I have an addictive personality. This is one of the reasons I never tried drugs of any kind. I can hardly put down the bag of whole grain goldfish once I get my hands on them. Once I like something, I REALLY LIKE IT.  You’ve probably gotten a glimpse of this tendency through my tv viewing patterns. I become obsessively addicted to shows for a few weeks and then I drop them like a bad habit. The Voice is a great example. My relationship with Law and Order SVU has outlasted most of my past entertainment addictions and it’s still going strong. My latest vice . . . STORAGE WARS. I’m beyond obsessed. I’ve gotten to the point that every time I pass a storage unit, I wonder if they are auctioning off the units anytime soon and how much i’d be willing to fork over to sort through it in hopes of finding treasure. The only part the sucks, besides the possibility of only finding junk, is having to haul everything away! Last night I subjected Boyfriend to a Storage Wars MARATHON. Poor guy. He wants to watch Tosh.0 and I can’t help but wonder how much Brandi’s unit sold for.

SO freaking FASCINATING!!! I know of 1 person locally who buys units and sells the stuff inside. Have any of you done it? It’s kind of like flipping a house. A ton of work, could have a lot of pay off, but could be a huge headache.

I was at the gym yesterday, mind wandering, when I started to realize that it was 2 years ago today that I was getting filleted like a flounder. June 30, 2009. I’ll never forget the day. That’s when I underwent heart surgery.

2 years later I’m running, biking & weight training like nothing happened. Wow, I think I may have just quoted a Tampon commercial from the 80’s! But it’s true.

Medical science still amazes me. And to think, they basically turned off my heart, hooked me up to an artificial one, all while my surgeon (thanks as always Dr. Casale) used his skills to repair my valve. Truely amazing!

Stay healthy, my friend.
~Rock

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is. ~Norman Cousins

Hump day. Hmph. Hump day isn’t as fun as it sounds when you’re like me and your car breaks down YET again. If you listen daily, you’re probably thinking . . . hmm . . . didn’t your car just break a month ago? Why yes, it did. It averages $4-500 in repairs every couple months. Insane, I know. I’m trying not to sweat it too bad because it’s just a fact of life, but I do feel like i’ve been unfairly blessed with a car that sucks more than most. Thankfully, Boyfriend is one of those people who just takes the task at hand, finds the best way to get it done, and doesn’t overthink things. While i’d usually freak out, cry, and whine about this too-frequent series of car repairs, i’m dealing with this unusually well. Thank god for go with the flow people. I am SO not one of them.

Anywhoooo . . . in preparation for Saturday’s paintball experience . . . I got a camo bandana. That’s all i’ve figured out so far. I’d love to avoid as many WELTS as possible – so if any of you LADIES have gone paintballing before, I’d love some reasonable wardrobe suggestions. I was going to go with yoga pants and a wife beater, but all i’m hearing is “wear layers!”

This song is SO HOT! So far, I’d call it the song of the summer. I swear, I bet guys who claim they don’t or can’t dance, feel the urge to dance to this song. When I heard Pitbull and Neyo were performing on last night’s The Voice, I was GLUED to NBC right at 9pm. I’m not going to lie. The Voice bores me. I LOVED the idea of it and the first few episodes were cool . . . I was a fan. Between then and now, they lost me. I flipped back and forth anxiously awaiting THIS performance, but ended up just having to google it. Pitbull & Neyo LIVE on The Voice … performing GIVE ME EVERYTHING! Ahhh … love!

They’re English.  They spell color with a “u.”  And there’s a whole lot of “colour” in the video for Coldplay’s new track “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” just released this morning.  Are you old enough to remember Day-glo paints under blacklights?  (I am, just barely though!)  Check it out here:  

http://www.coldplay.com/

Remember, Coldplay in Atlanta is one of the stops on the KRZ Superstar World tour!  4 chances to qualify every workday:  7am, 10am, 3p, & 7p.

It does exist! This is the video we were talking about this morning.

