The New Look

While a enjoyed a little splash of cheery yellow, I decided that I needed a cleaner layout for this site.

This style is called Rhianna, and though I'm still tweaking it I think it looks pretty good. The biggest change will be the header. Ideas are welcomed!

In the meantime, I'm posting one of my very favorite Idol performances of all time, and it just happened last week! It's a performance of John Lennon's "Imagine" by David Archuleta. He's the front-runner this year and for very good reason.

More importantly, he delivered it in a way that moved even the harshest critics, at a time when this country needed to hear a song with a message about hope.

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My topsy-turvy month ahead

Well, I almost blew off blogging for the month of February - ha!  I guess I'm sneaking in just in time.

Next month will be quite challenging for my patience.  Somehow Tom & I finally scrounged up enough money to pay for a bathroom remodel.  We would love to attempt the remodel ourselves, but there is no amount of medication and alcohol that would ease the pain.  Not to mention our blissful marriage would probably explode with such a venture.

It's bad enough arguing about how to carry a 48"x 21"granite vanity top up to our apartment.  I couldn't even imagine the war that would ensue while installing our beautiful subway tile.  So, it's best to keep our happy marriage intact and hire the professionals to deal with our moldy shower and outdated medicine cabinet.

I'm toying with the idea of making a daily video diary of the event. It would be for my own benefit, just to see how crazy I get.  Believe me, my life is pretty good right now so I preface all my complaining the next few months as idol whining.  If you don't like it, there's plenty of other places to read and view video.

I just need to document the small disruption I will go through for about 3 weeks.  I think it could be both frightening and comedic. We'll see what happens.

-e

The Void of the Blog

Lately, logging on to this wordpress account has been very difficult.  In fact, my Twitters and Pownce have become VERY infrequent the last few weeks.

Here's a rundown of my wherabouts:

-I rarely blog about work, but what I will say is that my freelance load has been plentiful, frustrating, and fun.  Thus leaving me hardly anytime to blog (and workout - Yikes!).

-Jango has had some bacteria infection which has caused a few sleepless nights

-my good friend Sarah has been on the brink of giving birth.  I'm happy to report that she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy two nights ago.  Mom, Pop, and Seamus are all doing well.

-Plus I've been sucked into: "Dancing with the Stars", "Heroes", "Private Practice", "Grey's Anatomy", and the MLB playoffs

I guess I've been focusing on work A LOT these days.  But blogging shouldn't be ignored. I know that.  I really do. My once a week pledge has already been broken - shame on me!

So here I am, trying to get back in the game.  Trying not to be so distant.   I just hit "restart".

When you have nothing to say...

...well, maybe I have a little something to share.

I spent most of the week with an annoying head cold. In the haze of sudafed and nyquil, I really feel like I accomplished next to nothing. Unless you consider a beat down on the germs squirming around in my body, an accomplishment.

Since I was stuck in bed, with tissue and a plastic bag (for a trash can) I turned my little attention span to the SYTYCD finale - Go Sabra!  Yup, that was pretty much the highlight for the week.  But in all honesty, those dancers are pretty inspiring, even though I feel like a big fat cow after watching any of those routines. Cap that with a little crazy Mary Murphy, and you've got a show that is starting to rival "Dancing with the Stars"!

I did change the look of this site, and for now I'm satisfied. After 2 years of staring at an umbrella pitched on a beach off the Great Barrier Reef (see my homepage), I decided I needed a fresh look.

The current yellow template works for my mood now, but I'm still scouring the internet for other interesting blog templates. Hmm, maybe I had something to say after all?

Missed a week!

Oops! i already broke my own promise of writing here once a week. Honestly, I thought I had posted something witty and exciting in the midst of my really BUSY past couple of weeks.
I have had a lot on the brain lately...family, work, home - you know, the usual. I think the difference is, I'm prioritizing what is important and healthy for my life. I'm pretty sure age (I just turned 34) has a lot to do with it.

I guess real bloggers let it all go, and give you the insight on their lives, but I'm just not there yet. I'm here and I'm cryptic, and that's the way it's gotta be for now. Hordes of people aren't reading this blog, but I guess I'm just trying to protect any privacy I have.

Overall, life IS good and hopefully just getting better. I think I finally have a grip on what I need and want to do.

E