Saturday, January 30, 2010

A Long Lost Relative?


Okay keep breathing...no we did not take in another stray cat! This is Annie she lives with the Otto's in Pocatello ID. She was a stray cat that they took in from the field behind their house. For those of you who don't remember we found Maki as a starving kitten behind the Otto's house in a that same field. Maki and Annie are more than likely related! Can you see some resemblance? Maki is probably Annie's sister or aunt. It was fun to meet Annie and notice the similarities between them. They have the same eyes, small face, big ears, stripey tails and soft fur. The thing that was the most amusing is how similar their characteristics are, i.e. they are both skiddish and not super keen on cuddling. As you can see Annie's favorite place to hang out is the back of the couch just like Maki. The most interesting similarity we found out is that they both like to smell your hand before you can pet them! It's crazy that those weird little things might genetic. It was fun to meet Annie and have that connection of owning relative cats with the Otto's.

Monday, January 25, 2010

I don't know what it is about people that can create good music, but for me sometimes develop a crush on them.(not a serious one, I just think they are super cute). Sometimes they are pretty hot too, but not always and I'm not sure what it is that makes them so attractive. There's just something about someone playing music that you love...you feel a connection to them, not like a deep meaningful connection, maybe it's more of a connection to the music but there's something there...
Seeing people play live always effects how I feel about them. Some of them are really great live and have such an energy and love for what they do and and to me that is really endearing. I usually refer to this as "cute".

Here's some of my crushes...
Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters. I just saw them live, I had no idea Todd was so dang cute. When he smiles it's pure joy on his face.

Jon por (jonsi) Birgisson of Sigur Ros. Okay this guy...not cute at all, but the music he makes is stunning. I saw them live and the sounds he can make live with a guitar left me speechless(in a good way ;). His passion and talent are what make him attractive.



Ben Folds. He's just so clever and down to earth and cute...and yes it helps that he plays the piano like nobody's business.

Okay so after seeing the Led Zeppelin movie: The Song Remains the Same I like so many others thought Robert Plant was pretty hot. I don't know what it is!?

Everyone knows I love Trey because he's so cute and so happy and so incredibly talented.



Damien Rice, I'm pretty sure we could be best friends. I just love him.

Do you have any musician crushes?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Chloe had puppies!

9 of them to be exact. Chloe belongs to the Christensen's, my friends in Basalt ID. We went to visit and Chloe had puppies the day we got there! She's a very good mama.






Friday, December 18, 2009

Autumn Barker does not endorse this snowman...


Meet Creepy Snowman. He is abnormally shaped, has almost no head, could poke your eye out with his disturbingly solid and sharp limbs, glows in changing rainbow colors in his stomach and has the words "Christmas Eve" written over his belly (why would it have Christmas Eve written on it? I could see Merry Christmas or bowl full of jelly...?) and let's not forget the glitter all over the bottom.

This is the snowman that was on my desk when I first started my job at FSTC in January 2009. It was left over from Christmas and didn't last long atop my desk. (It was agreed in the office at that time that it was a pretty creepy snowman and it was discarded.) Somehow it "magically" reappeared this Christmas and despite my protests everyone decided to display it, as a kind of joke, stating that it should be our office Christmas mascot! I agree that it's funny but there's one small problem...to display it means that it has to sit on my desk. And the negative side of it being on my desk is that everyone will think that it belongs to me and I LIKE IT. So as a compromise I will display the snowman but I will make a sign that says "Autumn Barker does not endorse this snowman. ;) Good Times

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Someone was having a bad day...


Thursday, November 26, 2009

Take Two

Another shot that Les got in that same photo shoot.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

We May Need Some "Family" Therapy


Maki's reaction to our attempt to take a "sister photo."

Thursday, November 19, 2009

IN-N-OUT

In-n-Out opened today in Orem!!! And I got a big surprise at work for lunch when Leslie brought me a double cheese burger with fries! Thanks Les!(she said she had to wait for an hour) I'm so excited that In-n-Out is here, HOORAY, and their food is as good as ever!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

California!

Here are the photos from the trip to California to see Phish at Festival 8...a three day, camp there, Festival where Phish played 8 shows. One of which was their famous "costume" set on Halloween night where they covered The Rolling Stones entire "Exile on Main St." album. The Sunday Morning set was entirely acoustic(a first for Phish) and it was incredible! There were 30,000 people there,we met some very nice people. The venue in Indio CA was huge, it was a 3/4's of a mile walk from our campsite to the stage area. Overall it was GR8 FUN and an amazing experience, Phish really went all out to make it awesome in tons and tons of ways. Click below to some of the photos I took...


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After Phish we drove out to Anaheim and stayed there for 3 days visiting Disneyland, Crystal Cove State Park and L.A. Here's the Disneyland Photos...



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Here's Crystal Cove....
In L.A. we went to The Getty, a HUGE art museum built on a hill like a castle. It was a beautiful place with fountains, gardens and tons of great art. I could have spent days there. We also went down to Hollywood Blvd that night, saw some sights and went to Ripley's Museum. We also happened upon a movie opening that night at the Chinese Theatre. Mm-oh boy. That night we drove out to Calico near Yermo and stayed in a ghost town there. Then headed home the next day. All in all an awesome trip!


Friday, October 16, 2009

This just makes me happy

...it's beautiful.










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