Day 3 - Arches National Park to Pagosa Springs, CO

Day 3 is as beautiful as the first 2. The weather is in the 70s and sunny. Unusual for it to be this warm this time of the year here from what people say. Last night we began to realize we were over ambitious for our first few days. Day 1 was over 600 miles of driving and Day 2 was 500. I planned well for the time on Route 66 where we will be driving no more then 250 miles each day. So we decided this morning to remove a portion of our trip through Colorado. I figure my brother will take me to Colorado at some point and I will be able to tour around with him.

We decided to sleep in a bit and rolled out of bed around 8:30. Went down to the local Pancake Haus for breakfast. Full of carbs and ready to hike we drive up to Arches. About a half a mile In…

Taking a moment to say… this type of thing happens to me commonly and apparently is common for Bill, with the 2 of us together we aughta have a heck of a time…

We realize we do not have enough gas to drive the full length of the park. We laugh about it… turn around go back to town… fill up… then go BACK to Arches to continue our tour. This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever experienced. The color of the Red Rocks contrast with the particular shade of blue sky in just such a way to be absolutely perfect. The natural arch formations are quite fantastic and are a site I think most people should experience.

Another reason we decided to go South instead of West on our way out of Moab was an article in a magazine left in our hotel room about the "Hole in the Rock" it is a kitschy kind of stop. Basically back in the 50s the guy was given a piece of land out here in Utah. At the time there wasn't much going on out here except for mining but thanks to someone finding a Uranium mine just down the road the man decided to set up a diner. Although… he did not "Build" his diner. Being a miner by trade he decided to take this massive piece of rock his father had given him and dynamite out a house. The man had quite a talent for engineering and actually chiseled and blasted out a Diner and a home for his wife and family out of the rock. This rock is hard sandstone that you see quite frequently in this area. So Bill and I agreed after several hours of hiking and photo taking of the Arches that we would head out of Moab and stop in Hole in the Rock.

The Hole in the Rock was quite an experience. It provided us with exactly the appropriate amount of Kitsch that we were looking for. I am a type of gal that would enjoy seeing things like "The Largest Ball of Twine" so this was a perfect fit. Unfortunately they do not allow photos to be taken inside the house. I did get some great pictures of the outside. The things that was amazing is when the tour guide turned off the artificial lights to show us what it looked like before the power was added. The engineering of where the support beams were left was absolutely perfect to capture all of the natural lighting from the sun. The sun poured through the windows in such a way that it lit up the entire 5000 square feet except for a few small corners. Quite a feat I imagine. Also the tour guide said that because the entire ceiling was made of the sandstone the inside of the house stays at about 65 degrees year round.

After we leave Hole in the Rock we head South along 191. We are contemplating stopping at the 4 Corners monument that brings together Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah but are undecided whether we will.

While driving we have decided to skip the 4 Corners. We re-routed our map so that we stay on state roads through Southern Colorado and then take a Southerly turn through a corner of Oklahoma (which adds 1 more state I have not seen to Bill and my list.) Then on down to Amarillo. We agreed when initially planning that Route 66 would be the focus of our time on the trip to Vegas so we agreed not to shorten that portion at all. Southern Colorado is not the Colorado you see in pictures. It is quite flat. The altitude here is 6800 feet. I find this remarkable because it's so flat! I am guessing this would be considered a plateau. The houses out here are far apart. After living in Seattle for a few years I got used to the idea of people living on top of one another. This is the other extreme. Today seeing a town like Moab that is hundreds of miles from anything that even resembles a city makes me realize that small town USA still exists. It reminds me significantly of a small town in West Virginia that I had the pleasure to break down in on the way home from Origins 2003. Cows, Horses and barns are frequent. There are more trees here than we have seen in a few days but they are in winter mode.

So we decided to stop at Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Can't say much about the town sadly because EVERYTHING closes at 9 pm and guess when we arrived? 9:02 pm. Even the McDonalds and Subway! Shouldn't surprise me in a town with population 1,700 (according to the AAA book).

Gonna relax and get some sleep… oh and try to enjoy my cheese and crackers… We will have to make sure we have a good breakfast tomorrow to make up for it. Heh

P.S. I don't have the camera card reader in the room and I am going to be lazy and not bother to go get it. I will add some pictures of Arches and Hole in the Rock tomorrow. Night.

