Trio of Suns headed to All-Star Game

For the second time in three years and the third time in Suns history, three Phoenix players were named to the Western Conference All-Star team tonight.

Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amaré Stoudemire are headed for the Feb. 18 All-Star Game in Las Vegas after the West coaches voted them to be among the seven players who complete the All-Star roster with the five starters picked by fan voting.

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Damn straight!

i don't have any energy left to deal with this

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look at my new favorite thing!

I bought myself a Steve Nash jersey. It's not one of those official replicas that cost a million dollars. But it's still awesome! I guess I should have brushed my hair and prepared for the photo a little better, but I wanted to share it because I have been wearing it all night. It just came today and I put it right on. I will wear it when I watch the games and cheer them on to the championship. Go Suns!!

that darn car - the latest

So I was gonna go get new tires tomorrow, but Chris suggested we got after work today. Great idea. Saves me from having to waste my time tomorrow. Long story short - the front two tires were under warranty and what they did was repair the formally flat one and fill the other. No need for new tires. We did buy a new full size spare so that I will not have to worry about the lame spare anymore. It was practically flat when I drove it over to the tire place. So I should be all set. Hopefully no tire issues for a while. Not only am I sooooo glad that I have AAA, but I love Discount Tire. They rule!

when the vending machine is your conscience

I tried to cheat on my pseudo diet this morning. I even borrowed money from Chris to do it. I wanted some cupcakes from the vending machine. They have been calling my name since yesterday. So, I went this morning to get them and the vending would not let me. On the little screen it said: MAKE ANOTHER SELECTION. Ok, fool - gimme that fruit pie then! Nope. Same message... MAKE ANOTHER SELECTION. By this time I was mad. Who is the vending machine to judge me!?! There were other people around so I could not curse it out the way I wanted to. So I cursed and yelled under my breath. I tried to get my money back and it would not give that to me either. What the hell? I ended up getting some chips. It let me have those. So I ate them. I cheated and I ate what I didn't even want! I guess I could have had more will power and just not eaten the chips, but at that point I needed the comfort food.
What the hell, right?

Disclaimer: I am not a total idiot and I do not believe that the vending machine was judging me and not allowing me to get the goodies on purpose. I know that it is something mechanically wrong with it, but still...

new pictures of the baby

Scarlett Aurora
4 months
too cute for words! Her daddy was just here over the weekend. Hopefully we will get to meet her soon.

suns lost... and other things that suck

I don't really want to talk about the Suns loss. I am sad. But I have to think positively. Sometimes a winning streak can be a burden. It's not like they lost the championship or in the playoffs. It was one game. They have lost since December. December! January is almost over. I am proud of them. And my little note to the streak ending Minnesota Timberwolves: Beat the Suns in the playoffs and then celebrate. Until then, suck it.

So, other things sucked today. I came out to my car after work and lo and behold... I had a flat tire. Flat. Rim on the ground flat. Then, I see a note on my windshield from the security that basically tells me that they discovered the flat over 2 hours before and couldn't notify me because I had never registered my car with them. Damn. I am a slacker on that. I guess I will register it now. Anyway, I called AAA (thank the Lord for the wonderful invention of AAA!!!) and they came out and put the spare on so I could get home. Chris came home and tried to look at the tire and see the source of the leak or hole or whatever. Couldn't find anything. He even took the tire to a gas station to add air and test it to find the source. Couldn't find anything. He was trying to find it so that he could patch it and put the tire back on. But since he couldn't, we are out of luck. Last year, I got 2 new tires and they are on the back. So, Chris is gonna take me to work the rest of the week, because I don't want to drive on the spare and on Thursday, I'm gonna take it and get 2 new tires for the front. Lovely! I hate cars so much. And I want to say that I am sorry to my mother for yelling and her and being a brat when I called her at work. I was really upset at one more thing being wrong with my car and I took it out on her. I should not have done that and I am sorry.

I gotta get to bed... maybe tomorrow will suck a little less.

SAG awards - worst dressed

SAG awards - best dressed

directly from his blog

Just take a few minutes and watch the whole thing, it will not disappoint and you will understand me and the obsession. It will all be clear to you.

Because it really is about the music. Because I need it to be about the music.


POSTED BY JOHN MAYER AT 05:46 PM FROM ORLANDO, FL

just because i needed a change of scenery

could Wentworth Miller be any hotter?
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no day but today

Because I am a loser, I had no idea RENT was coming to town. Well it is and DAMN RIGHT I'M GOING! Bought my tickets tonight. I get to drag Chris for the 3rd time (this will be my 4th time). How awesome is that? February 18th, baby. Floor seats. This will be the best seats I have had to see RENT. I am very happy.

how awesome is that?

