It’s April….

Posted by alicia on Apr 9, 2009 in Life, Work

Notice the lack of posting around here? Well, that is because it’s April. The most difficult time of the year for me as I “prepare” for the anniversary of when Jarrett was killed. I’ve been feeling a lot of stress and worry about the upcoming anniversary, but I’m trying to be gentle on myself.

Anyway, some very nice folks in Giles County have offered to host a golf tournament in honor of Jarrett, with all proceeds going to his memorial fund. Even if you are not a golfer, please help us spread the word!

Here are the details:

Castle Rock Golf and Recreation of Pembroke, VA will host a golf tournament in honor of Jarrett Lane, one of the 32 students killed at VA Tech on April 16^th, 2007. All proceeds will benefit the Jarrett Lane Memorial Fund and its mission to better the future of deserving youth in Giles Country.

The tournament will be held on Saturday May 9th, with a tee time of 9:00am. Teams of four will play on one of the area’s most beautiful and challenging golf courses. The registration fee is $300 per team, and teams can register by calling the golf course before May 8^that (540) 626-7276.

Just to let you know, the Jarrett Lane Memorial Fund is used to provide college scholarships to Narrows High Grad. We have a vision of expanding this to provide financial assistance to deserving youth in Giles County who wish to participate in various academic, athletic and leadership development programs.

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Work, Bad Circus and Cute Kids

Posted by alicia on Feb 2, 2009 in Life, Work

Work

I’ve had a run of good luck lately with obtaining new clients and projects! Which has been good when realizing I need to make money, but not so good when I realized this means less time can be spent napping.

Circus

Yesterday I drove to Roanoke to attend the circus with Fawn, her kids, my mom and grandmother. This circus was organized by the Shriners, and from what I can tell it was the George Carden Circus. I’ve been to the circus a few times in my life, but tend to avoid them these days because I’m afraid of clowns. Although, when offered a ticket to go with my nephew & nieces on their first trip to the circus, I couldn’t decline.

Luckily for them they are so young they will not remember this circus. However for me, I will be forced to live the rest of my life haunted by things I saw. Here are three reasons why I will never again go to a George Carden circus:

1. All the circus ladies wear thongs under their very, very short skirts. Well, except for two special ladies who I swear were wearing hand-me-down Playboy Bunny costumes with big purple bows placed right where the good Lord split them. I saw more ass at this family-friendly event than I’ve seen in women’s locker rooms.

2. In one of their skits, a clown paraded around with a pistol, held a clown at gun-point and killed the other clowns. The killings were complete with sound effects of shots. Um, wtf?? I don’t even know what to say.

3. Over-priced everything. Sure, the kids got in free, but the cost of activities and food inside now means that one of them will not be able to go to college. After spending about $60, the kids got to ride an elephant twice around a 20-ft circus and ponies around another small ring.

Cute Kids

Need to recover from the circus nightmare? Got the image of circus ass stuck in your head? Well, replace it with these sweethearts. I’m saving my money to buy some kisses.