i am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai Guru Deva OM
Nothing's gonna change my world.........
-Across the Universe, The Beatles

I just watched the movie Across the Universe, and WOW! It was AMAZING! I have to give it two thumbs way up. It's like someone took my concept of music, and how I feel, and put it into a movie, using Beatles songs. I can't even explain it! But, the imagery, the music, the concept of the film, the cinematography; all mind blowing. I was so impressed with this film, that when it comes out I will probably buy it.

Not only where the actors they picked phenomenol singers, but the renditions of the classic songs were perfect. It was like you were hearing a brand new song. The symbols throughout the film spoke to me as well. They were powerful and moving, and it really gave you a concept of what the time was like in the 70's.

I can't stop thinking about this film! I really liked it. Rick didn't like it as much as I did, but he said it was ok. I don't know, I feel like it just really spoke to me. It was what I would make a movie about if I could; purely music. And the Beatles at that, a revolutionary group in the history of music.

I'd love to write a thesis of revolutionary music and its effects on society. Hows that for fun? Crazy that that appeals to me? Music is all I think about, it is my life. I really have got the feeling lately that maybe I should be pushing my career in that direction. The only problem is I know there is not much money in that field. When I originally went to college, I had big dreams of being a record producer, or a band scout. But I know that the industry is cut throat, and not a big money maker. But do what makes you happy? I don't know. I still have conflicting feelings.

Anyways...thats enough of a rant for today.
To leave you with an endnote:

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to
Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Sincerely,
Kailey

Music Critic

Can you be a music connoisseur?
Someone who appreciates it so much, the judge and pick apart the complexity of the songs?
I think you can...
and I would like to think that I'm a music connoisseur.
I listen to the lyrics
the rhythm
the guitars
the drums
the bass

I find what makes the song tick
I find what makes the band tick
I find what makes the music speak to me

I like to analyze and write reviews on a new CD for bands I love. I guess you could say it was a hobby of mine. There is nothing better than getting a new CD, rushing home and listening to it, forwards, backwards, listening to the same song over and over. I will listen to a CD till I know it completely; till I can understand the underlying message in the lyrics.

I wish this could be my job.

Sincerely,
Kailey

This is what you'll get......when you mess with us

Let down and hanging around
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Let down and hanging around...

What a way to start, with some Radiohead lyrics! Radiohead is by far one of my favorite bands. They are experimental, to say the least, and their music is groundbreaking and artistic. To listen to Radiohead and then express into words what you just heard is near impossible. The music is so deep. If you haven't heard Radiohead, I suggest you go out and listen to OK Computer immediately! Or perhaps sample Kid A, another choice album. If you prefer less of the weird, wacky style, The Bends is a good choice.

Anyways....enough on the rant about Radiohead. Trying to work on school work, but sometimes its just so dull. Do you ever feel like you have literally ran out of things to do on the internet? I feel like that now.....I have my headphones on, Radiohead blaring, and I'm just staring at my internet explorer wondering: "What do I do know"? I've checked every email, myspace, facebook, myfamily, everyone's blog, and there is nothing left to do. I've went on ebay and drooled over things I wish I could buy; I've snooped on myspace; I've played games; I've worked on my research paper; what is left?

I have these new noise cancelling earphones and I LOVE them, but sometimes they really get to my ears. It feels like they are vacuumed sealed, and my brain is slowly being sucked out. But let me tell you, sound cancelling really does work! Plus, I like the fact that they are big and cushy, and not stupid earbuds that make my ears ache after a while.

I had this ingenius idea the other day for Rick and I to start a cover band, but then I realized that I would actually have to sing, and possibly play guitar for that, two things which I think I am good at, but who knows if I really am.........

And to leave you on an end note.....

From your opinion which is of no consequence at all......
whats that?
whats that?

sincerely,
kailey

The Best Damn Fettuccine Alfredo You've Ever Tasted

I love fettuccine Alfredo. It's probably one of my favorite meals ever. Tonight I set out to cook it for Rick and I, for our dinner. I went to the store and bought the basic ingredients; half and half, Parmesan cheese, fettuccine noodles; and when I got home I decided I wanted to try a new recipe.

I found one on the food network from Everyday Italian, but I decided to modify it a little bit. What turned out was one of the best meals I think I've ever cooked! I was impressed with myself!

So, here is my recipe. I am guesstimating at the measurements, because I just kind of threw everything in.


1 box of fettuccine noodles
2 cups half and half
1/4 cup lemon juice
8 TBS of unsalted butter
1.5 oz of shredded Parmesan (what I used was one of those plastic containers)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of black pepper
Pinch of lemon pepper

Start boiling water for noodles. Once you add noodles, pour 1 and 1/2 cups of half and half, and the lemon juice in a deep saucepan. (The half and half may separate, as it did on mine, but don't worry, it will be fine). Add the butter and heat over medium heat until the butter melts.

Add the pasta to the cream mix and toss. Add the remaining half and half, and sprinkle in the shredded Parmesan while you stir the mixture. Then add the grated Parmesan. Add the nutmeg, black pepper, and lemon pepper. Keep heating and stirring until the sauce thickens.

Serves 6 or more people.

This sauce is really rich, so anymore than just a little bit is too much. I served it with lemon chicken.

Try it! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me! :)

Sincerely,
Kailey

ENGAGED!!!

