best gift

it's pretty sad when your favorite christmas present is someone's scribbled autograph. my brother got gillian welch to sign a cd cover to asher, our soon to be child. he's probably going to hate that kind of music. poor kid.

velda plendor in lexington

i was walking down main street today and saw this lady from behind who, i swear, was the character velda plendor from one of my all time faves, troop beverly hills. she had on the whole get up. fatigues (pants tucked into khaki lace-up combat boots), bun, and a black beret. so many memories.

the national chamionship

well, well, well, alot of people are up in arms b/c the florida gators were chosen to play the ohio state buckeyes in the bcs national championship this year. yes, the choosing of who gets to play in what ncaa bowl game is extremely screwy, but now i'm going to have to root for the gators. gag. it might be worse that auburn had an undefeated season a couple of years ago and weren't asked to play usc for the national title. but forgive and forget, right? oh yeah, my auburn boys didn't do so hot this year, but wait, who was florida's one loss to? hmmm. michigan should probably have gotten this bid to play ohio state. oh, it is so nice to have an sec team in there to represent. let's just hope they come ready to play.

espn natl. champ. article

big 12

"dirty dozen" article from salt lake tribune

for those of us who are trying to eat healthy, here's an article that talks about the 12 foods to buy organically. these 12 usually contain higher amounts of pesticides in the conventionally grown versions. this kind of info is good for those of us who are watching what we spend, but don't want to be exposed to the evils that can seep into our food. the article also talks about other foods grown conventionally that are usually low in pesticide levels. i do want to be a more informed consumer.

The Merton Reflection for the Week of November 27, 2006

"But basically, the discipline involved here is that of a crucifixion which eliminates a superficial and selfish kind of experience and opens to us the freedom of a life that is not dominated by egoism, vanity, willfulness, passion, aggressiveness, jealousy, greed. Finally, discipline means solitude of some sort, not in the sense of selfish withdrawal but in the sense of an emptiness that no longer cherishes the comfort of various social 'idols" and is not slavishly dependent on the approval of others. In such solitude one learns not to seek love but to give it. One's great need is now no longer to be loved, understood, accepted, pardoned, but to understand, to love, to pardon and accept others just as they are, in order to help them transcend themselves in love."

i had to read this a few times to get it, but for those of us who are trying to become more disciplined in order to become more whole, these are great words.

one can only hope

Beck - Nausea (Letterman)

fun song. lots of energy. watch for the special guest.

oh how i love thanksgiving

why is this holiday so great?

1. best food ever
(turkey y cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole w/pecans, pumpkin pie, corn pudding,
broccoli casserole, pecan pie)
2. lazing around with the fam
3. taking time to really give thanks for the many blessings in our lives
4. best food ever
5. charlie brown on tv
6. some of us actually wait to start listening to christmas music around this time (the exception...ty samson

photos from dave rawlings/gill welch show last night at dame

this might be the best reason to stay up until midnight.

this is great

tuesday. 8 pm. the dame. david rawlings. $15. very much worth it, i'm sure. this is the guy that accompanies gillian welch on the road. i wouldn't be terribly surprised if she showed up.

assface

classic waiting for guffman clip. just b/c i was in the mood.

so sad

divorce sucks.

you know, the whole britney/k-fed thing wasn't a surprise to me. but the reese witherspoon/ryan phillipe divorce is a surprise. they just seemed to have what it takes. i'm so sad for all of the kids involved.

not again

as if dave matthews hasn't put out enough cds of the same old songs...he's doing it again. the best of what's around vol. 1. i enjoy dave, but enough is enough.

hmmm...johnny murtha

who said politicians had to be pretty?

"the public has spoken"

i am so cynical of politicians. my stepdad, who's on city council in his little suburb of birmingham, was highly offended when i confessed this. i was raised a conservative and presently think more like a "liberal". whatever that means. but a liberal can't be pro-life, so i must still be conservative. moderately. oh wait...i oppose the war in iraq. holy hell, which side am i on? this is my problem.

the dems are claiming that there are going to be numerous changes now that they're gaining power of the house. john murtha said this morning in an npr interview that "the public has spoken". we have. and as usual, in all things, we want to see some change. we can't sit still. we love power. but we also hate war. well, some of us do. change, in this case, could probably do us some good. all i have to say is put your money where your mouth is people.

this is a bit off the subject, but you know what would be an interesting political race? barack obama vs. rudy giuliani for pres. 2008. i would certainly have a tough time deciding on which guy to vote for.

