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Mishmash

May 10th, 2008

So, this weekend is Mother’s Day.  And, since most husbands and children really don’t have the vaguest idea of what kind of present to get for woman in their lives, this is one of the busiest weekends where I work.  So, technically, I should be there right now helping alleviate chaos instead of messing around with this post.  But, eh, whatever.  I’ll get there in a little while.

Monday I’m putting on my photographer hat again.  I’ll be taking some photos of my … follow this … best friend’s husband’s little sister.  She’s a DJ at a local radio station and is wanting some portraits of her to add to her portfolio.  Sounds impressive, yes?  I thought so.  She and I have spent some time together during the whole wedding process, so we’re not complete strangers.  At the same time, I am slowly stepping out of my bubble… I mean, these aren’t photos of my best friend or my sister (which are my normal subjects).  We’re also going to a different location than I normally use, which will be a nice change of pace.  Here’s hoping that the weather is cool and overcast on Monday, making for a wonderful picture day.

My cousin Heather is making a round trip from Oklahoma next Saturday.  She’s picking up a dresser of my grandma’s from my aunt’s house.  I think the plan is for her to stop by here on her way back out of town that evening.  I’d love to be able to get all my ducks in a row and make my way down there for a week this summer.  I’ll have to keep playing with the calendar to see if that can happen without too much stress.  With my luck, once I finally figure out which week would work best for me, everyone I know in Oklahoma would be out of town that week!

And, lastly, this template design is driving me insane.  I used a generator to create it, which gives you several selections on many different things.  Yet, at the same time, it gives you no choices on the things that bother me the most.  Go figure.  And, Wordpress templates make my brain hurt, otherwise I would attempt to tackle it on my own.

hm

May 9th, 2008

not quite right….

still working on it…

Do you:

May 8th, 2008

1. ever read back through your blog and think about how clever you are?

2. think that other people don’t quite understand the cleverness that is you?

3. mix benedryl with alcohol?

4. think about getting a new kitten so the older cats can train it before they ‘kick off’, so the new kitten will be similar to the old cats?

5. think that its insensitive to say ‘kick off’?

6. wonder if life is already planned out for you, or if you control your own destiny?

7. miss driving a stick shift sometimes?

8. think about your goals when you were a senior in high school compared to where you are now in life?

9. go back to the first month of entries in your blog and laugh at your stewpidness?

10. realize how kick butt Dave Matthews music really is?

11. wonder how badly you’re destroying the English language when writing in your blog?

12. think about the fact that if you have a blog, you most probably have lurkers!?

13. wander around your house and take random photos, just so you can add new pictures to your flickr account?

14. realize you didn’t highlight the whole word that should of been linked, and just leave it that way?

15. know the wonder that is Pandora and use it daily?

16. know how much money I’ve saved by quitting smoking?

17. know where that money has gone, because I don’t!!

18. wonder why Wordpress has to update their stuff so frequently, and hold off on updating because you just did it a week ago!

19. really shave your legs each time you shower?

20. change the date on your little flippy calendar, or just wait until someone questions you about it?

21. think about how tiny little decisions affect your life as much as the major obvious life changing ones…

22. have conversations with strangers, or attempt to co-exist without communicating?

23. know how to change a tire, but not know how to change your oil?

24. think tongue rings are not acceptable on a 30-something girl?

25. kind of cringe when you realize how old you really are?

Yummy?

May 5th, 2008

japanese gum
Did I tell you all that my sister’s boyfriend shipped me some gum from his military base?

Can you tell where he’s stationed?

Can you tell me why I would want to try twelve different types of gum when I cannot figure out what any of them have in them?

I think I’ll just stare at them a little while longer.

(Need to see a bigger version?  Click here.)

Amazing

May 2nd, 2008

You all remember me getting my hair cut a while ago, right?

Well, when I don’t mess with the straight iron (which is not very often), my hair lays differently. Not bad, really. Just different.

And, when I don’t bother with straightening it, it doesn’t like staying behind my ears - which can be a large annoyance for me. I’m constantly putting my hair behind my ears, really. And, being a cake decorator, I really need my hair to stay out of my face… you know, for more than one reason, really.

The other day I finally got tired of messing with my hair. I decided to branch out, and take a huge fashion step (for me):
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I know Elvis!!

April 28th, 2008

You know that show, right?

Trading Spaces?

Well, I would be lying if I said I watched it.  I don’t.  I have watched it before… but never regularly, and definitely not recently.

Anyway, I keep seeing the new episode of Trading Spaces being advertised on tv.  Do you know which episode I’m talking about?  The one with the Vegas performers?  You know, Elvis and Cher?

Every time I see that commercial, I look at Tom and say, “I know that guy.  I swear I do.”

To which Tom quickly replies, “Uh, yeah, Sheila… that’s Elvis.”

Then I promptly roll my eyes and say, “No, I went to school with that guy.”

By then, of course, Tom has completely lost interest in my story about some Elvis guy and whether or not I went to school with him.  And, the commercial quickly ends, and I immediately get distracted with Jon and Kate Plus 8, again.

But!

Finally!

Tonight I decide I’m going to figure out if I really know Elvis.  So, I google Trading Spaces… and can’t find the name of the Elvis impersonator that I need to confirm my suspicions.

So, I google the guy who went to my high school.  And, there he is… looking exactly like Elvis, and working in Vegas.  And, by golly, his site even says that he was on Trading Spaces.

So, there, world.

I went to high school with Elvis (Matt Lewis was a senior when I was a freshman).

And, he’s on episode 8 of Trading Spaces.

Crazy?  Me?  I think not.

(Well, maybe a smidge.  But, dammit, I was right!!)

slideshow?

April 27th, 2008

I was messing around on myspace. I thought I’d post the slide show here too:

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