Is this a blog post or a mood swing?? I can't really tell!

Sometimes days off are just kind of weird. I got to go for a ride on the new bike today, since it wasn't quite raining, but it was a little breezy. As in push you over on your bike breezy. But I did get a ride in. The bad news is that my bike kept dropping gears, which was disappointing. I'll have to take it into the shop guys next time it's not raining and I go to work. I was worried that I might get less exercise on this bike because it's more upright. However, I believe that this bike may be less efficient than the mountain bike was, so maybe I'll get some more exercise. My quads sure think so today, they were pretty angry when I decided to carry 30lbs of cat litter up and down the stairs after I got back from my jaunt.
My person and I signed and notarized our Life Partner Affidavit today. This signals the most commitment we've ever made. I don't feel like it was any big deal, but for the 15 minutes after we signed the thing, K kept giving me funny looks. You never know what's going through that guy's mind though. I'm pretty sure any meaningful and teary thoughts were quickly replaced by our next task, figure out what to eat for lunch.
I was looking through random blogs this afternoon, looking for gems, when I thought to myself "I never write about clothes or fashion." (can you quote your mind? I don't know.) For those of you who do not actually know me, this would be because I am fashion "special." An exciting fashion purchase for me is socks (are socks?). I got some really sweet blue wool ones yesterday, which is pretty exciting as most of my other wool socks had holes in them. Yay! And I wear jeans and t-shirts or the equivalent everyday. I can pretty much guarantee I will never write about Esty (I'm not really sure what that is) or scarves or anything like that... Do you feel better?
I'm trying to cheer myself up and remind myself that I'm having a great day off. I am catching up on my crappy TV and am currently watching The Bachelorette, I'm going to make roni tails for dinner (the easiest pasta ever), and I got to rest. Unfortunately, I got a text that my mom was taking my grandma to the emergency room, and that they think that she has had another stroke. This is one of those times where I would like to be less than 424 miles away from my family. It's not that I thrive on family drama or anything, it's just that I'm a control freak and feel better if I'm there and think I'm doing something constructive. I'm sure that it's hard to watch health issues happen when you are with your family members, but it's equally difficult to have to watch from a distance and not be able to help. The same situation happened when my grandpa passed away, and one of my biggest regrets in life is that he died just a few days before I was flying down to see him. :(
Wow, a blog post where I actually talk about serious feelings. Weird. I'll have to cheer it up with something. I know, here's something I think is really funny from the Tosh.0 blog. (I feel a little guilty posting this after the whole grandma paragraph, so I hope you think it's funny too. Though it's pretty fake now that I looked at it again... oh well.)
*edit* That movie didn't seem to want to come through, so instead of a cat fart (watch it here) I will leave you with this. Nasa's new space program.

My sweet new ride!

I made a big purchase today. It only took me 2 hours after work today to pick out my sweet new ride. (thanks predictive text for trying to sneak 'free hoes' in there) The hardest decision was between the men's and women's version of the bike. The women's version was a little more feminine with a low swooping center bar and some kind of cool flames. It was a very close competition, but this one won due to simply feeling "right" and the fact that I thought a black basket would look better on it. Its an awesome basket that can also be used as a grocery basket in the store. I'm so excited to ride my new bike and not have my back hurt! I will admit that I feel a little silly sitting straight up when I ride, but man is it comfortable! And way more fun then a dumb car. Atleast when it is sunny...
I see many fun cruising days ahead of me. Especially if it ever stops raining/snowing. Did I mention it comes with a default bell? Pretty awesome! My parents keep asking me why I wanted a new bike instead of the trek. Well, since I prefer to bike commute its really nice to not be in pain while I do it... Seemingly that isn't the right answer as they keep asking the question... Oh well.
So, What do you think of cruisers?

Are you my Life Partner??

