I can haz Mixer?

Yay! I was super excited when this arrived at our house
yesterday afternoon... all for me!



I guess I've been a good girl because my Sweets
bought this awesome KitchenAid Stand Mixer for
me! And I thought I was having a hard time keeping
the pounds off before... imagine now!

Right On, it's finally fixed!

We finally got our sewing machine serviced
and it's working... woo-hoo! Picking it up in
a few hours, stay tuned for 1st time projects**
such as: APRONS, APRONS, APRONS!
And maybe some totes, too!




**NOT sure about pegged pants, though.

Hello!

I had some time off last week... it was so nice to
sleep in and basically do whatever I wanted. We
originally planned to visit White Sands, but decided
to postpone the trip til it gets a little cooler in N.M.

We have spent a number of hours in the car for the
month of August, first up to Cortez, Co. for a memorial
for Craig's grandfather, then up to the Jemez for
some camping and scooter festivities. It was, of course,
debaucherous, but we all made it out alive. I won a
helmet in the raffle, amoung other goodies.

My best girl Amanda was in town last week, so it was
a blast catching up and laughing our asses off...having
a great time! I can ALWAYS count on her for that!

Another fun event? Buying and roasting a 30lb. bag
of Hatch Green Chile... the smell is one of the best
smells anyone could wish for! Serio.



Needless to say, we enjoyed peeling and bagging and tasting
the chile as it was roasted. We also made Chile Rellenos and they were GOOD!

That is all for now... stay tuned.

Equation for a happy lunch break...

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Funny People

Last night was date night and we decided
to go old school...to the movies to see
Funny People. Although it was indeed funny,
there are some serious undertones that deal
with love, death, infidelity, and friendship.

Anyone who enjoys Judd Apatow + his crew
will definitely enjoy this film as well.

You Little Pig!

I've been playing Farm Town a lot lately... not very productive but VERY addictive! If you're on the Facebookz then you should
come be my neighbor! Happy Farming!


(photo from here)

Hot as F#&% !!!

it's been CRAZY hot lately...
luckily NOT humid, though!

I'm obsessed!

Here's a favorite scene perfectly
reenacted by the Crusty Jugglers
(the name of our night-time bike riding gang).

ENJOY!

Sundays, Star Sightings and Scooters...

Sunday was Father's Day and we
celebrated by having lunch in Santa Fe
@ a favorite, Cafe Pasqual's. Anyone who's
ever been there knows there is ALWAYS a
wait, well worth it, and this Sunday was no
different. But, while we were waiting, I spotted
Hilary Swank! She was blonde and petite and
walking down the street, minding her own
business. It was actually really exciting!
She's a looker!


Another exciting thing coming up is the
Lambretta Scooter Rally, being hosted by my
Sweets and his friends. They have been working
so hard for months, but I think it's going to be
great fun and worth all the hard work. The guys will
also be in the paper on June 25th, I'll post a link or
something...In the meantime, here's a pic of the pinata,
not quite finished, that will be smashed to smithereens:

It's FIIIIINALLY Friday!

Long week for me...

I had a weird sickness on Tuesday and
Wednesday, achiness and sinus stuff.
No fun at all! Luckily, I had sweet Craig
to take care of me and keep me pumped
up on...children's aspirin!!!
Aside from sounding a little like a
mouth breather, I'm much better.

ah, Sookie Sookie!

thanks to Mint Julep who mentioned True Blood
on her blog, I now have another obsession.
Who would've thought?

Also thinking of starting the
Sookie Stackhouse series, but
I've been lazy to do anything
(as previously stated) that
requires thought or movement.
We'll see.

hey hey hey

i've been suuuper lazy when it comes to the old
blog lately... there were NO scooter accidents,
just laziness. anyhoo, i hope the few of you left
reading this are well.

i got to see my female soul-mate,neko case on
thursday night... she was fantastic, as always.
the crowd, however, needed a damn attitude
adjustment... serio. but, as always, i enjoyed
myself and listened to some sweet tunes!

we also BBQ'd this weekend, always a good time.
i made my famous potato salad and all was well
on the home front.

another fun thing lately? marathons of the oh so
hilarious arrested development. gosh, why do all
the great shows come to an early end? sucky!

i'm down with the sickness...

i learned to ride the lambretta this weekend...
i had no idea it would be so exciting and liberating!

De La Torre Brothers in 'Burque!

these amazing brothers will be at the
National Hispanic Cultural Center on
Thursday, lecturing on their current exhibit.
Their work is so interesting and exciting, I
hope to catch their presentation!



(this is just a TINY piece of their awesomeness!)

dinner tonight...

you guessed it... TACOS!!!

hello and hi.

how's that for boring!?

not a lot going on 'round these parts...

work has been extremely busy the past
2 weeks. people? they're nuts!

i saw calexico this weekend.
they were great~ there was a pinata.
i have some pics, i'll post them later.

oh, i've been watching a lot of twin peaks
lately. i was never really into it when it was
popular in the 90's... i was probably too busy
with the New Kids or something else equally
lame. anyhoo, i'm really digging it, there are
so many weird, freaky, wild, bat-shit crazy
characters~ i love it. i'm up to season 2 as of
tonight. good stuff.

that's all i've got for now.

Calexico... free show!

I love me some music...
and free shows? Oh yeah.











If you're in the 'Burque this weekend, Calexico
is playing a free show at UNM's Johnson Field,
which is walking distance from our house. So
excited, these guys are great!

The last time I saw them was at the Launchpad about
5 years ago. AND, Joey Burns and John Convertino
are ALSO opening for Neko in May! Yay!

LOW

"Shawty had them apple bottom jeans (jeans)
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole club was looking at her
She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low
Them baggy sweat pants
And the Reebok's with the straps (with the straps)
She turned around and gave that big booty a smack (hey)
She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low"
Flo Rida




YOU'RE WELCOME!

it's Friday...oh yeah!

I get to go on a date tonight... lucky me!
Is it really a date if I choose the date, place
and time? I say IT IS! Anytime I get to spend
quality ADULT time with my lover is fun to me.
We, like (probably) everyone, have gone through
rough patches, and most likely will again in
our future, but we are both working hard at
our relationship and will continue to do so.
We've been together for like 8 years or something!

DAAAAANG!

Gimme Some Sugar, Baby!

Yes, that's an actual line in Army of Darkness...
we watched it this weekend. I was a bit skeptical
at first, but after a few one liners like the title post,
I was all over it. And a young Bruce Campbell.

zombie fun!

here are some pics of us at the zombie party held
at the good old Launchpad...we had so much fun!
Craig and I danced and boy were we AWESOME!

me!


Craig and cool hand-eating zombie!


Me and Craig being infected... I have nice boobs.


Kelli looking affright!


Pat looking affright!


Keepin' it gangsta... always.


I can't find the words...


happy brain-suckling!

Slumdog Millionaire

watching this tonight and I can't wait!

yummmm.... ewwwww.... blech.

hungry and sick at the same time.



heart attack much?

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...