Tired today...

Just got home from work. Orion is asleep and Tom is busy doing his afternoon workout. Trying to decide what I might want for dinner while I wait for him to finish.

The Walking Dead location photo comparisons.

Testing images.

Our lil monster climbing the walls to get the dot.

The Walking Dead - Senoia, GA

The first weekend in May I went on vacation. During that vacation we took a trip to Senoia, GA to visit some of the filming locations from season 3 of The Walking Dead.

 Me and Vera at the Woodbury Town Hall

 At the Governor's house.

 I am *very* happy to be in this little town.

 The Woodbury Shoppe

 In Morgan's apartment from the "Clear" episode.

The Governor's trucks and buses.

I think I broke my website...

I have been neglecting my website for over a year and yesterday I decided I would start working on it again and I think I broke my photo album.

So until I get that sorted out I guess I'll be posting pictures here.

My first tattoo. May 30, 2013

 Here we are at Tattooed Theory in Hialeah, FL about to get my first tattoo. 

I am just a little nervous before getting started.

 Heather started with a short line just to show me what to expect. 

She told me it would feel like someone scratching a sunburn, and that's exactly how it felt.

 It's not that bad... I think I can do this!

 The worst part was being still for more than an hour.

I can't usually keep my legs still for more than a few minutes. 

I had to concentrate very hard on not moving.

 Outline is done and we're taking a short break before coloring him in.

 He's all done, and he's awesome.

Thanks to CreateMyTattoo.com I got just the design I wanted.

I am very happy with how it turned out and I am already planning my next tattoo!

4 and a half hours until kick-off of the All SEC, BCS National Championship Game. University of Alabama vs LSU.  I'm soooo excited!  Roll Tide!

Getting out for some air...

I took a walk over to Pasion del Cielo this morning... having a latte and croissant for breakfast.  I might make this my regular Friday thing again...

New year... new me... new attitude...

2011 was both good and bad for me. I lost 30 pounds and so far I am doing a good job of keeping it off.

I bought a Wii and we got Wii Fit Plus, so that should help.

I had a short battle with depression and so far I seem to have won.

I've decided to try and keep up with my 365 Project again this year, and I figured I might as well give the blogging thing a go again too...

Most days there won't be much more than a link to a photo or something similar... but I'll try to update something here every day.

I know no one is reading it... it's for me mostly. I just want to stay focused on positive things and moving forward.

Happy New Year!



This was taken during the neighborhood fireworks display. The air was thick with smoke and Tom was playing with his laser. My cat was inside hiding behind the couch and none of us got hit by stray bullets. I think that was a pretty good start to 2012.

One day I'm going to move to Florida and go to the beach every day...

So... I was half right.

I've been thinking alot lately about how I used to love the beach. And how since moving to Florida I have lost that part of myself. We now live about 9 miles from the beach and do you know how long it's been since we went there? Neither do I.

Going to the beach used to be the highlight of my entire year. I only got to do it once a year, and sometimes it wasn't even every year.

I remember stopping to take pictures when we got down south enough to see a palm tree, and how excited we were to finally see signs for Gulf beaches.

Now I see palm trees all the time, they are everywhere... and I rarely notice.

I remember dreaming of moving to Gulf Shores or Panama City Beach and working in a gift shop, selling souvenirs to tourists... spending every spare moment at the beach.

Now here I am in Miami, and real life has taken over my dream.

Well that is about to change... I told Tom I want to start going to the beach again... very soon, I want to get that part of me back... I want to be the girl that thought the beach was a very special thing. I want to build sandcastles and look for shells and all that stuff. :)

Coffee time again...

I made it through another week at work and am doing my Friday thing... having coffee at Pasion del Cielo in The Gables... such a great place to relax and enjoy a good coffee. Not as noisy as Starbucks because it's tucked away on a side street...

We watched Alice in Wonderland last night and I really enjoyed it. I love Tim Burton's movies... they are always so unusual.

3 more weeks 'til my B'day trip... can't wait to see my old friends Spiderman, Hulk and the dragons again... wondering if the Harry Potter thing is going to increase lines on Dueling Dragons... and everywhere else in the park too.

Lazy Saturday...

I'm sitting here at Pasion del Cielo Coffee in the Gables, sipping on a coffee frappe and trying to think of something to blog about.

