Highway or the Highway

Lisa Kimmel Fisher: "You know what's weird about dead people? How they look so perfect... When I die , I want to be one big mess. That's what life is, messy."

-Six Feet Under

My quote is from Six Feet Under today to remind myself and anybody else who cares that the series finale is tonight on HBO at 8pm! I had never seen the show prior to us getting cable, and by then it was already in the 5th and last season. If the box set DVDs weren't fucking $80, maybe I'd tickle the thought of watching from episode one...Anyone who has not seen Six Feet Under is really missing out. Afterall it's not tv, it's HBO.....bitch.

I'm sitting in my new room for the next 2 semesters...it's a little weird because I still feel like I'm leaving back for SA tomorrow. But hopefully with time I'll get familiar and comfortable in my new home and city. Moving in went surprisingly quick and now I have a full week to just chill, get to know the highways around me, and get shit done before the 29th.

Speaking of highways, the people in Dallas drive like maniacs. When driving in San Antonio you'll get an occasional drive that cuts you off, tailgaits, or is just a douche on the road...but here it seems like 80% of the drivers are psychopaths and have road rage. I'm a pretty cautious driver and it'll take getting used to driving in Dallas traffic.

I've forgotten what all I was gonna talk about, so I'll just post pics for now...plus my mind is drifting from watching disgusting amounts of reality tv re-runs. Enjoy..

Random pictures of kimberly being gay:



I know what you're thinking...Becca is blinking in the picture. (jk) Fyi, that is my hand that just happened to look like Becca was doing the infamous pussy hand gesture. Don't you love coincidences?


Last night in SA! Mary surprised me and took me to Grey Moss Inn...


My delicious $44.00 meal that Mary wouldn't let me pay for....turd


In Plano!


Business man on a motorcycle smoking a cig...he thought he was pretty cool.


Laura, Kevin and I went to see Redeye...it was alright.


Sunset at a parking garage


Shopping and Restaurants...we had sushi at NaaN


The apartment!



My room before...


My room after...





I couldn't leave without my keyboard...


Sunset in Denton


That's all for now, hopefully I'll have something more interesting to talk about. Laters for now...

I've Got Bruce Lee's On My Head...

[Larry accidentally eats decorative manger scene cookies]

Becky: You ate the baby Jesus and his mother Mary?
Larry: I thought they were animal cookies.
Chery's Dad: Animal Cookies? What, are you kidding me?
Becky: Jesus Christ is not an animal!!
Larry: I thought he was a monkey.
Cheryl's Dad: A monkey? Oh, please.
Cheryl's Mom: Larry, have you no shame?
Becky: The Son of God is not a monkey, Larry!!

-Curb Your Enthusiasm

So as fate turns out once again, I actually do have a roomate assignment; the Exchange had just left me in the dark about it for a while. I wasn't able to talk to him (Brandon) until I got back from my awesome camping trip last Tuesday. But anyway, I'm looking forward to getting the fuck out of here none the less.

Now, I'm a camping virgin...**gasp!** Let me just say, it was one hell of a way to end my summer. We drove over to a little town called Concan around Uvalde. A friend of ours, Heather, owns a piece of land complete with a cement pad right by the water so it was nice to feel selfish and have that area to ourselves. The Frio river has to be one of the most clean, clear, beautiful rivers in Texas. Perhaps I'm just used to swimming in the disgusting Comal at Schlitterbahn.

Although we cheated both nights and ate at nearby restaurants, I still felt pretty primitive...And by the way, sleeping on nothing but rocks feels really good on your back the next day. I guess the only sucky part about the trip is that we were all pretty badly sunburnt. Mary and Brittany got the worst of it...afterall we did tube for a total of 10 hours. Thank god I wore a shirt.

Apologies in advance for not having any tubing pictures. I wasn't going to take my dig. camera in the river with me....enjoy the pics!

Lunch stop at Subway on the way to Uvalde!


The Frio River


Our cool cement pad! Great for setting up chairs, starting a fire, and laughing at Patrick while he's tipsy!


More of the river...I love this picture


Right by our campsite


Ripples in the water


The convenience store so convenientally placed only a short walk from the campsite!


View from the top


The gang at Neal's Cafe...Heather was in the piss room.


Chillin and iPod-ing by the river...


Cliff


Neato


My current desktop background, bitch


On our way to tubing!



Campfire, margaritas, and truth or dare!


Our freaking huge 9-man tent...coulda held 12


First morning (8am)


Mary will kill me because I posted this picture...it's just too funny not to post.


Picking out our tubes!


Packing up! Check out Mary's sweet sunburn!


