Winters over

Well I think winter is officially over here in Las Vegas, temps might be hitting 70 soon. I think I wore sweaters for maybe a month. As much as I am used to hating winters I think winters in Las Vegas are pretty sweet, they give us a good break from the heat but it doesn't get cold enough to break out the gloves and scarves. From what I have heard, this winter has been extremely warm and very dry which is a scary comment since we are in a desert. Lake Mead is already +100 below it's normal level, and now our "rainy" season had no rain. There are some mountains around us that are high enough to get snow, but even there the ski resort is creating snow. I fear that this summer will be a scorcher.

In other news. Our entire apartment is sick. Ryan brought it in, then Sarah got it, then I started getting it Sunday night and now Justin's got it. Justin and I went to work this morning but we left by 9 because we were feeling so lousy plus our boss practically told us to leave because he didn't want us to spread it. I have some field work to do tomorrow morning, so hopefully I feel good enough to get that done.

LOST

Well first I started disliking Charlie and now I'm starting really not like Locke. Locke had a lot of nerve to confront Charlie about using heroin when all last season he used Boone, and we all know how that ended. Now he has Charlies heroin, and all the guns locked with his own combo. Charlie's dreams were bizarre, I wonder if they are true warnings or just him wanting to save somebody. Looks like there no new episode next week. Figures get a couple new ones in then go for another month of reruns. Sorry I'm tried, so not much to say on this episode except it wasn't the greatest...but did like the laundry scene with Hurley and Libby. For a sec I thought Libby was putting on some of Shannon's clothes...I think Hurley has a shot with Libby.

Taking one for the team

Miss Nevada, who was in the running for Miss USA this weekend in Las Vegas stirred up some controversy with her views of the Yucca Mtn depository of nuclear waste. Here is the Link to the story. The judges asked her what she thought of the Yucca Mtn nuclear waste site and what how she would feel if there were deaths associated with the site, and she said that Nevada would have to "take one for the team."
Wow. This site is well into construction and as you can probably imagine, in very fierce debate. I thought it was great what she said..basically it was suck it up and deal with it. I did a speech about Yucca Mtn for speech class, and from what I got out of it was that even if the toxic waste containers leaked, it would take thousands of years to make it to any water source. I'm not worried, I guess my feelings are along the same line as her's. It's gotta go somewhere...so just live with it.

Pictures!

Just got my disposible camera developed today..thought I would share some of my favorites.

Myself, Alyssa (middle) and Peggy (right) all gussied up for the party on the last night of our dino convention.

Sweet cliff dwellings in Arizona. This place was amazing..to think the native people made those buildings with materials hauled up ladders and very simple technology. Just blew me away.

Justin and I at Vegoose, Halloween weekend.


Justin at Vegoose. I bought the cute cowgirl hat there and I think it looks pretty good on Justin as well.

Lost

Well tonight's episode was exciting. The face-off with the others was intense, but stupid Kate had to go and mess the whole thing up. But even if she didn't follow them, I'm sure they would have ended up going back without Walt or Michael.
So sounds like Jack wants to make an army. I wonder how many others there are. Any idea how many there were in the torch ring? The others would have the home team advantage if our people attacked. It will be interesting to see what happens with that. Next week look suspenseful..looks like Charlie messes up big time, Aaron gets taken and stuff gets caught on fire at their camp. Looks like war might be on.

LOST

Any ideas on the crazy smoke monster thing? That was bizarre, even if thats the islands security system, what in the world could make smoke behave like that.
Echo's story was sad. But they all are. I can't believe that Charlie has that secret stash of herion, I'm glad Claire kicked him out.

The Holiday's

Christmas went well for us. We just sat around the apartment, opened presents in the morning then the rest of the day we ate and watched movies. For New Years, Justin's parents came to town, they stayed with us during the weekend then stayed at the Excalibur Sunday and Monday night. We did a lot of shopping and gambling, both of which can be dangerous. I learned the joys of penny slots. I do not like gambling. I figure that I work hard earning my money so why should I give it to somebody who's already rich? But penny slots, that's less damage to the pocket..$20 can be a couple hours of entertainment. Penny slots are also really fun games with animated bonus rounds and fun themes.
For New Years we were at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino which is thankfully off the Strip a bit because on New Years the Strip is shut down from about 6pm to about 2am. At the Hard Rock we saw Match Box 20 in The Joint theater. This was their first concert back as MB20, now that they are all done with their solo projects. We were in about the 30th row so I could see Rob Thomas and the rest of the band perfectly. Debbi and I rocked out the entire concert singing and dancing to everysong. Justin and Dana just stood there bobbing their heads. It was a great concert.
So now the holiday's are sadly over and I don't think we get a day off for quite sometime. Justin finally got his Xbox 360. We have been both playing it whenever we get some free time. Of course now Justin is hounding me to get a HD TV, since the 360 is compatible with the HD's.
We went to the movie's this weekend and saw The Ringer, which was hilarious. It's about a man and his uncle who decide to rig the Special Olympics so they can pay off their debts.
Can't wait to see the new episode of Lost, does anyone know if both episodes they are showing are new or just the second epi? I can't really tell from the commercials.