debut single

Earlier this week, I posted a couple pictures of Jason Castro and was totally unable to speak at the moment. Its been a crazy week and only now have I gotten around to explaining myself. Well, those gorgeous pictures don't really need an explanation. They can stand all on their own. Who would be able to speak after seeing them? Not any female with a pulse.
Getting distracted...
Alright. The story behind the picture is that Jason Castro has released his first single off his debut album. The picture is the cover for the single. Its amazing. As of now, November 17th is the album release date. In the mean time, please go to jasoncastromusic.com to hear it. The song is called Let's Just Fall In Love Again. You can also pre-order the album and when you do, you automatically get an mp3 of the single. I would really love to hear what you think of the song.

And yes, I am pimping for Castro. It's my job. If only I could get paid for it.

its that time of year again...

IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!! Well, pre-season to be exact.
Ok, so pre-season actually started last week.
Whatever. You know what I mean.
My favorite time of year.
Last week, the Cardinals lost in their first pre-season game against the Steelers. I'm just gonna pretend that didn't happen. It means nothing that you lost your first game against the team you lost to in the Super Bowl.
Tonight is the first home pre-season game and I have a good feeling about it. The Cardinals love playing at home and the fans love them. I only wish I was there. One day, when I am rich, I will have season tickets.

Cardinals vs Chargers - 7pm PST

Get ready for Cardinals posts for the rest of the year!
yipee!!!!

black and white or color

either way, she is the cutest!!!

Colbie - 16 months

who wants to buy me these shoes?

I am so in love with these.

sertiughadfjgadfkjghagh

^^^ that means i cannot speak...



more on this tomorrow...

trip pictures

Last week, Chris & I went to Las Vegas. We went so that Chris could attend 2 different conferences. I tagged along and did my own thing while he was at the conferences. Here are my pictures from the trip:

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On our way home, we stopped at the Hoover Dam. It was so damn(hehe) cool. Here are my pictures from our time there:

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p.s. Flickr is having problems, so if they don't load try them again in a few minutes.

song in my head 08/08/09

Wake Up by Sliimy (pronounced Slim-ee)

glasses picture posting fail

I picked up my new glasses today. I am very excited. Last week when I posted a picture of my new glasses, I knew they didn't look quite right. Now that I have the new ones, I know why... I found the wrong frames. They looked similar because of the bling on the sides. I didn't remember the frame number, so I just started looking at the brand to try to find them. So, I had previously posted the wrong picture. I'll get a picture of myself wearing them soon enough, but for now I'm gonna post a picture of the right ones.See? They are much cooler than the ones I posted by mistake.

random to do list

TO DO before we leave for Vegas (Sunday):

- give myself a mani (trim, file, buff & paint red)
- 2 1 load of laundry
- fold underwear
- decide what clothes to pack
- go to dentist for another upper impression for my night guard
- pick up new glasses
- buy snacks for the road
- load & charge ipod
- more research on cheap places to eat
- pack

Posting this here helps me remember what I need to do.

mad men yourself

If I was my age in the 60's...

do it yourself: http://madmenyourself.com

eye doctor

Today was yet another doctor visit. One more tomorrow... and its the girly doc for the girly exam. Hip, hip, hooray. I made all these doctor appointments for this week, because I have my mom's car. She is out of town and she let me use her car while she is gone. Normally, if I need to make an appointment, I would have to take Chris to work. It's a total pain in the ass. So I am taking full advantage of having 2 cars. Anyhoo. Went to the eye doctor today for my annual exam and to get new glasses. My current glasses are falling apart. One side is held together by a wire where the screw should be. The paint on the inside at my temples has chipped off, and the metal turns my face green. I have to paint over it with clear nailpolish to keep that from happening. Also, some of the bling on the sides have fallen off. They are 2 1/2 years old. So, I get there early so that I can look at all the frames before my appointment. I didn't know if she was going to dilate my eyes or not. Its hard enough to look at frames without my glasses on, then add dilated eyes and its tough to see at all. Before they called me back, I had it narrowed down to 3 pair, but really leaning toward one pair. The doctor tells me that my astigmatism has shift, especially my right eye. So my prescription changed a lot. She said that can happen and there is not reason why. Whatever. Everything else is good. She actually didn't dilate my eyes, which was good. After the appointment, I decided on my glasses. Here they are:
The picture does not look very cool, but they are. I like them a lot. I hate that I have to wait a week to get them!!

dentist. grrr

I had my first dentist appointment in a couple of years, today. I stopped going, because our old dentist office was by our old apartment. That is over 25 miles away. Chris found a new dentist near his work and that was the dentist I went to see today.
There was good and bad at the dentist...
BAD: More cavities than I feel like saying. Slightly embarrassed about that. I have to get a crown over the tooth that I had a root canal on. After the root canal, the dentist just gave me a filling, instead of a crown. Now that filling has cracked, so I need a crown. I should have gotten the crown in the first place. So, crown and cavities. Plus... I grind my teeth and have issues with my jaw. When I open my mouth wide, my jaw locks. Sometimes so much that I have to hold on to it and pop it back in place. Most of the time it goes back itself, but it does slide back and forth and pops when it closes. If I keep my mouth open too long, my jaw hurts terribly. The dentist took a bite impression that just about killed me. I had to sit there with the stuff hardened and I was seconds away from grabbing the dentist's arm to make it stop, when he took it out. They also got impressions for a top and bottom night guard. It will help with the teeth grinding, but he said it should also help my jaw. They also did a test for TMJ. The dentist only glanced at the results, but he said that it didn't look as bad as he thought it would. That's a good thing. Mainly because he said that if the night guard doesn't work, then he would have to refer me to a specialist and the typical treatment is surgery. grrr. No thank you. So, filling and crowns and night guards. Oh my.
GOOD: This is the first dentist (or doctor for that matter) that has ever cared about my jaw issue. I am not sure if the treatment plan is gonna work, but at least someone cares to try to help me with it. Also, I feel like this dentist is much smarter than the last one we had. Chris is really happy with him and I was today too. We shall see. Trying to stay positive here.

