Comb Boy

I'm feeling a little violated right now. I recently started watching SYTYCD (Thanks, M&K) and quite enjoy it. However, I hate the guy with the comb in his hair. Tonight, he did his "solo dance" to one of my favorite Blue October songs. Dang it!

Okay, for real--it is time to stop blogging tonight. I'm writing about random idiots on TV shows...

Classic Bob

So, the other day Bob was with Shauna and dropped off some things at my place. Pretty sure he hasn't been to my house in over a year but he was looking at the memo board by my door with pictures of some of my favorite people and he points to Red Headed Chrissy, Brenda, Shari and Kacee and says, "I know her. I don't know her name. I know her, I don't know her name, I think I've met her, etc. etc. etc..." You get the drift. This is the same Brilliant Bob that after living at 571 for YEARS, one morning while doing the carpool literally didn't know where the Loveland's lived--yeah, you know around the block from our house. Love the Bob.

Found 'Em!

These are the shoes...these are the shoes...

Thanks to Wendi and Snyder for helping me to find them. I'm thinking about getting them in red, black, brown and possibly teal. Don't you think I'd look hot?

P.S. I do know that I'm a wicked witch...

Jumping Jack Flash

On Saturday night my friend Chris and I went to see The Owlz play. While we were waiting for our "food" and I truly use that term loosely we saw the strangest thing...the lovely rednecks from Wyoming that were sitting by us were wearing some freaking odd shoes and I need to know if anyone else has ever seen them and/or knows what they are called.

For real--both the husband and the wife were wearing these shoes that had little mini round trampolines in the heel--attached as a separate piece. Does that even make sense? They were totally hideous and intriguing all at the same time and I'm dying to know what their purpose is. I googled "Trampoline Shoes" but all that came up was actual shoes you can wear on the trampoline--who knew? Has anyone ever seen anything like this? I'm super curious...

**Also, not that it matters but the guy was so white hot that it took ALL I had not to jump him during the game. Oh yeah, baby...UGH! Not at all.

Oxford Comma?

Who gives a frack about an Oxford Comma?

I'm guessing only a couple of my friends will get that line but it makes me giggle like a little kid EVERY single time I hear the lyric...

Wowsa!

Today when I was driving back to work after my lunch break I saw an old guy driving a truck with a trailer attached do a U-turn from the middle lane of North bound State Street all the way to the South bound middle lane. Somehow the many cars behind him and the many cars in the other lane didn't hit him. DAMN! That guy had either some serious guts of steel or was Mr. Oblivious Newton John (Ahhhh, I miss Lancer and his little funny sayings...). Honestly, at what point isn't it just better to cut your losses and go around the block? Just wondering...

Happy Birthday Paul!

Happy Birthday to my favorite brother-in-law! Yes, he is my only brother-in-law but even if I had 20 married sisters he would still be my favorite. This time four years ago I was more than a little bit apprehensive when this Wyoming cowboy swept my sister off her feet and stole her away from me. However, on the day that we were moving Becky to Wyoming, I jokingly asked Paul if he would use his truck and trailer to move all my shiz to New York. He quickly agreed and really actually wanted to do it. I knew from that moment that he was a good guy and that he was perfect for my baby sister. Incidentally, I later found out that Shauna had heard the whole conversation between me and Paul and had the same feeling about him from that moment. Paul is awesome. He makes my list of best husbands every year, he loves my baking and he can fix anything. He's a great husband, father and of course most important of all, the best best best brother-in-law in the world. Happy Birthday, dude. I even forgive the fact that you like Home Improvement...that's how much I adore you.

Heaven, I'm in Heaven...

On Saturday I found Heaven in the form of a cookie. There is a delightful little shop in South Jordan called Over The Top Cookies and let's just say, 'Yum'! They are called "over the top" because there are pieces of candy bar on TOP of the cookies! The lemon is my favorite but the Twix is also mighty delicious. I'm not Sheldon but I'm also not a dummy. I do understand basic physics and I don't know how they do it. The candy is obviously not part of the baking process--if it was then the chocolate would be completely melted. The pieces are stuck on the cookie so at some point during the cooling process the candy is applied but they are totally firm and have perfect shape. I need to practice and see if I can master the art. Anyone up for trying out my creations--I'm sure there will be lots of messes and screw ups.

Next time you're dying for a treat try this little piece of heaven--104th South and Redwood--right behind Cafe Rio!

Frequent Shopper Rewards

I hate them. I hate the punch cards. I hate rewards programs. I hate the stupid little tags for my key chain. I hate that I am required to carry around a wallet full of crap. It doesn't make me feel better to keep track of points at EVERY single place I shop. I could care less if I get a free soda after I purchase 400 of them. Just lower your damn prices overall and stop with the points and punches and cards. Now that I've said how much I hate it I will admit that I do in fact have a couple: one to Paradise Bakery, one for the grocery store and one for Borders but I feel like a hypocrite every single time I use them. The woman who works at the Lindon Walker's is determined to get me to sign up for rewards card. Here is a recap of a zillion of our conversations:

Way too Chipper for 7:45 a.m. Woman: Hi, do you have a rewards card?
Angie: Nope.
Way too Chipper for 7:45 a.m. Woman: Do you want one?
Angie: Nope.

You can replay that conversation over and over and over....

Here's the latest:

Way too Chipper for Any Time of the Day Woman: Do you have...oh, you're that girl who won't get one...
Angie: Yup.

In my defense I'm way nice to her but I just don't bloody want a card. I can't commit to one more thing on my key chain. For a while I stopped going there because I couldn't stand to have the same conversation over and over but I started going again because I get a perverse pleasure out of seeing how far into her spiel she gets before she realizes it is me. Sick and twisted--that's me!

Co-Exist?

On Saturday I was driving back to the UC and saw a car with the above sticker. I've had some issues lately with intolerance of all kinds and I hate bumper stickers with white hot passion but I really want to get this for my car--for now I will just settle for blogging about it. For me I wish for a land where we can all live together, respect each other and basically get along. I did some research and here is a pretty good description of what the symbols mean. I borrowed the following from Amy Bowman who used to write for Boise State:

Allow me to clarify their meaning - the star and crescent are recognized as a symbol for Islam. It was historically associated with the use of a cyclical moon calendar and the Ottoman Dynasty, coming to symbolize Islam by association. The peace sign was designed by artist Gerald Holtom in Britain for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. It first showed up in the form of 500 lollipops in an anti-nuclear march in 1958 in London and was quickly adopted by Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. The "E" with Mars and Venus symbols protruding from it symbolized gender equality, with "E" representing general equality. The star of David is the primary symbol of Judaism, an ancient symbol of one of the oldest documented religions. The "I" represents the Buddhist dharma wheel, or dharmachakra. "S" is transformed into yin and yang, the Taoist symbol of the interplay of forces in the universe, conveying a universal equilibrium. Finally, the "T," or Latin cross of Christianity, symbolizes Christ's crucifixion. The original cross was the Greek cross, which looks like a plus sign, and represents the four directions of the earth, signifying the intention to spread the gospel in all directions.

Iggy, I Miss You

My boyfriend died last night. We've had a good run of it--nearly four years of being together every single day. He's with me all the time: In the car, at work, at home, shopping, traveling, exercising, etc. etc. etc. I even take him to bed with me at least several times a week.

I love him.
I worship him.
I can't function without him.

His name was Iggy and he was my iPod. Iggy and I met in March 2006 when I bought him as a "I got a job" gift to myself and we've been together every day since then. He's definitely been more loyal than any other guy I've encountered so I'm not entirely sure how I will survive without him.

I miss him already.

Sweet Baylee Welcome to the World

Sweet Baylee was born today.

She's so tiny and pretty and will be the most spoiled little sister ever!

She has four big brothers and lots of boy cousins.

Here she is with Zack who already loves her so much.