Friday, December 22, 2006
Jedi Force!
Holiday Ass Kickin'
Anyone have anything fun for the New Year coming up? Is anyone lucky enough to get to go to the Bears game against the Packers on 12/31? See you in 007!
Gotta Go!
Here is a pic of Jim and I at the Jaycees Christmas Party...
Monday, December 11, 2006
Add another Dropkick to the list
July 2005 Warped Tour Chicago
October 2005 Rave Milwaukee opened with Gang Green, Dark Buster and Lost City Angels
November 2005 Vic Chicago opened with Big D and The Kids Table
March 2006 Mississippi Nights St. Louis opened w/ Sick of it All, Horrorpops and The Tossers
So now it's a great line up because you get to enjoy The Aggrolites (SKA) with Sick of it All (Old School Hard Core Punk) and the Dropkicks (Irish Punk).
The downfall of course is the fact that I will be in the far back since I will be about 8 months pregnant! I wouldn't be suprised if hank came out yelling OIW!
I did think about something the other day...I hear bout people who put earphones on the pregnant belly and play Mozart and other soothing classical like music...and then there's me. I sit at insanely loud rock concerts. So if my son comes out and he looks like he's been the the mosh already I guess I can only blame myself.
I guess I need to get him the t-shirt that says "My Mom Rocks!"
Rock ON!
Friday, December 08, 2006
The Boys are Back in Town!
Obviously I didn't quite plan this pregnancy just right as I won't be able to go to opening day. I am however still taking the day off work and watching the game on TV. I'll wait out my time by watching the Bears squeak out some wins and by the grace of god try to make it to the Superbowl. If our defense keeps getting hurt our offense is going to HAVE to start scoring more points to win. Hopefully Rex can step up his play. Monday night here we come...Bring on the Rams!
LOVE and other sports scores!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
No School Again Today?
Crazy Daze!
Monday, December 04, 2006
The snow a cometh...
I think most people are shoveled...plowed...scrapped out of their abodes!
So I of course have to add my stories form the snow out we all experiences here in the lovely town of Peoria.
First--- I was utterly surprised that the weather people were actually right for once and we DID get all the snow they had called for!
Second---I did find it humorous that so much was prematurely cancelled...although it did all need to get cancelled...I find it interesting that just the thought that we might get bad weather sends some into a freakfest frenzy.
Okay so my stepson comes home from his kickboxing classes and he is talking about the possibility of a snow day on Friday and I'm telling him...you should just plan on being at school tomorrow as you are in district 150 and they NEVER have snow days. My husband who is a RHS graduate can live to tell as when he was in school his superintendent lived in Florida. Great place to be when deciding if it is safe for students to be in school! Well low and behold as I awoke at 5 in the morning and realized my husband wasn't home from work yet from Downtown. I call his cell and he is running down our street as it was easier to run through the drifts than try to walk. His car was stuck on main street in front of the 4play complex. His friend Matt gave him a ride home but couldn't turn down our street off of Knoxville so Jim jumped out and started down the 4 blocks to home. Stopping briefly to help a couple who attempted to drive to work and were stuck so he got them back into they spot in front of their house. So he continues on down and decides to go to our house we moved out of and get our snow shovel and gloves and finally shows up at our house. Since I am now awake I turn on the local news and see amazingly that Shawn doesn't have school. So I go down to his room and give him the good news.
The day of shoveling began at about 11 am . Jim took a bit of a nap since he was working all night and He and Shawn began the great digout! I unfortunately couldn't help since I am pregnant. I did however have to miss 2 doctors appointments and so stayed in and baked cookies and put up all of my Christmas decorations...I felt very Martha Stewart like...without the orange jumpsuit and shackles but y'know what I mean. Don't worry I had some sweet Rockin' music on at the time!
Okay so enough of my boring stories of the BLIZZARD that hit Peoria!
I will jot later about my friend Tracy's experience driving for the first time in horrid weather conditions. (She has lived her whole like in AZ and this is her first winter in IL)
Also I will tell about our neighbor...his garage collapsed after the weight of the snow on his roof!
Hope all stayed snuggled in!
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wednesday night Dull Drums!
So my question is...
Where does everyone my age hang out now?
I don't think it's downtown...I felt very old.
Is it Up town... say at Bar Louie?
Which you can just keep because I have yet to go there and not have horrible service and waited forever for my food and or drink. It's just not my place. To much "Keeping up with the Jones!" going on for my liking.
I should of just stayed tried and true and gone to my neighborhood stomps...Whitey's...Sports Page...and Castle's Patio Inn.
With my age I should know better.
See ya!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
The Move is ON!
Oh BTW We found out we are having a BOY! We already have names because they are after our grandfathers. So Henry Ward it is. I do have some friends who are insisting that I am naming him after Henry Rollins...which in my book isn't a bad role model but if I actually went with the infatuation thing the child's name would look something like " Gavin Hugh Mike Henry Jake Colin Blah Blah..." I think you get the picture. (For Reference if you haven't read many posts...Gavin DeGraw...Hugh Jackman...Mike Ness...Henry Rollins...Jake Gyllenhal...Colin Ferrell)
We will actually call him "HANK" although put together with the last name he sounds a bit like a linebacker instead of a rock star. I did find a great website and I am sure there are more out there but it's punk rock baby clothing http://www.punkbabyclothing.com/Punk_Baby_Clothing.php
I can't wait to do a little shopping there!
I will let you know if we decorate the room in soothing skull and crossbones!
Until next time...
And as promised to O'B I will try to blog more often!
ASTA!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Where does the time go!
So since NYC my life has consisted of the Haunted House. Since it is not Halloween anymore we are still in the process of breaking it down.
