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Traveling Karr does DC

2010-01-09T14:30:00.002-05:00

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

2009-12-30T00:39:00.002-05:00

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!

2009-12-02T08:44:00.003-05:00

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

2009-11-09T19:14:00.003-05:00

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!

2009-11-04T23:17:00.002-05:00

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

2009-11-02T05:23:00.001-05:00

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

2009-10-08T02:29:00.002-04:00

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

What's up?

2009-07-29T08:11:00.001-04:00

So what's up? Awesome stuff!

I have a job interview on Friday. Well technically speaking it's not a job interview but what it is, is that someone who I've contacted about a job and then contacted me in response suggested I go to a photo shoot that will be happening at a local church to see just what I will be doing.

See I applied for a job at Ollan Mills Photography Studio. They do church directories. I will be a traveling photographer that will essentially be going from Church to Church across New England. (The Traveling Karr will really be getting some miles on him.)

Anyway, the guy I've been talking to about it says that Georgia is way out of his area but if I want I can go to this church on Friday and meet the photographer and the area manager. (Which I'm guessing he's already talked to the area manager and said "Make sure this chick isn't nuts would ya?")

Sorry to disappoint you sir! I may be nuts but I know how to behave myself most of the time :)

Anyway I'm really excited. I know I've been trying to open up my own business but this kind of experience will be hard to get anywhere else and it's like it just fell in my lap. Oh, also know the priest who is over the church. Maybe Father Jerry will put in a good word for me :)

Anyway the other thing that's kind of neat is that I've been really looking hard for Real Estate in the Aiken SC area. The Traveling Karr hasn't been getting a whole lot of miles to there yet though... But we'll definitely send the pictures of the houses we're going to see this weekend. We'll need help deciding :)

And yes I know Job interview in New England and still house hunting... But I figure if I look for a fixer upper... Or some land... I can be making payments on it while I'm traveling across New England and slowly working my way into putting something on it. I can even rent it out in the meantime. Let it pay for itself for a while.

So anyway since everyone likes Karr more than me ;) Here he is.

Greetings Minions,

I've been to the desert on a horse with no name! That song is stuck in my CPU. Anyway, I've been doing a little traveling in the local area this week and I have something that must be addressed. That is the fact that if you give a realtor a budget why is it that everything they send is right dead on that budget. Can they not send something that is much cheaper that you may not have thought about?

If Maji did not have the good sense to do some research of her own she may have never found a few of the houses that we will be going to look at. Realtors also have a way of refusing to think outside the box. One must say "No I want to see that one!" Before they will bend to your wishes. However, you are the one paying for it. Don't be afraid to tell a realtor you would really rather see another house. Don't be bullied into something you don't want.

So with that I bid farewell for now. More this weekend.

Karr

Admit it. You do like him more than me :)

Maji

Projects & Ideas

2009-07-15T18:29:00.002-04:00

Alright so I've got a few other projects on the fire. Some are more interesting than others...

So here's the deal. I'm planning a trip to Comberland island (Karr might not get to go on that one since this is primarily a wild life photography trip)

Karr: Hey!

Or maybe he'll just hide in my backpack. Who knows... He can't complain though he's going on a cruise in October.

Karr: Now you're talkin'!

I've got a couple writing projects on the fire that require attention... I've also got my barn project. I'm cleaning up my barn and making it presentable so that people will be willing to give me money in exchange for keeping their beloved horses at my barn. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Karr: Entirely...

Anyway, part of the projects shall be this blog. I need advertising... Yay! Still figuring that one out but this to shall come!

Maji

Got a business license!

2009-07-10T14:53:00.002-04:00

It's a happy day one and all! Got a business license!

Got it going on :)

So anyway this weekend I'm planning a trip to Aiken. By far not the most glamours place I've decided to go this summer since it's only an hour drive but oh well. Suppose it's better than Modock which is where I was originally planning to go this weekend. So what's Modock? A tiny little community that doesn't even have a high enough population to be called a town.

Why was I going there?

Horse auction. A dangerous hobby for me. Know why? The meat man goes to the Modock auction and all it would take is him to raise a paddle on a sweet older horse with soft brown eyes I happened to pat the nose of and I would be bidding. Evil man...

Anyway not going to the horse auction because something came up. I was originally going with my mother because she really wanted to go. So now that I'm free this weekend I'm going to use the time to push my sales a little. Namely in Aiken. Horse country.

So that's what happened there.

Look forward to pics from the weekend.

Maji

New social low?

2009-07-06T21:54:00.001-04:00

Or dating of the future! You decide!

I joined a dating site called Equine Cupid. This should disturb me :)

It could be worse I suppose. Stay tuned for more of Maji's social disasters yippee!

The Traveling Karr

2009-06-29T01:54:00.002-04:00

Epic. Totally Epic :)

I'm not going anywhere for a week or two (I didn't realize just how much that took out of me) Though folks have mentioned that they would like to hear more from the Traveling Karr whether he's traveling or not.

So here he is. The traveling Karr.

Greetings Minions

I would just like to go on record as saying something. I am also going to step out of my somewhat dead pan attitude and flat tones to say it...

Georgia is hot as the lowest and darkest level of hell... Which really doesn't make any sense since in Dante's Inferno the deepest level of hell was actually described as being encased in ice. Which is entirely beside the point. It hit well over a hundred today and it's only June. I could truly go for some ice right about now. Any ice.

That said I would just like to say the job hunt is on for Maji. She has fallen in love with the Helen area of Georgia. If all goes well we will relocate to Helen. Sound like fun?

This means Tourists. Tourists means... You guessed it... Her Stupid Peoples Awards.

Karr

Admit it... Ya'll like Karr more than me don't ya :)

A riddle...

2009-06-23T23:53:00.000-04:00

A riddle for the day

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one.

Michael J. Fox has a small one.

Madonna doesn't have one.

The Pope has one but doesn't use it.

Clinton uses his all the time.

Bush is one.

Mickey Mouse has an unusual one.

Liberace never used his on women.

Jerry Seinfeld is very, very proud of his.

Cher claims that she took on 3.

We never saw Lucy use Desi's.

What is it? Answer below! (this is pretty good )

The answer is: "A Last Name."

You didn't really think I'd send you a dirty joke, did you?

This made me laugh for a long time :)

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2009-06-22T05:02:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by MajiStar

World Domination totally starts in the bar...

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2009-06-22T05:01:00.001-04:00

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Originally uploaded by MajiStar

Karr on the Beach, totally working on his tan. That's a beach chair he's sitting on. He refused to get down in fear that sand would touch him. He kinda reminded me of one of those little fluffy dogs...

Karr: I heard that...

Savannah Killed my Inner Child

2009-06-22T04:43:00.002-04:00

Yes it did... Not only did Savannah kill my inner child it knocked it to the ground, stepped on it, beat it up a little, molested it, and then killed it. It wasn't a fast death. There was torture involved. Frighteningly enough it was still a fun trip... Does this make me a disturbing person?

Anyway... The one everyone is really here to hear from. The Traveling Karr

Greetings Minions...

This trip is an odd one in that it actually started before ever leaving. Not much sleep was to be had as Russell and the writer's brother decided to shanghi the living room and watch a movie that I found most enjoyable for a movie that included no vehicular manslaughter. Apollo 13.

So this should probably forecast the rest of the trip maybe? Crawled out of bed at 6 a.m. Way to early in the flippin' morning if you ask me...

Set out on the road not to long after that and hit the road for Savannah. Just a tip? No if you are going from Waynesboro to Savannah you do not need to get on I-95. Apparently Maji's thoughts were on Jacksonville and a cruise ship.

Got to the beach at about 9 in the morning. It was very nice but for the sand... And the salt water... and the fish... and the people... Alright let me point something out right here. Every time we go to the beach we are all reminded of just how much we all hate the beach. Personally I hated getting sand on me and refused to get off the beach chair.

Maji decided getting in the water might be fun. The problem being the fish... Yes fish. Little fish just a bit longer than a human's hand were jumping out of the water. Absolutely everywhere! Dozens of them. Has anyone else been to Tybee Island? Is this common?

Anyway Maji felt one hit her leg and then bite her therefore for a while she was out of the water. However, that did not last long as she then seemed to forget the fish and got back in the water. This event made the entire trip enjoyable. A fish jumped out of the water and hit her in the face! I kid you not. I laughed so hard if I were human I would have soiled myself. This was a truly amazing event and when I rule the world I believe I will have to remember this and throw fish at her often. I do not believe I will ever tire of that.

We left the beach about eleven and Maji stopped in a real-estate office where the realtor was rather rude. When broached with the topic of commercial real-estate this woman laughed and told us good luck. Well then...

We left there and stopped for lunch at Applebees which had the most amazing fried shrimp. Maji wanted local sea food but was afraid of getting food poisoning from some of the dives located along the beach.

From there we decided to go down to River Street... Where we drove around for two hours looking for parking!

We finally found parking in a hotel parking garage that was also offering public parking. I might also add those were very narrow streets... I was nervous at times... Maji's driving frightens me...

River Street was interesting, though there were people driving on it which truly threw me off a bit. You are not allowed to drive on the Augusta River Walk. Though Maji truly had fun with it.

From there we took a Trolly ride and I must say. If you are in the area and want to see everything, take the Trolly. Take the Trolly with Hollywood. Hollywood was part tour guide and part comedian. I rather enjoyed the tour. It's also good to know the lay of the land that I will one day rule.

We decided soon after that to head home and I am very proud of Maji. For the first time she left Savannah and did not get lost once! Now that was truly amazing.

