Mr. Winter

I don't like winter. In fact, I prefer to pretend that it just isn't happening. I wear autumn clothes for as long as possible, refuse to put snow tires on my car until the ground is buried in snow and look at places in the world who escape the tragedies of winter. Today it is bitter out! I mean I had plans to take a photo of my dog outside ..until I actually stepped outside. No thanks. I think we'll wait until the spring (or at least a mild winter day) has returned instead! I am looking forward to that.

My photo of the dog was going to be one with him floating away. Now, I have to ask you guys a question. My household is obsessed with 2 things- Bubble Witch Saga& levitation photos. Are you guys okay with being flooded with photos of people/ things floating away? I'm thinking of doing at least one a week as long as people aren't groaning over more of them. I think they are absolutely the coolest things ever but I recognize not everyone shares my awesome tastes ;) I would hate to drive you away from reading because you're bored of watching people in the air. I promise there will be lots of variation on them!

Okay, so now that my question period is out of the way, I guess I should show you guys the photo I opted to post instead of a levitating one (because yes, even though I didn't do one of the dog, I do have others that I haven't posted here for fear of driving you all away)! I took my mom's glass coffee cup& filled it 1/3 of the way with liquor flavored Jelly Bellies because I'm not very creative but also because I really didn't want to go outdoors. I am the queen of lazy!

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I love this cup. It is so much fun ..the next time it is filled with coffee, I'll get a better snapshot of it. Something about the floating effect ;) I hope everyone is having as enjoyable of a Monday as possible! I am curled up on the couch watching Ellen (who still isn't subscribed to my blog ..come on, Ellen. What else can I do)& waiting for Mom to bring home the rice so I can eat. All I've had all day was 3 little pieces of chocolate. I would eat my dog if only I didn't have so many photos planned that require him being in them! How about you?

Kim Kardashian

Because I maintain that my blog is all about me (and it is), that means you won't get topics that hold no interest to me to discuss.

Basically I'm not going to write about things unless I actually care enough to put the effort in to learn a little bit about it& make it decently interesting. With that said I basically do not care about any celebrity (except the 8 kids Jon& Kate had cause they are cute). I am, however, making an exception for Kimmy K. I blogged about her before .. I think I mentioned how she loved my style.

Now, this post is sort of about that poor dead baby and about how her mother got off for killing her. I don't have any desire to hate on the mother and I'm sure there's 1,000,000 other bloggers who have already done so sufficiently. No.. I want to talk about Kim& her role in this. Or, more specifically the fact that she was slammed for tweeting about it.

Oh Kim.

You shouldn't weigh in on things.

Now ..as you can see by the crazy retweets, this was a popular thing she posted. Most people ripping her to shreds because her father got OJ Simpson off (side note- I had no idea he was her dad). Now, I'll be honest. I can find no use for Kim Kardashian. Seriously .. I'm sure she's a nice girl but I'm not one for being infatuated with others (please exclude Kobe from this statement), especially people who do nothing of note (aside from being on the Ellen Show).

Now, I did some research& found out Kim was 13 during the OJ Simpson case. I'm sure she had grand delusions of the world and that caring about her father's job was probably about as high on her list as any other 13 year old. AKA not very.

So yes. This is my post saying to the general public- imagine if you were never allowed to speak on anything that your parents hold different opinions or actions on. Plus ..it's Kim Kardashian. Does one really expect her to recognize her hypocrisies if there are any? Yes, her father helped OJ Simpson beat the charges .. doesn't mean she can't think whatever the hell she wants about the event and any other event no matter how similar or different.

PS Keep an eye out for my new workout DVD.

That's right ..Kimmy& I teamed up ;)

Today is a good day.

Why is today a good day, you ask? Well, allow me to show you in a list.

1. Colin Mochrie retweeted my Give to Live post. That's right. Some of you may not know this but this man and Ryan Stiles were my idols when I was young. I would watch countless episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway. Two of the funniest men ever in my opinion. So, look at the screen shot that made my day:

Yes. This happened.

JACKPOT.

So, now I'm practically famous. Did it get me any donations? Nope. Does it mean I can die happy knowing Colin Mochrie read one of my tweets? Yup.

So far I have e-mailed Ellen a hilarious e-mail .. tweeted her twice .. and what have I received? No love from her. Ellen, if Colin Mochrie was a TV show host, you'd quickly be becoming 2nd place. Since he doesn't and since I'll give you the benefit of a doubt and say you're probs busy or something, I'll leave you in the top spot. You better get your act together soon though and acknowledge my existence!


