See poll above!!!!!!!!!!! I like blog polls A LOT, I just never have anything to ask!
I deleted all of the worthless songs from my old running playlist (see blog post below). Did I already say, "Thank God?" Some of those songs were just embarrassing (Magic Stik is not one of them, hello).
I'm now the proud new owner of what I call the Tricked Out Running List. 87 songs of pure cardioness! Yeehaw.
Does anyone give a damn about this list? If so, I'll type it on out. If not, I'll be on the treadmill thinking of something cooler/randomer to post about (more likely randomer). Holla! So plz vote :)
Love you all~
A. :)
P.S. Tricky isn't on there...yet. lol.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wow (not in a good way)
I've always been completely, psychotically obsessesd with (and emotionally dependant on) music. I'm a HUGE fan of music, in large part thanks to my awesome dad who had a humongous record collection in the 80's. And a ton of 8-tracks. Then tapes, then cds, etc.
Fortunately for all involved, since the invention of the iPod, my friends/family are no longer required to share shotgun with my 50 lb. cd case which included everything from Sir Mix A Lot to Alan Jackson to ACDC to Biggie to 38 Special. I'm a big fan of COUNTRY for sure (new and old), classic rock, old school rap, Britney, etc etc etc.
Now, don't go thinking I'm all unique and stuff. I remember watching a Howard Stern show once (loved it) where they were talking about music. Howard only listens to "hits" where the others on the show would buy a cd and listen to the entire thing. Howard said that was stupid and "TELL ME WHAT I'M GOING TO LIKE AND I'LL LIKE IT." I rock it like Howard. There are some exceptions to this rule that no one cares about so I won't go into it. But in general, when I say I'm a huge fan of "X, Y or Z" that means I've listened to their popular songs 500 million times but I'm not a "real fan" (aka crazy) as in know where they were born and what the title to track 2 on their third album is (unless it's greatest hits. lol.)
We have like 35 gigs of music in iTunes. You would never know this by my pathetic playlist for working out. I have lived with this playlist for sooooo long because hellllllo, I hate exercising! I don't do it too often...until now! And I need a playlist for working out because being such a country fan, the general "shuffle" during a run would be at least 70% country (no bueno for getting the sexyback). During one of my "garage runner" treadmill phases, I skimmed the library and created a workout playlist by throwing in any fast-paced songs I could think of and/or songs I happened to see and loved.
Emilene suggested to not HATE running but to think of it as a time I get to listen to music uninterrupted. I agree! There are two things I've always wanted to be: a singer and a runner. I'm a horrible singer and in fact, ditched my music major in college because I didn't want to take "Sight Singing." The running thing isn't happening either because a) not good at it and b) hate it!
That being said, over the last couple days, I decided Emilene is right but my playlist needs a HUGE overhaul since I skip through most of the songs while working out or running anyway! But I thought it would pretty cool/funny (Bueller??) to post my playlist and make fun of it. Please send any suggestions for new songs my way (I probably already have it in iTunes or I'll buy it). Anything with a * in front of it means I actually listen to it (aka don't hit "next") when working out and will keep it around:
*All Right Now - Free. I think it's about a prost. but I don't care!
*Ballroom Blitz - Misfits. =Love since Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra's wedding show. He got up and sang it with the band. It rocks it.
*Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson. Love me some MM. This is probably surprising to most people but hello he loves makeup too. I don't listen to very much "new rock" so MM is an exception to the rule. Not that he's "new" like Gym Class Heroes or any of those stupid bands but I mean "newer" than CCR (see below).
*Born on the Bayou - CCR. One of my favorite bands of all time. Can't live without them. Ever.
*Butterfly - Crazy Town. "Sealed with a kiss...and a thank you, miss." Don't hate.
*Closer - Nine Inch Nails. lol.
Cream - Prince. Adore Prince but working out to him sux in most cases. Apparently, there are a lot of cases of this on my playlist...
*C^m On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot. C^m on. You know you love it, too! One of my fave songs of all time. Seriously.
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol. Ha! I have no idea. The only Billy Idol song I like is White Wedding and that's not on here! Dying!
Dirty - Xtina. I'm over it.
Don't Cha - P.Cat Dolls. It's cute. But I'm over it.
*The Dope Show - Marilyn Manson. Love.
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith. Hmmm...yeah this needs to go.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police. Same as above.
*Gett Off - Prince. I work out to this one. This was also a jazz dance Kate and I did in eighth grade. Listen to the words...can't believe our teachers picked that song. I blame our promiscuousness on them because of this song. Oh and also, this was a highly-requested song by my friends and I during our Stickman's days. You know who you are!
Give Me Three Steps - L.Skynyrd. Love this song but omg who works out to this? No one, that's who.
*Glycerine - Bush. I never work out to it but ran to it the other night. It wasn't too bad. I'll leave it on.
Goodbye To You - Scandal. It's pretty cute. I could probs work out to it. But I don't. I think this is a good thing.
*Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top. Can I give this one 2 stars? I love this song and ZZ.
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett. Again, love it, over it, the end!
*It's Like That - Run D.M.C. Work out to it. You'll like it. Run DMC Jam Master J Run!
Jack and Diane - J.Mellancamp. Love J.Mellancamp beyond words. This song reminds me of my mom and dad (Rick & Diane). I remember my parents listening to it when I was a kid and they were still married :) I think I'll keep it on.
*Jane Fonda - Mickey Avalon. Ohhhhh yeah. It's stayin'!!!!!
Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard. Hmmm...it's gotta gooooo!!
*Let's Go - The Cars. I LIKE THE NIGHTLIFE BABY!!!!!!!!!!! She saiiiiiidddd...
