Reunion, Should I or Shouldn't I?

I have my ten year reunion invite on the fridge. I have a few weeks to decide whether or not its worth the $55 to go. The decision would be easier if we hadn't just embarked on a path to saving all our pennies, and if facebook didn't make it so easy to be a temporary voyeur in the lives of people I shared a building with for four years.

Pretty much if i wanted to stay involved in those peoples lives I am still involved... but as far as my current graduating class goes- i really don't have many close friends.

However i do have the following:
1) the clingers. People who i see now and then and they INSIST we need to hang out more. Despite the fact that its much more natural that we didn't.
2) the ignorers. People i see now and then that pretend i never existed. Its cool, we don't need to be friends b/c our parents lived in the same town. No worries here!
3) the...exes. Ex-friends i really don't feel comfortable pretending to be nice too. The elephant in the room is stampeding :)

And really, how many times can you have the "How have you been these past ten years" and "HOLY COW ITS BEEN TEN YEARS" and "Wow your married with kids and you work there?" conversation... seriously.

My actual friends are pretty darn interesting and if my life needs to cross paths with the past in a totally natural way, I will gladly do the "we used to know each other when we were young" dance and be genuinely interested in their stories.

Since I never had school spirit, can't remember half my teachers names, and sucked in general at school work. I will pass. Unless curiosity gets the best of me ... well, then ill buy that skin tight dress and show em how this little Bork grew up :) Maybe i will perfect my story on how i invented post-its... just in case!
Yesterday was bring your Keurig to work day:

Fall weather always brings the most beautiful sunsets:

And i wonder why this cat hates me so much...

Spent time with an 8mth old Red Kangaroo that liked to suck on his tail like it were his thumb!

Bili and I at an art show! 

And was pick pocketed by Hector... He just wanted my attention...bad!

What A ZOO!

My friends rescue was recently brought some more animals. This baby Donkey will be paired with the Zebra- they will grow up to be similar sizes and can pal around and keep each other company!

This is a Prehensile Tailed Porcupine

Some pretty pictures of all the rescued Macaws!


And this beauty... well, this is DandyLion... you can call him Dan!
He is 11 years old and was recently brought to the farm to live out the rest of his life. He is a very sweet guy !
It is incredible just how BIG he is... i mean, the tigers and bears are big... but Dan is HUGE!

Fun Pictures

Pinkerton Edited a few more pics from past shoots!

My Summer Vacation

AKA a trip to my parents house!
My parents took a last minute trip to Emerald Isle, NC. And asked us to watch their house and do all the work that comes with it. Now, i love my parents house... but i am glad to be home. Being 20 minutes away from everything you know and do- doesn't sound very far, but we felt isolated at times.
Day 1 and Reason #1 to love my parents house
The Stocked bar!

Day 2 and reason to cry run and hide?
Wolf Spider in the HOUSE...in THE HOUSE



Day 2 and Reason #2 for loving my parents house- My Brother George. He is a 23 year old Red Lord Amazon Parrot. We have owned him his entire life! I caught him eating pizza... so he is a little surprised! ha!

Vega dragged the fish pillow next to Klohe's bed to snuggle a little! They love each other!

Day three and reason #3 for loving my parents house... THE CHICKENS!!!!



Saturday night Chris and Pink came over to hang out. I played Bartender and had a blasty Blast!

Cosmo's all around!

The boys drinking the girlie drinks i made them!

the Blue Diablo!

And my favorite- the Moscow Mule!

Day 4, reason #4 to love my parents house: All the great places to sit and enjoy Nature... chipmunks, deer, turkeys, hawks, woodpeckers (three sizes!) and I took this picture from the wrap around front porch

Day 5 and reason #5 why i love my parents house. That my friends, is a tanning bed. Nothing like doing chores (and there are A LOT) then running on the treadmill, heading immediately to this tanning bed to warm sore muscles, and finish it off with a shower. Love it!



Day 6 and reason #6 why i love my parents house: the DEER! These two frolic around like this neighborhood is their playground, got to be careful when driving!



Day number seven and reason #7 for loving my parents house... the Chickens front row view of the pond...and yes that is a lamp post in the woods (NARNIA?!?!)



