Mafia Wars

I realized I was really getting into Mafia Wars on Facebook this weekend, when I found myself knee-deep in an online strategy guide. I now have a printed chart of jobs on my desk, with experience/pay per energy point. I have an excel spreadsheet someone else made that let's me track all my properties, and tells me the next best deal to be found. I have bookmarklets that analyze my fights and tell me what vehicles and weapons and defense items I need to buy so I don't get killed.

The attraction for me is the mathematical nature of the game. There is a lot of calculation in what to buy and which jobs to do to make and keep your money. Then there is a probability of this or that outcome in any fights or robberies and the fairly random dropping of loot here and there. It's really a constant math thing, if you are playing it that way.

Jeff has joined the players who friend other players to build their mafias. I'm resisting that, as I don't want to sift through Mafia Wars people in my newsfeed to find updates from my actual friends. You can turn the game folks off, of course, but you would miss the game updates people post. So I'll continue with my paltry mafia of 17 actual friends as long as I can. I can buy people anyway.

While the kids were hanging out at our house yesterday, Jeff and I convinced Jaxon to start playing the game. Can you imagine Jim's reaction to his son being recruited to two mafias while he was here to play cards with friends? LOL. (I see that overnight he has been doing very well! We'll recruit Jim next.)

Alrighty, I'm off to smuggle some liquor!

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Kathy and Kathy's Cooking Comedy Show

Kath and I could not think of a flippin' thing to do yesterday that didn't involve being outside. Although it was a nippy 103 compared to the previous several days of 106, we decided to stay indoors and make dinner. We gathered some cookbooks and chose recipes, then we went to HEB and got the stuff, then we cooked for a couple of hours.

Kathy has every herb imaginable in her garden, so those were all fresh. We made ciabatta bruschetta, citrus-herb grilled chicken, grilled asparagus, roasted rosemary potatoes and salad with "Olive Garden" dressing. We called Kathy's mom for the dressing recipe, which she has developed herself over time, through trial and error. For dessert-- chocolate pecan pie bars. Take that, Ina Garten!

Lauren and Jeff joined us to eat after L got home from her conference in Dallas. Very fun!

It really would be a fantastic show for Food Network. We'd always end the show vacuuming the floor, as we aren't quite as elegant as Tyler or Emeril with our tossing around of ingredients. Maybe Swiffer could be a sponsor...

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Saturday 9

Saturday 9: I Want You Back

1. Where were you when you heard that Michael Jackson died?
In the car going home from Transformers, with Jeff and Lauren in Jeff's car behind me. We were both thinking OMG, I wonder if the other just heard?

2. How do you think that he will be remembered?
As a musical genius. All the weirdness and the child molestation stuff will be irrelevant.

3. What was your favorite Jackson tune?
So many! I'll say "Wanna Be Startin' Something"

4. Did you watch the original Charlie’s Angels?
Yes

5. Did someone you know have that poster of Farrah?
Probably. I wasn't in many boys' rooms when I was 10-12.

6. Did you consider her battle with cancer heroic?
Definitely. She sought out all possible treatments for a typically fatal diagnosis.

7. Were you a fan of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson?
Yes. Well, I would sneak out and watch from the hallway while my parents watched.

8. Did you like Ed McMahon on the show?
Yes. Perfect sidekick.

9. What else will you remember McMahon for?
Star Search.

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Another Day, Another Cell Phone

This is like the sixth new cell phone my daughter has had in a month. Yesterday, her Samsung Impression randomly locked up. She had never set a code for it, so it shouldn't have been able to lock at all. Weird.

J says that they had to wait at the AT&T store for half an hour in line behind all the people buying the new iPhone. I just can never rationalize the extra $30 per month (per phone!) service fee. What a racket.

I'm getting into the Mafia Wars game on Facebook. I only joined to be a member of Jeff's mafia so he would have some certain number he needed. I wasn't going to play at all! I can't even seem to make money like he is, but it's pretty fun anyway. Unless you hit the back button on your browser. Never hit the back button! It takes you out of the game and usually messes up whatever you were doing at the time.

