Fun With Video

I would argue that this qualifies for the blog based on the preponderance of men in short shorts

Bedtime Stories with Abraham Willosby from Joseph Bennett on Vimeo.

WE DID IT!!!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!  DON'T ASK DON'T TELL HAS BEEN REPEALED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE!!!  WE DID IT!!!  WOOO HOOOOO!!!!!

TIME TO CELEBRATE!!!!

Pee Wee Marries a Fruit.....Salad!

Now I see where I got my ideas about marriage equality - at such an early age!



Haha!  Sittin here watchin the Fashion Police on E!  Joan Rivers FOREVER!  XOXO

Would You Consider Selling Out for.....I Dunno - Just a Shit Load of Money?

What I'm listening to right now.  

Love, 

Kacee

Up From Homophobia

Steve Chapman has an excellent post up about his personal evolution from homophobia as well as repeal of Don't Ask, Don't tell. Do read it.

Before, my notions about gays were uninformed. Confronted with an actual gay person whom I liked, respected and trusted, I was forced to reexamine my prejudices, and they began to crumble.

What happened to me, of course, has happened to millions of other Americans. It's easy to be homophobic if you don't know anyone who is openly gay. But that's true of fewer and fewer people. As gays have become forthright about their sexual orientation, the rest of us have had to assess them not as gays, but as whole human beings.

So I've had gay friends and gay co-workers. I've had lesbian neighbors. I've had gay and lesbian relatives. When one gay relative back in Texas had a wedding—in all but the legal sense—my wife and I attended and found it eerily similar to the straight version. All these experiences have impressed on me the obvious fact that homosexuals are not an alien species.

He points out that the vast, vast majority of respondents to the poll on repealing DADT who believed that they had served with homosexuals overwhelmingly stated that serving with gays had had no effect whatsoever on their units performance: 90% of Army combat units and 84% of Marines felt that it simply didn't matter.

Takeaway:

As one "special operations warfighter" quoted in the report said, "We have a gay guy. He's big, he's mean, and he kills lots of bad guys. No one cared that he was gay." I know the feeling.

All's Fair...

Classically Liberal turns arguments used by the Christianist Right around: 

I know that many born-again Christians want to marry, just like normal people. But I don’t think they should be allowed. As for having them in the military, well would you want to bunk with someone who is constantly preaching Jesus and trying to recruit you?

Of course, we know how these Christians are always trying to recruit children. They even send out buses to pick them up and try to convert them. So clearly we can’t have people like this around kids. I guess we can’t stop them from reproducing on their own, but we sure don’t have to let them adopt, act as foster parents or teach kids. And don’t forget the Scouts, we can’t have people like that around impressionable children.

And really, many of us simply aren’t ready to explain the fundamentalist to our own kids. They might not be old enough to handle this topic. So having these Christians flaunting their lifestyle and throwing their religion in our faces is just too much. We can’t tolerate public displays of fundamentalism. What they do in private is their own business but do they have to say grace in public restaurants? And have you noticed how they throw their religion in our faces on television, at all hours of the day, where impressionable youngsters can see these things?

And the Christian Agenda is just too much for any reasonable person. They want laws that force people to hire them. You can’t discriminate on the basis of religion anymore, not like you used to. You have to rent to these people. Hotels have to admit them just like normal people.

Now look, I’m no bigot. I believe in live and let live just as long as they aren’t forcing me to see them in public or deal with them. And look how they are forcing me to accept them by demanding the right to marry. Some of my best friends are Christians, so I can’t be bigoted. I just don’t think we should treat these people as if they are normal.

 Just sayin'...

By Johnny

A Note!

Hello world, sorry I've been phoning it in lately what with a bunch of animal pish, but I'm gettin' some stuff done outside of the blogosphere.  I'll be back more full-on in a couple weeks!  So in the meantime, more animal pish.

The Wyoming Wind Festival Continues!

Poor babies!

The Care and Keeping of the Male Slave

It's so fun to see Buddy Cole interacting outside of the bar, isn't it?  Classic!

Hat_Jessica

I stole this photo off of a google images search like 100 years ago, but browsing through my pictures today I realized that the name of this photo was "hat_jessica."  This is funny on too many levels.

The Monday Me

My answer to this post.

Actually this was a Monday in Cork, Ireland.  But a Monday nonetheless.  Not pretty.

Work

Pretty much just another day at the office...

Benga — Baltimore Clap from Tempa on Vimeo.

-Johnny

The Boyfriend

is totally cute.  AND FUNNY!  I love him a lot a lot.

I think he likes me too.  A little bit.  It's Kiss the Screen Day 2010!

THE GABE LOG LOVES ELECTRIC SIX!

BEA HAPPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

One of a handful of wonderful Shoppers Drug Mart ads from the 80s featuring Bea Arthur and Santa!

THE GABE LOG LOVES MIKA!

Isn't he wonderful?  Let's all hope his sister has a full recovery!

The Gaydar Gun

Hey all you fabulous fabooshkas!  So there is this guy, Terry Ray, who has invented an amazing product called The Gaydar Gun (a must-have on my Christmas list this year).  It is a "gay detection device" that you point at people and pull the trigger and it measures their percentage of gayness on the "homometer scale" between 0 and 100 percent.  It has lots of funny sayings and things too.  Anyway, he does regular YouTube videos where he takes requests from his subscribers for him to "zap" various celebrities.  The celebrities he zaps run the gamut from the most recent Miley Cyrus, whom he's had to hold off on zapping until she just turned 18, to the recognizable character you will see in the following video.  Let the LOLS begin!



