some more song recommendations

Where You Are by Marc Broussard

Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson

Speed of Sound by Coldplay

Helena by My Chemical Romance

24 by Jem

Barenaked Page Goes Solo

Bright Star - did you know about this?

Collide by Howie Day

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

But I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find, you and I collide

I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
You somehow find, you and I collide

Don't stop here
I've lost my place
I'm close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find, you and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

If you haven't heard it, listen HERE

Family Guy

We were watching Family Guy on Sunday and this is a screencap of a scene:


The character of Chris (in this picture) has this huge zit that talks and tells him to do crazy things. And this was one of the things that zit made him do. I read the message boards and there are a lot of people who don't either get it or they think it's mean. I think it's hilarious and I'm sure he loved it. Alright, enough about Johnny boy for tonight...

just when you thought the hair was beyond help...

you see a beautiful picture like this:


It's from the website for the John Mayer Trio. Read the little bio to understand.
But holy crap, that boy in the middle is so pretty.

"I actually had a good time."

This is what Chris said to me as we were leaving the baseball game last night. My parents have season tickets to the Diamondbacks that they share with my cousin. They always give me & Chris tickets to one game a year and our game was last night. The game started off bad, then got good, then got real bad. I started yesterday with a headache and was not even sure if I wanted to go, but I rested before the game and felt good by the time we left for it. Chris does not like to sit and be bored and he was dreading going to the game, so for him to react like that was surprising as hell to me. I enjoyed myself too. Here are some fun things about the game:
- We had foot long hot dogs from a place at the ballpark called Big Dawgs. They were so yummy. We also drank lots of soda and Chris ate most of the cotton candy that he said he bought for me.
- We had lots of room, because the people who sit next to my parents did not come to the game. So we had 4 seats for 2 people. That's always nice.
- A guy about 2 rows up and across the aisle from us caught a fly ball with his bare hands and then gave it to a little kid sitting behind us.
- There was a guy who was a Giants fan a couple rows up from us and he kept saying, "Nice!" It was cracking me up and then I started saying it too.
- There was kid sitting right behind us with his mother and he saw the cotton candy guy and said, "Cotton candy has the word candy in it." It was like he realized that for the first time. It was so cute and so funny.
- I bought this toy bat that I continually hit Chris with throughout the end of the game.
- We left in the top of the 8th inning and as we were leaving, the Giants scored another run and by the time we got home, they had scored 4 more. Yikes!
All and all, it was fun and I was really glad that my headache had gone away. We really appreciate the tickets, Mom & Dad. Thanks.

ants

We have an ant problem. Over the last few days we have seen a few here and there and Chris has a few bits on his ankles and legs. We talked about needing to get some ant powder and we were going to get it this weekend. Well the ants had other ideas. We came home from the baseball game late last night (more on that later) and discovered a trail of ants that seemed to go on forever. From the box of cookies on the counter, across the counter, in front of the sink, down the cabinet, across the floor in front of the sliding door, over the microwave, across the base board in the dining room, across the entrance to the hallway, and across the base board in the living room. NEAT! Good thing I found a can of RAID in the cabinet. I sprayed everywhere and it has a surprisingly non offensive smell. It killed them all, at least I thought. I went to get ready for bed and then came back into the kitchen only to find more on the counter. BASTARDS. I hadn't sprayed the counter, but Chris had wiped it down and thought we got rid of them. Turns out they were hiding under some dirty dishes in the sink. Punks. I had to load up the dishwasher and rinse the sink really well. I also thought to spray down the trash can too because we had thrown away the food that had been on the counter and there were ants all over the package. That's some smart thinking. I ended up not getting to bed until after midnight and needless to say, I am very tired. Maybe that's why I fell up the stairs? I was trying very hard to keep my eyes open while I was driving too. That's special. Needless to say, I am going after work today to get the ant powder to kill those sons a ...

have you ever...

fallen UP the stairs?

