Thanks November 26, 2007
Posted by Juice in General Ramblings.Tags: Thanksgiving
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After a long and glorious Thanksgiving weekend I had to take the time to say thanks to everyone who has stuck by me during this crazy year. Though you are too numerous to mention individually (and for fear of leaving someone out), believe me when I say that I couldn’t have done it without you.
The business is going along great and word is starting to spread among women pilots that there is a sisterhood between us all be our reason for flying military, commercial, or just because we love the sky. As the lineage of aviation becomes long enough to be legendary we can rest assured that women have secured a small but prominent (and ever growing) piece in the tapestry of that legacy.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and while I don’t have any physical offspring, my various interests take a great deal of time and energy to foster and would not have developed without the helping hands of people from all over the country. My hobby has become an occupation, and my occupation a defining characteristic of my life. Ergo, you have all touched my life in amazing and positive ways, and that’s surely something I am thankful for.
OH, Shizzzle…! November 14, 2007
Posted by Juice in General Ramblings.Tags: Live Music, Los Angeles, Music, Santa Monica
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It is official, the Renee Myara Quartet(“yeah, and there’s six of them!”) has restored my faith in live music. They played the Temple on Wilshire last night and tore it up, flat out, brought the house down. Their dynamic sound defies genres labeling and the sound is incredible powerful, while still maintaining a razor sharp artistic edge. If they come to a venue within a hundred miles of you, you must go.
Usually the story of a live music invitation ends in tragedy. You know the drill, it’s like: “So what’s up tonight?”…”Oh, I’m going to see a friends show, do you wanna go?”…and you think [Grr, probably gonna be terrible - but I guess I'll check it out so I can claim I have a life tomorrow at work]. So you say, “Sure!”…((Four hours and two overpriced girlie martinis later))… [I'm not tipsy enough to have a good time, and this band is even worst then the last one that made me swear I'd never go to a live show again]. You utter to your friend defeatedly, “I’m gonna go…I’m really tired and I have work in the morning.”
YEAH, not this band. No way in H.E. double-hockey-sticks. I had a great time and they were shockingly awesome on stage. Not a whole lot of screaming and clapping, it was like a bunch of people with their jaws dropped, totally intoxicated by the sound coming from the stage. Woah.
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One Crazy Week November 6, 2007
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Ok, so I haven’t written for a week, but there is a very good reason. My check ride was Thursday and my birthday was Saturday. For the entire week I studied, studied, and studied some more, but come Thursday morning I was ready to rock. I had a great ride and passed with no real trouble.
The rest of the day was totally relaxed. I went out for a nice dinner at a hidden spot here in Santa Monica and then headed over to the monthly meeting of my chapter of the 99’s.
Ladies, you have got to join the 99’s if you haven’t yet (assuming you have a local chapter). After all of the business is done, the evening is spent having dessert and trading stories about racing, close calls, and basically how everyone is doing in their various endeavors. It’s a little like a mini Thanksgiving once a month.
Since I studied through Halloween night, my birthday party was a huge costume fest. My house filled with my friends, all dressed in random crazy outfits. Good food, great friends, and wine all mixed up with costumes that were not at all “G” rated made for an awesome party that went until almost four in the morning.
Long story, short. Last week was one crazy week!
