reverie

The image below comes from my new favorite website . This one in particular had me cracking up! Pepto Pistol! I'm pretty sure "nudnik" is going to become my new universal insult. Bad driver = "Ugh, that guy is a real nudnik." Moron = "She's a complete nudnik." Epic Fail = "Wow, you really nudnik'd that." The possibilities are . . . nudnik. ;)

I have now lived in Texas for just over a year now. I love Texas; it fits me. But until recently I was woefully lacking in something that all good Texans need--cowboy boots! :) Ever since I decided that I would be moving to Texas, I had an overwhelming desire to own pink cowboy boots. And then for Christmas my sister gave me money for a boot shopping trip! So in late December, my sister, our friend Ashlee, and I ventured out to buy boots. Having researched pink cowboy boots online several times, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted. I checked out all the styles the store had to offer, found the 1 I liked, tried them on, and bought them. Here they are--my delightful, lovely, pink cowboy boots! Now all I really need is a gun and I'll be able to call myself a proper Texan! :)

My love for Jared Leto and his band 30 Seconds to Mars has been made fairly well-known here. What I haven't yet shared is how I got to meet Jared Leto... On September 9, 2009 the band put out a cryptic message on Twitter about previewing new music from their upcoming album "This Is War" which at the time had not yet been released. I was eager to hear new music. The meeting place was at Hollywood & Highland at noon. Luckily, it was close enough to where I used to work that I could check it out on my lunch break. I arrived there and met up with some other 30 Seconds to Mars street team members and street team leaders I had worked with throughout the summer. I wasn't sure what to expect. We waited for a little while and then a black Cadillac CTS sport sedan drove up. Shannon Leto, Jared's brother and drummer for 30 Seconds to Mars, was driving. That was exciting on its own, but then I looked in the passenger seat, did a double take, and sure enough Jared ...

Happy first day of February! This is a joyous occasion as it means we are through with January, which is well-documented to be the worst month of the year, and we are onto a month full of delight & promise. February 2011 waltzes in with a forecast for snow in Houston (rare and thus magical & wonderful in this region), a flight booked to see my dear friend Shauna, the return of baseball, a new job possibility, and of course my birthday! February does carry with it many additional happy events, but as I have enumerated them previously I shall refrain from repeating them. This February also ushers forth my return to blogging, as I simply could not miss out on my tradition of extolling the virtues of this beloved month. And soon you can expect to hear of many tales that have gone untold in my absence. As a preview, pink cowboy boots, Jared Leto, and perhaps rifles will be involved in upcoming posts, but not all at once. :) Have a wonderful February & watch for flying monkeys...