I found something else!!

Though this isn't quite as random as you might think, it's been mentioned before, and it's actually a constant part of my days...

Okay, so it's not the official video, they don't have one yet, but it's worth watching along with the listen...
And I gotta say, this has to be my favorite songs these days...

Steve Zahn looks really good in prison-orange...

Unfortunately, I could only find him in white...

But I now have a new favorite show...(even if he only guest-starred)...

Wish I had something else random to say...

I'm not a big fan of Ford...

But one of my friends works at an auto-place and he what I think he does (I really don't know) is basically drives cars from one lot to another...or from repairs to the lot...or whatever...

And I decided to ask him what the coolest car he'd driven there was...

(I wasn't expecting very much, not knowing exactly how big a variety there was)

But he told me, his favorite, was a Shelby GT Mustang...

Which sounds totally awesome, right?

(And really expensive, which it is, I found...)

So I looked it up...

And here are some of my favorites...

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback Shelby GT500
(Why is it called a Fastback?)

'67 Shelby GT500 Mustang Eleanor Original
(Is it Eleanor of Aquitaine or a song by The Turtles? Or neither...)

Barrett Jackson Shelby GT
(Does anyone know who or what 'Barrett Jackson' is?)

2007 Shelby GT
(For that matter, who's Shelby?)



2010 Shelby - Preview
(Whoever drives this is my kind of people...)

Pretty funky, don't you think?
Maybe when I'm rich I'll pick one up...
Or maybe not...
But hey, a girl can dream, can't I?

This just in...

I have nothing to say...

Although, you might be interested to know that even if the snow melted, it's coming back tomorrow, apparently, so anyone in the Hicktown, Nebraska area, please drive safely!

That is all...
Good night.

Another House Rule...

Because I write too much, Jessie said I can't write again for a week or so...

But, well, here I am and it's only been a few days...
Your plans will not work on me!
I have defeated the time that keeps me away from the internet!

Or something...

So, it's been brought to my attention that certain people who read my blog think I'm a little nuts...
You know what I say to that?
Do you?

Thank you.

I enjoy my randomness and weirdness and, yes, nuttiness, and if I didn't have it, I don't think I'd be able to make it through the day...

So, Liberty is obsessed with brushing hair at the moment, which isn't all bad, except that instead of using a normal brush, she uses one for a doll that's about two inches long, if that.
Doesn't exactly work.
But she's happy and excited, and even if her hair doesn't turn out the greatest, that's all we can really ask for, isn't it?

It snowed last night.
Weird, yeah...
And it's still there today.
Even weirder.
But don't worry, Nebraska won't let us down.
It'll melt tomorrow.
Is that crazy or what?\

Jessie's in a bit of pain today...I heard her crying this morning...but she's got a pretty decent attitude --curse words inluded, of course-- and she's doing all right at least...
Plus, her doctor's off to Pittsburgh for the game and won't be back til Monday morning, so she's gotta wait, anyway, if she wants him...
You can do it, Jessie!
I believe in you!
(And if it helps, you can slap me a few times today and this weekend, if you like)

Umm...

The only other significant thing in my life right now is that I started my period today...
Lucky Eric gets TWO hormonal females in the house this week, haha...

Hope all's well with the rest of you...
Love,
Emma

Home Alone...

But I don't mind, cuz Jessie gave me a bunch of dishes to do...
Or something like that, lol...
I'm about midway through, but I'm out of room, and I can't find a towel to hand-dry, so I'm letting them air-dry before I put them away and start on part two.
I'm also taking this time to do some of my laundry, which has been piling up in the second bathroom...kind of awkward having bras and panties in plain view, especially if we have company.
Hooray for laundry!

So I've been talking to this kid on MySpace, he's twenty-three and lives in Tokyo, and I don't know his real name, I don't think he knows mine, and I'm not even sure if he speaks English or just uses a translator program...but he seems pretty cool, and we've been going back and forth the last week, little tidbits about each other, and it's kind of fun. I mean, normally I hold to the whole 'Don't Talk to Strangers' thing, but he had this awesome cartoon picture of Twilight on his profile, and because I'm working off of Jessie's computer, I couldn't save the picture, so I asked to be his friend instead, just to keep it...but he started talking to me, I talked back, and, well, looks like I've got a friend. Weird...
But here's what I know about him:
1. He works in a movie theater, though I don't know if it's management or not.
2. He likes Linkin Park.
3. He's seen the Twilight movie four times.
4. His grandparents died a long time ago.
5. He has one sister, and still lives at home, both parents in residence.
6. He likes to watch tv, listen to music, and hang out with his friends.
7. When I said I love to read (and I went on about it a bit), his response was 'Reading is cool.'
8. He likes to clean, too.
And that's what I know so far, but, well, it's enough for me right now...my next question is if his sister is older or younger, though if she still lives at home, and he's twenty-three and lives at home, unless tradition's weird there, she's probably younger...

I've got another favorite song...

