The inside workings of...

The New Girl...she's a real piece of work.

2012-02-02T08:12:00.000-08:00

So back in July 2011 I decided to go to Kentwood Farms & look at the horses they had for sale. Some people at the barn told me about it & I figured meh...why not? I don't have to buy anything & they probably won't have any horses that I NEED TO HAVE anyways. HA...HA...HA...Then this little witch peeked her head out of a stall & whinnied at me. This is a picture from the day I bought her when I got her home.

Miss Lolita was a 1.5 years old at this point. I have now had her for almost 7 months and boy oh boy has she grown. She will be 2 yrs. in April. This is the first time I have gotten a horse this young, the other two were 4 year olds when I got them. This has been a new experience for sure but now I am in way over my head. The thing about this filly is that when I got her she wasn't at her top condition. She was a bit underweight & unfit. Now...it's not that way. She has put on a lot of weight & muscle. She basically is a sassy little bitch who thinks she's the alpha herd leader. I am 99.9% positive I am going to be putting her into training in a week or two. I still think she's going to be a great horse I just need to have help getting her there. Hopefully after 4 months in training I will be able to do the rest of it all myself. :-) My horse Honey when I got her was not broke but somehow I managed to get her to be a very well behaved horse. It's not working for me with Lola. Ah well.

Going to Foooorks!!! Two point Oh.

2011-09-27T13:11:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I was last in Forks & La Push. I swear time starts fly the older you get! So being the huge fan of the Twitarded blog that I am I squeeee’d & grabbed at the chance to go back to Forks with all these great women again. Last year I didn’t get to know very many…actually none of the other ladies. Hopefully this year I will be a lot better about it. It’s hard for me sometimes to just go up & start talking to people. BUT I AM GOING TO DO IT!!!

So Forks…Jessica, Beth, and myself are coming!! Watch out!! OH, and we aren’t forgetting you either La Push! Hiking, beach walking, and picture taking galore. I don’t even want to mention what’s going to be going on with the entire Forks Motel taken up by Twitards. IT’S GOING TO BE SO GREAT!!! Maybe we’ll even run into some hot lumberjacks or something this time around. LOL!

Today is almost over now so… 2 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE ARE IN FOOOOOORKS!!!!! Two point oh.

My 25 things...

2011-07-04T14:03:00.000-07:00

My 25 facts…

1. I have a pony…well technically a horse but I still call her a pony.

2. Like many of you I was REALLY SHY and people that hadn’t grown up going to school with, thought I was a snob. Luckily it is something I have grown out of for the most part.

3. Public speaking is my nemesis. Well…if it’s in front of people I don’t know well.

4. I had fibrous dysplasia (bone disease that destroys and replaces normal bone with fibrous bone tissue) on the right side of my forehead & eye socket when I was a kid/teen. When we finally figured out what was going on & where, I had to have two major surgeries (the first was emergency surgery) with a craniofacial specialist. It was pretty far along & the bone was growing around my optic nerve & would have severed it. Since this made me look quite different from everyone else from about 4th grade until 10th grade it contributed GREATLY to my shyness & hatred of speaking to groups of people. I am still self conscious about it.

5. I love to sing loudly & dance often. I do it all the time in my car & get lots of looks. I turn it up so loud though so I don’t think anyone else can hear me. This thought makes me feel a lot better about doing it.

6. I am a semi-secret lover of country / line dancing. I used to be on a dance team called West Coast Country Heat. HAHA! The picture above is not that dance team. That's my step dad trying to line dance at his 50th B-day.

7. I am on an Equestrian Drill team now (most people ask what it is). I used to only dream of being a jumper on the olympic equestrian team.

8. I have a running list of my most favorite places that I have visited so far in my life. They are Maui, Eureka Montana, Ireland, Vienna Austria, Darjeeling India, La Push Washington, & Yellowstone National Park.

9. My mom got me two Persian cats when I was little. The one that actually loved me, my mom always joked was my soul mate from a previous life.

10. I don’t particularly enjoy babies or small children very often, but they LOVE ME!! Isn’t that how it always works though?

11. If I am with a group of my girlfriends somehow others always come to the conclusion that I am the Bitchy/mean one. I’ve learned this from people that I later became friends with. Even found this out from some of my friends boyfriends. I don't think I look mean!

12. I have some really serious love for Harry Potter as well as Twilight, but I never joined an HP blog.

13. I have a half sister who I just recently started having contact with, along with some aunts & cousins when they all found me on Facebook.

14. I don’t really know any of my family from my biological father’s side. I did meet him in like 1990 (I think I was 9 or 10) I told my mom & grandma that since he was my mom’s ex-husband that he was my ex-dad.

15. I really, really, REALLY love my horse. I feel that people might think I am strange but she is just so damn cute & I just want to cuddle her!

16. I bought my horse Honey at the Yelm horse auction in 2004 for $612.00, with registration papers & all.

17. If I ever get married I want a red wedding dress.

18. I am bedding WHORE. I love sheets, duvet covers, quilts, whatever!

19. As a child my god-mother told me I had an affinity with animals. I remember getting yelled at in Yellowstone national park when I just crawled right into a herd of females & bull elk with their babies pretending I was one of them. Another time I decided to walk up to a buck in Zion national park & got him to eat from my hand. When my mom came out of the cabin she was pissed. I got yelled at a lot for doing those kinds of things.

20. Twitarded is the only blog I read & look forward to reading every day.

21. All my cars have a giant red target painted on the back of them that I can’t see. I have been rear ended on the freeway so many times it is RIDICULOUS! People need to leave 4 car lengths between their cars & mine, do not drive ALONE in the carpool lane, and don’t text & drive unless it is stopped traffic!

22. I hate whistlers, people that chew with their mouth open, talk with their mouth full, or eat & talk on the phone.

23. I once got so drunk on my birthday that I when I thought I was being decent by going to the back of the truck to pee on the side of the highway. I didn’t realize at the time that any traffic coming up from behind could see me.

24. I refuse to sleep in beds with other people unless I really have to. I never sleep good that way. I think it makes me nervous or something.

25. I do not like other people’s feet. AT ALL. I do think babies feet are super cute though.

I didn't have any of my "little kid" pics. My mom has them all. HAHA!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

2011-02-14T13:46:00.000-08:00

Soooo… It’s Valentine’s Day again. Now I’ve never had a problem with V-day really. However what does drive me crazy is how obsessed other people get about this. Mainly chicks. (No offense to any friends that this may apply to.) I mean COME ON! Are you really going to dwell on the fact that you don’t have a boyfriend on this one day a year? That you’re not getting flowers or candy or some crap? Be depressed and generally no fun to be around? GET OVER IT! Have a good time being single and living it up, because from what I hear…being single is more fun anyways. 

I am spending my V-day evening at the barn taking care of horses. They are all my Valentines!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE!!! LOVE TO ALL!!

The Host…turned into a MOVIE!!!!

2011-02-10T12:57:00.000-08:00

So I learned from Confessions of TwiCrack Addicts this morning that they have started auditions for the movie version of ‘The Host’!!!! First just let me say…OHMYGOD!!! OHMYGOD!!! OHMYGOOOOOD!!!!

Now then. I heard about someone maybe making this book into a movie like 1.5 years ago or something. I wasn’t sure if it would actually happen so I just pretty much hoped it would come to pass. It is so exciting that they are actually going to do this! I really hope they make it a FANTASTIC movie. No offense but Twilight isn’t that great or a movie series. Not that I don’t LOVE it anyway despite the cheese factor. 

