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Friday night my husband cashed in his IOU for taking me to see New Kids twice (but let’s be honest, while he came with me to both shows, I would’ve gone to both without him) by making me accompany him to the Hank III concert.  He loves Hank III like a hillbilly loves moonshine.  I took a few pictures with my iphonue but the quality isn’t stellar.  Hank himself posted a picture on his Facebook of the crowd, and you can see the two of us watching from the balcony.  Too funny.

I’m going to go ahead and wash the memories of the country-metal out of my head with another NKOTB show this Thursday. Sweeeet!

Just a Girl

I am totally peeing my pants right now.  I woke up this morning and it hit me, really hit me for the first time.  I’m going to see No Doubt tomorrow night.  I’ve been such a huge fan of theirs for the past 15 years and never seen them in concert.  I’ve seen Gwen solo, but that’s just not the same.  I have all their CD’s, boxsets and even some overseas bootlegs.  Gwen and the boys basically picked up where NKOTB as far as a music obsession.

H & I are going to be  3rd row.  Insane!

Buying Concert tickets…

… or How Ticketmaster makes us take it up the keester.

So I’ve been waiting my whole life (or at least 15 years) to see Weezer in concert.  For some reason I’ve missed them on all previous stops to my fair city.    So when I heard that they would be hitting the road with Blink 182 (also a favorite from the ole days) I said FUCK YEAH! Count me in.  Presale tickets went on sale yesterday, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to be at a computer when it was time so I missed out.  I figured I’d get just as good a seats this morning when it went on sale to the general public.

WRONG! I started clicking right at 10am, apparently with the rest of Toronto because I ended up with 3 lawn seats.  After service charges it was just way too expensive, so Steve said to get two instead.  That I could go with my brother alone.  So I did, and the whole thing was sold out.  Luckily I kept clicking and found 2 more, which I purchased.  $100 for two lawn seats seems pretty extravagant, but it’s a birthday present for my brother and they are two bands I’d like to see live.

Can you imagine?  $100 to sit on the grass, possibly in the rain?  about $30 of that is in service charges alone.  I really hope the show is good — or I’ll be rioting!

Twilight

On my drive in to work today I was daydreaming (isn’t that what you’re supposed to do while operating a motor vehicle) about Twilight, and how it was all my co-workers fault that I fell in love with those damn sparkly vampires last summer.  It has since consumed a lot of my free time.

I’ve read the books twice, watched the movie in the theatre as well as my snazzy 3-disc DVD.  I read fanfiction based on the stories as well as participate in discussions on Twilight based forums.   Before you check me for bite marks, I assure you it is all in jest.  I am fully aware that these books are geared for teens.  I KNOW that Edward Cullen isn’t the perfect man (over protective, stalking, won’t put out and wants to kill you constantly) and I can appreciate that.  I like to read fan fic that tries to correct what S.Meyer fucked up in the first place.  The discussion forums I participate in are of like minded people.  We know Jacob sucks, Renesmee should never have happened and that Bella is a whiny harpy.  It’s all part of the fun.

Perhaps the most disturbing part of my obessession with all things Twilight would be my love of Rpattz.  My picture folder for him on my laptop has more saved photos than I would ever admit to on this blog.  I will admit that he crept up my top 5 list and knocked JT off the #1 spot.  I don’t even really like him in the character of Sullen Cullen.  I enjoy the bumbling, drunk, messy, hobo of a man.  Messy hair? Right on.  Three days of beard growth? I’ll show you where to scratch.  Wrinkled clothes?  Rawr.   I’ll watch anything with him in it, read anything about him and not feel at all dirty about the fact that I’m a good 10 years older.

So, if anything, maybe I should thank that co-worker for introducing me to the books so many “new moons” ago (you see what I did there?).

Instead of the term Cougar, I prefer Mountain Lion. It is Edwards favorite snack.

FORE!

During the summer of 2007 I decided I was going to take up the game of golf.  Since mr.sidekickgirl is such a serious golfer, he was right on board.  I went out and purchased a nice set of ladies clubs (purple and blue – so CUTE!) some awesome golf shoes and everything else I may need to get started.

The first few times I golfed, I ROCKED.  It was like I’d been doing it for years (not well, but able to actually play it).  Things started to take a turn for the worse during a game with my (then) boss and his wife.  He was horrified at my Happy Gilmoresque swing and thought maybe I was a left handed golfer like he was.  I thought “Gee, that could be right! I do write left handed, and catch a baseball like a south paw so it makes sense”, and tried his clubs for the back 9.  I was able to swing (still not a pretty sight) and hit the ball, but had no control.  The men decided that I was left handed and that some golf lessons would help me out.  I sold my left handed golf clubs to the bosses wife and ended my season.  Golf Season 2008 consisted of two rounds — both with a hand me down set of left handed clubs, both also consisting of me having a score that was closer to my IQ rather than what would be considered  resepectable in the world of golf.  I quit golfing. Took my toys and went home!

The only problem with my exit from the sport was that I organize the tournament my company holds every year for the employee’s.  I bought my second set of right handed golf clubs this week (pink and gret — SO CUTE!) and headed out for 18 holes of pure torture yesterday.  If I hit the ball when I swung it would bounce down the fairway, or go off to the side.  IF I hit the ball, that is.  If scores were calculated on how many strokes your club actually took, I think I would have been about 5 times higher.  Not to mention the torrential downpour we endured from holes 16 through 18 My team ended up winning “Most Honest Golfer” which translates into “You suck so bad, we feel like a cute trophy will stop you from going home and impaling yourself on the sandwedge”.  It was a fun day, hanging out with my co-workers, but I definitely think that everyone will  be safer in this world if I put the clubs away and take up floral arranging.

