Its official BG5 FANS!!! The ladies have been added to the official roster of artist performing at POP-CON!!!! Here are there tweets from earlier to day, letting there fans know. We wish we were in New York to see these AMAZING!! performers, So New York be sure to show some support. This is a show you definitely do not want to miss!!!
It has been many years since I did not spend Valentine’s Day alone. I am looking forward to being with Kelly tomorrow, though I do not, as of yet, have a plan in place as to what we will be doing, I know that it will be a good time. It has been so good to re-connect with her after all these years. The ease at which our conversation seems to come is rare to say the least. There have only been a couple times in my life that it has been like that. I am looking forward to seeing just where this path takes me, the view, so far, is great!
I will likely post another blog late tonight or early tomorrow morning, but, I must leave you with this short one for now. I have much to complete here at home in order to be free of responsibility tomorrow. Please everyone, just take a moment, when you step outside next, just stop and look up. I find, most people don’t look up anymore. It is amazing the beauty that is right in front of us, and above, that we just take for granted…
Thanks to all of you for your continued love and support.
As always, take care and remember…
Every day is a chance to turn it all around!
- Kenny
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Sometimes, when I’m feeling jaded, downcast, restless, or I’m simply in need of an altered perspective, I step into a gondola and float down the glistening waters of memory. As the water swishes past the sides of my boat underneath the puffy clouds of the past, I recollect and reminisce about various years, events, or even mere moments. I suppose the February dissonance – that time when winter and spring are fighting to reign - has been the cause of my recent memory regurgitation. Anywho, since I’m quite the foodie (you probably know that by now 
, it’s not surprising that food-related memories often flash through my mind. One certain memory that brings joy to my heart involves my mom (she and I have always been very close and I thank God everyday for my relationship with her). When I was younger, I was involved in sports. After various athletic endeavors, she would routinely take me to the local coffee shop where I would order a vanilla bean shake topped with whipped cream accompanied by a shortbread cookie. It was such a treat after working so hard. I always looked forward to these special rendezvous with her. We talked and talked and just knowing that she made such an effort to arrange these special times together made me feel remarkably loved. So why exactly have I invited you into my gondola and shared this memory with you? Because I want to remind you how important it is to be a blessing to people. My mom could have just picked me up and drove me home, but she chose to make our time together special. She chose to display her love for me in a unique way to let me know how much she cared. I will never forget those trips to the coffee shop and the laughter-filled conversations afterwards. It is incredible how much good one can do by implementing kindness into another person’s life. Because my mom took the time to show kindness to me, I have learned to show kindness to others. She helped me to realize how God wants us to pour love into other people’s lives. By doing so, we are showing people what Christ looks like. My mom has always shown me the face of Christ with her love, her wisdom, her compassion, her grace. Because God’s love illuminates my mom’s heart, I love the Lord also. Surrendering my life to Christ is the best decision I have ever made. See how much power there is in blessing others? If you have ever thought “What can a kind gesture actually accomplish?” or “Can I really make a difference?”, think again. Please know that you can make a difference. You can shine Christ’s light into someone’s life and that light will guide them to Christ’s loving arms. To the world, you may be one person; but to one person, you may be the world.
“Generous people will be blessed.”
Proverbs 22:9a
Picture it… Sicily, 1912. A young peasant girl meets an exciting, but penniless, Spanish artist.
Whoops. Channeling Estelle Getty for a moment there…
Tuesday I started my new job as an assistant at my very first salon. It was all very overwhelming in that I have to learn about 20 new names and faces and figure out what I should be doing when there’s nothing to do (because there’s always something to do). But day 1 I got to help a stylist put in a full head of fusion extensions, which might be boring for most people, but I enjoy projects. Aside from that, my job is mainly shampooing, washing/folding towels, and generally doing whatever anyone needs me to do that makes working on their clients easier. Client needs a drink? Pouring it. Hair on the floor? Sweeping it. Color needs to be washed off your client’s head? Scrub a dub-dub. It’s a lot of busy work, but I enjoy being busy. Sure, it’s not cutting hair, but it’s a job that will get me there eventually. Plus, in two days of working I’ve already helped with the extensions and a co-worker had me do their touch-up for them. I don’t ask for much, just a paycheck with my name on it (Or direct deposit. Whichever is easiest.).
