I was jogging tonight and ran into Whoopi Goldberg...

So... My apologies for falling off right when I was starting to get back into the swing of things with posting... And then the Wii happened.

I have spent a good portion of the last 6 days on the wii. Playing games and wii fitting, and playing more games and wii fitting more.

All of the cliche statements you've ever heard about peoples thoughts on the wii... well... it's true. And now I'm done talking about it.

:)

In other news, let's see....

I'm still on this kick of reading "teen fiction" books. I just finished another book written by the Twilight author and also read the first three of a series of books by an author who writes books that are pretty much the same as gossip girl, but set in 1800's New York.

There are only a few things that I like to call indulgences.... teen fiction is totally one of them.

Others would be.... red hots, MAC makeup, Filthy romantic comedies, fried pickles, big budget blockbusters with no real content, and really bad tv shows.

I'm sleepy internet, and I'll write you more later.

Rach

Car Dancing. Do it.

I was out running a bit of errands today, in fact I was running some of the best errands ever, a random walgreens stop and some blockbuster awesomeness, and found myself car dancing.

Car dancing, for those of you not in the know, is a magical bit of joy that helps pass the time in traffic. My best car dancing experience ever is with Miss Mle, who I'm sure has had her car dancing skills create the urge for people in cars next to her to car dance also.

All of this made me start to think of my top 10 car dancing songs. These are the songs that make you just want to belt out the tune, and shake it. So here they are...

Number 10: Single Ladies, Beyonce.
This was my car dancing choice for tonight, and something about "putting my hand up" is just great for dancing in the car.

Number 9: I don't need a man, The Pussycat Dolls.
I like this song, so suck it. I also don't need a man. So there.

Number 8: That's not my name, The Ting Ting's.
They call me awesome, they call me lame. That's not my name, that's not my name.. (Isn't that the lyric?)

Number 7: Glamorous, Fergie.
This song is ideal for car dancing, as it's always good to sing to yourself in the mirror. Don't act like you've never done it...

Number 6: Closer, Neyo.
This song has an amazing ability to get you to do some great interpretative dancing. It's all about the beat dropping out and then bringing it back.

Number 5: Just Dance, Lady Gaga.
Just do it.

Number 4: Sexyback, Justin Timberlake.
This song is all about the vocals. The lyrics/vocals/whatever you call it, require dancing. REQUIRE IT.

Number 3: Jump, Madonna.
The great thing about car dancing with this song is that it definitely has a crescendo. You really get to build up to the serious car dancing.

Number 2: It feels so good, Sonique.
Everything about this song reminds me of the old days, of car dancing in the explorer with the windows down, on a back road, and this song turned up as loud as possible.

And Number 1: Bel Biv Devo's Poison.
In general, this song just makes me want to dance. But in the car, it creates a dance explosion.


I encourage you to think about your favorite car dancing songs. And share... if this is the first you've ever heard of car dancing, sit down, buckle up, and dance.

R

EEEEEEEEEEEEE-leck-tron-ickssssssss

You're supposed to be saying that to the tune of the ricola song.

I got a bunch of new babies this week.

I bought a new television for my bedroom... Gregory robert could not lay in bed, and for that matter, I could barely too, and still see the tv. It is a little tiny.

But not any more! Yea! I plan to break it in tomorrow with some oreos, snack food and some football. And about 80 watchings on the narnia movies.

But the bestest new thing I got this week? A WII!!! I technically didn't get it this week but I purchased it. Allegedly, it comes from the targets.com, and it will be here on the 9th. It's going to be badass.

If tonights hours of Burnout are any indication, the wii battles will commence shortly thereafter.

r-dizzle

No really, Pageant Dad.

In case you haven't watch Toddlers and Tiaras on TLC yet, you MUST WATCH AT LEAST ONE EPISODE.

Not only is there a pagaent dad... who wears a pagaent dad hat... and had such gem like quotes such as "if you need a tire changed ask my wife, if you need a dress beaded, I'm your man"...

But there is also the filthiest filth of a macaw that was ever seen on a reality television show. She has to be, there is no reason how she could not be. She's a pageant mom who has made the leap to also being in the Mrs competition. Mrs.... At one point in time, before her talent (baton twirling in case you were wondering) they interviewed her in the hallway, and she explained her costume. "a one piece, if you can believe that, spandex pantsuit". What she didn't say with words but was shown in pictures were the glitter sequin hearts, and the netting stomach piece. She said it made her feel skinny. Honey, no spandex jumpsuit makes anyone feel skinny. Really.

and here, a tidbit for you. Evidently the internet loved her as much as I did... enjoy. Rach

Toddlers & Tiaras: Stacey's Skinny Outfit
by TheDlisted

I actually had a musicgasm today.... like exploding everywhere!!!

In case I haven't ever met you, or you haven't talked to me in the last 10 years, then you might not have heard of Pandora.

Most likely, since it would be my best friend if best friends could be streaming internet radio programs, you have heard of it. But we became even better BFF's today...

I CAN LISTEN TO STREAMING PANDORA THROUGH THE TRANSMITTER IN MY CAR.

lol... I haven't had a transmitter since my last iphone fried. and then since Brian has Sasha now and doesn't need his transmitter, I get it.

And pa pow...

The fact that I can now listen to Pandora will save me no less than 400 dollars a year in itunes music so I can listen to my Pandora favs in the car.

YAY!

if you don't have Pandora, go there now. Feel free to peruse my profile at pandora.com/mrs_mar and sample one of my stations.

MUAH darlings!

Scoot

Resolutions Smesolutions.... Post 2 of 2.

So it's been awhile. A long while.

Something happened today that made me think it was time to get back in to the swing of things called life. I got this feeling right after I finished my 5Th book in 3 weeks that I said... wow, you're aren't doing anything these days besides sit around, get your act together lady.

