It's Serious This Time

Giveaway W....Wi....WINNER!!!!!!!!

2009-11-11T16:52:00.000-08:00

Congrats to the winner of the General Mills Movie & Cereal Package...Unknown Mami is our lucky gal.Here's a little info about our winner:I am a bilingual Latina mother, wife,and actor in my late 30's and live with my Unknown Husband and daughter, "Put Pie", in San Francisco, where I take care of my daughter, work from home, work outside of the home, and go on auditions. Unknown Mami is great, but

RTT - Started Out Strong, But Then it Got Ugly.Thanks Jerry Falwell for Ruining Tuesday

2009-11-10T04:40:00.000-08:00

It's Tuesday, and that means I have the license and permission of the internet (or at least Keely and her friends) to just type random thoughts.I have a flannel shirt I have owned since my son was almost four. As we learned yesterday, he is now 17. That makes this particular flannel shirt 13 years old. THIRTEEN years old!! It's frayed around the edges and now it has a slight hole in the elbow

Guess Whose Birthday is TODAY??!!!

2009-11-09T04:50:00.000-08:00

Not mine - even BETTER ---it's my baby's day today!!The good moms out there probably plan a wonderful, glowing, loving and heartfelt letter to their children on their birthday.We can't all be good....however - let's all wish me a happy anniversary of giving birth.Oh - And a HUGE Happy Birthday to the light of my life, my one and only, my first and best, the greatest and most wonderful son I could

Little Clansmen, Bugs Trapped In Machines and Lazy Writing

2009-11-08T12:09:00.000-08:00

There's this great little place called SCRAP in North Portland (or NoPo as many lovingly call it), and you can go there and find a wealth of recycled mish-mash: paper, matting, yarn, fabric, plastic thing-a-bobs, and holiday decorations, just to name a few of the items. If you are really crafty, or have small children who like to create things (don't all kids do this), then this is THE place to

Good Morning, Saturday!!

2009-11-07T13:06:00.000-08:00

Nothing better than going for a crisp walk first thing in the morning....and then an hour later, snuggling down on the couch watching a big thunderstorm roll through!

I Am Not Sweating, Sticky, or Smelly

2009-11-06T17:01:00.000-08:00

Remember Puerto Vallarta?Remember wanting to take cool showers twice a day?Remember wishing the air-conditioning could go to a temperature colder than "More Cool"Remember wanting to change your clothes every 6 hours but pacing yourself because you only had so many clothes to wear over the span of a week?Those are just memories....because this is where I am now:I am okay with the cooler

The One Where I Don't Discuss Ft. Hood, Texas

2009-11-05T20:18:00.000-08:00

Scary things going on these days.I actually have an old friend who is stationed at Ft. Hood. I haven't spoken to him lately but I know that Ft. Hood is a HUGE place and the odds that my friend was anywhere near that mess on this particular day is low, right?Right.I don't want to discuss it, as I'm sure the rest of us are feeling just as overwhelmed with it as with any tragedy, being played out

If You Aren't Ready For The Responsibility of a Tail....Don't Pretend to Be a Cat

2009-11-04T16:27:00.000-08:00

I think it's no secret that I love cats. I might someday be a creepy cat lady....maybe.So it's logical that for Halloween, I wore cat ears and a clip-on tail.It was a cute tail - very fluffy, full of energy.....it was adorable. I wore it to my volunteer event and would have worn it to the store and then the rest of the night...If not for this tragic tale:I forgot I had the tail on when I went to

Random Thoughts Tuesday - Just the Randomness, Nothing but the Randomness

2009-11-03T11:00:00.000-08:00

I missed two Random Thoughts Tuesdays in a row!! I love random thoughts!!I'm sure Keely missed me...luckily there are others who sign up for her random thoughts. Check it out here:But I'm back in the groove....hold on to your Ugg slippers everyone....I still have some sharp tooth pain, but it comes and goes and I think it might just be my receding gums. Self-diagnosis....DONE! My way of feeling

Who Says The Earth Is Round?? They Are A Liar!

2009-11-02T20:45:00.000-08:00

I miss Mexico. I miss not working. I am ready to partially retire.Not that I don't love my job!My job allows me to work from home once a week, or if I'm not feeling well, or if I need to meet the cable guy.On those days, these are my officemates:They are MUCH quieter than my officemates the rest of the week!I've also been working (on my bloggin busyness) from this new office locale:Otherwise

Weekend Wrap-up...And A Cinematic-Super-Special GIVEAWAY!

2009-11-01T18:24:00.001-08:00

This was the most productive weekend EVAH!!!I had a volunteer event - Love Letters. This is my normal monthly event where we make cards for terminally ill children across the U.S., three kids a month. I expected a crowd of 50, though only about 30 showed up, which is fine...though it's a pain to set up and bring enough supplies for 50 when they don't all show. Regardless, I appreciate the 30

What's On Your Plate This Week?

2009-10-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

Just so ya’ll don’t start to think that I haven’t been cooking since I'm a world traveler lately….here’s my food update: Sunday: (yes, the day after we got back from vacation!) we had this chicken casserole, which I’m sure everyone here has made before. It’s the easiest dish to throw together and you have a lot of leeway on what you put in it. I used: White rice, Cream of Mushroom soup (with

OMG - Yaya Gave Me a Shout-Out

2009-10-28T20:54:00.000-07:00

For those of you in the blogger world, you probably know about blog awards and you probably know who Yaya is....and if you don't, you should.Yaya is one of the most popular non-d.ooce-level bloggers I know. Though I use the word "know" loosely.These are some really great things about my homegirl Yaya:She has orange hair, orange Ugh Boots, a special orange blanket, wears orange clothing quite

Robin Williams - Please Call Me

2009-10-27T22:25:00.001-07:00

I love Robin Williams. I really do. He's hilarious and I want to have him over for a bbq and games night. I know that he and I will make a great team. So, dear sweet Robin, please call me. Let's set up a time that works.Here's my schedule: Weekdays aren't that great for me...I come straight home from work, make dinner, clean up from dinner, beat my teenager and spend some time screaming at him

Come Walk With Me...Through Our Trip to Puerto Vallarta!

2009-10-25T15:19:00.001-07:00

I don't even know where to start...we had a busy, but not-so-busy week in Nuevo Vallarta....it was wonderful, it was slow-paced, it was quiet, it was peaceful.Here's a wrap-up, cause I know some of you are tracking my every exciting step in life. I'm making it really easy for you to stalk me. You're welcome.These are just some highlights. I'll post more details on a few specific things with pics

Put The Stereo Down and BACK AWAY!!!!

2009-10-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

By the time you read this, I will be getting ready to head back from my glorious trip to Mexico. Well, unless you read this after the weekend, in which case I will be busy sorting through photos, doing laundry, snuggling my kitties, shopping for groceries, and being sad that I have to go back to work/the real world.Anyway, if you were planning on burglarizing or in some way harming my beloved new

Just... Can't........ Look........... Away..........

2009-10-20T05:59:00.000-07:00

This post could also be titled: Uninspired But Feeling The Need to Blog.Shows that I have record on my DVR regularly:1. House - best show in the universe or something (I heard this on tv so it must be true)2. Survivor - yes, I watch every season, every episode. I don't care that much about the drama involved, but I do love the challenges (usually two an episode). And I really love looking at Jeff

Not Another Post About Balloon Boy

2009-10-17T16:42:00.000-07:00

I believe it was a hoax....that's all I'm saying.If I was going to talk about it, I would say something about how they didn't call the police first. But I'm not saying anything....because there has been enough said.And just as a side note of this post that doesn't talk about the Balloon Boy - are we really the biggest embarrassment everywhere?? People in Australia and Kenya and Thailand and

I'm Not a Thief...I Just Like to Borrow

2009-10-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

I found a website that hosts podcasts of This American Life!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy!!! Really - look at all those O's!!! AND why would I use up my maximum allowed number of exclamation points for the day if I really wasn't THAT happy??!!If you like This American Life and my radio lovah, Ira Glass, you can load up on podcasts here. Or you can find them on their website, but

Girl You Know It's True.....

2009-10-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

ooohh...ooooooooh....ooooooooooooooh....I love you!Remember how great Milli Vanilli was? I know you do. It's okay to admit it now because it was so long ago. It's like admitting to a high school boy that you had a crush on him when you see him at the 20th high school reunion.I love the music - you know you do too. With quality lyrics, who wouldn't love this song:It lightens up my day, and that's

Random Thoughts Tuesday - Like a Trivia Game, But With Harder Questions

2009-10-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

If you aren't aware about The Unmom (aka Keely), click the button above and go check her out. She's funny. But be forewarned, her blog has about 7million dots, don't look directly at them or you will see them all week.I bought some a palm tree potted plant type thing. It came with something that looks like black duct tape on the top of the tree stem type thing. I don't know if I'm supposed to

Weekend Wrap-Up.....Mexico is Fast Approaching!!

2009-10-11T20:47:00.000-07:00

Busy weekend!!!I went out with a friend on Thursday night and had a great time!! I don't drink much, but now and again, it is fun to throw back a few. **The key is to only throw back a FEW, or I will most likely throw up a few.**I left my 16 yr old home alone, for really the first time. I am pretty sure he didn't have any raging party while I was gone. I am not going to say it would be payback

Yoplait Giveaway Winners!

2009-10-08T12:20:00.000-07:00

Thanks for playing along - we have our winners!Winner #1: (um, yeah, I'll throw it out there that this is my friend Ali - and I SWEAR I did not rig this contest, she really just won on her own luck!!!) It's a new reader! Congrats to you both!!! I've sent you an email, but MyBlogSpark will contact you to get your mailing address. Enjoy!

Book Review: Show of Hands by Anthony McCarten

2009-10-08T05:45:00.000-07:00

Show of Hands is a pretty good book. It's not at the top of my scale...well, I don't have a scale, but if I did, this one would be in the mid-range.It's a quick and easy read, I finished it in just a few hours. It's 240 pages, but it's just a little paperback so the pages turn fast.I was walking through the library and it happened to catch my eye. The cover pages mean a lot to me, if I don't have

Last Chance to Enter the Giveaway

2009-10-07T09:12:00.000-07:00

Today is the very last chance to enter the Yoplait Giveaway!Go here and enter before midnight! I'll post the winners on Friday.HURRY!!!