"I'm Letting Go" by Francesca Battistelli

'I’m letting go
Of the life I planned for me
And my dreams
I’m losing control
Of my destiny
It feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe
So I’m letting go'

Well, at least I'm trying...

I Can't Concentrate...

'Enthusiasm is a telescope that yanks the misty, distant future intothe radiant, tangible present.'

This was at the bottom of my friend's email, I'm not sure if it's something he wrote or not, but it sounded kind of funky...though I have to admit I don't quite get it...

Maybe it's the cold that's seeping through my body.
If you read my sister's blog, you may know that we're experiencing a heatwave here in Hicktown, Nebraska, of forty degrees, and they say it's going to be warmer tomorrow...
Well, I've been going a little stir-crazy, I don't know if it's that I'm used to being on the go, from one job to another to another, but tonight, about ten-thirty-ish, I asked my brother where the park was, and I went out, and played on the swing-set for half an hour or so. I had my cd player filled with Christmas music, which, if anyone heard me singing, they probably thought I was crazy, and I waved at the few cars that passed by --proof there IS some type of traffic here!-- and then I got bored with the swings, so I ended up dancing to "Wonderful Christmastime" sung by Demi Lovato, and about halfway through, I did one of my fun spin things, and saw a truck sssllloooowwwllyy driving by...I think they were watching me, but at that point, I didn't care, I was just happy to be out and about and I was having the time of my life...
And then I decided to switch cds and realized that the temperature had dropped...either that, or my heat from being inside the last few days had worn off. So it's back inside I go...
But even an hour later, I'm still cold, and I only hope the hot chocolate kicks in soon...

But, man, I really needed that bit of outside, and I think I'm going to do a repeat tomorrow...except maybe dig up some gloves or something, lol...

Strange Relations...

'In her mind she saw a long stretch of sun-scorched sand spreading bleak and empty before her. She had so much--her job, her friends--but all she could see was the barren sand.'

I have my moments, and believe me, Glitter Baby, I can relate...
But, other than a slight twinge after reading it, I think I'm pretty good.
Time heals all wounds?
Or maybe I'm just better at ignoring the pain...isn't that what you're supposed to do to something annoying that won't go away?

We're doing a little spring clean-up here, throwing out toys, mostly, and then, once that's done, we're vacuuming EVERYTHING...or at least most everything in the living room. I hope Liberty doesn't freak out over any favorite toys...back to work!

Running out of Options, so we Repeat...

Liberty likes to watch movies. Even midway through the first movie, she'll have another picked out. It's hard to say no sometimes, but you know you have to in order to preserve your sanity. But, I've found that she's also quite willing to watch something I picked out as well --is it because I have good taste or does she like me that much?-- and Jessie admits to not having censored their movies, so I don't really have to worry about it being scary, like "The Nightmare Before Christmas," or being a little violent, like "Walking Tall." However, today, I'm just not in the mood to pore over the many titles my sister has to offer, so I'm letting her take over, and she picked "Monsters, Inc" which, if I'm not much mistaken, we've already watched two times over the last few days.
Do I regret letting her make the choice?
Not necessarily...
Am I sick of the movie, yet?
Not really...
Do I want to turn it off anyway?
Yes, actually, I do...
But she's just so happy watching it, and she gets so into it, I can't bear to have her crying at me...
Is this bad parenting or not? I'm really not sure...but no one can really complain, because she's dressed, she's fed, she's HAPPY. Isn't that what counts?

Time to do a few dishes... :)

The House Rules...

Okay, so, really, at this point, there's only one, and it was just made today, cuz I have an unfortuante habit of, well...

Rule #1
Do not mention the name James AT ALL while hear, upon threat of being hit in the nose.

That's not a joke. Jessie says this month is supposed to be a relaxed, happy time, which, on the one hand it is, on the other hand...not so much. I'm better during the day, it's just when I shut my eyes...I've been taking small naps in order to catch up on sleep, and even as small as they are, somehow there's time enough for a dream, and guess who's there?
(I can't tell you because I don't wanna get hit, haha)
Maybe it's the fact that my schedule's mixed up. I mean, I went from a seventy-hour work-week to nothing, so...although the dishes did take me about an hour yesterday. One down, sixty-nine to go!! But, no, I'm okay, and life is groovy and all...and I'm excited because, as Jessie said...

TEN DAYS
TEN DAYS
TEN DAYS!!!

(She may have said it one more time, idk)
That's exciting though, isn't it?

Oh, and I bought a book...I know, for shame on me, but it's one of my favorite authors, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, so I had to...or I THOUGHT I had to anyway...so I'll get lost in that.
Also, I've managed to work on my stories --did I mention this before?-- and the ones I picked are coming along quite nicely...sometimes I'm amazed at how good I am...
:P
My only real complaint today?
It's cold outside!!!
And no snow in site...
Bummer...

Hope all is well with the rest of you, love you all and thanks for your good wishes and prayers!!

I Do It to Myself...

