Category — just for fun

I know this has been making the rounds, but it was just too funny not to share!

Enjoy…

Yep, this is a little off the beaten path, but when I came across this contest, I just couldn’t say no!  What contest, you ask?  The one from What Not To Wear, of course!

What Not To Wear has teamed up with ShopSmartLookFab.com, TwitterMoms, and General Growth Properties to give away a $25 mall gift card to 50 lucky bloggers.  Want in?  Just visit Twitter Moms and write your post!

So, on with my must haves for fall…

1. A good scarf. Really, it just doesn’t seem like fall if I don’t have a great scarf.  Fortunately scarves have made a huge comeback and there is a huge varety of styles out there to choose from.  I’m loving the large pashmina’s that are everywhere (some as low as $5!) but I still keep coming back to my funky wool and paper scarf.  Paper?!?!?  Yep!  The yarn was called Papyrus and has wool mixed with cotton thread and little paper fiber pieces.  I always get comments on it and it’s snuggly warm and fabulous.
2. A new handbag.  Not that we need a reason to get a new bag, but hey, Autumn is a great one!  Personally I love any reason to embrace the warm colors of fall - gold and rust, cranberry,deep green and chocolate brown.  These are the colors I love and this is the season that is all about them!  A couple of years ago I started September with a very “teacher-y” handbag - brown background with orange, pink and cream apples and pears on it.  Sounds odd, but it was just so cute!
3. Boots.  Ankle, knee high or somewhere in between, this is the season that they start coming out and I am sooo glad.  While I am always on the lookout for the perfect pair of boots, I’m happily trying a few different styles until I can find that one pair.  What would my perfect pair look like?  Knee high with a 3″ chunky heel.  Smooth leather and most likely in a deep brown.  Black boots rock too though, so I think we should all get both!
4. A plaid skirt.  Plaid just seems like fall to me, and I’m not sure why.  Perhaps it was the years of back-to-school shopping as a kid when I had the plaid skirt and matching sweater combo in a variety of colors - who knows!  Plaids just seem “right” in fall.  Long, short or in-between, plaid is fab - and it’s coming back into style in a big way this season!  Doin’ a happy dance over here!
5. The Perfect Top.  Well, with a new skirt, boots handbag and scarf, you need something to wear with them, right?  My perfect top would be in bright white.  A nice heavy-yet-soft fabric with a v-neck.  Somewhat formal looking, but with something flirty about it.  You know, like the one I bought for M this year (and she consequently will NOT wear!  Kids!)  Well, either that or something in a nice, warm, chocolat-y brown.  I do love chocolate brown…

So, those are my picks for Fall Must Have’s.  Now if I just had the funds to complete the outfit I’d be in good shape!  Here’s hoping…

Want to get in on the action?  Head over to TwitterMoms and get yourself entered!  Here’s hoping we both win!

I wished for a dish
and I found a fish

I wished for a dish AGAIN
and I found a clucking hen

I WISHED for  DISH
and I had an itch

I WISH FOR A DISH
oh
it’s under my sandwich

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My 7 year old & I just co-authored this.  Can you tell we’ve been reading Shel Silverstein?

In place of a Wordless Wednesday post today I am asking for a caption to this picture…

yeah… that would be my dearest darling husband.  thoughts?

meme - Eric’s version

Number of Songs =  1692
Number of Albums =  573
Most Recently Played Song =  Frozen Oceans - Shiny Toy Guns
Most Played Song =  “Mirror” - Claire Voyant
Most Recently Added Album =  “Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True” - Fair to Midland
First Song Alphabetically =  “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” - Ella Fitzgerald
Last Song Alphabetically =   “Zor” - Nev
Smallest Song Numerically =  “7″ - Moby (Play)
Largest Song Numerically =  “1234″ - Feist
Shortest Song =  “Firefly Main Theme” - Sonny Rhodes
Longest Song =  “Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream Of Love” - Underworld
First Album Alphabetically =  A-Sides - Soundgarden
Last Album Alphabetically =  Your Love Never Fails - Jesus Culture
Smallest Album Numerically =  3 Rounds and a Sound - Blind Pilot
Largest Album Numerically =  187 Soundtrack
First 5 Songs That Come Up In Shuffle =
…  “Norwegian Lovesong” - Leaves’ Eyes
…  “Bullet The Blue Sky”- U2
…  “Deep Silent Complete” - Nightwish
…  “No Need To Explain” - Lacuna Coil
…  “Black Soul Choir” - 16 Horsepower