Little Red Corvette - Prince. =Gone
*Magic Stik - Lil' Kim. WTF. lol. You know if I'll admit this one is on there and that I still listen to it, I'll admit anything.
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows. Love it but it gotsta go.
*My Best Friends Girl - The Cars. I seriously don't listen to The Cars that often. But maybe I should. lol. *clapclap*
Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison. Love it (esp. when drunk). Never work out to it. Bye Bye, Brett *heartbreak*
Paradise City - GNR. Good cut. But bye bye.
*Pearl Necklace - ZZ Top. Hahaha! I love this song! They came to the fair a few years ago. This song was already on this already-created playlist. Unfortunately, I didn't know what it meant! My friend Craig had to tell me during the concert!! If you know Craig and I, I bet you're laughing your @$$ off right now. Funniest conversation ever.
*Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson. I'm beginning to think I have a MM problem. I only listen to him when working out, I swear. *surrrre*
*Pretty Vegas - INXS. From Rockstar INXS, hello!
Purple Rain - Prince. OMFG. How do I love thee but COME ONNNNNN.
P. Control - Prince. See above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you I was a Prince fan but this is getting OUT of control lame.
The Race Is On - Sawyer Brown. I tried to incorporate country. It didn't work. Never listen to it when working out.
Raspberry Beret - Prince. OMG!!!!!!!!
*Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. *drums*
Sexy M.F. - Prince. I seriously cannot take any more.
*SexyBack - J.T. Loved it (him) then. Love it (him) now. Go head be gone with it.
*She F'in Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd. Reminds me of a "very special someone." It's staying. ha!
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm. On the fence about this one. I usually skip it.
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi. Seriously??? Of all the Bon Jovi songs, I picked this one? I may replace it with a little BAD MED-I-CINE.
Suga Suga - Baby Beesch. Needs. to. go.
*Suicide Blonde - INXS. It's stayin'!
Sumpin' New - Coolio. OMFG! I'm dying! 1, 2, 3, 4... It does give me fond memories of Mexico however that's where the coolness ends.
*Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR. =True Love.
*Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson. OK, this is getting weird.
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison. *deletes from playlist*
Wanna Be a Baller - Lil Troy. I'm dying.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth - REM. Good song, bad workout song.
*Will You Be My Girl - Jet. It can stay.
*Yeah - Usher. Haha. Still one of my fave songs ever. Yes, I'm 19.
1999 - Prince. I am not going to say ANYTHING!
7 - Prince. *silence*
*Bad Romance - Lady Gaga. Recently added. Totally love.
Who wants to hire me to make playlists for them? I'm so good at it! Not!!
I'll be working on a revamp...
Love,
Ann:)
Fortunately for all involved, since the invention of the iPod, my friends/family are no longer required to share shotgun with my 50 lb. cd case which included everything from Sir Mix A Lot to Alan Jackson to ACDC to Biggie to 38 Special. I'm a big fan of COUNTRY for sure (new and old), classic rock, old school rap, Britney, etc etc etc.
Now, don't go thinking I'm all unique and stuff. I remember watching a Howard Stern show once (loved it) where they were talking about music. Howard only listens to "hits" where the others on the show would buy a cd and listen to the entire thing. Howard said that was stupid and "TELL ME WHAT I'M GOING TO LIKE AND I'LL LIKE IT." I rock it like Howard. There are some exceptions to this rule that no one cares about so I won't go into it. But in general, when I say I'm a huge fan of "X, Y or Z" that means I've listened to their popular songs 500 million times but I'm not a "real fan" (aka crazy) as in know where they were born and what the title to track 2 on their third album is (unless it's greatest hits. lol.)
We have like 35 gigs of music in iTunes. You would never know this by my pathetic playlist for working out. I have lived with this playlist for sooooo long because hellllllo, I hate exercising! I don't do it too often...until now! And I need a playlist for working out because being such a country fan, the general "shuffle" during a run would be at least 70% country (no bueno for getting the sexyback). During one of my "garage runner" treadmill phases, I skimmed the library and created a workout playlist by throwing in any fast-paced songs I could think of and/or songs I happened to see and loved.
Emilene suggested to not HATE running but to think of it as a time I get to listen to music uninterrupted. I agree! There are two things I've always wanted to be: a singer and a runner. I'm a horrible singer and in fact, ditched my music major in college because I didn't want to take "Sight Singing." The running thing isn't happening either because a) not good at it and b) hate it!
That being said, over the last couple days, I decided Emilene is right but my playlist needs a HUGE overhaul since I skip through most of the songs while working out or running anyway! But I thought it would pretty cool/funny (Bueller??) to post my playlist and make fun of it. Please send any suggestions for new songs my way (I probably already have it in iTunes or I'll buy it). Anything with a * in front of it means I actually listen to it (aka don't hit "next") when working out and will keep it around:
*All Right Now - Free. I think it's about a prost. but I don't care!
*Ballroom Blitz - Misfits. =Love since Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra's wedding show. He got up and sang it with the band. It rocks it.
*Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson. Love me some MM. This is probably surprising to most people but hello he loves makeup too. I don't listen to very much "new rock" so MM is an exception to the rule. Not that he's "new" like Gym Class Heroes or any of those stupid bands but I mean "newer" than CCR (see below).
*Born on the Bayou - CCR. One of my favorite bands of all time. Can't live without them. Ever.
*Butterfly - Crazy Town. "Sealed with a kiss...and a thank you, miss." Don't hate.
*Closer - Nine Inch Nails. lol.
Cream - Prince. Adore Prince but working out to him sux in most cases. Apparently, there are a lot of cases of this on my playlist...
*C^m On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot. C^m on. You know you love it, too! One of my fave songs of all time. Seriously.
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol. Ha! I have no idea. The only Billy Idol song I like is White Wedding and that's not on here! Dying!