I did get to see a Social Distortion show at House of Blues in Chicago. Supersuckers opened up for them. It was great...EXCEPT since I am pregnant I couldn't enjoy the show from the very front rail. I had to stand in the back at a safe distance. Still a great show but I would of much preferred being as close to Mike Ness as possible! I also made it to Bloomington for a show my friend set up at Pauly's. Went to the last Cubs game and made it home to watch the Bears game. Watch the Cardinal's win the World Series...Whatever...watched the Bears kick some ass on the field...I'll take a superbowl over an undefeated season any day! Oh yeah and we are moving to a new house...not very far...just 4 houses from where we live now...do you think we like where we live? Shawn and Jim went to the Godsmack concert on Sunday in Moline. Breaking Benjamin opened. They also already got their tickets for Disturbed.
So I got some new tattoos...
The top 1 I got done at Freedom Ink in the Heights by Tim Beck...I kinda screwed it up as I let my tank get stuck to the tattoo while it was healing so the Nautical star on the right has to be touched up.
The Bottom 1 also done by Tim. It's my niece and nephews name. At this point I didn't think I could have kids of my own so now that I am pregnant I think my own child would have a complex if I didn't get their name tattooed on me so as soon as that baby is out and we have named it and I saved up the $ I will be adding to that!
So I guess I got yah all caught up...Hopefully I can blog some in the next month or so...JK
Chowderhead!
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Friday, September 29, 2006
pics from NYC
Back to the land of Living!
I have so many stories from NYC! Truth or dare karaoke at Iggy's. Our hotel being surrounded by CIA, FBI, BOMB sniffing dogs, and as many NYPD that you could possible imagine! So I hope to be able to fill ya all in when I get a chance! we are going to see Social Distortion this weekend at the HOB in Chicago and then the ever uneventful Cubs game against the Rockies!
So I'll see ya on the flip side!
Friday, September 08, 2006
BB Boring Finale!
Friday, September 01, 2006
BB Final Four Already!
Then of course in normal BB fashion it was a day no one would expect... Says robotic Julie Chen...DUN DUN DUN!
So HOH was right away...Janelle won again(She's a freakin' machine)
She had to put up her nominations right away...well of course she had enough time to talk to Will the Puppetmaster ...who of course talked her into putting up George and Erica. Then the POV competition...It actually was really close between Erica and Will...suprisingly I couldn't understand Will trying to win it except trying to get rid of Erica. He throws every contest... he never wants to win...So he lost by seriously a hair. Erica took herself off and Janelle put up Mike Boogie in her place. Of course Erica and Will voted to keep Mike and they sent nice ole Chicken George packing...Strange enough when he was out talking to Julie Chen they mentioned some fried Chicken for him since he has been eating BB Slop(AKA oatmeal!) for like ever! So they bring him some KFC chicken and Colonel Sanders delivers it too him...now I thought He was dead so this could of been a very old impersonator but it was a very strange thing...Juliw Chens like we have a surprise guest for you...so you are expecting his wife or kids even though he is going to the sequester house...but his surprise guest was the old fat man in a white suit with a bucket of Chicken....Freakin Weird!
Check ya Chicken!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Janelle's back for another Swing!
That girl can't lose a challenge!
She took herself off the block again with the POV! This in turn made Erica put up her best friend! BUH BYE Dani!
Will and Boogie are cracking me up...who would of bet they could of stayed in this long it is a riot!
Final 4 has to be Janelle, Will, Boogie, and George!
Erica can't make it this week...although she would be smart to take to the final 2 with you because I don't think 1 person would give her the money!
Well tonight is eviction night and the new HOH competition!
I can't wait!
Oh BTW, it's the last night to go cheer on your Peoria Chiefs! See ya at the ballpark!
Batter UP!
Monday, August 28, 2006
1 funny Thing!
For any of you who haven't seen Clerks(The Original) then let me knock you upside the head for being completely out of it! Go get the DVD...Watch it ...Then come back and read this...WAIT then go to see CLERKS 2 and then continue reading this!
So there is a part in Clerks 2 where the newbie employee at Mooby's whos name is Elias, who I personally think is one of the funniest new characters I have ever seen in a movie. Well he is talking to a customer and they go into a hilarious skit about Lord of the Rings. Randal is, of course, making fun of them and I seriously almost wet my pants right in the movie theater. They kept using the saying from Lord of the Rings..."One Ring to Rule them All"...You have to freakin see it.
I will add that I did NOT see any of the Lord of the Rings movies. They are just not my thing. Not much of a SCI-FI girl...Sorry Britt! So this scene in the movie was even MORE side-splitting funny to me.
So a couple weeks later we are at Warped in Chicago and I am standing behind this girl in a tank top and she has written on the back...This is pretty normal as it seems to be the kinda in thing for "Those Darn Kids" to do nowadays. I read it and I actually almost fell over laughing and I think I actually tinkled myself...No wait I was so dehydrated because I had been standing in an oven for over 10 hours that I didn't have any pee to tinkle with...So had I been naturally hydrated I would of tinkled my pants.
So hopefully you can read this...This chick actually wrote it on her tank!
you gotta love a movie quote that goes Full Circle...Like a Ring Maybe...Oh No I didn't!
See you on the Dark Side!
Friday, August 25, 2006
Down with the Reign of James
So BB All Stars has not gone according to MY plan but none the less it has been entertaining.
Janelle is still the strongest player in the games but unfortunately because she trusted the wrong people she has eliminated all of her alliance.
Trying to get rid of Janelle...she wins veto...bye bye Kaysar!
Trying to get rid of Danielle...she wins veto....Janelle puts up Marcellas as a pawn...bye bye Marci!
Janelle makes a deal with George...James wins veto...bye bye Howie!
