27 September 2009

USNA




I went to the Naval Academy yesterday to watch the Midshipmen play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Yes they are the Hilltoppers. I wish i had a shot of their mascot. he looked kinda like the purple blob thing from McDonalds, but he was all red.weird.

anyway, it was spitting rain around game time but though nothing of it. (by the end of the game i was soaked! and jeans are NOT comfotable damp)

it was so much fun! i had never been to a live college football game. just fantastic! music blaring through the speakers, the midshipmen (and women) bringing in the air of excitement as they came into the stadium, and the third string players warming up on the field.

the one side of the stadium looks like a side profile of a ship with all its layers. averytime the navy got a touchdown, this horn blew like from a ship, the cannon boomed, and the plebes had to tun out onto the side of the field and so twenty pushups which of course they amde look so easy.

they paraded the live goat (the mascot of the navy) down the side lines. it was quite comical scene the goat did not want to walk, period. he just planted his feet and dug in. he even made a midshipman trip. poor guy.

my friend chelsea and her mama took me.chelsea's boyfriend plays for the navy. go molloy! chelsea wore one of his old jerseys and i was decked out in navy blue, head to toe:)

23 September 2009

the moon

the moon looks like the chesire cat's smile from alice in wonderland tonight.
i can picture the cat appearing to match the smile.

it reminds me of bonfires at my aunt's house (across the road). what grand times.

cold cold weather, but we didn't care; we were so little. when your little, you hardly mind how cold or how hot it is if you are having fun. roasting marshmellows, plenty of teasing from "mean dean", and hayrides.

oh the hayrides. pop-pop's tractor and the wagon with lots of hay of course! we rode through the swamp. so creepy! dark woods, trees overhanging the road,you had to look through the leaves (or the branches when the leaves were gone)to see the stars.
even creepier if their were no stars. fun times of scary stories. who could scare everybody the most?

yet no matter what time of the year it was, we always ended up singing christmas songs. thanksgiving may not have passed, but we still sang'em!

do you remember?

summer 2006 (?)

nissan pavilion

coldplay

hannah rose, linnea, sienna, kyrie & hannah, do you remember?

when they started playing "yellow", i screamed like a little girl.

man alive, that was one of the best concerts ever. period.



16 September 2009

wouldn't it be nice...

i watched some podcasts today on youtube from switchfoot. (imagine that!) and i got thinking of all these bands who get to travel around in tight quarters, meeting all kinds of people, and strange places. how fun this must be! you go loopy at some points and just have the most fun! also, thinking about making movies.. people who get to make like a series of movies.. like Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Twilight, and Harry Potter (note: these are examples, not my personal preferences) you work together all day, you hang out after work doing fun things because your usually in fun locations... is so fun and bonding and like making a new family of sorts.

i miss being a part of these kinds of things. no, not a band or a movie, but like putting on plays or working at camp! such interesting times! i suppose opportunities like these will come about again. and i can't wait!

oh brother.

okay, so i hate to give ANY celebrity commentary on my blog because i find it silly to be honest but i have a thought for this whole taylor swift- being-interrupted-by-kanye-west (who my professor called carlie today) business. (yes, i admit to watching those stupid award shows for an hour and half.... part of my life i'll never get back)Here is this cute little 19 year old accepting her first award from this particular venue, and, well, you heard. to mr. west, didn't your mama teach you to think before you act? is this not like the fifth time you have had to apologize for irrational rash action? actions speak louder then words. learn self control.



that is all.

15 September 2009

wow.

chalice found this but i just had HAD to share... Respect Life!