tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36164475712088205972024-03-13T09:48:59.304-07:00Pensive PixieTomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun....PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-61169278451967703892011-01-30T18:00:00.000-08:002011-01-30T18:01:12.650-08:00Ccccchanges!Changes are in the air! It's been a long time since I've written here. I prob don't have any followers anymore but I'm going to attempt to write a little from time to time.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-35927833103222753442010-04-16T14:10:00.000-07:002010-04-16T14:19:44.959-07:00MIA in IndianaI made it to Indiana and its the BFE of the cornbelt. At first I wasn't sure about this place. I have to do telemetry all night? There's no showers or running water?? What?? Now though, thanks in part to helping trap and the bathrooms at camp openning up, I love what I'm doing and don't even really mind the lack of internet, phone service, and running water in our trailer. I'll post work photos of the animals we're catching and us working them up but for now here is our home, work vehicles and a few cute faces.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JTd-Y-JL9ESV710QHr5XArBDoQuuMQT3Ivmk6Llvf70N1nYNK_OpNPS43reMnwWHgtQQD2_lMJoGOUzYUqhoGQbl0IaN9FQmLFBlZYzjSxPk3_nCzCo8p9Fb1TMpT0cyMbBPzHos-Ag/s1600/IMG_1245.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JTd-Y-JL9ESV710QHr5XArBDoQuuMQT3Ivmk6Llvf70N1nYNK_OpNPS43reMnwWHgtQQD2_lMJoGOUzYUqhoGQbl0IaN9FQmLFBlZYzjSxPk3_nCzCo8p9Fb1TMpT0cyMbBPzHos-Ag/s400/IMG_1245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460846801950936450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Og5YOnBddI0hz5VY188CENDvkSwVXianrGZfFh0yHQePWE_gKVzto-4K7jEC0n_DhDObzWb4ZMNnolacWJfzp6zCXi9XhcB_bbbuwHuxb2U11LIepxolEHOE9taf4mKqBEBQ4WZVL7M/s1600/IMG_1242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Og5YOnBddI0hz5VY188CENDvkSwVXianrGZfFh0yHQePWE_gKVzto-4K7jEC0n_DhDObzWb4ZMNnolacWJfzp6zCXi9XhcB_bbbuwHuxb2U11LIepxolEHOE9taf4mKqBEBQ4WZVL7M/s400/IMG_1242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460846793703940450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoUXu805HRxivs8NT8ylhLtURGf5Qs2QbdzqcP6xWu1kAcH6PgDnub4cuQ2e-NKz_Cq4WMVJPHrjXKMSkm2vRWuaVKTCsoM9e1sjHsEuy1j5TinFtKp_RqhyekcubOTAbtXBIfVfy7k8/s1600/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoUXu805HRxivs8NT8ylhLtURGf5Qs2QbdzqcP6xWu1kAcH6PgDnub4cuQ2e-NKz_Cq4WMVJPHrjXKMSkm2vRWuaVKTCsoM9e1sjHsEuy1j5TinFtKp_RqhyekcubOTAbtXBIfVfy7k8/s400/IMG_1281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460846815080960098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFD_3cT01nGxusWVh58JndyTdIfSwFGddfIWE0URrjh88PHueJSm_kRy57Z16dTPirFsKDAwSlxZuAmljR5IGjDgOGFbVwpLT2Dr8G3LUA3SoxKh_lp9ikzbcDqv8_pfWTjN_TdqXN3BU/s1600/IMG_1348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFD_3cT01nGxusWVh58JndyTdIfSwFGddfIWE0URrjh88PHueJSm_kRy57Z16dTPirFsKDAwSlxZuAmljR5IGjDgOGFbVwpLT2Dr8G3LUA3SoxKh_lp9ikzbcDqv8_pfWTjN_TdqXN3BU/s400/IMG_1348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460846837708945458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RZU_zxfbUsUoHOOsvkOXTV3pZBLWfkPb2dt30PuICCW2CGTvvKwNljzUHDGnwetFvxgeXJHVCdmmM0cRdKFMoLvS_YUR45t4DVztf9xV8_VF_CmYk2X841_caQjg-iaTNRgOvwJKOf4/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RZU_zxfbUsUoHOOsvkOXTV3pZBLWfkPb2dt30PuICCW2CGTvvKwNljzUHDGnwetFvxgeXJHVCdmmM0cRdKFMoLvS_YUR45t4DVztf9xV8_VF_CmYk2X841_caQjg-iaTNRgOvwJKOf4/s400/IMG_1350.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460846826293608290" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-49489519468943181582010-03-26T09:39:00.001-07:002010-03-26T09:54:22.068-07:00Flashback FridayIt's Flashback Friday again. I haven't participated in this for awhile and thought I would today!<br /><br />These pics are from around 1984-1985. I was about 2 or 3 at the time and my brother was 12 or 13. This was back before life got complicated with my parents divorce and my brother going to live with my grandparents. Back when my brother and I adored each other before we became strangers. I don't really remember either of these pics but I remember the way I loved my big brother.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFpEVN3zOvQVpQ52xCmbCSXtP1JdMmVJ56oW170E1fWoURGNxXIfp0SPSHAaSEgOdhGHG71WxuZOZ_czx8fO80_SVUJ5UBj_AQfshoctY17uqQ3qrZgaHoTcwLY63_ZEtJsZf-Fpx3E/s1600/swimming.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452983241025247026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFpEVN3zOvQVpQ52xCmbCSXtP1JdMmVJ56oW170E1fWoURGNxXIfp0SPSHAaSEgOdhGHG71WxuZOZ_czx8fO80_SVUJ5UBj_AQfshoctY17uqQ3qrZgaHoTcwLY63_ZEtJsZf-Fpx3E/s400/swimming.jpg" /></a> There is a stream and mineral springs that runs through our downtown park area and its been a place for people to come bath or drink the water since the 1700s. (George Washington even came here) Anyway, its a great place to go play, wade and catch fish and tadpoles when you're a kid. We used to spend every summer here because it was a free swimming pool of sorts and lots of fun. (I heart my brother's 80's shorts.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H-Pi2mZZ1qjRACqzWlSqKhSghZ1MO3E267J1NrMs17rDGMnkk0UY3JC_uQ5CiFemX4_zhatJ1H2pZTVkAkyYMsyTNqYbEqKyK93Fudq6dkG7OOrNceovNrWn8kFHVn3_e5ZDrUsxdDE/s1600/skating.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452983232064870658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H-Pi2mZZ1qjRACqzWlSqKhSghZ1MO3E267J1NrMs17rDGMnkk0UY3JC_uQ5CiFemX4_zhatJ1H2pZTVkAkyYMsyTNqYbEqKyK93Fudq6dkG7OOrNceovNrWn8kFHVn3_e5ZDrUsxdDE/s400/skating.jpg" /></a> My brother was also a big skateboarder and bike rider. This is on the street we used to live on with our parents. Our aunt and uncle and grandparents all lived on this street and it was pretty great. I know this looks dangerous but my mom trusted my brother implicitly. He never did drop me even when he was skating around. I of course loved it and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Apparently, I would laugh really loud and cling really tightly to my brother and yell "Again Souse!" (I couldn't pronounce Shawn).<br /><br /><br />Have a Flashback Friday of your own? Join up over at <br /><a href="http://christopherandtia.blogspot.com/2010/03/young-love.html">Christopher and Tia's!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.christopherandtia.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.christopherandtia.blogspot.com" title="Flashback Friday Button by christopherandtia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4301578840_2ba54100e2_m.jpg" width="150" height="179" alt="Flashback Friday Button" /></a></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-37863381219559623662010-03-24T00:43:00.000-07:002010-03-23T20:26:14.721-07:00Bored...on Wordless WednesdayI spend most of my day sleeping, watching tv, reading or watching the cat sleep. I'm very bored all the time now. I can't wait to get back out in the field again. I can't wait til this is my life once more:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGQYG14YolN8c8gZ4-Z41BU7pfWbN0dHK9CmGhnJgce1ouf4MfLJce4ABo-RBfLO-64nRhNMTiG6cH8csLbsTS-MPzCAl4uAPRk-VJZ9ZvuM19HYbOYt7Vtg0eFXPZb1Dp2CfAk4EtpM/s1600-h/meairboatgordon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452031215525337346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGQYG14YolN8c8gZ4-Z41BU7pfWbN0dHK9CmGhnJgce1ouf4MfLJce4ABo-RBfLO-64nRhNMTiG6cH8csLbsTS-MPzCAl4uAPRk-VJZ9ZvuM19HYbOYt7Vtg0eFXPZb1Dp2CfAk4EtpM/s400/meairboatgordon.