Drive by posting — 25 things about me

1. I pee my pants when I laugh
2. I love turlenecks
3. I met my husband on the internet — and he wasn’t crazy.
4. I love boy bands.
5. I am left handed.
6. My hands look about 10 years older than the rest of me.
7. Natural blonde hair, although I was born with black locks (that fell out shortly after).
8. My eyes change colour with my moods.
9. I’ve got a top 5 list that my husband helped me design and approved.
10. I went to school for ECE, with the intent to continue to teachers college, but never did.
11. I do a job which requires me to be a bitch, but I can’t… somehow I’m still employed.
12. I could be a vegetarian if it allowed me to have gravy.
13. I’m going to stop having birthdays — this getting old shit sucks!
14. I had Postpartum Depression after I had my daughter.
15. I’m not much of a drinker, but when I do — super lush!
16. New Kids on the Block will always have a special place in my heart.
17. My bins of New Kids on the Block stuff will always have a special place in my basement.
18. I love purses and belts.
19. I’ve never watched an episode of Sex in the City.
20. I love going to concerts.
21. I hate fish with a fiery passion.
22. I’m allergic to my wedding rings, but wear them anyway.
23. I’m always cold.
24. I’m only shy until you get to know me.
25. I have an obsessive personality and I am very impulsive.

Top 10 Favorite Books

Book Nerdery

Until i can get all the kinds worked out I thought I’d try and add a little content to get things flowing.

1) What author do you own the most books by? Christopher Moore, Kurt Vonnegut or Stephenie Meyer (and I’m a little ashamed of that)

2) What book do you own the most copies of? I believe I’ve only got one copy of each book. Do I need more? Does that lessen my book nerd factor?

3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions? I’ve been out of school, and on the internet for too long. I don’t notice stuff like that anymore.

4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with? If I say Edward Cullen will I be lynched? Because I really want my own 107 year old, teenage, sparkly, stalker-ish vampire boyfriend.  KIDDING. I don’t make it a habit to fall in love with people in books.

5) What book have you read the most times in your life? Brave New World or That Scatterbrained Booky

6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? That Scatterbrained Booky

7) What is the worst book you’ve read in the past year? Breaking Dawn, hands down.

8 ) What is the best book you’ve read in the past year? I really enjoyed Twilight (gag, I know get over it people!!) and Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland.

9) If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be? Lamb by Christopher Moore.

10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for literature? Yeah, I don’t care about that stuff. Maybe some chick writing soft porn on fanfiction.net.

11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie? Invisible Monsters by Chuck Paulanuik

12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie? I dunno… I’d kinda like to see most of the books I read come to life on the movie screen.

13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character. Umm….. sparkles, ice cold peen & marble skin. If you know what I’m talking about then you understand. If you don’t…. then move it along.

14) What is the most lowbrow book you’ve read as an adult? I’d have to say perhaps one of Kaitlyn’s books?

15) What is the most difficult book you’ve ever read? Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland was a thinker. I also had a hard time getting through Fool by Christopher Moore because I was constantly trying to remember what happened in King Lear.

16) Do you prefer the French or the Russians? I think I’m missing the real point of this question, but I’ll go french. For their kissing techniques, baked goods, countryside and the fact that I can read a bit of the language.

17) Umberto Eco? ??

18) Roth or Updike? Eh…

19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers? Sedaris!

20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer? I’m going obvious with this and choosing Shakespeare.

21) Austen or Eliot? If I had to choose, Austen.

22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading? I don’t really have a “big gap” other than just not reading for a while. Most embarrassing one would be all 4 Twilight books within a week. Those suckers are heavy and I read them all WAY too fast.

23) What is your favorite novel? Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

24) Play?  I don’t really read plays. I only do Rock Opera when I go to see them. Sorry!!

25) Short story? The Body by Stephen King

26) Work of non-fiction? Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture — it is hilarious if you know what “emo” is supposed to be.

27) Who is your favorite writer? Christopher Moore, Douglas Coupland & Chuck Paulanuik ( I totally spell his name differently, and incorrectly every time)

28) Who is the most overrated writer alive today? Stephanie Meyer

29) What is your desert island book? Something trashy.

30) And … what are you reading right now? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

making it work…

This post doesn’t make much sense either.  But bear with me.  Trying to get it all going again.

Smattering of Schtuff

I’m coming out of hiding to let a few things off my chest. I’d really like to blog regularly again, but when I’m staring at the compose screen my mind goes blank.  Like right now, I swear to you that I’m pretty witty in person.

First thing: Britney Spears. This girl has been the subject of much fodder on my blogs over the years.  I loved her and loved making fun of her, but that ship has sailed.  Now I feel sorry for her, want her to just get her shit together and take care of those babies.   Plus, her performance on the MTV awareds sucked monkey balls, but she is NOT fat.  Sorry she’s not built like a coathanger  people.

Secondly: Dallas Green (City & Colour) has the voice of an angel. That is all I have to say about that.

Lastly: My last entry was about the demise of Jericho and I am elated that the network changed their minds so I will get another season of Post-Apocolyptic-Dramedy. Yay.

It seems so long ago that I was a daily blogger, on my own domain, with a network of blogger friends.

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