So….not so much with NaBloPoMo this year. That’s ok. It’s good that there are other things going on besides blogging every now and then.

Tomorrow is my favorite holiday–all the food, all the family, none of the gift giving craziness and pressure. But today I will make a small list of my 5 things I’m thankful for:

1. My beautiful new guitar which will obviously make me insanely talented and instantly able to play all the things that gave me trouble before. But if not? It is very, very pretty.
2. Appropriate oohing and aahing over said guitar from person who gets it. Makes it more fun to share.
3. Lunch with friend I haven’t seen in too long
4. Making pies (easy when it’s all you have to make!)
5. a quiet house before we’re all home for four days of quality together time.

late night entry tonight since i was at practice and then a quick drink with friends. trying hard to shake off a dismal mood. not sure what it is although i have a few guesses. hoping i just need sleep.

You know that game? The one where people ask you “what person alive or dead would you like to meet?” Sure, I have some of the usual answers. I’d love to meet JFK or RFK or really any of the Ks but my real answer is always the same. I’d love to meet John Williams or Joss Whedon. You see, my geekiness knows no bounds. Joss I will get into another day but really, if you know me at all, you understand that one. But Mr Williams? (And notice that Joss is Joss and John Williams is Mr Williams??) He’s a genius beyond comprehension. He has written the scores for almost all the the blockbuster movies of the last three, yes three, decades. Wanna list? here’s one. But here are a few highlights of movies he has scored:

Jaws, Close Encounters, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, Witches of Eastwick, Hook, JFK, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and, of course, Star Wars.

And that’s where I was tonight–Star Wars in Concert. J and I got to do some geeky bonding. His favorite movie and my favorite composer. (And where do you think he learned to love those movies?? uh huh)

I had goosebumps. Listening to Anthony Daniels narrate the saga was surreal. And if you don’t know who he is then I will give you a hint. He’s the only actor that was in all 6 films. Go on. Look it up. I’ll wait. The concert was amazing and humorous.

Oddly, the girl sitting next to me who, for a skinny girl, had an ass that took up two seats and could blow her nose louder than the wookie side effects, had never seen Star Wars. Yeah, let me repeat that for those who are as stunned as I was. She. Never. Saw. Star. Wars. Huh? First of all, what shoebox do you live in? And secondly, and this is more important…why are you dating the nerdy sci-fi guy? And why are you at this concert? (this said with much love for nerdy sci-fi guys and the concert!) Ugh, she was annoying. The hair flip must have taken weeks to perfect and the cooing and cuddling? Relax sweetheart, he’s not going any where but you aren’t going to win in a competition between you and a light saber battle so just let him enjoy and you can simper afterwards. Oh, and if you could stop going in and out of the row during the concert I won’t have to trip you. Just saying…

/rant

But, if you have the chance to go, definitely go. And pause for a second to think just how brilliant the man is that wrote all of the music that we take for granted when we plop down in the theater with some popcorn and our favorite films.

following late nights with early mornings is a rough way to spend the weekend but there’s so much to be done this weekend including laughing until my sides hurt as if it were an olympic event.

cheater post today so here’s five

1. car rides with people who make me laugh
2. movies that make me cry
3. best friends
4. happy texts
5. a quiet night

Heading off to NYC with ug, mom and aunt to see the Titanic artifacts exhibit. Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather is better than yesterday. Now all I have to do is manage to get the boys up dressed and outta here early so I can fight for a seat on the train with the commuter crazies.

This time it doesn’t directly involve me so no real stress. It should be interesting though.

This afternoon I am trying to shake off this weather and get something accomplished–something, anything. It’s cold and damp and I’m more in the mood to curl up on the couch in front of the fire and wallow about in chick flicks.

Hrumph.

See what posting every day gets you? It’s not all sunshine and puppies.

So, politics as usual. I’m not going into ranting and raving details here but I am constantly amazed at the amount of old boys’ club nonsense that goes on in LL. Amazing how many new “friends” I have right now and also how many people would like to run me over with their car.

Five things that make me smile today:

1. a line of “bouncers” that kept the crazies in check
2. people willing to yell at me when I let the stress take over and willing to coddle, just a little, if I need it.
3. new movies
4. firewood finally delivered (goes well with #3)
5. cozy fall knitting projects that definitely aren’t being made from new yarn ;)

I’m not sure what form luck would take but I’m off to the meeting tonight to see if I get elected. Or rather, I’m off to get elected, let’s see if this was a good idea!

I had an exceptionally fun four day weekend. The marching band competition, as well as the drive out and back, was made more fun because I got to share it with people I adore. There was a girls’ night out and a day of lounging about with a Lost marathon. But that means that today I will be racing around and playing catch up. It seems that when I do nothing, nothing gets done. Who woulda thunk?

But as an incentive, I am going to be starting a new project. And no, I don’t have to finish one of the many I have in progress first because this one is like recycling. Honest. I have been working on a sweater for almost a year and I think it’s time that we admit that it just isn’t going to work out between us and part with no hard feelings. So this afternoon, when the dishes are done and the laundry is percolating, I am ripping out all progress on the sweater, bidding it a fond farewell and recycling the yarn for a newer, niftier sweater. Fickle? Me? We’ll see what happens.

And no whining about knitting entries! Posting every day is going to mean random craziness along the way.

Let’s tack on 5 for the 365 Days of Grace while we’re at it.

1. unexpected phone calls that are most definitely not from Jiminy Cricket
2. loud, pounding, drumlines, flaring kilts, bagpipes and ginormous trophies
3. Long afternoons getting “LOST” with a friend
4. James Morrison
5 El Taco Loco