No? Good for you. I just did.

postcards are neat

I got two postcards in the mail today from my sister. One is of Lake Michigan and the other is from the Guggenheim. Neat. Thanks.

what's up with me tonight

I am chilling watching the Spurs just win the championship. I really didn't want them to win, but I guess since they beat the Suns, they should win. I am burning
this candle. So yummy. This afternoon, I got a wave of energy and started organizing my stuff for the office. Lets just say that energy wore out and it's all still all over the living room. I did go shopping and got some new bras (WOO HOO!) and got the things I needed from IKEA. I enjoy successful shopping trips. It was really hot, though (DUH!) and humid, which is not normal. Another storm rolled through tonight, but not nearly as cool as last nights. It rained around 6:45pm and has sprinkled a little on and off since. I need to go get something to eat...

to Bright Star & spouse

I also wanted to share this pic so that people can see how beautiful we all looked.

lack of sleep

Today was the first day I actually had to be at work by 7am. And of course, there was a storm last night that kept me up. I think I slept like about 3 hours, if that. There was all sorts of lighting and thunder and it even rained a little bit. It was definitely an Arizona summer storm. It was a neat light show, though. So, needless to say, I am tired.

There are all sorts of wildfires burning right now. There is one that is not all that far from where we used to live (our old apartment). I can tell you that if we still lived there, we would be smelling smoke. It's really sad because a bunch of homes have been destroyed. People have these nice houses in the mountains and they are gone now. That's so sad.

I get off work in 1 hour! And I am going to get some bras and then go to IKEA to get some storage bins. I need to get organized in the computer room. We have the desks all set up, but I am still all a mess. I knew it would get to me eventually and it finally has. I think (I hope) the novelty of the new television has worn off a bit so that I can get something accomplished this weekend!

bras

What's the deal with my bras lately? I know this is a random subject, but this is really bothering me. In the last 2 weeks, I have had to throw away 3, count them, 3 bras. Two that the wires poked out the end and one yesterday that the wire broke in the middle. I am not happy. I know they are not meant to last forever, but do they all have to die at the same time? I guess I have no choice but to go buy new ones.

wrinkles

As most people know, I am not too keen on getting old. I think 30 is death. I also do not enjoy the physical signs of aging (isn't that from a commercial?). I use the Proactiv to get rid of my zits and I moisturize like there is no tomorrow - at least on my face. Just this morning, I pulled out two gray hairs. I have also noticed small wrinkles around my eyes. This does not please me in the slightest. I went looking for eye creams and found Eye Believe from philosophy. I ordered it. When I read "you need this product if: you are young and showing early signs of aging." That's me. Maybe I'm blowing it all out of proportion, but I will do anything to not have wrinkles. So far the plucking of the gray hairs has been working. But check back when my head is overtaken by them and I can't pluck them all. I guess it's dye time for me then.