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Yv838snouA41FWU6z9NP6rTIa8OxaOYXLsfVS6W3PtwL8MNhMHnJTnS0cJHzsBOykCaswL20Iv1lIj2Zif32nnBw9S-nMBV1JrTWf_9lDRcwQ2lCJQdg6GmfU-1jVvQhhJRB1_UcSEM/s1600-h/baby+vultures.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452027579489563890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF1_n_FCw0JtdvTyx8zcgEGYxvAOAuFGhQpqgJDgY3_717tgHqW5xkpJSh1lis_6PQUnic1B-P9_-jOz8iNwcpfRbofKNDyP2ckurAdmnZpATNqrpMHSD9Uq3DFVeOOKf-tyfPZhMtn0/s400/DSC_0471.JPG" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-55113824588133991112010-03-23T14:46:00.001-07:002010-03-23T14:53:15.230-07:00Sotah by Naomi Regan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8FdTv2lrolFTYjy3owJDCrB_yRb1oLSipe0ZvlbZ-_0auZsvPZWPfrbMbzHIhNbXvcDgIuU1YJj5c8rCF2ki6bpjM7RzsktOpmg3rQH4fvdkI_sRtuJOAW0YsRtFZBU2_Y55Efa2W2k/s1600-h/sotah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8FdTv2lrolFTYjy3owJDCrB_yRb1oLSipe0ZvlbZ-_0auZsvPZWPfrbMbzHIhNbXvcDgIuU1YJj5c8rCF2ki6bpjM7RzsktOpmg3rQH4fvdkI_sRtuJOAW0YsRtFZBU2_Y55Efa2W2k/s400/sotah.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451950457095858962" /></a><br />This one is about an Orthodox Jewish woman living in Jerusalem struggling to make sense of the world she lives in. She struggles to make the reality of the world fit the fantasy image she’s always been told the world is. The girl in this book is told to deny herself of everything she’s ever felt or wanted out of life. She’s told to form herself into a perfect model of everyone else and any individuality is not encouraged. She is told that this is the only way to show her devotion to her religion and keep away from temptation because that is the way God intends it to be. <br /><br />She learns in the end, however, that it is not God or her religion that says these things but a group of foolish people who decide to interpret God’s word this way. She is accused of adultery and sent away to rectify her perceived wrong doings. It is here in the Western world that she finally learns the truth about her religion and is able to demand things for herself.<br /><br />The story was good and an easy read. You learn all about traditional Jewish culture, a complex and often bizarre place that I had no idea about. While I respect different culture and found it fascinating to learn about, I was often angry about the limitations and expectations placed on these Orthodox women. They are made to work very hard (much like women of a century ago, this seems strange to me in the modern world we live in) to support their very large families (they give birth to as many as 15 children) and live in poverty while their husbands study the Talmud for their place in heaven (in some cases the only work the men do, this is also strange to me). The women of this region live shorter, harder, more brutal lives than their husbands. <br /><br />In the end of the book, the author talks of how she attended a woman’s conference and met women from all around the world. These women came from different backgrounds and she found that fundamental religious women of different faiths had more in common than modern women of the same faiths. These women also discussed how they share the common theme of the men in their culture attempting to control and limit their lives by justifying it with religion (a religion that to these women says nothing about control or dominance but advocates equality and love). <br /><br />Overall, I liked the themes in this book and the relationships of the women to one another. We see mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, lovers, husbands, traditional, non traditional, western and non western relationships all mixed together and relying on one another to make it through the rough times in life. The trials and disappointments these women face, while completely different at times, are also universal concerns about one’s role in life and the place of religion, duty and love in that life. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read about a woman from another culture striving to find herself.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-27792342274694859492010-03-23T13:39:00.001-07:002010-03-23T13:50:28.405-07:00AwardI got this award a while ago from a blog I follow.<a href="http://ruthiesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_22.html">Krystal's Kitsch</a> is a fellow blogger who writes about her life in FL and she's extremely funny. I enjoy reading her stuff immensely. There are rules to the award. You have to tag 12 people and then alert them to their winning. I didn't really feel like tagging anyone so I hope its ok to just put this here and say I enjoy every blog I follow. I think everyone I read deserves this award. So thanks again to Krystal and if you read this blog congrats you've got an award!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42X8qbFT2E5NtEU4hqw9kB3fJ9Twwk9Z3mY6WKWmP6LNJwVzU0FiE0_qakkaRYxT2nw-ziKLBhbI1TaXiSgM4lK2KClDiLsrcf_I8ML7SaESJqPvfc7Cbe8DB6oQhJ8Qo3_GAH6Pc3g8/s1600-h/sunshine.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 162px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451931878286297794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42X8qbFT2E5NtEU4hqw9kB3fJ9Twwk9Z3mY6WKWmP6LNJwVzU0FiE0_qakkaRYxT2nw-ziKLBhbI1TaXiSgM4lK2KClDiLsrcf_I8ML7SaESJqPvfc7Cbe8DB6oQhJ8Qo3_GAH6Pc3g8/s400/sunshine.JPG" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-85359605132928378432010-03-21T22:20:00.000-07:002010-03-21T22:22:21.759-07:00YESP.S. We finally have healthcare!!!!!!!! Welcome to the ranks of the rest of the first world countries, America. I knew you could do it!!!!!!PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-42166637804176084322010-03-21T21:17:00.001-07:002010-03-23T14:53:52.053-07:00It's Monday, What are you reading?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rPsFkLVSq5CUt9h85GF5HmaD53-q8xpVw-wybEX7y4VefozdTEe_ogBHW95gzPN64XRI97M73iE8f57fI77K2FB8LW_mZt4aDWO2j-P7cqfdEGfaoBB_XLpC6RBXnjNPoGtKPK-EFak/s1600-h/monday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307743774823634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rPsFkLVSq5CUt9h85GF5HmaD53-q8xpVw-wybEX7y4VefozdTEe_ogBHW95gzPN64XRI97M73iE8f57fI77K2FB8LW_mZt4aDWO2j-P7cqfdEGfaoBB_XLpC6RBXnjNPoGtKPK-EFak/s400/monday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Currently Reading:</strong><br />Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger<br />I liked the Time Travelers Wife so much I picked up this one too.<br /><br /><strong>Amazing Past Reading:</strong><br />Two beautifully written books that give you a glimpse into Muslim lives marked by tragedy.<br /><br />Mornings in Jenin tells the story of four generations of Palestinians living in exile. Their lives are surrounded by tragedy and loss and yet the beautifulness of Palestinian culture comes through in the story. While reading this book, you see a side of the conflict often hidden or denied. This story is beautifully told and when I put it down I was so angry that events such of these are allowed to occur while the world and the UN sit back and watch. I would reccommend this one to anyone.