You've got to be kidding. Jennifer Wilbanks, the woman who ran away right before her $500,000 wedding and got the whole nation looking for her, is suing her ex-fiance. What does she want? Aside from a few typical things like furniture, etc., she wants WEDDING SHOWER GIFTS and what she considers her share of the money that her ex-fiance made from selling the story. HUH?
OK, first off, the wedding shower gifts should have been returned to the people who gave them. That's just proper etiquette when the marriage isn't fulfilled. It's kind of like returning the engagement ring to the guy if the girl calls off the wedding.
Second, was she the one who was ultimately wronged in all of this? I don't think so. Her poor ex-fiance, family, and friends were worried sick when she took off, and she wasted a ton of people's time. Additionally, she wasted valuable resources by taking important people, such as police, away from things that matter to search for her sorry butt. If anything, she should be paying THEM.
Someone needs to take her and lock her up in the loony bin where she belongs. And then lose the key.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
Eat your leafy greens
So, we're supposed to be eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but we keep getting hit by the E. coli bug. First spinach, and now lettuce. L. and I spent almost an hour last night trying to figure out if the lettuce that I'd bought the night before was part of the recall of the Foxy brand of lettuce. Of course, when you buy the lettuce and put it in it's own bag, the only identification on it is the little band around the lettuce, and all that read was the Safeway logo. Not too helpful. And a quick check on the Safeway Web site didn't lead to any information about the recall, so we still don't know whether Safeway sells that brand of lettuce. Also not very helpful. At the very least, stores could post something on the Web sites when there are recalls to address whether or not they sell that product.
I definitely think there needs to be more work put into the safety of the food that we eat. I had two friends who got sick from the Jack In the Box outbreak in 1993. They shared a hamburger and ended up getting sick. One of them was in the hospital for awhile. I definitely don't want to end up in a similar situation because of something I ate.
I definitely think there needs to be more work put into the safety of the food that we eat. I had two friends who got sick from the Jack In the Box outbreak in 1993. They shared a hamburger and ended up getting sick. One of them was in the hospital for awhile. I definitely don't want to end up in a similar situation because of something I ate.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Sunburn update
Well, my upper back has gotten to the ever-so-attractive peeling stage, but my butt and legs are still on the tender side. I avoid sitting at all costs, and apply a very mild lotion with oatmeal (to help with the itching) every couple of hours. I'm really looking forward to having this over with. It's definitely an inconvenient place to be burned... Ugh.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Back from Kauai
Well, my Hawaiian vacation is now officially over :( Tomorrow, it's back to work and the real world. But, I must say that the vacation did me some real good and I'm looking forward to going back to Hawaii again to see another island.
Kauai is the island best known for it's tropical plant life and beauty, and it really was amazing. We went on a tour of the Allerton Garden, of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Our tour guide, Phil, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and we had a great time despite the morning rains. In fact, the rain likely made the tour a bit nicer since it kept the hot sun at bay for the beginning of the tour.
L. and I also went to see Waimea Canyon, which is the grand canyon of the pacific. It was nothing less than incredible. I've never seen the actual grand canyon, so I have no basis for comparison, but I was blown away by the view at Waimea.
Aside from that, L., his parents, and I all drove around the island and saw so many different things and ate at some of the best restaurants. The luau we went to was a blast, and I even tried Poi, although I can honestly say that I have no idea what the big deal is about. It doesn't taste like anything and it has a strange texture. But, I highly recommend the Smith Family Luau if you go to Kuaui because they have beautiful gardens and performances that honor all of the cultures that have contributed to the rich island life.
On the last day, L. and I went snorkeling at Poipu beach, and saw the most incredible fish. It was so cool to put your face under the water and see a whole different world below. And to my relief, we didn't see any sharks! But, the unfortunate thing was that between the two times I went out, I didn't cover my back and legs well enough with sunscreen, so I burnt on my back and the back of my legs and butt. I can tell you that it made for a very uncomfortable journey home, and I still can't lay on my back. I dread putting clothes on tomorrow to go to work b/c it's going to be an interesting mixture of pain (in the places where I burned really badly) and itchiness (where I'm starting to heal). I haven't had a sunburn in over five years, and I tried so hard to avoid it on this trip by wearing SPF 50. But, I just didn't cover myself well enough after getting out of the water the first time, so I'm suffering for it now. Thankfully, L. has been taking good care of me and I am starting to heal now, but I still have a ways to go.
