Excursion in Canada

My first excursion out of the United States took place three years ago, it was Spring Break 2007. I took off for a Canadian adventure with my sister that we would not soon forget.

We arrived at Niagara Falls late in the afternoon and were greeted by the cold, harsh Canadian air. After checking in, we set off to find my first alcoholic beverage. At the age of nineteen I was giddy to find this beverage at T.G.I. Friday's located in our very own hotel lobby. After being disappointed with the beverage I chose, I quickly switched with my sister who had a much yummier drink, a frozen strawberry margarita.

After consuming the quart-sized margarita, my sister thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of the falls lit up in the dark of night. We headed by car to the falls, where to my surprise, I would be the one photographing the amazing sight. My sister handed me a camera and instructed me to go to the side of the bridge. Having just consumed the monstrous margarita, my balance was less than perfect.

With the camera in my hand, I wobbled unsteadily towards the falls to soon realize that I might take a fall of my own. I quickly snapped the picture, which by the way didn't come out, and hurried my way back to the car to find my sister laughing hysterically at me.

After this humorous event, I learned a valuable lesson, alcohol and balance can be an unsettling combination. One should only attempt photography when they are sober.

Runaways from this one.

In 1975, teenage girls did not play in rock bands. They did not sing sexually enticing songs. If anything, they sang slow, sappy love songs, just like ones their parents listened to. Then along came the Runaways.

The Runaways, a new biopic of sorts by writer-director Floria Sigismondi, shows a potentially interesting story, but is peopled with some not-so-interesting characters. It is the story of one of the first successful female rock singers, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart), and her band, The Runaways, which began their career with Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning) as their lead singer.

During the course of the film, only Jett and Currie receive most of the attention from Sigismondi. The other three band members stay in the background, as obscure as Jett and Currie are one-dimensional. At first, Jett and Currie seem like little more than self-absorbed, sullen, spoiled teens. At the end, they are self-absorbed, sullen, spoiled teens who have experienced fame, drugs, sexual freedom and adulation. But they're still not interesting.

The one glistening light in The Runaways Michael Shannon's role as Fowley, the snide, vicious, conceited, over drugged, and oversexed manager of The Runaways. His superb acting was utterly unlike anything else in the film.

Overall, The Runaways is a tale we've heard 100 times, like another three-chord bar-band rock anthem: the ascent, decent and demise of you name it. A band. A career. An enterprise.

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Yankee Hater!

I was really excited that we got to write about anything we wanted this week because I've been holding this in for a while now. I STRONGLY DISLIKE THE NEW YORK YANKEES! there I said it. To me they are the epitome of what a baseball team should be. All the players on the team are "pretty boys" who only care about making money and their public image, they don't care about the game it's self.

What makes this worse is the fact that my own mother is a die-hard Yankees fan while myself, my sister, my brother, and my father are all die-hard Boston Red Sox fans. Luckily for us her only good comeback when we make fun of A-Rod and Jeter is "where's your ring?"

Everything about the Yankees irks me-they way they run out on the field, the way they stand when they bat, even their smirks when they make a catch. It humors me that they get more credit for spending so much money on new stadium, then they did for their ball playing skills.

I just think they are a bunch of "pretty boys" who only care about making money and how it makes them look to the public. There, I feel so much better being able to get that off my chest and for all you Yankee lovers out there, does you team care about anyone but themselves?....nope, and do they have an awesome song written about them?( Sox fans you know what I'm talking about) I don't think so!

Celebrity Chef to present coveted title to Railway Pub

Contoocook, NH (March 9, 2010)--Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse will present Railway Pub with the coveted Sante' award for excellence in food, wine, sprits, service and hospitality at a cermoney to be held on March 13, 2010.

Railway Pub invites the public to attend the ceremony being held on Saturday March 13, 2010 from 6pm to 11pm at the pub.

As a way to say thank you to the community for the support over the years, Railway Pub is offering free appetizers, a free drink and a concert by the house band Irish Eyes, to all who attend.

Do not wait any longer, come on down to the Railway Pub located at 53 Main Street in Contoocook NH and help us celebrate this major accomplishment. Drinks, food and fun times await you at the Railway Pub Saturday, March 13, 2010.

Prepare to have a great time!

Railway Pub

Here it is, the up and coming Railway Pub located in beautiful Contoocook, NH. My hopes are to convert this old train car into a happening pub. I know it does not look like much, but I think It can become something amazing.

I plan on making a relaxing, enjoyable place where people can come after work and enjoy a drink and some good music. It's going to have an old world feel featuring live Irish music every week.

I'm not completely comfortable with the name I have or if food is going to be served here, but I look forward to further developing my ideas. I think this is going to be a really fun project and look forward to making a website based on my new business.

Also I just talked to an awesome Irish band in hopes that they will be my house band, keep your fingers crossed!

Just a thought I had

I was thinking about the blog assignment for this week-what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I found out it was canceled I was a little bummed because I really wanted to blog about it, so now I'm going to so you have something new to comment on.

From the time I was seven or eight I always told my parents and everyone I knew for that matter, that when I grew up I wanted to be a mechanic. That's right I wanted to work on cars-the engines, the tires, and the exterior. I know that sounds really odd because I am a girl, but ever since I can remember I have always liked cars and everything about them.

My dad worked as an auto part salesman and sometimes I would visit him at work with my brother and sister and I remembered that all the guys he worked with would be standing around talking about cars and how cool they were, and I guess it just rubbed off on me. I wanted to be the cool chick with the cool car when I grew up.

My favorites are the really old ones you know the ones your grandparents drove, such as the Model T, and the old Mustangs and Camaro's. The car of my dreams though, would have to be a nineteen fifty seven Thunderbird in cherry red.

Lately though I have noticed one problem, it seems as though that as the years have gone by, I have some how managed to lose some of that passion. I mean my dad still sells car parts but I haven't visisted him at work in at lease three years and I used to love doing that. I really pictured myself as being a cool girl mechanic that knew all the lingo and could hold a good conversation with a guy.

I guess what I realized though writing all this babel about cars is that I need to get back around them soon and re-find my passion for them before it completley slips away. So if anyone knows where I can find some really cool cars to look at, feel free to let me know.

"Bad Posture" micro-fiction

"Bad Posture" By Artist Lisa Rae Winant
Image used by permisson of the Artist
12x14/oil on panel

Look at me, what’s wrong with me? It’s not like I’m hideously ugly or anything. I just have a problem with my posture. In fact, I just got my hair and nails done and picked out this super cute outfit. The green shirt really brings out my blue eyes, and although the skirt is a little funky, I think I look pretty damn hot.

You see i have this problem where people tend to judge me from my appearance, not by what I have inside. Every time i start talking with someone and they seem interested, they disappear just like that, and I'm left as I'm seen in this picture. Alone surrounded by only my thoughts and the gentle breeze that flows through my fingers and hair.

What will it take for me to fit in? Must I dye my hair blonde, go by a different name perhaps ‘Candy’ or wear those skinny jeans that no one can breathe in? I mean yeah, so what, I’m not perfect. I have a little hunch in my back. It’s not my fault I was raised with my brother Quazimodo in that bell tower. I mean you try living in a space where the ceilings are only three feet tall and tell me your going to have perfect posture, I don’t think so. If fitting in means that I have to change who I am, then I think I’ll just look elsewhere. People say that education is really important. Perhaps I’ll enroll at the Hunchback of Notre Dame University where I’m sure to make friends and fit in.

Sick as a dog.

Pet health is incredibly important and it’s also important that you know all the facts about a dog before you buy one. Unfortunately I found that out the hard way. About a year ago I bought the dog of my dreams, a Husky. I brought him home and everything was going great I thought, until I started to notice something was not quite right with him. Ace as I named him, was sick all the time We brought him to the vet and right away he knew there was something wrong .

After running a bunch of tests on him the vet informed us that Ace indeed was very sick, in fact not only did he have ear infections in both ears but he also had Giardia. Giardia is an intestinal parasite that can be caused by unsanitary conditions and it can make your dog very sick. Ace is doing great now and is a regular healthy, hyper husky but I can’t stress how dumb I felt, buying a dog from a reputable breeder, believing that it was perfectly healthy and fine when really it was just the opposite.

It is very important to make sure you really do your research before you buy a dog. If you chose not to research you could end up in a situation like the one I found myself in. Don’t be afraid to look around and ask questions, it’s absolutely necessary. If you or someone you know is thinking about getting a dog please, please, please research and research some more. I bought into the breeder’s lies about Ace being perfectly healthy and fine and it didn’t even dawn on me to ask questions and it almost cost Ace his life. It’s so important that you know the facts before you jump into a big investment like this, after all it could change your life.

Dog Lover

I am absoutley obsessed with dogs. I have three myself one husky and two yellow labs that i am crazy about. It's pretty sad but my life revolves around my three dogs and making sure they are happy and okay at all times. Here they are enjoy!