Rubiks Cube Mania

My brother sat down on Sunday and decided that he was going to solve the Rubiks Cube. He and my husband googled Rubiks Cube and watched You Tube videos for hours mastering the simple skills necessary to complete the little puzzle. It took David about 5 hours to get all the colors aligned (without taking off the stickers! LOL!).


The next day, Chris stepped up to the challenge. Meticulously watching the videos over and over, I'd hear him curse, I'd hear the same video play 4 times in a row, I'd see the twitching and fingers and finally the triumph in his face as he mastered one row of similar colors. I think it took Chris about 5 hours as well to finish the puzzle. The boys had a good time messing it back up just to watch Chris fix it again. Who'd have thought that a $6 puzzle could be so much fun!!

36 hour drive

We made our trip to New Mexico this year to see the folks. Instead of the usual 27 hour drive, it took us a whopping 36 hours!!! Just getting over Snoqualmie pass took 4 hours this year, and it's not usually that long of a haul. What made the trip even better, was the constant 30 mile an hour driving we had to do because of snow, and the constant question of "How much farther" and "Are we at Nana's yet" by our 4 year old. Let me just say that the traveling of our cat Collin was very nice as she was quiet almost the whole way!

Declawing Debate

How ignorant am I that I never knew exactly what went one when a cat got declawed??? I did elect to have Collin declawed. My theory was that at least one piece of furniture in my house would be saved from the vicious attack of a new kitten. I did not however know that they actually cut pieces of bone off of the paw. When I picked up my newly sheared kitten, my eyes got moist. How horrible she looked. To not only have all of her female parts (she was spayed too!) cut out, but then to have her paws cut. As I watched her hobble on her huge boxing gloves, I couldn't but think of what we humans put our animals through.

Titan Truck Canopy

Side View

Back View

I received my truck canopy last Friday, and then it snowed! *sigh* Doesn't look to bad, I'm proud of it. Makes my truck look bigger I think.

Jump for Joy

We borrowed a green screen to take family photos the other day. They actually turned out very nice. On the second shot we got a family photo worthy of the picture books, and Chris and I got a picture that I love. The last part of the photo taking involved me trying to 'jump' for Chris. We both laughed, was the funniest photo shoot ever, and we had alot of fun.

My wonderful husband, I think I'll keep him! haha!

AutoDesk University

Right now I'm standing at one of the teeny little laptop kiosks kindly provided by Autodesk to us 'losers' without some type of mobile media device. (Thanks Austin*****). Anyway, the first two days I had laringitis, which made it really hard to be communicative to some folks. I even was interviewed on the first day so I have a really bad 2 seconands worth of media with my raspy sexy voice. The conference was huge, over 8,500 people, what was amazing, was that there were hardly any lines for waiting. The wait staff were very professional at the Venetian and were lined up each morning to usher us along to the food lines. When I say usher, think more linebacker or defense, because if you tried to hop into a line that wasn't "open", that would usher you back out into the main herd.

The days are long, going from 6:30-9:30 at night with classes and events. The food is fine, and they do offer snacks throughout the day to appease the unruly mass. The best class was taught by an engineer who works at Disney Imagineering. What a great guy, he was very witty and kept the class engaged by asking silly questions, such as "What was the name of Super girls super cat????" If you don't know, look it up! LOL! Also, I met one of the artists who worked on the cars for Fast and the Furious "Eddie Paul". He was a neat guy. I also met Jay S. (last name to come) who designed animation for Wall E.

All in all, a very informative conference. I can't wait to try and talk the upper management into coming next year. Very worth it, especially the networking. AU Rocks, here's to next year....

ACDC Rocked

What do you get when you cross 22,000 fans into the Tacoma Dome????

A Drunken Riot!!! LOL!!!

So, Chris and I had a blast working security for the ACDC concert. We actually worked the southwest corner of the floor so we got to check people into the seats right in the main area. EVERYONE got checked EVERYTIME they went out and came back in. There were some really sad moments; a drunken couple lost their tickets, started swearing at each other, and smacking each other around looking for the tickets. Of course, Chris and I couldn't let them in, which made them upset and cry, and yell more. Then there were the 3 times I was offered at least $40 to let them past me, of course I laughed because past Chris and I were only 6 more security officers working further down. I loved telling them that we couldn't possibly let them by.

......Then the puke started....

The smell was horribly, and admist all of this drunken gaity, there were several kisses offered (YUCK!!!) and one guy wanting a high five (he missed). All in all, was a kick butt concert.

Now, if only I could find a picture of the inflatable biker chick. I swear she was like 20 feet tall!!!!