My day at Sauvie's Island

We had a very exciting time today, Brianne and myself. We sat by the water and just felt at ease with our surroundings. No cars, no Internet and no loud music. Just us and the sand between our toes. We then proceeded to a garden where we picked flowers. We ended our long relaxing day with a trip to the pumpkin patch where we bought a ton of vegetables for dinner and of course pumpkins. We did some crazy corn field maze that was fun but at the same time it was a little nark. Over all it was a very pleasant day, just spending time with one of my girls.

Joanna Newsome

Sunday, December 3
Portland, OR
Aladdin Theater

I heard her music at my friend Terry's house and I fell in love with her. I cant wait to see her show, I think it will be a great show.

I have the most interesting news, I amazingly sleep 7 hours last night. That is such a big deal because I t has not happen in so long. Thanks to everyones ideas on what I should do. Now if I can just keep it up

I have been sitting at the computer tiring to think of what to say about my date today. I realize that I cant say much, I had good time, I really enjoyed the person and the conversation. It will be nice to see him again this week when he is back in town but until then. Thanks for lunch.

Question

What is the process of going on a lunch "date" with someone after no sleep the night before and just getting off a 8hr shift? I have no clue, guess we will see how it goes. Stay tune for the disastrous tale later!

Wish me luck!

Just to tell everyone

The most customer every rung up in 1/2 hour at my Starbucks was 50 people "that is what David G. told me today" so for me doing 41 in my first month working there makes me the s***
Just thought everyone should know.

My friends and I have decided that the best place to go to on a friday night at 2 in the morning is the 24hr Starbucks

who remembers these STUPID chris rock videos? thomas cant he's too young "inside joke"

I just started to play around with the new itunes setup and I see what everyone has been talking about, it's pretty awesome!

Looking for a monitor

I need a new monitor for my desktop if anyone has one they would like to sell (give me) I would love them forever. "i need to get off my roommates laptop"

More validation from work

I am such a BAD ASS BARISTA, I received an award during my shift this morning called the M.U.G Award, want to know why? Well I will let you read it. If you cant see what is says I will tell you. "Leanna you are the shit! (or something) you rang 41 people in 1/2 hour (which breaks down to like 38sec. a person) that hard for even life long baristas and you have just started, keep up the great work - it is awesome to have you on our team" (heart) Laura. F.Y.I she is one of my favorite people there.

Test Yourself

Olny srmat poelpe can raed this.


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You can raed this psas it on !!


How did you do? "trery"

Hands down the sexiest man alive

Huhg Jackman

Bush is my Bitch

Is Mass. ready for a black governor? "news headline"

It seems like a question that should not be asked. That shows that race is still a issues among alot more people then we like to believe. Should Patrick win the Sept. 19 primary and the general election, he would be the state's first black governor and could be only the second black person ever elected governor in the nation.

Time for a book run!!

I decided that I need to take a trip to the library and load up on some new books. Maybe even join a book club, or start my own.

I love having a crush

I really think that a heartache is the best medication for a heartbreak "cliche I know" but I really like this guy I just don't know how to deal with it. I am so new at being single, after 6 years of craziness, and and seeing that he does not even live in Portland it makes it even harder to like him. When I speak with him on the phone I feel as if I am 13. He gives me the warm feelings in my stomach. This weekend he will be hear for a meeting so we are going to have lunch. I wounder if he will disapprove of me blogging about him? I hope not. Now I feel weird because I know that he is going to be reading this soooooooo bye bye

I was told to do this

As i was sitting down with Brianne for dinner and drinks, I was thinking about what I would blog about tonight. Well Brianne told me that I should blog about how damn smooth she is, so BRIANNE YOU ARE TO DAMN SMOOTH!

Terrell Owens alleged suicide attempt

"there was no suicide attempt," He just mixed painkillers with supplements and became groggy. Who knows I still think the Cowboys are #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VALIDATION FROM THE BOSS

So I woke up early this morning with 9 mins to get to work, so I kinda ran out of the house like a bum. I did however brush my teeth, and I was only late by 4 mins. But it was no big deal I closed a shift for a girl last night and had to be there really early so it was all OK. What was really nice was that as I was counting down my till at the end my manager came to me to tell inform me on how well I was doing and that he was very impressed, and I quote " I see you having great potential here" I love that type of validation!

with everything that has been going on in my "interesting" life these last few months i think that it is about time to get my friends "old and new" together for a meet and greet game night, what do you think Dan?