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Bringin' Sexy Back

In the song "Sexy Back," when Timbaland sings "Take it to the bridge" and "Take it to the chorus," why does he sound terribly frightened, like a wasp just flew into his face? Wondering...

A new healthy snack discovery from Giada De Laurentiis: sun-dried tomatoes! I have always loved them. She was cooking with them last weekend and she mentioned that she loves snacking on them. I figured they would be high in calories from the olive oil, but they are only 10 calories per tomato, as long as you drain them well. So now I have sun-dried tomatoes in my fridge that I can grab anytime. Yummo. There is also a form that is dry in a pouch (5 calories each). Those are next on my list to try, although they are certainly not as pretty as the oil ones.

Snagged Scott's chicken enchilada recipe. It has gobs of cream cheese in it, so it balances out any healthy snacking one may do.

Hurt my knee doing hi-lo cardio yesterday, but it seems to have healed already. (Dang!)

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Typing Over Loud Awesome Music!

Hearing someone say "audio file" and thinking it's "audiophile" -- that's the kind of ish that trips me up in life. Just sayin'.

Groceries are done. L is out at a church community service project. I'll be catching up on website stuff. Planning a girls spa trip to Dallas. Blaring my music.

Was anyone surprised by Jon and Kate's announcement that they were getting divorced? Really now. I think that show is down the tubes once he's out. Sadly, that's their income as well. Why is he moving to NYC? It's a bit far from the kids. He seemed a little too chipper when he said he was starting a new chapter of his life at 32. Like he has something in the works, or that he's so happy to leave the last chapter behind him. That was harsh.

We saw The Proposal yesterday. It was a crowded theater and no one was laughing. The gal in front of me kept sighing. LOL. I felt the same way. Oh well, this week is all about Transformers anyway.

Ten Things on Lauren's Desk

1. Sims 3 case
2. Seventeen magazine (with "50 Flirting Tips You Have to Try Now!"... I'm so reading that.)
3. USAA's teen financial magazine, U-Turn
4. stuffed froggy
5. Coca-Cola lip balm
6. mystery scrunched-up crepe paper I'm sure I am not supposed to throw away
7. Bath and Body Works sparkling peach body lotion
8. Lord of the Flies
9. Jelly Bellies
10. highlighters out the yang

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What Happens in Vegas

I seriously need a Vegas trip. No gambling, just hanging out at the pool with a frozen drink and seeing shows at night. Anyone wanna go? I have July 6-10 available.

What. I know it's July in Nevada. Wimps!

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Journey 'n Remodeling

My friends' new kitchen is the splash page photo for their remodeler's website. Cool, yes? The first 8 photos from the company's portfolio are their new kitchen and addition of a second floor with a gameroom and bathroom.

Lauren and I got Journey/Night Ranger tix for Jeff for Fathers Day, because we rock like that. I'd enjoy it, but not as much as him. So the tickets are for him and one of his man buddies.

I do love Journey, although I was more into new wave than rock back in the day. I just don't know about a fake Steve Perry. It's like the fake Michael Hutchence of INXS. Although, as someone pointed out to me, Van Halen did pretty well with Hagar replacing David Lee Roth. The difference there is Sammy didn't sound like David, so he was his own guy. Ya' know?

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Happy Fathers' Day!

Happy Fathers' Day, dads!

Game Night was fun. Unfortunately for me, the guys have upped the appetizers to a full-on dinner over the last two months. Ack! My turn in July. Maybe I'll have it catered.

I won Nine Mens Morris several times, unlike my experience playing online where I never win. I guess it helps to have human opponents.

Scott K was commenting that he won't get a Facebook for two reasons: 1) He doesn't want people from his past finding him (hmm!) and 2) he's had two close friends who have connected with old girlfriends on Facebook and cheated on their wives with them. Yikes! Yeah, I tried to get him to tell us what in his past he doesn't want reappearing, but he's not telling. Maybe it's his old girlfriends.

