Although the house is amazing, I almost don't even care! ~ Look at this garden!
Friday, November 20, 2009
If I move to Utah...
...this is where I'd want to live.
Although the house is amazing, I almost don't even care! ~ Look at this garden!
Although the house is amazing, I almost don't even care! ~ Look at this garden!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
here's some more "ewe" for your day.
Just for "fun"... I did a little bit of research on aphids. (Biology girl here, nerd alert).
I learned that there are 4,400 species of aphids and they all have a variety of ways they reproduce; some are asexual, some are sexual, some lay eggs. Would you guess that some of these BUGS give live birth??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? GRROOSSSSSSSS!!!!
Sufficiently sicked out? Here's a picture!
You're Welcome.
I learned that there are 4,400 species of aphids and they all have a variety of ways they reproduce; some are asexual, some are sexual, some lay eggs. Would you guess that some of these BUGS give live birth??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? GRROOSSSSSSSS!!!!
Sufficiently sicked out? Here's a picture!
the things you do for your babies...
OK. Right. So I don't have any babies.
But, I do have a tree...
So, my tree got sick. I don't really know how this even happened, but it got infested with aphids. Aphids are the most disgusting little creatures. They are also known as PLANT LICE!!! EWE!!!! They reproduce faster than you can imagine and eat your tree. They are the size of the head of a pin and they congregate on the leaves and buds. From a distance they look like mold... Ewe.
So, as some of you may know from reading The Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar, lady bugs are an aphids worst nightmare.
I ordered about 1500 or so in the mail after my aphid killing medicine failed me.
This is what that adventure looked like.
Behold:
disgusting aphids
disgusting aphid spawn
You can order live insects via snail mail, dontcha know.
Let the fun begin!
Coooool
I bet you are squirming now, right! haha
Little machines gettin down to business!
I didn't even realize, but there was aphid larvae all over the pot too, and the lady bugs took care of it!
Go, go, go!!!
My lucky little friends
Did I mention my roommate hates me now?
I just purchased a vacuum yesterday....
But, I do have a tree...
So, my tree got sick. I don't really know how this even happened, but it got infested with aphids. Aphids are the most disgusting little creatures. They are also known as PLANT LICE!!! EWE!!!! They reproduce faster than you can imagine and eat your tree. They are the size of the head of a pin and they congregate on the leaves and buds. From a distance they look like mold... Ewe.
So, as some of you may know from reading The Hungry, Hungry Caterpillar, lady bugs are an aphids worst nightmare.
I ordered about 1500 or so in the mail after my aphid killing medicine failed me.
This is what that adventure looked like.
Behold:
disgusting aphids
disgusting aphid spawn
You can order live insects via snail mail, dontcha know.
Let the fun begin!
Coooool
I bet you are squirming now, right! haha
Little machines gettin down to business!
I didn't even realize, but there was aphid larvae all over the pot too, and the lady bugs took care of it!
Go, go, go!!!
My lucky little friends
Did I mention my roommate hates me now?
Friday, November 13, 2009
adult make believe
Last weekend was my friend Brianna's 30th birthday! So, we all got together to play murder mystery!
We all arrived in 1920's garb with memorized parts. I was a 19 year old jazz singer. I just married a much older man, who divorced his wife to be with me. I was using him to make connections while simultaneously having an affair with mobster Al Capone (Clint's character). People were suspicious of me when my husband is murdered, especially when I show up with a black eye (which I actually got from a fall). However, as it turned out, it was the jealous daughter who killed him (Crystal's character).
It was loads of fun.
And guess who won best dressed!? MEEEEE!
We all arrived in 1920's garb with memorized parts. I was a 19 year old jazz singer. I just married a much older man, who divorced his wife to be with me. I was using him to make connections while simultaneously having an affair with mobster Al Capone (Clint's character). People were suspicious of me when my husband is murdered, especially when I show up with a black eye (which I actually got from a fall). However, as it turned out, it was the jealous daughter who killed him (Crystal's character).
It was loads of fun.
And guess who won best dressed!? MEEEEE!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
at this very moment
+ blogging...good times.
Note the matching New York Yankees Jeter t-shirts! Clint got me a souvenir! ;)
Halloween + new friends
Since Clint was far, far away in the land of Yankee Stadium, New York City, Friday night, I was here to fend for myself, and spend some always needed time with my girl Neda.
Neda already had a group of people going to the Ashland Berry Farms Halloween Haunt and so I happily tagged along! We also met up up with Clint's sister Crystal and her boyfriend Jordan too.
