Catching up on reading other blogs... and singing my head off

It's a sunny Saturday morning, I'm sitting in front of my computer and having a cup of coffee. I just can't help but sing along to the songs on the radio while my neighbor is outside yelling at her dog. Yep, just another typical Saturday morning. I really should hurry up and get dressed but my body is not fully awake yet. I need that extra boost and what better way to warm up than with some music.

Something upbeat and cheery, since my last post was a cry fest.
Now don't forget to dance and sing along with me:

Sing Along Lyrics

"Smiley Faces"

What did you do? What did you say?
Did you walk - or did you run away?
Where are you now? Where have you been?
Did you go alone - or did you bring a friend?

I need to know this - cause I notice when you're smilin'
Out in the sun havin' fun and you're feelin' free
And I can tell you know how hard this life can be
But you keep on smilin' for me

What went right? What went wrong?
Was it the story - or was it the song?
Was it overnight - or did it take you long?
Was knowing your weakness what made you strong?

Or all the above - oh how I love to see you smilin'
And oh yeah - take a little pain just in case
You need something warm to embrace
To help you put on a smilin' face
Hey, put on a smilin' face

Don't you go off into the new day with any doubt
Here's a summary of somethin' that you could smile about:
Say for instance, my girlfriend she bugs me all the time
But the irony of it all is that she loves me all the time

I want to be you - whenever I see you smilin'
Cause it's easily one of the hardest things to do
Your worries and fears become your friends
And they end up smilin' at you
Put on a smilin' face

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the weekend!

I haven’t caught a man in the act of sniffling yet…

But it just can’t be true that only women shed tears when something sad comes on television.


Pass the Kleenex please.

I can’t believe I was born in February!

You know how some songs remind you of a person, place, thing or time? I don't know why, but for some reason the song ‘Still got the blues’ by Gary Moore reminds me of winter. Maybe it’s because the winter gives me the blues. The temperature drops, days are shorter, and the nights bring that bone chilling frost to the air. And my internal clock get’s in a tizzy, it makes me want to curl up in a little ball and, well, hibernate. Animals have the right idea—as soon as winter hits they burrow into their caves and settle down to wait it out.

Bears do it.
Frogs do it.
Squirrels do it.
So can we do that too?
No?

Sigh, it seems, unlikely that we will ever have the need to hibernate, considering our wealth of indoor heating systems and warehouses full of winter coats. For now I’ll have to settle for bundling up, hunkering down, and waiting out the winter fully conscious, and, sadly, awake. Thank God for vitamin D.

And Spring is right around the corner! Right???

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P.S. Best thing about winter? The coziness, getting home to good hot coffee and the first breeze you feel in the morning. And let’s not forget Sinterklaas & Chrismas!!!!!! I can’t wait. See, it's not all doom and gloom ;)
P.S.S. No it’s not winter yet. I’m just mentally preparing myself for going out into the almost-snowstorm.
P.S.S.S. Ok, I’m exaggerating. Snowstorms are rare in the Netherlands.

Brrrr.... people are crazy!

You know you’re a classy broad when…

… you drink wine with some homemade orange muffins. You'll have to try it sometime.

Ahum, moving on!

Today we are going to talk about my love of reading.
I love reading.
The end.

As you can see, this post is going downhill fast. But seriously, this is not a laughing matter. I’m in a reading slump that will not die. I’ve been in one for months now. Months and months. It’s the first time I can remember struggling to get into every single book I pick up and I haven’t been able to finish a book even though I really want something to read.

Yes, I'm a bookworm. There were people around me who tried to convince me that reading was a waste of time. Oh please, that’s BS! It’s not like I lock myself up in a dungeon and don’t have time for other things/people in my life. I believe that reading is good for everyone of all ages (Don’t worry, I’ll still like you if you don’t like to read;), for whatever reason: business, education, pleasure, exercise of the mind, or—and maybe best of all—as an escape from reality for just a little while. As long as it’s temporary it’s good to escape—healthy, even—a relief to leave all the current gloom of reality behind for a little while. It’s easy to grab a book and lose yourself in a good plot, and a lot cheaper than a much needed but expensive vacation. Since you can read almost anywhere, books are a portable getaway.

I need to become a billionaire and have a fancy library in my home like Jay Walker. First, I'll have to fight off this not-reading blues, though :(

Until I get out of this slump, I think I’ll just entertain myself by blogging about random things like the following meme. Here's 2 minutes of your life that you'll never get back. You’re welcome.

"Highlight (in bold red) the items on the list that you’ve done in your life…”

Graduated High School.
Kissed someone.
Smoked cigarettes. (Teenagers do the darnest things)
Got so drunk you passed out.
Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment.
Rode every ride at an amusement park. (Never again!)
Collected something really stupid.
Gone to a rock concert.
Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.
Helped someone.
Gone fishing.
Watched four movies in one night.
Gone long periods of time with out sleep.
Lied to someone.
Been dumped.
Snorted cocaine.
Lounged around in bed all day.
Failed a class.
Asked out a stranger.
Smoked weed.
Crashed a party.
Performed on stage.
Milked a cow.
Gotten married.
Made cookies from scratch.
Toured ancient sites.
Alphabetized your CDs.
Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.
Screamed as loudly as you possibly can.
Dealt drugs.
Been to Las Vegas.
Gone without food for 5 days (WHAAT?)
Taken care of someone who was drunk.
Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment.
Ridden a roller coaster.
Taken a college level course.
Been in a car accident.
Been in a tornado.
Eaten sushi.
Touched a cockroach (Why would you do that?!).
Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language.
Skipped all your school reunions (I haven't had a school reunion yet but I'd rather eat glass rinsed in arsenic)
Shaved your head.
Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about.
Kissed on the first date (Unexpected kisses are awkward, just saying)
Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking.
Had a snowball fight (Trauma! I hate snowballs).
Buried one/both of your parents.
Picked up and moved to another city to just start over.
Had plastic surgery.
Broken someone's heart (Hmmm...I don't think so)
Helped an animal give birth (I didn't help. I just watched the cat give birth to my first cat)
Ridden a horse.
Eaten kangaroo meat
Won money on a T.V. game show
Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
Lost over 100 pounds.
Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love.
Adopted an accent for an entire day (Not for an entire day).
Done hard drugs (i.e. ecstasy, heroin, crack, meth, acid).
Watched someone die.
Been to a funeral.
Burned yourself. (Accidentally!)
Ran a marathon. (Bwhahaha, no way!)
Your parents got divorced.
Cried yourself to sleep.
Spent over €200 in one day.
Flown on a plane.
Cheated on someone.
Been cheated on. (Well, not that I know of)
Written a 10 page letter.
Gone skiing.
Been sailing.
Cut yourself (Accidentally).
Had a best friend.
Lost someone you loved.
Shoplifted something ( I was 13 & wanted to lose my goody two shoes 'reputation')
Been to jail. (Not as a prisoner ;)
Had detention.
Skipped school.
Got in trouble for something you didn’t do.
Stolen books from the library. (Teenagers do the darnest things)
Gone to a different country.
Dropped out of school.
Been in a mental hospital (Yes, As a visitor)
Watched the “Harry Potter” movies.
Had an online diary.
Fired a gun.
Gambled in a casino.
Had a yard sale.
And a lemonade stand.
Been in a school play.
Been fired from a job.
Taken a lie detector test.
Swam with dolphins.
Attempted suicide.
Written poetry. (Very bad poetry!)
Read more than 20 books a year.
Gone to Europe (Um, ... :).
Fallen in love with someone that didn't love you back (The angst & anguish of the teenage years).
Wondered about your sexuality.
Used a coloring book over age 12.
Had surgery.
Had stitches.
Taken a taxi (Wow, what an excitement ;).
Had more than 5 IM’s/online conversations going at once.
Overdosed.
Had an alcohol problem.
Been in a fist fight.
Seen a total eclipse (Yes, on TV).
Watched a sunrise or sunset.
Hit a home run.
Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
Taught myself an art from scratch (It’s all about definitions. What is an “art”?)
Adopted a child.
Had food poisoning.
Suffered any form of abuse.
Played in the mud (No, I played in the sand)
Gone to a drive-in theater (We don't have drive ins in the Netherlands)
Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Walked on a beach by moonlight.
Been transported in an ambulance.
Had my portrait painted. (Does a caricature drawing count?)
Taught myself a new language (Spanish).
Visited Africa.
Been to Disneyland/World.
Petted a wild animal.
Used a credit card.
Been on a cruise.
Been in a movie
Started a business
Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Kids sell postage stamps & postcards over here. It's for charity).
Taken a martial arts class
Gotten flowers for no reason
Donated blood, platelets or plasma
Gone sky diving
Visited a Nazi concentration camp
Seen Niagara Falls in person.
Had my picture in the newspaper.
Read the entire Bible.
Visited the birthplace of my ancestors.
Bungee jumped.
Held a pet while they died
Killed and prepared an animal for eating (Me??!)
Had chickenpox
Saved someone's life.
Been involved in a law suit.
Owned a cell phone.
Been stung by a bee.
Ridden an elephant.
Had a baby.
Eaten caviar.
Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.
Broken a bone.
Met someone famous (Mark Wahlberg, LL Cool J & some famous Dutch people).
Joined a book club
Grown my own vegetables.
Seen the Mona Lisa in France (No, but my sister did. Does that count?)
Slept on an overnight train.
Had a pillow fight.
Hitchhiked.
Flown in a helicopter
Saved a favorite childhood toy
Gone skinny dipping.
Taken a sick day when not ill
Climbed a mountain. (Hmm... I walked up a mountain)
Gave money to charity.
Got lost in a strange city.
Sung a song in public.
Slept under the stars.
Played in a band.
Dyed your hair (I dyed my hair a few days ago. I wanted dark brown but I got black. Eeek!)
Got a tattoo.
Watched a meteor shower. (I watched, but didn’t see anything)
Had something pierced.
Taken a trip in a hot air balloon (No, thank you)
Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise.
Got straight A’s.
Known someone with HIV or AIDS.
Gone to a huge sports game.
Bought everyone in the bar a drink.
Changed a baby's diaper.
Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
Hugged a tree. (Well, what did you expect?)
Taken pictures with a webcam.
Started a fire. (Accidentally!)
Had a party while your parents weren’t home.