After weeks of hunting around the internet and talking to friends that know cars, I finally made a decision. 

Meet my new baby–a 2011 VW GTI.  Here, have a cigar.

I absolutely love this car!  I know everyone says that…must have something to do with the new car smell.  The smell puts you in some sort of different state…a kind of euphoria.  Then again, maybe it’s the fact that the bank will have their hand in my pocket for the next 3 years. 

This car has everything I was looking for:  gas mileage (35 on highway), speed, sunroof, and good looks.  Plus, it comes with Bluetooth and plug-in for my Ipod.

And it’s fun to drive!  I see what they mean by Fahrvergnügen.

Thanks to Rob at Wyoming Valley Motors in Larksville for bringing it all together.

The first time I found this, I thought it was maybe promotional or a mistake. Now they keep coming and i’m wondering if I should be concerned. I went to get the mail this morning and Boyfriend received ANOTHER copy of OK! magazine. I know he’s been trying to Keep Up With the Kardashian’s for me, but really?! Haha, he claims he doesn’t know why he gets it, but I think deep down he’s curious about Jennifer Aniston’s love life and Selena Gomez’s pregnancy rumors. Speaking of OK! magazine, the cover claims Kim Kardashian is having a $10 MILLION wedding! Excessive much? Not only did she get engaged after dating Kris Humphries for just a few months, but they are already tying the knot in August! If a REAL person did that, everyone in their life would tell them they are rushing things and to slow down. Celebrities definitely don’t play by the same rules.

I love reality tv and i’m not afraid to admit it. Someone ripped me apart on facebook yesterday because I said I wanted to read Bristol Palin’s book that just came out. I’m curious! Last night’s Bachelorette was annoying more than anything, but I definitely think it was SWEET how Lucas asked if he could kiss Ashley before he did.  Ladies, how would you feel about a guy asking for a kiss instead of just going in for it? I love it. I guess you could say it might ruin the mood, but it says a lot of him as a person. He wasn’t just assuming he could kiss her. I turned into a ball of MUSH! I’m on team J.P. all the way. They need to end up together. Period.

Jeff is off today and is back tomorrow.

Lady Antebellum just released the video for their new song JUST A KISS! There wasn’t an embed code, so you have to click to their website . . . but it’s so sweet, it’s worth it!

http://ladyantebellum.com/

Hilary looks so gorgeous, but man . . . how does she walk in those heels?!? She’s always in skyscraper heels!

I have no way of knowing how many sewing pins I dropped in my kitchen last night and that scares the crap out of me. What if I step on one in the dark? I know this might surprise you, but I sew my own clothes. Seriously. I’ll give you a minute to let that sink in……………..I don’t MAKE them, but I buy vintage pieces and then tailor them to fit. I’m actually a pretty good little sewer (yeah, put that on my headstone…. right next to “party girl”).

So I opened a new box of pins last night and they all burst out like confetti. So I had to get down on the linoleum on my hands and knees and pick them up one by one. I just KNOW I missed a couple. And the whole time I’m rooting around, I’m thinking:  

‘You’re gonna miss one. Maybe two. And then the next time you have company somebody’s gonna step on it and not wanna be your friend anymore. Then word will spread and NO ONE will wanna be your friend anymore. Cuz you’re the girl who stabs people in the feet. Or even WORSE – your nephew Benjamin will be over and HE’LL step on it (ohhh that’s too terrible to even think) and then he’ll never EVER be allowed to visit Aunt Lissa again – EVER! His parents will probably stop talking to you too. And pigeons will poop on your head.’

I’m freaking out about this – can you tell? If there IS a stray one, I hope I’m the one impaled. But see, that’s the madness of it – I’ll never know. I’ll just sit and stew……and stew……and stewwwwwww. If I come in next week with tetanus, or lockjaw, or stabby foot, or pokey toe, or prickey heel (I’m just making these up), you’ll know what happened.

*can I just take a moment to point out the irony of a girl with three tattoos and several piercings being afraid of needles? Come ON woman!

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