So I finally did it! I cut all my hair off!! I really like it and I was really surprised to see that Ryan likes it too! It is way shorter and I think it is totally adorable. The lady that cut my hair blew it straight, but it looks way cute curly too! Thoughts??
She is super cute and really sweet! She stood so still while I was primping her. We had such a good time getting all gussied up! It was such a great weekend! I got to spend some quality time with Ryan. Every time I hang out with him, I find out that I enjoy his company more and more. He is so much fun! Thanks for such a great weekend Barry family! You guys are the best!!
I am so proud to be a California Golden Bear today! The Bears beat the Cardinal in the 111th Big Game today! ROLL ON YOU BEARS!! I was saddened a few weeks ago when we loss to USC, also losing our chances at a Rose Bowl with the game ending in our defeat. Sometimes it's really hard to be a Cal fan. But, I am no fair-weather fan. My body bleeds BLUE and GOLD. Coach Tedford did a great job coaching the Bears and Jahvid Best had an AMAZING game. Jahvid Best rushed for 201 yards and scored three touchdowns in the second half, and California kept archrival Stanford out of the postseason with a victory in the 111th Big Game.
Kevin Riley threw three touchdown passes for the Golden Bears (7-4, 5-3 Pac-10), who scored 27 straight points after halftime to beat the Cardinal for the sixth time in seven meetings under coach Jeff Tedford.
Cal emphatically reclaimed the Axe with a victory that carried an extra measure of sweetness because it ensured a seventh straight losing season for Stanford. I always feel better when Cal has a bad season but manages to beat the Cardinal. I wish I could have made it to the game, but there is always next year. Great work Bears! I am so proud of you!!
GO BEARS!!
"Killer smog continues to hover over Donora, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1948. Over a five-day period, the smog killed about 20 people and made thousands more seriously ill.
Donora was a town of 14,000 people on the Monongahela River in a valley surrounded by hills. The town was home to steel mills and a zinc smelting plant that had released excessive amounts of sulphuric acid, carbon monoxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere for years prior to the disaster. During the 1920s, the owner of the zinc plant, Zinc Works, paid off local residents for damages caused by the pollution. Still, there was little or no regulation of the air pollution caused by the industries of Donora.
Beginning sometime on October 26, weather conditions in the valley brought a heavy fog into Donora. This fog appears to have trapped the airborne pollutants emitted from the zinc smelting plant and steel mills close to the ground, where they were inhaled by the local residents. Soon, a wave of calls came in to area hospitals and physicians. Dr. William Rongaus, the head of the local Board of Health, suggested that all residents with pre-existing respiratory problems leave town immediately. However, 11 people, all elderly and with heart problems or asthma, were already dead.
Most residents then attempted to evacuate, but the heavy smog and increased traffic made leaving difficult. Thousands flooded the hospitals when they experienced difficulty breathing. It was not until October 31 that Zinc Works shut down operations. Later that day, rain fell on Donora and dispersed the pollutants. By that time, another nine people had already perished.
The Donora smog disaster received national attention when it was reported by Walter Winchell on his radio show. In the aftermath, air pollution finally became a matter of public concern; the incident led to the passage of 1955 Clean Air Act. The Donora Zinc Works shuttered operations in 1957. Although the types of heavy visible pollutants responsible for the deaths in Donora have now been mostly outlawed and eliminated, invisible pollutants such as ozone remain a threat to people with chronic respiratory ailments.
Years later, a local high-school student’s research and activism led the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to place a commemorative plaque in Donora honoring the victims of the killer smog."
Seriously creepy right??? Wednesday I spent all day watching crime shows on E. First there was the True Hollywood Story of the Laci Peterson murder, then there was 2 hours on kidnapping and child abuse, followed by 2 hours of the most horrific acts of violence such as school shootings and work shootings. What a great way to spend my day! I had AWFUL nightmares that night!!
The night ended on a good note though! I got myself off of the couch and went to a show that we had gotten tickets for over 2 months ago. We saw Ray LaMontagne at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and it was AMAZING!! He played all of my favorite songs! It was absolutely beautiful!!
So I have the best boyfriend ever. His name is Ryan. It was just his 35th birthday and he was adamant about not making a big deal out of it. So, I took him to a yummy dinner at Brazil Grill and let him think that that was it. Little did he know that while we were at dinner, my best friend Biz was at his house getting it ready for him. She put at least 100 candles all over the house, up the staircase, on the balcony, in the loft, everywhere! She lit a fire and put his special cupcakes (made from scratch, icing and all) on the table with candles in them. When we walked in the door he was so surprised. He said no one has ever done something like this for him before. It felt so good to make him happy as he does so much for me! So, happy birthday Ryan, I love you!
