Blogging

So I was just killing time waiting for mom to call which she still hasn't called and I went to view our little blog and some of my other favorite blogs. I have come to the horrible conclusion that blogging is done, finished, it is over, Elvis has left the building, and the fat lady has sung! Nobody is blogging! It makes me so sad=(. Everyone is moving on or is everyone still so depressed about all those celebrities dying or maybe they just to busy twittering. It real is horrible. I don't want to know everyones thoughts I just want to find cute stuff, see different places, get a new take on an old idea. Please post!

No. 6 Visit Yosemite

Sorry, I should have put this up as soon as it happened but I got a new camera and a slow computer so things take time. We went in early June. I posted these photos on my FB page which has also been consuming my time. I must get back to the important matters at hand: My List of 40-4-40!

Here are some pictures of our adventure! I had a blast and really want to go back! Hopefully, we can get the bigger cabin or maybe actually camp like we did at summer camp (remember San Domenico Summer Camp). I made brownie and junior of the year the two years we went (Sis, not it wasn't that I was such a good camper but I was very endearing!)


Where are we exactly?

A red glossy creature!

Moi!

Hetch Hetchy Dam


View from Glacier Point!



A very social deer seen at the Valley Floor.

My First Brown Bear!

--A

Bubble Gum for Everyone

Got this old fashioned Bubble Gum Machine at a street sale on Market Street for $20. Turns out everyone knows how to rip off the machine and the only money I have made is what I have put into it. It does give you like 5 gum balls for 10 cents so maybe that is why I am not making any money. Well, I still love it. Just need a good place for it. I want to put it in the entry way but that is a little packed at the moment. Maybe when I am done with school I will be able to read more and get rid of some of those books on my waiting-to-read shelf.


--A

Happy Summer!

Flying Swings, originally uploaded by ChicaCherry.

On Friday, we went to the Giants County Fair. Wonderbread 5 was playing. There were carnival rides, carmel apples, and friends. Life is sweet.

--B

Oh no, it's July 6th!

Where does all the time go? Really? I can't believe it's been 3 months since we last posted or that the year is half over. Obviously, we need some time management help. Maybe we should give up our addiction to crackbook, oops I mean facebook.

--B

My big Dilemma

My big DILEMMA is how to spend my friday night. It turns out I have lots of choices for this Friday. I can go to the Bars by the Book party on the 43 bus to an undisclosed Geneva bar (you have to go to her site to find out which one), go to the Kabuki with Gret and friends to see a movie and drink some wine or I can go the the Victorian theater to be an extra in Horror movie staring Peaches Christ. What is a girl to do? I wish I could do all three.

I did tell Miss Grenadine that I would go with her and I also said yes to Gret because I forgot the date of the Bus party, and I did put in my submission to be an extra to be horror movie which is one of my items is one the 40-4-40. Oh the possibilities, when it rains it pours, and by the way I am total open this Saturday....

Bullets, Bitches and Brownies. (AKA No. 7 from the list)

--A




Well I did one off my list. I went to the range with my friend Edna, the gun-tooting perv, and I totally enjoyed it. GTP has a whole array of guns: three 22's and one 22 rifle; and .375 and a .44. She also makes cookies and brownies so one of the guys named their shooting club, "Bullets, Bitches and Brownies".

It was wild. I was shooting the 22 automatic and bullets were flying. A few came back at me but that made it all the more exciting. I will definitely go again. I kept picturing myself with a gun with a silver plated pearl handle. GTP said I did good. I hit my paper but I did not get the bull's eye. I moved up to the .357 and it was powerful in fact getting into the small booths you could feel the energy or kick back of everyone else's guns. It was intense. When I fired the .44 it felt like my arm was jello and I really didn't have control of it. While we were there a group of security guards came in to qualify to renew their license. It got so loud and crazy but a lot of them were really good shots. I was really impressed.

