vacation?

brooke & i hope you come visit us in our city - we're in the middle gate. :)

happy independence day!

hope ya'll are enjoying some awesome weather, bbq's & friends! 

i'm trying not to whine, but i have to...this is the second 4th of july i'm sitting on my butt at my kitchen table writing a research paper.  poo on school.  i tried hard to get this done before today, but it just didn't happen...grrrr.

i'm thankful that i live in a country where i've got a great job that pays for more education...which should eventually pay off.  go USA!  and, holy crap, do i make wicked mac & cheese when it's the only thing in my house to cook.

wings

i was fully aware that my nose would run and eyes would water when i ate spicier wings...but i had no idea that my eyes would go bloodshot and get puffy, as well.  yeesh!

and we're only at traditional death.  the 911 challenge is lookin' to be ROUGH.

TRANSFORMERS!!!

i'm speechless.  go see it.

i will be standing in line at Best Buy to purchase it on DVD.  i think it tops my list of favorite movies of all time...below Top Gun, of course.

15 Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years To Learn

by Dave Barry 1.  Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 2.  If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "Meetings." 3.  There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." 4.  People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 5.  You should not confuse your career with your life. 6.  Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. 7.  Never lick a steak knife. 8.  The most destructive force in the universe is gossip. 9.  You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reasonwhy we observe daylight savings time. 10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven. 12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers. 13. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) 14. Your friends love you anyway. 15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

I strongly disagree with #11, but that's just me.

spelling my name

i would think that having IM or email would make it that much easier to spell my name...really...it's fully spelled out in both formats.

yet, i've become "kristin" to some..."kristy" to others...

world peace, or something

Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson and Symantec Partner
to Promote Internet Safety

 Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson and Symantec’s Internet Safety Advocate, Marian Merritt, Educate Parents and Kids Through Symantec’s Connected and Protected Child Safety Initiative