Wednesday, September 28, 2005
I'm Back!
But I'm going to bed tonight. Have some GREAT stories and GREAT pictures to share when I get some rest. Oh...where to begin? And yes, I did everything I said I wanted to do in my previous post. More details to come.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Gone Greek
Well wouldn't you know that the day before I'm set to fly out for my Greece trip, Delta Airlines declares bankruptcy? Well, if I don't have a flight back to the United States, at least I'll be stuck somewhere beautiful!
If you're interested, I've found this website to be helpful and entertaining: http://www.greektravel.com/islands.htm
Friday's going to be one heckuva day. First of all, we'll be on the plane for 8 hours overnight tomorrow night until we reach London. Then we'll hop on a 5 hour flight from London to Athens. From Athens we'll catch the train down to Pireaus. From there, we'll purchase tickets for a 3 hour trip on a ferry boat to Mykonos. I have a feeling I'll be slightly irritable after all of that and very little sleep! Let me tell you how much fun I am to be around when I haven't had enough sleep...just be thankful it's not you on the trip with me that day...that's all I've got to say! And we're really just winging this trip. We have NO hotel reservations - anywhere, NO real plan of action, NO idea how to speak or read the language, and NO agenda whatsoever. We've done little to no research, so this should all be very interesting!
Things I Plan on Trying While in Greece:
- Ouzo
- Nude Beaches (notice how this is listed after I try the ouzo?)
- Black Olives (I don't like olives, but "when in Rome"...errr, I meant Greece)
- Greek Men (ha! kidding, I'm kidding...sort of...)
If you're interested, I've found this website to be helpful and entertaining: http://www.greektravel.com/islands.htm
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Crazy Busy But...
I've been insanely busy trying to run errands, do laundry, pack, tidy my house up, and tie up loose ends at work before I leave for my trip on Thursday. No time to really blog, but I do have 3 quick things tonight:
1) I find that driving my car on the way in to work in the morning really inhibits my ability to check email on my Blackberry, and answering email is increasingly difficult while dodging cars at 80 mph. Maybe I should get a chauffeur.
2) More elevator etiquette: Push your button and move out of the way. You aren't the only one trying to go anywhere, so don't just stand there in front of the buttons. Next time I have to reach around you, I just may get a case of the "crazy elbow" and give you friendly reminder to move.
3) I really think Target should be classified as a addictive narcotic. You can't just go in the store for one quick "hit," you always end up wanting, and buying, more. It drains your wallet, while giving hallucinations that you have more in your budget to spend in there than you actually do. And I usually walk out of there, clutching my little plastic bags filled with goodies, on a shopping high. Coming down is a bitch though, when you realize you've spent too much and got a bunch of nothing. I went in for a $2.69 pack of toilet paper, I walked out with 3 bags of crap and a receipt that says I spent $49.54. On what? Still not sure.
1) I find that driving my car on the way in to work in the morning really inhibits my ability to check email on my Blackberry, and answering email is increasingly difficult while dodging cars at 80 mph. Maybe I should get a chauffeur.
2) More elevator etiquette: Push your button and move out of the way. You aren't the only one trying to go anywhere, so don't just stand there in front of the buttons. Next time I have to reach around you, I just may get a case of the "crazy elbow" and give you friendly reminder to move.
3) I really think Target should be classified as a addictive narcotic. You can't just go in the store for one quick "hit," you always end up wanting, and buying, more. It drains your wallet, while giving hallucinations that you have more in your budget to spend in there than you actually do. And I usually walk out of there, clutching my little plastic bags filled with goodies, on a shopping high. Coming down is a bitch though, when you realize you've spent too much and got a bunch of nothing. I went in for a $2.69 pack of toilet paper, I walked out with 3 bags of crap and a receipt that says I spent $49.54. On what? Still not sure.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
It's Game Day #2 - Now Updated
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's practically what I live for: college football in the fall. Before December's through, you'll probably get to read something or another about football every week and probably be tired of hearing about it, but I don't care. I can't get tired of football. It's an interest, it's a hobby, it's a passion. I don't just heart it, I.Love.It.
*Update: Alabama won 30-21.
