Narf!

Sorry to neglect you, my faithful minions. This new job has got me all sorts of discombobulated! Not only have my work hours increased, but so has my workload. So now when I come home, I'm not so quick to jump on the computer. I'm more about crashing on the couch like a narcoleptic.

Anyhoo, I guess I should bring you guys up to speed on Rock of Love. Its been awhile and I know you guys are just dying to discuss! (please notice my sarcasm as it is not so obvious via the interweb) As we narrow down the already slim pickin's for Mr. Michaels, Lacey, aka Kool-Aid Weave, tries yet again to get rid of someone. I really and truly hate this girl. She is terrible. I mean, look at all the horrible people on this show and to be the one that is the worst of the worst, that's like winning the special Olympics. Sure, you won something..... but you're handicapped! Anyways, yadda yadda, some stupid hooker - in this case, Magdalena - goes home because Bret doesn't "feel a connection". Batch, please. Next.

Anyone else ready for some football?! Nikki - this pics for YOU! ;)

I know I am. Me and the hubbers are finally takin' it back to the old school (cuz I'm an Old Fool who's so cool -- 20 pts to whomever names what I am referencing here). We never even went to one stinkin' game last year! Talk about lame! But we shall redeem ourselves with beacoup des boozes and maybe a few puke 'n' rallies. You never know.

I am also attending a bachelorette. party this weekend, tonight to be exact. We're starting with dinner at Two Urban Licks and then takin' it to the streets of Midtown and I'm sure Buckhead - what's a bachelorette party without some Hole in the Wall sweaty grinding on strange randos who appear out of nowhere behind you? Right Taff?! Ahhhh. Memories. In case you don't know/can't remember what I am talking about, please see the picture posted to the right. This was taken at Tiffiny's Bachelorette shin dig circa 2006. Notice the creepy guy that managed to make it into the pic. He appeared out of nowhere! I am telling you!

Lu-Sing Weight
Don't even worry about it, people! I bought pants yesterday that were a) $6.00!!!!! and b) one size smaller than all the other pants in my closet! Boo yah ;)

Happy Labor Day Everyone!!!

Travellin' (wo)Man

Well, I'm finally back. I didn't think I'd ever get back here but here I am. Traveling to and from Minneapolis was an absoulute NIGHTMARE. Firstly, when we tried to land in Minneapolis, the President was also trying to land so sair traffic held off ALL COMMERCIAL LANDINGS. So after circling the airport for an hour, they rerouted us to Rochester, MN to refuel. Long story short, we sat there for 2 1/2 hours until we were finally back in Minneapolis. we touched down 3 hours after we should have landed. The trip back was even worse! They cancelled our 1:43 pm flight out of Minneapolis due to some mechanical problem and we didn't get another flight out until 7:00 that night. So we sat at the airport for over 7 hours! You should see our expense reports! Nothing but Chili's Airport booze from 1:00-7:00pm! Ha!

In between these terrible journey's, the Allianz part was great. I got alot of product training and alot of free alcohol. And before you make fun of me, we were required to wear Hawaiian shirts and that little diddy that I am wearing in those pics is a $3 Goodwill purchase. It is also the best mom/teacher shirt to ever have in your collection.

Kiawah and Charleston was also fun. I ended up having to stay the night in a hotel right outside of the airport and then flew into Charleston the next day. The original plan was for me to meet Stu and his parents at the airport around 5:30 (when my cancelled flight would have been arriving) and then drive to Charleston, but since I didn't even get into Atlanta until around 11:00, that plan was shot. The weather was great and the beach was beautiful. Stu and I drove into Charleston yesterday for some shopping and dining. If you are ever in the area, please go to Meritage on East Bay Street in downtown Chucktown. Best tapas ever. Mmmmmm.

Lu-sing Weight
The Dr.'s scales confirmed my scales: 6 more lbs down for a total of 17 lbs.

