Armed with Cheesecake and Vodka, World Watch Out, I'm Back!

I am too hot to blog. I am sure that the millions of other bloggers on the East coast are blogging the same thing and people are actually reading it cuz HEY they are getting paid for it and whatever they write seems like butter on the lips and coffee on the brain... OH COFFEE I had some delicious coffee. The Chickory coffee that we bought in Nawlin's is THE BOMB Hello, omg I'm awake I need to work a million miles a minute and I can do anything I CAN EVEN FLY!!! Seriously... Of course next time I will take pictures and then figure out the less blurry ones, since the caffiene intake was/is so high. I really need to make that at work one day, and then just watch how many people it affects.... But anyways, yea it's hot... I'm tired of reruns... YOU HAVE TO WATCH WIPEOUT!!!! It is a really good laugh, except for all of the commercials. I am rereading Eclipse now... go team Edward, and he seems so much more mature and hairy in the book than he does in the movie. I just can...

In the middle a huge black asphalt parking lot, trying to walk to a cooler place where you know that there will be air conditioning and ice cold water. No trees are around and the sun is beating down on you, you can feel the burning on top of your head and your sunglasses are sliding off of your nose because of the sweat dripping off of your forehead. Your feet are burning from the heat of the asphalt heating the entire sole of the shoe. That is how I feel today, outside. There are trees for shade and I am walking on the concrete sidewalk. Can you imagine if I was walking on black asphalt?

So why are you all asking about my drunk shopping night? I am sure many of us have been there.. you have a few drinks then you go shopping at the mall. It's the same as going to the grocery store hungry. You tell yourself not to do it but you do! So it was Saturday night in New Orleans and I already had the SOOKIE draw going, and thought of buying a house and keeping vampires in my basement, but of course I didn't have a job down there, and riding a donkey and buggy as a tour guide really didn't interest me, cuz ya know it's outside with the heat, and the bugs. I also could not see me steering a boat showing people gators when I would be using my arms to swat bugs out of my face instead of steering the boat. I could tell fortunes, but I would be freaking people out. I wouldn't be so nice about everything. When I got my fortune told or rather tarot cards read, the death card came up, and I breathed in and the 'dude' said oh don't worry that really...

6 months and a day ago we had this: Since the end of February, our temperatures have been higher than normal. Another words, it has been hotter than the feeling of an egg frying on a sidewalk. I enjoy hot. But there is something else in the air. It's called Humidity. I do not like it. This is what I want...

We visited the St Louis Cemetery while we were there. It was founded in 1789 and listed on the National registrar of Historic Places. It is the burial ground of some of the most illustrious citizens of New Orleans. For example, Etienne de Bore who was the pioneer of sugar development; Daniel Clark, Paul Murphy a chess champion. even Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau is believed to have her final resting place here. The above-ground tombs in the cemeteries of New Orleans are often referred to as "cities of the dead." Enter their gates and you will be greeted by decorative, rusty ironwork, and blinded by the sun bleached tombs. Crosses and statues on tomb tops cast contrasting shadows adding a sense of mystery. New Orleans has always respected the dead, but this isn't the reason the tombs of our departed loved ones are interred above ground. Early settlers in the area struggled with different methods to bury the dead. Burial plots are shallow in New Orleans because the water table ...

Beignets Beignets that are warm with powered sugar I was already full, but stopped at Cafe Beignet with an hour to kill while Brian went to the hotel. I sat down, telling myself that I can eat one tomorrow. I knew we were leaving tomorrow, so I knew I would not get to eat here before going to the airport. I stood up, and walked to the order counter. Did you know that you get 3 beignets with an order and that it is only $2.10. I told myself that it was a deal and I had to buy them. I planned on eating one, and putting the rest away for tomorrow. I ate one, and it was heaven. The powered sugar dropping everywhere. The texture on the outside was very different than the texture on the inside. The inside was like warm fluffy goodness, and the outside has a powered sugar crunchiness and part of it would melt in your mouth while the other part would make you want another bite. I did save the other two, the lady at the counter gave me a bag filled with powered suger. I tried eating one later...

So we all know that when you go to New Orleans you drink. There is also a possibility that you will drink enough liquor to run a bus for a week. We did not drink that much, but we were close. I want to make sure you all know that I am not a drinker all of the time. This post will contain drunken episodes. If you think highly of me, please do not continue to read. Gee thanks! Thursday night after we check into the hotel and unpack we get on the hot humid sidewalk to find out how far we are from Bourbon Street. There was a lot of riff raff on the streets walking down and there was not the pleasant smell of wisteria on the sidewalks… it was a different smell. Gag Get to Bourbon Street, go to the first bar on the corner to quench our thirst. Now since we got there late (11 pm) they did not have as many drink specials as they do earlier in the day/evening. But there were other specials. I started off with an ice cold miller lite. It went down fast, we walked up and down the street and conti...