look at this little chunky monkey!!

gotta love her..

Colbie - 14 months

SHE LIVES!!

me to my sister: Why do you always call me when I am watching Jonas?

After that short, random comment, let me explain why I haven't blogged in ages. Actually that comment does explain why. Twitter. Blogging in 140 characters or less. For so many people (me included), blogging has become micro blogging. How to say what you need want to say in short sentences. Straight to the point. Not repeating the same sentence in a different way. (Geez I'm silly.) But honestly, twitter is not the only reason.
My dad, father, sperm donor can still read my blog. I didn't want to share anything too personal about my life, because I felt like he didn't deserve to hear about it. I still feel the same, but I am been giving him too much power over me. My stats show that he doesn't even check here anymore. So if he's not thinking of me, why should I worry what he reads?
For the faithful people that do still check here occasionally, I want to bring you up to speed.
- Still unemployed. Grrrr
- Still loving Jason Castro. Music is coming really soon.
- Went to San Diego to meet my friends in real life. Amazing time. Love them even more now.
- Went to Ohio for Chris's sisters wedding. It was a great wedding. Nice to see the family. Bachelorette party. Drunk. Fun. I took tons of pictures. See them here.
I think that's it. I have been traveling a lot and I really like that. I wish I could travel all the time. I also think I just really like getting out of the house when I can. With having only one car right now, I spend 95% of my life in the house. I would walk, but its too fucking hot right now. I started walking early morning at the very beginning of summer, but now even the mornings are 90+.
Not much else has been really going on with me. But if you have been reading my blog in the past, you know that I blog about the most random things. So, I am gonna get back on track with it. Still gonna tweet, but I have a lot of nothing to say.

Oh and by the way... I actually was watching Jonas when I wrote this.

more peach tree

I am so in love with my peach tree. I know that sounds crazy, but its true.
Took a new picture of the babies today...

see them just 11 days ago. my how they've grown!

today is the 1st day of summer

meeting Jason Castro

Chris and I were in LA on Saturday, for a convention. Before we headed home, we went to Santa Monica. We walked on the pier and then went down to the water. After almost losing my shoe in the ocean, we decided to go get something to eat. We found a strip of stores and restaurants. We turn into the parking lot behind the stores and I see Jason Castro walking thru the parking lot. I grabbed Chris's arm and was like OMG! THAT'S JASON! JASON CASTRO! Chris tells me to get out of the car and do something. I think I was in too much shock to move. So I opened the door right there, in the middle of the parking lot. I was lucky that I still had my camera in my pocket from being at the beach. He is past our car by now, so I get out and walk over towards him and say, "Jason." He turns around and smiles.
I said, "I saw you walking by and just wanted to meet you and introduce myself."
He puts out his hand to shake my hand, I shake back.
me: "I am Laura and I am one of the creators of the Goth Girls site."
JC: "Oh. Oh yeah? Nice to meet you."
me: "I saw you here and couldn't not say hello, even though I am still wet from the beach."
JC: "The beach. I think that's what we're gonna do next. I was just out here feeding the meter."
me: "So you live around here, right?"
JC: "Yeah." Lifting his arm and pointing towards the general southern direction. "Over in... there."
me: "So, like, in the Santa Monica area."
JC: "Yeah. What about you?"
me: "I live in Phoenix, actually."
JC: "Oh. So you're just here for a visit, then?"
me: "Yeah, just for today."
me: "So you've been really busy lately."
JC: "Yeah, been working really hard on the album."
At that moment I am looking behind me to see if Chris was coming back. I kept hoping he would, because I didn't know how else to get a picture with him. So as he is saying that, a random guy walks by us. I stop him and ask him if he would mind taking our picture. He was super nice and said that he would. I don't even know if I turned the camera on before giving it to him, but I know for sure that I did not show him how to use it.
After we take the picture...
JC: "I gotta get back to eat."
me: "It was really great to meet you. Thanks."
JC: "You too. No problem."
He was really nice. Smelled good. Even with the 2 week old beard, he was just as smiley as ever. I am so lucky to have met him. I mean, what are the odds? I am really lucky to meet him the way I did, too. We were able to have a small conversation and it wasn't just a quick 2 seconds. I am not discounting people meeting him that way, but recognizing how lucky I actually was.

words escape me

When I am able to write in complete sentences, I will tell the story. But for now... here's me and Jason Castro.

*dead*

Congrats!

My sister-in-law, Linda is graduating today from Ohio University with a Masters Degree in International Studies with a concentration in Latin American Studies and a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. woo hoo!