The Host is one of my favorite books also so here’s who I would like to see possibly play the roles of my favs. I am leaving out Jamie because I don’t know any kid actors and everyone I thought I knew isn’t a child anymore. All the kid actors I remember are now like 19 – 22. EEEESH! GAD!!

Melanie Stryder: Odette Yustman

Wanda: Anna Sophia Robb

Ian O'Shea (love of my life): Jared Padalecki

Jared Howe: Henry Cavil or Jenson Ackles (just remember he's supossed to be older than Mel & Ian)

Uncle Jeb: Sam Elliot (oh please I hope he would do it!)

So this is my take on things...I couldn't think of a Kyle. Or really anyone else, but I've had these people in my mind for a really loooong time. hahahaha! OH I CAN'T WAIT!!!

To breed or not to breed...THAT is the question!

2011-02-08T11:26:00.000-08:00

Let me first just say that I have been back & forth on this subject since...oh I don't know. Probably once I really fell in love with my mare Honey. So coming up on 7 years now in May.

In May 2008 my horse started going on & off lame so I gave her the rest of our Drill season off. After we were done she was still off & on but then I got a second horse for Christmas that year & she just kinda fell on the back burner. Finally I had a vet out to do x-rays on her & she was diagnosed with Navicular syndrome. I have tried to do my best with her since then but she once again kinda got put on hold when the other mare (Scooter) started getting very ill. Eventually I had to put that horse down due to intestinal cancer. Then I got Honey back on track with her meds & got a much better shoer.

Well now about a month back I had a different vet come & take a look at her because I thought she might have done something to a tendon in her leg. The vet said she looked great but that Honey would always be that way now that she is navicular. She told me I probably had another 2-3 years of riding left with her then after that I would have to start thinking about what I wanted to do with her. The vet was really great and she gave me a medicine regimen for Honey & just said she'll have good days & bad. So this diagnosis is what finally made my decision for me. Yes...a month later.

In case you don't know me...I am obsessed with my horse. I got her at an auction in Yelm and over the year after I got her we bonded and I haven't loved any horse more. So I have decided to get a baby from her. (Hopefully another mare). I have talked to some friends about it who have bred their horses and a couple of them knew of mutual friends that had Stallions. So I finally found one that I like and Hopefully I will get her bred this year! It won't be in the spring which is I think normally when people do this but, oh well. I am so excited now! Also really scared because I can't help myself.

I can't wait to get started with this! Now I just need to save up money for all the vet bills I'll be accumilating. At least this time it will be for a new life and not ending one. :-)

I can't believe it!! Only...I can. Kinda. Lover Unleashed!!!

2011-02-04T13:03:00.000-08:00

We only have to wait for 53 more days!!! OMG!!! SQUEEEEEEEE!!! I know last year I don't think I blogged at all but I remember anticipating Lover Mine. I really hope this one is GREAT! The last two she's put out haven't been exactly what I had hoped for. They were still really good, just not as good as I wanted them to be. Especially John's book 'Lover Mine'. Oh well. I still love her books & it just goes to show how good of an author she really is. I get so attached to these characters and want their stories to be so great! It's no wonder I am always a bit sad when I finish the book. Not to mention I know I have to wait for anther WHOLE YEAR!!!

So yeah...here we go girls. 53 days & counting.

Slow going...

2011-02-04T12:56:00.000-08:00

God Lord!!! This Robert Pattinson / anything Twilight drought is killing me!!! Hopefully we'll be seeing some new leaks again soon!

Twitarded Pilgrimage to Fooooorks 2010!

2011-02-03T13:14:00.000-08:00

Holy Moly! Talk about procrastination! Finally getting this post all typed out…though it’s been written up on notebook paper since a week after ‘Twitarded goes to Fooooorks 2010!!!’. Ah well. I’m obviously never going to change my procrastinating ways. LOL! So here it goes…4-5 months later.

So this past weekend (note: Sept/Oct 2010) myself, Patches, JakeBlacksH00R, and Jessica went to Forks & La Push. For JB’sH00R & I it was our 3rd time there together & for Patches the first. At least since the Twilight movies. We all had been SQUEEING over this trip for a month & finally the time was here!

(Here’s a little look at my obsessive love for the Twitarded Blog. It all started when Patches emailed me at work “Have you ever read this blog Twitarded?” So I checked it out & at the time I think there were probably about 20 posts. I then proceeded to piss my pants from laughing so hard. I HAD TO SHARE IT WITH ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS!)

Fast forward to this trip to Foooorks!! Patches & I have a chance to meet JJ & STY!!! SUPER MOTHER EFFING SQUEEEEE!!!! I mean I wasn’t excited or anything. (Let the fan-girl craziness commence.) I booked us a hotel room & signed everyone up for Saturday night drinking festivities.

We all rode out there together Saturday & praise Mother Nature we had clear skies & warmer weather than when I was there in JULY!! We had a great time screwing around on the beach and generally just making a spectacle of ourselves (what with all the pieces of driftwood that somehow all resembled “sparkle peen”.
When we all finally pulled ourselves together & went back to the Forks Motel I noticed a large quantity of twilight posters on doors. WE HAD ARRIVED!! I think all of the ‘Twitarded Legion’ was staying at the motel. So we went to grab dinner & to the grocery store for some pre-funk boozing. I think when we finally got ourselves down to ‘The Dungeon’ and saw all the ladies, we were just slightly in awe. I remember looking at everyone’s name tags and thinking “OH! There’s VitaminR!” However, for Patches & I the biggest Squeeeee was when we finally got to meet Jenny Jerkface & Snarkier Than You. Let me just say that these are two FANTASTIC ladies. We took pictures like teenaged fan girls and both got drunk and had loads of FUN.

Now we are starting to get pumped up for ‘Twitarded goes to Fooooorks 2011’. Now that we know what to expect everyone better watch out! It’s going to be a grand time!

W-O-W!!!!!!

2011-02-01T10:20:00.001-08:00

It's been over a year since I have blogged. About anything! BOY OH BOY! I think I'll start to try this again. :-)

Honest Scrap Award...Finally got around to it.

2009-08-11T10:02:00.000-07:00

The Honest Scrap Award comes with a caveat or two. First, you have to tell your readers 10 things about you they may not already know, but are true. Second, you have to tag 10 people with the award. Third, you have to let the people you've given the award to, know that they've received this award from you. Finally, make sure you link back to the person who awarded you.So first up, lets see if I can think of 10 things you may not know about me that are somewhat interesting...

1. I grew up in Edmonds which is a suburb of the greater Seattle area (pretty yuppy-ish) yes people that’s right. I am a city girl.

2. I hate whistling. Not the kind of whistling that is calling for a dog but when people whistle a little tune. It irritates me beyond belief.

3. I started riding horses when I was 8 or 9 over on the Eastside in Woodinville. I grew up riding only English, doing Dressage & Hunter/Jumper stuff. Never rode Western (other than those horse rental places) until I bought Honey.

4. Honey was my very first horse that I BOUGHT & OWNED. Scooter is the second. I also refuse to pay more than $1000.00 for a horse. I bought Honey for $612.00 at the Yelm auction, and I got Scooter for my B-day & X-mas present this last December. Granted they have taken a lot of work but it makes it all the more worthwhile to me.

5. It took me a year to confess to my parents that I bought a horse (Honey). They call them Hay burners & never thought I should have one. Now my mom calls Honey her grand-daughter. J She hasn’t met Scooter yet.