Day 2 Twin Falls, Idaho to Moab, Utah

Happy Sunday!
The El Rancho Motel will be memorable. Heh… while the beds were very comfortable, the shower was something to behold. The pressure alone coated the entire bathroom with a nice layer of water. I wasn't actually able to stay in there long enough to soap up but I am sure the pressure washer effect of the shower got most of my skin off. LOL I guess now I know how they keep their bathrooms so clean.

Gonna make breakfast and hit the road. Mileage 194885 Salt Lake is an odd place. Everywhere you look the houses are very similar but in general much larger then what you would see in an average neighborhood anywhere I have been. We stopped at the Visitor center just North of Ogden and picked up some state visitors guides. The pictures are devastatingly beautiful. One gave a thousands of years history of the area. The entire are used to be one giant lake. Between Volcanoes and earthquakes the lake drained down to what is now the Great Salt Lake. Apparently the salt Lake has the second most sodium content only to the Dead Sea. The reason given is because the small rivers and creeks that empty into the lake have no outlet so as the water evaporates the content of the lake increases. As we drive through Salt Lake City we are in a valley of sorts with mountain ranges all around. I marvel at knowing we are already 4700 feet above sea level and yet I look around and am still surrounded but snow capped mountains. It is currently 75 degrees according to the sign we just past. This seems to be much better weather then is average for this area for this time of year. I hope my Vacation weather karma holds out!

So as we are driving I begin to notice that in almost every house grouping you see roof… roof… roof… Church Steeple! The first few I kind of ignore but take note of then I realize nearly every single house grouping has a steeple and they all tend to be the same shape and all painted white. Just odd.

We are out of the Salt Lake area, as we drive we start to realize the road we are on runs smack between 2 mountains. It's amazing looking up on both sides and all you can see is the mountain side.

Well we just passed the high point on this road at 7500 feet. I can't remember the Altitude of Paradise on Mount Rainier but I don't think it was this high, some snow still on the ground here and some of the first signs of the Red Rocks.

We reached Arches National Park. Unfortunately the Streets and Maps program we were using for guidance sent us off on a jeep path. LOL We got about half a mile when a stopped a passing truck and asked if we were on the right road. He kind of giggled at us and said the road DOES go there but *he looks up and the down the car* you aren't going to get there in THAT! We find an area to attempt a turn around and get stuck in the sand. I get out and push with all my womanly strength and we manage to get out and back onto the road… unfortunately not with enough time to get to the visitor center before it closed. We are planning to head out early tomorrow and do the hike in the morning. We did however find Moab (the town nearest Arches) to be very friendly. We stopped and got a nice hotel room at the Inca Inn. The lady at the front desk suggested the Moab Brewery and so we stopped for dinner then headed out and got some terrific photos of the area in the fading sunlight. It's been 2 long days of driving. We have much shorter drives coming over the next week but right now we are pretty tired. Funny thing… I don't have to go to work tomorrow… and yet… I will be awake before the sun rises. LOL

Oh! I am also downloading lots of pictures to my flickr account. If you want to see some of the fun we have had check them out here http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghgoddess/

Oregon to Twin Falls, Idaho

As we drive up and down the “hills” of Oregon we are reminded every few miles that we are driving along the Oregon Trail. To think that hundreds of years ago, more than 50,000 people threw their families into covered wagons and began a road trip of a different sort. There would be no roads for them to traverse but they would make their mark on the world. We stop at the Deadman’s Pass Rest Area and there are signs with part of the story of these adventurers that set out to find a new home. I bet at the time they did not consider themselves pioneers but they truly pioneered their way across the country. The sign says there are still wheel ruts permanently carved into the countryside near where we stand. I am disappointed that we won’t be able to go hike this area to see these marks left by our ancestors but we have more mileage we need to cover before we lose the sun if we hope to catch sunset in the Arches. I will definitely add this to my list of places I need to learn more about.

5:25 we move into the Mountain Time Zone. We are unhappy to lose the hour today… but will be very happy to have the extra hour on Route 66. J

As we were getting closer to dinner I checked the “Find Nearby Places” feature on the Streets & Trips program. I found out that Boise, Idaho has a Cracker Barrel. This is an old favorite from when I lived in the South. I was quite excited. So we stopped in for dinner. The Roast Beef with mashed potatoes was excellent. Bill had the Hickory Smoked Ham and veggies. I know it’s not really “authentic road food” but it was yummy and a taste of home… and I did have the potatoes!!! Heh

Back into the car, night has fallen and we are going to make it at least a couple more hours. We were really hoping to stay in Burley but may “crash” (maybe I shouldn’t use that term…) in Twin Falls.