And then I rocked the night :)

I tore apart my bedroom, cleaning out nooks and crannies... getting rid of stuff, and finding some gems that I had stored away for a rainy day. I had no idea I had almost 20 purses stashed in my closet, and I plan on using as many of them as I can in the near future, I've got some great ones in there!

I contemplated things while I was doing this, like getting married for tax purposes, which side of my face my hair should part, and the chemical makeup of the stuff that whitens teeth. You know, your normal average every day stuff.

I also thought a lot about all the things I want to do this year, and what I want to have accomplished. I think a lot of that thinking was related to the fact that I saw my W2 from last year and cried on the inside for the fact that I made a lot more than I thought... and still don't really have much to show for it.

So... here are the 12 things I want to do in 09....

12. I want to seriously look into getting licensed to do hair. I would enjoy it immensely and it would be nice to be a professional.

11. Get my own place. This is probably the biggest thing I want to do this year. There is so much I love about living with Melissa and Brian, but I want somewhere where I can get up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and not have to worry about finding clothes.

10. Get a pet. A giant rabbit tops my list, but a new kitty or puppy would be good too.

9. Go to the gym at least twice a week. Even with my work schedule, if I can only go in on the weekends, I want to go.

8. Go back west. (I totally just got the credits to Pretty Woman in my head... did you?) There are some serious parts of Seattle I miss, some people I would like to meet in person for the first time, and some people I just want to see.

7. Work less or more, but find the happy medium. Even though I don't think about work when I leave the office, I also don't want to ever think about what is going to be waiting for me when I get back. Whether I work more to do that, or work less, it doesn't matter.

6. Go to the dentist. I have now got no less than 3 broken teeth. I think I need at least 1 more root canal, and I definitely need to have a tooth pulled. There is a reason my dad had dentures at 21, and I think I have reaped the genetic benefits of that act.

5. Find a new hobby. Or resurrect an old one. I really want to do pottery again. I wonder if there is anyone that would like to go with me?

4. Spend more time at Disney. There are a million of you that would say that I already go a lot, but the fact of the matter is, there is so much that I miss there.

3. Talk to more people on the phone. I rarely return phone calls, and never initiate conversation. There are a billion people I need to talk to and miss back home, it's about time I did that.

2. Show my Dad Orlando. I hope to have the chance to do that in the Spring when my dad travels across country on his first vacation in over 10 years. (Sound familiar? I'm only up to 3 years, maybe 4)

1. Be happy. I've been lucky to meet this requirement for most of 08, and definitely this first month of 09, all I ask is that it continues.

Here's to blogging being on that list too....

Scoot

Post 1 of 2 for the Refreshing... 25 things you didn't know about me...

For all you facebookers out there...

25. I cut my own hair. In fact, I gave it a trim this evening. And I changed my part.... it's weirding me out.

24. My favorite color is black. Not because it's dismal, but because I love high contrast things. And anything that is clean and defined. Black makes that easy.

23. I love doing housework. My favorite thing is usually vacuuming followed closely by using windex. mmmm ammonia.

22. I love movies like the Last Samurai, and LOTR III. Not because they are the best movies ever, but because they are really long, make great background movies, and have excellent scores.

21. I am only growing my hair out because my boyfriend likes it long. I'm that kind of girlfriend.

20. I love it when things match. I cannot wear any outfit that doesn't match. I mean really match. like.. the exact same colors only. my sister calls it "matchy matchy"

19. I rarely leave the house without makeup, even though sometimes it's last nights, because I am ridiculously self concious of my ruddy complexion and my eyelashes are blond.

18. Every time I smell Fruit Punch koolaid I'm reminded of the basement of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Colstrip Montana. And lemon sandwich cookies.

17. I owe my sister my life. Really. She's saved me more than once. and all since I turned 21.

16. I miss having pets more than I let on. Like cry sometimes because I miss mine so much, and get really depressed when I realize I can't have any.

15. I think women are beautiful. So beautiful that I have their form as my tattoos. I am not into chicks like that, though.

14. I would have loved to be a 50's housewife. Every last bit of the job.

13. I crave things like .99 pizza, ramen noodles, and mac & cheese.

12. I miss the remoteness that is the little town where I grew up.

11. I would move back to Colstrip today if I knew I could make a living there.

10. I once through a wooden puzzle board at my sister the day before her school pictures. You should ask her to show her the scar.. which happens to be really close to right between her eyes. I'm lucky that went the way it did.

9. I cry. At everything. Including commercials. And every single reality tv show I watch. Even the bad ones.

8. I miss having "friends". But not enough to have some.

7. In college, on my bowling team....

6. My nickname used to be Roach, and scooter, and bunny, and rachikins, and pester, and mom.

5. I would be lost without a flatiron. You should see the pictures before we became friends.

4. The internet doesn't entertain me like it does some people. *Melissa*cough* But I still find the time we spend together entertaining.

3. I lurrrrve Bourbon. It makes me feel like such a broad when I drink it.

2. I recently had to create a job description and discovered I do approximately 18 hours of work a day. I usually do that in 10 hours.

1. I'm a blond. I think.

Aurora and the sparrows

I had breakfast this morning at a Patisserie in Paris surrounded by sparrows.

There were some other birds there too. They borrowed one of my chairs.

It has been months since I have been to Disney. And I've missed it so. This is the most magical of magical places and I am awash in pixie dust today.

I have never been here by myself, but Epcot, where I am now, has a familiarity that makes it feel like visiting your home town.

No screaming kids, or parents who need naps, can ruin that.

This is a lovely place and it would be impossible not to enjoy my day.

Enchanté, bloggers.