6. I work at my Uncle’s company in Downtown Seattle doing customer service & custom distribution of produce to Alaska & Canada.

7. I am a MAJOR travel junkie! It’s more difficult now with horses however. I have been to the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada (haha), India, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, & Ireland. My next mission is hopefully Greece and/or Spain. Possibly Australia and I want to see Africa eventually too. I have also been on a lot of family vacations to National Parks so I have gotten to see a lot of the U.S. as well.

8. I can not eat steak of any kind. Whether it is cow, elk, buffalo, moose, venison, pork chops, ribs, whatever. I refuse to eat it. It makes me actually start gagging after a few minutes so if I try to be polite I eat some I have to swallow it down in a REALLY short amount of time. I WILL NOT eat wild game of any kind anyways. I understand people hunt & that doesn’t bother me (Sniff. Bambi. Ok I am kinda bothered.) but I just don’t like meat that looks like it was sliced off the ass of an animal. YUCK!!!

9. I LOVE SPAGHETTI!!! Baked spaghetti!! Only if my mom or I makes it though. With garlic bread. Garlic bread is imperative.

10. When it comes to my horses I am an anal control freak. It’s hard for me to just let go & have other people ride them, groom them, tack them up, clean their stall, bathing. Pretty much any of it, which makes it even more difficult for me to travel. LOL! I just believe that there is almost no one that can care for them as well as I do. (Not true though.)

So there are ten random things you may not have known about me. I don’t have anyone to tag so whatever.

Not sure if anyone has noticed or not...

2009-08-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

Jackson reminds me A LOT of Johnny Depp. His performance in Twilight, albeit small was very Edward Scissorhands-esque. I have noticed even more lately how much he reminds me of Johhny. That is a compliment from me. Kinda excentric but not a looney tune. Just simply WONDERFUL!!!

SO EXCITING!!!

2009-07-30T16:27:00.000-07:00

Sooooo... Awhile back I lost the USB cable for my camera so I haven't been able to upload pics onto my myspace or blog!! Well I found it in a purse of mine. I swear I probably put it there so I wouldn't lose it. Oh well. Here are some of my Favs!! See Patches!!! I told you I took pics of the buffalo!! LOL!

Last but not least, this has to be one of my favorite pics out of all of them. This buffalo was smelling me & my camera in case you couldn't tell. HAHAHA!! Me & 4-oh are pretty tight but I don't like to brag or anything. :-)

Remembering Michael Jackson…

2009-06-26T15:16:00.000-07:00

“I’ll always be Peter Pan in my heart.” – Michael Jackson

In truth I have rarely thought much about Michael Jackson in the past years. I know he was in the news for his eccentric behavior. I never believed he did all those things to children that he was accused of, just another way for people to tarnish his name & make a quick buck. I just never felt that a man that was that determined to help other people and the world would do the things those others claimed.

“I have spent my entire life helping millions of children across the world. I would never harm a child.” – Michael Jackson

I grew up in the eighties listening to his music. I still to this day watch the ‘Thriller’ music video every year on Halloween. His career spanned such a long time that I share my love of his music with my mother as well. She was born in 1958, the same year as Michael so she also grew up listening to him and the Jackson family. It is always amazing to me that one person can have this much of an effect on the entire world. But then again there are many “one persons” that have affected us here on Earth it just usually isn’t a pop star.

“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.” - Michael Jackson

It is hard for me to believe that he is gone. The most I can hope for is that he went peacefully to whatever place he loved most. I hope that people remember him for all the good things he did & what he brought to all of us musically. Just think, we may have not have had many of the artists around right now without Michael Jackson. I am sure he is in good hands now and I hope that his children are well loved and live great lives. He will be missed my millions. It is still so surreal... I can’t believe he is gone.

“We have lost one of the greatest icons of all time. He forever set the bar for entertainers all around the world.” - Singer, Fergie

“Michael Jackson’s accomplished so much that there’s not even words to explain what he’s done for urban and pop music. Every artist that I personally know has been influenced by him. The world has lost one of the great entertainers who shaped many generations and will continue to for years to come.” Singer, Akon

“From the beginning of my career, he was my idol in show business… I had his poster on my wall.” Singer, Celine Dion

“Dazed in the studio. A major strand of our cultural DNA has left us. RIP MJ… I think we’ll morn his loss as well as the loss of ourselves as children listening to ‘Thriller’ on the record player.” Singer, John Mayer

“he has been an inspiration to multiple generations, and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him on stage and all of the things I learned about music from him and the time we spent together. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones.” Singer, Justin Timberlake

“Michael forever changed the world of music and entertainment and I will always remember him for his kind and sweet spirit.” - Singer, JC Chasez

One question...

2009-06-03T12:46:00.000-07:00

What the heck is this???!!! I surely don't know since I don't have cable! I may have to investigate!

Weddings, Weddings, and more…let’s see here…weddings???

2009-05-07T14:19:00.001-07:00

Sooo…Last summer I was invited to 3 weddings and was in another (my little brother’s). I only attended a total of three. (That’s still quite a few.) I thought to my self “at least I won’t have to go to this many next year.” Not to mention not having to get all dolled up in a bridesmaid dress.

Well…I don’t know what the crap is going on but I realized finally that I have invitations to 5 weddings total!!! One of those weddings I have been asked to be a bridesmaid in. BAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! I am all cool at weddings & all but seriously??!! Is everyone trying to get married off so I am the Lone Ranger out here in single land? Do people know how hard it is to meet someone decent, who is up to my high standards (I have been criticized for this a lot), that has no children, has never been married, and is 25 or over?? (Unless you are Robert Pattinson, then 22 yrs. old is OK.) True people have attempted to set me up with blind dates…HELL TO THE NO!!! When I refuse some have even tried to ambush me at the barn or at Lariette practice. Here’s a little tidbit…If I want to be set up I will ask!! When people have brought these guys to my “horse world” it never ends well because I get irritated & then I turn rude. Then later I feel bad. So, next time let’s just not try to set Amy up. I just went off on a completely different tangent. Anyhoo…

Another thing is going to so many weddings in a 3 month period always makes me start thinking about my self getting married. It isn’t something that I really think about often normally. Sure enough though I get to thinking about it & then realize I don’t even have time to date!! I might be 45 before I get married!!! Shoot I will be 30 in 2.5 years and I’ve had a grand total of…Three. That’s correct, three actual boyfriends. I have dated some people intermittently but they were just too needy, or irritating, or I just decided I didn’t mesh with them. (I know this usually after one “date”) Good lord!! See this is what I am talking about. It’s depressing. Soooo, yeah. I just wanted to vent a little frustration. HAHA!

NEW RELEASE TUESDAYS!!!!

2009-04-27T11:52:00.000-07:00

OOOOOooooo!!! YES!!! SO last week I got a pleasant surprise when Lynsay Sands had a book come out! I was excited & of course I finished it in two days. HAHA! But I am soooooooo pumped because tomorrow ‘Lover Avenged’ by J.R. Ward comes out!! I feel like such a nerd, chomping at the bit for a book. LOL! I should be getting it in the mail Tuesday or Wednesday according to the girl at Barnes & Noble. She said people usually get the books on the release day or possibly two days later. I really hope I get it on Tuesday. Then again maybe it would be better on Thursday so I have it for the weekend. Oh well, whatever! I just can’t wait!!!

