Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse

I came home from troupe rehearsal last night to find hubby had finally gone out and got us a new 12 gauge shot gun and ammo. He has been talking about how much we need guns for home protection, protection against bears, and in case of zombie attack so of course, I am delighted!

While technically the new shotgun is his, coupled with the smaller one we already have that I handle better, it seems we are now ready to face a small Zombie Apocalypse, though with just three small boxes of buckshot in the house, I am already looking to buy cases of ammo for the new shotgun. Just to be safe… can never be too ready for the end of the world after all. Hubby started teaching me all about guns last night; I can identify the breach, barrel, receiver, safety, trigger, stock, and the place the you look to find out if the gun is loaded – what is that part called again??).

I suppose I should learn to shoot now too. Funny that Mary was just asking before troupe rehearsal if she and I should be taking shooting lesson or heading out to the shooting range for some practice. She plans to make her way to our compound in case of the zombie attack; she has mad cooking skills, seems to be quite the survivor and I think she could become quite a good addition to our compound. We won’t talk about what she wants in exchange for her great food though

Hubby is already looking at obtaining more guns, because, one can never have enough during a zombie attack. Eventually I will need to learn how to handle all of them, and I am thinking I might learn crossbow skills too (noise attracts zombies, and crossbows are nice and quiet!).

Just remember, if you decide to come to our house during said Zombie Attack, you will need to Zaghareet so that we know you are not one of the living dead.

Inappropriate, yet funny, dialogue at work : )

I work in an office where I am the only female. Frequently the two younger men in my office (under the age of 29) make comments and then go “Oh, wait, that wasn’t appropriate for the workplace was it?”

Sometimes it is funny, sometimes a bit lewd, and usually has to do with poddy humor.

Today’s dialogue started with talking about “Harikari”, or Japanese suicide by warriors. One guy came into the office I share with the other guy, and said that word, and said ‘wait, that doesn’t sound right, is that right? He was pronouncing it like “Hairy Carrie” and then said, that sound more like a stripper name. (Joyce rolls her eyes here, and then has to laugh).

This turned into a conversation when he said a friend told him that stripper picked their names based on their first pet, and the first street they live on.

Good to know, my stripper name is “Mandy Forhan”.

Snake Stack, done!

Finally, all the snakes are in the snake stack! Moved Ares into the bottom level last night, after having to reglue the track that the glass sits in. Now, we just need to make a base for it all to stand on since right now getting to the bottom level to get Ares in and out is a bit odd. Still considering getting a taller cage for the bigger boas, but they do have an entire level each so this will have to do for now!

Just need to get some nice rope lighting so I can see my pretty babies!

Weekend Update, Sonic Screwdrivers, sunburnt tattoo and skeeter bites

What a great weekend! And oddly enough no dancing was involved, save for a wee bit of improv to Chumbawumba while hubby ran out to Lowes for the 3rd time on Monday.

Saturday night had a couple of friends over for dinner and then to start watching the new Dr Who starting with Episode 1. Enjoyed Sonic Screwdrivers (vanilla vodka, blue Curacao and sprite) and drank each time we saw the Sonic Screwdriver in use. This will quickly cause you to drink 3 full drinks if you aren’t careful about taking small sips!

I have wanted to take a Learn to Kayak class for some time b/c I want to do kayaking down in the bay around the glaciers next summer.

So, I went to a kayak class on Sunday, which also meant learning to roll the kayak. The two guides were very nice, patient and did a great job describing the goals (paddling, rescue, etc) and explaining how to achieve them. The “games” we played out on the lake were not really to my liking (I wanted to focus on learning to paddle my boat straight first before trying to race across the lake or maneuver), but I understood the purpose and tried to stay out of the way while a big sponge was thrown around and points were earned by hitting the boat or the paddler (all the while having to maneuver without boats actually hitting each other).

Right about this time was when I tipped my boat and had to practice my rolling in a real situation, and then that promoted the section where we learned to rescue each other and help the fallen person get back into their boat. Because they didn’t have a dry suit that fit my awesome booty, while the other 5 participants had dry suits for the trip and dips into the lake, I was fully emerged into Chena Lakes 3 times in my regular clothes plus I also had to endure a couple of poorly executed exits from my kayak on the shore where I was again dipped fully into the lake. It was cold, but not terribly so…but by end of day I was tired, oh so tired. And sore too!

But, I now understand how to paddle a kayak, and if I roll it I understand how to remove the skirt for safe exit while it is upside down, and can get back into it (though not gracefully), if I have a partner with me. They never got to self-rescue so I guess I won’t be doing any solo runs for a while still…

And just in case the soreness is enough to remind me of the weekend, there are very visible traces of the weekend; I am seriously bruised (mostly on the right side, probably from trying to get back into the kayaking after accidentally rolling it), my legs are COVERED with skeeter bites and small bruises from scratching said bites, plus I discovered this morning I have a sunburn on my tattoo (it is just bumpy and itchy).

We also got lots of little projects started around the house, including moving the bookshelves out of the trailer which means we can now list that trailer for sale. This is the same trailer that we used to move up here, and selling it, in my mind, really seals the deal that we are staying here.

Also made one set of blackout curtains, and have another big piece of unfinished black fabric covering the foil on the other window. I should be able to finish that next weekend.

Now if we could just get the sink faucet out; it seems to be rusted and even with a couple hours of wd40 type spray, using a newly purchased basin wrench and lots of labor on Michael’s part, it still won’t budge!

Hello world!

Welcome to the adventures of Joyce. I am also known as mom of Amber, wife of Michael, Perlgurl, Data Droid and K’naDz. Random thoughts run through my brain on a variety of subjects and I hope to organize them here. Also will be recounted adventures of times gone past….