Tagged!

Alright, Sue tagged me. Normally I don't do these sorts of forwards, but since my cooperation was bought with the flattery of her words, I will participate. Here are 10 random things about me:

10) I still am frightened by almost every scary movie ever filmed.

9) When I was little, I loved dresses. My grandma said I didn't want to wear a jacket at a playground during the winter because no one would see my pretty dress.

8) If I am telling a story to my friends and family, I tend to embellish the details.

7) I want a puppy — now.

6) In my opinion, gravy should be its own food group.

5) My left pinky finger has only partial feeling in it after I stabbed it with a filet knife while slicing a bagel three years ago.

4) I used to pick fights with my brother, until he surpassed me in size.

3) It bugs me when people don't use AP style.

2) My dad thinks we have nice toes.

1) When you meet my parents, your first reaction will be: "Now I get it. This all is starting to make sense..."

I'm tagging the only other people I know who have blogs: Karen, Jacob, Liz and Toddster. I am confidant they'll have wonderfully random answers.

Bring on the snow

A view of Lake Tahoe at dusk from the top of the hill.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Tyler and me are going to busy at work. Heavenly Resort is supposed to open on Nov. 23, and if that's true, Tyler's restaurant should be extra busy with the holiday and the start of the ski season.

I have to get ALL my stories done before the holiday, otherwise I won't have anything to put in the paper for Friday or Monday. I also want to get them all done because my brother is coming up to eat some turkey as well. I went to the grocery store last night and stocked up on some frozen pizzas and large quantities of chips and salsa so Zack doesn't eat us out of house and home. I'm looking forward to having him here, even though he tends to eat a lot.

As for fun stuff, Tyler and I have been playing disc golf on our days off from work, waiting for the snow to cover the slopes (I just bought my season pass today, so it better start soon). For now, I am trying to get better so I can show him up when we do play together, but I think I need a bit more practice before that can happen. They have two courses in the area and the one we play at, Bijou, has 27 baskets.

I'm attempting to make my grandma's rolls today, so I'm sure that will make for an interesting anecdote later. Since the dough has to rise three times, there is plenty of time for me to screw something up. So tune in for an update in the next few days on high-altitude baking...

Election night fun

Tonight is election night here at the Tribune and I am sitting here in the newsroom anxiously awaiting the results for the school board and the college board of trustees. Tyler was nice enough to make lasagna and garlic bread for all of us, so at least our stomachs are happy.

I’ve started filming Web videos to go along with my articles for our online edition, so if any of you are ever bored, you can check out the paper and see the new medium I’ve been using for my stories. We filmed one today with me donating blood at a blood drive. It’s going to go along with a story I’m writing about the importance of blood donation, so I’m feeling a little drained right now.

Tyler’s job is working out great — they hired an accomplished chef whom he can learn a great deal from so he’s excited. They’re revamping the menu and making it smaller so they can focus on making a few dishes taste spectacular instead of serving a ton of dishes that taste good. I’m very happy he found a place that challenges him and makes him excited about food. I like to see him come home from work smiling.

Now, all I need is my season pass to Heavenly, a new car and a dog and life will be complete...

Belated Halloween pics

My scary jack-o-lantern.



Tara's vampire jack-o-lantern.