So last night was the big night. When all the big stars are dressed in Gucci, Prada, Armani, and sometimes homemade Swan. Well every year my sis, Amanda, and I vote on who will win and we bet something like a dinner or movie. I won last year. woot woot. So i was telling my new roomate Ryan about it. and He wanted in. The bet...1000 pennies. so the wheels in my head started spinning, which they rarely do and I thought hey, maybe other peeps will want in on the action. In all, Laurie, Luke, Cherise, Ryan, Carrissa, and Amanda all threw down. IT was a good beginning with most of us winning the first catagory. But as the night progressed I become concerned. I had only 4 wins. Laurie was at 6, and Ryan going string at 7. However, Luke was sadly at 1. LOL. poor kid. Ryan was feeling pretty good, I wasnt. But still the night was young. I had a losing streak of around 4 in a row. I started bargaining with Ryan, since he lives in my house I should take a cut. 60/40 seemed fair. but he wouldnt respond. 70/30? 80/20? ok ok, 100/0. I will take 100 and he can have 0. Well, little did we know that I would make a strong comeback and win the game with 12. Sweet Victory. Here are the final standings:
Cat 12
Ryan 10
Laurie 9
Cherise 9
Amanda 8
Carissa 7
and Luke 3...my bad.
To the victor goes the spoils. as they say.
I would like to say Thank you to my friends, Ryan for upping the stakes, My best friend and husband, Danny. and to God, without him, I wouldnt be here.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Since it's no longer a secret....
FAA wants to know if go! pilots fell asleep
By The Honolulu Advertiser
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into whether two go! airlines pilots fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo last Wednesday.
Go! Flight 1002 was headed for Hilo Airport around 10 a.m. but overshot the airport by 15 miles before returning to land safely.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said yesterday the agency has opened an investigation.
"We're investigating whether the pilot and co-pilot of a Feb. 13 go! airlines flight fell asleep while the plane was in the air between Honolulu and Hilo," Gregor said.
Joe Bock, a spokesman for go!, said the company is conducting its own investigation.
Gregor said the FAA plans to interview the pilots of the 214-mile flight. Under FAA rules, they could be subject to a warning, suspension or license revocation depending on the findings.
A radar track of the flight provided by the website www.flightaware.com shows the plane remained at 21,000 feet as it flew past Hilo before returning to the airport.
Air traffic controllers, which had been tracking the plane by radar, were unable to reach the plane for 25 minutes, according to a report by KGMB-TV.
Complaints of pilot fatigue are not new to go!'s parent company, Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group.
In 2006, Dallas television station WFAA-TV reported that pilot schedules at Mesa's mainland operations were so tight that many pilots were flying exhausted and some were forced to camp in their aircraft.
Last year, the Mesa unit of the Air Line Pilots Association complained that staff shortages hurt morale and affected Mesa's operations on the U.S. mainland.
Go!, which began flying in Hawaii in June 2006, is the state's fourth largest carrier. The company flies 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.
Local pilots say that most commercial flights between Honolulu and Hilo have an autopilot function that can set the plane's route, altitude and speed. The autopilot also controls the aircraft's descent when it approaches an airport.
But toward the end of the flight, the pilot needs to manually set a lower altitude for landing. Failure to do this would mean that the plane would continue past its landing point, which may have occurred on Flight 1002, the local pilots said.
FAA officials could not recall the last time they investigated an off-course airliner in Hawaii.
In 1988, the FAA investigated a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu that strayed 200 miles off course.
The DC-8 aircraft corrected its course and landed safely. Hawaiian said at the time that pilots had informed radio air traffic controllers that they were having navigational problems. No one was hurt.
By The Honolulu Advertiser
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into whether two go! airlines pilots fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo last Wednesday.
Go! Flight 1002 was headed for Hilo Airport around 10 a.m. but overshot the airport by 15 miles before returning to land safely.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said yesterday the agency has opened an investigation.
"We're investigating whether the pilot and co-pilot of a Feb. 13 go! airlines flight fell asleep while the plane was in the air between Honolulu and Hilo," Gregor said.
Joe Bock, a spokesman for go!, said the company is conducting its own investigation.
Gregor said the FAA plans to interview the pilots of the 214-mile flight. Under FAA rules, they could be subject to a warning, suspension or license revocation depending on the findings.
