this tornado loves you...

my current fave neko song and i
get to hear her sing it live in may!
also found out yesterday that jenny lewis
is also coming back to nm this summer...
what did i do to deserve this? looks like a
great start for summertime music!


ahh, the lovely red-heads...

Rachel Getting Married

I watched this last week and
you know what? It's depressing
as all hell, but very real. I guess
that's why it's depressing? Anyhow,
check it out if you need a good
laugh AND cry!

Sunday!

We viewed the Meso-Americhanics Exhibit after a
late breakfast at La Fonda del Bosque restaurant yesterday.
For all you locals, the National Hispanic Cultural Center offers
free admission on Sundays... a great way to spend the afternoon!

Here's a tiny peek at the greatness of this show:
I went home with all sorts of ideas and inspiriration!

thank you, baby jesus!

my favorite girl is coming to abq. to sing to me!

monday already?!

today is rainy and grey... i SO wanted to stay in
bed this morning...

oh well.

i did have a SUPERB weekend, though.

on friday night, we stayed home, had dion's pizza
and introduced angus to freaks and geeks and he
really enjoyed it!

saturday was a super busy day! we got to sleep
in, which was awesome, then headed over to
amerasia for some delicious dim sum. this is my
favorite thing to eat there:

after that, we headed up to the heights for angus's first
soccer game of the season... they lost, but played well.

and after that, we went to see watchmen and it
THOROUGHLY.KICKED.ASS. many asses, actually.
i (of course) was crushing on almost all of the characters,
especially silk spectre II

...

and here's a photo of one of the coolest 10 yr.olds, halloween 2008:

he CLEARLY loves the comics like his pops... cu-ute!

on sunday, we cleaned the house like nobody's business.

it took me 4 hours to clean the the bathroom from top
to bottom. then another 3 hours to do the living room,
top to bottom. i felt bad for craig, he did the entire
kitchen by himself. now, we're not the dirtiest people
in the world, but apparently not the cleanest either.
what? i HATE cleaning almost as much as i hate folding
the white loads of laundry! too many damn socks!! oh, i
was ranting for a sec, forgive me.

after cleaning pretty much all day long, we had dinner here:


it was sooo good.

all of it!

chinese thievery

chinese thievery
Originally uploaded by factorygirl1976

my absolute FAVORITE little baby!

WATCHMEN

opens this weekend...

little blinky...

R.I.P.
July 2008 - February 2009

the ameraucana with green feet.



you were so cute... you had those sweet green feet
and those crazy-ass sideburns that looked course
but were in face super soft. the few eggs you layed
for us were oh-so-perfect... i'll never forget you,
punk-rock chicken.

bored much?

make yourself a lovely collage.

killin' time...

we look like a couple of backwoods/serial killers, huh?!

holy shi-iat...

i went for my first run of the new year
yesterday and it kicked. my. ass.

i'm seriously.

my lungs, they were on fire...

it felt really good though.

along with some hula hoopin'...

this sping may not be so bad.

Saturday Morning New Mexico Music

is chock full of goodies like this...


"a getty up!"

Catching Up...

on season 2 of everyone's favorite serial killer this weekend!

Happy Monday...

to you!

Lovers Day...

we will be at home, making dinner, having
some adult beverages and relaxing. we've
exchanged our gifts (practical like f*%k)
and i couldn't be happier.

love to all yous too!

itsa date!

we had to drive down to the north valley
this afternoon to get our chicken-heads
some scratch, something that we love doing,
and afterward, my sweet man took me to
itsa italian ice for lunch. he knows me so well.




burgers, liquid cheese and cherry italian ice.

"I Will Eat Your Babies, Bitch!"

exclaims Sweet Dee in the episode perfectly titled,
Hundred Dollar Baby, from one of the funniest shows
EVER, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.



I'll be catching up on season 3 this weekend!

Dear Friday,

thank you for finally being here.

This week, although it flew, was a
rough one. It's nice to see you.

xo,
me

I'm Crushing your Head!

Hi.

Hope everyone is well.

Had a lovely weekend, got to hang with some
funny chicks on Saturday evening, saw 2 ex's (shit!),
went home and watched Manu Chao on tv and
just enjoyed myself.