i'm like a college girl sometimes

i love a little john mayer every now and then. this is a song from his newest cd. check out the hair. what a rock (pop) star. oh yeah...watch for the flowy shirt.

worth a listen

well, it's been a while since i've posted on this blasted blog. ryan and i are officially in the new house and we're excited about hosting a party tonight for some friends who are expecting in the next couple of months. oh yeah, i have recently added an addiction...grey's anatomy. according to my employer who is a resident anesthesiologist at uk, the medical stuff is pretty unrealistic. looks like real blood to me. i'm in it for the steamy love scenes anyways.

i've heard some pretty good music lately. beck's new cd-the information. and ray lamontagne's till the sun turns black. two very different sounds. my bosses have great taste in music.

would you rather...

would you rather have clay aiken or jessica simpson as a roommate? you have to commit for a year and you have to share a bedroom with him or her. in a one room flat.

when this week is over

it's nice to finally have some moments in the day to process all that's going on this week. painting, closing on a house, parents coming into town to help us move, living in a new house, forking out thousands of dollars, settling in lexington, moving out of the samson house (we'll miss them dearly). God is teaching me much about trusting him with the details here. i was a wreck the past few days thinking that the painting wouldn't be finished by thursday when my folks get here. well, thanks to our lovely friends, it will (more than likely) be finished. why do i fly off the handle when i worry? you'd think the simple solution would be to breathe and pray. if only. but i'll keep working towards holiness. thanks, lovely friends, for all the help that you have given and plan to give us. i hope that ryan and i are people that you can call on to help as well.

by the way, if you'd like to see some funny right-wing banter on will samson's blog check this out. some freakout conservative is having issues with what will's writing about. quite humorous. keep it up, will.

Kelis - Milk Shake

what is a milkshake and why does it bring all the boys to the yard? i've never been to a diner quite like this before. this video is pretty 80's. and pretty narstee.

energy expo

dear lexingtonians...the 2006 green living and energy expo is this weekend at rump (rupp) arena. the website gives times and such. if you are a somewhat earth-conscious homeowner, this is for you. check it out. oh yeah, last year there was a couple who builds hay insulated homes. very cool. if they are around, their pictures of the homes they built are worth a look.

to be an informed consumer

today i went to a couple of shops and started pricing front loader washers and dryers. why a front loader over the conventional top loader? a) saves an average of 20 gallons of water per load b) uses 30-40% less energy c) uses less detergent d) looks cool. as i was looking i realized that it is QUITE a bit cheaper to just purchase the top loader. so, i started thinking more about best use for finances than the conviction to have a greener household. does cheaper ultimately mean better? i guess that's our mentality as americans. the less money we spend on something...the more things we can get with our money. why are there so many walmarts? sam's clubs?

so this is the dilemma. the average price of a front loader is from $600-1000+. the dryers were a bit less. top loaders averaged about $350-500+. i also found out that maytag, GE, and LG appliances are made in Korea. whirlpool, frigidaire, and bosch are made in either the US or Germany.

my pick is the bosch. $799 for the washer. $699 for the dryer. energy use: 165 kWh. water usage per year: 4155 gallons. it also has a good track record for durability. the prices are comparable to the frigidaire and whirlpool.

i did go to a scratch & dent appliance shop, but unfortunately they were mostly GE (quality has gone down). and the price wasn't actually as good as i had originally thought.

all in all, my hope is have a greener home. that might mean spending a little more money up front along with realizing that i don't need to buy something that's cheap just so that we can have lots of "stuff". most of it would probably break quickly anyways. i guess we'll see, huh. i better start pinching pennies.

pimpin video games

do you remember the old atari? man, i loved that thing. best game ever...pitfall. what's your fave?

steve zahn sighting

steve zahn brief bio...movie star (happy, texas; saving silverman; sahara), married j. peterman's (seinfeld) daughter robyn, and lives on a farm near lexington.

while on a walk this morning, laura and i were passing by the sayre school on our way home and saw this muscley, greasy, redneck-looking guy getting out of a huge ass black truck. for some reason, we were both looking at him trying to figure out why this guy looked familiar. well, then it clicked. it was steve zahn. this might be sighting numero tres for me. it always takes me a minute too to figure out who he is, but i always keep staring. what a dork.