It's the 1st Day of Summer

meeting people online

I had a bad experience, therefore I may have a biased opinion on this subject. But I think one of the best things in life is that we can learn from other peoples experiences. I appreciate that and really do use that as a practice in my life. So, I feel as though I should share the story for those who don't know and as a reminder to those who do.
I was one year out of high school when I met Ryan in a chatroom for fans of the Dave Matthews Band. We chatted for a little bit on the first night and then ended up talking on the phone that same night for about 3 hours. We talked again on the phone the next few days and then decided to meet. I went to his apartment (that he shared with his dad and his sister) and picked him up. We went to a see a hypnotist that was performing at my college. It was fun and we got along really well. We kept talking and he slowly became a big part of my life. He was going through a rough time in his life and he dropped out of high school not soon after we met. He said he always wanted to be a DJ and he wanted to go the school to be one. I, being the nice person I am, helped him out so much. I drove him places. I got him a job were I worked. I helped him study for and get his GED. He and I just got closer and closer. We even experienced together one of the worst things that's ever happened to me. One night he called me because he had ridden his bike to work, but it was raining and he asked for a ride home. Cool. No problem. I did things like that for him all the time. But this night ended very differently. When we got to his apartment, we got his bike out of the trunk and we were standing by the car. I was standing on the drivers side with door open and he was standing on the passenger side and we were talking. This car drove by us once and then came back around again. One of the passengers got out and pulled a gun on us. I can still picture it like it happened yesterday. Before he pulled the gun, the guy told Ryan that he wanted to buy his bike from him. Ryan told him that it wasn't for sale. The guy then pulled the gun and said that he would take it then. The guy told us not to follow him either. We just stood there in total shock. I was so scared and didn't know what to do. We went to his apartment and Ryan's dad was home. We told him what happened and he called the police. The police came and took statements from both of us. I called my parents to come and pick me up because there was no way I could drive home. The police did search the area and found the bike just up the street. I knew then that the people in that car just did that to screw with us. They saw a chance and took it. They completely altered my life forever and they probably just laughed it off and haven't thought about it since. After this happened, the relationship with Ryan and I took a strange turn. We were closer than ever after sharing this event, but I did not know how I felt. Mind you, the whole time I was "friends" with Ryan, Chris (who is my husband now) and I were together. We had been together over 3 years at this point. Chris lived across the country, though. So we were still long distance. Chris was 1500 miles away and Ryan was right here. I loved Chris with all my heart and knew we would be together forever, but Ryan was right there. He gave me the attention that I was missing. To me, Ryan and my relationship was always just friends. He knew I had a boyfriend. But something strange happened not soon after the hold up. I was at Ryan's and I was laying on his bed reading something and he started rubbing my back. This was strange, but felt good. He started to lift my shirt and I freaked. This was the first such advance that he had done. We had hugged before, but I hug all my friends. When he did this, I sat up and explained to him that he knows I have a boyfriend and that we are practically engaged. He said that he didn't know that we were that serious. I left and was all sorts of confused. Had I led him on? We talked later that night and he was so mad at me. He seemed to think that I had been leading him on the whole time. He said he didn't know if he wanted to be friends with me. I really did not want to lose him as a friend, but I knew things had to change. Then I had to make an even more difficult call. I had to call Chris and explain to him what happened. He knew I had a friend Ryan, but I don't know how much I told him about everything. Even now, I don't remember. But I told Chris what happened and I told him it was up to him about what I should do. If he wanted me not to see Ryan again, then I would not. My relationship with Chris was far too important. He never said that. He wanted me to do what I needed to do. I just wanted an excuse anyway. Our relationship was strained though. I felt very guilty for having the relationship with Ryan. He was right. I had led him on more than I should have. We were both wrong, but I bore the guilt because he thought it was all my fault. It almost destroyed my relationship with Chris. But a few months later, Chris and I became engaged, meaning that I was gonna move to Ohio. I know that after going through this, we both were like, "I don't want to be apart anymore." My relationship with Ryan became almost non-existent. When I told him I was moving, he was upset. He quickly moved on though and met another girl online. He always talked about her and it seemed like he was rubbing it in my face. Trying to make me jealous. The last time we talked was a week before my wedding. I wanted to try to make things right between us, but he wasn't having it. I regret this relationship more than anything in my whole life. I risked my relationship with Chris on a boy I met online. I had one of the most traumatic experiences of my whole life. I also hurt someone that I cared about without really meaning to and it still seems unresolved. Now I know that there are people who have much worse experiences with meeting people online. People getting killed or kidnapped and things. But this was a year and a half of my life that I regret and it all started because we met online and then in real life. When we first met, if I had only known... I know that you can't ever know what will happen in any relationship, online or otherwise. But I just feel like people tend to be more careful with people they meet in real life than with those they meet online. You know your co-workers really well and some you consider friends, but do they have your address or home phone number? Not most of them. But posting on your blog that if random strangers email you, you will give them your address to mail you things. That's just nuts. You knew this was directed at you, Bright Star - or can I refer to you by your real name now since you wrote, "Y'all can know who I am. It's really fine." You know how I feel about all this. I am so glad that all your experiences so far have been positive, but just know that it's not the smartest thing to do and I just don't understand how you think it's ok. Does that little voice in your head not tell you it might not be such a good idea? Seriously? We only say this because we love you. I'll stop now. I've told my story. I can only hope that you don't ever have one to tell.

this is funny

Me: "Are you gonna wait up for me?"
Chris: "Yeah."
Me: "Aren't you gonna go to bed?"
Chris: "I don't know about that."
Me: "What about work tomorrow?"
Chris: "I don't know about that either."
Me: "You can't call in sick for a new tv."
Chris: "You haven't seen it."