Dirty - Xtina. I'm over it.
Don't Cha - P.Cat Dolls. It's cute. But I'm over it.
*The Dope Show - Marilyn Manson. Love.
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) - Aerosmith. Hmmm...yeah this needs to go.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police. Same as above.
*Gett Off - Prince. I work out to this one. This was also a jazz dance Kate and I did in eighth grade. Listen to the words...can't believe our teachers picked that song. I blame our promiscuousness on them because of this song. Oh and also, this was a highly-requested song by my friends and I during our Stickman's days. You know who you are!
Give Me Three Steps - L.Skynyrd. Love this song but omg who works out to this? No one, that's who.
*Glycerine - Bush. I never work out to it but ran to it the other night. It wasn't too bad. I'll leave it on.
Goodbye To You - Scandal. It's pretty cute. I could probs work out to it. But I don't. I think this is a good thing.
*Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top. Can I give this one 2 stars? I love this song and ZZ.
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett. Again, love it, over it, the end!
*It's Like That - Run D.M.C. Work out to it. You'll like it. Run DMC Jam Master J Run!
Jack and Diane - J.Mellancamp. Love J.Mellancamp beyond words. This song reminds me of my mom and dad (Rick & Diane). I remember my parents listening to it when I was a kid and they were still married :) I think I'll keep it on.
*Jane Fonda - Mickey Avalon. Ohhhhh yeah. It's stayin'!!!!!
Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard. Hmmm...it's gotta gooooo!!
*Let's Go - The Cars. I LIKE THE NIGHTLIFE BABY!!!!!!!!!!! She saiiiiiidddd...
Little Red Corvette - Prince. =Gone
*Magic Stik - Lil' Kim. WTF. lol. You know if I'll admit this one is on there and that I still listen to it, I'll admit anything.
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows. Love it but it gotsta go.
*My Best Friends Girl - The Cars. I seriously don't listen to The Cars that often. But maybe I should. lol. *clapclap*
Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison. Love it (esp. when drunk). Never work out to it. Bye Bye, Brett *heartbreak*
Paradise City - GNR. Good cut. But bye bye.
*Pearl Necklace - ZZ Top. Hahaha! I love this song! They came to the fair a few years ago. This song was already on this already-created playlist. Unfortunately, I didn't know what it meant! My friend Craig had to tell me during the concert!! If you know Craig and I, I bet you're laughing your @$$ off right now. Funniest conversation ever.
*Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson. I'm beginning to think I have a MM problem. I only listen to him when working out, I swear. *surrrre*
*Pretty Vegas - INXS. From Rockstar INXS, hello!
Purple Rain - Prince. OMFG. How do I love thee but COME ONNNNNN.
P. Control - Prince. See above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you I was a Prince fan but this is getting OUT of control lame.
The Race Is On - Sawyer Brown. I tried to incorporate country. It didn't work. Never listen to it when working out.
Raspberry Beret - Prince. OMG!!!!!!!!
*Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. *drums*
Sexy M.F. - Prince. I seriously cannot take any more.
*SexyBack - J.T. Loved it (him) then. Love it (him) now. Go head be gone with it.
*She F'in Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd. Reminds me of a "very special someone." It's staying. ha!
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm. On the fence about this one. I usually skip it.
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Bon Jovi. Seriously??? Of all the Bon Jovi songs, I picked this one? I may replace it with a little BAD MED-I-CINE.
Suga Suga - Baby Beesch. Needs. to. go.
*Suicide Blonde - INXS. It's stayin'!
Sumpin' New - Coolio. OMFG! I'm dying! 1, 2, 3, 4... It does give me fond memories of Mexico however that's where the coolness ends.
*Sweet Child O' Mine - GNR. =True Love.
*Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson. OK, this is getting weird.
Talk Dirty To Me - Poison. *deletes from playlist*
Wanna Be a Baller - Lil Troy. I'm dying.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth - REM. Good song, bad workout song.
*Will You Be My Girl - Jet. It can stay.
*Yeah - Usher. Haha. Still one of my fave songs ever. Yes, I'm 19.
1999 - Prince. I am not going to say ANYTHING!
7 - Prince. *silence*
*Bad Romance - Lady Gaga. Recently added. Totally love.
Who wants to hire me to make playlists for them? I'm so good at it! Not!!
I'll be working on a revamp...
Love,
Ann:)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Shanti
Holla. Made it to yoga. It wasn't NEARLY as wretched and harsh as the first time I went to yoga post-bebe. OH IT WASN'T GOOD BY ANY MEANS, just not AS BAD as last time. I'll try not to L&B too much this week although I make no promises. :)
This girl is ripped, btw.
Anyway, that is my yoga scoop! :) Tomorrow it's back to the lame old gym. *yawn*
Mucho love,
~Ann :)
Here is what has sucked about my yoga experience in the last couple years:
Pre-Baby: Not being able to do stuff I KNOW I should be able to do because I could have easily done it when I was younger. This encompasses a lot of poses. lol. But then I remind myself that I haven't cheered in 10 years so hello, that's a long time.
Post-Baby: Not being able to do stuff I KNOW FOR SURE I can do because hello, I could do it like 9 months ago. lol. e.g. ultpluthi:
I used to be able to hold this for 10 and wow, guess what! Now I can hold it for 0. Mainly because I can't get to it at all. And I'm pretty sure I could never get THAT far off the floor. lol.
I was SHOCKINGLY able to bind in a couple of poses this week that could not the last time. One was Marichiasana (spell!!) C. I just said, oh well, I'll try to grab. I got it! Granted it was like by the fingernails at first (lol) but I was able to catch my fingertips and even skipped the vinyasas to continue holding it on both sides.
