The cold wasn’t so bad, it didn’t last too long. It kept me indoors until Tuesday, when I finally felt well enough to go for a walk up to Safeway. The two signs of feeling better:
-being able to do the walk to Safeway (about 4 miles round trip) and
-being able to sing

I love VH1 Classic. This week I saw a video (Hands To Heaven) from one of my favorite cheesy ballady bands, Breathe. Sigh, I love me a good cheesy ballad!

I got together with my friend Amy twice this week. She was in my Mom To Mom group. She wants to get together again next week. She has a daughter who is almost 4 months old. It’s so much fun to hang with someone whose kid is younger than Elijah.

Even with the cold gone, I’m still having strange dreams. I’ll spare you the oddness (well I didn’t spare Lisa, ’cause that’s what best friends are for). My subconscious really needs to take a break from the past, and from tv. 🙂

I made cupcakes tonight while Geoff was away at his men’s group. I’ve had a bad craving for chocolate!

No big plans for the weekend. Geoff has to do a lot of running. BTW, Geoff posted info on the pictures from the Cherry Creek Sneak. So check out his blog.

I got 3rd Rock From The Sun, Season One on DVD from the library, and I’m plowing through it. It’s such a funny show. I’ll close with a quote from it.

Mary Albright: I think you look distinguished with gray hair.
Dick Solomon: Thank you. I think you would look distinguished with gray hair, too.
Mary Albright: No. When men get gray hair, they look distinguished. When women get gray hair, they look old.
Dick Solomon: When women get breasts, they look sexy. When men get breasts, they look old.
Mary Albright: Good point!

courtesy of Roland

YOU *C A N *O N L Y *T Y P E *T W O *W O R D S !

N O *E X P L A N A T I O N S !

Two Word Survey:

1. Yourself: Melissa Armstrong

2. Your car: Grey Gary

3. Your hair: long brown

4. Your mother: my mom

5. Your father: is missed

6. Your favorite item: potato chips

7. Your dream last night: party people

8. Your favorite drink: coca cola

9. Your dream home: near friends

10. The room you are in: very messy

11. Your pet: Honey Cat

12. Your fear: someone dying

13. Where you want to be in ten years: equally blessed

14. Who you hung out with last night: hubby Geoff

15. What you’re not: patient, wealthy

16. Your best friend: Geoff, Lisa

17. One of your wish items: Rolls Royce

18. Your gender: cute girl

19. The last thing you did: met friend

20. What you are wearing: cami, jeans

21. Your favorite weather: warm fall

22. Your favorite book: Princess Bride

23. The last thing you ate: mashed potatoes

24. Your life: blessed, crazy

25. Your mood: funny, wired

26. The last person you talked to on the phone: Lisa babe

“We didn’t lose the game, we just ran out of time.”
-Vince Lombardi

Nope, I’m not better. I didn’t get a good night sleep as needed, neither did Elijah. Apparently neither did Geoff. I went to the store to stock up on more Kleenex. I’m trying to take it easy. I was able to nap for about an hour, that was after an hour of lying in bed listening to all the neighborhood dogs barking and Elijah talking to himself in his crib. Right before I woke up, I was having a crazy dream. I was talking to Athena on the phone, and there were giant lobsters crawling all over my front yard. The door swung open and shut, I was afraid Elijah had crawled out the door into the fray with the lobsters. I was yelling where the heck is Geoff?! I woke up because Elijah was crying, and while I was getting up to get him a bottle, Geoff phoned. I think this cold is making me delusional.

Well, I’m happy to say I’ll be doing my first garage sale in 2 weeks. The HOA is advertising sales for everyone in the neighborhood who wants to partake. So all I have to do is set up on my driveway. Yay! Now I just need to get organized with what I want to sell.

Celebrity Poker Showdown is coming back! May 31st we’ll get some new celebrities, some familiar ones, one old co-host, and one new co-host. What? Yes, Phil Gordon left CPS. His replacement is Phil Hellmuth, another poker legend. Why the change in Phils? Gordon sites that he just wants to do something new and different. I’m sure the show will be fine w/o him, I just really enjoyed the banter between him and Dave. Here’s a list of the guests you’ll see in this tournament.

Game 1 – Jorge Garcia, Andrea Martin, Kim Coles, Greg Behrendt, and Michael Ian Black.
Game 2 – Jason Alexander, Kevin Sorbo, Bryan Cranston, Susie Essman, and Jamie Bamber.
Game 3 – Fred Savage, Jennifer Tilly, Doug E. Doug, Brett Butler, and Ida Siconolfi.
Game 4 – Jenna Fischer, Keegan-Michael Key, Rocco DiSpirito, Jordan Peele, and Mario Cantone.
Game 5 – Andy Dick, Macy Gray, Christopher Meloni, Joy Behar, and Robin Tunney.

In other Bravo news, the final three on Top Chef… Harold, Dave and Tiffani. Couldn’t believe Lee Anne didn’t make it. I think it wasn’t so much her dish, but a cumulative of the last two challenges. It was her menu for the commitment ceremony, and she was in charge of Miguel & Stephen for the spanish restaurant. The finale is in two weeks, next week they’ll do a reunion show with all the chefs. I may not tune in the night it airs, but I’ll likely catch the rerun.

Anyways, I better sign off. I have to go convince Elijah he needs to sleep. Pray for me. 🙂 I’ll close with a quote from A Mighty Wind.