Trying to get rid of Janelle...she wins veto... bye bye James!
So I think Will and Janelle are the BIGGEST BB players in history. Now you can hate Dr. Evil but he is running this game. he should of been the 1st player eliminated and evicted but the power gods are on his side.
Boogie would even be able to wipe himself if Will wasn't here so he can go anytime!
I want Janelle in the final with Will...it is a win win!
All was good until Erica(loser and pathetic player of all time!) got Head of household!
Well this week should be interesting!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Where have I been?
Sorry it's been awhile since I last blogged! My computer wasn't behaving and I finally have it up and running!
I promise to fill you in on the Madison Beerfest...Rock the Boat...and Cubs game!
See ya soon!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Wild Flippin Weekend part 2
My friends Matt and Tracy had an extra ticket and asked if I would like to join them... I graciously said YES I'd love to go!
Now it was in the Civic Center Theater...We had 7th row center. Unfortunately we got there as soon as the opener came on and we had to climb over 24 people to get to our seats. They were not very accommodating about either standing up or even tucking their feet in. Guess what...of course we stepped all over their shoes. Finally we sit and listen to the opener. Great guy. Intermission to follow. Now let me explain a bit about the crowd. 60% very old people who I am sure were very happy to sit quietly and enjoy the show before their bedtime. 20% Younger crowd who love old school country and were happy to sit and enjoy the show before going out.(We were in this crowd) and then 20% rowdy ass crazy drunk young people who were there for a freakin romp with Merle. Now you can imagine the 1st and 3rd group didn't get along very well. I felt bad for the 2- 24ish yr old men in front of us...They were so excited about seeing Merle...They knew every song and were enjoying the cocktails. They liked to hoot and holler and cheer and stand and clap...all your normal concert going actions...group number 1 DIDN'T like this group much and constantly told them to sit down and shut up and they were ruining their night...blah blah blah! These boys were not doing anything unordinarily bad for a concert...Cheering right after and right before the songs. so it was a bit of Clash of the ages. Regardless...Merle freakin ROCKED. That man is a freakin legend...I highly recommend if you have the chance to see him in concert ...GO!
Okay so onto Monday...
Monday
9:30am Left Peoria and drove to St. Louis
(in car...Jim, Shawn, Cara, Mark and ME)
Shawn had to be at the airport by 1pm for a flight to Phoenix to see his mom. Well we got stuck in bridge traffic right before the river (55). We were slightly late to drop Shawn off but no harm he made his plane. (It was slightly delayed...WHEW!)
2pm Okay so the concert doesn't start until 7pm so we go to Union Station and proceed to waste 4 hours. Mission accomplished very uneventfully.
6pm Drive back over the river into IL to go to POP'S nightclub in Saget IL. Now I Googled the address so we were all set. Turn here ,go here, blah blah ...it should be here! So we are looking at an empty lot in the worst part of town. I know Google always says..."these are only for reference blah blah...check for sure." Well needless to say we got freakin lost in East St. Louis. Thankfully the sun was still up and it wasn't dark yet! We finally get back to the main road and we stop at a Citgo to ask directions. In front of this Citgo is a large Ad billboard for Pop's so Mark says "it has to be this way because you can read the billboard from here" I say "But the other side of the billboard is also an Ad for pop's...so I don't know...I'll go in and ask"
I walk into the gas/food stop and ask the woman behind the counter, "Where is Pop's?" She looks at me strange and says "Pop's?" Yes Pop's...She looks at me even more strange and says, "Right behind us!"
I politely thank her and walk right out. Geesh Pop's is this huge building in plain sight right behind the gas station!
7pm We get our Will call tickets and go in to the show and grab a spot on the balcony. Opening opening band is supposed to be Riverboat Gamblers...they were No Shows cause they got stuck in Vegas...Drat!...so a local band opened and they were ...okay.
Then Rollins Band came on...AWESOME! I love Henry Rollins...he used to front the 80's punk band Black Flag...He has been in a couple of movies and also writes poetry and has a show on IFC. I was very excited to see him touring with his band since he has only been doing spoken word shows for the last couple of years. I was lucky enough to see him more than 10 yrs ago in Tempe and you'll never guess who opened for him? TOOL! He is a freakin god! VERY intense and amazing energy on stage! He played for about an hour and 15 min.
Finally time for the head liner...X! Original Lineup baby!!! eXene, John, Billy and DJ! It was such a great show. I was even tempted to go to Chicago this Sunday to see the show again because it was that good!
To see a band formed in 1977... lived and played hard through the hey day of 80's punk. Break up...do all their own stuff...acting, other music projects, drugs...and be able to get all four members back together almost 30 yrs after forming and tour is just obscene! The fact that they are still alive and talking ot each other!
The lead guitar player and vocals is John Doe...He is more known now for his acting. http://imdb.com/name/nm0230335/
He was, if I remember correctly, married to eXene and I think when they broke up so did X! But they obviously are all friends now because they rocked like it was 1980! I highly recommend if you get a chance to see them you do!
So there is nothing better than 3 concerts in 3 days in 3 different cities! I should be a rock star...(at least I am in my head and that is all that matters!)
Okay so I have recovered from last weekend...so tomorrow I am taking a bus trip up to Madison WI for a ....(nope not a concert)...(nope not a baseball game).... a beerfest!
Can't wait to fill you in on all the drunken stories from that!
Until my next hangover!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Wild Flippin Weekend...
This should be 3 separate posts but I am just going to steam roll thru the sucker and knock it out! Sorry for all you ADHD readers you might not make it all the way thru!
Friday Night!
5:30pm Did hair for the local production for Grease at Peoria Players
6:30- 9pm Took Shawn (Stepson) & Will (nephew) to the Chiefs game...Kerry Wood bobblehead night!
