Things I SHOULD HAVE done...but didn't.

CLARIFICATION!

I'm typing this 2/12/09: I think there was some confusion with my origional weird rambly post! Just to clarify- I have no prob with the pic! The problem was that I SHOULD have just kept the waxin' appointment BEFORE the license renewal because it would have been hysterical to have a license picture with a red stash and brows!!!!
But I took the vain way out and rescheduled the appointment so that the pic would look "nice". Who cares about nice? We want FUNNY, yes?!?
So I attempted to create the redness on the 2nd license pic with Photoshop to give everyone an idea of what it would look like. Didn't come out so great.
Anyhoo...

Thing # 4387583:


I should have kept my brow and upper lip torture wax appointment before going to the DMV to renew my license.

I had switched them when I realized that I would be getting my picture taken with a red and smarting lip and brow area if I didn't. Can't have that! So I got my new licence with a lovely picture of me looking like I'm about to attack.
BEHOLD!

But why did I do that? Why did I switch the appointments? Was I in such a dour mood? I could have spent the next 5 years showing off my license to cops and booze sellers with a picture of me and my raw red philtrum and brows! So OBVIOUSLY freshly waxed! The very thing I was so unbelievably mortified about until I was, like, 34 .

How funny would that have been?!!!! A Groucho Marx impersonation right on my ID!!!
Like this! (The real thing looked worse, believe me)

But, no. I was shooting for a decent photo(are there EVER decent license photos?!?!) that I wouldn't have to cringe at for the next 5 years. WHO CARES ANYWAY??!!?
I could have provided lots of laughs...


Why did I change that appointment.

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION!

7-ish PM

Despite being sick, I had a swell time at the dance/auction. I LOVED my dress! Except for the part where the zipper got stuck. Yeah.

I got to our hotel room with plenty of time to shower and get ready. I held off on putting my dress on until about 10 before we were supposed to meet up with everyone for cocktail hour. I slip into my dress, zip up the back, and it catches midway. I attempt to twist the dress around a bit so that I can see what's going on and I notice that right above the zipper pull, about 1 inch of the zipper is separated from the fabric. That bitch won't go up any farther. And she won't go DOWN, either. So I'm basically stuck in that dress-there's no taking it off unless I just rip myself out of it. And there's no way that the thing can just stay that way! Trying not to panic I go out into the room to tell Huz.

"Zipper's stuck".

"WHAT?!?!?"

"There's a rip and the zipper won't go up or down." ~sniff~

Huz spends the next few minutes dinking with it to no avail. I'm trying not to cry and screw up my make-up. After a few more minutes of total panic on both our parts, a call to alterations at Nordstroms("You come down here we try to fix but no time no guarantee"), and a call to the front desk, I'm all stomping my foot,"It's NOT fair!", Huz says,"I'll fix it, honey. I'll make this ok. I'll get some thread and just sew you into it!"

"WHAT?!?!?!"

Well, he did and it worked!

My hero! I didn't think I would be able to dance or even sit but his work held through the evening and fun time was had by all!

Proceeds of the auction go to Special Olympics.

At the end of the night Huz actually had to get a pocket knife and cut me out of the thing!

1-ish AM

I'll post more pics of the usual New York Life shenanigans when I get back. We're taking off to Florida for a few days. Warm sand betwixt our toes-here we come!

Face masks...check. Goggles...check. Extra food and water...check. My boyfriends, Ben and Jerry...check. Netflix...check.....

"What time does the volcano erupt?" ~Tourist on Mt Etna in 2000.

So, let's see...after 2 weeks at subzero, then a week of slipping about at a melty 45 degrees+, we're escaping, Piña Colada Song style to warmer, sunnier climes. Sunday night. After the Superbowl.
'Tis a tricky time of year to travel! Here in Alaska you run the risk of foul weather-ice, snow, freezing rain, and the possible mechanical problems that go along with it. Oh, and let's not forget the EFF-ING VOLCANO THAT'S ABOUT TO ERUPT AND THE ENSUING ASH CLOUD THAT COULD CANCEL FLIGHTS OR EVEN KNOCK DOWN THE SORRY-ASS PLANE THAT MIGHT BE FLYING OVERHEAD AT THE WRONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Our trip could be cancelled, we could crash, or we could be prevented from returning when we need to. Very fun this life riding the cusp of Alaska extremes! And to top if off-I'm sick. Huz had the fever and cold last weekend. Now it seems I'm gearing up for it, too. And I bought my pretty dress for the Diner/Auction tonight and, and, well.....WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

For that volcanist deep within you:

Scientists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert status Sunday to the orange "watch" level, the second-highest, based on seismic activity detected January 23. The most current report from the AVO:
"2009-01-30 07:57:51Seismicity at Redoubt is varying in intensity but is still well above background. We have seen higher amplitude seismicity for the past several hours but appears to be subsiding a bit at this time. The Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE and the Volcano Alert Level remains at WATCH. No eruption has occurred at this time."

Mt. Redoubt last erupted in 1989 and lasted until April '90. The largest ash fall amount measured was 5 millimeters. The ash fall was widespread-recorded as far away as Fairbanks, along the Richardson Highway, and the Yukon Territory border. There were several millimeters of ash on the Kenai Peninsula and trace amounts of ash in Anchorage and more distant locations.

Volcanic ash is nasty stuff consisting of tiny jagged pieces of rock and glass. It's hard, abrasive, mildly corrosive, conducts electricity when wet, and does not dissolve in water but gets incredibly heavy. It's recommended that you sweep ash fall off of your roof before it can get rained on! It'll scratch up your windshield if it gunks up under it! Ash is spread over broad areas by wind so we could potentially be affected here in the Anchorage area. When Huz left his office in the Conoco Phillips building downtown last night they were handing out masks to everyone at the doors. FUN times!
Here's an interesting volcano preparedness read.



~sigh.....

*Mount Redoubt photo glommed from Goggle Image Search

Another new lens! I'm besotted!

A Canon 6o mm 1:2.8! Serious macro and great portraits! Here's a few preliminary pics:

Canyonlands? Nope. It's just part of this awesome castle!

The winner!

So, no one voted for it, but it's my fave. Well, sort of. The Plum wins the poll so far, but Doofy here forgot to actually check the price before adding it to the list of potentials. $368-ish? Little too 'spensive! Ooops! Never mind that one!

And as I said in the comments, The Sapphire was probably #1 but way too risky a style for me to order without trying it on first! I worried that it would not be as... forgiving.. of my Shar Pei's Ass tummy as the others. So adios, lovely Sapphire. I hardly new ye.

As far as the cool Graphic, I'm not really"up" for going sans bra. I realized I would have to invent a new use for duct tape to form some semblance of a bra that would fit this funky design. No groovy graphic for me.

In the end, I was basically sweating over The Slate and The Green. I really like them both but I know that my torso looks better in a bodice or straps that angle in toward the neck instead of out toward the shoulders. And the Green fits that bill. I like the femininity of it was well. But, I was digging the uniqueness of The Slate...
Oh, enough of this. Time was ticking and I had to order by 12:00 in order to get the thing on Monday. The Green it IS! Yay!

Froo-froo FINISHED. Until next Friday.

And thanks for your input!!!
spruce