Lars Olfen: I had a garage band in Stockholm, which was a challenge in its own right, to keep an instrument tuned with that temperature swing. There’s a block warmer for the Volvo in the garage but it’s cold in there in the winter. So we played and I had a hit that you might have heard of. “Hur Är Läget, Lilla Gumman?” which means, “How’s It Hanging, Grandma?” and it was big on the Swedish charts.

Geoff shared his cold with me & Elijah. Elijah is only showing signs of a runny nose, I have the throbbing head, sore throat, runny nose and watery eyes. And Geoff is off to his men’s retreat today. Had we not paid for his trip, I would have asked him to stay home. But it’ll be okay, don’t feel sorry for me. Just send well wishes.

BTW- I finished the book The Portrait (Iain Pears). It was really good. I loved the way the author wrote, and even not knowing much of anything about art, it didn’t hinder me plowing through it. A real page turner, I thought.

I totally thought today was Friday. I was getting all ready for the weekend, I dressed Elijah in his Friday socks, and that’s when I realized it wasn’t really Friday. My life is a little weird.

House this week was good. No surprise there, but I loved not having to wait a week to learn Foreman’s fate. Naturally I’m dying to see next week’s episode. I taped Scrubs, and to my dismay, the tape ran out. So I didn’t get the whole episode. I barely got any. Ergh! VCRs are so 20th century! Ah, but that is what summer reruns are for I guess.

The weather here has been so up and down, it’s warm, it’s chilly, it won’t make up its mind. I shouldn’t complain, the summer can get pretty warm, almost unbearably so.

Well, I’m gonna get myself a cup of tea, and return some emails (Cate you’re first).

I’m closing with a quote from Forget Paris.

Mickey: You just had one of those ‘I glued a bird to my head’ days.

Today you can get a free lunch at Pat & Oscars (Tustin Marketplace location only) between 10-4. So go and get yummy food!

Do you watch the Gilmore girls?
yeah right!

Have you ever enjoyed listening to Jack Johnson?
not really. I did enjoy watching Ben Stiller in his video though.

Have you ever seen or enjoyed watching the O.C.?
I’ve seen one episode (thanks Lexi!)

Do you have one or more Britney Spears C.D.?
God No! Ewww!

Do you regularly watch the news?
every day

Which radio stations are your favorites?
here in CO I like 103.5 The Fox, in CA – 88.9 KUCI, in Edm 100.3 The Bear

Are you a Lost fanatic?
no, but I want to be
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[[Be honest]]
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Do you have a song by Ozzy Osbourne in your library?
Geoff has some Sabbath in our shared music folder, but I’d never listen to it

Queen?
sure

Alanis Morissette?
yeah

Do you watch Family Guy regularly?
you bet

The Simpsons?
not regularly. Haven’t seen a recent episode in years.

King of the Hill?
Used to watch it regularly, but not anymore. It’s still a good show, but not must-see for me
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[[Admit it]]
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Do you read trashy romance novels often?
nope

Do you really work out every day?
I try to walk several times a week.

Have you ever eaten chocolate in bed?
sure

Have you ever eaten an entire pint, or more, ice cream by yourself?
no, but I might if I had the right flavor and the right mood

Do you shower every single morning, no exceptions?
no, I shower every other day, and if it doesn’t fall on a day I have plans, I’ll shower that day

Do you ever forget to give an xmas/birthday present & instead keep it for yourself?
probably once when I was younger

Do you sing obnoxiously in the shower when no one’s home?
I sing obnoxiously anywhere in the house when no one is home

Do you go nights without brushing your teeth?
rarely

Have you ever watched a little kid’s show when you were over 12?
please. Of course.

Have you ever looked forward to go to school?
only to see my friends
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[[The Necessary Love Questions That Aren’t So Necessary]]
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What did you draw for your first crush back in elementary school/preschool?
couldn’t tell you

Have you ever liked a girl/boy but didnt ask her/him out b/c you were afraid?
all the time

Have you and a (past or present) significant other ever made an ‘Our Song’?
please. Of course

Have you ever written a poem about your love life?
you bet, in high school

An autobiography?
no but I’ve thought about it. afraid of the repercussions

Have you ever listened to a song repeatedly just because it reminded you of your crush?
oh yeah

Have you ever spent over an hour thinking about nothing but your crush? straight?
maybe

Do you reread meaningless AIM convos just because they’re with your crush?
no, they didn’t have that back then.

Have you ever reconsidered liking someone because of their appearance?
yeah

Have you ever liked someone solely for their appearance?
totally
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[[The Questions You Love: Completely and Utterly Pointless Ones]]
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Do you eat all the servings in the food groups on a daily basis?
hello, do you know me at all?

Are you ever a freak about cleanliness or organization?
sometimes

Have you ever been to South America or Africa?
no

Have you ever owned a Klutz book or kit?
no

Do you know how to knit?
no

Do you have a cellphone or iPod with a patterened cover?
no

Have you ever written song lyrics yourself and put them in your profile?
not likely

Do you keep a diary or journal (online or on paper)?
yes

Do you own a striped sweater?
not anymore

How often do you take a bubble bath?
I used to all the time, but I haven’t made that kind of time for myself lately

When you open your closet, what are the color of your clothes?
blue, brown, reds
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[[Truly Unusual This or That Questions]]
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Baskin Robbins or Coldstone?
Baskin Robbins

Sees or Godiva?
I’m not crazy about Sees, and I’ve never had Godiva. I choose Harry & David!

The Shins or the Decemberists?
The Shins

America or Canada?
I have to pick? America to live in, but Canada will always have a place in my heart

Physics or chemistry?
which has less math? <--what Roland said Earphones or headphones?
earphones, they are easier for dancing