Support for Allison Stokke

The other day the Washington Post published an article featuring a story on the 18-year-old pole vaulter, who after unwanted Internet attention received from a photo was posted on a sports blog has now been so cruelly victimized by insensitive, comedic sports photographers and middle-aged male bloggers. For the full article by Eli Saslow: Teen Tests Internet's Lewd Track Record .
My parents are still figuring out the lesson they want me to take away from the whole affair, so far they have: now you see your mother isn't totally crazy when she tells you to watch out for crazy people and stalkers or to wear modest clothes, you can finally see my reasoning... this is my mom's reasoning and I'll listen to her point, but as some of my friends can vouch I'm not exactly the person you see jumping in front of the camera trying for all the attention, I'm the one who strategically ducks down just as the flash goes off and avoids picture day for as long as possible.
The lesson I think I've taken away is to never wear spandex again, and after spending my entire spring break in them at rowing camp I can much oblige, especially after gaining the worst, I repeat worst spandex tan (it literally cuts off at mid calve leaving a quarter of my leg starch white). Of course if I chose to never adorn spandex again I'd have to give up crew, seeing that our uni's are JL's and we wear the material every single day (besides Sundays) and giving up crew would be a real waste after devoting so much time into getting my goal 2K time (8min 30sec's, I managed an 8m 33sec, and I saw my lunch afterward--I'm so glad I got that over with), oh well, I won't be giving up crew any time soon, but I will be sure to wear less form fitting shirts.
Back to Miss. Stokke, it is truly aggravating to see another young woman fall prey to Internet blowout and victimized by a photograph that has caught the eye of some comedic sports blogger, who as I repeat is as insensitive and rude and cruel as they come (man, I sound like a feminist) It's unfair and horrible when anything like this happens and I want for Miss. Stokke and her family to know they hold my support as they try and get everything under control...
here is another blogger in support of Miss. Stokke in his post at: Bullet Points

Miss. Stokke pole-vaulting:

I swear, having the courage to do something like that must be an amazing feeling...

When life gives you lemons...

i love Stephen Pastis!!

On the road again!

The update! Mi familia y yo are out in the boondocks at another one of Johns baseball tournaments, where he had three games (all that he won) yesterday (which pretty much guarantees them a place in the championship) today he has two games for sure and then there is the champion ship which will most likely stretch into two games with extra innings, meaning it will probably be close to 9pm when we leave for our seven hour car ride down to the beach... you can be sure we will suck up to Dad the whole way down as he drives long into the night, running on coffee and what ever we pick up from gas stations...

this picture is from a tournament last year when John pitched.

one of my favorite games ever!

Save the Bunny!!

this is totally random and a total steal from Ananka's site, but it is so sick it's a little disturbing that i'm amused by it. So what are you all still reading for? GO SAVE THE BUNNY!!

Nothing like home made Carmel Corn!

Carmel Corn

Put 3 1/2 L popped corn in a large paper bag (no unpopped kernels)

Take
1/2 cup melted margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 t salt
1/4 cup cornsyrup
Microwave 2 min, stir and repeat.
(If you put this recipe to music, that would be the chorus.)

Add 1/2 t baking powder, stir it in the mixture, and pour
over popcorn in the bag.

Close and shake, Microwave 2 min, shake and repeat.

Just when i thought going to the beach couldn't get any better

my granddad announces that Andrea is coming!!!! Andrea is the BOMB!!! every time we see her she just gets nicer and nicer, this year is going to be so great, I'm so excited (like you couldn't tell)!

this movie looks so cute!

Martain Child. So cute!

Two weeks, two weeks!

no i've not given any notice or anything like that, in two weeks i will be at the beach!!!! i have been waiting for this all year!!!! last year i was hyped and excited, but this year, MAN I AM PSHYCED i don't even care if i didn't spell that right!! the beach! the sand! the water! the TAN! YES!! i was born and bred in the New England region of the east coast i am looking forward to this! never mind the minor set back that i have yet to buy a bathing suit, and won't be aloud to eat icecream or junk food all week because of marathon training, no my joy is not subdued!! no to mention that i will be missing half the SOLs for our family reunion! and yes i am using posting this as an excuse for not studying, so that means i should probably get off, but i am just SOOOOO excited!!

caution at the airport

for your personal safety keep childrens hands & feet from edge of conveyor. this equipment starts and stops automatically.

Shall we count the grammatical errors or just laugh at the fact that there was someone who had to first write it, then another person to put it on a sign, then another person who has to actually install it onto the wall, then another person who is in charge of over seeing all this... between four different people you would think they could manage a grammatically correct CAUTION sign, but no. And for the record this is an actual picture my mother took at an airport while waiting to get her luggage.

my new glasses!

after the tragic loss of my chic clear Ray-bans (you can see why this is tragic) due to being pushed off a boardwalk during spring break, i just yesterday got them replaced relieving my very tired eyes from the headaches i had recently been dealing with due to contacts. my new glasses are the complete opposite of my Ray-Bans, they are Anne Klein, dark brown with a florescent blue tinge on the inside that gives them, as my mother put it best: "psychedelic" look!

THE NEW LLAMA SONG!!

good lord help me, my four siblings have taken it upon themselves to memorize and resite this song over and over again in my presence.