I’ll tell you the winner of the Bonbon Charms fabulous charm bracelet in just a second, but first, an open letter to WordPress:

Dear WordPress,

I love you very much. But if you do not reactivate the numbered comment feature in WordPress 2.5, we may have to break up.

Because without the numbered comment feature, I HAVE TO COUNT COMMENTS AND STUFF.

In this case, I had to count comments ALL THE WAY TO 302, and quite frankly I am not a mathematician.

I finally figured out that I could count backwards from the last comment and arrive at the winner a little more quickly, BUT STILL. The bottom line is that without numbered comments I had to wake up this morning and do math and please remember that THIS IS A BLOG, WITH WORDS, NO MATH ALLOWED.

And please understand: I do not want to break up with you, WordPress. But a girl has her limits. And math is mine.

I appreciate anything you can do to rectify this situation in a timely manner.

Thank you, and also: your new picture loading process is troublesome,
BooMama

Now.

All that being said, the winner of the charm bracelet is commenter #302 – Sileena. Congratulations! Erica from Bonbon Charms will be in touch with you shortly.

And thanks, everybody, for the great response!

I’m hopeful that I’ll have an actual, you know, POST (WITH PICTURES!) up later today for the Fashion Fiesta.

Because I believe in bloggy goals, my friends.

However, I did not meet this morning’s blogging goals because we had a little shindig at our house last night, and as Big Mama so succinctly said in an email yesterday, I’ve been very busy distributing Chex Mix to people.

I also made two pound cakes, and one of them hasn’t even been sliced yet, so may I offer you some for breakfast?

No? Really? Well, suit yourself.

Anyway, for the time being, LOOK! A BLOGGY BUTTON!

Have fun, everybody!

And adios.

Word.

See that title?

It’s in SPANISH, Y’ALL.

Como estas?

Estoy enferma.

Estas enferma?

Si. Con la gripe.

Did you see what I just did? I pretended that you asked me how I was doing, and then I said I was sick, and you were all, YOU’RE SICK? And I was all, Yes. With the flu.

I’m not really sick, by the way. But I learned that little bit of dialogue in 9th grade in Senorita Calderon’s class. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, internets.

And I hope you weren’t distracted by the fact that I didn’t use any accent marks or upside down question marks. My only excuse is that I have not yet mastered international typing.

But now that I think about it, I may have just saved your life. Because if you ever find yourself lost in a Spanish-speaking country and unable to communicate with that country’s citizens, you can, at the very least, tell everyone you meet that you have EL GRIPE, and I bet eventually someone will help you get to a hospital, where you may be able to find some sort of computer. And then you can use the Google to get directions.

I’m telling you: Google can fix everything.

Anyway. I digress.

My sweet friend Big Mama is having a bloggy party this Friday, and I just wanted to help spread the word.

Except that I think every single person who reads my blog also reads her blog, so I’m really probably not spreading much of anything aside from some really elementary Spanish.

But still. I like for the internet to be aware when there’s a fiesta on the horizon.

Or, I should say: UNA FIESTA EN EL HORIZONTE.

It’s gonna be fun.

Hasta luego, y’all.

A few recent search engine terms that have brought people to the blawg:

michael johns ascot – Oh, you have come to the right place, merry Googler.

Let us gaze upon the ascot and marvel at Michael Johns’ fashion derring-do.

Not only was it an ambitious accessory choice, it was also a successful one.

BRAVO.

uncle ben’s casserole and shrimp – I had actually forgotten about this recipe until tonight.

And now I feel like the person who found my blog using that particular phrase has done me a huge service because he or she has pretty much planned my Sunday lunch.

You know, the internet is genius.

god never closes a door without opening – A WINDOW! THE ANSWER IS “A WINDOW!”

I do believe I’ve qualified for the bonus round.

Perhaps even the Showcase Showdown.

paula deens wedding ring – IS KICKIN’.

But if I had Paula’s wedding ring, I do not think that that I would knead dough and / or handle raw meat while wearing it.

I’m not judging, only stating what I feel would be my personal choice.

BECAUSE THAT RING IS KICKIN’.

how is steinmarts? – Martha? Martha? Is that you? Have you finally found the internet? WELCOME TO THE BLOG!

And Steinmarts is fine, by the way. But it misses you terribly.

help me get this hunk of wax out my ear – You know, I’d love to. Really. It would bless my soul to be able to help you, because as someone who has abnormally small ear canals, I have quite literally felt your particular brand of clogged ear pain.

What? You can’t hear me? I SAID THAT I HAVE FELT YOUR PAIN.

I SAID! THAT I! HAVE FELT! YOUR PAIN!

The wax is somewhat pesky, isn’t it?

boomama, take one rotisserie chicken – Okay! I have my rotisserie chicken!

So.

Um.

What am I supposed to do now?

I will sit here and await further instructions.

chicken have carbs? – No! Chicken have no carbs! Eat chicken all day, still eat no carbs! Boil chicken. Bake chicken. Grill chicken. NO CARBS!

But no fry chicken. Batter have carbs. Batter GOOD. Add many carbs to chicken. Fried chicken have MANY TASTY CARBS.

Mmmmmm.

So a few weeks ago I created a little Easter mixtape for the internets.

And the day after I posted my rockin’ Easter mix, I created a WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT MIXTAPE of all my favorite music that reminds me of spring.

And then I promptly forgot about it. Until now.

But now, now I have remembered. And you can find the mix right here. If you click up at the very top of the list – where it says “Springtime” – it’ll take you straight to iTunes where you can listen to snippets of all the songs.

I for one think my mix is quite sassy.

And I do hope that fours – yay, even fives – of you enjoy it.

Carry on.