Now Sound

Yes folks, Clementine is now safe AND sound. Yes folks, sound! How so you might ask?! Well this past week has truely been killer. I found what I thought to be a in between job to get me by until I could find a better job. I answered a phone call from an ad on Craigs List for a barista in Kirkland. Well I went in for the interview, that went well, the owners of this coffee shop are from Australia...they rock. So they offer me a job and I started Monday! Very cool...then after my shift, I was offered a postion as the front of the house manager. One of the owners is the manager of the kitchen, since he is a chef.

Its an awesome job! I am given a lot of freedom to make choices of the staff and direction we go with the front of the resturant. Eventually we will open a cocktail bar and then turn into a killer chill night club. I am absolutely excited to be a part of this adventure. It will be tons of fun, and my bosses ROCK!

So that my friends is why I am sound!

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!

The Christmas Party Madness

So my friends started a Chritsmas party tradition here in Seattle in 1999 in the basement of one of the dorms. It started with a little gift exchange and Sara Bader's wonderful top ramen and tomato sauce. Now....it is madness. The highlight of the gift exchange...Gnarly Teeth, and Banco's book The Easiest Way to Get Pregnant Naturally!

Enjoy:

Safe...Maybe not Sound yet

I have made it safely to Sea-town (Seattle for all you who are confused). I am safe and now frantically looking for a means of cash flow. But I am excited. This new chapter will be one of excitement and passion. It will be a chance for me to enter the part of the 'grown up world' that I have not entered yet. I look forward to the adventures ahead.

And thanks Nate for the Shout Out! I appreciate it. I already miss my friends in H-town. I'll be back for New Years! Oh you just wait (maybe the triple trouble triple kiss will occur again!)

Miss all the H-town peeps, but you are all welcome in seatown anytime!

How to make ME!

How to make a Clementine

Ingredients: 5 parts competetiveness 5 parts self-sufficiency 5 parts joy

Method: Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Serve with a slice of fitness and a pinch of salt. Yum!

Username:

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

Do you hate me?!

So if I were ANY of my friends I would hate me right now. i have this thing called a blog and do I ever update it...ummm NOPE! So I think I am on a path to not being so lame. Life has had a lot of changes lately. By lately I mean in the last month.

I failed the Life/Health License exam a 4th time, worse then I have ever failed before. So I made the choice, I am done. I can't do this anymore. I don' t like the stress. However, in the same week I did that I also got an email from a group in Bellevue, WA that does conflict resolution in the school systems in Seattle. So I went to Seattle did a little training and have made the choice to move back to Seattle! YES this is a huge choice. It means leaving my friends behind in Helena, it means a new life without a job or anything in front of me. But it also leaves room for new adventures, and new stories.

At the moment I am thinking I will be in Seattle anywhere from the 7th-9th of Dec. I am staying with a good friend from college until I can find a job and pay rent. I am putting in my 2 weeks at the pub tonight, and have a few random paying jobs here and there to help save some money before the move.

I am excited, scared, and nervous. But I am ready for this new chapter, its a step in the right direction. It is getting me back to the PNW, the place I fell in love with during my undergrad days.

It will be fun, and much easier to up and leave the country!

I will be better posting too! I promise!

Changes

So life is ever changing. I swear just when I think I have got it all figured out God sends me a fast pitch and knocks me down.

If you read my Blog a couple weeks ago, I talked about the stupid test I had to take. Well I took it (4th times a charm right?!). I failed, not just part like I had in the past...but the whole stinking thing. So I am now questioning whether or not I should be in the insurance industry. Not really the career path I was intending...So now life is changing again.

Mediation seems more and more like the path I want to take. I have been in discussion with some folks over in the Pacific Northwest talking about doing some training over in that area and perhaps seeing what is out there job wise.

Who knows. But I do know that its been nearly a year. I love Helena but I am starting to get restless here.

So until next time...I'll just be restless in Montana (I think being sleepless in Seattle would be better at this moment).

Interesting

I received this from a friend in Turkey today, and it got me thinking. Although sort of childish...VERY true.

Find a guy, who calls you beautiful instead of hot.
Who calls you back when you hang up on him.
Who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.
Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead.
Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats.
Who holds your hand in front of his friends.
Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you.
Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "...that's her."

