Such a goodie

This song has been a favorite of mine for a few months.. Now it's hitting the radio hard which always makes me a little sad. I love having my little underground music gems that no one really knows about that I can jam out to all the time. This song is amazing and the artist is super duper talented!

Peace, Love and Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

Eradicating + Single Life = Fun

e·rad·i·cate

  [ih-rad-i-keyt] 

verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

1.

to remove or destroy utterly; extirpate: to eradicate smallpoxthroughout the world.

2.

to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent: to eradicate a spot.

3.

to pull up by the roots: to eradicate weeds.

Over the past few weeks I have made some small steps in eradicating all of the negative objects that have surrounded me for a lengthy period of time. Even if it means dusting off some old crumbs on the table it makes me happy that certain things aren't around me anymore. I have starting removing my unhealthy old habits of smoking cigs, which has now turned into smoking Ecigs which isn't great but definitely an improvement as long as I don't get pneumonia or the black lung from the water vapor. I've cut down on the booze consumption which has been fantastic because my hangovers are so incredibly intense and crippling and straight up miserable. And I'm really hitting it big these days with training super hard and making some serious improvements in the climbing realm of mi vida which also makes me very happy.

Photo Credit: Carolyn Taylor Photography

I have some set plans to go to Hueco in a few weeks and take care of some unfinished business and hang out with some amazing people and be dirty and free like a kangaroo in the wild and climb, climb, climb like the dickens.

I also made plans to high tail it down to Mexico for a little R&R which I absolutely can't wait for. I've made attempts at getting to a beach over the past few years with no luck.. so FINALLY I'm going!! 

HOLA PUTAS!!

 

 I cannot wait to be tan and swim and drink Mexican beer with salty ocean water lips and eat fresh fish tacos and relax and get massages and be warmmmmmmm!! Woot Woot

Another exciting announcement is that I'm getting a new grill!! Word Betches.. not a new grill for my car but a new grill for my chompers. "I got the whole top diamonds and the bottom row gold."
I had a pretty intense conversation with some gentlemen in the new up coming group known as the Lama Squad. They are a group of pretty awesome guys with a hard gangster look with some serious grills and a back up band, think The Roots but better. Check em: http://www.myspace.com/namm1000
and like 'em on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001515891734
They offered me some serious schooling on how I need to get a "real" grill because if I don't that shit will rot my teeth out. Ill post up some before and after pics after I drop a pretty penny on these suckers.

**P.s. I'm getting veneers :) Don't worry

I've always wanted to get my teeth did.. Have them lookin' all white and flashy and perfect and now I'm actually going to do it. I mean some people want fake boobs, some people want tummy tucks and so why should I suffer with this busted grill for much longer?? Ehn't Happnin' Homies!

And with a closing recap of the past few weeks of my new single dating life: I had no idea how much fun this could be.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone health and happiness. 

This New Year I spent sober as a seal due to a kidney infection. It was probably one of the only New Years that I have spent in a different state of mind other than a drunk skunk which was actually amazing.

After finishing the crazy antibiotics concoction cocktail and canceling my trip to Hueco Tanks I quickly started training.

I have never really trained before so this is something super new and exciting getting tips from trainers at my gym: http://movementboulder.com/home/
I've been climbing a lot and have really become super focused. So I'm excited to get super strong and continue getting better throughout the winter in hopes of having a shot of making it to Hueco healthy.

Being single is something that I have actually found to be super fun. Sure you have your ups and downs at times but that is replaced by meeting fun people and establishing new relationships and being in uncomfortably funny positions at times too. I feel even more independent than before. I unfortunately lost my best friend but I'm so blessed to be around my other great friends and I feel like I'm 15 again, which is essentially the last time I was single.

Cheers to the future and all the fun stuff..

Mewwy Chwistmas Y'all!!

We are now narrowing down to the last 6 days before Christmas.. Christmas is my fav holiday. I love giving people things that I know they'll love and appreciate, I like Santa, I like eating cookies, I like receiving gifts from people.. It's just plain nice and makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I mean that's what Christmas is right??

