it has begun

mornin' folks.
the craziness of the month of december is upon us.
i love all the free booze at parties, but the hangovers pretty much suck.

so the next few weekends are pretty much booked. i'm going on vacation in about 3 weeks, and with all the festivities, time should fly. the fact that i have done absolutely nothing in the way of christmas shopping should also accelerate the arrival of the 25th.

umm...i made a fire on tuesday night. a big one. it was awesome.
might make one tonight after happy hour. that should be safe.
if i have no eyebrows next time you see me, try not to laugh.

in anticipation of my upcoming trip:
"time passes slowly up here in the mountains"
-dylan

crested butte, co


later kids.
court

hoop

here's larry hooper posing next to his minivan.
can i get a hell yeah?

wickedy whack

mornin kids.
feelin' a little sorry for myself today.

i just realized that my burf-day is in a little over 2 weeks. and i'm not happy about it. the only thing that would make me happy would be for some kind soul to volunteer to be my designated driver all weekend. any takers?

so i made a fire last night. the man wouldn't let me make a bonfire, because he was afraid it would get too big and then i would pass out and our house would catch fire. but i'm making one as soon as i get home today and it is going to be enormous. i mean ENORMOUS. i'm making a pork tenderloin too. i said pork.

i wanted to bitch about one more thing today. this asshole walking into my building today stepped on my wall street. i mean walked right in front of me and stepped on it before i could pick it up. what a jerk-off.

"that s.o.b. will fly apart like a two dollar suitcase."
-the dad

bryan's makin' some wine.
~c

wow

long weekends wear me out.
too much food, too much alcohol, too much work. i'm tired.
hmmm....where to begin?

well, after all these years, i think i've finally turned my spouse against me. i drug (is that a word?) him out to the mall on friday. i talked him into one of those cool "past, present, future" necklaces. it's pretty cute, if i do say so myself. we also bought some really cool wusthof knives at williams-sonoma for our combined gift from the grandparents. man, those fuckers are EXPENSIVE. but i hear you can cut a person's head off with them, so that's good...er...i mean handy.

anyhoo, keith's uncle brought 3 bottles of wine to thanksgiving, and i have a whole new respect for chardonnay. damn. i got all red-faced and had to go home, but not before helping put up the 12 foot christmas tree. that s.o.b. was huge. sorry, i think using that word and christmas in the same paragraph may be a little wrong.

friday we went to hooter's and watched the UT/A&M game. longhorns scared me for awhile. luckily they pulled it off though.
what else? oh...saturday night i spent a quiet evening at home putting up my christmas stuff. but then drunk dana (a.k.a. sherry) came over and we drank all night while the man slept.
yesterday i went on the bi-weekly grocery store trip, had the man help me hang outside lights and then put together my new fire pit. i'm not real tool-saavy, but we got it done. we're gonna make a big ol' bonfire tonight in my backyard. if the wind will stop blowing. come on over. colts vs. steelers tonight.

alright, i'm done.
gourds @ the granada friday night. who's in? i am.

"if the shoe fits, buy a pair in every color."
-a brilliant woman, most definitely

peace.
~c

its friday...sorta

howdy folks.
2 short hours and i'm free for 4 days. yee-fuckin-haw.

well, with the holiday season kicking off, i thought i would share the people/things that i am thankful for.

so here they are:
-family
-friends
-puppies
-health
-happiness
-my job
-miller brewing co.
-central heat
-starbuck's
-ryan adams

there are probably more things, but i am so sidetracked right now. do any of you realize just how fucking fabulous that ryan adams' "gold" album is??? i am obsessed. simply obsessed.


alright, i better get to work. only a little while longer before i have to brave the grocery store.

"Any ass can fart an opinion."
-JadeSyren

eat, drink and be merry.
~court

i tried

and i succeeded in one of my endeavors...

i need a nose hair trimmer

ok kids.
i just found out sunday that my dad is going to work in africa. that's right. i said AFRICA, a.k.a. HELL. that being said, i'm devoting today's posting (and possibly several more) to him, because he's my absolute favorite person ever!

dad...he's pretty damn funny.
i passed him today in the pumpkin stealth and almost didn't recognize him. why, you ask? because he washed the POS. correction, the auto splash hispaniards (koby's term) washed it. so i called him & here's how the conversation went.

c: dad, did i just pass you in the stealth?
d: yep, why?
c: i didn't realize it was you. it is clean!
d: yeah, i took it to the autosplash and had it detailed.
c: damn, it looks really good!!!
d: well i can take you for a ride in it if you'd like.

that conversation means nothing to you if you haven't seen the pumpkin stealth. it is a piece of work, let me tell you.

what i should also probably explain is that ol' dad bought a big ass chevy 3/4 ton 4WD truck like a year ago. well he is too cheap to buy gas for it, so he's driving a 1995 ford escort as an everyday car. he only drives the truck to pull his camper. nice, huh? what's even funnier is he does not give a damn what anyone thinks of him driving that car. not one single bit. mind you, this is the same guy who would fly into town and pick me up from school in a late 70's model BROWN grand torino wearing a "shop 'til you drop at wal-mart" t-shirt. and we mustn't forget the malaysian flip flops with blue-line tube socks and swim trunks on. yes, i'm serious. that's my dad. and only a few of the many things that make me adore him.

anyhoo, here's a picture of a similar car. this is probably not an accurate depiction, because the car is seriously banged up, dirty on the inside, smells like cigarettes, and has one of those automatic seat belts that hits you right in the jugular. but it will have to do.


alright, i think that's it.
love ya dad!

