Midnight Rider

Hottie of the Week: Casey James

2012-02-10T13:58:00.000-06:00

If you don't watch American Idol, this is the kind of thing you could be missing. Just sayin'. You can always mute it, but you'll hate yourself if you miss this kind of view.

Wednesday Dinner

2012-02-08T18:40:00.001-06:00

Falafel, feta, olive oil, and mozzarella flat bread pizzas with salad.

One Word Wednesday: Danceability

2012-02-08T08:53:00.003-06:00

Tunes Tuesday: Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana

2012-02-07T09:15:00.000-06:00

Heard this in the car this morning. Great song.

Really, Weekend?

2012-02-06T12:30:00.001-06:00

So my weekend started with a trip to the ER Friday afternoon. I'm 99% sure it was high blood pressure (I was shaky, dizzy, nauseous), but since they waited an hour and a half to take it, it was fine by the time they did. Super helpful. They took six vials of blood, a cat scan, and four hours of my time, then $150 of my money and told me nothing. Not that I'm, um, bitter. I'm going to get a cuff to use at home to check myself. I've been getting the nausea/dizziness thing a lot recently, and I'm not loving that, so here's to hoping keeping track on my own at least gives me something concrete to go to my real doctor with.

Then Sunday morning, my son decided it would be a nice way to start things off by poking me in the eyeball and scratching my cornea. So I spent the first half of Sunday with a Halloween eye patch on. Thank you, Pike. I love you, but it would be great if you could NOT maim mommy.

Now today I'm still tired, I'm feeling the nausea again, and I'm just plugging along to make it until I can go home. Upside? I was down a pound when I weighed in the other day. At least something's looking up!

Wordless Wednesday

2012-02-01T13:49:00.001-06:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by a.r. lee.

Hottie of the Week: Sam Neill

2012-01-27T08:10:00.000-06:00

We're going dapper, sophisticated hot this week with Sam Neill. I don't have anything witty or clever to say here, I just really love him. If you don't know his work, I recommend Jurassic Park, In the Mouth of Madness, The Tudors and Event Horizon. Good times!

One Word Wednesday: Alien

2012-01-25T10:04:00.001-06:00

Cuddles, originally uploaded by AngelaTiara.

Tunes Tuesday: Pumped up Kicks by Foster the People

2012-01-24T16:05:00.000-06:00

Since this is one of the first things I thought about when I heard the song, it's nice to see that someone did it :) I present to you: Tate Langdon being psycho. If you're a horror fan, check out American Horror Story in reruns or when it comes out on DVD. You'll dig it.

Hottie of the Week: Alexander Niffong

2012-01-20T08:44:00.001-06:00

Most of you (at least the ones who are obsessive Glee freaks like me - can I get a high five?) probably recognize this pretty gentleman as the "Gap guy," Jeremiah. He's done other things. Pretty as he is, I'm sure he'll do more things. But that five minutes he spent with Blaine will be how I forever remember him. So good luck with getting over that, buddy. Meanwhile? Enjoy the visuals!

Wait... I'm what now?

2012-01-17T08:44:00.001-06:00

So... I'm 30. Like, for real. 30. I've been on this planet for three decades. As Wes and I discussed recently, that means I've officially been with him for 1/3 of my life. Whoooah! The thing is, I'm not experiencing any kind of major freakout. It's a touch surreal, but it's not bad. It sounds old, but I don't really FEEL old. I feel good. I've got an awesome husband, a great family, a beautiful baby, crazy ass puppies... and life's good.

While I completely reserve the right to change my mind and have a breakdown, for the moment, I'm very happy and grateful. Let's see how long that holds out ;)

Future Hottie Edition

2012-01-13T09:05:00.002-06:00

Yeah, that's right, my son's gonna be a heartbreaker someday. So today? You get cute baby pictures! Don't pretend like you don't love it. I know you do. Check out that flirting!