Yeah, maybe we looked a little rusty in the 2nd quarter and yeah, maybe we gave them 3 easy touchdowns due to a turnover and stupid missed tackles, but you know what? I'm glad it wasn't a blow out. This was Southern Mississippi's first game of the season after Katrina, and they needed something to give them hope. They played a good ballgame. And Alabama's Tyrone Prothro made what's being called the "catch of the century," catching a pass behind the head of a Southern Mississippi player and hanging onto the ball after flipping over the player for a touchdown! It was AWESOME.
Alabama's Tyrone Prothro reaches around Southern Mississippi defender Jasper Faulk (21) to haul in a 42-yard pass from Brodie Croyle late in the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
As for Alabama's upcoming game, I hope we're ready for Spurrier's Univ. of South Carolina Gamecocks team next weekend. I won't see the game because I'll be in Greece, but I'll look forward to reading about it online and hearing about it when I get back.
"Univ. of Alabama vs. Univ of South Carolina: In a game where inches matter...University of South Carolina's 'Cocks just don't measure up."
Thursday, September 08, 2005
A Series of Unfortunate Events
I was talking with a coworker today about weird/usual/unfortunate things that have happened to us. It was just a late evening, ready to go home, finishing up last minute-end-of-the-day work, and we were just keeping each other company as we were winding down the day. She was saying how somehow, someway, she's had her fair share of people that flash her. She started telling me a few different stories of times that she was out and low and behold, some whack-o stranger opened a jacket or pulled down his pants to flash her. Odd, isn't it? I mean, I have NEVER been flashed (thank goodness because it's never the attractive people that want to flash), and here she is going around life getting flashed now more than once. But although I may not have had the unfortunate experience of a flash, I'm the girl that has had the experience of finding men in ladies rooms on several occasions - performing a "self-help" program on themselves, using the liquid soap for other purposes then to wash their hands if you get my drift. I kid you not.
The first time I ran into this disgusting event was a few years ago when I was home one summer from college. Me and several of my old high school friends were all going out one night and stopped at Taco Bell for dinner (hey, we were poor college students that would rather spend their money on beer then on good food). Two of our guy friends went on out to the car and me and my friend Stephanie went to the restroom before we left. Inside the ladies room were 2 stalls, one of which was occupied when we walked in. Steph went to the empty stall first while I waited for my turn. She was finished before the other occupied stall finished, so I went in after her. While I was taking my turn, I looked down while "hovering" and remember thinking that the lady in the stall next to me had really large feet with white tennis shoes, but it didn't click in my mind then that there was anything out of the ordinary. I just assumed some big-footed women had had too much bad, fake mexican and was in there paying for it. So I finished and walked out to wash my hands. All of the sudden, the previously occupied stall door opened and a man started to walk out, pants down around his hips, holding himself in his hand! Steph, waiting on me to finish washing my hands, sees this, grabs my arm with her left hand, the door to the ladies room with her right, and she and I whoosh out in a sprint towards the parking lot, leaving the water running in the sink and soap all over my hands! We thunder into the back seat of the boys' car who were waiting for us outside. Concerned, the boys were trying to figure out what all the commotion was about, and why I still had soapy, wet hands. We relay the story and they.were.pissed!! Our friend Blake jumps out of the car and explodes back into the restaurant, looking to KO our offender while we wait in the car. He returns 5 minutes later and gets back in. He said he told the manager about the incident, and the manager had gone into the ladies room to check to see if the man was still in there, but it was empty. He'd gotten away. We carried on with our night, but not without telling everyone about the events in the women's restroom earlier that evening.
The second time that I've run into this type of thing was just 2 weeks ago...at the office! I was working kind of late one night and one of the last people still left in the office for the evening. I was ready to go home, but was going to use the restroom before I started on my trip to the house. I walked into the bathroom and hesitated as soon as I walked in. There was an odd smell in there. Not the typical cleaner smell. Not a bleach smell. Not even a bad bathroom smell, but it was a very recognizable smell. I thought to myself, "it couldn't be, could it?" I took 3 more cautious steps into the bathroom towards the stalls and with a few more whiffs of the air through my nose, decided that it was definitely the distinct smell of...well...um... I noticed in an instant that one stall door was locked, and a rush of anxiety came over me as I did a 180 and headed back out into the hallway. There is no doubt in my mind that there was a man in the ladies room that evening. I don't know who it was, but I wasn't going to wait around to find out, being one of very few still left on my floor! If someone's that hard up to do something like that, there's no telling what else they'd find enjoyment out of. I walked around and cautioned another female coworker of mine that was still there to not go in the restroom, told her what I had experienced, and I went home, holding it until I got to my house. At least I knew my bathroom was safe.
