So I haven't written in a few days

27 September 2005
After that last post I am sure all of my three blog readers needed a break from my antics and thinking. After I wrote my last post I died my hair black (well it supposed to be dark brown, but it didn't exactly turn out that way-but home dye kits never do). The dye job was in response to my mood, but also cause the sun had a number on some highlights and they were growing out, plus it is fall and fall means darker colors! Today is a gorgeous day here in Lawrence and I am inside at work. I think I might get to enjoy it a bit later though.
Tonight is the premiere of Commander in Chief and I have made a pie that I am taking over to 1326 Mass to have a watch party (that show followed by SVU - a stable fav.). Oh so glad that my hellish Monday is over for this week at least. Don't forget to check out my work tom. I'll try to get a pick of my new lock up on the blog soon.

{Meagan I love you and glad to hear you and your apartment are okay. Thinking of you and praying you will get to leave work soon.}

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Too much information

21 September 2005
I might be getting ready to share too much information for a blog (we'll see what I write), but you know who cares. So lately realtionships have been the topic of conversation.

When I talk to my friends on im, on the phone or in person it seems like relationships, whether they be friendships or romances, are discussed. We are human and thus create relationships with others, but do these relationships have to complicate our lives so much, consume our conversations and occupy a large part of our thoughts? Yes.

Life doesn't have to be that complicated, really it doesn't. We are the ones who create the complications. (Think though what life would be like without those complications.) Anyway, relationships aren't supposed to be easy and depending on the level of emotion associated with a particular relationship things can get more complicated.

[I always seem to give out so much relationship advice for not really having much real life experience to draw on, but maybe in my past life I had something where I draw my advice from.]

In my opinion: guys and girls can be friends, good friends without any romance (maybe some sexual tension); sometimes love doesn't last forever; the feelings might not always be mutual; and things always happen for a reason (even if we can't see that reason).

Someone recently told me "you can't always get what you want" quoting a Rolling Stones song. If you look at the next part of the song it says, "but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need."

As of late what I want doesn't seem to be available, but I know I can get what I need or at least something to satisfy a need. (and who knows it might be what I want and I just didn't realize it.)

What is it that we all need? I know for me I want to have it all, but does that make me greedy? No, it makes me optimistic about the possibility of finding my soul mate or my true love, of spending the rest of my life with someone who gets me and I get them, it allows me to look into someones eyes and see the color of their soul. We all have the power to get what we need, we just have to make the move and go for it.

I joke with my friends that if I am not married in 10 years I am going to have a huge party so that we all can get together and party (something we would have done at my wedding if it would have happened in those 10 years). Gosh I hope it doesn't come to that-but who knows what fate has in store.

When it comes down to it, we all want relationships, friendships and romances. Each person we build a relationship with helps us with the next one we encounter.

Moving around so much as a child, I have had so many friends, many of whom I have not kept in contact with, but all who made me a better person. People come in and then walk out of our lives, so it is important to decide who we are going to build relationships with that will last forever.

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Premiere Week

20 September 2005
TV shows are back, Dancing with the Stars had a dance off and Monday is over could my Tuesday be any better!

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Where you in that picture in the Kansan?

15 September 2005
For those of you in Lawrence you might have seen the pic of Jimmy and I in Sex on the Hill on Wednesday, and well if you haven't seen it I will get it posted on the blog ASAP. So Jimmy and I posed for a picture at Rylan's request for a story that was in Sex on the Hill about student and teacher relationships. So I was the sexy teacher and Jimmy the student looking down my shirt or at my boobs. This picture ran big and in color and everyone who knows us or wants to make fun of the irony cut it out to save.

Yesterday and today so many people asked me if that was in fact me in the rather scandilous pic. A photog at the Journal World asked, a copy editor asked, the guy at Cork and Barrel asked, people at Brothers asked when I was out doing Party Pics last night asked and today the managing editor asked. It generated a lot of talk and I guess if my picture did that well then-although it is funny to have people at work ask me about it.

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An elephant and a treadmill

14 September 2005
Disturbing and funny was this story I heard on the news about an elephant named Maggie in Alaska who was a bit overweight. So the zoo decided that Maggie needs to start working out and today they put an elephant sized treadmill into her living space in hopes that she will work out. An elephant working out, now that is something I would like to see. Well let me tell those zookeepers something, Maggie is a mammal and I know from my own experience that dangling a treadmill in front of a mammal doesn't mean they are going to get on a regular work out plan. And to Maggie, it is okay to be a little overweight, we all could stand to lose a few pounds or firm up some flabby areas, but all in due time. So if you want to work out, walk on the treadmill or you could just sit around and eat peanuts and spray water in those zookeepers faces.

(Wow, just wrote a note to an elephant. HILARIOUS

Funny story for today!!! Yeah!!!

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The best are part of waking up.....

Is opening the door and getting the Journal-World on Wednesday. Today when I woke up I was so excited to see Game in the paper! It was all me, I had 97% control of the layout and it turned out pretty good for the first one. Dan, my boss, said that he was pleasantly suprised, which made me happy. The website went smoothly as well and so I think things are off to a good start.

