http://www.elephantsoap.com I stood up and I said, Yeah! Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:17:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First off I want to wish every one a Happy New Year. I hope all had a safe and fabulous celebration. Chris, our friend Brian and I spent our New Year's Eve with The Flaming Lips. This was the first Lips concert that I have been able to drag Chris ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2009/01/02/welcome-2009/ The things we chat about when we are mentally done for the day. Chris: what's for dinner me: brawtz and I don't know what Chris: aw man me: what Chris: chips would be good with that me: yeah Chris: some of those crack kettle chips me: crips kettle crips ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/30/obviously-unmotivated/ OK...seriously...I have plans. Big plans and little plans all for the coming year and I know it would really make things easier if I would just write them down. Somewhere. Preferably somewhere I can find it. So here goes. I've got to break it down into two categories or else ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/29/the-list/ Christmas time means social responsibilities. We've visited with framily (friends who are so close, they are basically family) on Christmas Eve and family on Christmas day. The day after Christmas we got to have dinner with more framily who are visiting from Florida. We stopped by to see Steph (they're ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/28/potato/ Awe... Christmas. Really not much to say about it this year. Chris and I got up and had cinnamon rolls which is our little Christmas morning tradition. Then we loaded the car with goodies and drove up to my parents for the day. One of my parents always calls ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/26/christmas/ This was one of those bizarro weekends that seemed to last forever. Friday night we met Zelda and friends at the Loony Bin for drinks and laughs. Chris and I are feeling the Christmas money crunch so we decided to be economical at the comedy club by each of us ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/22/crafty/ Chris is ready for the new year and has all his goals lined up to accomplish. And despite the fact that I gave him a really long list of things for the new blog, he keeps asking me about my goals for the new year. Hold on! This year isn't ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/15/clip-show/ I had my first experience with acupuncture yesterday and the verdict is good. It was a completely surreal experience, but I think it worked. For the past few months I've had this issue with my right shoulder and neck area. I felt like Quasimodo, like my right shoulder was pressed ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/12/pin-cushion/ I keep waiting for this yoga teacher training stuff to get easier, but when the weekend isn't physically demanding, it's usually mentally demanding. This weekend was maybe one hour of yoga and like 20 hours of lecture and discussion of ethics, catharsis, and the business of yoga. We also covered ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/08/the-teacher-training-saga-continues/ So...it's official. I will loose my job here in December of 2009. This isn't a big surprise. I knew it was coming; I just kind of wished I had a teeny bit more time. And really...who ever gets a year's notice? Still, it made me kind of sad to hear ... http://www.elephantsoap.com/2008/12/03/fish-or-cut-bait/