deep thought

"one thing kids like is to be tricked. for instance, i was going to take my little nephew to disneyland, but instead i drove him to an old burned-down warehouse. 'oh no', i said, 'disneyland burned down'. he cried and cried, but i think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. i started to drive over to the real disneyland, but it was getting pretty late".

jack handey

living in the ghetto

great article from the onion. a stellar news source. like no other.

don't ask me how i found this

if you know james and anna walsh, you should really check out this photo. someone at the herald-leader took it of those two and seamus waiting in line to get into the legends game where roger clemens was pitching. for some reason the caption needed to let us know that they had gen. admission tickets. i thought they'd have box seats for sure.

walsh link

they are picture number 2. surprisingly enough, i believe that seamus has had a growth spurt since then.

auburn vs. lsu

beside the fact that auburn won this game (whew)...the coolest part of being there was when spirit (the eagle) flew over the stadium before the game. my stepdad and i were in the upper deck, i mean, i was out of breath by the time we arrived at our seats, and the eagle comes from behind where we're sitting and just circles the stadium. so cool. by the way, for folks who are concerned with animal cruelty, the auburn vet school takes in hurt eagles and rehabilitates them. so, war damn eagle.

back on the trolley

for my first blog in over a week, i'm going to suggest five songs that folks should listen to at least once in their lives:

mockingbirdsing-ryan adams
super sexy woman-sufjan stevens
kid A-radiohead
long ride home-patty griffin
sliding down-bela fleck, edgar meyer

feel free to add your own. i'm always in the market for good music.

week of travel

tomorrow i head off for a visit to the beautiful south. or as ryan calls it, "the dirty south". i'll get some beach time and a ticket to the auburn/lsu game. lsu's going down. then, as usual, i'll be more than ready to get back to lexvegas and my hubby. just how it goes.

The Chieftains & Patty Griffin - Whole Heap Of Little Horses

now, here's some real music.

this ain't right

today, while zach was catching some zzzz's, i watched a bit of the view. rosie started today. she took meredith viarra's (that looks too much like viagra) place. she did fine. her normal bit. kind of a camera hog, but i think she's pretty funny.

this is the part that fired me up...they had jessica simpson on as a musical guest. she sang a song from her new cd (which, by the way, got 1/2 a star on a recent review) called "let him fly". stop here. the dixie chicks have already borrowed that song from patty griffin and it was a hit. not to mention, it was actually pretty good. but jessica simpson! no way. how could patty let this happen? she is one of the best female songwriters ever. and this song is jessie's emotional retaliation to her divorce from nick lachey. let him fly? she's the one that broke up with him.

oh yeah, her skirt was so short that she was "accidentally" showing a smidge of her undies when she was interviewed sitting on a couch. this is uncalled for, i tell you.

a visit with the vampire

i've been dreading this day for a week. i had to have some blood drawn. besides the fact that i had to wait almost an hour to see the doctor, it was a good blood sucking. i was nervous b/c the last time i had blood taken (i was 15), i almost passed out at the checkout window. so, this morning, i ate two biscuits (one with egg and cheese and one with syrup) before i went and was fine! praise the maker. i do want to keep this cool blue thing on my arm all day though.

welcome back, college football

this saturday marks the beginning of my favorite season of the year. college football. mainly b/c it marks the beginning of fall (cooler weather, thank god), family get togethers, chili parties, and lazy saturdays. my auburn tigers are ranked in the top ten right now. i don't have my hopes up too high, but it's pretty exciting. this sat. night they play washington state. anyone interested in a chili party?

from the book of common prayer

O God, whose days are numbered without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainty of life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days; that, when we shall have served thee in our generation, we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience; in the confidence of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope; in favor with thee our God; and in perfect charity with the world. All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

pop music

this is my new favorite cheesy song. i allow myself one every once and a while.

mcD's and SUVs

this summer mcdonald's is giving out hummers in their "boy" happy meals. pretty creepy. which is worse...a sketchy ham (or probably dog) burger with sugar coated french fries or encouraging our young ones towards gas guzzling vehicles? i think that the oil companies and arnold swarzennager have something to do with this. also, a clown is kind of a creepy mascot anyways. what ever happened to the hamburglar?

here is a link to letter written by the union of concerned scientists to donald thompson, chief operating officer, asking him to remove the hummers, that you can put your name on and send away. you do have to give them some info, but they'll send some pretty decent emails about the state of our earth.