As always minions, if you see us... Make sure to say hello. I am badgering the writer to get creative and create T-shirts for us.

Until next time...

Karr

Flickr

2009-06-19T09:32:00.001-04:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

TGIF

2009-06-19T06:53:00.002-04:00

Friday is here! Tomorrow the Traveling Karr is hitting the beach for some fun in the sun. Well not really... It's more a photography expedition than surf and waves. Though for at least an hour we will be heading down to the water.

He'll have alot to say about it once we get back I'm sure.

Though that's not exactly why I decided to post something today.

Y'all ever hear of Twitter? Sure ya have! It's gaining popularity in leaps! Anyway point being I'm now on Twitter as Majistar. Check me out! Karr has alot to say but I assure you I have more ;)

Though again... Not what I wanted to post about.

I have...

A Friday Stupid People's Award!

Yay!!!!!!

Jon and Kate Plus Eight.

I'm sure all have heard of them unless you've been living under a rock. (Which is possible for some I suppose.) Anyway this woman literally got famous off of her uterus which alone disturbs me. Now this guy is complaining. He's saying that he's unhappy because he can't go into a store anymore without people knowing who he is and trying to take his picture.

What did you flippin' expect? People try to take pictures of their local weather man because he's on T.V. and they think it's cool that they've seen him. Hell they even try to take pictures of their local radio DJ's. Let's face it people will take meeting a famous person in any form they can get it.

They don't care if it's some TLC reality show or a big movie star. Your show is popular. Your face is well known (Because you go out for a night on the town with a 23 year old without your wife and somehow that's not wrong. Dude come on!)

How did you not know this would happen?

Now let me get something right here. Jon is a saint. If I had to listen for two minutes that screechy sound that comes out of that woman's mouth in the form of a voice I would be trolling for 23 year olds to.

Has anyone ever watched an episode where she wasn't screaming at the kids, her husband, some poor bystander and saying on the interviews that she had just had it for the day? I haven't. (Yes I do watch it sometimes. It's my vice. It reminds me never to have children.)

It makes me sad that these people have reproduced. It also makes me sad that the children are actually smarter than they are.

So yeah... Jon and Kate? You've won the stupid people's award...

For the love of God don't produce any more!

Maji

Helen GA

2009-06-18T08:06:00.001-04:00

As promised. The Traveling Karr returns with his views on our trip to
Helen GA...

Greetings Minions,

I have been again traveling with the writer. This time to an
interesting little place in GA. A small town by the name of Helen.
Now allow me to shed some light on this little town. You see Helen
was a dying town with about a 90% population of Germans. They decided
to clean up the town a bit and all got together and set it up with a
German theme... Yes you can go see Germany in Georgia. Who knew?

Anyway for this particular trip we were joined by an interesting
fellow. Russell. Russell has been Maji's best friend since high
school. Her BFF as she has often referred to him. This trip was an
interesting one because Maji took one look at the directions and
declared screw it. For map quest led her on a road that was vastly
inferior. She instead bought a road map of Georgia and studied it for
a few minutes before deciding that the best way to go would be to
simply follow highway seventeen. A very good judgement for it got us
there within' a fairly short amount of time. After driving along what
Russell claimed was the most boring road ever. In her grandmother's
car by the way. Dante the PT Cruiser had a tail light out.

I noticed something along this trip into the mountains of North
Georgia. There was a lot... and I mean A LOT of churches. I also
noticed something else. For ever church we spotted there was a liquor
store. And for every one of those we spotted there was four or five
cow pastures. There are alot of cows in Georgia...

Anyway we finally got to Helen about ten in the morning. Maji and
Russell stopped to eat breakfast at a huddle house. Which by the way
was much nicer and much cleaner than the local one. Though it still
had crappy service. What does this tell us? Clean up crap and give
it a nice new paint job and it still doesn't change the fact that it
started out as poo.

So survived the huddle house experience (Do yourself the favor and
don't eat the eggs) Maji then decided it was time to go shopping.
Five dollars to park in an empty, dirt lot. So did these people buy
the lot and decide to set up this business or did they just claim a
lot and set up shop? I don't know but wouldn't be my first career
choice. Anyway parked the car then hit the street. Alot of
interesting little shops. Alot of interesting places that have since
closed down to.

We walked up one side of the street and stopped at a real-estate
office and picked up some pamphlets in which Maji was rather irritated
because the man behind the counter couldn't seem to understand that
her and Russell were not a couple. So off again, back down the street
for a couple hours. We then hit the road again, to another Real-
Estate office and a building that the next man sent us out to look
at... (Maji gave up in trying to convince this man she and Russell
were not a couple.

Along the way we stopped at a stable because Maji wished to check out
the local horse area. This place was way over charging for boarding
fees by the way. It also wasn't the cleanest place in the world.
Maji declared that no horse of hers was stepping foot in that place
because apparently Angelous is now to good for dirt to be laid upon
his golden hide. Truly Maji. I don't care if you think you're the
boss of me. Get a life.

Though I will admit that the mud, the flies, and the dog poo didn't
exactly add to the lay out of the land...

Anyway from there we drove fifteen miles to see a bridge. You heard
me correctly. Fifteen miles to see one bridge. What kind of bridge
is so special that you drive fifteen miles to see one? Apparently a
covered bridge... It was half a barn over a creek for God's sake! It
was covered in graffiti and could hardly be called a bridge as when
looking down at your feet about half way across you could see the
river below. Not a bridge.

We then packed up and from there pretty much started the long trip home.

Though we can not close this out without explaining what happened upon
getting into Augusta which ended in Maji being banned from yet ANOTHER
establishment in the Augusta area. So what's the list up to now? She
can not go back into Best Buy, Pet's Mart, and now Burger King on
Peach Orchard Road has been added to the list. But for the record the
woman behind the counter did have an attitude and was very stupid.
Though Maji didn't have to actually throw a cheese burger at the girl
to get the point across. When I did that I was told I had an anger
issue. I do not have anger issues I might add. It is everyone else
who has a stupid issue.

That aside we did have a very nice time. We learned some things...
Figured some things out. Even got to meet a few interesting people.
(Guy from the magic shop? I still don't know how in the hell you made
that quarter appear. But when I find out I will rule you!)

Karr

Well that's it folks. We're going to Savannah this weekend so stay
tunes. Interesting things on the way!

Timely Changes

2009-06-16T23:27:00.002-04:00

I am once again online at night. I know, I know, no excuse for the length of time I tend to go without a word. However, I do have good reasoning for it.

The Traveling Karr has been out and about again. One at a time if you please! So without further adue... The Traveling Karr himself!

Greetings Minions,

I know you are all buzzing with curiosity of where my travels have fallen. I have to say one of the latest trips has been interesting on all sides.

Two weeks ago we graced Hilton Head South Carolina with our presence. An interesting little place and I have to say I rather well enjoyed it. The Writer was forced to work the night before at the place where she earns her meager wages therefore we missed the first part of the trip. As normally the writer is content to look out the window and snap plenty of pictures this was a change.

We slept in the back with the baggage. Which made getting there very quick actually. The last thing either of us remembers was the writer's father yelling out of the window in some town close to where she spent the first part of her life and asking someone if someone by the name of Brian was around...

Brian if you are out there... We will find you.

He was not. Up the road a few miles we stopped at a traffic light in a place called Rincon. Again we did not see anything of this town. However, they apparently have plenty of fire trucks. We heard many sirens... Apparently they were having trouble actually finding the fire as this went on for several minutes.

Finally we reached the hotel and I must say... This place met every one of the Traveling Karr's high standards. It was clean, very nice, and within' walking distance from the beach. If you are traveling to Hilton Head I very much recommend the Holiday Inn Express.

Though on a side note... You may want to avoid the elevator. I tended to get a little nervous when it dropped a few inches every time someone stepped on. However, despite the loud noises it made it did not fall... Still though. Take the stairs. Not only is it good exercise but it will be less likely that you will die.

The first day we were there it rained quite a bit. Which lead to the cause of a near death experience on a bridge in which a very large truck passed us on the left hand side and threw water across the windshield thus entirely blocking vision. Mr. Truck? I will find you...

We did make it out of that safely though.

The next day proved for better weather. The writer spent most of the day laying down by the beach, then by the pool, then walking around the island and shopping. I spent most of the day tagging along. I'll have you know I could entire go with the beach bumb look.

It was a wonderful little outing. We ate at one point at the salty frog. If you go there order the club sandwich on potato bread. Maji claims it was the most amazing club sandwich ever. If you don't like sandwiches don't go there. Everything else was horrible. Unless of course you like spicy french fries.

We also ate pool side which I have to say... Of all the places to eat, the pool side bar had the best fried shrip. Go figure on that one...

Another good place was the Long Horn. Very good fried shrimp, great steak, and an interesting atmosphere. Though I have to say the dead stuffed animal hanging on the wall kinda gave me the creeps...

Then it was time to come home. A very relaxing weekend and the trip home was uneventful. Though I do resent the two and a half hours Maji spent at the outlet mall... For shame...

Until next time loyal minions...

The Traveling Karr

That's all for now! Stay tuned for Karr's account of last weekend's trip to Helen GA!

Maji

Stupid People's Awards

2009-04-19T15:26:00.003-04:00

This is a sad, sad, sad day. Know why? It's because there is a stupid people's awards... You all know who the subject is to.

Maji

Yes Maji

Maji is the subject and winner of today's stupid people's awards.

I did something stupid.

The day is April 10th. Good Friday by the way. We had a horrible series of Tornados in the area. How horrible you say?