Brittany's feet! Swollen b/c she got sun poisoning...woops


Alright, that's all for now. I g2g get ready for my favorite restaurant...PAPADEAUX, BITCH! Laters for now!

Calm Before the Storm

[Lois is washing Stewie's hair in the sink]
Stewie Griffin: Careful! You're washing a baby's scalp, not scrubbing the vomit out of a Christmas dress, you stupid holiday drunk.


Meg Griffin: Guess what I am.
Stewie Griffin: Hmm, let me see. The end result of a drunken backseat gropefest and a damaged prophylactic?


[Peter saw Lois in a coffee shop talking with her old college boyfriend]
Peter Griffin: I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.


[riding a circus elephant]
Peter Griffin: Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.

-Family Guy

So sorry for not posting recently. It's going to feel nice to finally be rid of having the obligation to post those damn cruise pics. (Last post for those, I swear) I guess I've been too busy lately checking facebook obsessively. I had to create my new UNT account, and add all of my 100-something friends...that sucked. I admire people like Katherine Stump who can post every day and make it worth reading each time. I guess I have things to say, but I feel somewhat censored and don't think I can express them as well as I should...so I don't.

Moving on...everyone should listen to "Naked As We Came" by Iron and Wine. Fantastic song I discovered while watching In Good Company. I'm currently playing it on my brand new mini-iPod! It was my belated birthday gift this year and I am in love. It will be my best friend at UNT.

Turns out I may not get a roomate. Yes that means I will be living in a two bedroom apartment by myself. How cool? We called the complex and they said they already sent out names for roomies and since I never got one, I may not get one...WOO! We'll see how it turns out in the future.

Do you ever feel like you know more about life than people who have been around longer and claim to hold more experience? I have a good friend who has recently taken a huge (and to some, controversial) step in their life and I was criticized for supporting them by my mother. We had a brief conversation about it at lunch one day and it turned ugly quickly. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who can see how twisted some people's logic is. People are entitled to their own opinions (thank god) but I felt like she crossed a line making misconceptions about somebody she barely knows. I feel so underminded by my parents sometimes, but I love them so much that it creates an unsettling imbalance of emotions whenever we get into arguments. Is it just me?

Work has been pretty good recently, which is a positive change from the past. I've learned to tolerate some pretty stupid people. It's amazing how utterly unreasonable and asshole-y people can be sometimes and I mean that in all seroiusness. I guess you never find out until you have a job that deals with the public.

I'd like to dedicate this next portion of my blog to all the ridiculous customers I've had during my year working at HEB.

ATTENTION HEB SHOPPERS:

No, we do not sell doggie diapers and it frightens me to think that you would want to buy such a product!

No, I don't want to hear about your hip replacement surgey and your overreactive bladder while I carry out your groceries...it's disturbing and you smell funny already.

For christ's sake, please don't use the cell phone device that you put in your ear while at my register and talk on it. I can't tell if you're asking me or your boyfriend to "get off your lazy ass and pay the fucking bill."

Stop asking me what high school I go to.

And finally: I swear to god if you walk in the store two minutes before we close, I will announce on the intercom that there is a rabid dog loose and roaming the store so you'll leave.

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Sorry for the ranting tonight...a lot on my mind. Here are the rest of the cruise pictures. I also added in some miscellaneous photos from recent endeavors. Enjoy!

Some of the most beautiful shots I got from the ship.




After returning from the cruise, we spent one evening in South Beach, Miami. It was raining on the way but it cleared up by the time we arrived.


Laura and Kevin at News Cafe. Great restaurant!


Walking around the city...




Would've been a lot prettier if that damn lightpole wasn't in the way. But it is a nice photo of sunset in South Beach...


Last day of vacation! We were contemplating how to fit all of our luggage in my aunt and uncles' car.


Miami Beach from the plane!


Kimberly was sad when we returned! Back to reality....


RANDOM PHOTOS AHEAD!

Two of my favorite things: Mary and Chili's!


Party at Bryan G.'s. Haven't seen him in a while and Ashley showed up! We were playing in his awesome elevator...yes he has a fucking elevator.


B-day gift from the girls...ORIGINAL SIGNED COLDPLAY POSTER!!!! You know this will be hanging above my bed in my apartment.


Another shot of the sky. I love photographing the sky if you can't tell by now.


Six Flags! On our way up The Rattler!


Mary's cool nose ring...


Oooooh!


Our picture we purchased from the Scooby Doo ride. Sorry for the fuzziness; I took a picture of a picture.


Fireworks show...



Crazy Bitch...yes she had something on underneath....I think.


The gang at Chili's...yum


Phew! That was a longer post than usual. I hope you enjoyed and I will be posting soon...I'm going camping this weekend and promise wonderful pictures and stories! Laters for now!