Despite the oncoming blizzard, I had school on Tuesday night. I had a girl a little younger than me and got to do my first really drastic haircut. She had hair past her butt and I ended up cutting it to between her shoulder blades by the end of it. We wrapped it up all Locks of Love style, cut off her pony tail, and she left looking like a rock star. It was probably the best haircut I’ve done yet, and if not it was at least my favorite. She was fun to talk to, had an easy going attitude about her hair, and she’s bringing her boyfriend in so I can cut his hair. It was a good night! 
While I was at school on Tuesday, our teacher asked for volunteers to go to New York City for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Like, Project Runway Fashion Week. Well, I won’t be going on the day Project Runway is shooting (Friday 2/12), but that’s ok because I still might meet Michael Kors on the day I’m going up (Weds 2/17). !!!!! I’ll be going up to help stylists from my school get models ready for the runway. How rad is that?! The answer? Very. I’ve heard rumors of the potential of meeting Betsy Johnson. It’s a very, very small chance, but still a chance nonetheless. Maybe I should send her a comment on her Facebook and tell her to meet me there. Or maybe that would be a little too Jodie Foster/John Hinckley-esque. Either way, designers! Fashion Week! Potential swag bags! Plus, doing hair in New York? Pretty boss, in my opinion. Super excited, oh I am.
After all of that excitement, we had a crazy bad snow storm that had my second day of work cancelled, as well as school on Wednesday. I was bummed-ish, but I spent the day with Brandy catching up on LOST (o.m.g. loving it), Hoarders, Band of Brothers, and playing Zombies Ate My Neighbors on Wii and Rule of Rose on PS2. The former is a game I obsessed over as a kid and would play pretty much every waking hour during the summer. It pretty much helped develop my (oh so healthy) obsession with zombies. The latter game is like Silent Hill, only with a bunch of creepy little kids instead of one or two. Am I weird for liking creepy junk? Why, yes. Yes, I am. But it passed the time until we crawled into bed and fell asleep watching Tropic Thunder (which was much funnier and more messed up than I thought it would be).
During all of this, I haven’t been to the gym. At work, I don’t have time to eat more than a snack at any given time, so I’m not eating much on work days at all. But with all this being snowed in business, I’m definitely making up for lost calories. Moral of the story? My fat ass thinks it needs to store food for hibernation and I resent it. Next week, once I’ve gotten adjusted to working again, I want to try getting up at 6am to go to the gym (*SHUDDER*). As not-fun as being unemployed was, I didn’t mind being able to go to the gym at noon every day. Just gotta change the habit, I suppose. Work in progress, that’s me. For now, I’m just going to lay back, share a beer with my dear, and watch a little TV before bed, because, gosh darn it, I’ve earned it. I’m not sure how, but karmically it’s got to balance out that way some how.
It’s time to invite you in for a look inside Healthy Fit Mama’s fridge, freezer, and pantry!
FRIDGE
For the most part, the hubby and I eat the same foods, but there are a few “his” and “hers” items in the fridge. Some of our staples include:
FREEZER
My freezer is full of big bags of homemade baby food, plus:
PANTRY
We never go without these items in the pantry:
Do you an your significant other/roommates eat the same foods?
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OPENSKY
I’ve been adding some exciting new products to my OpenSky store lately – including the George Foreman Next Grilleration! I rely on my George Foreman grill so much to grill up healthy meals in no time flat. Plus, there’s no need to go out in the cold to grill!
That advert always makes me laugh! Especially the woman who would be a Highlighter! In fact watching that advert is the first thing i have smiled about in a week!
I presume this word press thing is like an online diary, I’ve never been into ‘Blogging’ but i have found myself in the situation where i feel like i cant really explain how i feel to anyone in my ‘Real Life’ not because i have a terrible life or because no-one listens. I feel like i cant tell anyone out of pride….Its a disgusting word i know…PRIDE….Sigh…It should be banished! Dont get me wrong theres nothing wrong with having a little pride but not when you begin to ‘cut your nose off to spite your face!.
