Both of us at a party- 4-20-10)
Me mostly being a fool at his house 5-2-10)
Us at Sun Ray, Texas 5-8-10)
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House Hunting for him! This was a model room i liked 5-18-10
May 21, 2010 1:00 pm Sophia Alexa Perez is born to the world!
I did a massive amount of work these weeks. I thought I was going to lie down, chill out, and have someone feed me grapes while I was swinging on my hammock. WRONG! I was really wrong at that. I was given so much work that I practically wasn’t able to go to a lot of places like I usually do! I mean I was able to go to some places, but not as much as I usually do. I went to a lot of places with my boyfriend Jairo. It’s been 2 years and 6 months that we have been together. People always ask me if I get bored with him, or unhappy, but I am happy, and you have to find ways to make it fun. It’s not going to be fun if you just sit there and stare. We did things together these past weeks because we don’t usually go any where. We went to eat, the movies, mountain ranges 7 hours from here on a weekend. We went to a church in Sun Ray,
What a day that was. But otherwise, I think this was the highlight of my 6 weeks. I would do it again if we could. I had homework and a bunch of projects, but I pulled it off. I did well. I won’t be able to do it again. But this blogspot was fun. I can’t wait to show others what I did. Thanks for everything Mr. Detrixhe. You’re one of my favorites!
"There were lots of tears and 'I love you! I love you!'" Drake said. "I just told him to get his butt back home."
With Saturday's success on the world's highest mountain, at 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level, Jordan is just one climb from his quest to reach the highest peaks on all seven continents.
The teenager with a mop of long curly hair — who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 9 years old — says he was inspired by a painting in his school hallway of the seven continents' highest summits.
"Every step I take is finally toward the biggest goal of my life, to stand on top of the world," Jordan said earlier on his blog.
Before him, the youngest climber to scale Everest had been Temba Tsheri of Nepal, who reached the peak at age 16.
Also Saturday, officials said a Nepalese Sherpa who lives in Salt Lake City broke his own world record by climbing Everest for the 20th time. Apa, who goes by one name, went up to collect garbage, a growing environmental problem on the mountain.
Several climbers took advantage of Saturday's clear weather to reach the summit, Mountaineering Department official Tilak Pandey said. May is the most popular month for Everest climbs because of more favorable weather.
Jordan had never climbed above 8,000 meters (26,240 feet), but his team climbed quickly along the final ridge to arrive at the peak hours ahead of schedule.
"The first thing, they all hugged each other and said, 'I love you, I can't believe we're finally here' and started crying," said Rob Bailey, the team's spokesman, by phone from the United States.
"I don't think it ever dawned on them to say, 'Oh my gosh, Jordan, you're the youngest to get up here,'" Bailey said. "It's never been about setting a record, besting anybody else."
Jordan, from the San Bernardino Mountains ski town of Big Bear, California, was climbing Everest with his father, his father's girlfriend and three Sherpa guides.
Helicopter paramedic Paul Romero and his girlfriend have trained Jordan for top-level mountaineering. Romero and Karen Lundgren are adventure racers, competing in weeklong endurance races that combine biking, climbing, paddling and climbing through wilderness areas.
Before the group set out for Nepal, Paul Romero said he wanted nothing more than to make his son's dreams come true, even as the quest raised questions over how young is too young to scale Everest, a mountain where harsh conditions have caused scores of climbers' deaths.
The group, dubbed "Team Jordan" on the teen's blog, approached the peak along the technically more difficult, less-traveled northern route from the base camp on the Chinese side.
Unlike neighboring Nepal, the other approach to Everest, China has no age limit for climbers. Jordan registered with Chinese officials in April, said Zhang Mingxing, secretary general of China Tibet Mountaineering Association.
No interview with Jordan would be possible until he returns to advance base camp, which could take a couple of days, Bailey said.
Climbers stay overnight at three or four camps before the summit, depending on their route and pace. Jordan's team spent nearly five weeks on the mountain acclimatizing and preparing for Saturday's predawn final climb.
Jordan carried a number of good luck charms, including a pair of kangaroo testicles given to him by a friend who has cancer.
"That's the one that probably meant the most," Bailey said.
At the summit, Jordan left behind his lucky rabbit's foot and planted some seeds that a Buddhist monk at a local monastery had given him for luck on his journey, Bailey said. Then he took the satellite phone and called his mom.
"He's such a good boy and he calls his mom every day," Drake said, laughing, just minutes later.
Drake said her son took two months of homework with him to keep up in school
Jordan continues the recent trend of young adventurers. Earlier this month, 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail around the globe solo, nonstop and unassisted. Thousands lined Sydney Harbor to cheer as she cruised past the finish line in her pink yacht.
A Dutch court late last year blocked an even younger sailor, 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker, from pursuing a similar round-the-world voyage, ordering her to prepare more and wait at least until this year before starting.
And in January, 17-year-old Johnny Collinson of Utah became the youngest person to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.
Just one mountain remains in Jordan's own quest to climb those peaks, the Vinson Massif in Antarctica.
Jordan's team leaves for Antarctica in December, Bailey said.
"A piece of cake," his mother said.
Analysis: Wow. That's so cool. I wish i could do that. I would rather watch someone climb from t.v than me climb it. I wonder how a mural can inspire. I guess its different for everyone. I mean i started painting just so that i can sprinkle salt on it so that it could have a texture. Its different for everyone. Maybe i need to get my passport so that i can do it too. It sounds like fun. But cold too.
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sat down to discuss his team and world financial matters with Poppy Harlow in an interview posted on CNNMoney.com this week. Here's what he had to say about the Mavericks' interest in NBA superstar and potential free agent LeBron James.