Anyway, that is my yoga scoop! :) Tomorrow it's back to the lame old gym. *yawn*
Mucho love,
~Ann :)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Addicted
O.M.G.!!!!!! I am soooooooooooooooooooooo addicted to working out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Getting SexyBack SUCKSSSS! Still hatin' it! I will NEVER, EVER be a workout addict! A wise man (he knows who he is - ha) once said: "If it were easy, every girl would be HOT and I wouldn't have any problems." lol. It is soooo true and I try to remember this every day at the gym. It helps A LOT. What also helps A LOT is that I have a workout program I follow.
I'm already freaking out about how I'm going to work out once I go back to work though. Right now I can go every day. If I don't wait until Kurt gets home from work, my mother-in-law watches my bambino during the day so I can go.
Being away from the sweet babe is going to KILL ME so the last thing I'll want to do is stop at the gym and add an additional hour to my already one-hour commute EACH WAY. Ugh!
I have been doing my cardio on my treadmill. You wouldn't know it by watching me do cardio (horrible) but I actually have a pretty sweet treadmill. It's the nicest possible treadmill that should be allowed to rot from non-use in my possession. I have rarely used it BECAUSE a) I hate running and b) when I bought it, I had a house with an awesome basement for a treadmill. Then, I moved. At our last house, the treadmill lived in the unattached garage for five years. A couple of Springs, I would get into a "running phase" but hello running in a garage after it gets up to 85 or so, is NOT PLEASANT. Now, our house we moved to around T-giv has a great treadmill basement! So hopefully I'll be able to get good use out of it. And instead of going to the gym every day, I'll have to go to 3 times per week and do the rest at home, I guess. Did I mention how much I hate exercise? :)
On a lighter note, tonight we watched Four Christmases. I thought it was super cute. It was no Legally Blonde but it will do.
Hope everyone has great weekends! Tomorrow I'm going to try to go to yoga. Yay!
Mucho love,
Ann
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Getting SexyBack SUCKSSSS! Still hatin' it! I will NEVER, EVER be a workout addict! A wise man (he knows who he is - ha) once said: "If it were easy, every girl would be HOT and I wouldn't have any problems." lol. It is soooo true and I try to remember this every day at the gym. It helps A LOT. What also helps A LOT is that I have a workout program I follow.
I'm already freaking out about how I'm going to work out once I go back to work though. Right now I can go every day. If I don't wait until Kurt gets home from work, my mother-in-law watches my bambino during the day so I can go.
Being away from the sweet babe is going to KILL ME so the last thing I'll want to do is stop at the gym and add an additional hour to my already one-hour commute EACH WAY. Ugh!
I have been doing my cardio on my treadmill. You wouldn't know it by watching me do cardio (horrible) but I actually have a pretty sweet treadmill. It's the nicest possible treadmill that should be allowed to rot from non-use in my possession. I have rarely used it BECAUSE a) I hate running and b) when I bought it, I had a house with an awesome basement for a treadmill. Then, I moved. At our last house, the treadmill lived in the unattached garage for five years. A couple of Springs, I would get into a "running phase" but hello running in a garage after it gets up to 85 or so, is NOT PLEASANT. Now, our house we moved to around T-giv has a great treadmill basement! So hopefully I'll be able to get good use out of it. And instead of going to the gym every day, I'll have to go to 3 times per week and do the rest at home, I guess. Did I mention how much I hate exercise? :)
On a lighter note, tonight we watched Four Christmases. I thought it was super cute. It was no Legally Blonde but it will do.
Hope everyone has great weekends! Tomorrow I'm going to try to go to yoga. Yay!
Mucho love,
Ann
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Bad Idea
Sometimes my gift ideas for the husband are GREAT. Like when I buy him expensive carmel apples or boxes of Lago's toffee. In other words, I buy those great gifts "for ussssssss." :) He's extremely hard to buy for and forced me into this behavior, for the record. And I can only buy the dude SO MANY car wash giftcert packages per year (although he loves them, trust me). He really doesn't like gambling so a few lottery tickets in his Christmas stocking are good so he doesn't have to pretend to like them more than once per year.
He buys me awesome prizes but hello, I'm easy to buy for!
So, a couple weekends ago, we were out and about. The husb dropped me off at the gym and ran to Best Buy with Le Bebe. He picks me up and in the bag, he has two movies: something I already forgot and Inglorious Basterds (spell)? He does this occasionally...buys movies that we never will watch again. Unlike myself :), he is super good with money so I feel bad having him waste funds he could be using to buy me spa gift certificates and flowers. J/K. Anyway, I'm like "Why did you buy these?" Him: "Because I have been wanting to see them and we never get to watch movies." So then I felt bad because while I HATE watching movies, he LOVES watching them. It's kind of hard to watch movies when he's taking care of everything around here and Belle watches Disney Channel 24/7. Seriously, there are soooo many movies I haven't seen. This means new and old. Some that people can't believe but no, I haven't seen are: Goonies, Revenge of the Nerds, Weekend at Bernie's, Ghostbusters, etc. Unless you are Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Clueless, The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde (I & II), Sweet Home Alabama, Bad Boys, Boiler Room or Dead Man on Campus, I have not seen you!
So, I had a "great idea" to buy him a year of NetFlix for Valentine's Day. He seems to love it and it's working out great! I can't believe we've lived without it for so long. He is so sweet too because he has a bunch of movies I would like on the list (e.g. Four Christmases). Oh and he discovered the Reba dvd's on there, too. haha! I was really LOVING this gift that I (once again) apparently got for US! ha!
Here's where the good idea ends...
SO I was hanging out watching Inglorious Basterds tonight...