Blogger's Community Photo Challenge - The Great Outdoors

2009-04-20T11:15:00.000-07:00

So I am following my friends lead & going to start trying to take more photos. I have always enjoyed it but haven't practiced it since school. So here we go!

Volterra vs Montepulciano #2

2009-04-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

Here is Montepulciano. I will confess that I don't have as many pictures from this city. I was distracted by some...uh...scenery. It was also a shopping city. I was busy buying a purse, some shoes, and some linens. LOL! Anyhoo, here's what I have from that day. Including some of the scenery I mentioned. I am the best at taking these kind of sneaky shots. Just remember always wear sunglasses and always make them think you are taking a picture of the landmark & they just happen to be in the way. LOL! :-)

Please Notice all the tourists. They drove me CRAZY!! HAHA!! No seriously. I like to blend when I am in a different country not look like Schmuck with fanny pack and a passport holder hanging around my neck. The camera however I can't help.

Volterra vs. Montepulciano #1

2009-04-10T12:22:00.000-07:00

OK. So I searched through my massive amount of photos that I took last Sept. when I went to Italy & pulled a few just so I could compare the two cities. Montepulciano is where they are going to film New Moon. Volterra is where it is supossed to be. Although they are still calling it Volterra for the movie. Anyways, I am babbling.

Here is the real Volterra:

I loved Volterra because it was one of the first places we visited once in Italy. The steps going up to the city are the same steps that the Romans used to travel there. The steps that are more elongated are the ones they used carts on to haul whatever was needed up to the city. The giant doors to the city are the same doors that have been there forever as well. I also was so excited to finally see my first ruins of a colloseum here. I love Italy. :-)

New Moon's Caius has been cast...

2009-03-30T15:10:00.000-07:00

Jamie Campbell Bower. Hmmmmm... I like him in Sweeny Todd.

He's only 20 though. Did anyone else picture Aro, Caius, and Marcus as looking more like Carlisle's age? You know...Like 30 to 36 ish. Poor Perter Facinelli is going to be the oldest vampire?

2009-03-26T15:05:00.000-07:00

Casting Director Rene Haynes Dishes on Wolf Pack & Hiring Chaske Spencer

Celebuzz has an awesome exclusive interview with Rene Haynes, New Moon Casting Director, where she talks about the New Wolf pack and the Twilight-mania they'll encounter:
They are all good kids," says Rene. "They have good heads on their shoulders. I think they'll navigate these waters the best they can."
"I've told them, make wise choices from here on out. This is what you've been working for. Don't mess it up."
Just to give you an idea of the fan intensity, IMDB's star meter showed Meraz's star ranking rose 25,566 percent in popularity this week (the shirtless picture at the top sure don't hurt).
Rene also addresses the difficulties of casting Chaske Spencer, rumored to be Sam Uley:
"He's someone I feel is going to be a star," says Haynes. "I have cast him before. He's always done lovely work. It's awesome to know that it's time for this young actor to have a great breakout role like this."
It wasn't a sure thing when Spencer auditioned, even after meeting casting director Joseph Middleton in NY for a powerful reading.
"It was a very long process," says Haynes, pointing out there were many strong candidates for the part. "It was up and down, up and down. But he floated to the top."
I love the reference to shirtless Alex Meraz. NPC! NPC! Read the rest here.

Thank you TwiCrackAddict!

Team Jacob?? I run with wolves...

2009-03-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

Ok. So I am not really a Team Jacob person because I love Edward but I am still excited about this:

The Wolf Pack…

Well here I go again. I was on Stephenie Meyer’s website and they have listed who is cast as the wolf pack in ‘New Moon’ (aside from Taylor of course). They have award winning casting director Rene Haynes who has worked on ‘Dances with Wolves’ to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’. I am pretty stoked about the casting since every one of the guys and the one girl is Native American. Or a pretty fair percentage anyways. So the guys are as follows:

Taylor Lautner

Chase Spencer

Bronson Pelletier

Alex Meraz

Tyson Houseman

Kiowa Gordon on the right.

This is supossedly Sam, Paul, and Embry. :-)

SO!!! THIS IS THEM! Whatever though. LOL!

Jonesin' for a little Twilight...Ok, and Rob Pattinson.

2009-03-24T14:31:00.000-07:00

Alright, let’s just get one thing strait, I have issues and I freely admit to it. That being said, I LOOOOVE ROB PATTINSON! I LOOOOVE TWILIGHT! Now that I own the 2 disc & 3 disc DVD’s of the movie and two sets of the book series. (Yes that’s right…I have 3 different copies of Twilight. Two in hard cover & one in paperback which is the one I bought for a plane ride not even fathoming what I was going to do to myself.) The other three books I have in hard cover that I got for my B-day (thanks mom for contributing to my addiction) and the paperbacks that I bought in Europe. OK O.C.D. – Obsessive Cullen Disorder… Anyways, I can’t wait for New Moon to come out now. It is killing me!!! I had no idea how much I was feening for Twilight until I got the movie. Ok so I was really needing my Rob / Edward fix mostly. I did see the movie like 10 times in the theatre. Opening weekend alone I saw it Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. HAHAHA! That is kind of sad. I am so obsessed with this stuff I actually watched all of the extra features! I even watched the movie with the commentary from Katherine, Kristin, and yes my future husband Rob. I can honestly say I have NEVER done that before. I just like hearing his voice & his sense of humor had me cracking up almost the whole time. The really interesting thing is he is the best kind of movie star!! He doesn’t even think he’s hot! I love it! Tonight I am off to find the Twilight Soundtrack. I already have the one soundtrack but I want the Score from the movie. I also am trying to find THE COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK. They left off a few songs from the one I bought which I can’t stand. Especially since one of the songs they left off the CD is Robs. GGGGRRRRRR!!! Soooo anyhoo here’s a fair warning. I will talking about Rob & New Moon a lot. Really a lot. Probably until they are done making all the movies I will be talking about him and/or whichever movie. I might get quiet about it for a few months when some of the stuff dies down a bit. But then WHAM!!!! Something like a movie trailer or whatever brings it all back to the surface. Just a fair warning. I have included some of my favorite pics and a movie poster (not the real one probably) for New Moon. YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!! That is one HOT MAN!

Saint Patrick's Day!!!

2009-03-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17.
The day is the national holiday of Ireland

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by the those of Irish descent and increasingly by non-Irish people (usually in New Zealand, Australia, and North America). Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the colour green. Both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, eating Irish food and/or green foods, imbibing Irish drink (such as Irish stout, Irish Whiskey or Irish Cream) and attending parades

In many parts of North America, Britain, and Australia, expatriate Irish and ever-growing crowds of people with no Irish connections but who may proclaim themselves "Irish for a day" also celebrate St. Patrick's Day, usually with the consumption of traditionally Irish alcoholic beverages (beer and stout, such as Murphy's, Beamish, Smithwicks, Harp, or Guinness; Irish whiskey; Irish coffee; or Baileys Irish Cream) and by wearing green-colored clothing.

There's your lesson! LOL! Have fun & be safe!

HUNTED!!!!

2009-03-11T13:56:00.001-07:00

I am so freaking pumped!!! I have been reading so many books lately and they all seem to be books in a series. Well... 'Hunted' just came out yesterday!! It is the 5th book in the 'House of Night Series'. I am off to Barnes & Noble or Borders tonight to snatch it up! These are young adult novels so it should be interesting to see how I go back to one of these from the steamy adult vampire romance novels. haha! Although it is written by a lady who does Adult Romance novels also. So it gets a pretty good in parts. Too good to be in the young adult section I think but whatever. Anyhoo. I CAN NOT WAIT TO START THIS BOOK!!! Just thought I'd share. This is only the start of all the books coming out!! Next is Lynsay Sands, then J.R. Ward, Blue Bloods, Kresley Cole, Jaquelyn Frank, & I am still waiting to hear about Stephenie Meyer & The Host trilogy thing. Ahhhhhhh...I hate waiting.

