Check this out!

This is the coolest website:

360Cities
http://www.360cities.net/

Check it out!

I love this virtual trip to the Easter Islands!
http://www.360cities.net/image/073-easter-island-another-day-at-tongariki

Me want gum!

Roots.

Good God!
Where did they come from.
No, I'm not talking about those ancestors in the closet.
I'm talking the one inch roots on my head.

One day I was having a good hair day; the next day-
BAM!
There they are!
Darker than the rest and grey as grey can be!
Or, as my Mother refers to the colour: pewter.
Pewter and sparkly!
They reflect the light!
A beacon proclaiming "Hey! Look at me! She's got a fake colour AND she is going grey!"

I'm too young to go grey!
Darn teenagers!!
I'm holding them responsible for the whole problem.
Roots, because I have no personal time to go to the salon.
Grey, because they are aging me....and it ain't graceful!

PS In case you were curious:

Which is correct, the "grey" or "gray" spelling?
Have you often wondered "Am I spelling g-r-e-y correctly...or is it g-r-a-y?". How do you spell the color grey or gray? Well, the answer is they are both correct. There are two acceptable spellings. Gray is used primarily in the United States and other areas that use US English. Grey is used in Great Britain and areas that use UK English
http://www.greyorgray.com/

GNO

GNO... Girl's Night Out

A few nights ago I had a GNO with my friends from University.
It's been awhile since we've seen one another.
Didn't matter.
A day, a week, a month, a year......our friendships just fall into place.

I've been thinking about our friendships.
We met when we were all young, innocent (?), ready to face the world and 18.
We've all changed and yet we haven't.

These are the friends I have grown up with, become adults with, I'm growing old(er) with them.
We've shared so much laughter, love, joy, happiness, fun, tears, sadness, heartbreak.
First loves, break ups, marriages, divorce.
Births, babies, children, teenagers.
Parents, siblings, in-laws, deaths, loss.
School, assignments, degrees, graduations, first jobs, job loss, career change.
Religion, politics, beliefs, opinions.

Laughter, love, silliness, hugs, support, gossip, discussions, stories, 'remember whens'.....
My friends are so dear to me.
I'm truly blessed to have them.
xo

Book Talk

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

I haven't finished with this book, I keep flipping back through it; rereading certain parts and chapters over and over again.
I haven't finished thinking about it either.

Simple summary: The main character is a 50 year old Harvard professor, diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. It is a tragic story.
Her relationship with her family, her friends, her world.....changed forever.

It is a well written book.
I couldn't put it down and read to the end needing to know what happens.
How does her life turn out? How does her family cope?

The scary part is that the book opens up a can of what-ifs?
What if it happened to me?
What if it happened to someone I loved?
What would I want to happen?
What would I choose? ....for myself? ....for my family?
How would I want to live my life?
How would I want to end my life?

Dark thoughts. Serious thoughts.
Thoughts which lead to interesting discussions.

Dead Battery

Conversation last evening:

Me: Hi. (tone of voice: mix of worry and bother)

Hubby: Hi. (tone of voice: why are you calling me when the game is starting? I thought you were coming to the arena)

Me: My battery is dead.

H: No it's not.

Me: ????? Yes it is.

H: It can't be.

Me: Well, the lights are on but it's dead.

H: The lights are on, it's working, it's fine, your battery is not dead.

J: Yes it is! It won't turn on!

H: It's on, I'm talking to you........

J: What??? Not my phone you idiot! My car!!

Moral: Men are idiots; especially when watching sports!