Some people date and don't get married. For a long time. If you are one of these people, you slowly find that the term "boyfriend/girlfriend" doesn't really cut it anymore. Acquaintances call your "partner" your "wife/husband" and then you find yourself getting confused. I've resorted to calling my guy of 7.5 years, "my guy" or "my man," as if I say "partner" or "significant other" people start to think I'm a lesbian. It's not a big deal, but it's annoying to explain why I'm not married (as inevitably happens) let alone adding on a sexuality question. And don't even get me started on people asking me about children...
This is all preface to my current work situation. In order for "my man" to get his "spouse" discount card at my work, we have to sign a Life Partner Affidavit. Now, I have few issues with this document, even besides having to have it notarized. I haven't seen "my man" during bank hours in a long time so we haven't yet accomplished this task.
1. This sounds like a legally binding commitment. Now, if you have been dating for 7.5 years, we're going to assume that you have some kind of commitment problem. I'm not throwing stones, maybe it's a communication issue, maybe you don't believe in marriage, whatever. But now you have to sign a document stating that someone is you "Life Partner." That sounds like a commitment to me. I may be common law married in Montana, but I don't have anything shiny on my finger and this sounds perilously close to a marriage certificate.
2. Lets take the title apart. "Life" - that sounds like a long time. People get married and don't stay together for a lifetime. It also sounds a little bit like a prison sentence, but let's not go there.
"Partner" - this sounds like a 50/50 workload kind of thing. The one thing that I'm finally starting to learn about relationships (I may be a slow learner) is that there is pretty much nothing in a relationship that is 50/50. Take cleaning the house, do guys do it equally? Um no. There's something that I like to call "Guy Vision." That involves finally loading the dishwasher or taking everything off of a counter, but somehow still managing to not wash the counter. Or clean a bathroom and not do the mirror. There's a million examples...
3. The term "Life Partner" upsets my man. When introducing him around work the other day, I continually introduced him as "This is my 'Life Partner' K" due to the common knowledge of this document. Between that and my boundless enthusiasm of showing him around my work during our grand opening, he looked like a walking storm cloud by the time we left the store. When I finally, directly, asked him what was going on (yet another achievement) he told me that I'm intimidating when I'm hyper and that he doesn't like the term "Life Partner." Later he told me he would like it if I wore eyeliner. I took this like any reasonable woman would, I had nightmares all night that he had left me for someone who wears makeup (I don't) and got married. Nice.
*short break to play Frisbee outside. Turns out I'm out of shape. Not a big surprise.*
I have a different nomenclature that I'd like to recommend. You know how when people write from the perspective of a pet dog or cat they call their owner their "person?" I like that. No scary time periods, no reference to chore distribution. Putting a pronoun in front of it gives it a nice, possessive ring, however the word "person" allows the term to be safely generic.
Do you think that they would still take the form if I cross out the term "Life Partner" and replace it with "My Person" throughout the document?
What do you call your person?

Man vs Food, worst show ever?

I just watched a man try to eat a 6lb burrito. He only managed to eat 5lbs of it. Eww. I don't understand the "sport" of competitive eating and I really don't understand the show "Man vs Food." I'm not sure why anyone would actually spend their free time watching someone shove as many calories as possible into their body. I guess I could see it if you were playing a game called "when will he have a heart attack" but I still think it would be almost as boring as watching The Wolfman. (see my review here) I'm still pretty bothered by this show, it seems like in a nation worried about obesity, paying someone to eat as much as possible on TV is just not a good idea. Weird. Why is there more than one season of this show? Am I jealous? Maybe. It could be cool to get paid lots of money to eat. I like food.

Speaking of shoving calories into your body....

This bottle of Little Boomey wine was not so good. It was overly fruity and gave me a headache ~1 hour after I drank a glass of it. I'm not recommending it to anyone unless they really like Boons Farm or something. Yuck.

I'm thinking about that Man vs Food show again. It's like binge drinking. It's just such a bad idea....

Well, I'm tired. My store had it's grand opening today, and we had a line of 600 people waiting when we opened the door. Whew, quite the exciting day! I think it's time for a glass of wine and some dinner!

Howling in boredom? Must be the Wolfman!

The Wolfman
Synopsis:
Well, there are lots of trees, fog, and gypsies. There's a wolfman and he eats and bites people. That makes another wolfman. Hugo Weaving looks like a tool in his facial hair and Anthony Hopkins loves to wear animals skins. Bam! I just saved you two hours of your life!


Review:
This review is written while I watch this movie, so it's kind of random and rambling.
The Wolfman starts out a bit bloody, but surprisingly slow. I'm not quite sure if they were trying to build an old school tension or bore the audience to fear. Another scary aspect is that everyone in the movie seems to have a different accent. I spent the first 20 minutes trying to figure out if they were in Scotland, Ireland, England, or Fairyland. I then spent another 10 waiting for something to happen. This movie had such promise, I mean it's the story of the wolfman, you could do so many cool things with it. Or you could make a movie with lots of shots of trees and clouds. Yay scenery. :p
When the action does start, well the gore is very bloody and stylized and the animals very CGI'd. I kinda felt like they were spending their budget in all the wrong places. "We don't need a believable looking bad guy, we need more fog and CGI houses!" Underworld had much cooler and more believable wolves, so what does that say to you? Oh and did you know that gypsies train master surgeons? So if you ever get your throat ripped open, you should look for a gypsy caravan and not a doctor!
The first time you see Anthony Hopkins, he is wearing this sweet tiger smoking jacket/robe thing, I totally want one! There's nothing that says hot quite like a musky apex predator! Unfortunately, Benicio del Toro is one ugly guy. Some people may think he's rugged or something, but yuck he does not do it for me. Old Anthony is actually more attractive than he is. If a movie is going to be this slow, it's too bad they could get someone really attractive to stare at for two hours. :( Hugo is, well, Hugo. Love the voice, hate the mullet and chops!

