DEAR CAT:

I still need potting soil very very badly.


peace <3 :)

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I COULD PROSPER IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

i need a copyright.

we all know its coming
we just arent sure when.
hopefully i can get out of work here, before it does its business.

Im drinking a coke.
i do not like coke.
i do not like soda except the occasional dr.pepper.
but the drug reps catered us with jasons deli.
so i'll take a cola.

cat told me to find a new recipe and its about that time.

today was too rushed and
presley did not sleep well last night.
my phone died in my slumber.
let me tell you how i dont appreciate this.
i never know when to wake up without the time by my head.
& my morning time phone calls get missed.
woke up.
got ready.
met frek for brunch that was supposed to be breakfast.
i couldnt find su casa.
ive been there many times.
i needed gas.
i was late for work but it all worked out.
now its late evening and here i still am.
the nurse fixed up my finger good.

im making a hair appt for sometime this week.
i havent dyed my hair since July...
I kinda like it so im not sure if i will add any color this time.

i think i just saw ted bundy out the window.

andrea and i stumbled across this beauty the other day:

my crane is going to have the canadian flag flying freely from the top/
CAITI: will you please email katia about me coming to work in her garden.
thanks.

i dont need to see, so i'll paint

WHITE OUT in the great city of salt!
i think its fun.
i think we should make an igloo, and as long as temperatures are low it will stay all winter.
but i think chuck needs to help us engineer it.
i got my strings back, so im going to tie some hemp today
and i'd also like to start a new drawing.
anyone who wants can help illustrate!
heres the last one my 3 sisters and i did:

i got to hear jade's little baby's heartbeat last night.
presley thought it was very cool.
presley loves her aunt jade

Something to remember:

"My plea to you is that we constantly take the position that every one of us can do better than we are now doing. We are in a constant search for excellence. That search must be continuous and unrelenting...In this highly competitive world no one can stand still. There must be constant improvement. There must be wrenching thought, there must be frank and at times brutal discussion, there must be unusual effort in the search for excellence."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley
February 6, 1989

typical james; sunday

i like that honda and i both really appreciate our earth living world.
we were in awe.
alllll day today.
hope you tri citians arent buried over there.
\a gnarly storm is well on its way.
funny how it was 45 degrees today, but that only tells us- we are about to get puked on.
we ate at Tsunami tonight.
i tried eel for the first time in my sushi.
i liked it too.
i wish i knew how to roll sushi,
i wish i knew everything, too.

new biggirl seat!

one love people never gonna stop..........!

& i thought i was cool because michael franti gave me a good hand shake!
yeah....no!
he KISSED my mother!
caiti got to sniff her boyfriend.
i guess she deserves it,
it was her third time seeing him...she taught me all i knew.
he is one of the best performers i have ever seen and he's not kidding when he says:
"dont tell tha people that they got to go, we gonna rock it til the early morn"
because he just wanted to keep jammin and that was much appreciated.
"HEY NOW NOW"
i will get some pictures up soon.
oh yeah,
wore his took then let his dreads out.
& no shoes.
at all.

to be famous is so niiiiiiiiiice.....-

I drove around with happiness in my car and listened to The Used -first album
it was awesome.

work has been so too busy lately-its just that time of year, i worked 10.5 hours on tuesday.
lately i've really enjoyed being super crazy busy, i got an email from my boss this week and i want to share it:
Natalie,
I just wanted to thank you for doing your job so efficient. On Thursday I noticed it was pretty much just you doing all the check in. I appreciate your attitude, never complaining, just doing your job! I hope you are still liking your job and working days. I get compliments about you from other employees and just wanted to thank you.
-Shay

I hope she wouldnt mind that i published her little email because it really made my week!
I have a nice break from the workplace now though, I'm off until Tuesday- it will be an eventful 4day-weekend. Tomorrow night is the long awaited show-I swear we had these tickets 2 months ago.
I want to hit up the mountain sometime also.

So Amy notified me that the Black Keys will be in Portland in april- I didnt even know who they were, as i mentioned them to andrea,of course she knew-she not only knows every artist and band ever, but she also has them on her 80gb ipod.but anyway, ,back to the black keys....they are funkyyy!! and i hope we go.

i texted my mother from work the other night that we were already booked til 930 at like 1. she replied:
"wilds"

i mean, come on- anyone who knows caiti, will you please laugh at that?!!!

i asked her if we had any pain reliever in this house, she said yeah, but not any that you can take, we only have "people medicine"
i guess i'm not counted as a human since I cant swallow pills.


okay, back to the 80gig again,
good falling to sleep music that her pod taught me:
a canadian mellow mode band called city&colour
and justin taught me a similar guy named owen

speaking of justin

his band 9worlds is going on tour soon, they play a show at Todds in SLC sometime in February-
so everyone come!

today presley bonked her head on the hardwood floor, she was so mad she had to tell everyone including grampa that she got hurt.

she went to bed tonight like a real baby.
and i got to workout and chillout, it was so nice.

myloverdott

caiti's listening to some fresh beats.

i can tell she has it on shuffle because staceyQ-2of Hearts just came on.
that must be my untitiled playlist i added to her pod.
i dont think i could live without my ipod.
its dainty although very refined.
i have a lunch meeting for work today.
we have too many of those.
right now i need to hear mars volta.
last night honda and i took a midnight cruise to sconecutter.
it made me miss lindsay alot.
im glad the tri cities is giving her a sonic (2of them!)
try the cranilla craze its so goooooood!
im glad i have a best homie.
it beats having a boyfriend....BY far!