That Ain't in the Playbook, But It Should Be

Well, it's off to Minneapolis for some training and schmoozing with the Allianz big wigs. I hope I at least look like I know what I am doing. I think I fooled everyone yesterday, but I haven't had to get on the phone with an agent yet so we'll see. Want to know what new element to my job that has been giving me the most trouble? The freaking headphone receiver. All the sales people at my company have those wireless headsets so they can walk around the office and stay on the phone. Since I have been in the support role ever since I got there, I never had a need to have the wireless headset. I can't tell you how many times yesterday I was on the phone and I shut it off by accident, or the battery pack fell off it's clip, etc. You would think I would be struggling with all the new product information, but alas, I can't get the headset concept down!

Me no likee Mikey V. For some reason, I have been hoping all this stuff surrounding Mike Vick was false, or just that it was his friends/minions who were the true a-holes, but no, I was giving him too much cred. I don't know why I was feeling sorry for him and giving him the benefit of the doubt. I mean, you really shouldn't feel sorry for anyone who gets 22 million just in a signing bonus for their career. And you sure as heck shouldn't feel sorry for someone who murders dogs in the most archaic of ways simply because they don't fight hard enough for their crazy *ss. It looks like he is facing somewhere between 16 - 36 months. I hope he gets the full 36. I also hope the NFL kicks him out and that the Falcons sue him for his signing bonus. Maybe we can take that money and get someone who is not only good, but who also doesn't go by Ron Mexico when giving hood rats STD's, or bring water bottles with secret weed-fragrant compartments in them, or give us the finger! Let's lose the thuggish-ruggish. I'm over it.

Lu-sing Weight
This morning is my weigh-in at the doctor. But you peeps have to wait a week to hear the results since my flight leaves today around 5:30pm. Bwah ha ha!!!

They Say It's Your Birthday

Bryce's birthday was great. He's so cute it's gross. It kinda puts pressure on me and Stu to not have ugly kids. Here's hoping! I've embedded the video I shot of him blowing the 2 candles out on his Ernie cake. Feel free to vomit in your mouth at the cuteness. You guys probably won't think he's as cute as I do, but what the hay. This is my first youtube upload so give it a whirl. Also, please notice my nifty collage. I am getting better at this presentation thing. And by better, I mean nerdy! But this is the best way to fit more pics on this blog without it looking like a straight up online photo album. And just think - this is just my nephew. Can't wait to see what this blog looks like when I actually have kids! It will probably be nothing but things like, "Oh my gosh you guys I am so excited. Little Junior* took a dump on the big potty yesterday!" Anyways, here's the video:

Saturday I got my nails did and went shopping for clothes for my big girl business trip. I leave tomorrow and will be back Friday, if you can call it that. Stu and his parents are picking me up from the airport and we're hitting the beach for a long weekend. Then we get back Tuesday night of next week. So technically, I won't be back til then. So there probably won't be many posts after tomorrow until I get back. So get your fill!

Today I start my new job and am a little nervous. Just because this is all so new and completely different than what I was doing before and frankly, I just hope I don't suck at it! I am really excited to be doing this, it's just weird to not be in a support position anymore and actually be on the sales team.

Lu-sing Weight
Finally! The scale finally reads 17 lbs. down! I thought I'd never get there! It was nice to go shopping and have my problem be that everything fit and I couldn't decide which outfit to get. Usually, it's that nothing fit and I felt fat and ugly in everything. I am the champion of moderate weight loss!

*Junior will not be the name of any offspring of mine, I was just going for generic for the joke

If You a Fly Gal, Get Your Nails Done, Get a Pedicure, Get Your Hair Did

Ok so , as you can tell by my lovely pic, I got my hair did last night. That's me and my foils baking under Martin's new drying lamps. Nothing drastic. Just the regular highlight, cut and eyebrows. Although, I will tell you that Martin struggled with the eyebrows because about 2 weeks ago, I decided it would be a good idea to trim them and took Stu's beard and mustache trimmers and put the guard down to about 2. I'm sure alot of you can see where this is going. Let's just say a 2 guard is a little too low for your eyebrows. You should keep that around a 4! Because my hair is so blonde and those hairs are so short, I have had to pencil in my left brow (thank goodness I noticed on the left one before I did the right, so only the left was affected by my "great" idea). Leave it to the professionals, Linds! PS - I think I do a great impersonation of a baked potato in that pic! Although Susan says I look more like I'm trying to impersonate Anna Nicole..."Trim shpah baybee!"

