The Best Concert Photo Ever!

Whoever took this picture -- ***THANK YOU*** Click on the photo below to see a larger version of the image. Great photo of U2 and the fans in Houston in 2005.

... But wait! Can you spot the familiar face(s) in the front row?!


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A few more holes in the head

So, for the past 29 years, I admit I have been too chicken to get my ears pierced. Well, I am proud to announce that I have finally gotten my ears pierced.

Allergy shots every week ... no problem.
Donate blood ... no big deal.
Donate plasma ... piece of cake.

But getting my ears pierced was just too much for me. I think it was because every time I actually thought about doing it and made it all the way to the store to get it done, there was always some baby there getter her ears pierced, and she would scream bloody murder. I always thought to myself, Forget it. That baby won't lie to me. This is gonna hurt.

But, I finally got up the nerve and got it done. (Of course, it helped that I took Roy along with me, and he had threatened to hold me down in the chair if I tried to chicken out.) And it wasn't bad at all.

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Kinky for President!

Err ... I mean Governor. For those of you who don't know, beloved author, musician, and sharp-witted-cowboy Kinky Friedman is the Independent candidate for governor (of Texas). Kinky's "Why the Hell Not" campaign and political Kinkytoon provide a humorous alternative for voters.

Roy has been a big fan of Kinky's fiction and music for several years, and we recently almost got a chance to meet the man himself a few weekends ago in Grapevine. I say "almost" because we arrive at the restaurant where Kinky was doing his meet & greet, and there was a really long line to meet him. So we snapped a photo of Kinky and one of his fellow musician Little Jewford, and we called it a day.


Kinky Friedman



Little Jewford

And now for something completely random...

Roy's Famous Seafood Surprise

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Figured I'd throw something just completely random at ya. Roy has this dish (which he's lovingly named "Roy's Seafood Surprise") that of the two times I've made myself taste it actually tastes pretty good.

Don't get me wrong -- Roy's a great cook.

But this one dish ... well, just looking at it takes away any type of appetite I might have had. He gets this "seafood mix" from the grocery store every once and a while, and he mixes up a concoction of spices and juices, and you end up with squid and calamari and olives and random fish in a nice, brown sauce.

Now, I have to stress ... again ... that Roy is really a fantastic cook! He makes the absolute best scrambled eggs and omelets (among other things) in the world!!

Newest Browncoat Update

Hello all. I'm sorry for taking so long to post. Figure I'd better catch you guys up on what's been goin' on.

A couple of weekends ago, my pal Vicki finished her Firefly/Serenity quest by watching the last of disc 4 and watching the movie. Here's a picture of her holding her very own copy of Serenity. *sniff* I'm so proud!

My Sister's Australian Wedding Photos (Finally)!!

So, it was April 2005 when I first promised to upload my sister's wedding photos "soon". In my opinion, "soon" can legitimately mean 9 months. Anyway, here they are. Click on any of the photos below to see the whole collection of photos. Enjoy!

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Fort Worth Brahmas

Last weekend, Roy's pal Joey had a spare ticket to the Fort Worth Brahmas game. (Roy was then able to find a ticket for a seat right beside them, so I was able to tag along, too.) We had a great time! Click on any of the pics below to see more of our hockey adventure!

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The Newest Browncoat...

We Browncoats welcome Private Vicki C. into our ranks. Yes, Vicki and I held our very own Firefly marathon this past Saturday. Vicki had seen the movie; however, she had yet to experience the wonder of Firefly, the series.



I believe this brings my convert count to 15. I believe I'm doing pretty good. Ain't nothin' in the verse can stop me.

My Office ... with a definite holiday flavor

Howdy folks. Well, now that I have my wonderful digital camera, I finally have some photos of my office. Click here to see my pictures.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Pictures!!

Greetings everyone! We're back from our holiday trip to San Angelo, and -- as expected -- I've taken numerous pictures with my brand new digital camera!

Click here to view my favorite shots!

Santa came a little early...

All I want for Christmas is a Canon A6210 ... and guess what! I must have been a good girl this year because...

I now have in my hands my very own Canon A610 digital camera!!!!!



And so, here is my very first photo I took with my very own digital camera:


Needless to say, Roy got lots of smooches for this one!
Please pardon my messy hair -- it's hard work ripping open my wonderous Christmas present!

Go! Buy Serenity! NOW!

As probably all of you know (and why wouldn't you?) -- Serenity comes out *today*! Yes, the BDM (Big D*** Movie, as we Browncoats call it) is currently the #1 DVD top seller at Amazon.com. Mmm-hmm. Yep.

So, get your boots on out there and buy yourself a copy ... or three. Nothin' in the 'verse can stop ya!

Merry Christmas John.

I know this is a little late, but...


Imagine.

I know, I know ... but anyway...

