not the cheerleader

like, gooooo Blazers. or something.

can this playoff-thing be done soon? it's cutting into my quality tv time.

my favorite things

the main entrance to the park. literally makes me cry when I go into the park, because I just love it so much.


the parades. my absolute favorite thing that Disney does.


the fireworks. I am not a fireworks person (kind of hate 4th of July a little bit) but Disney does them right.

the happiness tour

in 16 hours we'll be on our way to Florida and the Magic Kingdom for a WHOLE WEEK!

my favorite rides: Peter Pan, The Haunted House

my least favorite rides: Space Mountain, and anything where the point is to dump you through a waterfall at the end. if I wanted to get soaked I'd be at a water park, eh?

today for you!

Rent is coming to Portland for 1 week in late June---with Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal playing their original roles (Mark and Roger, respectively)!

and we have tickets!

the dance

see this?



that's what I'm talking about!

it's the law

Yahoo! posted an article on its front page earlier today about the World's Strangest Laws.
I am apparently the World's Strangest Proponent of its Strange Laws, because I would totally lobby for (almost) all of them, and then add some to the list.

No Feeding Pigeons
totally. and I would without hesitation add Gulls and Geese to that law.

No Stopping on the Autobahn
duh. that thing is ridiculously fast driving. stopping will inevitably equal carnage and death.

No Driving Shirtless
amen.

No Paying in Pennies
true that. I almost garotted my own mother the other day while she rifled through her purse looking for the change that she just "knew was in there somewhere!" debit. card.

No Kissing at Train Stations
or Quiznos.

No Driving a Dirty Car
well...I disagre with this one only because I am a total car slob.

No Strolling in a Bathing Suit
does anyone need to be in a bathing suit other than on the beach, by a pool, or at the river? I think not. I would also take it farther and add 'no speedos' and 'no string-bikinis' to that rule, but that's because I'm a prude.

No Driving With Headlights Off
word, yo. I drive with my headlights on at 1pm in the middle of summer. it's just safer. science says so!

No Chewing Gum
at this one, I completely balk. Gum is a godsend.

I would also lobby for the following laws:

No driving (except for extreme medical emergencies) when there's more than, say, 1/2 inch of snow on the ground.
automatic holiday. yes, I am that much of a Pacific Northwesterner, and a total girl to boot. I just like to stay at home and be cozy when it snows, not sludging around trying not to crash and die. plus, I'm lazy. a few extra days of sleeping in...not such a bad thing for anyone.

Mandatory Synchronized Dance Routines taught in Gym.
seriously. that way, if like, I was walking through the mall and suddenly started a mad dance sequence, everyone else could join right in. life as a musical. consider the possibilities...

days of the new

This is our new dog, Sharpie. we did not name him. he is part cocker spaniel, part poodle, which means that he is part dumb and part smart, and most importantly that he does not shed. we still have our bulldog, Hero, but she is getting old old old for a bulldog, and if I don't have another dog when she dies, I don't think the world would be able to contain my sadness. (cuddling up to another pet is very comforting when you are mourning the loss of another dog.) he just sort of ended up in our lives unexpectedly, but he is charming and I love him (and Mitch will love him one day too...)

Anyways, Sharpie is posing amongst our new wood floorboards, which are going to be installed in our living room tomorrow. farewell evil carpet, I shall not miss you at all! (& thanks, Joneses, for helping us rip it out!)

help?

I am desperately afraid of bugs. ants creep me out. moths send me into a total panic. and stinging/pinching/biting bugs that can actually cause me physical pain are on an entirely different plane beyond sanity.



so imagine how much work I am unable to do at this very moment with seven wasps in my office.

who loves their new office NOW?

update: cancel that distress call. thanks to the magic of fly-swatters, weather-stripping, spray-foam, and lots of wasp spray, I think the coast is clear.

no thanks, I'll just have water...

on Monday night at Quiznos, I was waiting in line, trying to politely ignore the snuggly couple next to me while I pondered the eternal question: chicken carbonara or turkey bacon guacamole?

anyways, I happened to look up at just the wrong moment: she decided that it was an appropriate moment to nibble on and lick his ear. in public. at Quiznos. while I was thinking about food.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I was immediately unhungry. dehungerized. antistarved.