10:00pm Jim (husband), Shawn & myself went to the Pekin movie theater to see the 10:30 show of Talladega Nights starring Will Ferrell...Sadly it was sold out...So we chose to see The Descent. OMFG!!! This is 1 of the scariest movies I have ever seen! I highly recommend it if you like horror movies.
Saturday
We (See above K, J & S) drove to Chicago for a concert that night. We left P-Town at about noon. Our thought was to go up a bit early do a little shopping at Urban Outfitters...I know it's so corporate but I can't help it I love this store. Go grab some dinner and head to the concert. Well let me tell you about the traffic in Chicago. We were getting into town about 3ish. Does anyone else know what was going on in Chicago on this wonderful Saturday? Do ya...Do ya? Well let me tell you!
Lollapalloza in Grant park
(Which has become soooo Corporate it's not even funny! They had stages named after everything...The Tampax Stage...Preparation H Stage...Whatever I am so over it!)
Buffett at Tinley Park
Check my friends Angie's blog and she will tell you all about it http://sharkgirl22.blogpeoria.com/
Cubs game at Wrigley Field
Cubs beat Pittsburgh by the way
Tall Ships on Lake Michigan
I would of loved to see this but their was no way we were getting even close to Lake Shore Drive!
So as we are driving in we had to take LSD north slightly into the hood and back track and finally we were going the right way.
We showed up on oak and rush but parking was not even an option anywhere on the street! So we payed $12 to park for an hour and do some power shopping at UO. This place was soooo busy that their was a line to leave out of the revolving door! It was psycho! So then we were off to try to go eat at Leona's which is off of Belmont by the Vic...just down from Wrigley Field...Thankfully we made it and found a parking space. We ate some yummy food at Leona's and then we were off to the concert...just down on Belmont about 10 blocks. Parking not as easy now so we park about 3 blocks from The Beat Kitchen.
As we were walking into the Beat Kitchen...Mike McColgan(lead singer of Street Dogs...Former lead singer of Dropkick Murphy's) was walking in right behind us. Cool.
So we get in and the Vacancies from Cleveland are playing...Young group but a lot of energy!
Then the Street dogs came on...We were right at the stage...This show was off the hook! Mike is so amazing on stage. I was able to get a pic and a set list so I was happy... I also met Mike and got to tell him how awesome the show was.
After Street Dogs played then it was The Adolescents...Great heard core punk band from the 80's.
the Beat Kitchen has 2 shows on the weekends...So this show had to be over by 9pm.
I know I am old when I actually get excited about the show not being to late. We had to drive home and Jim had to work the Sunday morning so I as stoked to be getting home earlier...DUM...DUM...Dum.
I should of known better.
It took forever to get on 55...once on 55 we get stuck in about an hours worth of traffic when 3 lanes went into 1 by 355.
Then we got stuck into another traffic Bumble F%*# for about 40 min. By Boilingbrook when an accident made everyone stop and look and in turn start a traffic jam!
We finally get home at 1am!
Sunday
10:30 had to work
12:00 Did hair for Grease again
1:30 Friends house for a party
6:00 Went to the Merle Haggard concert (PCC Theater)
Okay so I can't finish the weekend...This will have to be part 1.
I will start the next blog with the whole Merle experience! Then I will finish with Monday because it's a whole experience to add to the weekend!
chat with y'all soon!
Friday, August 04, 2006
Why am I so Obsessed?
The situation:
I will be fine and dandy with my life and not be inclined to be obsessed about anyone in particular. Y'see I see movies all the time and watch tons of TV...Which by the way I watched the finals of World Series of Pop Culture last night and all I have to say is I, yes I, should of been on that show(R U with me Angie? Roxy? Greg? Dave?). The final 2 teams didn't even know simple run of the mill answers. 1 tie breaker was listing albums by U2...2 of them couldn't even name 4. I will give props to the 1 girl who knew the name of the ghostbusters car.(Ecto 1)...So back to the 1st problem..."Can you see my obsession problem yet?" as I am inundated with all this multi media I can go by fine just enjoying ... But every now and then I will get a freak obsession with a famous person. Actors I might never of looked at twice all of a sudden hit me with a ton of bricks. Now I have things I have loved from the start of time...Nic Cage...Tommy Lee Jones...Brendan Fraser...Cubs...Mike Ness...but this is different.
Case in Point:
1) Janelle from BB
I am not your normal "Let's hear it for the Buxom Blond!" For some reason when Janelle was on BB6 I was totally 4 her. 100 %. I would vote for viewers choice for her and wanted her to win like nothing else.
2)Hugh Jackman
I never even gave this X-Man another look...wasn't even sure what movies (other than X-Men)that he had been in. 1 time when I was in NYC and went and saw a play called "The Boy from OZ" Hugh played the lead and I was hooked from the 1st time he walked out on stage. I truly went home from NYC and watched every movie he was in. Tivoed his name on Wish list and even tivoed his London stage performace in Oklahoma on PBS.
3) Jake Gyllenhaal
Now I saw Bubble boy and Good Girl but he just never did it for me ...I didn't even know how to pronounce his last name. Then I saw Jarhead...OMG this boy was so hot I couldn't help it...I look for him on talk shows and he is always in US weekly and I can't get enough of him. Okay and I won't even talk about his performance in Brokeback Mountain.
Now the newest one...this just happened last night. We went and saw Miami Vice...I know you would of never seen this coming...I wasn't either...I actually detest this actor in his life and work...I have never been a big fan of his at all....I never thought his acting was that great and his personal life didn't rev my engines either...but seeing him in Miami Vice...the sexual chemistry with Li Gong was awesome and unfortunately to my own disdain....I am infatuated with Colin Farrell.
