goodbye mary lou

her time with us was short-lived, but i will miss her nonetheless.  hermit crabs just aren't that resilient.  her shell was so cute, with google eyes and everything.  but on a more positive note, i've discovered that francis is a big fan of rice krispies.

barre chords are my enemy

granted, i've only been playing guitar for a very very short time, but really, barre chords just stank.  my fingers just don't work that way.  regular chords are fine, but my finger just doesn't work the way it should to play a barre chord.  my teacher says it will come with time, but i'm impatient.  that's all there is to it.

yearbookyourself.com

thanks mimi.  i'm in hysterics...

vpn is down

so is email.  flooding in my office has caused a virtual shut down of work for the day.  one would wonder "how can one work?", but in all reality, it makes one realize how dependent we all are on email to do our job.  in theory, i CAN work.  it's just not as easy.  

welcome chester & mary lou

i must first comment on my new clutch...way better than the old one.  but lesson learned, always check for spare parts prior to reassembling the transmission.  

now, must welcome to the family:  chester and mary lou.  they are adjusting to their new home quite nicely.  mary lou may also be finding a new shell soon.

a clutch and a crab

today, i get a new clutch on my harley.  AND today, i get a new hermit crab.  good day all around. my little guy francis is lonely after the passing of james, and i felt it time to get him a new friend.  i think this time, i'll opt for the medium variety, as the small variety, while cuter, are just not as resilient.  let's take a look at the hermit crab progression in the reemts household:  

• first crabs:  francis & cameron
  
• first crab casualty:  cameron, 1 week later
  
• new crab acquisition:  cliff & james, so now i have 3 - francis, cliff, james
  

**note:  was warned not to name a new one cliff..as he might live up to his name.

• second crab casualty:  cliff (noted, he did live up to his namesake, though he wasn't in a bus accident, just got sick)
  
• new crab acquisition:  NONE - just sticking with francis and james for now
  
• third crab casualty:  james - the 10 days we were away in sturgis didn't fare well for james
  

so now poor francis, oddly my first little guy, is all alone.  new crab day!

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the title is "blank" because i've been sitting here staring at this page thinking of something witty to say, but cannot.  me blank.  so...blank.

ike

sending my best thoughts to my fam in houston...

death magnetic

it's finally here! four long years, we fans have waited for this day. at 12:01am in some time zone, i got my download of the new metallica album. many would ask 'did i immediately listen to it?' and surprisingly, the answer is no. why? because i had to work.

no, that's not the reason. well, it is, sort of. i wanted to devote my full attention to listening. and so, when the work day was done, i did just that. granted, i only made it through 8 of the 10 songs, interrupted only by the fact that i have my guitar lesson tonight.

off to enjoy the final two...

and one final note on the matter, for my fellow horsemen fans out there... the 3rd installment of unforgiven is waaaaay better than the 2nd...might even venture to say it ranks right up there with the 1st...

grape nuts, grassy candle, 4 phones, and a best boss trophy...

...that's what's on my desk. well, other things too, but looking around, i realize my desk is about as random as my brain. not surprising. as a total non-sequitur, i should probably not pretend to take credit for my blog name, that would be my husband's genius at work. simple...i like to play guitar, i like to ride my harley = guitarley.

the blog begins

the blogging begins. why start blogging? i've been inspired by a dear friend who probably doesn't realize i read her blog frequently. i have things to say, and usually about nothing. this blog will eventually transform itself into something with meaning, but for now, it serves as a forum for the randomness that is my brain.