Rattlesnake, Ratatouille, Radio!

Some fun things to report. Last night, I encountered my first rattlesnake. I was just sitting in my room, reading when my host mom Shirley yells, "Louise, do you wanna see a rattlesnake!?" I hurry to the backyard where the whole family is surrounding a little rattlesnake on the back of the house. There is a sound going through the air that sounds like a sprinkler system, when in reality it is the angry rattle of this snake. I try to remain calm but am freaking out because I've never seen a rattlesnake before.







I ask, "What do we do now?"
Shirley says, "Well, that's what we're trying to figure out."
I ask, "What are the our options?"
She says, "One is to cut off its head."
I go, "WHAT?"
And with that, her brother-in-law takes a metal shovel and jams it over the snake's head. I scream and run away and when I come back around he is carrying the snake to lay down on the lawn.






































And with that, it was all over. Since it was my first rattlesnake, they cut the rattle off for me. We need to let it dry out and maybe I'll make it into a necklace or something...And Helen, don't tell mom and dad cause they'll freak out and get all worried again.





In other random news, I went a drive-in movie this past weekend! How often do you get to do that? Really, only in small towns, like Globe. They played Ratatouille. Here are some pictures.



























I was sneaky and took a short video of the movie too...the reason you can hear it so well is because it is played through a radio station!













And lastly to report in this random blog...I am going to be on the radio! I recorded two ads with a local radio station. It's going to be played at some other random places too. P.S. Why does the sound of your own voice always sound so weird???





Ok, that is all. Except for my blog question: Since I am in a town of 8,000 people, I do not have the biggest exposure to culture here. The question is, what is the best song or artist that you've heard lately? I am thirsting for some new music, so TELL ME!! Ok, take care everyone.