Traveling Karr does DC

Greetings Minions,

It is I. Karr... Maji will have a blog post for you later involving the very long awaited Stupid People's Awards, however, for right now I have the blog.

We made the trip in one piece. Though I'll admit that I did have my doubts from time to time. We traveled from Waynesboro, GA to Bryson City, NC the first day. A very long trip indeed as we did not leave Waynesboro until noon because SOMEONE forgot to do the banking before New Years.

Maji: Alright alright...

Anyway, we made it out of town and traveled into Bryson City. A very nice little town but unfortunately there just isn't a demand for jobs at the moment in that town because it is considered 'off season'. We will try again in March if nothing better comes along because that truly is where Maji would like to be.

Maji: I had a very good feeling about it!

From there we went to Pigeon Forge... Via Hotsprings... Because the road that would have taken thirty minutes to drive was closed and therefore a thirty minute drive through the mountains turned into a three hour drive through the mountains.

Maji: He got a little car sick...

I did not! Anyway, it turned out well as we stayed two nights in Pigeon Forge and we made some good contacts. Including one contact that was willing to hire Maji today, but for the fact that it is off season. So again. Come back in March.

We then traveled to Ashburn which is a suburb of Washington DC and our final destination. Stopping overnight in Roanoke of course because eight hours is a very long drive and it was getting dark and snowy. So there you have it. Oh... And we can't stay at that Romada anymore because Maji was scared of her own reflection.

Maji: It's true... I screamed. Hotel management may or may not have come to the room because a neighbor was concerned... But in my defense it was two in the morning and I wasn't expecting the mirror! I don't think I even noticed the mirror before that.

Yeah... Anyway that was our trip. A nice trip! Very fun. Admittedly not many pictures were taken but we will be making up for that in our next trip. Which is actually to a horse show out in Lexington.

The Traveling Karr

Updates and things coming 'round

Greetings Minions,

It is I. Your friendly, neighborhood Traveling Karr. Updating my loyal followers on the current aspects of the 'big move'. Maji and I will be leaving the first Monday of January which I believe is the fourth. Our travels will first take us to the city of Charlotte, NC. We will stay there a few hours before moving on to Ashville where we will spend the night. Mindful that this all is centered around the task of applying for jobs in these towns. The writer will then make the short trip over to Pigeon Forge where we will focus our attention on Gatlinburgh, Pigeon Forge, and Bryson City.

Of course pictures will be taken... Main point being is that if you see us... Approach!

Karr

The Traveling Karr takes politics!

Greetings Minions,

As many of you already know Maji finally had enough of her old job and put her foot down where 'The Man' was concerned. Who in this case was actually an incredibly bitchy woman but I digress... As of December 15, 2009 Maji will officially be no longer employed at the Burke Medical Center. On December 27, 2009 we will be packing up our little red wagons and heading for a place far, far away that I will finally be able to make a true bid for power! That's right... Washington D.C. Maji says it's because of job opportunities and the fact that her uncle lives there. However, I know she is truly being supportive of world domination as I move forward to the election year. And no... The fact that the year is 2012 is not a sign that I will bring upon the apocolypse... (You know who you are Russell... Your death will be slow and painful when I rule the world.)

This is a very big move for us all and we're very excited. A little nervous as well as we move forward in this new adventure. The very good news is that this will bring on much more of the traveling Karr as we will be traveling a great deal in the next few months as Maji leaves no stone unturned in this search for a new career. Much fun!

Of course there's also the fact that neither of us has ever seen snow before and we will be traveling North in the dead of winter. Possibly not the smartest plan on our part... Stay tuned! We're not done yet! And if things are to hectic for me to speak to my followers before hand...

Merry Christmas!

That's right! I said Merry Christmas! And a very happy New Year!!!!

Karr

Messin' with Gold Fish

I think I'll make this a new blog topic :) Because for some reason the world that goes on in my fish aquarium is way more interesting than anything I could ever come up with.

So get this... I have this dark brown fish who's messin' with me... Literally. I questioned this event at first but now I know. He's out to screw with my head.

