iTunes Survey

Thanks Roland

How many songs? 5,582


Sort by song title (list first and last):

-II. Adagio Ma Non Tanto - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (For Thy Pleasure)

Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Full Moon Fever)



Sort by time (first and last):

Interlude: Let's Dance - Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation 1814) 4 seconds

Blind Frail - Jars Of Clay (Jars Of Clay) 27:15


Top Twenty Most Played Songs:

1. The Real Sin Savior - ApologetiX (Keep The Change) (13)
2. Smile Like You Mean It - The Killers (Hot Fuss) (12)
3. (What A) Wonderful World - Sam Cooke (National Lampoon's Animal House Soundtrack) (12)
4. Change Your Mind - Sister Hazel (Fortress) (12)
5. Light & Day/Reach For The Sun - The Polyphonic Spree (The Beginning Stages Of...) (11)
6. Trash Day - Weird Al Yankovic (Poodle Hat) (11)
7. Does Your Mother Know - ABBA (Gold) (10)
8. Thunderstruck - AC/DC (The Razors Edge) (10)
9. Everlong - Foo Fighters (The Colour And The Shape) (10)
10. Stacy's Mom - Fountains Of Wayne (Welcome Interstate Managers) (10)
11. When You Say You Love Me - Josh Groban (Closer) (10)
12. Collide - Howie Day (Stop All The World Now) (10)
13. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang (The Best Of Kool & The Gang) (10)
14. She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 (Songs About Jane) (10)
15. The Way You Move - Outkast (Speakerboxx) (10)
16. Soul To Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Greatest Hits) (10)
17. Banditos - Refreshments (Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy) (10)
18. At Long Last Love - Frank Sinatra (A Swingin' Affair) (10)
19. Faded - SoulDecision (No One Does It Better) (10)
20. Mustang Sally - Los Lobos (Miss Congeniality Soundtrack) (9)

First song that comes up on shuffle?
Answer The Phone - Sugar Ray

Find "sex", How many songs come up?: 15

Find "death", How many songs come up?: 5

find "love", How many songs come up?: 381



Go to your media player and put it on shuffle. Use the first 3 song titles that best answers the question:


What do you think of me?

Can't Stand Losing You - The Police (aw that's sweet)

You Got It - Roy Orbison (oh thank you)

You Make Loving fun - Fleetwood Mac (really?)


Do I have a happy life?

No More Sad Songs - Clay Aiken (yay!)

Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Harry Connick Jr (shucks)

No Diggity - Blackstreet & Dr. Dre (no doubt)


What do my friends really think of me?

You're The Inspiration- Chicago (wow)

Let Down - Radiohead (I hope not)

Hold Her Down - Toad The Wet Sprocket (yikes)


Do people secretly lust after me?

Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown (ok)

Love Me, Love Me - Dean Martin (eep)

Thought I Died And Gone To Heaven - Bryan Adams (ha ha, I knew it!)


How can I make myself happy?

Staring At The Sun - U2 (doesn't that hurt your eyes?)

Empty Me - Jeremy Camp (uh....)

Frozen Puck To The Head - Captain Tractor (ouch)


What should I do with my life?

Sinking Ships - Sloan (does that make me a pirate?)

Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh (guess I'm in the right place)

Breathe - Collective Soul (can do)


Why must life be so full of pain?

Lost Puppies - Veggie Tales :(

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka (tell me about it)

Fire - Pointer Sisters


Will I ever have children?

Call Me - Blondie (what's that supposed to mean?!)

Bodies - Smashing Pumpkins (I think we're heading in the right direction)

Straight Up - Brian Setzer Orchestra


Will I die happy?

King Of Glory - Third Day (sweet!)

The First Cut Is The Deepest - Rod Stewart (the first? How many will there be?)

If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot ;)


Can you give me some advice?

Shake A Toe - Raffi (ok)

Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile, Smile, Smile) - Dean Martin (I'll try it)

Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) - Julie Andrews (got it)


What do you think happiness is?

Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones (uh...ok)

Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies (he's a pretty good songwriter)

Flying - Chris Isaak (I'm not keen on flying, but it's faster than driving)


What's your favorite fetish?

John In His Earth Suit - Feeding Like Butterflies :)

The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats (ha ha)

Next To You, Next To Me - Shenandoah :)

He Is Risen!

Hope everyone is enjoying Easter Sunday!

Melissa's World

I am always amazed at how quickly a week can go by. I blinked and it was suddenly Thursday. Yesterday Nana and I took Elijah to the pool and had fun splashing around. It's been wonderfully warm here, so everyone is getting out on the patio to soak up some rays (except Honey). While at Cherry Creek Mall this week, I thought I'd give Sam Goody (going out of business) one last look. Totally worth it! I was able to buy 2 DVDs, originally priced at $40/ea, for $25. What did I get? Newsradio Seasons 1 & 2, and Ned & Stacey Season 1. Whoo hoo!

Thursday night, Geoff and I finally watched The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. FANTASTIC! It was so captivating, I can't wait to watch it again! Geoff thought it was apropos that we saw it before Easter. I just loved how the Christian themes were not lost in the mix. But it did make me sad for the lost ones in my life.

Not much else to say. Glen & Diane depart Sunday, and then on Friday I'll get to see Kelly. The following Sunday Geoff leaves for the week to Monterey.

Oh yeah, we made a small change to the CA trip, we decided to fly instead of making the drive. Now that the dates are carved in stone, some of you will be getting an email with that info.

I guess I'll close now with a quote from The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe.

Peter Pevensie: He said he knows the faun.
Susan Pevensie: He's a beaver, he shouldn't be saying anything!

Rocky Mountain High

Yesterday we drove up to Estes Park with Glen & Diane. It's a lovely town that merits another exploration. We parked at the Visitor Center, and then headed towards Estes Lake. We saw the lake, took some pics, and then back down the trail to head into town. There is a riverwalk that allows you to view the shops from behind and see fish and chipmunks. We were recommended by some locals to eat lunch at Poppy's, where we had a nice lunch. Following lunch we did some shopping, and headed back to the car. We drove up the road to the Stanley Hotel.



I've been wanting to see the Stanley Hotel ever since I saw The Shining. It's a gorgeous, charming hotel that I hope to save enough pennies to stay at sometime. We grabbed some coffee drinks in the cafe there, and then drove home.

We're having a wonderful visit, Elijah loves having Nana & Grampy to play with.

Happy Birthday Geoffrey!

To my sweetheart, my best friend, a fantastic husband, and a wonderful father. I love you! Welcome to 29!

Miss Me?

Sorry I've been quiet on the blogging front, I've been hanging with my in-laws. Saturday they arrived, and we were off and running with Daddy & Elijah's swim class, and grocery shopping. We spent some time out on our patio with our new patio furniture (I'll try to post a pic soon). Sunday Geoff did his run, and the rest of us did an hour walk in Cherry Creek State Park. Today we went to Peet's and Cherry Creek Mall. Tomorrow is Geoff's birthday so we'll go out to dinner. Wednesday we hope to take the trip to Estes Park.

Busy busy. I got my Mulan DVD in the mail today so we watched that tonight. So I'll close with a quote from that.

Shang: I don't need anyone causing trouble in my camp.
Mulan: Sorry...
Mulan: [in her 'man' voice] Uhh... I mean, uh, sorry you had to see that, but you know how it is when you get those, uh, manly urges, and you just gotta kill somethin'... fix things, uh, cook outdoors...

36% Girly

Take this quiz and find out how girly you are. (GUYS TOO) Put x's beside each thing that's true. Each x that you put is one percent. Have fun!!