The Koi fish (big as cats!)



Day number eight and reason #8 that i love my parents house. THE HOME GYM! Complete with built in mirrors! Love it!



Day 9 and reason #9 for loving my parents house... breakfast on the deck!



Think we have been eating a lot of eggs while here?



Day 10 and reason number ten for loving my parents house... BILI IS HERE WITH ME! awwwww!



Took a hike with Vega on our last day... this is walking down the driveway of the neighbors that live directly behind my parents house... i grew up playing here! Isnt it funny that this is where i grew up and yet i hate to go camping?



Behind my parents house there has always been this mucky nasty pond... there are a few nicer ponds beyond it but Vega was too hot to continue the walk further. When i was a kid someone dumped a bunch of HUGE old fashion carnival stuffed animals in this muck (for shooting practice perhaps?) and they were there for the longest time... making it look VERY creepy



So of course Vega dived right in... and sank into the mud up to her belly.... here she is carefully climbing out of the muck, see all the deer hoof prints in the dried mud?



Look at those mud-socks!

We had a good time! But next year- we are going on vacation with them! lol

Dreadlock Holiday

I always "dread" working on my locks. Once  I start I am glad I got around to it... but it sounds silly to others when I tell them my evening is full- got to work on my hair!

But it really is a chore. Luckily, I only have to work on my roots about once a month, wash it twice a month, and color it when I absolutely cant stand my dark roots anymore (every 2 mths or so!)


Yesterday was a big day... I hadn't colored it in 2 mths, or worked on my roots in over a month... so it was time to do it all at once!


*clears schedule for the evening*


I decided to document the time it takes to do this WHILE doing it...and this is what I got:


1:36 pm
Enter the bathroom and immediately start procrastinating... cleaning, picking at my face... okay get your act together and toss that hair on top of your head and start working on the back row of dreads.
- Grabs latch hook and first dread and start to pull it through its own base to tighten it to my head. Usually when doing this they only need pulled through twice ... my hair had grown long enough that I needed to do it at least three times to each dread!

1:52 pm 
18 dreads done and my arms hurt!

2:04 pm
30 dreads done and most of the back part I cannot see is done. I hold up a mirror to see the mess that is the back of my head, but with the combination of working by touch and not sight, AND the fact that I sleep on that part of my head- its not the prettiest of situations...

2:22 pm
45 dreads in....

2:38 pm 
69 dreads (tee hee) on the home stretch!!!

2:54 
90 dreads and done! Less then an hour and a half. NOT BAD! I am definitely getting better at this...

3:20 pm
Time to apply hair color to my roots. Today I am only dying the blond areas, I don't think the maroon I have on my lower dreads will ever lighten, it will have to grow out.

4:20 pm
Time to rinse the hair color out of these "sponges"

4:45 pm
The drying process begins.... I blow dry the dreads several times and sleep on a towel... It can take a few days for them to completely dry. I am always scared of mold and mildew!


So I am done for a few weeks now... its amazing how quickly time flies and it is time to do this all over again!

Perfect Peach and Peter Tosh

Over the weekend we had a great fall fire complete with Pumpkin Cake, Spiked Apple Cider, and Grilled Corn!

(Taken by Pinkerton)

Had a visit from Sir Cuervo

(Top two pics taken by Pinkerton)

Saturday we were lucky to have time to visit some dear friends in Canton. Gallery owners and Artists that helped us get our start and helped us along the way! Then we cooked up some awesome junk food and watched MacGruber before crashing for the night! Sunday my Vag was rocked with mother nature so i cursed her as she pained my midsection for most the day. Ended it with more friend hangouts!

Today has been productive against all odds. Work, Took Grandma Grocery shopping, Picked a ton of Basil, Jogged, Showered, Made enough Pesto to freeze, Cleaned the kitchen again, re-potted a plant, and now I'm chilling before we take an evening walk and end the day with a beer!

At work i was given A Perfectly Perfect Peach!

While picking basil at my friends house, i was given a Mystery Plant Plucked from the grave of Peter Tosh. We will see what it turns in too!