You Learn

That was always one of my favorite songs. But it's 4 billion times better in this version. I am loving this!

jagged little pill acoustic

It came out yesterday and if you read the article I posted a few days ago, you would know that it was only available at Starbucks for like 6 weeks and then it will be on sale at "regular" stores. I am not a big Starbucks person, but you think that stopped me from going and getting it? Nope. I am listening to it as we speak. It's so freaking good. Now I really can't wait for the show. The tickets came in the mail yesterday! Beck - Have a great time! I am so jealous. I have to wait a whole month now. You will love it!
Yesterday, not only did we buy the tv, but we went to the mall and went to the Sanrio store. For those not in the know, Sanrio is the company that makes Hello Kitty and other characters. This store sells only Sanrio products and has tons of Hello Kitty stuff. I was in heaven. And even though it was sort of a pain that Chris was with me, he did keep me from spending tons of money there. I did buy a few little things. A couple pens, a key chain, some gardening gloves, a storage crate and some gum. Way cool. I love it. I told Chris if he ever needed a gift for me that anything in the store would work. So, it was actually at the mall that we went to Starbucks and bought the cd. I was actually planning on going to get it on Thursday, but when we walked by the Starbucks, I just ran it and bought it. No coffee, just the cd. The girl behind the counter did give me a second look when I said, "This is all for me." But whatever. She can bite me. I am not gonna drop that much money on coffee that I don't even want just to not feel weird or to avoid strange looks from the barista. Barista's are evil.

new tv

Yesterday, we bought a new TV. It's freaking huge. It's a 52 inch Mitsubishi. We were able to buy it because they were offering 0% financing for a year. Plus, it was on sale and that sale ends today. So today after work, my super nice dad is gonna met Chris at the store to pick it up. There is no way it would fit in our car. So my dad is gonna bring his truck to help us out. We appreciate that a lot.
So this is why I feel broke. It's the last major purchase we can make for some time. We need to get back on our feet financially. We are surviving, but we need to get back on track. We were working hard to get rid of our debit, but since we moved that's taken a back seat.
We are really excited about the freaking huge tv though!

Proactiv works...

Here are my before and after pictures that I have been meaning to post. If you click on them, you can see a bigger picture. The pictures are taken under different kinds of light, but they were the best we could do.
See, I told you Proactiv works!

new checks

With moving, you get to get all sorts of new things. So, I ordered myself some new checks. How freakin cool are these !?!?!?!?!?!

my new schedule

I finally got approved for my new work schedule. I will now be working:
Sunday - 8:00am to 5:30pm
Monday - 7:00am to 4:30pm
Tuesday - 7:00am to 4:30pm
Wednesday - 7:00am to 4:30pm
Thursday - 7:00am to 11:00am

This starts next week, but I am all screwed up because I am doing onboarding this week and next. So who knows when I will really be working! I do, I guess. Sort of.

Frrrozen Hot Chocolate

A couple weeks ago, I watched an episode of Oprah and she had on all of her favorite foods. She had on Frrrozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity 3. It's a restaurant in New York and the desert is apparently very popular. I had seen it in the movie Serendipity, but didn't think much of it then. But on Oprah, they said you can buy the chocolate mix and make it yourself at home. I am not a big chocolate fan, but Chris is and it wanted to try it. So buy it, I did. It came in the mail on Friday and we made it yesterday and it's yummy! Like I said, I am not a big chocolate fan, but it was quite good.

Seriously, sweetie. I love you, but I think it's time for a hair cut.



Backstage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on
June 10, 2005 in Manchester, Tennessee

read this...

article: Alanis talks about the upcoming tour and releasing new version of Jagged Little Pill. check it out.

augh

I hate that I get headaches. I had a dull headache last night and took a bunch of advil before I went to bed, but I still have the headache and now the drugs I took this morning are not working. This blows. I had big plans for today. Well, not really. But I was gonna do some stuff. Anyway.

Yesterday I decided to go to a T-Mobile store and get myself a new phone. I had such an old phone and was getting really crappy reception. So, I upgraded and I am so excited. When I got home, I downloaded a bunch of different wallpapers and ring tones. I love that my phone now rings to the oooh oooh's in Clarity (the song by my boyfriend). That's cool. I thought it would be strange to have my phone ring to Your Body is a Wonderland. That would be kinda creepy. But I am all hooked up now. I love my new phone. Plus, I get an upgraded phone plan with more minutes for the exact same money we pay now. That rocks cuz last month we went over on minutes. That gets real expensive. So we are all hooked up now.

this is strange

I just turned the TV on and the same thing was on that was on when I turned it off last night. Weird and trippy.

I cried...

when I watched the trailer for RENT today. There is a link to it on the RENT blog and I watched it over and over. I really can't explain my love for this show. I need to find the soundtrack on cassette. I own it, but I am not sure where it is right now. I need the tape so that I can listen to it in the car. I am not cool enough to have a cd player in my car. Even though I already know all the words, I need to listen more. You can never hear or see RENT too many times. I am obsessed. I know.

movies, 'n shit

I was checking out the new trailers and I saw one for a movie that I think looks really good. It's called November and Courtney Cox is in it. Check out the website and watch the trailer and tell me what you think.