[ ] my fingernails/toenails are almost always painted
[1] during the summer pretty much the only shoes i wear are flip flops
[ ] my favorite toys as a child were Barbies
[ ] my favorite color is pink or purple
[2] i did gymnastics
[3] i love skirts!
[ ] hollister is one of my favorite places to shop
[ ] tight jeans are the only jeans i'll wear
[4] i love chocolate
[ ] i've never had a real job
[ ] my hair is straightened
[ ] i have at least 8 myspace pictures
[ ] i usually go shopping once a week
[5] i love to hang out at the mall with friends
[6] i have a real diamond ring or diamond necklace
[7] i've had at least 5 boyfriends/girfriends
[ ] i've gone to a tanning salon
[ ] i go to the beach to tan
[ ] i have at least 10 pairs of shoes
[ ] i watch either the OC or Laguna Beach
[ ] i change my icon weekly
[ ] i would NEVER step foot into Hot Topic
[ ] my cell phone might as well become a part of me
[ ] i wear eye shadow, *mascara*, or cover up everyday
[ ] i've been or am on a diet
[ ] bathing suits are adorable!
[ ] i dont know the difference between a sheep and a goat.
[ ] big sunglasses are hott
[8] i have gotten my nails done
[ ] i own over 10 purses
[ ] MTV is my one of my favorite channels
[ ] all i want to do at sleepovers is talk about boys/girls
[9] i love to have other girls do my hair
[ ] i give and receive hugs from all my friends
[10] i hate bugs, snakes, lizards, spiders
[11] carnivals are so fun!!
[ ] summer is THE best season
[12] my swimsuit has 2 pieces
[ ] im waiting for my knight in shining armor
[13] musicians are so hot
[14] if you write me a poem or tell me i'm beautiful, i'm all yours
[15] i am self-conscious.
[ ] i cry often
[ ] my car smells like vanilla
[16] my dishes get washed more then once a week
[ ] i dont do sports
[ ] i HATE to run
[ ] i squeal when i am surprised or angry
[ ] i eat dried fruit as a snack
[ ] i love romance novels
[17] Drew Barrymore is so cute
[18] i dance a lot.
[ ] i usually spend over an hour to get ready to leave my house
[ ] i only have like 5 billion hair products
[19] i love to get dressed up.
[ ] every part of my outfit needs to match-for the most part
[20] i talk on the phone at least once a day to my friends
[21]i would love to have a photo shoot of myself
[ ] i apply lip gloss 200 times a day
[ ] i wish i were a model...if i had the right type of body
[ ] i wish i could meet Paris Hilton
[ ]i have been something that was semi slutty on halloween
[ ] i own Uggs
[ ] Hip Hop is the best music
[ ] i pop my collar
[ ] i like to be the center of attention
[22] guys with Mohawks are crazy
[ ] horses are beautiful but i would never ride one
[23] i'd rather not pay attention in school
[24] cats are adorable
[25] i write/have written poems or my own music
[26] i love it when a guy/girl wears good smelling cologne/perfume
[27] i can get very jealous
[28] i would love to visit Hawaii
[ ] Valentine's day is so cute!
[ ] white is better then black
[ ] i wouldn't be caught dead in all black
[ ] my closet is STOCKED FULL of clothes
[29] hate the grunge look of a beard
[ ] i love to read gossip magazines
[ ] i love to gossip
[ ] I had Lisa Frank folders, posters as a kid
[ ] i love Celine dion...
[ ] My bubble baths are 3 hr long
[ ] my wedding only needs a groom it's already planned
[ ] my friends and i are in a strict group. we mostly only hang out with each other
[30] i like kids
[ ] Diet drinks are the best
[ ] i'm all about being vegetarian
[ ] refuse to eat at McDonalds
[31] i check my myspace everyday.
[32] i LOVE life!
[33] i have a lot of jewlery!
[34] claires has cheap jewlery
[ ] my screen names have x's in them
[ ] either one of my my space names has <3's in them
[35] i would never want to be the opposite sex
[36] it's not what he/she said it's the way he/she said it
[ ]i have more than 3 pillows on my bed

Friday's Random Ten

Thanks to Chris and Roland, I've been inspired to post something other than ten random songs. I'm gonna post the ten best concerts I've been to. (Not that I've been to a ton of concerts.) In no order of favorites or dates (since I wouldn't remember dates. Actually I found a stash of ticket stubs in a box in my closet. But I can't be bothered to put them in order).

Tragically Hip - House Of Blues Sunset Blvd (with Geoff)
Smashing Pumpkins - Edmonton Coliseum (with Geoff, Barry & Doug)
Barenaked Ladies/The Waltons - Jubilee Auditorium (with James Harrison)
Rolling Stones/Blues Traveller - Commonwealth Stadium (with Doug)
Collective Soul - Shaw Conference Centre (with Heather & Barry)
Blue Rodeo - Jubilee Auditorium (with Barry)
Our Lady Peace - Dinwoodie Lounge (with Geoff, Barry & Doug)
Captain Tractor - Churchill Square (with Susie, Meghan, Doug & Kirsty) (really I could have picked any time that I've seen CT)
Spirit Of The West - Winspear Centre (with Geoff)
Wide Mouth Mason/Matthew Good Band - Reds (with Geoff, Barry, Doug & Karen)

Honorable mentions go to... Whitney Houston (with my mom), and The Beach Boys (with my dad).

As you can see, I haven't gone to many concerts since I left Edmonton. Mostly due to 2 factors:
1. money and
2. someone to go with.

Reservoir Bunnies

Of course there is cursing. That's your warning. But come on, it's bunnies with guns. It's funny.

Yes, it's true. I am not a big fan of Tarantino. I think he's overrated. But I have seen some of his movies (three to be precise). I don't really care to see any more of his flicks. I won't be swayed.

Life In CO

I don't really feel like there is much going on right now. But someone out there may be interested in something I might say.

The weather has been weird. Some days it's beautiful, most days it's windy (if you read Geoff's blog you know this). I want our grass to be green. The yellow makes me sad. Today it's snowing. Not enough to accumulate, just enough to cover the grass a little. The roads will probably be fine. It's supposed to be back up to 70 and sunny on Sunday.

I am looking forward to my in-laws coming to visit. I feel like I've been in a rut, and a visit will either break me out of it, or make me appreciate the rut. :) I don't mean it in a bad way. I guess I just enjoy having visitors, and miss the company. I am looking forward to going to Estes Park, and having lunch at the Stanley. That is the one thing I want to do.

Geoff's birthday is next week (Tuesday). Since we already had cake, maybe we'll pick up some devil cookies.

House this week was hilarious! I laughed out loud so many times. And big ups to Fox for renewing it for a third season.

I watched Oscar's Best Picture winner Crash last night. It was good. It definitely was an ensemble picture, you couldn't pick out one actor above another. But if you had to, I would have to say Terrence Howard was the strongest. Ludacris was really good in it, that surprised me. I'm gonna close with a quote from it.

Anthony: It's just black people demeaning other black people, using that word over and over. You ever hear white people callin' each other "honky" all the time? "Hey, honky, how's work?" "Not bad, cracker, we're diversifying!"

2006...so far

do I even need to tell you who I stole this from? Thanks R.

Since the beginning of this year... 2006



1. Have you had a gf/bf?: technically, no.
2. Have you had your birthday?: yes
3. Gotten drunk?: yeah right! no
5. Smoked a cig?: eww
6. Cried?: yes, but it wasn't a big cry.
7. Had someone close to you pass away?: thankfully no
8. Pulled an all nighter?: ha ha ha, no
9. Drank starbucks?: yes
10. Went shopping?: are you kidding? yes of course
11. Been camping?: not yet
12. Been to the beach?: not yet
13. Bought something for over $200? no
14. Met someone new?: yes
15. Been out of state?: yes, went to CA
16. Visited a family member?: I saw Kroliks, and I count them as family so yes
17. Gone snowboarding?: no

In the past month.....

1. Have you had sex?: yes.
2. Kissed someone?: yep
3. Slept in a friends bed?: no
4. Snuck someone over?: no
5. Snuck out of your house?: no
6. Been drunk?: no
7. Lied?: yes
8. Gotten a car?: no
9. Went over your cell phone bill?: no
10. Been called a whore?: heck no
11. drove somewhere?: You mean somewhere out of the ordinary? sure, I drove to Littleton
12. Been away from home for over 2 nights?: nope
13. Seen an old friend?: no

In the past week...

1. Bought something?: bought Mulan on DVD
2. Choked?: no
3.Watched t.v for over 3 hours straight?: yes
4. Been to the movie theatre?: no
5. Been to a party?: yes, we hosted a party
6. Gone skydiving?: yeah right, no
7. Been to the beach?: no
8. Smoked?: no
9. Done drugs?: no
10. Gotten a gift from someone?: my mom brought me chocolate
13. Made a c.d?: yeah, something to listen to in the car
14. Called someone?: I call Lisa several times a week
15. Had someone tell you they like you?: sure

Lasts....

1. Thing you bought?: groceries.
2. Person you hugged?: Elijah
3. Person you talked to?: Geoff
4. Person to call you?: Geoff
5. what does the last text message on your phone say?: I don't get text on my phone
6. last person you saw?: Elijah
7. Last thing you said to someone?: bye
8. Last time you brushed your teeth: last night before bed, I haven't eaten breakfast yet
9. Last time you took a bath?: a week or so ago
10. When was the last time you cried?: a few weeks ago, but it wasn't a big cry.
11. Last time you felt stupid? last week. I can't remember what it was I did.
12. Last time you walked over 1 mile?: Friday

For You Kelly

I am Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force!!
You're the true leader of the Aqua Teens. You are wise and powerful, unlike your teamates, who are always getting into trouble. You keep everyone in line without pushing people around.

Which Aqua Teen Hunger Force character are you??

Wiped

Sigh. Daylight Savings sucks. I hate missing an hour of sleep. :) But it is nice to have it still be light outside at 6pm.

I had a good weekend. Saturday the boys had swimming, and I was able to do some shopping. Bought the other part of Geoff's gift from Elijah and some Rubbermaid bins to store the clothes Elijah has outgrown. Then we had our bbq Saturday night. The house seemed full with 3 girls running around, and Elijah following them. The ice cream cake was excellent, I forgot how much I love Dairy Queen's cakes. Sunday I worked in the nursery at church, and afterwards Chad & Khara came over and we got chinese takeout. Now that we've tried someplace (it was okay) we should try a different place.

Last night we watched a special on one of the HD channels, it was Jeremy Piven's Journey Of A Lifetime. He traveled to India, because he loves their culture and had never been. It was cool, and part two airs next week. It's premiering tonight on the Travel Channel (in case you don't get DHDTV). Geoff says he'll watch almost anything if it airs in HD.

I ordered Mulan with my amazon gift certificate. I've been wanting to get it on DVD for a few years, and finally decided to do it. It's probably my favorite non-Pixar Disney flick. I hope it's a movie Elijah will enjoy when he's older.

Went to Peet's today for free coffee. They are actually offering free coffee or tea every day this month between 1-3pm. Get yourselves to a Peet's! (note to my CA friends, Peet's is in Newport Beach, across from the big library and Fashion Island)

I'll close now with a quote from Serendipity.