evolution

the greatest show on earth

what is it about the circus? it was just in lexvegas this past weekend. we did not go. thank god. but would we have taken our kids? probably not. could it be because of the abundance of scary clowns playing in groups of 8, jumping in and out of cars and playing with fire? maybe. mostly i think it is because i never got that souvenir spinny light that i wanted as a child. the circus has always been a bust since then. man, i was such a brat (and still probably am).

is this picture scary or what?

more on organic milk

check this out...cornucopia institute. they "promote economic justice for family-scale farming". they are a group from wisconsin who are concerned with honesty in organics. this link is to a list of dairies rated from 5 "cows" (outstanding quality) to 1 "cow". there are some small farms i haven't heard of listed, but you'll also find organic valley, horizon, etc. very interesting.

alright!

my dream came true. today i saw a sign at the wendy's on alexandria saying that they have vanilla frostys! ho!

reminiscing the biscuit

this photo was on my very first blog entry. i've taught the biscuit well. you've got to start them young, you know.

he was upset that his miller lite wasn't ice cold.

my, how kids grow up.

you know i'm excited about this one

well, it's coming. Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby. i'm sure many of you will never trust my judgement in movies again after knowing that i can't wait to see this one. stellar cast: will ferrell (of course), sascha baron cohen (ali g), john c. reilly, and it seems as though molly shannon is in the mix. the trailer might contain the funniest parts of this movie, but i'm always a sucker for a will ferrell (or nascar) flick. i even went to see the woody allen movie, Melinda and Melinda, that he was in. sucked. i know jen paul is about as excited as i am...anyone else want to partake in some nascar goodness this weekend?

scoop

i'm not a fan. normally. of woody allen or scarlett johansson. my husband loves woody allen and i can't understand why his movies seem to be all about sex and adultery. same thing? anyways, we went to see his new movie, Scoop, last night with our friends, clinton and lisa. honestly, i just wanted to go to the movies and those at the kentucky theatre are the most reasonably priced. my hope was to see A Scanner Darkly, but that didn't start until 9:40pm. i'm old. that's too late for me.

all of this to say, i thoroughly enjoyed this movie! this is by far the most entertaining and hilarious movie by woodrow allen that i've seen. and i've seen more than my share. scarlett j. isn't the slutty ho that she usually plays in recent movies. even though she does have her small moments. i haven't laughed outloud at a woody allen movie until last night.

warning: woody allen plays a major role in this movie. if you are totally annoyed by his neurotic-ness then beware, but overall, he plays a pretty darn funny role.

bestest root beer

this stuff is on sale this month at good foods. holy freakin cow. so good! boylan's root beer. they have all sorts of soft drink options, but this is my fave. ryan and i first had it at a burrito place at the bottom of lookout mountain in chattanooga. loved it ever since.

kinky for governor...why the hell not?

if only i was a texas resident...i'd vote for kinky friedman in 2006. probably because i'm a rebellious woman who LOVES to vote independent whenever i have the chance. to hell with voting democrat to help get the repubs out of office. i don't want the dems in either. you've got to check out this "kinkytoon".

more lessons in forgiveness

so, i'm learning how to forgive myself and others. how can i better love someone who doesn't necessarily want to love me right now? for now, i'll just pray. and hope for reconciliation.

from becoming human by jean vanier...

"to enter into the path of forgiveness, we have to lose our feelings of both superiority and inferiority. each of us has hurt another, each of us has been hurt. and so we must own and take responsibility for our lives as well as for the future. we are all called upon to stand up and take our place freely in the world."

lady

why do i love this song so? video...not so much.

thomas dybdahl

song link: half of me.mp3

this guy is a 25-year old norweigian who writes and plays quite maturely (did i just make up that word?) for his young age. his music is folky and chill, but entertaining. check it out if you dare.

thomasdybdahl.com

let's be locavores!

call me granola. or even hippie. but i'm totally digging this website from a group in san francisco who call themselves locavores. they give some good tips about eating locally and what to do for foods that you can't get locally. they deemed the month of may "eat local month". those participating purchased food from no more than 100 miles away. now, in california, it would seem that the option would be limitless. but, we'd probably be surprised to find what great foods (and drink) we can get close to home. in kentucky alone (within 100 miles from lexington):

elmwood stock farm for all sorts of organic meat, veg and free-range eggs. they have a stand at the farmer's market.

three springs farm is our personal favorite. they do csa shares through the late spring and summer. plus david and arwen encourage folks to go out and hike and see where the food comes from. they have some great info about joining a CSA on their website.

