’re all about stealing ideas from other donation centers!

Patrick singing Karaoke at the High Dive bar in downtown Denver.

Me, holding the pole. I did let go eventually, and only wiped out twice.

We also sang Karaoke (IN PUBLIC) and I ice skated for the very first time. These were, perhaps, the most horrifying events of our Colorado trip. Oh wait, that’s not true! We also did this:

Do you like my puffy jacket? It only kept me slightly warm in this insanely windy weather.

Patrick after his third and final trip down the mountain on his tube.

In case you can’t tell what those pictures are of, because of the HORRIBLE WHITE OUT / AVALANCHE conditions, I will describe them. Patrick and I voluntarily flung ourselves down a huge, steep, icy hill with nothing but a small slice of rubber (complete with a HOLE in the center; some people call this an inner tube) between our soft, fleshy, ever so delicate bodies and the sharp, freezing ground. It was truly a very scary experience.

For more pictures of the fun and adventures in Colorado, check out Patrick’s blorg or our flickr page.

So, as if recovering from tubing weren’t enough to keep me from blogging, in January myself, Patrick and friends took a trip to the North Georgia mountains. We stayed in a beautiful cabin in Helen.

This was our view from the wall of windows lining the living room.

This was the fireplace. We toasted marshmallows.

There were also scary things:

I found this portrait most disturbing. It’s of an infant holding a bottle of Jack in a basin in front of a rebel flag. Hmmmm….

Seizure inducing “Fairy” CabbagePatch dolls were very scary.

The Schnitzel was amazing!

It snowed. Nothing like watching the snow fall while you’re sitting in a 107 degree hot tub

That pretty much filled up the middle part of January (yeah, I know what you’re thinking. How sad.) We did, however, eat at The Grit a lot.

Katsup!

Cake! Ohh, the cake! The Grit makes the best cake. Better than Cecilia’s, even!

We went to a couple Super Bowl parties, played a lot of guitar hero and I taught my dog how to “spin around.” All in all January was nice.

I can think of only a few things worth blorging about from February. 1) Barack Obama won the Georgia primary. About this I found myself very pleased. However, I can’t stop thinking that no matter who wins the democratic nomination, I’m fine with it. I genuinely think both Hillary and Barack are both great people with great ideas that would do wonders for our country. It seems a nice place to be in right now having two nominees of whom I am completely confident in. God forbid I say this, but even John McCain ain’t so bad himself. *gulp!*

So, we also saw Mr. Henry Rollins again in February. He came to the 40 Watt in Athens this time and was, as expected, throughly entertaining, enlightening, enthusiastic, and oh so enticing. Meow, Mr. Henry Rollins…! Here are some snaps. We were really close, but I’m trying to learn how to use a new camera and I’m retarded. So they’re not the best.

Henry

Rollins

Okay, what better note to end on than with pictures of Henry Rollins? How many times can I type his name in this post? One more? Henry Rollins.

Happy MARCH!

Old Phone Out
New Phone In

Yesterday I got my “new every two” phone from Verizon. FedEx shipped it to me over night & I’ve been fiddling with it non-stop since around 11:00 yesterday. I got the “Dark Cherry” VX3550 model, which is the newest chocolate by LG. So far I’m really enjoying it. The call quality is clear and I love the user interface. The screen is large, although not as large as my razr, and very bright. The camera is much better than the razr’s, but doesn’t have a flash so I still can’t take random pictures in the bar or other low light situations. I’m especially loving that the Chocolate has a slot for a MicroSD memory card, which I think goes up to 4GB. I won’t have to carry my mp3 player around anymore!

The keys are a little close together, compared to the razr, which was kind of wide, but they’re suitable for texting and dialing.  I love the vibration feedback that the touch keys give you, but I have noticed that I hit them on accident some.  However, the lock feature is great & prevents a lot of mistaken touches.  Overall, I’m really pleased!

I love new gadgets

I’m super psyched because Patrick and I have two amazing vacations planned. We rarely get out of town & when we do, it’s normally to Atlanta for a show or my mom’s for a weekend. Even more sporadically for us is the “real” vacation where we leave the continental U.S. and spend a week or more in a hotel. Well, friends, we’ve got two fun trips coming up in December and January.

The day after Christmas we’re flying out to Denver to spend some time with Patrick’s sister & do some sight seeing & skiing (yikes!). I’m looking forward to this because I’ve never been to Colorado, I love the mountains & snow, and I want to try skiing.In January, for MLK weekend, Patrick, Lindsey, Todd, & I are going up to Helen, GA to stay in this amazing cabin:

This will be one of the least boring winters I’ve had in quite a while. I welcome the change & look forward to snow

Well, I was able to get all my posts up to December 2006.  I’m not sure why 2007 is just gone.  That kind of pisses me off.  Really, if I think about it too hard, the fact that I’ve been a blogger on and off since like 1997 and I don’t have any of that old crap saved makes me a little sad.  Not that I’d want to go back and read it.  YIKES! What a weepy, gothy, teenager I was! Well, not really, but myself then compared to myself now was just not as confident as I should have been.

 Anyhow! 54 minutes left of work. Woot! Patrick and I have left over Little Italy for dinner and I’m super excited about the cheesy deliciousness. Jealous?