Well they haven't announced it officially at work, but no one from my office checks my blog, so I can tell you guys that I got a promotion yesterday!!! I start Monday and it's in my company's Long Term Care Sales Department. I found this lovely definition of long term care insurance for those who I haven't explained it to yet: "A health-insurance variation designed to cover the costs of long term care at home or in a nursing home." So, it's kind of like health insurance and kind of like life insurance. So my new job would be to help insurance agents who offer this to their clients. I would help them with client presentations, illustrations, running quotes, etc. I basically help them market their business. Hence "financial marketing". Any questions? There is a quiz at the end of this...

This weekend we are house sitting in south bumble, aka Tyrone, GA. Stu's brother, Brian, and his family are going to B'ham to visit Brook's (Brian's wife) family and celebrate little Bryce's 2nd birthday! Please notice the world's cutest picture ever featuring Mr. Birthday boy. I mean, he could be the kid from Jerry McGuire! And what did we get Bryce for his birthday? #1 - If you have talked to my husband in the past year, he would have told you about freaking Transformers. It has dominated my life since we first learned of this amazing movie project, which was sometime last fall! So what better gift for a 2 year old, then Optimash Prime. And no, that is not a Lindsey-inspired pun, thats what the box says! How cute is this? I kind of want one for myself. I wish they made Justin Tinfoil-lake (oh, thats bad...you know, like baked potatoes are wrapped in tinfoil? no?) Ok, so moving on..... #2 - Brian and Brook are more musically inclined than athletically inclined, so the fact that one of Bryce's favorite activities is going outside to throw the ball is so exciting for Stu, he's insisted we get him a UGA jersey! Unfortunately, the only come in #7 so let's just hope no one thinks he's reppin' The DogFather. Anyways, Bryce's daycare actually has "Jersey Days" and he can't be the only kid without a jersey! Toddlers represent!

Lu-sing Weight
Still nothing major. I am losing about .2 lbs a day so it's taking longer to report actual lbs. But at least it's still coming off, right?!

Happy Birthday, Mom

Today is my mom's would be 53rd birthday so my heart's a little heavy. It's hard to imagine what it's like to lose a parent until you do and then the strangest thing happens: life goes on. You don't think it will, but it does. And that kind of makes you a little more sad, because a world without your mom is a world no one wants to live in. I try to remember the good stuff and laugh, but on days like today it's hard to pretend that I'm not a little less complete and wanting nothing more than to go to Marshall's and find her rummaging through the housewares section for knick knacks. If mom were here I would have gotten her a cute bag or outfit, or maybe even some jewelry, yellow gold, of course. Instead, this year I am going to take that money that I would have spent on her gift and donate to Light the Night. I hope she likes it. :) If you feel so inclined to get her a bday gift too, you can do so here. (http://www.active.com/donate/ltnAtlant/2069_kirklin82)

My Colors Are Blush and Bashful

Here is my lovely new bathroom. Courtesy of Connie Interiors and Benny Moore's "Sienna Clay". This freaking room took about 5 hours to finish after taping up everything and anything in that place, plus 2 coats with a 30 minute drying time between. Talk about a hose job! It took all afternoon! But, after two years of looking at "builder's beige" colored walls and white towels and bath rugs, it's a refreshing change. And a little "toot toot" going out on my own horn for picking the fab fabric (out of the 15 or so swatches Connie brought me from the fabric store) and the wall color. Eat your heart out, Vern Yip!

