I've said it once, and I'l say it again...

Man I love being a turtle.
Not really, what I was going to say was yeah, I'm a terrible blogger. I go through phases, and I'm trying to do this one again.
You should see my journal, I bought it in Seattle and I write in it pretty much whenever I'm in an airport, which lately has been once a month or so.
This year has been busy, so rather than go back and explain where I've been and what I've been doing, I figured I would just pick right back up with where I'm at. So... Here goes!

I just heard my husband say from the kitchen, "Oh hey, while I was cleaning the other day I found Princess Leia's hair."
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Now what's odd about this is not that he said that, but that after a few seconds I knew exactly what he was talking about, and this followed:
"Oh, where was it?"
"Under the fridge, I think it had something to do with a certain Newt."
So that's my life. We have lego magnets and Princess Leia has been bald for months, our Cat, Rebecca -- but everyone calls her Newt (get it?? get it??), has a habit of tearing them off and playing with them in the middle of the night.
Alas, we have come to realize that all of our pets are insane.

In other news, I am testing with the big bad Anchorage Fire Department in 3 days. I've passed my written and have been selected to go through the second step in the huge process and go to the Physical Ability Test (PAT). If I pass it, which I intent to, it's on to a behavioral analysis test (BPAD) and an oral board. If I pass that it's on to a Chief's interview. If I pass that it's a psych test. If I pass that it's a psych interview. If I pass that, I get accepted into the academy and the real work begins. If I pass that, then I get to be a probationary firefighter on AFD for a year. If I pass that, then I'll be an Anchorage Firefighter. *wipes sweat off forehead* Needless to say, not many people make it through on their first try, but I'll give it a go.

I just got back from 120o weather in Las Vegas. I headed down there to clean out my Grandmother's Estate... I got some nifty stuff! Like a record/8-track player. I've never even seen an 8-track, but after half an hour or so I was playing Neil Diamond 8Tracks and Beatles LP's. It. Was. Awesome.
I also learned how to gamble, as I recently turned 21... Also, awesome. I had a blast hanging with my mother playing black jack until all hours of the morning. It was a good time.

Well, that's just about it. I'll try and keep up with this whole blogging bit, but no promises.

Until next time,
Jess