1. Did you get an allowance as a kid, and if so, how much was it? Yeah, it was probably $.50 or $1.00 or something like that
2. How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it? 19, at Forget-Me-Not Books. I've done a lot of growing up there since then!!
3. Which do you do better: save money or spend money? Spend money haha
4. Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them? Maybe me borrow from someone..it doesn't really happen a lot though..
5. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought? My bed, vacations, the first edition of Worst Journey, etc

A couple moose came to visit this morning!

They heard me open the door and looked over at me. Curti was VERY intrigued, he was creeping slowly on the deck haha

Mom and calf looking for food!

( pokemon update )

26. How have you improved yourself this year? I just..somehow feel stronger after everything that's happened this year. It's nice being able to say "have a good day!" to customers too!

Yesterday mom had a dentist appointment, so we left for Anchorage pretty late (after 1). We were going to stop in Healy for snacks (1 1/2-2 hours away) and that part of the drive seemed to last FOREVER haha (and it was raining..ugh). The trip seemed to go by faster after we got snacks lol. The fall colors were pretty, though a lot of the leaves had fallen off the trees in the mountains. Mom put on music from her phone when the radio died..I Googled The Sound of Silence when it came on, and read this: "Simon wrote 'The Sound of Silence' when he was 21 years old, later explaining that the song was written in his bathroom, where he turned off the lights to better concentrate. 'The main thing about playing the guitar, though, was that I was able to sit by myself and play and dream. And I was always happy doing that. I used to go off in the bathroom, because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I'd turn on the faucet so that water would run (I like that sound, it's very soothing to me) and I'd play. In the dark.'" He..composed one of his most famous songs by playing with water in his bathroom?? I won't think of the song the same way again probably LOL. The last 50 or so miles to Anchorage is painful too, since you have to drive slower in the populated areas and you're tired and just want to get there already!! Haha. It was after 8 when we finally found the hotel..laying on the nice bed felt HEAVENLY haha. Nice curtains too! It was nice to relax the rest of the night lol

Today mom dropped me off at Title Wave Books and went to her appointment. There are WAY too many tempting things in that store LOL..I just kept adding more things!! I found one book (Mutiny on the Globe) that's been on my Amazon wishlist since 2019!! There was a section for curtain/window treatment books too, and of course had to get a couple of those LOL. Mom shopped some when she was done with her appointment too. I was there for THREE hours..there were other books to look at, but I already had an obscene amount and my eyes were tired, so I had to get out of there LOL. *bank account cringes* After that we had lunch at Yak and Yeti a couple doors down (a Himalayan restaurant..hadn't been there in a long time!), got something for dad at Lowe's, then went back to the hotel (mom's still recovering from covid, and is still pretty tired). Not sure what we're doing for dinner, but I'm slowly getting hungry lol. Hopefully tomorrow we'll be less tired :P

( some pics!! )

Earlier mom and I left her house to go to the store and stuff, but she had to go back because she forgot her phone..mom was about to get out when I saw two moose run from the back of the house right in front of the car! I gasped and was like "mom...mom!!" and she looked up and was like "WHOA!" haha. I was too shocked to take a picture right then (mom hates it when my brain freezes up and stutters when I get shocked..she said "this was like when you saw a bear charging the car! B-b-b-bear!" and I said "m-m-m-moose!!" haha), but here are a couple pics from further away after I recovered lol


A mom and calf, probably. This is the first time I've seen moose at the new house! (Dad's seen one before there though.) I'm glad I still get to see them, even if my heart was racing :P (mom was glad she had forgotten her phone haha!)


Yay! <3 A cool end to the long weekend!

( 28. What is your favorite kind of tea? )

Aww, yesterday these two came over to say hi and to get some food lol. Mom said she saw them the other day, and other people in the area have seen them as well. So cool seeing them so close safely! I'm always amazed at how big they are haha. Greyboy wasn't sure what to think :P


Awww, I always love seeing them <3

All the volleyball games for the season are now canceled. :( I think they should get an extra two months next season, even the seniors. Evil virus is evil!

( 14. Do you use rely on one main password for most of your online activity, or do you try to come up with different ones as needed? )

I have here..VOLUME 2 OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD!! My apartment is blessed with its presence LOL (it's pretty rare! I wonder how many other people have one..). It's pretty beat up, but good enough for me! Super cool :D (the frontispiece, which is a fancy term for "picture at the beginning of a book," is one of Wilson's drawings. I've been wanting to use "frontispiece" in casual conversation LOL)


MINE ALL MINE


Oh my *dies*

I saw a moose yesterday! I hadn't seen one in a long time. I always love seeing them lol, they're so cute <3

( jan. 7 and 8 )

Today's trivia: The Caribbean island St. Bart's is named for Bartolomeo Columbus, Christopher's brother

Yesterday we drove to Denali..it was sooo cold and windy..ugh. Our hotel suite is AWESOME though..it's more like an apartment! I think after we settled in we looked in a couple shops, had dinner (best sourdough bread EVER *drools*) and then relaxed at the hotel

Today the weather was even worse than yesterday..cold, windy, rainy and SNOWY..like, a full on snowstorm. Ugh wtf. We still went hiking at Savage River (mom and I hiked there before, it's really pretty). It was a two mile hike round-trip. It's amazing how much my special shoes help when I hike now..I don't feel like I'm flailing and tripping all the time (mom noticed too!). I'm amazed just a pair of shoes helps my ankle problems! On the drive back to the hotel we saw two moose! A lot of people got out of their car to take pictures, which isn't really a good idea, especially if it's a mom and her calf! I wasn't even comfortable being that close in the car..eesh. You could definitely tell the mama moose was alert and a little stressed. We had lunch at the hotel, went to a bunch of the shops (I got a really cool opal vein rock!!), had dinner (the snow was REALLY coming down now), looked in more shops and now we're relaxing

Tomorrow we're going to Girdwood and staying at a ski resort (mom and I stayed there once a few years ago). The forecast says it's supposed to be CLEAR down there and other places we want to go to down south. It BETTER be, I am soooo tired of the rain and cold. I don't know what is up with the weather in the Interior, but I can't wait to get out of it and see the sun!!

Black and white makes everything creepy haha (this was for the photo meme Krystin and I are doing on Facebook). We went geocaching here, but didn't find it..boo! We did see two moose driving home though..aww. So cute..I love moose hehe

( 6. have to sit all day or stand all day? )

Dad was getting ready to leave and then was like "look look!" and ran to get his iPad. I looked outside and there were two moose right outside the window! A third soon joined them. They were eating the seeds the birds dropped and plants around the house. They kept looking inside..I have the best pics haha

( moooose )

Wait, not McDonald's! You'll become unhealthy Mrs. Moose! You must resist! Haha

( Day 100: A picture that means a lot to you )

Would you rather lick the head of a bald Harley biker after a sweaty race or lick the surface of an entire car hood that hasn't been washed in a month? The biker's head

Today's trivia: Henry VIII was the first king to be called "Your Majesty"

SHE PET THE MOOSE! She's lucky she didn't get stomped or something. Not the smartest thing to do, no matter how cute they are haha

( Day 67 - Something green )

Would you rather wake up to find a roach sucking on your tear duct for moisture or find two rats having sex on your stomach? Um..WTF

Today's trivia: The San Diego Zoo has the largest collection of animals in the world