A man named Silver

So, I was buying sunglasses at the Sunglass Hut the other day. Yes, in the winter in Washington State, I was blinded by the one sunny day that we had. Doesn’t that warrant a $200 pair of sunglasses? Anyway, I found myself obsessed with the middle aged gothic man working there. I always pictured Sunglass Hut employees as young and outdoorsy. This man was neither. He was very polite, just not what I expected.

He had longish hair, and a black shirt with the first few buttons unbuttoned. This showed off his silver medallion gothy necklace. (I just invented the word gothy, do you like it?) He had on two gothic rings, one on each hand and stood a little over 6 feet tall. When I asked him his name, he replied that it was Silver, like the element. I have a feeling he chose this name to seem cool. Cool as ice...or cool as silver I suppose. Of all the things that I found odd about Silver, there was one thing in particular that stood out. My one burning question for Silver is this: Why the exposed chest hair? Why Silver? Why?

Hospitality Stories - The Curmudgeon & The Crazy

Having working in the hospitality industry most of my life, I've encountered a number of interesting people. Recently, I encountered the strangest elderly couple who I've nicknamed The Curmudgeon and The Crazy. The Crazy was trying to get herself and her husband checked into the hotel, but she had major comprehension problems. Meanwhile, The Curmudgeon kept shouting insulting phrases at both her and the desk agent. "C'mon old woman." "Let's move it along." Ironically, when the desk agent was explaining how to get to their room, the husband shouted "You talk to fast. I hope you die fast too!"

These people came back to the front desk 3 times because they kept getting lost on their way to their room. Even after being walked all the way to the hallway of their room, The Curmudgeon and The Crazy couldn't find the room. They had to be escorted again all the way to the door of their room. It's a little scary to think that these people drove nearly 1000 miles on their own.

I try to embrace every stage of life with a sense of acceptance, but please, please, put me into a home when I am no longer able to comprehend everyday interactions. And for my own safety as well as everyone else's, don't let me drive!

Things that make me laugh - Inflatable You

A big part of this blog is to be entertaining. I saw Tim Minchin on Conan and have developed a bit of crush on him, but not in that sexual way...more in that play the piano for my rockin' birthday kind of a way. Anyway, this makes me laugh, and I hope you enjoy it! (I couldn't find the Conan clip on YouTube, so I had to settle for a clip from a different show.) He looks much more sane here.

When you need to be entertained, watched this.

How do you eat an elephant?

"How do you eat an elephant?" is one of my favorite phrases. I often throw myself into big projects without much planning then quickly get overwhelmed. My husband actually introduced me to this phrase, but apparently its is a common saying. When I captured this picture of my daughter, I just thought it was the perfect inspirational image for taking on big projects. If you are thinking about taking on a big project this year, may be you'll find a little inspiration in this image as well.

Btw, the answer is "one bite at a time."