reproducing a Astaire/Rogers routine for their showdance at Ohio Star Ball. They won the showdance hands down.
It will be on PBS in January/February 2008. Be sure to watch it. I'm in the audience.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Your Papers - no please. Just your papers.
Money Quote:
Under a TSA proposal published in August, airlines and travel agents would be required to ask people reserving flights for their birth date, gender and full name. Travelers, however, would not be required to give the new information.
People who don't comply could be more easily mistaken for a terrorist and "may be more likely to experience delays, be subjected to additional screening (or) be denied transport," the TSA wrote.
Translation:
If you don't tell us what we want to know, we will detain you... because we can. You must comply. Resistance is futile.
I hate the government. It's all about power, control, and submission. I think I'm in the mood to watch Serenity and V for Vendetta tonight. Too bad showcase practice is in the way. Dangit.
To further irritate me, I just received an email about mandatory recycling training - to be sure I put the right crap in the right bin lest BigUniversity get fined for plastic straws in the plastics bin... Ugh. I may burn some tires in protest.
Under a TSA proposal published in August, airlines and travel agents would be required to ask people reserving flights for their birth date, gender and full name. Travelers, however, would not be required to give the new information.
People who don't comply could be more easily mistaken for a terrorist and "may be more likely to experience delays, be subjected to additional screening (or) be denied transport," the TSA wrote.
Translation:
If you don't tell us what we want to know, we will detain you... because we can. You must comply. Resistance is futile.
I hate the government. It's all about power, control, and submission. I think I'm in the mood to watch Serenity and V for Vendetta tonight. Too bad showcase practice is in the way. Dangit.
To further irritate me, I just received an email about mandatory recycling training - to be sure I put the right crap in the right bin lest BigUniversity get fined for plastic straws in the plastics bin... Ugh. I may burn some tires in protest.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
And another thing...
Why do we attempt to ignore the douches? Huh? Granted, I am just as bad as the other people in the elevator but why don't we stand up to these idiots?
There were 3 other people in the elevator. One was a little old woman, a man probably just a little older than me, and myself. I was the only one to say anything to them and that was after I got out of the elevator. Why wasn't that man saying anything?!
Yeah - they were drunk and would have no sense of social shame but we need to smack these people down for the common good. I'm sure they are no better when they are sober. There is a reason to have confrontation.
There were 3 other people in the elevator. One was a little old woman, a man probably just a little older than me, and myself. I was the only one to say anything to them and that was after I got out of the elevator. Why wasn't that man saying anything?!
Yeah - they were drunk and would have no sense of social shame but we need to smack these people down for the common good. I'm sure they are no better when they are sober. There is a reason to have confrontation.
Drunk Football fans SUCK!
Dear Ohio State Buckeyes,
I hope you lose this weekend to Michigan because your fans are bigger douches than UT fans (no offense to Big Orange Michael but seriously, there are some giant douches if you go to Knoxville for the game). Then again, I'm sure every team has their share of douches.
How did this sudden hatred for Ohio State come about? I am here in Columbus for the Ohio Star Ball. So far, it has been absolutely lovely. I get on the elevator to go to my room with a pair of already drunk a$$hats who curse, yell loudly into their bluetooth headsets, and hit on this woman standing waiting for an elevator on the 9th floor. She nearly ran into another car. I swear, if my back had been to them instead of to the wall, they would have groped me. One kept touching my elbow.
When I got off the elevator, he yelled something about me being sexy (intended as an insult). I called him a name or two and went onto my room. I know, it isn't the Christian thing for me to respond in that way, but since I wasn't allowed to bring firearms with me on this trip, I have to defend myself some how.
Because they are the reason why "he needed killin' " is a perfectly acceptable defense for murder.
Douches.
Again, I hope you lose big to Michigan. And douches, you got NO game. I don't know what woman who wasn't crazy or drunk would even want to give you the time of day let alone uh.. flirt with you. I hope you leave frustrated sexually and with your team. You deserve it.
Go Michigan,
Pink Kitty
I hope you lose this weekend to Michigan because your fans are bigger douches than UT fans (no offense to Big Orange Michael but seriously, there are some giant douches if you go to Knoxville for the game). Then again, I'm sure every team has their share of douches.
How did this sudden hatred for Ohio State come about? I am here in Columbus for the Ohio Star Ball. So far, it has been absolutely lovely. I get on the elevator to go to my room with a pair of already drunk a$$hats who curse, yell loudly into their bluetooth headsets, and hit on this woman standing waiting for an elevator on the 9th floor. She nearly ran into another car. I swear, if my back had been to them instead of to the wall, they would have groped me. One kept touching my elbow.
When I got off the elevator, he yelled something about me being sexy (intended as an insult). I called him a name or two and went onto my room. I know, it isn't the Christian thing for me to respond in that way, but since I wasn't allowed to bring firearms with me on this trip, I have to defend myself some how.
Because they are the reason why "he needed killin' " is a perfectly acceptable defense for murder.
Douches.
Again, I hope you lose big to Michigan. And douches, you got NO game. I don't know what woman who wasn't crazy or drunk would even want to give you the time of day let alone uh.. flirt with you. I hope you leave frustrated sexually and with your team. You deserve it.
Go Michigan,
Pink Kitty
Friday, October 26, 2007
What would you grab?
1) Smith and Wesson (the kittehs, not my revolvers)
2) My MacBook Pro, its external drive (my iPod and iPhone are always in my purse)
3) Purse
4) The Still in the Box Darth Vader
5) The "Seize the Day" birthday card from my dad
6) The Sig Sauer, the other Smith and Wessons and ammunition
If time permits:
My baby photo album, the SHAG print of the Tea Cup Ride at Disney Land, Melodia Pants, and Ballroom Dance dresses (my shoes are already in the car in the car)
What to Save From a Fire - TIME
2) My MacBook Pro, its external drive (my iPod and iPhone are always in my purse)
3) Purse
4) The Still in the Box Darth Vader
5) The "Seize the Day" birthday card from my dad
6) The Sig Sauer, the other Smith and Wessons and ammunition
If time permits:
My baby photo album, the SHAG print of the Tea Cup Ride at Disney Land, Melodia Pants, and Ballroom Dance dresses (my shoes are already in the car in the car)
What to Save From a Fire - TIME
Monday, October 15, 2007
How soon the internets forget...
the meaning of being kirked?
Amway/Quixtar... good luck with that.
On a somewhat related note, Mark told me that there are some scuzzy lawyers who are now putting copyright notices on their cease and desist letters to keep people from scanning them and putting on their blogs for the whole world to see that they are scuzzy lawyers.
Ugh. Fail. Once it is sent to you, it is your property. If you don't want it posted, don't send it. Just the same as you should always check the "to:" field in your email program to be sure that you didn't copy the entire address book when you were whining about how you had nothing to do.
Amway/Quixtar... good luck with that.
On a somewhat related note, Mark told me that there are some scuzzy lawyers who are now putting copyright notices on their cease and desist letters to keep people from scanning them and putting on their blogs for the whole world to see that they are scuzzy lawyers.
Ugh. Fail. Once it is sent to you, it is your property. If you don't want it posted, don't send it. Just the same as you should always check the "to:" field in your email program to be sure that you didn't copy the entire address book when you were whining about how you had nothing to do.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
From Fark:
NikolaiFarkoff, in a thread about secession convention currently taking place:
I don't think most modern Southerners would oppose the burning of Atlanta at this point.
Yep. I would concur.
I don't think most modern Southerners would oppose the burning of Atlanta at this point.
Yep. I would concur.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Select a Candidate 2008
Select a Candidate 2008
Uh... der... Ron Paul was my number one choice by a long shot. John Edwards is the candidate at the bottom.
Enjoy! Results may not be entirely accurate for you. For entertainment purposes only... and maybe get you to think or something.
Uh... der... Ron Paul was my number one choice by a long shot. John Edwards is the candidate at the bottom.
Enjoy! Results may not be entirely accurate for you. For entertainment purposes only... and maybe get you to think or something.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Your Secret Life
and my secret life, too. Doubts, worries, fear of being found out that you aren't who you say your are. Tell me about it. I got a wonderful card from a lady at church who said that I was wise. I laughed and said 'if she only knew.' A few days later, God pressed on me HARD to start studying Proverbs, especially 3:5-6.
OK, that isn't the same as the hidden affairs, bad finances, crumbling marriages but secrets start somewhere.
If heading to church is just too much or too far away, check out the blog. Honesty is a good thing. Bring it out into the open.
OK, that isn't the same as the hidden affairs, bad finances, crumbling marriages but secrets start somewhere.
If heading to church is just too much or too far away, check out the blog. Honesty is a good thing. Bring it out into the open.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
My Favorites
You just need to watch because Shalene is everything I want to be in a ballroom dancer. This was their showdance from Ohio Star Ball 2006. It was their official retirement dance (though there was 1 more dance in the competition). And she is in near tears at the end. When I saw the debut at the studio, I was just sobbing. I'm all choked up right now. Talk amongst yourselves. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman or an Empire. Discuss.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Dear Apple Haters,
The next time you whine about how expensive Apple products are or that they aren't any different that Dell, Treos, Blackberrys, Vista or whatever, please note that Apple is giving the difference in cost of the iPhones back to people who purchased them within 14 days of Wednesday's price drop.
And those of us who bought them earlier - even back to iPhone Day - are getting a $100 Apple store credit.
I certainly didn't expect them to do anything for the early adopters because one has to decide where jump on the bandwagon because there is always something better, faster, smaller, cheaper in the pipeline. It isn't a matter of being punished for being first. My iPhone has done everything I wanted it to do and more. I'm very happy with it and what I paid for it. But yep... that store credit will be put to good use. New iPod? Leopard? AppleTV? So many choices!!! Curse you Steve Jobs for making my decision difficult!