It was bad...

Now, Maji was told to get in the apartment and get in the bathtub with a mattress over the tub if it got to bad. So it gets really quiet... I mean really quiet. Then the wind starts whipping through and it sounds like a train. It's loud, the power goes out and again... LOUD!

So what do I do? I go running out in the parking lot in my Sponge Bob Square Pants PJ's cause I wanna see the funnel!

I have won the stupid people's awards. Don't worry... I won't reproduce...

Maji

I'm sorry

2009-04-09T06:29:00.000-04:00

I have completely neglected my blog. I havnt done the traveling karr justice or the plotless stupid peoples awards which I have found a suprising amount of people miss. I didn't realize every one liked the stupid peoples awards so much. So were getting back to basics here. Friday there is going to be something stupid for all. And the person to send me that person gets a prize!

Maji

Totaly typed this on my phone
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Testing

2009-04-06T07:37:00.000-04:00

Just testing somthing. No need to fret. However if this works this will be the first ever post being sent from my new blackberry. I'm really starting to get the hang of this. I think I've found a new passion. Text blogging! This means there is nowhere any of you can hide.

Maji
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Hail to the cheif if you don't I'll have to kill you

2009-01-21T14:28:00.002-05:00

LOL Anyone know what movie that phrase is from?

It's the funniest movie in the world so you should :) Go check it out.

Hail to the chief if you don't I'll have to kill you. I am the chief so you'd better watch your step you bastards.

Oh and this one though it's not half as funny

Hail to the chief, he's the chief and he needs hailing. He is the chief so everybody hail like crazy.

So anyway here we go! With a new commander in chief in office I'm officially starting the campaign!

Karr for president '12!

Anyway while advertising my favorite Trans-am is awesome and all... There is a serious business behind this post.

I'm not so sure if I supported Bush. I mean... The man made some really stupid choices and at the moment our country is in an economic low. However! Not everything was his fault. You can't blame Bush for Katrina. That was a natural disaster.

You also can't blame him for 9/11. He wasn't flying the plane.

Everything that could possibly go wrong in this country happen under Bush's watch. All considering... We're still here. He came out ahead right? Anyway it doesn't really matter. You respect your presidents. All of them. You treat them with respect because let's face it. As soon as the president is elected the man basically gives the country the rest of his life.

They go in young and full of hope. They come out old and haggard looking and just tired.

Anyway... Good luck Bush. Have fun in retirement.

Obama? Good luck dude. You're really gonna need it. We're a little broken. I voted for Nader (Oh come on I just want that man to have just ONE state in his color!)

I voted for Nader but you're the president now and I support you 100%. You rock because our country decided that you should be president. I hope you do well. So far you've impressed me. You're a young president. You worried me at first. Now... I don't know. We'll see. So far you rock. So keep on rockin'! And please consider supporting Karr for future presidency plans :)

Hay

2009-01-19T17:35:00.002-05:00

I got Hay XD On a tractor. It was kinda neat!

Stalled the thing out a couple hundred times though. Still though it was kinda neat driving on the highway with a tractor. Yeah I went there XD

On a side note....

I've started getting into World of Warcraft... Well sort of. I'm doing the whole 10 day free trial thing XD It's awesome. That is all.

Maji

Oops...

2009-01-14T08:13:00.001-05:00

HAL was in 2001: Space Odyssey. Not 2010. For those who didn't notice I mix up numbers occasionally :) Many apologies for those who went 'huh?'

Maji

I almost forgot!

2009-01-13T14:32:00.000-05:00

For those who didn't know... It was HAL's birthday yesterday!

Don't know who Hal is?

In Arthur C. Clarke's novel, HAL says, "I became operational. In Urbana, Illinois, on January 12, 1997." In the movie, director Stanley Kubrick made HAL five years older. According to Stork, the script said it took place in 1991.

Without question, Mr. Stork said, logic dictates that it happened in 1997. "Who would want to use a nine-year-old computer on a space mission?" he wondered, before adding, with perfect show biz timing, "Maybe NASA, I'm afraid."

Still don't know who Hal is? HAL 9000 from 2010 space odyssey. Still don't know I can't help ya :) You are not the geek I hoped you all were. Anyway, so let's give a great big happy birthday and remember some of the more awesome evil computers.

Karr is of course at the top of my list. Second is the computers off of terminator. Third I think I'm gonna go with that creepy computer off of I, Robot. Anyone else? Come on. Reflect on your creepy computers.

Maji

OMG we're all gonna die!

2009-01-13T13:57:00.002-05:00

Yeah... The world is gonna end in 2012. So this is what I'm hearing all over the place. This is the big event...

Is this what we now have to look forward to every Jan. until 2012?

Dear lord... Does anyone else remember the year 2000? If I recall... All year everyone who was anyone said over and over again "All the computers are going to shut down at midnight! All the power is going to go out and nuclear bombs are gonna go off because they don't have computers anymore!" Guess what folks... I still log onto my computer every day. Know what I was doing at midnight on 2000? I was chatting on my favorite chat server. In the middle of a RPG to. In fact I almost missed the ball dropping. If it hadn't been for my mother telling me the ball was about to drop I would have.

Nothing went off. Nothing even hitched. Hell the server I use to chat on at the time was known for going down at the drop of a hat. (This included weather conditions) Even it didn't go off when the new year hit.

Though admittedly I am the granddaughter of one who still has water and ammo stalked away from that time...

So here's my issue... Does anyone else realize that the calendar as it is, is a man made measurement? Not even a very good one. When philosophers looked at time and created the year of our lord they guessed at the date. So 2012? Not really 2012. Could be off by a year or three.

Now I'll admit there has got to be some significants to the date. There is a reason why that year is noted, in culture after culture after culture. I don't know what. Though I highly doubt we're all gonna die on that day.

If we do? Well there's really nothing we can do about it now is there? See all of you on the other side! My outlook on this? That's the year I turn 30. That means I won't have to get any older than 30 if the apocalypse happens on that year. Happy days! To bad it takes an apocalypse to keep from turning 31 but hey...

Anyway, I don't think the world is gonna end. I think it's gonna keep right on turning and in 2013 I will unfortunately turn 31... Lucky me...

I think we are looking at an end of an age though. No age lasts forever and thus far no country or way of life has either. We've gotten better... But hey even Egypt and the Mayans fell. Come on people it can't last forever. I'm kinda looking forward to seeing what's next. I mean come on. I don't know about anyone else but I feel there's still something out there for me to accomplish. Something I have to do yet. I don't think that includes the apocalypse. I mean can anyone else really look at their life and tell me that they feel the end approaching in just 3 short years?

Something is gonna happen. Something is gonna go down. I don't think it's the end.

Though even if it is... So what? It's not like we can stop it. Live it up while ya can people! Peace out!

And don't let Apocalypse week on the history channel freak ya out.

Seriously what's wrong with these people?

Karr: And remember. Karr for president '12

Oh dear God... THATS what's going to happen in '12!

Karr: World Domination!

Maji

Score!

2009-01-09T23:02:00.002-05:00

Karr will soon not be alone!

KARR: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

I found something on ebay! Kitt!

KARR: What did I ever do to you???

So awesome :) I just gotta love it.

So anyway. I absolutely love this. $44 and he's comin' to my house and I absolutely love it! I just gotta work the Trans-am into the plotless thing.

KARR: Or not...

Hey I already got some ideas :)

Maji and Karr

True Blood

2009-01-07T15:07:00.002-05:00

Alright, I gotta say... I'm lovin' this series! I absolutely adore it!

Not necessarily the show on HBO since I've only seen one episode of it, but I'm lovin' the book series. My advice? If you liked the movie Interview with a Vampire, you'll love this series. Seriously, I love it!

Now, that aside for the moment... I'm taking a few days off this month. Know what this means? Me and The Traveling Karr are planning a little day trip out to maybe somewhere out in the middle of nowhere and perhaps just up the road to Aiken. So, with that in mind, I'm hopin' to post again soon!

Maji

A change of this and that

2009-01-04T15:09:00.002-05:00

Plotless has had a slight change for those who didn't notice. First off of what is going to change is going to be the fact that I had set this to much to a schedule that I felt inclined to keep. It's harder to keep a blog going when you are conformed to what you have to talk about. Therefore the only thing that's staying is going to be the stupid persons awards. Mostly because I love those.

Otherwise Maji is going to talk about what Maji wants to talk about. Sometimes Maji isn't going to talk at all. Sometimes Maji is going to let Karr do all the talking, which he will absolutely love.

It occurs to me that the most popular part of the blog seemed to be Karr's little laments about trips and tips and things such as that. Taking pictures for the blog was more than a little fun.

Anyway it occurs to me that this is the first blog of the new year. So lets enjoy it!

Everyone have a new years resolution? Know what mine is? Make Plotless take off. Get it off the ground. Wright more and have more fun. Draw more and enjoy the time it takes to create something. Get out more often and take more pictures because that is what I love to do. No stupid "I'm gonna loose 10 pounds" resolutions for me that will most likely be broken.

I'm gonna do something I love to do. That will be easier for me to do. So this year? This is the year Maji decides that it's ok to take ten minutes out of her day to look at a cloud, smile and love that cloud and take pictures of it. It's ok to break out her computer when there's a slow minute at work and write a chapter of the newest novel I'm working on which damn it we're actually gonna finish this year.

It's also ok to pull out a sketch book and draw or darn it just plain take out a book and start reading. This is what I love to do and I'm darn well gonna do it. So the Blog is gonna get alot more... You guessed it. PLOTLESS! :)

Maji

Stupid Peoples Awards

2008-12-09T10:50:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry! I've been gone for way to long!