Check out Terry's other hysterical YouTube videos at his channel here.  I promise you, they're all just as funny as this one and you can't help but love him!

I Couldn't Wait!

This is just too exciting to wait til Christmas!  When I saw it, I squealed like a little girl!

It Gets Worser.

I know, I know!  We've ALL seen this video clip already.  But I like it.  So for the 234839021384th time, here you go!

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
It Gets Worse PSA
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor The Daily Show on Facebook

Scotland Part 1 - Glasgow and Edinburgh

For some reason, my passport does not have a stamp for the first time I arrived in the United Kingdom.  Is it customary to get a stamp when flying in from Ireland?  I thought so, but maybe I breached security somehow and did not realize it.  Who knows?

Anyway, I arrived in Glasgow early in the morning where I met Craig, my Scottish internet friend, for the first time at the airport.  He had already gone to the airport the night before to meet me, but if you'll remember from my Ireland Part 1 post, I had missed that flight.  So, thank goodness I was able to get a hold of Craig and have him come back the next morning.

We rode the train to the posh West End to Craig's flat - a very nice bachelor pad that he shares with an English doctor.  It was a comfortable place to stay.  This is the view from the room I stayed in...

Craig was nice.  Glasgow is beautiful and full of things to do.  Flowers and trees were blooming, everything was gorgeous and green and it only rained about half the time I was there.

I remember I was a bit intimidated by the traffic on the main streets and confused about the pedestrian crossing signals so it took me a good week before I was brave enough to even cross the street by myself.  My time in Temple Bar, Dublin was much easier to maneuver because the touristy streets there are basically closed off to traffic and you can just walk around freely.  Glasgow, while it is a fabulous place to see, is not the number one tourist destination in Scotland.  It is a big, busy, working city that pretty much can't be bothered.  Unlike that whore Edinburgh!  Just kidding!  (haha)

For the most part, Craig and I knocked around the West End and the City Centre, going to bars, comedy clubs, Curry Karaoke parties,  parks, restaurants and even the Glasgow Science Centre where we rode the elevator up to the top of the tower for a spectacular view of the city.

Breathtaking, isn't it?  That would be the University of Glasgow as the centerpiece of this photo.  Truly a vision!

We went up to Edinburgh by train for an afternoon where we pretty much ran around searching for a pub with seating in the sun so that we could enjoy a few beers.  We found a great spot and I fell in love with the world.  

Oh yeah, and we went up to the castle...

I fell asleep on the train back to Glasgow feeling strangely warm and satisfied.  It was almost as if I had been made sweet love to by the atmosphere.

One of the best things about my trip to Glasgow was meeting Craig's friends who I am proud to now call friends of my own.  You girls know who you are!

I will close for now, but stay tuned for Part 2 and my highlarious adventure to the West Coast of Scotland!

An Oldie but a Goodie!

I love just about everything Michael Moore has ever done, publicly, but this is definitely one of my faves.  I give you Michael Moore and his "Sodomobile"!

WTG PM CAMERON!

Dublin Gay Pride Day 2010!

This was my first Gay Pride parade.  I marched.  I blew bubbles.  It was friggin' faboosh!  

HELLO!

I have decided to take my blog in an entirely new direction.  From now on, we're the Gabe Log!  Expect lots of info on gay rights legislation, comics, news and cute pictures of my boyfriend!  Oh and silly stuff like this!



OMG EWAN MCGREGOR.  for realz.

In Praise of Stickfigures

Hey, we're watching this together! Me and Kacee! And the cat!

Fun with random searches on Youtube. This is what happens if you search "Apple if chocolate smurf"

Another Video!

A favorite of mine from the animation genius that is Cyriak.  I'll blog more personally soon, but enjoy this in the meantime!

Surprisingly, Not for Children

The first time I say this video was at a party over Halloween weekend. I initially assumed that it was some sort of low-rent, Southeast Asian Teletubby thing.

And I was so terribly, terribly wrong.

However, it is helpful. And soooo.....Kacee are educational programming.



-Johnny

COME ON STEELERS!

Whatever.

Just......whatever.

Blown Away

Although the Wyoming Wind Festival is a year-round event, it seems that it is in fullest swing between the months of October and April. So here we go! Hang on or get blown away!

I remember hearing something once about suicidal prairie housewives back in the early settling days who were driven over the edge by the constant, violent wind whipping in through the cracks of their crumbling sod houses. This stuck with me for many years to come, because I, while not suicidal in the least, am emotionally affected by the wind.

Wind makes me irritable. Cold wind, after several months on end, makes me angry. I don't know exactly why this is, but I have been doing some research today that has shed a bit of light on the problem. For me, I think it relates to the fact that I don't like going outside and having my clothes and hair assault me, so I stay inside a lot more, and that is not good for morale.

Wind illness, or P'a Leng (China and Southeast Asia), is a specific disorder that is defined as a fear of being cold or of the wind, which is associated with a loss of yang and upset of natural balance in the body. This relates to what Johnny said earlier about how strong wind blows away our personal atmosphere. It literally destroys our personal space.

I also found an article from a 1901 issue of Popular Science Monthly entitled "Suicide and the Weather" by Professor Edwin G. Dexter of the University of Illinois that says that wind produces a neurotic condition in which self control is in a marked degree lessened. Another article in today's BBC Weather Centre explores  "Weather and Behaviour" and states:

"A persistent or noisy wind can lead to an increase in tiredness and irritability, or even a sudden decrease in mood. Some school teachers have noticed that children tend to be more irritable and that there are more playground 'upsets' when it is windy.

