mood: pretty good
listening to: Too Shy - Kajagoogoo

Austin Powers Spy Name Generator

Meagan "Daredevil" Warncke

Never one to shrink in the face of overwhelming obstacles such as a roomful of evil Agents, you choose instead to take the chandelier and outsmart the bad guys!

Vital Gear
Includes a hot car or motorcycle for daring getaways and high-speed chases and death defying stunts in the air.

than sitting outside on a beautiful Texas summer afternoon, drinking a cold Shiner beer, listening to Willie Nelson, and watching your husband barbeque sausage and hamburgers? :)

Thank you, God, for this beautiful day...

*whining a la Veruca from Willy Wonka*

"I want the pretty purse, Daddy...I want it now!" :)

Darn you, Liz...your bolsas ARE muy bonitas!

Garden of Delights

Labels: shopping

From The Observer...something to get you thinking and, perhaps, visiting iTunes.

The List

Labels: music

Ok...I knew it would be classic, but this is the funniest thing I have seen in a while...


Click Me

Ok! Tales of Costa Rica!

Tuesday:
We left the house at 4:45am (thanks to Dad for being a trooper and taking us that early!) and flew out of Austin to Houston at 7am. Houston to San José was 3:30 hours and we got there around noon local time. Some other Kathryn Beich people that had already been in San José for a couple of days came through with the van and we all took the 2 hour trip to Playa Herradura (Los Sueños). The drive was amazing. We went through the mountains on a two-lane road the whole way. We stopped at La Casita del café for a pit stop and to enjoy the view and stopped again at a little roadside market. We got to Los Sueños and checked in and went to the room and unpacked and settled in. We had our first cocktail hour at 6 where I got to meet everyone. It's nice to finally have faces to put with all the names of the people Dustin tells me about. His regional manager, Doug, and his wife Nola were both super nice. Also met the president of the company and the vice president, Herb, that just retired. We got to know Glen and Mike more (they were on the van with us). Glen's a rep in Detroit and Mike's his cousin that he brought on the trip with him (for the rest of the trip they were dubbed "Glen y Miguel" collectively). We ended up spending a lot of time with the two of them...they were a LOT of fun. D and I crashed pretty early Tuesday night because we were just so exhausted from traveling most of the day.

Wednesday:
We got up and had breakfast with Kathy and Al in the hotel restaurant and decided to get a taxi into Jacó to go shopping. They has some really nice little shops and the beach there is beautiful. We picked up a few things, went into the local grocery store, Más X Menos, got some ice cream at Pops, and our taxi driver, Rodolpho, picked us up at noon and took us back to the hotel. That afternoon Dustin went with Glen, Mike, and 2 other guys on ATVs on the tiny mountain roads and on the beach in Jacó. He came back covered from head-to-toe in dirt but had a blast. He got cleaned up and we headed down to cocktail hour again. After that his regional manager, Doug, took us all out to eat at El Pelicano.

Thursday:
Got up, ate breakfast from room service, and went with the whole group to Turu Ba-Ri to see the rainforest. There were several things we could do there including horseback riding, zip line, aerial tram, and walking tour. We opted to start with the aerial tram down into the rainforest and the walking tour. About halfway through the tour Dustin broke off with a few other people and did the zip line while I stayed on the tour. He said it was amazing. It lasted about 60 seconds and he went up to 55mph. Mike got video of him doing it, and I'll post that when we get it. The groups met up for lunch after that...they had some really great local food for us. Dustin and I took the bus back to the hotel at that point, but some people stayed for a couple of more hours to do a few more activities. We went back and tried to go to the pool for a while, but we got rained out. We just hung out in the room for a bit until cocktail hour and dinner. We went with Mike and Glen to the marina restaurant, El Galeón. This was probably my favorite place that we ate. Dustin and I both had shrimp with herbs de provence in a lobster butter sauce and I had creme brulée for dessert.

Friday:
Dustin went on the crocodile tour in the morning and I went with some of the others back to Jacó to pick up a few more things we had seen on Wednesday that we still wanted. We ended up down by the beach in front of El Hicaco restaurant sitting, enjoying the cool breeze coming in off of the water. We then went back to the hotel where Dustin and I had lunch with Glen and Mike and relaxed until it was time to leave for dinner at 4:30. Herb had arranged to take all of us to Villa Caletas for cocktails and dinner. You had to wind up this tiny moutain road to get to it. When you arrive, you walk up these stairs to the ampitheatre and dining room, and as you reach the top it opens up to the most spectacular view. I have been to the mountains before, but this was hands-down the prettiest places I have ever seen. The Pacific stretched out as far as we could see. We had a lovely dinner accompanied by a trio of classical guitarist, and then we returned to the balcony outside for a fireworks show Herb had arranged for us as a surprise. Once again, I have seen fireworks before, but being there in that place, with Dustin, it was just...breathtaking.

Saturday:
Dustin, Glen, and Mike went out on jet skis in the morning while I stayed and started packing and did some last minute shopping in the hotel's gift shop. When they got back we went down to the beach for a little bit and then hung out in the pool with some of the other people in our group. After that we walked around the hotel some and got ready for the last cocktail hour. We had dinner with 3 other couples back at the marina and then met Glen and Mike at the bar to visit a little bit more before we all started heading home Sunday. We did end uphaving breakfast with them on Sunday, though, and then we headed out from the hotel at 8 that morning.

I know this was a bit incoherent, but you get the idea. ;) The pictures are here, and more will be posted soon.

