In Search of Twix

Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina where I am holding up in the lovely Doubletree hotel. For some reason the hallways are a virtual haze of foggy smoke whenever I make my way to my non-smoking room. I mean really, what's the point of a non-smoking room. I've now created a little game for myself where I see if I can hold my breath after exiting the elevator and make it to my room without passing out. So far I'm 2-0. Tonight I got a craving for snacks. It hit me sometime after reading Cheryl's post about Cheetos. When I travel I usually pack for comfort over style so I donned my only casual clothes for this trip which included a pair of boxers with pink moose (or possibly Kairbu?) on them, a white boys Hanes undershirt, and a pair of slip-on shoes. Shuffling down the hall I was dreaming of my carmel mixed with chocolate twix cookie when I suddenly realized my room was down the hall from the banquet rooms. There was no way to pass them so I turned back to go to my room. Then the horror of at all hit me. Yep, I left my room card key inside. So, with a bit of Jame's Bond grace I darted and slid down the hall and swiftly passed the open banquet hall doors with hundred's of people and just kept telling myself over and over that none of those people will ever see me again in their lives.

Finding the vending machine was uneventful and after clutching my twix and pretzels I squared my shoulders and headed out to complete my mission. I confidently, purposely, headed straight for the front desk without making any eye contact to anyone I passed and why should I since my mere attitude and chin held high suggested that absolutely everything was in my control. My voice was strong and contained no shame as I asked for a duplicate card key. After receiving it I turned on my heel with my clutched provisions and strode brillently back to the elevators. I was almost in the clear until the elevator opened and of course, in true Murphy's Law form, a coworker stepped onto the elevator. I answered questions about tomorrow's agenda as elequently as one can while wearing pink antlered animals. After what seemed to be about 4 hours the elevator door finally opened and I bolted to my room.

Finally, Mission Accomplished.

Comcast.net TV - Tulsa Singer Cook Rocks 'American Idol'

Wow, he's played in front of 5 people! What a rock star! Is that a typo?

Comcast.net TV - Tulsa Singer Cook Rocks 'American Idol'

"He's gone out and actually played hundreds of gigs in bars in front of, sometimes, five people. He's the real deal in the sense that regardless of what happens in this competition, he'll still be out playing three nights a week."


The next round is tonight, yippee!

YouTube - ReelNASA's Channel

It always gives me goose bumps to see a launch!

YouTube - ReelNASA's Channel

That would be exciting to see one of these rare night launches.

Vatican lists new sinful behaviors - CNN.com

The good news: "it is time for both sinners and confessors to get over their obsession with sex"

Vatican lists new sinful behaviors - CNN.com: "/living

I think I need to see a point system for sins because I'm not sure I understand the difference between deadly sins, venial sins, and mortal sins. This theme would make a good video game.

NASA - Space Shuttle

Space launch tomorrow!



Space station gets a new arm.

NASA - Space Shuttle

When is our field trip?? I'm excited.

For the Cat Lovers

Poor Kitler, Unlucky markings!

Here are some funny cat pictures. Somebody did a great job with the captions. Just hit next for more:

Funny Cat Pictures - Avoiding Bath Water

Too Funny :D