I have actually made contact with a general contractor to get an estimate on our bathroom remodel. WOO! I got two more names last night, so maybe I can get something going this week. We also need half the bottom floor re-tiled, so there is another project. Cha-ching.

Lauren's church youth group played a really cool game last night. They were in teams of 4 teens with one adult. Each team got a set of photos and had a few hours to recreate them as accurately as possible. There were a few pics of Austin landmarks and mostly photos of people and animals doing funny things. They took off in cars with cameras in hand, and met back at the designated time. Then everyone voted for which team did the most accurate recreation each photo. The pix are posted on the group's FB page. Some of them are hilarious. Lauren's team won with the most "best recreations." Here are a couple of the originals for an example:

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Saturday

Jeff is in Hearne today for rocketgeek stuff. Tonight- Nine Mens Morris for Game Night at Scott and Julie's. I am soooo losing. And I've been practicing online for two weeks! Oh well, at least there's Scott's appetizers to look forward to.

Last night was date night, since LoLo was sleeping over with some Guard friends. We went for sushi and played a game when we got home. We were going to call Laura and Rich to go to Pete's, but Jeff was certain Laura wouldn't leave the house. LOL. (I must go to Pete's soon, since UT is out. I'm thinking girls' night!... Is Pete's still open? lol)

Saturday 9: Never Say Never Again

1. Do you like James Bond films? If yes, what’s your favorite?
Some are good. I don't remember any of them in particular to name a fave.

2. Are you daring enough to go snorkeling in the water fountain at the mall?
Nope.

3. Do you sometimes hate everything and everyone around you?
Never.

4. Do you secretly or openly believe the world revolves around you?
Nah.

5. Would you rather buy a moped or a Harley Davidson?
Moped.

6. Do you water ski or snow ski?
I wouldn't water ski, but I would like to try snow skiing sometime.

7. Tell us about the last time that you tailgated.
It was probably in college with the Atkinses.

8. What was the last concert that you attended?
Gavin DeGraw at The Parish

9. What’s the most exotic food that you’ve eaten?
Hmm. Alligator?

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Rules of Living in the Houston Area

LOL. Thanks Sheryl!

Rules of living in the Houston area

1. You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is "Hue-stun," not "Ewe-stun", or "house-tun" Oh yea, the street is pronounced "San Phil-ee-pay," not" San Phil-eep" (San Felipe). Enunciate, you idiots!

2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Houston has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Houston . We all drive like that.

3. All directions start with, "Go down to Loop 610...." which has no beginning and no end.

4. The Chamber of Commerce calls getting through traffic a "Scenic Drive ."

5. The morning rush hour is from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. The evening rush hour is from 3:00PM to 7:00PM. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

6. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot. When you are the first one off the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going, to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way.

7. Kuykendahl Road can ONLY be pronounced by a native Houstonian.

8. Construction on I-10, I-45, US 59 and Loop 610 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.

9. All unexplained smells are explained by the phrases, "Oh, we must be in Pasadena!" or "God, I hate Baytown !" or "Mmm, smell that Texas City !"

10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect.

11. All old ladies with blue hair in a pink Cadillac have total right-of-way.

12. The minimum acceptable speed on Loop 610 is 85 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy. In turn, the minimum speed on Westheimer is at least 45mph.

13. The wrought iron on windows in east Houston is NOT ornamental.

14. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says, "Keep honking, I'm reloading." In fact, don't honk at anyone.

15. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 mph in a 60 mph zone, people are not waving when they go by.

16. The Sam Houston Toll road is our daily version of NASCAR.

17. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend.

