Melissa Kaye Bakatsas

Melissa Kaye Bakatsas

Asheville - Melissa Kaye Bakatsas, 38, of 21 Timberlake Drive, Asheville, NC died April 5, 2008. A native of Cobb County, Georgia, she was the daughter of Nicholas E. and Faye Packer Bakatsas.

Kaye was employed as a teacher of Family Consumer Science at A C Reynolds High School. She was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville. She was a graduate of University of Georgia and received her Masters degree from Western Carolina University.

Kaye loved the outdoors, animals and she was especially close to her mom, dad and her only brother Steve. Teaching was the joy of her life and she had acquired many friends due to her ability to embrace life. Her motto in life was take it easy.

A Trisagion Prayer Service will be held in the Chapel of Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Ave., on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM with the Rev. Fr. Demetrius Iliou officiating. Burial will be Friday, April 11, 2008 in Atlanta, GA.

Condolences may be sent through the website at www.Morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com

asheville citizen-times


kaye was also the fastest female to play kickball in asheville, always smiling, genuine, compassionate, warm and friendly, she was the first person to hug me in this town. after meeting her last year for the first time at kickball, she gave me a big old southern hug in the parking lot. gone too soon, rest in peace my friend.

shoot asheville

where's cesar milan?

walking nacho last night

my shoe came untied

i said "nacho, SIT" and put his leash on the ground and knelt down to tie my shoe

nacho kept standing, his tail wagging slapping me in the face

i said "NACHO SIT DUDE"

no sitting, wagged in the face with the tail

i said "nacho good boy"

syndrome

i got kidnapped in stockholm...and i loved it!

a lot of nothing

no uhauls available this weekend
computer repair said the fan on the motherboard broke and has fried the motherboard
tried to switch to gmail and it is not working and i DONT HAVE THE FUCKING PATIENCE
crying at the public library

chaos

no progress on toilet/bathroom in new house

a friend of mine that i played kickball with here in asheville died this weekend from complications from her diabetes, her memorial is tomorrow. she was in her mid-30's.

want a cave

not gay josh

notgayjosh1, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i made this a couple years ago, i think it's still applicable, the fellas go ga-ga for this guy

athens 4 5 08

athens4508, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

tea leaf green played at the 40 watt in athens last night, and brought the fuego start to finish. allie kral from cornmeal came out to fiddle on the "devil's pay" encore & it was one of the most rousing musical performances i've had the great fortune to witness. i hope if i'm lucid on my deathbed that memory comes back. total joseph campbell unity connection moment. josh clark and trevor garrod are just amazingly creative musicians, i can't praise this band and the people who keep them on the road enough, it's an all-star family of genuine sincere gritty hardworking prodigies.

now for crap news, my computer melted this morning when i turned it on, i actually smell burning rubber. 1 year old. ridiculous. computer repair's not open til tomorrow. i might get a mac. does everybody who has a mac love it? should i need a new computer every 6 months? i'd like to beat it with a golf club.

kitchen living room

kitchen living room, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i seriously love the wallpaper

toilet

toilet, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

here's the one and only toilet in my new house.

i met the carpenter who is fixing it, and he was very nice and tidy and competent and said it should be done in a few days.

the healthy hippie

hop on over to healthyhippie.net for a real good time.

they are incredibly cool people and dish out all kinds of tips on what to eat and how to make it, great new music and show reviews, how to fix and build your house, how to care for your furry friends, MANTRAS to help you through your daily quagmire, just all around good info.

you can sign up for the free email newsletter, and you can subscribe to their bitchin new magazine (100% recycled, with plant-based ink) coming out this spring.

here's the healthy hippie taraleigh interviewing mike rempel from the band lotus about how he stays healthy on the road.



solar power turns her ON!

bread eating champion

bread eating champion, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i eat bread faster than you

bodybuilding & physics

bodybuilding & physics, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

here's a nice thing jim reilly made for me in physics class 15 years ago. i had just started throwing the shot put for the track team. today is his birthday.