And why’d you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why’d you sing with me at all?
ever have those moments when there is just so much circulating in your mind and you don’t know where to begin?
me too.
today, in fact.
so… now what… i wonder.(?)
ryan showed me the following video the other day (and he definitely watched it multiple times in a row):
enjoy!
and happy monday.
1. the title of my blog is not me paying myself some sort of compliment, it’s taken from a Beatles song.
2. having a dog makes me feel like i have a child. the upside is, one costs less.
3. i have learned how to correctly pronounce most Thai words from taxi drivers.
4. i love love.
5. nothing would make me happier than the ability to post video comments on facebook. well… maybe a few things would make me happier…
6. i was craving Taco Bell today.
7. i’m horrible at english accents; though i can do cockney.
8. my hair is getting longer. do i cut it or let it grow out? hmm… i’m thinking, grow out?
9. ryan and i went to a greek restaurant tonight (our 2nd time there), and it was soooo good! i ordered a lot just so i could bring home leftovers for tomorrow.
10. ever since i can remember i have loved making lists.
11. it has been almost 5 months since i have driven a car… weird. i hope i remember how.
12. horses and cows.
13. having Charlie has made us meet new people. well, i’ve met people-people and he has met dogs. someone even took a photo of Charlie… i should start charging. but so far the consensus is that he is one sexy canine.
14. i used to mispronounce the word “ancient” until a few years ago. i always said, “anK-cient.” like, i wouldn’t say “anCH-ient.” and as many times as i sang that word, no one ever corrected me.
15. when i was little (like, super little) i would organize and rearrange the tupperware cabinet in the kitchen at home.
16. i used to think that a new pair of shoes would make you run faster. but i’m not kidding you, i could really run faster.
17. speaking of footwear… when i was 4ish i had these white skates with blue shoe strings, and i convinced myself that i could only skate backwards in them.
18. i am going to have the weirdest children ever…
19. that’s all she wrote. have a sassy saturday! …whatever THAT means, but you know you want to now.
Categories: Random
Tagged: dog, english accents, shoes, skates, taco bell
hellooo!
well, as you can see i am now a dog owner. Sir Charles, the non-barking dog, barked for the first time only moments ago. on one hand, i was quite proud. on the other, i asked him politely to not do that again; for the sake of me taking him to work and having to record all day long…
speaking of dogs… some individuals have been kinda mean to me lately. one (we’ll call him Brooks Talbott), started out a convo with me that was upbeat; congratulating me on Charlie. he then asked if i had a bag i carried him in, to which i replied with a yes. and then… “Brooks Talmeanie” decided that made Charlie, Toto – and myself the Wicked Witch. why wouldn’t i be Dorothy? i then told “Brooks Talbutt” he was the heartless Tin Man. and then we collectively decided laura and stephanie were the lollipop munchkins…
another person that has been mean to me did so via facebook video commenting; knowing full well i was unable to comment back. and we’ll call him “Josh Benforado.” there’s really no need to shed more light on my disdain for “Josh Beeforado”… but i will have vengence. just like sweeney todd did, only i won’t be a barber and blood won’t be shed and i won’t have an accomplice who puts the dead people in pies. but… uh… it’s gonna be close to something far from that. so… look out.
i made mention to a one, Jackie Herb, that there is a path one must journey on before having a child. this path goes: plant -> spouse -> cat -> dog -> child. i mean, it does makes sense. but hear me now, it is quite alright for there to be a very large gap between dog and child – and a very large gap there will be indeed. (also, in case you may have forgotten, jackie is single. she likes long walks on the beach while feeling the wind blow through her hair and sand between her toes. she also has impeccable style. but i’m just sayin).
ahhhh!! hahaha ok listen… i just begged ryan to let me blog about this because it could potentially be embarassing for him. but since he gave me the “okay” – i am writing posthaste. sooo monday when he got home from work, charlie was, of course, excited to see him. ryan decided to lay on the floor, on his back, and charlie was playing on his chest. and then… without hesitation… charlie started to poop on him!! what!? why would he do that!!? hahaha. luckily ryan realized what was about to happen and moved him, stat! oh man… it was hilarious. ryan was almost pooped on by a dog hahaha… poor guy.