SCOOTER!!!

2009-02-18T15:11:00.000-08:00

So the new horse is proving to be a fantastic horse to ride. I already knew this of course since I had been riding her off & on since she was a two year old. Still though, it’s more fun now because she is actually mine. Scooter has always been laid back and yes, lazy. My other horse Honey used to be really lazy though too when I got her. I am hoping that it will get better. Until then I have been trying to work on roll backs and better steering. Too bad I have to get her on the one handed riding thing here pretty quick now also. If our Drill captain wants me in our freestyle program I will be carrying a flag. I KNEW I shouldn’t have circled that drill when she had us fill out our paperwork!!! I am also thinking about maybe taking some lessons from a girl named Becky that comes down to the Unit. She works for Dean McCann but is going to start out on her own next year so it would be nice to learn some things from her. My only other concern with this new horse is her weight. It drives me crazy!! She’s so skinny! No matter how much I feed her she stays the same. She even leaves behind hay, which really drives me crazy because I hate a hay waster. I have no clue what to do about it, but she is still growing so hopefully she’ll even out eventually. I think she’ll always be a lean thoroughbred-y type horse. Honey is just such a fatty little stock horse! It’s hard to get used to. I hope I get this figured out here pretty quick like so I can not feel guilty that I am not feeding her properly.

2009-01-19T08:52:00.000-08:00

To have a horse in your life is a gift. In the matter of a few short years, a horse can teach a young girl courage, if she chooses to grab a mane and hang on for dear life. Even the smallest of ponies is mightier than the tallest of girls. To conquer the fear of falling off, having one's toes crushed, or being publicly humiliated at a horse show is an admirable feat for any child. For that, we can be grateful.

Horses teach us responsibility. Unlike a bicycle or a computer, a horse needs regular care and most of it requires that you get dirtyand smelly and up off the couch. Choosing to leave your cozy kitchen to break the crust of ice off the water buckets is to choose responsibility. When our horses dip their noses and drink heartily; we know we've made the right choice.
Learning to care for a horse is both an art and a science. Some are easy keepers, requiring little more than regular turn-out, a flake of hay, and a trough of clean water. Others will test you - you'll struggle to keep them from being too fat or too thin. You'll have their feet shod regularly only to find shoes gone missing. Some are so accident-prone you'll swear they're intentionally finding new ways to injure themselves.

If you weren't raised with horses, you can't know that they have unique personalities. You'd expect this from dogs, but horses? Indeed, there are clever horses, grumpy horses, and even horses with a sense of humor. Those prone to humor will test you by finding new ways to escape from the barn when you least expect it.

Horses can be timid or brave, lazy or athletic, obstinate or willing. You will hit it off with some horses and others will elude you altogether. There are as many "types" of horses as there are people - which makes the whole partnership thing all the more interesting.
If you've never ridden a horse, you probably assume it's a simple thing you can learn in a weekend. You can, in fact, learn the basics on a Sunday, but to truly ride well takes a lifetime. Working with a living being is far more complex than turning a key in the ignition and putting the car or tractor in "drive."

In addition to listening to your instructor, your horse will have a few things to say to you as well. On a good day, he'll be happy to go along with the program and tolerate your mistakes; on a bad day, you'll swear he's trying to kill you. Perhaps he's naughty or perhaps he's fed up with how slowly you're learning his language. Regardless, the horse will have an opinion. He may choose to challenge you (which can ultimately make you a better rider) or he may carefully carry you over fences - if it suits him. It all depends on the partnership - and partnership is what it's all about.

If you face your fears, swallow your pride, and are willing to work at it, you'll learn lessons in courage, commitment, and compassion in addition to basic survival skills. You'll discover just how hard you're willing to work toward a goal, how little you know, and how much you have to learn.

And, while some people think the horse "does all the work", you'll be challenged physically as well as mentally. Your horse may humble you completely. Or, you may find that sitting on his back is the closest you'll get to heaven.

You can choose to intimidate your horse, but do you really want to? The results may come more quickly, but will your work ever be as graceful as that gained through trust? The best partners choose to listen, as well as to tell. When it works, we experience a sweet sense of accomplishment brought about by smarts, hard work, and mutual understanding between horse and rider. These are the days when you know with absolute certainty that your horse is enjoying his work.

If we make it to adulthood with horses still in our lives, most of us have to squeeze riding into our oversaturated schedules; balancing our need for things equine with those of our households and employers. There is never enough time to ride, or to ride as well as we'd like. Hours in the barn are stolen pleasures.

If it is in your blood to love horses, you share your life with them. Our horses know our secrets; we braid our tears into their manes and whisper our hopes into their ears. A barn is a sanctuary in an unsettled world, a sheltered place where life's true priorities are clear: a warm place to sleep, someone who loves us, and the luxury of regular meals. Some of us need these reminders.

When you step back, it's not just about horses - it's about love, life, and learning. On any given day, a friend is celebrating the birth of a foal, a blue ribbon, or recovery from an illness. That same day, there is also loss: a broken limb, a case of colic, a decision to sustain a life or end it gently. As horse people, we share the accelerated life cycle of horses: the hurried rush of life, love, loss, and death that caring for these animals brings us. When our partners pass, it is more than a moment of sorrow.

We mark our loss with words of gratitude for the ways our lives have been blessed. Our memories are of joy, awe, and wonder. Absolute union. We honor our horses for their brave hearts, courage, and willingness to give.

To those outside our circle, it must seem strange. To see us in our muddy boots, who would guess such poetry lives in our hearts? We listen to stories of that once-in-a-lifetime horse; of journeys made and challenges met. The best of horses rise to the challenges we set before them, asking little in return.

Those who know them understand how fully a horse can hold a human heart. Together, we share the pain of sudden loss and the lingering taste of long-term illness. We shoulder the burden of deciding when or whether to end the life of a true companion. In the end, we're not certain if God entrusts us to our horses or our horses to us. Does it matter? We're grateful God loaned us the horse in the first place.
- Author Unknown -

Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward

2009-01-15T13:57:00.000-08:00

Okaaaaay…

So I have continued on my journey into reading. I started with the Twilight Saga and I haven’t slowed down since. I read the host which was a pretty good way to make the transition out of Twilight. Then I read these books my roommate had bought by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast. (They’re a mother daughter team.) It’s called the ‘House of Night’ series. They are about a girl called Zoey who gets “marked” to become a vampire. It consists of 4 books so far with another coming out on March 10th. I really, really liked these books! It’s pretty interesting also to realize how un-original Stephenie Meyer’s books were. Don’t get me wrong I love them because they are very well written and they opened me up to reading again. I am after all still in love with Edward. But going from Twilight’s sexual content which other than A LOT of sexual frustration, and let downs was non existent. Then reading Marked (the 1st of the ‘House of Night’ series) and by the 7th chapter she’s (Zoey) accidently walked up on a female student trying to give a male student a blow job in a dark hallway!! LOL! I almost had heart failure! There’s a lot more…uh…yeah too. I thought it was interesting for a young adult / juvenile novel. TMI for those youngsters! I am sure they all already know about that stuff but I prefer to keep my head buried in the sand.