I saw a movie on HBO over the weekend and I scare myself that I like it. It's A Cinderella Story with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray (YUM!). Yes, I can admit that I like it. It was dumb, but cute. It was a fun waste of an hour and a half.

I also want to see The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The trailer makes it look much better than the commercial. I just hope that it's not one of those movies that shows all the good scenes in the trailer and the rest of it is crap. I think I will go see it by myself. I used to do that all the time. I need to do that again, because I can drag Chris to a lot of things, but this movie will never be one of them.

Still need to see Star Wars, Crash, Monster-in-Law, Lords of Dogtown (mmm, Heath Ledger), Fever Pitch (is that still out?), The Longest Yard and I do want to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

And TV...
Watched Entourage last night and LOVED IT! It is such a good show. Also watched The Comeback and it was very strange. I think I liked it, but I can't tell how I feel about Lisa Kudrow's character. I think I feel sorry for her more than anything. And is that something you really want to watch? A show about someone you pity? I will give it another shot, though. And tonight is the first episode of the last season of Six Feet Under. I am sad that it's ending, but it's time. There are a many loose ends that they need to tie up and be done. There isn't really much more than can do. The characters have run their course and are so tortured that you just want it to be resolved. I hope they do that. I will be upset if it ends all crazy like and unresolved.

RENT - the movie

I knew that it was in production, but I just read today in PEOPLE magazine that it is going to be release a week (and a day) after my birthday! RENT and me are meant to be. In 2001, we went to see it on my actual birthday. I love it so much and can sing every word. I also found out that the majority of the original Broadway cast is starring in the movie! THAT IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD IN SUCH A LONG TIME! Can you tell that I am excited about this? I love the original cast. I never saw them perform it, but because I wore out the CD of the show, I feel like I know them and they are the only voices that belong to those characters. I have seen RENT Multiple times on stage and it was always weird hearing different voices singing the parts that I so associate with the original cast. Anyway. I went online and found a blog that was set up for cast members to post on and for updates about the movie. Totally awesome! I am so happy and excited for this! I just can't contain my love for this show. I really do feel like I'm gonna burst! I can't even imagine how insane I will be by the time it comes out. I will have to see it as many times as I can in the theater and of course I will have to own it on DVD. I know I need to stop ranting on about it. But I am so happy. This has made my day, my week, my year!

not much new here

I have been meaning to take some pictures of my face. What the heck are you talking about, you might ask. Well, in January (I think that was when it was.) I started using Proactiv. And let me just tell you, I need to be on that infomercial. Except for the random breakouts that I get during my period, my face is sooooooooo much better than it used to be. I still has acne, but I do not have major blemishes and redness all the time. I need to take a picture of my face to compare to the pictures that I took before I used it for the first time. I need my BEFORE and AFTER shots.
I will get on that.

Yesterday, my parents came over. My mom hadn't been to the house since the day we moved in and I was so excited to show her all the new stuff. THIS IS NEW. I like showing my house off to people who understand that it's still a work in progress. My mom said that one of my aunts wants to come over and see the house and I really don't want her to. Not that I don't want to see her, but my house truly is a work in progress and I don't need judgments from people who can't see past the ugly ass tile and the ghetto front and back yard and see the potential it holds. Maybe I am being mean about it, but I love our house and I just want others to love it too. And I know some people just can't see potential as well as others. A good example of this would be when we bought our furniture last week. The store where we bought it from was an old building with holes in the interior walls and all different color paint. First of all, they just moved into that location. But the place is for people who can see the potential that the furniture holds in their own home and don't need a fancy display or show room to see the beauty in the product. We were able to look beyond the structure that held the furniture and we got a good deal because of it. We had found a table at another store with a fancy show room and we are so much happier with the one that we ended up buying. That might have nothing to do with the show room, but some people might have been turned off by the store and not given the furniture a chance. Another example of this are those shows that show you the best way to decorate your house to sell it. Like Designed to Sell and Sell This House. I like watching these shows, but think they are crazy. The fact that you have to totally remodel your house to have it sell is crazy. If the potential buyer can't look beyond how you have it decorated to see the house itself, then that's not my problem. Our house was really ghetto inside and we were able to see the potential and went for it. And we got a great house and a great deal. Anyway, I think I have made my point. A little too much, but whatever.

rambling on...

