8 Random Things. And a dog.
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ellefliesSo there we were, plane all loaded up, ready to taxi onto the runway and leave the island of Trinidad when the Captain comes on the PA system:
"aaahhhh, we're going to be sitting here for a few minutes. There seems to be a dog on the runway..."
A few minutes turned into 45 and finally, FINALLY we were cleared to take off and go home. That was after they finally told the helicopter that was out searching for the dumb thing to call it a day.
I love being in the Caribbean, but leaving it is a whole other matter entirely.
So as I am dead tired (from getting in late! stupid dog...) I am bowing to peer pressure and the 8 Random Things tag from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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1. I miss horseback riding with a burning, fiery passion. I've been riding since I was eight, and for most of my life it has been my life. College put the kibosh on that when I had to sell my horse and relegate my saddles to the corner of my room where the only use they are put to is a handy spot for my cat to feel superior. I could have sold them, but I figured that if I kept them (a western saddle- my riding style of choice and an english saddle) that I'd have to get a horse to go with them someday.
2. I have a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design that I don't even use. As I'm sure everyone can tell from the way I've gussied up my livejournal. I'm told that I'll want to go back into professional design again someday, but as my one little foray crushed my soul and left me empty I still haven't felt that desire.
3. I love cold places. I'm horrible at tolerating cold but I can't help it. I'm fascinated and in love with them. This is probably why Antarctica and Alaska are my number 2 and number 3 places to visit in my "places I must go list"
4. I get antsy if I stay in any one place longer then two years. Not just a 'I must travel' kind of antsy, but an 'I need to move far far away just for the sake of going far far away' kind of antsy.
5. My current job is not my career. I haven't the slightest clue about what I want to do with my life.
6. I miss mid-western storms. The things New York calls storms are not proper storms and I don't think these people would know thunder and lightening if it bit them on the ass. Proper mid-western storms look like the coming of the apocalypse. This is how it should be.
7. My brother is 21 years old and even though he denies it the Army is the best thing to ever happen to him. He actually talks to me now.
8. I am originally from Colorado, even though I tell people I'm from Texas.
and one more, because I like the number 9 better then the number 8 *g*
9. I can't cook. I nuke.
"aaahhhh, we're going to be sitting here for a few minutes. There seems to be a dog on the runway..."
A few minutes turned into 45 and finally, FINALLY we were cleared to take off and go home. That was after they finally told the helicopter that was out searching for the dumb thing to call it a day.
I love being in the Caribbean, but leaving it is a whole other matter entirely.
So as I am dead tired (from getting in late! stupid dog...) I am bowing to peer pressure and the 8 Random Things tag from
vinylroad1. I miss horseback riding with a burning, fiery passion. I've been riding since I was eight, and for most of my life it has been my life. College put the kibosh on that when I had to sell my horse and relegate my saddles to the corner of my room where the only use they are put to is a handy spot for my cat to feel superior. I could have sold them, but I figured that if I kept them (a western saddle- my riding style of choice and an english saddle) that I'd have to get a horse to go with them someday.
2. I have a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design that I don't even use. As I'm sure everyone can tell from the way I've gussied up my livejournal. I'm told that I'll want to go back into professional design again someday, but as my one little foray crushed my soul and left me empty I still haven't felt that desire.
3. I love cold places. I'm horrible at tolerating cold but I can't help it. I'm fascinated and in love with them. This is probably why Antarctica and Alaska are my number 2 and number 3 places to visit in my "places I must go list"
4. I get antsy if I stay in any one place longer then two years. Not just a 'I must travel' kind of antsy, but an 'I need to move far far away just for the sake of going far far away' kind of antsy.
5. My current job is not my career. I haven't the slightest clue about what I want to do with my life.
6. I miss mid-western storms. The things New York calls storms are not proper storms and I don't think these people would know thunder and lightening if it bit them on the ass. Proper mid-western storms look like the coming of the apocalypse. This is how it should be.
7. My brother is 21 years old and even though he denies it the Army is the best thing to ever happen to him. He actually talks to me now.
8. I am originally from Colorado, even though I tell people I'm from Texas.
and one more, because I like the number 9 better then the number 8 *g*
9. I can't cook. I nuke.
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I nuke too...
Date: 2007-08-03 08:19 am (UTC)What's your number 1 place to visit?
-Ben
Re: I nuke too...
Date: 2007-08-03 11:14 am (UTC)As for my number 1: The Galapagos. It's my ultimate geek nirvana.
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Date: 2007-08-03 09:36 pm (UTC)2. What happened :(
3. AGAIN. KINDRED SPIRITS. GOD. You and Nicole are like... IN BRAIN, LIVING THERE.
5. STOP IT ALREADY.
6. I really want to move to a place that has rockin' storms. I just love the sound of thunder and lightning.
8. Any particular reason for this?
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Date: 2007-08-06 02:35 pm (UTC)1. Hee. I wants me a pony!1!
2. Design firms in Manhattan. Avoid Avoid Avoid. They are predominantly soulless. I think the fact that I kept getting fired was my biggest indicator that this was NOT FOR ME. *g*
6. *happy memories* I like storms that rock my world and leave me begging for more. Although the storms that turn the sky green and have me bundling up my cat for a trip to the storm shelter I shall pass on.
8. I moved quite a bit. I get really exhausted telling people my moving story so I abbreviate it to Texas rather then: I started here and I went there and I was there and now I'm here. I blame the moving for my extreme wanderlust. *g*