What happens when you take your sister to the bar

A month ago I took Miss Mim to The Joynt.
The picture is a result of said trip to my bar. Yes, she got lippy with a fella next to her at the bar and they hit it off. No, she didn't take the fella home, but she sure got into an interesting conversation with him.
I see him at the Joynt and he asks me how she is.

Always leave a memorable impression and have them wanting more...

God, I love the gal.

But the best thing...my Pat rendered her speechless. That is a feat that many have NOT accomplished. He gets great kudos. And Miriam gives him props.

Mixing it up!

My new guilty pleasure

MASH UPS!!!Ok this whole thing started when my sister and I would sing Rick Astley’s Never Gonna give you up” along with “Together Forever”
Now I know this drives people nuts (Yes, Mim’s friend Shyboy, HATES it when she does this, but you have to admit…it really does show her musical prowess.)

Now Bono and the boys do this in their concerts…they start a groove, a riff…whatever you want to call it and Bono starts singing a song and then he goes into another and then another and back to the first he began which more or less is a U2 song. (Bono and Edge freely admit how many artists have hugely influenced them. They have always been fans first and foremost and have gushed about that.)

You see, if you know about chord progressions and natural musical flow – you can put anything together. I’ve been dreaming for years to hear “Just My Imagination melded into Waitin in Vain.”

IT HAS NOW BEEN DONE!!!

http://stevelima.com/futuro.html
This man is Futuro. He makes the most amazing mixes and he finally did my tune in my head. He’s also combined Marvin Gaye with Maroon 5 (This Love and Sexual Healing) He has mixed The Rascals Groovin with The Style Council. (I LOVE STYLE COUNCIL)

Just go to the site and you can download your own copies plus more. They are free and just for personal use. (NICE GUY TO SHARE!!!)I’m in seventh heaven. I love remixes.

GO…go there now and get yourself a new groove.

You know...my hair color is almost the same?!?

Gifted and talented.

Yep

hot dogs

It's summer time. Grilling is in the air. Hot dogs are on my mind. Really. GOTTA LOVE A DECENT DOG.
Within the first hour of being in LA, Nic and I were standing on the corner of La Brea and Melrose ordering up a PINK's Dog.
We called Mark and he thought it was pretty cool that we were already in the heart of Hollywood. Pink's is an institution. I loved it.
I crave it still...
Oh, someday.

Embracing my religion

I don’t talk much of religion, but I do talk spirituality. I was the lone Lutheran girl that went to Catholic school and her parents sent her to their Jewish friends in the summer. Cool huh? I’m pretty open minded in beliefs.My sister chick, Becky, sent me this about being Lutheran. I read it and laughed so hard. There are so many things that I could comment on. The jello and the tuna casserole ideas are on the money, as well as the show of enthusiasm. Believe me…I was a little wild for a Lutheran girl when it comes to the enthusiasm especially when singing.This I know is true…



*SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS**By Garrison Keillor

I have made fun of Lutherans for years - who wouldn't, if you Lived in Minnesota? But I have also sung with Lutherans and that is One of the main joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn.

We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive Calm, their fear of giving offense, their lack of speed and also for Their secret fondness for macaroni and cheese. But nobody sings like them.If you ask an audience in New York City, a relatively Lutheranless Place, to sing along on the chorus of Michael Row the Boat Ashore, They will look daggers at you as if you had asked them to strip to Their underwear. But if you do this among Lutherans they'll smile and Row that boat ashore and up on the beach! And down the road!Lutherans are bred from childhood to sing in four-part harmony.

It's a talent that comes from sitting on the lap of someone singing Alto or tenor or bass and hearing the harmonic intervals by putting Your little head against that person's rib cage. It's natural for Lutherans to sing in harmony. We're too modest to be soloists, too Worldly to sing in unison. When you're singing in the key of C and you Slide into the A7th and D7th chords, all two hundred of you, it's an Emotionally fulfilling moment.
I once sang the bass line of Children of the Heavenly Father in a Room with about three thousand Lutherans in it; and when we finished, We all had tears in our eyes, partly from the promise that God will Not forsake us, partly from the proximity of all those lovely voices.By our joining in harmony, we somehow promise that we will not forsake Each other.

I do believe this: These Lutherans are the sort of people you Could call up when you're in deep distress. If you're dying, they'll Comfort you. If you're lonely, they'll talk to you. And if you're Hungry, they'll give you tuna salad!

