i was wrong: at only 1/4 of the way thru "100 Years of Solitude" i can already agree that it is one of the best books of all time. The paragraph that sealed the deal:
"Then they went into Jose Arcadio Buendia's room, shook him as hard as they could, shouted in his ear, put a mirror in front of his nostrils, but they could not awaken him. A short time later, when the carpenter was taking measurements for the coffin, through the window they saw a light rain of tiny yellow flowers falling. They fell on the town all through the night in a silent storm, and they covered the roofs and blocked the doors and smothered the animals that slept outdoors. So many flowers fell from the sky that in the morning the streets were carpeted with a compact cushion and they had to clear them away with shovels and rakes so that the funeral procession could pass by."
kal
Kristen- i agree, WAY confusing when everyone has the same name. i printed out a family tree and use it as my bookmark. Otherwise i'll lose my mind.
August 31, 2005
August 26, 2005
TOP 5 REASONS NOR CAL WINS
'Wins what?' you ask. Wins EVERYTHING.
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It doesn't cost a spleen sold on the black market to pay the rent.
The trees do this crazy thing with their leaves where they like, change all the colors! Then they dump 'em all off on the grass and switch 'em all out for new leaves! Trees are hilarious...
Lakes and rivers: not so salty!
Parking downtown, or even in your apartment complex, is not only possible, it's likely.
It only snows when and where we want it to.
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It doesn't cost a spleen sold on the black market to pay the rent.
The trees do this crazy thing with their leaves where they like, change all the colors! Then they dump 'em all off on the grass and switch 'em all out for new leaves! Trees are hilarious...
Lakes and rivers: not so salty!
Parking downtown, or even in your apartment complex, is not only possible, it's likely.
It only snows when and where we want it to.
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August 24, 2005
What Dreams May Come
Our wedding, as remembered in dream form by our friend Winter.
"First of all, it was in the woods...but it was also on the water, go figure. so people were like, hiking out to the middle of nowhere for the ceremony, or riding in trucks on hay bales, but there were also boats going by the lawn. but the wedding didnt fit the location AT ALL. first of all, i woke up dream-hating kallie because of the bridesmaids dresses...or should i say, bridesmaids tunics. they were these HUGE shapeless chiffonish embroidered tunics that went down to our shins. i was totally late to the ceremony because i was trying to fix my outfit so it didnt look like the epitome of craposity, and had to climb over people in the aisles to get to my spot, which really irritated mandy moore, who was an honored guest (huh?). and we also had huge shapeless skirts on underneath, and for some reason the drawstring on my skirt was broken and my skirt kept falling down during the ceremony. this really wasn't a big problem, because the tunic was so long anyways! and I just kept thinking, "these would look ok if they werent so ginormous!!" seriously, they were giant clouds of chiffon...we looked like cupcakes. whit just kept looking at me and shrugging like "what can we do??" or perhaps "kallie is dead to us." i just now remembered a lighthouse being right there too. anyways, some random guy decked out in a weird sailor's outfit was shooting a bb gun, at whom i dont really remember, but i dont remember being scared, so it must have been part of the ceremony, obviously. kallie also made us go on a boat and look at jellyfish, which just put her further down on my black list."
"First of all, it was in the woods...but it was also on the water, go figure. so people were like, hiking out to the middle of nowhere for the ceremony, or riding in trucks on hay bales, but there were also boats going by the lawn. but the wedding didnt fit the location AT ALL. first of all, i woke up dream-hating kallie because of the bridesmaids dresses...or should i say, bridesmaids tunics. they were these HUGE shapeless chiffonish embroidered tunics that went down to our shins. i was totally late to the ceremony because i was trying to fix my outfit so it didnt look like the epitome of craposity, and had to climb over people in the aisles to get to my spot, which really irritated mandy moore, who was an honored guest (huh?). and we also had huge shapeless skirts on underneath, and for some reason the drawstring on my skirt was broken and my skirt kept falling down during the ceremony. this really wasn't a big problem, because the tunic was so long anyways! and I just kept thinking, "these would look ok if they werent so ginormous!!" seriously, they were giant clouds of chiffon...we looked like cupcakes. whit just kept looking at me and shrugging like "what can we do??" or perhaps "kallie is dead to us." i just now remembered a lighthouse being right there too. anyways, some random guy decked out in a weird sailor's outfit was shooting a bb gun, at whom i dont really remember, but i dont remember being scared, so it must have been part of the ceremony, obviously. kallie also made us go on a boat and look at jellyfish, which just put her further down on my black list."