18. When in doubt, remember that all unmarked exits lead to Louisiana.

19. If you live in Katy and I live on the south side of Houston we'll never hang out.

20. The best thing about being drunk between 2-5 am is Whataburger will serve both breakfast and normal menus.

21. You are always able to be pulled over by any police vehicle, even if you were just given a ticket.

22. You don't have to wait for an exit to get off a freeway, just follow the ruts in the grass to the feeder like everyone else. This is how Houston resident's notify Texas Department of Transportation where exits should have been built.

23. Else-where, they are called frontage roads. Here in Houston , they are called FEEDER roads, so don't look stupid when we say "Exit the feeder road and use the loop-d-loop."

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Bwahaha- The Surly Flight Attendant!

This is me doing my impression of The Surly Flight Attendant, just a few minutes after we were in the air at 5:30 am last Wednesday.



LMAOOOOOOOOO

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Folly Beach and Charleston: The Rest

The weather was the same most days, very similar to Florida with sun all day and rain in the evening. We had a LOT of lightning though. Scary lightning! Pretty though. I love being at the beach in the rain. *siiiiigh* So relaxing.

Folly Beach is a NICE beach. No trash, no jellyfish, no tar. We rented two comfy beach chairs with a big umbrella one day. Soooo great. There is brownish water there like in Galveston and I still haven't researched what it is that determines whether a place has brown or clear water. I'm thinking it's the sand and/or the grade of the sea floor.

The day that Judy and Philip and their four kids spent the day with us, the lifeguard suddenly stood up and blew her whistle and yelled "everyone out of the water!!!" We figured it was a shark sighting, as they'd been catching sharks off the pier all week. Then a Coast Guard helicopter started flying back and forth. Turns out two swimmers were missing. So for an hour or so, we all stood there, looking into the water, waiting to see a body I guess. Yikers.

Later the two swimmers showed up safe. Thank goodness!

Charleston tours we did:

Fried Green Tours Haunted Charleston- mostly around the King Street area and College of Charleston. Such a beautiful campus. All old buildings with oaks and Spanish moss... the whole bit. Gah. Not super scary or anything, but very interesting and based on Ed Macy's book "Haunted Charleston." April is adorable!
Ed Grimball's Charleston Walking Tour- Ed is so knowledgeable and personable. Mostly information on the architecture of historic Charleston, with a lot of history along the way.
Charleston Tea Plantation- the only tea plantation in the US. It smells awesome when you walk in. The place is a subsidiary of Bigelow Tea.
South Carolina Aquarium- this is a small aquarium, but worth a visit. For another $10 per person, you can take a special tour of the Sea Turtle Hospital, where they had six "patients" at the time. There were just a few people on the tour. It was an amazing experience.

A note-- One of the coolest things I've ever seen is The Cooper River Bridge.

And finally... We found out that Gershwin and Heyward wrote "Porgy and Bess" at Folly Beach. Cool, eh?!

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Charleston/Folly Beach- The Beach and the Food

A couple of posts about the trip, then back to our regularly scheduled programming.

The trip began with a hilarious encounter with a woman we dubbed "The Surly Flight Attendant" on our flight to Atlanta. Unfortunately I cannot describe to you the entertaining, yet venomous demeanor with which she did the little spiel on airplane safety. Remind me to do an impression of her when you see me. It could totally be an SNL skit.

BTW, we flew into Savannah, a couple of hours away, at a savings of about $100 per person. I heard savings were similar flying into Columbia as well.

Folly Beach is one of the best beach towns I've ever been to. Lots of personality, nice people, laid back, pretty views, everything walkable. It is ten minutes from downtown Charleston. The Holiday Inn Folly Beach was really great! It is in good condition, newly remodeled, right on the beach. Every room has a balcony facing the water. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The only bad thing is the terrible cell phone reception there.

Blu, the Holiday Inn restaurant, was good. It is upscale, mostly tapas. There is a wonderful ice cream shop by the pool. Inexpensive Breyers ice cream served up by the nicest girls around.