2. Also, as of today I have officially raised more for one cause than I ever have before in my life. I'd say go me but really .. GO MY SPONSORS! Thank you folks so much for taking some time out of your day and some money out of your wallets to help me reach my goal. A giant shout out to Jess for donating! Thanks girly. We've brought my total money raised to $185 or 18.5% of my goal :D Fundraising is actually sort of exciting. Especially when you do it my way -just telekenetically trying to convince others to donate. Also using facebook, twitter, celebrities& blogger.

Thanks, folks!

PS they should round up, not down.

Okay, so that is my quick update for today. Also, in case you were curious about the weather on this island? It sucks. So on that note I'm off to bike 20k in the shitty, cold rain. GO JUNE.

Give to Live!

So today is a sad day. People are coming to look at Dewey.
I have to go ride him and make him look pretty. Ugh.

So, on that note ..instead I'm going to ask my lovelyyy blog readers to do me a huge favor and help me :D You know how this blog is slowly becoming a fitness blog? Wellll .. it's because in 73 days I will be biking the Cabot Trail.

Here is a sampling of the kinds of 'hills' I'll be climbing.

So, yes ..this is something I've been saying I wanted to do now for a few years. In a moment of insanity, I decided this was the year. Meg posted me the link via twitter and 2 days later I was registered and training for the craziest 3 days of my life.

I'm doing the ride with Tour for Kids. It is honestly awesome but I am SUCH an awful fundraiser that I'm hoping someone will come across my blog& decide to help me out.

If I end up dead along the Cabot Trail, I guess it won't matter I've raised $0 of the $1,000 I was supposed to. There is an upside to everything, right?! Let's make it so I'm not preferring death while on my cycling adventure, okay? I know you guys can do it :D

I already asked Ellen via Twitter to donate... wouldn't that be amazing? I would kill two birds with one stone. Just imagine me now. Take a moment and enjoy the photo below .. I'm hoping within the next 73 days that this moment will happen to me.

Imagine how amazing it will be when you see me.

Rocking that sweater / scarf look.

Helping me out also helps all kinds of kids and every dollar counts! I promise on August 8th to have a massive recap with lots of photos (here's hoping I can convince people to take photos ..boyfriend?!), stories and laughs. This is all assuming I survive.

So, now that I've convinced you to donate a dollar, you need my personal page to donate to. Here's where things start to get sad. My personal page still has $0 raised. I've met 0% of my goal. Sorry, Tour for Kids :(

Click here if you want to help me out!

Thank you so very much people. Even if you can't donate, thank you for reading :)

On the agenda..

Lots& lots to talk about. What a busy day I had yesterday. I will break them down into their own little segments. There will not, however, be as many photos as my posts have had lately. Sorry about that!

Harlem Globetrotters
Yes. These awesome folks are coming to Centre 200. I am so freaking excited. I am purchasing tickets for the boyfriend& myself later today. I don't even care if he isn't excited. I'm taking my camera& getting some sweet shots. I loved them the last time I saw them and he has NEVER seen them before! This is a travesty that we have to correct immediately. My excitement over this is almost making me forget about just how very sucky our weather is. Almost. So, needless to say I'm so excited for this!

Karli
I played photographer again yesterday& snapped some shots of Karli being a graduate! She even brought roses. Laughing& good times were had by all. We had NO idea how to put on the grad gown ...I'm really hoping we figured it out in the end though! She was a trooper and we got some neat shots. We even managed shots at the beach, where it was super windy, bight and cold. I think she liked them, she made of them her facebook profile photo, which I always find a good sign! Thank you Photoshop, for making it look like I know what I'm doing with my camera :) And thank you Karli, fpr the roses. Mom& I plan on keeping them along as live as possible. Approximately 3 - 5 days :)

Ice cream
Mmm .. my favorite treat. Although I have been eating it so much lately, it's less of a treat& more of a dietary staple. Oops. I promise to cut back. It's just all of a sudden, Lick-A-Treat& Tasty Treat are open for business. And I'm one happy customer. I don't care that the prices are high, that I need to wear mittens to hold my ice cream or that I eat while the seat warmers are on. I'M EATING ICE CREAM. And I don't care WHAT the weather man says. It was delicious. We even got tea& coffee afterward to warm us back up. So good.. minus the part where I had to pee. so. bad. Then we watched American Idol& my boyfriend got frustrated with how much I talk during it. So I made him leave. Hahaha I'm kidding ..sort of. I really did make him leave before the Lakers game. They lost again. What a disappointing 3 games for them. Hopefully they pull it together& win the whole year.

