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I’m sure many (if not all) of you read Ali’s blog and know about her Autism Speak’s badge she started for Kevin Bacon’s 6 Degrees. Kevin Bacon will match $10,000 for the top 6 badges and Ali is in FIRST PLACE!! Today is the last day to donate. So if you haven’t, please be sure to stop by.
Isn’t it amazing? Last night it was at 1300 donations and this morning it’s surpassed 1500. We have helped to raise over $30,000 for Autism Speaks. It’s remarkable. This community is such a wonderful thing to be a part of!
I’ve been tagged by Erika. I have to share 5 quirky things about me. I’ve given out facts about me in the past, but let’s see if I can come up with weird things…this is tough
1. I cannot stand the noise of things shutting. Cupboards, drawers, doors, whatever. So I tend to leave them almost closed, which drives James up the wall.
2. I love child-like things. SpongeBob, Harry Potter (although I don’t really consider this as children’s), Nancy Drew, Anne of Green Gables, Calvin and Hobbes are my all time favorite books/movies/shows. It makes me physically sad to think of what will happen one day when Calvin grows up and no longer wants to play with Hobbes.
3. If I eat a certain something over and over again for a long period of time, I’ll get sick of it and never want it ever again. For example, when we lived in Valencia we would have waffles and yogurt every morning for breakfast. That was almost 5 years ago and I don’t think I’ve had a waffle since then.
4. I will do everything in my power not to have my wet hair touch my skin after I get out of the shower. I just hate that feeling of wet, cold hair touching my back.
5. I usually have about 4 books going at the same time. One on my nightstand I read before bed, one by the couch, one scrapbooking book, one in my gym bag for the gym.
That was tough. I hope people don’t think I’m a weirdo now!! I tag Michelle and Glenda
KM over at Scrap Log is having a fun little challenge and I thought I would partake. She is having us use things that we scrapbookers tend to hoard. My problem, of course, is that I hoard EVERYTHING. I buy something beautiful and I’m afraid to use it, because I know that I’ll come up with something way better to do with it after I’ve used it. So, it gets shelved.
I made two cards from some old kits I got from Self-Addressed. I made them the same, but they’re pretty cute. The best part is it only took me about 10 minutes.
For those that don’t know, I auditioned for “Hello, Dolly” on Monday night. I was insanely nervous. And of course, my nerves got the better of me and I didn’t sing to the best of my abilities. But Mark, the director of the show and my dance teacher, being the wonderful person that he is, gave me a callback. I was thrilled! I certainly wasn’t expecting it. I was ready to chalk it up to experience and keep moving.
Ironically, it is my dancing that saved me.
So, Saturday we dance. And sing again. And as they say in “A Chorus Line”, “God, I hope I get it, I hope I get it.”
I’m so far behind Emily’s challenges! I thought I would shell 3 of them out tonight, but it’s getting late and I have two episodes of Lost to watch.
This week’s challenge: “Note to Self”
my note to self this week is to Take Care. I need to start taking better care of myself. Dieting right, exercising more, stop being so down on myself, create better habits. I had this 7 gypsies journaling tag that was so perfect (thanks, Michelle)
I have been really uncreative for about 2 weeks now and it’s getting on my nerves. So I have started knitting a scarf, and I’m going to finish these challenges and catch up to everyone. But for now, the tv calls me!
~ciao
I got together yesterday with Heathyr and Glenda. We met at Victoria Gardens, a nice new mall in Rancho Cucamonga. Had a leisurely lunch at PF Changs and then strolled through the mall and did some window shopping. Glenda is in escrow and will be moving in to her new house next week, so we convinced her to have a house warming party and register at Crate & Barrel. And Heathyr got a new promotion.Very exciting.
I made my very first purchase at Anthropologie. As much as I love that store, I can’t afford much, so I bought some really cool kitchen towels. I am going to make kitchen window curtains, from a tutorial on West Coast Crafty. But there was someone missing:
Irene!