I finally saw The Departed this week and can I say, it is an over-indulgence in the eye candy department. Whoever cast that movie had to be a 17 year old chick because it had Leonardo DiCap-hero, Mat de-Man, Marky Mark and the Hunky Bunch, and even the classic Alec Baldwin (I couldn't think of anything for him, since Baldwin is now synonymous for hot guy). And don't forget the very intriguing Jack Nicholson. Some people claim him to be sexy....I am not one of them, but some people do..... Despite the redunkulous amount of shots to the face in this movie, I really liked it. And PS - Matt Damon's character is a total sonofab*tch, too. I don't think I have ever wanted someone to die more than that guy. What a skid mark! The other interesting thing I found with this movie is the portrayal of people from Boston. I mean, do they really talk like that up there? I usually don't go for all those beat downs and all that blood, but I was entertained the whole time. So if you haven't seen this yet, queue it up in your NetFlix and check it out. I guess those Academy people know what they are talking about afterall! I give it 3 1/2 Slim Fasts.

Holy Crap! Did you know that the public can buy our cell numbers online?! Aw hell naw! I didn't believe it until I went on there and started typing my names and friends names to see what came up. I started with my new married name and this is what came up: Lindsey K____; Woodstock GA, Age:25. Hmmmm. Then I tried my maiden name and this is what came up: Lindsey C________; Marietta, Athens, Woodstock, relatives: Terry, Krista, Jason. I am not kidding! Taff, if you do your maiden name, it lists Lynn and Clifford C as your relatives!!!! Nikki, if you use your full legal name it pulls up Norak and your pops and lists M-town, Kissimmee and Sarasota - I'm guessing they might have mixed a little bit of Mikee No Likey's Info with yours? And Jess, yours has both your rentals and M-town listed. And PS - there are a crap ton of people with your maiden name! All you have to do is pay for this and people can get your address, cell phone numbers, pretty much anything! I am so ticked over here! Where do they get their info? From any business that you provided with your information.....ever. Think about all the sign up sheets and info forms and all that BS you've filled out in your lifetime! We are so screwed. Here is the website responsible for this crap, Intelius. Also, you can read more about this on ABC News.com.

Lu-Sing Weight
Doing a bit better than I was this weekend. It's going down, but not in big increments. I am still nibbling on my treats from Blue Ridge so nothing drastic in the weight arena! ;)

Jock of Love

This week on "We Are Strippers Who Are Into Has Been Rock Stars", the ladies competed in a little football action. Jess (chick with pink and platinum blonde hair) won MVP and had her first one-on-one with Mr. I Am Balding So I Wear Banadanas 24/7. Meanwhile back at the house, Lacey (she's the Kool-Aid hair-colored weasel I can't stand) and Heather (the actual stripper who dances topless in the house FOR FUN) plotted to get clown-boobed Erin gone for good. And they succeeded again! It's like whoever they pick to go home, does! Ok, I'm sure we all just went down a few IQ points just for being subjected to this, but it's a sickness, people! Would you make fun of me if I was in a wheel chair??

Only in America
So a man in Texas is suing 1-800-FLOWERS for revealing his affair! Apparently, when he went to pay for the roses he bought his homewrecker, he asked them to keep his purchase private. However, the company ended up sending him a thank you card for his business and the wife came across the card in the mail. She called to inquire about it, and they faxed her a copy of the receipt along with the message that was intended for little miss I Need a Man and Your Man Will Do. It read: "Just wanted to say that I love you and you mean the world to me!" Here is the kicker..... This couple was already going through a divorce, but when the wife uncovered this affair, she asked for more money and more child support. So this Scum Bag is suing 1-800-FLOWERS for $1 million for breach of contract! This guy's an idiot if you ask me. Won't half of that end up going to the wifee anyways?! ABC NEWS has the full story.

Mrs. T's Birthday was celebrated accordingly - with mexican. But this time, we switched it up and went to La Hacienda. Don't worry, they still had big huge beers....and Jessica had two! So by my calculations, that would be 64oz.??? By the way Jess, did you get home ok?!

Lu-sing Weight
eh........same old same. No weight gain or loss. Just kind of teetering. I need to get going if I am going to have a significant loss by my Dr.'s appt. next week!

