The photo at right was taken at the scary gas station. After High-level Negotiations I was able to get the photo. One of the workers, Marley (sp.?), said no, then yes, then no to a photo. The other guy, Umess (they are both Indian), took this photo. I am standing right in front of the cash register in the photo, where I normally pay. I gave the employees this blog address but I don't know if they will check. Anyway, now you readers get to see what the scary gas station looks like. And there is a new photo of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill.
Your favorite negotiator,
bbb
Alice
*Scary Gas Station Adventure sponsored by V8 Splash, Raisin Bran and Pasta-Roni*
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
E-mail Addled, You are hugely addicted to my blog.
Hi, Back again... With a Vengeance...
Now that I am E-mail addled (I've been checking for a while, and tired of staring at the screen) I will attempt to do a blog post. Pardon Moi for any cheesy mistakes.
On the airplane coming back from Mexico the other day, this is what I overheard from a girl sitting somewhere behind me (in a loud, obnoxious voice -- I would reenact but you cannot see me through the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill ):
"If we get into a crash, is this seat belt really going to protect us? It should have a shoulder strap. It's not like huge scientific bafflement." Wow, I have not heard the word bafflement in a sentence in a long time. Luckily, we did not get into a crash, that is why NDH is still here and can still blog. But it was raining the day I flew back.
I've been listening to Leona Lewis, Spirit. Even though I am not a big fan I bought the album anyway because I like the song "Better in Time." It is track #4. Good song, I may listen to it tonight. Thats what's in the changer.
And I have been listening to Faux Fox. It's still v. enjoyable.
I like wearing my hair with one side only up. It confuses (and addles!) people. It's like an optical illusion.
Well, have to go for now.
Jack White (the White Stripes) was my inspiration for this blog.
Be Delicious,
always unique bbb
Alice
Now that I am E-mail addled (I've been checking for a while, and tired of staring at the screen) I will attempt to do a blog post. Pardon Moi for any cheesy mistakes.
On the airplane coming back from Mexico the other day, this is what I overheard from a girl sitting somewhere behind me (in a loud, obnoxious voice -- I would reenact but you cannot see me through the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill ):
"If we get into a crash, is this seat belt really going to protect us? It should have a shoulder strap. It's not like huge scientific bafflement." Wow, I have not heard the word bafflement in a sentence in a long time. Luckily, we did not get into a crash, that is why NDH is still here and can still blog. But it was raining the day I flew back.
I've been listening to Leona Lewis, Spirit. Even though I am not a big fan I bought the album anyway because I like the song "Better in Time." It is track #4. Good song, I may listen to it tonight. Thats what's in the changer.
And I have been listening to Faux Fox. It's still v. enjoyable.
I like wearing my hair with one side only up. It confuses (and addles!) people. It's like an optical illusion.
Well, have to go for now.
Jack White (the White Stripes) was my inspiration for this blog.
Be Delicious,
always unique bbb
Alice
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Addition
also I went to the scary gas station the other day and the Indian guy refused to let me take his picture, but he said later someone else might let me take one.
hasta luego,
Alice
hasta luego,
Alice
Went to Oxxo, You are addicted to my blog
Hello Loyal Readers:
I´m blogging from Mexico. Today I went to a convenience doorway (I would say a convenience store but it was not a convenience store) and bought a coke, some chips and some crackers. I thought the crackers were cookies but when I got to muy cousin´s house I realized they were more like Ritz crackers. Then I went to an Oxxo store ( a convenience store like a 7-11) and bought a newspaper, El Mural, a Guadalajara paper. I have not read all of it yet. The Oxxo is just like a 7-11 in the U.S. but I did not go to the 7-11 nearby because I didn´t want to. I´m going to post a photo of me on the airplane, with one and a half hours sleep. I´m sure you will laugh your butt off.
I also took a photo of a sign someone put up on Avenida Lopez Mateos (Lopez Mateos Avenue) that said, ´´Te Amo Richard,´´ or, I Love You Richard. It was a cool sign. People gave me funny looks because I was taking a picture. }
Going to go have to go mail my postcards.
enjoying mexico,
try to work the word ´´piggy´´ into your normal everyday conversation,
Alice
bbb
I´m blogging from Mexico. Today I went to a convenience doorway (I would say a convenience store but it was not a convenience store) and bought a coke, some chips and some crackers. I thought the crackers were cookies but when I got to muy cousin´s house I realized they were more like Ritz crackers. Then I went to an Oxxo store ( a convenience store like a 7-11) and bought a newspaper, El Mural, a Guadalajara paper. I have not read all of it yet. The Oxxo is just like a 7-11 in the U.S. but I did not go to the 7-11 nearby because I didn´t want to. I´m going to post a photo of me on the airplane, with one and a half hours sleep. I´m sure you will laugh your butt off.
I also took a photo of a sign someone put up on Avenida Lopez Mateos (Lopez Mateos Avenue) that said, ´´Te Amo Richard,´´ or, I Love You Richard. It was a cool sign. People gave me funny looks because I was taking a picture. }
Going to go have to go mail my postcards.
enjoying mexico,
try to work the word ´´piggy´´ into your normal everyday conversation,
Alice
bbb
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Moosey being gone makes me mad, a Little Birdie and special Profanity Edition
Dear Loyal Readers:
Every time I walk or drive by the old Shell gas station on 635 and Preston and I see the bulldozers and construction workers tearing it up, I get pissed off because Moosey (employee from Ethiopia) is no longer there. Also, I get pissed off because everything is closing these days.
