Today is song lyric day (as is every day). Gotta love The Cure. I’m also humming “Say It Isn’t So” by Hall & Oates. Remember that song? Not exactly sure why I’m playing it over and over in my head, but there must be a reason. Right?

I saw the John Corbett Band last night. It was wonderful to see Dana, Kelly, Jen, Denise and of course, the man of the hour. Ok ladies, he is just as hot in person as he is on TV. Even more so, actually. Ashley, thank you for indulging me last night and letting me be a screaming fool. I know that wasn’t your cup of tea and you were tired, but you were a great sport. Note: John is a much better actor than a singer, in my opinion. He is a great musician, but his voice just isn’t what I would consider “recording material.” But, that’s just my humble opinion. It was still a great show and his band was phenomenal…especially the lead guitar player. He was a former Stray Cat or something and they did a few of those kinds of tunes and really rocked the place. The rest of the set was country music covers or originals. All in all, a great show and even better was getting my picture taken with him and his autorgraph after the show. Thanks, John!

Here’s a small video I took of him on stage. I took one of him singing too, but my camera isn’t designed to handle sound systems. You can hear Dana screaming in the background. ‘Atta girl!

What else is going on? Poison. Tonight. Poison and Cinderella. That should be “Nothing but a Good Time.” Tee hee…I do crack myself up sometimes. Just sometimes. Not often. Ash, on the other hand, is constantly cracking herself up. Just watch her sometime. It’s quite amusing. Cutest thing you’ve ever seen!

News you can use: I’m starting to get hooked on talk radio in the morning and afternoon drives. Mostly CNN on XM. It’s Robin & Company in the mornings and Situation Room w/ Wolf Blitzer in the afternoons. It’s amazing how much I do not know. Just basic stuff that most people do know about the war and stuff. Yes, I’m finally waking up after a 30 year nap. Better late than never, right? Like I heard today that North Korea is *possibly* going to test a nuclear weapon underground soon. How do we know that? Because our intelligence imagery analysts (soon to be Ashley!) caught some suspicous stuff going on over there. All of a sudden all this wiring and these cables were sitting out…where they hadn’t been before. Hmmmmmm….

Thanks to Tomma for sending out the new airline guide for carry-on items. You can find it here:
http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2006/press_release_08132006.shtm

Here’s your flashback for the day:

“As your body grows bigger
Your mind grows flowered
It’s great to learn
‘Cause knowledge is power!

Not together, of course.

First off, the JonBenet murder suspect who confessed. Wow. Ten years after the murder. I’m definitely glad that the family will hopefully have closure finally, but of course I’m saddened that her mother isn’t here to see it. It’s kind of the same way with Natalee Holloway now…I just want her family to have closure. Your thoughts?

Justin Timberlake’s new song “Sexy Back” is driving me crazy…in a good way. Seriously. I am not a huge JT fan, but this song rocks. I had no idea it was him at first – I thought it was a chick singing. But, if you listen closely, you can hear his voice underneath all the synthesized layers. This one’s going to be the dance hit of the summer. Check it out if you haven’t already heard it. “I’m bringin’ sexy baaaaaaaaaaaaack.”

I’m digging the new Chocolate phone from Verizon/LG. I love the commercials. Anytime you see a pool of chocolate thumping, you know it’s got to be good stuff in there. Coincidentally, I have Verizon and I have the “New Every 2” plan where you get a new phone every two years. My two years aren’t up until Februrary. As much as I like that new phone (it’s part phone and part MP3 player), I’m not paying $359 for it right now. That’s highway robbery! It’s not made of gold! (Sidenote: Have you heard about those though? The new gold D&G phones that are all the rage among stars?) Anyway, I might check it out when February comes a rolling’ around, but not until then. Sheesh…do they think people are made of money? It’s a cell phone, fer cryin’ out loud! I did notice that they are selling them for $75 after rebates, but I believe that’s only for new customers. I don’t know. I just know that when I looked into it, as a Verizon customer, their web site kindly told me I could “pay full price for it right now.” Ha! Snort! You wish. (Although I have wondered, since seeing the commercial, if it really does come wrapped in a chocolate bar wrapper as shown? I would dig that in a big way. For about 5 seconds until I ripped that puppy off.)

What else is going on in my mind today? Oh! I know. SNL. Well, the Natalie Portman rap on SNL. It’s been out a while, but it’s still oh-so-funny stuff. It can be a bit harsh though, so if you’re easily offended don’t go watching it. You can find it on the SNL web site. Not for the kiddies or work though, so be careful. It’s hilarious to see seemingly quiet, shy Natalie let loose one time. I also love Lazy Sunday and actually downloaded that one from iTunes when it first came out. “The Chroni-what?-cles of Narnia!” Good stuff.