I can't believe I am going to go out and rent Minority report and Brand New World...I am so upset that I now love Colin Farrell.
So if anyone has any advice or understands my weird obsession with my out of the norm actors...Just let me know!
Till later,
I LOVE COLIN!!!
Thursday, August 03, 2006
WTF Janelle!
She is all hanging in with Dr. (EVIL) Will and Bogie! Does she not know that they are liars!!! She has pissed off her BB6 alliance and is in big jeopardy with James after her...Which I might add James has become my favorite BB houseguest!
Who knows who they will kick off Erika or Diane...it doesn't really matter since...Will and Bogie are still alive and kicking...which pisses me off to no end!
I wish I was Big Brother and I could control this game...Wow that even freaked me out a bit!
You are safe!
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
I HATE Computers!
I know that previous paragraph makes me look and sound like a computer geek but those who know me are laughing in disbelief about what I just said I was doing. Any WHO...I promise to blog later when I have my life and computer in order!
Chowderhead!
Oh let me just add...SWEEP!
(It is the only saving grace I have as a Cub fan. We can beat the F*#% out of the Cardinals!)
Friday, July 21, 2006
The Jeep Crash Part Duex!
Here is the update...Please try to stay with me as it could get confusing. Please do not read this blog if you are slow(Jack), mildly drunk(Britt), Rip roaring drunk(Brad) or just get confused easily(Aimee) as this will throw you over the edge. I can not be responsible for anything that happens to you!
I will give fake name to all involved as to make it easier.
Rita / The Renter of the Car
Doug/ Druggie( 20ish man) in Rental who crashed into the Jeep
Cop/ The Policeofficer
Jig/ The Married man whose girlfriend is Rita
Randy/ The Car Rental Guy
Ida/ Insurance lady
Okay so Doug crashed the car into the jeep, drove away and then ran away. Cop shows up and gets the info on the rental car. Cop contacts Enterprise and find out Rita didn't take the extra insurance. Randy tells the Cop that Rita has been sober for months now.(HUH?) but was fired from her job at CAT for boinking Jig at the office. Cop goes out to her apt. but she won't come out she will only talk to them on the phone. Cop catches her in about 5 lies. " I don't know Doug...I do but I didn't lend him the car...he stole the car..." He does get out of her info on a small insurance policy taken out for liability only. Cop also figures out she can't drive her Tahoe because the plates were suspended for lack of insurance on the vehicle. This is the reason for the rental car. Cop calls Ida to check out the legitimacy of the policy. Ida says "Yes it's up to date. Jig comes in once a month and pays it the same time he pays her rent." Cop asks Ida for Jigs name. She gives it to him. Cop actually knows Jig, who is married and a volunteer fire chief for a small town. So far Cop has not found Doug. My insurance company settled with me and they are going after the damages from other insurance group. Enterprise is going after Rita for the full car price since that car was totaled too!
So that is the rest of the story...doesn't it sound like As The World Turns or something.
Hope you have enjoyed this edition of The Jeep Crash!
All names have been changed to protect the innocent!
The Reign of James
Oh I know I am pathetic for watching but get over it...Summer wouldn't be summer without BB and TIVO of course...so I can actually have a life and be addicted to my TV.
BB6 Strong!
P.S. Sorry O'B I promise to catch you up on the freak show that was our Jeep Crash!
Friday, July 14, 2006
Still Searching...
Playin' Clayton...AKA Brisket Brad!
Big Brother Blogging!
East Coast Pimpin"
This is my family on the ferry!
Of course we ate and drank a bunch too! pretty tourist places but they were just fine...Ruby Foo's...Amici's...Hard rock cafe... and 1 night we meet some other cousins who live in NY for dinner at a micro brew type of place.
This is the whole gang after dinner. Oh yeah for those who saw this shirt in the previous blog...No I didn't get my sleeves tattooed...it's a shirt...(At least not yet!)
Mom and I actually got our hair cut at the Redken Exchange salon for $25. they were having a charity cut a thon and brought in 75 of their national performance artist to cut hair... I got Hugo form LA and we have taken classes from him before and he is a riot...and My mom got Brian who is from Canada and also have taken classes from him! It was so freakin awesome to just sit and be clients! Hugo cutting my hair!
So that was my East Coast trip in a nut shell!
I promise to blog more often about random non interesting crap for Y'all to read!
So long Suckers!
Friday, June 30, 2006
Back home in the USSR!
Seattle was kickin' awesome! We tried to see Snow Patrol in concert but you had to be a resident of WA. OR, or ID to buy tickets! WTF? Oh well! We still ate like kings and lived like queens while we were there! We had some serious Mini golf happening...can you say 3 hole in 1's... oh yeah!
This is LT Emily(Cousin) and Claire(Cousin) oh and me...at the last hole in 1 on the 18th baby!!!
How do you like my ability at using my timer...?
We also ate 1 scrumptious lunch at Cutters on the water right down from Pike's Fish Market!
Hello my name is Crabby Abby and I think you should eat me! Sorry Pamela Anderson...this girl is gonna eat the crab!!!
We also got to eat the dessert voted Seattle's Best Chocolate dessert!
Does anyone else take pictures of their food? Please with a dessert like that I had to photo it so I could remember how Yummy it was!
We also went to my cousin Brians who lives on Lopez island...we had to take a Ferry to get there and he took us for a boat ride around all the San Juan islands and I could see Canada from his boat. It was sweet...we also got to ride his ATV around his property!
Ferry ride to the island!
LT and I also went to the SPACE NEEDLE and EMP(Experience Music Project!) The EMP is a kick ass music museum very hands on definitely a place you could get lost in! I highly recommend partaking in the EMP if you are going to visit Seattle!
