sweet!

i morphed into an m&m!
you can too!
www.becomeanmm.com

snow days

we're having snow days in portland! and i'm loving it. not just because i have sufficient excuse to not go to work, but i think the snow is just gorgeous. growing up in SoCal didn't exactly provide white christmases, so this is very surreal for me.

for those of you not in portland, the video below is a little taste of what's been going on. and, don't think i'm mean or anything, but the cars sliding is kinda pretty, like if you watch it without the sound and play a lovely classical song in the background...it's nearly choreographed. this video is all the rage on the local news stations.

added bonus? the video was taken by this guy i went to college with...we were really good friends there for awhile, then he kinda disappeared. so it's really nice to know he's doing well and still in the area. (anyone remember derek porter???)

i can't stop

i grew up across the street from a Sonic Burger. I'd have to walk by it twice a day on my way to/from school. i've never cared too much for the food, but the drinks are UNBELIEVABLE. i miss them like crazy.

they've been playing Sonic Burger commercials in oregon for YEARS now. closest Sonic? IDAHO. it's misery. i don't remember how i found this, but i'm a little obsessed (you guys should know by now that i'm predisposed to obsession with random, seemingly boring things.) anyway- try it.

http://www.maketjdrink.com/

just checking in-

hey dudes and dudettes. how were your holidays? was santa good to you? did you have great pie?

we had a pretty nice holiday at the mister's folks place up in washington. they've got the "great cooking" genes. and the "eat a lot of great cooking and stay great looking" genes. i don't really have either of those.

i'm enjoying a few more days off before i return to work. i like not working. i like it a lot. not that the laundry gets done any more quickly, i'm not the type to take full advantage of rare free time by getting a long list of to-do's done. i prefer to sleep. and catch up on tv. and shop. ooooooooh the shopping.

anyway. it's nearly 2007. i've never had any consistent new years eve traditions. new years eve generally ends up being a flop, either because i've tried too hard to make it fabulous, or i've not tried at all, thinking fabulous will happen all on it's own.

so i'm looking for ideas. QUICK. you've got three days. gimme something good.

it's a pre-christmas MIRACLE!!!

so, one of my favorite bands of all time is Keane. i adore them. i'll spare you the gushy details.

amanda and i had tickets to see them a few months ago. we were SO excited. and that is a tremendous understatement. we had been planning for months.

then, for reasons that i don't hold against them (alright, fine, the lead singer was in rehab) the show was cancelled like, days before it was scheduled to occur.

we were devastated. which is a tremendous understatement. we held a keanmourning ceremony. it was heartbreaking.

then, just tonight, i was wasting my time online instead of working on my grad school application. and what did i discover?!?!?!?

THEY'RE COMING BACK TO US!!!!

that's right. january 29th 2007, keane will make our dreams come true. i bought the tickets immediately. and the new countdown begins.

that, and the constant prayers that Thom doesn't relapse.