There are a crap load of young adult vampire novels out there. There are also a lot of adult vamp novels too. The adult novels are actually the reason I decided to do this particular entry. HAHA! It was slightly embarrassing when I started reading this new series of books. Of course they are vampire books. I realize I may seem strange but I have always been drawn to the vampire genre. I didn’t used to read books about them but I have always enjoyed the movies. I own a lot of them. There has always been something about vampires that have caught my attention. It’s obviously not only me either. These books I am reading now are by J.R. Ward and yes they are romance novels. They are called the “Black Dagger Brotherhood” Google it! I mostly started reading these because my mom had told me she read a couple romance novels when I was a kid and that they had been “wild” to quote her accurately. SO I went to Borders and found them. There was no way to tell which book came first so I just picked two of them up & went to pay. I felt uncomfortable buying them which is silly but I had a strange felling I was basically buying smut, a.k.a. written porn in the form of a “romance novel”.

When I got home I got down to it! The 1st book I read was ‘Lover Enshrined’. I really liked it too! Since I bought two of them I moved on to the book called ‘Lover Unbound’. Oh…My, God!!! I loved them!! How could this happen??!! I don’t like romance novels!! I excitedly went online to read up on how many more books there were. Come to find out I read the 6th book first and the 5th book second. So I did read all these books out of order but I am now almost finished with the last one (which is actually the 4th one) I needed to read. It also took me lots of time to find all of them. Apparently you can never find all the romance novels you need in one place! It’s a conspiracy! I am so happy I decided to buy these books although I doubt they will be making movies about these ones. LOL! They would really have to tone down the sex…like A LOT. J.R. Ward is so good at creating characters you end up loving and feeling for. She tells a great story in each one, and I don’t know how but all the books manage flow into each other so smoothly it's as if it is just one long book. Even though each books main focus is on a different male in the Brotherhood. I will admit there have been a couple of times I have blushed, even while reading by myself. If you were left…wanting for more…uh…action after reading the Twilight series I highly recommend this. If you have a “male” in your life he might like you reading these books to! LOL! I think if I had a “male of worth” in my life I would have put those books down quite a few times to do other things. HAHA!

Anyhoo, I can’t wait until 4/28/09!! The 7th book in the series is coming out! So here it is! I’m going to put down all the books titles (in order) and the main character’s name in each book. Hopefully if anyone reading this is interested it will help you find all of the books you need. It would have been better if I read them in order just to understand what the heck they were talking about from the begining. Soooo...Have at it! Enjoy the bloodlust!! I know I have, true?!

Dark Lover – Wrath & Beth
Lover Eternal – Rhage & Mary
Lover Awakened – Zsadist & Bella
Lover Revealed – Butch & Marissa
Lover Unbound – Vishous & Jane
Lover Enshrined – Phury & Cormia
Lover Avenged – Rhevenge & ?????? releases on 4/28/09

Docs Smart Lil Lynx

2008-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

Ok... I have totally been slacking at this blog stuff lately! Here's my "excuse" though. Over Christmas I got a really large gift from my friend at the barn and now I really have zero time unless I do this at work. Here is a picture of what I opened on Christmas Day... Her name is Scooter and she is so great. Honey is not at all happy about it but maybe it's like that for all only children at first. :-) Honey has tried to bite me 3 times since Christmas!!! She hasn't tried to bite me since she was 4 years old and I layed the smack down on her for it!! LOL! She's been very pissy and immature for an almost 9 year old horse.

Anyway... Scooter is so much fun and I had been talking about wanting a new project for a long time and I finally got it. I will be starting her in drill this year but other than that I am not sure what exactly I want to do with her. I was thinking about trying her out at the Zone shows this summer in Hunter classes. She seems to be a very willing horse for me and she has an amazing trot. It kind of amazes Janice (her old owner) because she and Scooter used to fight each other for everything. She is actually bred to be a cow horse but doesn't look it much. I might see if she has any natural talent for cutting or reining or whatever. Maybe we'll have some buffalo again this summer. I can't wait to go trail riding this summer!! I know right...who would have thought those words would come from my mouth! HAHA! I love Honey with all my heart and she will always be my first girl but trail riding on her was never a whole lot of fun for me. My fault for not doing it more often with her. Actually I think I am just retarded now that I think about it. Honey was excellent the last time I took her on a trail ride. I think I hated it so much because it was a ride everyone told me was nice and easy and only a couple hours long. Over two hours and you are pushing it with me. HAHA! But that ride ended up being 5 hours long up in Elbe Hills on switch backs and other crappy stuff!!

Yep...pretty sure it is just me. Here's to having two horses! I never actually though it would happen. HAHA! There is something to be said about getting a horse for Christmas. Let me tell you!

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.

2008-12-23T14:35:00.000-08:00

From the looks of things so far I won't just be dreaming of a white Christmas. This past weekend I finally got to enjoy the snow. It helps so much when you don't have to commute in it. It's not that I don't think I can handle the snow it's the other idiots around me, flying into ditches, into stopped intersections, trees, cement barriers, oncoming traffic, or worst of all me! (That is how my malibu got totalled.) Anyhow, this last weekend I felt the "Spirit of Christmas". I was very cheerful all weekend and I went out & played in the snow with my horse. Honey really likes the snow apparently. She immediatley dropped to the grond out side & started rolling in it. (I think she was making snow horse angels). Then she started to eat it. I joined in the fun with her. :-) I am posting a few pics I took with my cell phone this last weekend. I hope everyone has a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Much love!

Holiday Eating Tips

2008-12-19T09:08:00.000-08:00

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention.
Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Have a great holiday season!!

Winter Poem...

2008-12-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

I found this beautiful winter poem
and thought it might be a comfort to you. It was to me, and it's very well written.
I hope that you enjoy it too.

"WINTER"
by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

Shit It's Cold!

The End

SNOW...and my Birthday.

2008-12-18T08:55:00.000-08:00

I know it is winter, and I know everyone (including me) loves a white Christmas. These things are wonderful. I have decided though that they are only wonderful if you don't have to commute anywhere. If I could stay home today and just sit and watch the snow fall & I only had to go to the barn I'm sure I'd be outside making a snow man or something retarded. Throwing snowballs at Cheyanne or whatever. I remember for my 9th birthday (Dec. 18th, 1990) I WISHED for Snow. I totally got it too. I remember loving it. School was canceled for two days, my mom got snowed in at work for a night. I stayed at my God-mother's house. A DREAM COME TRUE!!! I wish I would have called in to work today. Of course now if I miss a day of work that is $140.00 I am not making. THIS SUCKS!!! Hopefully something will happen here in downtown Seattle so the snow will melt & I can get my butt home to Spanaway and Roy. This is a horrible Birthday gift if you ask me!! Sitting in traffic from 5am - 8am. JEEEEZ!!! Nice Joke! Sorry I am blowing off some steam. Well, anyways hopefully I won't have to cancel the big B-day party on Saturday. Let's all hope for some 40 degree weather please. :-)

Hmmmm... What do I say?