I unfortunately but fortunately opted not to travel during the holidays this years. One of my fondest memories of traveling during the holidays was in 2008 while I was on the road climbing for a few months and flew out of El Paso, TX. I had a layover in Dallas/Fort Worth and hopped in line to get my usual cheeseburger, small fry and Coca-Cola classic from good ol' McDonald's. There was a bit of confusion in line and two registers opened at the same time relieving the stress of many waiting customers. So I of course pop over to the first available register since I was the next in line and the woman in front of me went to a different register. The woman in front of me, lets call her bitch face, and I met at the counter at different registers. I ordered my stuff and she ordered whatever she did. Than she looked over to me and we met eye contact, and with a cat glare in her eye she told me, "Next time you should wait your turn in line."
Ummmm.... really?? I mean really?? I thought I was totally in the right and it's Christmas!!! So I fired back, "I'm sorry you couldn't wait two minutes to order your Big Mac Bitch!"

And since than I have decided unless it is absolutely pertinent that I return back to the frigid cold New England motherland, I'm not going, because people are so miserable while they are traveling over the holidays!

On another happier, Chirtmasi-er note.. I just wanted to put it out there that I LOVE Lee Foss.. He is an amazing DJ that I am basically borderline obsessed with and you should be too. Here's some of his jams that are absolutely above fabulash on the Richter Scale!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKthMW4DcfI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8djUTvpMGs

LUB IT!!

I also finished up with school and ACED that shiz!! Woot Woot! I'm really happy about how well I did even though I felt like Tina Turner the whole semester and I wish that I wasn't facing another 15 years of school and $5 million in potential loans.. 

 

so I decided to take next semester off, do some soul searching and hopefully find my calling. Wish me luck my little chickens!

I was also privileged enough to be highlighted on this new social nightlife blog out of Austin. 

Check 'em:   http://dirty6th.tumblr.com/post/14124659277/boulder

And like 'em on the FB: http://www.facebook.com/dirty6th

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Finally, on a more serious note, I would like to end with a farewell to one of the most amazing men I ever be blessed enough to meet in my life. George William LaFleur, My Poppy. He was the most spiritual being I have ever met walking this planet besides the real deal monks in Thailand, and I truly believe he was a monk himself. He started both of my parents climbing, raised five amazing women including my beautiful mother, he was a visionary in the AA community also known as his "brotherhood" and "fraternity", served in WWII, loved Hawaii and India, loved the White Mountains, was knowledgeable about absolutely everything due to the massive amounts of books that he read, taught me about Indonesia and the astronomy and mandalas, and had the most amazing loving aura of anyone I have ever been around. He is someone that I admire and will continue to strive to attain his sense of calm, peace, and lovingness in my daily life for the rest of my days. 

I love you Poppy!! Stay/hang loose always! xo

Dec 19, 1926 - Dec 11, 2011

http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/439907/LeFleur-George.php

Life & Stuff..

Once again life has gotten the best of me and I have pushed aside this beautiful blank canvas once again.

But

I'm back.

Not much has changed besides the fact that I am moving into an apartment with a random chick that I met on Craiglist and I sent my first V8 (which I don't think is a real v8 but whatever.. I'll take it.)

This is obviously not me but this is the problem.. It's certainly not a gem or anything but def took some time to polish and send so I'm happy about it.

The apartment is nice. And it should be a real adventure since I haven't lived with a roommate since I was in college and even than it was a challenge. I think it's interesting to live with someone and see their real boundaries and work around them, I feel like I'm 19 all over again.

(I wish they really sold these things)

Also, over the past three years I have been dealing with chronic neck and shoulder pain which is a result from a climbing injury that I suffered from 7 years ago. When my neck and shoulder are in full flair it is absolutely unbearable, literally I have spent many pesos on trying to fix this issue when it comes into play. I have tried massage, sport muscle rubs, homeopathic meds, painkillers, heating pads, basically anything you can think of to try to make it stop.
What I have finallllllllly come to realize is that chiropractic adjustments are the only thing out there!
I went to see Dr. Duggan of Duggan Chiropractic in September and when I left his office I was on cloud 3,000. I didn't even know what real life was until I saw him. He is amazing and has since become my guru. He's super smart, compassionate, and has been in the biz for many moons. 

http://dugganchiropractic.com/

It was funny because a few weeks ago I re-injured my neck/shoulder and went to a rinkydink place that takes walk-ins and when I met the guy that was about to do the adjustment I got super nervous. He was probably younger than me smacking on a piece of gum and didn't ask me a thing about my injury or my past etc. So I made the decision to never cheat on Dr. Duggan again.

