the good things in life

Another perfect evening, courtesy of the only good thing on Comcast: On Demand!

I can watch HBO's series "Deadwood" WHENEVER I WANT! Nothing like a sexy western lawman like Seth Bullock to keep me warm on a cool Friday night.

Add some gourmet pasta for dinner and I'm a happy camper. :)

My weekend wish-list is probably going to be modified quite a bit. I did end up taking a short hike with Wilson after taking him to the vet for an ear infection, but well I think I'm driving out to Cabela's in Dundee for a 2 day hunter safety class. Surprise! Yes I want to learn how to hunt, but my avenues for learning are limited to say the least. I might beg a guy from my old job to take me but I wish I had close friend that hunted! So that is going to take up all day both Saturday and Sunday. The plus is that I get to have another elk sandwich from their awesome deli!

I could always go out to Ann Arbor tonite to party with our no-longer-a-freshman friend Frosh (what do we call him now?!) and help get rid of 90 beers in beer pong... But all those empty calories! Hee hee!

Whenever I am stuck in traffic, I put on one of my favorite CDs and sing loudly to pass the time. I love it when I see other people singing, but especially men. If I ever find myself a single man that can handle me (ha ha ha!), I want him to be the type to sing in the car. Loudly. Enthusiastically. (And I don't mean to ghetto rap crap either!) So we can go on road trips and sound (and look) ridiculous together. And it would be great if he hunted, so he can show me how!! He has to own at least one pair of REAL boots and look good in Carhartts. And appreciate GOOD beer. And like spontaneous adventures. And Netflix. I'm addicted to Netflix.

Ok, now I just have to find him. ;)

thunderstorms

I'm sitting here with the lights off and the windows open, listening to the rain and thunder, watching a movie, and drinking the bestest summer beer in Michigan, Bell's Oberon.

What a fantastic evening!

The weather has turned a little cooler and the leaves are beginning to change, and seeing as fall is one of my top 4 favorite seasons (I love them all), it's inspiring me to do a lot of things I know I won't have time to do.

My weekend to-do/fantasy list:

- Take my digital camera with me EVERYWHERE. Take pictures of leaves changing, try to capture the flavor of pre-autumn in a photograph, for some reason everything seems so beautiful to me outside right now!

- Go for a long hike.

- Related to the hike: Either do that locally (Brighton? Bald Mountain? Somewhere new?) or go up north...

- Buy a leather jacket (FINALLY!) and hop on my motorcycle for a LONG ride - my longest is 1 1/2 hrs one way, so let's see where I can go!

- MOUNTAIN BIKE! I have to steal my parents tools and put on my clipless pedals that my buddy Dave hooked me up with, but this weather makes me wanna eat some dirt!

- Dog-nap my family's scotty dog Wilson for the weekend and take him with me for any adventures I get into... But he doesn't really fit on a motorcycle so I'll have to get creative.

Now back to my Bell's and my movie!

What my parents don't want to know...

Ok, so I'm not really a logger (I prefer the term "urban lumberchic), but this little article on MSN has supposedly the most dangerous jobs. The list is different from what I usually have heard, but they all say the same thing:

I love dangerous jobs, and I DON'T do it for the money. ;)

Sorry mom and dad. At least I have life insurance now! Hee hee!

Other news: Darby my fostered pup still hasn't been adopted yet. In another few weeks... if she's still around... hmmmm....

Got a windshield for my motorcycle. Just haven't had time to ride it!

Busy busy busy!

National Geographic photos!

I just have to share these links with you guys.

The first is a feature of NationalGeographic.com - their "Scenic Drive Guides to National Parks." Beautiful photographs of some of my favorite places in the United States. If I could, I would post a photo from the site, but I think technically that is a no-no. It's actually an advertisement, but I don't care!

The other is a photo of a liger - a lion/tiger hybrid. I've never seen a picture, but it's exactly what you would think of if you thought of putting a tiger and lion together - half a mane, lion's body, tiger stripes! And it's popular because of Napoleon Dynamite, or so they say.

All for now!

 

Puppy no more

After fostering Darby Coyote (aka Munchkin), the sweetest little shepherd girl, I decided not to keep her.

I SHOULD HAVE KEPT HER!

It was a tough call, but she had a few health problems I was concerned about, and she kept beating up my family's three little dogs. Looked like she was going to grow up to be an alpha female, but we were a bit worried she might hurt Tiny accidentally. She's just so young, it's hard to tell what kind of temperment and health problems she might have when she gets older. Gosh but she was the sweetest little thing. She was great in the car, and pretty good in her crate - only whined for a few minutes before quieting down. I think sometimes I bored her, especially when I was trying to put together my kitchen chairs and she kept stealing the screwdriver and anything else that was shiny. I brought her out to the park on Friday when I played horseshoes with my cityworker friends, and she was the best! She is a bit of a chicken so she didn't wander very far, but once she warmed up to the guys, she was the happiest little puppy and I could keep her off her leash without worrying about her.

I also know that having a dog would be a major hinderance to being a wildland firefighter in the future. Some places will allow dogs, and not all jobs travel as much as others... it would be do-able but challenging. For now, I had to give her back.

... But if she's not adopted out in a few weeks, I'm gonna take her back, as long as her health is better. No more worms! YUCK!

I even taught her how to sit and lie down in 5 minutes. She was so smart! And so pretty! It's lonely without her around here now. Granted, it was stressful and tiring trying to pottytrain her and deal with her endless puppy energy, but right now I miss having to take her out ever hour (only to have her end up peeing in the house anyway). She was a pain in the butt, but I loved her anyway! I mean, who doesn't appreciate unconditional puppy love? :)  She just followed me around and stared at her with her big brown eyes and tongue hanging out, watching me do dishes with such adoration, thinking I'm the most important person in the world when I am brushing my teeth... Why can't I find a man that treats me like that?! HA! :)

So here's lots of cute pictures. I hope Darby Coyote finds a great loving home! And if she doesn't... well I'm gonna get her back!

(photos are from my cell phone, that's why they're fuzzy)