We had a crazy wonderful Thanks Giving...... 26 people were in our 3 bedroom apartment at once. Heres some pictures:


I tried to get a picture of everyone but this was the best I could do.


Me and Grace


My turkey


Isaiah's turkey....

The idea was that we had a turkey competition. Both turkies were awesome but Isaiah ultimately won. He played dirty: injecting butter to his turkey and wrapping it in bacon. My berries and corriander didn't stand a chance. I was told however that my stuffing was better and my white meat was sumptuous.


Maggie's turkey


Turkey surgeon


Yeehaw!


Me and Jula! I love this dready woman sooooo much!

We ate hella food and had an awesome Thanks Giving with many people we love around us and some folks we didn't know so well. One thing I learned growing up is that Thanks Giving is a time to bring in those who have no one, who will obviously not be people who have us to begin with. But they will be part of the family for the night, fed and cared for and told that we are grateful for them. I love it when all the elements of Thanks Giving are in harmony. We had a truly wonderful day.

Okay.....Someone fucking pinch me. When I got to the office this morning my boss told me I have the day off paid. Then I check my bank balance and my paycheck is there 24 hours early. This is too good to be true. Am I dead?

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Checkout my Thanks Giving bloodhawk.

I'm so fawking festive.

Well folks I have some good news to share.....

On December 6th a judge is going to come to our home and marry us. He's an awesome old hippy judge who spent much of his youth partying in Berkley. Perfect guy for the job!

I already tend to think of Isaiah as my husband. We've been living together sharing the wonderful experience of raising Hansel for over 3 years but we've never actually been legally married. In 2010 or 2011 we're going to have a big Zombie Wedding ceremony for all our friends and family but in the meantime we've decided to do this small ceremony so we can have all the legal rights of a married couple.

Today I'm trying a hair dye tribute to Zombie Walk. Ideally when I wash it out I will look like a have blood dripping down my head.



Last night I dyed my friend Victoria's hair 8 different colors. Its pretty wild. Hard to tell in these pics because my bathroom lighting washed out some of the colors but you can get the idea of what I did.





Yeaaaaah baby!

I learn something new every day. Today I learned Optimus Prime's favorite song is "I'm A Little Tea Pot". This is inside information folks. You can now start buying up tea paraphanalia as Transformers collectibles..... the modern Beanie Baby IS HERE.

Tonight Hansel came up to me and announced, "I have to go on journey, Mamma. You have to let me go on journey. I have to fight the bad guys in the world. I am part Robot and part Destiny Guy. I am the most Destiny Guy EVER. I know the bad guys are in town. They're stealing all the money. The outer space monster is in town and I KNOW that monster is in town!"

Poll #1483796 I'm taking my family to visit my hometown Tempe, Arizona in February and I've been gone so long the place is quite different so I need some help planning fun shit to do. Please humor me.
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What is the best bookstore/tea house in the Metro area now days?

What is the best Thai resturaunt in the Metro area?

Folks back home...... would you like to hang out? If so, under what context?

Best place to get a cigar in the Metro area:

Name some good places to eat seriously awesome food and cocktails in the Metro area?

What are the best night clubs for deathrock and industrial in PHX?

Tell me the best shopping places!

Swine Fuckover more like it.....

The day after I got Hansel's "swine flu" results I was talking to Texas Tonya (who happens to be a registered nurse) and she mentioned that swine flu tests are not being given anymore because they're too expensive. I thought that it was pretty strange to hear that from a registered nurse after my doc told me he tested Hansel for swine flu. I asked her what the tests cost and she said they're about $500 each. Then on talk radio I heard it mentioned that people all over America are being declined the right to have this test.

I began to wonder how the clinic in my dumpy neighborhood where we have frequent gang shootings has managed to give us a test that people all over America are being declined. The clinic sent me a piece of paper declaring charges that will be forwarded to my insurance and all three of the swabs they took came to $148.

So its pretty fucking obvious they didn't actually test him for swine flu. They just told me they did and billed me for something else.

We got the test results. Hansel does not have the swine flu. *sigh of relief* He has the regular flu... he just got hit really hard with it.

I'm off my FMLA. Its weird to return from being out of the office several days to care for a sick child. Going back isn't like returning from a weekend. I didn't really recharge myself during the downtime. I've used all my vacation days for the year so I can't call in a "me day" but at least the weekend is a day closer.

Thanks to everyone who sent messages and good vibes.
I love you all very much :D

Halloween with the flu.....

Hansel is still sick but no longer running a fever or throwing up every hour. Last night we almost took him to the hospital because he was unresponsive and got to the point where he couldn't sit himself up. It's a hard decision to make when someone is in that condition because it's scary not having professional care but the discomfort of an iv and an unfamiliar place full of strangers and bright lights can cause stress, which is also dangerous. When he became unresponsive we gave him his car sickness medication and a popsicle and I packed a bag with extra clothes so that if he got worse we could leave and be prepared for anything. I was really glad that he did actually start improving then. Today he has eaten several meals and caught up on lost fluids. He's only puked once and it was from coughing too hard.

So we spent the day watching horror flicks and eating good food. Didn't give candy because we don't want to give plague to the hood.

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The doctor thinks Hansel has Swine Flu. Won't know for sure till Monday. He says it's only dangerous if the fever goes up to 104 or symptoms persist over a week. I am taking FMLA leave.

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I can't sleep. Tired as fuck but Ive been listening to Hansel's chest rattling all night. He's so miserable. The only doctor near us that takes our insurance is a crap doctor. I am considering spending a hundred bucks on a cab to take him to a doctor I have faith in.

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Blah blah blah blah cubicle blah blah bus blah blah blah blah homebum shitting in public. How was your day?

I just had the best brownie ever. It made me dance. Arrowhead Mills Gluten Free brownie Mix....... Mmmmmm hmmm!

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This video has some of the best moments from yesterday :D




And heres some more awesome pics:

Today was a special day in Portland.... a day we look forward to all year long. A day to feast on brains with they neighbors....

PDX ZOMBIE WALK

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This is probably only funny if you've seen the video for Shakira - Shewolf....

I have to share this......


Hansel break dancing to the final scene of Breakin