let's begin

i don't have much time, as i have to squeeze in a shower during nap #2 today, because i'm going out for social purposes this evening.

let's get down to it.  i recently came to the realization that the majority of men/boys that play the guitar are not nice (read- douche bags).  today i actually googled 'guitar playing douche bags', and this is what came up:

Guitar Douchebag
Guitar Douchbag is the guy who goes to a party and pulls ALL the tail due to his guitar playing “skills.” So say some guy is there and being all charming and telling jokes and is the life of the party, then guitar douchebag comes in and sits down in the corner with his guitar and starts strumming a few notes, then goes into full on song with lyrics. You don’t even really need to know how to play well. You really only need to mix in like 3 chords, you can even make up the song on the spot. The panties will drop faster than the eye can see.I was the life of the party, everyone was loving my jokes, then guitar douchebag came in and stole all the chicks right from under us.

thank you urban dictionary. and sorry about the panty comment.  

i have a modicum of personal experience with guitar players.  one (that i liked at the time) said to me, "now, you have a certain image to uphold if you're dating someone who plays in our band".  yeah, i'll uphold an image.  just maybe not the one you were hoping for.  ooph, i was clueless in my youth.  

in all seriousness, i'm not trying to say that every man-boy that plays a guitar is a jerk.  because i can name several that are not.  but, out of concern for my personal safety, when it comes to matters of the heart, i have decided to steer clear of the skinny jeaned, guitar playing guy in the corner.  

evidence?  but of course:

i believe this speaks for itself?  am i right?

now, here's a question:

how did this, end up with..

THIS?

it's gotten so bad that you don't even have to be in the rolling stones to be considered a hot commodity.  if you're ugly and in the rolling stones, okay, i guess i get it.  but this?

let's see what his wife looks like:

obviously.

i believe that i have sufficiently proven my point.  i don't think any of us needs a guy who in the back of his mind always believes he's going to make it big and marry a girl from 'the girls next door'.  right?

i mean, even this guy is pretty convinced:

look at him, he knows.  

thus endeth the guitar player theory.

would you?

i've had a small number of you ask "why no guitar players?"

shall i respond to that later today?  yes, later we'll talk about my guitar-player theory.  hold on to your hats.

Well

Here's the thing, I never want to write a blog that just blandly states what I do or did on a certain day, that's no fun for anyone. And seeing as my days are rigorously scheduled, my "updates" would look like a study in Stepford Wife-esque behavior.

So, sometimes I've got nothing, most of the time I've got nothing.

Like right now, I can't get the friggin cable to work, and I put the babies down for a nap, and should go down and clean up from breakfast, but nope, I'm sitting here on my phone, talking to you about how I have nothing to say.

I need some spice in my life (as cjane would say). Right now I would even settle for a spicy meal. Anything other than barbeque. (Jared, come get some of that stuff).

I'm in a rut, but not even a bad one, just a comfortable one.

And no, I don't think I need a boyfriend to come pick me up out of my rut, if that's what you were thinking (Jessi:)).

I need to discover some more time in my day, or find more energy somehow to liven things up.

I need to go join the Y, which I've been saying I'm going to do for a month.

I need someone to salvage my hair from the abyss of suckiness, and I need to..

I don't know, join a tribal dance class or something..or maybe I do just need a boyfriend. 

But, guitar players need not apply.

blogs/music/other things

here are some things i'm liking these days:

cup of jo(joanna goddard, her personal blog, she's a freelance writer in nyc)

urban weeds(pictures taken of people walking down the street in portland, OR)

getting dressed each day(mom who challenged herself to post pictures of her outfits every day, good accountability..?  not sure, but she dresses super cute)

the whispertown 2000

and dolly parton.

okay, someone smells so bad, my nose actually hurts.  must tend to that.  

fourth, etc.

