My name is Tierra...

Spain on Thursday

mynameistierra — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:06:24 +0000

I leave for Spain on Thursday for 10 days. Send me a text or facebook message with your address and I will try to get a postcard to you.

Why Would Anyone Do This?

mynameistierra — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:54:03 +0000

Of course he was fron Vietnam:

Man Faces 20-Year Sentence for Smuggling Songbirds Under Pants

LOS ANGELES — A man who smuggled songbirds into Los Angeles from Vietnam by hiding them under his pants is facing up to 20 years in federal prison.

Forty-six-year-old Sony Dong of Garden Grove is scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Los Angeles.

Dong was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport last March after arriving on a flight from Vietnam. Authorities found 14 birds he had wrapped in cloth and strapped to his legs and ankles.

Authorities say they could have sold for up to $400 each.

Dong pleaded guilty to illegally importing wildlife.

Authorities say another 51 birds were found at the Garden Grove home of co-defendant Duc Le. The 34-year-old Le has pleaded not guilty to smuggling charges and is scheduled for trial in May.

Recap

mynameistierra — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:33:16 +0000

The past 3 weeks have been insanely busy for me.

1. Went to North Carolina to play with Chris Walker. It was fun. We drunk dialed Eddie at 3 am and then facebooked him into calling us back. He was just getting off work at Kinkos. We then slept til noon and had some delicious BBQ afterward. The whole weekend was fun. Saw the morgue at Duke. Luis got food poisoning or something and threw up all day on Valentine’s Day. Quite romantic really. OH and Chris only had 1 ply toilet paper and no lotion. I will be bringing my own next time.

2. CPAC. So CPAC is like this huge, once a year conference, where anyone and everyone in the conservative moment comes and speaks. There are tons of parties and dinners and several thousand college students. And by several thousand, I mean like 5,400 out of the 10,000 who attended. We are cosponsors at work so we launched our new website and rebranding campaign. It was an exhausting 4 days and I’m glad it’s over.

Next up in Spain in a couple weeks. I’m excited to jet set out of the USA.

Snow is Overrated

mynameistierra — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:56:44 +0000

I’m over all this snow business. The official snow fall total for this season is some 56 inches in DC alone. The burbs in Maryland and Virginia received like 70 and 80 inches!

To put in perspective how much snow we’ve received, I’ve posted some pics from my iPhone. Tomorrow, we are getting out of town to have a romantic weekend with Chris Walker in Durham, NC, yeehaw!

To Mike

mynameistierra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:31:32 +0000

This post is dedicated to the commenter “Mike”. I know who you are. It’s no secret. I know you feel left out because I have recognized other people in this blog and not you. So Mike, this blog is for you. Queue music.

The DC Blizzard

mynameistierra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:01:09 +0000

This weekend DC experienced a gnarly blizzard. Some 30 inches of snow over 24 hours was enough for Luis and I to build a snowman! His name is Sam and he stands a little over 5 feet tall.

I also thought it would be fun to run, jump, and then land in soft powdery snow. Well it wasn’t so soft or powdery. But I made an impression, nonetheless.

To put in perspective how much snow we received, it went up to above my knee. Nearly impossible to walk through.

All in all, I’m a little tired of all this snow business. My last two kickball games have been cancelled and it’s starting to bug me! More snow is expected this week. But I’m happy to report that next weekend Luis and I will be traveling to Durham, North Carolina to play with Chris Walker. Yeehaw!

Happy Birthday

mynameistierra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:52:13 +0000

Today is Ronald Reagan’s 99th birthday. Happy Birthday to the Gipper. We miss you and could certainly use your leadership!

Tan Tierra

mynameistierra — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:48:31 +0000

Back in the day, I used to be tan. In fact, I would tan every so often just to keep a base. Tanning, for me, makes me feel good about myself. It’s one of those little things you do to spoil yourself. Kinda like getting a manicure. Well I stopped tanning back in November because it is SO BAD for you.. I started spray tanning instead and while it acts as a decent substitute, it just isn’t the same. Spray tanning requires more maintenance and costs more. I miss tanning. I swear, once summer rolls around I am going to lay out every weekend. Below, notice untan Tierra versus tan Tierra.

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I Hate WordPress

mynameistierra — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:35:39 +0000

I hate wordpress for iPhone. I type out this long blog talking about Chris Walker coming to DC to play this weekend and the app doesn’t save the post. Grr.

Sorry Chris. You almost had an entire blog post about you.

Snow in DC!

mynameistierra — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:11:25 +0000

So it has snowed like 6 or 7 inches so we went outside to play in it. Didn’t play very long because Chris Walker was crying about how cold it was. I also made a snow angel!