WTF. Dumbest movie ever. I just don't have the patience for movies. I also don't really like death or blood so any guy movie is pretty much lame to me. Duh, I should have realized that Kurt's tv in his "man lair" used to be decent until we acquired the flat-screen in the living room! So instead of lairing it up with Brad Pitt and his fake Southern accent, I'm sitting on the couch, missing Golden Girls and watching people get scalped. ????
Then, he is checking out his NetFlix that arrived. He's like, "I got us Four Christmases." That was good and sooo sweet of him. :) Then he said, "You probably don't want to watch 310 to Yuma?" I'm like, "WTF is that?" He says, "It's a modern-day Western." Haha. I love this guy. He is hilarious. But no way in hell am I watching that!!!!!!!!!!!!! But oh guess what, I'm sure it will be on the living room tv within the next couple of days and I'll be watching a damsel in distress ride away on a horse. The thing I don't get about Westerns is isn't it always the same plot? Aka - there isn't one?
The moral of the story is that while I will get some good out of this gift I bought for "him," including Reba and cool movies, I'll also be blogging and watching people get shot, scalped and quartered after Belle is in bed every night. lol.
I need to exchange the NetFlix for an industrial-size box of English Toffee :) I would have done this originally, but toffee isn't on my workout regimen.
Mucho love,
The Inglorious Gift-giver :)
PS -I remembered the other movie he bought at Best Buy! It was The Hangover. Hilarious. I was dying!!!!
He buys me awesome prizes but hello, I'm easy to buy for!
So, a couple weekends ago, we were out and about. The husb dropped me off at the gym and ran to Best Buy with Le Bebe. He picks me up and in the bag, he has two movies: something I already forgot and Inglorious Basterds (spell)? He does this occasionally...buys movies that we never will watch again. Unlike myself :), he is super good with money so I feel bad having him waste funds he could be using to buy me spa gift certificates and flowers. J/K. Anyway, I'm like "Why did you buy these?" Him: "Because I have been wanting to see them and we never get to watch movies." So then I felt bad because while I HATE watching movies, he LOVES watching them. It's kind of hard to watch movies when he's taking care of everything around here and Belle watches Disney Channel 24/7. Seriously, there are soooo many movies I haven't seen. This means new and old. Some that people can't believe but no, I haven't seen are: Goonies, Revenge of the Nerds, Weekend at Bernie's, Ghostbusters, etc. Unless you are Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Clueless, The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde (I & II), Sweet Home Alabama, Bad Boys, Boiler Room or Dead Man on Campus, I have not seen you!
So, I had a "great idea" to buy him a year of NetFlix for Valentine's Day. He seems to love it and it's working out great! I can't believe we've lived without it for so long. He is so sweet too because he has a bunch of movies I would like on the list (e.g. Four Christmases). Oh and he discovered the Reba dvd's on there, too. haha! I was really LOVING this gift that I (once again) apparently got for US! ha!
Here's where the good idea ends...
SO I was hanging out watching Inglorious Basterds tonight...
WTF. Dumbest movie ever. I just don't have the patience for movies. I also don't really like death or blood so any guy movie is pretty much lame to me. Duh, I should have realized that Kurt's tv in his "man lair" used to be decent until we acquired the flat-screen in the living room! So instead of lairing it up with Brad Pitt and his fake Southern accent, I'm sitting on the couch, missing Golden Girls and watching people get scalped. ????
Then, he is checking out his NetFlix that arrived. He's like, "I got us Four Christmases." That was good and sooo sweet of him. :) Then he said, "You probably don't want to watch 310 to Yuma?" I'm like, "WTF is that?" He says, "It's a modern-day Western." Haha. I love this guy. He is hilarious. But no way in hell am I watching that!!!!!!!!!!!!! But oh guess what, I'm sure it will be on the living room tv within the next couple of days and I'll be watching a damsel in distress ride away on a horse. The thing I don't get about Westerns is isn't it always the same plot? Aka - there isn't one?
The moral of the story is that while I will get some good out of this gift I bought for "him," including Reba and cool movies, I'll also be blogging and watching people get shot, scalped and quartered after Belle is in bed every night. lol.
I need to exchange the NetFlix for an industrial-size box of English Toffee :) I would have done this originally, but toffee isn't on my workout regimen.
Mucho love,
The Inglorious Gift-giver :)
PS -I remembered the other movie he bought at Best Buy! It was The Hangover. Hilarious. I was dying!!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Holla!
So on Saturday night, we went out! Crazy, I know. RANDOMLY, this cat, Matt Mason, who I've seen play in my favorite town in the world, Nashville, came to play in a bar near our house IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Literally. I am so surprised he didn't want to play in town. I'm sure he was traumatized at the nowhereness of where he was playing. Haha. This bar was in the middle of nowhere compared to my house, which is literally in the middle of nowhere. lol. I think you get the point... Needless to say, I'm sure he was excited to get back to Nashville.
Anyway! So we and some friends went to have dinner there and watch Matt Mason. It was a great time!!! The husband I danced to our wedding song, Dixieland Delight and omfg they played ROCKY TOP. It was a close to Nashville as I've been since last March. SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN I GET A HOLLER AND A SWALLER?? 1...2...3...
I need to start planning my next Nashville trip STAT. I'm dyingggggg from withdrawl. Normally we always go in March for my birthday but I would love to go when it's warmer. Last year was a lil cold for this sista.
Had the greatest Valentine's Day hanging out with Kurt and sweet babe. :) Belle was at her grandparents house then at a birthday party so I day was very quiet and drama-free! Haha!
Hope Y'ALL had a great V-Day. I'll keep Y'ALL posted on Nashville!
Love,
Ann :)
Oh P.S. - the reason he was in the middle of nowhere was a guy who owns a Ford Dealership invited him to come play. I love this man. He is a genius. I hope he continues to do this!!!