So why am i feeling so down your wondering…………………………….. (Thats if anyone is actually reading this!)
I met my partner 4 years ago, She is the most beautiful masculine woman I have ever met, I love her with all my heart, she looks like a boy and im comfortable with that, i actually quite like it, unless you havent already presumed from my blogger name i am also female.. for those STILL trying to work it out we are a same-sex couple. I am Femme and she Butch….I’ve never been taken by feminine women, make up, dresses, heels and makeup are my fortay, not my partners. The thought of making love to a feminine body makes me want to heave! Everything about her is wonderful, she’s in the military, she eats lives and breathes in a mans world and she holds her own, to me that’s a very sexual quality.
It was a whirl wind romance within 2 months we were head over heels in love and living together, i moved across the country and left everything and everyone i had ever known. Its been great everything has been PERFECT too Perfect…..She has been away for a week on Military business, Just so happens i end up being taken unwell and am admitted into hospital. No family No friends and no support network.
I have suddenly had a realisation that I am alone, I have no-one i can turn to talk about how I am feeling. I was once told by a friend she could be in a room full of people yet still feel completely alone, I never understood what she ment, Now i do…I finally get *it*.
Does this make me want to up and leave, run back to what i know?….No, Quite the opposite….I love her and can’t quite imagine my life without her. Hence my new way to make friends…My new hobby……Knitting
On February 10, 2010, I – through my attorney Brittany M. Novotny – filed a civil lawsuit against The Oklahoma Tax Commission in The Oklahoma County District Court. The case seeks to have certain sections The Oklahoma Administrative Code (specifically, sections of O.A.C 710:60-3-150) dealing with the content and issuance of personalized license plates declared unconstitutional. You can follow the case on it’s Facebook page.
The press release issued upon filing was as follows:
For Immediate Release
Contact: Keith Kimmel, 405.886.5095, http://tinyurl.com/otcplatecase
Oklahoma City, OK – An Oklahoma taxpayer has filed a civil lawsuit in Oklahoma County District Court against the Oklahoma Tax Commission, continuing a battle for freedom of speech on vanity license plates. The suit seeks to have part of the Commission’s rules regarding the issuance of personalized license plates declared unconstitutional.
Keith Kimmel, who filed the suit through his attorney, provided the following statement: “The Oklahoma Tax Commission is continuing to subject Oklahomans to a subjective decision making process in issuing personalized vanity license plates. Under our state Constitution, all Oklahomans enjoy the right to freedom of speech and an equal opportunity to express their viewpoints. Previous testimony in the administrative proceedings held on this matter have shown that the Commission is selectively granting and denying applications based on Commission employees’ own personal prejudices and viewpoints. The Constitution requires that state rules are viewpoint neutral, with an objective standard that puts the taxpayer on notice of what is legal and what is not. This suit is intended to put an end to the Tax Commission’s unconstitutional practice of subjecting taxpayers to the whim of individual employees.”
The case is Keith Kimmel v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma County Case No. CJ-2010-1072.
Had to be changed. I was going to make it jogging 30 minutes a day but it’s been snowing and raining almost solid since. I’ve postponed this one and have replaced it with trying to give up COFFEE!!! OK, actually to reduce my consumption. It can’t be good for me in the capacity of it that I am drinking. My son’s homebound teacher gave me a tea set for Christmas and I’ve been learning the art of tea. I’ve never been a fan in the past but it’s pretty good! There are so many teas to try out there and some are rich and decadent!! My new favorite thing is to go to Whole Foods or Central Market and peruse the choices. I like coffee for the warmth it provides, but tea is becoming tasty to me. I have been eating organic and mostly vegan for about 3 weeks along with drinking tons of water. I’m testing my body to see what in the hell is wrong with it, I want to feel good again. The last two years have been soooooo hard, I want to feel good again, that’s just all there is to it. I went on a 7 day detox and felt so much better after it, but I haven’t really noticed any sensitivities to any one kind of food, which is what it’s purpose is. You wouldn’t believe what this change makes to your complexion not to mention your digestive system. Yeah, I’ve still got my wrinkles, but my skin is more soft and supple and my eyes are clear again. The other night, I went out to drink beer with the guys at work. Next day, I felt like total crapola and my skin looked sallow. I might just be getting too old for beer drinkin’ (dammit!!). Wine may need to be what I imbibe in from time to time. At least it has nutritional value.