I have been reading other blogs and noticed a pattern of horrible air travel, so I had to put my story in here so other could read. We flew to New Orleans nonstop. It was on US airlines and it was the perfect flight, no hassles no problems and NO waiting. I won’t mention the baby that was in the same row as we were. He of coursed fussed, but he was so cute, I laughed when he hit Brian over the head with a toy. He finally settled down in his Tylenol induced sleep and was out! *insert all of the fun stories about New Orleans here* So the way home we expected the same leisurely flight. WRONG! We get to New Orleans airport and it was so small. There was no line in our airlines but the southwest counter was out the door. We checked in, wondered if we could get on the nonstop flight since we had a layover. We should have fought for a seat on that flight. We were now through security and sitting for two hours before our flight. Of course I had to have one last order of beignets and co...

I waited and waited to hear something from this company and now, I am very upset. I scheduled and paid for a weekend scrapbooking get away in April. I had to cancel since it was too close to my hysterectomy surgery and you know I had to get ready for that by drinking large amounts of alcohol the weekend before surgery, cuz you all know how much I love my spritzers. I sent a cancellation, asked them not to cash my check and asked them to send me the amount of the cancellation fee. I NEVER heard back from them... so I though everything was okay. Okay fine, I ASSUMED and you all know what that entails... so I dont need to say the thing about the ass and u and me crap - I GET IT!!! So anyways, I thought everything was okay... It wasn't THEY CASHED THE CHECK! I was noticing a weird pattern with my checking account... weird pattern being no money in the account. I did still account for the check, since I haven't received it in the mail, like I asked. So thank god I didn't bou...

I have to promote this hotel where we stayed at while in New Orleans. It was on Canal Street (did you know that Canal st was supposed to be a canal hence it's name?) and about 4 blocks away from Bourbon Street. When we walked in, it had a smell to it, but later on I realized all of New Orleans smelled like that. There was a guard, as well as a night clerk and I was scared LOL. Turns out it was one of the nicest hotels I have stayed at. The room had two double beds, a kitchenette, and a regular sized bathroom. The only thing wrong was that the bathroom sink was small. They also had a continental breakfast, with juice, waffles and bagels along with strong as hell coffee and a main dish of the day. One day it was grits. I usually grabbed some juice and a piece of fruit to tie me over till the beignets came. I have pictures of those too. Best thing about this hotel was it was clean, friendly and cheap! I love cheap! http://www.clarionhotel.com/hotel-new_orleans-louisiana-LA082?promo=gg...

We escaped the hot and humid New Orleans weather by scurrying into a place called Huck Finn's. There was a restaurant and bar, we chose the bar area. It was clean and very air conditioned. After getting something to quench our thirst, we looked at the menu and said we were going to try something new. Neither one of us was very hungry, so we decided on an appetizer. These were scrumptous looking balls, with a southern pork sausage, rice and other green things, rolled in a ball and of course, deep fried. The remoulade sauce that came with it was perfect. We ate these up quickly and it was very satisfying to the taste buds as well as the wallet. We had this appetizer, and 4 beers for tweny dollars and some change. The bartender was great and very friendly. She even took pictures of us. Here is a picture of the boudin balls

Preservation Hall is located in the French Quarter, just three blocks from the Mississippi River. The Hall has served many functions over the years. Originally built as a private residence in 1750, the hall has evolved into a tavern, inn, photo studio and an art gallery. The inside of the hall contains portraits of the musicians who first filled it with the beautiful sounds of New Orleans Jazz. Preservation Hall opened its doors in 1961. The hall was created as a sanctuary, to protect and honor New Orleans Jazz which had lost much of its popularity to modern jazz and rock n roll. Allan and Sandra Jaffe, the hall's founders, wanted a place where New Orleans musicians could play New Orleans Jazz, a style, they believed, should not disappear. Today, over 40 years later, the hall is still going strong. On any given night, the hall is filled to capacity with people eager to hear New Orleans jazz played by veteran musicians in their 70's and 80's and younger musicians learning an...

Yes I went. Left on Thursday Came back on Sunday I should break this up in days, so you are not reading on and on and on. I took over 400 pictures.. most of which will NOT be displayed here. I will however post them elsewhere if you would like to see. I have pictures of the food, nightlife (no Boobs), alligators, the cemetary, Burbon Street, French Quarter, food, and not in that order. I would like to do some research of a few of the "facts" I was given, simply because they contradicted each other. Hummphf! I will post more, for now I must go watch True Blood from last night, I missed the show since I was housed in an airport, where there were men who wore dress slacks with a polo shirt, with flip flops. And no we weren't in Kansas.

