Happy Hour

I guess if you're going to do it, do it big!

Liberain Girl

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Michael J. Jackson

Liberian Girl

I never knew there was a video for this song!

The Return

I know, I know. It's been a month of Sunday's since I last blogged. There has been so much going on in my life that I wanted to blog, but everytime I sat down at the computer, it was all too tough for me to write about. So I'm going to bypass all the hurt, sorrow and turmoil I've been going thru and focus on the positive.

My oldest graduated high school on June 12th 2009. That was really an exciting time for him and everytime you looked at him, you could just see the happiness in his eyes. It was also a pivitol moment in our lives as well. If some of you know, since turning 18, with graduation approaching, he was somewhat of a handful. Now things are smooth as silk.


On June 6th, my best friend and I took part in this walk through the city before one of our major parades. It was a lot of fun. We got there just in the nick of time. Eventhough we registered, we weren't able to get our bibs because we had gotten there just as the walk began, so we just fell in. I think he told me it was the first time he had done anything like that, but if you look back over my post, you'll see that I get into things like this.


This is a picture of him after the walk had ended. We were hungry, so yea, we walked from the stopping point right on back to the mall to get something to eat. Then we sat there for like an hour after we finished eating and "talked" (rested). HA HA!!

What I seem to have failed to mention, is the night before we had be up early for the walk, we were at combined bachelor/bachelorette party for some friends that are getting married next Friday (July 3rd). The ongoing joke was that we were going to be at the bar from 4:00 pm to close which is 2:30am.

So Besty and I were like, we ain't staying that damn long. HA! We ended up staying until like 10 or so. Needless to say we (I) was shitfaced by the time we got back home.

Here is the couple that is getting married

Not sure if any of you guys watched RuPaul's Drag Race or not, but I was able to see a couple of the contestants live.

Bebe Zahara Benet

I just wanna say, this is one of the most over female impersonators. She is so nice and down to Earth. After her show was over she was ready to kick it, so we showed her what Portland had to offer. It was really fun.

Ongina

Ongina was cool, but if you are a female impersonator, you need to keep up the impersonation! You not supposed to fall apart on stage. *sigh* I'm just sayin' it's bad enough you don't wear hair!

No Shade

(Well maybe a little, but I still like you)

Sunday Sound-Off

Something on your mind??

You got something to say??

Some complaints, maybe?

It's time to Sound-Off!

Road Trip

Redsnake and I decided to hit the road! We left Portland, OR heading to Seattle, WA for a friend who made it home safely from Iraq. I sure wish this stupid war would end. Geez!

So the drive from here to there only takes about 3 hours at the most. We leave and we take off. Because the host of the party asked we bring a bottle, we stopped and picked up a bottle of Skyy Vodka. Then we hit the road.

The drive there was pretty uneventful until we got to where we thought we were going. Can I just say I L-O-V-E my GSP (almost as much as I love my man), but let's just say it's only as good as the information you enter into it. We kept driving by what we thought was supposed to be our destination. It kept saying "Your destination is to your left". We would look to the left and see nothing but shrubs and bushes. So we would turn around. The the chick would say "Your destination is to your right". We like WTF! So I'm like let me check the address again. Needless to say I entered the wrong address.

The party was supposed to start at 8, and we didn't even find our hotel until a little after 8. The hotel looked nothing how it did when we pulled it up on the internet, but it served the purpose.

We get in and kinda chill out for a minute. Change our clothes and head out We get to the party about 9. Now, it's at someones house we had never been to before, so you know you are a little nervous going into someone else's camp if you never been there before.

The music was blaring on the outside of the place so we're like "This must be it". We get up to the door. Knock. And the door opens. We're welcomed in. I handed over the bottle of booze and walk in the place.

The host says "Can you guys do me a favor and put these on". We turn around and he's handing us shower caps! You know the ones you used to have to rock back in the day because you didn't want your curl messing up your pillow case.