"i'll be making empty promises in my grave."
-the dedringers

peace.
~c

the blahs

well hell.
i don't have much to say.
i've got a case of the blahs.

i need more money
i have to fight traffic to austin at 4:00 tomorrow
keith hates me
my legs are flabby
my closet needs to be cleaned out
i wanna move to colorado

on another note - jamie (kramer) gunter is having surgery today - send one up for her if ya will.

alright, gotta get busy. sort of.

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."
-Maureen Dowd

peace.
~c

hades

afternoon kids.
well today is the day from hell. literally.

tomorrow is board meeting day and i haven't finished my finance reports or powerpoint. not to mention, budget reports are due this month, too - yeah - and those i haven't even started. oh, and did i mention i have class at 6? so no working late tonight.

on a lighter note, i'm flying to austin for the weekend. the mom is down there & wants me to come hang out & watch volleyball. i'm sure i'll watch more beers go down than volleyball, but hey, she can't say i didn't take her up on her offer. actually, i think we're going to san marcos, but who cares. either way, we're out of dallas, and that's a good thing.

alright, i think that's it.

"i hope i get a second chance if i see you in the next life."
~eleven hundred springs~


take me away.
~c

girls night

ok, one more picture.
this one is from girls night saturday.
all i have to say is maggiano's kicks major ass.
pardon the photography skills of the valet guy...

i was scolded...

for not mentioning the little trip to okc.
so here is a picture i took. it isn't the best picture, but it is proof that we went.
its the dedringers playin' a tune.


so a recap:
we drove to okc.
we drank a lot at our hotel.
we went to the blue door and drank a lot more.
we watched the show(s). mcclure, linville, sidehill "googers", the dedringers.
it was great. they recorded it.
we drank some more.
we got lost in the ghetto for an hour.
we found our hotel at 3:15 a.m.
we ordered room service.
courtney passed out before it got there.
courtney had a hangover.
we drove home from okc in two and a half hours.
courtney still had a hangover.
end of story.

Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
peace.
~c

jake

throw me a touchdown pass baby.

this won't hurt a bit

howdy folks.

ok, let's get right to it.
if i see one more female putting on her face in traffic, i'm going to ram my exploder up her ass.
not kidding.
at all.
i mean seriously, it is not THAT hard to not have an accident. but it happens all the time. and i'm willing to bet most are caused by bitches putting on their makeup, talking on the phone, or dropping cigarette cherries in their lap. and the remainder are caused by idiot minivan drivers, but lets not go there.
yes...today, i was stuck in between two of these hos. one in front, one in back. as appealing as that may sound, boys, it wasn't. my stress level was through the roof.

along those same lines, i have a super-high anxiety level as of late. it is starting to worry me. i'm red-faced all the time, the heart races, and i am extremely tense. i used to just deal with it, but i'm seriously considering medicating myself.
and soon.
so people, i'm not much of a begger, but can ya send one up for me? i need all the help i can get.

what else?
hmmm...i think that's it.
oh $1 beers at applebee's (sp?) tomorrow. chad (aka moose knuckle) don't you flake out on us!

"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent."
-Bob Dylan

peace.
!c!

senseless rambles...

things i like:
music
my family
miller lite
marlboro lights
vaporub
having a house
my husband's cooking
dogs (more specifically, my own)
road trips
camping

things i don't like:
semi trucks
homework
cleaning house
paying bills
spiders
snakes
goosebumps after i shave
spinach
hunting
nascar

that's it for today, kids.
peace.
~c

alright cbeyond

if you're checking my blog, and you work for cbeyond, lemme know.
my people work for your people. and they need to meet.

peace.
~c

aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

afternoon folks.

ok, all i can do today is scream! mainly because of this picture.

but also because it is sheer craziness and i have to work late. i have a million pages to read tonight and have no desire to do any work at all. all i wanna do is sit on my couch, watch lost and prepare myself for my trip this weekend. that's right. i am contemplating an overnight trip to OKC to see mcclure, the dedringers & the gougers. and this time i'll be going alone. just me and my favorite person. ME. yeeee-fuckin-haw.

what else? nothin' really.

you know what i don't like? those pop ups on outlook. the email ones. i like the reminder ones, otherwise i'd forget to go pee. but there is no need for every stinkin' email that i get to pop up at me!

alright, well i need to get some work done.
so...ummm...yea...
peace.
~c

it is time

for you
to listen
to my bitching.

ok, my office door is shut. most people with a lick of sense would gather that this means i am busy. or in an important meeting. or something.
but no...evidently it means to call my phone every 5 minutes (when you can see my door from your desk) and harass me with petty shit.
GEEZ people.

go see the wizard.


so other than that, everything is great.
the weather is beautiful today! although i have tons of productive things to do tonight, i think i'll pass. the dedringers are playing at adair's, and i would love to make it out for that. but i probably won't. i mean...its tuesday. and 9:30 is past this old lady's bedtime.

i am going to post pics from the costume party.
later.

"good judgement comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement."
not sure where i got it, but it is the story of my life

peace.
~c