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The baseball game was fantastic. Steven wasn't doing too well at the beginning, going to a full count before striking out the players at bat. Later on, toward the 6-7 innings he started to relax and vegg out and get into his zone. He was able to strike out batters left and right, 8 in a row to be exact. The entire crowd in the stadium were on their feet and even the catcher (ramirez?) was excited and pounding his fists. He said that this team reminded him of the Mariner's team he was on when they went to the World Series. It was simply amazing. The energy in the stadium was contagious and we were a part of it. I will always remember his first steps unto the mound to pitch. Even if he would have done poorly that Tuesday night, he would have still been an amazing asset to the team. I am getting goosebumps as well as tears in my eyes talking about this. I know Jim Dove would have loved seeing Strausburg take the Nats to a win. Hopefully there will be more wins. 14 strike...

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I'm going to a baseball game today OMG *screams* OMG OMG OMG Thunk... Oh look a Bunny!!!

A friend of mine makes these wonderful dishes, and she never writes down the recipe. She has throughout the years tweeked a recipe and turned it into a grand event. From her soups to her seasonings for meat she never disappoints. Here is a picture of her pasta

Went to a party yesterday, and I tried the best salsa ever. It was not spicy at all, and as soon as I put a bite of it in my mouth, the lime, cilantro, the poblano peppers and tomato all exploded in my mouth at once. I asked a friend where she got the recipe, I have never known her to be so creative in the kitchen. She laughed and said it was a family secret, but then she laughed and then told me she bought it at Giant, and it was the Giant brand of their fresh salsa. YUM. I can taste this on taco's, crackers, quesidilla's and anything else I can get my hands on!

I have a few friends who have picky eaters, and I felt all proud for a minute that my kids are not picky eaters. Nope, never were. I gloat in pride, thinking I did something right for a change... Then that summer comes back into view. The summer of 2001. We lived in San Diego, and were saving for a house so we very rarely ate out. It was 2 weeks of pure hell. I can laugh about it now, and some of it is really funny. Brian's daughter only came out once or twice during the year, so Brian went out there a lot. She came out to San Diego for 6 weeks. This was our first time together and of course there were issues. When you take a 5 yr old daughter who never sees her father and throw her into a instand fmaily with a step mother she doesn't know at all and a 6 yr old boy who gets all of the attention it is hell. I would not wish this on anyone. EVER There are a lot of stories connected with this summer, but lets talk about food. Like I said we hardly ever ate out... I cooked din...

6-8 peppers 1 pkg cream cheese 1 pkg cheddar cheese (I used montery jack for an extra kick) bacon bit (homemade are usually the best,but some of us have to work) Slice peppers in half, seed and clean them out well, use gloves and whatever you do... DO NOT TOUCH YOUR EYES OR GO to the bathroom! Mix softened cream cheese, and shredded cheese together add bacon bits. Stuff the mixture into the peppers, and sprinkle some more bacon on the top. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until lightly brown on top. Now can you just imagine how good they would taste if there was a slice of bacon wrapped around the pepper...

Yes, as well as everyone else, I am amazing that our President is allowing a major corporation to destroy our ecosystem, our livelyhood and the future of the Earth. This is the 45th day that BP has been allowed to spill oil into the Gulf, with of course stiff penalties, cash penalties, in the millions of dollars. Is that going to bring back the ecosystem of the Gulf to where certain plants and aminals would go extinct without marshes found in the Gulf? Are those millions and millions of dollars going to cover when that oil is transferred into a cloud (forgot what the process is called, and I am too pissed to look it up right now) and it starts raining... Imagine what that is going to be like when the rainwater is testing for harsh chemicals that are being driven further inland... But who cares right? Let the oil continue to plunge into the sea. Oh poor BP man who can't take a vacation.. get over it! 45 days... Like money is going to make everything better. Yea okay! The fisherme...

It's too early to be up without coffee

Yes, I know I have kept you all hanging. I am sure you all have more important things to do that to sit here and wait for the next installment. I have to work on this entry a bit, since it seems to go in a few different directions.. So back to the online dating thing. I changed my profile a bit, and even though it sounded a bit harsh I thought it would attract a few of the desirables that I was looking for. Please do not smell for a date, first impressions are lasting, I wrote without hesitation. I also wrote, please have a job, and understand that I am not going to need your undivided attention 24/7 since of course I am thin, happy and almost 30!!! I then started looking at profiles myself and answering men that I thought would look good next to me. All of them asked for a picture and since I did not have one online, I had to take a million pictures with a throw away camera, find one that was good. Go to my local Kinko’s to scan it to a disk, and then take it home and figure out how...