He says "can you slip these over your shoes". LMAO! We're respectful, so we put them on, and then we enter the place. We step into the living room and it appears that all the furniture has been moved out, so I'm like oh snap, it's gonna be one of THOSE kinda parties.

I look around for everyone, and I only see 1 other person there. Mind you . . . .We're already and hour late. The freakin' guest of honor isn't even there yet. The only people there are the residents. The host and his boyfriend.

Well SOMEONE has to be the first to arrive, right? So about an hour and half goes by, and theres a knock at the door. One other person shows up at this time. About 30 - 45 minutes after that, the guest of honor shows up. Ladies & Gentlemen . . . . . . .that was it. That was the "party". Can somone say -get together- That was far from a party.

It was nice to see the guest of honor.

I hadn't seen him in a few years.

We weren't at the party long. We ended up going to R Place. Sadly, everything in Seattle closes early so we got there about 1:15 and they closed at 1:45. The best fun we had of the night was outside after the bar closed. There were "it's" running around thinking they were hot, there were fights, police and arrest. Hopefully we can get Redsnake to blog about it.

We left there and the plan was to go back to the "party", but we decided it was late and was ready to get back to the room. We finally got back to the room about 3:30.

Sunday we did somethings before heading back into Portland. We were on Capitol Hill and did some shopping. There is a resturant called

Dick's Drive In

So I have to admit, they have some burgers & Shakes that are the business, but why did this lovely lady order FIVE cheese burgers. So Redsnake and I looked around to see who was with her, and she was all alone.

I bought some fire shades up on Capitol Hill
Now tell me those ain't hot!

While on Capitol Hill, I called a buddy of mine to come and hang out with us. He obliged until it was time to go pick up his dude.

Now. . . .on the way home, we look out the window to the left, and this is what we see:

Fear

Think about it:

Fear means stress, and stress is linked to all the big, bad diseases.

But just even hearing that can stressed us out.

We take that stress to bed with us, hugging it to us like a stuffed animal.

It turns into anxiety and keeps us up awake in the wee hours.

Sleep deprivation? Oh no! That's also linked to illness.

We can't win! Or … can we?

• Fear is part of being human. It has its place, like when a lion gets loose from its cage at the zoo (because, you know, that happens a lot) or when a bad driver is drifting into your lane on the freeway. Fear will help you in those situations. But much of the fear we feel--sometimes on a daily basis--is unfounded. It wastes our energy and actually harms us.

• Try this: optimism. Instead of freaking out about how swine flu might be coming to a town near you, just stay calm and be positive. Yes, wash your hands, and yes, cover your mouth when you cough--all the things you do anyway. Breathe deep, remember that the odds are in your favor, and go to your happy place, which is also your healthy place.

To control the fear you can do the following:

1. Do whatever is needed to prepare yourself for your fear. Often preparing for something that is fearful will help you to gain control over it since you are ready and able to handle it better.

2. Is there a way to desensitize yourself to your fear? Will repetition of the event make the fear go away?

3. Teach yourself to enjoy the task if it's sensible to do so. This can be done through using an assortment of positive reinforcement techniques. Repeating to yourself that the task is good for you, or reinforcing for yourself the benefits that facing the fear will bring. (This and No 1 are good for public speaking.)

4. Train yourself to acknowledge the fear and accept it for what it is, simply your mind telling your body that something concerns it. Repeatedly telling yourself that you are no longer concerned about it and not to be afraid will help you to believe.

Always be kind to yourself. Fear happens to everyone and you can choose to work with it and nullify its effects rather than let it take control. Don't be frustrated with yourself if you don't see the effects immediately since it can take time to resolve.

Fear can be controlled. Remove it's power to affect you and you remove the fear itself. Having the self-confidence to be able to handle situations will help you with other events as well. You will build up an ability to cope that you didn't know you had.

Sunday Sound-Off

It's that time again. We've reached the "Sunday Sound-Off" segment. This is an opportunity for you to get something off your chest. Say a few things about what's happened to you or ask some "why" questions.

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God In Me

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God In Me - Mary Mary