Therefore, here we go! As an apology we have the stupid peoples awards!

So get this...

Blood Alcohol tester charged with DUI in Nevada.

Alrighty... Don't they cover that in DUI testing 101? Now I'm not one who's against alcohol. I figure, if you don't give behind a wheel like this genius did go for it. Not my thing but whatever. Did this person at any point even stop to think? I mean come on... It's her job! It's her job to teach this crap so it's not like she didn't know what the outcome would be. So there ya have it folks.

Congratulations DUI person. You have won the Plotless Stupid Peoples Awards. Please don't reproduce.

Maji

Still moving

2008-11-22T13:33:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry guys! I'm getting internet in my apartment on Tuesday! Until then I'm just not gonna be able to keep up this blog. So the blog will be back on Tuesday and I promise then I'll have something good for ya! So listen up for me!

Maji

Plotless Minions! Karr has not forsaken you!

2008-11-17T12:11:00.002-05:00

We're still moving! Like... Major moving... It's insane! So until we're totally in the apartment and have internet hook up (Because not only is Comcast the fowl evil thing when it comes to actually staying connected... It's also the fowl evil thing when it comes to hooking up a new connection...) We're going to suspend the daily blog to a frigid, I'll get to it when I possibly can. So thanks for the understanding y'all!

Maji & The Traveling Karr

Back.... Hurts....

2008-11-13T08:54:00.001-05:00

I have little to talk about today, as I did yesterday... The only thing I can say is... My back is killing me... That is all...

Maji

Tuesday's Karr Spot (Karr on housing)

2008-11-11T09:20:00.002-05:00

Greetings minions,

So it's come down to it. The writer is looking for an apartment. Looking to the point that we might actually be getting one this week. Exciting yes? A whole new evil lair for my evilness... So how about it folks. E-mail the writer. Give her some tips... We are prepared to take this thing either way it goes but give us your comments. Also note I'll be posting again later today. Chow for now.

The Traveling Karr

2008-11-10T21:40:00.001-05:00

A little something created today! Seth! The Angel of Death. Gotta love him. Anyway I'm working on a little project, and kinda hitting my photoshop skills again. The shot of the week might turn into the project of the week a couple times in here. Anyway, on that what do y'all think? The other one that I did of this same kind is very similar but I used a statue of anubis. Sort of a foreshadowing of Seth's boss... Anywho enjoy

Maji

Thursday Rambling of the Week

2008-11-06T22:18:00.002-05:00

Or lack there of. I just want to make it clear I didn't forget today. I didn't forget and I had plenty to rant about.

We put Pebbles to sleep this afternoon. It was a very sad day... We've had pebbles for fourteen years. I miss her... Alot. So with that. I don't feel like writing today. I don't feel like being snarky today. I don't even feel like ranting about the head of maintenance at work today...

With that in mind... Until tomorrow.

Maji

Wednesday Movie and Song of the week

2008-11-05T18:29:00.002-05:00

Alright so the movie of the week is one of my favs...

The movie Cars. Long time coming for those who know me I think. Awesome movie. Why do I think it's the rocks? Ok, so here's the story. When I was like five I never played with dolls. Why? I played with cars. They each had a personality, and a name. They had lives. I loved my cars. I've been putting personalities to cars since I was just a little kid. It's why I loved Knight Rider, Transformers, Christine, Trucks, Maximum Overdrive it doesn't matter. So long as a car is alive I'm happy. So therefore... I love Cars. It's a great movie and I would suggest it any day of the week.

The song is a song from that movie. Life is a Highway. An awesome song that makes ya want to drive... So go watch and go listen!

Maji

Karr for President!

2008-11-04T10:38:00.001-05:00

Truly :) I'm starting this thing a little late but who cares???

I made this in like... Two minutes....

Laughing the whole way! Sometimes ya just gotta have some fun this season!

Tuesday's Karr Spot (Karr on Politics)

2008-11-04T10:14:00.002-05:00

My loyal Minions!

This week has been an interesting one thus far... I'm sure all know of what I speak. The presidential debate! Who is going to win it? Who is running? Most importantly... Who is Karr pulling for? Well I follow the writer's laws normally.... No politics. However, this time I will make an acceptation... So... McCain or Obama? Neither! McCain is a right wing nut job and Obama is inexperienced. Now like another candidate that I'm sure we all know and love... You have the power! Did anyone else know that you could place a wright in ballet? You can! This tuesday vote for someone with both experience and a fine attitude and the first AI president! Vote Karr for president and make my conquest of world domination a reality! Do the right thing! Vote for Karr!

Karr,

Presidential prospect

2008-11-03T20:02:00.001-05:00

Jax Port Bridge by *majistar on deviant ART

Ok so Blogger was being a pain... Couldn't get this shot to load, so there ya go. I'm uploading it from my Deviant Art Account. So go take a look! I love this shot!

Maji

RPG

2008-11-02T01:50:00.002-04:00

Ok folks I'm lonely! Well not entirely lonely but close enough!

Come on all you sci fi RPG geeks! There's exactly three of us over there... Guess which one I am!

Click Here

So come on over! Grab a character and jump into the mayhem that is a post apocalyptic world!

Maji

Friday's stupid folks awards

2008-11-01T00:15:00.002-04:00

Alright, only an hour or so late!

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for! The Stupid People's Awards! I think I might have missed the Thursday rant but ah well. I didn't really have a rant this week. No one has really tried to annoy me which is rare.

So. Stupid Peoples.

This one goes out to a very special person... So this guy goes into a gas station.

Robs said gas station. He runs in with a jacket covering his face on the side that he knows the camera to be.

He holds up the place, all the while with this jacket covering a good part of his features.

He then runs over to the drinks, grabs a case of beer and runs out. Only problem is... He forgot to switch the jacket over! So running in, the police are staring at the camera with no clue who this guy is. Then on the way out, everyone in the room could identify him because he's a local!

You actually plan that, and then what your brain glitches?

Dude... You win the plotless stupid peoples award. Please don't reproduce.

Wednesday Movie And Song of the week

2008-10-29T21:38:00.001-04:00

Alrighty, it's Wednesday! So let's get down to business...

This week's movie is a good one!

Darkness Falls... It scared the bajeebas out of me and it's really hard to scare the bajeebas out of me. I swear the first time I saw that movie was in the movie theaters. I had to drive home with the lights on in the cabin of the car. Talk about jumpy...

The song of the week is one of my favs right now. It's by Toby Keith and it's called she never cried infront of me. I love that song! Absolutely adore it! So go watch and go listen! We've had some good scary movies this month that you can use for halloween if you're like me and will be spending the holiday alone watching scary movies.

Maji

Monday shot of the week

2008-10-28T17:09:00.003-04:00

I'm a horrible person I know! But Monday is such a hectic day! Takes me time to get going again :)

Anyway, with that aside... Here we go. Shot of the week, and Karr's blog!

This week I'm gonna do something a little different. Blendy!

Look! It's Karr, looking all cute in his little life preserver! And now a word from our Karr...

Greetings loyal minions,

Karr here. Might I add if I had to wear that I would have gone down with the ship... That aside... How is everyone today? I've been in an exceptionally good mood as of late and I'm unable to pinpoint exactly why... Perhaps it is simply the time of the year. Anyway, Halloween is approaching. Anyone care to guess what I will be going as? Keep an eye on this web space and I might just let you see my costume. So on that note... What's everyone else going as? The writer is going as a prisoner... Or will if she winds up going anywhere. As dull as she is for now she's simply going to be curled up on the couch watching horror movies that night. Not that I can blame her... Personally, I think that a night of watching Gothika and some other horror movie she's picked up sounds like a fairly good way to go. Might do the same myself... Anyway, everyone have a safe halloween this year. After all... I can't rule the world if you all get yourselves killed on Halloween.

The Traveling Karr

Friday's stupid folks awards

2008-10-24T11:11:00.002-04:00

Yes my dear friends...

It's that time again. Know who gets the pick this time?

This time it's local. Very local. Home town local.

Alright so ya know the big thing that started where police finally arrested someone for wearing their pants to low? Anyone know what really happened? I do...

This guy gets told by a police officer to pull his pants up. It wasn't an order. It wasn't a threat. It was a "Boy, pull yer dang pants up"

So this BRILLIANT guy drops his pants and tells the arresting officer to kiss it. THATS why he was arrested.

However, the media ran with it. Ran like a starving dog with a bone. What's wrong with this picture?

So there you have it. I was gonna say the guy who dropped his pants to a police officer and told her to kiss it is the stupid person here. But once again, I'm gonna have to go with the media.

Again... Media? Y'all win the plotless stupid peoples awards.

Maji

Wednesday Movie and Song of the week, Thursday Chat

2008-10-23T09:32:00.002-04:00

Oh I'm getting so good at missing deadlines... I blame the new ER.

Anywho...

Movie of the week! So this week, like every week this month I'm gonna go with another scary one. Gothica. Anyone seen it? Of course you have... It's a great movie that's creepy, a little twisted, and lets face it. Down right good. Go see it!

Song of the week is a bit more awesome. Behind Blue Eyes. Originally by the Who I think... Oh and it happens to be in the movie Gothica. A two for one!

Now... My normal Thursday Rambling...

Gray's Anatomy... Everyone knows it.