And... I just realized we have another hour to go at this point. *sigh*  I think they insituted this treatment at the theaters to keep people awake. ---->

Oh good, the transformation, finally! So... Do you know what's not so cool? The sound of stuck cracking associated with the human body. Eww. Though I will say, he does have a sweet howl. There were a couple cool shots reminiscent of the original movie, but overall, the movie still managed to be boring while mauling people and scattering intestines. Nice, you know every time you think this movie can't get any worse, enter random weird editing and effects... and more intestines. Here's a question. Can you wear leopard print after Labor Day? Or is that only a summer fur? I wish we weren't out of wine at this point, I just decided it would be fun to take a drink every time I see intestines! Though even without alcohol, guessing how many people will die in each transformation is fun too.
*The most important thing I learned from watching the Wolfman, when you have no silver, wolfmen are very flammable so setting them next to any open flame should do the trick.


My Recommendation:
Skip it. Maybe watch it on TV. But if you want to watch a werewolf movie, watch An American Werewolf in Paris instead, as it's a fun romp where you don't spend your time waiting for something to happen. I mean when the director tells you that he took 17 minutes out of the original version to "get to the first wolfman transformation" which happens over an hour into the film, that's not a good sign for excitement.

What's your favorite Neil Patric Harris character?

What is your favorite NPH role?

I've always been a Neil Patric Harris fan, but I just saw the most awesome thing in a long time... I think I'm a little behind the times, but I finally watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, wow. It was awesome! I don't really know how I could have missed it all this time. It's actually hard to express how amazing this experience was, if only it was a continuing blog. I mean, who wouldn't watch the vlog of developing evil villain?
(Yay for auto-save. I just tried to delete this post on accident. )


If you like lists, here you go.
Five reasons I like NPH 
5. He's in the new Smufs movie. Live action FTW.
4. When I was little, I wanted to be Doogie Howser, and thought his Italian friend was hot.
3. His face kind of looks like a Sharpei/ Pug cross.
2. He's openly gay but seems to always play a married man or a playa'.
1. He regularly makes fun of himself. People who take themselves too seriously suck!

And finally, for those of you who haven't had the chance to see NHP's first Glee episode, here's a teaser.

Wow, that window is ginormous!

Now you know why I like NPH, what do you think? Are you a fan?

The Big Gay Musical

The Big Gay Musical

"This movie is rated "Flaming" by Christians. Not for homosexuality, because if you enjoy it you're going to hell with the rest of us." - The Big Gay Musical

Synopsis:

Well, to start with, there is a big, gay, musical. The musical explores Adam and Steve and the origins of their relationship, while the movie follows the lives of the cast members outside of the show as well. One of the male leads comes from a very religious family, and is terrified when his family comes to see the show. Unfortunately he had told his family that the show was about "Adam and Eve, the way god made them" as opposed to "Adam and Steve." 

Review:

I picked this movie because of the awesome title. It reminds me of Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. I will tell you, if it bothers you to see guys make out, or guys in sweet dance belts, you probably want to pass on this. And sexual innuendo, because there is obviously a bunch of that. And singing. And dancing. Well, it's a big gay musical, so I'm not sure what else you would expect. There is some great singing, though the voices do not match up with the lips, which provided be with quite a few laughs... Plus it's good to know that the bible was written by an angry redhead.

I got the idea that prior to their acting careers, some of these guys may have strippers. Or porno stars, they sure do make out a lot. All I know is that during the first make out scene, all I could think was "don't be porn, don't be porn" as sometimes when I watch a movie before I read anything about it, I get surprised. Thankfully, it's not porn! Woot!  Though there was a bunch of emphasis on safe sex, always a nice message.

My only complaint is that they tried so hard to bring touching, serious moments into the movie, and I wish they would have just kept it light and fluffy. Or a parody of High School Musical, like I originally thought it was.

My Recommendation:

Gay men and liberal women will like this show. There are tons of ripped abs and hot guys... If you enjoyed Hamlet 2, you would probably enjoy this as well. 

Faire Folk Series by Gillian Summers

I've actually only read the first two in the series, but since my ebook reader is charging right now, I figured that I would write about these two. :)
Tree Shepherd's Daughter (Faire Folk, Book 1)
Synopsis:
Keelie Heartwood is forced to leave LA for the world of renaissance festivals and a father she doesn't know. She is forced to deal with a secret mixed heritage and situations that she never could imagine. (look Ma, no spoilers!)
Review:
The Tree Shepard's Daughter starts out engagingly and continues to draw you in through the story. It's fun to watch Keelie grow, though she often acts different than your standard 15 year old girl. My favorite facet of the book was probably Knot, the orange cat of questionable origins.
Into the Wildewood (Faire Folk, Book 2)

Synopsis: 

Keelie's story picks up directly where it left off in The Tree Shepard's Daughter ends. Keelie travels to a new faire, this one with a Robin Hood theme. Her adventures and trials continue as she is forced to get a job and her friend, Laurie, from LA joins her at the faire. Her situation gets even more complicated when her father, and most of his "people" are taken ill with the mysterious problem plaguing the local forest, and Keelie races against time to figure out how to save her father and the people at the faire.

