the DC rundown..

Sunday
We met up for breakfast after I checked into the hotel. We being Marilyn and her nephew Keith. We took off walking towards the center of the city and BAM the White House hit us right in the kisser. We snapped a few photos, then continued to the WWII Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, Vietnam War Memorial, the Korean War Memorial. Can you say we did just a little in one day?
Monday
We went up the Washington Monument and looked around. Very cool history in that place! Had Super yummy lunch at a Pizzeria, then hit the Air and Space Museum to kill some time. Our last tour of that day was a Congressional Tour of the Capitol Building. I have to tell you the new Visitors Center is so cool! The history in that place is pretty freaking awesome as well.
Tuesday
Started the morning off with a tour of the White House. Yes the one the President and his family live in! A very cool thing to come and see during the holidays. The trees, the decorations. Awe inspiring. Only be be followed by going out to Arlington Cemetery. If you haven't had the chance to do this, it really is one of the most humbling experiences. We saw the Kennedy's burial spots. Memorials to Pan Am flight 103, the Challenger and Colombia Space shuttles and finally the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers where we saw the changing of the guards.
Amazing days in DC.. have one more full day tomorrow and we are thinking of hitting the Smithsonians..
Ill post pictures once I get them loaded to the computer back home
Mike

DC here I come...

It is an early 616AM as I taxi to my connection flight to Washington DC. I am in Atlanta but only just for an hour this time. I will fill you in more as I continue this adventure.
Stay Tuned.

More new Tires

so my tire went flat the other day. thinking this was my new tire I came in ready for a freebie. sadly this tire was not the new one but ones I bought back at the beginning of 07. Needles to say I had to get two more new ones. such is having a car I guess. At least I'm not making huge payments on a new one. Rudy really is a good car.

Escape to the Magical Island of Kauai

Amy and I took a trip to Kauai after our other plans to take a trip fell through.
Here is me on Hanalei bay beach.

This is Melanie and I at the Lighthouse.

This is Me and the Na'Pali Coast line.

Amy and the Na'Pali Coast Line

Who is ready for a new post?

Ok well here it is.
It is 345am, I worked tonight until oh about 215am then walked to my car out in the boondocks of the employee parking lot. Good thing I had downloaded Solitaire to my phone to keep me company as I made the long walk alone in the frigid temperatures. Luckily I totally scored before I made it to the car. Only took me 9 tries but hey.. its winning that made me feel good.
Its short, its sweet but Im hoping to have more excitement in my life to share with all of y'all..
XO
me

Don't ask.. its not gonna be fun

For those who pressed here is the 'lowdown.'
I had experienced some blood, post piddle. So I asked my doc about it and she said it could be any number of things. First I had a CT scan to see if there was anything in the kidneys that was causing it, NOTHING.. So then the urologist says, why don't we go inside and see whats up. No he didn't mean slice me open and so something exploratory (I might have taken him up on that.) He meant to send a camera up my manhood to check out the pee pee path and then enter the bladder to see if there was any issues going on.
My first comment was, "Great who is the anesthesiologist?" His retort, "We don't need one, the whole thing will last 5 minutes, we can watch it, TOGETHER!"
Needless to say I wasn't all that thrilled in the first place but then to be awake as they manhandle me, and not in a good way, well HELLO!
So I went in for the appointment and the lady nurse has to 'sterilize' the area, ie fondle the junk with some antiseptic. Little did she know I had thoroughly cleansed the area that morning in my shower ritual.. WHATEVER.
Then the fun started with a little liquid Novocain squirted up the pee shoot and clamped off so as not to let it leak out. Let that sit 10 minutes.. PS I am totally freaking out at this point.
Then comes the camera.. About the size of a number 2 pencil, no not just the lead but the ENTIRE pencil, but ever so much longer and thank goodness it was flexible. See picture to follow.

So really it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, thanks to DR Novocain, the major discomfort came when he reached the exit of my bladder and had to push through. MMM Ok for all the females who read this, as in the 4 of you, I now know a little of the pain y'all experience every month when that cramping kicks in. Apparently the Novocain didn't reach down that far and when he went in, well lets just say it wasn't a walk in the park. The post cramping that night wasn't so much fun either.

The cool thing was I did watch the entire thing on a camera screen. Totally interesting to see the blood vessels that line the bladder, the place where your kidneys deposit the urine into the bladder. Uh the weird part was when he inflated my bladder with the water that was used in the camera.. And having that machine inside knowing I was about to wet my pants.. well.. yech.

No need to worry y'all there was nothing abnormal found in what we searched out.. The mystery remains however what is causing the blood. We may never know.
How is that for a major OVERSHARE!

Ok.. whats up with people who don't shower.. honestly.. the hippee years are sooo over.. this kids gonna make me sick.

Ahhh, raindrops.

Something about a good rain fall

For mom

Just a little shout out to the mama.... i made it on the bus last night

Look what I made...

I made this fun picture with mom and dad while waiting for a movie to start.
I am totally hooked to making these marker pics while waiting for a bus or what have you. Watch for much more blogging to take place with the new phone!

Trying

Use whatever excuse you can to vibrate in harmony with those things you've been saying you want. And when you do, those things that are a vibrational equivalent flow into your experience in abundance. Not because you deserve it not because you've earned it, but because it's the natural consequence of the Law of Attraction. That which is like unto itself is drawn--- Abraham

Plogging?

Plogging = Blogging from your phone..©me

Back to the real world

So Im back from my travels and was baptized by FIRE.. literally. There was a wild fire outside the airport. They had to shut down not only the runway on the west side of the airport but also the road in and out of the airport.. lovely night there till 130am.. blech!!

Ba Ha Baa

Here are some fun pictures of us in Bar Harbor Maine.

Happy Birthday..

Oh ya.. thats for me. I did have a super fun birthday. Breakfast of local blueberry pancakes, eggs and fresh squeezed OJ. A fun walk around Bar Harbor, a walk at low tide to a neighboring island and Dinner of fresh lobster.. YUMMY.. thanks Mom Dad Liz and Tru for making this a super fun day. Tru and I got to play in the rain even! He is so stinkin cute!

Off the Grid.

I lost my cell phone tonight at work so I am officially off the grid until the new one I ordered arrives. Im hoping it gets here before I leave town! Good freakin luck! So my line is on suspension until I either get a loner or get the new phone.. Lets see if I can survive a whole day sans the phone.. who wants to bet I totally loose it?

Alpine coaster

Hangin at the PCMR today. Came up for the zipline but dangit all if it isn't closed today! So we did the slide and the coaster. PS a note to all who think this might be a cheesy ride.. Try it once.. you are in for a freakin TREAT!

Here is a video I started to take but had to stop because the ride really picked up.

And now?

Migranes are so lame!

So Im sitting here at my friends house where I am house sitting. I woke up with a migrane this morning at 8am. Thanks to my nasty am shifts that Ive been working at the airport Ive had to rely on starbucks to get me through my mornings. 3 cups of coffee and I was ready to get through a busy morning on the ticket counter. Now that Im going to be on the night shift I should have had a great nights sleep and ready to work with out the need of the coffee rush. Hopefully that will help to reduce the amount of migranes i've been having.

Its the little things..

That make you happy.. This is debbie.. She worked the dallas flight today..

Where in the world is Kera?

Look what cute face graced my jalepeno poppers!

Rain Rain go away...

Its been raining on and off for like a month.. It kinda seems like Im living in a Seattle type element. I cant even ride my Motorcycle..

Suprise I'm in Atlanta.. Again

I came in for a meeting with the IROP desk, a focus group to help with new automation. But as a suprise we got to go to the hangars to see the new 777 they will use on the sydney flight..

