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What are the local news in my neck of the woods....you might wonder? Besides that Tatiana is looking fabulous and amazing and bla bla bla......but that is nothing new. That's just an everyday fact, so get used to it.
Well, here are some news from the past week. As usual, a small plane crash. It seems like there is a small plane crash in Alaska on a weekly basis, some with deadly outcome.
Granted there are a lot of those small planes here, many people have a pilot license in Alaska. I have been a passenger in those small planes or bush planes several times but I never felt fully comfortable, I always felt uneasy and very relived when back on the ground. I went on shorter trips, flying over Anchorage or from Anchorage to Eagle River but I also took a few longer trips. Chhaya even joined me twice, she was very baffled at first and stared through the window at the ground below with a wild look in her eyes but I think she kind of liked it. But I decided that flying in those small bush planes is an adventure that is not suited for me. Other things that I'm totally OK with never experiencing in my life is jumping out of an airplane for fun, bungee jumping, hot air balloon ride - NO thanks.
It's scary enough to be on the airplane from Kenai to Anchorage, that one seats 20 I think and that's small in my opinion.
Then we have the bears. Black and brown bears are done with hibernating and are out and about. Polar bears are always out and about but they are so far North that they don't concern me. Have I ever seen bears? Yes. A few times. Once I saw a Mama bear and three cubs, super cute. Another time a large brown bear was walking slowly on the side of the highway in Cooper Landing, I could had petted it from the passenger side of the car if I had stuck my hand out the window. I've seen a few more bears but most of them from far away and that's a good thing. I also went to Brooks Falls a few years ago and that was AMAZING. You stand on platforms and watch the bears catching salmon in the river. Bears are really cute, they look like large dogs. You want to pet them but of course, that's not a good idea.
And then the issue with Native Alaskans in the villages and suicide. I guess Alaska is topping the suicide statistic (per capita) in the US. Also topping statistics here are fetal alcohol syndrome, molesting children, rape, sexual assault and violence against women (reported cases). "Fun" facts huh? I don't know what to say about the Alaska Natives and suicide. I'm not a Native and I have no clue to how it is to live in a remote village. But I think that if it's that miserable then maybe relocating might be a good idea? I know that in Anchorage there are so many Natives just being drunk and homeless. Some Natives seem to have a serious problem with alcohol, therefore some of the remote villages here in the state are "dry".
Meaning alcohol is prohibited there. Or they are supposed to be dry and drug free but people bring in alcohol and drugs to the villages all the time. A bottle of alcohol is expensive there and you can make a profit selling alcohol in the villages. I can imagine that it's easier to make the decision to commit suicide if you are under the influence of alcohol. In the article it says that about half the suicides in the state involve alcohol. It also says that the ban on alcohol in villages has failed to reduce the suicide rate. Well, I don't know then. I don't have anything to comment on the topic of suicide. Life can be hard. I wish it wasn't so.
Alcohol in general is the reason why some people do and say crazy things that they would never do or say when sober. I have been around enough people acting like total asses when drunk and saying the most ridiculous and dumb shit. Alcohol is an explanation to irrational behavior but not an excuse.

Here are some pics from my own and Chhaya's Alaskan adventure.

Here is an example of what racist is....since I brought up the Donald Sterling brouhaha the other day. To me, Sterling is probably not a racist (if he is dating black women). Here is a good example of some statements with strong racist undertones. And this is referring to Barack Obama, "shape of a monkey" and "It would be better for him to live with other monkeys at a wild animal park in Africa ... and licking bread crumbs thrown by onlookers." This was released from North Korea, a place that I am extremely grateful that I wasn't born in. It must be sheer HORROR to live there. Where do I even start when it comes to discussing a place like that? I feel bad for the citizens of North Korea.
Some sexist remarks were also made about South Korea's president (Park Geun-hye), that happens to be a woman. It will be interesting to see what sexist remarks there will be when or if Hillary becomes the next president of the US.
Regarding Obama.....that is just wrong to say shit like that. To me he is a very handsome man with a beautiful smile. But I don't want to compliment him too much, I'm scared of Michelle!



I got woken up early this morning by an earthquake. The whole house shook for a while....I even thought about going outside for a second. But then it stopped. I guess it was a 5.8 and it lasted for a long time (earthquake wise). Kind of scary. I fell back asleep and got up around noon, another beautiful day, felt very happy. I tanned outside.....slowly working on getting a tan on my pale body. Got a latte. Went to the gym. Here is a rather useless fact.....it takes 30 minutes to walk (briskly) 2 miles on the treadmill. Now you know......



Got home. Ate. What did I eat so far today, besides the latte? Three sandwiches with butter and oregano, heated in the oven. Lentil soup.....mmmmmm I love lentil soup. Marinated artichokes. Later I will have some almond macaroons and tea.

