almost 6 months!

more pictures of the cutest baby!!
she looks more like her daddy every day!

She's getting teeth!!!!
(in case you don't know - this is our friends baby, Scarlett Aurora.)

proud of my momma

This weekend, my mom is going to participate in Relay For Life of Glendale to celebrate cancer survivors and raise money to help the American Cancer Society. She is on a team with her co-workers. She is walking as A SURVIVOR. Not only that, but she is walking for her sister and one of her former co-workers. I am proud that my mother is doing this. If you want to donate to her team, you can do so here.

Speaking of my aunt, she had her surgery and she is doing great. She was released for the hospital 2 days before they had said she would be. The doctors are very optimistic. It's great news!

where have I been?

Well, if you saw my 365 blog you might have figured out that I am sick. I have been sick since Monday. On Sunday, my throat was hurting and I knew a cold was coming. I didn't sleep real well that night and when I woke up on Monday, I was very ill. All congested, coughing, etc. I stayed home from work Monday and Tuesday. I went in yesterday, but didn't make it all day. See, I have one of those jobs where I talk all day long. I am attached to the phone. And there is no alternative for me to do when I can't talk. So anytime an illness effects my throat, I can't really work. I tried yesterday, but every time I talk, I cough. I thought I was feeling better yesterday. At least I was functioning. But last night was rough. Chris and I both tossed and turned all night. He didn't sleep well and neither did I. I really think that getting a good night sleep determines how I feel the next day. Gee, that is a brilliant discovery. Duh. Of course it does. But especially when I am sick. What I am getting at is that I feel crappy again today. I figured I needed to blog today, because things I want to talk about are getting backed up. So here I go... Expect multiple random posts today.

new phone

I went today and got a new phone. It's a Motorola V195. It's not fancy. I didn't need a camera or anything. I got a good deal. The phone is free after a rebate and I got a free car charger. The also gave me 25% off the bluetooth ear piece. It's charging still so I haven't gotten to play with it yet. I am happy with the phone, but there are a couple of complaints. I can't get it to display the date. I have the time in 2 places, but that's it. Strange. I am gonna work on that. See if I can find out how to change that. Another thing is that I lost all the cool wallpapers and ringtones I had downloaded. I had the coolest ones. And I went to download (and pay for them) again, but most of the ones I had are not available for my new phone. BOO. I found a couple, but there are not many cool ones. I got a Hello Kitty easter one, but that is only good for the rest of the week. At least that had my favorite ring tone for this phone, Clarity by John Mayer. I downloaded it, so I am hooked up. However, I did decide that I would venture out and have some fun with the new phone. Here is my new ring tone (it's the chorus... "Smile for me daddy..."):That song cracks my shit up!

i know someone who is very, very happy about this

Disney opens Fairy Tale Weddings to gay couples
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co. has changed its policy to allow same-sex couples to participate in a popular Fairy Tale Wedding program it runs mainly at its two U.S. resorts and cruise line, a Disney spokesman said on Thursday.

Disney previously had allowed gay couples to organize their own weddings or commitment ceremonies at rented meeting rooms at the resorts, but had barred them from purchasing its Fairy Tale Wedding package and holding the event at locations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World that are set aside specifically for weddings.

"We are updating our Fairy Tale Wedding guidelines to include commitment ceremonies," Disney Parks and Resorts spokesman Donn Walker said. "This is consistent with our policy of creating a welcoming, respectful and inclusive environment for all of our guests."

love this

Fergie Hearts Alanis
Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Fergie sent Alanis Morissette some flowers this week with a note telling her how much she loved her cover and accompanying video of the Black Eyed Peas' My Humps.

Posted by on April 5, 2007 12:59 PM

This American Life

I listen to this all the time on NPR. NPR is the only radio station I listen to, in fact. Well, I am sure you know that they made This American Life into a TV show. It's on Showtime. I don't get Showtime, so I am very bummed about this. However, I saw Ira Glass (the host of the show) on Charlie Rose today and remembered that I heard the first episode of the show was online. I just finished watching it. It is just as great as the radio show. The episode has 2 stories. The first one is insane and the second one I had actually heard on the radio. I highly recommend that you watch it here. You will not be disappointed. I am however, disappointed because I still don't have Showtime. I guess I will have to wait for someone to post the episodes on youtube. And one other little side comment... it's weird to see the face of the voice that you are so used to hearing only on the radio. I have a little crush on Ira Glass.

it never stops

sourceGirl is on her tip toes. I'm not saying I wouldn't be either, but its just soooo wrong. The whole thing. Wrong.

There are more pictures of the swimming (with Chad)...

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and post swimming...
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and last but not least...
"Did you get a picture of these?
I know these are why you are with me, so be sure to get the shot."
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answer: cuz I'm lazy

question: Why do I have 7 cups, all in various levels of full/empty, on my desk?

I am just sitting here watching Idol and wondering why I have these all over. One is Burger King, one is Jack in the Box and 5 others are my own. I should probably clean these up soon.

i need this!!