Dean: Yet even in certain defeat, the courageous Trager secretly clung to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. Uh-uh. But rather it's a tapestry of events that culminate in an exquisite, sublime plan.

Happy April Fools Day!

Got this email today, and it made me smile.



April 1, 2006


All of us at HarperCollins Children’s Books would like to extend our sincere apologies for yesterday’s surprising public announcement by Lemony Snicket. We discourage our authors from disclosing the contents of a book so far in advance of its publication -- especially a book as highly anticipated as Book the Thirteenth, The End, which will not be released until October 13, 2006.

As a courtesy to dedicated fans, we thought it only fair to share Mr. Snicket’s revelations in an open forum. Below is the key information revealed by Mr. Snicket regarding the upcoming final installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Yes, the Baudelaire siblings’ difficult journey comes to a triumphant end.
Yes, their parents are very happy with their new home.
Yes, Klaus Baudelaire does skip a grade and win a spelling bee.
Yes, Count Olaf gives each of the children a pony.
Yes, Beatrice is actually the hook-handed man.
Yes, they all live happily ever after, a phrase which here means “plus eternity times infinity!!”
Mr. Snicket also revealed that The Beatrice Letters, a collection of personal letters which will be published in September, is full of funny poems and doodles of unicorns.

We hope that none of this information will lessen your interest in Mr. Snicket’s research. Just because everything turns out perfectly in The End certainly does not justify the terrible things that have befallen the Baudelaires over the course of the last twelve books.

Thank you for your support.

Happy April Fool’s Day,

Another Quiz?

What can I say, I steal a lot from Roland. Thanks.

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
"I wonder if I should get a hair cut"

2. When is the next time you will have sex?
NOYB

3. What's a word that rhymes with "DOOR"
floor

4. Favorite planet?
Saturn

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your mobile?
Geoff

6. What is your favorite ring on your phone?
The Mozart ring (my phone is old)

7. What shirt are you wearing?
Billy Joel

8. Do you "label" yourself?
mom

9. Name the brand of shoes you're currently wearing
no shoes

10. Bright or Dark Room?
bright

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey:
Roland is cool, and I wish we could hang.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
trying to fall asleep

14. What did your last text message you received on your mobile say?
I don't get text messages. (old phone)

15. Where is your letter box?
around the corner

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
coolio

17.Who told you he/she loved you last?
Geoff

18. Last furry thing you touched?
Honey cat

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
I'm too cool for drugs.

20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
I think none, but there might be one from years and years ago lying around.

21. Favorite age you have been so far?
28 was good

22. Your worst enemy?
the devil

23. What is your current desktop picture?
Elijah on a swing

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
"Elijah is awake"

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly, which would you do?
money. I have a fear of falling

26. Do you like someone?
you bet

27. The last song you listened to?
Just Came Back - Colin James (that was last night)

28. If the last person you spoke to was getting shot at, would you jump in front of the bullet?
I dunno. It's too horrible to think about

29. If you could punch 1 person in the face who's in your life right now, who would it be?
uhhh, I don't wanna say. Actually I don't think I'm angry enough to punch anyone in the face. Maybe in the arm.

30. What is the closest object to your left foot?
shredder

A Note For The Birthday Girl

from The Wedding Singer

Robbie: All right, remember - alcohol equals puke equals smelly mess equals nobody likes you!

I like you. And I think you look better now than you do in the picture. You get more beautiful with age. No payback.

TGIFriday's Random Ten

Come Out And Play - Offspring
Chrome Plated Heart - Melissa Etheridge
Can You Forgive Her? - Pet Shop Boys
Somebody's Crying - Chris Isaac
I'm Tore Down - Eric Clapton
D For Democracy - Spirit Of The West
Take A Picture - Filter
Tribute - Tenacious D
Invisible - Clay Aiken
Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang

I tried to watch The Grudge last night while Geoff was at Building Brothers, but after 30 minutes it was too spooky for me. :) So I ended up watching Rudy. I had never seen it, it's one of Pastor Jim's favorite movies, and also a movie Geoff saw on a date with someone in high school. Now, teasing him about seeing it is forever done. :) It was an alright movie, and I'd probably watch it again.

Happy Birthday Lisa!

You're an awesome best friend, and I love ya. You'll always be family to me. Welcome to 29!


I warned you I'd use this picture!

I Was There To Match My Intellect...

I took the Jeopardy preliminary test last night. For the first time, they were allowing people to take the test online. Passing the test doesn't mean a whole lot, it just allows you to take the test a second time at a location you've chosen from their list. If you pass the test again, you get to play a mock game, with buzzers. Then you have a personality interview. Here's where I tell you the part that sucks: you never find out how you did on the test. (what?) I know someone who had taken the preliminary test before (I'll keep you anonymous in case you didn't want people to know), so I knew the procedure and rules. The test lasted 10 minutes, 50 questions, and 15 seconds per question. It was hardly time to think and I had to write out my answer (not in the form of a question). The categories ranged from history, Victorian lit, actors, biblical names, nations, medicine, ect. It was very challenging, and I didn't know nearly as much as I though I did. But it was entertaining, and I know I won't be hearing from them. Had I passed, they would invite me to L.A. (my selected city) to take the test again. But I'll never know how many I got right, just as my friend would never know how close they got (but I'd guess close). In any case, I can take the test again in year (your eligible to take it once a year). Now I better get to studying.

I watched Beyond The Sea earlier this week. It was a good movie, and I was surprised it was passed over for Oscar nominations two years ago. It's not Best Picture worthy, but Kevin Spacey is wonderful and his singing is very good. The music was the best part, but being a biopic on Bobby Darin, you'd hope the music stands out. The rest of the cast was good too, Kate Bosworth was... well... Kate Bosworth. She's not a great actress, but she's okay. I guess I'd like to see her try a role with some meat to it.

Scrubs is available on iTunes! Well this season anyways. 'Bout time! I don't think I'll buy any episodes, I'd rather buy the DVDs. Still no word on if there will be another season, or if NBC is keeping the show. Frankly I'd be surprised if it went another year.

I suppose I'll close now with a quote from Beyond The Sea.

Charlie Maffia: You wanna send roses to the mother?
Bobby Darin: Charlie, you always make sure the mama dog likes you before you go near her puppy.

I Thought It Was Funny

from yesterday's Fox Trot

Misc Thoughts

Finally House is back after a too-long hiatus (I'd forgotten that Wilson moved in). It was a great episode, and Fox promises no more breaks as we head towards the season finale. My favorite thing last night? Seeing that House has Blackadder on his TiVo.

Coinstar is the bomb! I was able to turn all my change into an Amazon gift certificate for free! Now I have to narrow down (of my 188 items) what I want to put my $19 towards. Can you believe I had that much change? I need to remember that I need to have at least $5 in change if I want to get another certificate. They have other "no-fee" options, which I think is better than having to pay to get my change in cash.

You've probably already heard this, but there is going to be an Ocean's 13. As of yet, no Julia Roberts, or Catherine Zeta-Jones. And this time 'round, Linus gets the love interest. Expect to see it in theatres 2007.

Got in touch with Brittney, Nicole's sister. When she gets back from spring break this weekend, we'll set a date for her to come babysit Elijah.

I had a dream last week that Lisa flew here to see me, and we saw Captain Tractor (with Brock) open for Aerosmith. It was a good concert, for a dream. Steven Tyler was really impressed with Brock's improvised song.

I wanted to rant about how I'm so sick of the expression "free speech". How free speech should not be without responsibility. But I'm just too tired of expelling energy on it. I have a lot of things I'm tired of expelling energy on, so I usually vent to Geoff or Lisa, and then I let it go.

It's another gorgeous day here, I may go to the park with my girlfriends.

I'm going to close with a quote from Life Of Brian.

Reg: If you want to join the People's Front of Judea, you have to really hate the Romans.
Brian: I do!
Reg: Oh yeah, how much?
Brian: A lot!
Reg: Right, you're in.

I Kick Ass!

You scored as Maximus. After his family was murdered by the evil emperor Commodus, the great Roman general Maximus went into hiding to avoid Commodus's assassins. He became a gladiator, hoping to dominate the colosseum in order to one day get the chance of killing Commodus. Maximus is valiant, courageous, and dedicated. He wants nothing more than the chance to avenge his family, but his temper often gets the better of him. Maximus 75% Neo, the "One" 75% James Bond, Agent 007 67% William Wallace 67% Indiana Jones 63% Batman, the Dark Knight 63% Lara Croft 54% The Terminator 54% El Zorro 54% The Amazing Spider-Man 50% Captain Jack Sparrow 50% Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0 created with QuizFarm.com

Ha Ha Ha

If I didn't have Geoff around, I don't think I'd laugh nearly as much, and I love laughing. This weekend had so many laughable comments, but I doubt they translate as well on a blog. Elijah is also very funny, he makes the funniest faces, and he loves laughing too.

Robot Chicken is coming out on DVD next month! If you haven't seen any episodes, seek it out, and laugh your butt off.

I got Kelly's itinerary yesterday and I'm super stoked that she & Roman are coming for a weekend. I'm excited to meet him and I'm excited for them to meet Elijah.

April will be a busy month, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The BBQ guest list is a good size, it's up to 15 and two more families still haven't responded. It's just the usual circle of friends we see on Sundays. Then in a week Diane & Glen will be here, then Kelly, then Geoff is off to Monterey for a week. Once he gets back it's time for the Cherry Creek Sneak.