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…..Moral of the story: Don't steal stuff and eat some tasty muffins.

To play, copy the following list. Bold the things you've done. Post on your own blog...

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p.s. Want to know what I stole all those years ago? I must have been about 13 at the time, you know old enough to know better.

An ankle bracelet and a cat toy.

Yes, I like to live on the edge!!!

Life is full of questions…

Life is unpredictable because we can't see the future. Life is full of questions. Some are simple to answer: What am I going to eat for dinner? Where did I park my car? Others are, well, more challenging.

Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?

Why does the Easter bunny carry eggs? Rabbits don't lay eggs?

Do the minutes on the DVD movie boxes include the previews, credits, and special features, or just the movie itself?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why is it called a funny bone, when if you hit it, it's not funny at all?

Do you wake up or open your eyes first?

How come cats butts go up when you pet them?

How come you never see a billboard being put up by the highway?

At what point in man's evolution did he start wiping his butt?

What is Satan's last name?

Do bald people get Dandruff?

Why do we press the start button to turn off the computer?

Why do they call it "getting your dog fixed" if afterwards it doesn't work anymore?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

When you're caught "between a rock and a hard place", is the rock not hard?

Why do people say they're head over heels when they're happy? Isn't that the way we normally are?

Do you have any answers?

But please don't think you are going to win something for each answer you get right. Sorry, that's not going to happen.

My Boy Lollipop

Although this song may be the most annoying song (or voice) I have ever heard (You're my sugar dandy???), I think it’s appropriate for Halloween. I don’t celebrate Halloween (Halloween is not a big thing in the Netherlands. It’s a pure commercial event over here) but I have enough sweets and candy in my house to put me in a candy coma. Thank God for self-discipline. Yes, I ate all the chocolate… what of it? Maybe Adam and Eve were seduced by an apple because they didn't have any chocolate lying around. At least that’s what my sister says and I agree with her.

Anyway, Happy Halloween if you celebrate it and if not...Happy weekend !!!
Enjoy !

P.S. Jodi, if you are reading this: Take good care of yourself, get plenty of rest and feel better soon!

Not the brightest crayons in the box

Some burglars use ski masks others use stockings, but these Iowa burglars decided on something even better - a black permanent marker from Sharpie for disguise!

I’d like to give props to Matthew McNelly and Joey Miller for their resourcefulness and ability to think out of the box. I’d like to, but, I can’t. I will, however, give them props for making me laugh so hard I almost peed myself (BUT I didn't!!!). They must have been smoking something before they went on their 'rampage' last week is all I can think.

Authorities received a tip that two suspicious men that appeared to be in black face were attempting to break into an apartment. Regardless of their diabolically clever disguises police were able to track down the two law breakers a couple of blocks away when they pulled over a car that matched the description of the suspects’ vehicle. Both of their faces had been haphazardly scribbled in with black marker, resulting in what appeared to be a…Batman…scruffy beard face…raccoon… McNelly and Miller were each charged with attempted second-degree burglary and are currently out on bond trying to wash the permanent marker off of their faces.

Permanent marker… now don’t that just take the cake! You just can’t make this stuff up... so were they stoned or just naturally stupid? You can even see where the guy on the left tried to wipe it off… and FAILED! It’ll 'lighten up' – but it’s going to be a while until it’s gone.

Let this be a lesson to all would be criminals or common thieves, be sure to cover all areas and stay within the lines!
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