So with my coworker's tales of flashing, and my tales of men in the ladies room, I wonder if everyone has an unfortunate "thing" that the universe continuously throws in their life path? If so, what's yours?
The first time I ran into this disgusting event was a few years ago when I was home one summer from college. Me and several of my old high school friends were all going out one night and stopped at Taco Bell for dinner (hey, we were poor college students that would rather spend their money on beer then on good food). Two of our guy friends went on out to the car and me and my friend Stephanie went to the restroom before we left. Inside the ladies room were 2 stalls, one of which was occupied when we walked in. Steph went to the empty stall first while I waited for my turn. She was finished before the other occupied stall finished, so I went in after her. While I was taking my turn, I looked down while "hovering" and remember thinking that the lady in the stall next to me had really large feet with white tennis shoes, but it didn't click in my mind then that there was anything out of the ordinary. I just assumed some big-footed women had had too much bad, fake mexican and was in there paying for it. So I finished and walked out to wash my hands. All of the sudden, the previously occupied stall door opened and a man started to walk out, pants down around his hips, holding himself in his hand! Steph, waiting on me to finish washing my hands, sees this, grabs my arm with her left hand, the door to the ladies room with her right, and she and I whoosh out in a sprint towards the parking lot, leaving the water running in the sink and soap all over my hands! We thunder into the back seat of the boys' car who were waiting for us outside. Concerned, the boys were trying to figure out what all the commotion was about, and why I still had soapy, wet hands. We relay the story and they.were.pissed!! Our friend Blake jumps out of the car and explodes back into the restaurant, looking to KO our offender while we wait in the car. He returns 5 minutes later and gets back in. He said he told the manager about the incident, and the manager had gone into the ladies room to check to see if the man was still in there, but it was empty. He'd gotten away. We carried on with our night, but not without telling everyone about the events in the women's restroom earlier that evening.
The second time that I've run into this type of thing was just 2 weeks ago...at the office! I was working kind of late one night and one of the last people still left in the office for the evening. I was ready to go home, but was going to use the restroom before I started on my trip to the house. I walked into the bathroom and hesitated as soon as I walked in. There was an odd smell in there. Not the typical cleaner smell. Not a bleach smell. Not even a bad bathroom smell, but it was a very recognizable smell. I thought to myself, "it couldn't be, could it?" I took 3 more cautious steps into the bathroom towards the stalls and with a few more whiffs of the air through my nose, decided that it was definitely the distinct smell of...well...um... I noticed in an instant that one stall door was locked, and a rush of anxiety came over me as I did a 180 and headed back out into the hallway. There is no doubt in my mind that there was a man in the ladies room that evening. I don't know who it was, but I wasn't going to wait around to find out, being one of very few still left on my floor! If someone's that hard up to do something like that, there's no telling what else they'd find enjoyment out of. I walked around and cautioned another female coworker of mine that was still there to not go in the restroom, told her what I had experienced, and I went home, holding it until I got to my house. At least I knew my bathroom was safe.
So with my coworker's tales of flashing, and my tales of men in the ladies room, I wonder if everyone has an unfortunate "thing" that the universe continuously throws in their life path? If so, what's yours?
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
I Am Sponge Bob Square Pants
So, maybe I don't feel like posting some elaborate, or even witty, story about what's going on in my world, or the world outside of mine. Maybe I'm feeling a bit lazy tonight, tired of thinking, or even tired of being inside of my own head today so I definitely don't want to have to think any longer to try to put it on screen. So in the meantime, I'll just post some random things up that entertained me today, so I thought you might like them, too.