The weird thing is that I can't remember my password at work, so I can't check my email. Tomorrow I'll have to deal with the fallout from that, but I couldn't care less tonight! I checked my personal email, but haven't read everything or responded to anything yet. I got a lot of email while I was gone, but I'm trying to extend my vacation as long as possible, and part of that is being without technology. For the first time in a long time, I didn't have any access to email and I didn't even mind! Usually I'm so connected to everything online, that I get jumpy when I haven't had Internet access for one day, but this vacation forced me to disconnect and enjoy my surroundings. It was a welcome change for once. I know that everyone is wanting to know how the trip was, so I figured I'd at least write a blog entry about it tonight. But, I promise to get caught up on email throughout the week, so if I haven't responded to you yet, I will get to it as I have time. Just be patient with me :) I've got a lot of stuff to do this week!
Kauai is the island best known for it's tropical plant life and beauty, and it really was amazing. We went on a tour of the Allerton Garden, of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Our tour guide, Phil, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and we had a great time despite the morning rains. In fact, the rain likely made the tour a bit nicer since it kept the hot sun at bay for the beginning of the tour.
L. and I also went to see Waimea Canyon, which is the grand canyon of the pacific. It was nothing less than incredible. I've never seen the actual grand canyon, so I have no basis for comparison, but I was blown away by the view at Waimea.
Aside from that, L., his parents, and I all drove around the island and saw so many different things and ate at some of the best restaurants. The luau we went to was a blast, and I even tried Poi, although I can honestly say that I have no idea what the big deal is about. It doesn't taste like anything and it has a strange texture. But, I highly recommend the Smith Family Luau if you go to Kuaui because they have beautiful gardens and performances that honor all of the cultures that have contributed to the rich island life.
On the last day, L. and I went snorkeling at Poipu beach, and saw the most incredible fish. It was so cool to put your face under the water and see a whole different world below. And to my relief, we didn't see any sharks! But, the unfortunate thing was that between the two times I went out, I didn't cover my back and legs well enough with sunscreen, so I burnt on my back and the back of my legs and butt. I can tell you that it made for a very uncomfortable journey home, and I still can't lay on my back. I dread putting clothes on tomorrow to go to work b/c it's going to be an interesting mixture of pain (in the places where I burned really badly) and itchiness (where I'm starting to heal). I haven't had a sunburn in over five years, and I tried so hard to avoid it on this trip by wearing SPF 50. But, I just didn't cover myself well enough after getting out of the water the first time, so I'm suffering for it now. Thankfully, L. has been taking good care of me and I am starting to heal now, but I still have a ways to go.
The weird thing is that I can't remember my password at work, so I can't check my email. Tomorrow I'll have to deal with the fallout from that, but I couldn't care less tonight! I checked my personal email, but haven't read everything or responded to anything yet. I got a lot of email while I was gone, but I'm trying to extend my vacation as long as possible, and part of that is being without technology. For the first time in a long time, I didn't have any access to email and I didn't even mind! Usually I'm so connected to everything online, that I get jumpy when I haven't had Internet access for one day, but this vacation forced me to disconnect and enjoy my surroundings. It was a welcome change for once. I know that everyone is wanting to know how the trip was, so I figured I'd at least write a blog entry about it tonight. But, I promise to get caught up on email throughout the week, so if I haven't responded to you yet, I will get to it as I have time. Just be patient with me :) I've got a lot of stuff to do this week!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Crazy
Wow - talk about something you wouldn't expect:
Group urges prosecution of 83-year-old Nazi: Deported woman served as WWII prison guard, married Holocaust survivor
Group urges prosecution of 83-year-old Nazi: Deported woman served as WWII prison guard, married Holocaust survivor
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Aloha
That's really the only Hawaiian word that I know, so I'll make good use of it when L. and I fly to Kauai next week! Judging from the names of the places around where we're staying, I'm going to have a fun time trying to figure out pronounciation.
Hawaiian person: "alsmei weoiwei woaifnoai asoidfrneoi aofoafnei woeinei"
Me: "Aloha"
Hawaiian person: "No, weoiwnei hweoiwrnowei wheiewo woanfeowiheoi sdaovcnxieihei"
Me: "Aloha"
Shark that the Hawaiian person was trying to warn me about right before he bites off my leg: "Aloha"
Hee hee hee - if you picture that in cartoon format, it's quite entertaining :)
-or-
Me: "How to you get to the beach from here?"
Hawaiian person: "Start out at woeineeihei, then take a right on yeaoiaowei. Follow that until woeineoeieoijwoeiweoiei, and hang a sharp left onto waoeiwenoweonwoiafdmei. You'll see woeianrfaoiaweonweaieoei beach straight ahead."
