Odious and Asinine

I love the assurance of the sunrise, the sunset that makes it hide
I love the warmth it brings me, but happy when the heat goes inside

I love watching rain,hearing thunder,and seeing the lightning glow
I love being inside where I can be warm and change out of all my wet clothes

I love having you beside me always, trusting it will never change
I love you to see you running away happy, my norm once again rearranged

I love the days when I'm happy, try to forget the ones when I'm sad
I love you so much on your good days and I'll be right beside you when they're bad

I love when friends surround me and make me feel like life is grand
I love being assured that you need me, like when you take hold of my hand

But I hate when I feel like it's always dark and the sun won't ever shine again
And when the thunder shocks me and the rain has soaked through to my skin

I hate feeling like you used me and feeling that I'll never truly trust
And I hate you for leaving me alone as I curse your wanderlust

I hate when I feel like I'm friendless and no one truly understands who I am
And knowing that I'm being judged by my skeletons and haunted by my own engrams

I hate yet love when you call me and want me to always be there for you
I hate when I really need someone, that you always have better things to do

I hate how you leave me feeling low and when my thoughts spin out of control
And I hate when I never realize that I'm bleeding from your bullet holes

I truly love some things that are broken and I know some just aren't worth fighting for
I hate some doors that were opened and some friends that left me lying scarred on the floor

I love feeling like I can beat all this and that nothing will bring me down
I hate feeling like that's just a line that I use when pain once again comes around

-ABH-

I'm Addicted

Tina and I went to NY for about a week a few months ago and I was sooo not ready to come home. I love that place so much, it's just magical. This was the first time we had been in the Summer since I was a very little girl and I don't hardly remember the trip. The weather could not have been any more wonderful for this go round. Everyone had told us how it was either scorching hot or rainy always. Well, as we were told, we brought the sunshine with us and had a solid week of sunshine and low Summer temps. Bee-u-ti-ful!!! Tina was a beast with the subway map as usual and we were able to do tons of stuff we wanted. We got to tour the Guggenheim which was incredible. I saw original drawings from Frank Llyod Wright's designs, Van Gogh, Chagal, Monet, De Gas and so on. We also toured the Natural History Museum, where we had our picture made with "DUMB DUMB, YOU GOT GUM GUM?" Yes, we were the only grownups waiting in line for our picture opportunity but alas, we kicked our shame to the back burner and waited our turn like the nice little school children around us. I took various pictures of Tina in front of different scenes in the museum that made it look like she was in them. We got to stay in Walkill, Bethel for the weekend and that was fabulous as usual. Omar and Rheanna are a hoot and yes, I got to play rockband again. YEE HAW! It was hilarious because all their neighbors were sticking their heads out their doors and looking down the hall trying to figure out what the heck was going on. Must purchase a Wii. And I miss O and Rhe... Tina mapped out the location of every single H&M and we were able to visit more than one, including the three story one(angels flew by and began to sing while throwing rose petals.)We also ate at Amici's and enjoyed Sangria and squid ink tinted noodles. I got to haggle with more than a few hardcore Chinatown mafia members and was able to walk away with what I wanted, at the price I wanted and leaving them a bit frustrated and me with a rush similar to, I'm sure, leaping off the Statue of Liberty with parachute attached.