This is the space needle in the background and the highly unusual EMP building in the front! The architect for this building was dong some serious LSD!
So to sum up the 1 st leg of my bicostal vacation...hole in 1...got crabs...met a ferry ...and got a needle in the EMP!
Good Times!
next Post East Cost Pimpin!
( I think it is funny how when I do Spell check...EMP comes up to change it to HEMP...HAHAHA I make my self tinkle!)
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
and Away I Go!
Asta!
Hey did you notice I am Bi-Costal...What a Celebrity I am!
Na Na Na Na Na Na ....You say it's your...OH you know!
Happy Birthday to ME!
Friday, June 09, 2006
Vince, Jen, the Cubs & ME!
So Roxy, Linda, Matt & I got up way to early,...And started off on our journey...Well y'see Roxy was supposed to pick up M&L first but they over slept so she came and got me...Then we went back and got them...And then I remembered I forgot my sunglasses so we went back to my house...And then Linda remembered something she forgot her sunglasses so we went back to her house...Okay so now we are off! (R U lost yet?...No?...Good...You are smarter then the average blog reader!)
So we are driving ...driving...Driving. We get up to Chicago and get our parking spot. As we are walking up to Wrigley Field(Cue music and angel like halo lights!) we 1st go to the taco place for breakfast...Cause you can't go to a cubs game without eating the best damn tacos 1st! YUMMY!!!
TACOS!!!!
So once we were in line for the bleachers...We waited to get in and then RUN like the dickens to get the best damn seat we can. Since we weren't real close up in line we opted to vie for the left center last row! These are great seats because you get a back rest!
Roxy, Matt & Linda!
Now if you live in central Illinois you will remember how freakin' hot Memorial Day was. So know we are sitting in the sun for 2 hours to watch batting practice! Which is awesome! We also have spread our enough to not have to touch any skin on skin! It was to hot to be smooshed into each other! Roxy and I ate some sunflower seeds and decided to spit all the shells on the seats in front of us to see how long it would stay empty! Almost until game time until no other seats were left and then this guy came up and just wiped it off I with his hand! EEWWW! Unfortunately for his sake he then ended up with shells in his hair and down the back of his pants! Sorry dude!
Then right as the game was starting this couple walked up and asked up to scoot together so they could sit by us and Linda started to but Roxy and I were like NOOOOO! And the couple got kinda bitchy and I looked at them and said..." We showed up 2 hours before the game for these seats and you didn't" they were mad...too bad for them!
The Cubs played awesome and we had an kickin' time harassing Ken Griffey Jr. We keep heckleling him and he would look at our bleacher section and act like why are you picking on me and then he would point over to Adam Dunn so we all started yelling Dunn Dunn Dunn...and Ken was all happy and Adam looks over at him and is like Why would you sick them on me! It was really entertaining even if the story doesn't seem like it!
So then it came to the 7th inning stretch and Vince Vaughn sang it and he was awesome!!! He was there with Jen and they were in a sky box! He threw out the 1st pitch too!
Vince singing (look really hard up in the booth) HAHAHA
We ended up winning the game...and Todd Walker(Sigh) hit a home run and so did Matt Murton. Matt's homerun was right by us and later on we watched it on TIVO and we saw ourselves on TV!
We stopped at Cheddars in Boilingbrook and ate on the way home and then when we were almost to Roanoke Matt told Roxy he wasn't feeling good so she pulled over and he RALPHED on the side of the road and it was all foaming and he got some on her car...I was laughing so hard I thought I would pee my pants...and Roxy and Linda have bad gag reflexes so they were trying not to listen so they wouldn't throw up too! When he got back in the car he wiped his mouth with a napkin and threw it out the window and it got caught on the antenna so we were flying a vomit flag from the car!
So that was our trip to the Cubs game in a nut...er I mean sunflower seed shell!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Car Crash Scene Take 2
Jim (in Green ) is standing where the impact started and the jeep is on the left hand side of the picture where it stopped after bing rammed in the ass!
Our Grand Cherokee now looks like a jeep Liberty!
Here is the back view of the car...Notice the lovely door buckle on the side! We could only open 1 door to get our stuff cleaned out B4 they towed it!
Monday, June 05, 2006
...And the hits just keep on coming!
So I was awakened at 7:20ish this morning, as I would never be out of bed at that time unless a serial killer was waking me...(oh or I was going to a cubs game or amusement park), by a huge car crash sound and an alarm going off. Sorry unable to give you much suspense but it was our Jeep that was parked in front of our house! Jim and I go flying out of bed and find our Grand Cherokee...Paid off in great condition would own it until we died Jeep Grand Cherokee...Smashed like no other in front of our house.
A KIA smashed so hard into the back it had to be going over 60 MPH on our little boulevard street! The driver drives the car away turns on a side street and into an alley and then starts running! Our neighbor was actually leaving for work and saw it all. She couldn't believe they were actually trying to drive away. Long story (even longer) short, it was a rental car. Woman in Dunlap had rented it and big surprise declined the coverage. The driver was not a woman but had the keys to the car. The driver had the actual keys to drive it. The detective is now going to figure out if the renter had given permission to the driver to drive it or if the keys were confiscated in any way. Sidebar...The renter (woman)...R U still with me...had placed some phone calls to the police station complaining about some harassing phone calls from an ex-friend who is a drug addict! Oh yeah it's good! I'll try to post some pics for all to enjoy!
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Best BLT in Town!
Basketcase cracks me up when I am drunk. Lee Hall (from the news) was there signing and I took a pic of him and he looks like Will Ferrell. See below!
