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I think that my brain is keeping itself in off mode, so I am pretty much devoid of anything substantive to say today. As for this weekend, the only thing exciting that we did was paint the front of the house (finally). UPDATE: I totally meant to, but forgot, to mention that John so graciously helped us paint the house. His help is much appreciated!!! Well, there was that one other thing, which occurred that very same night, when I was called by Brian and Dave to come out and join Mr. Pbody’s bachelor party. They were at the bowling alley, which is where I thought they would stay, but shortly after our arrival, and after one game and two pitchers, James and I found ourselves following Dave and Brian to the… wait for it… Pink Pony. I have driven by this place a 1000 times, since it is next to my work complex, and have never given a serious thought as to going in. But now I can say that we have been there.

While I did have a good time, I still don’t think I could ever get comfortable in a place where people take off their clothes and shake their “stuff” for money. I had fun taking the shots out of that girl’s boobs, and I thought it was fun to watch the ladies do their acrobatics on the poles over the bar (that one girl did like the equivalent of 50 pull ups!), but it just seemed a little weird to have naked people all around us. Maybe that’s just me. The boys seemed to all have a good time, and I don’t know which was more fun; watching the strippers, or watching me and James react to them. Either way, a good time was had… and I must say, my first strip club experience was at least an interesting one. The other reason you would never see me asking to go to a strip club, is because those places are SOOOOO expensive. I swear, I am glad they took care of us all night, otherwise I would have been out of there. Which reminds me… I need to open a strip club.

Funny thing though, James did say that he was surprised the female genitalia wasn’t larger (I don’t know why he thought it was bigger; probably because it looks bigger on TV?); because it was his first time seeing it live and in person. I, on the other hand, was not surprised at all; but that is a different story for a different time and place.

Hope everyone enjoys their Monday… I will just sit here and stare at the screen until it is over!

— Today is my last tattoo appointment. Here’s hoping it is complete and actually IS my last tattoo appointment. Expect me to be in pain tonight. And drinking.
— I have tried everything I can think of (with the help of several others), and the consensus is that I am going to have to give up Tivo, for now. I can’t believe it. I am still in shock. But I will have to live with the shitty UI from Comcast. Damn. Hurry up Tivo series 3!!! We need you! (if anyone can tell me how to get around this… without giving up a clear picture… I am all ears)
— We went to see Wicked on Tuesday night, and it was pretty good. I only say “pretty good”, because I have actually seen it done better. There were a few sour notes, and a few pitch problems, but overall, it was a delight. I also actually saw Wicked on Broadway, and it was just so insanely good there, that it couldn’t of been topped by a traveling company, so no worries. It was still really good. I LOVE that musical, and as such, I have listened to the cast recording a thousand times, so if you are doing that, you may be slightly disappointed by the show; none of those actors (and this is not trying to be mean to them) have the level of talent that Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenowith have. It would be like going to see someone sing Whitney’s songs; while they may be great, they just aren’t Whitney. Finally, this is in no way a negative review of the show or the performance, it was good, and if you can go, I say go. The show will blow you away.
— Apparently, I am not the only one that thinks the media is being too hard on mama Britney. See this article.
— Taylor “soul patrol” Hicks won American Idol. Good for him… and let it be known that when Chris Daughtry was voted off, I totally called this one. I got it right! And don’t worry, McPhee will get a record deal. Chill out.
— We are planning on painting the front of the house this weekend… how are you spending your Memorial Day weekend? Want to come and help?
— Make sure, if you want to that is, to pick up the Dixie Chicks album… it is wonderful.

UPDATE:
— It’s official. I am definitely getting a Wii. (article)

I need to write a book. Seriously. I need to get on that… damn you ADD! Damn you repressed anger and depression that prevent me from doing things I want to do! I am seriously going to though… watch out.

Monday sucks. To top it all off, last night my dumb ass tripped over the threshold from the office to the kitchen, and since that threshold is where the carpet ends and the SHARP hardwoods begin, I managed to almost slice off the underside of my big toe. Seriously, cut a little more deeply, I would no longer have a toe print. Now, I get to sport an ever so sexy limp until that shit heals. I love being clumsy!

But… guess what we got yesterday? Isn’t it a beauty? 42 inches of pure joy… I guess 9 isn’t enough in this case. I guess it is true; buying things CAN make you happy. If you don’t believe that, buy something and see how you are wrong. So, so wrong. Now I can’t wait until Saturday when Comcast brings us our new HD cable box with a DVR inside! Which does record 2 channels at once, everyone who wanted me to have that! But I will miss my tivo… blee bloop blee bloop blee bloop. I wil shut up now.

1) I just saw this at planet dan; make your own stereogram!!! Remember magic eye? I do! It was like one of the best days ever when i learned how to see those things, and I love getting all cross eyed every once and a while and hurting my brain looking into the colors trying to find a unicorn or something. Now, you can create your own! What do you see in this one? (you can click on it and make it bigger)

Click and drag here for the answer: it’s a sail boat! For bonus points… what movie am I referencing? Now go make your own! ROCK! (link)

2) I can’t believe that Chris Daughtry was voted off last night. BUT, in his defense, it isn’t the first 4th place “upset”. Remember Tamyra Gray and Latoya London? We all do. And hey Chris… they got record deals. Just do me a favor; at least one picture in the album booklet with you shirtless… please?

3) Mother’s day is this weekend, kids, so I hope that you sent out your cards to your moms and grandmas. With that being said, I was signing my card for my mom yesterday, and getting it all ready to mail, when I read over it again. Much to my surprise, this is what I found:

Yep, that’s right. I took a picture to prove it; they misspelled ridiculously. Wow. I honestly can’t believe that it made it through to the final stages of product development, and actually was printed, and is now being sold with a misspelled word ON THE FRONT! There are only like 20-30 words on the whole card, and they missed this one? Wow. Now THAT is ridiculous. My apologies to the person at Carlton Cards who gets fired over this… hey, maybe your boss doesn’t read my blog!