I didn't see any reviews on Folly Beach restaurants, so I wondered how far we would have to drive to get anything to eat other than hotel food. Turns out, there are fantastic restaurants right there on Center Street. Here are the ones we tried, all a very short walk:

Taco Boy- OMG. Maybe the best beef fajita nachos I've ever had. Really! Awesome guac, too.
Locklear's Beach City Grill - This is the restaurant on the pier next to the hotel. We had breakfast lunch and dinner there... ALL good. Mix of seafood and the standard burgers and such.
Woody's Pizza- Yummo.
Center Street Kitchen- The food was really good. We just had to laugh about the difference between there and here. I ordered chicken fried chicken and mashed potatoes. In Texas, one would expect the dish to be chicken fried chicken with regular mashed potatoes with cream gravy on both. The plate came with chicken fried chicken with a fruit chutney on the side, and garlic mashed potatoes with cream gravy. So I was dipping my chicken into the gravy and eating delicious garlic potatoes around the gravy, where the two hadn't mingled. Eventually I tried the chicken with the chutney. It was awesome.

There is also a snow cone stand that makes snow cones to die for. Not chunky ice, but this very smoooooth, airy ice. I have no idea how they make it.

The Kangaroo Mart has a Subway in it, and we had a good time with the guy there. ("You'd be surprised how many people develop a relationship with their sandwich as it goes along the prep line. A little too much mayonnaise at the end, and they're screaming- aaaah! It's ruined!" This guy would also be perfect for the Not-So-Ready-for-Primetime Players.)

I guess this has become a food post, so I'll just finish with two memorable BBQ joints we went to in Charleston. Jim N Nicks is a chain restaurant all over the southeast. It was fantastic! Sticky Fingers is another southern chain, a ribhouse extremely similar to Tony Roma's. So good.

I tried grits. Not bad, actually. I couldn't muster the courage to order collard greens. *cringe* Sweet tea is everywhere. When we asked, "Do you y'all have sweet tea?" the wait staff would always give us a look like, who doesn't?

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Heyyyyyyyy!

I'm back, y'all. Wonderful vacay. Wonderful to be home. Boring details later...

No groceries in the hacienda, so we're going to Rosie's tonight. It just happens to be fajita night!

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Charleston

I was all discombobulated because I thought Delta switched me from an MD-88 back to a tiny, loud, bumpy Canadair plane again, but it turns out the code I saw was referring to a 737. Oops. lol.

This Saturday there will be a huge shag party on the pier by the hotel. Heh. Could be interesting. Seriously though, we'll have to do it at some point while we're there. Ahaha. I am so easily amused...

I have the best haircut ever. I love it. I had several inches cut off yesterday because the last stylist layered it weird and it was thin the last three inches or so. Blech! So it's still fairly long, but a lot more bouncy and thick now. I haven't had a regular stylist at Ulta since mine left years ago. Now Lauren and I both have people we like there. YAY.

Got another swimsuit, so I am officially ready for a week on the beach! We leave uber-early tomorrow. I'll probably blog from there. We'll see how I feel after the shagging.

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"The Hangover"

OMG. Absolutely hilarious! We were in a packed theater and everyone was laughing. There was even a round of applause at the end. I think it's at least as funny as "Wedding Crashers," the last really funny movie I think came out. Go see it! It definitely has a lot of language and crude humor, but if you're ok with that sort of thing, you'll love it.

Bradley Cooper is flippin' hot, which is an added bonus.

The guy playing Mr. Chow isn't that great an actor, so in his scenes, I was distracted by his attempt at the accent and his generally bad acting. His lines are really funny though.

In other news, we'll be seeing Judy and Philip in South Carolina. Yahoo! Trying to get Angel to meet us. I don't know how far Jacksonville is from Charleston. On the map it looks drivably close.

I've got all my maps and lists of restaurants, etc. ready. Mostly we're hanging at the beach. I saw a video of the newly refurbished hotel where we're staying right on the beach. It looks beautiful. All rooms face the ocean and have a little balcony. Awesome views. I can't wait!!

