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.

videos that are actually worth watching

since my birthday month officially started yesterday, i dub this month the "so awesome" video month. well, i would do that anyways, even if it wasn't my birthday month. the beauty of blogs...

this first video isn't outstanding, but it gets to the point. this song is top shelf, that's for sure.

kanye west-jesus walks

playing dress-up with jesus

oh my. not sure what to make of this one.

paperdoll jesus.