No News is Good News...

...and what I mean by this, is that there is very little on the news that is good. Here's what I saw when I logged on to my Yahoo tonight:

1. Apparently, Kim Kardashian loved her wedding ring so much, that she put a clause in the pre-nup stating that she could buy it from her man in the event of a divorce. The bummer is that she clearly has an overpaid, incompetent lawyer, because by virtue of the marriage alone, the ring was hers after the I-Do's. Shoot. Good thing she probably has the 2 mil lying around to throw Kris's way.



2. Tracy Gold struggled with anorexia during her Growing Pains career, and she's opening up about it.


Again.


I'm pretty sure after the Lifetime Television for Women Movie is made about your life, it can no longer qualify as "news."








3. Angelina Jolie has doubts about her parenting skills. I'm going out on a limb and saying "most moms do." But I also have to say that until you've fired all the nannies, chefs, housekeepers, accountants, drivers, and other people who do the mom duties for you, that you can't really feel inadequate at something you've not really ever done.




4. The Republicans are trying really hard to find a better candidate than Mitt Romney. People are confused by this. Let me break it down for you. The Republicans are heavily backed by the Sobas (Southern Baptists). It's no secret that they basically abhor the Mormons. I have some good friends who are Sobas, but we absolutely cannot discuss religion. They don't believe I am Christian, and this baffles me. They are good people, I am a good person. We can have a friendship but religion can't be part of it. This policy does not apply to the political party. They are so afraid to see a Mormon in office, that they are grasping at any other possible option. That's my spin on it. Maybe I'm wrong. But probably not.



5. NBA players who jumped ship during the lockout and went to China to play ball are finding that their contracts over there are... gasp!... BINDING. Wow. That sucks. Ni hao, Beijing.






6. Kate Gosselin is tackling face-lift rumors. OH.MY.WORD. I absolutely cannot believe that anyone cares! What did she have, like 8 kids? That's 8 more reality TV shows down the line where we will likely still be discussing said rumors. This is why I seldom watch TV. Although... her before and after are pretty drastic, and make me think I could get on board with a celebrity style makeover. Minus the part where they strap my eyelids and temples back behind my ears with an under-the-skin wire.




7. J-Lo took her new boyfriend to the beach. Her 24 year old back-up dancer boyfriend. My good friend Ann is 24. Sometimes, when I am with her and her same-age friends, I feel like the mom. I find Cougarism unsettling in its creepiness. I'm pretty sure the back-up dancer boyfriend finds it out-of-this-world awesome, and will ride that gravy train as far as he can. Now there's a relationship with potential. Just ask Ashton.







So that's it. The newsmaking headlines of November, 2011. Aren't you glad you tuned in??

Hello? Is This Thing On??

I feel like my blog posts have been mostly obligatory of late. Life seems to be hurtling by at breakneck speed, and updates are based on something significant happening that I feel like sharing. I miss the mundane drivel that once dominated this page.

I'm finishing up my 3rd semester. I have some free time today, a complete rarity. So how about we update with absolutely nothing important? It would be a welcome break, anyway, writing about something (or nothing, as will be the case) that won't require APA formatting and a potential grade. BRING IT!

1. My man is doing well. As you can see, he manages to maintain his sexy in spite of the warzone. So glad I married him. If you are interested in Christmas care packages for him, or for some of his soldiers who are less-blessed, let me know. I have info available.

2. My daughter recently wrote about him for Veterans Day. Her essay said, "I love my Dad but sometimes he eats a lot of junk food. Junk food is unhealthy and I hate it." My man felt I was brainwashing the child. I am sure I have no idea what he's talking about.

3. My son is 13. This year, girls have started to call and text him a lot. A LOT. I find it annoying. He generally seems to enjoy it. What the hell??

4. I had to pop into Victoria's Secret the other night to redeem my latest coupon. I had my 10 year old son and his friend with me, and gave them strict instructions to wait on the bench outside the store. Let's face it, VS is no place for little boys. While rifling through the unmentionables, I feel someone lurking nearby. Oh... whattaya know. It's The Boy and his friend. I look at them, and The Boy says, "Nice place!" To which his friend replies, "You're not kidding!" I repeat... What the hell???

