I reccommend...

everyone put their Ipods on "shuffle songs" and keep track of the first 10 songs they hear...

These are Mine:

My Chemical Romance: This Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You (creepy)

Queen: Somebody to Love (hmmm)

Moby: Porcelain (Makes me think of Thailand because it's on The Beach soundtrack)

Cross Canadian Ragweed: Maybe I Miss Your Body (ooo, ok!)

John Butler Trio: Trees (a hippy song, appropriate)

The Cure: Love Song (oh gee...)

Everclear: Local God (from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack, love that movie)

Radiohead: Wolf at the Door (one of my top 5 bands, and a song that reminds me of my best friend Sean)

Robert Earl Keen Jr.: Gone On (lol, it's about a "fast" girl who is "gone on" down the road (:)

Cory Morrow: Uno Mas Cerveza (self explanatory)

There you have it! Your theme for the week.
What came next you ask???

A bonus track:

Billy Holiday: The Way You Look Tonight...

Just Lovely...
xoxoxo

Music to love on Monday.

You will love this band. The Darkness. I love them, they are in my top 5 bands. I ordered this CD from the UK like 5 years ago when it came out and made all my friends listen to it until they loved it. Thanks Mayra for being the best roommate ever!

I dated a guy...

In St. Thomas. And he was really cool. But, I was torn between him...
he is an underwater welder

and the hippey boy I chose over him...

a lot of good that did me...

Lesson: Always go for the Alpha male.

True, the hippey was sweet, but he didn't have the balls to tell me when he was leaving or coming back for that matter... but there ya have it. Karma. Hope I have that all worked out now....


You see, I have nothing better to talk about right now than this because I am jobless.














































































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Lucky Chocolate Glazed Torte Cake...

I will post the recipe tomorrow because I can't be bothered to walk into the kitchen and get it. So here's the thing.

I baked the cake like it said... I let it cool for 10 mins and flipped it out onto the cooling rack. I went about making the chocolate shiny glaze when I realized that the cake was falling in the center. I decided to flip it back over and use the rounded side as the top instead. Well... I flipped it and the middle fell out onto the counter through the cooling rack. Damn. So, being the genius I am I decided to get creative and fill the hole...

Yep, that's right! I filled the hole with marshmallows! I am a genius right?

Topped that sucker with the shiny chocolate glaze and VIOLA!!!


What hole? There's no hole in my cake!

I should really change the name to "Lucky Chocolate Glazed Torte Cake Surprise".

LOL I wonder what the Barefoot Kitchen Witch would say about this!!! :)

My slippers...

have leather soles Maria! :) Don't worry....

Happy Sunday!

Hello to Stockholm, Sweeden! I'm pretty sure that is Rebecka my crewmate from the delivery from hell, M/Y Francine, and S/V Wanderlust. Wow! We worked together a lot last year! This is Rebecka in Savannah, GA last year.

Hello Ft. Lauderdale! That could be Courtney! Is that you?

Hi to Fremont, California! I have quite a few folks in that neck of the woods reading. Thanks!

And a big warm hello to Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada! North of Winnipeg. Stay warm up there y'all!

On to today's news:

I have been exploring the world through Google Earth. I love it. I put little yellow push pins in all the places where my friends live all over the world. I have one in San Carlos, Mexico stuck in a boat that I am sure is Arigato Jack. (probably isn't but i don't care) I have one in La Paz that's probably stuck in the wrong marina, stuck ones in my roof and my aunt's roof and my Grandparents roof in Texas too. In addition to sticking push pins in places I know of I have put them in places I would like to visit.

I have on on the islands of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. I would love to see them before they are gone. These islands are only a few feet above sea level as it is... they will be gone soon if the ocean level rises much.

I have one on this blue pond I found in Colorado. Its a small, round, perfectly blue pond. In the middle of nowhere, surrounded by trees.

