Thank goodness that NaBloPoMo was this month. November has been supah-packed with the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and all sorts of other good shit.
Nothing is better than starting off the month with a Matt Nathanson concert. If I could, I’d go to one every day. Hearing Ingrid Michaelson live was pretty damn awesome too. (And of course, a few days after the concert I find out my obsessions had meshed – Matt Nathanson’s song was featured in a General Hospital: Night Shift episode!)
Vegas, So You Think You Can Dance crazies, photos, late night parking garage antics (I didn’t really post about that, maybe another day though), and of course MORE Matt Nathanson!
Oh and what a weird month – Jimmy Kimmel and Dog the Bounty Hunter graced my posts not once, but twice.
So this Christmas shopping thing is going along ok.. a little slow. I start looking, with a certain person in mind, then WOOSH I’m sucked into the world of ME. Ooh that necklace looks pretty.. oo that ring.. oh that watch.. blah blah me me me me me.
But I still like to buy stuff for others.
And, I think I’m getting an idea or two for some yummies I want to make.
I’m normally bah-humbug about the holidays, and actually when it comes to Christmas music and CHRISTMAS 24/7 shoved down my throat – yes I’m still very bah-humbug… but I like finding gifts and wrapping them or putting them in boxes….
Online shopping is horribly addictive. The other day I almost bought WRAPPING PAPER online. There is this one site that has hot designs (don’t get me started on the Container Store, my #1 place for the ultimate wrapping paper) – but.. I just can’t buy it. I try to keep it in my mind that people just rip through the stuff. You don’t want to hear “DON’T RIP THE PAPER! Save it for another gift!” I won’t be that person….
ok well save full ribbons if you can, cause sometimes they’re just super pretty…
Random Christmas memory! I remember one Christmas, this must have been oh, 1989 or 90, I got two cassette tapes for Christmas from my grandparents. My grandma was doting yet frugal sometimes when it came to gifts for my cousin and I. That year, the two tapes I got were the New Kids on the Block Christmas songs album and a copied version of their Hanging Tough (or was it The Right Stuff) album. The tape wasn’t marked but was in a clear case with a black and white photocopy of the tape cover. Meanwhile, Kim, my cousin, got the Hanging Tough/Right Stuff album and a copy of the Christmas album. Sigh. Silly but a nice memory.
OK I can’t blog anymore because I am watching today’s General Hospital and it is demanding more of my attention than I thought I could give it. So… away I go! Yay Friday is tomorrow and it’s “SCRAPBOOK FRIDAY!!!1″
Apparently in this dream, I was dating Jimmy Kimmel.
Gawd, typing that is just weird. Anyway, the dream itself was nice – he was very sweet and I woke up all warm and fuzzy. Basically he said things to me that all girls want to hear. He seemed energized, like he’d just gotten over some bad days at work or something, then he told me how happy he was with me and all that other mushy stuff.
After my dream and I was at work, I told my coworker.
Me: “Apparently I have some deep, hidden crush on Jimmy Kimmel.” Co-Worker: “Oooh did you have a dream about him?”
I told her a bit about the dream and then she startled me:
CW: “OH! That reminds me! I had a dream too!”
She noted that at least with Jimmy, he was somewhat cute – but her dream involved someone “nasty”.
Because of her recent television habits (influenced by a friend of hers), she dreamt she was dating(or in love, she’ll correct me when she reads this and flips out) with Dog the Bounty Hunter!
And immediately after that, I didn’t mind the fact I had a dream about Jimmy Kimmel.
This video (of Sara and Neil) is from the So You Think You Can Dance tour that I went to the other day. I have no idea who shot this, but they were damned lucky to have such close seats. Our seats were much, much farther away… but still pretty decent!
:: You know that song, “Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride, nobody’s gonna slow me down, OH No, I’ve got to keep on moooovin’”? Well iTunes doesn’t have it and frankly I am rather bummed. I wanted to buy it, and now I can’t. Boo iTunes. Boo. But yay YouTube! Man oh man.. look at the 80s!
Just look at those hot dance moves!
:: My coworker and I are attempting something crazy the next two weeks. She’s going to call me at 6am tomorrow to help remind me to wake up. Then we’ll work out in our respective homes. We will attempt this again on Thursday. Next week I’m in charge of calling her on Tues and Thursday morning. We both agree it’s going to be tough getting up early. But hey it’s something to try!
:: Other goals – I plan to have my Christmas shopping done by the end of next week. Then, if all goes as planned, I will be a scannin’ fool – scanning family photos – as I should have been all year, but haven’t because I don’t own a scanner. (I would use the one at work, but I don’t want to.)
I'm on my way to the shark tank to watch the So You Think You Can Dance tour with my equally-obsessed friend, Mel. For the last hour we've watched old episodes and shrieked names like PASHA! NEIL! and SABRA!
My friend Chris (in the grey hoodie) made this video for his ASL(American Sign Language) class at CSU Monterey Bay. I’ve seen a few of his homemade movies over the years and this one is especially silly with the appearance of one of his other friends…
So my dad finally got his Harley, and of course it’s his favorite color – red.
Today we went out for some photos and videos up and down some country roads in Salida. It was pretty cool. And if you’re curious, no I haven’t taken a ride on it and probably won’t anytime soon. I sat on it, that was enough for me.
It is pretty shiny – I will have to take a few more pics of it before I return to San Jose.
Can you design a year-long calendar on a business card without having supah tiny font and a pleasing design?
Saw this via kottke today and thought it was worth reposting here, in case you’re not a daily kottke reader.
This is inspiring! A nice challenge and though it is over I think I’ll still play along…
From the website, my favorites are #1 for its simplicity- yet you’d still need to know when the month started; #6 for its colorful and unique design – I like how the month headers are shifted to show you when the month starts; and finally #3 for quick use. It easily tells you what the date it without having to fold or remember when the month started or fill in information yourself.
