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DURH!!!

Goats on my mind...

Antilocapra americana~Means "American antelope goat"
Now, I'm still trying to figure out if that really is an antelope that's munching on that carrot over there (see pic). From the angle I took the picture, it doesn't look like anything recognizable, but if you see it in real life, it definitely resembles an antelope, so I'm going with that for now. I liked that the species is considered a goat, of sorts. Goats happen to be my favorite animal, I really don't have a reason why, except that I think they're cute, sound silly, and seem completely forgivable. (It's probably a good thing I don't feel the same sentiment for sheep...) I know, I know, bad joke :(

Roadside Americana

I found this sign on a stretch of country road not too far from where I live. It is in a field near the road, intentionally put there as you leave or enter a little town. It made me wonder what happened in their community to make someone go to this much effort! At least it's good for a laugh!

Location: Springdale, Utah
Assignment: Sweat, sweat, sweat...

Healing waters

As a self-proclaimed hippie, I tend to "seek out" interesting places in nature to just sit and think. I found this creek last summer and couldn't wait until this summer so that I could go sit on the rock in the water, (you can see it in the pic, it's the rock on the right), and soak up the morning sun. It's hard to see from the picture, but it is very fast-running this time of year, but will become a trickle later in the season. I'm sure the locals 'round here wonder, "What's that crazy red-head want with sittin' in a dearned river", but I don't think I could even explain it to them if they asked. You just have to experience it to know...

Does living alone=bad habits?

Okay, so I have recently acquired some bad habits; habits I never thought I'd "do". I live mostly alone, my roommate comes and goes, but mostly goes, therefore, this makes it really easy for me to do whatever I want, which in this case is forming a bad habit or two (maybe more, but I can't give all of them up right now!). It's nice to wake up, eat ice cream at 8:00 in the morning, (and here's the habit part), right out of the container! I also drink juice, etc. directly from the bottle. I'm talking about the 64 ouncer and the 2 liter! It's funny, cause without someone there to see me do it, or reprimand me, it actually feels like "home". My mom would be soooo proud!
[side note] My place is sparkling clean though! :)

Preface to my random thoughts

I'm realizing how boring it is to go to my blog and not read anything new. I amuse myself with my writing, maybe my posts amuse you all out there, who knows? What I'm saying is I will be writing random, interesting, uninteresting, exciting, not-so-exciting "stuff", so I won't know what to expect until it's written, and you (the audience) will either be entertained or completely bored, it's up to you! With that said, now I can take full creative (bloggers) license and the outcome will be what it is...

A day in the life of desert girl...

Walk among the tall, sheer walls of orange rock...put your hands on the cool, rough sandstone... The pictures to the left give one the perspective of how small a person is in comparison with this magical place. This hike is only about 15 miles from my house and affords one a perfect balance of sun and shade and the enjoyment of a gradual, easy trail. The midday sun sporadically beat down on us, but never long enough to make us sweat. The trail crosses over a little creek every so often and eventually diverts to another location, forcing the hiker to leave its tranquility and trek a dry, rocky trail. One of the highlights of this trail is the privacy. We didn't encounter anyone in the almost 3 hour hike; it's definitely a hidden gem that has somehow escaped being discovered by large masses of people, at least for now...

Stay human

"All the freaky people make the beauty of the world". So this happens to be a line from a song from Michael Franti. He is an amazing musician if you enjoy mellow, political, happening music. Yeah, his last album was released in about 2003, so in terms of the music industry, he is out-of-date, but his message threads through to our current times. He does a lot of work with Spearhead; they released a more recent album in 2006. If anyone gets a chance to listen to him, leave your comment, pro or con to let me know your o-p-i-n-i-o-n...

Blogland

I'm now joining the land of the bloggers. I'm excited to keep you all posted on my most interesting life. (Insert hint of sarcasm here) At least I will feel like I have something to do on my weekends now! Hope you all enjoy it! Next posting will be about music I'm currently "into". Till then...