o green world

i still don't have a job. i have called starbucks and they are unable to tell me whether or not i am going to be hired because the people i have talked to haven't the slightest idea. bummer.
i watched oprah today and all i have to say is that Matthew McConaghey is neat. if i were to have to choose a favorite celebrity (which i haven't because i feel as though we put far too much time and energy into other people's affairs as a society) but if i had to choose i would probably consider him.
i went home this last weekend and tried to blog about it but ran into some trouble with the less than trustworthy internet connection. oh small town life. we have this memorial day weekend festival every year called boatnik and my favorite part about boatnik is revelling in the small town attitudes of the people i encounter. when i was little, boatnik was magic! now, it is lovingly referred to as "dirtnik" and i shall tell you why... boatnik is the weekend when all the mountain people come into town and drink with everyone in the park (this is significant because the park is the center of all boatnik celebration with stands and vendors and carnival rides). huge women in tube tops and more nipple rings on pot-bellied, shirtless, cut-off jeaned men than anyone ever needs to see in one lifetime. the weekend centers around boat races on the river and other small town activities. saturday morning boasts a parade that has changed very little in the twenty one years i have known it. no longer am i IN the parade, but now i have the privilege of sitting in the stands. most everyone else sits on the sidewalk, i only get the stands because of my last name. ahh, the wonder of being a Heater. also flashing my vip pass at the fancy tent with the best beef and beer that boatnik has to offer is a huge bonus. but back to the parade. having been in the parade as a small child with a pretty face, as the creative mind behind the theme one year, as a kiddie soccer player, as a d.a.r.e. graduate, and many years as a musician it is wonderful to just watch. my favorite part was when the latest democratic name in recent elections, along with his posse, walked down the street boasting their "garden of success." this would not necessarily be funny aside from the fact that they were armed with pitchforks. oh grants pass.
i have spent a significant amount of time in my car lately (not a cheap thing). i love driving. i love to sing really loud, dance, daydream, talk with God, take mental pictures, and think out loud. the one thing i lament is that the most wonderful words and sonnets always come to me in the car. what the heck am i supposed to do with these? i can barely even remember to turn in papers that i have already written. how the heck should i be able to remember a sonnet? aye me.
i will leave you with a few words (inspiration courtesy of dumbledore):
juicy, frankfurter, cotton

*love noises*

I've hijacked Kate's blog for a bit---it's meeeeeeeeeeee!

Katie's Personal Social Secretary, that is. (Actually, I think there are about....well, ONE person that knows who that is now).

I just re-did Kate's blog topper for her. If any of the feeps would like one, I'd be happy to make it for you. However, since Kate's was *kind of* a surprise, I'm not really sure if she's going to like it or not.

Here's what you need to do if you want a Britt-made topper:
Email me what kind of design you want (it would be easier if it was pictures)--do you want one big picture (like the one I had circa March of some feeps on the beach) or a bunch of small ones, or just two and some "white" space.....you can decide, and hopefully I can make it a reality.

Actually putting in the header will get a bit more tricky. I need username/pword--you can either email or we can do it in person if I'm ever around. (This would also be a good time for me to teach you how to add links, if you wanted to know.)

Umm...yeah. I know that a few of have expressed interest, and I would be honored to make one for you. BUT you have to EMAIL me! (Even if you haven't expressed interest and would like one now.....EMAIL me!) I need info!

Please keep in mind:
If you have a crazy color blog (like Kate's) B&W will look nicest--same goes if you have a blog with a busy background.

Ummm....I think that's it. Please remember that replying to this post will mean I won't see it---Kate will.

brittanyfarrer AT gmail DOT com

peaceoutyo
~britt

P.S. Kate....do you like it? I can't really change it w/o starting over, so give it a week until new boredom sets in and then I can make one for you again. :)
P.P.S. If you aren't a fan of the strip of green right below the banner, I figured out (somewhat accidentally) how to make it go away.

what a beautiful day

i had a pretty fantastic week last week. on wednesday night i drove down to crescent city to hang out with some amazing people. and let me tell you... we had a gas of a time! on thursday we went out to some tidepoools and climbed around for awhile. some strange guy was on the beach with his fancy camera taking pictures and he asked Kathy and i to pose for him. it was super awkward and really funny as we gazed at the ocean whilst emoting nothing. oh crescent city. we went out to the lighthouse after that and while everyone walked out to the lighthouse, Mark and i stayed and made friends with some squirrels. basically, we found some trail mix and then the squirrels came from everywhere and crawled all over us! at one point we both had at least three squirrels on us and everyone came back and they were amazed at our squirrel appeal. then we had a nice chat about rabies... that was fun.
later that day we went out to the pier where they have these crazy things called tetrapods and dolos. basically they are like giant jacks set up in crazy ways and you can climb and jump and crawl all over them. it's like a giant jungle gym in the ocean. i'm not going to lie, it is probably the coolest part of the "triple c." we went and played pool at the movie theater, and by "we went and played pool" i really mean Amy and Travis played pool and i slept on a bench. it was pretty great. thursday night we watched a movie, but i'm not really allowed to talk about it because it can easily be classified in the top five worst movies ever made. it pains me to speak of it, but just as a tip, if you ever feel inclined to watch the sequel to a certain movie who's name rhymes with "the arrival" (and by rhymes with i really mean IS) DON'T!!! seriously, it is just not a good situation in any way. believe me... worse than any Lindsay Blohan movie guaranteed.
then there was friday. i shot my first gun ever! it as super fun. we shot targets and skeet with shotguns and then got to shoot a revolver. and let me tell you, Travis Lund is such a manly man in crescent city. it was really funny to watch. but that's beside the point. Ryan and Dave took my car on friday to drive back up to newberg and the rest of us went crabbing. having been crabbing before, not catching anything was very trying on my attention span. but when we were pulling up the pots to leave i pulled up this wicked sun starr (not sure that's what it was really called, but we'll go with it for now). this thing was so stinking cool! it was super slimy and had lots of little legs. needless to say, i was very pleased with myself for catching such a sweet creature. we watched another terrible movie on friday... seriously striking out on the cinematic endeavors. stealth is a no-go... just trust me on that one.
saturday we woke up bright and early to drive up the coast to astoria. an hour and a half later we started out on our journey. i read my first Sherlock Holmes stories in the car and found the flippant remarks about cocaine use quite funny. we made really good time, had lunch up on a cliff overlooking the ocean on a beautiful, beautiful day! we were even able to stop in lincoln city at the coolest bookstore ever! bought a book about the yeti and sasquatch (which i guess are the same thing) and then continued on our journey. got to astoria really early and played battle of the sexes while drinking milkshakes. what a splendid way to spend your time. Emily and Jake's wedding was so beautiful! it was really formal and traditional... except for the whole standing in the back because we didn't get there early enough to get a seat. the reception was super fun and we danced and sweat until 11! hung out, drove home, stopped to look at stars, hung out at Ryan's, then took Dave to the airport. i went to bed at 6.
so all in all...
amazing weekend
terrible movies
lots of time on the road
great dancing
friends that make me laugh

disenchanted

our search of something to occupy our time tonight led us to the movie listings. now, summer movie season holds great promise but i think that we are just a few weeks ahead of the huge blockbusters. in an attempt to narrow our field of decision i read the synopsis of a few movies to catch an idea of what was in store for us. as soon as i read about the switching of fates that happens in a certain movie i was hooked. it didn't take long to convince everyone that we had a sure winner with this one since we were told we would like it because of the "hottie factor" of the lead male. little did we know what was in store for us... that's right, Lindsay Lohan strikes again. now it was no herbie fully bloated and we went with the expectation of something pithy to chuckle at, but "just my luck" WAS just our luck. oh Lindsay...

with my arms open wide

so i was thinking about all the wonderful things i got to do this weekend:

friday night there was dinner with El, stealing no-bake cookies from an empty apartment, drinking a stranger's lime juice, exploring people's fridges without permission, sitting in the middle of the road only to be offered pizza by someone who drove by, being in buildings i wasn't supposed to be in, and watching a bunny hop down the street faster than I've seen a bunny move in real life. i used to own a bunny. its name was Magic, like Magic Johnson, and he was a wonderful bunny. he used to jump over my dog while she was laying in the grass. but we let Magic out the day before easter to get some excercise, as was usual, and he escaped. coincidence? you tell me

saturday there was driving home, "swimming" in my parents' brand new water feature (seriously, it's huge and wonderful), making dinner with two of my favorite people in the whole world, surprising my mom, watching gidget, and falling in love with moondoggie.

sunday there was church, my friend Jenny who never fails to make me laugh, seeing my little cousin who brightens my life everytime i see him, going to the "yellow place" for brunch with my grandparents, more gidget... she went to rome and hawaii, barbeque with almost the entire family, watching all my relatives fight over the baby, and getting a call from Travis telling me to come to crescent city.

all in all, it was a great weekend that blessed me in so many ways! Leah and Kels spent the night last night spur of the moment and it was so sweet to wake up and see them in my living room. i love my life so much. i even had life for breakfast, with almond milk. that was pretty good too. we're going to have company for dinner tonight... pizza, beans, raspberry tea. wahoo

it smells like catepillars

just a quick thought... what do catepillars smell like?

we were driving home last night and Britt says, "what's that smell?" Mari says, "it smells like catepillars." I say, "what?!?" i guess catepillars have a smell. there's something new to think about.

it's really hot outside.

i made chicken, vegetables, and rice for me and Mar tonight. it was delicious!

tell me about it

i think that the hardest part of getting a job is filling out the applications. I have no problem going into an establishment and asking if they are hiring. No, that part is cake. It's the filling out 10 applications when you get home that sucks. I think there should be some universal application that you can fill out and turn in everywhere, instead of writing the same thing ten times. It's like that punishment where they would make you write words on the chalkboard like "I will not remove boogers from my nose and stick them in other people's hair" or "I will not throw my desk at the teacher when she gives me a deadline" or "I will not light Patty Odenweller's desk on fire and laugh with an evil delight." It is exactly like all of those things.
On a different note, I have decided that I really don't hate Patty Odenweller. Did you know that she is a single mom raising two adolescent daughters? Now I just want to take her out to coffee and give her feet a massage (or pay someone else to do that). Oh well, maybe the girls working there this summer can help her smile and be a nice, pleasant woman. We'll see, won't we.
As you can tell, blogging is one of my favorite pasttimes and I do it all the time. The only thing is that I feel completely blog illiterate. I don't even know how to post my picture or make my blog look half as cool as Britt's. Maybe when she reads this she can leave me a little comment with some tips (hint, hint).
The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and ceiling wax. Of cabbages and kings. Of why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings. No, that's not right... the time has come for me to finish filling out applications. But I will leave you with a list of things that I have done this week (including Sunday):

• went to church and heard about missions we are involved in. WONDERFUL!!!
• spent an hour in my parked car
• bought Liquid Plummer
• used Liquid Plummer in bathtub
• bought groceries
• picked up a butt load of applications
• filled out said applications
• blogged for the second time in my life
• bought grown-up clothes while on the phone with Britt
• watched a couple of movies (no, I will not reveal the exact number)
• made a mother's day present for my mom

I'm sure that there are other things I could put on that list, but right now I am just too excited for the Free Willy marathon I am going to tonight. That's right, all 3 Free Willys in ONE amazing night.