We have reached Bliss. Well at least this small town named Bliss. Heh I love the names of these places.

Yup Twin Falls it is. We looked in our trusty GO Roadtripping USA! Book and found the El Rancho Motel that has microwaves and FRIDGE!! In the rooms. So we are going to stop there for the evening.

Day 1- Maple Valley to Oregon

Ok it is now 10:50 am and according to the Mount Rainier National Bank it is 51 degrees… We have finally hit the road. Vegas here we come. The current plan is Highway 18 to I-90 through Kittitas to I-82 in to Oregon and finally onto I-84 through Oregon and into Idaho. Our current goal is to stay in Burley, Idaho which would put us about six hours out from Arches National Park. We will see how it goes. J

As we pass over Snoqualmie summit the sun comes out. IT’s so nice to see the sun after the long rainy winter we have had. The snow still covers the ground here, which I am sure pleases the skiers, and the sun reflects brightly. I have now traveled further East in Washington then I have been before. The mountains are beautiful and I love all the little waterfalls of melting snow that run down near the side of the road. Having grown up in Florida and on the East coast the mountains are still a marvel to me. We are driving past a lake that is frozen over. According to the map we are driving through the Wenatchee National Forest.

We have lost the radio stations at this point and so we turned on the iPod. Our first musical selection is the Minstrels of Mayhem. It’s a folky comedy type of music I discovered years ago at my favorite Renaissance Fest. If you have not heard them check out their website http://www.minstrelsofmayhem.com/.

Stopped at a view spot to take a few pictures… Mountains are amazing things. It’s amazing how different things look on this side of the Cascades. There are no trees at all, lots of bush and little to no snow. It’s also very dry. The sky a very light shade of blue with hundreds of whispy clouds floating lightly on the breeze.

We see 2 large mountains one to the right and one a bit closer to the left. As we try to figure out which is which we see a sign. The mountain to the right is Rainier and the one to the left is Adams. We decided to take a break at the next rest stop. There was a beautiful bridge and a sign that explained the mountainscape.

Hehe so as we drive through Yakima there is a sign that says “Yakima the “Palm Springs” of Washington. *smile*

We have now entered Wine Country. I have never seen grape vines before. Unfortunately it is not the right season and they are all cut off waiting to re-bloom. It reminds me of strawberry fields in Florida.

As we began planning this trip we decided to pick up the program “Streets & Trips” with the GPS tracker. So we went through and added all of our stops and then let the program calculate the path. As we drove down I-82 it sent us off onto a small state road 221 through East Washington near Paterson. So we decided to trust the program and drove through the detour. This is the flattest land I have seen since I moved west. It’s so amazing that just a few hours ago we were surrounded by mountains and now I can see for miles. Here and there are farm houses surrounded by trees in a huge open field. Many of the fields are untended at this time of year so you see brown for miles and then further off in the distance patches of green. The funny thing on the little detour is that all the truckers seem to take this route. I would say that I will continue to trust the program for a while. *smile* There goes tumbleweed! That’s just crazy!

Day 1 - Maple Valley, Washington

Saturday morning: Well things did not go as smoothly as I had hoped but we are off. The car is packed… bladders are empty… tank is full. Mileage is at 194264 and the clock says 10:32 am. (We initially left the house at 9:59 but had a few stops in town before hitting the road.) The cherry blossom trees are all in bloom and I am sure all the blooms will be long gone before we return. Bill is in a bit of a state. He is having trouble with the fact that we don’t have hotel reservations for each stop. Today is a bit cloudy and not very clear. I was hoping to get a picture of Mount Rainier for the first shot of the trip but it doesn’t look like that will be an option this morning. Looks like it will be a nice warm day though…

Well Bill has forgotten his inhaler… so we are now headed back to the house… I promise we will get to this soon.

2 days 15 hours and 44 minutes

But who's counting???

So we have our bags partially packed... I am running around crazy like a chicken with my head cut off.

Oh yeah.. I was gonna give ya'll the plan. Well here is the basic plan. We are not committed (commitment is an evil word) to any particular schedule. Our only MUSTS are we MUST be in Las Vegas on March 28th through April 1st.

