Look at the picture below and you can see where this guy broke through the guardrail, on the right side where the people are standing on the road (pointing).


The pick-up was traveling from right to left when it crashed through the rail. It flipped end-over-end, across the culvert outlet, and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert, facing the opposite direction from which he was traveling.

Now, look at the second picture....

It's snowing!

This is a poster for the movie "I Am Legend". Look across the water and to the right. See what building is still standing?

Answer: The Watchtower building

Another one of those question lists someone emailed me. Here's my answers.....
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1. What time did you get up this morning? Just before 6:30am. Okay, that's when I woke up. I didn't get out of bed & into my wheelchair until 8:50am.

2. Diamonds or pearls? I like either not-white diamonds, or pearls, if they're not the round kind but the flattish, lumpy, wrinkly ones. I'm not picky.

3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? I saw Cloverfield & 27 Dresses on the same day.

4. What is your favourite TV show? My favorite show was cancelled long ago & nothing can compare to it: You Can't Do That On Television! Currently I watch Ugly Betty, but nothing beats a good dousing of green slime....

5. What did you have for breakfast? My herbal supplements, vitamins, painkillers, chocolate milk & strawberry yogurt. Yum!

6. What is your middle name? Isabel, not Izzy, not Dizzy Izzy... It's Spanish pronounciation, so a soft 's' instead of a 'z'.

7. What is your favourite cuisine? South American, which does NOT include mexican, texmex, etc!

8. What foods do you dislike? I'm allergic to & therefore dislike shrimp & seaweed. Also, menudo & hagis make me gag.

9. What is your favourite chip flavour? Honey Dijon Kettle Chips!! Dangerously addictive.

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Beck's "Guero"

11. What type of car do you drive? My ride is a sleek silver 4-wheeled Permobile Chairman 2K. It gets good mileage.

12. ¿Qué pasó con la pregunta?

13. What characteristics do you despise? Lying, bad out-of-control temper, machismo, control freaks.

14. What is your favorite item of clothing? My I Love NY tee shirt that is too snug & short to wear in public, but I sleep in it because it's snuggly.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? New Zealand (with Julie, oh yeah!)

16. What is your favorite time of the day? Sunrise, or whenever I see the moon.

17. What was your most memorable birthday? When I turned 11 I was baptized.

18. Where were you born? Trinidad, Beni (it's like a state), Bolivia in the Kingdom Hall behind the stage where special pioneers/missionaries lived. My parents were assigned there as spec'l pios.

19. Favourite sport to watch? Futbol, that's soccer to you silly Americans.

20. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? No one because I'm not sending it out.

21. Who do you expect to send it back first? See #20.

22. Coke or Pepsi? Dr. Pepper, but Pepsi if I must choose because Coke makes my tongue tingle not in a good way unless there's tons of ice with it.

23. Are you a morning person or a night owl? I wake with the dawn.

24. What is your shoe size? 4 1/2 -5 1/2

25. Do you have any pets? yes

26. What did you want to be when you were little? A Bethelite, an artist, a writer, a wife, a mom - in that order.

27. When is your birthday? June 29, 1974

28. Shampoo? I alternate between Nutragena (sp?), head & shoulders & the kangaroo one.

29. Soap? None, & yet somehow I am a clean person.

30. Summer/Winter - What? No Autumn? Okay, I'll compromise with Indian Summer.

31. ¿Donde está la pregunta?

32. Thinking about? I'm a multi-thought thinker, so here goes: Sam's coming home - yahoo!, one of my visiting nurses just became a magazine call & how am I going to build on what I shared today, how is Scott doing, how am I going to get respite for next Th to cover Mom's appointment, can Toni come early tomorrow, I need to burn cds for Julie, how are we doing with Spanish, I am literally itching to get started on a painting, what will the house be like after the remodel, how stressed out will I be during the remodel, it's almost time to listen to Book Study - sigh, can't wait for our new Hall, need to call Coyan, wish I could see Sabrina, want a scalp massage that only Eva can give, wondering what the theme for the dist. convention is, -- okay, that's enough peeking at my ADD.

33. Listening to: the click of Mom's knitting machine & the ecclectic collection on my iTunes. Right now it's playing When The Music's Over by The Doors. Boy is it a looonng song, 10+ minutes!