Anyway! So we and some friends went to have dinner there and watch Matt Mason. It was a great time!!! The husband I danced to our wedding song, Dixieland Delight and omfg they played ROCKY TOP. It was a close to Nashville as I've been since last March. SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN I GET A HOLLER AND A SWALLER?? 1...2...3...
I need to start planning my next Nashville trip STAT. I'm dyingggggg from withdrawl. Normally we always go in March for my birthday but I would love to go when it's warmer. Last year was a lil cold for this sista.
Had the greatest Valentine's Day hanging out with Kurt and sweet babe. :) Belle was at her grandparents house then at a birthday party so I day was very quiet and drama-free! Haha!
Hope Y'ALL had a great V-Day. I'll keep Y'ALL posted on Nashville!
Love,
Ann :)
Oh P.S. - the reason he was in the middle of nowhere was a guy who owns a Ford Dealership invited him to come play. I love this man. He is a genius. I hope he continues to do this!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Love Letters
Today, this post shall be in the form of love letters. For no apparent reason other than I have little to nothing to blog about so a new "format" would be nice.
Dear Saturn on the Interstate,
Hello, dumb@$$. Do you really think you should tailgate then try to be faster than the Audilicious? Be ____ing serious.
Love,
Ann
Speaking of a$$e$, I cannot believe the time has come where my a$$ is the LEAST of my workout worries....
Dear Cellulite (a.k.a. extra 15 lbs),
I effing HATE YOU! You will be gone, I assure you. How about we make this easy on both of us and you just GO AWAY!!!!!
Love,
Ann
Dear Sweet Baby,
You were worth it. :)
Love,
Ann
Dear Mother-In-Law,
Thank you for watching my kids while I go to the gym :) I have TWO KIDS!?!? omg.
Love,
Ann
Dear People at the Gym,
The gym is much better during the day. Way less people.
Love,
Ann
Dear People at the Gym who make my protein shakes,
I love you.
Love,
Ann
Dear Scale at the Gym,
I don't love you. Whatsoever.
Love,
Ann
Dear New HP laptop,
I love you. You are awesome. I will never glance toward Kurt's beloved desktop computer again! I hate that damn thing (he loves it).
Love,
Ann
Dear Husband,
Thank you for the Valentine's flowers a couple days early! :) I'm sure it will be wayyyy past Valentine's Day when he finally reads this blog. lol.
Love,
Ann
Dear New Facebook,
Not a fan of you.
Love,
Ann
Dear Best Buy,
Thank you for selling the six seasons of Reba on dvd. I will be purchasing them SOON! lol.
Love,
Ann
Dear New Super Mario Bros. Wii Game,
You used to be cool. Now you annoy the hell out of me because Belle plays you constantly.
Love,
Ann
Dear Readers,
I realize this list is boring. But this really is what is going on in my life. I love being a stay at home mom! I could get used to this... hehe
Love,
Ann :)
Dear Saturn on the Interstate,
Hello, dumb@$$. Do you really think you should tailgate then try to be faster than the Audilicious? Be ____ing serious.
Love,
Ann
Speaking of a$$e$, I cannot believe the time has come where my a$$ is the LEAST of my workout worries....
Dear Cellulite (a.k.a. extra 15 lbs),
I effing HATE YOU! You will be gone, I assure you. How about we make this easy on both of us and you just GO AWAY!!!!!
Love,
Ann
Dear Sweet Baby,
You were worth it. :)
Love,
Ann
Dear Mother-In-Law,
Thank you for watching my kids while I go to the gym :) I have TWO KIDS!?!? omg.
Love,
Ann
Dear People at the Gym,
The gym is much better during the day. Way less people.
Love,
Ann
Dear People at the Gym who make my protein shakes,
I love you.
Love,
Ann
Dear Scale at the Gym,
I don't love you. Whatsoever.
Love,
Ann
Dear New HP laptop,
I love you. You are awesome. I will never glance toward Kurt's beloved desktop computer again! I hate that damn thing (he loves it).
Love,
Ann
Dear Husband,
Thank you for the Valentine's flowers a couple days early! :) I'm sure it will be wayyyy past Valentine's Day when he finally reads this blog. lol.
Love,
Ann
Dear New Facebook,
Not a fan of you.
Love,
Ann
Dear Best Buy,
Thank you for selling the six seasons of Reba on dvd. I will be purchasing them SOON! lol.
Love,
Ann
Dear New Super Mario Bros. Wii Game,
You used to be cool. Now you annoy the hell out of me because Belle plays you constantly.
Love,
Ann
Dear Readers,
I realize this list is boring. But this really is what is going on in my life. I love being a stay at home mom! I could get used to this... hehe
Love,
Ann :)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
It's WEDNESDAY!
You know what that means? High School Reunion is on tonight, people! On TV Land. Yes, I said TV Land. Yes, I am once again posting about t.v. LOL! 9:00 central, people. Watch it!
Seriously, I love this show. I can hear all of my high school friends, especially Mandy, Kate, Kate, Crystal, Crystal and Hairy saying (without being too impressed), "You would." It is soooo me. lol. But for real this show is awesome.
I am normally just bad at watching t.v., particularly these once a week type of shows. The ONLY show that I have ever watched religiously was Rock Star INXS. Lovvvvvvvved it. I still rock out to Pretty Vegas by JD Fortune once in awhile. In general, I just forget about my shows but considering I have nothing else going on right now with the little guy sleeping 18 hours per day, I am thanking God for t.v. and the fact I have about 18 more months until Barney the purple dino starts to rule my life AGAIN!
It's effing freezing out! FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZING. I cannot decide what is better - maternity leave in the summer or winter. Belle has a late May bday. So I spent that better part of that summer looking and feeling ew. At least this time I can wear pants and l/s shirts covered with sweaters instead of tank tops. But at least in the summer we could sit on the deck and soak up some sun and humidity. And go for walks. And get into the car without freezing our a$$es off. Ugh! Hmmm...so I'm still undecided.
