The most ordinary of blogs
Her post yesterday was this youtube video. And frankly, I don’t care that she thinks she was phoning it in or was actually phoning it in. This video is hilarious! For those of you that came into your teenage years during the 80’s, you’re gonna LOVE this!!! Even if you hated this type of music, you’ll still laugh your ass off watching this literal song translation. Brilliant!
Hey D,
It’s me. Just wanted to let you know that you don’t have to cry about not seeing George Michael in concert. When you’re 37yrs old, you’ll get to see him perform. And what a show it will be! The stage, amazing, technologically so far advanced you wouldn’t believe me. Just trust me, it will be phenomenal. Plus, he has still got it after all these years!! In fact, he’s probably better. Sexy, check. Voice, check. Boody shakin, check, check.
So dry your tears, you’ll get a chance to see him; you’ll drool, sing, dance, and laugh with your friends about how silly you can still be… even in your 30’s.
It’ll be all right darling. Just go on & remember that you’ll see him eventually.
Now if I could just tell you that you’ll see Duran Duran, then everything would be perfect. Maybe another time.
Love ya,
D
P.S. Word of advice… maybe you should – you know what, never mind, just do what you’re gonna do. Lessons learned.
So we went to the Justin Timberlake concert on Sunday night and it was freakin’ AMAZING!!!! Yeah we saw him in concert before, but that just doesn’t even matter. This show was different than the one we saw in Fresno. Different order of songs, dances, costumes, even some of the players were different.
I have posted pictures and more about the concert here. So go read it, now.
Ciao
Justin Timberlake in concert tonight!!!! OH YEAH!!!!! And we have VIP Lounge tickets which means that we will be right at the stage!!!!!!!! AAAAHHHH!! If you are wondering whether I am excited or not, then just check out the number of exclamation points used so far, that should be some kind of indication. ***Writer’s note: My apologies to those of you reading that have a problem with excessive use of the exclamation point.
OK, where to start? One of the girls in our office & her sister went to see Justin Timberlake (aka my mid-life crisis sex toy ~ all right maybe not in reality but definitely in my fantasies!) back in January of this year. They had a blast & showed us the pictures (I know, they weren’t supposed to bring cameras in but everyone does it, in fact we did it too, and you’ll see those pics below) and told us how fantastic the show was. He danced and sang like a 2o-somethin’ hottie should.
Now, the reason that I wasn’t at that show was due in part to my need to pack for a business trip that the husband & I were taking to Las Vegas for CES, which we were leaving for the night after the concert. But, as soon as we heard how excellent the show was, we immediately decided that we needed to find out where and when he was playing next. As it turned out, he was playing the very next week in Fresno ~Fresno, nobody goes to Fresno anymore~ and we could still get tickets. ”Amazingly” enough. And, not just any tickets, but VIP Lounge tickets which would put us directly at the stage!! Take that all you people sitting in the nose bleed sections.
Just so I can brag a little more, here is a picture taken at the Fresno show:
We were all reaching for his shoes & pants (or any part we could reach!) like the ridiculous teenagers around us, while screaming out his name.
and here is another one:
There is just something about being this close to a guy who is so hot, can dance, and sing like nobody’s business. The energy at the show was super high. We were screaming right along with the other thousands of screaming teenagers. Yeah, I know, it’s silly. I mean we’re “adults”, right? Ah, who cares! It was too much fun!!!
The show was originally supposed to be on Sept. 12th. However, the VMA’s were in Las Vegas this year on Sunday Sept 9th… and Mr. Justin Timberlake was performing and also receiving awards. Some say that he “may” have “over-indulged” while in Las Vegas. Like this reporter. But then again it could be truly as the AP reports it. I’m sure it was more along the lines of TOO MUCH PARTYING!
Anyhoo, so now we are going to see him TONIGHT!!! Just a small delay in pleasure. Helps build up the excitement. And now it’s CONCERT TIME! We have a limo driving us to the venue so we’ll be doin’ a little bit of partying ourselves on the way.
OK, enough for now. I’ll post something in a day or two with some pics & tell ya’ll how PHENOMENAL the show was.