Ground Zero was coming along quite nicely and as Mikey G was our tour guide for the evening, I decided to take this shot of the three of us in front of the progress. But the most amazing part of the trip I have to say was our last day. It was amazing amounts of fun. Towards the end of the day, Tina says, "Hey we should go by the Waldorf and look around," to which I was of course happy to do. So Michael drives us over there and we park and are looking at it's magicalness. Well, I am going on and on about how much I love this place and how wonderful it is, even though Tina has heard this a million times, and we start to talk about the movie Serendipity and I mention it would be cool to have my picture made on the floor where the movie was filmed. So Tina says that we should ask the front desk because they would probably know which floor it was. So she goes up to the desk and says, "I have a reservation for Christina Hunter." I was mortified thinking she was just being goofy. I was wondering what in the heck she was doing and how she thought she could get away with this. Well, the lady, much to my amazement, doesn't look at her like she's a crazy hole and hands her two room keys. I still could not believe that she had actually gotten a room there, there must be some mistake. But alas, she handed me one and said, "Are you ready to go drop off our bags at our room here at the Waldorf Astoria??" I nearly had a heart attack in the lobby. I was acting like a 5 year old on a ridiculous sugar high. I was jumping and hollering and couldn't stop laughing. She had told me that she had gotten me something for getting in to nursing school and for having my tonsils taken out but I could not figure out what in the world it was. It was the coolest thing ever, I don't know that I've ever been that excited. I guess it rubbed off because on the way back to the car to get our bags, Michael was doing grass angels on Park Avenue. It was hilarious. So we went back to the room and then decided to go to Serendipity to end our magical evening and it was delicious and filled with flaming gay men as usual. So once we were stuffed with Frozen hot chocolate and Peanut butter humble pie, he dropped us off at the Waldorf and Tina and I went to our room where I took a piping hot bath in the splendifirous tub and then wrapped myself in the fluffy, soft, wonderfully cuddly bath robe.

So I am officially addicted to NY. There is something that is just so fabulous about it. It's the only place I ever want to go on vacation to. There is just so much to do and I miss O and Rhe like craziness. I can't wait to see them in MO soon!! Anywho, there you have it, I'm an NY junkie and I don't plan on getting over my addiction anytime soon. :)

Brand New Phone...You Know What That Means..

Well let me take a shower and oil my feet and I'll give ya a holler Aug 27 08

We like to be around yall 2. :) I can't wait til Friday Sep 1 08

And you wonder why the slats were falling out of my bed. What a fattie. lol Sep 8 08

Hey kiddo. Guess who got 2 tour the very windy mill in a skirt and someones safety shoes? Sep 11 08

Welcome to the big leagues my favorite pale friend Sep 22 08

G'nite. (heart) you Sep 29 08

Wow come to think of it you would make a pretty good wonder woman. Now if you only had the invisible copter.......hmmmmm Oct 15 08

Lol nice. I knew at heart you weren't a beer snob. Oct 27 08

Yup. In fact now that there is a black president, you need to refer to me as prince dukes. And I will refer to you as white woman. Nov 4 08

Yall should get bikes and be nerds too :) ok cool. ttyl NOv 9 08

Just don't eat it like some kind of weird chinese delicacy. Nov 10 08

Good because tween me and you mrz brooke i'm not tryin to see your dads mad outside face or mad in draws face ever again. Nov 13 08

Fiery coals!! Nov 18 08

Really quick, had a dream last nite that involved me, you, your dad and my dad and a scheme to get on a flight to saudi arabia. Nov 20 08

Well hot dang and hallelujah, can't wait! Woo hoo! Nov 26 08

Actually today I feel pretty good aside form an irritating cough. Last night I was hacking my head off so I ate a cough drop which I woke up w tangled in my hair. Ewwww. Dec 1 08

U r 2 cute Dec 3 08

I want to work with the hunters. Famous last words. Dec 3 08

I'm fat today. Apple scone, 3 musketeers, sour patch kids, cutie, banana nut bread, chicken wings, rotel and chips and 3 pieces of chocolate Dec 4 08

Thank you! Your mighty cute yourself :) Dec 10 08

Then your uncle appeared with a rope and said I told you about makin eyes with that white gul. Dec 11 08

No funny business. The eyes of God r everywhere. Dec 11 08

Great work on your talk last night!
Brooke rocks! Dec 12 08

Besides a man liking beans is pretty sexy. Hubba hubba. Dec 17 08

Congrats smartie pants! What a genius you are. Take after me after all. :) Dec 19 08

Oh yeah Guess who this pimp apple belongs to....
I know. I found him in the store. I was like wow that is the pimpinist apple ever. So I bought him. Dec 20 08

Yall bought done? We're listenin to ___ and i'm bout ready to kill myself :O Dec 20 08