Seasonal winds are known as 'ill winds' in many cultures and have a variety of names such as the föhn (Alps), Mistral (southern France), Chinooks (western Canada and the USA) and the Sharav (Middle East). They are linked to feelings of anxiety, stress, depression and sleepless nights."

Here in Wyoming, we like to make jokes about the wind such as "Do you know why the wind blows so hard in Wyoming?  Because Nebraska sucks!"  etc, etc etc.  Of course, Nebraska turns it around on us.   I've  lived in Nebraska and the wind there is just as bad.

So, sure enough there is evidence to prove that wind really does drive us crazy.  I can just imagine being one of those prairie farm wives during the Dust Bowl, home all day, nothing to listen to but crying children and the whistling wind, getting pelted with sand every time I went outside to do chores, a "black blizzard" looming in the distance.  Not fun.  Just sitting here now, listening to the wind rattle the windows of my warm, sturdy house, makes me slightly agitated.  I also heard that the number of murders and assaults increases during particularly windy weather.  This all comes around full circle from my previous blog post "Wyoming is a Place Where People go to Die."  I hope I don't kill anyone.

On Nature

Because nature wants to eat you and make you unhappy. All the time. See that squirrel outside your window? It wants to steal your car and make out with your Ma.

I Hate Nature from Olde English Comedy on Vimeo.

Pretty.

The Morning Blarg

Hi! I've been off work for 3 hours and still can't get to sleep. It's morning now so I decided to copy my boyfriend and do a "morning blog" today. And here it is. 47 seconds of amazeballs.

Jazz

These are my thoughts exactly...

Do I Want to be a Lawyer? Part 2

This is me and my cousin Eric, the lawyer.

Wyoming Neature Walk

Keeping in theme with the video trend that seems to be sweeping my blog...



"You can tell that it's an aspen tree, because of the way it is!"

Thanks for the Daily Horror

Video seems to be my thing in this space. And I hope I'm pretty good at it. And so...

I'm not sure what this is. It appears to be some sort of gay rights parade interrupted by a robot massacre. Set to the tune of an early Nintendo game.

Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers from beeple on Vimeo.

Smell a poopy diaper!

-Johnny

Looks LIke Its a Video Sorta Day

I'm not even entirely sure what this is even about....Some sort of squid monster threatening kiwis or something. Anyways, there's a six legged mouse.

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.

NEW DIE ANTWOORD!

Today is a very exciting day! South African Zef style for life! I bring you Die Antwoord's latest video masterpiece...

Hello World

Dear Readers -

Kaichita has kidnapped my family. Once a week, she sends me a new, grisly trophy that she's sawed off of them with a rusty butter knife. As such, I have been forced against my will to contribute to her blog. For the love of God, save my family. Oh please save them....Last week, she sent me my cousins ear in a velvet bag. Please save my family...Please....

Anyway, s'long as I'm here as guest contributor I should introduce myself:

Hey Y'all!

I work at a beer distributor in a particularly thirsty part of my city. You can read more of my stuff here. Typically, I write about politics, current events and economics. I welcome a break from that. As such, I'm pleased to offer the following video that has nothing to do with any of that.....

Never trust a Mummy, ladies and gents. Particularly not a techno-space mummy.

BIRDY NAM NAM - THE PARACHUTE ENDING from Steve Scott on Vimeo.

Blarg

So I had to limit the access to my blog because my psycho ex boyfriend is using it to stalk me and leaving nasty comments. Why do some people have to be so damn crazy? Shit! See two posts below for an illustration of this exclamation.

Love,
Your Mom

Ireland: Part 1 - Dublin

April, 2010. I flew into Dublin from Chicago because it was, by far, the cheapest place to fly to in all of Europe. Ireland was not really on my list of places I wanted to spend any prolonged amount of time in, but it was a good starting off point.

As the plane was descending over the Emerald Isle, I gazed out the window at what really was the greenest place I had ever seen. Shimmery even. I was seated next to a man on the plane who was about 50 years old and had dreamed of going to Ireland his whole life and this was his first time, so he was very excited and it was rubbing off on me.

I made my way from the airport, by bus, to my hotel which was situated right in the heart of Temple Bar. Within Temple Bar lies Grafton Street - probably the most famous street in Ireland, except for maybe that street where Bloody Sunday occurred in Belfast, but Northern Ireland is a whole other story. Anyway, my hotel was called The Fleet Street Hotel and it was well before check-in time so I wandered around, trying to find a pub that was open so that I could have a few pints. I met a window washer named Pat (how original!) who pointed out the towering "spur" monument near the river Liffey and referred to it as "the syringe" and then gave me a ride in his window washer van to the only open pub in the neighborhood. I remember trying to get in to the van on the drivers' side and he said "oh ye're drivin' are ye?" and I sheepishly made my way around to the other side. I wish I could remember the name of the place he took me to, but it was a nice place that served a good lunch and I got quite hammered on Guinness. I met a lovely girl who was telling me all about how I had to go to a store called Penney's before I left Dublin. She also helped me get a taxi and sent me on my way to my hotel. I had a nice little room with a private bathroom (something I took for granted at the time).