Anyway, I don't think that Palm, Dell, Microsoft, or any of the other big companies (including the game console manufacturers) would do the same thing. If they did, I might have missed it because... well, there is only Apple in PK's world.
Most sincerely,
Pink Kitty
And those of us who bought them earlier - even back to iPhone Day - are getting a $100 Apple store credit.
I certainly didn't expect them to do anything for the early adopters because one has to decide where jump on the bandwagon because there is always something better, faster, smaller, cheaper in the pipeline. It isn't a matter of being punished for being first. My iPhone has done everything I wanted it to do and more. I'm very happy with it and what I paid for it. But yep... that store credit will be put to good use. New iPod? Leopard? AppleTV? So many choices!!! Curse you Steve Jobs for making my decision difficult!
Anyway, I don't think that Palm, Dell, Microsoft, or any of the other big companies (including the game console manufacturers) would do the same thing. If they did, I might have missed it because... well, there is only Apple in PK's world.
Most sincerely,
Pink Kitty
Monday, August 20, 2007
Apparently it has been too long since I went to the movies
for a matinée. Elena and I went to see Harry Potter at Green Hills for the 3:40 show, expecting it was a matinée.
Wrong.
$9.
Let me say that again. $9!!!!!! For the mid-afternoon!
I was planning on making a trip to see 3:10 to Yuma (hello - Christian Bale and Russell Crowe) when it comes out soon but yeah. I'll just wait. I'm not all about paying to see something in the theater that is more than a third of my Netflix membership. There just isn't anything that I'm going to really lose experience wise on my plasma TV and surround sound.
Suck it, movie theaters.
Wrong.
$9.
Let me say that again. $9!!!!!! For the mid-afternoon!
I was planning on making a trip to see 3:10 to Yuma (hello - Christian Bale and Russell Crowe) when it comes out soon but yeah. I'll just wait. I'm not all about paying to see something in the theater that is more than a third of my Netflix membership. There just isn't anything that I'm going to really lose experience wise on my plasma TV and surround sound.
Suck it, movie theaters.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Best Fark Headline Evar!
(not my photoshop by the way. Kudos to whoever did it)
Hurricane Dean announces that its gonna gain strength, then it's going to the Gulf of Mexico, and then Texas, and then Georgia, and then Florida, and then all the way to the White House Yeeeeaaaaaaarrrgh
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Faith of a Child
Matthew 18: 3-4 (Amplified Bible)
And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].
Whoever will humble himself therefore and become like this little child [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving] is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
I had a moment of revelation about this concept a few days ago in a conversation with Elena. Someone on some message board somewhere was saying that we need to just do whatever it is that God says and that's that (my poor paraphrase. I have no idea what it actually says but that is what I interpreted him to say). It is easy and probably even taught that in order to have a child-like faith that we should blindly accept whatever God tells us to do and go do it.
How many of you know children that just blindly accept what you tell them without asking one important question: why? Most of the time it isn't out of disrespect or disobedience. A child is trying to understand the purpose of the action and the motivation behind it. By asking 'why', a child learns right from wrong, the place it has in this world, and how things work. They do it, but knowing why they are doing it can create a greater sense of purpose. Doesn't always mean the work will be done with joy... heh.
Why would or should our relationship with our Heavenly Father be any different? We trust Him to guide, teach, and direct us. Knowing why clarifies His vision for our lives.
Just like our earthly parents, God may not explain why because there are occasions if we know why we are doing something we may hesitate and muck it all up.
And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].
Whoever will humble himself therefore and become like this little child [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving] is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
I had a moment of revelation about this concept a few days ago in a conversation with Elena. Someone on some message board somewhere was saying that we need to just do whatever it is that God says and that's that (my poor paraphrase. I have no idea what it actually says but that is what I interpreted him to say). It is easy and probably even taught that in order to have a child-like faith that we should blindly accept whatever God tells us to do and go do it.
How many of you know children that just blindly accept what you tell them without asking one important question: why? Most of the time it isn't out of disrespect or disobedience. A child is trying to understand the purpose of the action and the motivation behind it. By asking 'why', a child learns right from wrong, the place it has in this world, and how things work. They do it, but knowing why they are doing it can create a greater sense of purpose. Doesn't always mean the work will be done with joy... heh.
Why would or should our relationship with our Heavenly Father be any different? We trust Him to guide, teach, and direct us. Knowing why clarifies His vision for our lives.
Just like our earthly parents, God may not explain why because there are occasions if we know why we are doing something we may hesitate and muck it all up.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Compare and Contrast
Vol State Dance Challenge 2006:
My favorite
Vol State Dance Challenge 2007:
Cha-Cha
Yep - I look really good now. More pictures on flickr.
My favorite
Vol State Dance Challenge 2007:
Cha-Cha
Yep - I look really good now. More pictures on flickr.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
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