34. What is your "vice": honey dijon chips, fries with ketchup & vinegar, strawberry chocolate cheesecake

******THE LAST 24 HOURS**************

Cried? Not from anything emotional, just excessive coughing.

Met someone new? No.

Cleaned your room? Yes & no. My bed is unmade but everything is in it's place & relatively dust free.

Drove a car? hahahaha - it is to laugh!

How many hours sleep? 8, how about that?

************DO YOU BELIEVE IN**************

Yourself? Yes

Santa Claus? No way such a scary person could exist!

Destiny/Fate? Yes, when Jehovah's hand is involved, i.e. Cyrus, but not otherwise.

Ghosts? No, but I believe people who have seen things have seen things, just not their dead Aunt Sally.

**********FRIENDS AND LIFE*********

Who have you known the longest of your friends? Sabrina, since I was two.

Who do you go to for advice? It depends what it is for. Eva is good for hair stuff, Mom is good for health stuff, Sam & Scott are good for brother things, Jason, Bill, Cheryl & Nancy are good for spiritual things, Sabrina is great for most anything...

When do you cry the most? Hmm. When I'm frustrated, when my feelings have been majorly bulldozed, when someone is going to die, when someone dies unexpectedly, when I had depression & no one recognized it, when Sam gets mad at Mom.

Do you want your friends to do this and send it back to you? No importa.

Today was a non day. My brain was not up to much & for some reason I felt irritated toward Mom. So I feel like nothing has been accomplished, which isn't exactly true. First, I finished the Section 8 application (ah, & there it is, the start of my irritation!) & got it squared away so Mom could turn it in for me. Then Sara arrived & fed me which doesn't bug me, but does Mom, which in turns bugs me. I was trying to figure out what to do when Sara gave me 2 library books I'd been wanting to read, so that's what I did while she watched Dinotopia (not the kiddie cartoon). Oh, & I coughed until about 3, but I didn't asperate any mucus since Sara is getting about suctioning.

Last night I gave my talk & it went well. As usual, I felt nauseatingly nervous until I opened my mouth & been to give my talk. But this time I did feel wellprepared. I allowed myself more extensive notes than last time, for one thing, because I've realized that the pneumonia sent me for a loop not just physically but brainwise & maybe spiritually too. & if I stop trying to get back to normal, I find myself getting better, actually progressing steadier. Okay, I don't know if that makes sense to anyone except Sabrina.....

We probably got home between 9:45 & 10 pm, but I know I didn't get into the house until after because the second I was laying on my bed the clock said 10:15. I had intended to watch "Music & Lyrics" but I was too wired/tired to so I watched The Office reruns on tbs while I ate chocolate pudding with cool whip. Then I fell asleep during my treatment.

Tessann emailed me this tidbit about being unappreciated at work.

Today is a regular blah day...

I watched cartoons while Clover used my computer to email Nathan (as usual) & Willow, & rent a car for their drive up to Canada during their NY trip. She was very down & grumpy, so I didn't mind letting her do her thing while I vegged.

Lupita called @ 10! Yay. I was worried because she's had this cold a long time. First thing she told me was the doctor diagnosed bactarial bronchitis & gave her antibiotics which are already working. Then she wanted to know if/where Clover & Julie wanted to ice skate. Clover said Rockefellar Center, but Lupe said there was more room at Central Park. Then she said her cong had arranged for a Bethelite br to give a special talk today in a couple hours. He'll also give the public talk tomorrow & go out in service with the cong. Lupita said the special talk is about Ezekial's car. Clover was confused at first but I asked Lupe, "You mean 'chariot'?" she laughed & said "Sí. Carro, it's 'car', no?" No. heeheeAfter the call, we went back to doing what we were doing before until Julie arrived. Hooray! It's hard not seeing each other all week..... :-(

Usually she cheers me up, but today we cheered each other up. We are both worried about a certain pioneer & I think we're on the same page in regards to how to handle it. Learning to help someone without being sucked into their drama is a hard balance to achieve, but I think we're getting there.

Also, it helped that I promised to be Julie's pioneer partner in the new system.

Then we worked on translating the Book of Bible Stories. We finished the intro, the Part 1 summary thing, & the first story! Julie is doing fanastic!! Her pronounciation is excellent, too. I have no idea how I'm progressing.

She gave me 3 hugs when she left! *happy sigh*

I need to work on my talk now.