So, we went into Urban Outfitters and saw these shirts. Heathyr got the brilliant idea that we should try them on and take a picture for Irene. So this one’s for you, Babe
“democrats have more fun”
I am loving reading everyone’s theories on HP. I found this on toshpice’s blog and thought I would share my thoughts.
- Is Snape evil? I’m not sure anymore. The more I read into it, the more I think he’s evil. I want him to be good, but I think he’s evil
- How does Dumbledore continue to help Harry? I don’t think we’ll see Dumbledore, but we will see the influence of Dumbledore all around. Maybe he’s left something for Harry behind.
- What is the deal with Aunt Petunia? She will give Harry information on Lily’s past. Possibly the fact that Lily and Snape were somehow involved.
- Who will die? Voldy, Snape. Possible Harry. Other good people like one of the Weasleys.
- Is Harry a horcrux? NO
- Will Ron and Hermione get together? Yes
- Will Harry and Ginnie get together? Yes, if Harry doesn’t die
- Will Lupin marry Tonks? I don’t know. I don’t think it’s really important thought
- What will become of Hogwarts? It will remain open, but we won’t see much of it.
- Does Percy reconcile with his family? I think so, but again, I don’t think it’s really important
I wasn’t going to say anything about it until afterwards, but what the hell. I am auditioning for “Hello, Dolly” on Monday night. It’s been a long time since my last audition (about 5 years) but I have decided that I have to put myself out there. I am going in there with the expectation to just do my best. I am not going to be nervous. Well, maybe a little. ok. alot But it’s time.
So, I have about three days to get a song together. My dance teacher is the director of the show and I told him tonight that I was going to audition. He was excited. But he’s the nicest person on the face of the earth, so who knows what that means.
If you are reading this, say a prayer that I will do okay. I am not needing to get into the show, I just want to say that I did my best. It’s strange, singing is my strongest point, but I would rather dance than sing for people. I get so nervous! But, I’m doing it. It’s too late to back out because I signed up, so, wish me luck!!
James took me out on Friday night to celebrate our 6 month anniversary. We went to the Blue Velvet, a new swanky restaurant downtown. I, of course, was hesitant to go, but he convinced me it would be okay. And it was. I had a wonderful time.
This place is really nice. It’s in a part of town that is being redeveloped. If you drove by it, you would never guess that the building was newly renovated lofts and this hip restaurant. There’s an outdoor pool with a fire rimmed lounge. There’s a great view of downtown. Inside they have a unisex bathroom where the center is this huge bonzai sculpture surrounded by sinks. The water comes down from these tubes above.
But for all the hip atmosphere, the food was the best part. We had the most delicious food ever. Wonderful gourmet foods, with exotic flavors. I ordered poached monkfish, and our waiter brought me a glass of chardonnay. I am not a fan of wine, but this wine was the best I’ve ever had. And for dessert, I had a beet cake with goat cheese ice cream, while James had a pear infused with saffron and rhubarb with saffron and lime ice cream. It’s pricey, but totally worth it. And everyone there was really nice. It wasn’t at all what I expected it to be.
All in all a wonderful anniversary. Six months! I think for our 1 year we will do something simple. Like eat at the Greek Taverna on Normandie and Olympic.
Apollo and I are enjoying the morning light. It’s early for me to be up on a Saturday; I usually reserve this time for work days, but the Gas Guy is coming today between the hours of 7am and 8pm. With my luck, I ‘ll be sitting here waiting all day and he won’t show up until 7:45.
But it’s really nice in the mornings. During the week I am racing to get ready and be to work on time, so I never get to sit and absorb. -+I hear all kinds of birds chirping and singing. There are no kids up, going to school. There’s hardly any cars driving by, which is enough of an incentive to be here right now. It’s so quiet (for the city). This neighborhood is usually overflowing with the sounds of cars, buses and trucks racing down the avenue, teenagers yelling obscenities. Ugh, the city. But if I close my eyes I can pretend that I am in a quiet countryside, by the lake. Only for a short while, until someone’s car alarm goes off.