My dear friend who knows I can’t stand the movie “Groundhog Day” has decided to send me a quote a day from the movie until one of us dies. I’m killing myself tomorrow.

Your resminiscent song for the day:

“Dance your cares away
Worry’s for another day
Let the music play
Down at Fraggle Rock.

Work your cares away
Dancing’s for another day
Let the Fraggles play
We’re Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red.

Dance your cares away
Worry’s for another day
Let the music play
Down at Fraggle Rock.”

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Hi everyone!

Welcome to my new place in space. (Yes, I’m aware that’s probably the cheesiest saying in blog history and that a lot of people have uttered those same exact words).

This is my new home and I plan on moving in and moving in FAST. I hate (read: LOATHE) the new format and layout of MSN Spaces so I quit. I’m turning in my notice and jumping ship. I know that’s a bit sudden (and harsh), but hey, if you’re gonna go changing things on me without telling me and not give me the opportunity to keep my old look then I’m leaving (and have every right).

As for my new blog title, it’s a Blue Merle song. A) I love Blue Merle and B) it’s a great song. Although they are a pretty mellow band, it’s a very “up” song and so sweet. Check them out at http://www.bluemerle.com. If you go to the Downloads section, you can get the song (and all their others). Let me know what you think.

A random item for you to reminisce about. Feel free to sing along:

“Picture Pages, Picture Pages
Time to get your Picture Pages
Time to get your crayons and your pencils…

You can play with Picture Pages
FIll your day with Picture Pages
‘Till Bill Cosby does another Picture Page with you!”

Changing subjects:

What does everyone think of adding new planets to the solar system? Interesting stuff. Even more interesting is that they never had the term “planet” defined before now.

Scary stuff today: A plane from London was diverted to Boston while heading to D.C. Seems a lady went crazy onboard.

A tidbit that you might not have known for those who have XM radio in your cars: You can listen to it online for free as part of your subscription. Go to www.xmradio.com and click on “Listen Now.” It’s kind of like the Yahoo Launchcast player, but much better (since they switched to commercials, limited stations and all around POOP!).

Life has been good. I don’t think I’ve congratulated her on here, but CONGRATS to Liz on her engagement to Matt!!! I am so very happy for you both and wish you a long, loving life together. I was able to spend some time with them this past weekend and it’s oh-so-obvious they are deeply in love.

For those who don’t know, I’m going to therapy for my fear of flying. It’s quite interesting trying to find the “root” of the problem. It has been helpful so far. I’m learning breathing techniques and trying to desensitize myself. I know I could just get liquored up or doped up, but I really, really want to be in control of my motor skills should I need them (thanks, Lee!). My doctor’s specialty is phobias, so we shall see. So far, so good. I have to fly to AZ in October, so that will be the first real “test.” Agghhh!!

A request: Could my friend Jen help me snazz my space up a bit? I would like to know how or where to get templates for my blog besides the ones they have pre-defined. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated! Yours always looks so nice – colors, fonts, layout, everything.

Hugs to Blakeman. Hope he’s no longer in pain and recovering nicely!!

Fun stuff coming up:

Tomorrow night is John Corbett & his band at Workplay. Dana is coming up and we’re joining her and Kelly at the concert. For those of you who don’t know him, he’s “Aidan” from Sex & the City and that dude from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and the T.V. show “Northern Exposure.” I believe he was the radio jockey on there.

Friday night we’re seeing Poison and Cinderella with Liz and Matt. Hope to see Jen and Chris there, too!

Saturday night is Hootie & The Blowfish, but I’m going for the opener – Better than Ezra. Love ’em (especially the new stuff) and missed them at the Crawfish Boil this year.

Tuesday night is the Broadway show Mamma Mia in Hunstville. WOO HOO!!

Next weekend is the annual girls’ beach trip and I’m stoked beyond belief after missing last year’s. Watch out, FL!

September holds The Counting Crows & The Goo Goo Dolls, a bachelorette party in Atlanta, Shakira, Sidewalk Film Festival (at which I’m volunteering), and Bonnie Raitt with Keb Mo’. Good stuff! Come see me at Sidewalk – it’s a GREAT festival!

Changing subjects:

I’m starting to get into Johnny Cash. I know, I know..where have I been? Of course I have been checking out more since the movie, but XM plays him a lot and I am loving it. Another new surprise for me – Bob Dylan. I always thought you couldn’t understand him, but actually can in his songs. Thank you, XM!

That’s all for now. More as life moves, taking me with it.