Cat Tree

The cats, or more importantly !SuzyQ!, really like their new-to-them Cat Tree. SuzyQ has been keeping me up at night knocking over stuff - all night long! So I figured she needed some stimulation.

Enter Freecycle and a nice woman who had a 6' cat tree she was willing to give away.

Here are the kitties on their new tree. SuzyQ has been on it most of the time since I brought it home = )

My Fav "Definitions for Horse Lovers"

Vikki is (or was when she was younger...) 2,3,4,5,7. Especially 3 & 7 = )

1)Pinto: Green coat pattern found on freshly washed light colored horses left unattended for 2 minutes.

2)Well Mannered: Hasn't stepped on, bitten, or kicked anyone for a week.

3)Nicely Started: Lunges, but not enough health insurance to even think about riding him.

4)Easy to Load: Only takes 3 hours, 4 men, a 50lb bag of oats, and a tractor with loader.

5)Easy Rider: Rides good in a trailer; not to be confused with "ride-able".

6)Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure.

7)Light Cribber: We can't afford to build anymore fencing or box stalls for this buzz saw on four legs.

8)Three Gaited Horse: A horse that. 1) trips, 2)stumbles, 3) falls.

9)To induce labor in a mare? Take a nap.

10)To cure equine constipation? Load them in a clean trailer.

11)To get a mare in foal the first cover? Let the wrong stallion get out of his stall.

12)To cure equine insomnia? Take him in a halter class.

Dark Kabaret (Nov 2007)

This was a blast. I didn't know it was a costume show until that day. Next year I will have a more burlesque outfit with a corset and fishnet stockings ; ) I really enjoyed Eric McFadden and band. I downloaded some of his music off of iTunes.

The "Lady" in the pink dress is the male clown (with mustache) in a costume on huge stilts. The exaggerated boobs and butt were just hysterical!

The best part was actually a puppet show. When they set up the puppet stage I thought, "What!?! are you kidding a puppet show?" Then I was blown away on how amazing it was! The three skits were: an artist and an art critic, turtle and the rabbit race (the best), and duck vs. snake. Unfortunately, I can't find any information on the puppeteer ; ( I would love to see him again!

This YouTube video is just a promo and has clips from past shows. Website.

Who's a genius like me.... = )

Can you find all 11 faces in this picture?

The answers are here... but be honest did you see all before you looked at the answer??

I can find 10 and I'm pretty sure the cyan circled one is the 11th. **Update: the red one is the 11th but I still maintain that the cyan one looks like a small face ; )

Work...what work

Job Search...what's that !?!





I didn't exactly make great strides in my job search today. Instead we had a great time chasing squirrels at the park, finishing my taxes, now have a refund!, as well as going to an initial apointment at the Chiropractor's. Mix in a few houshold chores, some grocery shopping, and cooking and it's been a full day.

Layoff OR a new opportunity

Layoff OR a new opportunity...
I'm not upset about being out of LeapFrog. It was just such a poorly run organization. I didn't feel like it was a good fit until recently when I landed in the Firmware department. I would have liked to get 1 more year of firmware experience before moving on...but I'm excited to find a new (hopefully better) job. Financially I'll be fine for a while. Unemployment will be $450/week. I have 3 weeks severance and will be getting the company bonus March 15th. Not sure what it will be but hoping it's good. Plus I have my "laid-off nest egg" which will supplement. And I'm getting $1k back from taxes. So I can easily be off work for 3mo, or 6mo but I really hope to have another job by then.

I'm just so glad I'm not laid-off in KY with that *%^* house! Here I'm so much better off financially that I don't have to worry about the money issue. And there are millions of companies around the whole bay. I'm just hoping to find something close to SF and not all the way down in San Jose.

I've been contacted by some recruiters that found my resume online. And I've contacted other recruiters I know. Now I just need to study up for the interviews ; )

Yes, I've been a slacker....

But now I'm laid off so I'll have plenty of time to update my blog = ) Next week I'll be on the beach instead of at the office!