on turning 28

yuck...i'm old. that's all i've got. Oh, and i think my dad forgot my birthday. Which is hilarious...i did get to spend the day with my hilarious nieces and big sis....who gave me lovely and (in the opinion of two 4 year olds)obnoxious necklace. isabel decided to model it for us....i believe there are red velvet cupcakes and some booze in my immediate future! so thanks for the birthday wishes...but please...make it stop!

OOPS

this was meant to be at the end of the dreamboat musician post!

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thank you mom, grandma, k.a...crystal, katie k., misty lou, and mistermattyg...for a wonderfully salt filled trip...you make me wish a stayed in that silly city. but only for a minute.

i think i heart this guy...

want to know who he is....here are some hints...

yep he's super dreamy...looks good in a vest...and hasa an a-line haircut....

....nope it's not him...that was so two weeks or maybe three weeks ago...this is really him...

he's a dreamboat with a squeaky sexy voice....turquiose plus black vest equals the outfit i wore last week...watch this video....and fall in LUST!!!!!!!!

drumped dolphins...

have you ever had a friend who makes everything fun? that friend who loves you no matter how many times you make him watch xanadu....and who only gets a little mad when you staple gun his sketch pad to his desk...the kind of friend who makes you cd boxes out of record sleeves and homeade christmas cards. That one who helps you bartend you mothers parties and enjoys spray painting everything? How bout one who enjoys making up new words...in addition to new meanings for existing words. Well i have, he rules, in fact i still have him....but he moved to seattle and i miss him...plus...he's pretty funny and has the most random adventures....i asked him to liven up this boringness....to share some seattle adventuring...justin elliot tholen...the soapbox is yours:

I HAVE THIS FRIEND THAT I USED TO PUSH AROUND SALT LICK CITY IN A SHOPPING CART.WE ALSO DID SOME GATEWAY SAFARIS, COUCH DANCING, EUROTRASH MIX TAPES, DUMPING OUT SQUIRT TO FILL THE BOTTLE WITH CHAMPAGNE, AND THE SUCH. PRETTY GREAT TIMES. IN OUR ADVANCED YEARS, WE’VE BOTH EXCAPED THE SALT LICK. SHE LIVES AT THE GATEWAY TO PIKE’S PEAK (THIRD NATURAL WONDER OF THE WORLD AFTER THE EIFFEL TOWER AND THE HOOVER DAM) AND I LIVE IN A RAINY CITY IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER. AS A RESULT OF LONG DISTANCE, BAR TABS GET PAID, PANTS DON’T GET RIPPED, CHAMPAGNE STAYS ON THE SHELF, GENERAL DECORUM IS MAINTAINED.

JK. DECORUM IS NOT MY MIDDLE NAME. EVENT OF THE WEEKEND: “BACON STRIP”, OR “AWKWARD EXPERIMENTS IN DRAG”. SEATTLE IS EDGY, DIFFERENT, KNOWINGLY-OBNOXIOUSLY-HIP, AND THE SELF-PROCLAIMED BACON CAPITAL OF THE UPPER LEFT CORNER. THIS WEEK, "BACON STRIP" CONSISTED OF SCI-FI-THEMED-MEDIUM-TO-BAD-DRAG ACTS AND BACON. OH, ALSO CAKE-SITTING, CAKE-FIGHTING, AND CUPCAKES FOR (GLENN?)(DON?)(AL?)’S BIRTHDAY. THEY FORGOT TO PLAY GOOD MUSIC. AND NO ONE DANCED. AND I HAD TO PRETEND THAT I DIDN’T SEE SOMEONE (GUH). IN ONE WORD: BUSTA.

NOT TO WORRY, I LATER GOT MY LASHES TINTED (NO MORE PESKY EYELINER OR MASCARA! NOT THAT I KNEW I NEEDED IT, BUT NOW I KNOW, AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE). ALSO – LOTS OF FUN TIMES: A HEATED NEAR ALTERACATION BETWEEN FRIENDS (EACH OTHER’S FORMER “PLUS-ONE”), A MAN DRESSED REALLY BADLY AS A REALLY BADLY DRESSED GRACE (YOU KNOW THE ONE), A BASEMENT-GARAGE-DRIVEWAY SWING (THIS EXISTS!), A CLOSED TACO STAND (NOT BETO’S), AND A STACK OF PANCAKES AND A QUESADILLA AT 4AM (MAYBE 5AM). LIKE I SAID DECORUM’S NOT MY MIDDLE NAME. NEXT WEEK: DETOX.

LOVE,
JET

one plus one plus one equals my sad new obsession...

these are the very elements that have led to my emotional downfall. this book, movie, and adorable invitation courtesy of cheryl, have left my life in shambles. Seriously. I have been vehemently opposed to these whole twilight thing since it started. i mocked, teased, tormented...basically if you loved it, i thought just a little bit less of you. Well karma is a bitch...and she tempted me ....here's what happened: Life in the Springs is good, but my social life is still a bit boring...so when a social gathering was dangled in front of me i was willing to do what i had to do to be there. Basically i was told if i wanted friends, i had to read twilight. If i wanted to come to the party...i had to read twilight, because it was a twilight party which included watching the movie and playing the board game...oh and to go to a twilight party it's a good idea to read all 4 books, memorize every line in the movie(including the stupid spider monkey bit). My entire social life depended on my reading the stupid book. So...i did it. Shit. I did it, and i totally got sucked in. Not only did i read the first book in 2 days...i read all 4 in a week and a half. I stayed up all night(not that i sleep much anyway) reading and reading and reading....who does that? Really, why are vampires and ridiculously stupid teenage girls so fascinating. They suck you in completely. Maybe it was that i could relate to Bella's clumsiness, i did knock 3 out of 4 front teeth out of my mouth before i was 6, or maybe the way Edward dressed in his designer clothing sparkled when he was in the sunlight...i do love things that are sparkly. i don't really know why...but apparently everyone who reads these books has the same problem...i was depressed for at least a week after i had finished....do i even know who i am anymore? did i really succumb to the twilight pressure? YES, YES I DID... and i'm a little sorry i did.....but i do get to go to a party!!!