Because you're still tingling form his warm embrace Dec 22 08

His flight just took off. He should be landing about 6:30. His friend at Walkill is picking him up. We gave him your cell number. His family asks that you take good care of him.
He forgot his coat so he may need help keeping warm. Dec 27 08

Wow wish we were there have a great time eu Dec 27 08

Guess whos a brown boy? i am! :) Dec 28 08

No way! Those dirty hookers! Dec 29 08

I'm so jealous. Drink a caraffe of sangria for me. The video didn't come thru. :-( did you buy a "cootchie"? Jan 3 09

I could eat a horse. J'ai une faim de loup. Jan 6 09

K. Ill eat a chocolate one for you :) Jan 9 09

I always get it done! :) Jan 9 09

Let's go wild! Lachons-nous! Jan 15 09

Ha ha. You are ash stuffed. Jan 15 09

Jared talking bout howler monkeys again Jan 16 09

Jealous? I think so! :) Jan 17 09

Its snowing Jan 20 09

What do you get when you drop a piano down a mineshaft?
A flat minor. Jan 20 09

Is this outfit appropriate? Cette tenue est convenable? Jan 21 09

In case I die on this flight the buick is yours Jan 21 09

This place sucks. Cet endroit est nul. Jan 23 09

Surely now the worst is ovah! Aug 5 '09

I'm pretty much gonna kill ___. He just asked me if he had anything in his teeth. Sick! Go look in the bathroom mirror idiot. Aug 6 '09

Great. Deone and I are picking him up at 8. He has Trivial Pursuit South Africa edition. We'll be waiting at your house. Aug 9, '09

I know we haven't talked in a while. Just wanted to tell ya I love you immensely and hope everything goes well tomorrow. Aug. 14, '09

Monkey is eating a buttrito. Aug 17, '09

If ___ doesn't stay out of my cube, I may have to body slam him. Aug. 17, '09

I miss you and tina tequilla. Aug. 20, '09

Aww I will marry you one day. Aug. 21, '09

I don't think it matters what I do, say, wear, etc. To you I'll always be a nerd. I could straight up find the cure for pastiness or freckles for that matter and you would still refer to me as a nerd. Aug. 23, '09

Hmm. You not knowing what you want? Nur! I can't believe it! Aug. 24, '09

I seriously miss you guys. Aug. 24, '09

Do you like cheese? Au. 25, '09

Well if we are getting hitched one day I need to see what happened chefess skills you got. Aug 25, '09

Thanks Brookey Poo. Aug. 25, '09

Tenacious B

Just realized this old post was on here that I never published...and since I haven't written on my blog in three hundred years, here it is.


Today dad told me while working on a job that I was tenacious. It made me smile because I knew why he chose that word to refer to me, but I checked to see if it had other meanings online, and well, thanks Pop. :) I think....


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te·na·cious Audio Help /təˈneɪʃəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tuh-ney-shuhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often fol. by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
2. highly retentive: a tenacious memory.
3. pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.
4. adhesive or sticky; viscous or glutinous.
5. holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough.

The Social Pages Say.....