And crazy Mary at the bar...Always good for some entertainment! Then Roxy's friend Diane wanted to go dance so they were going to club Reign. So not my place to go but I wanted to make sure Roxy was getting home safe. Jim and I went but only stayed for about an hour...Actually we hung in TomCats and played the jukebox...1 of my favorite things to do is play songs that no one at that particular bar knows...So I filled the the jukebox with Dropkick...Social Distortion...Horrorpops...y'get the picture! Oh yeah back to the super long story on how I got to eat the best BLT in town. Roxy and friends were doing fine and they had a responsible DD set up so Jim and I headed off home...Or so we thought! Hey lets go to Sullivan's for a bite I said! So off we went...Sat down by the grill and were told they were only doing cheese fries at this time. (it was about 3am) Wanted a little more than cheese fries so I luckily used my charm to persuade the wonderful bartender Nate to cook up a burger for Jim and a BLT for me! As we were waiting for our food this girl starts going off on Nate about how long it has taken for her burger to get done! I am talking wacky crazy bitch going off! Her poor little boyfriend was out of his league with this girl! Even as they got their burgers and were eating she was still bitching to her boyfriend about how unacceptable it was to wait so long for her burger! Needless to say "Nate...You make a mean BLT...2 pieces of Texas toast grilled perfect...(although the toast cut the shit out of my mouth...But still worth it) 4 pieces of thick sliced bacon...Fresh iceberg lettuce and freshly slices tomatoes...Nicely done! So for your BLT experience you must go to Sullivan's on Main! (If I had my camera I would of taken of picture of how yummy it looked!)
As an added note...I have heard first hand about some disturbing attacks happening down by Sullivan's so for anyone going out downtown PLEASE use the buddy system! In the last 2 weeks there has been 8 reported rape or attempted rape attacks! That is all that was reported and at OSF for that matter! Please be careful and tell everyone you know! NO walking around downtown by yourself!
this PSA is over...Thank you for your time!
Chowderhead!
Friday, May 26, 2006
Congrats Matt and Tracy!
Okay so a couple of weeks of go our friends called and said "We are getting married tomorrow !" So off to the courthouse we went and watched them get married...it was great! they are planning on having a more traditional one in Kansas this summer! It was a "Johnny Cash" wedding so we wore black and it was so beautiful!
We went to Richards for their reception lunch and they got to spend the night at the Pere!
I wish for them the best!
You've been BALLED
Okay so from a previous post y' know about the giant balls and they have become quite a mode of enjoyment for us! As you can see Jim is having a great time laying his giant balls on Roxy's car! I hope the car was having as much enjoyment as he was!
Just remember you never know when are where but you could get BALLED!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Closest thing to being a celereality!
To all of those who cook...we salute you!
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Big Giant Claw!
Well this game had large stuffed animals and very large dodgeball type balls with CUBS logo on it. Jim was hooked. He put in $5 for 3 tries. 1st try...he gets a ball...2nd try...he gets a ball...3rd try...denied! So now Jim has to walk around the park holding his 2 giant balls...So can you foresee what the day is going to hold for us...we became 12 year olds making jokes about Jim's balls...oh yes...all day "Look at how big Jim's balls are?" "Look Jim young boys are admiring your balls" "Jim's sitting over there with his balls hanging out" It went on ...and on...and on...
1 of the best was when Sylvester the Putty Tat came up and rubbed jim's balls...oh yes we said it...
"Look at the pussy rubbing Jim's balls!"
I promise to put up a pick when I get it so you can all visually see Jim's balls!
Battin' balls and taking names!
I won again!
Well I had purchased a ticket to Mansion in May...a fund raiser for the Symphony Guild...while touring the Mansion, I bought some raffle tickets...Guess WHAT?!?!?! I won something...yeah!
Although the prize doesn't matter, I just love to win! So it is a CAT jacket and golf balls or something like that...It's worth $125. YEAH!
I think I will go play the lottery!
Play Ball!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Let's Try This Again!
thanks Angie!
A - Age: Thirty Four almost 35 (June 13th baby...I expect cards and well wishes!)
B - Band listening to right now: Big D & the Kids table
C - Career: Hairstylist/ Owner
D - Drink or smoke: Drink? Yes...In fact some might say I was a professional at it! Smoke? Nope...In fact I have never smoked a cigarette.
E - Easiest person/s to talk to: Jack
F - Favorite song/s at the moment: the Dirty Glass- Dropkick Murphys
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: I am more of a Swedish fish kinda gal
J - Junk foods you like: Fair food!
L - Longest car ride ever: Santa Barbara CA to Peoria IL...we were driving with a covered trailer with our Harley in the back!
M - My favorite Sport/s: I played volleyball, basketball and soccer in HS but I love to watch Hockey...Football...Olympics... but my Favorite is Baseball with my Cubbies!
N - Number of relationships you've had: All of them!
O - One wish you have: For my Aunt Neva to be alive and well!
P - Phobias: Snakes for sure...hate them( and I don't just use the word hate...so y'know it's bad!)...Also Drowning...I watch a friend drowned right in front of me and I have to say it changes you!
Q - Favorite Quote: "That techno-rock you guys listen to is gutless." Randy in Valleygirl
R - Reason to smile: My hubbie...Jim
S- Song: She's a Knockout-Social Distortion
T- Time you woke up: Time to make the donuts!
U - Unknown fact about you: I was almost kidnapped when I was 5...We lived in CA and we were walking home from school...car drove up offered us candy and tried to get us in the car...we screamed and ran away from them. Later we found out they were caught and it was a child pornography ring...Creepy huh?
V - Vegetable/fruit you hate: Again hate is such a strong wordbut sincee it's aninanimatee object and if I must answer...Cauliflower (Sorry guy you just kinda stink!)
