All’Improvviso Amore December 2, 2008

RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes (or whatever) on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how stupid it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say? Hold My Heart–Tenth Avenue North

How would you describe yourself? Canto Alla Vita–Josh Groban feat. The Corrs

What do you like in a guy/girl? Blessed Assurance–Denver and the Mile High Orchestra

How do you feel today? Backwards–Rascal Flatts

What is your life’s purpose? Flood–Jars of Clay

What is your motto? Get Your Back Off the Wall–Family Force 5 [lol]

What do your friends think of you? Everyday People–Daniel Kirkley

What do you think of your parents? Undying–Demon Hunter

What do you think about very often? Thunder–Boys Like Girls

What is 2 + 2? Caledonia–Celtic Woman

What do you think of your best friend? Worlds Apart–Jars of Clay

What do you think of the person you like? The Fox–Nickel Creek [what? this makes no sense whatsoever! lol]

What is your life story? D-I-E 4 Y-O-U–Family Force 5 [good one!]

What do you want to be when you grow up? Hearts in the Air–Tim Hawkins

What do you think of when you see the person you like? May It Be–Lisa Kelly [hmmm..."May it be an evening star shines down upon you, may it be as darkness falls your heart will be true"...not far off!]

What will you dance to at your wedding? Most Wonderful Time of the Year– Denver and the Mile High Orchestra

What will they play at your funeral? Caroline–Seventh Day Slumber [awww!]

What is your hobby/interest? I Dreamed a Dream–Hayley Westenra [making my hobby...dreaming? possible...]

What is your biggest fear? Over My Head–Brian Littrell

What is your biggest secret? Un Dia Llegara–Josh Groban

What do you think of your friends? Joy to the World–Denver and the Mile High Orchestra

What will you post this as? All’Improvviso Amore–Josh Groban

Sleep November 9, 2008

Sleep is a good thing. For real.

 

I’ve gotten so much sleep this weekend, it’s just beautiful. I slept long Friday night, took a nap Saturday afternoon, slept well Saturday night, then took another nap this afternoon.

 

I think it’s because my back feels much more aligned than usual, so I’m more comfortable.

 

I’m gonna be so spoiled. I’ve got no idea how I’m gonna keep going Monday without trying to take a nap in the afternoon.

How They Play Basketball October 19, 2008

Being rather bookish my entire life, the first basketball game I ever witnessed in its entirety came last winter, in my sophomore year of college. At this game, however, I, being the sharp one that I am, figured out exactly how they play basketball (Note: this post may eventually be followed by posts on other sports and how they play them, too. Also, these posts are not intended to slam athletes of any kind, if anyone, they are meant to poke fun at my own intelligence level. Thank you!)

 

HOW THEY PLAY BASKETBALL:

First, assemble two teams. The game I witnessed was men’s basketball; I assume it works the same for the ladies, but we’ll refer back to the men’s game here (and before I get called a sexist, I AM a woman, if that isn’t evident from my other posts. We’re cool.) So you assemble two teams of men. Promote rivalry between these men. How you do this is up to you, most seem to use school spirit or regional pride to accomplish this. Also, the team who owns the court gets to pick one special player. I’m not sure what criteria our school used, but this guy was very durable, pleasant, got good grades, and had good hair, so it must be along those lines. He’ll come into the picture a little later. Place these two teams of men on one “court” (place with a hard wood floor and bleachers), and place a basket way up over their heads on each side.

 

Now comes the truly evil part: give these guys ONE BALL and expect them to share! What happens in preschool happens in college; human beings have an innate inability to share things. So the two teams will begin to fight over the ball. The crowd in the bleachers will cheer for one team or the other in a manner reminiscent of the gladiator fights of the coliseum (or the Lions vs. Christians events, if the teams are especially mismatched.) The tall guys have a distinct advantage here, as they’ve figured out that what works for the teacher in preschool will work for them now: if they can put the object in question up high enough, the others can’t have it! What they don’t realise? The baskets (where they might put the ball) are defective. They have holes in the bottom of them, and the ball keeps falling out. Every time that happens, the other team tries to take the ball away and hide it in their basket, which, since both baskets are defective, doesn’t work either.