So, in a few days, I'll 'celebrate' the one-month anniversary of my being single.
Stupid, and I know Mom says I really need to stop keeping track of dates, cuz that's what really hurts me...Did you know that February officially sucks because of dates? But, well, I can't seem to stop, and so if I happen to look at a calendar, or be in one of those strange phases where I'm actually keeping track of the date, I'll be depressed for at least half the day before I slap myself and snap out of it. I don't know why I do it, maybe I like being miserable, but I don't, really, so why...?
I have this playlist on my MySpace, this new thing where you can put ten of your favorite songs on your profile page, not that anyone would actually be on your page long enough to listen to it all, but it's the thought that counts, right? Anyway, so initially, it was just these fun songs I'd been hearing on the radio lately, or something my sister introduced me to, whatever, and it was pretty cool. But the other day I started thinking about this song, it's called 'Suga, Suga' by Baby Bash, it's actually a sort of hip-hop/R&B/rap -type song, which I normally don't like, but I listened to it one time with James, and he came up behind me, put his arms around me, started swaying me back and forth, and sang softly in my ear...well, it's the only time I found myself liking that song, and I haven't listened to it since, but I looked it up and decided to put it on my playlist. Shortly after, I added "Destination Calabria" with Alex Guadino and Crystal Waters, a song that's a blast to listen to, and the music video is a little more flirtatious than maybe it should be, but it's great and we must have had that song on in his truck at least 75% of the time, if not more. Then I looked up "Fever for the Flava" by Hot Action Cop, a totally crude rude and unacceptable song that I somehow found myself liking...even as I was disgusted by the music video...probably because he introduced me to it, idk...I stopped myself from adding any more songs that I related to him, only because I realized that the other songs, even if we'd never heard them together, somehow reminded me of him anyway.
I also found myself going on his Facebook profile today, as we are still friends on that, even though we haven't talked in a month...
How do you spell PATHETIC??

It's okay, though...
I've got a new favorite song, which, yeah, brings him up, but it's good...

"Fine" by Jaymes Reunion

'You never really loved until you watch it fall apart
And you never really lived until you felt like you can die
And you never really stood until the weight has pushed you over
Your pickin up the pieces just to find
Your doin just fine'

Really, I am.

Just another lazy-day afternoon...

So, having stayed up late, not to celebrate the day, but to watch a movie --lame or what?-- I didn't get out of bed...or off the couch, that is...until about two this afternoon. And though it's not too far later, can you believe I'm tired already? I'm not sure if it's the whole small-town feel or what, but I just feel so...lazy...maybe a little bored...though I was working on a story or two, so not too much so there...but I feel like I can't get anything done. I'm thinking I'm going through work-withdrawal...I work EVERY SINGLE DAY normally, and yet, due to my vacation, I haven't since the 27th...that's what, four, five days? And already I miss it...wow...

Anyway, so it seems the family isn't well today, myself included. We're all a little cranky, a little headache-y, and I at least have a horrible cough that burns...ouch...but, because I'm trying to be smart and healthy and take care of myself, I found a solution that will actually help my sister...at least in that her house won't be so cluttered. I'm going to finish off a couple bottles of Xango over the next month, and since she's got like fifty of them...maybe only thirty...I'll have to count, but well, needless to say, she'll be happy. And hopefully my body will be too. :)

I keep staring at my fingernails, wondering what color to do...on my right hand, as the left was painted pink and green yesterday. Should I do the same? Or something different? We all know I'm crazy enough to get away with it, ha ha...I was thinking black and silver...but then again I'm really crushing on this blue I've got, too...choices, choices...

I absolutely LOVE the song "So What" by Pink...it's sort of an obsession the last few weeks...it brings me up, it brings me down, and I like it to the point where I took the time to listen to all the words, and I made a dance for it...I remember a few weeks back, I was working late at the restaurant and it came on, and, since there were no customers, I turned the volume way up, and jumped up on the counter...it was awesome, though my manager thought I was crazy, but such is life...

I'm doing just fine.

Thanks for listening to my randomness...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hard to believe it's 2009...
I'll be twenty-two...
Life's no fun after twenty-one!!
So I better live while I can, haha...

Anyway, so I'm wishing you all the best, and I'm thinking about resolutions and all, so here's a start...
1. Read all my books.
Can I do it? I hope, but we'll see...just don't let me buy anymore!!!
(I'd rather get them as presents lol)
2. Pay off all my bills.
This is totally doable. I'll be free of the large ones by April I'm sure and then all I'll worry about is the phone and insurance...easy!!
3. Stop wasting money.
So I've been better at keeping track of what I spend, and so I'm a lot more aware of how 'Wow' my spending habits...but I keep spending. Anybody else realize how 'ouch' things get when Mommy and Daddy stop paying for things?
4. Be nicer to my family.
Okay so this'll be a hard one, but I really LIKE my family, so it's worth it.
5. Take better care of myself.
Eat healthy, BE healthy...no more junk!!
6.

Okay, so I can't think of anything else, but at this point, I think I can stick with this and be good. :)

As I said, wishing you all the best...

Love,
Emma