I think I like the idea of the boy kissing my forehead. It makes me smile.

Birthday Photos!

The weekend was fabulous. Full of friends and good times. I couldn't have been happier or had more fun.

The Cake

After all I am kind of a big deal...people know me!

Jayne and Nat


smiley girls.


Hiiii-Yah!

Birthday Weekend

I would post pictures of the amazing 26th birthday but alas the cord has been lost to transfer the photos from camera to computer. So those will follow soon. I will get a cord somehow.

Overall the weekend was amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better party with better friends. I had a few friends come from Bozeman, a couple come from Missoula and a couple venture up from Dillon. So all in all is was a blast.

Pictures will come soon I promise!

Slogan time

You want a slogan for your name? Well check this out.

Here is mine:

How Do You Eat Your Clementine?

On a happier note

I turn 26 in 4 days!!!! YAY!!!

Inadequacy

Is there ever a point in someone's life where inadequacy seems like it is the norm and the expected. I have never thought that and wouldn't except that is just how I feel at the moment. I feel as though I could give my 110% and it still isn't enough. Some how I am still falling short.

Part of what brings this on is my inability to pass my state insurance licensing exam. I have failed 3 times....yes count them...3...1,2,3. I have never failed anything more than once. And I am usually one to learn from mistakes but somehow I just can't pass. I study, and to no avail.

I have been asked by some if it is because I am too busy, which could be the case. But I can't manage to live with out my second job. Ok that is a lie...I could manage but I couldn't pay off my debt or begin to pay off my student loans with out this second job. Which then brings me to my thought...should I be doing what I am doing? I love the company I work for, and I couldn't imagine anything more enjoyable at the moment that pays this well. BUT...and this is a huge BUT...should I be putting this much effort and time into something I am just not sure I can complete successfully?! I just don't know. I am at a loss. I don't know how to send those thoughts of inadequacy to their time out in the corner.

I am fine when I don't think about studying or the test but then I let my mind wander and I feel horrible, I feel like a failure, I feel like just not showing up to work anymore because I have too much dignity to get to the point where the 'let me go'.

So for now I will rehash all that is going on through out my mind. Try to sort it out, and hope and pray for the best.

Education

I was reading this article today. If only we were all that excited about learning and school...

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/14/pupil.un.ap/index.html

I will be MIA

Yes I have been MIA, and will continue to be in the future. I am working 2 jobs, and trying to have a life outside of that as well. Life is busy and full. So the time to blog is little and just takes precious time needed for other things (like studying for my life and health license.)

I have a lot of material to post on...so when I have a free minute you can be sure that I will update my blog. But until then...I will be MIA. SORRY!!!

update

Just letting everyone know I am doing well. Life is insane. I start working at the Pub (Reiley's) here next week and will officially be working 80 hours a week. It should be a good time. But for now I am off to Missoula to take a licencing class for work and then the Exam is Saturday...you all should say a little prayer that I pass. AAAGGGHHH! So that's me at the moment. Sorry so short and sweet.

10 weddings and a funeral

Ok I have tried to update this for a while...and it didn't work and didn't work...then the network was down...so again I lost all the information. A few weeks ago a friend and I were joking that I had so many weddings (at the time 4) that I needed a funeral to make '4 weddings and a funeral'. At the time it was funny (and still is) but now it has come to fruition.

As the title of the blog suggests this summer has not only been filled with Weddings. I now have a funeral. Sean Reid, a Seattle U alum, died Sunday. He had cancer for over a year, and I know he's in a much better place.


The link below is an article he wrote right after graduation. He is such an amazing soul...and will live long after his earthly death.

Please read:

Sean Reid

MIA-Wedding Season

I recently went to a wedding (by recent I mean 2 weeks ago) and wanted to post to my blog...but me being the scatter brain that I am I can't find my camera attachment, so I had to find my parents camera attachment....I guess I could have written about it, but what good are the words if I don't have a photo or 2 to back it up. So here it is 2 weeks later and I am writing about the amazing wedding of year.