The weather in Dublin was quite nippy that week in early April and I was packed for spring-like weather so I really had to layer on the clothing when I ventured outside. I had watched a documentary on famous Dublin pubs hosted by Frank McCourt (the author of Angela's Ashes) before I embarked on this trip, so I had a list of places I wanted to check out. Two places that really stuck out were John Kehoe's and Toner's.

I have never been much of a typical tourist. I am not very interested in seeing all of the monuments and museums and taking guided tours and what have you. I am more of a bar-hopping people person, and to me, the people ARE the attraction. I'm also an alcoholic, so naturally I spent a lot of time in pubs.

This initial stay in Dublin was only planned for 2 days and 3 nights because I wanted to check out a little bit of the city before I had to meet my friend in Scotland. I mostly wandered around Temple Bar, hit a lot of pubs, met a lot of super nice people, struggled to stay warm and stuck out like a sore thumb. I met a nice Irish guy named Jack and he took me to John Kehoe's (crossed that one off my list), which was packed full of Irish men in suits who all got a major kick out of me. I drank a LOT of Guinness. It was a LOT of fun.

Back in my hotel room, I was able to catch my first glimpse of a soap opera called Emmerdale. More on that in blogs to come. Anyway, my last day in Dublin I decided to have a bit of food at a really cool pub with a gorgeous mosaic wall and I met this bohemian-like couple who were really sweet and the guy even gave me a pill that he said would relax me for my flight. I washed it down with a pint of Guinness (what else?) and proceeded to catch the bus to the airport as the pill was really starting to take effect. I had some time to kill so I sat down at a table in an airport pub with a pint of Guinness and promptly fell asleep, missing my flight. Shit. I woke up several hours after it had departed and, in a panic, scrambled to find a way to get to Glasgow. Fortunately, RyanAir is dirt cheap and I was able to get a reasonably-priced, last-minute flight the next morning.

All in all, my first Irish experience was a positive one. Looking back, I was starry eyed and invincible, awestruck and trusting to a fault. I walked the streets of Dublin as if they were my own and I hadn't a care in the world. All of these illusions would disintegrate and float off into random shards of fuzzy memories as my European adventure continued, and by time I would return to Dublin, the city would take on a whole new light.

Stay tuned for Part 2.

Getting to know...Me!

Here's a little questionnaire circulating around facebook. I thought I'd bring it on over here for your reading pleasure.

1. What time did you get up this morning?
9:55 AM

2. How do you like your steak?
Medium Rare and juicy!

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Avatar. Almost fell asleep and proceeded to walk out about halfway thru.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
Real Time With Bill Maher

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Pittsburgh, duh.

6. What did you have for breakfast?
3 of eggs.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Mexican food FTW!

8. What foods do you dislike?
See previous post.

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
Chipotle Mexican Grill!

10. Favorite dressing?
I can't help that I love the homemade ranch dressing. So bad but so good.

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
Nissan Sentra

12. What are your favorite clothes?
Simple, neutral colored clothes with very bold shoes and accessories.

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
Bavaria, Germany or Venezuela.

14. Cup half empty or half full?
Always half full.

15. Where would you want to retire?
See three posts below. Wyoming is a place where people go to die.

16. Favorite time of day?
The night time is the right time.

17. Where were you born?
Borrington, WHYoming

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Football. The real kind. Also does Ninja Warrior count?

19. Bird watcher?
Sure!

20. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Both!

21. Do you have any pets?
Too numerous to mention.

22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
I am totally, butt-crazy in love with Johnny and I get to see him in 28 days!

23. What did you want to be when you were little?
A pop star

24. What is your best childhood memory?
playing "let's annoy grandma" with my cousin Todd.

25. Are you a cat or dog person?
I can't choose. They're both great!

26. Are you married?
Nope.

27. Always wear your seat belt?
Always.

28. Been in a car accident?
A handful of them.

29. Any pet peeves?
People who speak in monotone. People who stop by without calling first. If someone stopped by unannounced and spoke in monotone the whole time I would probably go mental.

30. Favorite Pizza Toppings?
Anything, anything as long as there's extra cheese!

31. Favorite Flower?
Orchids are beautiful but I am a sucker for a blood red rose.

32. Favorite ice cream?
MOOSE TRACKS MOTHAFUCKA!

33. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Again, Chipotle!

34. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
Once.

35. From whom did you get your last email?
Photojojo. They're wonderful!

36. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
I would never max out my credit card! If I could go on a shopping spree without creating any debt I would go totally nuts in any number of electronics departments or Canon stores.

37. Like your job?
Umm...

38. Broccoli?
Yum!

39. What was your favorite vacation?
7 countries, 3 months, Spring 2010

40. Last person you went out to dinner with?
My mom and grandma...

41. What are you listening to right now?
The "whirrr" of my CPU.

42. What is your favorite color?
RED.

43. How many tattoos do you have?
One.

44. Do you have any kids?
No.

45. Coffee Drinker?
Ohhh yeah!

And here is a video that I like.

Baa-aa-aa--aad Sheep (a complain-a-blog)

My mom says that she fed me various game meat as I was growing up and supposedly I gobbled it up like nobody's business. Why is it, then, that I cannot stand the taste of things like deer, elk and pheasant now? One winter about 15 years ago someone gave my mom a big, beautiful deer that they'd hunted and she used every part of that deer for all sorts of different types of meat. I was eager to try it but, as it turned out, I just did not like the flavor. It's gamey! So this was a miserable year or so for me because obviously that amount of meat lasted us a long time and she'd put deer in EVERYTHING. She tried to be sneaky and grind it and put it in things like spaghetti and chili but I could always tell. That distinct flavor cannot be disguised.

