cool connections

i have been meaning to post this for a few weeks now. sorry, this is a lame post for those of you that aren't followers of LOST. as the tv show progressed, i always thought to myself, "man, i need a map of people connections. like to write down everybody's name and show how they are "related" or "connected." but of course that would be too complicated and mind-boggling for me to do (plus i haven't seen all the episodes... we came in towards the end of season one). so this cool person did it for me! i actually learned of new connections after viewing this map! i tripped across this through usatoday's website. click here to view it. it's really large for the screen, so to view it best, you may need to print it out. when you click on the image to fit your screen (well at least my tiny 17" screen...yeah, i don't have a 104" mac screen like los), the words aren't really legible. for all those who are LOST junkies and have seen this months ago....shut yo pie hole! don't make me feel like a dork....thanks. ;o)

superman returns a fun favor

here's a fun superman game that will keep you occupied for awhile. nice graphics. watch out for the kryptonite. dude, it wipes out 500 points everytime you fly into one by accident. i'd probably have a decent score if i didn't keep flyin' into the durn green rocks! my high score is an even 10,000. click here to play. also, once you catch the wreckage, you have to tap your "up" arrow key to slow superman down to safely dispose of the wreckage...beware...you'll experience severe finger/wrist crampage that could lead to carpal tunnel. still fun to play though! david and i are cheesy and are looking forward to the movie. hey, if you score big, check back here and post your score. husband scores don't count. ;o) j/k

left left left right left

there are many things that i do that gravitate towards self-conscious tendencies in my mind. i often fear what others think of me. i am a perfectionist, so i beat myself up a lot. i am a second guesser in a lot of ways. scars from my middle school days reveal themselves in a slightly darker hue in situations where i feel threatened, ganged up on, or mocked. however, on a lighter note, there are some things about me that i can seriously laugh at and not succumb to the three-eyed self-conscious monster. here's an example of how quirky i am and honestly don't care about it. as all ipod owners know, his or her ipod comes with the basic manufactured pair of white earphones. these are the ones that i use for my nano. they're fine. i have read a few reviews on them which people are most unhappy. i am like, gosh, am i a loser for using mine? should i like go buy some high-tech, expensive ones. :o) there it goes again...the self-doubting, self-conscious evil monster taking a little skinny dip. so anyways, the earphones have small lettering marking them each as a "left" earpiece and a "right" earpiece...hence an "L" and an "R." well, here's the deal. both earpieces are identical in shape, so the earpieces could go in either ear and do the job just as well. so my deal...it's like pavlov's law...doggie hears the bell...doggie always slobbers. aly uses her nano...aly always picks up her earphones, checks to see which one is "L" and "R", and always puts them in their respective ears. EVERYTIME. i have to put the "L" in my left ear and the "R" in my right ear. i just can't bring myself to ignore the fact that it makes no difference. it's crazy!!! call it OCD, call it an idiosyncrasy, call me tard head, call me shirley. i think it's so funny. am i weird or WHAT?!?! i just can't help it! :o)

she trips me out

her name is lori peters. been playing for seventeen years. i have the utmost respect for female drummers and want to be one one day. she plays for a hard rock band named skillet. click here to watch her go to town. looks like i have a lot of catching up to do. i am drum perusing now. i took some lessons back in '00, and am killing to get back into it. i am still working on david to shell out some bucks on a set. i feel it coming soon.

the rocket returns

david and i somehow lucked up as ticket holders for the lexington legend's game with roger clemens and his son koby. we purchased a couple of four dollar tickets online seconds before the legend's website crashed, and held on tight. what a fun night! we showed up an hour and a half early because we had lawn tickets, and the lawns were actually pretty full when we arrived. we managed to squeeze our way in behind a free-standing hotdog grill along first base line and had an awesome view. we were right there as roger warmed up (the pic to the left) and were among all the crazied fans looming for autographs. roger pitched the first three innings recording six strike outs, a couple of hits, and a homerun. the kid that hit the homerun was probably dookin' in his pants. as the ball sailed down the first base line, it hit a sign above a deck where people can stand (it's called the pepsi party deck). the ball hit the "e" in "deck" and it shattered the upper part of the "e" making it a natural moment i am sure for the hitter...although i am not sure he was looking (i think he was preoccupied with the mess in his drawers). there were so many people there...it was insane. record numbers for a legend's game for obvious reasons. after the game and lots of fun (i love being a part of a big crowd), david thanked me for being a cheap date...total spent that evening for parking, dinner, and tickets was a grand total of $19.50. not too stinkin' shabby!

me gracefully stuffing my face with 25 cent hotdogs. yes, 25 cent hotdogs! sad thing is...i still could only eat two...so much for getting our money's worth. this one kid beside me had a whole sack full of dogs and was grazing on them throughout the game....atta boy.

here's a pic of roger on the mound and koby playing third.

missy higgins

i have recently discovered missy higgins and really dig her. she was on one of our recent paste sample cd's a month or two ago. i commented in the car one day that i liked her voice and lyrics, and david surprised me the other day with her album, the sound of white. i am diggin' her chili in a major way! download a song or two and check her out. she's worth it. for those of you that were at our wedding in 2002, she sounds a lot like my cousin courtney who sang. it's eerie how much they sound alike. speaking of courtney (who, by the way, is way too cool for me) ... she recently left gibson guitar and joined category 5 records, an award-winning independent music and video distribution company in nashville, as their southwest region promotion manager. get it on, girl. you know that i am your biggest fan.

back in the bluegrass

david and i have just returned from a glorious nine day vacation at the beach. it's been a little difficult getting back in the routine around here. we had an awesome time with david's parents, brother, sister-in-law, and their four-month-old son. david and i made stops in atlanta on both ends of the trip to the beach. we scored a night at a four star hotel in buckhead (compliments of hotwire.com) that was absolutely divine. wow. i sat in the bathroom for forever and watched the water come out of the faucet...it was so beautiful...amazing. i have never seen water come out of a faucet like that before. we purchased a few bargains at filene's basement, ate at one of our favorite tai restaurants in virginia highlands, and stopped by B&J's for a scoop of coffee buzz buzz buzz. then we spent the week with david's family on jekyll island off the coast of georgia. doesn't compare to the beauty of the gulf coast, but we were graciously given a house for the entire week. free accomodations plus family on a non-touristy island...priceless. that's the beauty of jekyll...it's not commercialized...so it's secluded, quiet, and low key. here are some highlights of the week:

• crabbing and fishing with my brother and sister-in-law
• linda's breakfast burritos
• daily naps
• little ira's squeals, squeaks, coo's, and grunts
• cable!!! (oh my heavens...i know why we have rabbit ears. we're not cheap, we're preventing weight gain)
• listening to the sound of the ocean
• watching david and his younger brother dook it out in madden 2006 football & team up in halo 2
• poking-war bike ride with david
• lovely luncheon at the jekyll club hotel & walking on the creeky floors filled with history
• counting 26! bunny rabbits along the causeway to jekyll (it was like an easter egg hunt! so fun counting!)
• walking on the beach three in hand with david and his mom