Ciao
Well, now that I am fully recovered from this event, I am ready to fill you in on the night. This is not to say that I was overly wasted. In fact, I think we were all pretty reserved on our level of alcohol intake. There have been many occasions when we drank much more. Thankfully #17 did not happen. See part 1 so you know what I’m talking about. I’ll wait…
…ok you’re back? Good, moving on, I did still manage to have a mini headache the entire next day, despite taking a couple extra strength Tylenol.
Since we had to drive about an hour to get to A’s house, four of us carpooled, I drove the husband’s car (which was a treat in itself since I hardly ever get to drive it & it’s a BMW & it drives really fast! Weeeeeee! So, lets say that you’re going oh, I don’t know, 90 mph but you feel like you’re going 35 mph ~ that’s how smooth it drives.)
Anyway, we got a great start on the chatting. That’s the thing about friends, you can talk & laugh & listen to music, and make an hour long drive feel like minutes. By the time we got to the house it was after 7:30pm. A had made a huge batch of spaghetti sauce from scratch (who has the time to do this anymore? well, she doesn’t have children yet, so that must explain it.) and the effort was very much appreciated because the sauce was delicious. We didn’t end up eating until after 9pm, which was fine, but generally, at home, we eat much earlier (you know, we have children and we’re trying to set a good example by eating as a family and all that which means that we eat at 6:00pm or thereabouts). It was undeniably delightful eating that late, I felt a bit like a grown up. (Side note: Isn’t that silly? I am a grown up. At least I’m pretty sure that being 36 yrs old with two children makes me a grown up.)
Yes, we drank. I saw an ad in a magazine that Smirnoff makes a pre-mixed Cosmopolitan available in a very large bottle. It was most excellent. I will be getting that again in the near future. I think I drank about a quarter of the bottle and a couple of the girls drank the other quarter. In addition to the champagne that was consumed ~probably three bottles. Oh, yeah and I think there was a few gin & tonics served.
Yes, we snacked. Chips & 7 layer black bean dip. Cheddar cheese Ruffles. W brought two bags of chocolate covered pretels, YUMMY! Opps, I forgot! For dessert we had this ooey gooey pumpkin cake that V made. Good stuff.
Yes, we drank some more. And yes, we most definately talked & laughed our guts out. I can’t recall what most of the conversations were, but I do remember laughing till my stomach hurt. Plus, in the morning, A made some kind of croissant french toast casserole stuff that you bake & serve with syrup. Très délicieux!
All in all, it was a fairly mellow night full of great food, even better friends, lots of laughs, and much drinking. What could be better?!! I do have to say that the only thing missing, was two of our dear friends, who were unable to make it to the party. They were certainly missed! It just means that we’ll have to do another girl’s night, like immediately.
Enough for now,
Ciao
Oh, yeah! It’s girl’s night! I am so excited!!! I think I can probably use a few more exclamation marks!!!!
After we went to movie night, a few weeks back, see my movie review, we went to a little bar by the theater and got a drink. It was mentioned that we should have another girl’s night. One of the girl’s boyfriend was gonna be out of town for about 4 days. This makes their place an ideal location to hold “Girl’s night, drunk night/sleepover party” & we picked tonight!
So after multiple emails between the 8 of us we decide we’re gonna:
Probably not in that specific order. And hopefully not #17, but we shall see. In fact, I will continue this blog in a part 2 with all the details of the night.
I wish I could say that we are going to be all intellectual while daintily sipping our cocktails and discuss important world issues but I can’t and we won’t. We all have jobs and most of us have kids so when we get a chance to let loose, you better watch out.
All right, I gotta go start packing. Aahhhhh, I’m so excited!! I can’t wait!
Ciao
That I only needed 5 4 3 hrs of sleep per night. Oh, and I would be completely refreshed, ready to take on whatever the day had in store. If this wish were to come true, I would have enough time to do everything that I wanted to do. I was contemplating this, the other night, as I was falling asleep. I had so wanted to spend more time writing but I knew that I needed to get to bed at a decent hour ~ decent hour being something like 11:00pm ~ and how this would be absolutely necessary for me to have enough energy for the next day (or everyday for that matter). I am perpetually facing this limitation, not enough hours in the day…. Certainly I’m not the only one that feels this way. But we’re not talking about them, we’re talking about me. So, there.
