Beauty

Deep thoughts about beauty in the girl's room at Urban Lounge. Which by the way is where the Detroit Cobras will be paying this Thursday, 05-14-09. I'm so excited! I was listening to KRCL one day and they were on getting interviewed. Thinking that the name of the band was wicked cool, I decided to check them out. So glad that I did. They cover obscure 40 and 50's songs. You know how there are bands that are much better live than recorded or better recorded than live (Britney, anyone) ? Well, these ladies are great on their albums but live I'm positive that they absolutely rock! I'll be there will bells on and beer flowing.

Industrial

Just some random pictures of things around downtown.
If you can guess where this is, I'll........................................................... do absolutely nothing other than be very impressed at your downtown knowledge.

The fog

Told you, I'm a slacker. About a month ago we had one of the foggiest nights I've ever seen here. It's makes every thing so mysterious and spooky. This would have been a great night for wandering the cemeteries. Instead I was wandering the area around Trolley Square going to X-wife's place for a pint with a friend. Ah, what I wouldn't give for a pint right about now.

Capitol

How cute is this? On the east side of Capitol Theater, they've added this great mural of children's art. Go check it out. If only because it is the cheapest entertainment that Capitol theater will ever give you.

Guess

Yeah, it's any one's guess when the weather will start to cooperate and get nice. I'm tired of the cold. I'm tired of the bi-polar temperatures. April is a horrible teasing bitch. "Hey there you like this warmth don't you? Isn't it nice out?.....HAHAHAHA, moron you thought I was nice? You thought that your happiness mattered to me? Never, here's a storm just to remind you of how much I hate you. HAHAHA, sucker!" Yup, April is a bitch.

Buttars-palooza, part 2

Just some more pics of the party. And if any one knows the name of the blues band that played, tell me please. They were awesome. And good blues in Utah is kind of hard to find.

Oh, yeah and here's the 3 legged dog that just couldn't get enough of that sexy black bitch. You go boy!

Buttars-palooza, part 1

My what a horrible slacker I've been. Here are the pics from the Buttars-palooza celebration from over a month ago. Well, I'm sure the sentiment of the day has not grown old. We all just seem to be waiting to the next stupidity to exit Chris Buttars' mouth. When is the new election? I'd put money down on West Jordan would re-elect him. West Jordan many years ago use to be farm land and open fields. Now it is much more urban in look but not in attitude. Antiquated and obsolete ideas still seem to abound.

Take my boyfriend's mom for example. This is a woman who when asked if she liked the movie Wall-E replied with "Yeah, only if your a fan of Al Gore." She's one of the people that still believe that global warming is made up. And if she's any representation of what West Valley has to offer as a voter, I'm guessing Buttars is safe. How sad.

Berries

Gorgeous, just gorgeous.

9th

Wow, now I really like the 9th and 9th area but these people are in love, love with the area. You go with your bad self.

Bastards

Just an FYI, if your sidewalk looks like the one above, you are a BASTARD! But if your sidewalk looks like the one below, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Zoe

She's new. She purrs very loudly. She eats like a dog and she fetches (yes, fetches) like one too.

Winsor

To celebrate the inauguration a portion of Winsor Street decided to have a street party and invite all of Utah. It was not as full as I thought it would be but still nice to be a part of. Live music. Games. Heaters. Port-a-pottie. Shoe toss. They thought of everything. KSL had a tiny article about it on-line. But the response in relation was huge.

Last I had checked there were about 300 comments. Most negative. Along the lines of "You may disagree with him but why would you disrespect a president of the USA like that?" A few of the comments were "If he were black people would be in arms about this party." and even less were "The organizer looks like a typical angry, liberal, dyke, bitch"

To the first comment I say you have to earn respect, which he did when he was elected and which he lost when he started to make horrible choices (wire tapping, torture, "nucular"). To the next comment I say "Yeah, maybe some people would be, but your up in arms about this one. Seems the same both ways to me". And lastly, I say "It takes one to know one. Come out of that closet into the light."

Limbs

Just something nice to look at.

Goodbye

Only a few day's left in the Bush era and arn't I glad. Do I think that Obama will take care of everything, solve all of the world's problems? No. There's no way that one man could, especially since he will have to work with the other branches of government. I'll be happy, if he can ease the economic tail spin, do something about Iraq and help the rest of the world see us less like bullies and more like friends.

The economic downturn was not caused by the Bush presidency but I do think it was helped along by the idea that business should be allowed to do anything as long as it benefits the bottom line. I feel that once a business gets to a level were their actions are tied to the fortune of the country, that they need to be accountable to us all not just to their shareholders. Some regulation must exist. It's that word "some" that's the problem. How much is to much and how little is not enough? I don't want the government to run these businesses but I also don't want them to allow bad business models to drag us all down.

