Lebanon oil spill

I know this happened a few months ago but there is some interesting footage and pictures of the bombing of the fuel tanks and the oil spill that occured because of it.

Up to 15,000 metric tonnes of heavy fuel oil spilled into the Mediterranean when Lebanon's Jiyyeh power plant was bombed in mid-July by the Israeli military.

This video is a little unecessarily dramatic but it has some really good footage of the oil impacts. There is a great part at the end that shows what happens when oil becomes submerged and ends up on the ocean floor.

And finally some great pics and descriptions of the oil conditions they are dealing with.

Sorry for the not so happy post today, just came across this stuff and wanted to share. We would not respond to this spill because of the political and economic instability of Lebanon right now. The conditions of the spill itself are very similar to some spills we have responded to. Yucky stuff!

This talent really has a use!!!

I can't wait to get home and make elephant noises!

Really?

Take 1....

Nope!

Take 2.....

Nope!!

Take 3....or as I like to call it...Photoshop

Beautious

Lou....why is it that I have to photoshop us into the same photo to make it look nice. Whats wrong with us?!?!

Can't comment....

...laughing too hard!!!!!!

i neeeeeeeeeeeeeed it!

Ok so i loooooooove this shirt..unfortunatly it's so popular that they are out of all common sizes. :( i know you are my friend if you get why this shirt is funny. :)

This makes mondays a little better...

This makes me laugh...Hopefully i will be getting things like this from maeve ina few years...cause damn it's funny!

Monday monday......

Did i ever mention how much i'm not a fan of monday's. Well i'm not, it means the weekend is over. It means i have to get up early. It means i actually have to be productive. So needless to say I am a fan of the weekend. Wanna know what makes weekends un-fun (totally a word)? Working on sunday. Not only does it cut your weekend short but it's not even the start of your work week because the next day is MONDAY!!! And we all know how i feel about monday. Ok introduction over.

I had to work yesterday (sunday). I had a very important meeting to attend that was going to take all of my afternoon. So being the responsible person that I am I got up ontime, got ready and was out the door to be to work a whole HOUR early to prepare for the meeting. Ok who's proud so far....

Yesterday was a gorgeous day! Feeling good i walk outside to my car, and low and behold I have a flat tire. (Insert explatives here) This situation does not concern me much but it has now put me in a foul mood. I go back inside, call work and tell them the situation and that i should still be ontime but i'll call if things change. I change my clothes and go back out to tackle the tire. No biggie, once you have changed a tire it's very self explanitory. I have had my car for 2 years and this is the first time i have had to change my tire. Pretty good i think.

Not to be sexist but if i need to change a tire i am always nervous a guy is going to stop and ask me if i need assistance. I understand they are just being nice, well most of the time, but i feel weird saying no i'm fine...or basically leave me alone, i don't need your stinkin help. I was very lucky. I was in my own lot at my house and it's not a very high traffic area, so i was not concerned. I do have to say that I don't live in the most ideal of neighborhoods. It does not make me uncomfortable to live there but let's just say it's not "ideal". ANYWHOOOO...I'm tooling along changing the tire and not once, not twice, but THREE times cars have driven by and honked. Honked? I don't get it....were they saying "Look at you changin a tire...Way to go!" Or were they saying "You look ridiculous....Good luck with that one!". I did not stop them to ask their purpose but i found it odd none the less. The kicker of it all was that my 3rd and final honk was a school bus. A SCHOOLBUS? Number one...it's 11am on a sunday morning. Are you out on your weekly schoolbus nice sunday mornin drive? Goin to church? Couldn't afford the used chevy suburban and just upgraded to a school bus, or are you one of THOSE families. Regardless, it made me chuckle... A LOT! Needless to say the tire changing went smoothly and my donut lasted through this morning when i dropped it off to be fixed.

Wanna know what tops off this experience? My conversation with my sister this morning after i dropped off my car.