I see I forgot to update since we were sitting at Space View Park waiting for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Well... they launched, completed their mission and landed back at KSC this past Wednesday morning. Someone posted a picture on fb of the shuttle flying by the KSC Visitor's Complex on it's way to land... that would have been really cool to see!

4 weeks from today I will be celebrating my birthday at Universal Studios in Orlando. Hope the weather is nice the 2 days I am there. Earth Wind and Fire is playing there that night... if I'm not too tired I might actually stick around for the show.

Can't believe my weekend is almost over already... NOT ready to go back to work tomorrow...

STS-132 Atlantis

We're in Titusville again... this time to see space shuttle Atlantis launch on it's mission to the ISS.

There are currently low clouds in the area, and weather is at 70% "go" for launch.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

We're getting ready for another trip to KSC to see the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 14th.

Hope everything goes as planned and we get our daytime launch.

Stay tuned... (though I hardly ever remember to update this thing)

Happy New Phone Day

Just checking out what I can do with my new G1...

Searching for...

a backpack for my netbook while I wait for lunch at Denny's.

I can't find one local so I guess I'm going to have to order one online. I hate not being able to just go into a store and pick one up... you would think that would be pretty easy to do living in Miami but I find that more and more often I have to send away for things.

Best Buy: no
Target: no
Staples: no
Radio Shack: no

Going to check Office Depot and Office Max next.

Last published July 7th 2009...

Ok... it's official... I am not a blogger.

If I haven't added anything to this blog since July then I guess I have nothing to say... ever... about anything.

Though mostly I guess it's because when I DO have something to say I say it on facebook...

So let's blame facebook. It is facebook's fault that I am not a blogger.

:-P

Remembering Michael Jackson...

For whatever happened in the later years... I really did like MJ back in the Thriller days... his music was great and he was a superstar.

I'm watching the memorial.

I hope his kids grow up to be happy and healthy adults, with a somewhat normal life ahead of them. If that's even possible...

Happy Birthday To Me!

I bought myself a present yesterday... an Acer Aspire One netbook. It's pretty awesome... It's light enough that I can bring it to work and it's small enough to fit in my locker.

Airports are going to be a breeze now... I can't wait for my next trip! I always hated dragging the full size laptop around on a vacation but just didn't want to leave home without it.

I'm sure I'll have lots more to say about it later, but right now I'm having a coffee break before work. I'm enjoying an iced latte at Pasion Coffee in Coral Gables.

Bloody Mary's in the Quarter...

I spent the weekend in New Orleans on a mission to try some of the best Bloody Mary's around. I'd done some reading before I left and made notes of a few places people were talking about. I ended up trying them at 5 different bars...

1. Pat O's on St. Peter: Mostly tomato, very little spice... paired very well with the super spicy Jambalaya I had for dinner though. Garnished with pickled green beans... no celery. :(

2. Johnny White's Bar on St. Peter, across the street from Preservation Hall: My favorite of the 5... spicy, but not too much. Garnished with olives... no celery. :(

3. Coop's Place, 1109 Decatur St., across the street from Margaritaville: Very interesting to watch this one being made. Spices, vodka, brown stuff, and a splash of bloody mary mix "for color" she said... definitely not my favorite because it had hardly any tomato flavor at all, but seriously not my least favorite either. It was at least drinkable unlike my next stop... more green beans and again, no celery.

4. Yo Mama's on St. Peter, next door to Johnny White's bar: Vera went in to get this one for me so I didn't see how it was made. She said it had about 8 or 9 steps to it, and she couldn't even tell what most of the stuff in it was. Not a good sign... it was WAY too spicy and just not good. At this point I have given up on finding a Bloody Mary garnished with celery. Sadly I couldn't finish this drink... it just was not good. Too much spice, lots of "stuff" in the bottom of it... it was quite chunky. Bleh...

5. The Gazebo Cafe, 1016 Decatur St.: This one was just ok... definitely not as bad as the one from Yo Mama's, but not as good as Johnny White's or Coop's. Serious chunks in it... looked almost like pickle relish. Just a bit strange... no way of knowing what was in it because it was a gallon sized jug of pre-mixed stuff.

Even after all those drinks, I didn't have a hangover or headache, and surprisingly no heartburn either. :)

I can't wait to go back next year... I'll make Johnny White's Bar on St. Peter my first stop!