random bits

I have a lot to talk about, just don't have the energy to right now... So, taking a cue from my sister, I will blog with bullets.

Today is my half birthday. Why do I care? Well, it means that 6 months from today I will celebrate THE BIRTHDAY. The one I have been dreading my whole life. Yes, 30. God, it hurts to say it out loud.

In case you didn't know this already, I hate cars. My fucking car failed emissions today. I tried to take it to the shop right away, but the guy said that his testing machine is down and he ordered a new part for it, but he won't have it until the end of next week. So I have to wait to get it fixed. I have until the end of May (that's when my registration expires), so I am glad I took it now and have the time to wait to get it fixed. I just hate having to deal with this.

DALLAS LOST! OHMYGOD! They are out of the playoffs. That means the Suns just might pull this off. The first part of round two looks like this:
May 6: Spurs at Suns, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
May 8: Spurs at Suns, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)

I am really struggling with my sanity right now. My house feels like a time bomb. It's not just me that is struggling and that is the hardest part. Maybe this is not appropriate blog subject matter. And I'll bet just a bullet point is not the best way to handle it either. I just needed to... I don't know what I need.

super strange

This morning, I discovered a white arm hair. Weird. I have sorta dark arm hair, but its not strange or anything. But why on earth is my arm hair going gray too? I plucked that bastard. I hate getting old.

my last youtube of the day

Keith Olbermann on April 25, 2007
I saw this on TV. I respect this man so much. My sister talked awhile back about the fact the she was a long time Republican and recently changed parties. I have done the same thing. I would not be able to respect myself if I remained a member of that party. Democrats are not perfect, I know this. At least Democrats know right from wrong. It's that simple. Truly. So, when I saw Keith Olbermann the other night, I felt the anger. I am not a New Yorker and don't have the personal attachment to Guilani, but I understand what is going on. I do not blindly support the president. He may be the leader of our country, but that does not make him right. I also refuse to succumb to the fear that republicans spew. If you have 8 minutes, please listen to this.

playoff update

April 22: Lakers at Suns, noon (ABC) - WIN!!
April 24: Lakers at Suns, 7:30 p.m. (TNT) - WIN!!
April 26: Suns at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. (TNT) - loss
April 29: Suns at Lakers, 12:30 p.m. (ABC) - WIN!!
May 2: Lakers at Suns, 7:30 p.m. (TNT) - WIN!!
Edited to update W/L listing

Suns lead series 3-1. Wednesday's game could end it. As much as I love watching, I really want the playoffs the be over. Be over and have the freaking trophy!!! The anticipation is killing me!
Mavs are down 3-1 to my new favorite spoilers, Golden State. One more and Dallas is gone baby! Gone like Miami. I am loving this!
Hey, this is funny...
Looks like he's flipping Kobe off. I would do it! But not Steve Nash, he was just giving the peace sign. Here it is again, from another angle...
Ok, maybe not the peace sign, but he wasn't being rude either. Love it. Love it!

I love this game!

song in my head 04/30/07

So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
This is the opening credits to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. We watched this movie again on Saturday. Funny.

i can't live without your love & affection

Seriously.
Yes. I bought this.
The Best of... is from two albums. Sad. Ok. Here's the deal. I loved Nelson. Loved. As far back as I can remember, I seem to focus my obsession on one (or in this case two) people. Currently, its the hotness. But back in 1990, it was Nelson. I had the poster, the album. I even dragged my father to a concert. Loved Nelson. They didn't last long, so I moved on. I did buy the 2nd album, seven years later, out of pity. I am not a fair weather fan. I have both albums on cassette, but never got the cd's. So when I happened upon this (and don't even ask me how I managed to do that!), I bought it. I listened to it yesterday afternoon and most of this morning. I still know all the words. I guess that would explain why this the song in my head 04/27/07:

After The Rain by Nelson
How crazy is that video? The actual song does not start until the 1:30 mark. So weird. And what I find even weirder is that I found it on youtube. What can't you find on youtube? Love that shit!

my favorite commercial!!

sexy

Happy Birthday, Beck!

bad start

Today got off to a shitty start. I had a whole day planned and now it's shot to hell. I woke up with a migraine. A bad one. This may be TMI, but whatever... Many times when I have a bad migraine, a get sick. Like vomit sick. And I knew that this morning would be that way. I didn't bother taking anything for the headache. I just waited about 20 minutes until I did get sick. As much as I hate throwing up, I always start to feel better after I do it. I could have spent the whole day fighting off the urge, or I could do what I did today and just let it happen. After I got sick, I finally took something for the migraine and managed to slowly eat some breakfast. Besides the obvious reasons why that would make today suck, I had a dentist appointment this morning. Our dentist is in another city, so going is a little involved. See, I don't drive my car very far from home. The furthest I usually drive is about 10 miles from home. My car is not the most reliable and I never take it on the freeway. The dentist is by our old apartment about 30 minutes from my house and I have to take the freeway to get there. So, on days when I go to that part of the world, Chris takes my car to work and I get the truck. Chris does not like driving my car, because its little. I get that. Anyway, Chris took my car to work this morning and I have the truck. I only get the truck on days when I need to go long distances. I am repeating myself. Sorry. So after I got sick, I knew there was no way I could make it to the dentist. I called and canceled. I cannot drive with a migraine. And there was no way I could have showered and been ready to go on time anyway. They are very cool about it. The receptionist could tell I was sick just from my voice. So, that is shot. I was also going to go shopping on that side of town too. There is a store I need to go to that is only there, so that was the rest of what I was gonna do today. I am starting the feel better, but I am not sure if I will be up to going shopping. Maybe. We'll see.
And if having a headache and getting sick weren't enough... The freaking digital cable went out! I was laying down on the couch, watching last nights Top Model and the freaking box went out. I got really pissed and concerned. The last time that happened we had to get a new box and lost all our DVR recorded stuff. I called Chris at work and he told me that other wives had called their spouses in his office and said their cable was out too. I tried to call the cable company and their lines are busy. All this leads me to believe that it's not just my box. Thank goodness. But still. It sucks. At least the regular cable is not out. I have 2 other TV's hooked up to cable, but not digital. So that's how I know it's the digital that is out. What is with shit going out around here? Last weekend it was the power and now the cable! What the hell!! I am used to the warnings over the summer of power concerns due to the heat, but it's not all that hot yet. So what is their excuse this time? Augh. I am gonna go get in the shower and see how I feel. If the cable is out all day, I might as well try to go shopping.