One time I had some moose that was not bad. It was dry but didn't have that gamey taste. Come to think of it, I did not mind the deer jerkey so much either. Something about the drying process must remove the sourness that I do not like. So there are exceptions to every rule I suppose.

The next thing I would like to discuss is sheep. I do not like the taste of mutton either. It has a very sour and sharp aftertaste that I am not fond of at all. When I was in Scotland I tried all sorts of haggis at various different places and was not impressed with any of it. The seasonings were nice and the flavors beyond the sheep were quite savory but I could still taste that nasty meat through and through. Also, when I was in England, I was interested in trying Shepherd's Pie. Unbeknownst to me, it also contains mutton and it ruined my entire Shepherd's Pie experience. So then someone turned me on to Cottage Pie, which is exactly like Shepherd's Pie only with beef instead of sheep - and all was right with the world again.

Someone also suggested that I try lamb because it has a milder flavor than its parents. I had the opportunity to eat a succulent lamb on Greek Easter at a club I used to work at and everyone was "ooh"-ing and "aahhh"-ing over how delicious it was. So, in good faith, I took a piece. It smelled wonderful. It was juicy and seasoned perfectly. I bit into it.....FUCKING SHIT THAT SHIT IS NASTY TOO!!!!! GODDAMNIT!!! FUUUUUUUUU......!

So anyway, as far as the things that come out of the nipples of sheep and goats, those are gross too. They contain that same sourness that I just do not have a taste for. Icky.

I am jealous of people who like lamb and sheep and game. On cooking shows they're always cooking up beautiful-looking lamb chops and people seem to go nuts for them. It's not fair, but I guess the jerky is good. So there's that.

Fred

was such a complex character. He had great taste in music. He was good at the guitar. Some of the most insanely fun times in my life were spent with Fred. Lord of the Dance, gallon-of-vodka, Tool at Redrocks, jugs of wine. He was such a monkey! Always climbing everything and doing dangerous stunts.

He was the little brother I always wished for. RIP Fred. XO

Wyoming is a Place Where People go to Die

Seriously. The only reason I can think of why anyone ever settled this land in southeastern Wyoming is that they were too fucking lazy to make it to the West Coast. What a hell hole! And I am not just talking about the people. Five months out of the year it is over 90 degrees fahrenheit and the remaining seven months average out at about 20 below. It like, NEVER rains. Except for when it does. And then all the crops are totally washed out and people lose their homes, etc. Tornadoes are a normal summer event, in the winter it is not unusual to be snowed in your driveway and the "rain" is usually accompanied by devastating hail storms that cost the community hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair.

Why stay in this place? I am beginning to suspect that the people who originally settled here were morons. This makes perfect sense considering that everyone who lives in this part of the state are morons too. Even people who move here from another place are morons because, come on, why else would they move here? "Oh I know honey, let's move to a place where the climate is comfortable for .2 seconds a year!"

I have never been particularly happy to live in Wyoming, but I do get offended when people mix it up with Wisconsin. Wisconsin has considerably better weather although they are having floods now so let's just move on.

Aside from the climate, this place is just a shit hole. It is no wonder it is so close to West Virginia alphabetically because seriously if you add up the number of teeth between all of the residents in Wyoming you can count it on one hand. Crystal meth is our biggest export and learning a foreign language in this area consists of a few Mexican cuss words. '

Teen pregnancy in this part of the country is at a record high. Why? Well aside from the moron thing it has to do with total boredom. This ultimately stems from moronic choices from our moron government and city councils to do away with anything that might seem remotely fun to people under 80. No wonder everyone here is an alcoholic. Yay booze!

When I tell people from other places that I am from Wyoming they are always like "Oh it is so beautiful there!" and they're right. Northwestern Wyoming is gorgeous. Yellowstone Park is grand and the Tetons are too, but let's not forget the wildfire that got out of control in Yellowstone about 20 years ago. Yeah, there's no rain up there either. It is just another place that is pretty to look at but not a place you'd want to live.

Anyone who is happy living here is over 80, mentally retarded, addicted to crystal meth or a combination of those things. I have no idea why I am even writing this instead of moving right now. And screw you blogspot for not recognizing the correct spelling of 'fahrenheit.' Or 'blogspot.'

*middle finger

Do I Want to be a Lawyer?

So Mom and I were just about to watch Michael Clayton earlier today and she told me "I wish I had become a lawyer." I was surprised because this was something she and I had not really discussed before. I asked her why and she told me it was because she wanted the knowledge and power to help people while earning a good living, yadda yadda yadda.

We proceeded to watch the film and it does *not* shine lawyering in a very flattering light at all. To me, it looks like a LOT of stress; endless hours of work, ass-kissing, shitty clients - not to mention the dull wardrobe.

A few hours after the movie, though, I found myself still thinking about what it would be like to live in that world. I imagined myself studying night and day through law school, trudging through all the bullshit as an assistant DA, working hard to get hired to a firm and ultimately "making partner," whatever that means.

I pictured myself in a court room. It really is funny to think of! Then I thought about all the images of actual women lawyers on televised court room trials and all I can think of is: they're all ugly and tired looking. I am sure some of it can be chalked up to unflattering, overhead courtroom lighting, but that can't be all. It's gotta be a hell of a lot of stress and I imagine it ages a person triple-time.

