Recently Jo made a group on Facebook called Queers on Gears, a place to invite people to bike ride, get ice cream, or whatever we want to do. Yesterday we hosted a barbecue at the house..some people I knew, but there were some new faces too. Not as many people came as we expected, but I like smaller groups better anyway. Everyone was so nice! A few weeks ago a lady came into the bookstore and said she and her wife just moved here, and said her wife worked at the university..I thought about asking if they knew Jo, but I was like "ehh what are the chances?" Well, she and her wife came to the barbecue! Fairbanks is small haha. Another guy moved here a couple weeks ago, and kept saying "I can't believe I live here!" (After 13 years, I still say that!) People brought their dogs, which had fun running around, playing and splashing in the lake (I'd never seen Sid that active before!). We had yummy food, some people kayaked and played badminton, and we just sat in the grass and talked. They insisted on playing rap though, especially someone called Megan the Stallion..bleh. It was still cool though, but eventually I had had enough of being social haha, and went home to check on Pretty Kitty. I was SO tired when I got back to their house (Jo definitely was too, and he's more outgoing than me haha)..I was trying to tell Jo about Abby and her Greenies addiction, and totally couldn't get the words out right. Jo knows I stutter when nervous or tired, so I just laughed (that's what Drew Lynch would do!) and said I was tired, and he said "you got this!" I really appreciated that, Jo is so awesome and supportive! Going to bed was awesome haha

Here is a pic of some of us!

I don't remember everyone's names, but Jo is behind the person in the pink shirt, Maeve is behind him, Logan is the guy in the blue shirt behind me, and the dog's name is Shadow. Yay!

Mom took this pic of Pretty Kitty and her twin haha:

I'll have to show this pic to Liz (her owner) haha

( next journal: mammoth 2004, where i obsess over hammerfall LOL )

17. Do you like going to museums? Any particular type? Yeah, natural history/science and history museums are my favorites

18. What time do you usually go to bed at on weekends? Around midnight

Meet Pretty Kitty!

Someone I used to work with (Liz) went out of state, and asked me to take care of her cat while she's gone..sure! She said Pretty Kitty is pretty (heh) low-maintenance, just needs the usuals and a nice lap..I can do that lol (I met PK once some years ago too, but she wouldn't remember me haha). Liz said she's pretty quiet, but she did meow some on the drive over, and when she was exploring my apartment, but she didn't seem TOO scared (unlike Abby, her voice is soft). She definitely loves being pet..I love how soft she is! Hopefully she'll have a nice time at my house (though she might get addicted to Greenies LOL). She's 15, the same age as Abby..cool!

This is how close that fire got to Chena Hot Springs:

OMG scary!!! D: The owner refused to close the resort and evacuate, so there are actually pictures/videos of people in the hot springs with a raging forest fire in the background!! "Ahhh, a nice soak while the forest burns around me, so relaxing!!" The guy actually said "I *suppose* we'll have to leave if the buildings catch on fire." Umm yes, I would hope so! All the "this is fine" memes that have come from that are amusing though. :P The fire slowed last week since it was cooler, but it's "perking up" (that's what the fire info website says haha) since it's been hot today..ugh. At least no structures have been lost!

There are a bunch of ducks at the lake at my parents' house, and one mom has NINE chicks!! Mom says they're an armada haha. It's been cool watching them grow up!

( july 10-12 )

Today's trivia: The resolution of the human eye is 576 megapixels