My Other Family

Look! There's a Godiva Jr.

Smile...It's Friday.

This made me smile today. I think I will tape it to my mirror at home.

***You may not realize it, but it’s 100% true.***

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least fifteen people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would hate you is because they want to be like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don’t like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique
8. Someone you don’t even know exists loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you…take another look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget the negative remarks.

Irony of Health Insurance

I am busy trying to get health insurance since this a REQUIREMENT for school admission, and I am on hold waiting for the underwriter who is going to ask me questions that are none of his business. This is what I hear playing:



He said I was in my early forties
with a lot of life before me
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays
Talking bout the options
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be the real end
how?s it hit you when you get that kinda news
man what?d you do

and he said
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I?d been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.



How fucking appropriate...all this before Randall asks me if I participate in any risky activities. I asked him to clarify for shits and giggles.

Tim McGraw...Live Like You Were Dying. Yah!!!!

Dude, I don't even know...

So I am sitting here chilling on my bed thinking about life and all that hoop-la and I realized audiences are wanting another blog from me so here goes. I should hurry up and write something before I sober up. So here's what is on my brain. First, I have less that fifteen days until I venture to the land of fish and rice. I am not going to lie. I am a tad nervous...okay more than a tad but I am not trying to be a punk about it. I bought some hot pink luggage yesterday so I will be sure to locate my shit in the airport...of course pink is the new black so if I see someone else with my same luggage I will certainly have to reach back into my days of the BKK and bust a cap in someone. What this really translates into is less than two weeks on my job which I have been at for over two years (this is a record for those of you who know my job history)and less than two weeks after I get back I start Dental School. Pardon me while my head spins off into space. It feels like there isn't enough time in the day and everyday that I get up I realize I have one day less to get my shit together. It's enough to make someone want to pick up a serious vice, i.e. crack. I am worried about money (what would we do if no one had money to worry about?) and what I am going to do about a job and such when I get back but I have been working on some stuff so that shouldn't be too bad. I am pissed at this blogspot because it likes to decide which pictures of mine it actually wants to post. I can't decide what I am going to do with my hair in Japan...like I mentioned before money is an issue. I wish I could fit all my friends in my luggage and take them with me...if all my friends were Japanese this would work...which brings me to my next concern. I am going to be fucking huge over there...not to mention nappy headed and tan. I curious as to what will be thought the first time my host families see me. I take that back. I probably don't want to know. It is supposed to be over 100 degrees when I get there, go figure. As long as I don't end up working in a field it will be all gravy.

Things I AM looking forward to ( I am serious about these):
1. Being knee-deep in a bottle of Saki when one of my kids call me and they have gotten in trouble with the Japanese government.
2. Buying the only thing that will fit me...one of those cool cone bamboo hat thingies and a kimono.
3. Sleeping on a futon who-bob in the floor.
4. Taking lots of pictures.
5. Sporting clothes that have English on them. I will be the coolest kid in school.
6. Japanese sword fighting.
7. SUSHI
8. Telling all the people in Japan that my weave is my real hair.
9. Trying out the Japanese I have been learning.
10. The flight....I am going to be drinking and hopefully passing out so when I do decide to wake up I will be in Tokyo.

I am going to be having a few parties before I depart so this ought to be outrageous. They are well deserved since I have a feeling I won't even know how to spell "fun" come this fall when I am scaping someone's teefies. On a serious note, I need a hug. Have you ever felt that way? I take that back. I don't just want a hug...I want to be held...for a long time...no words passing between...just comforting human contact with no explanation...the sad part is that I don't think I am going to get it before I leave.

boo.

Good Times In A Glass

This weekend was nuts. Julia's sister Marlee came over for the weekend, and we had girl time. We laid by the pool, drank, chilled out...so to speak. The evening was complete when we saw Lie In Wait and Red Rocket Deluxe at Backwoods. I love hanging out with those guys, I swear. This is gonna sound all mushy and dumb but I feel like after two years of being out of college I have found my "crew" again. I have a circle of friends or something now. Who knew? After the rock and roll extravaganza everyone went back to my house for a pool party to get sobered up. Went to bed around five and woke up at nine to cook pancakes for the Nylunds and a wonderfully tall German exchange student named Micheal. This boy dives like a swan...or maybe he was just the only sober one. I am not sure.

My New Family

I got my host family assignment for LABO. I will be in Osaka. I will actually have two families. I will be staying with each one for two weeks. Honestly, I don't think they could have matched me up any better. The first family is a little older. They have a daughter my age. The second family (picture above) looks so sweet. The father is actually a dentist. I am SO EXCITED about that. Only me...I know.

Check out Osaka's website. It rocks more than stone.
http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/en/

This picture is not supposed to be this funny-

Happy Birthday Nyah!

Why do I love these boys? Let me count the ways...

knucklefuckingheads

Uphill Both Ways

Somewhere over Montana.



A quarter of the way up a hill. I had to stop and take a break.



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The happiest black man on earth. Toot-toot with yo' bad self.



The fist pump...a tribute to the Nylunds.










Some art...


Qwest Field


Cutie Cutie


Someone explain this to me.


Simply Pimpy


Ohh pretty!


I WAS NOT kidding about that uphill both ways business.