Songs that aren’t numerical or alphabetical = “.” - Death Cab For Cutie

Hopefully more interesting than a bowl of cold oatmeal, a snapshot of my iTunes library.  Really - check out Fair to Midland - they’re my new fave band out of Texas Shmexas.

That is a question that I will attempt to answer simply by using my iTunes acct… if I added in Eric’s also, well, it would just get too random, too weird.  Trust me on that one.  1 too many SXSW downloads hanging out over there + his ever-constant search for new music.  Yep, Eric’s iTunes is at least half again larger than mine… I think.

the meme…

Number of Songs = 1225
Number of Albums = 465
Most Recently Played Song = Nessun Dorma - Turandot - Puccini - Ben Heppner
Most Played Song = Desert Song - Hillsong United
Most Recently Added Album = Unseen- Lori Cunningham
First Song Alphabetically = “Abandoned” - Anchorage (artist) - Heavenly Voices part 2
Last Song Alphabetically =  “Zion” - Gretchen  - In The Mean Time
Smallest Song Numerically = “3 Libras” - A Perfect Circle
Largest Song Numerically = “2000 Miles” The Pretenders
Shortest Song = “The Mustard” - Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More, With Feeling
- well, technically “Bonus Track” by Quiet By Ten, but that’s an empty 0.04…
Longest Song = “Horizon” - Rachael Yamagata - Elephants… Teeth Sinking Into Heart
First Album Alphabetically = A_CROSS // The_EARTH: Tear Down the Walls
Last Album Alphabetically = Your Love Never Fails - Jesus Culture (although Zooropa by U2 is downstairs on CD)
Smallest Album Numerically = 7 Essential Songs Of Hillsong United (only have 1 song tho)
Largest Album Numerically = 100th Window - Massive Attack (again, only 1 song)
First 5 Songs That Come Up In Shuffle =
… Bug - Mandy Moore
… Lightforms - The Daysleepeers
… What If I - Kristy Thirsk
… Miseryland - Fisher
… Does Anybody Know - Jag Star

Funny that the first 5 songs to come up are songs that I barely even recognize! At least I know the artists.

Of course, this does leave out the 2 shelves worth of classical & opera music cd’s that are on our CD rack - which, coincidentally holds around 1000 cd’s.  Nope, I haven’t loaded too many of the cd’s onto the computer since the last crash in March.  iTunes is merely a sampling of what I’ve downloaded in the past 4 months since the most recent hard drive crash (well, plus what I was able to recover.)  iTunes, Amazon & Pandora Jam have done well over the past few months.  Sadly, my most played song has only been played only 40 times.  That doesn’t include the songs played on the iPod… I guarantee that has a different top played song (namely, “Where You Go I Go” by Kim Walker)

If I were to add in the cd’s, there would be substantially more U2, The Cure, and Projekt albums hanging out in here, along with some fun 4AD bands.  Oh, and some of the better fringe ’80’s stuff that we just can’t let go of yet (think Ultravox, Japan, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys and the like).

Random?  Yep, but I like it all!  Well, most of them anyway…

Now to get Eric to post HIS iTunes list… eclectic? much more than mine…  but fun to listen to.

Just because, just for fun, and to share a bit more about me…

1. First thing you wash in the shower? face

2. What color is your favorite hoodie? tough choice between the gray one & the red one

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? in a heartbeat!  Actually, in about 30 minutes if I’m lucky…

4. Do you plan outfits? that could make Sunday morning a bit easier

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? lazy - I’m stuck in a sunbeam

6. What’s the closest thing to you that’s red? the rug on the floor - NOPE! my notebook.

7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having? I remember I had some crazy ones this am, but don’t remember the content.

