"You were bored?"

"That's how this blessed event came to be?"

So, I thought I would post a very quick and very short post.

I got a second job at Smoothie Joe's (yay!). If it works out there I'll probably quit A.R.M. and just work at S.J.'s. It has a way better work atmosphere and is a lot closer to home. Hahaha! Seeing as how it is right down the street from our house. Plus! J.T. says I can play on the weekends whenever...all good. I had a few hours of training today. I'll be mostly working preparing food and not so much Smoothies. I'm okay with that...completely.

Anyway.

I love how Memorial Day weekend signifies the beginning of Summer! Technically Summer doesn't officially begin until, like, June 21st (according to the calender), but it just seems like Summer from that weekend out. I guess it is because of the massive lake trip and grill out that goes on that weekend.

Love it. L-o-v-e it.

Okay. Peace out kids.

The End. 

"If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad..."

"...wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put Down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter Is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?"

Who? Who? Who is stoked? My hand is in the air! The 2008 American Idol is.... David Cook! Wahoo!!! (P.s., I don't know why I've started using that word.) He rocks my face right off. It's funny to admit that because (if you check my earlier AI posts) I did not start off a David Cook fan. I wanted him voted off at the Top 24. Hahaha! But! He did redeem himself in my eyes, so. Here's to you Mr. Idol.

I am very much enjoying the song that he performed at the end. Whoever wrote that has some skillz.... Me = Fan. Anyway. I am really sleepy and barely making it through National Treasure 2 (but it's okay 'cause I watched it earlier when I got home from work, watching it with the 'rents).

So, leaving you tonight with David Cook and the announcement of his title and the winning song, peace out.

The End.

"So take me where You want me."

"Take me 'cause I wanna be Yours."

Music recommendations...

1. Mainstay, Become Who You Are

2. Dizmas, Dizmas

3. The Myriad, With Arrows, With Poise

The opening quote(s) come from the song "Yours" off of the Dizmas album. Do yourself a honkin' favor and go listen to this song. I will post the entire lyrics to the song and the title track from the Mainstay album as well. So, so good. You need to hear both. The Myriad cd, just go buy it. Don't preview listen to it and then make your decision to get it. Just get it. So good. Mine came in the mail the day after it was released (I pre-ordered it at their concert back in April when they came with EISLEY). So good.

Prayer recommendations...

What? That sure is an odd way to phrase that. I like it.

I is in need of prayer (who isn't?!). I keep pushing aside the chances and opportunities to grow close to God. I can hear Him calling to me. I can feel Him taking my hand and lacing his fingers through mine and trying to pull me back into his arms. But I keep turning my attention to other things. I am completely aware of all this and aware of my responses, and I am absolutely not liking it.

So, yeah. I could use some prayer about that. I need some strength, some self-discipline, some a lot of things. Thanks.

Whatever else that aren't really recommendations...

I am doing some serious purge, Spring Cleaning in my room. Boy, does it ever need it.

I am a serious pack-rat, and this is because of genetics. My dad is like this and even my mom, but not as bad as my dad. Okay, that's a lie. She is. She just doesn't want to own up to that. But as I sit here and think about it, she is. My grandmother (Dad's mom) is like this. I'm sure my mom's mom and/or dad were the same. So, there are no telling how many generations of Branyons, Murdochs, Bowens, Williams, and so forth there are that were pack-rats. *Side note to my future children: You are all hopeless cases. Sorry. You got some bad habit genetics.

I have decided to take all those episodes of organization and cleaning and etc. from watching TLC programs and clean my room. Properly. *Revised  side not to my future children: I am stopping the cycle here. We shall concur this!

Song lyrics that I almost forgot to post...

"Yours"

by Dizmas

Feels like the sky has never been so blue

But that's not the way it used to be

'Cause there was a time that I was without You

Before I said that I believe

Oh, I need a Savior

Oh, I need a Savior

I want to give this up

I want to hold Your hand

Take away this fear that's like an ocean in my head

I want to tell You now

What I couldn't say before

You are my everything that I was always looking for

So take me where You want me

Take me 'cause I wanna be yours

I've got pride that I still have to break

It's keeping me away from You

But You stay patient while I make mistakes

I'm learning how to trust that You

Are always a Savior

Oh...

(repeat chorus)

In the good and the bad times

Oh, it don't really matter

I want to know You

"Become Who You Are"

by Mainstay

So it seems that I'm wrong,

cuz you said that I would never want for anything again

But my eyes are set low

and I'm holding to things I know I can't keep

I keep on chasing the wrong things

and coming up empty

This isn't who I'm supposed to be

I keep on learning the hard way from every mistake

And I'm finding each time you fall,

you're just becoming who you are

So it seems that I'm wrong,

cuz I keep on searching for the answers that I don't need

I know I don't need

(repeat chorus)

Okay. Enough stalling. I am going back to cleaning.

Peace out.

The End. 

"Kids! Who's your best friend?"

"THE LENS!"

So...I'm watching The Goonies with cast commentary, again. I've been going to bed with it on for almost every night this week. I think I watched it once the other afternoon without the commentary...but I fell asleep on the couch whilst it was on. Hahaha! 

(It isn't because it is boring. Heck no! I've just been that tired.)

I just absolutely l-o-v-e this movie. Seriously, if you haven't watched it with the cast commentary, please, do yourself the favor and do it. Do. It. ....do it....

Going to bed. Peace out.

The End.

"So, I think several of us have expressed interest in getting tattoos."

"You know I'm all about the team-building exercises, not like the zip wire, kind of, you know, circle of trust sort of thing." 

Well, I kept my word! I am posting! Yay! Again, I do apologize for not posting in such a slight stint of time. What? Did that make sense? Yes. Yes it did.

First off...

I am watching Ace of Cakes whilst blogging. I h-e-a-r-t this show...so muches. That is where my opening liner(s) came from this fine evening. Oh! And oh so very excited that in July I will hopefully be having my picture taken outside of Charm City Cakes! Heck to the yes people. Heck to the yes.

Second on...

I have, as of last week, gained this -- and may I say, very unhealthy -- addiction, but not really, for Krystal burgers and chiks. Hahaha! I crave them like crazy. It's so horrible, but oh so deliciously good... Speaking of this now makes me want some; so happy they are closed otherwise I'd jump in my car and snatch some up. See? It's horrible! *Sigh*

Third whatever...

So, my friend Dana and I have started going running/walking at the local middle school track in the evenings. One word: Squee! Oh, so great! So. Great. So, as far as running goes (and this includes during my m.s./h.s. days with playing basketball, volleyball and soccer), if it isn't on a treadmill, I can't so much run a full consecutive mile. Hahaha! I don't know what it is, but I just have problems doing it.

Well, let me just announce at this point in time, that as of Sunday night (this past Sunday, May 4, 2008) I can run a full mile without stopping. And as soon as the end of that last lap comes, I am dying. Hahaha! I'm just so happy that I can do this, now...finally! So, Sunday night I think I ran a mile and a half and walked a mile and a half. Monday night I didn't get to go; very sad. Tuesday night I ran a mile, walked a mile, ran a mile and walked a mile. Heck freakin' yes! Four miles of exercising! In one night! Wednesday night, couldn't go 'cause of church and choir practice. Tonight, replay of Tuesday night plus one extra lap ran-did.

I am just so totally stoked that I've gotten active...again. Startin' to feel good and that's only gonna get better. Hahaha!

Fourth-ish...

In the first bullet of this post I mentioned the possibility of gettin' a lil' snappy-shot in front of the Ace of Cakes home in July. Where, exactly, is this located? Baltimore, Maryland. What? What are you doing going to Baltimore? Stalking? No, no, love. No, no. Our church is taking a missions trip up there to do some restoration work on the church that Annie Armstrong attended and was called to do missions work in. How crazy, awesome-tastic is that?! Uh, very...for those who may have been wondering.

I am hoping that whilst sight-seeing I'll get to see the building. The outside and a picture in front will satisfy. A pic inside and/or with Mary Alice, Anna, Katherine or Geoff would be pee-your-pants worthy. Printed and hanging up on my wall worthy.

(I just got back from showering and getting ready for bed. There was about a 20 minute pause in this post, you just didn't know it...., until I just said something.)

In Closing...

I have to, yet again, be up prior to the sun tomorrow morning. I have to go back to Tuscaloosa to finish up the stores I didn't get to service today. Thank you Tornado Warning weather. But! It was actually a good thing from God because I would have had to gone back tomorrow anyway. I thought I had all the paperwork that I needed with me, but didn't. Curses. Oh well.

P.s., I have this loverly, slightly purple, slightly red bruise smattered across the back of my right heel. I smashed it with one of the shopping carts earlier this morning. It hurt. And like the dickens, might I add. I couldn't feel it for a few minutes, that's how hard I hit it. By five minutes post smash it was already bruised. Oh yeah. I'll have to take a picture of it tomorrow when it shall be a lovely shade of some color. Hahaha!

P.p.s., I have a few pictures of stuff from work whilst doing a few resets. Really...quite amusing stuff in the Publix grocery stores...

Five in the morning comes way too early. Peace out.

The End. 

"Now she looks like a hobbit..."

"You know, the fat one that was in The Goonies."

So...as I am typing this I have already checked the "preview" feature and the pig isn't dancing. I think it was supposed to be an animated dancing pig and if it isn't dancing when I publish this...disappointment. I thought I would post a quick lil' post before I go to bed ('cause that's what I am about to do right now...stupid have to be at work in Hoover at 5 in the a.m. to reset ketchup, bbq sauce and marinades.) to let you know I have not abbandoned my blogging. I've actually had loads of things running through my head that I've wanted to post..., and I forget. Sorry. Work has been really crazy busy the past two weeks and I've been dead-tired.

Well, that's all for tonight. Hopefully I will make up for lacking tomorrow night. Keyword: hopefully. If not then I will try my ding dang darndest for Thursday night.

Peace out.

The End.