Well, as I'm sure you've all heard by now, I was in attendance at the AC/DC concert Friday night, January 30th. We originally had three tickets, very good ones I might add, because I was on the phone with Ticketmaster the day and minute they went on sale a few months ago. So we got three good ones and I was "happy as a little guhl." So a week-ish before the concert, Tina mentions that we probably should have gotten our tickets in by now. So we call them and alas, they canceled the order due to an address dilemma which they did not bother telling us about. AWESOME! So I become frantic radio listening woman to try and win some, which I was going to do anyway cuz I wanted Heather and Heath to come, but now I was freaking out cuz I didn't have any myself. My magical radio skills failed me the one time I needed them the most. How did this happen?? I did get close enough to get spit in the face with them though. This one radio station was giving them away by having a short clip of 11 of their songs mushed together and the first one to call in two and a half hours later(yes I did get up at the crack of dawn to get the first play of the clip at 6 am) would get FRONT ROW seats. So my camera, with it's sweet recorder option, is in the repair shop, I only have an iPod dock and do not have a radio anymore(therefore no tape player which means no old school tape recording which is how I won my front row Cher tickets....yes, I saw Cher...on the front row...Sue me), the video camera is broken, I couldn't find dad's awesome recording phone thus leaving me to record the clip on my sharty phone that has a busted speakerphone. Despite all of this, I listened to the clip one hundred times and finally identified all 11 songs in order. So as soon as the 8:30 time to call rolled around, I had the whole fam on every phone in the house. Tina's new little magical squidget phone actually got through. She was number 2 of 3 people they were going to let guess the list. So she handed the phone to me and I listened not once, but twice(due to phone/streaming difference) as a man named Brandon with a husky annoying voice called out every single song I had on my list in the order I had them and I heard them scream out two wonderful times "You've won them Brandon! You got them all right! You're going to see AC/DC on the front row!" My heart sank for obvious reasons 1)that we even got through on the stupid line 2)That we were #2 3)that I had them all right despite my crap of a phone.--SIGH-- So, there went that. I had also tried several times on another station and couldn't even get through!! So Friday rolls around and we still have no tickets. But no need to fear, a place on Beale is giving away another pair of front rows. So I just knew in my little optimistic heart that we would certainly win those and all would be good, however I did get a small wad of cash out before heading downtown. (Ok, so I'm not that optimistic I guess)Well, I walked in the place and asked the radio station when they were giving them away and they said, "Five minutes ago." DOH!!!! So we headed towards the Forum. There were the most blood thirsty scalpers I have ever seen hovering for a kill like dirty starving buzzards. Aaron B held up two fingers and the hunt was on. Screeches and demon-like noises began to ascend upon my ears. From everywhere, men of questionable hygiene and manners lecherously approached and looked at us with one eye half squinted and said, "Ohhh, you neeeed two?? I've got two. Let's go to Starrrbucks and discusssss," as the others skulked away to find another victim. When it was obvious after many repeat sessions of this, we weren't going to give my firstborn for "lower level" seats that were actually upper nosebleed (because this girl had done her research, believe you me. I could have been on the setup crew as many times as I stalked ebay tickets)we became like an over picked carcass and they began to ignore us for fresh meat. I was beginning to lose hope, and then we saw it, there shining on the ground like a lovely redbird in the midst of a murder of crows, a golden ticket that some unfortunate schmuck had dropped and no one had noticed. As soon as the birds saw we had it, the swarm returned. "I can give you $30. $30 tops. Hard to sell a single ticket ya know." We refused. We held out until we were able to get $50 out of it and I like to think that it was a fake from another scalper that we sold right back to another. Excellent! So I was getting really desperate and kinda freaking out that we might not get to go. This pretty normal looking dude walked up and said he had an extra on the floor next to them that his buddy didn't use. I asked him how much and he said,"I dunno, I mean if I could just get face value that'd be ok I guess. 90 maybe?" So I called Tina and asked her what to do. She insisted that I go on and take it. We must have gone back and forth about this a hundred times and finally they all insist I just buy the ticket and go and meet up with all them after the show. By this point, the guy says, "How bout 80?" So I said, "You've got yourself a deal." Another group of friends had already gotten tickets and I met up with them inside and we sat around and talked during the opening act. And then I made my way down to the floor and waited...alone...I was really sad Tina didn't get to be with me. It would have been even more of a hoot if she had. But the show was amazing. They did a few off the new album plus some great old classics. A couple of my favs were missing. Oh! The nice man on the other side of me even lent me earplugs that his son wasn't going to use because he thought they made him uncool. I think my ears would have been bleeding were it not for those. Angus stripped piece by piece on this one song. The hat went a few songs into the show..then the jacket...then on the one, he started doing stripper moves and took off his tie and shirt, then turns around, unbuttons his pants and pulls them down and sticks his butt out to us to reveal boxers that say AC/DC. Then he pulled his pants back up. It was hilarious.

After the show, I met back up with my gang for some karaoke which was the perfect opportunity for me to sing one of their songs in my Angus outfit of course.(Will try to snatch a picture of me in my getup and stick it on here soon)

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I GUESS THE ONLY THING LEFT TO SAY IS, "I'VE SEEN AC/DC!! WHAT WHAT!!"