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So yeah, my day sucked

12 September 2005
It really has been a long time sinced I breathed in the same air for 10 and a half hours straight. Well today I did just that as I spent 10.5 hours in the Newscenter of the Journal World. UGH!!! So today was the first layout since I was made producer of this little insert and it sucked a lot. I spent my Sunday being fried in the sun, then I had to be at work til 10:00 pm, than had to go home and write a story. I have interns who don't know what minimum 500 good words mean and well I am venting on my blog. On top of all of this I am hungry and tired cause I haven't gotten much sleep and haven't eaten anything but two eggs today. All I want is some chocolate pecan pie and a nap. So yeah on Wednesday if you live in Lawrence I hope you will take a look at my work or if you don't live here read it online. (There is a little link on the side of my blog.) So yeah after I hear back from the printer I am going home to watch Laguna and go to bed! Thanks for letting me vent.

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Interesting Live Journal

09 September 2005
Check this live journal out. Very interesting accounts from New Orleans.

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Silly internet tests

07 September 2005
So, Lauren sent me a link to an internet test to find what breed of dog I am and I discovered that I am a collie. While I was on the site I took a few others, okay more than a few, and discovered that my color was stirling blue, my match is a bad boylife were a movie I would be a suspense thriller, in my fairly tale I would topple the evil stepsisters and the Golden Girl that I am most like is Sophia. Interesting? Here are a few explanations of the results I found interesting.

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Natalie, you're most like Sophia

While she may misplace her glasses often, Sophia's still sharp as a tack — mentally and verbally. You don't have to be Sicilian to be a sassy character like Sophia who's got her own opinions and ideas about everything.
Smart and clever, you're wise beyond your years no matter how old or young you actually are. And underneath all that strong will, you've got a soft side and a big heart that makes you great to have around. When you're cooking, telling stories, or cracking everyone up, you're sure to liven up any event. Mama mia!
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Natalie, if you were a movie, you'd be a Suspenseful Thriller

Nothing is simple. Especially you. Like your movie match, you've got lots of plot twists, and you'd like to keep it that way. That's right, you're no open book.
Whether or not you actually lurk in the shadows, you do like to keep people in the dark sometimes. Mysterious and enigmatic, you keep people guessing. When they think they've got you figured out, you enjoy throwing a curve ball their way. Maybe it's the element of surprise that tickles your fancy. Perhaps it's the shock value. Or maybe you're just intensely private. In any case, you keep life intriguing and unpredictable. And that's what makes you such an interesting individual.
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Natalie, in your Cinderella story, you'd get to Topple Your Evil Stepsisters

Whether you're battling evil stepsisters, arguing against an unfair grade, or trying to put a bully in their place, one thing's for sure — you fight for the underdog. Let's face it: The world's not always fair. But you, more than others, know you can help make a difference.
So whether you're leading a rally cry, starting a new club, or just welcoming the new girl in school before the mean kids get a chance, you've got a strong sense of what's right and wrong and are armed with the smarts to fight for justice. So roll up your sleeves, Cinderella. You might not always feel like people notice your efforts, but deep down everyone knows you're the real belle of the ball.
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Take some tests yourself

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Holly jeez...

So apple has tried to micro our lives even more with the ipod Nano. In color, 2G or 4G and tiny. Can do photos, album art 1,000 songs and more. Check it out. Steve I hope you realize thousands have died in the Gulf--so stop trying to gadgetize our lives with unuseful products and make an iPod that enables you to enter in information not just sync with your mac. Jeez

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Wild Night

06 September 2005
So the celebration of a KU football victory, my competitive nature and just cause led me to do my first keg stand and then I threw in a second. Check out the foto...

Drunken Debauchery

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Football fun time

05 September 2005
This Labor Day weekend signaled the start of the college football season, which as many of you know makes this little lady happy. Last Thursday Spurrier got the season underway as the new coach of South Carolina and this Thursday the NFL kicks off the start of the regular season. For the next four months and a few weeks people everywhere will spend their weekends sitting in front of the television watching a sport that is uniquely American.

On Saturday something else also started, the Fall season of Lawrence youth sports and so finally I got to get back out and do some reporting. There was a little league football tournament in town and I finally got a chance to experience what my weekends are going to be like, spending both days out at the sports complex. It was so cute seeing little boys all padded up hitting each other, actually quite hard at times. I think it is going to be a fun getting to write about these kids, but it really makes me want to play sports.

It was really great to get to go the KU game on Saturday and something I really didn't think I would have been doing-since for the longest time thought I wouldn't be in Lawrence now. As I was at the game baking in the sun (Gosh it was so hot) I think I finally realized that I am ok with being here and it is possible that I can start the next part of my life without moving from Lawrence.

So I have started doing party pics for lawrence.com. Don't know how long I will do it but for now I can make a little extra money taking pictures of drunken people. Also look for some more of my 'Game' articles in the coming week.

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Sorry to be so heavy...DONATE

04 September 2005
The sadness of the situation in the Gulf continues to worsen as the body count begins to rise.

So again watching television, 60 minutes, and felt the need to comment. So, the mayor of New Orleans was talking about the situation and meeting with President Bush when he came down to survey the situation. Reading about the government's lack of response time and other inabilities in their response to finally hear from the mayor's mouth the truth, or probably the closest to it considering his point-of-view, it makes you think. Think about the disaster area the size of the state of Kansas and the idea that in the coming weeks the thousands who have died will be discovered. Beauracratic crap! So yeah-I think maybe I need stop watching tv, but if you think about it it is hard to not somehow be influenced by the situation.

It was nice to spend a moment of silence for the peopleurday at the football game on Sat and to give a donation to the American Red Cross and feel like I am heling in some way. You can donate online very easily too.

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