Still don't know anything but i thought i would put a picture...just because :)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Whats been happening! :)
So...its been a few days since i've really posted anything and a ton has happened...first...I think that the 5th harry potter movie was the best of the movies so far! Yes, it did leave things out...yes, it did change some things around but i think it got most of the points from the book across and did it much better than the other movies...my mother thinks it was somewhat dark but the whole 5th book is somewhat dark so what can you expect...i'm truly excited for Friday...the last book for the harry potter series (for now anyway :)....i've got my on reserve at Borders and we are planning on going to the ball :) we aren't actually going to dress up for the ball but whatever...we are making shirts :) which will give me something else to waste time doing today.
Lisa and I also played the Woody Gutherie festival this weekend....it was awesome...first the show was great, we had a really good set. Then, although, i'm new to the folk world, it is so much different....they are really laid back and cool and all these amazing musicians are walking around just chilling, talking music stuff...there is no feeling that even though you are not a headliner that you aren't important to music too...its was just great. the little town of okemah is prefect too...you have your couple of bars that are played at and a little theatre (they did most of the large shows there because of all the rain). As a musician you get kind of treated as royality...you get free food all weekend...you get special attention when you need something, but only if you have the badge on... :) Then although i didn't get to stay...all the musician then jam at all hours of the night in the motel parking lot...forming little groups and it just doesn't matter if you are a little know musician or a headlining one...everyone is pretty much just all about the music...it is extrememly awesome! :)
Then, lastly but for sure not leastly...cody put a offer on a house last night...its in the miller addition and its extremely cute...we should know probably later today if they will take the offer or counter offer...cody is A LOT nervous about it...but he has things in his favor...it is very exciting stuff...if all goes well he will be closing on the house Aug 15th. we will have a house warming party maybe around halloween :) hehe! :)
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
A girls guide to floating the illinois river...by tori :)
Yesterday, I had the most amazingly fun time floating the Illinois River with my Oklahoma girlies. I can't wait to do it again next year! I will post pictures as soon as I can, but until then, here's a guide to having your own super amazing fun time on the Illinois River with YOUR girls:
1. Gather a group of girlfriends that you get along with really well...this is important because you will need "Girl Power" several times throughout your day.
2. Wear flip-flops. They will come off easier in the water, be carried away much more easily by currents, and be more likely to float away should your raft begin to take on water.
3. Pack lots of snacks and drinks. Be sure to bring at least two lunch-bag size coolers. They will come in handy during your trip.
4. Play the Name Game on the drive to the river. This will serve as a great distraction for your driver! It's also so fun to play that you won't even care (or maybe not even notice) if you get sort of lost on the way. (You might end up hating a particular letter of the alphabet, but it's worth it).
5. Listen carefully to the teenage boy who drives you to your float point. He will have important information to impart about the fork in the river (the most important of which he will omit). Discuss with your friends the embarrassing fact that, had all of you been in your teens and not your late twenties/early thirties, you would probably have thought your guide was hot.
6. Scream a lot or laugh uncontrollably when you get close to tangles of fallen trees, large rocks, or scary things protruding from the banks. It makes them go away faster.
7. If you run out of conversation while floating, continue playing the Name Game (use the order you were seated in the car, NOT the order you are seated in the raft) and or start playing Alphabet Game until you think of more things to talk about. The topic of the Alphabet Game should be "Bands & Singers."
8. If dragonflies try to land on your leg or ankle for mating purposes, allow your friends who have paddles to hit you with the paddles in order to shoo the dragonflies off.
9. Use the bathroom at each campground/beach area at which you stop. It will make every non-campground bathroom you use seem like facilities fit for royalty.
10. If you are not paddling, try to help your friends who ARE paddling by kicking in the water with your feet and trying to push off of algae-slime-covered logs with your hands. They will appreciate your efforts!
11. When your raft becomes lodged on a tangle of logs and branches and begins to take on water, scream even louder or laugh even more uncontrollably than you did when merely floating by logs & branches. This will help lighten the mood and dislodge your raft more quickly. Also make sure that at least one person moves the most important thing in the raft, the waterproof bag containing cameras & cellphones, to the side of the raft that isn't taking on water.
12. Once you get your raft dislodged, use empty lunchbag-sized coolers to bail water from the raft.
13. When you reach the fork in the river, take your raft to the beach area and dump out the remaining water. Try to decide if you are indeed supposed to go to the right, like the teenager told you, or if you should go to the left.
14. Let other floaters go to the right while you sit in half on the bank, half in the water and enjoy the cooling effect. Search for nifty river stones while you watch them carry their canoes and rafts to their impending deaths. Determine that when your guide said "There will be a log, but it's mostly underwater, so you'll just float over it," he really meant that you'd have to carry your raft through shallow water and some stony beach areas.