This weekend we watched The Birds, as Geoff had never seen it, and I haven't seen it in almost 15 years. I find it suspenseful despite the fakeness of the bird attacks.

I'm going to close with a quote from Ed Wood.

Bela Lugosi: This is the most uncomfortable coffin I've ever been in.

Quiz Time

Thanks Roland!

What’s in a name:
1. Your initials?
MJA (used to be MJT)

2. If you could have named yourself, what would your name be?
I dunno, but in 5th grade I wanted to change my name to Beth, and had my student teacher call me that.

3. Are you named after anybody?
Nope, I don't even know how my parents decided on it.

4. Name of your favorite drink?
NA: Water
Cocktail: white wine spritzer is the only thing you'd catch me drinking.
Shooter: never did shooters.
Beer: hate beer.
Wine: sweet white wine is okay.

Let’s get physical:
1. Most recent injury?
I'm always bumping into things so I'm covered in bruises.

2. How tall are you?
5'5"-5'6"

3. Have you ever stayed overnight in a hospital? If so, why?
Twice, once when I got my tonsils out, and most recently having a baby.

4. Your favorite dance?
either a polka or the chicken dance.

5. Do people say you look like someone else?
My mom, but if anyone thinks I look like someone famous, let me know.

School house rock:
1. What sports or clubs were you involved with in high school?
If you could say our school had a drama club, I'd be there. Also if you could say there was a club for us freaks hanging out in the cafeteria playing bridge, or other card games...

2. What was your school mascot?
McNally Tigers! Go Roary!

3. Grades – Important or just letters?
Just letters to me.

4. School colors?
Brown & Orange

5. How many pages of your yearbook can you be found on?
hmm, maybe two.

6. Favorite subject?
Drama.

The entertainer:
1. What are you listening to right now?
Blondie -Heart Of Glass

2. Last DVD you purchased?
can't say it's a birthday present for Geoff from Elijah. ;)

3. Movie you want to see?
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (July '06)

4. Most random song on your ipod/MP3 player?
Veggie Tales songs

5. All-time favorite TV show?
eep, uh, couldn't say. Anything that makes me laugh until I cry.

Fortune cookie:
1. What do you think your future holds for you?
joy & heartbreak

2. Where would you live if you could pick anywhere on the map?
I'm pretty happy here, but I wish my friends were closer.

3. What is your next scheduled vacation?
June- road trip to CA!

Let’s be friends:
1. What friend brings out the crazy in you?
probably Lisa or Heather

2. Friends or lovers?
I'm good on lovers, I'll take friends.

3. Most opinionated friend?
I'm the most opinionated of my friends, so I dunno. I'll pick Roland (but he's opinionated in a good way)

4. How would your friends describe you?
I'd hope they would say genuine, or hilarious.

5. Most accomplished friend?
Geoff. But I would say most of my friends are accomplished.

Blah

Mom & Grandma left early yesterday morning. We went right to Caribou afterwards getting there just after it opened. We were the only ones staying there to enjoy our coffee. It was a gorgeous day, the sun was shining, it was warm enough to not need a coat. Today the wind is blowing and Geoff has to run 11 miles. We'll clean the house, and hang out. We all slept in until almost 8am, so we missed church.

Not much has been going on with me, and not much is on the horizon. In two weeks Glen & Diane will be here. I have no Mom To Mom for the next two weeks.

I borrowed some movies from the library that I need to watch, The Grudge and Beyond The Sea. Hogan Knows Best returned with a new season, so we're watching that, and I've been watching Top Chef. I try to steer clear of reality shows, but it's so funny to watch Hulk Hogan's parenting skills.

I've been trying to keep on top of my correspondence, and I'd like to make time to read. But it's so nice to take an afternoon nap.

Saturday we're having a bbq with our friends to celebrate Geoff's birthday early. It's BYOB, Bring Your Own Barbeque-ables. What ever you want to throw on the grill. I'm hoping the weather will be nice enough to sit outside. We don't have patio furniture, so I've asked people to bring foldout/camping chairs. Just a low-key gathering with friends.

Well, I'm gonna close with a quote from Grosse Pointe Blank.

Marty: I'm a professional killer.
Paul: Do you have to do postgraduate work for that?

Grandmas

Elijah and I have something in common, we both have grandmas visiting!

It's been fun having my grandma here, and my mom is happy to return to Colorado. We went to the mall on Wednesday, mostly to window shop. Yesterday we enjoyed the brunch at Mom To Mom (by the way my breakfast hash dish turned out awesome!), then in the afternoon Mom bought out Harry & David's & I looked for clothes at Kohls. Today we hung around the house and went to the park two doors down. It's was a little draining to drive Geoff to and from work just to have the car.

Mom & Grandma fly home tomorrow morning. I hope they enjoyed hanging out with Elijah (who wouldn't). I enjoyed having someone to play cards with (especially crib because I won).

Tomorrow morning is also Geoff & Elijah's first parent & tot swim class.

I don't think I listened to any music this week so no random ten today. I'll close with a quote from My Stepmother Is An Alien.

Steven Mills: I think... I think...
Celeste Martin: What?
Steven Mills: Would I scare you... if I told you I love you?
Celeste Martin: Not unless you hit me at the same time.
Steven Mills: I'm serious.
Celeste Martin: So am I!

I Love My TV

85 Movies

Thanks Roland, it's nice to see I have a life

Body: SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 90 movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 200 movies on this list. Put your score in header and repost:

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
( ) Boondock Saints
(x) The Mexican
( ) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total: 7

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
( ) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
Total: 4

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
( ) Scary movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total: 3

( ) Harry Potter
( ) Harry Potter 2
( ) Harry Potter 3
( ) Harry Potter 4
( ) Resident Evil I
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(x) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch.
( ) Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch
Total:2

(x) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(x )Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
( ) Thirteen Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
Total: 5

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
Total: 6


( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumb & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
Total: 2

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
Total: 2

( ) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed Of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x )Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(x) Bad Boys
Total: 5

( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Se7en
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Identity
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
( ) Predator II
TOTAL: 6

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss' Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) Frailty
Total: 3

( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
Total: 6

( ) X-Men
( ) X2
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
( ) The Others
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
total: 5

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle
( ) Old School
(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
(x )Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Boogeyman
Total: 4

(x) Hitch
( ) The Fifth Element
( ) Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
( ) Star Wars Episode II Attack of The Clones
( ) Star Wars Episode III Revenge of The Sith
(x) Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Episode VI Return of The Jedi
(x) Troop beverly hills
(x) Swimming with Sharks
Total: 6

( ) Air Force One
( ) For Richer or Poorer
(x) Trainspotting
(x) People under the stairs
( ) Blue Velvet
(x) Sound of Music
(x) Parent Trap
( ) Parent Trap Re-make
(x) The Birds
(X) The Terminator
(X) Terminator-2
( ) T-3
Total: 7

(x) Empire Records
( ) SLC Punk
( ) Meet Joe Black
(x) Nightmare Before Christmas
(x) The Silence of the Lambs
(x) Sleepy Hollow
( ) I Heart Huckabees
( ) 24 Hour Party People
( ) Blood In Blood Out
Total: 4

( ) Thirteen
( ) Manic
(x) American History X
( ) Deep Blue Sea
(x) George of the Jungle
(x) Canadian Bacon
( ) Big Black Titties
( ) How High
( ) The Jacket
( ) My Little Pony- 1986
Total: 3

(x) Caddy Shack
(x) Uncle Buck
( ) Vacation
( ) Christmas Vacation
( ) Doom
( ) Lord of War
(x) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
(x) Back to the Future (Trilogy)
(x) Indiana Jones (Trilogy)
( ) Starship Troopers
Total: 5

I'm A Princess!

You scored as Sleeping Beauty. Your alter ego is Princess Aurora, a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty! You are beautiful and enchanting, and as sweet as ever. Sleeping Beauty 88% Cinderella 75% Goofy 63% Ariel 50% Peter Pan 50% The Beast 50% Pinocchio 44% Cruella De Ville 44% Snow White 25% Donald Duck 19% Which Disney Character is your Alter Ego? created with QuizFarm.com

A Friend For The Kids

Evidence was caught back in February....


And yesterday....


Geoff has named him Mr. Bun Bun.

Friday's Random Ten & Misc Thoughts

Decided to list ten random songs from soundtracks.

Beauty School Drop-Out - Frankie Avalon (Grease)
One Of These Things First - Nick Drake (Garden State)
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Center Stage)
She Caught The Katy - Blues Brothers (Blues Brothers)
I've Got A Theory/Bunnies/If We're Together - Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Once More, With Feeling)
Lonely At The Top - Randy Newman (You've Got Mail)
Working In A Coal Mine - Windfred Louder Staff (Drew Carey Show)
Birth Ritual - Soundgarden (Singles)
Happy Birthday Lisa - Bart Simpson (Songs In The Key Of Springfield)
Haben Sie Gehört Das Deutsche Band? - Brad Oscar (The Producers)

It's an interesting collection.

It seems we have a lot to do this weekend, clean the house, go grocery shopping, do our taxes, couples group, and Geoff has to do a run on Sunday. Tuesday night the guests arrive, and depending on how the day goes, Geoff may go alone to the airport. It's very up in the air right now.