Day 1: Driving down through Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Day 2: Drive to Arches National Park, enjoy the park
Day 3 Driving from Arches to Garden of the Gods, CO
Day 4-5: Texas
Day 5-7: New Mexico
Day 8-10: Arizona
Day 11-16: Las Vegas
Day 17-22: California
Day 22-23: Oregon and Washington (Home)

Possible sites along the way:
Arches National Park, UT
Black Canyon, CO
Sand Dunes, CO
Garden of the Gods, CO
Route 66 and all it’s kitschiness, TX, NM, AZ, CA
Palo Duro Canyon, TX
Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Meteor Crater, AZ
Petrified Forest, AZ
Painted Desert, AZ
Grand Canyon, AZ
Star Trek Experience, NV
Every rollercoaster in Vegas…
Channel Islands, CA
La Brea Tar Pits, CA

Anyone else have suggestions for cool things we shouldn’t miss? Largest ball of yarn?

A 3 Week Road Trip? How did this happen?!?!?

So late last year I was sitting around completely exhausted and trying to figure out why I was so burnt out when I realized... for the first year in over a decade I didn't take a single vacation all year.

My family is a family of road trippers. All my life we drove wherever we went. Some of this was because it is so much cheaper to travel with a family of 5 in a car then on a plane but it was something I always loved. I have spent months of my life in a car riding around the country. Thus far I have visited 31 states and for the past many years this has been seriously lacking.

Route 66 (the mother road) has always been a dream of mine to travel. Having been born and raised in Florida the majority of my travel was done on the East coast. Up until I turned 28 I had never been West of the Mississippi. In the past 3 years that obviously changed with me moving to Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle) and traveling with my company but I still do not feel I have experienced the West. After seeing the movie “Cars” together last year, my boyfriend (Bill) and I, discovered that it had been a dream of his to drive Route 66 as well.

Bill and I had been discussing a trip he was planning to take for the Glass Craft & Bead Expo (http://www.glasscraftexpo.com/) in Las Vegas. I was looking through the flier for it and thought it would be a lot of fun. So we discussed it and decided I was going to go. Well once that was decided we started talking about making it a Road trip and seeing at least half of Route 66.

Now mind you we started talking about this… November 19, 2006. The day I didn’t get my Wii…

Now here we are 4 months later (still no Wii) and come this Friday I will be taking the longest coolest vacation I have ever had the luxury to plan (makes up for the lack of Wii). 3 weeks, 5000 miles, at least 4 national parks… Lots of Mexican food and Las Vegas Baby!

Here we come!

So it's been a few months...

I haven't been on here for a few months... life got busy and you know how it goes...

So the past few months I have been planning and planning and planning this absolutely amazing Road Trip. I am so excited that I can barely sit still. I leave on Saturday this week. I am going with my boyfriend. (I know... wierd to have a boyfriend at this point in my life but there really is no appropriate term for older people who "date". )

I will get my information together and post our current plan. I am hoping to be able to blog about the trip while I am on it. I figure riding in a car for 5,000 miles will give me time to type my thoughts and happenings. :-)

Hope you will enjoy.

Oh and for an update. I have lost 32 pounds... of which I fully expect to gain at least 5 back on this trip. LOL I will be jumping back on the wagon upon my return. :-)

Leslie

Hi, My Name is Leslie and I am on a Diet!

So generally when I go on a diet I don’t tell anyone because I feel it is a waste of time since I don’t want to be embarrassed when I gain the weight back. Well here I am to break my trend.

Hi, I am Leslie and I am on a Diet. I have lost 20 pounds as of last night and plan to lose another 60 before I go into my maintenance phase.

To say I am not a fan of Diets is most likely the understatement of the century. Back in April I was over a friend’s house that I frequent and hopped onto his bathroom scale. I then quickly jumped off the scale appalled to see it register in at 252 pounds. Years ago I was up to290 pounds and knew I had to do something. I started going to the gym and in the process dropped 70 pounds down to 220. Over the past few years I have gradually gained back 32 of those pounds. Now I know how unhappy I can be when I gain weight and I knew I had been eating badly. You see up to January 2006 I had been gradually losing since I moved to Seattle. It was VERY gradual as I had only lost 12 pounds over the course of 18 months but hey I wasn’t gaining weight, right? Well in December of 2005 my older brother moved in with me. This has been a wonderful thing as we are best friends and had not seen each other in several years. Well in the process of him moving in I started to eat foods that he was eating. So here I was regaining all the weight I had worked to keep off.