All that aside, I considered again what Mom had said - about being able to help people. I do have a passionate side about certain issues and a soft spot for underdogs and it *would* be incredible to have the power to defend something I believed in. But I don't know. I ask myself questions followed by answers that have nothing to do with the questions at all. Like...

Q: Do I really like to argue that much?

A: I am a very talented actress.

Q: Do I have the determination to make it all the way through the schooling I need to become a lawyer?

A: I am poor.

So, as it turns out, this topic intrigues me, at best, at the moment. But it is something I am toying with. I find myself going over all the little details of what I could to to make it happen from start to finish. And it's kind of fun!

It's April: an update!

So, 2 days off my fast and I'm already eating vegetarian refried beans, hummus and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. I even had 4 mini yogurt-covered pretzels. Those were good! My digestive system seem to be taking it all just fine, though I haven't pooped yet so let's hope that happens soon!

I leave for Europe in 4 days! I still have so much to do! I am super excited and SO READY for a break - far far away from this shit town.

Well there's not a whole lot to talk about today, it seems. I'll make this short. Stay tuned for many adventures to come!

Love and light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 14!!!!!

Ahhhhh, I am ending my day by breaking the fast. I juiced some oranges and now I am enjoying the bright, sweet flavors dancing on my tongue and all the fun gurgly noises the juice is making on the way down. I feel halfway normal again. The live juice is bringing me back to life in a sense. It feels great!

I figure I'll finish off the rest of the fresh OJ tonight and then tomorrow wake up with some melons. I'll let some time go by then I'll make a berry banana smoothie with freshly juiced apples and grapes to sweeten it. Later on in the afternoon I'll juice a tomato/celery/cucumber cocktail and add just a pinch of sea salt. The world is my oyster after that.

I made it. I can't believe it but I made it! I had a long day of shopping with my mom and grandma and I still made it thru. It's been an incredible journey and I am so proud of myself for

finding the strength to finish.

Mmm, a nice hot cup of sleepy time tea. The subtle flavors I would've taken for granted 2 weeks ago but tonight they are complex and exotic.

I am off to get comfy and drift off. I will update in days to come on how I am doing after the fast!

Love and light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 13

Verrrryyyy weak today. I can tell my body is ready to be done with this fast. Just one more day. The only thing I am a little nervous about is - tomorrow, my last day of fasting, is going to be filled with a day of visiting my Grandma who lives an hour and a half away and then proceeding to hop from store to store shopping ALL day. I hope I have the strength.

My weakness seems worse at night. I actually got very dizzy when I stood up too quickly this evening and that is the first time this has happened the entire time I've been fasting. It is totally normal from what I've read, but it is definitely uncomfortable.

This time tomorrow night, I'll be sipping freshly juiced oranges and life will be sweet. This is all for now - MUST SLEEP!

Love and light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 12

I came so close to breaking the fast tonight. All that stopped me was the lack of energy it would've required to get the juicer out and prep the fruits. The TV is an evil, tempting tool. Every other second it's food and drink. I think I may have to steer clear of the tube for the next 2 days or even longer until I am back on some solid foods.

For most of the day I still felt a little wiped out from yesterday. It might seem strange to be so pooped after just a day of shopping but clearly if one hasn't eaten in 12 days, it's understandable. Tomorrow I've got several appointments. I'm looking forward to seeing people and being out and about, but I just hope my energy holds up. Who knows? Tomorrow I could have a spring in my step and be bounding around like a 5 year old (doubtful). That is how this fast has been so far. Energy up, energy down, energy up, down, all around, etc....

Two more days, two more days. I know I can make it two more days! I sure am looking forward to the brown rice and black beans I am going to be eating after a few days of breaking the fast. I might even eat an egg! Oooooo!

Avocados.

Love and light,

Kaichita

Water Fasting - Day 11

Holy crap day 11 is almost over and WTF!!!! I am so excited to start eating again. I did a lot of running around today - shopping and whatnot and I held up pretty well! Tired tonight, though.

I am gonna make this short. I bought all the foods I am gonna be eating when I break my fast. A bag of apples and a bag of oranges for juicing, melons, berries, bananas etc. Then for veggies I got the varieties I don't mind eating raw without any dip. Snow peas, bell peppers, celery. I also got some tomatos for juicing and I've already got a ton of carrots for juicing as well. I'll be eating some cooked vegetables on day 3 or 4 after breaking my fast.

This blog is all over the place because quite frankly my brain is all over the place today. I don't know why. Supposedly when you fast your mind is supposed to be clear and sharp. I feel I can multitask rather well tonight, but really I just need to settle down and get some rest.

So that is what I will do now. Better blog tomorrow! hahaha!

Love and light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 10

Ah, day 10 has come to a close at last. It was a long, hard day. I didn't feel like doing anything, but I still managed to get some organizing done for my trip.

I was thinking a lot about eating today. Not necessarily eating something RIGHT NOW, but what kinds of things I'm going to enjoy when I break the fast. I'm going to start with freshly juiced fruits then some whole fruits, moving on to some cooked vegetables and then introduce some proteins like nuts and seeds. All these things sound so delicious to me I can barely stand it!

Watched Michael Jackson's 'This is It' documentary tonight. What a talent. Sad he's gone.

4 more days. I need to find inner strength. It's the last stretch of the race. I know I can win!!!!

Love and Light!

Kai

Water Fasting - day 9

What an exhausting day! My spirits were high but my body was like WTF! I did some chores and went for a short walk and by the time I was done I was BEAT. In need of a good night's sleep, but I am having some tenderness on the pressure points that I usually sleep on, i.e. my hips, knees, ribs, chest. I don't know if this is because I lie around on them too much or what, but I am going to look on some forums to see if I can find any answers.

Not really craving too much food today. Oh, but I did have a hankering for tea and cake when I was talking with a friend earlier about Withnail and I. What a fun movie!

Ah, the weekend is coming up. I hope I have enough energy to do something besides lying around, watching movies. 5 more days. I can do this!

Not much else to report as far as my water fasting goes. I watched The Men Who Stare at Goats and Good Hair with Mom this evening. Those were both cool movies!

Gotta go shopping this weekend for some last minute items for my big trip! Only 11 days away now! Getting all nervous and excited. Woo hoo!

Day 10 here we come!

Love & light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 8

Today was a good day. I actually got out and saw some people, cruised around town for a while on a bright sunny day - it wasn't bad at all.

I don't feel like I'm fasting. In fact, sometimes I forget. I was quickly reminded, though, when I went over to Mom's house earlier and she had baked a pineapple upside down cake. Oh that sweet aroma nearly floored me. Such a beautiful scent! Mom rushed over and said she meant to hide it before I came over, but I said "no, it's ok," lowered my face towards the cake and had a nice whiff of it's deliciousness. The sense of smell is a major part of eating, and it was a nice treat for me to experience that. It may sound like torture but it truly was divine.

I am sleepy tonight, so I'll make this short. The only discomfort I am feeling is what seems to be some gas pressure in my lower gut. Maybe we'll get that cleared out soon, huh? All part of the process.

Love and Light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 7

Today has been one of the laziest days of my life. I had absolutely no get-up-and-go! Fortunately I wasn't really hungry either, so it wasn't entirely miserable.

I've been having some new sensations in my lower gut. Something is happening down there in my intestines and it's a fascinating thing to listen to and feel!

My mouth is totally coated in a pasty substance. This is not uncommon among water fasters and it is supposed to clear up as the fast goes on.

I have more energy at night. I don't know why this is, but maybe it's a good thing since I am about to go to Europe and my sleeping patterns will be completely turned on their head anyway.

Going back and forth between distilled water and regular filtered tap water. They taste different from each other so it's a nice change! Heh.

Other than a general sense of tiredness, I am feeling good! My mind is sharp and my mood, though it has its low moments, is mostly on the happy side. I feel like I am doing a world of good for my body.

On to day 8! I've decided to do this fast for 14 days, so tomorrow I'll be over the halfway mark! Exciting stuff!

Love and Light,

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 6

Whew! Another day under my belt! I am so proud of myself!

My hunger has all but gone away, however I still think of food often. I watched No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain earlier (a rerun - Tuscany) and oh the camera shots of the beautiful Italian food were almost too much to take! Ahh, the cheese and wine. The homemade pasta. The olives! They looked scrumptious. Hmmm, olives - I will enjoy you again one day soon!

Enough about all that! Physically I am a bit weak today. I feel a tiny bit dizzy when I stand up too suddenly, but this is all to be expected. I wasn't able to get much accomplished because I would become tired fairly quickly when work was attempted. I did do a couple somewhat strenuous chores and I actually came away from it with a very quick and fluttery muscle spasm in my right arm. Pffft! I will definitely need to re-introduce some light, muscle-building exercises into my routine quite soon after I have started eating normally again.

So tomorrow - another milestone. 7 days. A week! I've been told by some fellow water fasters that I am just about over the hardest part, so I am looking forward to more energy and less of an appetite. This will come in handy for the trip to my grandmother's later this week. She will no doubt have a COW when she finds out I am fasting, but she'll just have to get over it. Some friends have suggested that I don't tell her, but - you know grandma's and eating. She'll know something is up.

For now I am just going to enjoy the calmness that seems to be easing over my mind today. I find it much easier to think and I am not constantly searching for what I want to say. I just seem to know it. I should put this to good use and write something more worthwhile besides this blog!

Love and light!

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 5

Wow. What a day. An historic day for the USA and for me as well. Congress finally passed the health care reform bill and I have completed my fifth day of water fasting (and not smoking)!

I feel like I should make a little speech (haha). Today has not been easy to say the least. While my hunger pangs have somewhat diminished, I am craving food more than ever. FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! I am craving literally everything. I swear I was getting the dogs' dinner ready and I caught myself salivating. I wanted, so badly, just to tear into the refrigerator and consume the first thing in sight. But I did not. My willpower is iron-strong. This journey has already taught me so much about myself. I am discovering a power within I never knew I had.

Physically, today I had ups and downs. I woke up with very little energy but had peaks of high energy throughout the day. Also, I gave myself an oral salt water flush this morning. I mixed 2 teaspoons of sea salt with a quart of water and chugged it at once. Within minutes I had passed it through the other end with lots of other junk too. Hooray! Not supposed to do those very often, but I felt I needed it today.

Tonight I watched the sneak peek of a new television show on ABC called Food Revolution with Jamie Oliver. I have loved him forever and if he can make a change in the way America eats, then good on him! It wont be an easy task!

Ah, speaking of uneasy tasks - tomorrow is also going to be tough. I can tell already. But the determination and strength I found today should carry me through! Until then....

Love and light!!!

