That is the day I try out for the Arizona Derby Dames! I will post how I do as soon as I find out! I am SUPER jazzed!! Now I just need to get my ass in shape, literally and figuratively

We put up a good fight against the Bobcats. At least we broke our losing streak two days later.

New Years was nothing short of amazing! We spent it in Sin City at the new Vdara hotel which DOES NOT HAVE A CASINO (inside joke)!! It was gorgeous and everyone that came was way too much fun to be around! I will link to the pictures when we upload them!

think i’m going for a walk now
i feel a little unsteady
i don’t want nobody to follow me
‘cept maybe you
i could make you happy you know
if you weren’t already
i could do a lot of things
and i do

tell you the truth i prefer
the worst of you
too bad you had to have a better half
she’s not really my type
but i think you two are forever
and i hate to say it but
you’re perfect together

so fuck you
and your untouchable face
and fuck you
for existing in the first place
and who am i
that i should be vying for your touch
and who am i
i bet you can’t even tell me that much

two-thirty in the morning
and my gas tank will be empty soon
neon sign on the horizon
rubbing elbows with the moon
a safe haven of sleepless
where the deep fryer’s always on
radio is counting down
the top 20 country songs
and out on the porch the fly strip is
waving like a flag in the wind
y’know, i don’t look forward
to seeing you again soon
you’ll look like a photograph of yourself
taken from far far away
and i won’t know what to do
and i won’t know what to say

except fuck you…

i see you and i’m so perplexed
what was i thinking
what will i think of next
where can i hide
in the back room there’s a lamp
that hangs over the pool table
and when the fan is on it swings
gently side to side
there’s a changing constellation
of balls as we are playing
i see orion and say nothing
the only thing i can think of saying

is fuck you…

Go see it. Amazing.

I took my dad to go see the travelling replica of the Vietnam Memorial wall. I prepped for it most of the day so I wouldn’t be a crying/snotting mess. It mostly worked I went there knowing I was going to see the names of 58,000 people that gave their lives defending someone else’s freedom. I knew it was a big number. I wasn’t completely prepared to actually see it. I wanted to cry almost as soon as I got there. I kept it together and talked with my dad about it. I asked him if he wanted to find anyone that he knew and he thought about it for a minute and in a very quiet voice simply said “Not really. I spent so much time trying to forget their names I don’t want to try and remember them again.” Time number two I had to hold back from crying. The third time I couldn’t stop it. As it turns out, we went to see the wall during POW MIA memorial weekend. We got there around 6:20 and their ceremony started at 6:30. It started with a Sergeant telling us about POW MIA and the fact that just from Vietnam there are about 1600 people still unaccounted for. Then they presented the flags and asked anyone in the military to salute and any civilian to please cover their heart. I did as asked. Once the flags were in place the Sergeant pushed play on a cassette player that had the background music for the Star-Spangled Banner on it and he sang it all by himself. To set the scene, he was about 75 and in full dress uniform and the sun was setting and reflecting off the memorial with flags for all branches of the military, POW MIA and the US flapping in the wind. I couldn’t keep the tears back at that point. Neither could my dad. It was one of the most moving things I have experienced firsthand. After that I watched the families and groups of people at the memorial. Watching guys my father’s age touch names on the wall of fallen family members and friends was heart-wrenching. Overall, I am so glad I went and got to experience that with my dad. He loved it too. I will never forget it. I will post some pictures as soon as I import them.

Now, on to slightly happier topics. I love going through my iTunes library or my CDs and finding music I haven’t listened to in forever!! Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia is my current favorite! I found a bunch though and I can’t wait to import the CDs and get my 90′s on!! I wish last.fm could scrobble from my phone. That would be kind of amazeballs!

“I don’t want anything more
Than to see your face when you open the door
You’ll make me beans on toast and a nice cup of tea
And we’ll get a Chinese and watch TV

Tomorrow we’ll take the dog for a walk

And in the afternoon then maybe we’ll talk

I’ll be exhausted so I’ll probably sleep

And we’ll get a Chinese and watch TV”

In other news, my tv broke and after an agonizing week and a half I am back in business on 1 vs 100 and killing some Nazi Zombies!!

I also got two new tattoos! A power symbol behind my ear and a quote around my wrist that says “Not chains on our wings”. I am pretty happy with them. Scotty Rich over at Lady Luck Tattoo is awesome!! If you are in the greater Phoenix area, check him out.

Also, last thing, I finally finished book 2 of The Sword of Truth Series and have gotten over halfway through book 3!!

Expect random updates through this next week as I have the mobile app on my phone and I am going to be in Las Vegas ingesting large amounts of alcohol!