Well, in case you haven't heard yet, I am engaged!!! Rick proposed to me August 31st, sometime around 8:45 in the morning. We were driving home to Oregon, and we pulled over at the Oregon welcome center. He propsed to me right as we entered Oregon! It was perfect!!! So fitting!!



We are planning for the wedding to be sometime in October, of 2008. I already have a lot of things picked out already, and the bridal party is pretty much decided. I am getting a head start! We are having the wedding in Oregon, because we figured that if we had it in Idaho, not very many people would come.



I will keep you posted!!



Sincerely,

Kailey

reeeeeeeal wool

Well today I am working on making a nice shawl, possibly for a coverup with a strapless dress I have. I like the dress a lot, but as its getting colder, I would like something to throw over it so that I can still wear it and not freeze my shoulders off.

I went to a Scottish festival in Wyoming and lo and behold! they had a yard tent. I went a little crazy in there, looking at all the beautiful handspun yarn they had there! Alpaca, wool, merino, cashmere...I was in heaven! Of course I couldnt afford half of them, my main choice being alpaca, so I chose a nice 100% twill wool that was handdyed. They were 9 bucks a pop, for about 272 yards, and I bought one in a nice greeny-blue and one in a greyish-brown. The shawl I am currently making is whipped up in the greeny-blue, and man! I tell you what. After working with acrylic yarn since I have started crocheting, there is NOTHING like real wool! It's soft, its plaiable, and it looks GREAT. The funny thing is? I know its real, because there are still bits of hay stuck in the wool. Now that may bother some people, but as I have raised sheep before, I know how much of a PAIN IN THE ASS it is to pick the hay out of a fleece that has been shorn. As a matter of fact, I use to show my sheeps wool at the fair, and they actually won champion a few times. But man! You have to get all the shit out that accumlates in that wool for the entire winter season, and if you wash it too much it loses the lanolin that makes it so nice in the first place.

So now! I want to get a house with some land, and get sheep again. And I would like to try my hand at spinning my own wool. Maybe I could sell it on the side? I want to raise sheep again anyways, because I think its a great experience and when I have kids, I want them to get to have the 4-H experience also.

Anyways....I guess I'm turning my blog inot a craft blog, much like my Mom has turned hers into a recipe blog.

So keep checking back, I will post my crochet patterns, pictures, and anything else I can think of! :) :)

sincerely,
Kailey

idaho...no udaho!

Well I'm officially in Idaho now, have been for about a month now. Still getting settled into our apartment. It's larger than our first one, but it's spread out over one floor, which I actually think I prefer from a townhouse setting. We are on the third floor, which kind of sucks, considering there is a lot of stairs to climb. Especially in the elevation. Idaho Falls, the town we live in, is at an elevation of almost 5,000 feet, and let me tell you after living in Raleigh, where elevation is like 200 feet, its a hell of a difference. I could definently notice it when we first got here, and now I am noticing it when I cook things.

We've gotten a ton of new stuff since we've been here! Rick has a very good job, as I'm sure most of you know, and he got some very hefty sign-on bonuses. So far, we have purchased a new 32" lcd-flat screen TV, an entertainment center to hold it, a washer machine and a dryer!, and just the other day a brand new computer. We've also gotten other small furniture items such as end tables and things like that, but the main appliances were what I've listed.

The TV actually has a funny story, because originally we had picked out a regular 32" tube TV, you know, the big huge ones. Mainly, because of the cost. We had chosen to have it delivered the same day as our washer and dryer. Anyways, we went to good old walmart to pick out a nice entertainment center, and found one we liked for about 100 bucks. We loaded up the box in the cart and hauled it up to check out. Let me tell you, that thing weighed about 300 pounds. After getting it home, I'm looking at the picture on the box, and I tell Rick: "You know, this doesn't look like the one we picked out". Sure enough, its not. But, after Rick employed the help of one of his friends to haul it up to our third story apartment, he said: "Screw it. I'm not taking it back." And thus the monster entertainment center stayed. So, I begin to put it together, because, Rick does not put ANYTHING together, and I see that it only holds a 95 pound TV. As I'm thinking about this, I realize that a 32" tube TV probably does NOT weigh 95 pounds. After doing some research on the internet, I come to the conclusion that the minimum it weighs is about 120 pounds. We still have not received the TV yet, so I had no clue how much it would weigh. Rick once again says: "Screw it....I'm not taking that freaking stand back!" So he goes to Sears to see how much it weighs: 160 pounds. So this is how we ended up with a nice LCD flat panel TV. And let me tell you, I LOVE IT!!!!

I'm excited to get the apartment finished. We are turning the second bedroom into a sort of guest bedroom/craft room/second living room. It's going to be very nicely set up once we get done, but we still need to get a futon...and that will have to come a few months down the road.

I'm coming home in the beginning of September, which I am very excited about. I have not been in Oregon since last Christmas!!

Well, this is getting to be a pretty lengthy post. In other news, I recently signed up for an online diploma program and am completing courses to become a Medical Transcriptionist. I want to work as one, possibly from home if I can, while I'm going back to school to get my Bacehlor's degree. I also figured it would be a great option if I ever decide to have kids, since I can work from home with that particular degree.

Well, I am going to try to write more in this dang blog, seeing as before I never really wrote anything.

Sincerely,
Kailey Christine