Archives for March 2010

I don’t know how else to say this, so I’ll just, well, say it:

This winter has kicked my tail.

KICKED MY TAIL.

And believe you me, I have tried to figure out why. Maybe it’s because I was in a little bit of a funk at the end of fall (wemustneverspeakofmybirthdayagain). Maybe it’s because our wintertime holidays didn’t pan out exactly like I hoped they would. Maybe it’s because I got sick over Christmas and spent about four days in the bed, which really only served to make me want to spend more time in the bed. Maybe it’s because All The Gray started to rub me the wrong way around, oh, December 1st, and it’s pretty much been gray for the three months since then. Maybe God wanted me to walk through some sadness and some lonely for a little while. Maybe I’m just hormonal.

But this much I know for sure: I AM READY FOR SOME SUNSHINE.

(And yes, I know that given where I live, I’ve had a mild go of it in terms of winter weather.)

(Which is why this winter’s emotional state has left me more convinced than ever that I MUST NEVER LEAVE THE SOUTH.)

Yesterday afternoon Alex and I were at the post office, and the trees had huge buds on them. I actually took a picture so I could have a little visual reminder that the spring, it is coming. I bought some new nail polish this past weekend because I thought it might make me feel better to have a pretty spring color on my fingers and toes. I’ve been listening to a bunch of new music so I can make my spring soundtrack selections (I always have a spring soundtrack – it’s one of the great joys in my life, and I highly recommend it).

And this morning, when I walked outside, I heard some birds singing. I smiled and thought, Oh. This is a VERY good sign.

Bring it on, sweet spring.

1. I texted so much during “The Bachelor” tonight that my phone froze up not once but twice. Just froze. I pushed it to its limits, I did. And I felt a little bit proud.

2. I’m sure I’ll have withdrawals, but I don’t think I’m going to be blogging “American Idol” this week – mainly because the next few days are CUCKOO CRAZY, and I need to use my blogging time to “be productive” and “get things done.” However, I’ll still put up a Mr. Linky, and if you write about this week’s shows, you can add your link and join the fun. I’ll be back to normal next week, I think. I hope.

And when I say “normal,” that is, of course, a completely relative term.

3. I spent this past weekend with four of my sweetest friends (three from high school and one from college). We had such a blast. Granted, we will never, ever get back the two hours we spent at the movie theatre watching “Valentine’s Day,” but as we were walking through the lobby on the way back to our car, my friend Merritt spied a big cardboard movie poster that said “take your picture here.” So we did. And the picture made me laugh harder than I’ve laughed in months.

MONTHS.

Doesn’t that look eerily real? It cracks me up how it looks like Danny Glover is kind of fed up with Merritt’s wacky hijinks.

You can understand why I love her.

4. I’m officially fed up with reality show pronoun usage. Personally I think the networks need to make the contestants go through some sort of objective and nominative case boot camp. And every single time someone says, “I think it’s best to keep that between he and I,” that person has to run four miles and do 50 push-ups.

AND lose a day of tanning and teeth whitening.

That’d whip the pronoun usage into shape, don’t you think?