6 more weeks of winter...whatever.

i heard that the groundhog saw his shadow today. hey, if there's to be six more weeks of winter then that's fine with me. it's winter now with a 55 degree high in lexington, ky. can't beat that. does that groundhog know about global warming?

Weekend Update SNL funny

POEHLER-"A 37-year old woman who is seven months pregnant by a 15-year old boy said this week that she preferred older men, but the teenager aggresively wooed her. Hey, who wouldn't succumb to that? Am i right, Tina?

FEY-"You know it. 15-year old boys are so charming with their oily skin and their unflossed teeth..."

POEHLER-"Their hairless bodies reeking of day-old sweat and Doritos..."

FEY-"Their aggressive, saliva-filled french kisses..."

POEHLER-"Their dirty fingers and their chapped lips..."

FEY-"And of course, their sexy, sexy skid-marked underpants..."

POEHLER-"Irresistable, absolutely irresistable, i get it."

going to texas?

ryan and i have decided to journey west to texas, u.s. of a. there are many things that concern me about being in texas:
1. george w. bush
2. kids who dress like cowboys
3. big cows with horns
4. illegal border crossings
5. singers with names like billy joe shaver, jimmie dale gilmore, and jerry jeff walker

if anyone has any advice about texas-please contribute. we'll be in dallas and austin. maybe even san antonio for a day. we're all ears...

trifecta

well, i'm recovering from the most awful stomach illness i've had in years. ryan deemed it the "trifecta" of all stomach viruses. use your imagination. thank god for MLK holiday. and for all that MLK did for civil rights, of course. nothing of interest has really been happening yet this year. except that stupid brangalina thing. please, who cares if they're beautiful, exotic, rich, famous, caring...mr. pitt still left his wife for another woman. why do we praise that?

with a side of banjo, please

i was sitting around yesterday (after a lovely 3 hour nap) and decided that i needed to get back to the blog thing. so, over the past year i've been listening to some pretty inventive music. especially when it comes to adding a bit of banjo. this music isn't particularly bluegrass, although some might seem a bit americana. some indie. just cool banjo. these are my top three:

1. the be good tanyas...canadian, eh. three ladies. one banjo. some fiddle. beautiful voices.

2. sufjan stevens...this is a new find for me. very exciting! he's from minnesota (or somewhere in the midwest). i just bought "seven swans". the lyrics sound pretty jesusy and the album is pretty low-key, but his other stuff is a little more experimental.

3. iron and wine (sam beam)...he adds some banjo occasionally. very mellow with a bold finish. i just wanted to say "finish" b/c ryan and i recently watched "sideways" with some friends. pretty decent movie if you're a wine dork.

please feel free to add to my banjo band list...this list is for good use of banjo outside the bluegrass genre.

strong's interest inventory

well, i just took a test to determine what may be a good career path. my top three were random that's for sure. 1. radiologic technologist...someone who deals with radiology and x-rays. i can't imagine sitting inside a dark room looking at x-rays all the live long day. 2. farmer/rancher... how opposite is this from #1? 3. speech pathologist...i must have answered alot of "helping people" questions with much interest. this might be a pretty fun gig.

i can't decide. maybe i'll just go to culinary school. do they let you watch food tv alot there? as for now, i'm happy being a nanny. and not having to study.

the fruitcake lady

this is marie rudisill. 93 years old. truman capote's aunt. and an occasional guest on jay leno. she started going on the show teaching celebrities how to make a fruitcake. now she answers questions of random people and they broadcast it on the "tonight show". this woman is a riot! i was first introduced to her through a good friend from mississippi. ms. marie tells it like it is. if you haven't ever seen this and need a good laugh. go to www.nbc.com and search for "fruitcake lady" then click on the first link (it'll be a jay leno, "tonight show" link). there will be a list of the videos you can watch.

the real american idol

this is my oh, so talented brother, thomas. he made it to the final round of the boston american idol tryouts, but the fab three (randy, simon, and that ho, paula) knocked him out. as you can see, my bro is gangsta. for rizzal. he posed like this for this photo and is stuck that way. you know how your parents used to warn you about stuff like that? you should see him now.