Here's my issue with it... (Note it's still my favorite show)

I have no issue with topics on being gay. My theory is, I'm not. The rest of you do what ever you want. Those who wanna get married? Why shouldn't they be miserable like every other married couple in the world just because they happen to be gay and of the same gender? Personally my dream person is male. True genetic male, cause good lord... Why change?

So here's my issue. I tune in every week (I'll admit I mostly wanna keep track of Dr. McSteamy and see what McDreamy and Meredith are up to that week. But hey I love the medical part to! It's exciting!) I've always loved the show. It stays exciting. It never gets old.

The whole thing goin' on between those two women is gettin' old! For that matter how is it that the topic has worked it's way into every single show I turn on anymore? I mean yeah a couple shows go right ahead. Bring it up. It's not cliche. There's nothing wrong with it. You want a character that happens to be Gay? Power to ya. (Let's face it after the big thing about Gray's Anatomy having an issue with the gay community after George came out and Dr. Burke kinda opened his big mouth I was expecting a little sub plot) However, do I really have to hear about it in full detail? Last episode? Let's just say.... Why? Why? Why?

It's everywhere now! It's getting to where a hetero relationship is the one that's cliche.

Alright and I'll entirely leave it at that. Wahoo!

Maji

Tuesday's Karr Spot

2008-10-21T22:01:00.002-04:00

Karr has a new home. That home is on Tuesdays! Everyone else gets to deal with his complaining on that day...

Greetings Minions,

I would first just like to say thank you for all who wrote in and supported the Traveling Karr. You all are wonderful. I didn't know you all loved me so much! So I would like to take now to put forth my ballet and just say... Karr for president! Help a Karr and vote in the first vehicular president! That said... I would just like to complain about something that's really been chaffing my bumper since day one. Why do I always have to travel in luggage? No matter what happens I always wind up having to be checked with the rest of the writer's baggage. This week we went to the River Walk. Did I get to ride Shotgun? No. Did I get stuffed into a bag with the writer's camera? Of course. Write in and speak my case people!

Karr

Monday and Friday's posts

2008-10-20T12:56:00.002-04:00

Monday's shot of the week! I love this one in black and white much more than I ever did in color and I can't even tell you why...

Now Friday one might have noticed something. No stupid people's awards... I gotta tell ya I have alot of winners in mind... One takes the cake.

Click Here

I wish I could explain this one... I really do.

However, I'm just gonna go with one thing...

Dee Dee Dee

Cross dressing guy? You won the Plotless stupid peoples award. Please don't reproduce...

Thursday Rambling of the Week (RPG)

2008-10-16T11:23:00.002-04:00

Ok just what is it about RPG? I absolutely adore it. If I'm gone from it for an extended period of time I actually miss it and the character that I was playing at the time. I use to RPG as Karr all the time. I miss that!

So why is it that you get sucked into RPG? Why not just write? Why not just let yourself get sucked into your own written work? My RPG's have twisted so much you can't see a fan character anymore. I mean... When does the cannon character stop in Karr and my own character begin? Is it just the name I adore so much? Because I'll be honest... Karr was no evil genius in the show Knight Rider and I honestly can't decide just what I've developed the character into. Though I'll be honest... I love Karr as I've created him to be. It's like back in the day he was this fragile undeveloped character and the show could have done so much with him. So I take him and mold him and now he's looking to take over the world.

They grow up so fast... So How about it? Does anyone else get as obsessive over RPG as I do?

Maji

Wednesday Movie and Song of the week

2008-10-15T01:37:00.002-04:00

Alright blogger has been giving me fits ever since I got back so it's gonna be a few days before anyone sees the trip pictures. Until then I'm thinking of giving Karr his own little spot on the blog. Maybe say... Tuesday Karr's Snips. Who knows. What's everyone think on this?

Anyway the movie for the week is an awesome one. If you haven't seen it I strongly suggest you do. Has anyone else seen the movie Trucks? Yeah kinda old school... I don't care. It's an awesome movie. Much better than Maximum Overdrive IMO. For those who don't know that's the movie it was based off of. Trucks is a horror movie and also a Stephen King movie. Gotta love it.

My song of the week is the song Hell's Bells. It's an ACDC song that featured on a very good movie. Maximum Overdrive which by the way was the movie that the above movie was based off of. So go see it and listen to that song. For a month of frights it's the first horror movie I would strongly suggest.

Maji

Home again!

2008-10-09T22:54:00.002-04:00

Alright so I was suppose to post a blog every day. I blame sea sickness... So we're home again! The traveling Karr would like to say a few words on the matter. Hopefully we'll be able to post pictures of the traveling Karr by the weekend.

Greetings my loyal minions!

After a very long trip home and some very rough seas that even turned my fuel tank in knots, I am very happy to say we have made it safely home. The writer has a good case of sunburn... I on the other hand enjoyed long hours of napping in a sunspot on the writer's bed during the day while she was out. I even managed to conquer one of those infernal towel animals...

Yesterday the waters were more than a little rough... The writer of course was sea sick most of the day... I have to admit my fuel tank felt the sympathy...

We were all happy to see Jacksonville again with that weather. From there the trip was very uneventful. But for the fact that I was once again checked with the rest of the writer's baggage!!! I must admit I do love the Bahamas... Then with that it is with a heavy engine that I back off from my Traveling Karr... The writer tells me no more vacations until next year... The upside? We're going to Europe! Another cruise as it does seem to be the way to travel. No hotel bills... No transportation bills... Just one big flat rate. Now come on... For those who travel alot you have to admit that makes economic sense.

So point being we're holding out for a transatlantic cruise. I will be back in full blast then! I'll even drag my partner in crime Cody along. So... Pictures will be up later! Watch for them! Goodnight everybody!

The Traveling Karr

Karr's Snips: Customs is a pain in the rear bumper! It's confusing, it's long, it's dull, and their hands are cold!

Cody's Tips: Customs is indeed a hard thing to get through at times. Just remember to declare EVERYTHING. Be honest with them and things will go smoothly. (No sense in hiding that priceless relic that you just had to bring home in your suitcase. They will find it. Same goes for Cuban Cigars. They will find it and you will be in a pickle.) Do whatever you can to make sure things run smoothly. Otherwise your fate is gonna be a strip search and a cavity search if you don't cooperate.

Till next time! Like the Traveling Karr? Tell me! Maybe he can come around more often than vacations.

Nassau Bahamas

2008-10-07T22:44:00.000-04:00

Hello loyal minions,

Well what can I say about Nassau... It was hot, humid, and it smelled
like fish. It's a dirty city where the drivers are even crazier than
I am. How any of those people live through the morning drive is
amazing to me. However, they seem use to it. They say there are less
accidents there than there are in the U,S. and we have better traffic
laws. Go figure on that one. The water was a little rough last
night, bringing on the introduction of sea sickness... Much better
and much smoother now.

Tomorrow is going to be a day at sea which means yours truly will be
back on Thursday. So you only have a couple more days of the
traveling Karr taking over your regularly scheduled blog. Such a
pity...

I would like to take this time to comment on the staff of the Carnival
Cruise Lines. When I rule the world these people will be spared from
my wrath. I must say they are impressive. I normally detest the
writer... However, I do see where it would be hard to spend nine
months away from the people you care about. Not that I care about the
writer mind you. I am my own car.

This trip has been an interesting one that I have very much enjoyed.
On that note I don't believe I will be seeing any one of my loyal
minions for a very long time... The writer has informed me this is the
last cruise for a good long while. She is now saving for a cruise in
europe. Odd considering she holds a bit of a grudge against them.
(One European puts down America and she gets all bent out of shape.
Americans are arrogant. Get over it. Everyone knows that.) Anyway,
that being said she wants to see Italy, England, and Spain. So that's
the next cruise... In theory at least... More on all this and more
tomorrow.

The Traveling Karr

Karr's Snips: I've almost been run over 6 times in this country!
What's wrong with the driving skills of this country???

Cody's Tips: For once Karr's right. The driving skills of this
country are frightening. Therefore, be very, very careful when
crossing the road. The taxies out there will hit you...

Stay safe everybody! Loved this vacation but kinda looking forward to
a quiet night in my own bed!

Maji

Half Moon Cay

2008-10-06T15:01:00.000-04:00

Greetings loyal minions,

Still at sea. I must admit this sea air is... calming... This new
place is rather unique. The ship can not come to close to the island
because the water is not nearly deep enough. Therefore the ship is
anchored just off shore and a ferry boat is taken from the ship to the
island. For those of you wondering... Yes the writer burns and yes
the anchor dropping is annoyingly loud. The writer chose horseback
riding as her off shore trip. A rather interesting choice considering
she OWNS TWO OF THEM... Why would you go on vacation to ride a horse
when you have a horse at home? But oh no... She wanted to ride in
the ocean. Which admittedly is a once in a lifetime opportunity for
someone who lives somewhere that's predominately land locked without
going for a three and a half hour drive.

My own activities are coming along well. I attempted to get a little
bit of sun today up on deck. Did anyone else know a jet black sports
car couldn't tan? I didn't... My hood smarts a little from sun burn
but I am still the exact same color. Who knew that changing colors by
laying in the sun was only a human trait? Still though it was
relaxing. It's surprising just how relaxing laying under the warm sun
is.

Last night was form night which of course meant the writer actually
donned a skirt... Now THATs a once in a lifetime experience... I
have to admit I was never made aware that the writer actually did in
fact have legs... It was an experience that will not soon be forgotten.

Oh, I also discovered something else! Did anyone else know that the
pool water on a cruise ship is salt water? I was not made aware of
that until the writer got a mouth full of it. Which was more than a
little amusing. Oh and know what else? I can't swim. I sink. Which
royally sucks... How am I suppose to rule the world when I can't even
float? That aside it was a rather good day.