A radar track of the flight provided by the website www.flightaware.com shows the plane remained at 21,000 feet as it flew past Hilo before returning to the airport.
Air traffic controllers, which had been tracking the plane by radar, were unable to reach the plane for 25 minutes, according to a report by KGMB-TV.
Complaints of pilot fatigue are not new to go!'s parent company, Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group.
In 2006, Dallas television station WFAA-TV reported that pilot schedules at Mesa's mainland operations were so tight that many pilots were flying exhausted and some were forced to camp in their aircraft.
Last year, the Mesa unit of the Air Line Pilots Association complained that staff shortages hurt morale and affected Mesa's operations on the U.S. mainland.
Go!, which began flying in Hawaii in June 2006, is the state's fourth largest carrier. The company flies 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft.
Local pilots say that most commercial flights between Honolulu and Hilo have an autopilot function that can set the plane's route, altitude and speed. The autopilot also controls the aircraft's descent when it approaches an airport.
But toward the end of the flight, the pilot needs to manually set a lower altitude for landing. Failure to do this would mean that the plane would continue past its landing point, which may have occurred on Flight 1002, the local pilots said.
FAA officials could not recall the last time they investigated an off-course airliner in Hawaii.
In 1988, the FAA investigated a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu that strayed 200 miles off course.
The DC-8 aircraft corrected its course and landed safely. Hawaiian said at the time that pilots had informed radio air traffic controllers that they were having navigational problems. No one was hurt.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
babies r us
Yesterday my brother Curtis and his freakin awesome wife Renee welcomed their first son, Luke, into the world. He is sooo adorable. I am planning on visiting him in March. Here's a pic!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Quote of the Day
"Oh my god!"
-Danny while watching Cat eat shit, go flying towards the ground at 50 miles per hour, and slam her head on the floor.
-Danny while watching Cat eat shit, go flying towards the ground at 50 miles per hour, and slam her head on the floor.
Friday, February 8, 2008
a new adventure in exercise
Ok so I have been off and on with exercising the past oh say 7 years. Recently I got back on the horse and really had been dedicated but then got sick. and thought I was dying so the exercise promptly stopped. Well today was my big day and I started with jump roping. I read in my Women's magazine 15 minutes to fitness guide that a good cardio session is to jump rope for 15 mins and do strength training after for 15 mins. well at around 12 mins of hop hop hop i fell the ground exhausted. I thought my heart was going to explode. Geezas. Im out of shape but man, jumping rope kicks ass. I highly recommend it.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
WTF?
I drove all the over to class and no one was in the freakin parking lot. GRRRR. the teacher could have mentioned on Tuesday that we celebrate Holidays 4 days early!!!! Stupid....
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Sweet Victory
With money bet on the Giants I thought for sure they'd lose. Yet, in one of the greatest of upsets of all time, they brought the big guns and won. therefore, so did my wallet.
A Giant upset
A Giant upset
NFL.com
It was over when ..Eli Manning threw a 13-yard, go-ahead touchdown to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds remaining in the game, completing a 12-play, 83-yard drive in which the Giants converted three third downs. The Patriots had one-last gasp, but Tom Brady's desperation pass on fourth down fell incomplete.
Game ball
Manning led the winning drive and was well deserving of the MVP award. But were it not for a couple of huge plays by receiver David Tyree, the Giants might not have been in position to overtake the Patriots in the fourth quarter. In addition to catching Manning's first touchdown pass, Tyree caught a critical 32-yard desperation pass on a third-and-5 on the Giants' final drive. On the play, Manning managed to escape intense pressure from New England only to get free and complete the pass over the middle of the field to an outstretched Tyree. Four plays later, Burress caught the winning touchdown.
Key stat
The Giants pressured Brady all game, never letting him get into a rhythm. Led by defensive end Justin Tuck (two sacks, six tackles, one forced fumble), the Giants sacked Brady five times.
Friday, February 1, 2008
There Will Be Blood
Dan and I saw this movie recently and Holy crap, its good. See it. really. see it. I am pleasantly surprised to see its nominated for an Academy Award. Especially since last year was full of crap movies. Daniel Day Lewis does not disappoint. He, as always performs just as good as the best Hollywood and Bollywood, for that matter, has to offer. He is a great actor and the movie was really awesome. Dan didnt even fall asleep. SO there you go.
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