"Come July 1st, yeah, of course. Anybody would be interested in LeBron James, and if he leaves via free agency, then it's going to be tough. If he does like I'm guessing, hoping he will, which is say 'I'm not going to leave the Cavs high and dry,' if he decides to leave -- there's a better chance he stays -- then he'll try to force a sign-and-trade and that gives us a chance.
"What I do know about LeBron in the minimal time I've spent talking to him is he just wants to win. Money's not his issue. He needs to be some place where he trusts the organization. And look, Dan Gilbert in Cleveland did everything he possibly could, that's just the way the game works. If there was a template that we all could follow, we'd all have championship rings."
Wow. Only 1 more six weeks left. These six weeks was like no other. I only hope to do better than I am now. I would like a GPA of 95, but it’s hard for me to even get a 90! I worked pretty hard and I can’t stop now. I have one more year to raise it up before I get my rankings. Of course I want to graduate in the top 5% with High honors.
These six weeks felt the same as the others except I figured out that my work was going to need to be better. My family expects high of me, I mean my sister graduated with high honors and is at SMU for her first time and was is doing great. She is going for a double major and everyone is proud of her. I only hope I can beat her and get something better. My desire for knowledge is at its highest peak. But with many distractions, it just sits there and waits for me to notice it and use it. All my classes are the same except now I have more work and can’t slack off. A lot of people joke around and say that they have had senioritis since they were in pre-k. Not funny. I did a lot of typing, running, and talking these six weeks. I staring off with tests, and essays, and ending up with the same thing! A few of my classes have been more fun than ever, like in Chemistry. I now love to learn about Acids and Bases. Church hasn’t been a difference. I go on Sunday and after that go to the park or watch a movie. I have been interested in Mythology for a while, but I don’t want to get mixed with that a lot or else it might change my thoughts and beliefs. I like going to the library to sit on the isle floor and read about the Gods and Goddesses in Greek time. Lately we have been doing a lot of fish fries and eating a lot fatty foods which is delicious but not nutritious. We use to have a Mexican seafood restaurant but we sold it because we were tired and wanted to rest, I learned most of my cooking there. We use to make shrimp cocktails, tilapia, red snapper, seafood soups, paella which is a combination of seafood with rice and other great dishes. All of my family would come and take up the whole occupancy space to eat. We as in my mother, father, sister, and brother wouldn’t be able to eat because we were in the back slaving away! My dad is very picky about presentation, he wants everything right. If we got something wrong, he would get upset. But I didn’t care if he yelled at me. Most of the time we have the fish fries on Friday’s after school, and Sunday or Saturday we would make beef soup and rice. Very mexican, very traditional. But its fun to be with the family and I hope we do many more because its fun. I feel like I can do more next six weeks and hope it doesn’t end too bad! Doing this blog spot is fun; I wonder what my binder would look like if I did one.
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Charlie Sheen says if TV show ends, " so be it"
Award-winning actor Charlie Sheen has broken his silence on contract renewal talks for his hit TV program, "Two and A Half Men," saying that if his role ends after the program's current season, "so be it."Sheen, who was nominated four times for an Emmy for his role as sex-crazed bachelor Charlie Harper on the CBS show, gave a statement to People magazine on Friday in which he slammed media reports that he was demanding a higher salary."All of the numbers reported in the press are false. Claims from 'inside sources' regarding offers from the studio as well as my salary, on their best day, are without merit," Sheen said in the statement.For years, "Two and A Half Men" has been among the most-watched sitcoms on U.S. television, and losing the program would be a blow to CBS's advertising revenue.One week ago reports surfaced that Sheen, who is currently facing domestic violence charges in Colorado, was seeking as much as $1 million per episode, a substantial raise from his current level of $825,000, to continue on an eighth season.The 44-year-old star's current contract ends after season seven, and the final show is being taped on Friday."If tonight's show is the end for me as Charlie Harper, so be it. Another journey has begun. I take from the experience 161 shows filled with a kaleidoscope of amazing experiences, memories, friendships and gratitude," he said.Last December, the actor was arrested in Aspen, Colorado and later charged with assaulting and threatening his wife, Brooke Mueller. He has pleaded not guilty, and both he and Mueller have entered rehabilitation program.
Neighbors and strangers are working together to renovate the home of a woman paralyzed last month when she was stabbed in a Stephenville park. Brandi Todd, 28, of Morgan Mill was attacked from behind March 14 while she watched her children play, and the attack left her with a serious spinal injury. It is unlikely Todd will be able to walk again. Michael Allen Howard, who did not know the victim, was arrested in the attack."It's not the sort of thing you expect in small-town America," family friend Roger Behymer said.About 20 to 25 people from Morgan Mill, Stephenville and other cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are working on making Todd's home wheelchair-accessible, Behymer said."There's lots of people wanting to help out," he said. "You know, her story has touched a lot of people."
Todd's mother, Denise DeForest, had received calls of consolation and offers of help in her daughter's hospital room, Behymer said, and the family asked him to organize the efforts.Volunteers have been working on the home for a couple of weeks."It seems just wonderful that everybody's helping like they are," said Jerry Packwood, one of Todd's neighbors.Most of the interior work is done, Behymer said, but a new bathroom and a large closet in the master bedroom are still in the works. Some of the renovations include creating a carport and a ramp to the front porch.Behymer said the quickest way people can help out is to donate money to "help her get her life back together."There will be a garage sale for her from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday at 1100 N. McCart St. in Stephenville.And Todd's employer, Schreiber Foods, will hold a picnic fundraiser at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Stephenville City Park, according to www.branditodd.com.Town and Country Bank has also set up a fund where people can donate."It's just a shame that it happened," Packwood said. "It's horrible."