At the Grammys on Sunday, Coldplay won three awards. The Brit rockers won Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Coldplay also won Song of the Year for Viva La Vida, and Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group. The Dallas Morning News called them an "art rock" band in Monday's newspaper. W'sup with that, Mario Tarradell? What is "art rock" about Coldplay, and what does "art rock" mean anyway. Coldplay is more of a stone cold rock band. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, it's nice to invent new labels for no reason.
Anyway, Props to Coldplay for winning so many awards.
I got a letter from the Peace Corps:
"Dear Alice,
Thank you for your application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer and for your willingness to give two years of your life in service to others around the world. You are one of over 12,000 Americans this year who have applied for approximately 3,600 Peace Corps Volunteer assignments available worldwide." Yes, there is more to the letter but this is the most interesting part.
People are clamoring for Peace Corps positions and Half Price Books (on Preston Rd. and Dilbeck Rd.) is not even hiring. What is this world coming to??
A little birdie told me I need to get my sh** together. Even though I told the little birdie I need to get my sh** together first, the little birdie's words are haunting me. You know how sometimes someone says something to you and the word or words just won't go away? In this case, it is like there is a giant billboard haunting me. Like spiky words in my life.
Also I spoke to my old editor recently who said, "what have you been doing since you left San Angelo?" ( I left there in 2004). There is no better way to quickly assess the last five years than having somebody ask you what you've been doing for the last five years. Ahhhhh, summing up your accomplishments for the last five years, isn't it blissful????????????????????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill.
By the way, at the Grammy's Alison Krauss had HUGE hair. I do not listen to her music, nor do I know any of her songs.
Remember, Life's a B**** and then you die. Ok, I am not so cynical, but sometimes it's true. I like saying this phrase when it is useful. Welcome to the special swearing edition of my blog.
Chillax,
Peace,
bbb
Every time I walk or drive by the old Shell gas station on 635 and Preston and I see the bulldozers and construction workers tearing it up, I get pissed off because Moosey (employee from Ethiopia) is no longer there. Also, I get pissed off because everything is closing these days.
At the Grammys on Sunday, Coldplay won three awards. The Brit rockers won Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Coldplay also won Song of the Year for Viva La Vida, and Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group. The Dallas Morning News called them an "art rock" band in Monday's newspaper. W'sup with that, Mario Tarradell? What is "art rock" about Coldplay, and what does "art rock" mean anyway. Coldplay is more of a stone cold rock band. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, it's nice to invent new labels for no reason.
Anyway, Props to Coldplay for winning so many awards.
I got a letter from the Peace Corps:
"Dear Alice,
Thank you for your application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer and for your willingness to give two years of your life in service to others around the world. You are one of over 12,000 Americans this year who have applied for approximately 3,600 Peace Corps Volunteer assignments available worldwide." Yes, there is more to the letter but this is the most interesting part.
People are clamoring for Peace Corps positions and Half Price Books (on Preston Rd. and Dilbeck Rd.) is not even hiring. What is this world coming to??
A little birdie told me I need to get my sh** together. Even though I told the little birdie I need to get my sh** together first, the little birdie's words are haunting me. You know how sometimes someone says something to you and the word or words just won't go away? In this case, it is like there is a giant billboard haunting me. Like spiky words in my life.
Also I spoke to my old editor recently who said, "what have you been doing since you left San Angelo?" ( I left there in 2004). There is no better way to quickly assess the last five years than having somebody ask you what you've been doing for the last five years. Ahhhhh, summing up your accomplishments for the last five years, isn't it blissful????????????????????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill.
By the way, at the Grammy's Alison Krauss had HUGE hair. I do not listen to her music, nor do I know any of her songs.
Remember, Life's a B**** and then you die. Ok, I am not so cynical, but sometimes it's true. I like saying this phrase when it is useful. Welcome to the special swearing edition of my blog.
Chillax,
Peace,
bbb
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Scary Gas Station Update and Where's Moosey?
Hi,
For those of you anxiously following, I went to the scary gas station today. I saw one of the Indian guys that usually works there, I think he recognized me. I wanted to take a photo for this blog but the other Indian guy would make a better photo, and he was not there.
The Shell station on 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Preston Rd. closed. Is everything closing these days?? yes. Yes, yes, and yes.
There is a guy who used to work there (Shell station) named Moosey (sp?), and when I saw that the gas station had closed, I was thinking, where's Moosey? Even though he is from Ethiopia I'm sure he will find another job. Is everyone who works in a gas station from Ethiopia? No, they are also from India.
I also went to Family Dollar. It was my shopping for the day.
Chillax and chill on,
Bow down to Regina Spektor, (been listening to her),
Alice
For those of you anxiously following, I went to the scary gas station today. I saw one of the Indian guys that usually works there, I think he recognized me. I wanted to take a photo for this blog but the other Indian guy would make a better photo, and he was not there.
The Shell station on 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Preston Rd. closed. Is everything closing these days?? yes. Yes, yes, and yes.
There is a guy who used to work there (Shell station) named Moosey (sp?), and when I saw that the gas station had closed, I was thinking, where's Moosey? Even though he is from Ethiopia I'm sure he will find another job. Is everyone who works in a gas station from Ethiopia? No, they are also from India.
I also went to Family Dollar. It was my shopping for the day.
Chillax and chill on,
Bow down to Regina Spektor, (been listening to her),
Alice
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