Tomorrow we dock at Nassau Bahamas. Now that should be interesting.
The writer's brother and her father are going on some historical
pirate tour. The writer and her mother are going shopping at the
straw house. That would be the highlight of the writer's trip by the
way. Shopping... So that's it for now. I will update my loyal
minions tomorrow from the shores of Nassau.

The Traveling Karr

Karr's Snips: There's someone sleeping and snoring very loudly in the
library where the writer has chosen to blog. Here's a snip... If you
decide to go take a nap do it in your own dang room!

Cody's Tips: Any cruse ship has a general rule of thumb. If you
don't want to be left behind, be at the boat on time because the ship
is not going to wait on you. With that in mind, give yourself about
an hours leeway. You don't have to wait until the last minute. It
only stresses you. However, if something should happen and you do
find yourself in a bind make sure you have your passport and some
cash. That's pretty much all you need to make it home on your own.

Until next time folks! Rock on!

Maji

It starts...

2008-10-05T11:52:00.001-04:00

Greetings loyal minions...

The traveling Karr speaking to you via e-mail from on board the
Fascination. For now I find it interesting this world I've set out to
conquer... So in total here's the trip thus far.

We left at approximately 0600. We've gotten plenty of stupid people's
awards while on this trip by the way... Anyway we set off, the first
leg of our trip was fairly uneventful. We stopped in Statesboro and
grabbed some breakfast at a Dunkin' Doughnuts... I have come to
believe that this Dunkin' Doughnuts may be on some level working with
Starbucks... This means that they are working together to conquer the
world themselves and therefore might be some unwanted competition...
I'll have to learn more... And if learning more involves staking out
their establishments and drinking their coffee... I'll just have to
make that sacrifice... Anyway, after we left Dunkin' Doughnuts we
didn't stop again until we reached Jacksonville where we killed some
time at a local Wal-Mart. Again uneventful but for the green swimsuit
the writer purchased there... She needs a fashion consultant... I
like green. Not that color green...

After leaving Wal-Mart we reached the cruise terminal where I was
CHECKED! I was placed in a suitcase and checked with the rest of the
writer's baggage! How humiliating! I will remember that act of...
disloyalty when I rule the world!

Anyway onboard the ship it was a few hours before I was reunited with
the writer... Once reunited we were forced to endure a ship safety
drill. Later you will see photos of me in my life preserver. I
demanded one my size but apparently that was to much to ask...

After the drill and some humiliating photos the writer went off to
take pictures around the boat and I was able to catch a rather long
nap. Then the humans went to dinner while I guarded the room. Though
that... Stewart... Insisted on coming in on MY watch for something
called a turn down service. He created a little animal out of a towel
and set it on the bed. I of course interrogated it since we were
going to be spending some time together. It was not forthcoming with
information...

Unfortunately, the stewart thought it would be cute to pose me with
said animal... Which the writer of course thought was adorable so she
of course took lots of pictures...

The next morning I was left to my own devises and plotting while the
writer went jogging up on sports deck. In a little while we will be
going to get a little sun up on the sun deck and play a round of golf
with the writer's father. So until next blog...

The Traveling Karr

Karr's Snips: We've spent more time on this cruise telling people to
get the hell out of the way and waiting for elevators. How do you
humans multiply this quickly???

Cody's Tips: Room service is your friend. If it's a free service
such as on a cruise, don't feel bad about ordering food up to the
room. It's fun, quiet, and rather restful as there is no one moving
around in your room unless you're sharing it with someone.

Greetings from the ship! Hope everyone is having a good day!

Maji

Embarkation (The Traveling Karr)

2008-10-03T21:31:00.005-04:00

The traveling Karr....

This is purely a trial period. Therefore, I'm going to see how this works out with one character which means Cody is in the background but never directly spoken to. The next trip there will be two. So we have... The Traveling Karr.

Greetings Subjects.

Tomorrow we set sale for destinations unknown... Well... Known to me. Our trip will consist of three separate destinations. At 0600 we will awaken and prepare for this trip. 0700 should therefore see us on the road to Jacksonville. If we keep this schedule and make good time on the interstate we will arrive in Jacksonville Fl. at approximately 1100. (People who live in Jacksonville... Do not be concerned. We plan to cause no trouble while we are there.) I'm assuming that during the trip I will be riding shot gun. Cody can ride in the trunk for all I care.

We will then board the ship (After picking up some supplies from Wal-Mart.... A purely ingenious institute.) I will of course will remain on deck while the ship sets sail for I am king of the world.

Our other destinations are Half Moon Cay and of course Nassau Bahamas. I look forward to each destination and will use the time at Half Moon Cay to launch the first attempts at world domination. (Since the writer will be busy riding some smelly horse on the beach) That may possibly change to world domination in the Bahamas... (Assuming the writer changes her mind and decides to spend her time petting a smelly fish that poses as a mammal) Of course you might note a trend at this point. I tend to work through vacations. That is for now our schedule. We will try and keep you up to date and up by the minute. If that is not possible we will of course offer retribution in the form of many great stories and photos. Mostly photos of yours truly. So be well. Have a nice week... You are all not so bad for humans. When I rule the world your deaths will be quick and painless.

Karr

Karr's Snips: Do cruise forums HAVE to make things so blasted difficult? Print this, don't print that, have this available upon boarding oh and by the way bring an electronics strip because there's only one outlet in the cabin... I'm already tired and we haven't taken off yet...

Cody's Tips: Cruise terminals are like airport terminals. If it's your first time treat it as if you were going out of country in an airport. Don't complain when they ask you to take your shoes off. Just do what they ask in way of security measures. It does make the process go by quicker after all. Also note that when they say no cell phones in the cruise ship terminal, they really mean it. They will throw you out and the rest of us will be waving at you as the ship takes off while you're standing on the pier all alone.

Alright everybody! I'm off for a week! A whole week! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and we'll see you in a week!

Maji

Friday stupid folks

2008-10-03T01:13:00.003-04:00

Oh... People... If EVER someone deserved the stupid people awards...

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Ok so here's the story. This guy decides to steal some gas from a van for his own vehicle. However once he gets it in the container he realizes he doesn't know how much he has. So he LIGHTS A LIGHTER so he'll have enough light to see by...

Ok first off we learned in the second grade that gas is flammable. Ya know all those old sayings? Adding fuel to the fire? Gas makes fire go fwoosh!

Did no one ever explain just how a combustible engine even works? Burning fuel! Did his friend not know that was supposedly with him?

Speaking of friend who's bright idea was it to light a flame to see gas? Good friends tell their friends when they're being stupid. Friends don't let friends be stupid! Come on! Were both of them sharing a brain that day?

So anyway... Flame guy? You win the Plotless Stupid People Awards. Please don't reproduce...

Maji

Head's up!

2008-10-02T05:40:00.002-04:00

Just a heads up folks! Most already knows what that means...

Saturday morning I will be taking a cruise to the Bahamas. Good times, good times... So what does this mean? No blog... What else does it mean? Might be able to get a few messages out via e-mail on the ship. What else does it mean? TRAVELING KARR!

That's right... The official introduction of The Traveling Karr is about to hit off. For when I get back Karr will have lots to tell you. Who is Karr? What is Karr? It shall all become clear tomorrow. For tomorrow on top of my normal stupid people's awards... I will introduce The Traveling Karr and his minion Cody to you and to all. So keep an eye out for the two of them!

Maji

Time

2008-10-02T01:24:00.000-04:00

I fixed the time issues on my blog! Yay me!!!!!

Maji

Thursday Rambling of the Week (Obsessiveness)

2008-10-02T00:18:00.002-04:00

Obsession... It means persistence. It's not always a good thing people. Far from it actually.

I have discovered something while blogging. You find people who tend to jump on something and be obsessive about it and just won't let it go. Like a dog on a bone. They chew on it and long, LONG after the topic of conversation has passed they are still complaining, nagging, and screaming "It's not fair!" Is it wrong of me to want to beat these people with a stick?

Alright so here goes. The people who really irk my nerves the wrong way. Anyone ever pick up a hatehorses.blog? Brilliant fellow... Not really. If you don't like something why dedicate a website to it other than just trying to piss people off? Try this one on for size... Don't like horses? Don't go near one! I don't like snakes or spiders. That doesn't mean I'm going on a political campaign against them. Some people keep them as pets. If they touch me you will see a southern girl learn to fly really quick. Leave it alone!

You also find these people who are obsessive about their hobbies. Don't get me wrong... I love Knight Rider. I love photography. I love the internet and I love RP. I also love Transformers and I love Stargate. A lot of things that my attention has been drawn into. Not a single one of those is my entire life. (With maybe the exception of photography as that is currently my wanted line of work. Come on I can make a career out of my hobby! How awesome is that?) The most recent thing I can think of is Anime. It has it's bunch of obsessors. You know the kind... They can quote every show. They know the characters of every show. That's all they read. It's all they watch. It's all they talk about when you try to socialize with them! I mean come on... Just because you're interested in something doesn't mean I'm just as interested to hear about it. Same goes with WOW, Lieniage, and that other game that seems so popular now... I mean I'll listen to you go on about it for a little while but hours on end is way to out of line. Give me something here... I don't go on and on and on and on about horses and photography do I? No! I discuss work, family, life, hobbies, other stuff that's goin' on. I mean come on... You have family and friends... Discuss something else.