Who are YOU? (Kara)
Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character (who knew?). A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well-known and modern cartoon characters (wonder if they got paid for this? they probably did...and probably with our tax money). The information that was gathered was made into this test (hey, investigators, not much going on, eh?). Answer all the questions with what describes you best, add up all your points (which are next to the answer that you choose) and at the end look for your results (taking the test like me? not much going on, eh?). Leave who you are in my comments.
1) Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
(a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
(b) Fun/Theme park (2 pts.)
(c) Painting in the park (5 pts.)
(d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
(e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)
2) What is your favorite type of music?
(a) Rock 'n Roll (2 pts.)
(b) Alternative (1 pt.)
(c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
( d) Country (5 pts.)
(e) Pop (3 pts.)
3) What type of movies do you prefer?
(a) Comedy (2 pts.)
(b) Horror (1 pt.)
(c) Musical (3 pts.)
(d) Romance (4 pts.)
(e) Documentary (5 pts.)
4) Which of these occupations would you choose, if you could choose only one?
(a) Waiter (4 pts.)
(b) Professional Sports Player(5 pts.)
(c) Teacher (3 pts.)
(d) Police (2 pts.)
(e) Cashier (1 pt.)
5) What do you do with your spare time?
(a) Exercise (5 pts.)
(b) Read (4 pts.)
(c) Watch television (2 pts.)
(d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
(e) Sleep (3 pts.)
6) Which one of the following colors do you like best?
(a) Yellow (1 pt.)
(b) White (5 pts.)
(c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
(d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
(e) Red (4 pts.)
7) What would you prefer to eat right now?
(a) Snow (3 pts.)
(b) Pizza (2 pts.)
(c) Sushi (1 pt.)
(d) Pasta (4 pts.)
(e) Salad (5 pts.)
8) What is your favorite holiday?
(a) Halloween (1 pt.)
(b) Christmas (3 pts.)
(c) New Year (2 pts.)
(d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)
(e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)
9) If you could go to one of these places, which would it be?
(a) Paris (4 pts.)
(b) Spain (5 pts.)
(c) Las Vegas (1 pt.)
(d) Hawaii (4 pts.)
(e) Hollywood (3 pts.)
10) With which of the following would you prefer to spend time?
(a) Someone smart (5 pts.)
(b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
(c) Someone who likes to party (1 pt.)
(d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
(e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for (can hardly wait, can you?), and don't forget to tell me who you are:
(10-16 points) You are, Garfield. You are very comfortable, easygoing, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember your happy spirit may hurt you or others.
(18-26 points) You are, Snoopy. You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in and you never are out of style. You are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days more than once, but you always come home with the family values that you learned. Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times.
(22-28 points) You are, Arnold. You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: Try not to be too much of a dreamer. If not, you will have many conflicts with life.
(29-34 points) You are, Sponge Bob Square Pants. You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never want to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, then you will be stress free.
(35-42 points) You are, Charlie Brown. You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few birthdays. Don't let your passion confuses you with reality.
(43-50 points) You are, Dexter. You are smart and definitely a thinker. Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes.
And finally tonight, a friend of mine sent me a picture of why we have the best military on the planet, and I couldn't agree more. I mean, who could argue with this? I ended up picking out two of them to be in lust with because I just couldn't decide on one, and well, it's just been a while, so I'm entitled. I picked the guy on the left because he looks kinda dumb. You know, for a "little less talk and a lot more action." I picked the guy on the right because he looks smart, and he's "got being right (and a few other things) down to an art." It's kind of a Ying Yang - best of both worlds. And yes, that's me at the bottom, but please, don't hate be because I'm beautiful. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?
Who are YOU? (Kara)
Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character (who knew?). A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well-known and modern cartoon characters (wonder if they got paid for this? they probably did...and probably with our tax money). The information that was gathered was made into this test (hey, investigators, not much going on, eh?). Answer all the questions with what describes you best, add up all your points (which are next to the answer that you choose) and at the end look for your results (taking the test like me? not much going on, eh?). Leave who you are in my comments.
1) Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
(a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
(b) Fun/Theme park (2 pts.)
(c) Painting in the park (5 pts.)