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9jrykrfKSsJu6kYm3ambVRAY92yO9_x3ifctkbFTODvzlFbUjShaXaNpzE8YrmrFP89vZ2YE4GmzTUm3teB9tCPxpZREoWGuswQGUM43uKwXpijwAaRg_0ikgIr9JNI_RS0KcerKd-g/s1600-h/51hCsfPjRJL__SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307737142304770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9jrykrfKSsJu6kYm3ambVRAY92yO9_x3ifctkbFTODvzlFbUjShaXaNpzE8YrmrFP89vZ2YE4GmzTUm3teB9tCPxpZREoWGuswQGUM43uKwXpijwAaRg_0ikgIr9JNI_RS0KcerKd-g/s400/51hCsfPjRJL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The rooftops of Tehran tells the story of a boy nad his friends who dream and love just like everyone else. They live in Tehran in the 70's under the Rule of the Shah and suffer the consequences of this brutal, dictator. This book is a story about life and love and the Persian culture. I would recommend it to everyone to read!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxldJtPIGbgg6ggBWFeXC7g9GKHqUbbNpTRYnL5zm6jYZg_Pzaac7oYJ9srWicDa1P9_ULM9yzu51Gvs7ZTS6ciGihzKpm5fSzf7BrWHCSycj9HiGp0olpka7ySJB0XZLOHtAGHDdGEik/s1600-h/51Rb4I2fVeL__SS500_.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451307735447181986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxldJtPIGbgg6ggBWFeXC7g9GKHqUbbNpTRYnL5zm6jYZg_Pzaac7oYJ9srWicDa1P9_ULM9yzu51Gvs7ZTS6ciGihzKpm5fSzf7BrWHCSycj9HiGp0olpka7ySJB0XZLOHtAGHDdGEik/s400/51Rb4I2fVeL__SS500_.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Sucky Past Reading:</strong><br />Also, I read P.S. I love you by Cecelia Ahern and Dear John by Nicolas Sparks. Both books, in my opinion, were terrible. Dear John was sappy and had a very, dumb plot. I don't believe in love at first site and I kept waiting for events to happen that would make them fall in love (like in the Notebook) but it never happened. The book just ends with the guy doing something that I don't think any normal guy would do.<br /><br />P.S. I love you was supposed to be about a woman coming to terms with her life without her husband. Instead, she spends the whole book miserable and upset that no one else has stopped their lives just because her husband died. The movie which I saw first was VERY different from this book version and I can see why. In order to sell it and make it watchable they had to change it. Also, the writing didn't flow well and the events were hurried, rushed, and the book lacked an interconnectedness of style I like.<br /><br />Haha, This sums up my feelings about it: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_lwoD26_ga5CjgifRx0bWBUEE_qA7Gn59BR_3mmKP8gtd_SCokDSNJsA4Z5AwCPcG3OONeIaWM_PnATfVS6ydUlpM2eRKnYlgYR0pQBHg-nF0hihAOJXb3Y7Ga0RFpkzn0DSSBXSJTA/s1600-h/il_430xN_75678116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 383px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451312440552914738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_lwoD26_ga5CjgifRx0bWBUEE_qA7Gn59BR_3mmKP8gtd_SCokDSNJsA4Z5AwCPcG3OONeIaWM_PnATfVS6ydUlpM2eRKnYlgYR0pQBHg-nF0hihAOJXb3Y7Ga0RFpkzn0DSSBXSJTA/s400/il_430xN_75678116.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26525065&ref=sr_gallery_10&&ga_search_query=disappointed&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><span style="font-size:78%;">From Etsy of course</span></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-49223652846498506512010-03-21T17:05:00.000-07:002010-03-21T17:19:07.286-07:00Getting to Know you Sundays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_iI2hRPtxyZnVCvnrL4Qo10vdKmDz7QKRg26sHfsCfpOepkWEb4dPqcWhhxDiaQD8GZDqJybkwTFGqrPZDnF1837DPhMxlV9K6rsXn0MPaE-9CqiAmnlRi5vC9YWm_-9seDtjqhoRqI/s1600-h/GettingtoknowYOU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_iI2hRPtxyZnVCvnrL4Qo10vdKmDz7QKRg26sHfsCfpOepkWEb4dPqcWhhxDiaQD8GZDqJybkwTFGqrPZDnF1837DPhMxlV9K6rsXn0MPaE-9CqiAmnlRi5vC9YWm_-9seDtjqhoRqI/s400/GettingtoknowYOU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451242851870708146" /></a><br />Joining this posting for the first time. I thought it seemed like a cool idea. Been a bit bummed and lonely lately so I haven't really been writing here. YOU can join up over at <a href="http://www.mannland5.com/">Mann Land 5</a>.<br /><br />1. What year did you graduate high school? 2001<br /><br />2. What part of your body do you neglect the most? Not sure. I have a simple laid back style and don't do to much of anything but basic maintenance.<br /> <br />3. Beach house or Lake house? Beach for sure. I have lived in a beach front hotel when I was a teacher and it was amazing!!!<br /><br />4. Mac or PC? PC because that's the type I have. I don't mind Macs I just don't have one.<br /><br />5. Did you wear braces? Nope, I got lucky to skip that. I have slightly crooked and bucked teeth but the orthodontist said not enough to worry about. <br /><br />6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be? Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton. A strong woman who had made a difference in the world.<br /><br />7. How many times have you moved in your life? To many to count. We moved from apartment to apartment when I was younger and I moved in and out of college. The temporary nature of my jobs requires me to move every few months. I've lived in 7 different states (all in the south) so far.<br /><br />8. Would you rather cook or clean? Neither. I hate domestic chores. McDonalds and "rearranging" things all the way!!!PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-87100717071403027472010-03-18T15:17:00.000-07:002010-03-18T15:19:22.512-07:00Cracks my shit up 2<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o_QePidL750&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o_QePidL750&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-81122478249892316302010-03-17T19:32:00.000-07:002010-03-17T20:24:45.065-07:00Happy St Pattys Day!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas8rJgWepwdgQv0kEaWCAeYvbyH4k2iIQOirI1eEbjs1t8zI0e8ak4UXmK3e6GEJfL8O_qy0qDJBjA7WrvrSSFIIMOdKBkIPAF5yO1dqAeUA-YY3-aeJOsrgTpxtAPgeTMNYVb1rLxpo/s1600-h/DSCN0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas8rJgWepwdgQv0kEaWCAeYvbyH4k2iIQOirI1eEbjs1t8zI0e8ak4UXmK3e6GEJfL8O_qy0qDJBjA7WrvrSSFIIMOdKBkIPAF5yO1dqAeUA-YY3-aeJOsrgTpxtAPgeTMNYVb1rLxpo/s400/DSCN0004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449809078579595634" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-30625755429472251802010-03-16T23:37:00.000-07:002010-03-16T23:59:59.080-07:00The WORSE day yetFour days ago was the worse day since I had my surgery. It wasn't because my throat, ears, and mouth were in agony from pain. It wasn't because I couldn't eat, breathe or swallow. No, it was something far worse. It was the day I tried to eat a Fudge Round and failed.<br /><br />This doesn't sound like that big of a thing. But if you knew me, knew the many Fudge Rounds I have eaten with delight, the way I had to upgrade from the small ones to the large ones, knew the way I had to buy the family value box, or the scary way I guarded them then you would understand. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cNca5yk28SQ3CUex1-rLbRyeFV_yh1J5ARk8428wuQIedufmeBYLqys1f4uaf7vJ7GoX_ophwHm1xHpRa4z0ZUXsr5H1rcrdUjtYJVrBvsn8nFgfKfuORSoaUsTPyHJJ7qkxVAuQsiQ/s1600-h/fudge1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cNca5yk28SQ3CUex1-rLbRyeFV_yh1J5ARk8428wuQIedufmeBYLqys1f4uaf7vJ7GoX_ophwHm1xHpRa4z0ZUXsr5H1rcrdUjtYJVrBvsn8nFgfKfuORSoaUsTPyHJJ7qkxVAuQsiQ/s400/fudge1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449490763523623602" /></a><br />Fudge Rounds are my kryptonite. The reason I get up in the morning! They are gooey, chocolately and delightful! Eating one is, as my friend Mikey would say,like an angel shitting in your mouth!!