The following list was compiled by a 20th century Lutheran who, Observing other Lutherans, wrote down exactly what he saw or heard:

1. Lutherans believe in prayer, but would practically die if asked To pray out loud.

2. Lutherans like to sing, except when confronted with a new hymn Or a hymn with more than four stanzas.

3. Lutherans believe their pastors will visit them in the Hospital, even if they don't notify them that they are there.

4. Lutherans usually follow the official liturgy and will feel it Is their way of suffering for their sins.

5. Lutherans believe in miracles and even expect miracles, Especially during their stewardship visitation programs or when Passing the plate.

6. Lutherans feel that applauding for their children's choirs Would make the kids too proud and conceited.

7. Lutherans think that the Bible forbids them from crossing the Aisle while passing the peace.

8. Lutherans drink coffee as if it were the Third Sacrament.

9. Some Lutherans still believe that an ELCA bride and an LCMS Groom make for a mixed marriage.

10. Lutherans feel guilty for not staying to clean up after their Own wedding reception in the Fellowship Hall.

11. Lutherans are willing to pay up to one dollar for a meal atChurch.

12. Lutherans think that Garrison Keillor stories are totally factual.

13. Lutherans still serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical color of The season and think that peas in a tuna noodle casserole add too muchColor.

14 . Lutherans believe that it is OK to poke fun at themselves and Never take themselves too seriously.

And finally, you know when you're a Lutheran when:

It's 100 degrees, with 90% humidity, and you still have coffee After the service;

You hear something really funny during the sermon and smile as Loudly as you can;

Donuts are a line item in the church budget, just like coffee;

The communion cabinet is open to all, but the coffee cabinet is Locked up tight;

All your relatives graduated from a school named Concordia;

When you watch a "Star Wars" movie and they say, May the Force be With you, you respond, "and also with you".**

One of those days

Random thoughts for Today:

*It rained. It rained hard.

*It's too damn hot for the last few days. It was so hot on sunday that I kept on falling asleep like I had narcolepsy.
*It was so hot that I snapped at my boyfriend and said...DON"T TOUCH ME. IT"S TOO HOT.
(That's so bad)

*I'm crabby because of the heat. Call me Crabby McCraberson.

*I have a co-worker that I seriously wonder about everyday.

*Because of some of our customers, I often ponder if some women were just born as bitches.

*I hate the fact that I have to now deal with my insurance company with some medical issues all because I am a girl.
*If I get one more drunken dial from a certian person that frequents the joynt...I'm gonna have to kick his ass. (Yes, I have a drunken dialer. I don't know whether to be flattered or freaked out.)
*I have some major insomnia which really doesn't help the crabbiness. I need to try and sleep.
*Don't you ever wish you can flip people off and get away with it?

Childrens Books and you.

Well, if the TV show HOUSE were giving me a story...this one is it.
I nearly wet myself on this one.

It's Lupus.

HE HE HE HE

I know I shouldn't laugh, but damn, this is funny.
I'm sick and twisted, but I this is hysterical.

shame on me.

A new one about me

40 odd things

1. What is your favorite possession? physical thing: My music...but really my being
2. Do you own a gun?Nope, but I date a man that is a state champion marksman. Did I tell you that I held this really "cute" pistol the other day...

