i have been looking for years for a breeder of siamese cats that i would adopt from! i finally found her and this is what my cat will look like. he's a blue point siamese and he's lovely!

hurricanes - how about we get started there? gustav came in our general directions, putting us right on the east side (which is the side NO ONE wants to be on.) i started to freak a little, memories of feeling lost came over me. though, to be honest, there is no way that another storm could gut me the way katrina did. at least not now, maybe in 25 years, but not now. at the last minute gustav did something odd, he strengthened on the west side and weakened on the east! so we were spared the insanity that seemed so certain. we were with out power for a week, and out of work, our house was a wreck of fast packing. when we came back home to our ransacked little abode we found our place in pretty decent shape, some siding and roofing was blown away and a leak in the ceiling had returned to haunt my kitchen. (my kitchen is also my art room so all my art supplies are piled and pushed and in a general state of disarray, only some of my scrapping items got trashed, which is sad but cool. most was saved, just can't be used because the area is so nuts right now!) LOTS of groceries were tossed, which is hard for a family who budgets everything so carefully! ultimately we were blessed, and when ike came in - raging like few storms have - we were once again blessed. there is a certain kind of heartache when you rejoice in a storm missing your home. now, after katrina, i disdain that praying a storm move over 100 miles means i am hurting another family. i get through that with prayers for them also, for their safety and recovery. as we sat with out lights out once again, with rain driving side ways and the schools closed i could only imagine was ike was doing to people over 200 miles away. this world is so big and that is such a hard thing to live with sometimes.

books - i might have mentioned that i was finally going to give in and read the twilight series. well, i got that done in the hot and still days after gustav. i found it, childish? a bit simple and immature, almost nerve grating and also ADDICTIVE. i am currently waiting for my mother to finish eclipse so that i can read it. sad, but true. and on the topic of books - i had seen this a while ago and was on the fence, after being evacuated and going for days needing new books i was sold!

it's the amazon kindle - their e-reader. i am so in love.

i am a hurricane survivor - katrina took my first home, my family home, my job, my friends, my life and history. katrina swallowed the evidence of all i was. three years later i am in my home parish, finally. renting, and making a life. new history, new job, the kids have a new school. we have a new, albeit brief, history. my tummy hurts and i want to cry. and, i think, i am a little scared.

 

 

 

beijing is hosting the 2008 summer olympic games, and if you didn't know that you need to wake up, crawl out from under your rock and tune in! team usa has some great players over there representing. team china dominated men's gymnastics and i, for one, am happy for them. they worked hard and they got what they worked for. in a lovely turn of unfortunate event team usa let the world know that down DOES NOT mean out as the held on tight to the bronze metal. solid and sometimes surprising performances by the team of complete new comers were awe inspiring. perhaps the v.i.p. player and the real fairy tale this year is jonathan horton (below, third from the front.) all of the guys rocked it, but horton seemed to really embody the spirit and the drive, he was there every time he took the stage and he stuck each performance with a perfection that only the chinese seemed capable of! his was not the only break out performance, as truly this was a metal the entire team won, but his was the most amazingly consistent! (not to mention that little houston hottie is the cutest thing, huh?)

there isn't much to say about the usa and swimming other than michael phelps and DID YOU SEE THAT RELAY RACE? okay, i don't even want to blog about this, it's been blogged by people far better and more informed than me. also, the usa girls picked up gold, silver and bronze in fencing and while i don't know much about fencing that seems pretty cool. while we are talking about severe domination lets talk volleyball. that's right i am bringing it: misty may-treanor (below, brunette) and kerri walsh (below, blond.) they are AMAZING and if you are not currently following the, check the effin' schedule and tune it! DO IT!

finally i leave you with this statement: we have some great people over there doing great things, tune in and take pride!  

(oh, you better believe me, i am in love! i ADORE them. i am buying a key chain as we speak! i am buying two in fact, so i can make one into a necklace. i want the plush dolls also!) kisses!

so my number one hot mess, who i have loved through her ups and downs, is no longer a hot mess. my lovely britney is just plain HOT! shown here, VERY recently giving a shout out to her boys! you should check out her promotional videos for the vma's she is so cute and sweet! i really can NOT wait for her full blown ass kickin' rebound! (the girl is coming back!) yay! somebody call ms. chris crocker and tell him momma is coming home! kisses!