Rollin' (rollin') Rollin' Down a River

Definitely go and see Bourne Ultimatum. It's freaking awesome. And it has one of the sickest fight scenes I have ever seen in a movie. Wait - I say that like I see fight scenes on the street all the time and this one just happens to be the best movie fight. Scratch that - one of the sickest fight scenes I have ever seen period. Oh and one of the best car chases. Plus, Matt Damon is such a bad a--! And you don't have to deal with that foreign butterface, Franka Potente (aka chick from Run, Lola, Run)in this one cuz she peaced out in the Bourne Supremacy (woops, guess I should have put up a spoiler alert). Anyways, I give it 3 1/2 Slim Fasts!

The Light the Night kick off was good times. Laura came, along with my aunt and cousin Brooke (pictured). Of course, the old ball 'n' chain was present. He wouldn't miss an opportunity to play shoot 'em up video games! They gave us loaded game cards with about $20 on each so we were able to score about 420 tickets. Wanna know what that will get you at D&B's? A "Pull My Finger Farting Pen". Just what I was in the market for, really. It's a pen that is shaped like a finger and you can pull it apart and it lets out different fart noises as you do it. It's even flesh colored. Kudos to the 11 year olds that thought this up. Because the skin tone really completes the overall effect. But back to more serious things, like fighting cancer! I gave my speech and I was more nervous than I thought I would be, but overall it went well. Plus, I scored a Light The Night Team Craptain t-shirt! Nerd alert!!

Blue Ridge was also good times. The river tubing dealio was more fun than I anticipated. Except for the parts where it was too shallow and my butt was dragged along furry rocks (I think the fur was a moss/weeds mixture, either way, rocks shouldn't have more hair than my cats combined). The water temp was really cool which kept us from being too hot. It took 3 hours to go a mile, which put us at the lightning speed of 1/3 mph! Hold on to your water wings, kids! But my arms are sore today from the paddling back and forth and trying to steer clear of the rocks as much as possible. If you ever have the chance to do this, you should. It was such a fun ride and relaxing at the same time. I just wish we had another 6 inches to work with....that's what she said. Oh, I couldn't resist! I'm talking about the water level, you pervs!

Lu-sing Weight
I don't think this weekend went well. I ate a good bit at dinner because I had a Buckhead Beef Filet Mignon from Buck's (Jim and Connie's store). Buckhead Beef supplies all the steaks to the Buckhead Life Restaurants -- Nava, Chops, Buckhead Diner, etc). So it was a freaking good steak! Plus, we stopped by the shop itself and loaded up on designer peanut butters like Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Raspberry Peanut Butter! I mean does that sound good or what? Here is the website of the maker of this awesome stuff, but you can also get it from Buck's ;) PB Loco

Oh Play Me, That Mountain Music

We interrupt this wonderfully entertaining and insightful blog to bring you this breaking bulletin ***Nikki, please be sure to wear a helmet and lock yourself indoors this weekend. With your luck lately, failure to do so could lead to dain bramage***

Well this weekend agenda is jam packed. Not really, but I'm a wifee in Woodstock, so it's full to me. First up, there's the Light the Night Team Captain Kick Off where the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has asked me to speak about online fundraising. It's at the ever impressive Dave and Buster's. Last time I was there, my shoes stuck to the floor and Stu and I created the world's ugliest baby -- via a photo booth, not the hibbity dibbity! Get your mind out of the gutter. I plan on mastering my skee ball skills. 10 million tickets gets me a crappy stuffed hamster! Sweet!

After that, me and the hubster are off to the magical world of Blue Ridge, GA where time has stood still since pretty much 1967. Oh, besides the monstrous Home Depot and new Longhorn's steakhouse. And don't forget that brand new shiny Crap'n D's. Stu's parents moved up there a few years ago and started a meat and cheese shop business inside the famous Mercier Orchard. So if you're ever in the area, stop by and see them. Here is a link to their website: Buck's Mercantile

Sunday, Connie (Stu's mom) wants to go tubing down the river, which I have never done, but it certainly sounds like fun so bring it on. I hope to have pictures on Monday showing off how fierce and out doorsy I am. Or at least a couple of me getting stuck in my inner tube or loosing my bathing suit bottoms. Ra cha cha! Hope you're enjoying the worst photo shop job ever with "me" in the inner tube! I couldn't find the exact illustration I was going for, so I created my own. Something tells me graphic design isn't my forte.....