*cuz i dont know how to feel about it

annie just got me a ticket to sound tribe sector 9.



didnt you know im so stoked on it?!?!

well i talk too much; to myself.

"SO MUCH SNOW!"
is the text justin woke me with.
so of course i had to take a look out:

this might be the most we've gotten in the valley in just one night.
i cant even see the mountains, they are covered up by big snowclouds.
annie took the day off to ride the mtn today and she cant even get her car out of her driveway.
im glad monday days are off for me; my to do list is slowly getting crossed out.
but manicures and pedicures today for pretz and i.
except for the middle finger on my left hand.
i pretty much sliced off the tip yesterday.
i think it just barely stopped bleeding.
so now i can let the calendula do its work.
did you know calendula oil comes from the marigold?
im so hungry!
annie and i made a country salad last night.
its goin in my cook book:


-romaine lettuce
-black beans (half can)
-apples(cut into small squares)
-bleu cheese (crumbled)
-cheddar cheese (grated)
-spiced peanuts (crushed)
-green onions (sliced)
-cilantro
-red bell pepper (cut into squares)[i added the pepper because i cant live without one but its not part of the original recipe]
toss everything together with ranch dressing AND enjoy!

bob marley lullabies

presley&grammy

tagged...

3 favorite bands(WHY WHY ONLY THREE!?)
-minus the bear
-bright eyes

-michael franti & spearhead

3 favorite animals
-dog
-rhinocerous
-velociraptor

3 favorite months
-octobre
-february
-may

3 favorite foods
-my mothers enchiladas & red rice
-sushi

-salad

3 favorite restaurants
-Noodles&Company
-Rumbi Island
-Rusted Sun

3 favorite places in the world (that you've been to)
-Park CIty(UT)
-Bend (0R)
-Seattle (WA)

3 places you WANT to go in the world
-bc/amsterdam(CANADA)
-dubai
-paris

3 favorite things to do with your time
-have words&burn with connie.
-snowboard/hike (dependant on the mountain weather)
-giggle with Presley

3 things you want (anything)
-range rover
-the peace grenade

-my own place with big porch and garden in canada.

i tag all that read my blog.

one step closer.

by this time next week i will be jammin to some good live grooves.

loke4life is one word.

primarily because it sounds the coolest if you slur it altogether.
...in a big mixing bowl.
of course THEcassie leconte talked to me first, she does that..to ANYONE.
but i think she stumbled across missNatalie(bratalie) at a very convenient time.
not only convenient, but important.
instead of big humble jumble storytime.
i just wanna say im really glad the stumble became an everyday thing.


('c' and the other half of the lovesign)

plL;anet OF ice.

presley was already in bed by the time i got home from work tonight.
i feel weird in this house without baby to be watching after, carrying around(or lately CHASING around!!)i miss her alot when she's not with me. in this stage she's in- she is growing SO FAST and learning SO MUCH...its SO CRAZY in my brain that this little human is mine.mine. im a mom,,, im HER mom.


im making a cd to fall into dreamland to tonight.
its my early day tomorrow.
i have to take annie to the trax station on my way.
well, want to know why?
beacuse she cracked her windshield with her dome,
it was during this storm, she slid on the ice, but she is okay.
check it:

(yah she did that wit her head)


so i just bought "new soul" on iTunes Linds,
im going to put it on my mix.
listen to
-good friday
-noahs ark
by cocorosie. k?


k i just put "lemurs, man, lemurs" and "I'm totally not down with robs alien"
by-minus the bear to finish off my cd for the night.
so someone go download and love those by me.

he touched my hand when they last came...and they're due to come here again please?
goodnight.

skrink nations;

im all good.

dream; for all these problems.

another fascination of mine: dreams/dreaming.
since there is no universally agreed biological definition of dreaming, i've taken define-ity into my own thoughts.

DREAM MOODS: emotions that are result of unconscious living, buried deep beneath your heart & somewhere in your stomach.