(because nothing bad can ever come out of an angel) They are better than an orgasism! <br /><br />I think you get the point.<br /><br />So, the other day I felt a lot better. I was taking Aleve for the pain instead of the usual baby aspirin. I had tackled many different kinds of foods. I was on a roll. I decided it was time to resume our love affair. Enter my beloved Fudge Rounds and DIASTER. <br /><br />Instead of delightfullness, I tasted disgustingness. Instead of lovely, soft sweet fudge there was bland, weird tasting toughness. What happened?? How could Fudge Rounds forsake me in this manner?<br /><br />As it turns out my operation and lack of real food were the culprits. My mouth and throat muscles had been scraped and unused for a week so everything was tough. Also, apparently eating trims our taste buds back and allows us to taste things the wayt we do. When you limit what you eat to soft food or liquids your taste buds are allowed to grow out and things taste differently. <br /><br />Well, shit. I guess I won't be having Fudge Rounds for awhile then. I don't want a repeat performance of this fiasco. I'll have to wait until I can eat properly again and my muscles heal up. Afterall, I want to wait until I can give them the proper culinary experience they deserve.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsowiUemhX4LZYD4ShtYwJ28DXMiacx51SalIzvvqIPpyb-RIRy4ndcI666QroEn716KlcbU5YQFF9uwDgjENiyveRFJvxI-j1c8ISBRxs3lP21VxN4I_ZDhyOXeIqb_cwPJVHD1dytKw/s1600-h/gravestone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsowiUemhX4LZYD4ShtYwJ28DXMiacx51SalIzvvqIPpyb-RIRy4ndcI666QroEn716KlcbU5YQFF9uwDgjENiyveRFJvxI-j1c8ISBRxs3lP21VxN4I_ZDhyOXeIqb_cwPJVHD1dytKw/s400/gravestone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449493682325408290" /></a><br />RIP Fudge Rounds <br />I miss you :(PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-72505262171587290982010-03-13T22:28:00.001-08:002010-03-13T22:28:35.758-08:00Cracks my shit up!<a href="http://www.explosm.net/comics/1311/"><img alt="Cyanide and Happiness, a daily webcomic" src="http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Comics/Rob/upinthisbitch.png" border=0></a><br />Cyanide & Happiness @ <a href="http://www.explosm.net">Explosm.net</a><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-37625863252771287562010-03-13T21:41:00.000-08:002010-03-13T21:57:24.905-08:00BetterWow, feeling so much better!<br />I got to have roast beef and okra for dinnner and was hardly in any pain today. I am so super excited about that! All this down time is also allowing me to catch up on movies and books.<br /><br />I watched 4 movies today:<br /><strong>Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen </strong>-cuter than I thought but oh Lindsay Lohan, you were so talented, What happened to you???)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UU7WWVlWS2eLftHTSatAy6RUi5rtn7e0NIGeF-flBa8BJY7Obko8wtFxShwXYllE_E_xWTxN1Nn-V6UfIImRPolhxGFic95dQmbESTacsMl_JnFvugKOk8_I3ro6fcJ7lqjXqOZI3iU/s1600-h/teenage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448363860810000818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UU7WWVlWS2eLftHTSatAy6RUi5rtn7e0NIGeF-flBa8BJY7Obko8wtFxShwXYllE_E_xWTxN1Nn-V6UfIImRPolhxGFic95dQmbESTacsMl_JnFvugKOk8_I3ro6fcJ7lqjXqOZI3iU/s400/teenage.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Freedom Writers</strong> -really enjoyed this one although I saw it sporadically through a visit with relatives, also it seems strange to me that there are people out there who have no idea what the Holocaust was<br /><strong>In Tranzit</strong> -this one was good but sad and the plot was a little random at times<br /><strong>The Science of Sleep</strong> -just plain weird and it went on and in and then just ended abruptly<br /><br />I have reviews for books coming:<br />Sand Daughter<br />Dear John<br />Occult America<br />A Matter of Class<br /><br />Currently Reading: Rooftops of Tehran and am in love with this book!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRbgF7W5E0bS-wu8TYLEinlHjs8xVlCSX6PCsb2vLWVmVPzdFrDeNw1ktysTP8kDr9gAw1nk_qIGGRx6W-t5blMv7Sf4aCuyE-MCThgLGMGpcUlt3bYUeUGBdxaIH1Ce5pZl34F14pI0/s1600-h/51Rb4I2fVeL__SS500_.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448363850108236178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRbgF7W5E0bS-wu8TYLEinlHjs8xVlCSX6PCsb2vLWVmVPzdFrDeNw1ktysTP8kDr9gAw1nk_qIGGRx6W-t5blMv7Sf4aCuyE-MCThgLGMGpcUlt3bYUeUGBdxaIH1Ce5pZl34F14pI0/s400/51Rb4I2fVeL__SS500_.jpg" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-78808929668218648892010-03-12T12:08:00.000-08:002010-03-12T12:15:57.886-08:00Ahhhhhh, a whiny oneStill in lots of pain. Can't wait for next week. Hopefully I will feel better then. Between nausea, pain, and hunger I am reaching the end of my patience. The pain meds make me feel nauseous and sick. No eating makes me feel sick but it hurts to eat. Then I need more meds and the cycle starts again. All I can think of is food but I can't have most of the stuff I want or the thought of what I can have makes me feel sick. I realize I'm whining but I need to get it out. I read two more books and managed to watch a movie so those were distractions. I have good moments and bad moments throughout the day but I seriously can't wait until its all behind me. I keep trying to tell myself that. Chin up and just keep swimming. Sometimes its hard. At the doctors today they said that my tonsils were swollen up inside my skin and down into my throat. So they really had to work to get them out. I can tell.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-87790039842631270172010-03-09T07:24:00.000-08:002010-03-23T14:54:50.655-07:00monday reading, follow fridays, surgeryWow, I haven't been around in a while. Things have been crazy between moving, a mini vaca with the bf, and surgery.<br /><br />I wanted to do the follow friday thing but didn't have time. I promise to take a look at everyones blog who is following me. Thanks for all the comments from everyone. They were very much appreciated!<br /><br />As for Monday what are you reading: I have been reading Sand Daughter by Sarah Bryant for the last two weeks. Its a good book but I've been to distracted to really pick it up and give it a good read. Now that things are slowing down I think I can start getting back into reading. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XGiavTCvuFc5wkHJSZp4v13AuDqGIEqimCUjvlBcuxzIp7nKF2K6ajWjt7VDS9r4SJjbPpl-psO7Aj6zsNaiFqx48_wYI0HDAR0RfPHauIbE1xvNB7XVOuZD1KXJSBwUm9AtesuQigM/s1600-h/sanddaughter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XGiavTCvuFc5wkHJSZp4v13AuDqGIEqimCUjvlBcuxzIp7nKF2K6ajWjt7VDS9r4SJjbPpl-psO7Aj6zsNaiFqx48_wYI0HDAR0RfPHauIbE1xvNB7XVOuZD1KXJSBwUm9AtesuQigM/s400/sanddaughter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446660713082135442" /></a><br /><br />__________________________________________________________________________________<br />I had my tonsil surgery yesterday. What an experience that turned out to be! They gave me to much anesthesia and it made me sick. Apparently, the taking out of my tonsils went fine (they were disgusting and huge but easy to remove) but the rest of it was a doozy. You are supposed to recover for two hours, have your iv removed and then be sent home. For me they tried to do this but when I couldn't even stand up or walk and felt nauseous they immediately put another iv in, gave me a shot of anti-nausea meds and made me rest there for another couple hours. Eventually, I felt well enough to go home but it took 2 more false starts to make it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJdIPy-e3mniD0fOfmZivbHTc1tV8J2ZZnf8sAi0HDORlUsO3AvXsD_OPONd3oe7mOW3dqNLD0Ugw5z7pFEAYwjD3C5jswlKhHH2wXOKLF3WuAzK4j-Nu1kWkzPsoYrkTHphatalh0o4/s1600-h/surgery62.