"Prince and the Pea"

Ok so Mom says I'm the Princess but either way.. I've got the "Queen" size bed to dwarf them all. I inherited a new box spring today, my second. Yes Mom actually said, 'Oh you already HAVE a box spring!" Uh yes I replied as I got a running jump up onto my bed for this picture. As you can see the Pain and agony in my face as I am feeling for the 'Pea' under my back. My legs even dangle off the edge no where near the floor.
Enjoy the photos.
Princess Mike

Television for Women and Gay Men...

Lifetime... I'm sitting here watching a total chick flik on this silly channel and every stupid commercial they show for another series I keep thinking to myself that I should set the TiVo to record them. So what they say is true in the movies.. Lifetime, Television for Women and Gay Men..

Home.. Its where to be.

So low and behold I made my flight, I was one of the last ones on the flight but I made it. Now I get to stay here for a full 5 days.. Or I should say that Im home for my 5 work days.. which so far this month is a record. Funny.. its the end of the month.
I had a great time in Ridgeland with the family. The Rountrees were oh so nice to let us stay with them on the river house.
I tell ya.. I could totally live a life like that.
Love y'all
Mike

Wishfull thinking

Im sitting here in the ATL airport hoping and praying that I make my flight to SLC tonight. The flights went from great to poopie and so here I sit waiting to see if there is a chance that someone doesn't show and I can sneak a seat. Keep your fingers crossed. I had to snag a day pass to the airport wi-fi in hopes that I could look at the flight information but we will see if this helps. I just dont know. Im a sweaty mess about it.
Ill keep you all up to date.
Mike

Honestly..

Does it get more beautiful than this? I personally don't think so..

Who's ready for some new postings?

Ok so I know I have been absolutely awful on my Blogging.. My only excuse is that I havent had my laptop with me in the fun places that Ive been traveling and just am now sitting down to take a breather.
I went to Tucson for 3 weeks to do temporary duty in the airport there. It was kinda fun, I stayed at a nice hotel, comfy beds, a pool and dinner and breakfast included.. That was pretty sweet! Those are my previous posts from my cell.
THEN I took mom on a super fun adventure to Poland. We flew SLC to CDG and then hopped an Air France connection into Warsaw Poland.
We had my friends mother with us and met up with Amy and Maciej there in Warsaw at a totally cute little appartment.

We wandered Warsaw for a few days, seeing the uprising museums, the old castle gardens and walking along the river. Always walking.. Walking walking walking..
We then got in a car and drove down to Krakow via a stop to see the black Madonna. It was a fun little side trip to see the fan fare of this cool church where Pope John Paul gave a sermon to his people of Poland. They still have the pulpit up on the outside of the castle. It is apparently where a lot of the very religious go on pilgrimage from all over Poland. They walk to this church in the summer from all corners of the country.

That is a view from the bell tower in the church.
Warsaw was absolutely beautiful, I took so many pictures that Im going to have to do a slide show just to get them all in. So look for that in a few days.
From Warsaw we went south to the mountains that boarder Poland and the Czech Republic. It was like being in the Alps or something. They are so beautiful and green.. and again.. we walked and walked.. but dang it was beautiful.
One last pic and then I will get back to work.

Sunsets..

I think this photo is the perfect shot for the end of earth day. Something about sunsets in the desert really make me happy. There is always a beautiful contrast and it always makes the mind stop and admire the beauty all around. Hope you all enjoy.

Happy Earth Day!

Its a day to celebrate our planet and all it has to offer its inhabitants. Get out and enjoy mother nature today. If you are feeling extra groovy, plant something that will grow throughout the summer for you to enjoy. I myself will be traveling to Camp Verde to check on some weeds that are growing big and strong!

AH... Pool Time..

It is Finally warming up here in the Southern Desert of Arizona.
I was able to lay out by the pool yesterday and soak up the sun while I read in my book. Honestly there is something wonderful about the sun, the water and being able to relax. I almost laid out and took a nap after work today but I didnt want to get fried.
Just about one more week here and then I am off to Poland with mom and the friends. It should be a Fantastic trip and I am really looking forward to seeing that part of the world. Dont worry mom and I will take LOTS of pictures.
Im off to see the Taylors on wednesday. Cant wait to see the midgets.
Love you all
Me

Arizona chills..

