Sea Spiders?!?

I have had wicked insomnia for weeks now and once again I'm up in the wee hours of the morning while Chase snoozes away. There's nothing on tv this early except Planet Earth on Animal Planet. Their showing me cute little penguins and seals and then BAM!!!!

The Sea Spider!!
As if there wasn't enough to worry about in the ocean. In the shallowest most unassuming waters I am constantly talking myself out of running for the shore from a giant shark. And I was once stung on the forehead by a jellyfish. My greatest fear on land has now joined the underwater category as well. Which just goes to show that nothing good can come from insomnia.

Puppies!

This dog took up at our house a few months ago and got herself knocked up. The result: puppies everywhere! She ended up having 12 the night before last, but when Chase went and checked on them this morning one of them had died during the night. He buried in the yard this morning; poor little thing. But the other 11 seem to be doing fine and are cute as buttons!

We're probably not getting out of this one with at least one new puppy. So I'm going to start thinking of names.

A Walk in the Woods

So today I finished "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson. I loved it! What a great story. Bill Bryson and his friend Katz walk portions of the A.T. in two trips. Bryson has a way of making anything sound funny and I quite literally laughed out loud several times throughout the book. Some of the best parts are the humorous anecdotes he sprinkles throughout the book. The only complaint I have is that sometimes he would be telling you about the history of certain spots along the trail and it just got to too long and boring. But don't let that discourage you. It was an informative and hilarious book and I would recommend it to anyone!

Serial Killer Files

A couple days ago I finished the book Serial Killer Files by Harold Schechter. He is a true crime writer with a specialty in serial killers and professor at Queens College. This book while long and a little repetitive is everything you could ever want in a serial killer book. Divided into ten sections: What it means, who they are, a history of serial murder, gallery of evil- ten american monster, sex and the serial killer, why they kill, evil in action, how it ends, and killer culture. It's like an encyclopedia of all things serial killer. On top of that it is riddled with case studies on serial killers throughout time. At the end of each section he gives you recommended reading and there is a detailed bibliography at the end. If you are into this kind of thing then I highly recommend this book. Just don't be surprised if you're suddenly suspecting everyone of serial murder. (Out of all the creepies working third shift at wal-mart one of them is bound to be.)

Frauniebarger Friday, kinda

Well, I haven't posted in a while. Blogger deleted one of my blogs without even saying anything to me, it kinda took the wind out of my sails. I decided to get over it and went to post a Frauniebarger Friday and boxstr was down again!! What is up with that? It's finally up again and I'm gonna post a Frauniebarger Friday a little late. Here's a video of Frauniebarger at Fort Mountain spreading the word of FB.


Here is "On the Way to Pick You Up." It is one of my fav songs from their album so check it out!!

Frauniebarger- On the Way to Pick You Up

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Fire Tower

So last Saturday I decided I wanted to take a hike that we had never done before. We usually either go to Bear Creek or just hike the trail around the lake. This time I wanted to go on the Fire Tower Trail. We tried to get an earlier start than we normally do because this is about a four mile hike. We still didn't get there till like 4, but we figured we'd have plenty of time. We borrowed Dereks's parents Jeep because the road has been really bad since it's been raining so much and we actually couldn't get down it last time we went. Derek's driving policy is something like: Why slow down when you could just barrel through it? So after nearly dying of whiplash, tearing up various parts of the Jeep, and having a few close calls we made it. The trail was gorgeous.

Now I know we're hiking to a fire tower on top of a mountain, but we were kind of already on top of a mountain so I totally underestimated the hike. It was uphill literally the whole way. And Chase and I nearly died. Not even in some crazy sixth dimension could Chase and I be considered in shape. We had to take like three breaks just so I could stop seeing my heartbeat in my eyes. Derek on the other hand, all 90 pounds of him, plowed his way over the mountain like he was still in the Jeep. Leaving us in his dust for about half of the trail. We finally did make it up to the fire tower.



They wouldn't let you go to the very top of the fire tower, but you could go up the stairs and it was gorgeous!!




The hike back down was definately more pleasant. And it took a lot less time, lol. But it was worth all the pain because it was a really great view from the top. :-)

Up in the Clouds

So today to celebrate our last day of spring break (which had been rained out) we decided to go hiking out at Lake Conasauga. We drove out past Bear Creek and made it about half way up the mountain and it had been raining so much the roads were destroyed. We barely made it through one patch of mud thinking it was just a bad spot in the road and then right around the corner was another bad patch. So we had to turn around and try to go back up. We almost didn't make it. So we went hiking at Bear Creek instead. But the distance we did make it up the mountain was breathtaking. The rain had made everything really green. And the rain clouds were still hovering around the tops of the mountains, so we got to drive through the clouds. It was beautiful.
Cloud Cult- Everybody Here is a Cloud
Kate Bush- The Big Sky

Frauniebarger Friday

So I missed last Frauniebarger Friday, but I have a good reason, they had a show and I was actually out watching them instead of writing about them. Here is a bloopers video for their first video "Meet Frauniebarger." I'm still having problems with boxstr so I can't upload a song, but their entire album is available for download for free on their website. You can also purchase a copy of it for those of you who like to have one for the collection.