8. Did you meet anybody new today? Not yet.

9. What are you craving right now? San Pellegrino Limonata - fortunately it’s right next to me.

10. Do you floss? Sometimes, but not enough.

11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? cabbage burgers… oh yeah.

12. Are you emotional? occasionally, but I try to suppress it.

13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? with the girls lately… they seem to want to a LOT.

14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? um… yes.

15. Do you like your hair? overall.  still feels a little short for me though (even though I cut it 10 months ago)

16. Do you like yourself? generally.

17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? If he was paying.

18. What are you listening to right now? the wind in the trees, the birds chirping & A whispering while she reads.

19. Are your parents strict? They used to be. They’ve relaxed now.

20. Would you go sky diving? absolutely.

21. Do you like cottage cheese? Yes. But the drier the better. I don’t like a lot of liquid in it.

22. Have you ever met a celebrity? Like been introduced? not that I can recall.  been close to a few though.

23. Do you rent movies often? a bit too often some weeks.  Blockbuster online lets you trade in @ the store for instant gratification.

24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you’re in? M’s shoes, my wedding ring, lots of random glass stuff.

25. How many countries have you visited? 8 I think… perhaps more.

26. Have you made a prank phone call? looooooooooong time ago

27. Ever been on a train? yep

28. Brown or white eggs? blue & green ;)  OK, brown.  cage free, hormone free, laid within the past week… you get the idea.

29. Do you have a cell phone? Yes.

30. Do you use chap stick? not chapstick brand, but yes

31. Do you own a gun? a couple

32. Can you use chop sticks? Yep

33. Who are you going to be with tonight? Eric & the girls

34. Are you too forgiving? depends on the person.

35. Ever been in love? deeply

36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow? who knows.  working?

37. Ever have cream puffs? Yum.

38. Last time you cried? when we went to see Up! a week or so ago.

39. What was the last question you asked? “are you sure you read all of these books in 30 minutes?”

40. Favorite time of the year? Autumn

41. Do you have any tattoos? nope

42. Are you sarcastic? Who me?  It’s my first language!

43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? no… is it good?

44. Ever walked into a wall? walls-no.  Door jams and open doors-entirely too often.

45. Favorite color? red & orange

46. Have you ever slapped someone? yep - hard too.  left a hand print on his cheek.

47. Is your hair curly? Naturally.

48. What was the last CD you bought? I can’t think of the last actual hard-cased CD I purchased.  digital was… um… Temple Scene - A Good Day To Disapear

49. Do looks matter? Sometimes.

50. Could you ever forgive a cheater? I have.

51. Is your phone bill sky high? normal for a cell phone

52. Do you like your life right now? Yes and no.

53. Do you sleep with the TV on? nope.

54. Can you handle the truth? Yes. although its not always easy to hear.

55. Do you have good vision? Not …. at …. all ….

56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? hate is such a strong word.

57. How often do you talk on the phone? semi-often, depending on the day.  some days not at all.

58. The last person you held hands with? Eric

59. What are you wearing? pink & taupe tanktops, khaki skort, glasses, scrunchie

60. What is your favorite animal? um…

61. Where was your FB profile picture taken at? sitting in “my chair”

62. Can you hula hoop? not too well

63. Do you have a job? I’m a Mom (among other more monetarily beneficial positions)

64. What was the most recent thing you bought? Churched & a book for the girls (Amazon ROCKS)

65. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yep.

I was bopping around Twitter this morning and came across Joshua’s post (re-posted below) and I thought it was such a great idea I’d share it.

The idea?  Try to keep live on the positive side for a week.  Does this mean forced happiness?  No, it just means that you try to look at the positive side on things rather than going immedietly to the negative side of it.

Want more info?  Check out Joshua’s post below: