Tagged?

Long ago in a Galaxy far far away, my cousin Cari tagged me. Well, I went as far as copying the text in to a new blog post and then got distracted...anyone else think I might have A.D.D.? :-) Anyway, her post today reminded me that I didn't finished this tag...

So, here goes...

5 things I was doing 10 years ago...
1. Living in denial
2. Being a heathen
3. Working at a beautiful Theatre in a job I hated
4. Wondering what the point was
5. Thinking that there had to be something better out there...
(All I really remember about 10 years ago is being pretty miserable, I'm SOOOOOO glad I'm in a better place)

5 things on my to-do list today...
1. Finish processing this weekend's photoshoots
2. Design ads for Nov. 13 program
3. Work on website ticket sales
4. Confirm this weekend's shoots
5. Finally post the tag that Cari sent. :-)

5 snacks I enjoy...
1. Hummus
2. Swedish Fish
3. Graham Crackers and Milk
4. Anything Chocolate
5. Is Sushi a snack? Well, for this post it's going to be!

5 things I'd do if I were a Millionaire...
1. Buy a house
2. Pay off debt
3. Invest...wisely
4. Buy a decent car
5. Donate to the Arts!

5 places I've lived...
1. In Denial
2. Inappropriately
3. Intermittently
4. Intravenously
5. Layton

5 jobs I've had...
1. Favorite Cousin
2. Favorite Aunt
3. Favorite Sister
4. Best singer in the family
5. Dork

I will now tag -
1. Sarah Palin
2. Britany Spears
3. Oprah
4. Paris Hilton
5. George W. Bush

I really hope they play!

An Open Letter to Jon Stewart

Warning: There are some bleeped out "naughty" words in this video, watch with caution. :-)



Dear Jon Stewart,

Thank you...I kind of love you.

Sincerely,
Melissa

Maybe it's just me...

First of all, let me state, that this post is based solely on my own opinion and nothing more. I haven't had time to read up on Sarah Palin or John McCain's decision to choose her.


That being said...



Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that John McCain's choice in running mate is a ploy. It looks like he chose a woman because he saw Hilary Clinton's supporters people who would switch sides based on the gender of the Vice Presidential Candidate. I'd like to think that Hilary Clinton's supporters (of which I was not one) have more brains than that.

The Parents' Kitchen Update

If you are following my 3-6-5 blog, you'll remember that, at the beginning of the year, I said I'd document my parents kitchen remodel.  I've posted a few photos on that blog, and I will post the finished product there (next week sometime), but for now I thought I'd post an update here. 

It is almost done, as my Dad would say, "So close, yet so far away."  

I'm Shocked...

This funny little quiz was on Emily's blog, and to be honest with you I thought I'd score MUCH higher.

It's probably a mistake.

LOST in 8 minutes 15 seconds

Lost starts tonight! I can't wait...hopefully it won't go the way of Alias. That would be bad. :-)

Tribute to the late LDS President Hinckley

I don't usually agree with Glen Beck, but in this case I do.

We should all take a page out of Gordon B. Hinkley's life, and stand for something.

Today, I'm a Blog Pimp

My brother has a new blog, so I thought it was time to, in Cecily's words, PIMP some blogs.


Since his is the newest blog, let's start with Matt, or as he apparently wishes to be called in the blogosphere, Wilfjord (which was my Grandpa's name, only spelled normal). As you can see by the photo, Matt likes to put things in his nose and is a big 'ole DORK. As far as his blog is concerned, it's not really dorky at all. He's actually a really good writer and only stands to get better. He likes big words like theoretical, empirical, nomothetic, probabilistic, or causal -not casual, causal - all of which I found in an article called FIVE BIG WORDS. So, look up these words and try to use them in comments you leave on his site, he'll be like a kid at Christmas.




Then there is his wife Johnny. English is Johnny's second language, but you'd never know it, she speaks better English than ANYONE I know. She is a YouTube and CNN/MSNBC/Fox News/"any news channel out there" addict, and her blog reflects that. She's also an aspiring Photographer and I can't wait until she starts posting her photos, I think you'll love them too. And, as you can tell by this photo, she has the patience of Job.