annnd on that note, have a good day!!
ps, to ryan: thanks again for letting me blog about that. you are great ; )
Categories: Random
Tagged: brooks talbott, cat, charlie, child, dog, jackie herb, josh benforado, mean people, plant, poop
the rumors are true… ryan and i are the proud parents of a dog! on sunday we went out shopping for a vase… and came home with a dog. so… yeah. but listen, this dog is great! he hasn’t barked once, which is fantastic because i’ve been taking him to work with me. and if he does start barking, i won’t be able to record. and then my company might be a bit upset. and he’s sooo sweet – and also enjoys sleeping a lot.
i named him Charlie (Sir Charles). he is a chihuahua and he was born on May 2nd. below are pictures of Charlie in my office. enjoy!
that last one is my fave! anyway… i wanted to introduce you to the newest addition to our family. have a good day!!
i know this might sound preposterous, but i am too tired to blog! crazy, no? but because i attempt to write everyday, i shall leave you with one of my “favorited” videos on youtube…
does anyone remember this movie?? i used to sing songs from it when i was little…
–for some reason it’s saying the video is no longer available; which is false. so, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz884EUAqi4
happy friday! yay!
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: popeye the musical, robin williams, shelly duvall
i’m eating cereal right now. it’s “Coco Pops” and the box says that it has a “double chocolatey taste!” it ain’t kiddin. i don’t really care for cereal in the mornings; i’m more of a bagel/pancake/toast/poptart person. but i do like cereal other times of the day.
i ran some errands after work today (and when i say “some” i mean, one). i went to the grocery (and when i say “grocery” i mean, supercenter). and among my purchases, i bought a mop. well, i decided to use this mop soon after arriving home. and… it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to work it. don’t ask.
it just started raining.
when i left the grocery, i had a weird interaction with a stranger. he gave me the heebie jeebies. during our very brief conversation he said, “my name’s hugh.” i said, “nice to meet you.” and then he said, “i said, my name’s hugh,” (because i didn’t respond with what my name was). and then i just repeated, “nice to meet you.” but i lied. because it was definitely not nice to meet hugh. he’s one of those people that if he lived in america, he’d be on “to catch a predator” with chris hansen. and trust me, i’m being nice. …now i know why parents tell their children not to talk to strangers.
at work we have been trying to hire another voice over artist, in case i become ill or would like a holiday, etc. well… the requirements for this position are extremely particular, and unfortunately, the new person has to sound somewhat similar to me. so far we have interviewed 7 people… and just recently hired one, but she can only work part-time, so we’re looking for another (for a total of 3 [or rather, 2.5]). fortunately though, i happen to love this part-time girl! we hit it off right away, which was nice. anyway, i’m bringing this up because i’m interviewing yet another candidate tomorrow… at first it was fun to conduct interviews. now… it’s rather tedious. my role in the interview process is i prepare a script for them to read (and i purposefully use a tricky one), make recordings of their voice, and pay attention to any accents/vocal problems they might have and how fixable those are. so… wish me luck tomorrow. oy.
would you clone yourself if you could? i would not. for one, the world would be worse off and for B, i like knowing there is only one of me (that rhymed. unintentionally. [which also rhymed]). i digress. anyway, i realize there are people out there with whom i share similarities, but when it boils down to it, nobody else is me. and… i like that.
oh! i bought new toothpaste today and it is de-lish. it makes me want to brush my teeth everyday!
happy thursday, you.
Categories: Random
Tagged: cereal, cloning, creepy old men, rain, to catch a predator, voice over artist
1. we are thiiiiis close to getting a dog (like the one i posted photos of)! hopefully it will work out, but this little booger is expensive! i really want a pet, mostly because i like taking care of things. and i don’t exactly want a baby yet. and actually, i made a promise to laura hamilton that if i did conceive a child while in thailand (like she kept telling people), i would name its first name “laura hamilton” no matter the gender. and no one wants that name for their kid, am i right?