lexington farmer's market. with three different locations and four market days, there's no good reason not to buy weekly produce and many other groceries here. if you want cheez-its, you'll have to go to kroger.

kenny's cheese. all i have to say is...pure goodness. they sell this cheese at good foods co-op and at the farmer's market. these folks are quite nice.

bluegrass baking co. makes some pimpin' bread (some artisan) and sweets.

smith-berry winery. best wine around. unfortunately, they are having a hard time growing grapes organically so they're shipped from another state for now. all of the processing is done in kentucky. oh yeah, this is wendell berry's daughter's place.

equus run vineyards. although this wine isn't as stellar as the above, you can have the true vineyard experience here. it's always fun to do a wine tasting anyways. it's still delicious wine.

weisenberger mill. cool, old mill on elkhorn creek. you can get pretty much any baking flour, grits, corn meal, muffin mix, pizza dough mix from this place. they sell them in most groceries.

this is my best brainstorm list for places that i'd like to support around here. and it's to remind me that california isn't the only state with quality local foods and drink.

little brother living the dream

my little brother, thomas...but now referred to as tommy, got on a bus last night in va beach to head up to nyc for a RENT audition on broadway. wow. i don't particularly care for musicals, but i'm quite proud of him. he's having great adventures. i hope he does well. especially after the jackasses at american idol voted him off.

ooh la la...organic food

listen, if places like wal-mart are starting to carry organic products, question it. question all sources of organic foods. there's been a lot of hype in the "organic" world about the source of horizon organic's milk. article. so, i've decided to do some research since ryan and i try to buy organic stuff and eat as healthful as we can.

1. many big organic/natural product companies have been sold to a larger corporation. like tom's of maine toothpaste, horizon, stonyfield farms, burt's bees. does this affect quality? npr blurp on this subject

2. buy local over big name organic. there's a better probability that it's been picked recently. spinach from our csa farmer and from our own back yard is quite better than bagged organic from the store. it doesn't leave a weird film on your teeth.

3. check where in the world organic produce comes from. alot of it is shipped from countries other than ours. think about the petrol used to get that food to us.

4. eating seasonally could mean eating more healthily. i'm only going to buy fruits and veg from the farmer's market this summer. this is so much easier during this season. this article on eating with the seasons gives some examples of what foods to eat and when.

i guess i'm really just excited that i just made slaw with cabbage from our farmer's csa basket and peppers and carrots from our friends', the paul's, backyard. it's probably good to have a healthy mistrust in the organic market. i guess if they have to stress that it's ORGANIC, then they're probably out for money and i'll question their integrity even more.

plus, there's probably a little bit of shit in everything we eat. oh well.

book club

last week i was introduced to a book called Brother To A Dragonfly by a man named will d. campbell. he's a mississippi boy who now lives near nashville, tn. into civil rights back in the day and a preacher. he seems like an interesting man and i'm excited to read this book. would anyone want to read and discuss it? i can probably find some used copies on the internet. i'd love to start a southern authors book club.

let's play cornhole!

listen, who wants to help me make a cornhole set? (TP...i'm really talking to you and jen...we'll have to make bean bags too). think about the hours of fun this could be in the fall as we enjoy football and backyard grilling. i'm sure that will samson would LOVE to learn how to play. who's in?

mint royale

i'm addicted to a seattle radio station that i listen to on the internet. kexp. every friday morning they play a song called "show me" by a UK electronica/dj-ish group called mint royale. i've just discovered the video (very anime) on youtube. one of the guys from de la soul sings with them on this one. i wanted to share...video link. this song makes me so happy.

who will it be?

let's see... spacey french aliens or the italians? i've got my money on italy to win the world cup. my household is against me, but i love them anyways.

good to be back home

what a treat to be pulling into the "driveway" this afternoon and be greeted by gwynnie, ty, and will. they were just getting home from a lovely picnic at woodland park. how we love the samson family!

ryan and i are so very glad to be back in kentucky where it was 77 degrees as we pulled in at 3pm. for the beginning of july, that's amazing. just monday it was close to 100 in b'ham. ugh. and yes, the water at the lake was the temperature of a nice bath. i loved it.

last night we stayed in nashvegas with our friend, bev. it's always wonderful to see her. ryan, of course, enjoyed our time at the brewery while we waited for bev to get her highlights. this morning we had coffee and ate breakfast at fido. if you're ever around nashville check this place out. we stop there almost every time we past through the city. it's easy to find and a good driving break. plus, i think that caedmon's call was eating there too. hmmm.