15. When carrying your raft through shallow water on the way to the other side of the fork, use a log covered in spiders to brace yourself if the current is too strong. Try dumping water on the spiders to make them go away. Stop dumping water on the spiders when one of your friends informs you that they're water spiders.
16. After you get through the final fork, you will encounter slow-moving water. Have your friends who are paddling whirl your raft around in circles so that it takes longer to finish.
17. When you're finished, consider asking the people who own the raft place if they'll let you float again for $20.
18. Finish your float trip by swimming in the pool at the raft place. Take lots of pictures with the concrete dragon that decorates the perimeter of the pool, and plan to use them for your Myspace default pic.
19. After packing up the van, drive to the nearest Braums (at the suggestion from the girl from out-of-state) and eat dinner. Enjoy hamburgers made with two bottom buns, hamburgers made with two top buns, hamburgers made upside down and soaked in mustard, AND limeade that's made with no syrup.
20. Drive home in a torrential downpour. It makes the ride home much more interesting! Take pictures of the storm from the van window.
21. End the day with plans to repeat the trip again next summer, but next time do the whole day trip and stay over in a cabin!!
This trip was so hysterically fun, and I truly can't wait to do it again. Despite what this list makes it seem, floating the river yesterday was so relaxing and it was great to hang out with the girls and just not worry about anything for a few hours.
1. Gather a group of girlfriends that you get along with really well...this is important because you will need "Girl Power" several times throughout your day.
2. Wear flip-flops. They will come off easier in the water, be carried away much more easily by currents, and be more likely to float away should your raft begin to take on water.
3. Pack lots of snacks and drinks. Be sure to bring at least two lunch-bag size coolers. They will come in handy during your trip.
4. Play the Name Game on the drive to the river. This will serve as a great distraction for your driver! It's also so fun to play that you won't even care (or maybe not even notice) if you get sort of lost on the way. (You might end up hating a particular letter of the alphabet, but it's worth it).
5. Listen carefully to the teenage boy who drives you to your float point. He will have important information to impart about the fork in the river (the most important of which he will omit). Discuss with your friends the embarrassing fact that, had all of you been in your teens and not your late twenties/early thirties, you would probably have thought your guide was hot.
6. Scream a lot or laugh uncontrollably when you get close to tangles of fallen trees, large rocks, or scary things protruding from the banks. It makes them go away faster.
7. If you run out of conversation while floating, continue playing the Name Game (use the order you were seated in the car, NOT the order you are seated in the raft) and or start playing Alphabet Game until you think of more things to talk about. The topic of the Alphabet Game should be "Bands & Singers."
8. If dragonflies try to land on your leg or ankle for mating purposes, allow your friends who have paddles to hit you with the paddles in order to shoo the dragonflies off.
9. Use the bathroom at each campground/beach area at which you stop. It will make every non-campground bathroom you use seem like facilities fit for royalty.
10. If you are not paddling, try to help your friends who ARE paddling by kicking in the water with your feet and trying to push off of algae-slime-covered logs with your hands. They will appreciate your efforts!
11. When your raft becomes lodged on a tangle of logs and branches and begins to take on water, scream even louder or laugh even more uncontrollably than you did when merely floating by logs & branches. This will help lighten the mood and dislodge your raft more quickly. Also make sure that at least one person moves the most important thing in the raft, the waterproof bag containing cameras & cellphones, to the side of the raft that isn't taking on water.
12. Once you get your raft dislodged, use empty lunchbag-sized coolers to bail water from the raft.
13. When you reach the fork in the river, take your raft to the beach area and dump out the remaining water. Try to decide if you are indeed supposed to go to the right, like the teenager told you, or if you should go to the left.
14. Let other floaters go to the right while you sit in half on the bank, half in the water and enjoy the cooling effect. Search for nifty river stones while you watch them carry their canoes and rafts to their impending deaths. Determine that when your guide said "There will be a log, but it's mostly underwater, so you'll just float over it," he really meant that you'd have to carry your raft through shallow water and some stony beach areas.
15. When carrying your raft through shallow water on the way to the other side of the fork, use a log covered in spiders to brace yourself if the current is too strong. Try dumping water on the spiders to make them go away. Stop dumping water on the spiders when one of your friends informs you that they're water spiders.
16. After you get through the final fork, you will encounter slow-moving water. Have your friends who are paddling whirl your raft around in circles so that it takes longer to finish.
17. When you're finished, consider asking the people who own the raft place if they'll let you float again for $20.
18. Finish your float trip by swimming in the pool at the raft place. Take lots of pictures with the concrete dragon that decorates the perimeter of the pool, and plan to use them for your Myspace default pic.
