Saturday, October 20, 2012

Bail!



Facebook Bail: $225.50
This is something else I did from Facebook. I did it in February 2009 and my bail was $180. Looking at the list closer, it should have been $205.50! Doing it now, my mail is $225.50. ROFL! I’m not sure if I didn’t include something else last time that I should have, or I have committed more crimes since the last update. I really don’t know the answer so I will just plead the Fifth!

My Bail is $225.50

You don't have to confess your answers, just the amount of your fine.

Can you guess my crimes? It doesn’t count if you were presence when said crime was being committed!

1) Smoked pot -- $10
2) Ever got drunk at work, or went to work while still drunk --$50
3) Cheated on your significant other -- $10
4) Been in love with two people or more at the same time -- $50
5) Said you love someone but didn't mean it -- $25
6) Went streaking -- $5
7) Went streaking in broad daylight -- $15
8) Kissed a co-worker-- $ 20
9) Kissed your boss --$50
10) Been arrested -- $5
11) Spent time in jail -- $15
12) Peed in the pool -- $0.50
13) Played spin the bottle -- $5
14) Done something you regret -- $20
15) Slept with your best friend >-- $20
16) Been in love with a stripper -- $20
17) Went skinny dipping -- $5
18) Been slapped-- $5
19) Slapped someone-- $5
20) Beat up someone -- $20
21) Been jumped -- $10
22) Ever had sex at church -- $25
23) Dated someone you met on My Space -- $25
24) Cheated on test -- $50
25) Vandalized something -- $20
26) Slept with someone in your parents' bed -- $100
27) Crossed dressed -- $10
28) Given money to stripper -- $25
29) Flirted with an officer to get out of a ticket-- $30
30) Been in love with a stripper -- $20
31) Kissed some one who's name you didn't know --$10
32) Hit on some one of the same sex while at work-- $15
33) Ever drive drunk -- $20
34) Used toys while having sex -- $30
35) Got drunk, passed out and don't remember the night before -- $20
36) Had sex in a pool -- $20
37) Masturbated -- $10
38) Cheated on your significant other with their relative or close friend --$20
39) Done oral -- $5
40) Got oral -- $5
41) Done / got oral in a car while it was moving-- $25
42) Woke up in the morning and did not know the person who was next to you-- $40
43) Stole something -- $10
44) Slept with someone who has been in jail -- $25
45) Made a dirty home video -- $15
46) Plan on making a dirty home video in the near future --$30
47) Had a threesome -- $50
48) Had sex in a public place-- $20
49) Been in the same room while someone was having sex -- $25
50) Stole something worth over more than a hundred dollars --$20
51) Had sex with someone 10 years older -- $20
52) Kissed a teacher while you were still a student--$25
53) Lied to your mate -- $5
54) Lied to your mate about the sex being good -- $25O


Updated Bucket List



Bucket List
Updated Bucket List:

Places to Go:
Egypt
Israel
Spain
Morocco
Turkey (Technically I have been to there but a very short time period)
Australia
Argentina

Things to Do:
Go horseback riding
Ride in an aqua plane
Write a Book
Take a photography class
Go on a horse and buggy ride during the winter with some hot chocolate
Been on a helicopter
Been in a hot air balloon
Watch the sunrise with someone


Things You Have Done



Things You Have Done
This is not my bucket list. It is an exercise I saw on Facebook that I thought would be fun to do.
It was originally done in February 2009. It was updated July 2011 and May 2012. I was glancing over it last week, and I realized I could cross one thing off my list. I have decided to reorganize it somewhat. I will start with things I have done. Then I will have things I want to do, which I will add to my bucket list. Then I will have things I wouldn’t mind doing. Followed by things I don’t want to do.