That day back in April I made a decision, I had to stop eating the bad foods and do something. I started using my crock pot more frequently and eating more the way I like to. Veggies and meat with some rice and pasta on occasion, it was working ok. My jeans were beginning to feel less tight. As I started losing weight I started to think that maybe I should really do something. Over the years I have made many excuses about not dieting and exercising. One of my main excuses was my knees. I scheduled an appointment with an Orthopedist and finally went in to have my knees examined. In spite of being told years ago that I would need surgery this new doctor sent me to a physical therapist. 6 weeks later and I am now done with my therapy and I feel great. With that excuse out of the way and not really any other legitimate excuse I started investigating dieting websites. While doing this I asked around to people that have lost weight. After examining plans and websites I logged onto diet.com. Their theory is a little different from most. You don’t crash diet only eating grapefruit and bacon. You aren’t required to give up any particular foods. This is my #1 issue with diets. I am a rebellious spirit at heart and if you tell me I am not allowed to do or eat something I will fight you regardless if I didn’t really care about the thing, simply because I was told not to. Now this is something I know about myself and work to change but it is a part of who I am.

Diet.com is a few years old from what I can tell. Once you join the site you have access to a Doctor, Registered Dietitian and a forum full of supportive members that are where you are or have been there. Once on the site you take a little test that helps determine your personality. There are 3 parts: your eating personality, your exercise personality and your coping personality. Depending on your answers it determines what your personality type is.

I am a:

Eating Personality: Swing Eater
Exercise Personality: All or Nothing
Coping Personality: Doubtful Dieter

Let’s look at what this means.

Swing Eater

I am either doing REALLY good or REALLY bad. I eat well most of the time but on occasion I binge. Think of it as a pendulum.

All or Nothing:

When it comes to my exercise program I do all of it or nothing. If I can’t hire the personal trainer and torment my body several hours a week I give up and sit at my computer for days on end only moving to get something to eat or go to the bathroom.

Doubtful Dieter:

This is the most accurate description I have ever heard. Boy Howdy am I a doubtful dieter. I step on the scale and even if I have lost 3 pounds I can not believe it. Not to mention I am at a 20 pound loss now (about ¼ of what I hope to lose) and I am beginning to go through the “Well now I am actually losing it but I could never actually maintain this the rest of my life.” Why do I doubt? Well let’s see. When I was 11 yrs old I went on my first diet. Since then I have been on dozens of different diets. Not to mention my Aunt and Mother and Cousins and their dieting lack of success. I have watched several members of my family struggle with weight loss for decades. 20 years later and I am still struggling with mine. How on EARTH could anyone actually lose the weight they need to lose and keep it off? Well that’s a doubtful dieter. I am working every moment of every day to change this thought process.

Once I get home I will post some before pictures. I plan to take a new picture about every other week. Hopefully we will see some progress. 20 pounds down 60 to go.

Coupling

I can not believe I haven't posted about this on my blog. Coupling is the funniest TV show I have ever had the pleasure to view.

Here is a review posted on TV.com that I find extrememly accurate:

Two's company, three's a crowd... so what do you do with six? On average, men and women think about sex every six seconds. Shorten that to every second, and you've got Coupling. It's more than just a one night stand!When a couple gets together, it's never just the two of them - they also bring baggage - and Susan (Sarah Alexander) and Steve (Jack Davenport) are no exception. Their baggage is a crowd of best friends and exes who talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps...

If you have BBC America I suggest you catch it. If you don't find it on DVD. It is worth every second. :-)

What is Perplex City?

After my last post you may be saying "what is Perplex City?" or you may not care if you do not care feel free to surf on to your next stop. :-)

A World of Puzzles, Mystery and Intrigue
www.perplexcity.com

Wired.com says "It sounds like the back story for a cheesy Keanu Reeves vehicle: The Receda Cube has been stolen from the Perplex City Academy and secreted away from the unnamed planet to Earth."

This is a new form of game called a alternate-reality game basically you buy booster packs of cards (6 cards to a booster) and each card is a game, some are math some are logic some are just weird. For a sample card click below:



Once you have the cards you can go online and enter the results and see how you rank compared to thousands of other players but rank is not the important part... the important part is finding the Cube. Somewhere on earth there they have hidden the Cube. If you find it you win $200,000. Do I really think I will win? Nah but the puzzles are quite cool and I need something new to waste brain cells on. :-)

Damn you Eric! Welcome to Perplex City!

haiku's Personal Assessment

You'll be fine. Don't close your eyes. Staring into infinity can only lead to a sense of inadequacy and ultimately insanity. Get yourself a decent pair of shoes. Smart footwear is a key component in developing self-esteem. Your responses to the inkblot test suggest that you have antisocial tendencies if not a criminal record. If the authorities are not currently informed of your whereabouts call your local station immediately and give them your address.