L: Whas up...just feedin the maevinator...got you on speaker phone
K: Word word...just dropped off my car i had a flat tire
L: Oh no what happened
K: got a big nail in it so i changed it and just dropped it off to be fixed
L: YOU CHANGED IT?!
K: Yes..it's not rocket science
L: Why didn't you call AAA, thats why you have it
K: Thing one i don't have AAA, and 2 why call them and wait 2 hrs when i can fix the problem in 15 min by myself
L: Well then why do I have AAA?
K: for when you lock your keys in the car...car accident...breakdown...
L: Oh....how did you know how to change a tire?
K: From being on my own for 8 years?
L: You have your own tools?
K: For what?
L: Changing your tire?
K: Lisa, they are in your car already
L: Your car comes with the tools?!?!?
K: Yes and so does yours.
L: Wow! The tire too??? Are the directions in the manual?
K: Yes but i would advise you to just call AAA Lisa...maybe i can teach you when i'm home next
L: Yeah let's have a tutorial!

So yeah needless to say, don't worry everyone, I will make sure Lisa gets a full tutorial on tire changing when i'm home next. Lis, Maybe you should readup on it in the manual first and then we can tackle the hands on portion at a later date. :) Good stuff people....good stuff.

Who's pretty?!

I mean...i'm pretty, but Maeve wins on this one!

Like mother like daughter....

Brilliant

Happy Halloweenie!!!!

Guess.....

who's a.....

PICKLE!!!!!!!

A chubby Pickle.....this would be a pickle malfunction. :)

Are you my mother?

This little fawn isn't quite sure how his mother got to be a horse...

After the horses moved on, the doe came for her wandering fawn....so
all is well in case you were wondering.

I'm sayin!

Brilliant...

Optical illusion

This is a picture taken directly above these camels in the desert at sunset. It is considered one of the best pictures of the year. Look closely. ...The camels are the little white lines in the picture. The black you see are just the shadows!!

How cool is that?!

Funny stuff

I'm mad at Delaware right now....

and this is why...

I miss MAEVE!

Jigga What?

This is UN-BELIEVABLE! Being able to hand-feed hummingbirds is equivalent to being able to walk on water in my book. The patience and skill involved in this is unreal. Maybe next time this woman decides to photo document this event she will not wear her nightgown. I think she needs to have a little talkin to. :)

They are landing on her hand!!!!!!!!!!!

Craziness!

Icecream

Saw a bit of this movie this weekend and forgot how much I LOOOVE this part. It makes me laugh my face off...and i do a pretty good rendition if i do say so myself.

I promise i'll pick a new song....

I have been known to partake in singing this song frequently at Karaoke events. I think I will find a new song. Oh Bessie!

This little piggy....

Just try to tell me she's not the cutest damn thing.

ouchies!

Something missing from this picture?

I'm full of excuses....

I'm sorry i suck at blogging lately. I would LOVE to blame it on the fact that i have been moving and there is mass chaos. But let's be honost...i got DVR this week. The novelty has not yet worn off, but i promise to keep up on my blogging. :)

I've been meaning to post these pics for a while but forgot they were on my camera.

So Sarah has introduced me to the DE baseball scene. It is a single A league. For all you ruff-buff folks...the Bisons are triple A. Just a little perspective.

AAAAnywho, we have been loyal fans over the summer to the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Yep the Blue Rocks. It must have been very slow day in the team naming department that day. They then had to face the fact that this team needs a mascot......yep a mascot....apparently the obvious was the best they could do....

Funny huh?

Yep....a blue rock

Ps...if i were a child this would be the WORST mascot EVER.

Oh wait..it gets better, i think they realized they dropped the ball with the rock blob. So back to the drawing board....ok how about MR. CELERY!!!!! I-kid-you-not...Mr. Celery appears everytime the home team gets a run. He comes flying out of the dugout and runs around for about 30 seconds. It's surprisingly entertaining. Why you ask? Because it's a guy running around dressed up like a stalk of CELERY!!! Those marketing execs are brilliant, because as an adult...these are the best mascots EVER!!!

