Alvin has moved in

AS I was eating my oatmeal this morning, I caught a quick blur in the corner of my eye. Shit. A mouse and it looked quite big and hairy in the tail region. I do not dig the vermin world at all. So I mildly freaked out, went upstairs to my room and got on the computer for some work. Not 20 minutes later, I see the little thing racing in. I t is a chipmunk and when it is inside is just like a mouse or rat to me. Ewwwww. I said eek-a-mouse and ran downstairs to get Nell the Wonder Dog. Nell reluctantly came upstairs and did NOTHING. Apparently Labs don't deal with chipmunks. But I am truly more wigged about a chipmunk in the house than a bear right outside. I now have both doors wide open giving him a big hint to LEAVE and am hoping the bear does not misconstrue the open door as an invitation to come in and have a little revenge on Goldilocks.

Tag, I'm it.

Before I launch into my Tag answers...in college I decided to take kayaking. It was in an indoor weird pool and it ended up being me and about 20 huge ROTC guys. The ROTC thing was weird anyway because this was in Boulder, Colorado not exactly a bastion of pro-militarism, anywhoo. So in the class we leaned how to maneuver and roll by playing tag which consisted of touching the front of your kayak to another kayak. I would wipe out, and laugh hysterically and I was pretty much "IT" for the entire semester. I would be strolling across campus and out of nowhere would come the random shout....."it!!" Those ROTC guys found me out of 20,000 people and they were relentless. I am so glad I am not in the military.

Cenci tagged me so here goes:

The rules:Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

What was I doing ten years ago?

I was quasi miserable over some guy, just got back from Peru, was working at the newspaper in Aspen and saving up for a big trip to India. Constantly trying to figure out if I should move.

What are five (non-work) things on my to-do list for today?

1 Clean up broken outdoor lamp that the bear broke
2 Walk/Feed Nell the Wonder Dog
3 Check on 2 friends who are going through chemo
4 Swim laps
5 Go to cocktail party to see old co-workers

Five snacks I enjoy:

1 Avocado- in almost any form but love guacamole
2 Cheese and crackers and olives and pickles
3 carrots and cucumbers
4 strawberries and blueberries
5 a perfect peach in August

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Take care of the family and certain friends
Tackle some biggies: education, health care, displaced refugees.
Total world domination
Be a true citizen of the world
Shoes, shoes, shoes

Places I've lived: most recent first

Denver, CO
Sausalito, CA
London UK
Aspen CO
Los Angeles CA
Tokyo Japan
Sydney Australia


Jobs I've had:

Internet marketing manager
Advertising Sales
Upholsterer
Commercial Production Coordinator
Production Assistant on BAD B movies
Art Department Assistant-music videos
Art Gallery Manager
English teacher

Tag, now you're it!

I will need some time to figure this out......

lack luster blogging until......

It has been awhile but I keep waiting for something interesting to happen. I have been in the mountains for a month and am trying/ planning on moving back here. I have been looking for a good job, housing, etc...
This morning, a friend came over for a cup of tea and she went out to her car for something and there was a bear in her car. She had left the window down about 15 inches and it got in there and ate her banana, and rooted around for other treats. Nell the Wonder Dog was flipping out and I opened the house windows and did my best cowboy whistle and the bear crawled back out the window.

Nature, what can you do?