Congratulations to my Phoenix Suns on their win tonight. This was a franchise record 16th straight win. That is coming off a 15 game winning streak. They lost one game and started this new streak. They are unbelievable and so fun to watch.
And as the broadcasters say...

I picked up my new glasses today. I randomly decided to take my self portrait with the new glasses in the bathroom at the movie theater. Funny. I look like a freaking tool. But there they are. I love them! Chris likes them too. It will take awhile to get used to them, but that's expected. The movie - I saw The Departed - was really good. I went back and forth on who was hotter. I am more a Matt Damon girl (since I think my husband sorta looks like him), but I have to say Leo was looking pretty nice. The rat at the end... dumb. And Marky Mark at the end... dumb too.

And I figure there might be questions about my ring, so I will explain first. It's from the Pink Head collection by jewelry designer, Tarina Tarantino. Love it! I also have this ring, this ring in green instead of pink and this pin.

song in my head 01/26/07

Well... you didn't wake up this morning,
'cause you didn't go to bed.
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red.
The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off.

You've been reading some old letters.
You smile and think how much you've changed.
All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days.

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes.
You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky.
This is the day your life will surely change.
This is the day when things fall into place.

You could've done anything, if you'd wanted.
And all your friends and family think that you're lucky.
But the side of you they'll never see
Is when you're left alone with the memories
That hold your life together like -- GLUE

You pull back the curtains, and the sun burns into your eyes,
You watch a plane flying across a clear blue sky.
This is the day your life will surely change.
This is the day when things fall into place.

This is the day your life will surely change...
(repeat to fade)

i mentioned it last week
you can hear it on my myspace

one more thing

I am pissed beyond belief at Top Chef. Do you watch this show? I do. I love it very much. Or - did love it.

Oh - better warn: TOP CHEF SPOILER ALERT!!!

Even though, I like Ilan - how could they get rid of my friend Sam?? Those bastards. Marcel and Ilan in the finals? What the? Not only was Sam a freakin stud muffin, but he was the best overall. I am annoyed that the judges didn't take the whole season into account. You can't judge just best on the most recent food, especially for the finale. It should be the best overall. Everyone in the final 4 has had a bad round and still moved on. And it really annoyed me that they didn't care about the chef's behavior in the kitchen, just the food. That is the worst thing they could have said. I think a chef - or a person, for that matter - is more than what they produce. A chef should not be a jerk, like Marcel. Augh. Whatever. I swore that I would not watch the show after Sam was kicked off, but I guess I have to watch it since it's only the finale left. If Marcel wins... I can't even finish that sentence.

feb 28

This is the oddest thing. Last night when I got in bed, one thing just popped into my head and would not go away. Feb 28. Feb 28. Feb 28. Feb 28. Feb 28. Feb 28. Just the date, over and over and over. It is creeping me out. I will be on the cruise Feb 28. and don't really think that it's anything major. But why was my brain repeating that? Every horrible option came into my mind too. What will happen Feb 28?

random - breakfast of champions: cereal & soda. yum.

strange

My sister said that blogger made her sign in with the new version today when she logged in. It didn't make me. I haven't changed over either. No specific reason why I haven't. Weird that it made her and not me.

edited to add: It made me do it today (01/27/06). Bastards!

just cuz

i don't have much to say...

I just didn't want those terrible photos to be the last blog I posted. icky. icky. They make my skin crawl. Everyone is speculating the real reason they are together. One terrible one is that she is paying him and vice versa, for publicity. Dear lord. He may have horrible test in women, but I don't think he'd go that far. This whole relationship is just a roller coaster for me. Oh-in case you were confused, I am talking about John Mayer and Jessica Simpson, or as Perez Hilton now calls them Fugs 'n' Jugs. One funny thing that is coming out of all this is stuff on the message boards. They made t-shirts that say Stop This Trainwreck 2007. Funny. (I am totally buying the shirt, btw!) They help put it all in perspective. Sad that this is what my life has come to.

Tomorrow I am picking up my glasses, getting a pedicure and seeing either Babel or The Departed.

Troy made it to town today. Chris had lunch with him since he is staying at a hotel downtown, basically across the street from where Chris works. I should see him either tomorrow night or Saturday.

I started reading the new book club book. Oh, maybe I never mentioned... I joined a book club, but have been a tool and not yet attended and of the meetings. The first was shortly after my miscarriage and last months I totally spaced on and didn't realize it was that night until 9:30pm. So, next month I am really gonna go. The book is Gods in Alabama. So far, it's really good.

Gotta go watch Grey's...