Freaks, Geeks & Family

Ahh a day at the state fair with friends and family. What a way to spend time with your family and friends. It was hot and there were a billion freaky people that made me feel really normal so overall it was a really good time. I rode the sky cabs, those cars that take you above the state fair. It was actually pretty dang amazing because it was spectacular to see the fair from that level but also that no one was slamming into me like I was freaking invisible. How can people be so oblivious to any other person and constantly slam into others.

At the end of my time there after having been slammed into just one too many time by some self involved idiot who was shoving some type of fried food into their mouth I had my fill. This freaky farmer type shoving a corn dog into his mouth slammed right into the front of me spilling my Mikes Hard lemonade - I deserved it - I turned to him and said - Am I invisible or are you just stupid. Ugh. I forgot how much I despise stupid crowds. My one main goal at the fair was to ride the Old Mill ride with my niece and dang if we didn't do it!! We did however manage to play the games at the midway which were quite fun. I especially love the water games...basically because they take abosolutely NO skill....my kind of a game.

One thing about spending time at the fair is how good a girls self esteem seems to get after seeing such a wide range of people. I'm always amazed at what people wear and sort of what they don't wear. Some people have such great self esteem that they can wear some really revealing outfits. As my brother-in-law stated "there is an awful lot of cleveage out here today - not all good". Ha ha. I haven't been to the fair in awhile and it really doesn't change....some new foods yes but overall it's still a great show.

I went to the farmers market yesterday morning with a friend and got all the makings for homemade salsa. I forgot how much it actually makes, I have to find friends to share it with because there is way more than I would ever need. I am house and dog sitting for a friend and she has wireless internet...I can't wait until I get it at home...was hoping to do it this weekend but I never got the things I needed to make it happen....perhaps next weekend.

Off to take a walk around the lake now..before it gets too hot.

Nice long weekends

It's nice to have a weekend open in front of you with nothing planned. I literally have no major plans for this long weekend and it kinda makes me really happy.

For some reason I woke up yesterday with a odd feeling - I awoke about 5:30am (that's sleeping in for me) but I felt sort of off as soon as I opened my eyes. Haven't been able to shake the feeling like something just isn't right but I can't figure out what exactly it is that isn't right. Odd. Plus I've been having really weird dream lately that I just can't seem to figure out what the heck they mean.

I work pt time in my apt. office and there are these two fairly younger guys (mid 30's) that work here and I had this dream that they were bowling in the hallway and when I went out to ask them what they were doing they yelled at me to go back in my apt. It was so odd. What the heck does that even mean?

Then my horoscope today says this - Gone is the strong lunar influence that got you energized and raring to go; what remains are calming influences that will leave you feeling rather too relaxed. However, don’t become too laid back. Balance is required on a day which has great potential to either be productive or rather sluggish!
Umm, I think I went to the sluggish side. I ran errands all day then tried to figure out what I actually need to install my wireless cable and now I'm working at ET until 7 and really all I want to do is go home, lay on the couch and watch bad tv. Maybe tomorrow will bring more energy my way.

Everything old is new again

Remember the good old days? I say that with a bit of sarcasm this morning because my parents always used to say that and I always said I would never say that...along with...kids these days - but I find myself saying that...alot.

I decided to get some scrambled eggs this am and as I waited for them to cook the guy behind the grill did a funny little move with his cooking utensils that made me have a flashback to The Muppets and the Swedish Chef. I got the giggles and I asked the cook if he ever watched The Muppets (he's like 12!) and he said no but two other people I was in line with had and we had a long discussion about the show and how great it was. That gave me a fun start to my day and I started thinking about how good tv used to be - shows like The Muppets, I Dream of Jeannie, The Dick VanDyke show...I Love Lucy...man tv used to be good! Of course I don't have that much time for tv now and I do sort love the reality tv shows but....remember the good old days?