Review:

Into the Wildewood was as engaging as The Tree Shepard's Daughter. A good number of the characters from the first book return, and Laurie serves as a great foil for Keelie's growth. I found the plot a little more cohesive than the first book, and the tension continues to mount throughout the story. The climax does feel a little rushed, but is satisfying.

My Recommendation:

If you have teen girls, I'd say buy them, otherwise borrow them. Both books are fun, really easy reads. While not at the quality of Robin McKinley or Kristen Cashore, they are still a step above most of the formulaic "urban fantasy" books that can be found for tweens/teens. They are a great beach read.

Trinity Blood

We just finished watching Trinity Blood. The whole series. This was recommended by a friend at K's work because it had some decent style and a novel take on vampires. I have to agree on the novel take on vampires, the plot (what there was) was good and made me want to watch more. The downside was that I wasn't a huge fan of the animation and you could blatantly tell when "CGI" was used. Think water effects that just don't blend at all with the characters.
The biggest problem overall was that the story abruptly ends. You feel like there could be so much more to the story than the 24 episodes that they put out. Plus, if you don't read the Wiki on the series, you honestly will not know what is going on. Or I suppose that you could read the manga. It's really too bad that I don't like manga.
The story is as follows (from Amazon.com because I've had too much wine to write a synopsis):

Two races, Terran and Methuselah, human and vampire, are locked in a struggle for existence, trembling on the brink of war. Some seek the path to a peaceful coexistence, while others pursue a dangerous shift in the balance of power… And the world’s enemy, Contra Mundi, is starting to move. Cooperation and goodwill between the two races may be their only chance for survival.
Abel Nightroad, a touring priest for the Vatican, walks calmly where others fear to tread. A member of the formidable AX, tasked with the protection of the fragile equilibrium. Neither human nor vampire, with an awkward yet optimistic nature, this Father is a force wholly his own. When the greater threat emerges, the enemy of my enemy is my friend… And Abel Nightroad seeks a safe path for all.

My recommendation:  Rent it. It's a pretty good story, even though it leaves you wanting more. It's a bit like Inuasha in that respect. I also think that it helps if you have the wiki open to tell you what actually happened in each episode, though it will ruin any and all surprises for you in the plot. :)

Trinity Blood

We just finished watching Trinity Blood. The whole series. This was recommended by a friend at K's work because it had some decent style and a novel take on vampires. I have to agree on the novel take on vampires, the plot (what there was) was good and made me want to watch more. The downside was that I wasn't a huge fan of the animation and you could blatantly tell when "CGI" was used. Think water effects that just don't blend at all with the characters.
The biggest problem overall was that the story abruptly ends. You feel like there could be so much more to the story than the 24 episodes that they put out. Plus, if you don't read the Wiki on the series, you honestly will not know what is going on. Or I suppose that you could read the manga. It's really too bad that I don't like manga.
The story is as follows (from Amazon.com because I've had too much wine to write a synopsis):

Two races, Terran and Methuselah, human and vampire, are locked in a struggle for existence, trembling on the brink of war. Some seek the path to a peaceful coexistence, while others pursue a dangerous shift in the balance of power… And the world’s enemy, Contra Mundi, is starting to move. Cooperation and goodwill between the two races may be their only chance for survival.
Abel Nightroad, a touring priest for the Vatican, walks calmly where others fear to tread. A member of the formidable AX, tasked with the protection of the fragile equilibrium. Neither human nor vampire, with an awkward yet optimistic nature, this Father is a force wholly his own. When the greater threat emerges, the enemy of my enemy is my friend… And Abel Nightroad seeks a safe path for all.

My recommendation:  Rent it. It's a pretty good story, even though it leaves you wanting more. It's a bit like Inuasha in that respect. I also think that it helps if you have the wiki open to tell you what actually happened in each episode, though it will ruin any and all surprises for you in the plot. :)

Do you take off your pants when you get home?

Do you take off your pants when you get home?

I do! One of the first things I do when I walk in the door is walk right upstairs and put on some PJ pants! Or some shorts if it's hot! In fact, right now I'm wearing green pants with brown moose on them. I'm also drinking some wine and watching River Monsters on Animal Planet. However, since I'm drinking some wine and writing a blog post, I'm not really paying attention to it.
How do you like the poll? I just learned how to add it today, so give it a try and we'll see how it goes!