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She'd Be California

Lauren has her new Rascal Flatts CD in the car at the moment. In the song "She'd Be California," there is a lyric, "...she'd be California if California was a girl." It always gets me giggling because of a funny thing Lauren said when she was 3 or 4 years old---

She said, "Mommy, when I grow up and have a daughter, I'm going to name her California." I laughed, because of the name California. She thought I was laughing for a different reason. "Yeah, that's silly!" she giggled. "California is a boy name!" LOL

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Summertime and the Livin's Easy

My husband just used "yay verily" in a sentence. No lie.

Happy graduation to Harrison today! He's off to UTSA this fall. I cannot even believe it! Time flies.

Teresa leaves this morning to return to Denver. Bummer! We didn't see The Hangover, so I'll have to catch it this weekend sometime.

Saturday 9: It's My Party (on Saturday!)

1. Do you prefer to host or be a guest at a party?
I guess a guest.

2. Would you rather go to a large party or a small dinner party?
Depends on who is invited. In general I like small dinner parties better.

3. What is your worst flaw?
I am impatient.

4. What is your best character trait?
creativity

5. What habit in others annoys you?
discourtesy

6. What qualities in others do you admire?
intelligence, wittiness, kindness

7. If you could change something about yourself, what would it be?
I would be more laid back about schedules when time isn't critical.

8. Do you tend to be shy with strangers?
In social settings, yes. In a business setting, no.

9. Do you prefer to lead or follow in a group of people?
I can do either. If I'm one of the knowledgeable ones on a subject, I'm happy to lead. If not, I'm happy to follow. I'm usually a "committee leader" rather than the "president."

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Howdy Y'all!

Teresa and Jason are here. Fun!

Teresa and I had facials at a downtown spa yesterday. It was sooooo nice.

We all had a great dinner at Chuy's. I think they have the best margs ever. The standard ones taste like top shelf margaritas from anywhere else. Yummo. I ordered chicken avocado enchiladas that had a green chile sauce that was hotter than %#^$^! I was dying about halfway through them and had to stop. Eh. More fantastic salsa instead. Very cilantro-y and lime-y. Too bad they didn't have any chew-reeeeee-zo. Heh.

We've been eating kolaches from West for three days now, and I think I'll have to be on a massive diet for the next week to make up for it. Mmm mmm.

Lauren tossed her guard rifle onto her phone yesterday. Zoiks! So... we ended up getting Jeff and her new LG Xenons. Very cool. I am jealous. I want to get internet and a full keyboard for meeeee! But my contract is up in September, so I shall wait. :)

Lauren's out of school now and kiddos have been in and out this whole time as well. It's really just Grand Central Station around here!

I think tonight we're going to see The Hangover. Whee!

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Saturday 9.. yeah... Wednesday

Saturday 9: Uninvited

1. Do you mind people to show up uninvited?
Nope. Come on over!

2. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Chad

3. Last person on your missed call list?
Lauren

4. Who calls you the most?
Probably Laura.

5. What is your favorite song about breaking up?
Currently... The All-American Rejects "Gives You Hell"

6. If someone sent you an unexpected gift, what would you like it to be?
BMW Z4 :))

7. Your classic rock station plays the top songs of all time. What is number one?
I'll go with Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"

8. Do you live for today or tomorrow?
I strive to live for today. It's an effort to avoid the planner in me.

9. What movie villain scared you as a kid?
Jack Torrance in The Shining

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"No Surprise" Video

Brand new Daughtry video for "No Surprise". Cowritten by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback.

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Sunday Stealing on Tuesday

The next door neighbors are dog-sitting and also have a dog of their own. This morning I heard an awful sound coming from their dog. I looked out my second floor window to see the guest dog beating the bejeebers out of their dog. (They have a wrought iron fence you can easily see through.) The guest dog pinned their dog to the ground for a minute and then started beating up on him again. More of the crying and yelping. Then the dog layed on their dog's throat and the yelping stopped. Their dog's legs went limp as he lay on his back on the grass. I could barely see his face under the other dog.