Me: "Thanks and aloha."
I have a lot of stuff to finish up at work before I leave. However, my brain seems to have started the vacation without my body. All I can think about is plopping my ass down on a spot of sand next to the ocean and reading a good, non-work-related book. I'm also looking forward to exploring some of the local tourist places, and snorkeling (while hopefully not getting eaten by a shark, but more about that later). Not to mention spending a whole week in paradise with my wonderful boyfriend and his wonderful family!
We were online last night looking for various things to do. I definitely want to do some horseback riding on the beach, and there are a ton of beautiful natural things to check out such as waterfalls, rivers, etc. And of course, no trip would be complete without a luau, so we found one of those, too.
We also came across something called "snuba", which at first I thought it was a misspelling of "scuba". But, I was wrong. It's actually a cross between snorkeling and scuba diving. Your air regulators are attached to long hoses that hook into an air supply on a raft, so you don't have to wear all of the scuba gear. You just wear the mask and the regulator, and the raft floats around with you. Of course, you can't dive as deeply, but that's fine with me. I'm already freaked out enough about swimming in the ocean as it is. After years of watching Shark Week, and the ever-so-interesting dance of "check out these monster sharks eating everything and everyone in sight" to "sharks aren't people-eaters, they just mistake us for seals", I'm a little uncertain. I am, after all, entering their domain. And I'm not sure how flattering I find the comparison of myself to a seal. So we'll see how snorkeling goes. But, snuba is an interesting idea.
I haven't been on vacation to a tropical place in 10 years. The last tropical location I went to was Puerto Vallarta with my family and best friend after high school graduation. It was a wonderful trip until the last day when my friend got rather ill (because she was allergic to orange juice and we happened to drink quite a few Tequila Sunrises during Happy Hour the night before). It was not fun to think about having to take her to a Mexican hospital, and trying to explain to her parents how she got so sick. But, luckily she pulled through.
We were also flying standby, and the flights were completely full, so we ended up having to stay an additional night. The up side of that was that we stayed in a beautiful little apartment downstairs from a woman who worked for the same airline as my family. She felt badly that we couldn't get on a flight and offered the place to us for a song. We all agreed that it was far more lovely than any of the places where we had stayed before. So, it's funny how sometimes the unexpected things are what really become memorable. What a fun trip...
Hawaiian person: "alsmei weoiwei woaifnoai asoidfrneoi aofoafnei woeinei"
Me: "Aloha"
Hawaiian person: "No, weoiwnei hweoiwrnowei wheiewo woanfeowiheoi sdaovcnxieihei"
Me: "Aloha"
Shark that the Hawaiian person was trying to warn me about right before he bites off my leg: "Aloha"
Hee hee hee - if you picture that in cartoon format, it's quite entertaining :)
-or-
Me: "How to you get to the beach from here?"
Hawaiian person: "Start out at woeineeihei, then take a right on yeaoiaowei. Follow that until woeineoeieoijwoeiweoiei, and hang a sharp left onto waoeiwenoweonwoiafdmei. You'll see woeianrfaoiaweonweaieoei beach straight ahead."
Me: "Thanks and aloha."
I have a lot of stuff to finish up at work before I leave. However, my brain seems to have started the vacation without my body. All I can think about is plopping my ass down on a spot of sand next to the ocean and reading a good, non-work-related book. I'm also looking forward to exploring some of the local tourist places, and snorkeling (while hopefully not getting eaten by a shark, but more about that later). Not to mention spending a whole week in paradise with my wonderful boyfriend and his wonderful family!
We were online last night looking for various things to do. I definitely want to do some horseback riding on the beach, and there are a ton of beautiful natural things to check out such as waterfalls, rivers, etc. And of course, no trip would be complete without a luau, so we found one of those, too.
We also came across something called "snuba", which at first I thought it was a misspelling of "scuba". But, I was wrong. It's actually a cross between snorkeling and scuba diving. Your air regulators are attached to long hoses that hook into an air supply on a raft, so you don't have to wear all of the scuba gear. You just wear the mask and the regulator, and the raft floats around with you. Of course, you can't dive as deeply, but that's fine with me. I'm already freaked out enough about swimming in the ocean as it is. After years of watching Shark Week, and the ever-so-interesting dance of "check out these monster sharks eating everything and everyone in sight" to "sharks aren't people-eaters, they just mistake us for seals", I'm a little uncertain. I am, after all, entering their domain. And I'm not sure how flattering I find the comparison of myself to a seal. So we'll see how snorkeling goes. But, snuba is an interesting idea.