TimesDispatch.com | AP Entertainment

TimesDispatch.com AP Entertainment

When I am having a bad day in the office nothing cheers me up quite like people being stupid. I sit all day and deal with questions from people who don't even give me thier name. They will send things like "Hi I can't log in to your site... fix it" with nothing more... so when I become frustrated by all this I like to know that I am not the only person who has to deal with these people at my job.

You would think if you were going to steal a big screen TV... you would have figured out your get away a little more thoughtfully.

The Kingdom of Loathing

The Kingdom of Loathing

Damn Joe... and Dan... and Eric for infecting me with this site. This is a great way to waste a few mins each day. It is a stick person game full of punny things reminesent of Monty Python. If you are bored it's worth a few minutes of your time. :-)

Movie Review

I got to see a Sneak Preview showing of the newest British Comedy "Kinky Boots"http://www.thefilmfactory.co.uk/kinkyboots/index_flash.html

The characters were well developed and quite loveable. The story was well put together and well I can't wait to find out how to get my hands on a few pairs of the boots I saw.

Favorite Quote: Folks we aren't making shoes... we are making Two and One-Half Feet of Irresistible, Tubular, Sex

If you liked the Full Monty and/or Calendar Girls you will love this one! I sure did!!

Age of Empires III

I went to the store a few weeks ago to find a game to help pass the time. A friend suggested AOE 3 in hopes that I would be his game guinea pig. The game is quite an improvement on past versions. The gathering of resources is a little less annoying on most stages. Also it is easier to gather as your peons do not have to run back and forth to your town hall when they are full. I haven't finished it quite yet but would rank it 4 out of 5 stars. A good game with a nice story line.

Dr. Phil says "To relieve stress finish things..."

You, too can find inner peace...

I am posting this because it definitely worked for me and we could all use more calm in our lives.

By following the simple advice I heard on a recent Dr. Phil show, I have finally found inner peace. Dr. Phil proclaimed the way to achieve inner peace is to simply finish all the things you have started in life.

So I looked around my house to see things I started and hadn't finished; and, before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of Captain Morgan Rum, a bottle of Baileys, a bottle of Midori, a package of Oreos, the remainder of my Percocet prescription, the rest of a Cheesecake, some Saltines and a box of Chocolates.

You have no idea how freaking good I feel.

Ok Did it again- Song "The Bride"

You know how you hear just the perfect song for your mood. Something you NEEDED to hear? It may be a song you have heard over and over again or a new song you have never heard before. Well this is a brand new song that popped up on my Pandora Country station. Here are the lyrics:

Artist/Band: Trick Pony

Lyrics for Song: The Bride

Lyrics for Album: R.I.D.E.

The day's finally here,

There's flowers everywhere.

The guests are waitin' with sweet anticipation.

As I look down the aisle,

The preacher stops an' smiles.

Church bells are ringin' an' the organ is playin'.

I'm so overcome that I could cry.

I'm so happy I'm not the bride.

She's such a pretty thing,

She don't know anythin':

Ain't gonna tell her that she's outta her mind.

The preacher asks the question:

No, I got no objection.I do, I do;

I want him out of my life.

Throw the rice an' let those white doves fly:

Oh, happy day: I'm not the bride.

Eat some more cake,

Throw the bouquet,

Pass the champagne,

it's time to celebrate.

I'm gonna dance this night away,

Whoa, whoa, yeah.

The groom is gettin' loud,

His new wife starts to shout.

Oh, this is perfect, it can only get better.

They're fightin' in the car, off to a real good start.

His momma's cryin'.

Aren't they lovely together?

They're drivin' away, we're wavin' goodbye.

Close call, relax, Amen, Hallelujah,

By the grace of God go I: I'm not the bride.

Well, I'm not the bride.

I'm free, I'm free, I'm free.

I'm not the bride.

Thank God!

Goodbye now.

Good luck girl.

You're gonna need it.

Ha, ha, ha.

Ta-ta.

Song I Love

This is one of my favorite songs and each time I have a break up (husband... boyfriend...) It becomes more and more true to me:

Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

(chorus)
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love

Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want IT any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you'LL think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way

(chorus...)
Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Tainted love, tainted love .
Tainted love, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love

New Discovery: Flickr.com

So this morning I was reading an article on the "re-birth" of the web. In the article it talks about a picture sharing website.

http://www.flickr.com

It's like a high class webshots without the screensaver. If you like photography you should really check this out. The pictures are quite amazing. :-) Maybe add some of your own. I plan to.