 

Remember the special guy you picked out before? He comes in now. If, at any time, this guy gets run down by everyone else, a guy in stripey clothes yells that there’s a foul. (Note: the stripey clothes guy seems to be very important, as he has a whistle and can even break up fights. One wonders, then, why he’d stand there and let these guys fight over the ball, but theodicy or anything analogous to it is not the subject of this post.)  Sometimes, they even make a force field next to one basket, and one guy tries to throw the ball into it. The emotional torture for the other team seems to have the name of “free throws”.

 

Now, every time the guys try to hide the ball in the basket and it fall out, someone has been giving them points (and the pep band’s been playing, but that kinda goes with the crowd cheering.) At the end, someone adds up all the points, and whoever has tried to hide the ball the most times wins. Then everyone gets really excited…and goes home.

 

And that, my friends, is how they play basketball.

Wherever We Go August 19, 2008

RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes (or whatever) on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how stupid it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say? I Need You to Love Me–BarlowGirl

How would you describe yourself? Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man–Charlotte Church

What do you like in a guy/girl? Rockstar–Third Day

How do you feel today? Living on a Prayer–Stellar Kart

What is your life’s purpose? Please Mr. Postman–Carpenters

What is your motto? Thoughts of You–BarlowGirl

What do your friends think of you? Every Breath–Our Heart’s Hero

What do you think of your parents? Daring Daylight Escape–Caedmon’s Call

What do you think about very often? I Feel Pretty–Broadway Kids

What is 2 + 2? Canto Alla Vita–Josh Groban

What do you think of your best friend? Instead–Stacie Orrico

What do you think of the person you like? The End Has Only Begun–Lifehouse

What is your life story? Make Money Money–John Reuben

What do you want to be when you grow up? Something on My Mind–Hawk Nelson

What do you think of when you see the person you like? Let’s Dance–Hawk Nelson

What will you dance to at your wedding? Let That Be Enough–Switchfoot

What will they play at your funeral? The Beauty of Grace–Krystal Meyers

What is your hobby/interest? Sweet Revenge–BarlowGirl

What is your biggest fear? Can’t Stop–Leeland

What is your biggest secret? Supersonic–Family Force 5

What do you think of your friends? The Art of Breaking–Thousand Foot Krutch

What will you post this as? Wherever We Go–Newsboys

Someday August 14, 2008

RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes (or whatever) on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how stupid it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say? Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing–SHeDAISY

How would you describe yourself? Game On–Disciple [nice!]

What do you like in a guy/girl? True–Ryan Cabrera [awww...yes!]

How do you feel today? Bless the Broken Road–Rascal Flatts

What is your life’s purpose? A Little Fall of Rain–Les Miserables

What is your motto? Flood–Jars of Clay

What do your friends think of you? Out of the Woods–Nickel Creek

What do you think of your parents? Jesus, Take the Wheel–Carrie Underwood

What do you think about very often? More Than it Seems–Kutless

What is 2 + 2? Stand–Rascal Flatts

What do you think of your best friend? When I Go Down–Relient K

What do you think of the person you like? Getting Into You–Relient K

What is your life story? Nella Fantasia–Celtic Woman

What do you want to be when you grow up? May It Be–Celtic Woman

What do you think of when you see the person you like? Supersonic–Family Force 5

What will you dance to at your wedding? In the Burning–Something Like Silas

What will they play at your funeral? Carried to the Table–Leeland [WOW! nice!]

What is your hobby/interest? Hearts in the Air–Tim Hawkins

What is your biggest fear? Mighty Fine Blues–Holes Soundtrack

What is your biggest secret? I Need You–LeAnn Rimes

What do you think of your friends? Bring Him Home–Daniel Rodriguez

What will you post this as? Someday–Celtic Woman

Summary of My Last Year on the Computer August 14, 2008

I received this from the Good, Clean Funnies List and laughed…enjoy!

Summary of My Last Year on the Computer

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about
poison in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a
wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for
the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick
girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for
the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once
I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are
sending me for participating in their special e-mail
program.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214
angels looking out for me, and St. Theresa’s novena has
granted my every wish.