So that's about it... Stop obsessing! So I don't have to obsess over obsessing. :)

Maji

Wednesday Movie and Song of the week

2008-10-01T14:02:00.000-04:00

Yes it's that time again! So grab a bucket of popcorn and listen up.

The movie Braveheart. Have ya seen it? Of course you have. So let us focus on the hotness of Mel Gibson for a moment. Yeah yeah I know he made a religious movie that for some was in itself a religious experience and then claimed to some California cop he hated the jews. Forget about that Mel Gibson. (Apparently fame makes you nuts. Just look at Tom Cruise) Travel back in time with me if you will. Remember the first time you saw the movie Brave Heart? That Scottish accent stuck in my mind for weeks. I mean come on... That man is hot and we all know it. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. He is absolutely amazing in that movie. It was a movie I could entirely be pulled into. None of his other movies did that for me. No not even the movie Lethal Weapon. Though I did like the fourth one. The first and second were ok. I didn't bother to see the third. Anyway go see Brave Heart if you haven't. If you haven't... What rock have you been living under?

The song is just as old school as the movie this week. (Oh come on, sometimes you have to get reintroduced to the classics.) Workin' for the Weekend by Loverboy. I don't know why I love this song so much... I mean come on. It makes ya feel good! You can dance to it and no one looks at you like you're a loon! That really big guy in that movie tried to come off as a stripper to it... At least in clips I've seen that I don't care to ever see again. I honestly can't remember what movie it was. The point being it will stick in your mind and you can't help but sing it. So go hum it. Go dance to it. Go to work and shake your groove thang! People will think you've finally snapped. Then you get to go to the nice place with the white walls. Come on! It'll be fun! Let loose and move on with the rest of you week!

Maji

Tuesday Something...

2008-09-30T23:21:00.000-04:00

Yeah... Adding a short of the week is a pain in the butt with this blog. So... It's going to be switched around just a smidgin...

Equine related rant of the week. The other rant is just for rants in general. This one is specially for the equines of our lives...

I know you can't exactly ride the head... But you can't hide it either.

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Exactly what is this thing and how in the world did he get deemed worthy of stallion material? I know the one picture must be just at the wrong angle but even when he's being ridden... His head and neck actually look disproportionate to the rest of his body. Come on people! If you have a stud he has to be awesome! If he's not awesome geld him!

All I have to say on that. Still shuddering at the sight of the stud...

Maji

Monday shot of the week

2008-09-29T21:42:00.000-04:00

I love this shot and I don't know why! Oh wait... Yeah I do. I love this shot because I love this car. I swear I didn't have it's photoness in mind when I bought the car. It just kinda turned out that way after I bought it. But it does take a nice shot doesn't it?

Friday... 0600...

2008-09-26T06:00:00.001-04:00

It's Friday 0600... Know what's wrong with the picture???

ITunes has still not uploaded the season starter of Grey's Anatomy! If they have I certainly can't open it... Still though... itunes is on my list.

That being said I had to walk out on Grey's Anatomy halfway through the first epp. Why? Because it was time to go to work. Evil hospital... I so to be able to download something worth watching right about now.

At the moment it's the Q word... A word I can not say for it will bring upon a plague of people who want to be seen for absolutely nothing...

For that matter... For those who go to the ER for every little thing that you could really see your doctor for in the morning.

1. If you come in by EMA for something minor that has plagued you for 2 weeks we are not impressed that you have the ability to dial 911. (Just so you know they train dogs to do that to) If you come in by EMA you had better be sick... If not you will be labeled a ninnie. Enjoy the waiting room with all the other ninnies.

2. This is not show and tell. You don't have to fish anything out of the toilet to show me. (You really don't since I'm the clerk. Show the nurse if you insist on that behavior) If you did fish something out of the toilet no you may not use my pen.

3. When you come in you are triaged. Which means that someone of medical license takes you into a room and asks you questions. They are deciding how sick you are. Just because you came in before the elderly lady who is having a heart attack does not mean you get to go first. Sit down and don't bother me.

4. Do not for any reason speak the words to me "You already have it in my chart" The nurses don't have your chart and when I ask you questions I'm verifying information. If I didn't need the information I wouldn't be asking you. So when I ask you for your insurance card and you say "You have it on record" Don't be surprised when it doesn't show up on a bill which you now owe the entirety of. If you come to an ER bring your insurance card!

5. Do not utter the words "My doctor has all my information already" when checking in for any reason. Look around. Does the Emergency Room in any way look like your doctor's office? No? There's a reason for that. I'm not going to go hunting for your information. I'm also not walking across the street to get your file. Give me your address. It is easier after all.

6. If I give you both a vomit bag and a trash can and you still insist on vomiting on the floor I'm not cleaning it up. I'm not paid nearly enough for that.

7. The emergency room has a completely separate definition of sick than you do. If you claim to be sick you had better be dying.

8. Kidney Stones are not an emergency. Painful yes. Emergency? Hardly.

9. Do not ask me how much longer it will be. I don't do sympathy so trying to look pitiful won't work. It's entirely up to the nurses because I have no medical degree.

10. Do not ring the bell to get my attention when I am sitting right infront of you. Just because I am writing something and do not immediately look up upon your being seated does not mean that I don't know you're there. Give me five seconds to finish what I'm writing. Also in the case that I honestly didn't hear you... A simple "Excuse me" Would suffice. Every time I hear the bell I die a little inside and want to throw said bell at you.

11. Do not say to me "My Doctor called ahead." Look out in the waiting room. I'm willing to bet that half of them said the same thing. It didn't help them either.

12. It's not smart to tell me that you have no intent on paying the bill. I do report this stuff you know.

13. One complaint per customer please.

14. If you come in by EMA have a way home in mind. I'm not making arrangements for you.

15. Don't come back to my window after you've been released from the ER and complain about the service. Guess what... The people I work with? Friends and Coworkers. You? Annoying person. You do not have my sympathy in the matter. It's also not going to change anything. Just because you didn't get the drug you wanted doesn't mean you didn't receive good care. We're going to laugh about you when you leave.

16. Don't sit in front of my window and not say anything. It is much faster if you cooperate.

17. When I ask you what's wrong don't give me your life's story. Complaint of Leg Pain is much better than "When I was a boy I had a cat (Fill in mindless stuff here) And that's why today I have this horrible ache in my right lower leg" Guess what I'm going to take from that story? Leg pain!

18. Why on Earth would you come into an ER where it's bright and loud and busy when you have a migraine. 1st Migraine? Sure I understand that if you don't know what's happening and why your head feels it's going to go kaboom. Frequent Migraines? Should know better by now...

19. If I know your name upon walking through the door it's not something to be proud of. I promise you I'm not nearly as happy to see you as you are to see me.

20. The pain can always be worse.

So that's my list. Mostly because it's Friday 0600 and I have decided I really.... REALLY Hate my job...

Maji

Friday's stupid folks awards

2008-09-26T02:48:00.000-04:00

It's winner take all this week!

The Friday Stupid peoples awards!

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Please someone tell me this is a joke... Worst off... This is local! This is in my area! That is my local paper! Folks in GA have lost their flippin' minds!

I can't decide who deserves the award... The man who made a bad situation worse by not holding it... Or the police officer for accusing him of battery for it. I mean sure it was disrespectful... But come on! You can't handle a little gas?

For a long time I kinda tossed this one back and forth... Who deserved the stupid award...

Finally I decided on one person who was most deserving of the stupid award...

The journalist...

Has news gotten so dull that you feel you must go digging through stupid civil cases to find the most trivial case about a police officer and a drunk fighting over a rude body function? Seriously? Is that what you want to report on?

Not the war? Not politics? Not anything else but some guy who had to pass gas in the police station and the cop took offense to it. That's what you think news is? I could have gone my entire life without hearing this story and my life would not have changed or would I have cared that I had not heard this story.

Journalist guy? You have one the Lucid Dreams Stupid peoples awards.

Please don't reproduce...

Now for something a bit more infrequent. I'm not gonna say this is the awesome person award... It's far from awesome.... It's actually kinda sad. However...

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Mind you I hardly think this guy is awesome. You can not abandon 9 kids and be awesome. However, alot of people are really tearing into this guy. What I say?

He may not be father of the year... He left his kids. He's far from father of the year. A chimp would be a better Dad. However, at least he had the guts to sit back and say "My kids are gonna be homeless soon if something doesn't change. I can't take care of them... So let me find someone who can."

At least before it got to a point that his children were in danger because of starvation or needed medicine and he couldn't provide it he did have the guts to take his kids to where they could get help. He took them to a place where he knew for a fact they would be warm, dry, and fed and left them with someone who could get them to someone who would care for them.

He had the guts to permanently give up custody of his children because he knew he couldn't take care of them. So there you have it. He gave up his kids. He's a horrible father. BUT he seems like a decent person.

So... Sucky dad guy? You're O.K.

Everyone else? Cut the guy a small break. Just a small one.

Maji

New Kitt Vrs. Old Kitt

2008-09-25T04:10:00.000-04:00

Most folks already know I'm a Knight Rider fan... A huge Knight Rider fan... I absolutely adore Kitt for pure Kitt cuteness. I also adore Karr but that's another story. So people have asked me... Which is better. New Kitt... Or old Kitt...

Personally I gotta Say. I LOVED the old Kit. Nothing can compare to him. He was adorable. The new Kitt just isn't Kitt. He doesn't have that charming voice and isn't nearly as cute. Though while he's not Kitt he kinda gives himself a whole new character. The new Kitt without a doubt is HOT! He reminds me of someone a bit infantile... You can almost see him putting things together. And lets face it... The Mustang body is hot. I do love that pony doncha know.

So which do I like better? They are both separate characters to me. The new Kitt is not Kitt. However, he's still a great character who deserves recognition in the Knight Rider hall of fame. Thus you have it. They are simply not comparable.

Thursday Rambling of the Week (Us poor out of work designers)

2008-09-25T01:44:00.000-04:00

There is a breed of people out there. They are a strange people... They fear the sunlight. They are pale. They tend to spend long, long hours fixated on an object of value... They often go hungry for their chosen profession. Who are these people?

Designers... Photographers... Artists...

We often work by night, fixating for hours over details on the computer such as web sites that we just have to have up by the end of the week. Starving artist is not just a saying it is a lifestyle... And we are obsessive to the extreme. (You try getting that absolutely perfect idea for something in your head and then try to sleep.)

As an artist I have something to say about the horse industry in particular but I'm sure this goes for many others as well...

If you have a business... A real honest to God business... Yes breeding horses is a business. Once you call yourself a breeder that's simply what it is. (Which is why I have only 2... They are not a business they are my babies and the only children I will ever have) Anyway point being if you have a business POST A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING WEBSITE!

It won't kill you.

I understand how expensive it is to have someone build one for you. When I build a web site a very basic one starts at about 1,200. That my friends is actually very cheap because no matter what you might think, putting a web site together is very time consuming. I've spent hours on a single page and still didn't entirely finish the thing.

That being said there are programs out there to help you! Geocities has page builder. Freewebs has a very basic and simplistic style and while yes they bombard their page with advertising you can become a registered member and all that will stop. Go that extra mile!

While on that note, Freewebs has some very good web designs. I've used them before when I needed to throw something together for say an RP I wanted to throw together and didn't want to spend money on a site until it gained a following. (I don't spend time or money on RP sites unless it has at least 10 loyal followers. Until then it's freewebs and freeboards for all!) But when using freewebs... Don't replace they're suggested backgrounds with horrible pictures of something odd... May it be your horse or your dog solid backgrounds are not overrated!

So... With that in mind...

Show us the not to do's!

D and D Stables --> Rule number one. Don't put photographs as your background. Period. You can work them into your design... But for the main background solids and muted patterns are your friend. Busy makes text get lost and we don't like lost text. Lost text doesn't even like lost text. This one has a box for the text to find a home in but the background is still just to loud.

Three Hats Farm --> I just can't even start to touch on all the things that is wrong with this site. I like the solid background colors but... Their links are getting lost and why is there an animated gif as their heading? That's just distracting and tacky.

Dangerzone --> There is something wrong with these people. There really is... Not getting into a match about Pitbulls... I've known some very nice Pitbulls... I saw the cutest one the other day that was trying to pose as a tough dog. Their pictures are horrible and while yes they have changed their site to be more muted... (A week before everything was this blinding pink that hurt my eyes) It still screams 15 year old did it. For that matter... Don't let an unproven 15 year old touch your business anything... For that matter if you sell horses but you also breed dogs... Put the effort in to give them each a separate page. Link back all you want but give them their own pages! Also first impressions are hard to get back. Take decent pictures of your horses so that a person looking at your horse doesn't get the wrong first impression. Since they can't lay hands on the horse at first this is often what is primarily judged in the first few seconds of contact.

Stone Face Stables --> Yeah... Free webs is ok for a temp fix. I like freewebs I really do. But this page says to prospective customers... "I don't really care, just wanted to throw something out there so I could make lots of money" Put a little effort into your site! Freewebs has hundreds of layouts that would be perfect for a horse ranch and you chose that one?

Sunspot Pintabians --> Alright Pintabians is one of those breeds like a Goldendoodle. It's a mutt with a fancy name. I use to have one of those... He was a pinto crossed with an Arab. We called him a mutt. But he was still cute and I used him in beginners riding lessons when I was a kid. He was sort of a baby sitter back then. Again... We called him a mutt. That however is not what I'm going on about today. This site actually isn't bad. It's not great... But it's not bad. I actually kinda like some of the graphics and headers. However... If you have a business... Keep things to that business. Don't sell your useless junk on a web page. Then it's just a train wreck.

So there you have it. Maji's crash course to web pages. I swear I'm gonna write a book on this stuff... I shall call it... Web design and photographs for people who should not reproduce.

Think it will catch on?

Oh! And if you're wondering just where I dug up all these websites...

Fugly Horse of the Day

They say "Oh My God look at that horse!"

I say "Oh dear lord... Look at that website! And those pictures! Dang!"

So anyway, stop by there if you love horses. It's always good to keep up with it.

Mostly Testing

2008-09-24T05:49:00.000-04:00

I'm testing something out here, though I did want to comment on
something to if it actually goes through. The dates on this blog are
a little... Well off... I don't know what kind of date system
blogger is on... Though Let me point out that mainly the reason they
seem a little off anyway (Blogger's odd dates excluded) I work the
night shift. Therefore it's nothing to me to blog while I'm at work.
(Since nights are generally the slower shift) Also on an off note...
Polo. A common equine sport I suppose... I had never paid much
attention to it. All of a sudden this month it seems to be absolutely
everywhere. Tried to go to a match to take some pictures but it was
over by the time I got there. So sad... Use to think badly of it.
You know everyone hears horror stories... Actually though it doesn't
look so bad. Would still like to see a game played. Hmmm.... Anyway
mostly random thoughts and testing.

Maji

Between the lines

2008-09-24T02:00:00.000-04:00

First one of these...

Let's face it. Sometimes there's just something I really wanna say. So therefore on that note a little something pulled from Graig's List...

Very pretty, white, gelding. Part Arabian. 8 yrs. old. Exp. rider only. $300.00 OBO

That ad = Horse crazy as hell and he will kill you because I just wanted a pretty white arabian and didn't work with it until it was way to late and now I don't know what the hell do with him. Just come get him. Better yet... Forget the $300. I'll pay you to take him.

Some days...

Horses do not work themselves folks!

Wednesday Movie And Song of the week

2008-09-23T23:44:00.000-04:00

Alright my start out for this blog is going to be my absolute favorite movie of all time. Some of you might think you know of what movie I speak... However, you would all be wrong.

Stealth is an absolutely fantastic and action packed movie that follows Edi. An AI Jet. Truly does this not sound like my kind of movie? It has jets... It has explosives. It even has an AI. Watch this movie. So what if it didn't get good reviews? Sometimes you just gotta watch an action movie for the explosions.

This week's song of the week is a song form that particular movie by a band called Institute. Again, with a band name like that what's not to love? It's called Bullet proof skin and personally I think it entirely rocks. Pun not intended since I think the genre is actually considered rock... Though folks might find it odd simply for the fact that I consider myself more of a country person. It's a little... Rockin' for me so to speak. Anyway, go watch that movie and listen to that song. Absorb the messages you might gain and put your two cents in.

Maji

Tuesday short of the Week

2008-09-22T23:01:00.000-04:00

First short! It's gonna test my writing skills before it's all over with... So here ya go. A bit of fanfic for the first time out that some might know from other posts elsewhere. Hope you enjoy! Promise something original and new next week! I just didn't give myself much time to prepare this week.

Read it

Monday shot of the week

2008-09-22T02:45:00.000-04:00

The first official post probably should have been Friday but we're going to ignore that and call it starting off on a good foot for the week. Mostly because while I found plenty of stupid people, I found very few people I would consider entirely awesome. Might have to cut out the awesome person of the week and just stick to the stupid awards. Anyway onto the Monday topic.

For those of you who ever wanted to know about the rural south. The calm and soothing dirt roads of the backwoods. Those red dirt roads that are so common in Georgia. I got some really amazing trips on this little trip just around my home county. I also got hopelessly lost. I didn't realize just how much of a spider web of dirt roads we have out here. Still though it was a very nice drive. So any comments? Any thoughts? Have you ever taken a trip like that? I mean you never seem to go see the sights in your own back yard until someone comes to visit. How many people live in New York City yet have never seen the Statue of Liberty up close but for maybe that field trip you took in the 5th grade. How many people live in Washington D.C. but have never seen the Washington Monument or been to one of the museums or taken a tour through the White House? How many people live just a mile from the Grand Canyon yet have never been to it? Next time you find yourself bored and with nothing to do, hop in your car or hop on your bike or hop on your horse for all anyone cares and just take a ride, and look around. Till next time.

Maji

Welcome

2008-09-19T02:31:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Plotless. An idea that's wanted to get out since The Traveling Karr. For now the general schedule is...

Monday - Shot of the week: Photographs by Maji

Tuesday - Short of the week: Written work by Maji

Wednesday - Movie and Song of the week: Song and movie picks by, you guessed it... Maji!

Thursday - Rambling of the week: Lets face it. Maji will talk about anything when she wants to talk about it. But this post will be a bit more random and rant heavy.

Friday - Stupid person of the week / Awesome person of the week: Maji's weekly pick for two separate things. The stupid person of the week in the news... Also the most awesome person of the week that Maji can find. As is everything, this is always open to suggestions.

So that's it. The blog schedule of Majiness.

Also note that sometimes I do in fact go on vacation... It's a sad thing but it happens. If this is the case... Upon return (Or sometimes during) I will try to make up for being gone... How is that?

The Traveling Karr

Karr and his partner in crime travel. Everywhere. They also bring back pictures. Of everything. Therefore you will get a whole week upon my return of Karr's quips, Cody's tips and pictures of absolutely everything they happen to see along the way. Enjoy! Hope to see many followers in the days to come!

Maji