3. If you could tell your last EX something what would you say? I wish you happiness. I really do.
I don't have ill will towards any of my exes...bad karma, but there are 2 that come to mind that I know are not happy campers.
4. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Sometimes...lately, yes. Or if I know Dr Rucker is gonna harp at me about something
5. What do you think of hot dogs? YES! In LA, in Chicago, in Madison, In Duluth, in Eau Claire...Bring them on.
6. What's your favorite Christmas song?"What Sweeter Music" or Candlelight Carol, by John Rutter. In church, "Carol of the Manger"
7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Diet Coke or Coke Zero.
8. Can you do a push up? I don't know. But one of those orange sherbert push- ups would be mighty tasty
9. Is your bathroom clean? mine - sorda. My others...yep. I did it .
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?my floating heart necklace from Tiffany's. I wear it all the time. Then my Solja pin...
11. Do you take painkillers? only if necessary
12. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? I flirt. I am funny. I smile. I am charming. Need I say more?!?
13. Do you have A.D.D.? [Attention Deficit Disorder] I think I have a slight form of it...ooh, look at the cool book....
14. Middle Name?Emily
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. Is my laundry done? When should I leave for Eau Claire? What should I do tonight?.
16. 3 drinks you regularly drink:Diet coke, water, Pinot Noir
18. Current worry?money. What else is new?
19. Current hate? cleaning
20. Favorite place to be? on earth...Madaline Island. here...in someone's arms.
21. How did you bring in the New Year?I don't remember. Really. I don't think I was out. I think... I think I fell asleep. Really.
22. Where would you like to go?Anywhere but work
23. Do you own slippers? Yes...don't know where one is, so I can't wear it.
24. What shirt are you wearing?my MPR one.
25. Favorite color(s)? Black, tiffany blue, red, purple
26. Would you be a pirate?I make a better pirate wench. I have pictures to prove it too.
27. Do you sing in the shower?Yep.
28. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Bigfoot. Yes, I thought bigfoot lived in our woods.
29. What's in your pockets right now? Nothing.
30. Best bed sheets as a child? don't remember.
31. Worst injury you've ever had?Dislocated shoulder...pain pain pain.
32. Who is your loudest friend? That's tough. Maybe Becky... yeah, Becky.
33. Who is your most silent friend? that's tougher...Let me think on that one.
34. Does someone have a crush on you? He did...and I opened my eyes and realized it.
.35. Do you wish on shooting stars? yes I do
36. What is your favorite book? To Kill a Mockingbird
37. What is your favorite candy?Cadbury. Haribo Gummi Bears
38. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
Ok...if I answer this, will I jinx the idea?
When I walk down...it's a toss up. But when I'm married and I take my first walk as a "MRS" - "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys.
39. What were you doing @ 12 AM last night?Figuring out my new cell phone. Yep...doing that.
40. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Um...I'm tired today. and I gotta make some calls. And what am I gonna do today?

I wait. I wonder. and sometimes I let life pass me by. I will not be doing this any longer.

THE FEMALE SURVEY

THE FEMALE SURVEY
1. What color is your bra?depends on the day and the mood…. But always feminine
.2. Do you ever lie about your age?Nope…I look mighty young for my age.
3. Do you prefer "sensitive boys" or "tough guys?YES
4. Do you prefer blonde or dark haired guys?I have always preferred dark haired boys.
5. Are you currently single?nope
6. What have you done in your past that you regret?To quote Beth Orman….”Regrets are just lessons we haven’t learned”
8. Do you have a guy best friend?Yep…Mark
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?Why do I have to grow up?
10. Have you ever kissed two people in one night?Oh my! Yes. I have.
12. Who was the last person you hugged?My dad
13. Have you ever had your heart broken?YES. I have stock in spackle. I’m fine now. Heart is strong. Heart is much smarter now too.
14. Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery?Yes. Only for a moment though.
15. Have you ever wanted someone but you knew you couldn't have them?Yes. A long story. Rather not go there.
19. Do you shop at hollister?NO, but I can smell one a block away.
20. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you?Yes. And that is an interesting story.
21. Has one of your friends ever stabbed you in the back?Yes. Why are these questions so angry
22. Do you forgive and forget?Forgive, but never forget.
24. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?girls
25. How long have you had myspace?A year? Don’t know
26. Have you ever skipped school? Yes. Shame on me.
27. Has anyone ever cheated on you?Yes
28. Have you ever cheated on a someone?
How technically is it when someone is cheating on you first?
30. What is one of your biggest fears?
Bigfoot
No money
Getting hit with a lupus flare
32. Has anyone close to you ever passed away?Yes
33. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?Yes
34. Have you ever not been able to get someone out of your heart?Yes
35. Do you believe in the saying "once a cheater, always a cheater"?yes and leopards don’t change their spots.
37. What color are your underwear?pink
39.What do you think of this survey?whatever
40. Have you ever had a good feeling about something and it turned out you were right?yeah
41. Have you ever slept, not like that..just slept in the same bed with one of your best guy friends?Yes
43. Do you ever wish you were famous?yes, but at what cost.
44. Do you ever wish you were a boy?sure…being a girl is tough stuff.
45. Do you ever hear a song that reminds you of an ex' and you think of all the good times you had?
Music is a total neumonic device. I hear music all the time that reminds me of someone or something.
46.Do you think any men will open this just because it's labeled "The Female Survey"?
go for it fellas!

My Obituary

So, there's another little fun quiz site (quiz galaxy) and as my sister did...I checked out what would be my obituary.

Prince Charles. Prince Charles! Prince Charles???

Yeah, I could see him missing me.