Jonny and Sara (my roommates from Soph year of college) got married. It was done in true Badgowski style. On the budget but the class didn't lack. The weekends festivities began with a rehersal at the Chapel of St. Ignatious, at Seattle University. Then it was off to the House of Roy...to most Seattlites its the House of Hong...and we had a nice smorgusboard of yummy chinese food. Then it was to the Garage, for some cocktails and sightings of some long lost SU alumnus.

The night of the wedding was just as fabulous. I went to the Bite of Seattle with some good ol' MT folk, then off to the wedding where I read and watched some of my close friends joined in union.

Really it was an amazing weekend, full of friends from around the world. I am amazed, the class of 2002 from SU is amazing. We are living our dreams and creating new goals to change the world.

Now time for the pics:

Sweet Ass

So I got this email today...really no point...but FUNNY!

I am bored and I realized I haven't had my Clementine fix. Erin came
down bozeman this weekend, we ended up at the Three Forks rodeo. I
ended up getting so drunk they wouldn't let me back in the bar. Which
is a first for me, I have kicked out of bars, denied service at a bar,
and was even involved in an altercation with a bar tender and the
police escorted me out of the bar. Never not let into a bar, I am
pretty proud. So yep, bought a couch cover, it was red, I kind of
wanted green, but Erin thought red would look better. She is a girl
and so by default she has better taste than me when it comes to
interior decorating, so I bought red. I don't have cable and my buddy
is stopping by to pick me in in 15 minutes. So I am killing some
time. Get ready for more rambling. So yep....I think I may be
reaching epic porportions of kicking ass, I am not sure on official
status of that yet, I will have to get back to you. I think I need to
start a blog and this will be what it is like. Random thoughts that
come out of my head. I saw my Aunt and Uncle this weekend (that is
not all interesting I know), they told me they went camping with this
couple. They asked the couple to bring weiners to roast one night.
The dude that was comming is a trapper. He brought beaver weiners. I
had no idea there were beaver weiners. On the other hand I am not
exactly sure what regular weiners are made of, there could be some
beaver involved.(oh yeah, the beaver weiners was the interesting
part). Last thought on beaver weiners. It is kind of odd how when
viewing the term "beaver weiner" in a perverted sort of way it seems
to contridict itself (excluding possible of being a hermaphrodyte)
yet when dealing with the term in practicle applications, it actually
has two meanings (for those at home we call that a synonym) it is not
only a weiner made of beaver, yet could be the name of the genitals of
a male beaver. Man, isn't nature fascinating. Well you helped me
kill some time so I shall now go. I bet you are really going to
regret giving me your email address.

Long Lost Blog

Yes I have been horrible. I keep meaning to post on this thing, but now I am working and then get home and don't think about posting because I am just too tired when I get home. Yes...lame I know, but none the less that is my excuse. Since Dan and Anna's wedding I went to a Family reunion at Stanly Lake Idaho and saw so many cousins and even some extended family from the French West Indies. It was a nice change of pace from work and the heat of Helena.

This weekend I was supposed to go to Sandpoint Idaho, but I got sick and figured it was important to relax before Jonny and Sara's wedding next week.

But all in all life is good. I am starting to settle into Helena life and am getting into the swing of being a real grown up. Now its time to take the next step. I am looking at getting another job and paying off my debt, and get my finances in order. I am getting there slowly...but surely. I'll update more often I promise!

One more

Adeline said...

1. Clementine - By far my favorite sister ever. I love you so very very much! There's no one in the world that I hate seeing sad as much as you. You have seen my most desperate efforts to make someone laugh. Not to mention that you're probably my favorite person to make happy.
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (and many many more), and as far as music goes, just about anything from the early 90's - C&C Music Factory, the Real McCoy, etc.
3. Encouraging (Disclaimer: one word for a girl of so many words is about the largest challenge I've ever been put up to:))
4. Alright, you've got to be kidding, right? How is this possible, when just about all my moments with you are memorable. I'd say everything like wrestling with you, the Q-Tip conversation, Fam. Reunion in St. Louis lip syncing to some crazy music in our cabin, I'm a little tea-pot on warren st., you holding my hand going to Insty Prints from the "white house", going clubbing with you in Ireland, staying with you in Seattle your frosh year and being "corrupted" by your friends and many, many more.
5. Koala
6. I know I don't now everything about you, but I don't think I have much wondering going on about you. (cop-out, I'm aware)
7. Very very much. You've taught me to deal with things head on, and that I should believe in myself. You are my number one encourager, you believe in me when I don't believe in myself and without you I have no idea where I would be.