I dont even do drugs!!!!!!

so why is everyone i know asleep but me? I have not sleep more than 4 hour in a night in the last month and 1/2. and i refuse to take sleeping pills. but if i work out anymore my bones are going fall apart.

Mirror Mirror on the wall,

We colored my friend Thomas's hair tonight and it looks good, guess how many times he looked in the mirror afterwards? I lost count after like 25, he thinks that he is extremely hot even though he wont admit it. FYI he is pretty cute................ Great job Bri!!!!!!!

Jazz

"Jazz, like any artistic phenomenon, represents the sum of an addition. The factors of this addition are, to my mind, African music, French and American music and folklore." ---Robert Goffin, 1934.
Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway , Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Joe "King" Oliver, Red Nichols, Artie Shaw, Charlie Christian, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk and Max Roach are just a few of the most formidable Jazz artist that ever graced the stages.
I began listening to Jazz as a very young girl, it was the first genre that I can remember. The first song I remember hearing was Cab Calloways Missouri Moan and Miles Davis's Polishing Brass, from that I feel in love. I not sure what it is about it, it just seems to take me away anytime I listen. I fall from myself entranced in a human emotion that I can not even begin to explain. I knew that I wanted to be apart of it, but when I started playing the Sax I was concentrating so hard on not messing up I was not able to feel it, nor understand. Coming from the Detroit, Chicago area I was always able to escape to a hole in the ground Jazz club to just get away and listen. I have yet to find one in Portland but I will continue to look.

Quick Maya overview

Maya history can be characterized as cycles of rise and fall, city-states rose in prominence and fell into decline, only to be replaced by others. It could also be described as one of continuity and change, guided by a religion that remains the foundation of their culture. For those who follow the ancient Maya traditions, the belief in the influence of the cosmos on human lives and the necessity of paying homage to the gods through rituals continues to find expression in a modern hybrid Christian-Maya faith.

A look at his findings

A depiction of part of the 1, 900-year-old painting, believed to be the earliest intact Mayan wall mural, based on a study of photographs of the work. The pic on the left is of Dr. Saturno inside the buried room at the ruins of San Bartolo,

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This is the smartest person ever on the show.

Dr. Saturno

On Oct 19 there will be a lecture on Creation and Kings: illustrating Maya Origins by Dr. William Saturno. I am very excited for this lecture I have been studying Dr. Saturno's recent discoveries from Guatemala and knowing how important they have become for Maya archaeology it should be a real treat

they say that if you have never experienced pain you will never understand happiness I have no problem with being in pain sometimes, but why does it have to come sporadically? just out of the blue I have been thinking about all the sadness i have ever felt, from the lost of love ones, falling in or out of love or just being disappointed by the ones that you love. It so hard to deal with this when you feel so shut up in your own body. I feel like I can breath and the only way to even feel any type of release is to just cry, cry like its the last time you can ever cry.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:13

We woke up this morning at 7am although we all sleep for like 3 hours once we had our Starbucks we were ok. We drove to the Sunset T.C. and caught the Max downtown. we got there at like 8:30 and checked in, we talked with different people, had our face painted and got ready to start the race...... It was great, different people from different walks of life together for one thing, to fight against HIV/AIDS I maybe underestimating but I bet there was at least if not more 4,000 people there. It was an awesome experience that I was able to share with old friends and new friends. I started out doing this with a good friend in mind the die from HIV when he was 18 years old almost 3 years ago. I have seen how it effects people, how it breaks them down, and I know that I want to do anything that I can to teach people about this, to prevent it so that the young adults can live and love.

The walk

the fun before the start of the race!!

Train ride over

The night before the aids walk

so the aids walk is in the morning and girls and i had a fun night of making shirts and singing karaoke and drinking martini's........check it out.