This and That....

Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs...

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Yes, I was worlds away for the everyday....

more pictures to come tomorrow of the Temecula Wine Country. 

High Speed Chase ends in front of our office building!

Earlier today our Secretary says, "hey Jill, there's something going on with the cops on the freeway".  I was on a conference call with my headset on mute when I got up to take a look...WOW, at least 4 cop cars spread across the 5 freeway, 3 motorcycle cops, a big police dog and several cops with weapons drawn pointed at a PT Cruiser that had pulled over  to the side.  We all stood there, as one by one, 5 people slowly backed out of the car and walked backwards, hands in the air until they got to the cops, who then put the handcuffs on and put each one of them into a separate highway patrol car.  up pulls at least 2 more motocycle cops and 2 more police cars.  in all, 2 guys and 3 girls were arrested.  We were all googling the incident, but no one found anything.  Strange!!  There were no news vans present, just the cops, with lots of BIG weapons drawn and one big dog, ready to pounce at any minute.  when they got everyone out, they let the dog go...he jumped into the car and sniffed around and then promptly exited. 

The police cars all left with a passenger in each car.  They opened back up the freeway and it was like nothing ever took place.  WEIRD I tell you.....and then we all realized that we stood and watched these cops with guns...what if they started to shoot?  We were all in front of glass windows...not to safe and not to smart! 

Hey - it was a break in an otherwise ho-hum day :)

Book 2 - New Moon

I started reading the 2nd book in the Stephanie Meyers vampire series...New Moon:

It is SOOOOO good!!  I can barely put it down.  Started reading yesterday while sitting out by the pool and am about 3/4's the way through the 600 or so pages. 

I can't believe how *HOT* it was today..100 degrees here in RSM, and tomorrow it's suppose to be just as hot if not hotter :)  This is only April....I can't even begin to wonder what the summer has for us.  At least there is NO, I repeat, NO humidity!! 

Slumdog Millionaire

I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire tonight.  The following is a summary of the movie:

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

When the movie first started, I almost turned it off...and as it continued I kept thinking this had better get better or else Im gonna stop watching.  Not to ruin it for anyone, but when they started tortuing the kids, I was really annoyed and kept thinking that it has to get better..and it DID.  I don't know if I'd say it should have won the Oscar for Best Picture, but i haven't seen any of the other movies that were up, so until then, I'll reserve my judgement.  I just wish I had known about the torture beforehand.  I understood about Jamal being raised in a slum, so I was ready for that...it was just the other.  kinda like last week when I watched Nights in Rodanthe...wish I knew what was going to happen cause I wasn't prepared for *that* either!

Bagels

A couple weeks ago i was slicing a bagel when my left thumb *got in the way*!  After keeping my thumb under the water for what seemed like forever, I wrapped it up in a paper towel and proceeded to call my mom....you are NEVER to old to call your MOM :)  I explained what I had done and asked if I should go to the Emergency room or not.  To be on the safe side, she told me to GO!  Oh, and by the way....she told me that she thinks I am allergic to something in the Tetnus shot.  But then, she can't remember if it was me or Mike...but to be on the safe side, let's just say it was me :)

So, before I head out, I checked online to see if Urgent Care was still open.  I had 15 minutes to get there...so, I raced down the stairs and out to my car, jumped in and off I went.  When I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed that there weren't any other cars...it was either gonna be my lucky night, or else i was going to have to head over to the Emergency room at Mission, which I knew would be a nightmare.  When I walked up to the door, it was still open - thank goodness!  I was the ONLY person in the waiting room and they got me in right away.

The nurse looked at it and decided to get everything ready to stitch it up, just in case.  I asked about "gluing" it back together and thank goodness the Doctor did just that.

Why do I tell this story again?  NO, I did not cut my thumb again...I have a new toy:

   Stacey gave me this *slick* little bagel cutter.  I must say, it is the {KING DADDY} of bagel cutters.  There is no way that I can stick any of my fingers inthere and cut them now! 

I highly recommend that you pick one of these babies up if you are a bagel eater.  OH, and by the way....there are these new bagels out there - Alternative Bagels.  Tons of fiber, really tasty and the great thing:  1 point!  Yes, Weight Watchers 1 point bagels...they are made by Western Bagel Company and they are *yummy*!!

So yes, I am still eating bagels and my fingers are safe...life is GREAT :)

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Last Sunday I briefly stopped by the Wildlife Sancutuary in Irvine to check it out and take some photo's.

Carlsbad Flower Fields

This past weekend I finally took my camera out and had some fun!  Saturday I went down to Carlsbad and here is what I saw:

Ranunculus are simply stunning when they are in bloom.  The fields were about 70% in bloom, so if you wanna go, I recommend you go NOW!

 

 

 

 

Tulips  - my favorite flower!

 

Sweet peas - they had this really cool sweet pea maze and I saw so many people get lost and couldn't find their way out! 

Wanna see more?  Check out my pictures on Flickr  - http://www.flickr.com/photos/88365013@N00/sets/72157616266511545/

Flower

  i will be posting more flower pictures later, but being so close to Easter, just had to share this beautiful iris.

Safe

Safe - secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.

Tonight I feel safe.  We finally got word that our department is "all clear" and that for now *the staff reductions are over*. 

time will tell, but {SAFE} is a word that i am loving tonight.....