anyways, back to partying it up in KY!

sucks

well, my body offically wore it's old self down this week somehow and i got sick. so sick that i needed to be on antibiotics. this was probably partially due to daycare stress, but i haven't been getting enough rest or treating my body as the temple that it is. the worst part about it is that ryan and i missed papafest. i've been looking forward to that time with our community and for the opportunity to meet others that are doing great things around our country. it was certainly the best decision for healing b/c i'm headed out tomorrow for a week long vacation with the fam minus ryan. still, it sucks. oh yeah, i asked ryan if he's going to miss me for the week. he said "no-i like being by myself. do you want me to lie?" hurumph. he'll have fun. he's going to eat luscious, local, backyard-barbecued goat. and camp at three springs farm for two nights. i'll be in colonial williamsburg taking in the sights with my family. and riding on the lazy river at water country usa. maybe i'll get in the wave pool too.

we'll get to reunite next saturday and go to the lake. woohoo! watermelon seed spitting contest! ryan always wins.

oh yeah, i'm missing my ten year reunion this weekend. too bad. no weird conversations and potato salad for me. and there's the comparing of social status. and of spouses. what more would i want to do with my weekend?

world cup and style

this kid is amazing. fernando torres from spain. helped spain catch up to and defeat tunisia. now, i've found (through intense research) that there have been a few mullets donned on spanish players throughout the years. the top pic is recent, the bottom is a bit older. why is this ok? they think that just b/c they're footballers they can have bad hair day? can these guys actually pull this off better than someone from eastern kentucky?

could someone please explain the game of soccer to me?

video of the week

g. love is just some fun music. check this out...

love video

colonial williamsburg

here i come busch gardens! i leave for a week long trip on sunday with my parents to go visit my lil' bro, the opera singer, at b.g. he's in a dinner show called "holiday in roma". can't wait for this one. man, we're so different. i realized the other day that i haven't traveled for this length of time with my family since high school. there's a reason for that, i assure you. please pray for us. i'm trying to get up enough courage to ride some scary rides with my brother. he might be a dork, but i'm definitely the chicken. what are the odds that i'll actually get on a ride?

i love my ipod

this might be the best birthday present ever! who has bosses that score with the nano? 4GB! even better is that the next day, ryan had it all day. and of course he figured out that there are games before i did. my anti-technology husband loves my ipod. who would've guessed? so, we are a little bit behind, but it was worth the wait.

best dance video

when i was in middle school i LOVED janet jackson. then she got kind of slutty. i remember staying glued to mtv waiting for this video. i'm not sure how i got away with that, actually. my mom hated mtv, peewee's playhouse, etc. this is from the rhythm nation era. stellar. i even got to go to the concert in birmingham. sorry, i'm a dork. by the way, the superbowl thing was totally a wardrobe malfunction. it could've happened to anyone.

janet jackson alright

rock on

live acoustic version of i might be wrong by radiohead. seriously, thom yorke favors clay aiken, eh? sorry, thom is much cooler.

by the way, clay aiken is the first pic. thom yorke the second.

sad

well, i think that i might know what it's like to be depressed. usually i'm just anxious, but that hasn't been the case over the past few days. my days with zach are dwindling. it is now my job to drop him off at daycare in the morning. there are three jobs that i would consider worse than mine right now.

1. soldier in iraq
2. sanitation officer
3. coal miner

i've been lethargic every afternoon since i've dropped him off. monday and tuesday. am i sad because of the change in my life or is it because i dislike daycare? maybe both.

my friend laura went with me today. i asked her to come for support. i was concerned about whether or not i should stay with him for a bit, but his teacher always tells me to go ahead and leave. it was helpful to have laura's encouraging words as we drove away. what was hard today is that zach was crying for me. his caregiver, whom he trusts, was dropping him off at this unfamiliar place AGAIN. are there any good things about daycare that i need to know about?

i have to remember that it's only the third day of this. hopefully it'll get better.

first annual heavy metal drummer

get ready folks. lexington doesn't know what hit her. this is the summer for the first annual HEAVY METAL DRUMMER. you'll hear more about it soon. not sure of the dates yet, but it'll definitely happen in july. i want to make sure that james walsh will be in town for this one. to prepare: dust off the old air guitar and find your best rock star clothes. stay tuned...

ali g

i think this guy's british. he's stinkin hilarious. i found a clip from his show that i wanted to share.

this is definitely not PC. and totally NQR.