A very cool pick me up to my day!

Now its your turn:
01. Comment with your name and I will write something about you.
02. I will then tell what song/movie reminds me of you.
03. I will try to name a single word that best describes you.
04. I'll tell you the most memorable moment I've had with you.
05. I will tell you what animal you remind me of.
06. I'll then tell you something that I've always wondered about you.
07. I'll write something you've taught me.
08. Tack this little puppy in your blog.

Dan and Anna Lowney

The Wedding finally arived. After driving all over the state of Washington and Northern Oregon, I was able to see one of my greatest friends from high school get married. It was a wonderful time and was so great to see old friends, and meet new ones.

You may kiss the bride


The speech


Mr and Mrs Lowney


Is that a rocket on the side of the truck?!?!

sunset on the Washington Coast

Did that Say Food Stamps?!?

So I was driving with Jim and James in Aberdeen, and we drove past this Pizza place...does this seem like a classy city to you?! I never knew you could make your food stamps go so far.

Pizza anyone?!

Mariners on Fathers day.

Anna and Dan ventured over the river and through the woods to attend a Mariners game. The sun was shining, the seats were wonderful, and the Mariners CREAMED the Mets. Couldn't have been better.

Clem, Jim, Dan and Anna


At the Game

Jon and Alyssa Mudd

My Cousin Jon was married on the 11th of the Month, here are a couple pics. The first of the bride and groom, the second is of my cousins and my Aunt Mary. It was a wonderful time...but it always is when the Mudd's get together.

Crash and Burn

Life has been insane lately...on so many levels, and as I wrote the following to a friend I realized it summed up where my life is right now:

I had a therapeutic dream...well kinda grim....I was with friends and there was this NW plane overhead, and it started flying this way and that way, and then it flipped upsidedown...then we ran into this building and once inside I realized that I was in Ireland so we had to dial 999 not 911, but as I gave directions as to where the plane crash was I was in San Diego. The dispatcher said they had sent someone out to the accident..and that was that.

In retrospect, that is how I feel as though my life is a plane whirling out of control...and I feel as though I have so much going on internally, externally, and just overall. I think I need to just sit figure out where my life is going, where I want it to go, and what steps I have to take to get there. I need to be aware of my priorities, and stick to what is important.

So that is where I am at...I am taking everything friends, family and other have said to heart, and I just need to chew on it and figure out where my life will go. And by doing that I need to detach all the extreme emotions I feel and reflect retrospectively.

So...that is me at the moment...

Did I mention Limbo

Well as I sit here getting ready for my new joby job. Yes I finally scored one of those...one with benefits and everything. So that is fantabulous. If you want the boring details...let me know.

But then there is the social aspect of my life. And I don't know what to do about it. I at times think its completely normal, but at others think that some how my train has derailed and I have lost all sense of reality and 'adulthood'. Somewhere between San Diego in 2003 and present I have seemed to be caught off guard and have not been able to get on track. My priorities have me askew, and I feel discombobulated. I need to find direction, self, and most of all just figure out what I am doing with life outside of this job.

I am back in Helena, and that means that I get to conform to the married, 2.5 kids and white picket fence mentality of Helena...oh wait, no...I am single and don't want children right away.

I don't know maybe with a new job will come some sort of direction. One can only hope.

Life, Death, and Limbo

Well the last couple weeks have been very odd. I have had the chance to experience a lot of emotions that I have not felt for a while. A good family friend died suddenly last week. Thalia was 27, had 3 children and was just a ball of fire. I don't think I had seen or talked to her for years, but it was hard to hear of her death none the less. Then a few days after the funeral her dad told us that the cause of death is still unknown. It wasn't a brain aneurysm, it wasn't self inflicted with an over dose, in fact it was just 'natural causes'. I know she is in a wonderful place of bliss and unconditional love, and that her children will miss her greatly, but for those adults in her life...Its hard to understand why God would take someone so early.

