Vacation pictures.
2002-10-11 9:34 p.m.
Here are some of the pictures from last weekend's trip to Colorado.
There are lots of pretty red rocks in Colorado.
Simon and I are stylin' at the Broadmore Hotel. We didn't actually stay there, we just had some drinks and ran around the hotel being goofy.
Look ma! Those piano lessons are finally coming in handy. All I need is a tip jar.
Me standing in front of Palmer lake. Yes, I wore the same silly jacket all weekend.
Despite rumors to the contrary, it is illegal to smuggle ferrets in your pants at the Denver International airport.
Mark my words.
2002-10-11 1:39 p.m.
Is anyone else freaked out by the sniper shootings in DC and VA? I know it's happening on the other side of the coast but it's bothering me. If I were a professional criminal profiler here's what I'd tell the FBI:
You're looking for a white male aged 35-40. He has a military background and was dishonorably discharged. He is unmarried with no kids and doesn't have many close ties with other people. His mother died recently. He is not religious, but is using the tarot card as a scare tactic. He has a borderline personality disorder with paranoid features. He will take his own life or force the police to kill him before he surrenders into custody. He grew up in the area where the shooting occurred. He was on Ritalin in elementary school. People he went to high school with will describe him as a freaky loner. Neighbors will say he was quiet and well mannered.
Physical description: 5'8"-5'11", 190 pounds with a pot belly, light brown hair short but messy, some facial hair.
0 People have tried to sell me ViagraEye poke, yoga, sleepy.
2002-10-10 3:55 p.m.
I've got a bruise on my sternum and was stupid enough to wear a V neck sweater this morning. This is the sort of thing that happens when you get dressed in the dark. We were practicing an eye poke last night in kung fu class. Instead of poking each other in the eye, we practiced by poking each other in the sternum. The bruise was more of the cumulative effect of practicing rather than getting poked once really hard.
Yoga class during lunch break was very intensive today. We held poses for two minutes with as good of form as we could manage: shoulder stand, plow, fish, forward bend, wheel, cobra, locust and child's pose. I got a screaming headache afterwards. I was told that means my body is cleansing. Apparently I'm chock full of toxins.
I'm feeling tired and sluggish. All I want to do is eat salty things and nap.
0 People have tried to sell me ViagraMake 'em do the floppy chicken.
2002-10-09 1:29 p.m.
This morning I spent four hours in AED training. That's Automated External Defibrillation training. This means if someone in my building goes into cardiac arrest I'm fully trained to shock them with a portable defibrillator. You know, like in ER. I even get to shout "Clear!" before I shock them, or as my trainer Max says, make them do the floppy chicken.
0 People have tried to sell me ViagraI didn't scream on the plane.
2002-10-08 3:03 p.m.
I'm back. Simon and I went to Colorado so I could meet his family. We left Thursday evening and came back on Sunday. I have some pictures that I will post later. Colorado is a pretty state. We stayed in Monument which is right next to Colorado Springs. They have lots of red rock there, in fact some of the roads are paved in it. Instead of blacktop they have pinktop. The mountains are pretty. Trees were sporadic, there were parts of Colorado that just felt too open. I need to be surrounded by green. I was able to fly with the help of sedatives. It wasn't fun but it's only a two hour trip and I didn't look out the window. While we were there went to Cripple Creek to gamble at the casinos. I pretty much broke even considering the free drinks and snacks I consumed while working the slot machines. Simon's sister was hit on by an old man who asked her to "come back to my cabin with me."
We ate curry and shark chutney on Friday night, an authentic Seychelles dinner. Yum yum. There was a mixture of Creole and English spoken around the house. When I met his grandmother Simon helped me with broken Creole and a little English that his grandmother knew. I learned that "chi chi chat" means "little cat."
Sunday night we came home in time to meet up with my parents and my brother and had dinner at Jake's. Sunday night I came down with a horrible migraine that is still lingering on. At least the nausea and photophobia have diminished. Now I just feel exhausted and headachy. Sometimes it sucks to be me.
On an up note, I'm looking forward to the wrestling seminar on Saturday. I'm also looking forward to getting back to kung fu class. I think I've almost got my kick combinations down.
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