Krukid / A.R.M.

The flights back from Europe were hectic. Wow. It took sheer determination and stamina for me to run through the St. Paul Minneapolis airport with all my luggage to make my flight back to Vegas. On this last flight, I expected to sleep. When I first sat down I was still coughing from having all the air expelled from my lungs as I ran from gate to gate. After catching my breathe and drinking a bottle of water, instead of napping I enjoyed a great 4 hour conversation with the rapper sitting next to me.



Krukid is a real African-American. Really--he moved to the States from Uganda!
He was in Minneapolis for business.



The conversation was fun and the flight flew by (pun intended). We exchanged information before leaving the airport. I am proud to call Krukid my newest friend.
Not only does he have a lot of talent, he is also extremely intelligent, well-spoken, and polite...and one of the better people I've met in Vegas. :)



The new album, 2 Africans and a Jew, is available for MP3 download. Click below:

Today is 10/10/10

What did you do to celebrate? I went to Monaco and saw the real Monte Carlo Casino. Afterward I picked up a cool (and cute!) Hungarian hitchhiker and drove him to Marseille. GREAT DAY!!!! :-D

Milan, Italy

Saw this on Italy's Yahoo: http://it.notizie.yahoo.com/46/20101007/video/vwl-usa-turista-filma-le-minacce-di-un-a-df14a31.html. Shameful....


To bring happiness to this post, Duomo is gorgeous!





Picture taken today:


And if course, Tiramisu from a nearby cafe:


I love Italy. Seriously, I could live here.

Do I have any wealthy Italian fans interested in an open marriage..?

As many of you may know, I am in Europe for a business trip.

Oktoberfest 2010 was absolutely a once in a lifetime experience (this was the 200th year). Can you believe they actually had a non-alcohol beer option? Pretty tasty too! And the Devil's Wheel ride (game?) is a MUST!! Oktoberfest may become a yearly event for me.



So far I have been to Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. What an adventure! Once I return back home and have time I will post a few more pictures. :)

Beers

MGD 64

64 calories
2 g carbohydrates
2.8% alcohol


It’s right on the bottle: Only 64 calories. And it claims the number one spot over Beck’s Premier Light because it’s a little lower in alcohol content. And that’s the politically correct choice, right?




Michelob Ultra

95 calories
3 g carbohydrates
4.2% alcohol



Michelob was one of the first to market a “low-carb” beer. But here’s a secret: Almost all the low-calorie brews are relatively close in carb count. (Sam Adams Light and Yuengling Lager Light are the notable exceptions.) Just look at the label. Which is exactly what you should be doing for anything you eat and drink.


Guinness Draught

126 calories
10 g carbohydrates
4% alcohol


Perhaps the most surprising beer on this list. The great taste of Guinness but with a calorie-count in the range of a light beer.

30 Roses

Empathy

Empathy = relating to and understanding another person's feelings.

Going on stage

Burning Man

Burning Man was again awesome! For anyone who hasn't been, look into it. It can be whatever you want it to be. For many it is a week-long party. For me it is a healing retreat.




Since I am nearby, I will be dancing at the Wild Orchid again September 8th-18th. :)

Kegels

These women recommend doing kegel exercises by pushing ice out of the vagina.



My comment was: "Lol, I also used to shoot items across the room! However, the act of pushing out like that actually weakens your pelvic muscles. It's a cool trick but important to do a lot of additional proper kegels to compensate. Proper kegels are pulling up and in--like when you have to pee and are holding it (before using the bathroom, not while stopping midstream--it's different)."


This woman gave good advice:

Don't Drown Your Food

Vampires Suck

When it comes to love movies--I enjoy the traditional boy/girl not vampire/prey. Which is why I watched the first Twilight movie but not the rest.

This movie is a comedy, though, so I may go see it:



(Yes, I have a warped sense of humor. This is a VERY MILD example.)

1 year = no alcohol

It has now been a FULL YEAR since I quit drinking!!
My life has changed dramatically.
All for the best!


I'd love for someone to buy me this shirt. *wink*

Undress Yourself - Madonna Parody

4 year relationships

I've been searching for my life partner--someone who will be "Mr. Right" forever. Is this just an illusion? Many people only stay together for life because they have children or financial ties and not because they are happily in love.
This isn't encouraging.

"Four years after getting married, about 10% are as happy as when they first got married--90% are not. Twenty to thirty years later it continues to go down." -- This Emotional Life, part 1.

My longest relationship was four years and my average is three.

If I change my outlook on relationships to just sharing a wonderful few years with someone before moving on, would that be so bad? Could it be healthier?

Tolerance would be lower, enjoyment higher. Expectations would change.
Accepting that relationships are meant to be temporary creates happier times together and less stress. No more sticking it out super-gluing a failing relationship. No disrespect. Relationships would be complimentary. People wouldn't allow themselves or their partner to fall apart. No compromising of yourself for your partner. When the relationship is no longer synergistic, breaking up would be logical and wouldn't cause hard feelings. Both people move on in whatever way that continues making them happy and remain friends.

With this adapted foundation, flourishing relationships may even have long term possibilities. Hmmmm, I will have to give this some more serious thought.

Duck Face

Why do some women do this?!?       *sigh*



A perfect example is Bri Baby on Myspace. She's totally hot...but almost all of her pics have the Duck Face pose. :-(     She'd be so much prettier with a smile.


For what it's worth, this applies to just about everyone. Your pics are your pics. Smile! Look friendly and attractive! Don't embarrass yourself or others.

Have you heard the Mel Gibson tapes yet?

Here's the link: http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/07/exclusive-audio-listen-all-mel-gibson-tapes-here

From listening to them it is clear that Mel is abusive and unbalanced. However, I do believe that we are only hearing snippets because Oksana is pushing his buttons and getting him to the breaking point. That is no excuse for Mel, though. A real man won't act that way.

Narcissists look like men, have penises, do "man chores", yet are only a shell. They believe normal rules do not apply to them and are incapable of having feelings for anyone else. Shockingly 5% of men are narcissists--that's 1 out of every 20! Mel isn't a man; he's a narcissist who cannot see beyond himself. He doesn't even know what he's missing. Sad..

Twitter?

Okay I'm going to give in and start tweeting. Today I contacted Twitter to start the process of having the www.twitter.com/trixieracer account turned over to me. Since I've never used Twitter before and this will be new for me, please be patient as I learn how it all works. :-)

Hunter S. Thompson's birthday

Hunter Stockton Thompson
July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005

"Young people of America, awake from your slumber of indolence and harken to the call of the future! Do you realize that you are rapidly becoming a doomed generation? Do you realize that the fate of the world and of generations to come rests on your shoulders? ...Oh ignorant youth, the world is not a joyous place. The time has come for you to dispense with the frivolous pleasures of childhood and get down to honest toil until you are sixty-five. Then and only then can you relax and collect your social security and live happily until the time of your death."

Signed Fearfully and Disgustingly Yours,
John J. Righteous Hypocrite

What kind of a life are you creating for yourself?

Life is what we make it. When bad things happen, we can sulk about how bad our life situation is or we can take control and create the best possible life. Either way, the bad thing has happened. You are in control of your future.



Do you want happiness? Than claim it!