I finally found the damn movie I was trying to remember for two months in a row. Very very bad eighties early nighnties dance movie. Shoulder pads, water beds, cheesy story, cheesy bad guys, all the good markers of a future Good Bad Movie Night film (insert evil laughter here).
No Maggie, that's the tomato plant. Mom had just dug up a huge bunch of cat nip, and after rolling around like a whore in heat in the hole where the cat nip was, Maggie moved on to the tomatoes. No doubt disappointed :).
Getting into my brother's truck is always fun. It's so far up I have to heave my fat ass in using the "oh shit" bar :). And, yes, I did borrow my brother's NRA hat when we were shooting. It seemed appropriate :).
Here is Billy and Lori waiting for me to get away from the targets so we can shoot already!
I got to shoot Billy's little .22. I also tried to shoot the cutest little deringer but I couldn't manage :(. The trigger goes down and back, not just back, and I didn't have the strength or big enough hands (which is funny given its size) to pull the trigger. The trigger is made hard to pull cause people keep them in their pockets and that would suck if it had an easy trigger :(. Still I almost felt like a guy must feel not being able to get it up. I couldn't shoot what must have been the world's dinkiest gun! I did chicken out on the .45 pistol too. Too scared of the recoil. Maybe next time :).
Ok, not real gophers, calm down Swedes. It was a cool target though, my brother said it was "self-healing". And it was! When we went to get it there were only tiny holes from what I can promise you were many many bullets. But its a special kind of compressed plastic I guess that expands to close the hole when its shot. The other Target was fun too. The ones hanging down get shot up and stay then you shoot the top one last and it releases the others. Much fun :).
Of course :). Went shooting today with Billy and Lori and their armory. It was very fun :). My favorite is the .22 pistol and rifle with the fancy scope that made it possible to hit stuff lots of times :). And one of the guns was my grandpa's from way back. Like shooting history sort of.
My brother loading magazines for our shooting trip the next day. Here we load our ammo on the couch in front of the tv :).
I am back at Wal-Mart for the summer. I am looking forward to it, less stress than teaching and I have missed everyone there :). I start for reals on Friday, wish me luck!
I got to see Amanda :). And her very wonderful, pretty, new house. And her super cute zoo, including a new happy puppy :). We will meet lots this summer!
I love these drinks from Japan! I still haven't seen them in Sweden. You open it by pushing down a marble into the bottle using the little plug. It's so cool :).
Mom took me to her used book store and I am in love :). So many books and so frickin' cheap! I am having to control myself but its not easy...
So among the first purchases made here in the old US of A was a pair of flip flops. Way to hot for any footwear requiring socks. Unless I'm in the air conditioning. Then I have two pairs of socks and long johns on. Still not used to it, but hey, its been years right?
Hard liquor in brown paper bags. Shhh, people aren't supposed to know that you are leaving the liquor store with actual liquor. Gasp!
My brother's girlfriend likes to play scrabble and I guess every week or so she plays with a friend. I got to join them and it was fun! Even though I lost a lot :).
In addition to the fancy golf course, my brother and his girlfriend live in a place with a pool! I am so spending as much time there as possible. No more pasty Swedishness for Melinda, no sir!
My brother likes to play golf which is the main reason he and his girlfriend got a place here. So here is the view of part of the golf course from the front door. Sorry Tina, Andreas, and Anders that I am not a golfer myself, otherwise it would be very very close!
I'll put up posts about the pool later too, might as well get people good and jealous while I am at at no? ;)
It is lightening again and a bit of stormy rain and hail. I have already gotten back into the habit of checking the little weather map on the tv.
I am driving my brother's second truck while I am here. It is very different from my little Toyota Aygo :).
Even though I have missed my American food something crazy I still have moments where I doubt my own culture....and the pancake wrapped sausage on a stick is one such moment.
Here is the sign I park in front of at my brother and his girlfriend's place where I will be staying for the summer. The apartment is connected to a golf course so here is the fair warning :).
As many of you know I am a bit of a bag whore. You know, the Eco friendly ones you can get at the grocery store. Well, I had to get some stuff at the market here, deodorant mostly, and soap. I couldn't actually find any plastic bags so I am now the proud owner of a bag from a grocery store in the middle of bum fuck no where Germany. Yippee.
How come the Germans get to have Fruit Loops? Why can't Swedes see the wonderfulness of the Fruit Loops?
Well here is my room here in Frankfurt. Lovely view of the roof and an industrial park. But it has the cutest little shower ever! A tiny bathtub, shower-like thing. Anyway, you can tell I am bored no?
I've added to my office decor today :). Kristen gave me the Buffy poster from when she was younger and the show came out. Jens gave me the swallows, my favorite Minoan fresco. And Jens girlfriend gave me the cool one with my name, all the way from China! Edward and Hello Kitty were already there, but I think they like the new company. Except for Edward, Angel could be seem as competition and poor Edward already has to deal with having Jacob across the way at Erika's desk :(.
At my little going away picnic, Emma brought strawberries and this perfect one was in there. I don't think I've ever seen one that perfect!
This isn't on here as one of my funny t-shirts, but only cause its a sweat shirt. It's Marie Antoinnette.
And its politically incorrect and not quite tasteful. Just like me :).
Up with the zipper...down with the zipper...up with the zipper...
On with her head...off with her head...on with her head...
I hate changing the toilet paper roll. I know it takes two seconds but I just hate it. I also hate filling ice cube trays. Plus Billy and I used to watch MacGyver on tv when we were kids. So this t-shirt was perfect for me :).
I wore this one to Jimmie's birthday party. I bought it in the US last time I got skinnier and now it fits again!
Anders M. had this puzzle at his place. I couldn't figure it out and had to cheat with Anders P. helping :(. Stupid puzzle :(.