I also have one on this island called Tristan da Cunha. It's the remotest island on the planet. There is a settlement of people on that island that are all direct descendants of the original european settlers from the 1800's. I would love to see how they live so isolated. The website is interesting. Click HERE to go to it. You can only get there by boat.

Another place I push pinned is Los Angeles, because I wanna go. New York City as well. And Paris.

I also found a perfect uninhabited (possibly uninhibited) beach in the Bahamas. I'm not telling you where though...

Anyway, I hope to eventually get to these places. I think I will. In the mean time I have been busy designing my Tiny House, floor plans and all. Trying to stay focused on a goal.

Tomorrow is Monday. The day when the yachting industry comes back to life. I have a plane ticket to Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday if things don't sound promising by then...

I will get a job soon! I will!

Oh! And hello to Sao Paulo, Brazil! Hola! Como esta? Muchas gracias por leandos! (I think they speak portugese there but all I have is some spanish. Hope that's ok! :) )

I'm so full.

Dinner was good, we went to Texas Land & Cattle Co. it's a steak house. Did you guess that? :) I rode in the tiny back seat with a guitar on top of me. Good thing we only had to to 15 mins up the road instead of all the way to Corsicana. It was nice to see Dave and Carol, nice folks.

I'm lying on a blankie under the christmas tree because it's my favorite thing to do this time of year.

Oh, a quick hello to Portsmouth and Providence, Rhode Island! Which one are you Tillerman!?
Stephanie I think you are Portsmouth, right next to Newport right?

And... Hi Costa Rica! Who are ya and how are ya?

Yall have a good night!

Goodmorning America!

Morning Los Angeles, Sunnyvale and San Francisco, California! Also... good morning middle of nowhere Kansas! I can't even find a name of a town you live NEAR yet alone IN! :) I would really like to know who you are and how you get "the internet" out there in the boonies. LOL I'm kiddin! Hope you folks all have a wonderful Saturday!

I'm guessing my L.A. visitor is Brian, but the others I don't know! Hello you guys!

Today I am off on a road trip with Mom and Dad, though I don't know how...
Mom and Dad are heading about an hour and a half south of Dallas to meet up with a friend of Dad's who plays guitars and mandolins with dad, Dave. They are going to his place in Corsicana. Mom asked me to go so I said sure... then I got to thinking about it. Mom drives a miata, so that's out. Dad drives a Ford Ranger... uh? Both of these cars are 2 seaters. Where the hell do they expect me to sit?! In the back of the truck?! Oh wait, there are small seats in the mini back seat of the truck... hahahah!
You see that?!?!? LOL! And you know there's gonna be a huge guitar and like three mandolins back there too.
When Jeff and I left they got rid of cars that we could fit in. Is that a hint?
Mom says I can fit, Dad says I'm not invited. Nice to see his sense of humor is still intact.

Goodnight...

Nite nite Clearwater, Florida and Lexington, Kentucky.

I'm off to clean my room and go to bed. Which translates into:

I will be up for another 4 hours blogging and playing sudoku while checking in with all my yacht agency sites...

Thanks for stopping by! Now say hello!

pic: Lexington Kentucky.

Hello Corrinne and Family!!!

Well, I found out who my Hawaiian visitor is! Miss Corrinne from Seattle is vacationing in Hawaii with her entire family of 15 people! 15!!! God bless her! She says she found my blog a couple of months ago. What an amazing thing, thank you to Corrinne for following my pretty lame blog at the moment, but it will get better soon I promise!!!

Thanks for the encouragement! Have a wonderful vacation in Hawaii, I hear it's pretty chilly in Seattle now...

:)

pic: me and the boys in Seattle, Harvest moon over the city.

All I want for Christmas...

Is this... CLICK HERE!

Oh... and a job... :)

Da who doray wah who doray welcome Christmas come this way!!!

I put up the tree, decorated it, and got out the other christmas decor! I arranged our Nativity Scene on the mantle, I changed out Joseph with a black wise man so we have a interracial couple and a hybrid baby Jesus. I love it!