My very dear friend Marianne happens to be Jordan's sister. Yes we are all connected in the circle of life...ha)
There were thousands (I'm not sure if I'm exaggerating...) of people there. TONS and TONS! We waited in 2 lines for 2 1/2 hours to get in. These are some action shots of us--in line.
Crystal and me
It was really a good time just standing in line catching up with my friends and getting to know Neda's friends better. It was a good dynamic everybody was just talking each other's ears off, laughing, and joking, I loved it!
Scott and Juliette on the hay ride
Scott and Juliette are a ton of fun, and my new favorite people. (Their dog appeared in a prior post) which was the first time I met them. Scott works at West Elm, while being in grad school. He and Jules both have a great eye for interior design. I totally picked his brain about ideas for my current projects. Juliette is so sweet and I feel I could talk to her for hours.
Neda's sister Mona and her boyfriend Stalone (he has a brother named Eastwood, [no joke!]) came too, and I got to know them a lot better too! Stalone is a huge Yankees fan! Mona, like me, is learning about it and finding that she enjoys it too. They're adorable, I can't wait to hang out with them again.
Of course, as always, I was excited to see Hassan and Hasham too. They're such sweet boys.
And so...
When we finally got in, we went through 3 separate haunts. The first one was an outside path that lead us through twists and turns and crawl spaces and paths. The other 2 were through "houses" with all kinds of big and very small passageways where you almost have to crawl through. There were dead ends and many doors to open and go through. It was dark with scary noises, and music and scary monsters that jumped out at you. I thought it was brilliant. At first when people started jumping out and trying to spook us, I was laughing. It was funny, but not scary. After, being in the spooky atmosphere long enough I did get frightened a few times, and screamed out (totally unlike me).
It was so much fun. It was totally action packed. You go through unsure of your footing (it goes way up and way down a lot) and where to turn. You have to feel your way through most of it with little to no light. Plus, it vacillates between being scary loud and eerily quiet. Everything is unexpected. You feel like you're trying to save your life by making your way through an evil enchanted place. Awesome.
After the first haunt I felt I got my money's worth, and was ready to go! It was a bonus that we still had two more to go through! It was all very well done.
This is Mona totally eating it as she was exiting while simultaneously being attacked by the chain saw dude...
It was perfect weather too. It was cool, and foggy, misting rain the whole time (which added to the effect.) (i.e. the dots in all my pics)
LOVED IT.
The girls: Me, Neda, Crystal, Juliette, Tanisha, Crystal, Mona
The boys: Stalone, Hasham, Scott, Hassan, Jordan
It was a perfect night with friends. I can't remember the last time I had more fun, I only wish Clint could have been there too!
Cute lil puff of life
Neda already had a group of people going to the Ashland Berry Farms Halloween Haunt and so I happily tagged along! We also met up up with Clint's sister Crystal and her boyfriend Jordan too.
There were thousands (I'm not sure if I'm exaggerating...) of people there. TONS and TONS! We waited in 2 lines for 2 1/2 hours to get in. These are some action shots of us--in line.
It was really a good time just standing in line catching up with my friends and getting to know Neda's friends better. It was a good dynamic everybody was just talking each other's ears off, laughing, and joking, I loved it!
Scott and Juliette are a ton of fun, and my new favorite people. (Their dog appeared in a prior post) which was the first time I met them. Scott works at West Elm, while being in grad school. He and Jules both have a great eye for interior design. I totally picked his brain about ideas for my current projects. Juliette is so sweet and I feel I could talk to her for hours.
And so...
When we finally got in, we went through 3 separate haunts. The first one was an outside path that lead us through twists and turns and crawl spaces and paths. The other 2 were through "houses" with all kinds of big and very small passageways where you almost have to crawl through. There were dead ends and many doors to open and go through. It was dark with scary noises, and music and scary monsters that jumped out at you. I thought it was brilliant. At first when people started jumping out and trying to spook us, I was laughing. It was funny, but not scary. After, being in the spooky atmosphere long enough I did get frightened a few times, and screamed out (totally unlike me).
It was so much fun. It was totally action packed. You go through unsure of your footing (it goes way up and way down a lot) and where to turn. You have to feel your way through most of it with little to no light. Plus, it vacillates between being scary loud and eerily quiet. Everything is unexpected. You feel like you're trying to save your life by making your way through an evil enchanted place. Awesome.
After the first haunt I felt I got my money's worth, and was ready to go! It was a bonus that we still had two more to go through! It was all very well done.
It was perfect weather too. It was cool, and foggy, misting rain the whole time (which added to the effect.) (i.e. the dots in all my pics)
LOVED IT.
It was a perfect night with friends. I can't remember the last time I had more fun, I only wish Clint could have been there too!
Cute lil puff of life
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