So my nickname at work is Angry Barbie. Barbie because that is what I hear on a regular basis.....as early as last night a Mexican man with a heavy accent told me that he thought I looked like Barbie. It's nothing that I go around thinking about myself...."OMG I look just like Barbie!" No, I can think of a list of things that I don't have in common with Barbie. I have brown eyes, Barbie has blue. Barbie's thighs are thinner, her boobs are bigger, her waist is impossibly narrow, I would need to remove some ribs and do corset training to get her waist. Her hair is very blonde and her teeth are bright white. Mine are not - LOL. What else......? I get ingrown hairs and the occasional zit on my butt....I'm not sure if Barbie gets that, does she? Barbie is plastic and you can say what you want to her and do what you want with her. I am 100% real and you can't do what you like with me or say what you want and get away with it.
I will talk back and beat you if you step out of line. That's why I am Angry Barbie, because I talk back.....A LOT! I like Angry Barbie....it's cute! And no....I didn't give myself the Barbie nickname.....Cricket did after overhearing some people talk about that they thought I looked like Barbie. We decided to add the angry because it's more me.
The first time I heard the Barbie reference was when I went into some store at a mall in CA, a girl working there came up to me and said that she and her co workers thought I looked like Barbie. I was like......HUH? Another time at work some people decided I was Barbie and begged me to play Barbie Girl by Aqua for my song on stage, that was kind of fun. That's just a few examples I can think of.....
So guess what, I found the PERFECT cd for myself yesterday. Barbie - My Fab Playlist World Tour Party Mix! Now I can swing around the pole to Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and One Direction all night long.

My Barbie CD!




And my Barbie body!

I finally went to the post office yesterday....one more thing scratched off the to do list for this time....now that's done. Next!
I do have to say that my visits to the post office usually get rather expensive, it's the stuff that I send overseas. I had two packages to Sweden this time, one for my Mom and the other for my friend Rose-Marie.....it was $ 105 for those packages, that is insane! I can get a two hour facial for that price! I can be quite frugal at times, like I pay attention in the grocery store....if they ring me up for a higher price, even a dollar or less higher than the marked price, I will question that and make sure I don't get overcharged. If for some reason I do have a coupon for an item, like juice or whatever - I will use the coupon and feel a sense of accomplishment. I can just imagine the feeling the real coupon clippers have after they walk out of a store with one or two shopping carts full of stuff and it was all free or really cheap because they used coupons. I think that is great. One coupon master queen that comes to mind in Mama June, she know her shit! I am impressed by her couponing skills and have you seen the room in her house that is full of laundry detergent, paper towels, all kinds of cans and stuff - all from couponing! WOW! I would like to hang out with her for a few days so she could teach me her craft. Maybe we could do a craft switch, Mama June can teach me extreme couponing and how to talk country and I can teach her how to give a bad ass lap dance so she can entertain Sugar Bear at home, I can just imagine that.....Lynyrd Skynyrd blasting and a bonfire going. Me and Mama June gyrating our hips in sync.......YEEEEEHAAAAW!

I had every intention of going to work yesterday but when I was driving home from the gym I felt sick. I don't know what happened but I ended up with a headache yesterday and was close to throwing up. So no work for me. Instead I got all my packages done, wrapped, labeled etc. Then I started going through long overdue paperwork and after that I went through all my books, decided to put a few aside for donation. I basically made order, it probably took six hours because I am meticulous and everything has it's place. Some things I got nostalgic over, like finding old memories like movie tickets and personal notes and stuff, so I got a bit teary eyed too. Chhaya kept me company.
I found some books that I will reread, that made me happy. Now I can occupy myself with that for a while.....here are the books.



And I found this pretty journal bound in pink suede that I totally forgot that I had. It's perfect timing because I have another journal that is full, cover to cover. I don't write anything in the journal.....I have the blog - ha ha.....this is my journal although it's public. What I do is rip things out of magazines that appeal to me, it can be an article, a pic, a quote, a word and then I add that to the journal. Kind of like a scrapbook full of inspiration. The old journal is full, I've had it for a long time. I went for years without adding anything to it. And the new one will fill up as time goes by. I will show you some examples of what I have in my journals soon.
I also found this, that is me.



The painting is called "In a strange land" and it's made by Edwin Muller, a friend of mine. He is an artist and a photographer. I had it put away but I will find a frame for it. Most of my stuff is put away. I have statues, crystals, pretty rocks and six (I think) Olivia giclees that I need to frame and hang up. But I'm still in limbo. So I am waiting. One day!

It's been pouring down for a few hours now - hi rain! What should I occupy myself with this afternoon? Maybe a visit to the gym, although I'm feeling way too lazy for that. I need to drink a lot of water, I feel dehydrated with a small headache lingering in the back of my head that I know means my body needs water. What I should do today is sit down and organize and finish a bunch of packages and stuff I am planning on sending out to friends....I have been procrastinating with that for a while. That is a good thing to do on a rainy day, I am going to tune in the radio to some music and get that done so I can finally go to the post office this week. I even have some rocks I picked up at the beach the other day for a chameleon named Steven that lives in Michigan. He is waiting for his rocks so I need to get my ass in gear and send this off. Also, stuff for my Mom for Mother's Day, we celebrate Mother's Day the last Sunday in May in Sweden. What else, maybe I should work tonight? Right now I don't want to work ever in my life again. That's the mood I'm in. But that doesn't mean that I will be in the same mood tomorrow.
Oh look, I found a selfie from the other day, I was laying outside in the sun......being lazy as usual. I wonder if that is a job I can do and get paid for? Being lazy, just drinking lattes and writing an occasional blog. Well, time to do something productive with this rainy day......