Speaking of wine, I am currently drinking some wine I got at World Market for ~$4 and it's pretty good. :)

Guess what show I hate that is coming back to TV soon. Did you give up?
It's  ! I don't understand why you think it would be a good thing to ruin the meat that people farm from the ocean. Wouldn't that just prompt them to kill more whales? Plus, the captain and first mate are complete and utter douches. Ugg. "Oh no, they're killing a whale! Let's shoot water guns at them!" "We have all these cameras on boat, let's discuss faking an injury caused by the Japanese and then do it. No one with suspect us..."
Man I hate that show. I would never voluntarily watch that show, and have been known to leave the room when it's turned on. As it is regularly by K and his brother.... :(
Well, there you go, a nice, totally random post. My feet hurt. I'm going to drink some more wine until they feel better.... :p

Do you bike to work? National Bike to Work Week

It's Day 5 of my first run of shifts after full time unemployment. There are two cool things about today.
1. After tomorrow I get a day off. (Though the day after tomorrow the world may end... hahaha)
2. I'm going to bike to work today!
National Bike to Work week may not actually start until tomorrow, but in my mind, today is the official start of Bike to Work week. Plus, the weather is beautiful and I got it in my mind this morning that it would be a good idea. I may be hating myself this afternoon when my feet hurt and I wanna go home, but for now, it seems like a good idea. Currently I ride around town on a mountain bike that doesn't fit. However, next week I think I'm going to get a sweet cruiser/commuter bike. It probably won't look anything like this: But that is a pretty sweet bike!
If you are in the Bozeman area, here is your list of free food for the week:

Free coffee and refreshments are available to bicyclists during the rest of the week from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the following merchants:

- Monday @ Rockford Coffee (sponsored by Team Delphine) 628 W. Main

- Tuesday @ Community Food Co-op (sponsored by Team Muleterro) 908 W. Main

- Wednesday @ Sola Cafe (sponsored by Team G.A.S.) 290 W. Kagy

- Thursday @ Elle's Belles Bakery & Cafe (sponsored by Masters Velo) 7 Tai Lane

- Friday @ Bangtail Bike & Ski (sponsored by Bozeman Bike Kitchen) 137 E. Main

- Wrap-Up Party @ Bogert Park, Friday 5-8 p.m., with live music, raffle prizes, food and beverages, and bike activities

- Sunday May 23, "Follow Me!" MTB Film Premiers @ The Emerson 6 & 8 p.m. More info check out The Dirt Concern or email
(Stolen from the MSU website.)
See ya there!

How to add a little Glee to your life

Here's a top ten list of how to add Glee to your life and share your Gleekiness with everyone around you. Nothing makes people happier than a song! I guess that I should also preface this with the fact that I am a fan of Glee, and am glad that it is hitting it's stride lately. :)

1. Randomly sing responses when having discussions with your friends and family. (This may actually happen in my house. It may be one of the single most annoying things you can do to someone. Try it. You’ll see.)

2. Sing along loudly to music at work. If you can add on a choreographed dance, you get extra points. If you can get your coworkers in on it, you probably work at a themed diner.

3. Dress as a specific stereotype. For more fun, change it daily. I suggest the following:

Monday:  Nerd or "Preppy" Day: sweater sets and tights (or slacks)

Tuesday:  Popular Guy: FauxHawk and Ed Hardy shirts

Wednesday: One word. Ascot.

Thursday: Pregnant Cheerleader: I suggest just wearing babydoll dresses or empire waisted clothing as they make everyone look pregnant.

Friday: Goth Punk. Add a purple streak to your hair. Wear a plaid skirt or platform boots. Fake a stutter

Weekends: Free time! Wear a track suit, or a gym teacher uniform. Gym teachers get all the ladies.

5. Utilize Equal Opportunity employment by borrowing a wheelchair.

6. Create a little drama in your life. Get pregnant by you man’s best friend (or get you best friend’s woman pregnant). Then try to sell your baby to a authority figure, like a pastor, or a cop.

7. Enter a mattress store and proceed to jump on all the mattresses while loudly singing a Van Halen song of your choice. My personal favorite it “Women and Children First.” If you don’t know any Van Halen, you may substitute Poison as they wore similar pants.

8. While walking down a crowded sidewalk, throw your slushee in someone’s face. Trust me, they will find it as funny as you do.

9. Hire an a capella group to follow you around and sing a soundtrack to your daily activities.

10. Always have the right thing to say by prerecording your conversations for the day and setting them to music. When later conversing with people, play the recording and lip-sync. Pairing this with the appropriate dance moves will make you irresistible to the opposite sex.

Well, I hope these help and are easily incorporated into your lives. If you have any additional suggestions for adding a little Glee to your life, please leave a comment!

