the bluegrass state
Is is pathetic that I'm leaving for Kentucky in nine days, and I'm most excited about the bluegrass? Don't get me wrong, I'm eager to be helping those in need and to learn more about how
strip mining has detrimental effects on the environment in that region. But damn, I wanna see some BLUE grass.
When I found out I was assigned to Cranks Creek for my
alternative spring break, I eagerly looked up the current temperature in Eastern Kentucky. (in the 50s right now)
But then I wanted to know their state bird.
It's the
cardinal. And their state horse? The
thoroughbred, in case anyone else was wondering.
Then I wanted to figure out if there was really such a thing as BLUE grass, because when I was in middle school, my best friend, Katie, and I signed up in a contest to come up with new Crayola crayon color names. One of my favorite hue names we came up with (I like to think
I came up with it) was--and I'm not joking--"Kentucky Bluegrass."
And If I remember correctly, it was a shade of green not unlike that of aqua or teal, but had the slightest bit more green to it. ** I was convinced we were going to win the competition.
I am also convinced that the Crayola color "red-purple" was my idea.
So if Crayola is going to
screw me again, hot damn, then you gotta tell me that bluegrass is a real thing.
And it
is.
But how was I supposed to know it's actually purple? I was only fucking 11.
thinking
fallen to peer pressure
Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Babysitter for neighbors (age 12-15)
2. Laborer for construction company (age 16-18)
3. Laboratory assistant for UW-engineering research department
4. Wedding photographer
Four movies I would watch over and over:
1. The American President
2. Pollack
3. Dirty Dancing
4. Dumb and Dumber
Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. The Bachelor
3. World News Tonight
4. Good Morning America
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. London, England
2. Caye Caulker, Belize
3. Niagara Falls, Ontario
4. Paris, France
Four websites I visit daily:
1. My Wiscmail
2. Citicard.com
3. Google
4. www.nws.noaa.gov (National Weather Service)
Four of my favorite foods:
1. Mom's tomato basil pie
2. mint chocolate chip ice cream
3. pistachio nuts
4. cheesy gordita crunch from Taco Bell
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. on a beach in Mantangi Island, Fiji
2. at a bar
3. shoe shopping with Jered (that is a joke)
4. at home organizing my sock drawer
sunday night anatomy
I try not to post about current events or stupid television shows, (with the exception of
this and
this); however, I cannot help but FREAK OUT about tonight's Grey's Anatomy episode.
After the roller coaster of emotions that came from tonight's
Anatomy lesson, I hereby declare my first born child (regardless of sex):
Lavender Meredith Grey-Shepherd
home
I haven't posted in a while, because I am currently staying with the 15-year old Redneck for the week. (My parents are in Mexico--damn them, all their sunscreen and tropical fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas in them).
On the upside: Tuesday night, I got to watch a delightful hour of duck hunting on the Outdoors Channel. (It was too painful after an hour, I had to get up and walk around). Those poor ducks twirl in the air after being shot, land splat in the pond/lake/marsh, and then convulse in the water until their death.
It's horrifying.
But what is more horrifying is the fact that Parker talked to me more about hunting during that one hour span than he's talked to me in the last two years. God help us.
