The Next Beethoven?

My nephew Carter is only 6 months old and already playing hymns. SUCH a spiritual baby!

haha, just kiddin... he sure liked banging on the keys, though!

Spider Bait Berkley

I won't deny it - I think they're out to get me. No, I'm not like Hodgins from Bones - I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist. But, I do believe I've accidentally irked the Spider species. There is no other explanation for the multiple times I've had to recently defend my life with a shoe.

You may think I'm exaggerating, but there have been too many instances where spiders have actually run TOWARDS me in my bedroom. I used to squeal like a little girl when I saw them coming at me, but I've become a cold-hearted, wizened, spider killer - quite methodical, actually: grab shoe, smash the beast. My Mom would be so proud. The only thing I need to work on to complete my hardened exterior is the task of disposing. I still gag when I hear them clunk into the spider cans, aka trash cans...

I thought I'd throw in a few good stories just to show what I mean when I say "I think they're out to get me:"

A few weeks ago I was sitting on the floor in my bedroom, blow drying my hair, when a huge spider literally RUNS at me. I yelp, drop my blow dryer, grab a shoe and kill the thing. One less spider in the world. Check.

About a week ago I was in my room, standing by my bed, when I see another spider running at me from across my bedroom floor. Honestly? Does it really think it stands a chance? Shoe. Smash. Check.

Saturday I was sitting on the floor in our living room, eating some food... when out of the corner of my eye I see a spider running at me. Again. It stops about a foot from my leg. I stayed put so I wouldn't scare the spider away and my roommate Kelsey grabbed a shoe and killed it. BOOM. Tag team. Bet it didn't see that one coming. After the kill she said "that spider was HUGE!!" And I was like "yeah, that's the kind I have in my room." No big deal... and I finished eating.

Oh, life... but seriously. What's up with these spiders? Did they get into a toxic chemical, reworking their genetic make-up, causing them to charge at humans? In my previous experiences with spiders they usually run away from people. Not towards.

Ah, well, makes for interesting stories. Right?

Ode to Kirilenko

Turns out there are more things than freezing weather, figure skating, and gymnastics in Russia.

Meet Andrei Kirilenko:

What in the world did they feed the Andrei tyke to make him grow so tall? I'm thinking it was probably:

Kartofel. Which, if you don't know, is potatoes in Russian. Enough Kartofel for 6'9" lads.
I'm sure he was happy at 18 to go play for the Jazz. Because, as you know, he's really good at
Rebounds, making free-throws and stuff. He even has skater boy long hair- that's so tough. He might wash
It with Clairol Herbal Essence shampoo. But, wait, that's the kind that I use. And yet my blonde
Locks are nowhere near as silky as his bob with bangs. Some people may
Enjoy laughing at it, but I like the way it hangs. I think his cut is more for a technical purpose,
Not style. If he didn't have bangs, his long hair would get in his face once in a while.
Kudos to him for daring to be different! And his non-tattooed arms would make any Mom proud. For when he's an
Old timer his arm tats won't be shriveled like a cloud.

The End.

Umbrella-ella-ella

Don't worry; I'm not going to be singing Rihanna's Umbrella song... although, it is pretty good. Well, was pretty good. 3 years ago.

Anyway, this morning as I was driving to work it was pouring out. I'm not complaining, I don't mind rain if it's temporary -- although, I don't think I've known anything besides temporary rain.
As I got closer to temple square and the parking garage, I noticed an odd occurrence. I first noticed a lady in a pink dress with a perfectly matched pink umbrella (who wouldn't notice that?). I thought to myself, 'hmm that's weird, I wonder if she did that on purpose?' Then, I noticed another lady walking across a cross walk. Her umbrella was green. Her skirt was green. They matched perfectly. What in the world? I was intrigued. Then, my mind wandered to an old roommate who had the misfortune of walking across the U campus with a BYU umbrella. But, that's a different story completely...

The question of the day is this: Did the two ladies with the matchy-accessorized umbrellas do it on purpose? Or, did they accidentally match? Do they have a closet at home FULL of umbrellas to accessorize their outfits with by chance a rainy day comes along? You know, I'm just a Montana girl. I have 1 umbrella in my possession. It's blue. But, it's because blue is my favorite color. And my Mom gave it to me (bless you, Mom).

So, who knows, maybe there's a fashion niche just for umbrellas... that I've never even thought about. Or dreamed about. Or cared about. Or will ever care about.

Which comes to my next random thought (I've been having quite a few of these lately)... what things do we do, innocently enough, that might cause other people to write about on their blog? hmm...

Think about it. But you don't have to take my word for it (thank you, LeVar Burton).

Carter...

I thought I would show a picture of the cutest nephew in the world. No contest:

Oh, and I do recognize that I haven't updated my blog in a long time... I'll work on that.

PEACE.