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJdIPy-e3mniD0fOfmZivbHTc1tV8J2ZZnf8sAi0HDORlUsO3AvXsD_OPONd3oe7mOW3dqNLD0Ugw5z7pFEAYwjD3C5jswlKhHH2wXOKLF3WuAzK4j-Nu1kWkzPsoYrkTHphatalh0o4/s400/surgery62.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446662811573147298" /></a><br />Once home, I went to bed immediately but woke up in severe pain. I had a panic attack and then couldn't keep anything down (meds, water, ginger ale) because it kept making me sick. I went back to bed and woke up with a migraine the second time. Eventually, I woke up, got some meds and water down, started feeling better, stayed up and ate some broth. Then I was able to watch some tv and start reading my book. I also started drinking water every 15 minutes and that helped immensely!!<br /><br />I didn't think that is was going to be this bad. I am still in a lot of pain but slowly doing better. My lip was split during surgery and that's healing. My entire face and neck were swollen but I think that is starting to recede as well. I still have problems opennign my mouth and chewing and eating solids is a big NO right now. I hope that I bounce back soon and get over this because at the end of the month I start my new job and I am really excited about that.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-36971953190155631152010-02-26T07:45:00.000-08:002010-02-26T08:27:38.461-08:00Friday Follow and various ramblings by meI thought I would join a Friday Follow for once. It seems like a cute idea and I am curious to meet others and have others meet me. Although my ramblings are not often related to anything in particular or even very interesting. I don't really fit into any one category and enjoy following a multitude of different types of blogs.<br /><a href="http://one2try.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Follow" target="_blank"><img alt="Friday Follow" src="http://blogrockmaryrc.com/followfriday01.png" /></a><br />______________________________________________________________<br /><br />Today is my last day at work and I am so super excited! I will no longer be stuck behind a desk looking at bat data for 8 hours a day and feeling like my eyes are going to fall out. Once I get my surgery done I can even head back out into the field again! Opossum telemetry and raccoon trapping here I come!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNR5G17zEaZoOo2xwUEsWq1DA4W4WmH8mFShFyUfv6OoCGITjoLXQnYWVDa552taN3nsZitCuYP4r7BU_w3vVcEeGaOTbggYZbrK90dgrOH_NhUO3iU7_IOeHIO-x0NvDpWTmnzppEmnA/s1600-h/il_430xN_111343898.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNR5G17zEaZoOo2xwUEsWq1DA4W4WmH8mFShFyUfv6OoCGITjoLXQnYWVDa552taN3nsZitCuYP4r7BU_w3vVcEeGaOTbggYZbrK90dgrOH_NhUO3iU7_IOeHIO-x0NvDpWTmnzppEmnA/s400/il_430xN_111343898.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442586735964986930" /></a><br />I will be heading to a friends house tonight for a get together. She is one of my good friends who had an issue medically with her back and required surgery. She is finally starting to heal and get back on her feet and I can't wait to hang out with her. She is such an inspiration for me because she has had such a rough life and yet has one of the most positive attitudes I've ever seen. She's super sweet and always ready to listen or help someone else with their problems.<br /><br />Next week I have my tonsil surgery and I am scared about it. I am scared of the pain and of how I well I will handle it. I had a spinal fusion when I was younger and I was so determined to get well I got up and walked around the day of the surgery. My mom seems to think that this makes me invincible. I don't agree. Now that I'm an adult I don't know if I will be able to bounce back as quickly. My other worry is of the severe sore throat I will have afterwards. After years of sore throats from the tonsils, this last sore throat had me at the edge of my patience and nerves. I was ready to throw the towel in and just cry. So I suppose I'm worried I won't be able to handle the pain maturely???<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAcG1zCT8FR0jisy45jU3p4jyHc8fnGa8u-dnavfgdvMJIqp4iNYkllXuOCaRJcq03YzBacUAfFAUOAhyyPFT3J4-GdnLAkdYvBUl2AL4Kx7vDXGY63rGj44kK4Ap0KTsKuie_OPXuYQ/s1600-h/tonsils.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442582926351804786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAcG1zCT8FR0jisy45jU3p4jyHc8fnGa8u-dnavfgdvMJIqp4iNYkllXuOCaRJcq03YzBacUAfFAUOAhyyPFT3J4-GdnLAkdYvBUl2AL4Kx7vDXGY63rGj44kK4Ap0KTsKuie_OPXuYQ/s400/tonsils.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://unreasonablefaith.com/2010/02/26/defending-the-bible/">This</a> made me think this morning. Particularily, since I just got done reading the Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. It fits in with the premise of the book I believe. The ideas of both are views of religion I can get behind. I.E. the Bible is not a literal interpretation but rather a guide and mostly a guide to mankind discovering his oneness with others and the world around him.<br /><br />I am frantically trying to finsih reading the White Queen before I have to return it to the library this evening. I'm hoping I will get it done but I suppose if I don't I could always check it out at home. Or be one of those people who goes to the bookstore, picks up a book and reads it there without buying it! Of course I've never done that before.... <br /><br />P.S.<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wildlifegirl83">Check out my friend Kerry's Etsy shop for beautiful nature inspired jewelry at great prices...</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Painting from </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39156108"><span style="font-size:85%;">Etsy</span></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-57525344522004359302010-02-25T08:09:00.001-08:002010-02-25T08:50:25.929-08:00Damn you Target!!!Obviously, I can't wait til Spring. I went into Target the other day to get shampoo and almost came out with $100 worth of clothes. All of the fashion blogs lately have been showing springy, floral prints. Things that are light, airy and breezy. Things I want and ways I would love to dress if I could afford it. Then I went to Target. Big mistake. Target has put out its spring line and being the classy person that I am (read: cheap) I covet the following items:<br /><br /><strong>Women's Mossimo® Pollyann Woven Wedge Sandals - Cognac</strong> <strong>$22.99</strong> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I love the Gladiator feel of these sandals. They would look lovely with sundresses!