Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall.....

So Chase has been rather busy lately and we haven't had a lot of "us" time. So last night and today we crammed in a few weeks worth of fun. We had a great time and I fully intended to write about it, but I think I'm going to take some more ibuprofen and go to bed instead. All was going well until we stopped by his dad's to drop off the drum set and I was headed up the stairs and somebody says, "What is that noise? Do you hear that??" I turn around to listen to the noise and will probably be wishing I had not done that for a few weeks. I have weak ankles that tend to just turn my foot on its side when I run or step just right and apparently I stepped just right on the last step. So I only had one step to fall (thank goodness), but I did it about as gracelessly as possible. With my laptop tucked under one arm (yeah, the one time I leave the house with it) I flew into the air in what I can only imagine looked something like the Peanut gang fixing up Charlie Brown's Christmas tree.



There were suddenly several pairs of limbs flailing in all directions. Only when it was all over there was no glorious Christmas tree in my place.



I landed in a painful heap on the ground. The only redeeming quality of the whole thing is that I landed with my laptop still tucked safely under my arm. (which Derek still can't believe) Upon landing on the wood floor I had three guys run in my direction looking like there was a large plank sticking out of my forehead or something. Luckily, I think I'm just bruised and sore with a possible sprain. But hopefully I will be back tomorrow to write about our lovely day. So goodnight!

Hide and Seek with the Girls

I visited my mom yesterday while Chase was at work and the girls wanted to play hide and go seek with me. So I counted to 20 and.....

Yes, the tub. It was adorable because Sailor jumped out when I found them and told me that she had to lay with bugs until I found her. Then it was Genevieve's turn to hide all by herself...

It would have been a great hiding place if she had bothered to close the doors.

Then Sailor ran to hide. She was fun to find because she always looked so shocked that you found her.

Genevieve's turn to hide was hilarious because she laughed the whole way to her hiding place where I found this...

"Oh where could Genevieve be?"

It was a fun night. And mom probably enjoys it when the girls are occupied while she tries to cook.

National Ice Tea Month

Yes, that's right. It is national ice tea month! And if you've ever been to the south then you know that we love our tea. Chase and I have have been repeatedly quoting this Tim and Eric skit since we saw it. It gives us unending pleasure on a daily basis. I just have to spread the joy!

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Yummy yum yum.

Happy Birthday Vincent Price!

So I'm just getting this one in with minutes to spare. So I'm going to be brief, but this is a man I respect and admire very much. If he was still alive today he would be 98! And I'm guessing he'd be just as creepy as ever. Let's just take a moment to remember a great man who has blessed the horror genre with his talent.

Creatures of the Deep

It occurred to me after acquiring my new fear of sea spiders that most fears are gained from television or movies. How many people are scared of sharks because they were actually attacked by one? So I thought back to and found pictures from the movies that caused some of my greatest fears of things in the water. I used the above picture of Finding Nemo because I do fear jelly fish, but I really can't remember the tv show that lead to that fear. Now I know that everyone is totally going to see this one coming so I'm going to go ahead and say it:
SHARKS:

My dad loved Jaws. This lead to many years of summer days on the couch with a popsicle and ever-growing fear of great whites in the local surf.

The 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio drama doesn't immediately strike you as terrifying, but the scene where the two foreign guys got attacked by the shark left an impression on me. They didn't even show the shark, it was the huge pool of blood in the middle of the lagoon and the giant trail of blood in the sand where they dragged the near lifeless bodies.

And no, it's not because I'm a big baby. I am a huge horror fan and can stomach almost anything. I think it was the unexpectedness of this attack in particular. I mean if you watch something like Jaws you expect to see some people getting eaten by sharks, but a Leo DiCaprio movie about a beautiful beach? It was startling to say the least.

CROCODILES:

Seeing as I don't live anywhere near crocodile country I know this is totally irrational. Still, you can't tell me you didn't think that log looked like one for a few seconds.
CREEPY FISH:

I know, I can already hear the giggles, The Blue Lagoon is not a scary movie. And I totally agree with you. But when I saw this fish posing as an unassuming rock with a killer poisonous fin I was never the same. I'm forever second guessing every rock, shell, and shadow under the water or I'll end up like this:

And I mean sweaty and dying not in the arms of a young hot Christopher Atkins.
CREATURES:

Although I only saw this movie a year or so ago I think that it totally tapped into that primitive there is something swimming just below my field of vision in this water feeling every time you get in water deep enough to require some paddling.

I wanted to include this creature because it walks. Living up in the mountains you really don't have to worry about sharks or poisonous fish until you go on vacation. But being out in a lake in the middle of the woods brings up a whole new set of worries. Creatures that can leave the lake and chase you if necessary is one of them.....at least for me it is.

So there you have it. Now that you are thoroughly freaked out it's time to go on vacation!! Have fun!

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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Ha!

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:


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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