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October 28, 2004
i'm an addict
Thoughts I am thinking
1. Blog explosion is going to be the death of me. I am an addict and have only been signed up for a few days now. I want, no, I need, those points. Tell me, will it get worse?
2. Media will be the death of politics, and more specifically, this election. (And that is all I will say about that, as I have vowed not to make my site political.)
That’s it folks. Not too many thoughts floating around today. Back to work…for now…until the next brilliant thought appears, at least. But please, please, don’t hold your breath waiting. It could be the death of you.
Posted by ashley at 12:17 PM | Comments (7)
October 27, 2004
ode to best friends
We learned to tie our shoes together. We stomped and tripped on many stages during our short lived ballet careers together. We made club houses and played school and wrote letters to each other in secret code. We discovered boys and kissing and holding hands together. We learned the heartache of friendships dissolving and pain of bad breakups together. We saw the fragility of life and the grief of death together. We graduated high school together. We spent our last days living as children under our parent’s roofs together. We went off to college, separate, but learned about being on our own, of responsibility, and the lack of, together. We learned about loving and living. We’re still learning that.
My best friend Laura has been a part of every important thing in my life. She makes me laugh and cry and remember and look forward to. Her life and character are an inspiration to me.
Posted by ashley at 10:04 AM | Comments (4)
October 26, 2004
Have you seen the ghost of John
That was my favorite halloween song that we used to sing in elementary school--so sppppoooookkkky. I have always liked Halloween. Growing up, we never actually went trick-or-treating (with the exception of a few times). We always went to the Fall Festival at my church. There would be games you would find at the fair, dart throws, toss the penny in the fish bowl, spinning wheel, you know, those sort of things. But then there was.....THE MAZE. This was by far the best thrill of the night. The line was the longest for this one. The teenagers of the church would construct a maze out of cardboard boxes that would take up the whole church basement. They would hide in the dead ends waiting to scare you when you got to that point. You would fill something squishy in your fingernails, WWOOORRRRMMMMSSSS (otherwise known as spagetti noodles), you would feel icy cold fingers on your arms (otherwise known as icecubes)....it was the best. I looked forward to it every year. More than that, I would look forward to when I was going to be a teenager so I could be the cool ones that make the maze and scare the little kiddies. Anyway, for my spooky tales, go here to hear about some pretty scary places in N.O. Some of it is pretty gruesome though, so beware!
Posted by ashley at 12:44 PM | Comments (1)
October 25, 2004
The Great Outdoors
Here are a few pics from our camping trip in Northern AR. Sadly, I didn't take that many pictures because of the rain and my forgetfullness, but here are three, more to come when I get them developed!
Posted by ashley at 02:47 PM | Comments (4)
The Tobinator!
Some pics of the entertainment of the Mason home, Toby!
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October 22, 2004
Home, sweet home
Just wanted to let you know I moved over to vicksburgblogs.....i am excited to have a place to call my own! Your links should all be changed, but if by freak chance its not, change them to my new site!
Posted by ashley at 04:31 PM | Comments (0)
October 20, 2004
wh, wh, what?
Welcome to the first edition of "WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?"
Here we have a classic case of greedy insert the name of anyone with enough desire to get rich quick and enough guts to follow through with it suing insert name of anyone with enough money worth suing over.
I am not sure what I think of this. Surely, it has to be a scheme to sue. Who ever heard of a little paint thinner outside giving someone inside brain damage. Maybe, but I am very very sceptical. All this suing really fumes me. (play on words: intended.)
More later.
Posted by ashley at 05:29 PM | Comments (2)
October 18, 2004
I think I have earned my girl scount camping badge!!!!
So, I am back at work after a fabulous week off. E and I went camping and had a great time. We hiked and ate and rested and played cards. We had encounters with 2 creepy armadillos, one wily possum, and a wild turtle. It rained, and rained, and rained. We came back water logged, but cleansed. It certainly did not stop us from doing what we wanted to. I actually felt like a wizard all weekend with my poncho and walking stick. And I played the part exhaustively, and by the end, I was even annoying myself with it. But E appreciates my (lack of) humor. I will say that I am very proud of myself and my husband. Mother Nature tried her best to send us home with our tails between our legs, but we conquered. And had fun at the same time. I will try and get my pics developed soon so I can post, although I didn’t take many due to the rain.
I have been thinking about my list of 100 things to do and here are a few:
~Create a piece of art that I will hang in my house (a GREAT feat considering my artistic ability!)
~act the lead role in a play
~see The Nutcracker Ballet
~Read Catch 22 (something I was supposed to do in High School but never did, thanks to Mr. Cliff, but have always regretted skimping out on)
~take a dance class
~learn to sew
Posted by ashley at 11:02 AM | Comments (1)
October 07, 2004
The List
I stumbled across a web journal by a girl named Alana. She was a 19 year old girl and her journal was a recording of her daily life, e.g. woke up, got coffee, had a fight with my parents...that kind of stuff. She died on Aug 11 in a terribly freak accident. Her entry on Aug 10 was a normal posting. It's just crazy that one day, you are here, and the next, you are not. Just like that. That seems to be a simplified statement, but to me, its beyond comprehension. Anyway, it got me thinking about all the things I want to do before I die and I came across this site. You should check it out. I am going to start my list tonight. Maybe I will share some of them.
Posted by ashley at 05:00 PM | Comments (2)