Sara & I went to Millcreek today. We saw Cloverfield & 27 Dresses, in that order, for which I was very grateful.

I liked them both, but can see how a lot of people won't like Cloverfield. It is intensely scary, sad, & in a weird way, very real. I think we were kind of prepared for the weirdness of it because Sara & I are familiar with J.J. Abrams' work. He did the tv shows Alias & Lost, so if you don't like those you probably won't like Cloverfield. It's hardcore scifi for sure. They did a good job of making you feel like you were in the movie, because Sara & I kept whispering to each other what we would have done in the situations, like when you start to see rats running in the same direction you should run too & ask questions later. Basic survival, people! & I knew that helicopter was doomed, not just because it was that kind of story, but because it took off & flew in the wrong direction! What was that pilot thinking?

As for 27 Dresses....definitely a chic flick, but surprisingly witty. I was not bored. Actually, there were quite a few times that I laughed so hard that I choked. & it was not entirely predictable. The characters were not all cliché stereotypes either.

So I am still choking, coughing stuff up.....you don't want to know how long it's taken to type all this.... I don't know if this mucus was induced by the laughter, the air at the theatre, the Junior Mints, the cold air outside, or the lack of sudafed in my system. Ah well.

Mom sent this from National Geographic.

Mom came home from the meeting last night with the new wt library disk, our kms, new yearbooks (nice to see the new covers Matthew was talking about), & a talk slip for me. Aack.

Tessa sent me this originally on Jan. 7th, which is the date I'm posting it for, but it took me a long time to answer the questions. You try dictating & coughing at the same time & see how long it takes you.
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1. What is your occupation?
Currently I am occupied with still recovering from pneumonia.

2. What color are your socks right now?
Soft pink w/ white crowns & "Princess" in cursive all over. (I got them in NYC)

3. What are you listening to right now?
Internet radio, La Mer, direct from Paris. If you want to listen, follow the link, click on the box on the right that says "Ecoutez en direct!" & it'll bring up Windows Media Player or whatever & start playing.

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Corn chips w/ homemade salsa & sour cream. 2

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Does the wheelchair joystick count?

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Goldenrod

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Mom, in actual exchange of words, Coyan's voicemail otherwise. Why not Sabrina? Because she's still in Guyana! :(

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes!! And I miss her!

9. How old are you today? 33

10. Favorite drink? Limewater

11. What is your favorite sport to watch?
soccer in the summer & iceskating in the winter

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? yes

13. Pets? yes

14. Last movie you watched? On tv, A Knight's Tale; in the theatre, 27 Dresses

15. Favorite Day of the year? That day in June when we have the most daylight hours

16. What do you do to vent anger? I talk it out, usually with God. What else?

17. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Either my homemade Raggedy Annie doll, my race cars, or my Sesame Street Fisher Price people.

18. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Fall

19. Hugs or kisses? Hugs! Who wants gross germy cooties?

20. Cherry or Blueberry? Bing Cherries

21. Living arrangements? with Mom for now

22. When was the last time you cried?
Last night when I watched Kanye West perform at the Grammys. (I told you it's taking me awhile to fill this out).

23. What is on the floor of your closet? carpet, & above that a mess

24. Favorite smell? Rainstorms, or the ocean after a big storm

25. What inspires you? my friends, my muse, my god

26. What are you afraid of? not breathing, & spiders

27. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? spicy cheese

28. Favorite car? Doesn't matter, as long as it runs & doesn't smell.

29. Favorite cat breed? Siamese

30. Number of keys on your key ring? maybe 4, or 5

31. How many years at your current job? I don't work

32. Favorite day of the week? Sundays

33. How many states have you lived in? 1: California

34. How many countries have you been to? I have been in 3: Bolivia, U.S., Canada

41. What was your favorite country? They're all beautiful.

Pop, pop, fizz, fizz, oh what a mess it is! .... Never, ever put "Emergen-C" vitamin powder into a bottle full of "vitamin water"! Not that you or I ever would, but Sara F did & oh, the mess on my floor -- like a wet, sugary volcano had errupted all over my floor. which I guess it did. Anyway, I had a good laugh at her expense. She didn't care, she was laughing too.

Finally, I have a picture of our lot. Mom was in the parking lot of the movie theatre across the street from the site for the new Hall & it was yucky yesterday when she took it, so it's not the best, but there's not much to see yet anyway.