Wow. Ted Stevens.

Ted Stevens has been indicted and waits to stand trial, but yet, he still won the primaries. This is such an interesting place to live.

Things I don't like - Alaska Airlines (or Seattle Airlines)

I only say Seattle Airlines because that is their nickname. They obviously don't have us Alaskans in mind when they price out tickets. I have no choice other than to fly Alaska Airlines out of Juneau. They are the only ones that make the trip into Anchorage and Seattle and they know it. That is why they charge more per mile to make the JNU-SEA run than they charge to make the SEA - NYC run..or any other far away place. On any given day there are 5 flights directly to Seattle. That 2.5 hour (est.) flight is going to cost you between 500-600. Additionally, there are maybe 8 that get you to Seattle by taking stopping along the way or looping through Anchorage. Sounds like they have quite the business going? It makes me a little mad that to get to Oregon to see family I have to pay so much, that for a couple extra hundred I can keep going and wake up in Zurich. What the Hell?! So, lets see here. My sister is getting a condo in Hawaii for a week in January. She is from Anchorage so there are other airlines that she can use and get a better deal. Me? I would love to go, but for the $1200 that it would cost me to fly from Juneau, I would rather go to Europe. Dublin seems to be a good idea and might even cost me less. I could even throw in a trip into Austria for some skiing. Bah humbug!

Things I don't like - Bad Weather Reporting

Our weather report actually says that today, tomorrow and the next day call for sun. Odd. It was cloudy and rainy all day, which turned to extremely blustery and wet in the evening. It is now almost 11 and it sounds like a fall storm outside. It is almost 11 and it is windy and dreadful, but the weather report still says SUNNY for today. Maybe it will clear up in the next hour. My goodness. They really should not tease us Juneau-ites like that. Really, we have not see the sun in a month with all the rain and yet Google weather decides we need a good taunting?

Music for Living........

I was listening to my pink iPod today at work and was put in an incredible mood. I was totally uplifted by some Yann Tiersen (French avant garde composer) piano and thought, "This music makes me want to cook feverishly!" 

Which, gave me an idea for a blog post: Sarah's Music for Living (no particular order, list will be added to)

1. Caribbean Blue by Enya - for taking a brief nap on a couch in a beach house on the Oregon Coast. 

2. Up in Here by DMX - for trying desperately to be happy that you are running on a treadmill, but are still irritated. 

3. Beethoven's Pastoral (no. 6) Allegro ma non troppo (first movement) - for running blissfully through the Alps, finding yourself in a meadow and picking flowers. (You know you have thought about it too!)

4. Beethoven's "Tempest"- for doing anything requiring aggression and fast typing skills such as an angry email that must go out immediately before you lose your momentum. 

5. Where are you Going by Dave Matthews - for riding on a train, certain that the conductor speaks faster than anyone you know, and are honest to goodness not sure where you are going, but you don't want to be anywhere else. (Think snowy train ride through the mountains thinking about your life)

6. Time to Move On by Tom Petty - for listening to in the car on your way home from your last day of that job you are glad you quit. 

7. Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry - for listening to while you ski something that stretches your abilities where the outcome is either completely crazy brilliant or possibly catastrophic. The song sounds much better if you stick it and don't die. 

8. Rare Ould Times by Flogging Molly - for drinking that last Car Bomb with your friends. I haven't actually heard this song while doing Car Bombs, but often think it would be nice. 

9. Any Way You Want It by Journey - for road trips when the sun is shining and you are wearing trendy sunglasses. Sunroof must be open. 

10. Colorblind by Counting Crows - perfect make out music. Although, it has never spontaneously started playing during any kissing adventures, I am sure it would suit the mood if it did!