White & Nerdy Video - Weird Al

White & Nerdy Video

I am the only nerd I know who has seen this Weird Al Yankovic video more than once, since I DVR the VH1 top 20 countdown each weekend. This video is just flat out funny! It helps if you have ever heard 'Ridin' by Chamillionaire, but that's not a requirement.

Doyle Drama

I'm reading this biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and my interest in him stems from my interest in his creation Sherlock Holmes. During the summers of 2004 and 2005, I read the complete 2-volume Sherlock Holmes Collection - every tale Doyle wrote about Sherlock. This book delves into the diverse ways the English viewed Doyle. On one hand, he was revered for his Holmes fiction, but he was widely regarded as a kook when it came to his later writings on 'spiritualism,' aka believing in ghosts. To flip the coin, Doyle himself believed until the end of his life that his Holmes work was sub-par, and his best writing was that on the subject of spiritualism.
Baker Street Blog - A Great Blog About the World of Holmes & Watson

Destination

I took this photo in Destin this past weekend during our Girls Trip. I shook the camera during this shot, but pictured are Laura, Jennifer, Barbara, Kami & Stacey.

Destin Beach Shot

Me, Laura and Stacey on the beach in Destin this past weekend with our rolled up jeans.

Busters in Destin

Taken this past weekend during the Girls Trip in Destin, Fla. Laura, Diane, Stacey, me, Barbara and Kami at Buster's in Destin. Jennifer took the photo. We were lucky enough to be present during the Alabama/Tennessee game and there were orange-clad and maroon-clad fans making themselves known. It was nuts.

Destin Sunset

This past weekend was Girls Trip 2006 and 7 of us visited Destin, Fla. (One other who lives in Destin also spent time with us.) The weather was terrific and we were even able to lay out on the beach. This sunset photo was taken Saturday night and I thought it would be perfect because there were so many clouds to reflect the light. The sun never did emerge for its moment of glory, but I thought this pastel photo was the best.

Mistletoe Marketplace

I had to mention the upcoming Christmas shopping event, Mistletoe Marketplace. Tickets are still available to many of the events, which will take place November 1-4 at the Mississippi Trademart in Jackson.

RFK

I checked this book out of the library this week, prompted by seeing a trailer of the Christmas movie starring everyone and their mama,'Bobby,' which is scheduled for a Decemer release and is getting Oscar buzz. Everyone learned in school about JFK so I'm curious about the life and death of his little brother. I am only on chapter one of this book, which is by David Heymann, but at 600 pages, I may just hit the highlights.

Veronica Mars

I've managed to go several months on this blog without mentioning my absolute favorite show on TV, Veronica Mars. Season 3 began this past week and I've been lurking on the boards at Television Without Pity. Basically I love the show because Veronica is who I aspire to be. She doesn't care what others think of her, she's a total smart-ass and is smarter than everyone in town. :-)

La Cazuela

I didn' take pictures, but Pete, Nicole, Gail, Jarrod and I had a good time tonight after work at La Cazuela in Jackson. With the state fair nearby, the restaurant was hopping and we had good service as well as food/drinks. I've never had a bad experience at La Cazuela, so it's to be expected.

Razorlight

I just got the new CD Razorlight by the Britpop band of the same name. I have only been exposed to them on the XM radio station U-Pop which plays a lot of British and a litle bit of 'world' music, but I like their sound. I also like the Britpop band Hard Fi, but Razorlight is my favorite of the moment.
Razorlight's Home Page Also I should mention that the same night we bought Razorlight we also picked up Justin Timberlake's new CD and we give it a meh - it's not as good as Justified, but we do like a couple of tracks.

Undefeated Champions

Our "Nosehounds" team won at trivia at Sportsmans Lodge tonight without really trying. We had planned to meet Rebekah and Carl there to play trivia tonight, and it so happened the Southern Miss game was on, so we got to watch the game, see them and play trivia. Anyway, our prize was $50 off our tab, so we ate and drank for cheap, too. The only sad part is the bar is discontinuing trivia on Tuesday nights, so we will retire undefeated champions! Hal & Mal's, here we come. =Edit: Now that I've posted this entry, it looks remarkably similar to last night's post just below. I guess it's life imitating art, which is imitating life.

One of our Fave TV Shows

...is called 'How I Met Your Mother' on CBS on Mondays. The cool part is, you know the ending in advance. Ted starts out telling his kids the story of how he met their mother. Yet the girls he is pursuing on the show he refers to as "Aunt So and So" so you know he doesn't 'end up' with them in the end. So it makes it that much more fun to watch. Check it out - How I Met Your Mother TV Show.

Mississippi State Fair

The Mississippi State Fair begins Wednesday just a couple of blocks from my office. We have already made plans at my office to go there and eat 'fair food' this Friday. And I hope to go with friends sometime before it closes on Oct. 15. My favorite things to do at the fair are the nerdy things - seeing the animals, visiting the antique car show, the plant competition, the art competition and eating junk food. My favorite rides are the cable cars going over the fair and the slides. The real rides are not my thing. As a kid, my brother and I would go each year to the South Mississippi fair in Laurel, and I was always so afraid of the 'headless woman' atttraction. It gave me nightmares.
Miss. State Fair Schedule.

CAbi

My friend Laura is selling this clothing line and the things I have ordered have been of high quality and cute.
CAbi Clothing Online.

Attic View

This is a view out the attic of a new house we're remodeling. The brick house was built in the 1940s and we have found lots of neat things inside it - in the attic is a large wood chest that something was shipped in, and it was shipped to the address of the house - the address is still visible on the side of the crate. Also, the tenant who recently moved left behind some neat knick-knacks. If you've seen decorations in our house, you've seen knick knacks from every tenant who ever left something behind. Todd calls our decorating style "eclectic," but I call it "leftovers!"

The best things that were ever left behind by people moving out have been a collection of DVD movies, a set of bunk beds, an old set of Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society going back generations, and a laminated map of the world. The worst things ever left behind by a mover include: a pound of raw hamburger meat on the counter, dozens of old moldy mattresses, and a voluminous set of 33 record albums (33 record type, not quantity) from the 'folk' and 'world' genres.

Mike's Retirement

Todd's dad Mike retired after 34 years with his company on Thursday. This is a photo of his retirement party. They had every type of food imaginable and lots of decorations in honor of Mike's interests. He also got a very nice retirement gift from the office. The next day, he was out fishing all afternoon. He has been looking forward to retiring for a long time and I hope he enjoys it.

Mike's House - Touch of Spring

Todd's dad Mike retired Thursday after 34 years with his company. Since Mike lives in a different town than us, Todd went to visit him for the retirement party and took this photo of MIke at his front door. Todd was admiring the pristine floral arrangment Mike put together in his front yard.

Mama Loves Cats

I had to put this photo in of Mama (Todd's maternal grandmother) with one of her birthday gifts, a drawing of two cats. Mama *loves* cats and talks all the time about her cat Socks that she had to give up when she moved into the nursing home. This was her favorite birthday gift out of all of them - she couldn't wait to put it up on her wall at the nursing home.