I have the worst luck with hands free on my phone. Somehow I manage to kill them all in a short period of time. I am going to probably get a new phone this weekend that has bluetooth. I am not a fan of those ear things, but since I kill every other one, I have no other option. But this is way cool!

um. words. escape. me.

bitch was there too

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swifty mcswifter strikes again

I have mentioned in the past that I am accident prone. Today was no different. With my right hand still recovering from my fall while camping, I cut my left middle finger. With this knife. No joke. That is one hell of a knife. It is a professional grade knife that my parents bought Chris from a restaurant supply store, two Christmases ago. My mom told me tonight that I am never allowed to use that knife again. It is for professionals and I am clearly not one. See, I was trying to put dinner together. I will not go as far to say that I made dinner. What I did consisted of cutting up (hence the knife) a pork chop that was already grilled, microwaving some pad thai noodles and putting it together. See, not so much cooking. But the mere fact that I was putting it together is a shocker, because I never cook. I microwave once in awhile, but that's it. Now I know why I do not cook. Knives are bad.
So, I sliced thru my nail and a small part of my finger. It didn't hurt at first, because the knife is so sharp. I felt it, saw the blood and started screaming. Chris is used to me injuring myself, so he just takes care of it. Peroxide to clean it, Bandaids, neosporin, etc. It is still really throbbing and this all happened about 3.5 hours ago. I did take a shower and washing my hair was quite difficult. And typing this now, for that matter, is tough. I can't really apply pressure to the finger tip or it hurts. I am hunting and pecking my way thru. Anyway, I tried to take a picture, but it didn't come out that great. My camera does not like close ups like that. But you can kinda see the cut in my nail...

finales tonight

Prison Break ended! boo hiss. I hate it's over for the season. If you didn't watch it and/or do not want to know how it ended, stop here.
It ended with Michael BACK IN PRISON!!! What the holy hell? Lincoln is free and the conspiracy is all but over, thanks to our Kellerman. I knew he was gonna die. For the obvious reasons of the show, plus the actor is going to be on the Grey's spin off.

I am also watching, as we speak, the finale of I Love New York. I wish she would pick Tango, but I think she will pick Chance. She's dumb like that.

And not only are shows ending now, but shows are coming back. Entourage this Sunday! That's what I am most excited about.

I gotta finish watching this shit so I can go to bed.

edited to add: She picked Tango! And he asked her to marry him. She said yes. What the hell!?!?

Fugs 'n' Jugs continue their tour of love

Perez Hilton thinks he's funny. But this time, I agree with his silly caption. The more this goes on (and it is still slowly killing me), it seems she is way more into him than he is into her. Pathetic. He is entertained by her, but it will get old soon... It has to...

the funniest thing I have heard (and seen) in a long time!

my new favorite shirt - April 2007

replaces the old one.
I wore this today. The lettering is fuzzy. I was trying not to rub myself in pubic.

not so funny April Fools joke

Jess and John Secretly Marry In Hawaii!!!!

Besides not being amused, I knew it wasn't possible. Those fools are in Australia. April Fools jokes suck. Except my sister came across some funny Google ones. Anyone fall for any jokes today?

they beat the Mavs again!

Congrats to the Suns on not just beating Dallas today, but blowing them away 126-104. It was a great game, but I have to admit that it was not nearly as exciting as the last time they played. There are 9 more games left in the regular season (and 1 of those, I will be going to!), then playoffs! If you think I freak out during the regular season... just wait for the playoffs.

we went camping

On Friday afternoon, we left town, went up north and went camping. It was, technically, my 2nd time camping. We went in September of last year and it was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. So I, being the brilliant person I am, decided we should go again while it was still cold up north. I should have taken the hint when I went looking for campsites and most are closed until May. But I searched and found a place that is open year round. It was the Yavapai campsite, near Granite Basin Lake, outside Prescott. When we camp, we use a tent and an air mattress. I thought I would bring lots of layers and lots of blankets and we would be fine. We even checked the weather and saw that it was going to get to around freezing at night, but I still thought that we would be ok. Can you guess where this is leading? Yup - too f-ing cold. When we got there, it was nice. We set up camp and had a nice night. It got chilly, but we just put in jackets and sat around the fire. We roasted marshmallows and had a great dinner. When it was time to go to bed, we got all tucked in and tried to sleep. It wasn't working. It was so cold. We tried to sleep for about an hour and then made the only decision we could make. We slept in the truck. We grabbed all our blankets and tried our best to get comfortable. We put the seats back as much as we could recline them. At least we were able to sleep without freezing to death. By the time I fell asleep, I was covered in 3 blankets. I was wearing flannel pants, a t-shirt, a fleece pullover, my corduroy jacket, my scarf, my hat and my gloves. Maybe I am a wuss, but I was really cold to be outside and trying to sleep. I think I managed to sleep for like 4 or 5 hours in total. I was really stiff, but at least we slept. We had planned to stay for two nights, but yesterday morning we decided not to stay another night. We had a relaxing day yesterday. Well, if you don't count our attempt to walk around the lake. We drove from the campsite to the lake, because it was about 4 miles away. When we got to the lake, we decided that walk around it, not realizing that you can't get all the way around. We discovered this about 2/3 of the way around. And after I had fallen and scraped my hand and wrist on a rock. It was nothing, but still slightly painful. So, we turned around and walked back around the way we came. I am really out of shape, but Chris is all about hiking and being in the outdoors. He is a freaking Eagle Scout. So, I did the little hike for him. I don't know why he wanted to do it, because earlier he had stepped wrong and twisted his ankle. It is swollen, but not too bad. He said walking on it loosened it up. Whatever. So we stayed last night until after dinner. I didn't want to miss out on the good food that Chris had planned to make. He is such a good camper. He knows what we need to have and gets stuff done. He did make me gather firewood and help set up and tear down the tent, but otherwise he took care of everything. I am way lucky to have him. He takes care of me. We had a good time and it was an experience, that's for sure. It was nice to be away and be away from the heat. Even though it was so cold at night, the rest of the day was gorgeous. When we left camp last night at 7:30pm, it was 57 degrees. When we got home at 9:30pm, it was 74 degrees. See why we wanted to get out of town?

There are more pictures on my 365 blog and here.

04/02/07 8:40pm MST
edited to add: WE SLEPT IN THE TRUCK!! Did anybody catch that part? No comments? Is there anyone alive out there?