Now, if I only needed 5 4 3 hrs to rest each night, then I would be able to do the following (in no particular order):
Not having 21 hrs to do all of the above (and more) means that I have to be really selective. No time wasting for me. And even still I have to choose wisely between what has to be done & what I want to do. It just doesn’t add up. If only I could be selfish and do the things I want to do. I would say “screw you” to all the work, chores, homework (now that we have started back to school) and other responsibilities that must come before the fun stuff. I suppose if I had the extra time, then I wouldn’t have to say “screw you”, I could just do everything!
So, I’ll say it again, sometimes I wish that I only needed 3 hrs of sleep. Imagine all the wonderful things that I would be able to do! Aaahhhh, what a delightful thought.
Enough for now (cause I have to go to bed),
Ciao
I was listening to a song yesterday and the lyrics were quite interesting (at least to me). The gist of the song was, “I want everything I can’t have”. In fact, I think that’s the title of the song. So I got to thinking about why it is that we, humans and in some case animals, want either something we can’t have or want something that someone else has. Is it greed? Is it envy? Since the behavior isn’t exclusive to humans, perhaps it is more basic, more intrinsically hardwired and not one or two of the “7 Deadly Sins”.
More often than not I find myself making comments like, “I wish my hair would grow faster like her hair” or “I love her car, I wish I could have one like it” or “my life would be better / I’d be happier if I had a body like hers”. I know I am not the only one that does this, everyone (to some degree) wants what they can’t have or what others have. It just struck me as one, of the many, oddities of human behavior that can cause major problems or disruptions in one’s life. Miles of credit card debt, anxiety, jealousy, divorce, etc.
Why are we not satisfied with what we have? Why do we want what others have? Like what we have isn’t good enough…. For some people this may be the case. There are many, many people who have nothing and are happy to be alive yet live just at or above the poverty level. Then there are those that aren’t happy with their multimillion dollar homes, cars, planes, and general super rich lifestyle. And then there are some that are in the middle; they have a nice home but want a bigger/better one, or have a nice car but want a better one. Is there something inside us that compels us to want to improve our situation?
I guess improving oneself is a good thing. It pushes us to learn more (finish college perhaps?) or work harder (get a promotion?) or give one’s time to charitable causes that help others (Habit for Humanity?). But what if there is nothing wrong with the house or the car or the husband that we have? I believe the old saying, “the grass isn’t always greener on the other side” is absolutely correct. That new house may be bigger and/or better (in your estimation) but it will undoubtedly cost you more in mortgage payments, property taxes, water & electricity, and general up keep. The same can be said for the bigger and/or better car. In terms of the husband (and I don’t speak from experience on this one ~ I have the same husband for the last 12 yrs & hopefully many more), I can only imagine that you would probably just be replacing one set of bad habits for another one and possibly getting someone worse.
So at what point do we stop upgrading, or stop wanting what we don’t have, or what we can’t have? It certainly is a challenge in this particular society when every t.v. station, newspaper, and magazine spew advertisements all over us for things we probably don’t really need. A wise friend of mine told me that for many of those that don’t have the money, there is no choice or trigger within the brain that says I want “this thing” or “that thing”. This is not true for *all* people with no money, as no ONE statement about anybody or anything is rarely true. But generally, no money means it’s just not an option. In a way it takes the stress of choices ~ do I or don’t I buy this thing for myself or my child ~ out of your hands. You just can’t because the means aren’t available. I won’t say this is the perfect answer (having no money) but perhaps having just the right amount is the answer?
I think that daily recollections, a sort of counting of our blessing - if you will, of all the things that we DO HAVE needs to occur; so that we can remind ourselves of ALL that is wonderful in our lives, whether that means being grateful for the house or car or husband or type of hair that we have, and not taking those things for granted or undervaluing them. Appreciate them! Realize that what we have IS enough and we don’t need to have what others have or wish we had those things that we can’t have.
As another wise friend said, remember that the person that you think has the better car, house, husband, hair, body, or whatever, may be miserable and you just don’t know it….
Enough for now,
Ciao
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