See he's an inactive little fish. He doesn't do much. Just kinda swims around the tank at this really slow pace. But lately he's been floating around the top of the tank. He'll stay so still that I think he's dead. Then I try to scoop him out of there and he takes off and is fine for a few more days until he's again chillin' out on the surface of the water. I thought for a while he was sick. Therefore, we've gone through anti fungal supplies and every other kind of fishy drugs you can think of... I've completely replaced the water... Treated them for everything from air blatter infections to ick and yes he still seems to be fine. But for the fact that right now he's floating at the surface of the tank...

Yep, just poked him. He's fine.

Tune in next week. I'll describe how one of my gold fish had babies and the other fish ate them. I find my fish highly disturbing can you tell?

Maji can Draw!

Just not very well :)

This was done years ago, when I was still in high school even. I loved it then, so I'm making myself get back into the practice. Yes I have to make myself. Art to me is theraputic for a few moments then it gets dull... That and I get frustrated with it. Apparently I feel that it should be as simple as putting pencil to paper.

Yes insert major rolling of the eyes here. I know it takes years of practice to get any good at all... I just don't have the time. But now? I have ever other week off as made official by my new schedule. As soon as I find the inspiration to do it I have plenty of time. So... Maji's new project yay!

The Traveling Karr, back from the Bahamas

Greetings Minions,

Traveling Karr here...  Way to little to late.  It's been a hectic week since our return from the Bahamas.  Mostly for the writer at work but I must apologize for my lack of updates while on the cruise itself.  Traveling with fourteen people was something I was not prepared for the activity of...

Anyway, getting right down to business.  We departed very early on Monday morning as we normally do.  A drive that was rather uneventful to anything in particular.  We stopped nowhere and for the most part everyone who was not driving slept.

We stopped at Walmart in Jacksonville...  I'm afraid checking out the local Walmart of any town we stop in has become a bit of a tradition with the writer.  I'm ashamed to admit this...  And if she doesn't stop wearing her M&M pajama pants into our local Walmart her picture is going to wind up in an e-mail chain...

That was also uneventful and we managed to get on board without attracting the attention of any official or having anything taken away from us.  (Couldn't sneak in that case of Mountain Dew though...  A bad day for the writer as carnival endorses only Coca Cola Products.  Any other drink can be swapped out for the Coca Cola equivalent but Mountain Dew is different.  The Coca Cola equivalent which I believe is suppose to be Mellow Yellow, according to the writer tastes like crap.)

We got on board and met up with our people.  Friends through work and a few family members primarily.  We set sail that afternoon without incident...  Though our rooms were unfortunately smaller than normal as we attempted to fit four people into one room.  Bunks to not suit The Traveling Karr...  The writer rolled over on me...

The next day we docked in Key West.  I love Key West by the way.  So laid back.  The writer's brother went on the pub crawl with their father...  Both of which came back very drunk.  I found it amusing while the writer found it disturbing.  It was at this particular port of call that we ran into trouble.  Trouble in the form of homeland security.  Who after catching the writer taking pictures inside a navel base apparently felt that she was in fact a terrorist.  I wish I was joking at this point by the way...

I'm not sure how but she managed to avoid being arrested.  However, she was escorted back to the ship and told to stay on board.  We were all rather happy to get out of Key West after that.  With Maji thankfully not in jail and her brother three sheets to the wind and myself...  Well...  I have a little sun burn but otherwise I'm good.

The next day was a day at sea.  Maji spent most of her day reading a book by the pool.  I spent the day napping by the pool.  Wonderful day.

Then there was Nassau.  Maji behaved herself in this country as she did not want to know what a Bahamas jail looked like...  Other than visiting Atlantis it was rather uneventful...  and hot!

Back on board the ship and back home again after another day at sea and more napping by the pool.  But for Maji's near brush wit the law the trip was uneventful.  Over a thousand pictures taken of friends and family but uneventful none the less.

Karr

Traveling Karr Rides Again

Yep, he's gonna be riding so far!

October 12 - 17 The Traveling Karr is gonna be in the Bahamas. Which means plenty of pictures. Wahoo! Fun stuff. Anyway stay tuned! We havn't been able to post much since the Savanna trip!

We've been traveling but just not with Karr. Karr stayed home a few trips while we went to a few horse shows and such. Check out my DA account for pictures from that!

Also might be going to St. Augustine for a couple days before we leave for the Bahamas so maybe a two for one! Now that would be interesting!

Maji