i do love the fourth of july.  last year at this time, i had just taken on the challenge that is beulah hogan.  i remember standing barefoot in front of our yellow house, after returning from the mariner's game, deafened by the fireworks all around our house, the way the sky lit up reminded me of d-day.  you know, minus the troops invading, etc.  

this year, i'm finding myself researching recipes from cuisinenie, just like always.  can you have a fourth of july without peach cobbler?  i think it's unavoidable.  looking for a new and better recipe for that.

also, doesn't it feel like you have to make homemade ice cream?  what do you usually have on the fourth of july?

i have some nap-refusing babies today.  and just now i was listening to music, and felt on-edge.  i think when they're "napping", i just need absolute silence.  no music, no tv, or it's just too much.  quiet.  that's what i need.

alright, leigh just tagged me for a little meme thing.  so here goes:

8 things to look forward to:

• fall
• growing my group of friends to include non-roommates and non-family members (not that i don't love ya, cause i do).
• getting settled in a new rental in a few months.
• taking a weekend trip somewhere very soon.
• oh, seeing the wedding pictures.
• weekends!!!
• nieces and nephews (yep, i said it)
• finding a man.

8 things i did yesterday:

• church
• made a roast beef/muenster cheese sandwich with my new favorite thing, wasabi mayo. really tasty.
• went shopping with ri
• chipotle for dinner.
• wii with our little sitcom fam (i do think that me, ally, emily, jared, maria and beulah would make for a terrific sitcom..)
• listened to 'turn my swag on' more times than i'd like to admit
• ohh, took a sweet nap.
• annnd?  started sweating trying to get my enormous power steering fluid lacking suv out of the target parking garage.  

8 things i wish i could do:

• travel easier (no financial/work/pet complications..just go)
• buy a new car
• dance really well.  like dancing with the stars, make people cry dance.
• meet benjamin.
• find a new roommate.
• spin class.
• grow my hair out extremely fast.
• have some land.

8 shows that i enjoy:

[we don't have tv in our house right now, like no channels, but i do have netflix/ally's wii, so we're not deprived.  but i'll list the last 8 movies from my netflix que.]

• revolutionary road
• twilight
• the wrestler
• spellbound
• grace is gone
• frost/nixon
• borat
• rachel getting married

and there you go, way more than you were interested in knowing.  

goodbye.

unreal..

as most of you know, i am an animal lover dog lover.  and you would think that working at a dog kennel, and having my own sweetie pup would satisfy this love.  but, sometimes, i get 'the fever'.  most of the time it's for a fat puppy, but lately, it's more for an oldie.  so, i'm going to introduce you to a few friendlies that are up for adoption, and link you to a page that can tell you more.  so, if you're interested in getting a pet, PLEASE look at these lovies for adoption [mutts are so much better].

meet tigger

clayton

congo

king

okay, one baby.  this is arlo.

and this is george.

and guys, i did not even begin to scratch the surface.  i just pulled some right off the top.  these boys are all in the charlotte metro area.  and for some reason my search only seemed to result in boy dogs, so obviously there are lots of sweet girls, too.

also, tomorrow, june 26, we are having a promotion at the doggie daycare where i work (all wags, off tyvola), where you can bring your dog to be evaluated and he/she can stay for the entire day for free!  we'll also be having a bake sale and all wags will match whatever is raised and donate it to the local Charlotte ASPCA.  

so, if you're in town, bring your dog by, i'm working friday night, so we can play.  

all wags site [keep an eye out for a cameo from my girl]

i got nothing

a really normal week going on over here.  so normal, in fact, that i am longing to shake things up.  once in a while, i get restless and feel like i'm sitting on the sidelines, but don't know how to get in the game.  because, i'm uncoordinated in both life and sports (even wii sports).  

i think i'm okay with it.  

there is all this time stretching out ahead, and i really don't have much to fill it.  no moves, no weddings, births, or big events.  it feels a little intimidating, not having anything to fixate or focus on.  like, what do i need to be doing to fill it up?  

it's eerily quiet right now, and that makes me think something big must be coming.