This post sucks and doesn't have pictures. I'm sorry.

Last night I asked K if he was surprised that I had so much to say on a blog. His answer was a quick no and a return to looking up more boring stuff on dive lights. I’m surprised. Kinda. Obviously I have tons of random thoughts in my head, I just never remember if I actually shared them with anyone. I swear I have the memory of a goldfish. I bet it’s pretty nice for K that I actually just write the story down instead of telling him repeatedly and then asking him if I’ve told him yet. Plus, some things just need to be shared with the world. Case in point, the Alphabet Song.

While I usually spend my TV time looking for funny things on the internet, I have been spending some of my quickly disappearing unemployed time looking at other blogs and even trying out this “networking” thing. I wonder if this will offend people I'm trying to network with? Maybe. I'll admit I suck at networking. I'm trying, but I can't just "friend" people if I don't find something that I like about them. And I'm very picky. Chances are if I've made contact with you, I like you and none of the following applies to you (maybe that will make people un-offended). I’ve found that the blogs I enjoy are actually few and far between. I really don’t like any of the following subjects, there’s always a rare gem, but these are the main genres that I’m learning to stay away from:

Mommy Blogs: Timmy may have been super cute today, but unfortunately if your reader isn’t related to you it’s hard to be interesting. Mommy blogs seem to be followed by other mommy bloggers. Here's one example of millions. I’m terrified that one day I may have a kid and become a mommy blogger. If this happens, please, take my computer away!

Fashion/Make-up Blogs: I’m not the best dresser and don’t actually wear make-up, but that doesn’t actually mean that a fashion/make-up blog or article has to be boring. Just look at this guide to flattering fashion. It was entertaining and informative. I had no idea what color goes well with the crimson of salmon blood.

Jesus Blogs: As I grew up in a state overrun with missionaries, I've never been one to enjoy public discussion of faith. Plus, to make things worse, these are often combined with mommy blogs. Yuck.

Bossy Blogs: Sometimes when people are enthusiastic, they come off as bossy. I fall prey to this all the time with my "I loved X, you have to do/try it too!" Sometimes people are simply trying to tell you what to do. This can also be combined with the next blog type.

I'm Better than You Blog: The I'm better than you blog often shows off deep meaning quotes that the blogger has found, as well as pushing their perfect, healthy lifestyle in your face. These are the Martha Stewart type blogs. Or the blogs that simply ooze smugness. I'm also going to lump the my boyfriend broke up with me and poetry writing blogs in this group.

Headache Inducing Blogs: These are the blogs where people have simply overdone the decoration. They often have pink polka dots on green backgrounds and purple text. What they have to say may be great, but I can't read it...

People Who Try To Hard Blog: I'm counting myself in this category.You try pointing out things that you think are funny and try to explain why.... Dumb people trying to be witty and stuff. :(

Blogs I like:

Well, you can check my blog list on the right hand side.

Plus, if there is some kind of silly content on it, I'll probably like it.

*Oh man, WifeSwap is on "In the city, we don't eat our pets." Pure gold.*

Do you agree/disagree with me? Let me know!

I'm watching anime and eating pizza...

... and that has nothing to do with this post. I was having a hard time coming up with anything to write about today. I'm busy worrying about going back to work and haven't really found anything entertaining today. This may change after I eat some dinner tonight, but for now, this is what we've got. I looked up some blog topics, as sometimes those help me think, and found this random list of, well I'm not sure. I guess it's a list of things you can do with a blog? The blog has a pretty good title of ihelpyoublog which does sound helpful.
These items are from the "101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle." Since a sizzling blog sounds good to me, we'll see if I can't incorporate some of these ideas.
2. Write a post by examining the pros and cons of an issue. 
Well, I think that I delved into this a little bit with the people that I want to meet post, and in most of my reviews, so I'm going to consider this one a done deal.
4. Do an interview with key people in your niche.
I'm not quite sure what my niche is yet, I know I'm not a Mommy Blog, and I know I'm not very funny. Maybe I could interview K. Then again, my interviews generally consist of "what's your favorite color" or "if you could be any animal what would you be?" We should probably save that for later.
8. Write a long comment.
Isn't that what a blog is? Now I'm a little confused. Actually if you click that link, the comment they are talking about is really boring. I don't think that will help me.
10. Research a topic by doing research on Amazon.com.
Really? Well I just researched into which hair removing wax is better (for eyebrows, get your mind out of the gutter). I guess I could tell you about that. It pretty much consisted of asking my sister what she used... I promise I will do a post when I wax K, he needs to understand what I go through for him.
17. Invite your readers to submit articles.
Please, let me know if you have an article! I'd love it! I also harass people for scuba related articles for DiveBigSky.com
22. Be opinionated in your post.
Check!
30. Make a post that solves a problem. and 31. Make a post that is inspirational.
I wrote about giving a homeless guy a giftcard once, does that count? Unless you are inspired by cat pictures, as I know I am, this blog isn't really inspirational or helpful.
38. Debunk a myth in your post.
Contrary to popular belief, redheads are not more sensitive to pain. We're actually tougher. It's true, I saw it on Mythbusters. Plus, one Saturday night, K got bored and decided to test us to see who could hold their hand ice water the longest. (the cold is supposed to trigger the pain receptors) I totally won. This could have something to do with my really poor circulation though!
44. Write a funny post.
I try.... and I assume I'm doing at least a mediocre job as none of my readers comment anyway. I even gave you guys check boxes... it doesn't get any more easy mode than that.
45. Create a huge list of your best posts.
I only have 19-20 posts on here right now, so lets just consider them all the best. Except tomorrow's. It sucks. And maybe this one.
50. Make a post turning a negative into a positive through humor ( e.g., tell a joke: “My parents tell me I’m autistic. I tell them they have an attitude problem.”)
 Honestly, that's not funny. Unless he's actually autistic, then it might be funny.
51. Browse through a thesaurus and see if synonyms help spark ideas for your posts.
That's it. Expect a blog post that is nothing but synonyms. It's going to be awesome, great, super, uber cool.
54. Spruce up your posts with pictures.