5. My healthy eating has been waylaid by not-much-eating. I am busy, and unmotivated to cook or eat, and am really missing all those fresh fruits and veggies. I mostly eat toast. I need my dietary mojo back.

6. Modern Warfare 3. Let's discuss. I do not buy M rated games for my kids. I ask them not to play them at friends' houses, but I'm not an idiot. I know they do it anyway. My oldest is begging me for MW3. I watched it played the other day, and you can turn off all the "offensive" content, so that you're shooting people without cursing or blood. Does this make it better? I'm torn. I mean, Duck Hunt was about shooting, right? Space Invaders? Shooting. Asteroids? Shooting. Waterguns. Nerf Guns. Cap Guns. Boys shoot things. It's what they do. So am I being too rigid here? Should I allow the game??

7. My hair is getting super long. I am slightly obsessed with it, in a completely narcissistic way. I'm growing it out until my man comes home. I'll trim it to keep it healthy, but unless I start to resemble Rapunzel, then I see no reason to cut it.

8. This year for Christmas, my extended family is doing World Vision's animal gifting. (Read about it here). It's pretty amazing how far a couple hundred dollars will go. I hope the kids really feel satisfaction in giving, rather than resentment at not receiving. They still get gifts from parents and others; just between my parents and my brother's family, we pool the gift money and donate somewhere. I'm not sure how to help the kids be less self-absorbed in the bigger picture. I'm hoping the animals will be a tangible reality.

So that's about it right now. Looking forward to Thanksgiving with My Lisa. Totally avoiding holiday shopping this year... this will likely come back to bite me in a few weeks, but I just don't have the drive for it. Can't I just give everyone some cash and call it good? Meh.

Oh, one more thing. I'm having issues with my cell phone. So if you feel like I've been ignoring you, while it's true that I may actually have been ignoring you, it's also possible that my phone is preventing me from returning your communication. So whatever helps you sleep at night... go with that.

Peace out, kimosabes.

A Double Dose of Awesome

So this is pretty awesome. My oldest son had his football banquet this past Saturday night. I have been looking forward to it, because they had an undefeated, championship-winning season. He played with some really good boys, and had a solid coach. I took lots of pictures this season, and for the banquet made this slideshow. You don't have to watch it, because you'll probably be really bored by it... but if you're family, The Boy is #20. Only, if you're family, you'll probably hate my music. My love for LL and Public Enemy has never been reciprocated at home. So mute it. (you have to type in lions as the password)


But here's the thing... the night before the banquet, I heard Anthony Hamilton was going to be doing a cd signing here locally. At the last minute, I decided to go, because I really love his music. I waited in line, and when I got up there to meet him, I immediately liked him. He was so down to earth, friendly, and easy to talk to.




The next thing I knew, it was the night of the football banquet, and I suddenly had this last minute choice to make... the concert or the banquet. I chose both. I left the banquet early and got to the concert late, but I got to do both. And not only did I get to go to the concert, but our seats were FANTASTIC. Figured they would be, since they were compliments of Mr. Anthony Hamilton himself. During the show, he came down off the stage, stopped right in front of us, and sang for a bit. It was so much fun. I think I smiled the entire show. So much soul-stirring, body grooving music, outstanding back up singers, a killer guitarist, great company (love my girl!), AAAAANNNDDD....as if all that wasn't enough...

we got backstage passes.

Indeed.

Again, he was very easy to talk to, and it was fun to talk a little bit about music I love with a performer who is so much a part of it.

(yeah, the boots made me look like I was straight outta the WNBA next to him. without the boots, you can see in the first picture, we were the same height. oh well.)

Anyway. Congrats to my son for a great season, and for being willing to give his mom a much needed night out. Life is really good.

Now go download some Anthony Hamilton, and keep an eye out for his new album, which will be released in time for the holidays! WOO!