August 23, 2005
Long Lost James
Everyone's favorite dreamboat, James 'Rugged' Beaver (far left), returns to dry land on September 17th. James has spent the past 2 years sailing around the world as a missionary and will soon begin his 'Kindergarten Teachers Are Sexy Too' campaign.
24 Down, 83 To Go
(yes, i'm aiming for the magic age of 107 and i intend to get there by continuing my health regimen of Eat Whatever, Do Little Else)
As predicted, i had a super-duper birthday. A not-so-surprise party sealed the deal (my suspicions were confirmed when Josh began cleaning the apt then told me to take $10, leave, and not come back til 5:30). A chili-pepper pinata provided a hundred more parties shaped and tasting like candy. Perhaps the best b-day gift was the relief that MonsterCat didn't sink his teeth into any of the guests... except Hiroshi, who's a ninja and can handle even the most ferocious attackers. i dare say it was such a good birthday that i don't think i'll need to celebrate until the requisite September 21. (this does not rule out September 17th, all you San Diegans)
Thanks to everyone who emailed, called, and otherwise celebrated with me!
kal
As predicted, i had a super-duper birthday. A not-so-surprise party sealed the deal (my suspicions were confirmed when Josh began cleaning the apt then told me to take $10, leave, and not come back til 5:30). A chili-pepper pinata provided a hundred more parties shaped and tasting like candy. Perhaps the best b-day gift was the relief that MonsterCat didn't sink his teeth into any of the guests... except Hiroshi, who's a ninja and can handle even the most ferocious attackers. i dare say it was such a good birthday that i don't think i'll need to celebrate until the requisite September 21. (this does not rule out September 17th, all you San Diegans)
Thanks to everyone who emailed, called, and otherwise celebrated with me!
kal
August 22, 2005
Good Bye Nazarene Credit Union
A quick announcement to you all, I have finally closed my Nazarene Credit Union account. My procrastination led to two years of hauling around a useless card in my wallet that I have rediscovered numerous times in the past and vowed to close my account next weekend. However, after transferring my cards from my old wallet into my new wallet (special thanks to Nordstrom Rack) I rediscovered the same old ATM card and actually called today and closed my account. Yeah for action.
August 20, 2005
TOP 5 SATURDAY!
i could tell by all the frantic phone calls that i forgot to do the Top 5 yesterday. So here's a special list....
Kallie's Top 5 Birthdays
Age 21: surprise party at Whitney's house. Good clean fun.
Age 15: double-birthday party w/Korina at her house. We had a Batman cake and borrowed Bernie Hansen's big trampoline.
Age 17?: surprise party at Josselyn's house (scared the living ___ out of me). A good mix of church and school friends and a campfire.
Age 11?: had a Booble-Big-Pig cake that we decorated with M&Ms and Reese's Pieces. My mom makes better cakes than your mom.
Age 24: i know it hasn't happened yet, but i've already got some pretty cool presents and Josh has indulged me enough to celebrate the whole month.
i'm sure there were some pretty crazy parties when i was a little kid, but i can't really remember them. Anyway, whoever remembers /shares a birthday story from the earliest age wins a batch of cookies from the super-cool cookie book Bonbon got me for my birthday. And seriously, the cakes my mom made were CRAZY! (mom, send pix and i'll post them to make all the other kids jealous)
Kallie's Top 5 Birthdays
Age 21: surprise party at Whitney's house. Good clean fun.
Age 15: double-birthday party w/Korina at her house. We had a Batman cake and borrowed Bernie Hansen's big trampoline.
Age 17?: surprise party at Josselyn's house (scared the living ___ out of me). A good mix of church and school friends and a campfire.
Age 11?: had a Booble-Big-Pig cake that we decorated with M&Ms and Reese's Pieces. My mom makes better cakes than your mom.