That is also why I realized I mustn't take things for granted. There is so much to life daily. In my own life I have been blessed and at times take those blessings for granted. So now I am trying to keep my head up each morning I wake, and have a smile on my face and a new out look on life. Its a crazy world we live in!

Then there is the Limbo of my life. I didn't get a job I applied for last week, but then got an interview for another company the next day. I find out Thursday if I got the job, so keep your fingers crossed. I am also being urged to run for office. It was an idea I threw out of my mind last February, but now it has entered again with some support from state elected officials. So we will see. So many random things to think about.

I'm lame

Yeah, so I have been busy lately attempting to find a job, and find a way to pay my bills. I have an interview on Friday with the Commissioner of Higher Ed, and really want this job. Its a lot of travel through out the state. I'll keep ya all posted...I know you really want to know!

The Bestest sister EVER!

So I got a little gift yesterday in the mail (post...for those irish readers) and it was the best thing ever...I am addicted. There was no real reason for the gift other than a congrats on your dissertation, and good luck finding a job. You all ready to see what the bestest sister gave me.....

Neglected Readers

I am sorry I have neglected my readers...I was waiting to post more photos, but I don't have any that require an entire post. However this weekend does. Although at the moment my camera is MIA. So I will just have to discuss the episodes of the weekend. I was out Friday at Millers listening to a little George Grosbeck Band (tre good) and chilling out with a bunch of my legislature peeps. (its the last weekend before the end of session). And my friend and I proceed to drink the free drinks bought for us, that is all fine and dandy until the nights end. That is when the madness occurs. So lets just say that the night ended with me getting a few hours of sleep and going to work with my friends still awake not yet sleeping. That is after a night of getting only 1.5 hours of sleep due to babysitting.

However the highlight of the weekend had to be Saturday, our last Bipartisan Social caucus. Nat and I made T-shirts, and the host of the caucus provided the entertainment and fun. BUT...the best and perhaps worst (because it sorta ended the party) was when we broke the coffee table by dancing on it. And yes photos will be uploaded as soon as the camera is located. By far it was the best night yet...well one of the more memorable. Now the fun will subside as the session ends on Wednesday. Whew...now my liver can recover....and God knows it needs to!

Birthday Weekend

Well it is official folks, after 4 days of celebrating Natalia and Casey, I am deffinately worn out. Nat started at Bullwhackers on Wednesday (I was still at home recovering from the cold I got on Sunday). But come Thrusday I was out celebrating Natalia and her 24 years on earth in full force. We started at Haps on Thursday, Friday went to the Rialto and Bullwhackers, and Saturday we started off the afternoon with some cocktails, and some boardgames, then we went out with the Birthday Bitch (Natalia) and the Birthday Boy (Casey) and the Party Posse (myself, Amanda, and Katie) followed. A wonderful weekend all in all! Again I was the historian....enjoy:


Starting the week off with a BANG!


Clebrating Natalia!


Honest Amanda and Nat


Group Photo


Lean Back!


Dancing Girls


Casey and Katie


The Birthday shirts


Party Posse and Birthday Girl

EPIC Paddy's Day

Clemtalia and Crew had an EPIC Paddy's day. Started at the Firehouse with Good Whiskey, an Irish car bomb, and a few tasty beverages. Then moved on to Jorgies where we collected our personal decorations, and had a bit of EJ's famous Irish Stew and Irish Punch. Found our way to our favorite Thursday hang out...Hap's...did a little Irish jig, had some great late nights eats provided by Fuzz (the best bartender ever) Then Nataliatine managed to get downtown, hit up the bars there, then ended the night with some late night calls.

All in all the craic was great and couldn't have been better!

Enjoy the pics:


Dave and Natty


Natty, Erin, and Clem


Group Photo: Clem, Cathy, Art, Natty, Annie and Erin


Clemtalia


Brad, Tim and Erin


Leprechan Shoes


The Boys

Big Dave, The Leprechan, and Tim


Brad and Clem


Big Dave


Irish dancing at its best!!!!


Hey Brad!


Tiny