One of the guys I was standing in line with later sent me this link - what a great fun site - check it out for some laughs. http://www.neatorama.com/index.php?s=muppets

It's been nice that work has picked up again for me...for awhile I was getting worried, it was slow and I didn't feel like I was adding any value and I was afraid they would feel that too but thankfully my plate is full again. Let's hope it last. Looking forward to a long weekend and a visit to the State Fair. I love corn dogs! Haven't been to the fair in two years, should be a good time.
I don't know how much the fair has changed over the years but one of my favorite things used to be to take my neice when she was younger and we would hang out there all day. We always played lots of games and had a fun time...she of course has gotten older and its hard to get time with her...kids these days...what are you going to do? I also haven't been to the Ren Fest in years either...I'm going with some friends in Sept. I'm also looking forward to that one too.

I am off tomorrow and we all have Monday off but next week at work is going to be nuts. We have a conference at 7am on Tuesday which means I'll need to be into work by 6:15am. Glad I stopped drinking caffeine...I will sleep better!!

Oh My God

When did it happen? I want a date, a time even a place. I looked in the mirror yesterday and was a bit mortified...I think I saw a glimpse of my mother AND my grandmother in the reflection!! I totally skipped having my own reflection and went straight to that gene pool!

Wow...that sure comes up on a girl fast doesn't it? I remember as a kid I loved to comb and style my grandmother's beautiful silver/white hair. It was so thick and it had some stiffness to it (probably from not washing it everyday) that made it stay in place once I styled it. I would spend hours doing that and then putting makeup on her. I loved to do that but I always got a little creeped out by her saggy eyelids...I mean when I would swipe the baby blue eye shadow across her lids (yeah, baby blue was popular even then!) I'd have to pull her eyes tight to get the whole lid....well God help me...my lids are kinda doing that now. It's terrible. Plus I noticed that more and more of my eyebrows are actually white...not grey but WHITE. Aww God...when did this happen. If I am wearing the wrong bra and sit a certain way, I get the wrinkly old woman boob look too...I've noticed that a time or two as well.

Wow...right before my very eyes I've aged. Not that it's a really terrible thing I guess I am just not that prepared for it. I don't feel old, well I don't feel as old as I now apparently look. Jesh.
One nice thing that comes with age is a little bit of perspective. I don't worry about a broken heart, or children disappointing me or ruining my figure by eating a carton of Ben & Jerry's - i's too late for me. Overall I don't mind being the age I am. I feel I have more patience, I don't feel like I have to worry or explain myself to anyone either....it's a nice life. So there's some grey/white hair and some saggy old lady skin to deal with but overall, it's a good thing. I have good friends and martini's to keep me moderately sedated....life is good.

You know what else comes with age....the ability to rewrite history. Yes that's right...I can now recreate all those awkward moments in time to be more pleasant than they really were. I can change names to protect the innocent and I can fabricate things...I've earned it. Ahh, now I want to write a book. It's kind of a comforting thought really, those moments that mortified me in my early days can jsut get a creative overhaul and become what I want them to become. Denial just ain't a river in Egypt people!

Leap and the net will appear?

What kind of a net magically appears when you blindly jump out into space? Lately it seems that statement keeps coming up again and again. What is the Universe trying to tell me? Am I too deaf or self involved to understand the true meaning of that statement?

Yesterday I decided it was time to purchase some new clothes - of course I went to three different stores and the only thing I found that was moderately appealing was a cute pair of shoes I bought for only $6!!! They are strappy cute summer shoes - I had to have them! Nothing else appealed to me. I looked at the clothes I wanted to buy but they aren't really work clothes...more fun, weekend, casual clothes. I need dressy work clothes...although I don't know that I NEED them....lately it seems women at work are wearing capri's and not even nice ones, more casual weekend type clothes...it's disturbing. Anyway, I didn't find anything I felt I had to buy. Always happens when you actually have money to spend.