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgaKt1azwLoSe_45wOa8oEvtTf27pe6uyDnmmdoqJPg1vXfgl6fvXDSMUhwEF4z8_UTvX6fdi53hqmhhmTAV7-W297xcTPbyi9wj3SvS7VAuuEplbeNgoBxOGoToihbtDH7hhQRSDNjY/s1600-h/sandal.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442220789017894802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgaKt1azwLoSe_45wOa8oEvtTf27pe6uyDnmmdoqJPg1vXfgl6fvXDSMUhwEF4z8_UTvX6fdi53hqmhhmTAV7-W297xcTPbyi9wj3SvS7VAuuEplbeNgoBxOGoToihbtDH7hhQRSDNjY/s400/sandal.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Women's Merona® Eura Flat Sandals - Green $8.04</strong> <br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">These don't really match anything but I still love them! the color is so gorgeous and you can't beat that price!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvB4LJkpQRX3MkWVJpKAXLbJIMbVG245VdMzbYmYJAE1mm95JmQrcovfpENYMOX-LhZ0JHG_V45UiAtHpIsj5-xINiKxxhyhKs2Ii39Qddb2g0WviCLyAkJW3tG-KwOhOfkWBlSD9AEI/s1600-h/shoe.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442218539832127394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvB4LJkpQRX3MkWVJpKAXLbJIMbVG245VdMzbYmYJAE1mm95JmQrcovfpENYMOX-LhZ0JHG_V45UiAtHpIsj5-xINiKxxhyhKs2Ii39Qddb2g0WviCLyAkJW3tG-KwOhOfkWBlSD9AEI/s400/shoe.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>MS SLVS Contrast Plaid Dress Purple Fushion $21.99</strong> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I heart purple and stripes!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrydnDxVfPmziuVAHnyB8KLq53V0hs27C1HiM0XWUVCWuhTZ2SXZWxfDsRdrWARbJmjEEmZr8ADRfZ_zT9t-RNuaXj1pyUaQgyLgQ_KRxJQmzAIiJq-lR1RuphWnO2VAkw1PCyJJkFhb4/s1600-h/purple.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442217070398843442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrydnDxVfPmziuVAHnyB8KLq53V0hs27C1HiM0XWUVCWuhTZ2SXZWxfDsRdrWARbJmjEEmZr8ADRfZ_zT9t-RNuaXj1pyUaQgyLgQ_KRxJQmzAIiJq-lR1RuphWnO2VAkw1PCyJJkFhb4/s400/purple.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>Xhilaration® Juniors Tiered Skirt - Prairie Ditsy $16.99</strong> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">This is usually not my style at all but there's something so romantic about the layers and florals.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYVczoV7y3sJY4UARqF1V49XrNtV0Jp6XD25ZyLDWd-bVngbDVX-_Bh59Xi4u1_jGWDbAjc_v2wf3BF-mK_ZoqxpwQzmnEw4Wly39gDqDC_gH7dqzhzHyjSgjToYIxGG5yGhVzVFgXw8/s1600-h/skirt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442215732952599698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYVczoV7y3sJY4UARqF1V49XrNtV0Jp6XD25ZyLDWd-bVngbDVX-_Bh59Xi4u1_jGWDbAjc_v2wf3BF-mK_ZoqxpwQzmnEw4Wly39gDqDC_gH7dqzhzHyjSgjToYIxGG5yGhVzVFgXw8/s400/skirt.jpg" /></a> <strong>Merono Hobo- $10.00</strong> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Green and stripes!!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1qmXUzNpcA51eeXcY21Ys_pKlaf2iFX_rfWqkHcU19mWl72SJJEOPuw4yGGzKc5lQInbRJx_7Tt-KnmdedMNMYlvnBKyiTELn6f0H1cx1QfS3WuY7U1UlVxMeG9IkEIdY4D20210AaI/s1600-h/51MN+wPJ48L__AA260_.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442214709720117474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1qmXUzNpcA51eeXcY21Ys_pKlaf2iFX_rfWqkHcU19mWl72SJJEOPuw4yGGzKc5lQInbRJx_7Tt-KnmdedMNMYlvnBKyiTELn6f0H1cx1QfS3WuY7U1UlVxMeG9IkEIdY4D20210AaI/s400/51MN+wPJ48L__AA260_.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Merona® Large Hobo - Green $24.99</strong> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm not sure why but I am loving colored leather bags this year. Normally I carry a large, hippy print purse and leave it at that. For some reason I am in love with bright blue and green purses!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRdfSmUpA88hhRYJdGju_t6VEh62tItN-D_XNWa7NwkoAxIMb__3YwsPHLileTO53WtIedmxOcHCThqswzZdchOE8_ouy0o2uH9nu9kiAIgSnoKxy2oR_lPe8nocaBTi9z8UH9QsUNsw/s1600-h/bag+green.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442214287621886450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRdfSmUpA88hhRYJdGju_t6VEh62tItN-D_XNWa7NwkoAxIMb__3YwsPHLileTO53WtIedmxOcHCThqswzZdchOE8_ouy0o2uH9nu9kiAIgSnoKxy2oR_lPe8nocaBTi9z8UH9QsUNsw/s400/bag+green.jpg" /></a>So I ended up leaving Target with just the shampoo after all. Damn my cheapness!! I really wanted the above things!! To get my mind off of it I headed over to the book section and perused awhile. We'd be here all day if I wrote down all the <a href="http://www.target.com/b/ref=pd_sim_cat_1_1?ie=UTF8&node=2056042011">books</a> I wanted. Let's just say I wrote up a list and will be visiting the library soon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-13170028741483889492010-02-24T12:52:00.001-08:002010-02-24T12:53:33.277-08:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIARScHHDT7QHYZEIPFkIZe-VRuYN666FB26j9MbCRrKEmDdP7S01bopk_lOAaituhL5g3p98226DLi6a-RTYx-k1ILd6ZN_PMGS7gMKJbCiwv4g2AmCgDtvYltH5matwLVAKETmtKWAc/s1600-h/image019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIARScHHDT7QHYZEIPFkIZe-VRuYN666FB26j9MbCRrKEmDdP7S01bopk_lOAaituhL5g3p98226DLi6a-RTYx-k1ILd6ZN_PMGS7gMKJbCiwv4g2AmCgDtvYltH5matwLVAKETmtKWAc/s400/image019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441915868284416514" /></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-77754432746870805592010-02-22T08:47:00.001-08:002010-02-24T07:35:56.494-08:00It's Monday, what are you reading?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi0fglKGAhH000IQLmETz8G4hV_tgJnQzQNmbjuwJTSI7yHe6SAJR9ZAyfm0p2cI2srmYJtEKK47_XCynmsMvd3W0H-FaihqJfKkjEBBHUz4R08Efb5elyd3hfPC1C66fZaxpgyM1vRo/s1600-h/a1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi0fglKGAhH000IQLmETz8G4hV_tgJnQzQNmbjuwJTSI7yHe6SAJR9ZAyfm0p2cI2srmYJtEKK47_XCynmsMvd3W0H-FaihqJfKkjEBBHUz4R08Efb5elyd3hfPC1C66fZaxpgyM1vRo/s400/a1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441110524620519490" /></a><br /><br />Ok, this past week I had a chance to read several books. I am getting ready for a big move and am hurriedly trying to read all the library books I have. Many of them were short, quick reads with the exception of one. All of them were good reads and I would recommend them.<br /><br /><strong>Currently reading: </strong><br />The White Queen by Philippa Gregory<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvUZRvzMkLCNKfbPNYkNAQh979WwEu9mfXeCyhbMAhKj92CQzTG7c-rAorwgN06RCi5j1ryvVwypX36O5jArfnuOTouYYaino7AV68sE7ryurk5vYw-POosIv14W8ALNrzZQecPqkcBY/s1600-h/45764225.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvUZRvzMkLCNKfbPNYkNAQh979WwEu9mfXeCyhbMAhKj92CQzTG7c-rAorwgN06RCi5j1ryvVwypX36O5jArfnuOTouYYaino7AV68sE7ryurk5vYw-POosIv14W8ALNrzZQecPqkcBY/s400/45764225.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441111438718781922" /></a><br />I thought ths one looked interesting and I like this author. Her best works are about the British royalty during the 1600's (Her works on the Tudor and Boleyn girls are particularily good). I find that when she branches off from that she gets weird in her writing. I read another of her books called the Wise Woman and it was extremely weird and not what I thought it would be at all!<br /><br /><strong>Just finished:</strong><br /><em>Shanghai Girls by Lisa See</em><br /> -I really enjoyed this one. I thought the end was incomplete and left you hanging. I know she was going for hope and a chance at a new life and to show how strong a sisters bond could be but it felt unfinished for me. I liked the storyline but felt bad constantly for the older sister until the end when you learn that the youngest siter had her own issues. I wish both sides could ahve been flushed out equally throughout the book.