Do it for the children

Holy Cow!

Ummmm...yeah...this is a python in India that has swallowed a female Cow. See the ropes under him...yep those are to move him off the road cause he's blocking traffic. Nice.

A typical day at work

Happiness is Lake Erie

If you know me you are aware that i have a small obsession..or shall we call it love for funny and or interesting t-shirts. I already have QUITE the collection and i continue to collect every chance i get. I have become a HUGE fan of a t-shirt website called threadless tees. It's a brilliant site where people sumbit designs for shirts and then people vote and the most popular ones get made. I have a few shirts from their site and there are so many more that i can't wait to own! SO hint hint...if your ever strapped for something to buy me...shop here...it's a sure win. :)

Here are just a sample of the hilarious shirts they sell. Enjoy!!!

In the key of G, please

So let's rewind a bit.....

I started looking for an apartments about Mayish. Fast forward to June. I hook up with a great realtor who is both very nice and helpful. They are on my wave length with having all their properties online, suited with pictures and full description. Right up my ally. i come across a listing that I need to see. Let's review it....

1 bedroom city apartment

2 floors

private backyard

pets allowed

hardwood floors

HUGE bathroom

offstreet parking

****washer/dryer****

ok sounds good right? I wish i had the pics to show you...they really sold it. Ok next step was to call said realtor and set up a time to go see the apt. Done and done. I meet the lady at the house and we are on our way to the front door when she stops in her tracks and says..."there is no combination box" as to which my response was "huh". Apparently most of the houses they show have combination boxes on the door knobs and the realitor puts a code in and it opens and inside lives the key. Well we looked and looked and as much as i was sure i could find it...it was a no go. Ok...a little annoyed. We have to reschedule. BOO HISS. I take an application with me even though i could not turn it in until i physically saw the inside of the apt. Damn!

i returned to the house 2 days later. ps, this house is not right around the cornor from me. After a long day at work anda joyful ride through rush hour traffic, i'm really looking forward to getting in this house. I meet up with realtor lady who looks none-to-pleased to be returning. She is holding the keys in her hand like a trophy though. She marches right up to the door and inserts the golden key. "oh no" she said.....as to which i reply "oh no?!" The key didn't work.

THE KEY DIDN'T WORK

It fit in the slot but there was no turning and certainly no unlocking. My annoyance now rises to pissedness. They were SO lucky the pics were good cause it was the ony thing that kept me coming back. The lady ofcourse felt horrible and was now determined to make sure that if i liked the apt that I would get it. Damn straight lady. You BETTER! After my 3rd and final visit the key worked but i was equiped with explosives just in case.

Damn was it worth the wait. B-E-A-U-tiful. and did i mention it has a washer and dryer. So i applied and soon after heard that i got it. WOOHOO...the pain in the arse stuff is over and i now have a swank new place to live.

So here we are 3 months later and it is time to move in. I had to postpone my moving in for an event i had to attend this weekend and since monday was a holiday i had to wait til today (tuesday) it was killing me to have to wait this long.

So Quita is all packed up and ready to move my first load of things to the new pad. I get in to work super early in order to get to the realtor to pick up my keys before they close. Not gonna lie i barely made it in time. But i made it...thats all that counts!!! I trek over to the apt jump no...bound out of the car and head for the door keys in hand. i bet you can guess what happened next. Yep....

THE KEY DIDN'T WORK

But this time....not only did it not turn...it didn't even fit. This key was never used and was never meant to be used on this door!!!!! SOOOOO MADDDDDDDD!!!! It is now after hours and i cannot get them to give me the right key. I have to wait til tomorrow, and that sucks. I think this is a bad omen...what do you think? I think perhaps they should give me free moving in service or something...this is craziness. Does this stuff really happen in real life. Yes..Yes it does.