I haven't been on vacation to a tropical place in 10 years. The last tropical location I went to was Puerto Vallarta with my family and best friend after high school graduation. It was a wonderful trip until the last day when my friend got rather ill (because she was allergic to orange juice and we happened to drink quite a few Tequila Sunrises during Happy Hour the night before). It was not fun to think about having to take her to a Mexican hospital, and trying to explain to her parents how she got so sick. But, luckily she pulled through.
We were also flying standby, and the flights were completely full, so we ended up having to stay an additional night. The up side of that was that we stayed in a beautiful little apartment downstairs from a woman who worked for the same airline as my family. She felt badly that we couldn't get on a flight and offered the place to us for a song. We all agreed that it was far more lovely than any of the places where we had stayed before. So, it's funny how sometimes the unexpected things are what really become memorable. What a fun trip...
Friday, September 15, 2006
Even Barbie scoops poop
I just saw a Barbie commercial for Barbie and Tanner, who is apparently Barbie's dog. It started out normally, with Barbie in some nice park setting, etc. All of a sudden, they show the dog pooping and Barbie scooping up the poop and disposing of it in a nearby tiny trash can. Is this a statement on the world today, as far as trying to teach kids something that should be common sense in the real world? Or has the fantasy of Barbie ended?
Can you imagine pitching this idea to the people at Mattel? Maybe it went a little something like this:
Guy 1: "Look guys. Barbie's been everywhere and done everything now. It's time to think outside of the box. What else can we do with her?"
Guy 2: "President of the Free World Barbie complete with Air Force 1."
Guy 1: "Nah, we all know a woman can't be president."
Guy 2: "Why not? They make less money than men, so we could save the nation a bunch of money right there!"
Guy 1: "She'd get PMS and take it out on the nation. Or worse yet, get pregnant and take maternity leave. Let's leave those kind of experiments to bigger, more progressive countries, like Sri Lanka or China."
Guy 2: "Fine. How about Trailer Trash Barbie and Wifebeater Ken? Trailer and skanky nightclub with stripper pole sold separately."
Guy 3: "Sex and the City Barbie with Emotionally Unavailable Ken. Complete with cigarettes, condoms, laptop, and limo. Barbie's friends and their diner hangout sold separately."
Guy 1: "Hahaha guys. Seriously..."
Guy 2: (Accidentally pokes his eye with a very sharp pen) "$h!t!"
Guy 1: "Brilliant! Barbie can shovel poop! I can't believe we've never thought of that before!"
All I know, is that my Barbie dolls were far too sophisticated to scoop poop. I mean, what if it got tracked into the dream house or the Ferrari? None of my Barbie dogs pooped. I mean, ick...it would like totally ruin Barbie's manicure and couture. Totally.
Can you imagine pitching this idea to the people at Mattel? Maybe it went a little something like this:
Guy 1: "Look guys. Barbie's been everywhere and done everything now. It's time to think outside of the box. What else can we do with her?"
Guy 2: "President of the Free World Barbie complete with Air Force 1."
Guy 1: "Nah, we all know a woman can't be president."
Guy 2: "Why not? They make less money than men, so we could save the nation a bunch of money right there!"
Guy 1: "She'd get PMS and take it out on the nation. Or worse yet, get pregnant and take maternity leave. Let's leave those kind of experiments to bigger, more progressive countries, like Sri Lanka or China."
Guy 2: "Fine. How about Trailer Trash Barbie and Wifebeater Ken? Trailer and skanky nightclub with stripper pole sold separately."
Guy 3: "Sex and the City Barbie with Emotionally Unavailable Ken. Complete with cigarettes, condoms, laptop, and limo. Barbie's friends and their diner hangout sold separately."
Guy 1: "Hahaha guys. Seriously..."
Guy 2: (Accidentally pokes his eye with a very sharp pen) "$h!t!"
Guy 1: "Brilliant! Barbie can shovel poop! I can't believe we've never thought of that before!"
All I know, is that my Barbie dolls were far too sophisticated to scoop poop. I mean, what if it got tracked into the dream house or the Ferrari? None of my Barbie dogs pooped. I mean, ick...it would like totally ruin Barbie's manicure and couture. Totally.
Thursday, August 31, 2006
John Mayer and Jessica Simpson?
Together? Seriously? Yuck. I thought Mayer would have better taste than that. It strikes me the same way as when Ben Afflec and J. Lo got together. Bummer.
Now, back to the real world...
Now, back to the real world...
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