2. speaking of dogs… someone (who shall remain nameless and unimportant), thinks this particular breed of dog in which i am interested (a boston terrier), has a funny shaped head. you know what… i think nameless person has a funny shaped face. furthermore, just let me think it’s cute because i’m not a dog person, okay? you ruiner of dreams, you.
3. it’s been suggested to me that i should write a book. so then i began thinking, if i were to actually write a book, what kind of book would it be? definitely NOT an intelligent one that would be found in the history section. and not a pop-up book because i’m not that crafty. but i was thinking maybe a kids book, though i could not be the illustrator. or maybe i could write a book called, “everything i learned about thailand can’t be found in a book (but read this anyway).” what else…? i don’t think people would be interested in reading an autobiography… though it would offer entertainment, but then people would find out all my secrets about how i do what i do. is it possible to write a book about nothing? are there rules to writing a book? sooo many questions!
4. back to the dog… this is easier to talk about. i need a good name for this dog! the breeder has one male and one female. personally, i get along better with males. and Carter was a boy cat and we really loved each other. i digress. a name! i like naming pets human names because it’s funnier, and here’s what i’ve come up with so far:
male names: george
female names:??
ok… so clearly i haven’t gotten too far. but i’m picky about names. Carter was nameless for two days, while i tried out a few before finding the perfect one.
we’ll talk more about this later, but please feel free to offer suggestions. in the meantime, i need sleep because i am dog-tired. (ooooh nice one, danny.)
Categories: Random
Tagged: boston terrier, dog, laura hamilton
aww i have to blog this moment for my own benefit. it was an exchange Wit and i just had in the kitchen. i went down to go make some tea, and i saw him down there (and this same scenario happened yesterday). so i said,
“well well well, we meet again.”
wit: “yes. i see you again in kitchen.”
me: “unfortunately.”
wit: “unfortunately for who?”
me: “uhmmmm…”
wit: “atually (he says it without the “c”), it is unfortunate for me.”
me: “what!?”
wit: “yes. because you belong to someone else.”
hahaha awww how sweet is he? worry not, he is so incredibly harmless. but it was somewhat flattering and made me laugh.
Categories: Random
woes…
September 20, 2008 · 1 Comment
alright, listen – this is going to be a woeful, pouting blog. so as you read, please attempt to feel sorry for me.
woe 1: remember the photo of the dog i want? the boston terrier that “someone” thinks has an odd shaped head? well… he turned out to be very expensive. and while we were deciding on whether to get him, regardless of price, we were informed that two purebred siamese cats have become available. not only that, they would be free, which is unheard of. the cats are brother and sister and they are beautiful! soo… for the past few days we have been corresponding with the breeder, via one of our close Thai friends. and GUESS WHAT!? we have been turned down by the breeder as unacceptable parents!! and why you may ask? because mister cat breeder says the cats won’t understand English! ya know, since cats are SO smart, and all. i’m so sad… i even had names picked out, too.
woe 2: so all of a sudden, “video commenting” is taking the facebook world by storm, and i have something to say about this… back in May, i posted a video comment on laura hamilton’s wall; which means i started the trend. and i think all (yes, ALL [except for jackie herb because she's beautiful and extremely dateable, which means if you're single and looking, look no further!!]), who video comment are LAME. and i was hashing a plan to “stick it” to all these commenters, but GUESS WHAT!? everytime i try and record a video message, an error pops up! every. freaking. time.
woe 3: there’s a song that i found back in March called, “Alto’s Lament,” and it was love at first listen. so as a performer of musical theatre, i claimed this song, in my mind and also to those around me at the time. well GUESS WHAT!? i, being the sharing person i am, happened to share this with someone from ccu. and then they shared it with people. and then jeff holmes posted it on facebook. and then brenda mentioned to concert choir that they should youtube this song. which means now this song is no longer mine.
i have no dog. i have no cat(s). i am unable to leave video comments on facebook. and my song has been stolen from me. what have i left? sigh… what. have. i. left.
Categories: Random
Tagged: alto's lament, boston terrier, cat, dog, facebook, jackie herb, video commenting, woes