I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually
horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I
smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get
answered if I forward an email to seven of my friends and
make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern, I no longer drink Coca-Cola because
it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to
watch the car so a serial killer won’t crawl into my back
seat when I’m pumping gas.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who
make these products are atheists who refuse to put “Under
God” on their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it
causes cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can’t boil a cup of water
in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face,
disfiguring me for life.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I
could be nicked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug
me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they
are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don’t
support our American troops or the Salvation Army.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to
dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls
to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.

I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I
now have their recipe.

Thanks to you, I can’t use anyone’s toilet but mine because
a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to
cause me instant death when it bites me.

And thanks to your great advice, I can’t ever pick up $5.00
in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a
molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

I can no longer drive my car because I can’t buy gas from
certain gas companies!

If you don’t send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in
the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on
your head at 5:00PM this afternoon and the fleas from 12
camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy
hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to
a friend of my next door neighbor’s ex-mother-in-law’s
second husband’s cousin’s beautician…

Have a wonderful day….

Oh, by the way…..A South American scientist from
Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people
with insufficient brain activity read their email with their
hand on the mouse.

Don’t bother taking it off now; it’s too late.

Even More Soundtracks! August 12, 2008

So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every section of your life, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new section, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool.

Opening credits:My Home–Thousand Foot Krutch

Waking up: America’s Next Freak–FM Static

First day at school:Job–Cindy Morgan

Falling in love: Dare You to Move–Switchfoot

Fight song: Make Money Money–John Reuben

Breaking up: More Than It Seems–Kutless

Prom:Beautiful Soul–Jesse McCartney

Mental breakdown: From My First Moment–Charlotte Church

Driving: Broken Thing–Point of Grace

Flashback: Online–Brad Paisley

Getting back together: I Will Hold My Head High–Third Day

Wedding: Head On Collision–Hawk Nelson

Final Battle: Waste of Time–FM Static

Death Scene: Favourite Disease–Thousand Foot Krutch

Funeral song: History–Matthew West

End Credits: Where You Are–Rascal Flatts

And again…

Opening credits: Top of the World–Carpenters

Waking up: Someday–Celtic Woman

First day at school: I Need You–LeAnn Rimes

Falling in love: I Dreamed a Dream– Hayley Westenra

Fight song: Love Addict–Family Force 5

Breaking up: One Little Miracle (Acoustic)–Hawk Nelson feat. Amy Grant

Prom: How to Save a Life–The Fray

Mental breakdown: Strong Enough–Stacie Orrico

Driving: In Her Eyes–Josh Groban

Flashback: More to Life–Stacie Orrico

Getting back together: Come Home Soon–SHeDAISY

Wedding: Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?–Relient K

Final Battle: A Living Prayer–Alison Krauss

Death Scene: Red and Black–Les Miserables

Funeral song: Ancient History–Hawk Nelson

End Credits: Unknown–Lifehouse

One more time!

Opening credits: We Live–Superchic[k]

Waking up: My Sacrifice–Creed

First day at school: Mood Rings–Relient K

Falling in love: Breathe You In–Thousand Foot Krutch

Fight song: Superman (It’s Not Easy)–Five for Fighting

Breaking up: Hallelujah–Krystal Meyers

Mental breakdown: Nella Fantasia–Celtic Woman

Driving: Let’s Dance–Hawk Nelson

Flashback: When I Get Where I’m Going–Geoff Moore feat. Christy Nockels

Getting back together: Oklahoma-Texas Line–Rascal Flatts

Wedding: Always–Seventh Day Slumber

Final Battle: Don’t Give Up–Holes Soundtrack

Death Scene: I Hope You Dance–Lee Ann Womack

Funeral song: What It Feels Like–FM Static

End Credits: Word of Mouth–John Reuben

Babysitting Adventures August 5, 2008

Yesterday morning before work, I got the chance to babysit for two adorable little girls from my church. We had enormous amounts of fun! Which leads to this brief observation:

If you hire a babysitter who is currently rereading Les Miserables, expect to find a barricade made from an ottoman, a sofa throw, and about seven pillows in one of your doorways when you come home. If the babysitter and kids are not wearing ice cream buckets on their heads, be surprised.

This has been a random observation.