OK.  Next.

56. Pose a rhetorical question in your post.
Why are cats so awesome? Why is it not sunny in May? There- that's two!
67. Write about how to use a product in an unconventional way.
Umm, we should actually probably stay away from that one....
(I'm actually trying to keep this short-ish. There are so many good ones.)
84. Post linkbait.
Linkbait, not funny. I don't even know what it is. I'll have to click the link... But I read it as Jailbait. Much funnier, but once again, not a good idea.
89. Write a post giving a free recommendation.
See Mei's Movie Reviews
93. Run a poll and post the results of that poll.
Look to your right. What is your favorite cheese??
96. Designate each day of the week as a theme day where you will always post about a particular topic on that day.
Caturday anyone???
97. Review your blog’s (weekly, monthly, yearly) performance and post the results.
I have 6 followers.... could probably use some more.
98. Write an “attack” post by setting up an argument and then shooting it down.
"Mei, you suck" - Well, I don't know about that, I'm actually pretty cool. hahaha just kidding! I think fighting with myself is another one of those things I should avoid.
101. Make a “101 ideas” post. 
Nevah!!!!!!!!!!

Well I hope I didn't bore you to death! Ha! I would've stopped reading at 8.... I know my dad would..

The Back-up Plan - A surprisingly disgusting experience.

Holy perky opening credits batman! I almost stopped watching at this point due to annoying music and color combinations. Overall, I’m not really sure when the characters did what they did in the movie. I didn’t understand the gross out moments, like the dog throwing up a pregnancy test and gross fluids at the gyno… yuck. All that I can figure out is that this movie was written for guys. It actually casts women in a pretty negative light and focuses on this random boyfriend’s forbearance and tolerance. Gag. Seriously, what guy takes over financial responsibility and slips directly into marriage mode with woman he’s been dating for a few months  and is pregnant with another man’s child? And yet again, another movie makes me not want to have children. That should make K happy!

The movie starts out on such a traditional note, by presenting all the requisite stereotypes with commonly unique names:

Clive - The gay best friend who is over involved in the friendship

Mona - The high maintenance best friend who is over involved in the friendship

- Don't expect to ever really see these two again

Zoe - The “every girl” (though I don’t honestly understand how anyone can relate to JLo, she never really gives off an approachable vibe, more of a freaky diva one.)

Stan - The perfect dreamy guy who chases down a random girl he met to make all her dreams come true

A quirky pet – a French Bulldog in a wheel chair

A horrible, horrible soundtrack compiled of music that I hear at my gym

A ridiculous premise possibly resulting in a ginger baby

However, some things were very realistic.

Every guy that I’ve ever met and then walked home with has grilled me about my first kiss and other girly details.

French bulldogs love to chew on pregnancy tests.

JLo is too thin to properly handle a garden hose.

JLo has to wear giant black framed glasses to drive.

Chili is edible on the stovetop and will not burn you and bread makes an excellent napkin.

Somehow you can “grow” and make cheese on a horse farm. Mmmm horse cheese.

Guys like to be punched in the face during sex.

The best time to tell a guy you’re pregnant is right after you’ve had sex.

Parents don’t care if their kids eat sand.

Favorite quotes:

I really want to kiss you but it smells like cheese in here.

Unfortunately there weren’t any other good ones… 

My recommendation: Skip it, or if you have to see it, watch it on TV where it's edited!

Working 8 hours a week isn't enough? What?