W - Worst habit: Procrastination
X - X-rays you've had: Big 1 was an MRI to see if I had a brain tumor...didn't...but did have a fake brain tumor...really. leave it to me to get the FAKE 1!
Y- Yummy food/s: My Mom's chicken anbiscuitsts... I love authentic tacos ...I love the sweets too! Lou Malnotti's stuffed pizza...Anything Jim cooks for me! (Hello Brisket...right Brad?!)
Z- Zodiac sign: GEMINI...Yep the twin...2 treats in 1!
Any other questions please ask mpublicistsst!
See ya on the flip side!
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Concert Update...
January 2006
Big D & the Kids Table - Sayerville NJ
February 2006
Flogging Molly -HOB Chicago IL
Nickleback/ Trapt- Peoria IL
Nine Inch Nails- Moline IL
March 2006
Dropkick Murphy's/ The Tossers/ Horrorpops- St. Louis MO
April 2006
Horrorpops/ The Briefs- Chicago IL
Coming Up...
June 2006
Gavin DeGraw- Milwaukee WI
July 2006
Ministry/ Revolting Cocks- HOB Chicago, IL
Warped Tour- Chicago IL
Has anyone seen any good concerts lately?
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Weekend at Bernies!
Thanks you and Goodnight!
Monday, April 24, 2006
Okay this is my slogan!
It seems I am having more fun on the computer lately...if I am not making fun of someone's MySpace page then I am looking up life themes or quizzing my friends...well here is another one for you to try. You just put in a word and then it will sloganize the word. So try out the link and if you get a funny one you can comment back so I can laugh too!
http://www.thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi
Friday, April 21, 2006
How well do you know KrisserPisser!
CLICK on the link below or PASTE it into your browser.http://www.quizyourfriends.com/linkemail01.php?quizname=060416191253-937440&
Fun with puters!
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/member/birthdayno1.php
Kriss' LIFE THEME:
I'll Be Loving You Forever - New Kids On The Block
Jim's LIFE THEME:
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
ENJOY!!!
Where does the time go!?!
Playin in Peoria!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
The Curse of the Cubs!
Let's score some runs!
Beerfest!!!!
Cheers!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
And the story goes on!
We walked home(thankfully) and the picture above is my shoe we found in a yard about 10 houses from Andy's. I work up with 1 shoe! Wow strange things afoot at the Circle K!
And that is the rest of the story!
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
1 drunk story
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Friday, April 07, 2006
Score...Cubs 5 Cardinals 1
GO CUBS GO...
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Cubby Chubby!
By the way at the end of the month I get to do my 2 favorite things in 1 day!
1:20 Cubs game in the bleachers
7:30 Horror Pops concert at the Beat Kitchen
Baseball and live music..does life get any better than this!
Chowder heads!
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Here we go Cubbies!
5 days until Cubs 1st game on Monday(Away)
9 days until home opener against the Cardnials!
Luckily I just scored tickets...WAHOO!!!
See ya at the Ballgame!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
DK Pics Finally!
BELOW: So if you look at the back of Ken Casey's head Jim and I are just to the left in the crowd.
ABOVE: This is a great pic...Jim and I are front and center with a guy stage diving right over us!
BELOW: Jim and I trying to sing into the mic center right of the pic.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
The Day After
Bye
Friday, March 17, 2006
Green Patty's for all my Friends!
GO KISS A LEPRECHAUN!
P.S. I am sure I will have more pics to put on from Dropkicks show...once they post them so will I
Sunday, March 12, 2006
1 More day
Friday, March 10, 2006
Pics from Dropkick Concerts
Bottom: This pic has me in the far right bottom corner...just my little head but at least I made the pic. This concert was in Milwaukee at The Rave in October 05. This is the Infamous concert I passed out at! Opening was Gang Green...and Dark Buster .
Revving up for St. Pat's
Updates later on the on going week!
Love and other indoor sport scoring terms!
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Head Butt her?...I hardly know her
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Local Point of View
anyway they are pretty good if you want to check them out.
Chowderhead!
Friday, February 17, 2006
Friday Night Lights!
While Crocodile!
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Life is a concert!
Last Thursday we saw Flogging Molly at the House of Blues in Chicago, Saturday Nickleback/Trapt in Peoria and Sunday Nine Inch Nails in Moline at the Mark. All concerts were well worth the wait! Coming up is Dropkick Murphy's in St. Louis!!! Plus is anyone excited about St. Pat's Day coming up! Tip o' the day for pat's day. Green shots aren't friendly on St. Pat's Day just cause they are green. and if you do said shots don't go home and eat fruity pebbles. They come up like a kaleidoscope!
Later Gator!
Monday, January 02, 2006
The Year in review
New years resolution... To try and blog more?!?!
Well the year ended the same way it started...seeing Gavin DeGraw in concert!
what can I say it was beyond! Jan 01 05 Gavin in Chicago Dec 31 05 Gavin in Philly!
I think I should update my concerts for the year (if you saw the previous post)
I just need to add
November 2005
Dropkick Murphys Chicago IL
December 2005
Non Point Peoria IL
Gavin DeGraw Philadelphia
Upcoming Shows for the New Year
February 2006
Flogging Molly HOB Chicago IL
Nickleback/ Trapt Peoria IL
Nine Inch Nails Moline IL
March 2006
Dropkick Murphys St. Louis MO
Lets hope 2006 has as many great shows as 2005
I will up date later on the crazy goings on in Philly on new years... Hint*** 9 hour parade?!?!?!
and I need to let everyone know the update on the 2nd Dropkick show in Chicago Hint**** I didn't pass out at this one!
Oh by the way my friends Julie and Shane got engage on NY EVE Way to go!!!! Wishing them the best of luck!!
Love and other indoor sports!