Beware the Homosexual

Wow...I can't even begin to tell you all the things that are wrong with this film, and in no way do I agree with the message. But it's probably the funniest thing I've watched all week (aside from The Office). Check it out:


Watch Boys Beware in Ephemeral Films  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

One more thing...

I was watching Winnie the Pooh on the Disney channel this morning (yes, I still love Winnie the Pooh) and it went to a commercial break, which for the Disney channel means more shameless self-promotion. This music video comes on for the Imagination Movers; now I don't live at home with my little sisters anymore so I'm totally out of the little kid shows loop, but I find it hard to believe nobody else has mentioned this yet. One of the guys is kinda hot!

(the one on the far left- AKA: Mover Scott)

This could just be attributed to my weird obsession for guys with longer than normal hair (which started when I was about 9 and I had a crush on my friend's mom's boyfriend who had just gotten out of jail, he had hair like Barbie). But doesn't he look like that guy in high school who played drums and was abnormally funny. Not since my weird crush on Greg Page from the Wiggles have I watched such lame shows for the sake of a hot guy who could only be considered hot when placed on a children's show next to three other guys who could not in any way even be considered hot.

(the one in the yellow shirt)

So go ahead and laugh, but I know all the ladies out there are gonna be TiVo-ing this shit later.

Cat Nap Monday

Another lovely cat nap Monday. I laid on the couch wrapped up in a comforter and put on Dead Poets Society and was out like a light. Not that I dislike that movie, it's a really good movie, but I was really tired. Here are a couple of songs from my Princess and the Pea playlist. I generally use these to go to sleep or study b/c they are less distracting. Mum is a group from Iceland that has a unique sound. I find this song particularly calming. This particular song was featured in the movie Wicker Park. If you have not seen that movie I highly recommend it. Nine Inch Nails is generally not a band you expect to have a song that is peaceful enough to put you to sleep, but this song from their album The Slip is a beautiful little piano piece with lyrics so soft they almost take a back seat to the music itself.
Mum- We All Have a Map of the Piano
Nine Inch Nails- Lights in the Sky

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Today I celebrated Dr.Seuss' birthday by watching the classic "The Lorax." Not only did Dr.Seuss write some of the greatest children's books of all time, but he was incredibly inspirational.


"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss

The Lorax:


Here is a weird song I found that mixed up clips of songs from the movie. It will put you in a Loraxy trance.
Transient- Everyone Still Isn't Listening to the Lorax (Screw the Stupid Thneeds)

Frauniebarger Friday

Here is a little introduction video for Frauniebarger. You'll have to excuse the bad quality on their first vids, I didn't have a lot to work with. I thought I might start doing a Frauniebarger Friday series to show love to my fav. band that's trying to get their name out there a little more. Here is the first song on their album "Graverobbers."

Frauniebarger- I Take Your Hand

Kate Bush

So I did get something done the other day. I cleaned. And I've been cleaning for the past couple of days and it still looks like a hobo lives here. However, I did find my camera (phew!). I should never have gone for the sleek and slim camera. I'm always setting it down somewhere and it disappears. What I really need to be doing right now is homework. I just can't make myself do it. This class I'm taking is bullshit. Every assignment feels like those busy work worksheets you got in the fourth grade because your teacher didn't know what to do with you. And the one that is due in two days is particularly tedious and annoying. Anyway, as you may have noticed from the last blog, I finally figured out how to post mp3's. I was pretty excited. So I think I will post another favorite of mine today. I have been listening to Kate Bush since I was born. I think not enough people know about her here in the States. As a friend once told me, "I imagine that soon the whole world will know what your mom and I already know...that Kate Bush is the virgin Mary..." Yes, she is that good. She was actually discovered by David Gilmour, yeah. Here is one of her earlier songs "Wuthering Heights." This song helped launch her career and it is a great song based on a great book. Enjoy.
Kate Bush-Wuthering Heights

Cat Nap Monday

I'm really, really bad at updating this thing. You know I used to be really good at this. I kept numerous journals from 4th grade till about 10th grade. You know, until boys were more important than writing. That's when I lost it. Since then I have not been able to keep a steady journal of any type. But I am really gonna give this one the old college try again. Because I really do love to write. And I think it's important to have an outlet like this. So today I am skipping school. I do this pretty much every Monday b/c I only have one class on campus on Mondays. And Chase's band practices on Monday nights right around the time I have class. So I just skip Monday's so they can practice at a decent hour. However, this gives me lots of free time to do as I please with the place to myself. Which I usually end up wasting on extended cat naps. So I'm gonna try and do something constructive today. Wish me luck.



Cocounut Records- Easy Girl

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