Sunday, I finally took down the Christmas tree...
it wasn't as horrific as I THOUGHT it was going to be,
did some housework, played at the park with 3 cute boys
and had a yummy roasted chicken dinner.

In between it all, there were also episodes of Kids in the Hall
and one of my new favorites, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I have to say, it was a great weekend.


This weekend is also going to be lots of fun~
one of my best girls will be in town and we're
going to have a blast... we ALWAYS do!

3 girls and a lady...

found this picture and had to post it...

me, my sister lydia and my aunt lisa...
lady is the blonde famliy dog on the right.

christmas, circa 1979-80(?)

Hello, hello!

here's a random list of the
things i am looking forward
to in 2009:

1. spring... where the f*#$
are you already!?

2. getting a new 'do once all
the black is almost grown out.

3. getting back into shape...i
have to say, "the holidays" really
kicked my ass this year!

4. getting a white chicken to add
to our flock of crazy hens!

5. watching season 2 of mad men.

there are plenty more things i
can add to the list but i will
stop for now...

hungry girl por vida

my new fave sweet treats blog is just fascinating!
you really should check it out asap... go now!

you'll be wanting all sorts of sweet stuff once you
look at the 1st picture and skim the recipes... look:



even though it's still cold out, i want this.

middle cyclone

i can't wait!

No. 13

is the tune playing right
now... gotta love the pixies.

Oh, Indeed...

today's post title is a one liner from the wire's
oh so smooth-gay- shotgun wielding stick-up guy,
omar little ("omar comin'!")... yes, i'm still on this
kick, years after the series is over. it's some good
shit, i ain't lying! check it out.

! Feliz Navidad !

i hope all of you are enjoying this
christmas-y time of year. i have taken
this time of year to eat and relax and
generally be lazy. i love it. and please
don't judge me... i said don't.

anyhoo, here are some more faves of
mine lately... yeah! more faves.

1. when frangela fills in for my
girl stephanie miller.

2. finding an old, but awesome morphine disc and
having it stir up old memories.

3. making and eating bizcochitos... we use lard in ours 'cause we
cool like that.

4. making and eating tamales, also made
with lard. yum.

5. the wire... obsessed! i'm seriously.

here's a little clip to get you in the holiday spirit!

some favorites

of mine lately are:

1. Homemade apple cider... yum.

2. Re-connecting with this old girl... stay tuned!

3. Using the excuse "It's the holidays!" to eat what-
ever the hell I want.

4. A very Wham! christmas.


5. HAM.


wham! ham! wham! ham! wham! ham!

isn't she lovely?

so my neighbor Char-char was getting
rid of some stuff and look what I was
lucky enough to come across:



I put her on my coat
and now I look cute.

Hello, Hello!

I got home from my work trip to Oahu
on Sunday and headed to the Frontier
so I could stuff my face with this:
I know.
Then later that evening I had Thai food
with the boys and was in a state of euphoria.
The next morning, I saw God.

ANYHOO...
I can't sleep on red-eyes because my ass
goes numb and that's a very uncomfortable
way to sleep, so I watched the in-flight flick,
Ghost Town, with the Office creator/genius,Ricky Gervais.
Check it out... although it's very predictable,
it's cute and witty. And Kristen Wiig's also in it.

I had a great time on my work trip.
I ate a lot (as always), worked, sang
@ Karaoke, saw sweet dolphins up close,
witnessed locals gutting fresh fish(2 diff
occasions!),took pictures like a tourist
and enjoyed the time away from the office.
It always helps when I get to travel with
a really nice girl who, although not nearly
as...bitchy(??) as I, can always join in on
the eye-rolling and shit talking that is,
lets face it, inevitable. Here are some pics
from the short week away:
the best shrimp truck on the island...
i ate ALL that shrimp and loved it.



...cute dolphin and beautiful Diamond Head...


... cook your own steak...
while enjoying one of the best. songs. ever.

then rock the house with a classic, "You Ain't Woman Enough".

me being tourist-y.






more later, gotta eat some Onion Soup.

also, one of our chickens, Hazel, is laying
mad amounts of eggs, 4 days in a row, but
that's a whole other post... stay tuned, chickenheads!

hey hey hey!

having a good time on the
island, hope all of you are
well!

going to the north shore today,
looking forward to it. and to
shrimp trucks. word.

loves!