My free time is quickly dwindling. Sadly, or maybe happily, I will be moving from working a whopping 8 hours a week to a near 40 as my new job picks up this week. K is pretty happy about it, as he has this weird belief that when I get into a schedule again I will sleep at night. Silly boy. Actually it would be really nice to sleep, but I also think that my 3 am blog posts are pretty inspired. (and don't tell me otherwise!)
Being unemployed has been very interesting. I am surprised at my total reluctance to leave the house and do anything, yet how absolutely busy I feel. I will say that it seems to still be winter here, and wandering outside in snow, rain, and nasty wind was not really appealing. I did bike once when it was nice out.
All this to say that I won't be able to write as much with this whole leaving the house and working thing. Especially since I will be on my feet all day and not sitting at a computer anymore. Yay! Hopefully the adjustment period won't be too bad, I'm jumping back into work with a 6 day stretch. Don't get me wrong, I like working and meeting people, I just have a feeling it may be a rough couple of days.
Hopefully I'll have tons of new stories soon! And a new bike!

I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It - Adam Seizer

I chose to read this book based on the title. It's a good title. Why would you not want to read a story about kissing a zombie?
The story follows Alley during her first love, who just happens to turn out to be a zombie. Alley has a great, rounded personality and manages to keep a slight grasp on reality even while in the throws of puppy love, which is very difficult.
Even though the book was short enough to be classified a short story in my book, it actually managed to touch me. It brought back a lot of the feelings of dating in high school, as well as the loss of identity that can result when in a relationship. It just happens to use zombies and the "post-human" as an extreme example. I'm not sure if the moral of the story was a bit heavy handed, or ironic, but I did enjoy the it. When I thing about it now though, it does feel the tiniest bit like an after school special.
My recommendation: Buy it for your daughter, borrow it from a friend, or read it in the bookstore. It's a bit hard to spend much money on this short of a book.

Who would you hang out with?

I started this post trying to think of the 5 people I'd like to meet. In no particular order. It seems that my post may have degenerated into a long list of people I never want to meet. Interesting, maybe I'm an introvert.
People I'd like to meet:
5. Ricky Gervais 
Just look at his picture, it kind of says it all. Have you watched his standup? It's awesome. I want to just hang out and laugh with him. And maybe try a British Tea, I've never had one of those. No Spotted Dick though, that still freaks me out.

4. Those guys from Psych 
I don't know if you've watched Psych. Let me just say that these guys seem to have a great time together. They are the kind of guys you want to hang out and have shenanigans with. Plus, it does't hurt James Roday is pretty cute. He looks kind of short, but I'm only 5'4 so I think it would  be ok. (Don't tell K)

3. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
 I want to have a sleepover with these two. And make fun of Ghost Adventures. My only concern is that they would be cliquey and leave me out. That would be depressing. For the record, I like how they portray women. I don't find their awkward adult single woman degrading. I think that we all identify with it. So there!

2. Chewbacca and the Ewoks 
 These guys throw a really good party. This would be more of a one night thing as opposed to a forever friends kinda thing like Tina and Amy. I don't think I could take the dander and shedding after a while... And they make sweet action figures.

(K is making fun of me for only picking actors and characters. He asked me why I don't want to meet Jesus or Buddah or someone. It seems I'm more focused on hanging out with people than having intense discussions...)

1. You!
Just kidding, I don't actually know who you are. I couldn't think of anyone to put in this spot, apparently I have issues with actually finishing lists of things. Good to know. But really, aren't you glad you didn't make the next list? (A few of you out there on on this list, but chances are you know who you are. Then again, if you are reading my blog, you could be fun. Drop me a line. :P )

People I would not like to meet:
I was going to add pictures for this section too, but I figure you're probably running out of attention by now. I'll try to make this quick. It turns out if I don't set a goal for myself I can write forever, or I'm a hater. One of the two.
1. Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, etc...
Anyone that I find attractive in the movies. I just don't want my dreams destroyed. Take Orlando Bloom.
Legolas was super hot, however I'm guessing that Orlando doesn't wear a long blonde wig and shoot a bow in real life, therefore I would rather not meet him. I suppose if I could meet Legolas that would be ok. Gerard Butler may be hot, but I'm pretty sure he has man-cooties.
2. Jaws
I like my body whole. And Freddy Kruger or Robert England, they're both scary.
3. The guys from Ghost Adventures
I like watching them because I think they're tools. Meeting tools, not so fun.
4. Cyndi Lauper
She freaks me out on the Celebrity Apprentice. I think she may be crazy.
5. Dr. Phil
The mustache, the "morals," the freaky robot wife. I think he's a horrible pseudo doctor.

I could go on and on, but maybe I'll make a list of them somewhere for a future post when you aren't so bored.
Who would you like to meet/ not meet? Please let me know in the comments. Otherwise, I may think I'm talking to myself and who knows what will happen then?