I keep telling myself that I need to get caught up on my blogging, but I just haven't had the time. Ok, that's a lie. I haven't had the desire to. I could write for hours about the craziness of our trip to St. Louis, but I just don't feel like reliving a lot of it. There are a few things that I do want to mention. While we were there, we went to this famous place called Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. It is so freaking good! You can get it regular or concrete. By concrete they mean that you can hold the cup upside down and it will not fall out of the cup because it is so thick. If you are ever in St. Louis, definitely check it out. There are two locations, and that brings me to a funny story from the trip that I do want to share. We did rent a car, but for most of the trip, we all rode together in my in-laws van. Lovely family togetherness. NOT. Anyway, I had mentioned that my in-laws lived in St. Louis for a long time and so you would think they would know their way around. But you would be wrong. They are the king and queen of getting lost. Once, we got off the freeway going north on a road instead of south. So, instead of just pulling into a parking lot and turning around, they got back on the freeway, went all the way back to the hotel and then went back and got off at the correct exit. How could I make this shit up? So, we went looking for Ted Drewes after we went to the art museum on Friday. My mother in law had gotten some "directions" from someone at the art museum. Long story short, we made one wrong turn and ended up way far away. After driving for miles and miles, they finally pulled into a gas station to get directions. I guess they just asked for how to get to Ted Drewes and then we finally found it. But the funny thing is, we found their other location - not the one that we were originally looking for. We discovered this because the addresses for both places were on the cups we got. We were like a 2 blocks from the first place when we made the wrong turn and ended up way far away by the other one. That was crazy. We all just knew that this had happened and didn't really discuss it while we were driving back to the hotel. Then something creepy happened. We stopped at a light and there was a sign in front of a church that said, "Do you know where you are going?" - GOD. Apparently, we had no clue.

Moving on to other topics... Today, I am taking assist line calls. What does this mean? Well, we have a group of people who are in another call center who take calls that are questions from reps like me. Like procedures and stuff. Apparently, they are understaffed right now for a reason I do not know. So they asked me and one other person at my center to take these calls for about 6 hours today. And the training I had for this was about 2 minutes this morning. Great. So far it's been super easy. I have been on the phone almost 2 hours and have only taken 3 calls. Sweet. This will look good on the resume. I don't believe that they are going to have a group like this at my center any time soon, but it's good for me to be so versatile. Yeah for me.

I also found a picture of the other piece of furniture that we bought the other day.
Here is the picture:


What we bought was the bookshelf-looking unit. The one in the picture is called a "step high," but the one we bought is called a "step low." It's only half of the one in the picture. And it's the same color as the table and chairs. We are going to use it as a sort of room divider and a place for us to drop keys and stuff when we come in the door. We have been looking at things like this for a long time and we just fell in love with this one right along with the table. Hooray for good furniture.

We went to IKEA last night to try to buy a slipcover for the couch that we had bought there and they did not have the color we wanted. Can you believe that? We could not. IKEA has stock to the ceiling and they did not have one black slip cover. We also found a floor lamp that we liked for the living room AND that was out of stock too! The lady said that it is popular and they are getting a new shipment today. I think I'm gonna go back tomorrow and pick up the lamp and see if they got more slipcovers too. But when the lady told Chris that the lamp was popular, he had second thoughts about it. He does not like things that are popular just on principle. I'm gonna buy it anyway.

Oh, and this is something that the husband doesn't know yet. I bought the tickets to the Alanis show yesterday. The seats that I had originally looked at were no longer available, but I still got really good seats. They are in what they call Club Seating. It's the section above the floor, but below the balcony. The place only holds less than 5000 people. The seats I found before were in the middle of the club seating, but 15 rows back. The seats I ended up purchasing were one section to the right of center, but in row 3. They will still be really good. I haven't heard much publicity here about the show, but I did hear something on TV that said this tour was for the acoustic recording release of Jagged Little Pill. It's the 10th anniversary of the album and she recording the whole album again, but acoustic. So that's what the show is gonna be. That is so freaking awesome! And I am thinking that it was like 10 years ago that my sibling unit and I went to an Alanis show for my birthday. Am I remembering that right? Anyway. I am happy and excited and Chris can bite me. He will go. Kicking and screaming.