K, so I need to roll out. I have to go to the mall to get some outfits for our big family picture on Friday. Fun, fun.
Mucho love!
Ann
Seriously, I love this show. I can hear all of my high school friends, especially Mandy, Kate, Kate, Crystal, Crystal and Hairy saying (without being too impressed), "You would." It is soooo me. lol. But for real this show is awesome.
I am normally just bad at watching t.v., particularly these once a week type of shows. The ONLY show that I have ever watched religiously was Rock Star INXS. Lovvvvvvvved it. I still rock out to Pretty Vegas by JD Fortune once in awhile. In general, I just forget about my shows but considering I have nothing else going on right now with the little guy sleeping 18 hours per day, I am thanking God for t.v. and the fact I have about 18 more months until Barney the purple dino starts to rule my life AGAIN!
It's effing freezing out! FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZING. I cannot decide what is better - maternity leave in the summer or winter. Belle has a late May bday. So I spent that better part of that summer looking and feeling ew. At least this time I can wear pants and l/s shirts covered with sweaters instead of tank tops. But at least in the summer we could sit on the deck and soak up some sun and humidity. And go for walks. And get into the car without freezing our a$$es off. Ugh! Hmmm...so I'm still undecided.
K, so I need to roll out. I have to go to the mall to get some outfits for our big family picture on Friday. Fun, fun.
Mucho love!
Ann
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Workin' It
So, I'm not talking about working out in a way that's all, "I'm skinny and cute and workin' it out! And I want to chat about it!" Ohhh h no...I'm talking about working out in a way that IS like, "OMFGGGGG, all of that Whitey's ice cream when I was pregnant = NOT WORTH IT." Not worth it! Soooo-o-o-o-o not worth it. *cries* No pics to be posted of the evidence. Ew.
Yah, yoga isn't going to cut it this time. I had to go back to weight training...which I dig but I dig yoga wayy more. For reals. I did miss the Peach Pear protein shakes from my gym, though.
Ew. I also started eating chicken again TEMPORARILY. EEEW. HATE IT! HATE IT! This will be short-lived.
So, this is a huge post of me b!Tching about something that is entirely my fault. :)
Some good things goin' on besides my lil bambino are: DIET POP, planning our Vegas trip, watching Belle play Super Mario on wii 24/7, the Reba show (see prior posts)*lol*, getting used to our awesome SLR camera that I never took the time to learn to use before now, my new HP arriving today *woot*, and loving my new rockin' makeup stash (see makeup blog - hopefully new post tonight).
So, all in all, life is good :)
Does anyone else have any good scoop? We're pretty boring around here. It looks like we might be snowed in tomorrow. Yay!
Mucho love~
Ann :)
Yah, yoga isn't going to cut it this time. I had to go back to weight training...which I dig but I dig yoga wayy more. For reals. I did miss the Peach Pear protein shakes from my gym, though.
Ew. I also started eating chicken again TEMPORARILY. EEEW. HATE IT! HATE IT! This will be short-lived.
So, this is a huge post of me b!Tching about something that is entirely my fault. :)
Some good things goin' on besides my lil bambino are: DIET POP, planning our Vegas trip, watching Belle play Super Mario on wii 24/7, the Reba show (see prior posts)*lol*, getting used to our awesome SLR camera that I never took the time to learn to use before now, my new HP arriving today *woot*, and loving my new rockin' makeup stash (see makeup blog - hopefully new post tonight).
So, all in all, life is good :)
Does anyone else have any good scoop? We're pretty boring around here. It looks like we might be snowed in tomorrow. Yay!
Mucho love~
Ann :)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Yes, still...
limping, b!tching. Not kidding. Damn, my hamstrings are killing me. I'm now doing this cute little cross-country skiing number instead of walking. It's easier to drag my feet than pick them up. Maybe by the time E&K get back from India in 2 months, I'll be over it?
So, I moved just before Thanksgiving. I have ignored all boxes that are what I call "out of sight, out of mind" boxes. They are out of my sight and out of my mind, but there are in Kurt's sight. Ya know, Mr. Sleeping with the Enemy. Mainly because I used our basement as a dumping ground and graveyard for the boxes I am not sure what to do with the contents. Oops. I never go in the basement but he always does since his bathroom and clothes are down there. So, I'm going to TRY to unpack a box per day of these boxes I don't know what to do with. Today, I hit up a HUGE box that had been stuffed in the kitchen closet.
After Kurt got off work, we picked up my rizide from the dealership. Oh, how I love my car but seeing the shiny NEW Audi's in the parking lot absolutely kills me. I need to continue to rock out my current A4. It's awesome but the color is starting to annoy me, similar to every other car I've owned. I get annoyed with the color after a couple years. Maybe bored is the answer instead of annoyed?? Je ne sais pas!
Emilene gave me an idea to start cooking! I think this is a great idea. I haven't cooked since last July. lol. Seriously, the husb is a chef. But it wouldn't kill me to make something now that I'm home with Mr. No Sleep during the day! Hopefully this time, no injuries will occur. I'll avoid that damn cheese grater! Promise!!
Love,
Ann :)
So, I moved just before Thanksgiving. I have ignored all boxes that are what I call "out of sight, out of mind" boxes. They are out of my sight and out of my mind, but there are in Kurt's sight. Ya know, Mr. Sleeping with the Enemy. Mainly because I used our basement as a dumping ground and graveyard for the boxes I am not sure what to do with the contents. Oops. I never go in the basement but he always does since his bathroom and clothes are down there. So, I'm going to TRY to unpack a box per day of these boxes I don't know what to do with. Today, I hit up a HUGE box that had been stuffed in the kitchen closet.