Age 24: i know it hasn't happened yet, but i've already got some pretty cool presents and Josh has indulged me enough to celebrate the whole month.
i'm sure there were some pretty crazy parties when i was a little kid, but i can't really remember them. Anyway, whoever remembers /shares a birthday story from the earliest age wins a batch of cookies from the super-cool cookie book Bonbon got me for my birthday. And seriously, the cakes my mom made were CRAZY! (mom, send pix and i'll post them to make all the other kids jealous)
August 19, 2005
August 18, 2005
Mr. Sulu blogs too!
Who knew??
http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp
k
ps- i, too, would like my cremated remains blasted into space.
http://www.georgetakei.com/news.asp
k
ps- i, too, would like my cremated remains blasted into space.
4:30......Proof That Life Is Cruel
Not that i have an overactive imagination or anything, but i swear, 5 o'clock has manifested itself as an adorable puppy who paces the sidewalk outside my 2nd story office window and barks me invitations to come play and snuggle and eat raisins. Naturally, after the incredibly painful half hour has passed and i rush out of the building to take 5 O'Clock Puppy in my arms, he has been hit by one the buses that rumbles past 22 times a day (making the entire building shake) or has been kidnapped by the meter maid or adopted-as-mascot by the UPS man because he is NEVER to be found, and leaves only a smushed raisin behind, which salts the wound freshly gouged daily at the thought of my commute home. A commute which would be nothing short of a delight if i were able to collect my puppy and leave at 4:30.
kal
kal
August 15, 2005
August 12, 2005
Friday? More like FIVEDAY!!
(i'm such a geek. i'm convinced that all my friends are simply employees of my parents and are being paid for everything having to do with me)
TOP 5 SCARY MOVIES!
Here are the 5 that are either fantastic fun to watch, or are so God-forsaken scary that i hope this will be last time i ever even recall them to memory. Oh yeah, and 3/5 of these were experienced on the PLNU campus, which we all know is haunted.
THE SHINING :: so scary that afterward i wouldn't let Josh leave until the shaking stopped and i finally fell asleep.
ROSEMARY'S BABY :: made scarier by the fact that afterward i had to walk across campus in the middle of the night to an empty dorm room.
SIGNS :: Shyamalan's best. When the first alien flashed on the screen i fell off my chair. Also watched it at night in a nearly-empty computer lab on an abandoned summertime campus. Naturally, the only other person in the lab was a creepy-acting 7 foot tall alien-looking dude.
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS :: Good scary fun. Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor Oscar but was only in about 18 minutes of the movie. He's just that scary.
PSYCHO :: flipped to it on TV one lonely night w/out realizing what i was watching. That's a recipe for disaster.
i know there are scarier movies out there, but there's a reason i haven't seen them. 90 minutes of adrenaline is not worth having to sleep in a well-lit chapel for the rest of my life!! Feel free to discuss.
TOP 5 SCARY MOVIES!
Here are the 5 that are either fantastic fun to watch, or are so God-forsaken scary that i hope this will be last time i ever even recall them to memory. Oh yeah, and 3/5 of these were experienced on the PLNU campus, which we all know is haunted.
THE SHINING :: so scary that afterward i wouldn't let Josh leave until the shaking stopped and i finally fell asleep.
ROSEMARY'S BABY :: made scarier by the fact that afterward i had to walk across campus in the middle of the night to an empty dorm room.
SIGNS :: Shyamalan's best. When the first alien flashed on the screen i fell off my chair. Also watched it at night in a nearly-empty computer lab on an abandoned summertime campus. Naturally, the only other person in the lab was a creepy-acting 7 foot tall alien-looking dude.
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS :: Good scary fun. Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor Oscar but was only in about 18 minutes of the movie. He's just that scary.
PSYCHO :: flipped to it on TV one lonely night w/out realizing what i was watching. That's a recipe for disaster.
i know there are scarier movies out there, but there's a reason i haven't seen them. 90 minutes of adrenaline is not worth having to sleep in a well-lit chapel for the rest of my life!! Feel free to discuss.
August 09, 2005
Excuse me, Professor Awesome?