Next, speaking of my family, there is my sister Emily. What can I tell you about Emily that you wouldn't know from reading her blog? Well, absolutely nothing. That girl is an OPEN BOOK! And, she's freaking HILARIOUS (her words...and mine). Her blog is titled "Does My Writing Suck?" and my opinion is no, her writing does not suck. She really is very funny and her writing is extremely engaging. She hooks you in the first line, the reels you in leaving you wanting more when she's done. Unfortunately, she "has a life" and doesn't update as often as most of us would like, but when she does, it's totally worth it.


Let's move on to friends, shall we?

How about Lara? Lara is the person in my life that I see most. She sits across from me 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday and goes with me to Symphonies and Ballets (often against our

will). Lara is doing her own version of the 365 project (she actually posts more than one picture a day) and her photos are really great. I love it when we take pictures of the same thing and get VASTLY different outcomes. She is often very abstract and is learning to embrace it. She updates everyday, so keep her site in your favorites. Lara is also one of the funniest people on the planet.

And finally, the person who needs a pimp the least, Cecily. Cecily and Emily are actually quite a bit alike (other than someone once thinking that Cecily was Emily). They both speak very freely about themselves on their blogs, and they are both excellent writers. She writes about real life and makes people feel like she is writing about them. Then there are her comments which are just as funny as her blog. The girl has a minimum of 25 comments PER POST, and they are hilarious. She also has 3 kids who are extremely fun to take pictures of, and the only time I can catch a picture of her is when I'm snapping her kids, and they're usually of her kissing on their faces. But hey, with a baby that sweet, who can blame her?

So there you go, five of my favorite people in the blogging world...actually, they are five of my favorite people period. The are by no means my only favorite blogs, but this post is getting way too long. I'll do another PIMP post at a later date with more of my favorite blogs.


Until then, happy reading!

Wordless Wednesday - Stinkin' Adorable Halloween Costume

Just doing my duty

Yes, I do feel it is my duty to educate people on the wonders that are U2.

Actually, these two posts are for Leslie...who said *sigh* "I've heard of them and I probably have heard of songs but don't think I could hear the song and say "oh, this is U2"..."

;-) Just taking the work out of it for you.

p.s. I just realized that I somehow deleted my last post ("Tagged!!!") hmmm... it's saved at work, I'll re-post on Monday. Oops...

U2 - I Will Follow - 1980

Ah the 80's

Sweeney Todd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy I can hardly breathe! If you haven't seen this musical...well, that's OK, there is a movie coming out. And while it may not be completely true to the musical, IT DOESN'T MATTER! This film looks AMAZING.

I have can't WAIT for this movie!!!

My own personal Soundtrack

I had it pointed out to me in an indirect and also a direct way today that people actually read this blog. Who knew?

Anyway, I decided that it's been too long and it was time to post. But what to write about? Posting photos on the 365 blog is easy, coming up with something to write about, not so easy.

Well, since last Thursday, I have had a #*@!% of a time getting songs out of my head thanks to my friend Cecily. So, turn about is fair play. Here's a list of the songs that have been playing on continuous play in my head since Thursday:

• The Way I Am, Ingrid Michaelson - because if you were chilly I'd definitely give you my sweater...if I had a sweater on that day.
• I Can Hear the Bells, Hairspray - because one day, I just might hear those bells.
• I Lived in Heaven, Primary - lived there and loved there with people I know, so did youuuu.
• Particle Man, They Might Be Giants - Thank you Cecily ... which gave way to...
• Istanbul, They Might Be Giants - because, well it's not Constantinople.
• I Cain't Say No, Oklahoma - because Mary hates me.
• Que Sera, Sera, Doris Day - hell, whatever will be, will be.
• Popular, Wicked - because that's Lala's song that pops in to my head every time I say her name (you know, the part that says la, la, la, la.)
• Shiny Happy People, R.E.M. - because of this.
• Your Happy Birthday, Primary - because, well Zipp-a-dee-ay and Heigh-dee-ho just might be the funnest two lyrics in the world to sing.

Wordless Wednesday - A Lonely Leaf

100 Things that make me Smile

The past few months I've noticed that I've been pretty cranky pretty often. So today I decided (having been inspired by Cecily) that I'd come up with 100 things that made me smile. I'm not promising that it will make me less cranky, but it made me happy today.