19. After packing up the van, drive to the nearest Braums (at the suggestion from the girl from out-of-state) and eat dinner. Enjoy hamburgers made with two bottom buns, hamburgers made with two top buns, hamburgers made upside down and soaked in mustard, AND limeade that's made with no syrup.
20. Drive home in a torrential downpour. It makes the ride home much more interesting! Take pictures of the storm from the van window.
21. End the day with plans to repeat the trip again next summer, but next time do the whole day trip and stay over in a cabin!!
This trip was so hysterically fun, and I truly can't wait to do it again. Despite what this list makes it seem, floating the river yesterday was so relaxing and it was great to hang out with the girls and just not worry about anything for a few hours.
HARRY POTTER
Was AWESOME!! i didn't really care for the 5th book much but i LOVED the movie...it was for sure worth getting to the theatre at 8 o'clock last night and sitting in line for 2.5 hours, eating hot pickles (pictures on the way) :) i did have good company....though! :) and then the fam showed up to continue the harry potter family traditions of our midnight harry potter! :) oh exciting stuff...i'm currently listening to the 6th book...before the 7th book...which will be another great mid-night event oh so soon.... :) I didn't dress up last night but i'm going to (or at least make a shirt) for the book! :) The pickle pictures will come up soon...i'm also going to post some pictures of our float trip shortly...good time...and i'll post my friend toris myspace blog about the float trip so everyone will know! :)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
I am a NERD
but there are a lot more nerdy people than me...and a little bit on the insane side! Yes, i am going to see harry potter tonight at mid-night...with some equally nerdy family and friends...BUT i called to see what time would be good to come stand in line and was told that there were already 20 people in line...WTF....20 people already in line to see harry potter...i guess i'm not as die hard a fan as i thought...although i am really excited and am going to the mid-night showing! :)
anyway..on a more fun note...we had a girls fun trip floating yesterday...go to science vixens myspace blog to see the very accurate account of the trip....fun fun time...i recommend taking a bunch of friends and spending a day at the river...
also, lisa and i are back from dallas...it was awesome and fun show. our first road trip was successful! hooray...well, my car may never be the same again...okay so that an over exageration...the car will work again after i get new wheels and tires...yeap...more tire problems...custom wheels are a pain in the ass...just FYI! :)
i will fill you in tomorrow on the greatness of harry potter :)
anyway..on a more fun note...we had a girls fun trip floating yesterday...go to science vixens myspace blog to see the very accurate account of the trip....fun fun time...i recommend taking a bunch of friends and spending a day at the river...
also, lisa and i are back from dallas...it was awesome and fun show. our first road trip was successful! hooray...well, my car may never be the same again...okay so that an over exageration...the car will work again after i get new wheels and tires...yeap...more tire problems...custom wheels are a pain in the ass...just FYI! :)
i will fill you in tomorrow on the greatness of harry potter :)
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Mingle2 - Online Dating
This is what my blog is rated....because i had the word ass...i think that it didn't count all the other blogs that aren't on the front page :)
okay, i'm in love with the flight of the conchords...so i'm going to to post some new ones on here :)
man, i can't wait for this to come out on DVD!
more later...
Monday, July 02, 2007
Lets see here....sorry the drive in didn't work out but we are going to try again tomorrow night! :) if anyone would like to come....
also, dfest.com....check it out! 130 bands...in tulsa...with the flaming lips headlining and tickets are $20! we are going to this too! and ACL if anyone is interested in making a trip to austin!
also, dfest.com....check it out! 130 bands...in tulsa...with the flaming lips headlining and tickets are $20! we are going to this too! and ACL if anyone is interested in making a trip to austin!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
So...Sunday night is HBO night for cody and i....there are two shows on HBO right now that we are really into...first is john from cincinati, the basic concept is about family of famous surfers...they start experiencing some weird things, such as the grandfather starts floating in the air, the grandfathers son is a big druggy and is off and having no side effects...then there is the little boy who broke his neck and was pretty much dead in just a few hours is healed and walks out of the hospital...and then last but not least is john...and i can't even explain this character...we are thinking that he is an angel but has no common sense at all and act very mental retarded but has whatever anyone needs....i recommend watching it if you have HBO....
okay, this next show is just fucking funny....its called flight of the conchords and it just reminds me of a musical office...a band of two guys that are trying to make it and their music is somewhat like they might be giant...and its just funny funny shit....i guess they stand up comdians too :) Heres a video of them at a show but not on the actual HBO show...just make it to the binary solo :) when it comes out on DVD...we will own it! :)
okay, this next show is just fucking funny....its called flight of the conchords and it just reminds me of a musical office...a band of two guys that are trying to make it and their music is somewhat like they might be giant...and its just funny funny shit....i guess they stand up comdians too :) Heres a video of them at a show but not on the actual HBO show...just make it to the binary solo :) when it comes out on DVD...we will own it! :)
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