and the award goes to......

okay, so these guys haven't shown up yet, but i am keeping my legs crossed and nixing the miniskirts just in case. i certainly wouldn't want to britney anyone.

but, i really have won an award! yay self-esteem!
it appears that i actually waste the time of more than just 2 people.

here's the skinny

Characteristics for the Smile Award:
1. Must display a cheerful attitude.
2. Must love one another.
3. Must make mistakes.
4. Must learn from others.
5. Must be a positive contributor to blog world.
6. Must love life.
7. Must love kids.

Rule of The Smile Award
1. The recipient must link back the the award’s creator
2. You must post these rules if you receive the award.
3. You must choose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself.
4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award, as posted.
5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient.
6. You must create a post sharing your win with others.
7. You must thank your giver.

diana b. and your tub full of boys, and fun, and sweetness, and love and all things good... THANK YOU!!!

now for the fun part. i get to give this to 5 other folks.
there's lots of good blogs out there. in my world, we're bff's that i check up on everyday. of course, in their world, it's probably more like stalking.

now for the hard part. i get to give this to 5 other folks.
it's like my mom told me i can have a sleepover but can only invite 5 friends instead of everyone i know. oh the anguish.

girls weekend 101

yay! its that time of year again!
just to be clear, there are *rules....

1. I will not break up any arguments over who has whose stuff.
2. I will not tell anyone to get down from standing on the couch.
3. I will not prevent anyone from standing on a stool trying to get something off the counter that they shouldn't have or touch something hot.
4. I will not sign anyone's folder if they have a RED day.
5. I will not sing Poor, Unfortunate Souls to anyone.
6. If you sit down and say you're not coming with us, I will not wait for you or count. I'm just leavin'.
7. I will not change anyone's diaper.
8. I will not fix anyone "dark" apple juice.

*works cited shannon temple

yep...

i'm at it again.

"on the backside of 30...."

to quote john conlee.


okay, i'm not on the backside, yet, but i have acknowledged the fact that i am getting old.
clue #1
the presets on my xm have gone from anything consisting of hip cool tunes to things like sports talk, cnn headline news, potus '08, bbc world and freakin' bloomberg.

oh and the couple of music presets i have left play cool jams from those hip new bands like the cranberries, corey hart, and journey.

clue #2
start my day without reading the newspaper?!?! heresy! and i'm talking "physically turning paper pages where my fingers get all black and there's so much awakwardness in turning those giant pages that you dare not read it without a table in front of you" newspaper not any of this new age interweb newspaper.

third and final clue?
as i'm watching 90210, my concerns for he characters have well, shifted.
travel back in time with me to a place i like to call ol' army.

some of my concerns-circa 1990-2000
1. the peach pit is awesome.
2. valerie! what a skank!
3. such a sweet condo on the beach.
4. who will dylan choose?
and of course:
5. donna martin graduates!

but in this dawning of new army,

i find myself following these story lines:
1. it is difficult for kelly to date when she has a child-who will babysit?
2. isn't there a dress code at west beverly?
3. i am so glad silver is okay after almost drowning as a 4 yr. old.
4. all the wilson's want is a family night-is that so hard to have?
and finally:
5. i truly hope debbie can find them a house in this market, and move out from under her mother-in-law.

i know. i'm old.

bring it on!

in a world where being a high school cheerleader is the definition of self fullfillment....
oh wait, it doesn't just happen in texas.
first we had this:
the positively true adventures of the alleged texas cheerleading mom. just rolls off the tongue doesn't it?
then this:
willing to kill, the texas cheerleading story
and who can forget this:
fab five: the texas cheerleader scandal
but the ultimate cheerleading story.
score one for wisconsin!
really? some people just don't need to bring it.

the cult of personality

during one of my cheap therapy sessions. i mean grad school classes, we took the meyers-briggs. ever hear of it?
yeah, yeah, your typical personality test. like in seventeen, or vogue where in an effort to understand yourself and others, you answer all these questions to help you understand your:
a) contextual self
who you are in a given environment
b) developed self
your choices, free will and habitual contextual self become your developed self
and finally,
c) true self
your dna

so, we took this survey and my therapist, i mean professor, scored us and labeled us.
nothing like being labeled, discussing that label with a group of people and then finding out how people feel about that label. awesome!
so i am labeled as the most sociable of all personalities (duh). i base all decisions on how they will affect people (duh). i am a helper, a facilitator, and a apparently my main objective in life is to assure the happiness of others. (hmmm) most of this was not news to me. nor was the fact that i am very concrete and must have things planned out.....
which is where the story takes an ugly turn.
see, we have been in school for 3 weeks now and today was basically a "do-over" of the first day of school. we started the year out with a new principal and when the old one principal left, he took the master schedule with him, allegedly. so, the counselors and "scheduling experts" (hmmm, is that where the $64 million went?) have been working on said schedule for 3 weeks. this is exactly how i feel. and probably look too. yikes!


apparently the new atom smasheris a lot less complicated than making sure 7th graders get their required credits of gym, math, or lunch scheduled correctly.

the thing is i can respect a good cluster______. however when every friday you tell me that on monday the situation is resolved and come monday that situation is still not resolved and that happens not only once, not only twice, but three times....trust issues begin to surface. i'm only taking one class this semester, so not enough therapy to include multiple issues, you know?

so, in reference to aforementioned personality test that so obviously pointed out my concrete sequential-ness and need for order, i can't funtion! my home life has suffered. i cannot get a routine going at school, which means i cannot get a routine going at home. i can't eat. i can't sleep. i got sick! fall premieres are still a week away!
i know! right?
okay, things got ironed out today and the space time continuum should cease its unraveling.(insert huge sigh of relief here).
all that to say that regular blog posts?...should be coming back as order is being restored. besides, i think i was wearing dave out by talking to him instead of posting to both my readers.

September 11, 2001

do you remember where you were? what you were doing?
where are you now?

its always sunny in philadelphia

...and that is why i'm not blogging tonight.
my head is swimming. i'm super discombobulated. and don't deal well with stress.
therefore the night is comprised of triple P's and the gang....
oh season 4 is nigh upon us.

warning: uncomfortable, politically incorrect humor ahead! but hulu you must!

the outback

or as the locals call it, grandma and rudy granpa's house.

labor day weekend had a LOT going on.

bridal shower for mike and amy.
so not possible with out my posse!
way to go girls!
amy, i expect to see pictures posted soon.



an early birthday celebration for crockett at main event.
oh, and i think there was a football game or something?

grandma and her angel


STRIKE!

oh, we're in trouble!



get your guns up!
et tu david?
when in rome? i guess?

and we're done!