New...Camera,York,Year!!

So you may be wondering what that fine gem of a camera is doing on my blog. Well, it's here, because I am now the proud owner of a Nikon Coolpix S60 DIGITAL camera. That's right folks, Brooke Hunter now owns a digital camera. Gone are my film days, unless I'm shooting my old school Nikon N70 which still holds a dear place in my heart. But let me tell ya', this thing is sweet! Mom and dad surprised me with it before I went on vacation to NY(which I will write about momentarily). It's crazy. Not only is it digital, but it's a touch screen. It also comes with a stylus that can be used to sign a name on a picture or label it and it will print right on the picture. Fabulous! In. love. with. my. camera. I have been lusting after this bad boy since I saw it many months ago. They bought me red and everything. :) It's pretty crazy trying to figure out all this printing/editing business. But I'm lovin' it! Yay!

Onto aforementioned New York trip.... We flew out on Dec. 25 and got back on Jan. 5. Should have been the 4th but there were flight issues and now thanks to AirTrauma, I have two round trip tickets at my disposal. So beach trip, here Tina and I come. Boo ya! These are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip. I took over 400! Oh! I also took a ton of videos which my fabulous camera does effortlessly. We got to stay in Walkill Bethel for the first weekend and that was probably the highlight of my trip. It was splendiforous being able to be around Omar and Rheanna so much. Soooo good to see them. We met some really crazy and fun people, happened to run in to a ton of people we know that used to be at the farm but have since moved out and just so happened to be visiting the same time we were! Uriel surprised us with tickets to Medieval Times..as you can see from the picture. I have always wanted to go there and wow, was it fun. We hooted and hollered for our green knight and he threw Tina a flower that he had kissed. She was ecstatic. He almost won but the evil(but most attractive-wink wink)red knight "killed" him. So close! They serve your food in metal bowls and plates with no silverware. And Tina and I were so excited that I decided to buy us special hat/crown/things as you can also see from the picture. I'm pretty sure we were the only grown girls with these on, but hey, who cares right? ;)

We hit up Chinatown where unfortunately I did not find a "Gucci" to call my own. I did however purchase the most gaudy gold snake bracelet I could find. It's tail wraps up my arm and the head goes toward my hand. I love it! We were really upset that we didn't get to go to the NBC store after I scoped it out the first time. There were a lot of gifts we were going to get for people in there and when we went back the second time, it was 1)our last night 2)already closed....at 7!!! So we were very sad. But to make Tina feel better, we hit up Dylan's Candy Store were she was...well...like a kid in a candy store. And then we went to Serendipity which entailed an hour wait outside in the frigid cold but was it worth it?? Yes it was! We each got their signature frozen hot chocolate. I got peanut butter, Tina got Chocolate Mint and Uriel got Chocolate. And simply being there was fabulous in itself. For those of you that don't know, Tina and I are obsessed with the movie Serendipity and we got to sit right beside where it was filmed. I took a million pictures of the inside....soooo pretty. And I think they only hire flaming gay men but to tell you the truth, it kinda added to the ambiance. The door man was a flamer for sure and took it personally when everyone was crowding in "his" entrance and keeping "his" door open. I took his picture as we left because he absolutely cracked us up... When I asked him if I could, he quickly fixed his hair and scarf and said,"Ooooh! I'm so flattered!!"

My face got wind/cold/in general chapped while we were there. It was so cold! And the wind was just excruciating! But with some scarves, underoo long johns, fold up mittens, warm and toasty hats, Starbucks, puffer vests, and straight up Vaseline on my face, we were good to go.

Add to all that, it's a new year! How did that happen eh? And no, we were not anywhere near the ball when it dropped. Our hotel was actually in Manhattan, but we hung out in Brooklyn that whole night to avoid all that craziness. We did, however get to watch fireworks over the water that proved to be utterly beautiful...and cold...of course. Anyways, it really was a great trip. We didn't get to do everything we had wanted to, but we have decided this just gives us an excuse to go back in the Summer! :D