Elijah has been whiny the last few days. I'm not sure if it's the two new teeth coming in, if he's getting sick, or what. Last night he went to bed at 7:15-7:30ish was up at 8:15 until 8:30 then up again at 10 and didn't go to sleep until 12:30am. He wasn't feverish, just really whiny. I may try using the tiniest amount of teething gel next time to see if that helps.

I had a wildly fun idea about spending some time in Victoria with my brother, but it isn't going to work out. Everyday I'm wavering about will-I-or-won't-I make it up to Edmonton this summer. If we have the money, I want to. I may even give up on the idea of being able to rent a car. It works out okay, most people I know there have a car so they can probably get to me (& Elijah). My grandpa hopes if we make it up there we can go out to the lake to see them, as that's where they will be.

Last Friday night we watched Survivorman on the Science channel (it airs on OLN in Canada). He was trying to survive in Nunavut. It was pretty cool.


He apparently has done a ton of outdoorsy tv shows. It's an interesting concept for a tv show, considering he films it all himself.

Elijah is napping, and that sounds like a wonderful idea to me. I'll close with a quote from 10 Things I Hate About You.

Walter Stratford: Hello, Katarina. Make anybody cry today?
Kat Stratford: Sadly, no. But it's only 4:30

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

courtesy of wikipedia


Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) is a Catholic feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (386-493), the patron saint of Ireland. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland (but not Northern Ireland); the overseas territory of Montserrat; and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly by many of non-Irish descent. Like Christmas and Halloween (which originated as the eve of All Saint's Day) it is increasingly celebrated in a non-religious manner, the celebration themed around all things green and Irish; both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, imbibing Irish food and drink, and/or attending parades. The largest parade in the world is held in New York City. Parades also take place in Dublin and in most other Irish towns and villages. Other large parades include those in Savannah, Georgia, Manchester, Montreal, and Boston. Large parades also take place in other places throughout Europe and the Americas, as well as Australia and Asia.

As well as being a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian festival celebrated in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland (among other churches in the Anglican Communion) and some other denominations. The day always falls in the season of Lent and sometimes during Holy Week. In church calendars (though rarely in secular ones) Saint Patrick's Day is moved to the following Monday when it falls on a Sunday. If it falls in Holy Week, it is moved to the second Monday after Easter. It is traditional for those observing a lenten fast to break it for the duration of Saint Patrick's Day.

In many parts of the U.S., Britain, and Australia, expatriate Irish, those of Irish descent, and ever-growing crowds of people with no Irish connections but who may proclaim themselves "Irish for a day" also celebrate St. Patrick's Day, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages (lager dyed green, Irish beer such as Murphys, Smithwicks, Harp or Guinness, or Irish whiskey, Irish Coffee or Baileys Irish Cream) and by wearing at least one article of green-colored clothing.

For The Writers In My Life

You Should Be A Poet

You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways. And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery... Or describing the most intense heartbreak ever. You're already naturally a poet, even if you've never written a poem.

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

Geoff's Words Of Wisdom & Humor

This story is probably only funny to me, but it really made me laugh.

I was telling Geoff that I was up to 15 friends on myspace, and that one of my friends was Steven Page. And he said, yeah so, it would be more impressive if you were Jimmy Page's friend. I replied, why would I want to be friends with someone who worships the occult? And in true Jesus-like fashion he says, that's exactly who you should be friends with!

And he is right. That's what Christians are supposed to do, love EVERYBODY. That was also the sermon on Sunday, to show kindness to everyone, not just people who are kind to you. And I felt like Pastor Jim was talking to me. Because I'm not always nice to everyone. In fact, when people are mean and hurtful to me, my response is to ignore them. To distance myself from them. Because why would I want to leave myself open to being attacked? So I'm going to pray on it, and ask God to help me love those who aren't always nice to me.

Sigh

Elijah has been really needy (and clumsy) the last week. It's like turning one changed him. He seems to play fine by himself, then he realizes I'm not right beside him, and he wants to be held. One the positive side, his personality has always grown into him being quite the character. He's so funny!

Yesterday I went out to Park Meadows mall with the girls (Nicole, Jayla and their girls). It was alright, the highlight for me was eating in the food court. I had a cheesesteak. Mmmm. It's a nice mall, has a lot of the shops at Cherry Creek. Next time we go out there, I want to hit the store surrounding the mall, like REI, or The Great Outdoors. I want to look at camping stuff. I'm not sure how a group camping trip will work out, as Nicole is due to have her baby in July, and Jayla said Dave took a summer coaching job. It may end up being just us the Wyomingites. Which is cool by me. :)

Yesterday was also Meg & Mike's 2nd Anniversary. Happy Anniversary! Has it really been two years? It feels like Mike has been with us forever.

It snowed all day Sunday, and it melted yesterday. We may get another small dose of snow next weekend. I don't care, so long as it warms up by the time my mom & grandma get here on the 21st. My mom find a sitter for Fonzie (her kitten), and I think my grandma is thrilled at the idea of getting off the farm for a few days. This may be the start of a travel phase for her. Wouldn't that be exciting? I was telling her the other day how I want to do a cruise of Alaska, and she was agreeing it would be nice. Grandma also told me Angela & Craig are in Costa Rica right now. Those two don't let grass grow under their feet I guess.

In honor of it being sunny today (and a high of almost 50!), Elijah and I will walk up to Safeway and pick up a few things.

I'm gonna close with a quote from Miss Congeniality.

Kathy Morningside: Of course he had a gun. This is Texas! Everybody has a gun. My florist has a gun!
Stan Fields: I don't own a gun. My ancestors were Quakers.

Weekend

Spent a lot of the weekend trying to stay warm. It was chilly, and snowy. Saturday we went to Caribou for coffee then did some shopping (Target, Radio Shack, Safeway). I had a nice 2 hour nap, and then yummy pork chops for dinner. Sunday spent the whole morning at church, and then cuddled up in bed with Honey. Tonight we're having homemade pizza for dinner.

Exciting huh? Eh, can't complain too much. I am going to Park Meadows mall with Jayla tomorrow, and Thursday I'll have Mom To Mom again. My group has to bring snack, so I'm swinging by Krispy Kreme on the way there. I go by it every Thursday anyways, and the hot light is always on, so it makes sense. (I'll eat some for you Athena!)

Last night we watched Walking Tall. It wasn't awful. I didn't expect much so I wasn't disappointed. I would have liked to see more people get the business end of the 2x4, but it was pretty entertaining when that did happen. I got some episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 out of the library, so hopefully we'll have time to tackle that this week.

I'll close with a quote from The Mummy Returns.

Rick: All right - you're here, the bad guys are here, Evie's been kidnapped - let me guess...
Ardeth Bey: Yes. Once again they removed the creature from his grave.
Jonathan: I don't mean to point fingers, but isn't it your job to make sure that doesn't happen?

***Update***

Brooke's surgery went well, and she's practically back to normal. It was a hard thing for Lisa to watch, but she's a trooper. FYI, Brooke had to get tubes put in her ears to allow for the drums to be opened wider. The tubes will fall out on their own in the next 6-12 months.

I'm glad it all went smoothly Lisa. Love ya.

TGIF?

I'll post my random ten and then we'll go from there.

If You Could See - Tonic
Just - Radiohead
Confessions II - Usher
He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
Jesus He Knows Me - Genesis
He Reigns - Newsboys
It Falls Apart - The Odds
Shy Guy - Diana King
All Things In Life - Toad The Wet Sprocket

Yay, it's Friday. I guess. My weekends don't always feel all that different from my weekdays. The problem is I want to get out on the weekends and away from home. Geoff, who has been away from home all week, doesn't want to be out driving anymore. I'm hoping to find a compromise. I need to find someplace I want to drive to. After posting (and boasting) about our wonderful spring weather, it snowed! Gone are the 70 degree days. I don't mind so much if it's at least 50. Not knowing the conditions of the roads, I'm hesitant to drive up to Boulder Falls (the 36 scares me).

Brooke is having surgery this morning, so my mind is occupied with that. I know she's gonna do fine, and I hope this will solve her health issues. Lisa is going to call me this afternoon and let me know how it goes.

Been looking into the Edmonton trip idea, and frankly I'm not sure the money is there. It wouldn't be so bad, but the car rental is what kills ya. So we'll visit the idea in a few months and go from there.

I'm going to close with a quote from Rushmore. Have a good weekend everybody.

Max Fischer: Maybe I'm spending too much of my time starting up clubs and putting on plays. I should probably be trying harder to score chicks.

Yeah That's Me

How You Life Your Life

You are honest and direct. You tell it like it is. You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think. You tend to have one best friend you hang with, as opposed to many aquaintences. You tend to always dream of things within reach - and you usually get them.

How Do You Live Your Life?

Feeling Good

Since I got a comment from Geoff about not posting a "real" post, I thought I'd try to come up with some stuff.

Things are good. I'm healthy, my weight is at a good level, I'm feeling good about life. Yeah, I had a bad day last week, but when I put my "problems" in perspective to those around me with bigger problems, it makes me feel blessed. Elijah is good, he's a sweet little boy. Some moments he's a handful, but overall he's a good kid. Geoff is good, he's busy, but he finds time to do little things for me to give me attention. I can't complain much. I've got visitors coming in 2 weeks, and 2 different visitors in April. I have a vacation in June, and hopefully a trip to AB this summer to see my new nephew and my "niece" Stephanie. Life is great.