Things you have done during your lifetime:

Done
(x) Gone on a blind date (with Jerry Brown)
(x) Skipped school
(x) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been to Hawaii
(x) Been on a plane
(x) Been lost
(x) Swam in the ocean (swam no, played yes)
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating (ice skating...um more like crawling)
(x) Gone to the movies
(x) Driven across the United States
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(x) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Been on a cruise
(x) Traveled by train
(x) Been horseback riding (Does it matter I was terrified. This is something on my bucket list to redo)
(x) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(x) Truly believe in the power of prayer
(x) Been in a rain forest
(x) Seen whales in the ocean (NEW!)
(x) Ridden on an elephant
(x) Been snow-skiing
(x) Been to Westminster Abbey
(x) Been to the Louvre
(x) Swam in the Mediterranean (swam no played in yes)
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(x) Been to a National Football League game
(x) Seen the Statue of David in Florence, Italy

Add to Bucket List:
( ) Been on a helicopter
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Watched the sunrise with someone

Would not mind doing
( ) Eaten sushi in Tokyo
( ) Been to Yosemite National Park
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
( ) Lived in more than one country
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe (Any volunteers)
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
( ) Gone to Washington, DC (could be cool)
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch

No interest
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Woke up in the morning wondering where you are (is this possible?)
( ) Been water-skiing (not unless I learn to swim)
( ) Been spinnaker flying (I had to look up what this was)
( ) Snorkeled with sharks or stingrays (It looks like I need an if I could swim section)
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to Disneyland/Disney World (Maybe if I had kids)
( ) Traveled by motorcycle (I don’t like motorcycles)
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Danced in the rain-naked (huh?)
( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
( ) Cried yourself to sleep

Monday, October 15, 2012

Hair Update

Here is my hair as of September 2012. I just had it maintained,which involved a trim. It's been a great journey thus far!

LTB, and It was a Dark and Starry Night

I went to an Art Walk in Renton this summer to see a friend’s exhibit. While walking around the other displays, I came across a business called Arts-N-Carafes. It’s a great set up. Each night, there is a painting that students will replicate. They provide all of the supplies and appetizers and one drink. An instructor takes you step by step in creating the document. My night was a night scene. I have labeled the piece, “LTB, and It was a Dark and Starry Night.” I have it hanging in my bathroom. I had such a good time doing it, and it was something different. There are a few more pictures that I want to do.

Empty Canvas

LTB the Artist

Adding Stars

"LTB, and It was a Dark and Starry Night"

Ready, Set, Go!

My Central Europe trip is a go! I am very, very excited to be going! I’ve heard so many good things about Prague, and I have always wanted to visit Vienna. Budapest is on my second tier list. I have to admit that Poland wasn’t on my radar screen. Now that I am going, I am excited to visit Auschwitz and see the Black Madonna.


Now I am aware that I bemoaned my last take at organized travel. What can I say, I REALLY like Rick Steves. This time around, I bought my own guidebook (Rick Steves of course) and will use that for all of my free time activity. Basically, I am owning my own vacation. Yes, I could have booked it all myself, but at this stage of the game finding hotels and planning on my intra-country travel may set me over the edge. LOL!

I actually have some downtime before I go and after I get back. I think for the future I will try to add in some downtime, at least at the end.

I am very excited. A week from today at this exact moment I should be on my airplane to Frankfurt. Two weeks from today right now I will be in Vienna, probably getting ready to go to bed!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Port Anniversary

Here is a post I put on Facebook today:

Begin Post
“I was in a meeting that got interrupted so I took the time to enjoy the view of two container vessels at T46. I was thinking how much I love the working waterfront and how important it has been to my life. Then it hit me that October 1 marked 16 years since I first set foot in the port for a two-week, temp assignment. It’s absolutely crazy and astonishing that 16 years have passed! It’s amazing how life takes you places unexpected but perfect for you. I didn’t know much about international trade when I first joined the port, but I now know it is such an important part of our state’s economy. A new reports shows that 40% of jobs in the state of Washington are related to international trade. And I am extremely privileged to be a part of it. Here’s to another 16.
End Post


When I stepped in the port building 16 years ago, I would never have fast forwarded to my still being here. In retrospect, I don’t think I was looking that closely at the future. So I guess I don’t really know what I expected. Well I did expect to be married with kids by now but that is a different post. LOL!

It’s been such a perfect ride. There have been times when I was not satisfied, but I also felt like I was in the right place and just needed to hold on longer. I can say that my four bosses have been wonderful. I have been fortunate that each cared for my success and allowed me to train and develop. I’ve also had bosses who have challenged me to grow and move in directions I didn’t feel I was capable of being successful in. I also have been fortunate to work on some great teams with people who have been awesome.

The port has been good to me! At this point, I figure I will just retire here. We will see if God agrees :o)!