Photo of the Day
I don't have it yet. Check back later / tomorrow. I promise to have it then .. maybe. I would also love to promise that it will be great, but it probably will be just average. Hey, at least I'm consistent. Consistency is the key to being awesome. Right? Oh well, I did one up on the photo of the day. Keep reading and you'll be laughing ..hopefully!

Squirt
So. My dog is the funniest / sweetest dog in the whole wide world. When we were leaving the beach, I yelled for him to come join us. We see him galloping towards us with something in his mouth. Uncertain, I take out my camera and snap a few shots. Brilliant. It's a Pepsi cup and he is SO proud of it. You could see the excitement on his face. I wish I had of had a video recorder. I did the next best thing. I put them in iMovie for the Mac and added a song and a comic book feel. Then I uploaded it to youtube. Between that and this blog, I've never been more certain in my life of my future. Here is what I'm envisioning:
1. Ellen invites myself& my dog on her show. We rock it.
2. Pepsi makes Squirt their new spokesperson. He rocks it.
3. I get a book deal from that& the blog. I rock it.

Yeah. So, for your viewing pleasure .. here is the first view of Pepsi's new commercial. I hope you love it as much as I do. Squirt is such a celebrity.

Fabulous!

HAPPY PANCAKE DAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN !!
Hope you are eating some today (either made by yourself or by someone else for you!) and perhaps even finding money in them?! Even better if it's large amounts and you didn't put it there yourself ;) I had cereal for breakfast, but you can bet my supper is going to be pancakes! Soo delicious!

Aside from it being pancake day, it's a Tuesday. I'm laying on my couch .. watching Ellen interview Mike Tyson, who has a crazy face tattoo but just said something insightful -> "There are a lot of great people who aren't that good." Brilliant from the man who has scrambled brains from too many punches to the head. Not to mention, he bit someones ear off.

So, what is on the agenda for this lovely day? First up is heading to my lab. Hopefully it won't take long .. I'll get home, study for A&P, make myself some lunch (pancakes!), continue studying, do tea with Tiffy (who should really update her blog!), where I will get another portrait shot! After that, I'll come home .. upload it .. and post it here! Yes folks, that means there will be TWO blog posts in one day! Amazing, isn't it?

So, last night we saw the movie Drive Angry. It was, hands down, the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. And I'm usually someone who can tolerate Nick Cage. Oh my god. Do not go see that movie. I also could have been slightly cranky because I couldn't eat the popcorn (stupid canker.).


So, it's many hours later. I forgot to post this. Typical me. Lab was attended, lunch was skipped, supper was chicken ... pancakes are going to be my study snack :D Got a tea with Garret .. he is a gimpy boyfriend. My puppy is not doing very well today, he isn't standing up or eating or really showing any interest in me. He always shows interest in me. Matthew also tried to give him 3 treats, and they are still laying on the floor beside him. This speaks even more than him not being super excited to see me lol! He loves his treats. He also won't go up& down the stairs ..I guess I will have to give him some medicine and hope for the best. Poor little stinker :(

Also, can I just say I've had this canker for over a week now. Instead of getting better, it is getting worse. It hurts to brush my teeth (don't worry, that hasn't stopped me from performing the task!), it hurts to eat anything, drink anything (oddly, even water) and mostly it is as annoying as hell. Along with the canker that just won't go away, I also am continuing to suffer from a runny nose and sneezing. I wish I would either get sick enough to allow myself to do nothing except sleep or get better. Stuck in limbo between health and sickness? Gross. I totally get why ghosts are so cranky all the time now. Poor fellas.

So, my photo of the day is Bella! She is huge& sweet ..it hurts when she steps on your toes!

No facebook .. A blog instead!

I don't even READ blogs ..hence my lack of knowledge about writing them. If I ever figure out what possessed me to start my own, I'll be certain to make sure my devoted readers (okay, maybe getting a bit ahead of myself here) are the first to know!
This is how I want my blog to work:

1. Random person finds me on google / bing / whatever.
2. Reads a post and thinks to themselves "Oh my god. She just might be the wittiest / most clever / hilarious / some random variation on that ever!!"
3. Posts it to all their friends.
4. I become an international sensation where Ellen invites me on her show and people everywhere can relate to me.
5. BOOK DEAL.

Again, with the getting ahead of myself. I just wanted to make sure when this happens, Ellen knows she was always my dream show to be on ;)
I am hoping my day-to-day life provides enough encounters with the strange and unusual to keep this thing at least mildly interesting for the 2 - 12 people that will ever come across it during tumblr.com or via my twitter account!

So my very first awesome blog post ..was neither awesome nor overly entertaining. Let's all keep our fingers crossed things go uphill from here!