Watch

Watch for pictures and blogs from the iphone! Woot! I'm so stoked. As soon as I figure out how to use some of the features I'll let you know and maybe even post from the phone!. It's almost (but not quite) a waste for me to get the iphone since I have no idea how to operate it. I will be in a high learning curve! This is so exciting.

Jacked Picture!

I actually jacked this picture from a family member. This really made me laugh because it took me by surprise. I love my family... and I love twizzlers too!

Double Post

I felt this was important to post on both my blog and myspace to help clarify my reasons for drumming this Friday.

I am drumming at the traveling Vietnam War Memorial in Boulder this Friday evening. After agreeing to do this with a small group of people I realized that it could be misinterpreted by not only people in my family but others outside of Boulder County. I have spent time looking at my personal reasons for doing this gesture.

Drumming is spiritual for me. It's my way of enhancing the power of the the wall. It's about the heartbeat of the world...honoring people, families, and life. It's not about politics - not about the war - it's about the lifeline or pulse that connects people heart to heart around the world.

We have been careful to be aware to not overshadow the reading of the names.... we may play at a slight distance and we have chosen a piece called the Welcome Wave to do in rounds that is based on the heartbeat. Hopefully this will help heal and pull people together and create harmony.

Arrrrrggg......

The cats are loving their new Pirate ship. Usually they take turns being inside and the other cat stalks around like a piranha on the outside. There are various leaps and jabs. At times the outside cat will block the doorway so the other cat is trapped inside. Gizmo even has dragged a whole loaf of bread inside for provisions for his trip at sea. Cat toys have been going in and out at an alarming rate. I have no idea what they are planning next.

Stuffing bags

This crew beat the unofficial all time record for stuffing 1200 bags to give away at registration. It took the team 2 hours with three assembly lines moving at breakneck speed to fill all the bags. I was so impressed with them! I couldn't even keep up tearing down the cardboard and keeping the line filled! Whoa! Go Team!

1200 T-Shirts

This is what 1200 T-shirts look like. This year for TIE they were tye-dyed. HaHaHa! I must say that they were pretty nice shirts and it was a neat effect to see hundreds of people wearing their shirts at the same time. I almost felt like it was the 70's.

This year's truck!

This year's truck for TIE was awesome! It had air conditioning, cd player, fabulous speakers and an upgraded cab. The drum even rode up front with Dan and I to keep it from getting thrown around in the back with the heat. All the computers, food, t-shirts, brochures, cables, and our clothes fought for space in the back. It was nice that this truck even handled I70 and all the hills. We were in the flow of traffic and not waving to everyone sailing by.

Pictures

New pictures coming soon! I do have some new shots but have not downloaded them yet. Now that I'm loading pictures I find myself at places and wondering why I didn't bring my camera. I'll get better!

I can see!

I can see! I can see! I can see! It looks like the saga with the contacts is finally over. (we'll actually test that in the next few days!) When I received the replacement lens the divergence was too great and there was a point in space (like right in front of me) where neither eye wanted to take over. This made for a little awkward viewing and sort of a blank space that my brain was trying hard to fill in. Since most of you know my brain... I was spacey!!! (Sorry... had to throw that in there.) Today I received another replacement lens and it seems to have given me back my peripheral vision... no excuses now for running off the road when driving!