I know I promised the vacation entry, but I will preempt it with the following:

I have made a decision. I will start saving my extra money to buy the clothes I want. Not to belittle favorite clothing haunts such as Kohl's and their sale racks (especially the Daisy Fuentes and Stamp 10 lines), but I am now completey head-over-heels for anthropologie.com. I realize that such taste will result in the purchase of fewer articles of clothing at a time, but being a young woman nearing 30, I feel it is time to have a "grown-up" wardrobe. Currently lusting after...

braeburn shirtdress

moonbeam dress

pop shop blouse

velvet fields tee

Hey gang! We are back from Costa Rica and pretty exhausted, but it was absolutely amazing. :) I will write up a formal post later on all that we did, but I am waiting for all of the pictures to upload still. :)

I did miss you guys so, so much, and I am glad to be home again.

~Megs

mood: uncontrollably excited
listening to: tv

Got myself packed Saturday nite.

Got Dustin packed just now.

Aunt Ari came over for last minute kitty-sitting guidance and prayers. :P

Leaving the house at 5:00am (courtesy of Daddy-Taxi)

Arrive Austin airport and depart for Houston 7:00am.

Leave Houston at 9:00am.

Arrive Costa Rica 12:00pm local time.

Check in and visit hospitality desk to book spa time. :-D

We heard there is an internet café, so I might be able to post and update you guys on the trip.

I'll miss y'all bunches and oodles and schoodles. Love you! ~Megs

(written by your's truly and I am sure it will be added to as time goes on)

1. You get annoyed with all the graphical smilies in online messengers like Yahoo and AIM.
2. You can't understand while all websites don't let you .earn (money) to buy poker chips and virtual pets.
3. When someone says that they IM'ed someone, you hear that as .t'ing the person.
4. You've ever gotten .married on a talker.
5. People have ever .give(n) you naughty socials to use for honeymoon of .marriage.
6. You've ever stayed up for hours playing .connect4 or .tictactoe with someone.
7. You become frantic when you try to join a new talker and someone is already using your username.
8. You think the ASCII graphics on the talkers are rockin'!

These are courtesy of Wikipedia:

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    /-------\/     __        O          _            ,__o
   / |     ||     /o)\      /|\       >(o)__       _-\_<,
  *  ||----||     \(o/      / \        (_~_/      (*)/'(*)
     ~~    ~~                          ~~~~~~~
       Bull      Yin/Yang   Person   Rubber Duck    Cyclist

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     \/)"(\/      (o.O)
      (_o_)       |> <|
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       Dog        Rabbit (sometimes cat)

Thanks to Ari for the heads up on the full Metawishlist toolbar (not just the linkie) and the Forecastfox extension. I've had Internote for a while, and it's quite handy. *g*

mood: exstatic
listening to: tv in the other room

To my hero, Liz Potter, who runs bolsabonita.com, creator of my Darth Vader tote, and who created a Teeny Tiny for me this week with very little notice and had it to me in time for our trip. As always, the purse is delightful and Liz was fabulous. She's here in Austin, so please support her local business...even if you aren't local to this area. Her work is great...I am very hard on my Star Wars tote and not a stich has come undone. :)

Got my hair cut and professionally highlighted for the first time today. Misti did a fabulous job, and I just hope at least one of these pics lets you see the highlights some. :)

mood: fair
listening to: Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore - Everything's Alright (from Jesus Christ Superstar)


From Yahoo Picks this week:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/matchgame/

I haven't had time to look at all of it, but some cool Match Game trinkets for your enjoyment :)

mood: meh
listening to: Jas mix cd - 1993


From an old journal I kept on ezboard (orignally posted 7/18/01)

original answers:

Shampoo: Bath and Body Works Bio
Conditioner: same as above
Soap/Body Wash: Herbal Essences Body Wash
Powder?what kind?: Yes...Cover Girl Fresh Look in Translucent Fair
Deodorant: Dove
Hair Spray: Sauve
Perfume: Poeme or Victoria's Secret Amber Romance
Toothpaste: Crest Multicare
Mouthwash?: generic brand mint
Gum or Mints?: Certs mini mints
Lotion: B&B Works Daffodil Fields
Detergent: Gain
Fabric Softener: Bounce sheets


currently:

Shampoo: Pantene Red Expressions
Conditioner: same as above
Soap/Body Wash: TrueBlue Spa Be More Pacific
Powder? what kind?: Yes...Maybelline Shine Free Pressed
Deodorant: Dove Cucumber Melon
Hair Spray: none...use Jonathan Create Smooth
Perfume: currently addicted to my Tommy Girl
Toothpaste: Crest
Mouthwash?: generic brand mint
Gum or Mints?: Wrigley's green apple
Lotion: C.O. Bigelow Rosemary & Mint
Detergent: Gain
Fabric Softener: Gain dryer sheets


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By the way...if anyone needs an extra excuse to buy me a pressie, my Neopets 5th anniversary is the July 16th. *big grin*

mood: amused
listening to: Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind

Finally! Xanga's not blocked at work (at least as of right now), so I was able to update my blog there.

I will probably annoy you guys with posts today. I am sooooo bored. I can't believe we have to work :(

How happy am I to find Mr. Wizard's official site? :) Not only that, you can buy Mr. Wizard on dvd!
(Ari...please tell Jeff I found this :))


Now...to get Pinwheel on dvd :(

A few other links:

DoubleDare
You Can't Do That on Television
Roundhouse - look at the whole site, but sign the petitition, too :)