1. The Magic 8 Ball that Matt gave me for Christmas several years ago
2. The leaves changing in Autumn
3. My Primary kids singing
4. This face
   
   
5. The smell of my Grandma’s house
6. Sushi
7. My mother singing
8. Friends that I’m reconnecting with
9. Piano lessons
10. Museums
11. The first view of Deer Lake coming around the corner at Haney’s
12. Shanny memories
13. Blogging
14. Fried Oysters at Christmas
15. The feeling of relief when the Nutcracker is over
16. Sweeney Todd
17. Sarah’s Pumpkin Soup (and Brioche…hint, hint)
18. This face
    
    
19. My dad’s jokes (don’t tell him that though)
20. The Whale Story
21. When tulips bloom
22. Conference weekend
23. The Eiffel Tower at night
24. Popsicles
25. Hugs from kids
26. This face



27. Catching the perfect moment with my camera
28. Learning
29. When Emily laughs so hard she snorts
30. When Lara says something so randomly funny that I pee my pants I’m laughing so hard
31. Swiss Chocolate
32. Giving presents
33. Getting presents
34. Having a birthday month instead of just one day
35. When Dustin laughs at my jokes … because he’s the only one that ever does
36. Licking the beater when my Mom made a cake
37. Singing show tunes
38. This face




39. Bombing Mary
40. Chair day
41. Carrot ball
42. Mute day
43. The gas coupon when you use your Fresh Value card at Smith’s
44. When Hattie laughs
45. “These wonderful things are the… these wonderful things are the… these wonderful things are the…”
46. When Taylor cuddles
47. When Geoffrey tells me that he loves me to Pluto and back 3, 245,654 times
48. The Bellagio Fountain
49. Books on CD
50. This face
51. 
    
52. Making up words to the X-files theme song
53. Telling Erin stories
54. Seeing Butch play “Pretty Pretty Princess” with his girls
55. When Ellie runs out to greet me at my car
56. engrish.com
57. Calling Johnny Mexican, Indian (feather not dot), or Chinese
58. Two words: U – 2
59. Talking to Lisa for 3 hours at a time
60. This face
61. 
62. The Three Billy Goats Gruff as told by my parents
63. Camp fires
64. The sound of Crickets
65. Singing with my sisters
66. Thinking of things that make me smile
67. The sound of Thunder Storms
68. When Sammy says “I’m five” when you ask him how he is doing
69. When Emett called me Beelissa
70. Thinking about my Grandparents
71. Sold out shows
72. This face




73. Ice Cream
74. Picking up pictures at Costco (which I will be doing as soon as I’m done with this)
75. Hanging out with my family
76. When Baylee pulls faces at my camera
77. That my family cannot have a family portrait taken with out at least one shot of us picking our noses
78. This face


79. 
80. When Gracie says “cheeeese” as soon as she sees my camera (and I’m not even holding it)
81. Lemonade
82. The smell of freshly sharpened pencils
83. Falling asleep to the sound of rain hitting my window
84. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
85. When my family and friends succeed and I can brag about them
86. Flip-flops
87. Knitting
88. Good books
89. Warm soup
90. Finding a picture for the 365 project before noon
91. Breakfast on Christmas morning
92. This face



93. New friends
94. Musicals
95. The sound of the Ocean
96. Seeing Chloe’s picture plastered all over my Marketing Campaign
97. Max’s Smile
98. This face



99. Quiet Sunday afternoons
100. The fact that I finally have a brother-in-law
101. Have I mentioned U2 yet? Well, they deserve a second mention, they make me smile a lot
102. My Dad’s hugs
103. These faces

Wordless Wednesday - A Satellite Dish?

Look Who's Blogging Baby!

Hey everybody! Look who's blogging. If you are one of the two people who have regularly read this blog, you'll recall me mentioning my sister Emily a time or two (she's the one who just got married). Well I've been trying to get her to blog from the beginning, and now after years...ok, months...fine, weeks of "blog stalking" she has finally set up her own. You really should go check her out, she a very talented writer and extremely funny (and no, I'm not just saying that because she's my sister). ...and it doesn't hurt that she has excellent taste in photograpers.

Happy Blogging Em-cat!

Day 15 Graveyard

I think I'm going to have to change the name of this blog to "The Graveyard of Discarded Photos." Anyway, there were too many photos yesterday (again) that I liked to just choose one for the 365 Project. Eventually (obviously) I did, but I thought I'd give you a slide show of the ones I didn't choose. I think they're pretty great. I hope you do too!

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