--A

thought of some more for the big 4 0

18. Cannes Film Festival - take Hermanas
19. Hike some of the Appalachian Trail which could be really cool as long I don't see any freaky "The Hills have Eyes" people wondering around town.
20. Try to get "imaginary" husband to a social event which Hermana is attending.

Well, the list is half way done. I am pretty proud of myself and excited about the list. Some of it is definitely within reach and there are a few that are a bit out there. Now I just need to find 20 more.

21. Learn to windsurf - something I always say I am going to do.
22. Go to the Super Bowl Game - preferably with the 49ers or Steelers playing.
23. Go to a professional basketball game.
24. Ocean Kayaking.
25. Spa vacation in Mexico which I said I was going to do for my graduation but the price kept going up. I hope to some day go; someday soon.

Okay I need 15 more suggestions. This list making is going so well.

I also thought I would try and see every film at the SFIFF but that cute boy Ben said it was impossible. I believe him because he worked for the fest for like ever.

--A

My list of 40 for Forty

So now it is my turn to turn 40 (which is the new 20)! So I am making a list of 40 things I want to do before I turn 80! Yeah, I am the slow one. This is what I have so far and I am interested in some suggestions; you see coming up with 40 things is hard to do! This is what I have so far:

1. Cross Country Skiing Marathon in Alaska. The next one is in March 2010. Must look into it!
2. Have a baby!
3. Walk El Camino in Spain
4. Take Flamenco Lessons
5. Visit all 7 Continents (I have visited/lived in NA, CA, SA, Europe just need Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica right?)
6. Visit Yosemite - Mission Accomplished on June 8th,2009
7. Go Shooting/Learn to shoot a gun - Mission Accomplished on March 2009.
8. Sky diving
9. Become a member of the Mile High Club.
10. Be a Movie Extra
11. Get on the Price is Right!
12. Go Roller Skating at the Roller Rink
13. Cross the Panama Canal/Go on a Cruise.
14. Learn to drive a stick so that I can buy a VW thing.
15. Learn to ride a motorcycle (wait I just might be getting desperate for ideas).
16. Take the Transiberian train!
17. Paintball anyone?

Any ideas? Hook me up!

-- A

My Favorite Time of Year

I love this time of year when all the trees are in blossom. We have a plum tree outside our house and I had to bring some of the beauty inside. I smile every time I see them.

-- B

Priceless List - 2008

More lists. Looking back at 2008, here are our picks for our priceless moments of the year. What were yours?

Chica Cherry's list
* Obama's victory
* Getting into a bullfight ring and caping a bull. It was a young bull but still a bull.
* Traveling, traveling and more traveling -- Washington state, San Antonio, Austin, New York (twice), Leon, Mexico (twice),and Washington, D.C.
* Turning Forty and surviving my Forty Days of Fun.
* Riding a bicycle built for two and not falling off.

Ms. Olive's List:
* Finishing my first year of LVN school.
* Going to the weddings of my two cousins (Mexico and Denver).
* Surviving Forty Days of Fun (Luckily I only had to do 29-35 days of fun)
* Taking my first sewing class since High School and realizing that I like it a lot more now than then. (I also went back and sew all these patches on my overnight bag. Now if I can just learn to fix the zipper on my overnight bag everything would be perfect.)
* Obama victory, sort of. I live in California so I pretty much knew he was gonna win. I mean when McCain brought in that chick and she started talking, it was pretty much in the bag.

Esty Shopping

I totally forgot to blog about my first esty purchases. I got two lovely items. The first was a retro recipe tin that came with a bag of tea from Julie over at joules. I have been using it. I was lucky to go into the Goodwill on Fillmore and find some beautiful recipe card with protective envelopes for only 2 bucks and I just recently saw the same cards at an upscale little store in Cole Valley for $14. Needless to say I was totally psyched!

The other item I purchased was a print from Ninja girl. It is just lovely and I absolutely love it. It is titled "Not from around here". The print was only $20 and I am planning to do a whole wall of just women.



I love both of my items and can't wait to shop for more things on Esty. It was so much fun and I think I got a good deal.