— I am sad today; two good friends (and their partners too, I am not forgetting them) are going through pain. I hope they feel better soon. One is physical, and the other emotional, and I hope they both feel better soon. Love and kisses. Things like this make me think about how fortunate I am, and it bugs me that I am not happier about that fortune.

— Last night I watched the Notebook. Goddamn that is a good movie. Too bad it made me cry like a little girl. As deb suggested, it is probably best not to watch intensely emotional movies when you are depressed. But it is a great movie though! How could I resist?

— Thanks for all of the suggestions yesterday about thwarting thieves. The whole thing just makes me feel violated, and even more pissed because we try to make the neighborhood nicer, and this is the thanks we get. And landmines may be a bad idea, I tend to be forgetful, and I would hate to stumble drunk in the yard one night and find one. Or if Sydney found one… that would be bad. I will just hope they got what they needed and won’t come back. Here’s hoping. And that maybe they will just go and steal all of that sod at the house one street over. A sweeter treat nearby is bound to work in our favor; I hope. Side note: you guys’ comments made James feel better, so thanks for that!

— A friend of mine, deb, has come up with a cool little thing for us to do; we are going to make a mix cd only with songs that we would never hit skip or next, if they were to come up on the ipod or in the car. This means, you ALWAYS want to hear that song. I think this is going to be interesting. In fact, post some of the songs that fit that criteria for you… I would love to know what you guys’ must hear songs are!!

— Sweetwater today. God I love going there.

— I had something else… but it’s gone. Oh well!

Somewhat bittersweet, I guess, since not that many questions were posed, but here are the answers to the last two. First, Terry asks if I believe in love and first sight, and the possibility of there being “the one”. First of all, I want to believe in love at first sight. I am a total romantic. I eat it up in movies. But in reality, I don’ t think that you can truly have love at first sight. What you feel may seem like love, but it probably isn’t love. While that may sound cynical, I just think that relationships take a lot of work, and if people base it off of their first meeting, it is going to be an uphill battle to say the least. It is great to think about, but in reality, hard to translate. As for there being “the one”, I also have to say I don’t believe in that either. I believe that there are many, and if you are lucky enough to find one of them (or if they find you), then there is no reason to “hold out” for this one person that you think exists. I have seen relationships (some of my own) end because the other person was looking for this one, and sometimes, I think that you can have something better if you just see what is right in front of you. I think that a lot of people fall in this trap, and if they start dating someone, and that person isn’t everything they had hoped for, they back out, and a lot of times, miss out on a potential great opportunity.

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I am a dork, I was totally all just like, twoday must be twosday, huh? After I typed the title to this post. And then saw it was Tuesday. Dork! Anyway… Tonight I am going back for session two on the tattoo. I have no idea how much he will be able to do, but I hope it is a lot; tattoo healing sucks. The thought of having to do it again after this time sucks more. Expect ouchies and maybe even a picture later tonight. Or tomorrow.

Now to answer another question from the thread a few days ago; if James and I were to get married (yes please!), what would we register for? Well, we would probably just register for things we need, like Lowe’s gift cards, Target gift cards, and if they offer them, gift cards to the liquor store. That last one was a joke. Sort of. We registered for stuff when we moved into our house, and while some of our friends got us stuff, the main point was to get our parents to shell out for the cool crap (can you say Calphalon gift set? Because I have no problem saying it, or asking for it). But um, they didn’t bite that worm at all. In fact, we gots nothing (except some planting stuff and things from James’ mom). Parents are weird aren’t they? I guess another thing that we may do, is ask for donations towards a honeymoon. Since we aren’t going to have a “traditional” wedding, we will probably be forced to pay for a bunch of it, if not all of it, and we totally still deserve to have a kick ass honeymoon. I am thinking Hawaii or Maui bitches, so if the time comes to contribute, get out your checkbooks; we will come a calling.

Other than that, I don’t know? Eric, those that you mentioned all sounded like great places, so I guess to wrap up my answer, I think you should just register for what you need. That way, you won’t end up with two quesadilla makers.

Sydney and the bunnies wish all ya’ll a happy easter. I am laying low today, back hurts. Nothing a little (lot) beer won’t fix. Welcome back Jesus!

Oh, I did finally post my pictures from Thursday’s APWBTGTTD. Go here. Good times!

Tattooing begins in t-minus 2 hours and counting… nervous? Yes. Excited? Yes. Stay tuned.

So today, I have a consultation for my tattoo… exciting, and yet nerve wracking. I haven’t said anything, because it really hasn’t sunk in, but I will be getting the tattoo on Saturday… Lots going through my head right now, like “I hope I like the design this guy does for me” and “I just want it to be healed already!” and “I hope I like the design this guy does for me”… stuff like that. I will let you know how the consultation goes this afternoon; I have never had a person draw up a tattoo design especially for me, so I am pretty excited. Ginko leaves and Koi fish; here I come!

Also, I turned off comment moderation. Happy?

And finally, I was mistaken, everyone seems to like the idea of being woken up by someone licking their butt. That is an interesting statement about the readers of this here blog… and I quite like what it says. So, uh, I guess, enjoy!

UPDATE: So here’s a cheesy picture of me to illustrate the tattoo proposal (he sketched it on me); I don’t think that many of you realized that I was getting a big one… either way, what do we think? Seriously? Is it TOO big? I kinda feel that it is pretty large, and whatnot, but I also think that it is going to look really good. Thoughts?

UPDATE2: Because kat suggested it, here’s a picture of me with the tattoo proposed design with a tougher, meaner face. Does it make it more believable?