Wish me luck...i'm going to have at it again tomorrow. Oh God please work. :)

Sometimes birds are COOL!!!!!

I know i know i know....another post about birds...blah blah blah. I'm sorry this is to cool to pass up a blogging opportunity. PLEASE watch the whole thing, it is SO worth it. It's only 3 1/2 minutes. You can take that much time out of your day and goof off, right? PS...this bird is real and the audio is authentic. ENJOY!!!!!!

I am an uphappy Fruitfly!

Check it out for yourself. I don't even want to talk about it.

Poor Puff

A tragedy occurs off the coast of a land called Honah-Lee. :)

Nice work Franky!!

My Dad has always had a small obsession with his lawn. To the point that we would call him the 'Lawn Ranger' when we were younger. In the past few years he has really made a great hobby out of lawn and gardening. He has been furthering his education and he even has worked it into his job. We all thought he was nuts when he said he was ripping up all the grass in the backyard and making it a garden. It is now a spectical i cannot even describe it is so beautiful. This year we thought he had lost his mind when he was going to rip up his precious front lawn and put in a garden. But man did it turn out to be beautiful. Not only has he gotten recognition from friends and family but now he has gotten recognition from the city. Buffalo in Bloom saw the work he has done and has praised him for it. They took a great pic and put it on their website for all to see. If thats not gratifying i don't know what is. Congrats Dad!!!! All your hard work has paid off!!

Two posts in one day?!

I couldn't wait until tomorrow to post this....it's too good to hold on to.

You don't always have to have 2 of everything.

Ps this is not for the faint of heart. :)

Thanks Peter!

I have no words....check them out for yourself. Farking Priceless!!!!

PS...this is how i see myself as a pregnant woman....swinging the days away singing my little heart out with my pregnant lady friends.

At least they will sleep better

We went to the Phillies Mets game last week and watched the phillies kill the Mets 11-4. Really great game. Anywho, we caught a great scene unfold right in front of us and we took full advantage.

Looks like a normal pair of brothers sharing a drink that their father just went to buy them cause they were DYING of thirst.

Then we took a coser look......

As the boys passed this drink back and forth for a good 10 minutes we jsut sat there and died! The parents were sitting right behind them without a second look at to what their maybe 3 and 6 year old were drinking. When we finally stopped taking pictures and laughing our asses off we approached the parents. When we broke the news to the mother she laughed and passed it off as a joke and examined the bottle. OH MY GOD!!! Sure enough they had bought their sons a nice hefty bottle of Mikes Hard Lemonade. When the mom took it away from the boys hoping we would not be calling CPS the younger of the two practically had a small breakdown that he couldn't have it anymore. He knows where it's at!

PS it was a great game anyway...minus the extreme underage drinking. That sounds like a new reality TV show...."EXTREME UNDERAGE DRINKING" :)

I love mother nature..i want to be her friend!

This is a type of squid. It was discovered on a ROV dive in the Gulf of California for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in 2003. Helicocranchia look funny anyway, but this one takes the cake. The MBARI website calls it the Rastafarian, pig-nosed, helicopter-tailed, hippo-squid. Love it!!!

Don't believe me? Look it up...i swear it's real!

Laughing is my favorite!

Something i SO wish i could do. I would be satisfied and would die happy if i could do it to someone just once. Not to mention i would make myself laugh so hard i would fall over!

Hoodie with a heart

I miss Maeve already. But no worries I have this photo to remind me how farking cute she is.

She is saying one of two things here. If it were my choice she would be saying...Holla! But in reality i think she is saying....here's my hand.

Love it

I don't know about you but my dog is going to recite shakespeare. :)

tea paaaartaaaa

Coming off my week vacation on Cape and Muskoka...this made me giggle. Enjoy!

Muskoka is enjoyable

Maeve seems to be enjoying her time on the lake. More to come!!!!!