Iraq is just a horrible mistake. Yes, Saddam was a disgusting, horrid, powerful man and he needed to go but it was not our place to do it. Our place was to deal with Al-Qaeda. They're our enemy. So, many lives have been wasted. Now that we have bombed the shit out of Iraq, we must stay and fix it. We fucked up and must deal with the consequences. But in the mean time we must focus on the true enemy Al-Qaeda. I think Obama will attempt to do this.

And well our image problem. Humility will be our new favorite word.

Dear Mr. President, Good Luck.

FM

Last May 2008 Utah Free Media opened it's on-line doors. KRCL had decided to make some format changes that left a bad taste in some people's mouths. So, UtahFM was born. Their site states that "Our position has been that since KRCL has made these changes in their programming, they have given up on the ideals and values inherent in the phrase "Radio Free Utah,".....We have said from the beginning that we are not anti-KRCL. We want to create a positive alternative for our community...."

I've only been able to listen at work since it's an on-line only radio station. They're exactly what you would expect an independent station to be. Mellow, calm and just this side of boring. Which is exactly what KRCL and NPR are like. I know so many people that only listen to these stations. Myself, I can only handle so much. The announcers voices are just to soothing, to calm and mature. They lull me into sleep. I'm sure that they are just trying to distinguish themselves from the Morning Zoo crowd but do they have to be so damn calm? At least NPR has Car Talk to perk them up a bit. But if you enjoy independent radio and don't mind the on-line only thing. UtahFM really is a good change of pace. Check them out at, http://www.utahfm.org/

Bodies

Come one, come all to the greatest show on Earth! The exhibit ends January 11. I'd recommend buying tickets on line and instead of just showing up. From what I've heard this could save you about a half hour in waiting for your turn to enter the exhibit. We got to go right when it opened, thanks to my job that got us free tickets.

We had seen the Body's exhibit in Vegas and I did prefer that one. It wasn't focused on any particular organ group and because of that I feel it was more informative and beautiful due to the many specimens that showed the capillaries and small vein systems. We are cotton candy. When we went to see that show, it was a bit difficult at first because I found myself thinking really hard about the people we were looking at. Wondering about their lives, how they may have died and what their loved ones must think. I realized that I wasn't going to make it without crying if I didn't stop. It wasn't so hard this time.

It seems so personal to see a body naked of skin but really without the skin (or forensics training) the body can only tell me so much. Without the skin I couldn't really tell how old the person was. They all look young, like 20 somethings. And to get to the muscle all the fat must be removed. So, all the bodies looked very fit and toned. You can't really tell race either. At the Body's exhibit the bodies are mostly from China and from the eyes you can kind of tell. But for all we know the person could have been obese and 80 and black. But you can be the judge of that. For info go to: http://theleonardo.org/bodyworlds/index.php

Liberty

Lets just pretend that this is how great it looks out side. Just close your eyes, breath deeply and relax. Imagine that all the snow is gone. That the treacherous ice has melted and that when the sun shines it actually warms you up. Maybe Santa will bring me some warmth for Christmas. Oh wait, the boyfriend already did that in the form of a new precious kitten. Thanks, Honey. She's purr-fect.

Apple

What a random thing to find on an early morning walk. I think I was on my way to the famers market when I came across this fine apple. Oh well, more food for the birds.

Enemies

"Wall Street is dying. The police state will protect a failed system from the people....SO KNOW YOUR ENEMY! THEY DO!!! Class war coup d'etat."

Maybe they have met crazy-gun-toting-Chris.

Seeds

Do you ever wonder, if people really eat the sunflower seeds that they grow? Or are the birds the only gatherers of this harvest? But if you do harvest your seeds you can leave them on the flower to dry. The flower may have to be wrapped with cheesecloth to prevent the birds from eating the seeds. Then, after you remove them from the flower....

To roast sunflower seeds:
1) Place a single layer of raw kernels in a shallow pan. Roast in a 300 degree F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until brown and crisp. Stir occasionally.
2) Remove from the oven. One teaspoon of melted margarine may be added, if preferred, for each cup of seeds, stirring to evenly coat.
3) Place the seeds on absorbent paper. Salt to taste. Store in tightly covered container.


For salted in the shell seeds:
1) Cover seeds with salted water in the amount of 2 quarts of water to ¼ to ½ cup salt. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours. Seeds can also be soaked overnight instead of boiled.
2) Drain and dry on absorbent paper.
3) Proceed as for roasted kernels mentioned earlier.