(d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
(e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)
2) What is your favorite type of music?
(a) Rock 'n Roll (2 pts.)
(b) Alternative (1 pt.)
(c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
( d) Country (5 pts.)
(e) Pop (3 pts.)
3) What type of movies do you prefer?
(a) Comedy (2 pts.)
(b) Horror (1 pt.)
(c) Musical (3 pts.)
(d) Romance (4 pts.)
(e) Documentary (5 pts.)
4) Which of these occupations would you choose, if you could choose only one?
(a) Waiter (4 pts.)
(b) Professional Sports Player(5 pts.)
(c) Teacher (3 pts.)
(d) Police (2 pts.)
(e) Cashier (1 pt.)
5) What do you do with your spare time?
(a) Exercise (5 pts.)
(b) Read (4 pts.)
(c) Watch television (2 pts.)
(d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
(e) Sleep (3 pts.)
6) Which one of the following colors do you like best?
(a) Yellow (1 pt.)
(b) White (5 pts.)
(c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
(d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
(e) Red (4 pts.)
7) What would you prefer to eat right now?
(a) Snow (3 pts.)
(b) Pizza (2 pts.)
(c) Sushi (1 pt.)
(d) Pasta (4 pts.)
(e) Salad (5 pts.)
8) What is your favorite holiday?
(a) Halloween (1 pt.)
(b) Christmas (3 pts.)
(c) New Year (2 pts.)
(d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)
(e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)
9) If you could go to one of these places, which would it be?
(a) Paris (4 pts.)
(b) Spain (5 pts.)
(c) Las Vegas (1 pt.)
(d) Hawaii (4 pts.)
(e) Hollywood (3 pts.)
10) With which of the following would you prefer to spend time?
(a) Someone smart (5 pts.)
(b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
(c) Someone who likes to party (1 pt.)
(d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
(e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for (can hardly wait, can you?), and don't forget to tell me who you are:
(10-16 points) You are, Garfield. You are very comfortable, easygoing, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember your happy spirit may hurt you or others.
(18-26 points) You are, Snoopy. You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in and you never are out of style. You are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days more than once, but you always come home with the family values that you learned. Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times.
(22-28 points) You are, Arnold. You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: Try not to be too much of a dreamer. If not, you will have many conflicts with life.
(29-34 points) You are, Sponge Bob Square Pants. You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never want to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, then you will be stress free.
(35-42 points) You are, Charlie Brown. You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few birthdays. Don't let your passion confuses you with reality.
(43-50 points) You are, Dexter. You are smart and definitely a thinker. Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes.
And finally tonight, a friend of mine sent me a picture of why we have the best military on the planet, and I couldn't agree more. I mean, who could argue with this? I ended up picking out two of them to be in lust with because I just couldn't decide on one, and well, it's just been a while, so I'm entitled. I picked the guy on the left because he looks kinda dumb. You know, for a "little less talk and a lot more action." I picked the guy on the right because he looks smart, and he's "got being right (and a few other things) down to an art." It's kind of a Ying Yang - best of both worlds. And yes, that's me at the bottom, but please, don't hate be because I'm beautiful. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?
P.S. Happy Birthday Daddy! Love you! I know you must be so proud...
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
First Thing's First
I'm back from my trip to the beach and it was amazing and relaxing and everything a trip to the beach should be. I'll do a separate post about that, but first thing is first - the first Alabama game of the season*.
Score?
Alabama 26
Middle Tennessee State University 7
ROLL TIDE!
Score?
Alabama 26
Middle Tennessee State University 7
ROLL TIDE!
Alabama running back Kenneth Darby (#34 and my dog's namesake) finds a hole in the Middle Tennessee State defense at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.
Up next week?
Southern Mississippi at 7:45pm EST on ESPN2
*My heart goes out to all of the players, students, and fans of the universities affected by Katrina that aren't able to enjoy the excitement of the start of the football season due to canceled or postponed football games this past weekend. May the recovery be swift and your spirits be lifted. We look forward to having you back in play as soon as possible because that will mean an emergence out of the devastation and an attempt back into normalcy; however that gets defined in the upcoming weeks and months for you. May God bless and be with you and your families.
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