<br /><br /><em>Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory</em><br /> -I picked this one up because of the author and also because it had a lot about VA in it. It's about the king's gardener during the Commonwealth and Restoration of England. There were parts where I was very mad at the main character for the way he treated his wives in the book (he had a Native American and English one and abandoned them both at different times). For the most part I enjoyed it and the way that the author manages to make history interesting and personal. You can understand that time period a lot through the eyes of the characters and their stories.<br /><br /><em>Day After Night by Anita Diamant</em><br /> -This one was about 4 Jewish girls in Israel right after the Holocaust. I liked the book because I learned about events that happened during that time of which I was not aware. For example, the British kept Jews and "suspicious persons" with no papers who came to Israel in a camp outside Haifa for long periods of time. While not a concentration camp like the ones in Germany it was still a camp and there was a breakout. I had no idea that this happened! I also enjoyed the relationships the women fostered with one another and how they came to depend and need each other to help themselves heal from their pasts. I didn't like the mentality that seemed to be fostered in the book (and the region) that its okay to inflict bad things on others because we have suffered and now it's other people's turn. For example, the women in the camp talk of the nearby Arabs and how they should be removed because the Jews need a homeland. One of the girls in the book even questions this way of thinking (Aren't we trying to make our homeland in someone else's? Is more violence really necessary to achieve this?)and is quickly reprimanded for thinking this way. Other than that I enjoyed the book and found it a quick read.<br /><br /><strong>Planning to read:</strong><br />I don't have any books lined up for next week. I plan to go to the library once I get back home again and stock up so I'll have something to read while I'm recovering from my surgery.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-35529738923779363752010-02-19T09:39:00.000-08:002010-02-19T07:41:00.345-08:00Friday Flashback<div>This is my first time joining in the Friday Flashback. I've been following it for awhile now over at Tia's blog and this week's theme is pets. I don't have any old pics of pets on my laptop so I thought instead I'd post a few pics of me at my first field job. I'm a Biological Technician which means I get to travel around and take random, temporary jobs working with wild animals. The bad news of course is that I have little to no job security. :)<br /><br />This pic was taken in WV where I was working on a Cerulean Warbler project. We were funded by the State DNR and they called one night because they wanted to come trap bats on the land where we were working. We showed them around and helped them set up their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist_net">mist nets</a>. Then we setled in for a <em>long </em> night of waiting. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMDdRl5vydryrh5r3YBkAGVq1ZGfcPNsERQF1E9TmCSwpgrFEOXuWNV7I0KHQ4j8rwbLWwks_guloNwglvy4vPYTsQ8YunYkdejroce8yUzS53mjigBmB9L6WdUS1pfVntNkvv_6wlCk/s1600-h/meandbat3_edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439738809098351522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMDdRl5vydryrh5r3YBkAGVq1ZGfcPNsERQF1E9TmCSwpgrFEOXuWNV7I0KHQ4j8rwbLWwks_guloNwglvy4vPYTsQ8YunYkdejroce8yUzS53mjigBmB9L6WdUS1pfVntNkvv_6wlCk/s400/meandbat3_edited.JPG" /></a><br /> <p></p>This is me holding a Little Brown Bat I think. These were taken back in 2004 so I can't remember exactly. You have to wear the heavy gloves to pull them out of the nets so they don't bite you and so you can hold them down so they don't get hurt. The membrane in their wings is very delicate and can tear easily. Its also pretty cool in that you can shine a light through it and see if the bones are fused yet to tell if its an adult or youngster.<br /><p></p></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 105px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 68px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439966897426265186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqprw4v9jUBKuspAQaJbhz4KCRlUNvV-gyvj4o98G6-d8mtj71YRaxAI6WyAnX-Mi6txj1pOPjiMz1vgPhlSwyMRi-9FzuCD4hd5yk7Mbi5Kgo9SQxYoozCI3jN-fOD7i8LOXlQISmp9k/s400/bat.JPG" /></p><br />It looks like he's snarling but he's really just trying to echolocate. I imagine he's thinking something along the lines of: "What the hell just happened??? Where's that moth I was chasing?? Why does this girl look so tired???" <br /><br />It <em>was</em> 3am, Bat. I'm just saying.<br /><br />Anyways, despite my tired face I was super excited to be holding him. This was my first time holding a wild animal and not just looking at birds. Somewhere around this time is when I decided that I definately wanted to be in this field and definately wanted to be holding more wild critters.<br /><br />Head over to Tia's for more Flashbacks!<br /> <a href="http://www.christopherandtia.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.christopherandtia.blogspot.com" title="Flashback Friday Button by christopherandtia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4301578840_2ba54100e2_m.jpg" width="150" height="179" alt="Flashback Friday Button" /></a></a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-32750392277759274722010-02-18T17:54:00.000-08:002010-02-26T08:29:38.603-08:00New Job!!!I got a new job!! I will be leaving Alabama and my boring desk job to head to Indiana in one week! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUjQcL7h1ci4XD5nktPJRtJvzrMp6hIye0437pM0fUaM9G96pWz-PI0B60JCgel2Td21CiO_magIKrt9_Js4FgQqnBhxLlQGL9qf3c4UI6nG6sJZzjHXkdPn4huQcY8GDYNvMjeena0Y/s1600-h/picsfromfield+034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUjQcL7h1ci4XD5nktPJRtJvzrMp6hIye0437pM0fUaM9G96pWz-PI0B60JCgel2Td21CiO_magIKrt9_Js4FgQqnBhxLlQGL9qf3c4UI6nG6sJZzjHXkdPn4huQcY8GDYNvMjeena0Y/s200/picsfromfield+034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439768773794254738" /></a><br />I'm so super excited!!! I will be working with possums doing telemetry and maybe helping to trap raccoons. Its going to be so great to be out in the field again.