As I was shopping this lady decided we needed to be BFF's and she just started chatting with me about everything. She said TWICE during our conversation you just have to leap and the net will appear...at first I thought right on sister then when she said it again I started thinking...where is this magical net and just how big is it? I know it's about a taking a leap of faith but in my experience, leaping has kinda hurt! I don't know that I honestly care to leap again.

Maybe I'm being the glass is half empty but really my life is kinda working ok right now. I have a decent job, I enjoy my pt. time job enough that it doesn't interfere with my life and school is cruising along pretty darn good. I'd like more fun in my life but I think in time that will come. So I guess maybe that net only appears when you need it. Isn't that an interesting thought.

It's official...I'm old

Man....what a great weekend I had but my God I'm exhausted today! Wow...it sure takes a lot out of a girl this working and staying up late and two shows daily! Wow.

Check out my sassy outfit though....wow...was it short though. Yikes....what this picture doesn't really show is HOW short it was. It was a treat for the folks let me tell you! We had fun though. My one big line was as the two cowboys were fighting over me..."Boys - stop...there's enough of me to go around!" Yes it's true, it got some laughs. I think I sufficiently scared small children away from being a saloon girl.

I'm not a big advocate of guns but I have a whole new respect for them and for the people who admire them. There is something quite surreal about hearing a machine gun rattle off a round at 9:15 in the morning followed quickly by a cannon firing. It really gives you an idea of how powerful those devices really are. The cannon fire literally made the ground shake. It was cool from a distance, I can't imagine what it sounded like up close. Many different types of people attend Shooters Round up (aka the gun show) and it never ceases to surprise me when some dude shows up with a princess of a girlfriend in tow. This one princess was in white pants, designer purse, nice shoes - heels, and her hair was all perfectly done up blackberry in hand probably texting to one of her BFF's something like "OMG - I can't believe I have to spend some time here, this place is disgusting. Wish I were shopping".

2 hours later when she emerged from the dusty wilderness trail she looked a hot mess. She was dusty and grimy and she had a look on her face that seemed to say if I could shoot lasers from my eyes, you would all be dead! Her man on the other hand, was delirious giddy as he double checked his sheet to be sure he hit EVERY book on the mile and a half trail. Ahhh, living in that world must be so satisfying.

Had fun hanging with Rachael and her family and as usual I learned how much I really love the modern conveniences of my own life. We stayed up too late and worked all day and put on two shows, it takes a lot out of a person. I finished up my homework and did laundry (all my clothes from the weekend smelled like a campfire) and went to bed at 9pm last night. As soon as my head hit the pillow I was out last night..until 5am this morning. Ahhhh, that is the first time in I don't know how long I got 8 hrs of sleep but man, I could soooooo go back to bed right now.

It was fun to have a few friends show up to see the Melodrama and then to experience the fun that is the gun show. I think Rachael said her family has 200 acres...its an amazingly huge piece of land and so much to see besides the people watching! Saturday night she took me around the property on a four wheeler...man I really want a four wheeler of my own!!!

Tomorrow is my last class in HR Management...can you believe that I only have 6 classes left and I'm done! Amazing.

Thinking ahead

I am excited for my weekend! It's Shooters Round Up at Ahlmans Gun Shop in Morristown (right outside of Fairbault Mn.) and I am in the melodrama again this year. This year I actually invested in a costume...and I have more lines than ever before. Two shows daily 11:30 & 2:30!! Bring your friends! You can shoot some guns, see a bull whip show and see me in my trashy costume!! Man, two years ago I would never have imagined I'd wear a costume like this but I gotta say, I look OK in it. Not sure about the hat thingy but I am going to make it work.

I pick up my 5 year old nephew for a few days of fun too...we are having a pool party at my house tomorrow and a picnic. It's fun to have kids around to do these things with. Makes me happy to feel young again!


I'll be off line probably until Monday so if you want to see me you'll have to come to the gun show or wait for an update on Monday.