Yah, yah!
More photos of daffodils.
Those are the only flowers blooming right now.
The pear tree out front has some blossoms, but enough to really photograph.
In other news, I relaxed my hair yesterday and actually burned myself. I have never burned before.
Right now I am watching Ainori and I don't know what is going on. I never really know what is going on.
I watch to get my listening practice in.

O'k..onward to the pictures:

What do you think of this one:

I think you know what time it is....

(thanks to the Thai forum)

Ack, it has been a few days since my last post.
I apologize for that.
I was finally able to get my plane ticket and I got my visa.
Only month until I am in Japan!!
How exciting.

Do you know what has to be one of the worst flavors for a soda (excluding the totally unnecessary and completely gross  Jones Soda flavored like Thanksgiving Dinner)?

Nasty***Nasty***Nasty!!! This flavor of soda is so vile, I may never eat a chocolate covered cherry again.

I have some nice pictures I took with my camera phone.
I think that was the day I did not have my Finepix with me:

Oh, it is Friday...I think I need some OR sexiness:

(it took me a minute to decide on this one...)

When I left my house for work this morning, I did not expect to encounter so much fog.
Sure, I walked to my car and it was somewhat foggy. As I started my commute, the fog thickened.
Then I went down a hill and it was so foggy. I am surprised I did run into any deer.

As my commute continued, it did get better...

Are you ready for your daily dose of  sexy....

When you open your door tomorrow, Spring will be one day closer.
The trees are waking up...

What do you think of these photos:

This next photo I wasn't too sure of:

The image is just so odd, I guess that is where the interest is...in the
weirdness of it.
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And now for some Orange Range sexiness:

I found this one on a Thai OR forum...awesome picture

Oh, after all that rain it is really beautiful out..although soaking wet.
I managed to go out and snap some bird pictures. Next time I will use the camera with the better zoom.
Here are a few song birds:

And a Downy Woodpecker...

Here are few Daffodil photos...I can't wait until more flowers bloom!

Yup  I am short on time.
I hope that I can purchase my plane ticket by next week.
I would love to do it this weekend, but the monies I thought I would have by now hasn't arrived yet.

My sister advised me to update my Facebook account. So I did, but I am not done with it yet.
Whatelse, ummmm I turned my visa application yesterday.
I actually walked to the Embassy of Japan from the Metro. It was five city blocks (they were long blocks).
It was a bit of jaunt but I wasn't tired or sore. I have to go back next week and pick it  up.
I wasn't expecting the DMV like atmosphere of the Consulate office.
Before I got there the heel tips on both of my shoes disintegrated  and I had to buy  some new shoes.
Everything in the area  I went to is expensive, but for some reason I thought I saw  a Payless shoes there on one of my
many outings...well there isn't a Payless...only pay more places. I ended up spending $130 on shoes
 
The truly sad part of this story is that  I meant to wear another pair of shoes, but decided not to because they were on the shelf.
I decided to pick a shoe from the boxes on the floor. THEN the shoe I bought looks very similar to the shoe I was going to wear in the first place.
The lesson here is always trust you first instinct!

I don't have any pictures to post right now. Perhaps later on today I will..

Soon all the trees will wake up and the sky will be rimmed with green.
Soon it will be Spring!

No, I still have not updated my Fotki account.
I keep getting distracted by other things....

The fifth member of KCB is named Ya-Cha!
He is vocalist. Now I can't wait to hear more music from them

So, I did more Orange Range shopping last night.
I didn't really need to, but I wanted to. I decided I would attempt to own all of their singles.
I started with the older singles. Most of those I had to get from YHJ Auctions. 
I even managed to snag the Okinawan version of Orange Ball.
As long as these used CDs play on the computer so I can put it on my iPod, I am happy

I joined a Thai Orange Range forum last night.
One user there is a huge Yamato fan and posts some great pics.
I couldn't tell you why I like Yamato so much....I just do.
Nor could I tell you why I think of Yamato and Naoto as two sides of the same coin.
Kinda like peanut butter and jelly; oreos and milk; I think of one and I automatically think of the other..

I also bought some tshirts from J-List.
I don't know why I am on this tshirt kick.
I feel this need to own funny, tight tshirts.

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Here are my latest cloud photos....

I will be posting some abstracty photos later on today.
That reminds me that I need to update my Fotki account with some of these new photos.

It is getting late and I feel very tired.
My class really wore me out today. I mean these little boys were nuts tonight.
It must be because of Spring or something. I wish I didn't have these morning classes tomorrow.
I am just so sleepy. My body is going through some things. My skin is breaking out again....gaaahhhh.

Yeah, I'm going to get ready for bed and hit the hay...
You wanna see what is currently on my desktop:

yup...there yar go!
I have some photos and video to post tomorrow. I am too wiped out to post them tonight
O'k, hittin' the hay...
nighty night y'all

Sometimes I think about my friend Paul.
Paul was in art school with me and we often shared the same classes.
Paul often had me laughing in class and I looked forward to seeing him everyday. He was very funny. He had a girlfriend and they would play Diablo II online. Paul suggested I play online too.
He dropped out of art school and entered the military (at least that is what  I heard). Sometimes I think about Paul and his antics.
I hope Paul is happy and healthy.

Sometimes I think about my friends Scott and Eric. We attended the same Sunday school. I considered them bestfriends. Hell, me and Scott even "dated" at the time. I cared a lot about both of them. I often wonder where they ended up in life and how they are doing. It is too bad we couldn't keep in touch. I hope Scott and Eric are happy and healthy. I hope life was kind to them and their families.

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I've been having on of those days.
You know, those days where you wish you were different.
Where you wish you had done things differently or taken a different path or looked different.
A few weeks ago I was doing well on my weightloss goals, but the pendulum has swung in the other direction and I am gaining again.
I wish I had appreciated the body I had when I was younger, but you know...I never really thought it mattered. No one was ever interested anyway so I just focused on what made me happy. But in this world where you can use money to pull, tuck, suck,and lift everything to make you gorgeous...what chances does a plain gal like me have.
 

I'm not really sad or anything. That is just how the situation and how reality is...plain and simple. You can't change how people think or how people see you or even what qualities people see in you.  The truth is we are all on this spinning rock trying to find someone(s) to share our world with. For the millions and millions of people on this earth we, as individuals, are very lonely; unable to open up to others. Afraid to be our authentic selves...and that makes me sad.  Wish we could freely hug each other...yes there are so many people in this world that just need  hug.  If you have love in your life, hold on to it. Cherish it. Share it with others.

I did finish that project for my dad. I wonder how things will be here at home once I am gone...I wonder how my family will cope. I think I will be fine as a much more of loner anyways...but I will miss them.