last night was lovely!

Yesterday pretty much sucked. But it ended quite well. The good thing... Other than Steve Nash kissing his right bicep after a hard foul by Odom, this was my favorite moment:Seriously! Don't want to challenge Amare at a game of leap frog. Since it was a major blow out, the boys got good rest. And had fun too. I love this:
I love that they are smiling and laughing. The Suns are not only a great team, but a really great group of guys. Love them.
Wanna know what I said during the whole game last night (and since it worked, I will be saying it over and over for the next 2 games [or more, if needed])?
That's not gonna make my momma happy, because she hates it when I use the f-word. But it's true. I hate him.
2 and 0 yeah!!

Babysitters Club

Thanks to Pop Candy, I found a blog that is cracking me up. There is a girl, who is close to my age, who is re-reading The Babysitters Club books and blogging about it. Here's the blog: BSC Headquarters. I loved those books and read them religiously. I owned almost very book and the ones that I didn't own, I checked out from the library. A great perk of my childhood was that my mom worked at the library. Well, she still does, but I don't really get the same benefits now as I used to. Anyway, this blog is hilarious and brings back all sorts of memories. Maybe I can find one about Sweet Valley High!

song in my head 04/23/07

Beautiful Liar by Beyonce feat. Shakira
Let me explain about these songs in my head posts. Just because the song is in my head, does not mean I necessarily like it. Today is that case. Most of the time I like the song, but sometimes dumb songs stick in my head. I just think it's fun to share what song I have in my head. Because, as I have mentioned before, I usually have a song in my head at all times and it's usually the same song all day. Anyway... maybe it makes more sense now.

congrats LB!

Leandro Barbosa wins 2006-07 NBA Sixth Man Award

No one deserves it more!

OMG - we're totalled blacked out!

The title is what Chris said I should post on my blog about today. I guess it's another had to be there moment. Anyway.
Happy Earth Day! We did our share today by going 5 hours without electricity. Sounds smart, but crazy. I guess this is the point where I explain we did not go without electricity by choice. At 10:30am, the power went out. At 3:40pm, the power came back on. I called the power company after it was off for about 30 minutes. They said some lines were down in our area and it would be a long time before they were back. Lovely. Thank goodness it was not hot today. Abd nothing got spoiled in the refrigerator or freezer. So it really was not a huge deal, except... Game 1 of the playoffs was at noon!!!!! I missed the entire game on television. We did have a battery operated radio, so I was able to listen to it, but its not the same. I was really mad, as you can imagine. Despite me missing the game, they won. Barely, but they did. Also good is that San Antonio lost and Golden State is trying to beat Dallas as we speak. All good for the Suns.

04/23/07 02:37pm MST
edited to add: GO GOLDEN STATE!! Dallas lost last night. I could not be happier!

national day of mourning

song in my head 04/20/07

Nothing Left to Lose by Mat Kearney

playoffs

First round schedule:

Sunday: Lakers at Suns, noon (ABC) - WIN!!
Tuesday: Lakers at Suns, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
April 26: Suns at Lakers, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
April 29: Suns at Lakers, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
May 2: Lakers at Suns, TBD*
May 4: Suns at Lakers, TBD*
May 6: Lakers at Suns, TBD*
*if necessary

We can beat the Lakers!
And can I tell you how happy I am that Dallas has to play Golden State in the first round. Dallas has not beaten Golden State all season, including the loss on Tuesday. If Dallas looses in the first round, the Suns have a shot at the title!

Here come the playoffs people!!!!! Get ready.

nobody likes to lose

Last night, the Suns lost. It really did not matter, because they have already secured their playoff position. It would have been nice for them to win while I was there, but it was still fun. Our seats were way up there, but still really good. It was fan appreciation day and Chris won the best prize! He won an autographed Boris Diaw hat. I pretty much have taken it as my own. It sucks that the person who cares the least about the Suns, won the best prize. Oh well. You can see my pictures here, but here are a few of my favorites (other than the ones I posted on my 365):

Jordin Sparks

She performed the National Anthem at a Suns game back in November. She rocked it. If you wanna watch it, go here. Gotta love our hometown girl!

04/18/07 - 10:40pm MST
edited to add: From last night's game...