OK, so the other day I broke down and bougt the P90X Home Fitness system. I gave up my gym membership as I HATE driving up there. P90X says if I can “bring it” for 90 days, I can change the way I look and feel. Soooooo, I am bracing myself to commit to “BRING IT” for 90 days. 30 days I’ve been good with, but 90?!?! This body needs something. PLUS we are supposed to go on a beach vacation in June, I’d hate to go looking like (or feeling) I do right now. I know, I know, my ego is not supposed to be involved in my life anymore, but in some cases, it JUST IS!
to start off this blog i’ve decided to do Catch Me by Demi Lovato, it’s a song that i’ve been listening to for a while, hope it works out 8D
Before I fall too fast
Kiss me quick
But make it last
So i can see how badly this will hurt me
When you say good bye
Keep it sweet
Keep it slow
Let the future pass
And don’t let go
But tonight i could fall too soon under this beautiful moonlight
But you’re so hypnotizing
You got me laughing while i sing
You got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unraveling
And your love is where im falling
But please don’t catch me
See this heart
Wont settle down
Like a child running scared from a clown
I’m terrified of what you’ll do
my stomach screams just when I look at you
Run far away
So I can breathe
Even though you’re far from suffocating me
I can’t set my hopes too high
Cause every hello ends with a goodbye
But you’re so hypnotizing
You’ve got me laughing while I sing
You’ve got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unraveling
Your love is where im falling
But please don’t catch me
So now you see
Why I’m scared
I cant open up my heart without a care
But here i go
Its what i feel
and for the first time in my life i know its real
But you’re so hypnotizing
You’ve got me laughing while I sing
You’ve get me smiling in my sleep
And i can see this unraveling
And your love is where im falling
So please don’t catch me
And if this is love
Please don’t break me
I’m giving up
So just catch me
Bands Playing and Bars & Clubs with Live Music see main site for details.
Friday
De Lazy Lizard (12:00 am)
Joe Prichard (5:00 pm)
Lynn Routzahn (5:00 pm)
Rhythm & Brews (5:00 pm)
The Brickhouse (6:00 pm)
Channel Cats (6:00 pm)
Cracker Stackwell (7:00 pm)
El Gran Sabor (7:00 pm)
Secrets Nite Club (7:00 pm)
Taylor Books (7:30 pm)
Shamrocks Irish Pub (8:00 pm)
Blue Sky Falling (8:00 pm)
Mike-n-Rob Experience (MR.E) (8:00 pm)
Ashes of Serenity (8:00 pm)
Tomahawks Saloon (8:00 pm)
Old School Abbey (8:00 pm)
Stormcrow (8:00 pm)
Torment Garden (8:00 pm)
Creekside Cafe (8:00 pm)
Torn (8:00 pm)
Mountain State Brew Co (8:00 pm)
Yesterdays Draught House (8:00 pm)
Comedy Cellar (9:00 pm)
Southern Mix Band (9:00 pm)
The J Factor (9:00 pm)
NoDrama (9:00 pm)
The Trainjumpers (9:00 pm)
The Edge (9:00 pm)
Mongo’s Barn (9:00 pm)
Bubba’s Bar & Grill (10:00 pm)