Lu-sing Weight
Still going strong. 16 lbs total. I hope to lose another 5 or 6 before I go to the doctor again 2 Tuesdays from now, but that might be a tall order.

Deja Booooooo

Stu and I watched Premonition last night. You know, the movie where Sandra Bullock's husband is alive, then dead, then alive, yadda yadda. Here is the trailer just to jog your memory on just which rotten tomato I am speaking of....



This movie #1 - was terrible #2 - tried to act like it was a scary movie by adding the most over-the-top soundtrack to scenes that aren't even scary. Like she rounds the corner in her house and there is a man standing there. You can't see his face so the music in the background makes it seem like its some crazy rapist, but -- oh wait - it's......her husband. Just like you thought it was. This movie was full of plot holes (so says my film-minor husband, I'm too dense when it comes to movies to pay attention to things like plot holes and continuity problems) and the ending was very Sopranoes-esque if you ask me. I give it 1 Slimfast. And does anyone else think that Julian Mcmahon (who plays Mr. Sandra Bullock) looks just like the gay guy on Dawson's Creezy? He could be his twin.....dad - or something.

More and more colleges are receiving requests for roommate reassignments. And these requests aren't coming from students, but from their parents! The main culprit behind this new trend? Facebook! A-PARENT-ly (wow, gotta love those dad jokes), moms and dads are going online and viewing these profiles and are forming negative opinions of their childrens' cohorts. The main triggers that are sited for these negative reactions are photo albums and "party-related content" featured on students' profiles. So be careful what you put out there, you hoodlums and skanks, 'cuz the interweb is giving parents a great way to keep tabs on you. Click here for more on this redunkulous parental behavior.

Lu-sing Weight
To go along with my weight loss theme, I have dug up one of my favorite episodes of SNL (the first time Jim Carey hosted) and found a great clip: Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters. Enjoy!

Future Sex Love Post

Justin was freaking awesome. Amazing show and we had pretty good seats. You could tell that his show was setup to play in a bigger arena than the Gwinnett Center because they had these huge screens that were raised and lowered throughout the show that curled their way around the stage. These screens showed video of him closer up, which would have helped if we were a football field away from him, but since Gwinnett is a little smaller, it kind of covered him up and we couldn't see everything. Watching the show made me want to be a back-up dancer in the worst way. They were all so bad-ass. Except for this one blonde chick who was a total hooker. Whenever she danced with Justin, it looked like they've pretty much sealed the deal every night on tour! Plus, Timbaland was there which was a total bonus. And Good Charlotte opened.

Ahhhh. It's nice to know all of my friends who are teachers and have been sleeping in and relaxing at the pool all summer are finally back to work! Bwah ha ha! Everytime summer comes around, I always think I'm in the wrong profession. Just because, how can I pass up the oppurtunity to have my summers off? But then they go back to school in the fall and I hear their weirdest stories and think, "Thank God I'm not a teacher". Until summer comes around, rinse and repeat.

I think we should take a page out of our Mexican neighbors book and have afternoon siestas at work! Wouldn't that be awesome? Everyone has their little cot area with the company logo printed on it and a little blanket and pillow. Around 2:30, the higher-ups walk around and tuck everyone in and the lights go off and you're allowed to snooze for an hour. That would be SICK! I'd stay an extra hour just to fit naptime in! And then we could all take turns bringing in a snack, too! I'll bring Fruit Roll-ups!

Lu-sing Weight
Down another lb so 16 total. My clothes are starting to feel looser and my boobs are shrinking a little (damn!). But I'd rather be skinny with medium sized boobs than fat with bigguns!