Merry Christmas Grinches and Cindy Lou Whos!

p.s. Hello New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vancouver!!!

Seattle Heather? Is that you?

My map shows someone North of Seattle near Norman, WA. That you? :) I am so in love with my new google map. :)

I should have blogged more...

While I was in St. Thomas. But my work days wore me out so bad that when I got home from my 11-12 hour workday I had to go right off to sleep after eating a quick dinner so I could wake up at 5:30am. I am looking through my pics and here are some for your viewing pleasure. Hell, maybe nobody likes to look at other people's pictures but I know that I love seeing my blog buddie's photos and random ramblings. So here ya go, whether you like it or not. :)

If you click on the pic it gets real big so you can make fun of my facial expressions or clothing choices... lol!


Me in Savannah, GA. Churchill's Pub. They brought that entire wood bar and shelves from England!

My best bud Meg in the galley with the chef on the charter boat job from hell... Doesn't she look happy?

Oh and look how happy I am here??? Same boat. But damn my table looks great... except for the fact that I set my table wrong... lol. the forks go on the left, knives on the right... hey, I was learning. Me and Meg on the ferry from Tortola to St. Thomas when we quit that job together. "Free at last , free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last!" I can actually see the relief on our faces. Vern, Meg and Me at the famous snorkeling/diving spot The Indians off the coast of Norman Island, British Virgin Islands. We are getting ready to jump off the boat.

Me and Meg on Josiah's bay, Tortola. My favorite beach in the world.

Me chillin on a hammock. All I want is a hammock somewhere one of these days and I will be happy. Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

One of my favorite pictures, Derek and Meg, in front of one of the frenchy cottages in Frenchtown, St. Thomas, USVI, my neighborhood.
Me. Contemplating. Megan's Bay, St. Thomas.
Old one from Savanna, GA. Me hanging out with the crew of M/Y Francine, the first megayacht I worked on, at Tubby's Bar in Thunderbolt.

Good Morning Port St. Lucie, Florida, Cypress, Texas, La Paz, Mexico

I know La Paz is Jim and Heather, HELLOOOOOOOO!

My aunt lives in Cypress but nowhere near where the little marker is, so I'm not sure if that's her or not.

I'm starving. Time for lunch.

p.s. this pic is somewhere in la paz... Heather... your mission, should you choose to accept it... find that pool and pillage it. :)

No wonder!

we live in allen... the storm is moving east.

Taking Billyblog's advice...

I WILL GET A JOB NEXT WEEK! I WILL I WILL I WILL! That phone call is coming... Monday or Tuesday... You better believe it.

Everything will be OK! I will get an AWESOME JOB next week! Just you wait and see!!!

How's that Billyblog? Is that how it works?

HOLY SHIT!!! It sounds like heaven just opened up and dropped a bucket of rocks on a hardwood floor!!!! That was scary thunder!!! I'd better get off of here and check the weather...

Hello Japan, Reading, Leicester, and Rochdale UK!

A.K.A, Maria, Lyvvie, BillyBlog and ????

Who are you ????

:)

Hello Houston Visitor!

At first I thought the visitor was my Aunt, but as I zoomed in I realized it was coming from (inside the house!! lol, j/k) inside the loop, near downtown... I wonder who that could be... Will? Is that you?

Pic: Houston skyline.

Hello Hawiian Visitor!

I want to say hello to my lovely reader over in the great state of Hawaii, in the town of Kailua. What's your story? Who are you? How's life on Oahu? If you wish to remain annonymous that's cool too...

I just got this great new blog visit tracker that lets you zoom in to street level to see where your viewers are coming from! Totally cool! So interesting.

So, from now on I will be addressing you all... :) Kailua just so happened to be the first person to visit since I installed it.

Thanks for reading y'all. I think you rock.

The pic is of the town of Kailua.