2008-12-15T10:17:00.000-08:00

So I hate to be overly obsessive but if anyone has read any of my blogs it's pretty obvious that I do lean toward that tendency. I call myself passionate about what I love though. In my previous blog I said that there would never be any books to compare with the Twilight saga books. They have not been out done by any means, but let me just tell you, The Host has risen to the same level as Twilight for me. I finished reading it just like I did with all the Twilight books, up until 5:30am until I was DONE! I am now convinced that it is Stephenie Meyer. She tells such great stories I can't help but being sucked into them. I also discovered that yet again I am in love with characters from books. I am very much in love with Edward (my vampire) still. Alas, though I am now in love with Ian & Jared from 'The Host' as well. What is a girl to do?? HAHA!

So anyhow, any person that is a die hard fan of the 'Twilight Saga' should really read 'The Host' also. It is so wonderful & I am glad to add another book (soon to be books) to my collection of books I can read repeatedly. :-) I'm so excited for the next in the series I can hardly stand it!! 'The Soul' I really hope will be coming out pretty soon. YES!!!

OK! I've Commited! Now just to read it...this should be interesting.

2008-12-11T08:15:00.001-08:00

OK...I have committed now. I admit I do not want to be done with Twilight yet by any means but since I got the urge last night to buy Stephenie Meyer's 1st book of her next series I just went and did it. I have read three chapters so far, and it seems good. Don't get me wrong!! It's NO TWILIGHT SERIES!! I don't think anyone will ever be able to top those. The fact that I love every character in those books and the way I am somehow drawn to them... I mean I have never wanted to go visit a town where a book is based out of. Yet, there I was in Forks, WA and La Push, WA taking in the sights. As my god-mother told me yesterday..."You are drawn for a reason which you may not understand for now." She's always so supportive. HAHA! My mom just thinks I am crazy. (It's because she won't read them.)

Anyhow, back to this new book. It was definitely an adventureto get it! I went to the store to pick one up and there were only 3 copies (all in hardback). I would have bought it but I didn't have the cash on me to buy a $22 book. I assumed they would have it in paperback for like $10 or something. No such luck. So I decided to go home get cash & go buy it at the Wal-mart by my house. Well of course that location didn't have it so I just went home, ate dinner, and went to bed. This morning I woke up early ran to the Spanway Wal-mart and bought it. I misjudged the time it would take me to get to work so I had 30 minutes to spare before I started. So...naturally I started to read. Like I said it feels like it's going to be a good book...and then it happened.

I went to lunch today and read 2 more chapters. Now I am hooked! GOSH DARN IT!!!! This Stephenie Meyer lady is a hypnotist I tell you!!! Only she does it with words! Making them all hypnotizing and stuff! LOL! I'll admit it, this book was not something that I was interested in reading at all. SCI-FI about aliens...but, alas I now will be reading into the wee hours of the night I assume.

The only negative...I found Twilight when all four books were already released. This book 'The Host' is only the first of 3 or 4 books. None of the others are out yet. UGH!!! What kind of mess have I gotten myself into now??!!

Getting older...but it still feels like I'm 21!

2008-12-03T08:05:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had a moment in your life where everything just kind of stops…and all of a sudden you’ve realized that you are older? If you have had this moment you know exactly what I am talking about. I, for the last six years have not really felt any older than 21. In some cases I still tend to think that I am more like 19. So, about a month ago I was telling my mom about these books that I read. They are “young adult” novels but I told my mom “they are for adults too!” She looked at me and said “well yeah…you are an adult you know.” That statement kind of weirded me out a little bit. I didn’t have “the moment” yet but it was still strange to have my mom say that to me, especially since she still sits me and the rest of my cousins that are my age at the “kids” table. Ha ha! I didn’t think too much of it after that and just went about my normal life.

Well last week I decided to look up these actors on Wikipedia.com because they are in my favorite movie based on those novels I was talking about earlier. I had seen this movie…lets just say…numerous times. I was slowly looking at everyone’s DOB and what other movies they were in. Now, I knew that the main female character in the movie was 18 yrs. old in real life and two of the male characters in the movie were 22 yrs. and 16 yrs. old. This never bothered me before and I just felt like pretty much everyone in that movie was in my same age group. When I started looking at the years each of these people were born in THAT’S when it hit me! All these actors & actresses aside from three of them were much younger than me. Their Years of birth ranging from 1979 – 1992!!!!! I mean REALLY!!! This was not what I wanted to experience! Some one that is 18 years old was born in 1990!!! In 1990 I was in the 4th grade already!!!

Since last week I have been in this strange state of mind. I wouldn’t call it depression because I KNOW that 27 is not anywhere near being old. I guess it could be that I am actually coming to the realization that I am closer to 30 now than I am to 21. Maybe that it’s time I start to grow up and leave behind my irresponsibility and silliness. Maybe it’s because I am one of the VERY FEW people left in my group of friends that is still completely single with no strings attached to my ankles holding me in one place. I have never been depressed (so far) about being single though and I do not ever want children. Who knows the answer?? I am hoping it will pass quickly since I am essentially a very happy person, happy with my life and everything in it (other than wanting to win mega millions). My 27th b-day is coming up in 2 weeks and I don’t want to be acting retarded because I all of a sudden think I am old. LOL!! I guess it’s just like people always say… “Age is a state of mind.” Here’s to keeping my young state of mind for as long as possible!

A few Pictures finally!!

2008-11-28T08:06:00.000-08:00

Soooo...finally, like I said I have a few pictures from our road trip to Forks & La Push. I really wish I coould live out there. :-( I don't really know what else to say. I guess thanks to my parents for letting me use thier SLOOOOOW computer while I was at their house for Thanksgiving. HAHA!

Twilight @ Midnight??

2008-11-20T07:53:00.001-08:00

Well...I LOVED IT!!! I know now there are a lot of people who think 'twilight' is a horrible movie but they just aren't appreciating it fully. I have officially seen it 5 times now and I only LOVE IT MORE AND MORE. I think seeing it more than once is the key. It lets you go back and appreciate all the moments more fully. I absolutely adore Robert Pattison...Ok, really I want to marry him. Everyone they cast in the movie, even the people I was a little wary of did a GREAT JOB!! Jackson Rathbone really stands out in my mind & I can't wait to see him have more screen time. Really I can't wait for EVERYONE to get more screen time. I hope it makes more and more and more money. They are already in the works for the next movies. I AM SO PUMPED!! Anyhoo...I'm going to see it again on Wednesday!! HAHA!

Forks & La Push, WA

2008-11-17T09:23:00.000-08:00

HOLY CROW!!! If I became independently wealthy I now know where I would buy a home. I LOVE LA PUSH!!! I really like Forks also but First Beach @ La Push is breathtaking. It's hard to come up with words to decribe what I felt when we pulled up there. I felt like I didn't know Washington at all.

Anyhow, our road trip to Forks for our Twilight mania, self guided tour was SO MUCH FUN!! I took tons of pictures. LOL! The drive over even felt like we were going into another world. The rainforest was beautiful (we took the more scenic route.) We went through Port Angeles. When we got to Lake Crescent it was almost surreal...the weather was beautiful but there was this weird misty fog floating through the mountains and across parts of lake. Once we got within about 15 miles of Forks the sun disappeared and were suddenly in overcast weather. LOL!! They don't lie about their weather over there. HAHA! When we drove through the town we stopped at Forks High School & snapped some photos. A photographer from 'The Olympian' found us & asked a couple questions, then he took our phone numbers & names so their reporter could call us later. HAHAHA! We went on to the Chamber of Commerce to pick up our maps to do the self guided tour. The lady there (Marcia) was totally fun. They have sweatshirts there and bumperstickers. They give you the Twilight packet which consists of the map, other attractions in Forks, and a long list of Twilight trivia. It actually has pretty good questions too.