VH1-derful Programming

Tuesday = VH1 show updates -- for all those old people who used to watch MTV but have now found VH1 to have a better line up. Wow. I can't believe I'm a chick who watches Best Week Ever over the Real World Season 33, Panama City. Ha! Wouldn't that be a gem of a show?

"So, like I walked into Club La Vela, and this chick was totally making out with some other chick who I saw making out with my roommate Tammy."

Anyways! Speaking of scum of the earth.....

This week on Crock of Love, good OLD Rodeo finally said good bye. Bret tried to make it look like he didn't want to give her the boot, but we all know he was tired of hearing her cry about missing her son. They showed her crying about him maybe 5 separate times this episode. Beat it Grandma. We've got no time for your hot flashing shenanigans. Another one of my least favorites bit it as well this week, Brandi C. What a retard. This is the chick who started a fight with Balloon Boobs, aka Erin, and then started crying when Erin retaliated and pointed out her "meth-scratched face". Ahh. That's a good one. I will try and use that in a sentence today! I mean if you're not watching this yet, aren't you intrigued? Meth-scratched faces, balloon boobs, old weirdos who are never videotaped without their cowboy hats and are obsessed with their sons?

So I watched ManBand last night and here is my review: Don't Bother. There was nothing in that 30 minute show that made me want to tune in next week. If anything, it made me feel sorry for all these has-beens. Total buzz kill. The LFO guy has freaking Leukemia! How am I supposed to make fun of them when one of them is currently going through treatment for one of the deadliest cancers? They did that on purpose! The *NSYNC guy is an alcoholic and the Color Me Badd dude is a recovering alcoholic and makes his living schlepping tires around (plus an extra 75 lbs.)in some po dunk town with his duffy wife. It was a total downer. Although the guy from 98 Degrees is totally cute, I will give them that. But not cute enough to warrant me tuning in again. Please choose from the following options: A)Remove ManBand from DVR Season Pass or B)Slit wrists

One more VH1 shoutout. I would like to say Kudos to an old high school buddy of mine who I just found out (via her myspace page) is a coordinating producer for another fave show of mine, "Scott Baio is 45 and Single". I also watch this one every week, but I figured I should keep the VH1 commentaries to a minimum, so I don't blog it. But it's cute. So congrats on having the most glamorous job of all my friends, Haylee. I'm a little jealous. Oh and Go Sparkleberry Bumble Bees! Class of '97 (not me, her)! Ps -- I stole this photo from your page, Haylee....hope you dont mind ;)



JT Y'all
Yeah LADIEZ! JT's bringin' sexy back to the ATL tonight (I couldn't resist). Me and my lady friends (minus Nikki, who agreed to come down and then punked out giving the lame excuse that she lives over 700 miles away and its the middle of the week - Nikki, "what the dealio? I Heart You!!!!") are treating ourselves to the eye candy that is.... Mr. Timberlake. My goal is to get Jessica Biel onstage and have her reprimand me for getting my grab on with her boyfriend!

Lu-sing Weight
Geez. It's hard to write about weight loss everyday! Gimme a break, will ya?!

Things That Aren't in 'Hoodstock for $400, Alex

Volunteering on Friday was pretty fun. They all love me over there since I managed to raise over $10,000 3 months before the walk even happens. They even asked me to speak at the Team Captains Kick Off they are hosting this weekend. They want me to talk about online fundraising, which shouldn't be too difficult, considering I raised over $4,000 in 3 days just by sending out emails. But I can't help but feel like alot of that was because I asked so many people right after mom passed away. I'm anxious to see if I can raise this much again next year. That will be the true test of my fundraising super hero strength.