Halloween also just slipped by unexpectedly.
Now, let me tell you a little bit about Halloween in Boulder, Co.
It is insanity! Seriously, it is insane. People dress up in costumes here on Wednesdays just for fun so I'm sure you get the idea. There is a flash mob on Pearl Street and they do the whole Thriller dance flawlessly:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG8zWTZ6Hvg

People will spend hundreds on the best looking most ridiculous costume you could imagine for example a squirrel with a tail the size of my body and mittens with acorns attached to them, and that is just the beginning.
As a bartender it is part of your job to entertain, make people feel special even when they suck, and dress up big time for Halloween.. Even if that means 4 days in a row!
Halloween was on a Monday this year which means Thursday-Monday you better have a slew of costumes and be prepared for all the weirdos that are comin in dressed up as well.


I decided to be Nicki Minaj and Black Swan. They were budget costumes but.. I tried.

Now it's Thanksgiving.. my least favorite holiday besides Flag Day. I mean who the heck really wants to sit down, gorge on turkey, feel miserable and fat and exhausted and watch fucking football??? I mean really?

Gross

Either way Happy Turkey Day! Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foA0MGUbYH0

Tattoos...

Tattoos.. Body art or body damage???

So..... I like tattoos, not on me but I like certain art on certain people.  I have never really been one that could ever make a firm, concrete decision about what I would want on my body forever if I were to get a tattoo. I mean I have a hard time deciding what I want for lunch never mind thinking about a tattoo.  The only thing that I thought that I could muster up was getting a heart similar to heart from a  graffiti artist known as Banksy. Simple, little, cute, easy and maybe painless???

So my friends and I had a little going away party for our dear friend Diego. I met Diego in 2007 while working at Bacaro. We instantly became great friends and I have shared some of the funniest and most insane moments of my life with him. He is short, half Spaniard and half Swiss which adds up to just plain amazing. He is hands down one of my most favorite people walking around this planet. We both moved away from Boulder in 2008 but were fortunate enough to be reunited after 3 years last month and spend some time together here again catching up and reliving the good ol' days.

He has unfortunately left us again to move to Panama to be with my other bff Lindsey.

For this little going away party we had a huge paella, wine, whiskey, and of course tattoos.

Just A little history: Diego bought a tattoo gun while living in London and has been mastering his skills by practicing on himself and others that are interested in having a little ink. Here's one thing to keep in mind, Diego doesn't really know how to spell but only tattoos letters/words on people....

So after a few hours of hanging out and getting sentimental about our past and how we are so lucky to have met each other and have such an amazing friendship and drinking wine and whiskey we got to business and got inked yo!

Noelle's finished product: "I'm a gypsy flying"

My New Heart Tattoo that is now completely and totally infected and looks like a huge scab but I still love it.  <3

Noelle getting her ribs tattooed 

So now we are all officially marked for life WORD!!!

Not the smartest decision I have ever made but it was still fun! Good luck Diegs Love you little brudda! xo

Wedding Season

Wedding season has finally come to an end....

I love going to weddings. I love getting dressed up and witnessing the love exchanged between two people, seeing the brides dress, listening to sappy speeches, drinking wine and eating good food and watching people do amazing dance moves on the dance floor and possibly even being propositioned into having a three some.

I had three big weddings this year that I was super excited to attend. One of the weddings was held in Key West that I unfortunately couldn't attend due to low funds after returning from South Africa, Congrats Kenny & Noelle! I'm super pissed that I missed this wedding because not only are these two fabulous people an amazing duo, but their wedding was a week long party that will go down in the books forever.






The next wedding that I was attending was in CT. I took the excruciating flight back to Hartford after a night a drinking and getting to the airport three hours early via Super Shuttle. Natalie has been my best friend since the third grade so it was an honor being a part of her special day.
It was a lovely wedding with perfect weather and lovely people  at Mystic Seaport, and Natalie's gay Uncles really made the night when they  tore up the dance floor like I have never seen.  Congrats Nat & Corey!!

The last wedding that I attended this year was for Olivia and Cory. They are magical together and have something really special. This was a beautiful wedding as well. It was held in their back yard here in Boulder and was decorated with asian flair  and rock climbing things from Nepal. It was really great. But the real kicker at this wedding was that I was asked to join another married couple in a three some.
I quickly ran off to be close to my friends and swig back a few glasses of wine and tried to avoid the couple for the rest of the evening. As flattered as I was I was also completely freaked out.


Now you may be wondering when I am getting married. The answer is probably when I'm 62. At least than everyone will be rich and will most likely be retired so they can definitely attend my wedding and it will great when we are all dancing in our electronic wheel chairs and roller cane things. Cheers big ears!