So I watched for a few minutes and then put on my robe to check on them. I went back to their fence, right next to the dogs, and couldn't tell if their dog was ok or not. Neither of the dogs responded to me, or when Jeff came out either. I ran up front and rang the doorbell. One of their daughters came to the door and laughed. She said they play like that all the time. She hates it too, but her dad told them it's fine. About five minutes later, their dog finally got up. Total of about ten minutes of laying there. SCARY!

Always nice to greet the neighbors in your robe at 7:30 am. Oh, and everyone on our street walks in the morning, so they were all passing by as well. Lovely.

Sunday Stealing

1. Name one person who made you smile today:
Lauren

2. What were you doing at 8am this morning?
watching Good Morning America

3. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Writing an email to an advertiser on my website.

4. What is your favorite candy bar?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

5. Have you ever been to a strip club?
yes- one with guy strippers. It's not my thing. Haven't been to one with girl strippers, and never see a reason to.

6. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Water.

7. What was the last thing you ate?
A granola bar.

8. The last sporting event you watched?
Austin Aztex game, live. I haven't seen anything on TV since then. I watched an animated live college baseball game online. Aggies vs. UT a few weeks ago. Does that count? It's actually pretty darn cool.

9. Do you go to church every Sunday?
Nope.

10. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
Wow. That's a hard one. (That's what she said.) Um... I'll say yes. I get sick of pizza as soon as I have some, and have to wait a week or two before I even see it again. I could eat Chinese food every day.

11. What are you doing tomorrow?
My aunt and cousin are coming to stay for a few days. Also Lauren's last day of her freshman year of high school. I think we'll all be hanging out here tomorrow evening.

12. What do you think of when you hear Australia?
the outback

13. Biggest annoyance right now?
The Foundation website.

14. Last song listened to?
"Big D" It was stuck in my head since this weekend, and I was listening to it online to remember all the words.

15. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
No. I probably should.

16. Are you jealous of anyone?
Not at the moment.

17. Is anyone jealous of you?
Ahaha. Maybe. I don't know of anyone.

18. What do you usually do during the day?
A typical day- housework, working out, volunteering here or there, shopping (for fun or necessity), administrating websites, chatting with friends online.

19. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Well, there is one person I am not fond of at all. Hate would be a strong word for it though. The person is two-faced, which I cannot take. I won't have occasion to interact with this person for more than another few months, so it'll be fine.

20. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Thinking about my aunt and trying to remember what she likes to drink, so I can have some on-hand.

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Back from Big D

I told Lauren to put something "in your pocko" this weekend. Then I took it back, seeing as I wasn't really sure what it meant. Lauren consulted the Urban Dictionary and it turns out I was using the correct grammar. Boo-yah.

Saw Night at the Museum and Terminator on Saturday. Night at the Museum was very good. We've been quoting it ever since. Hank Azaria steals that show. The best scenes are the one with Jonah Hill (Brandon) and the one with Kahmunrah and Darth Vader. Loved the little scene with the sailor as the credits start to roll. CUTE.

Terminator was good, but cannot hold a candle to Star Trek.

Lauren and Liz and I went to some model homes in Irving on Saturday. They all had nice media rooms, which Jeff and I want in our next house. One of them had a pool table area connected to the media room by a galley kitchenette. YES. So nice. Another had my dream setup- staired seating in two rows of those comfy chairs with drink holders. I would do one row of chairs and one row with a long comfy couch. The back of the room had a great refreshment area. Gah.

Pre-ordered Sims 3 from Game Stop for tomorrow. Mostly, I use the unlimited money cheat and design houses. I'm not much into the people. Once though, I made everyone into people I know. That's entertaining. Yeah, I'll keep you updated here if you do anything interesting.

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