What makes you happy?

For me, of course it's the usual - family, friends, church.

But what about the completely selfish things -

the things that you never hear people bearing their testimonies about?

I'll show you some of mine, if you'll tell me one of yours. :)

TODAY:

The Google homepage brought me instant joy today.

I truly am a geek to the core, but it's okay because I believe you are too.

THIS WEEK:

I just purchased a Sony Bravia 52 inch HDTV and I absolutely love it!! About a month ago I bought a smaller Vizio. It was a nice tv but I was never fully satisfied with it. I just had this feeling of regret every time I watched it. So - on Monday of this week, I packaged up the Vizio, returned it to the store and bought this one instead. Sure it was more expensive, but I feel so much better about this purchase. I got the tv I actually wanted instead of wasting my money on a smaller more practical tv.

THIS MONTH:

My friends, Craig and Nicole, recently introduced me to this show. Others have tried to get me to watch it, but for some reason I just wasn't interested until now. And guess what - I love it!! Here are a few of my favorite dances from this season, do yourself a favor and watch them. Pronto!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ll9xhRZ5W4&feature=PlayList&p=2856A894AF4738A1&index=0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lLWJboraJw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmy8HydaQA&feature=PlayList&p=E1621316BCAC9DD2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8

THIS YEAR:

This new shopping cart has made grocery shopping so much easier for me. And, as it turns out, easier things make me happy. :) I love the slim design, the easy top basket access and the turning radius. Sometimes I'll do a 360 in the middle of an aisle, not because I have to but simply because I can. I realize this cart is not for everyone. It's not practical if you have kids, or need to feed 50 people, but for me - it's perfect! :)

A Weird Little Fact

Transition glasses kind of creep me out.

Glasses - great!

Sunglasses - even better!

But for some reason I get a gross creepy feeling when I see someone wearing transition glasses. It makes me think of a pedophile who drives a white van with no windows offering candy and ice cream to the little children walking home from school. I don't know any pedophiles who drive white vans with no windows. In fact, I don't think I know any pedophiles at all. But, like I said, for some reason, that's what comes to mind when I see transition glasses. Especially when it's really bright inside so the glasses are half way between regular clear glasses and sunglasses. I have no logical explanation for this.

It just gives me the creep out.

Coffee Talk

**Real time update**

I make the coffee in my office. I have no idea if it tastes right because I don't drink the stuff, but my boss still likes me to make it. He claims I make it better than he does. (I really don't see how that's even possible.)

About a year and a half ago my boss, David, told me that he wants me to use the cold water that comes out of the fridge instead of tap water to make the coffee. He said he can tell the difference. (He said this on a day when he actually saw me use tap water.) I don't think he can though. You see the only difference between the tap water and the water the comes out of the fridge is the temperature.

The truth is I used tap water everyday up until that point and he never said anything before.

So now, every once in a while, when I'm feeling adventurous, I like to use tap water to make the coffee, just to see if he can actually tell.

Today is one of those days. :)

David called me while he was in his car on his way to work and asked me to make the coffee, so I ran back to the kitchen and made the coffee as quickly as possible. I even wiped off the counters just in case any tap water might have dripped some where in transit from the tap to the coffee maker.

Experiment time! Ha ha ha!

Midnight Movies

As I've stated numerous times before, one of my favorite pastimes is watching movies. I love a good matinee. I love watching movies at home. I love going to the drive-in. And I absolutely LOVE going to see a movie in the theatre the night or weekend that it comes out. I love it so much that I decided to start a little group facebook.



There is nothing better than going to the first showing of a highly anticipated movie with 30 or so of your super fun friends. The energy and excitement of the movie are intensified when you go with a room full of people who are just as excited to see it as you are. You can cheer and clap all you want because your peers are also doing it. Midnight movies are just super ultra fun!



These are the movies we have seen so far:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Star Trek

Angels and Demons

Terminator Salvation

The Hangover

next up we will see:

Transformers 2

Public Enemies

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

G.I. JoeAnd possibly others too.

SO FUN!!!

Contest . . . or . . . Not So Much

Remember that one time I held a Recipe Contest on my Food Blog and nobody entered, not even my brother who I begged to enter just so I could get his amazing Strata recipe?


Hmmmm, yeah.

Lunch Bunch

Since changing jobs two summers ago, I found a new favorite summertime activity. The Lunch Bunch series at the Gallivan Center.


Everyday the Gallivan Center hosts a different musical group. These mini concerts are always free and they rarely disappoint. One day there will be a folk song duet, and the next day there will be a bunch of little teeny-boppers singing and dancing all over the stage.


If the weather is nice, you can usually find me out there 2-3 times a week. I just love that little one hour break from my monotonous day. It helps cure my desire to quit my job simply because I'd rather be outside during the summer.

Next week I'm going to drag my Tuesday Lunch Group buddies over there. I hope they like it. I'll let you know how it goes. :)

Summertime Favorites

Where the heck have I been? Enjoying all of my favorite summertime activities, that's where.

I'll do a post on each one individually, but here is a list of just a few activities so you have something to look forward to. Ha ha ha.

1. Lunch Bunch
2. Midnight Movies
3. Ultimate Frisbee
4. Camping
5. Softball
6. BBQ's / FataQ's
7. Wheelin' / Motorcycle Rides
8. Lagoon
9. Wakeboarding
10. Road Trips

You're excited already, aren't you? :)

Jazzed

Last Monday I got a text from my buddy, John, asking if I wanted to watch the Jazz game with him and a bunch of our other friends at the Energy Solutions Arena. Sounds fun, right? I showed up to his house and we all walked over to the arena, where I expected to sit in the green chairs and watch the game on the huge screen with hundreds of other fans. Instead, this is what happened . . .