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 4

The hunger.....when will it end? I have never experienced such intense hunger pangs in my life. I thought they would be gone by now. I am worried that taking my anxiety meds, even infrequently and as small as the tablets are, might be keeping my digestive system active. Going to try to not take them at all.

I actually got a decent amount of sleep last night! However this morning I was dizzy and my legs felt weak. My heartbeat was noticeably faster when I got up to fill my water bottle. I think tomorrow I will switch to distilled water.

As today progressed I have found more energy. I did some slightly strenuous chores for a short amount of time and it didn't seem to kill me. Mostly, though, I've just been taking it easy.

Oh! A couple good things I've noticed are that I have not coughed or had to blow my nose once since I started fasting! Usually I cough and blow my nose several times a day. No doubt this is an effect of the quitting smoking too. Hooray!

I've just got to try to deal with my anxiety as best as possible without taking drugs. This is shaping up to be one of the hardest things I've ever done - and I'm only 4 days in! Sheesh! Going to try some yoga and meditation. I've also heard some good things about Pranayama breathing exercises. I'm open to anything at this point.

Love and m'f'n light, y'all!

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 3

Hungry today. I guess I was getting cocky yesterday thinking it would be a breeze. Craving things like tuna salad. Lots of nervous energy but unable to sleep for any substantial amount of time. My mood is generally good but I have moments of crankiness.

Drank some hot water instead of the usual room temp. What a treat! It actually did feel nice in my tummy and relaxed me for a bit.

Feeling somewhat anxious but think this is something a good night's sleep will take care of. Nobody functions well on lack of sleep. So I took a whole dose of my anxiety medication - but a half at a time to hopefully make it easier for my liver to process. I wish I wasn't putting any chemicals into my body but I would rather be able to see this through without some panic attack causing me to break my fast early. I am not afraid of fasting - I am nervous about fasting and having anxiety attacks at the same time.

Ultimately I think that this fast will help with my anxiety. I think it will bring about a mental clarity that I've not experienced before. I know a lot of toxins will be gone from my body that could've been contributing to my anxiety. All in all I just know that water fasting, for me, is a good thing and I am looking forward to the health advantages I experience from it.

I do feel some mouth coating going on towards my throat, so things are clearly moving along as they should. Just hoping to have less hunger tomorrow.

I think I might actually try to take a nap. Love & Light.

Kai

Water Fasting - Day 2

It seems that from what I've learned, day 2 is supposed to be the most difficult day of a water fast. So far, for me, this is not true! Day 1, yesterday, was pretty hard. I was extremely hungry and craving every kind of food imaginable. Today I still feel hunger pangs but I don't feel starved by any means. Maybe tomorrow will be worse for me? I don't know.

I was on a very low sugar diet before I started this fast, so perhaps that has affected the speed in which my body is transitioning into ketosis. I did not, however, do a raw-food diet before the fast, like many experienced people have recommended. I was a little nervous that my detox symptoms would be unbearable because of this. but so far they seem very mild and predictable.

Also, it is recommended that people who intend to water fast do not take medications. I abruptly stopped my birth control pills since I read that it was dangerous to only put hormones and water into your body. Today I am spotting, but that is to be expected and I can only hope that some of the toxins are being flushed out in this way.

Another thing I abruptly stopped when I began fasting was smoking cigarettes! Perhaps it would have been smarter to stop smoking beforehand instead of shocking my system so dramatically all at once, but I can't imagine it being any easier. To me it seems like stopping smoking and eating have gone hand in hand and I am not craving cigarettes very badly at all.

I take medication for anxiety and I cut my dose in half yesterday and hope to quarter it today. Anxiety is a major reason I decided to fast in the first place. I am hoping to be able to discontinue all medication except maybe birth control, however I am thinking very hard about that too.

Other reasons I decided to start fasting are to create a healthy jumping-off point for a new, healthier way of eating - essentially "resetting" my metabolism and digestive system, let's be honest - to lose a few pounds, and obviously the main idea is to detoxify my body and see what comes out! I also have pretty serious acid reflux a lot of the time and I am hoping that it will go away once my digestive system is sufficiently rested.

I've done a lot of reading and video watching about water fasting the past few days and I do believe I am as prepared as I can be to embark on this cleansing journey. I would like to continue to fast until "true" hunger returns, but I only have 19 days before I go to Europe so I may have to break the fast a few days before that time, as it is not advisable to travel long distances while water fasting. I think a 2 week fast will be plenty sufficient. We shall see how it goes! If my body is indeed already entering ketosis, I may not need to fast for very long. I am definitely paying close attention to what my body is telling me and I will carefully break the fast when it tells me it is time.

The person who's given me the most inspiration and information on water fasting is a cute Canadian guy named Michel. His nickname is "yogayak" on youtube and he also can be found at www.yogayak.com/michel . He's done 2 extended water fasts and carefully (and beautifully) documented it all on video. Love him!

Dr. Ben Kim also advised me not to take medication or fly while fasting and I am grateful to have a professional's advice on those things.

So hopefully I have most of my bases covered on this journey. I feel surprisingly good. I didn't sleep very much last night, but the sleep I did get seemed deep and refreshing. My dreams were vivid. My energy seems fairly normal considering I've not eaten in over 36 hours. I do not feel cranky or light headed, but again - it's still too soon to tell what sort of detox symptoms I might experience even in the next few hours. I am keeping a positive attitude, staying warm and getting plenty of rest. Oh, and of course - drinking LOTS of water.

Hopefully I'll be updating this on a regular basis! As Michel says - "Love and Light!"

Kai