shave and a haircut

you know that contest called american idol? well, i thought that one person was supposed to win and get a record deal. so why do runners up like bo bice and clay aiken get to record? bo's genre-southern rock-needs to stay classic rock. yes, i'm from the south and the same state as bo, but my big thing with him is that he needs a haircut. a bit too frizzy for my liking. i guess he fits the "image". and clay aiken, no comment. by the way, where's ruben?

funny ha, ha

interested in hillary clinton for pres. in 2008? check out this website.

www.billforfirstlady.com

bring it

supposedly snow is heading towards lexvegas, the land of the free and home of the brave. i'm not holding my breath. maybe i should go stock up on milk and bread anyways. i could never go a day without either.

respecting the author

'the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe' movie is coming out soon. it looks pretty cool, but out of respect for c.s. lewis i'm going to skip this movie. the books are so wonderful in and of themselves. i was reading around on the bbc website and found a link to this letter:

The Kilns,
Headington Quarry,
Oxford
18 Dec. 1959

Dear Sieveking

(Why do you ‘Dr’ me? Had we not dropped the honorifics?) As things worked out, I wasn’t free to hear a single instalment of our serial [The Magician’s Nephew] except the first. What I did hear, I approved. I shd. be glad for the series to be given abroad. But I am absolutely opposed – adamant isn’t in it! – to a TV version. Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare. At least, with photography. Cartoons (if only Disney did not combine so much vulgarity with his genius!) wld. be another matter. A human, pantomime, Aslan wld. be to me blasphemy.

All the best,
yours
C. S. Lewis

[Letter to BBC producer Lance Sieveking (1896-1972), who has written at the top: ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ and, after the address, the phone number “62963”.]

from www.nthposition.com

this hybrid car thing

i've been reading about hybrids this morning. just curious. why would they make better cars? better gas mileage. less emissions. they are a bit more in price then similar non-hybrid cars. www.hybridcars.com is an informative website on the subject. that's where i found the reason that i want a hybrid...

"I absolutely love our Prius. In addition to being obviously economical and environmentally friendly, they drive great and are just plain sexy. There’s no reason all Americans shouldn’t be driving hybrid cars."
Will Ferrell

have a nice day everyone

worst hair. worst comeback song. this is bon jovi. he doesn't look like this now because he's like 75 years old with face surgery. his favorite thanksgiving dish is beer.

question of the day

what is long duk dong's favorite thanksgiving dish?

so strange

the gorillaz is a "virtual" band that i saw perform on the mtv european music awards. they were cartoons playing on stage. the bass player donned the whitey tighty, which i always love. cartoons in briefs. besides being extremely odd (which isn't new for brits), they were so entertaining. the music is quite fun. some pop, electronic, hip-hop, reggae, and folk. they have a radio song called "feel good". i just love finding good, new music. this is a winner. www.gorillaz.com

unbelievable

31-30! auburn over UGA. i'll tell you what. after alabama lost to LSU (disappointing), i didn't know if i could watch my tigers lose to ol' georgia. can you believe this? right now there's only one thing to be concerned about. college football. some people talk about the war in iraq, global warming, etc. let's get back to reality, people. the iron bowl happens next saturday. auburn v. alabama. forget fox news and NPR. CBS sports is where it's at. WAR EAGLE!

my husband loves me

this is what ryan said to me today after seeing this picture in the herald-leader. "these girls make your boobs look huge. i love you. you're so unique." the joys of marriage. he always knows how to charm me.

food fast and fast food

i saw a commercial this morning for applebees restaurant. there's something that i don't quite understand about this commercial. they say that they're not fast food but food that is fast. what's the difference? i need some help here.

who should W nominate next?

listen, W thinks that this dude from pennsylvania is right for the job of associate justice of the supreme court of the united states of america. i have another opinion. here are my two choices. first, william nelson, the "red-headed stranger". if anybody has experience with courts and stuff, it's this guy. this is somebody that we want on our side.

second, biscuitasaurus. intimidating. ferocious. hardcore. think about it. since harriet miers dropped out, it should be fair game.