So we drove all around and took pictures at the Outfitters (Bella's work), The Swan's house, The Cullen's, The police station. We went to the hospital and Dr. Cullen (the real life Dr. Cullen) came out & we got our picture taken with him. One of the hotels in town had a reader board that said "Edward Cullen did not sleep here." This town went all out! We did some shopping but didn't find anything that great. The Outfitters has the best stuff there I think or the Chamber of Commerce. After this is was off to La Push!! The Quileute resevation is very beautiful. First Beach & Second Beach are probably the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen in Washington. I got lots of really beautiful pictures I can't wait to put in frames. Once we were done at the beach we were ravenously hungry!! We decided to go back into Forks & eat at Sullys Burgers. This joint has great burgers & shakes. Home of the "Bella Burger" and the "Twilight Punch". If you like pineapple on your burger you will love it!! The punch is really just strawberry lemonade but it's tasty!!

This was probably the most fun "1 day road trip" I have been on. Beth, Rosina, and I are planning on going back to La Push. Ok well not so much planning as actually going. We have a 2 bedroom cabin booked for 7/24 -7/26. Thanks so much to Ms. Beth's speedy-ness. I know after this movie comes out it will get even more crazy in that area than it already is. So we booked EARLY. I can't wait to go back!! This might be my new vacation spot. I LOVE IT!!! Soooo...all in all it was totally worth it for me to go. I think if you are as obsessed as I am you should take the trip. If you want to see pictures I should have them up on my myspace pretty soon. :-) Now comes the movie...I can't wait!!! This is my next event that I am pumped up for!! only 2.5 more days!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Twilight Tours...

2008-11-14T14:40:00.000-08:00

OH WOW!! Holy mo-fracky!! This is just getting ridiculous. Does anyone else think it is strange how absolutely PUMPED I am to go to Forks??!! My friend and I added another person to our road trip today. We are now taking my roomate and fellow "Twilighter". I had to call the chamber of commerce to get the scoop on the tours and here are a couple of pics from the Seattle times when they went on the tour in July right before 'Breaking Dawn' was released. This town has really stepped it up for all the teenaged tourist coming with their parents! I wonder if they will think our small group of three women, age 24 to 27 are a little strange. I suppose not since people come there and really expect to see a vampire or a werewolf. At most they'll probably just wonder why we don't have our younger sister/neice/cousin/child we babysit for with us. HAHA!

I know I said I wouldn't be writing another one of these until probably Monday but I couldn't help myself. In case anyone reads this and wonders about these Twilight Tours...they only have them one Saturday a month and you need to make reservations. If you have a good sense of direction or like a little adventure. You can simply go to the Chamber of Commerce and they have maps so you can drive yourself around to all these "tourist spots". It's going to be totally awesome!! I can't wait to go to First Beach @ La Push! The number for the Forks, WA chamber of commerce is 1-800-443-6757.

Everyone who is a 'Twilight' fan should seriously go. Especially if you already live in WA. I will FOR SURE update this again on Monday. HAHAHA!!!

Going to Forks, WA...sometimes I really think I have a problem. :-)

2008-11-13T10:57:00.000-08:00

Well...here we go. I am now officially taking a roadtrip to Forks, WA so I can...be one with Bella Swan & Edward Cullen. LOL! My friend Beth & I wanted to go as of about a week & a half ago maybe. I wasn't really sure if I would get the umph to actually go for it though. The two of us conspired together this morning via email, I checked the weather. Of course just like in 'Twilight' it is supossed to be gray but essentially a nice day. For Forks that is. Nothing we mossbacks from the northwest aren't used to already though.

So they say its about a 3 hour drive and I am totally justifying the LONG ASS drive by using my 1.5 - 2 hour commute to work everyday. I do think it will be completely worth it though. They have TWILIGHT TOURS!! It may be a retarded tour but, honestly, I wouldn't even have a clue what to do or where to go in Forks. How would I know how to get to La Push or the Quiluete Indian reservation? I may be from NW Washington but I can't remember a time in my life that I went to Forks. HAHA! The restaurant here has Bella burgers and Edward shakes and crap like that. There are stores with 'Twilight' t-shirts. I am curious if they'll be different than the ones they sell at hot topic & online. There are lots of people going to Forks now from all over the USA and the world for that matter. (It has been great for the small town of Forks and their economy.) The best part of this is Stephenie Meyer apparently used some actual names from this little town. THAT'S RIGHT!! There's a Cheif Swan. (I heard there is a Dr. Cullen running around there as well.) Apparently he gets asked for autographs a lot now.

Anyway...my "big" weekend plans consist of going to a tiny little town in the Washington rainforest to essentially find a family of vampires or werewolves?? Pretty lame. No but really I think it's going to be a blast to just put myself even more into this fictional but still very real backdrop of my favorite books and a piece of Washington I at least don't remember ever seeing. (Which is really sad considering I've lived my whole life here.) I'll even be a true tourist and bring my camera. I am sure I will write more on Monday about our roadtrip. I CAN'T WAIT!!! Maybe I'll even get a picture with Cheif Swan. :-)

My obsession!!!

2008-11-11T12:55:00.000-08:00

So these books are my obsession...I can't really explain it to people because they always think I am crazy. That is until they finally get curious enough to read them themselves. From there it always turns around and they finally understand. LOL! It all started on the way to Italy. I had seen a couple of the previews for the upcoming movie 'Twilight' and thought to myself that looks like a movie I want to see. When we were in Las Vegas airport I saw a book by the same name and decided to read it on the plane. The ONLY breaks I took was on our rush to the next plane in New York and when I was eating. So, about 15 hours later, there I was in Pisa, Italy done with this book and not in possesion of the second book 'New Moon'.

If you have read these books I am sure you have barely been able to wait overnight to go buy the 2nd, & then the 3rd, & then the 4th books in the series. Well I went to find it in Italy and immediatley cursed myself for NOT BEING ABLE TO READ ITALIAN. HAHA! I hunted & hunted. Finally I found 'New Moon' (in English) in Sienna and bought it. I cursed myself then because I finished it in less than 24 hours and was empty handed again. Our last day in Italy I found 'Eclipse' in Lucca. Again I read this book on the plane from Pisa to London to Shannon, Ireland. I found myself in another country I was SURE it would be an easy book to find in Ireland since they speak English and all. I was correct about that and I tried to savor every moment of that last book since as far as I new it was the last one.

I thought that with the end of this book that I would relax and I wouldn't be quite so engrossed in these books. When I got home I couldn't shut up about it! I became a promoter for the entire book series. (Even though you only need to have people read the first one & then it's all over.) Sometimes I wonder how much money I am making for Stephenie Meyer & her family. LOL! I have now read Twilight about four or five times and the other three books I have read three times. I still have not let go of these books and I doubt I ever will. Not to mention there is suppossed to be another coming out now.

I have never been much of a reader at any time of my life. Only the books that we were ordered to read in school. It had been about 2 years since I had read any books actually. I think I personally have found the books that I will be able to pick up and read again for the rest of my life, at any time in my life. Last night my roomate & I even went to the South Center mall to wait in line to meet some of the cast of 'Twilight' the movie. I have never seen so many screaming, 15 year old girls in my life!! I have now recruited many, many more fans and I am so happy to share my obesessiveness with them too! SO!!! I want to HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THESE BOOKS! Twilight starts out somewhat slow but before you know it... BAM!!! From that moment on you are addicted. You have been warned...Enjoy every moment of it.