DREAMLAND: mysterious and fascinating world of dreams where the rules of reality need not apply. vagueness can be felt in air, thought, and feeling.

although its trouble for me to remember all of my dreams, i've heard it helps to keep a notebook at bedside, while these "dreams" are still fresh in your mind, you can write them down. When i do remember, I interpret them, its very very intriguing to see the cause of thoughts that turn into a dream. ususally its right on, and i can go "ooooooh! i see, COOL!"

i now will recommend any readers of this blog "The Waking Life"
its a sundance film festival winner, you might have to watch it a few times.
i hope you enjoi.

soy white mocha to start my day

this morning i was scurrying to get ready for a coffee date only 15 minutes after i opened my eyes. I never wear matching socks, simply because i can never find matches.
today i picked a pink zebra one and a valentine sock.

once i made my way upstairs I saw jade's feet poking out of her blanket on the couch.
she had the match to my valentine sock.
it was quite amusing to me.

today was a good day off. i would have liked to:
-clean my room
-wax my eyebrows
-workout
-read

i did, however:
-do laundry
-detail cat's car
-shopped gateway
-chauffeured cat around in clean car
-showered
-(had a meeting with dad, but he's still sitting on the couch)ugh!

the rest of my night is unplanned, i could go to connies bro's or kick it with weasley wilson, i might just sit here.. maybe turn on the television, which i never watch. gol i hate teevee.
no! im going to help pretz make chocolate pudding.
im going to teach her to chef, early on.
how bout this homemade from scratch sweet&sour sauce.
so good!

good stuff.
my daughter has the weirdest taste: she loves hot buffalo wings, bacon, coffee, and perrier.
i might be getting a bomb side job...thats close to me.
i'll keep an update.

im turning 1950s right quick.

i watched an interesting film tonight.
justin didnt like it,
but it was dream moods so completely!
dreamland.(lives)
sometimes i like when only annie will know what im talking about.

Lin my phone died right before you told me a haunting secret?
come again.
i like thee floor to ceiling bookshelf&ladder idea.
very uh fiftiez-ish!
i hate when people do this swirl sign: ~

my mood got better tonight.
im half asleep.
good live nights.

and i totally didnt mean to double up on the incubus

im turning off my phone its on my nerves, too.

im waiting for a certain shade of green

bat your eyes girl, be otherworldly. count your blessings. seduce a stranger. whats so wrong with being happy? kudos to those who see through sickness

very currently annoyed.
annoyed very currently.
currently very annoyed.



sundays are my favorite day.
but today (&very broadly everything)
this
that
her
him
them
are on my nerves.


i should be in the mountains
today is what annie told me malibu would call
a BLUEBIRD day for ridin.
its beautiful+snows been falling falling falling.

im going to the mall to exchange Presley's pumas.
caiti's talking about getting dreadlocks.again.
and i havent showered in a few days.
i want to get out of here but my lackadaisical being doesnt allow it now.

annie's at snowbird.
cassie's in calif.
justin's doing inventory.
linds is in pissco.
jade's mad at me.
presley's sick of me.
christine's asleep (im sure of it)
amy's far too.
chuck's watchin the chargers but wants the colts to win.
majestic smells.
cat is my friend.


..
goodbypass.



dont ever let life pass you byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

magic.

my loke painted me this magic for christmas.

i forgot to call her revenge-seeking face back last night.
sorry.
tonight im the babysitter.
funny. the only baby/non-adult in the house is my daughter.
im issuing an award to whomever finds my anthropologie beanie.

im so so so sad i cant find it anywhere. last i saw it was tiesto night.
this should be a good weekend.

ITS JAN 9TH

I SCREWED UP MY BLOGSPOT.
I DONT HAVE TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I DID AND I HATE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
LINDSAY ANN HELP ME PLEASE.

weLL

its been too busy a weekend/weekbegin.
week.
chronologically:

i was on the phone with annie when i took this picture ^
somewhere along 40th west-ish.
blue of the sky after the storm.


Presley is turning into a little girl, transforming out of baby-ness
its exciting and sad.
& mullet-like.

now she just needs her own bed.
ikea, eh!?
Spent time downtown.
had the best house mocha and lavender ice cream with my loke.
in superb location.
this is for you cass

SNOWBOARDED IN A SNOWSTORM!
BUT it was sickness because of all the powder we got.
4ft of snow this weekend' verrry nice.
yeah, the canyon drive home- not so much.
regularly 15-30 minute drive took us 2 hours.

im sending love every which way.
muchos.

you cant always be her;

not all the time.
not to everyone.

habibi

Don't let mistakes be so monumental, and
Don't let your love be so confidential, and
Don’t let your mind be so darn judgmental
And please let your heart be more influential

Be thankful for all the Spirit provides
And be thankful for all that you can see without eyes
Give thanks to music that keeps us alive
And give thanks to all the DJs worldwide!



(just gettin in excitement ,,,mode for our upcoming show)

i want the peace grenade....really bad. really so bad.

i thought and thought about giving the story behind this photograph....
but its just fine by itself. cute litt'l munchkin i got me.


i had to take my bra off at work.
i couldnt handle it today.
think im nuts... i get it from my mama.
who "cant do the dishes" in her bra.
thats why you always see it hanging over a chair in the dining room.

yes, far tooooo big.

w h a t a w e e k e n d!




i slept til 2 today.
so now im all up and awake while everyone sleeps.
im eating cheetos and drinking orange soda.
what a gross orange consumption im making.
Majestic is following me around.
i probably made one of the best salads ever tonight.


MY LOKE 4 LIFE is here .... and for this whole next week too.


i do, however need to be up by eight to take jade to work.
gooooooooooooooodnight.