From the wonderful and gainfully employed Ashley Morrow:
"The good news is that I took a teaching position at El Capitan High School in Lakeside. For those of you who don't know much about Lakeside...it is the agriculture district--the school campus is connected to the rodeo grounds!! The school mascot is the Vacqueros. It's PERFECT for me."
Ashley's going to buy a horse and name it 'Kalpal Queen Of The Spellers' and they will ride around the world teaching literature.
"The good news is that I took a teaching position at El Capitan High School in Lakeside. For those of you who don't know much about Lakeside...it is the agriculture district--the school campus is connected to the rodeo grounds!! The school mascot is the Vacqueros. It's PERFECT for me."
Ashley's going to buy a horse and name it 'Kalpal Queen Of The Spellers' and they will ride around the world teaching literature.
August 08, 2005
KaBobariffic!
It was a good weekend. We successfully made mint chip ice cream and were finally able to enjoy Napoleon Dynamite. And to top it off, we got to see long lost friends! Brea and Shane are back in Mecca after spending the past few years banished in the wilds of Tennessee and they live only about 30 minutes away, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE MINI-GOLF COURSE!!! Good times to come, for sure.
AND KaBob snuck out of Oregon long enough to vist us! We went to dinner and a Rivercats game and played with Cosmo. The Albuquerque Isotopes beat the Rivercats, and ironically, we were able to figure out what an isotope was but not a Rivercat. Katie and Bobby remain our only guests to NOT donate blood to The Satisfy Our Possessed Cat Fund. (Brenda donated the most) Bobby taught Josh how to tie a slipknot around Cosmo's tail which makes for BIG FUN.
Thanks for the superfun visit KaBob! See you in San Diego!
(pix to come!)
AND KaBob snuck out of Oregon long enough to vist us! We went to dinner and a Rivercats game and played with Cosmo. The Albuquerque Isotopes beat the Rivercats, and ironically, we were able to figure out what an isotope was but not a Rivercat. Katie and Bobby remain our only guests to NOT donate blood to The Satisfy Our Possessed Cat Fund. (Brenda donated the most) Bobby taught Josh how to tie a slipknot around Cosmo's tail which makes for BIG FUN.
Thanks for the superfun visit KaBob! See you in San Diego!
(pix to come!)
August 05, 2005
TOP 5 THINGS i LIKE ABOUT FOOTBALL SEASON
Football, of all the sports that Josh watches and the world is over-obsessed with, is the sport i hate the least. Basketball season isn't that bad, but the commercials aren't as good....and the Kings keep trading my faves. So here is why Football Season is tolerable:
CHRIS 'BOOMER' BERMAN:: (ESPN announcer-guy) he's funny w/out trying to be
GROWN MEN ACTING LIKE JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS:: Makes me proud to be of the mature gender
FUNNY COMMERCIALS:: Ray Lewis vs the bandaid, The Eagles' Team Mommy, Peyton Manning as the Priceless Fan
MONDAY NIGHTS TO MYSELF
RONDE AND TIKI BARBER:: fun to say, fun to watch
That being said, let's all give T.O. a training bra and get the party started!
-kal
CHRIS 'BOOMER' BERMAN:: (ESPN announcer-guy) he's funny w/out trying to be
GROWN MEN ACTING LIKE JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS:: Makes me proud to be of the mature gender
FUNNY COMMERCIALS:: Ray Lewis vs the bandaid, The Eagles' Team Mommy, Peyton Manning as the Priceless Fan
MONDAY NIGHTS TO MYSELF
RONDE AND TIKI BARBER:: fun to say, fun to watch
That being said, let's all give T.O. a training bra and get the party started!
-kal
August 01, 2005
A Wedding With A Side of Peas
Hooray for Cassie and Chris! They were married this weekend in a blur of asparagus, cucumbers and turtles. Their wedding was at Turtle Bay Museum and featured green bridal sneakers, a soaked groomsman, and centerpieces full of any green thing Mother Nature could think of: bell peppers, limes, avocados, grapes, beans and broccoli, to name a few. It was all very fun and of course, we didn't take a single photo, but we did bust a dancing shoe or two! Congrats Jonesies, have fun honeymooning and enjoy your last few West coast days. We can't wait to visit you in future East coast travels!
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