61 posts tagged “arizona”
Which also makes it really, really sad.
Jason Jones of the Daily Show visits the Arizona State Capitol buildings, which our legislators want to sell and lease back.
EDIT - My technical skillz are keeping me from linking to the episode for Sept. 15. Crap. http://www.thedailyshow.com/
This, my friends, is what we have going on out here.
Sigh.
I did love the cameo of Kirsten Sinema who is watching Jason step on her desk. She's the rep for Central Phoenix and an unabashed liberal and shopaholic. I felt bad for Linda Lopez, but she's a good sport.
A VERY BIG DEAL for @PhoenixZoo and for the world. BABY!
http://twitpic.com/hci48
I don't know why that won't make a link, may have to cut and paste - or maybe I will... Here ya go!
But now there are baby tigers! rawr! <-- that's a baby RAWR. They're still little.
Since it's WAAAAY across town, I'll count it as a summer road trip one of these weekends.
As much as I'm posting, I'm actually being productive at work today.
While doing something else, I stumbled upon this video of Arizona Game & Fish re-introducing black tail prairie dogs into their original habitat. I loved the scene where the daughter of the game commissioner named two of the dogs Speeder and Climber. I was waiting for Digger, but she didn't come up with that, unfortunately.
This has been a huge flap for the past few months around here. Arizona State invited Obama to speak and then said they wouldn't give him an honorary degree. Hello? Isn't that what you do when you invite someone to speak?
Anyway, this bit from the Daily Show covers it all. This more truth than spoof, which makes it even funnier. Or sad if you are an alum.
Which I'm not, so I'm ROFLMAO over here.
There are all sorts of theories flying around as to why ASU decided to get snooty all of a sudden. My bet is on the extremely conservative and Mormon donor base (and McCain backers) to the University having something to do with it. Or because University President Dr. Crow is as a major egomaniac and likes to think he's more important than he is.
Either way, it's another example of Arizona's long history of irrationality and delusional mavericky-ness. I think the sun really does cook people's brains.
Ah, a free day. So far I had my hair appointment (no more roots! w00t!), swam laps (30 minutes), filled up three large bags of clothes to donate to Goodwill, did two loads of laundry, called a friend and read the paper.
I was also ambitious enough to upload pictures from the FamilyH's recent trip to Arizona. I almost didn't/don't have enough ambition to do this Vox post, but I'm trying to stay with the momentum of accomplishment for just a little while longer before I go back to camping out on the couch with Elvis. I may or may not get around to writing those letters to my German relatives. I hope I can do that before the weekend is over.
Can I even begin to tell you how happy I am to have nowhere to be today? Bliss.
Onward with the post.
First stop: Montezuma Castle National Monument.
I stocked us up with Peeps so we could do the NG Traveler photo contest, but considering I'm just now uploading my pictures, you can guess how far I got with entering any of them. They weren't great, but it was fun. The girls had a wonderful time with it.
Next stop, Sedona. In the second pic, you can see the other FamilyH Peep Photo Team working photographic magic.
Grand Canyon:
A few days later, in downtown Phoenix on the way to the Arizona Science Center (which was super fun!). I think I we ate all the Peeps by this point. I hadn't seen these sculptures before. The girls were on the lookout for scorpions, now they finally saw one! I loved all the little people crawling around the bugs. Not the girls, the other little people.
We had such a wonderful time! I miss all the love, noise and chaos that descended upon my quiet little abode. Elvis was not as enamored with it all as I was. But I think he misses them in his own way.
Okay, that's about all the energy I have. Back to the couch I go. Later!
I'm exhausted.
The Family is great, we're having fun, but they are sure wearing me out. I'm really glad to be back at work today while they are touring the Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden and then checking out the Phoenix Zoo.
I need to cram as much work in as possible today, so I can't post too much.
Highlights:
1. We are taking a ton of Peep pictures for the "Where Mah Peeps At" NatGeo photo contest. Super fun!
2. We raced down the mountains going 80 in my friend's Canyonero while listening to the MSU v Louisville game yesterday. Much teeth gnashing and joyful screaming occured, mostly for the game, not the quality of my driving (I think). GO STATE! Final Four, baybee!
3. The Grand Canyon was spectacular.
4. The kids are really, really, really loud.
5. The kids don't have a concept of personal space.
6. The kids are wonderful and are growing up to be beautiful young ladies.
7. Elvis came out and visited with them last night while they were still and quiet, watching "Wizard of Oz". Otherwise, he can be found under my bed.
8. My kitchen is deemed woefully inadequate in food and utensils. I think they aren't being creative enough. MomH is a Home Economics major, after all.
9. Amber is disappointed she hasn't found a scorpion in my house yet.
10. I'm so very happy they are all here and I can share my world with them.
Family location as of 10:43 a.m., AZ time.
Sending you big Arizona hugs and good wishes for your birthday!
May your day be filled with all the best life has to offer!
Cheers!
My BFF flies in this morning to stay with me for two weeks. She has a horse at the Scottsdale Arabian Show that should do really well. I love having her around, so it's going to be fun.
The challenge is that at work, I'm standing on the train tracks watching a high-speed train bearing down on me. Oh, such stress. Add to that all the other things I always add on top of even more things.
So - she'll have to sit and wait in the airport for an hour or so because I have a meeting I couldn't move. Then I'll take her back to my place and then to the rental car agency to get her wheels. Tip - renting at the PHX airport is outrageously expensive with all the tourist fees tacked on.
While she's renting her car, I'll be next door at the hardware store getting a key made. Yeah, I didn't even have time to get another made. All my cat watchers have the spares. When she gets to my place, she'll discover there is no food in the fridge and dirty dishes in the sink. That just couldn't be helped this week with my schedule. I could have done dishes this morning, but I ran off to work instead (so I can Vox, apparently. Ha).
But - the spare bathroom is scrubbed clean, although Elvis keeps kicking out most of the litter on the floor and I still have to give it a good sweep. The spare room has been turned into a guest room, but the bed frame still needs to be assembled. To make up for it, Elvis was warming up the guest bed this morning when I left. He's such a good helper kitty.
It's a good thing we've known each other since childhood and we consider ourselves sisters. There's a lot of latitude and forgiveness that comes with that. :-)