I know, I know -- I'm a horrible person. I haven't blogged in I don't know how long, and I haven't posted my picture and stories from Dallas and Houston yet. But we'll all get over it, and I'll get them up some day.

Anyway...

So, Christmas is here, and we've bought all of our presents, except for the one for my Mom (and I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to get. I mean, what more can we get her -- she already has a perfect daughter! <>).

Things at work are slowly winding down and people are getting into the holiday spirit. We actually took pictures at work with ol' Santa Claus himself.


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U2 Report (Initial Post)

Ok, I know this post is *way* overdue!! I'm sorry!! I came back and just was swamped with work and classes finishing up.

Anyway, the concerts were MAGNIFICENT!!!! Houston was amazing -- we were front and center (thanks to Chris) right in front of Bono!!! Dallas was wonderful, dancing like a fool in the back open area of the floor.

More details coming soon ... I promise!! For now, I've scanned in my initial set of photos of pictures of us before the concert. Below is the link. Let me know if you have any problems with the link -- I'm still trying to figure out Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20545588@N00/sets/1337786/

My musical journey is about to begin

I'm home right now getting everything ready for my big trip tomorrow, and I'm singing "Vertigo" at the top of my lungs. "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"


Yep, headin' out to Houston tomorrow. I'm going to spend the day with my best bud Ja'Nate', which is great! Then, Friday, bright and early, I'll make my way to the Toyota Center to spend my day in line with hundreds of other U2 fans. Friday Night: Vertigo Houston! Saturday morning, again bright and early, I'm heading back to Dallas, and Saturday Night: Vertigo Dallas!

Woohoo!!! It's a musical journey! I cannot wait!





I'm ready
Ready for the laughing gas
I'm ready
Ready for what's next
Ready to duck
Ready to dive
Ready to say
I'm glad to be alive
I'm ready
Ready for the push

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10 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 Days Until Vertigo!!!





Ack!!

"I'm a leaf on the wind -- watch me soar!"

Ok, guys. If you haven't watched Serenity yet, you must go see it! It's a great movie, and you'll be thanking me afterwards! If you're still not convinced, Joss Whedon recently posted a link to a site that has the first nine minutes of the show. Go ... see for yourself! It's great!!

Watch the first nine minutes of Serenity!
http://video.vividas.com/CDN1/3929_Serenity/web/index.html

Teenagers, Tree-Flying Kites, and Swedish Furniture

Ok, I know this is a bit late, but I'm just now posting about my crazy weekend. Actually, I've finally recovered from those hectic days of shopping, driving, flying kites, driving, watching movies, driving, band contests, driving, furniture, and driving. And so, I begin...

WE FINALLY GET OUR NIGHTSTANDS

The weekend before last, Roy and I head out to eat lunch with pal Joey. As we leave the restaurant, I notice that there is a Stacy's Furniture just a half a block away, so we head over there on a whim, and we end up purchasing two really nice nightstands. (If you look at that link, the description is not quite right -- the photo is correct, but the nightstands do not have marble tops.) Anyway, so this past Saturday, we drive over to Grapevine and pick up our nightstands. Now, keep in mind, we live upstairs, so poor Roy ended up carrying them up the stairs. We ended up slightly rearranging our bedroom, and now the nightstands are in place.

Ah, but if only I had a lamp for my nightstand...

THE KITE-FLYING TREES

So we head to a park that's nearby, and after eating lunch and making two bathroom trips to the apartment with the kiddos, we decide to fly our kites. Roy and I have (er ... had) two kites -- a shark (which is Roy's, of course) and a dolphin (mine). While it was breezy out, the park is kind of in a valley, so we were having a hard time getting the kites to stay up. Well, nephew Russell finally gets the kite high in the air, then he accidentally lets go of the handle. The kite soars a short distance, until the handle gets snagged by a tree. Of course, at this point, the wind kicks up a notch, and the kite just will not come down. Roy attempts to get latch onto the kite's handle ... with the handle and string of my kite, and in the process, breaks the string to my kite. Eventually, the tree lets go of Roy's kite, only for its handle to get caught on the very top of an even taller tree.

Alas, it was a lost cause. For the rest of that day, and into the evening, anyone driving through Carrollton could see our shark-kite flying high above the city. You could easily see it from our apartment complex, which is several blocks away.

So, this just proves to us that trees don't eat kites, as many believe. They just want to fly them!

THE BIGGEST FURNITURE STORE I'VE EVER ... EXPERIENCED!

So ... about that lamp for my nightstand. Roy and I head out on Sunday to the new IKEA store up in Frisco. Keep in mind, there are only two of these stores in the US, so when we pull into the (huge) parking lot, and there are only a few empty spaces in the very back. We snag one, then make it inside. This is a different kind of shopping experience, which is all I'm going to say about that. We finally find my lamp, and after about 2.5 hrs, we make our way out to the completely packed lot, and head home.

Definitely a tiring, yet exciting weekend. Glad it's over.