I've been watching a lot of tv, and I'd like to get my nose back into some books. Our trip to Nederland this weekend is off, no frozen dead guy this year, we'll have to aim for next year. I'd still very much like to get out of town for the day, but I'll have to check with Geoff and his running schedule. Maybe we could go to Boulder Falls, or Estes Park. It's so spring-like here, we've got spring fever. I want to get out and see Colorado!

With the last of my iTunes money from Kelly, I bought Youth (Collective Soul) which was released a few years ago. It's a fantastic album. The last album of theirs I bought was Discipline Breakdown, and I LOVED that album. Youth is very good, a few stand out tracks for me are Better Now (quickly becoming my new theme song), How Do You Love, There's A Way, Home, and Feels Like (It Feels Alright).

Yes I watched the Oscars, and overall I was entertained. I thought Jon Stewart was pretty funny, and hands down Reese Witherspoon was the best dressed. I don't know why Jessica Alba was getting all the attention. I don't think she's all that pretty, I don't think she's all that talented, and why was she there anyways? Obviously she has a good publicity agent. Geoff and I always fill out ballots for who we think will win, and Geoff won 13 to my 11 this year. Last year we tied. I didn't count on Memoirs Of A Geisha winning so many technical awards.

It was a little like Joaquin Phoenix week for me last week, I watched Walk The Line, The Village, and Signs. Could've rounded it off with Gladiator if I had more time. :)

I'll close with a quote from Signs.

Merrill: Morgan, this crop stuff is just about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend their whole lives. They're like thirty now. They make up secret codes and analyze Greek mythology and make secret societies where other guys who never had girlfriends can join in. They do stupid crap like this to feel special. It's a scam. Nerds were doin' it twenty five years ago and new nerds are doing it again.

Happy 1st Birthday Elijah!

We love you very much. Life got so much better when you came along.

Stolen From Brody

Thanks Amy's boyfriend!

I was surprised by this result.

Your results:
You are Superman

Superman 90% Wonder Woman 72% Green Lantern 65% Robin 55% Spider-Man 55% The Flash 55% Supergirl 52% Batman 50% Catwoman 50% Hulk 45% Iron Man 20%

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Friday's Random Ten

Fastlove - George Michael
Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead - Crash Test Dummies
Heart Like Mine - Blue Rodeo
Something On - Tragically Hip
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
Jurassic Park - Weird Al Yankovic
She Says - Howie Day
The Change - Steven Curtis Chapman
Video - India.Arie

She's Lucky We Love Her

Sweet little Honey Cat is lucky we love her so much. The dentist bill was more than we anticipated, so it has been put on hold for a little while. We need to save some money up, and then we'll go back and get it taken care of. But today she had the cleaning done.

Elijah had fun at MTM, I had an okay time. I mostly enjoyed the fellowship, and God Bless the person who brought powdered donut holes!

Last night we watched Walk The Line. It was good, I dug the music, and Reese Witherspoon was wonderful. I also really liked Ginnifer Goodwin's performance. She's a great actress, I loved her on Ed (the tv show), and Mona Lisa Smile.

Got the word, Kelly's coming to CO in April. Whoo-hoo! April will be a busy month with Glen & Diane also coming for a visit, and Geoff going back out to CA for a conference. Ah but busy can be good.

Been trying to catch Deal Or No Deal this week, but things keep coming up at 7 preventing me to watching a whole episode. I'll aim to catch the reruns on CNBC. House is back next week, and we caught up on the Scrubs episodes from a few weeks ago.

I'll be tuning into the Oscars Sunday night, and rooting for Walk The Line. I'll close with a quote from that.

Warden: Mr. Cash, please refrain from singing songs that would remind them that they're in prison.
Johnny Cash: You think they forgot?

Movies

We bought Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit a few weeks ago and finally made time to watch it on Saturday. What a cracking movie! It was laugh out loud funny, and easily one of the better movies I've seen in a while. But it's hard to not love an Aardman flick. I enjoyed the preview of their next movie, Flushed Away, coming out this fall.

Sunday night we watched Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story. We borrowed it from Chad & Khara. It's entertaining, but I expected more. It did have its funny moments though. I think Family Guy is better suited for the small screen.

Today I'm hoping to get to Blockbuster and rent an Oscar-nominated movie. I have seen 2 movies nominated now (March Of The Penguins, and Wallace & Gromit).

Not much else going on. Honey goes to the dentist on Thursday, and we may be going swimming this weekend for Elijah's birthday. We'll have to see how our schedules work out. In my perfect ideal world, Geoff is able to take Monday off and we can celebrate then. The pool would be less crowded. Not gonna happen, Mondays are busy for Geoff. A half day maybe?

Three weeks until my visitors! If the weather is as nice as it is today (70's), I think we'll take the grandmas (mine & Elijah's) to Garden Of The Gods. We'll see.

I'm baking a lemon cake right now, so I better go get the glaze ready. I'll close with a quote from the Family Guy movie (mentioned above).

Al Harrington: Hi, I'm Al Harrington, President and CEO of Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse! Thanks to a shipping error I am now overstocked on wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men, and I am passing the savings on to *you*! Attract customers to your business, make a splash at your next presentation, keep grandma company, protect your crops, confuse your neighbours! African American? Hail a cab, testify in church or just raise the roof! Whatever your wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man needs, come on down to Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse, route two in Weekapaug!

Friday's Random Ten

Sour Girl - Stone Temple Pilots
Tear - Smashing Pumpkins
If I Had A $1000000 (Yellow Tape Version) - Barenaked Ladies
Linus & Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Lorelei - Styx
Love To Hate You - Erasure
The Waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
Around The World - Daft Punk

Thanks Melanie!

You Are a Peacemaker Soul

You strive to please others and compromise anyway you can. War or conflict bothers you, and you would do anything to keep the peace. You are a good mediator and a true negotiator. Sometimes you do too much, trying so hard to make people happy. While you keep the peace, you tend to be secretly judgmental. You lose respect for people who don't like to both give and take. On the flip side, you've got a graet sense of humor and wit. You're always dimplomatic and able to give good advice. Souls you are most compatible with: Warrior Soul, Hunter Soul and Visionary Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Caribou You

Jayla drove me to Mom To Mom this morning, and we left early enough for us to go to Caribou Coffee and treat ourselves. It's a cute little coffee house, just down the road from us. Jayla & Dave love it, and Geoff and I have been meaning to go, since Peet's is so far away now. I had a turtle mocha, here's the pic:


Yummy!

Today I ordered some camping books from AAA, as it is my plan for us to go camping this summer. I hope to find a campground as nice as the ones in CA, but it's been hard. Hopefully once the books come, I can nail down some prices and possible sites. A few of our friends here are keen, which is great as camping is more fun with more people. Especially if they share your interests (right Cate?).

Tonight Geoff has his men's group, so I'm making stir fry for myself.

Talked to Colin on Monday and got all caught up. Everyone there is good. He thinks he may be getting a promotion in the next few months. Snoop is doing well, and Colin has realized they need to think about getting hardwood floors or something all throughout the bottom floor. Yep, puppies will wreck havoc on your house. :)

I'll close with a quote from The Fisher King.

Jack Lucas: It's important to think. It's what separates us from lentils.

Welcome Baby!

Just got the call from Andrew...

Congratulations Andrew & Athena on sweet little Stephanie Mersina!



You guys are naturals (seen above with Elijah), you're going to do great! Can't wait to see pics!

Athena and Stephanie are both doing well, and expected to be home Saturday.

A Little Privacy Please

Inspired by the upcoming visit of my mom & Grandma, I tackled one of my projects. There is a small window in the guest bathroom, and I wanted to find a way to shield it from the outside. Someone would need a ladder to look through it, but I found it really bothered me having that window exposed. Months ago I used one of our home depot gift cards and bought a printed film to put on the window. The project was really easy, and I'm thrilled with the finished effect. Because it's just a simple film adhering with soapy water, it will be easy to remove if needed. Here are the before & after pictures:




As mentioned before, I'm excited about the upcoming visits we have in the next few months. That seeing us is a priority to some people means a lot to me. I wish I could do the same for others. I would like to make it a goal to get out to Ontario in the next 2 years. Money is really the only issue keeping me from getting out there this year.

I've been corresponding with Mike, my former classmate, and it's just fun to reconnect with someone from elementary school. The fact that he still talks to people from the old neighborhood is a little weird. I guess some people are just good at staying in touch with their roots.

House was awesome last night, and now I have to wait two weeks for a new episode. I hate that!

No big plans this week, same old, same old. Andrew & Athena's baby is scheduled for arrival at some point tomorrow. Gonna call today and find out when they are scheduled for the c-section. They are going to be great parents, I'm so happy for them. I look forward to being a "auntie".

I'm going to close with a quote from Bruce Almighty.

Bruce: There were so many. I just gave them all what they want.
God: Yeah. But since when does anyone have a clue about what they want?

Unforgettable?

I got the funniest message the other day on MySpace, from a guy I went to school with. I haven't spoken to him in well over 15 years, and I was a little shocked he remembered me. Am I memorable? I, on the other hand, remember tons of people, and stuff about people I went to school with. Anyways, none of y'all would know him, except maybe Doug & Colin. If you had lived in Burnewood, or you went to Julia Kiniski/Ottewell with me you might know him.

I was telling Geoff about it, and he said the funniest thing regarding it, and I still laugh thinking about it. I asked Geoff why would he send me a message? And Geoff said, "remember that scene in Fargo?" Then Geoff proceeded to act it out. It was really funny.