Cazhmiere (10:00 pm)
Charles Town Races (10:00 pm)
Black Bear Tavern (10:00 pm)
Dante’s Bar (10:00 pm)
Mojo Doctor (10:00 pm)
Mr. X (10:00 pm)
The Garage Bay (10:00 pm)
Phil Wiseman (10:00 pm)
The Cat Daddy’s (10:00 pm)
The New Relics (10:00 pm)
Club T & C (10:00 pm)
Twice As Nice (10:00 pm)
One Hundred Hurricanes (10:00 pm)
Throne of Infection (10:00 pm)
Dick Dragon & the Bush Monkeys (10:00 pm)
Exxposure (10:00 pm)
Sam Lamont Band (10:00 pm)
The Blue Parrot (10:00 pm)
Marshall Lowry Band (10:00 pm)
Dale Dillon & Power House Band (10:00 pm)
Sound Factory (10:00 pm)
Tom Batchelor Band (10:00 pm)
Anne Cline (10:00 pm)
Librarians (10:00 pm)
The Concept (10:00 pm)
Hillbilly Rockstar Saloon (10:00 pm)
Club Octane (10:00 pm)
Treasure Cat (11:00 pm)
Saturday
The Hillbilly Gypsies (12:00 am)
Blackwater Mojo (3:00 pm)
East Run Band (6:00 pm)
Kanawha Valley Jamboree (6:00 pm)
Dan Cunningham (6:30 pm)
Black Bear (6:30 pm)
Todd Burge (7:00 pm)
Jenny Wilson Trio / Tupelo Honey (7:00 pm)
Union Valley (7:00 pm)
Brother Short (7:00 pm)
The Hide and Seek Effect (7:00 pm)
Twice As Nice (7:00 pm)
George Shingleton Band (7:15 pm)
Mountaineer Opry House (7:30 pm)
Duo Divertido (7:30 pm)
The Wheeling Jamoboree (8:00 pm)
Wood’s Walnut Pub (8:00 pm)
Giants of Tinytown (8:00 pm)
Hard Swimmin’ Fish (8:00 pm)
LineWork (8:00 pm)
Rick K & The Allnighters (8:00 pm)
Route 33 (8:00 pm)
The Emperors (8:00 pm)
Vern’s Pot O’ Chili (8:00 pm)
Wheeling Casino (8:00 pm)
ZeroKing (8:00 pm)
Our Malignant Beloved (8:00 pm)
Eddie Davisson & Getaway (8:00 pm)
Elysium (8:00 pm)
Relative Obscurity (8:00 pm)
Billy Matheny (8:00 pm)
Channel Cats (8:00 pm)
Golden Butter Band (8:00 pm)
Earth Dog Cafe (8:00 pm)
Comedy Zone (8:00 pm)
Purple Fiddle (8:30 pm)
Dick Dragon & the Bush Monkeys (9:00 pm)
Mike-n-Rob Experience (MR.E) (9:00 pm)
The Virgins (9:00 pm)
Rat Pack Lounge (9:00 pm)
Rock It Club (9:00 pm)
Buckstone (9:00 pm)
Eric Lewis (9:00 pm)
Freakshow (9:00 pm)
The Remnants (9:30 pm)
Whiskey Outlaws Band (9:30 pm)
123 Pleasant Street (10:00 pm)
Head Changers (10:00 pm)
Limit 6 (10:00 pm)
Neutral (10:00 pm)
Jon Dodds (10:00 pm)
Higher Ground (10:00 pm)
Rick Perdue Band (10:00 pm)
Sixpence Pub (10:00 pm)
Fairplain Yacht Club (10:00 pm)
Halftime String Band (10:00 pm)
Side FX (10:00 pm)
Catch Blues Band (10:00 pm)
Davisson Brothers Band (10:00 pm)
6′6 240 (10:00 pm)
40lb Snapper (10:00 pm)
V Club (10:00 pm)
N/V – The Original Deadly Sin (10:00 pm)
Sam’s Uptown Cafe (10:00 pm)
The Vagrants (10:30 pm)
Sunday
The Inferno (12:00 am)
4th Street (5:00 pm)
Carpenter Ants (6:00 pm)
Sol Driven Train (8:00 pm)
Blue Moon Saloon (9:00 pm)
PJ Kelly’s (10:00 pm)
Monday
Halftime String Band (6:00 pm)
The Brickhouse Bar & Grill (7:30 pm)
Purple Fiddle (8:00 pm)
Lost Parrot (9:00 pm)
Mike-n-Rob Experience (MR.E) (9:00 pm)
Joe Prichard (10:00 pm)
The Buttonflies (10:00 pm)