Wow, am I a Debbie Downer, or what this morning?! On a lighter note, I discovered that the Flying Biscuit opened another location right off of West Paces Ferry and Northside in Buckhead, so we don't have to drive all the way into the city to enjoy the yumminess that is The Flying Biscuit. For those of you that do not know of this tasty breakfast establishment, you soon will. I also found out that the owner's of the Moe's, Doc Green's and Shane's Rib Shack conglomeration (aka Raving Brands) purchased The Flying Biscuit in May 2007 and plan on opening 50 stores this year! So I can have my "Meggxican Wrap" closer to home. If they open one in the 'Hoodstock, that would make my year. But I've also heard rumors of a Maggiano's and a PF Chang's opening out here in the sticks for the past year and a half, so I'm not holding my breath...or stomach.

As for the rest of the weekend, I discovered my new favorite store: The Container Store. This place puts BB&B (or as my broseph-in-law calls it, Triple B) to shame in the "you-never-knew-you-needed-this" department, because you do actually need this stuff. Damn it! Their marketing ploy has worked it's magic on me! Anyways, I dropped almost a hundy in that place without blinking. And I could have spent more! Thank goodness there are only two ATL locations and both are at least 25 miles from my house, otherwise I'd spend too much there. I got drawer organizers, cabinet shelves, a stackable bin unit for my downstairs closet, an ironing board organizer (it goes over the door and holds your board and iron, it's not like I need my ironing board to be organized) and other nerdy items. Then I proceeded to dweeb out and organize pretty much my entire house. And I made a list of the many many items I have now convinced myself I can't live without. The big kicker is, I'm not even that much of an "organized" person. So if this place has that effect on me, imagine what it would do for someone who gives a crap most of the time!

Lu-sing Weight
14 lbs. down total! That's like sloughing off Nicole Richie! Well, she is preggers now so maybe I should save that comparison for 14.5 lbs. Here is a pic of her at 3 months. Just kidding. You can totally tell that was taken last week at 4 months. Total baby bump. Oh really? That's her intestines about to poke through her paper-thin, malnourished skin? Oh! My bad.

Go Vols..no, not the hillbillies, the other kind

Ok so today I am volunteering at my local chapter for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They need help stuffing mailers for the walk I am participating in this October in memory of my sweet mom, Kritter. Ohh. Stuffing mailers. I always knew my charity outreach programs would be so glamorous. And since my company gives us 5 extra days a year to do volunteer work, community service or mission work, I decided to put them to use stuffing some packages (hey oh!).

(Shameless Plug!)
To help me raise $11,000 in memory of my mom, visit my Light the Night Page. I'm at $10,450 and I'm so close. I think I heard some change jingling in your pocket, so throw it my way. Besides, its tax deductable so everybody wins ;)Wink wink, nudge nudge.

And now I am going to break out the old Soap Box this lovely Friday morn. Let's talk about Rihanna's song, Umbrella. Now, the song's pretty catchy, I'll admit it. I've found myself walking around singing those deep lyrics, "Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay." I mean, that stuff's soul penetrating. How does she come up with this sheer poetry? She rivals Fergie with her lyricism. But she should take a page out of Fergie's "Tranny Guide To Being the Best Solo Artist" and throw some letters up in her songs. But, I digress.... On top of this Umbrella song that is played more than Gold Digger (wait, who are we kidding? That's impossible!) now they've introduced parodies of this song that they mix in with the real version. So what I want to know is, when did this become cool? I mean, "You can be my umbrella" doesn't make any sense. But neither does "Your girlfriend is a fella". Yeah, you heard me. I actually heard that on my way into work yesterday. On the radio. And of course this "hilarious" little tune replaced "ay, ay, ay" with "ew, ew, ew". Oh so clever. Another rendition I've heard is "You can be my Cinderella". Not terrible. But why is this necessary? I'm already over the song so there's no way I'm going to be "under" the parodies, if you catch my drift. Last time I checked Atlanta's New* #1 Hit Music Station wasn't an avenue for sketch comedy. Stick to your playlists and leave these songs alone!

Lu-Sing Weight
I've had a pretty good week so far. I've lost about 2 lbs this week so that's encouraging. Now it only looks like I've had three kids instead of fifty-leven. I'm inching further and further away from the mom jeans
* P to the S - this station has been claiming it's "new" since 1999!