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-40156561370489173292010-02-17T12:38:00.001-08:002010-02-17T12:42:10.074-08:00Me, Me, Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQLTS5g9s0DPQMJzbCmDPWNq81gwqa6Sfy9X_LfONZWD1751oBcVyaQ52c__LRu3C9-Sm4x6QXA3slAId_uD-AfmfMh6a6FKGAznQD_OW1XTvLRfrmV34NP1A-dBb4HCo31Dzklv1qes/s1600-h/2009-10-27+23-20-10+M+02_03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQLTS5g9s0DPQMJzbCmDPWNq81gwqa6Sfy9X_LfONZWD1751oBcVyaQ52c__LRu3C9-Sm4x6QXA3slAId_uD-AfmfMh6a6FKGAznQD_OW1XTvLRfrmV34NP1A-dBb4HCo31Dzklv1qes/s400/2009-10-27+23-20-10+M+02_03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439314666713570914" /></a><br />From my Facebook. A little bit about me because I haven't yet really gotten personal. <br /><br />Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you. <br /><br /><br />1. I am addicted to Hersheys chocolate. I have to eat it atleast once a day or I get cranky. <br />2. I will stab people who try to take it from me. <br />3. I like funky socks. Toe socks are my favorite but weirdly colored and patterned ones will work too. Anything but plain white. <br />4. I heart rats. I think they’re really cute and hilarious to observe. Luckily, I get to work with them. <br />5. I hate veggies. I don’t eat them if I can avoid it. If I can’t, I will only eat them raw. <br />6. I had Scoliosis surgery when I was 15. I now have two metal rods fused to my spine forever. <br />7. I gained an inch and a half in height from that. <br />8. I love fast food and my favorite restaurant is McDonalds. <br />9. People at work are scared of me. I don’t get it. <br />10. I hate most children. Seriously, I can’t stand the bad ones. I think it’s mutual. <br />11. I never learned how to ride a bike. <br />12. I want a tattoo on my wrist or one of my shoulder blades. <br />13. I’m addicted to the tv show Charmed. <br />14. I have a fear of water. I can barely swim and can’t stand it if I can’t see the bottom. <br />15. This doesn’t apply to being in a boat. I love being in a boat. <br />16. I feel lost and unhappy without mountains in the background. <br />17. I didn’t get my license until I was 19. <br />18. I had long, waist length hair up until I went to college. It’s been mostly shoulder length ever since. <br />19. I consider my background Appalachian-German. <br />20. I haven’t talked to my Dad since I was 14. I don’t care. <br />21. I would love to travel but I don’t have the money or the time. Europe and Scandinavia in particular, are at the top of my list. <br />22. I really like History. If Biology hadn’t worked out I wanted to be an Archeologist. <br />23. I despise math and have ever since I found out what multiplication was. <br />24. I’m inherently lazy. <br />25. It’s a secret dream of mine to learn the Thriller Dance and have a group of friends perform it at Halloween.<br /><br />I tagged people on Facebook and got some interesting comments about some of these. i won't tag anyone here because I don't think that I even know 25 people on here. Although I'd like too. :)PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-17931292769834982792010-02-16T19:10:00.000-08:002010-02-16T19:12:40.723-08:00Winter scenesIts cold so I made this Scandanavian inspired cold weather outfit on Polyvore.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5cx2Mg5MPnoy1_AUCI1Ix0UU9okEYha08N95hl1EaZFSdH9nZ4NtSK3sXdd-2mQhebUPZGqm2do3YFyk7CbzNVh3YvQ7G0p0R1T7c5tnxqxv9YD_itTDnhef1EgZ-K_pKsYy83BOTZU/s1600-h/winter+scenes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5cx2Mg5MPnoy1_AUCI1Ix0UU9okEYha08N95hl1EaZFSdH9nZ4NtSK3sXdd-2mQhebUPZGqm2do3YFyk7CbzNVh3YvQ7G0p0R1T7c5tnxqxv9YD_itTDnhef1EgZ-K_pKsYy83BOTZU/s400/winter+scenes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439044519709268274" /></a><br /><br /><br />These help ease my fashionista itch when I want to be creative in the way I dress.PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616447571208820597.post-64667009937736735362010-02-16T17:49:00.000-08:002010-02-16T18:08:50.480-08:00Longleaf Pine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vrlF9PC8rt92LLukb9ayAJJq3IJOjPf-sj65FWQEN0QhdjIiHwSuEyCZl37g3cM0sVTwTIQGHc6X9_Ogndtl3Wa-oWEMMExLBrra7Mq86u0OmN_HF1T9c3bykUMUDPzijxWsKXfYhNA/s1600-h/georgia+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439028083848790818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vrlF9PC8rt92LLukb9ayAJJq3IJOjPf-sj65FWQEN0QhdjIiHwSuEyCZl37g3cM0sVTwTIQGHc6X9_Ogndtl3Wa-oWEMMExLBrra7Mq86u0OmN_HF1T9c3bykUMUDPzijxWsKXfYhNA/s200/georgia+026.jpg" /></a><br /><blockquote>The Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) is a pine native to the southeast United States, found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdzwJ0ntpxmFtcOwPhE5fmIXhyphenhyphenzNK72q_sTvBc8hn_zBjL6jG_ms4RinQcwVP7EhZSAEcq8JoFr5MZmOE5FK-Rvh8rzGb39hoIW5CsYON-yEKgaXDrkNSBEXCAadIiGQLPbwein2CFT8/s1600-h/georgia+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439024306030695074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdzwJ0ntpxmFtcOwPhE5fmIXhyphenhyphenzNK72q_sTvBc8hn_zBjL6jG_ms4RinQcwVP7EhZSAEcq8JoFr5MZmOE5FK-Rvh8rzGb39hoIW5CsYON-yEKgaXDrkNSBEXCAadIiGQLPbwein2CFT8/s200/georgia+025.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote>Longleaf Pine takes 100 to 150 years to become full size and can live to 500 years old. When young, they grow a long taproot, which is usually 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) long; by maturity they have a wide spreading lateral root system with several deep 'sinker' roots. It grows on well-drained, usually sandy soil, often in pure stands.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGFiJa2HRk91diqTTYwAzFw7pS3ciRgkH3jPBHS139ygWDU0zCZpd7DHr35vo-pDXLqMmJJ8zG536ssHzbtEZKaAmCQxhp3pOKoHujHXJQEGQ7k0G8Nd1VGKTp1Cz8d72oObP72sOLqE/s1600-h/georgia+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439024300102785346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGFiJa2HRk91diqTTYwAzFw7pS3ciRgkH3jPBHS139ygWDU0zCZpd7DHr35vo-pDXLqMmJJ8zG536ssHzbtEZKaAmCQxhp3pOKoHujHXJQEGQ7k0G8Nd1VGKTp1Cz8d72oObP72sOLqE/s200/georgia+022.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSN9C6GEpRw_CfdJSxEV1RwxzNsXm9-OQx4Yr5kK7WyC-xKNzru9HdU5-Mo54YjcUafJewgHGcfIGQ-wR6z-LB-rp_z255uE27TMGUuG4Ok4i3O1mEl-Wj4pYGNXx-ge6Gg5cjPsuPMI/s1600-h/georgia+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439024300808795202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSN9C6GEpRw_CfdJSxEV1RwxzNsXm9-OQx4Yr5kK7WyC-xKNzru9HdU5-Mo54YjcUafJewgHGcfIGQ-wR6z-LB-rp_z255uE27TMGUuG4Ok4i3O1mEl-Wj4pYGNXx-ge6Gg5cjPsuPMI/s200/georgia+021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Before European settlement the Longleaf Pine pine forest dominated as much as 90,000,000 acres (360,000 km2) stretching from Virginia south to Florida and west to eastern Texas. Its range was defined by the frequent widespread fires that occurred throughout the southeast. In the late 19th century, these virgin timber stands were "among the most sought after timber trees in the country." This rich ecosystem has now been relegated to less than 5% of its presettlement range due to clear cutting practices.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2sKHxa298BcFwRr-vb2risavZdPvTcJYPhPJT_okWPghvr3eKa6n9Drqht7x3qjMznr6SYxrjc3m3gD7XSX4uj2ToLPJu4jwpmaVTR_C4PFYxnCwSq4aLl6ao-z3Uu3DejsdLgnzQcg/s1600-h/georgia+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439024291201973906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2sKHxa298BcFwRr-vb2risavZdPvTcJYPhPJT_okWPghvr3eKa6n9Drqht7x3qjMznr6SYxrjc3m3gD7XSX4uj2ToLPJu4jwpmaVTR_C4PFYxnCwSq4aLl6ao-z3Uu3DejsdLgnzQcg/s200/georgia+020.jpg" /></a><br />Further Reading:<br /><a href="http://www.longleafalliance.org/">Longleaf Alliance</a><br /><a href="http://www.jonesctr.org/research/projects/llp_management/llp_management_main.html">Joseph Jones Ecological Research Center</a><br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longleaf_Pine">Info from here</a>PensivePixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03710454871962415695noreply@blogger.com0