Saturday was an awesome day! We went swimming (see Elijah's blog), got groceries, and then went to date night. The desserts were yummy, and believe it or not we restrained ourselves from eating everything. We actually ate the least of everyone at our table. We won the Newlywed Game at our table (barely), but it was hard. My questions were harder than Geoff's.

Today Geoff has to work, but is aiming to knock off early so we can go to Runner's Roost (to get him running socks) and we'll browse at Linens & Things.

I've saved the best news for last...My mom & my Grandma are coming to visit! Next month, they'll fly out for a few days. This is huge! My Grandma has never been on a plane before. She's a little nervous and she's worried about needing insurance (she thinks she'll be in financial trouble should she have a health issue arise). But she has a few weeks to get herself ready. They are coming March 21. I'm super excited. I wonder...should we *magically* have all the fixins to make cabbage rolls? Geoff loves her cabbage rolls.

House is on tonight, whoo-hoo! And I hope to try and catch the gold medal women's hockey game today.

I'll close now with a quote from Fargo (for you Geoff).

Marge Gunderson: So, Mike, should we get together another time?
Mike Yanagita: No!
[sobs]
Mike Yanagita: I'm sorry, I... I shouldn't have done this. I shouldn't have done this, I shouldn't have... I thought we'd have a really terrific time.
Marge Gunderson: It's OK, Mike.
Mike Yanagita: You were such a super lady... and I'm, I'm so lonely.
[sobs]

Olympic Comic

courtesy of cbc.ca

Feeling Olympic

I love the snowboard cross, how much fun is that?! I know, I said we needed to cut back on all the olympics we've been watching, but it's easy to watch or tune out. Canada finally made a big jump from 4 medals to 11, and we still have hockey left. The U.S. is struggling, a lot of their "hopefuls", that they talk about all the time, have been choking. I like the unpredictablity of it, nothing is a gimme.

I'm currently watching the Switzerland-Canada hockey game, and it's just frustrating! Errgh!

Got a good night's sleep last night. Today we're still aiming to go swimming, and possibly go get groceries. Tonight is Mom To Mom date night. Dessert and a game at the ministry center. Free childcare, so I'm in. I hope to get the chance to talk to Myrna and find out what transpired at Noah's doctor appt this week. I'll maybe post about it later.

Geoff doesn't get Monday off work, but I hope maybe he'll work a shorter day.

I got the best email last night. My friend Erik proposed to his girlfriend, and she accepted. Congratulations Erik & Becky! I am so happy for them, I wish them all the best.

I'll close with a quote from Swing Kids.

Thomas: Look who we have here, Peter's priss. Have you talked to her yet?
Peter: Who says I'm interested?
Thomas: Your tongue was on the floor.

Couldn't Resist Another Quiz

Your Superhero Profile

Your Superhero Name is The Ultra Widow Your Superpower is Electrocution Your Weakness is Quizzes Your Weapon is Your Fire Club Your Mode of Transportation is Rocket

What's your Superhero Name?

Friday's Random Ten

I Believe - R.E.M.
Ernie's Mom - Bob & Doug McKenzie
Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa
Rebel - Blue Rodeo
1000 Goodbyes - Captain Tractor
Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
Subterranean Homesick Alien - Radiohead
Second Chance - .38 Special
Anything - Third Day
Dreamtime - Hall & Oates

Take It Easy?

I've recovered from my yucky bout of the flu. Yay! I feel back to normal today, and was happy to go to Mom To Mom. It snowed last night (why does it always snow the night before I have to drive somewhere?!), so it made for a slow drive to Geoff's work, and not as slow out to MTM. Usually Thursday mornings tucker out the little tucker, but not today, he's just finally going for his nap now at 3pm. My friend Jan came over to watch him while I took Honey Cat for her yearly check-up, and they both seemed fine when I got back 50 minutes later. Honey Cat is in great shape for her age, the vet was impressed. The one thing she needs, didn't surprise me, but disappointed Geoff, Honey needs to get her teeth cleaned again. It's been two years since her last dentist visit, so I'm not surprised, I expected she'd have teeth/gum issues. But she's a member of this family, and her teeth are hurting, so we have to get that fixed. I doesn't look like she'll need any teeth removed, so hopefully it will stay this way. We really should think about pet insurance. :)

Well, I have an hour to squeeze in a nap before we have to go get Geoff. Sucks having only one car, but we can't afford two. That was a choice we made, to have a nice house and no second car.

I'll close with a quote from Just Shoot Me.

Nina: Honesty is one of those things people say they want, but they really don't, like education or children

Tv

Sanka Coffie: I am feeling very Olympic today, how about you?

We've got to stop watching so much olympics. We're dreaming about the olympics! (I am feeling much better, thank you for your prayers)

NBC, and CNBC have been giving us a ton of coverage, I'm fairly impressed. If I stayed up until all hours, I could watch curling. As it is, I get my olympic news from cbc.ca, which I'm pretty happy with. Now, if they would just stop talking about Bode Miller every 10 seconds!, I'd be happy. :)

For all the advice Wilson gives House, that's the thing he decides to do?!? Oooh, what a slippery slope you are going down my friend.

Skating With Celebrities. I am horrified to read all over the internet that Lloyd Eisler left his wife for Kristy Swanson! What? Sigh. I'll say it again, doesn't anyone view marriage as sacred? But I called it, that it would go down to Kristy & Lloyd vs. Jillian & John.

Since I opened with a quote from Cool Runnings, I may as well close with a quote from it too.

Irv: Our Father, who art in Calgary, Bobsled be thy name. Thy kingdom come, gold medals won, on Earth as it is in Turn Seven. With Liberty and Justice for Jamaica and Haile Selassie. Amen.

Happy Anniversary To Us!

9 wonderful years that get better every day. I love you Geoff, I'd marry you all over again. (But let's elope next time)

Wocka! Wocka!

You Are Fozzie Bear

"Wocka! Wocka!" You're the life of the party, and you love making people crack up. If only your routine didn't always bomb! You may find more groans than laughs, but always keep the jokes coming.

The Muppet Personality Test

Happy 4th Anniversary!

To Colin & Dawn, I love you guys so much!

You're Kidding Right?

Ugh.

Obviously I didn't see the circle before hand. Elijah gets a cold, recovers, I lose my voice for a few days, and Elijah gets the flu. Elijah recovers, and now I have flu-like symptoms. Joy! Please pray it's a day long thing, as I don't want to be battling this all week.

Friday's Random Ten

(You're The) Devil In Disguise - Trisha Yearwood
Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
Margarita - Great Big Sea
Talk Soup - Weird Al Yankovic
Brother - Toad The Wet Sprocket
Eyes Of A Stranger - Payola
Love Machine - The Miracles
What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
Funny Things - Gregg Tripp
Blew - Nirvana

Ruff

We're all a little off this morning, Elijah kept us up from 2:30am-5:00am. He just wanted to be held, and only by mom, and only in an upright position. Poor Geoff has to work, whereas Elijah and I will be able to nap. On the plus side (there's a silver lining in everything), Elijah didn't throw up yesterday. Yay!

Someone is planning a trip to Aurora for March, I'll post more when it gets solidified. It almost seemed like husbands were against visiting Colorado for whatever reason. At least one wife is still planning on coming in the fall, with or without hubby.

No plans for the weekend. The usual chores, and if Elijah is still really ill, he & I will stay home and Geoff will greet at church by himself.

Next week is our anniversary, 9 years. Whoo! No plans. :) I told Geoff I can wait on celebrating until we get to CA. I mean out there, we can easily get a babysitter and we could go out to dinner, or something. It's all up in the air. Who says you have to celebrate on the day of? One thing that is certain is that I get flowers, it's our one tradition.

Sunday is Athena's baby shower, I hope she has a good time. It should be all about her, because once the baby comes, you fade into the background. But you get to beam when people tell you how beautiful your baby is.

I'll close with a quote from Apollo 13.

Marilyn Lovell: Blanche, Blanche, these nice young men are going to watch the television with you. This is Neil Armstrong, and this is Buzz... Aldrin.
Neil Armstrong: Hi.
Blanche Lovell: Are you boys in the space program too?

Music Parade

Kelly gave me an iTunes gift card for my birthday, and while I haven't spent it all, I've spent a good portion of it. And she wanted to know what I bought...

Let Me Go - 3 Doors Down
Switch - Will Smith
La La La La Lemon - Barenaked Ladies
The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Real Love - Mary J. Blige
Overkill - Colin Hay
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
W.E.E.K.E.N.D. - Arling & Cameron
Do It Again - Steely Dan
She Says - Howie Day
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
Mental Picture - Jon Secada
If You Go - Jon Secada
Just Another Day - Jon Secada
Just A Gigalo/Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth

And I bought a video, I bought Dane Cook's Comedy Central Stand Up special, which I love! Has my favorite joke, Christ Chex, Start your day the Holy way.

So I have a few dollars left, but you can see I have weird taste in music. :)

Tv

House was excellent this week, and I wasn't all shocked by the outcome. I could get into the whole theme of fidelity and morality, but I don't know if I want to. Anyways, I just thought Robert Sean Leonard performance was good in the episode. I like his character, I like all the characters. It's funny that we're nearly done watching season one, and then when we catch a new episode it feels like we are getting a rounder view of the characters.