Tunes Tuesday: "You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down" Linda Ronstadt

2012-01-10T14:52:00.001-06:00

In honor of my mom's birthday, one of the songs she sung me most often when I was little.

Celebrity List 2012

2012-01-06T08:00:00.000-06:00

Here we go... my Celebrity List for 2012. And, yes, Ewan will ALWAYS be on the list. Always. In no particular order:

Celebrity List

2012-01-05T08:44:00.000-06:00

I've decided that I need to finalize my celebrity list for the year. Because it seems like it isn't fair if I don't. If you don't know what a celebrity list is? Google Friends. Seriously, people, I can't do all the work for you.

But my GOD this is hard! Some are obvious, of course. Ewan McGregor has been consistent for the past ten years or so, along with Brett Scallions. I'm loyal like that. But the last three... damn. So if I can get myself on task, I'll be presenting that tomorrow in lieu of my Hottie of the Week. So you'll get FIVE hotties in a day. Deal with that, internet.

A Healthy New Year

2012-01-04T08:37:00.005-06:00

The time has come once again to go "Oh, crap, I need to be healthier." Pregnancy and the craziness of Pike's birth threw Wes and I a bit off track from our goals in that arena, but it's a new year. We're rededicating ourselves to losing some inches, losing some pounds, and gaining a little muscle tone. We've got a bouncing baby boy who will soon be expecting us not only to sit and play with him and carry him around but also chase him, play catch, run... god only knows. Terrifying. In any case, we'll need some sort of cardio capacity to handle it.

Wish us luck! FYI, I've started back up with SparkPeople toward that end, so you can find me at username beth_wilde if you're using the site as well. If you aren't and you're trying to lose some inches or pounds or get in shape or whatnot, I strongly suggest it. It's free, and you can do anything from chatting to counting calories to tracking exercise to getting meal plans.

Crowd-Pleasing Monkey Bread

2011-12-27T17:01:00.006-06:00

This went over so well at Christmas breakfast that I figured I'd share the recipe, which is just a very very very slightly altered version from one on Pillsbury.com:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 cans Flaky Layers Biscuits
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup bundt cake pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large -storage plastic food bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.

Separate dough into biscuits; cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan.

In small bowl, mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-21T13:47:00.001-06:00

coral and starfish christmas tree 2007, originally uploaded by kobunecraft.

Hottie of the Week: Felicia Day

2011-12-16T08:56:00.001-06:00

Okay, so I already did her once. She deserves more than one entry, people! Look at her! Have you SEEN the stuff she's in? Geek goddess.

Ray Davies - In A Moment

2011-12-15T08:08:00.001-06:00

Remember that even when you can't see the forest for the trees anymore, hold onto the people who are with you. They're what you won't want to lose when the bad times get better.

And, yes, I know that's sappier than usual for me. Feel free to just enjoy the beautiful acoustic version of "In a Moment" and ignore this ;)

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-14T16:00:00.001-06:00

7, originally uploaded by Kasper Fladmose.

Hottie of the Week: Gary Sandy

2011-12-09T11:19:00.001-06:00

I'm in a WKRP in Cincinnati mood, so we're kicking it old school. Just shut up and enjoy. You know you don't care what words I'm typing here. You KNOW you don't. But if you are reading, is it just me or... shades of Nathan Fillion?

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-07T08:26:00.001-06:00

Hottie of the Week: Blair Redford

2011-12-02T08:12:00.001-06:00

I know nothing about him except that he was on the new 90210 and he's hot. Do you really need more than that? I think not!

The Good News...

2011-12-01T08:43:00.000-06:00

xposted at Wilde Designs

Wilde Designs is now officially open for business once again! Vintage, geeky goods and creative stuff like art and jewelry are now all housed in one convenient location.

There's still a few descriptions and meta data that may be lacking, but everything's up for sale and you can always let us (my hubby and I) know if you have any questions at all. We are so excited to be back in business, and I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of the new site. Please share the link around and don't be shy about letting us know if you find any issues or really love anything in particular!