Grrrr

my digital camera is not working properly and has not been working for sometime. It wont focus properly and I am so sick of having blurry pictures. The sad part is that it is less than a year old and it was an expensive camera to start with. I want to take it in to get it looked at but I have no place around here to do that...plus I am afraid they are just going to tell me that there is nothing that they can do. I my previous camera (same brand) worked wonderfully until it got stolen. I have tried everything I can think of to fix the focusing prob myself. I have even had my friend jake who knows lots about camera's look at it......grrr I don't really want to buy a new one but I think I am going to have to.....to bad I didnt like taking pictures so much... I want my camera back

It has been raining here all day and I am sad because I really wanted to go for a run today....I haven't ran at all since I have been back and I am feeling like a lazy ass.....oh well I really need to go and join the gym again but I am waiting til after I get back from MI so I don't waste money cuz I am not going since I am out of town

I really wish my camera would work!!!!!!!

This, that and the other thing

Today I was in walmart (since it is the only store in hibbing) and well I was getting ready to check out and well I ran into Andy McDowell aka Swiss the bet sig from tech(he is origanilly from hibbing)....and well the crazy thing is that he lives in Hibbing again and is married and has two kids....it was crazy seeing him there with a wife and two little kids crazy

I also got my haircut today so that was a little excitement... I can't believe the gossip that goes on around the hair place I should just go hang out there all day and I would know everything about everyone

I am getting excited to drive over to MI and come see everyone. I am hoping that I have good weather on wed......as long as it isn't freezing rain I can handle it

I want to post some pictures but don't have many new ones... i realized I didn't take nearly as many pictures this year as I have in the past but for today I am posting two of my favorite pictures that I have taken..yes I took both the jellyfish are at an aqurium that i went to a couple of years ago. and the black and white on is up in Northern Wa anad the waterfalls are running off of a glacier

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hope Everyone has a good thanksgiving!!
Eat lots of turkey it will make you feel better!!!!
Or at least that is what I say!!

Im home

Well I have made it home finally!!!! and this is what I pretty muched looked at for the past few days. I am slowly unpacking my car and then getting ready to do nothing for a few days.

Difference Between Friends

Sorry about some of the language but a friend sent this to me and I had to share it...also some of my tech friends may fit into the firefighter friends category

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will post 360 degree security so you dont get caught

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Call your parents drunk as hell and tell them about the fat chick you tried to pick up

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that no one is late for the ride home.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Know some wild shit will happen, and set up rally points and an E & E route.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you saying, Damn...we fucked up...but hey, that shit was fun as fuck!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Cry with you.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: laugh at you and tell you to put some vagasil on your pussy.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Steal each other ' s stuff so often nobody remembers who bought it in the first place.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and leave them alone.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will Low Crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that ' s what the crowd is doing.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out of the bar.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will man up and go after the bouncer for touching you on the way out.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and are sorry you couldn't come.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and try to steal free drinks all night

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had enough.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, "Bitch, you better drink the rest of that shit, you know we don't waste..That's alcohol abuse!!!"

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Can't begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say "I can't handle Tequila anymore".
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will say "okay just one more" and then 2 minutes later okay just one more".

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out!!

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you "They'd take a bullet for you."
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will ignore this
FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS: Will repost this

So So So......

I have been meaning to udate this for a while....anyway thursday was my last day of work until April!!!!!!!!! Well Technically I will work during before that but I will be at training so that doesn't really count.

I wasn't totally sure when I would be getting laid off so I decided to not visit anyone on my way home this time. I also wanted to make sure that I made it home in time for thanksgiving. Plus I would like to be able to spend time with people I stop and visit not just sleep there and then take off right So sorry if you were hoping for a visit from me....hopefully I can visit lots of people in the spring

In case you are wondering where I am well I am currently in Fort Morgan, Colorado. I left CA yesterday so I am making pretty good time.

Hopefully I continue to have good weather tommorow....adios

Andrew's Halloween

Here is my nephew's halloween costume....I cant remeber what he said he was but I thought he had a pretty good costume.

I am excited to get home and spend a little time with him.....he is always cracking me up in one way or another

long time no picture

Since I haven't posted any pictures in a long time here is our crew photo for this year...it was taken in the grand canyon at the begining of the season and lets just say most of the guys didn't look quite the same by the end of the season

well after looking at the photo it is pretty blurry opps

Holy moly!!!

This week has been much busier than I had anticipated. This perscribed burn has been taking up most of my time. Today is the first chance I have had to come up and use the computer...it is crazy how early it has been getting dark these days.

I am glad that I got a chance to read everyone's blogs today. It seems to me that lots of my friends have been having some bad days and I just wanted to say that I am here for all of you and have been thinking about you. I know that well all have those days when things aren't how we want them to be. I can for sure say that I have them. anyway I just want you all to know that I love you all.

In other things some stuff at work had been bugging me and it is better now that the seasonals have left. But without saying to much all I know is that I was raised with certain beliefs, morals and values and no matter what I am going to stick to those no matter what other people think and if that makes people not like who I am for doing what I believe is right well f@*k them....that is what I say. Anywas thanks mom and dad for teaching me to stick to my beliefs and doing what I know is right...even if the majority of the crowd doesn't think so.

well even though it is early I am beat.....walking all day and burning things up takes it out of ya.

Its supposed to snow tomorrow we will see what happens!!1

where have I been

Here aer a few things that I need to update everyone on

Q. So Amy where have you been the last week?

A. Well last week we ended up doing a prescribed burn in the park form mon- wed and then we pushed the lay off date for the seasonals back until friday so that meant we had our end of the season party on Thrusday night. Then friday I headed down to Santa Barbara to run a half marathon.

Q. How did the end of the season party go?
A. Well fun was had by all...we drank a little had a big bonfire, drank a little more. watched the end of the season slideshow and then finished the night off drinking

Q. How was the Half Marathon?
A. well since I didn't really feel like running 13.1 miles since I have been burning and then had a big party where not much sleep happened I was planning on it being very painful. but it ended up not being that bad. Laura and I went out wanting to finish in under 2 hours and we did just that finished in 1 hour 59 minutes. The last two miles were the hardest but in the end it ended up being a good time. I think 2hrs for 13 miles is pretty good especially since I didn't train at all to run it and I havent ran that far since college

Q. So what is in store now?
A. Funny you should ask. I think that they are going to have the 3 of us senior firefighters go and help with a burn for wed til sun should be good as long as it doesn't rain. Then I will be working until the 16th and then I should be layed off

Q. What happend when you get laid off?
A. I am heading back to MN and should be there for thanksgiving.....then I am heading over to MI for AJ's wedding and after that who know

Well I think that is the quick and dirty of where I have been the last week. Thank you for your time