After Kurt got off work, we picked up my rizide from the dealership. Oh, how I love my car but seeing the shiny NEW Audi's in the parking lot absolutely kills me. I need to continue to rock out my current A4. It's awesome but the color is starting to annoy me, similar to every other car I've owned. I get annoyed with the color after a couple years. Maybe bored is the answer instead of annoyed?? Je ne sais pas!
Emilene gave me an idea to start cooking! I think this is a great idea. I haven't cooked since last July. lol. Seriously, the husb is a chef. But it wouldn't kill me to make something now that I'm home with Mr. No Sleep during the day! Hopefully this time, no injuries will occur. I'll avoid that damn cheese grater! Promise!!
Love,
Ann :)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Owwwwwwww... And Daytime T.V.
Oh yeah, still L'ing and B'ing! It's awesome!
So, the little peanut and I have been hanging out watching daytime t.v. Normally, I'm not a big t.v. watcher but there's not a lot to do when you're home all day and it's 0 degrees outside! My mother-in-law comes to visit us a lot. Thank God she gets back from Mexico tomorrow!
All of that being said, I want you all to know that Reba is a pretty g.d. awesome show. He'll probably kill me for posting this, but I've noticed my husband watching it before and made fun of him. I will publicly apologize because truly the show is soooo hilarious! Seriously, watch it next time you are home sick. Lifetime Network, Baby! It's onl ike 3 hours straight in the mornings.
Occasionally, I can catch the greatest show in the world, Golden Girls! And one day there was a Brady Bunch marathon on t.v. To my horror, Belle was home from school that day and had never seen or heard of the Brady Bunch. We'll be buying the boxed sets very soon. Very, very soon. I already have all of the seasons of the Golden Girls, in case anyone cares.
I posted to my Facebook that Days of Our Lives has made about zero progress since the last time I was on maternity leave almost 9 years ago. I can't take the stress, people. I cannot effing believe Hope & Bo are once again BROKEN UP!
The reason I'm watching so much t.v. is because the sweet little baby sleeps most of the time so I'll admit to holding him 99.9% of the time. :)
Mucho love,
Ann :)
So, the little peanut and I have been hanging out watching daytime t.v. Normally, I'm not a big t.v. watcher but there's not a lot to do when you're home all day and it's 0 degrees outside! My mother-in-law comes to visit us a lot. Thank God she gets back from Mexico tomorrow!
All of that being said, I want you all to know that Reba is a pretty g.d. awesome show. He'll probably kill me for posting this, but I've noticed my husband watching it before and made fun of him. I will publicly apologize because truly the show is soooo hilarious! Seriously, watch it next time you are home sick. Lifetime Network, Baby! It's onl ike 3 hours straight in the mornings.
Occasionally, I can catch the greatest show in the world, Golden Girls! And one day there was a Brady Bunch marathon on t.v. To my horror, Belle was home from school that day and had never seen or heard of the Brady Bunch. We'll be buying the boxed sets very soon. Very, very soon. I already have all of the seasons of the Golden Girls, in case anyone cares.
I posted to my Facebook that Days of Our Lives has made about zero progress since the last time I was on maternity leave almost 9 years ago. I can't take the stress, people. I cannot effing believe Hope & Bo are once again BROKEN UP!
The reason I'm watching so much t.v. is because the sweet little baby sleeps most of the time so I'll admit to holding him 99.9% of the time. :)
Mucho love,
Ann :)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Waaaaaaaaah! Days, Nashville, ec.
OMFG I am so sore! L&B, people, L&B! There's been a whole lot of whining going on at my house today. Luckily, the baby has no choice but to listen intently :) It makes me feel better...not really. lol.
On a lighter note, I watched Days of Our Lives today. Seriously, there has been NO PROGRESS since the last time I was on maternity leave in 2001! Well, except the fact they are taking advantage of the 'internets' now and Skyping with eachother insted of just calling eachother, even though they all live in Salem. Stupid. Hope and Bo are still having MAJOR DRAMA - currently broken up but still talking about eachother. I think their little girl wants them to get back together (she's like 5). Bo was skyping with his little daughter today and forgot to turn off his computer. So the little girl logged back on and caught him making out with some random chick. Duh. The goods news is Charlie, the neighbor from the show Empty Nest, is now on the show. I'm not sure why that is good news except for I still laugh thinking about Dreyfuss, the dog.
I'm in the beginning stages of planning my annual hommage to Nashville. Shall we go in March? April? May? June? Hmmm... I'd love to go when it's warm even though we ALWAYS go around my b-day in March.
We can't go in July because we're going to Vegas. Yay!
Okay, that's all my scoop!
Love,
Ann
On a lighter note, I watched Days of Our Lives today. Seriously, there has been NO PROGRESS since the last time I was on maternity leave in 2001! Well, except the fact they are taking advantage of the 'internets' now and Skyping with eachother insted of just calling eachother, even though they all live in Salem. Stupid. Hope and Bo are still having MAJOR DRAMA - currently broken up but still talking about eachother. I think their little girl wants them to get back together (she's like 5). Bo was skyping with his little daughter today and forgot to turn off his computer. So the little girl logged back on and caught him making out with some random chick. Duh. The goods news is Charlie, the neighbor from the show Empty Nest, is now on the show. I'm not sure why that is good news except for I still laugh thinking about Dreyfuss, the dog.
I'm in the beginning stages of planning my annual hommage to Nashville. Shall we go in March? April? May? June? Hmmm... I'd love to go when it's warm even though we ALWAYS go around my b-day in March.
We can't go in July because we're going to Vegas. Yay!
Okay, that's all my scoop!
Love,
Ann
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