Whoa…Weird! July 31, 2008

So the most hilarious thing happened to me this week. I was hanging out at the library (’cause that’s how I roll), and I decided to pick up a movie or two to watch with my family. I walked over to the movie section and started looking for something interesting. About that time, a young guy came over and began to do the same thing. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, just to make sure he wasn’t premeditating stealing my purse or anything, and the impression came that he reminded me of someone I know. I checked again: tall, slim, beard, shoulder-length brown hair, pulled back into a ponytail. Whoa. Weird. He really did remind me of a friend from school–a friend I had previously thought to be so unique that I’d never find anyone else who even came close to reminding me of him. Apparently there’s been some cloning going on…

The guy reached for a copy of the original Pink Panther, then plopped down on the ground cross-legged and began to talk to himself, debating whether he should get that movie, or another off-beat comedy. Oh, my word, I thought, he not only kinda looks similar, he kind of acts like him! Weird!

I reached past the guy for a copy of Pride and Prejudice, and he asked me whether i’d ever seen Pink Panther. I told him I hadn’t, and that’s where it began. From there, we introduced ourselves, and began to talk about movies…and books…and musicals…and theatre…and people in general…and humour…suffice it to say that we kept talking. For a solid hour. Wow!

After about an hour, and having migrated to the very center of the library (no harm in being clearly visible, for safety), he left to go get some dinner, but not before he had mused several times on how amazing it was to find another person who still read books, and not only that, who read a variety of books, and appreciated them, and not only that, someone other than his girlfriend who would stand there and talk with him for an hour and understand all the topic changes (which happened for him, as for me, on average once every 14 seconds). Also not before he had given me not only his name, but his place of employment, and a rough idea of his schedule, and where he likes to hang out…bad idea. i didn’t give him any of those besides my name. I guess I’m not very threatening looking.

As he left, I went back over to the movie section, to hunt for a couple movies–what I’d planned on doing an hour ago, basically. As I reached for a movie, I heard a man behind me whisper “Pssst…miss!”

Great. A 40-year-old man. Apparently I was attracting all the random men that day?

“Can I help you?” I asked. “Go after that boy and give him your number! I think he likes you!” the man replied.

Matchmaking. Just another free service offered by your local library. For your convenience, we now have 40-year-old men to match up the young people who run into each other in the library.

I assured the man that I had it under control. Should’ve told him I was taken (admittedly, that’d be “reserved for my future husband”, but “taken” would probably have gotten him off my back easier)!

So I went home and realised: my sisters were at camp. Sad day. I couldn’t even tell them right away, so I wrote them to tell the story. I can just see their faces when they read the letter: “We haven’t bee gone 8 hours, and she’s already getting picked up by random guys in the library! She can’t function without us!”

Ah well. They say variety is the spice of life. And I’d say randomness of this sort is quite a bit of variety. Spicy!

Can’t Stop (another music thingy lol) July 27, 2008

RULES:
1. Put Your iTunes (or whatever) on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how stupid it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say? Hallelujah–Krystal Meyers

How would you describe yourself? What’s Your Name?–Jesse McCartney

What do you like in a guy/girl? Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man–Charlotte Church

How do you feel today? That’s All–Michael Buble

What is your life’s purpose? Stand–Rascal Flatts

What is your motto? Letter to Me–Brad Paisley

What do your friends think of you? Lemonade–Chris Rice

What do you think of your parents? Everything That You Ever Wanted–Hawk Nelson

What do you think about very often? I Can’t Hear You–Matthew West

What is 2 + 2? Is Forever Enough?–Hawk Nelson [cause that's how long it might take me to figure out...]

What do you think of your best friend? A Whisper and a Clamour–Anberlin

What do you think of the person you like? A Living Prayer–Alison Krauss

What is your life story? See the Light–True Vibe

What do you want to be when you grow up? Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?–Relient K

What do you think of when you see the person you like? Possibilities–Teddy Geiger [lol]

What will you dance to at your wedding? Let Go–BarlowGirl [lol]

What will they play at your funeral? Live Like You Were Dyin’–Tim McGraw

What is your hobby/interest? Undo–Rush of Fools

What is your biggest fear? Small Town–Thousand Foot Krutch

What is your biggest secret? Oklahoma-Texas Line–Rascal Flatts

What do you think of your friends? I Will Survive–Stephanie Bentley

What will you post this as? Can’t Stop–Leeland