Skating With Celebrities booted off Dave Coulier and Nancy Kerrigan this week. Not a shock, as they had the weakest performance. But they were entertaining. Lloyd Eisler & Kirsty Swanson were fantastic this week, and that was a bit of a surprise. I loved their skate this week. I think it will come down to them and Jillian Barbarie & John Zimmerman.

Haven't had the chance to watch this week's episodes of Scrubs, been plowing through the House DVD. I do plan to re-watch all of Scrubs season one when it arrives this week. They announced Scrubs season three is coming out on DVD in May, and it's already on my wishlist.

I'll close with a quote from House, because seriously, it's one of the best written shows on tv right now.

Dr. Gregory House: *Chase* killed that woman, and now Foreman's in charge?
Dr. Lisa Cuddy: Yeah, we have a pecking order here; if Cameron kills somebody, Chase takes over. There's a flow chart in the lobby.

Out Of Sorts

This post is just to get out the thoughts that cloud my head.

I had a dream last night about an old flame. We had dinner at his house with his family. No one had aged, his youngest sister looked the way I remember her, his other sister still stared at me with a hatred, and his parents were still indifferent to each other. The house was not his house, it was some other house.

This is pretty much the extent of the dream. There weren't many words said by anyone, it was more like there were feelings felt. Awkwardness and comfort at the same time. I had a song stuck in my head all night, so it was kind of like the soundtrack. It's my new favorite song, I walk around with it in my head all the time, I'm always singing it.

Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray

I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a queue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind

Let's rearrange
I wish you were a stranger I could disengage
Say that we agree and then never change
Soften a bit until we all just get along
But that's disregard
Find another friend and you discard
As you lose the argument in a cable car
Hanging above as the canyon comes between

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind

And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and its effortless
Without a sound we lose sight of the ground
In the throw around
Never thought that you wanted to bring it down
I won't let it go down till we torch it ourselves

Everyone knows I'm in
Over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime
She's on your mind

I always feel weird the day after a dream about someone in my past. It's like I forget the truth about the past, and I gloss over the negative. I feel like things were left unresolved, but that isn't true. Most of my past relationships (be romantic or friendship) ended clearly. But even now, I can't recalled how it all ended. And it's a door I know God doesn't want me to open. I know no good would come of speaking to this person. It's all very weird, and I'll probably feel odd all day.

I think I know what brought on the dream, it was a movie I caught on tv yesterday. Something about the main character reminded me of him.

I also had a dream that I was planning a trip with a woman from my Mom To Mom group. I think we were going to go somewhere on a boat. Her husband wasn't thrilled with this idea, but she didn't care. It's funny because I would never take a trip with her. I probably wouldn't hang out with her. She's nice enough, but there are few people I like to take trips with. So she would not make the cut.

Speaking of trips, Chad & Khara made mention of a road trip they wanted to do, so we'll have to look into it. It's funny to meet someone else who wants to visit the same place you do. Both Khara & I are interested in going to Nederland for Frozen Dead Guy Days. Since it's next month we need to solidify plans if that's what we'll do.

Elijah slept 16 hours last night. Crazy huh? Hey, I told him he needed his rest, and thankfully his body agreed with me.

I'll close with a quote from She's The One.

Mickey Fitzpatrick: Why are you getting so upset Dad? You don't even believe in God.
Mr. Fitzpatrick: That doesn't mean I'm going to stop being a good Catholic.

How's The Sicky?

Got sick again over the weekend. I felt fine Friday, and Saturday afternoon was getting ready for girls night, and my throat felt raw. It got worse as the night progressed, and by 8:30, I couldn't speak. Yesterday I barely had a voice to speak, I could talk softly or whisper, but that was it. I started coughing phlegm last night, and am still coughing it up today. So maybe it's on it's way out.

Saturday morning we did a trip to Home Depot, did not find brackets, but Geoff bought a motion sensor flood light for the backyard. For nighttime bbq-ing and security. (I have found brackets online, I just have to run them by Geoff to see what he wants to do). Saturday night I was able to go out to Chili's while Elijah was babysat. It was nice to hang with the girls and no baby! Will have to do it again, and ideally I won't be sick next time.

Missed church, because I didn't want to germ up the nursery (and oh yeah I couldn't talk). Da Bole was okay, not the most exciting game, but it was fun to hang out with Chad & Khara again. They lent us a DVD to watch, Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story. I don't know when we'll watch it, as we are still tackling House season one.

Tonight is Skating With Celebrities, and tomorrow night is brand new House (will Stacey choose House or Mark?), and Scrubs (with Zach's main squeeze Mandy Moore).

Well I'm going to close with a quote from America's Sweethearts.
Eddie: I'm a paranoid schizophrenic. I'm my own entourage!

Happy Birthday Athena!

Hope you have a great day, and a fantastic year ahead! Looking forward to seeing you this year, either up there or down here. :)

Love YBF!

LOL

We had so much fun with Chad & Khara last night, we were all laughing so much. Dinner was tasty, we played cards and shared stories, and capped off the evening by introducing them to the hilarious world of Robot Chicken. We kicked them out at 11:30pm. Chad didn't even mind that Elijah threw up on him.

Tonight Geoff is playing poker with the guys, and I had been invited to go out to Chilis with the girls. We made plans to get a babysitter for the kids, but I think I'll bring Elijah with me, as his cough might make the other parents nervous about him being alone with their girls. I don't know how contagious he is, he's had the cough for a few days, and he still has a bit of a runny nose.

No big plans for today other than that. I am pretty much done emptying all the receipt boxes into the filing cabinet. Yay! I may sway Geoff into a trip to Home Depot to look at brackets. He has a sword and we want to hang it on the wall, so I'd like to see what options are available to us.

I'm feeling better still today. My throat feels fine, I'm just a little congested. FYI, I didn't take anything for it, except one day I took 2 Sudafed. I am a big proponent of letting my body fight things on it's own. But if it ever gets serious, I do go see a doctor. I just don't want my body becoming immune to drugs, so I limit my use of them. I want that for Elijah as well, but I'm more protective of him, and watch for signs that he needs medical attention. The big thing is a change in temperament. Yes he's got a cold, but he's still acting like himself. If he were lethargic, I'd be getting him in stat.

Before I sign off, just wanted to tell Athena, I am praying for you. Please don't get stressed, and push to get what you need. :)

I'm closing with a quote from Mr. Holland's opus.

Glenn Holland: Which instrument do you think you'd like to play?
Louis Russ: Well, I was kinda thinkin' like... How about electric guitar?
Glenn Holland: Well, this is a marching band. The extension cord will kill us.

Song Of The Day

Monday is not a fun day
And Tuesday another blues day
Wednesday's getting better
Thursday doesn't matter
And Friday is the last day

And then it's w e e k e n d, it's weekend
w e e k e n d, it's weekend
w e e k e n d, it's weekend

-Arling & Cameron

Friday's Random Ten

I'm feeling much better today, thank you all for your prayers and concern. :)

One In A Million - Bosson
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
Mambo # 5 - Lou Bega
Take A Picture - Filter
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) - Chilliwack
(Can't Live Without Your) Love & Affection - Nelson
Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Ghost In You - Mark McGrath
Wild Wild West - Will Smith

This Sucks!

I did not get better, rather I got worse. An hour or so after I blogged, my whole back and neck just started to ache. That stayed with me all day and most of the night. My throat feels fine, I just ache, I feel warm & cold, and my head has a slight throb. The worst things about all of this is we had friends coming over Friday night, and I'll have to reschedule. Also sucky about all this is Geoff is way busy at work, so I'm left with Elijah taking care of me. He, by the way, has a a cough. But if you don't hear it, you wouldn't know he's sick by the way he tears through the house, laughing and playing.

Rise & Shine Campers

Not The Time

I have a sore throat. I am less than thrilled, as I had big plans for the next few days. I am hoping it will fade by days end. Thank God we're big tea drinkers, I can soothe myself all day.

I had booked Honey an appointment for tomorrow, when Elijah was healthy and I had the option of asking a friend to watch him for an hour while I go off. Now I will either have to take the sicky & a cat to the appt. or try to reschedule. I called the vet, and they are closed today. I feel bad calling tomorrow morning to cancel my appt., but look at the options. I will try to get in next Thursday if I can.

Skating With Celebrities time! Kurt was eliminated. I was bummed, but Kurt was the first to point out, he's not suited for pairs skating, he's too small. I thought they did alright, they performed one of their best numbers (his partner was Deborah Gibson), and they were only one of two couples who didn't fall. Geoff doesn't like olympic events that are judged, it's too easy to be biased. He prefers if you have to beat a clock.

We have our hotel booked for San Diego, and the rest of the plans for CA are coming together awesomely, courtesy of Cindy. :) I'll probably be able to provide that info to those interested soon. We'll be able to see some of San Diego, and see our friends there. The only places I've been to in SD are the zoo, and some beach we went to with Anna & Francesco. I went to Sea World as a child, but I don't remember it much. Diane told me about a store downtown called the Seasick Giraffe, and I hope to see that. Their website is awesome, and I'm sure I'll find something unique to add to my collection.

Saw the trailer for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (aka Pirates Of The Caribbean 2). Looks excellent, can't wait! We'll definitely make it to that this summer.

Well I want to try to vacuum today, so I'll sign off. Please pray for Elijah and I to feel better, and for Geoff to stay healthy.

I'll close with a quote from Benny & Joon.
Joon: Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese.