I Gotta Say Today Was a Good Day

Today I went to breakfast with my brothers at Gailey's downtown. I had it recommended to me and must say it was pretty good. I had the Seville omelet which was loaded with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, green and red peppers, sausage, cheddar cheese, jalapeno, cilantro, and topped with sour cream and salsa. It was so deliciously awesome. It also came with Sweet Browns which are sweet potato hash browns covered in brown sugar. I must say these are completely overrated. I would have rather had regular hash browns. It also came with a biscuit and gravy. It was average which is fine with me. I would definitely go back but not sure I'd actually wait for a seat.

We also had a giant kick-off event at work tonight. So tired from that. I was on my feet for 5 hours without any kind of a break. We sold around 50 memberships which is crazy when you think about how we average between 5 and 7 a day. So we all went out to Houlihan's for drinks after. Best decision ever because they have the most amazing long island one liter pitchers. Yes, you read that correctly. ONE LITER LONG ISLAND PITCHERS! They're heaven. 

SOA Season 4

Season 4 of Sons of Anarchy comes out on DVD today. You get to see the boys of SAMCRO get out of jail, betray each other, become major players in the drug business, and fight each other for power. Clay and Gemma's reign as King and Queen of Charming comes to an end as Jax and Tara rise to the throne. I suggest you buy it. I will be.

DVD Artwork (TVFanatic.com)

BLT+A minus the B

I decided that I was going make a BLTA for dinner tonight. I cooked the bacon; toasted the bread; sliced up the tomato, lettuce and avocado. I put Mayo on the bread and put all the toppings together and ate the deliciousness. As I'm taking my last bite I realized that I forgot to put the bacon on it. Seriously, I forgot the first ingredient in a BLTA. Only me. The bacon was delicious on its own but it would have been much more delicious with the rest of the sandwich.

What I meant to make. (foodchannel.com)

Only 8 More hours

I'm so excited because by the time I get off of work today my oldest brother; the Sergeant, should be in town. He's currently doing a cross-country road trip to his new assignment. I can't wait to see him. I've missed him very much!

Pic of us from his last visit.

*The Sergeant decided to stop in Kansas City for the evening. He will be here at some point tomorrow. I'm going to be like a four year old on Christmas eve.

Yep, That Just Happened

I totally just hit myself in the face with my purse while I was getting out of the car. Yeah...

I'm Crazy, in My Sleep at Least

I have some of the craziest dreams. It's nothing new. Sometimes they are funny crazy and sometimes they are Law & Order crazy. Seriously, I could write some amazing episodes for that show with what my mind thinks up while I'm unconscious. Last night was a funny crazy. I had a dream that I was back in college and living in a dorm. I was playing softball again and I had gotten myself into some deep trouble by purposefully stepping on an opponents hand in metal cleats. I was working my butt off to get back into my coach's good graces. I also had a beefcake, blonde boyfriend who played football (so not my style.) He liked to used steroids to improve his game. He purchased said steroids off of a girl with Downs syndrome (Becky from Glee.) Also, his coaches thought I was a bad influence on him because I found out he was using steroids and buying them off a girl with Downs so I broke up with him. When I broke up with him he decided to quit using and his performance slipped a bit. Which his coaches blamed on me since they thought it was a result of the break up because they didn't know about the steroids. My mind is a crazy, adventure land.  

Picture something similar to Lattimer in The Program (everydayshouldbesaturday.com)

More Lattimer from The Program (Pitofhorror.com)

Becky from Glee aka the drug dealer (gleeksource.com)

A Tip of My Hat

OMG! I have got to give it up to the ladies who wear heels all day, every day. I wore heels to work today and my feet are killing me. They are bruised, a little blistered and swollen. The pads of my feet are so bad. It's like walking on painful pillows. Seriously, shout out to all those women taking care of their business and looking fly while doing it in sky high heels. 

What a women's foot looks like in a stiletto. (themetapicture.com)

Our Narcissistic, Out of Touch Future

Someone was kind enough to collect all of the pictures that trust fund babies have posted on instagram and put them in one place. These, ladies and gentlemen, are some of our future leaders. They're showing off what immature young adults do when you have oodles of money to blow through, that you didn't earn, and have no sense of value of what it takes to earn that money. But let us not solely place the blame on these entitled children, it's also the parents' fault for allowing such indulgence.

Check out the yahoo article here or TMZ's here.

From tmz

Delicious Crack

I made some delicious nachos using Nacho Cheese Doritos instead of tortilla chips. Seriously, they're insanely good. It is something that I will probably no longer allow myself to make because it's so unhealthy and I could eat enough for 4 people and not even realize I did. Why are the most unhealthy foods always the most heavenly?

No Words

Miley Cyrus just chopped off her hair. I literally gasped from the hideousness. And I thought Lindsay Lohan's enablers were bad.

eonline.com

B's Birthday

Yesterday was my oldest niece's birthday. I got her a Barbie Jammin' Jeep. Go ahead and try to tell me I'm not a great Auntie... I'll wait... 

My nieces B & M enjoying their new toy.

Sons of Anarchy

I just wanted to post a little reminder that Season 5 of Sons of Anarchy starts in 26 days. The exact premiere date is 9/11 at 10/9c on FX. I wouldn't miss it if I were you. It will undoubtedly be all kinds of awesome.

SOA promo for season 5. (sutterink.blogspot.com)

Oh Shut Up Lolo

Lolo after failing in Beijing. (telegraph.co.uk)

Lolo Jones was on the Today Show bitching. She failed once again to even medal so she's making excuses. She's blubbering about the article the New York Times wrote  3 days ago calling her a media whore and the Anna Kournikova of track and field. (Honestly, it wasn't even that scathing. More of uh, interesting that she's getting all of this attention.) She of course disagrees since she's an indoor track record holder meaning she won something at some point. Sorry, but I never knew that and I never knew that because no one cares. Do you really think Michael Phelps would be as celebrated if he was just an American champion and not the most decorated person in Olympic history? No, he wouldn't be a household name. None of us would care about him. I also don't understand why she read the article. If you are so focused on your race, why are you worried about the media is saying about you? The media isn't allowed in the Olympic village so did she shamelessly google herself? She can't have it both ways. If she wants to use the media to market herself and her lackluster accomplishments then fine. Make your money boo boo. But be prepared to accept the consequences of those actions. You chose to put yourself in everyone's face thus opening yourself up for criticism. Deal with it. The more you do that, the more you give of yourself to celebrity, the more you open yourself for negativity and even invite it in. Shut up and take it. Stop blaming the New York Times for the fact that you're undeserving of the attention. 

Lolo also mentioned how she had some surgeries this year so just getting to this grand of a stage was an accomplishment. God, you got to love the excuses people use. I bet she would have never mentioned them if she actually got on the podium. Wait, that's a lie. If she got on the podium for bronze or silver she would have used them as the excuse of why she didn't win gold.

You can check out the seriously demure New York Times article here and/or the Today Show interview with cwying Lolo here.

**Yahoo wrote a blurb about this whole Lolo Jones excuse/cry mess. The last paragraph of their article perfectly sums it all up, especially the last two lines. "Jones is right that the New York Times went too far in the article. She is a more accomplished athlete than it gave her credit for. However, it is not the job of the media to support athletes. It is the job of the media to cover the sport, both good and bad. She had no problem posing for magazine covers and doing interviews to promote herself before the Olympics. She can't be angry now when she has less than golden results." Check out Yahoo's entire take here.

Olympic Round-Up

Aly Raisman had a great day at the Olympics today. She won bronze on the Balance Beam after tying for third place (again) but this time the tie-breaker rules were in her favor. She capped of the day by winning gold on floor. So she gets to leave London with two Olympic gold medals and one bronze.

Raisman at beam finals. (nbcolympics.com)

USA also had a good day in track and field. In the 110m hurdles, Dawn Harper took silver and Kellie Wells claimed bronze. It was also exceptionally awesome because Lolo Jones placed 4th. So for the second straight Olympics she didn't medal and was a national disappointment. She's track and field's Anna Kournikova. That's not a compliment.

Harper and Wells celebrating. (nbcolympics.com)

Team USA also saw three more Olympians claim silver medals. Leo Manzano did in the Men's 1500m, Sarah Hammer in the Women's Omnium, and Erik Kynard in Men's High Jump. 

Go USA!

USA now has 30 gold, 19 silver and 21 bronze for 70 medals total. We are currently second place in the medal race behind China by three.

Weekend Wrap-Up

This weekend was awesome. I got absolutely nothing of value accomplished but it was amazing. Below are a list of my unaccomplishments. 

I went to CVS Pharmacy for the first time. It carries a brand of facial scrub that I like that I'd have to order online otherwise and I hate ordering online. Despite CVS's strong smell of urine, it may be a new favorite for me. They have ton of horrible knick knacks that I want to buy because they are hilariously hideous but the main reason It's now a favorite is because they carry pillow pet night lights. I've been wanting one for a while now. I specifically wanted the rainbow unicorn one. CVS actually had it in stock. I was so excited. Check its gloriousness out. Go ahead and be jealous. I'd be too. I named him Leo.

Say, "Hello Leo!"

Leo lit up. (dreamlites.com)

I watched Season 1 and 2 of Rookie Blue. That show is officially now a favorite. I'm definitely all for McSwarek (RB fans you know what I'm saying.) I don't know how it took me so long to get into this show. It's got Canadian actors, lots of Degrassi alumni, and it's filmed in Toronto. I'm all aboot Canadian television and I'm sori it took me until the third season to find it. 

I also got to catch up with Lulu over the Olympics and curly fries. It was good considering we don't see much of each other since our schedules are so opposite. 

I slept at least 20 hours this weekend. I had had a very long work week filled with frustration, anger, ugly crying, and topping it all off with being yelled at tag team style. I was exhausted. I just didn't know I was that tired.

This weekend I learned you don't start working on making a candy bouquet for your niece using industrial strength glue in the confines of your room. Your room will smell like glue for 2 days and you will feel weird.

Quotes from this weekend:
"I got a light up pillow pet." Me
"You're 24." Dad
Blank stare, "Yeah?" Me

"You got a light up pillow pet. Your nieces have those." My brother
"They have great taste." Me

"That girl has more drama than a Mary J Blige song." Me to Lulu while gossiping.

"Did you just fill you water bottle up with water from Henry's (our dog) dish?" Me to my niece Miss B.

Olympic Swimming Bling

Why must swimmers shave off all of their body hair but can wear earrings and rock acrylic nails. Wouldn't the bling and talons slow you down just as much as a little leg hair?

Italian Olympic Swimmer sporting some talons and calling them nails. (people.com)

Fye Haul

I got a great haul at Fye today. I miss having one here. I got MGK's Half Naked & Almost Famous album and immediately started raging. 

I also got season 2 of Rookie Blue. It's got the girl from Stick It in it as well as Sport and Marion from Harriet the Spy. Man do I love me some Canadian TV.

Where'd My Arm Go?

I woke up this morning and couldn't find my arm for a second. I had been sleeping on it for so long that it became numb and I couldn't feel it. When I started moving around it eventually flopped down next to me. Whew, thank goodness!

What I Deserve I Earn

It's a great saying that is tattooed on the back of Great Britain's gymnast Louis Smith. Nothing in life is guaranteed or handed to you. If you want something you have to work for it to make sure you've done everything with in your power to earn it.

Louis Smith (vanishingtattoo.com)