Ok so here I sit in my hotel suite. Honestly if you had asked me a week ago I would have told you I was going to be sitting by the pool.. BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Its freakin cold here in Tucson Arizona. Its been raining for the past few days and its like 60 degrees. I saw hail today at the airport!
So Im tucked under my covers watching August Rush and crying like a boob..

Vomit Von Barfenstein

Ok.. Please note the time of this blog post. Yes that's right. It is somewhere in the neighborhood 230 in the bloody morning. I am sitting on the bench waiting the employee shuttle to take me to my car so I can go home and get very little sleep. I have been at work since 1230 in the afternoon and just have ZERO energy left. Thank you late atlanta flight that gave me the lucious overtime pay for staying so long but I honestly would LOVE to be curled up asleep already.. Just 30 little minutes and I will be home enjoying that comfort..

Wild and Crazy Dreams

Ok so last night I had a crazy dream.
First off you need to know the facts.. Just the facts..
1.Delta and many other airlines have been canceling flights to Anchorage AK because of volcanic ash in the air. 2.I want to be a flight attendant. 3.Delta upgraded their equipment tonight so that they could get more of their stranded passengers back to ANC.
My dream starts out and I am flying from Atlanta to Austin to go to flight attendant training. For some reason or another we are flying to SLC to get to AUS for the training. I am on the upgraded equipment from ATL to SLC and then on to ANC. All the passengers board the flight, all that is but the flight attendants. They are missing some. Apparently there is a big storm on the east coast and all the flights are late. If they dont get those flight attendants in for this flight it is going to have to cancel and then the ANC flight will be canceled again.
Since I am going to flight attendant training they call my name and a few of my newbies with me to be flight attendants on this flight so we can get the plane to SLC and get those ANC people home. I am stoked beyond belief. I grab my uniform and make like clark kent in the bathroom and come out looking the part.
Then I am a flight attendant on a 757 for Korean Air and we are supposed to have like 58 people for the flight from ATL to Honolulu. But only like 7 show up. I think there are more flight attendants than that but its all good we are going anyway. We taxi down the runway to take off and I am wandering the plane looking for flashlights?
I somehow end up on the tarmac (dreams make no sense rememeber) and I am watching the plane take off without me. It lifts off, banks and flips over into water! Im freaking out because my passengers and crew are on there. Im calling 911 (like they dont know) and swimming out into the water to save everyone. Only 1 of my 3 passengers from the coach cabin survive. Im performing CPR and every thing.
I woke up in a sweat..
ok.. so whomever knows how to interpret dreams.. do your thing and let me know k?
thanks

Cute kids

Katie invited us down to B-Dizzles soccer game. Mom rode on the back of dads moto and I rode mine.. First ride of the season! So much fun!

iPhone Envy Support Group Needed

My name is Mike, and I have iPhone envy. (hi Mike)
Yes its true, I have a HUGE iPhone jealous monster living inside of me, eating and growing any time I see one of these little buggers. I was just in Paris France with a friend of mine who is an iPhone user. He had downloaded the App of the Paris metro system. He was able to get us around super slick using this application. Not only that but because we both have Mac laptops. He is able to transfer the photos from his phone and music AND he can charge the dang thing from his computer. I didn't bring my phone charger because I didn't have an adapter. I totally ran out of power when he could charge his dang phone every night.
I tell you I am so dang jealous of this thing but I have this weird devotion to my T-Mobile. Why am I so devoted to a company that I pay? THAT is an excellent question! So I am seriously considering ditching the T and going for the phone of my pickins.
Now thats all I have to say about that.

Home from France

Oh was Paris a good time! I loved walking around the city, eating the amazing food and just being there. I really miss that place from when I lived there and cannot wait to go back again. My next trip will be to the Northern area to see my friends up there.
Here are some pictures and videos I took all along the tour.
Enjoy everyone!