A Yoga Coffee Outlook

Bing & Louis had the right idea.

Kids I'm gone fishin' this weekend.

Pop Quiz

I will return _________________

a) totally refreshed and inspired.

b) exhausted but happy.

c) dissappointed and pissy.

d) other

I'm hoping for A or B...

Have a sweet weekend and be good to each other.

Pod Girl, Happy Birthday

Japanese artist Mariko Mori is a little out there... But she is interesting to watch. Her most recent endeavor involves her wearing a special body suit and suspending herself within a pod at various locations around the world. Each pod pose is documented with a 15-foot-wide panoramic photo. The project includes 13 segments and is titled Beginning of the End.

If you happen to be in London you can view Mori's work at the London Gallery Albion beginning October 12th.

Why doesn't she have a blog?

Also Happy Birthday Google! You're 8...

Yoga makes me happy!

I've been doing a lot of yoga over the past two weeks. I'm just now getting back to where I was around 6 months ago before I started slacking off. Yoga feels good and makes me happy... but not this happy.

Clearly I have much to learn. ;)

Expensive Luggage is for Chumps

I'm going out of town on Friday and I just noticed yet another tear on my black, non-descript, Samsonite bag... You know the suitcase that looks like all of the other suitcases dropping off the carousel. 

About the time I started making some real cash, I bought myself a swanky Tumi suitcase. It was red and silver ballistic nylon, ergonomically designed, with European style wheels.... Oh how pretty it was.

Pretty until I landed in Houston and retrieved my bag. It had a giant grease mark down the front and was scuffed across the side. My $700 suitcase was now worth about $75 in just one trip. Swanky, high end suitcases are for people who don't travel commercially. I will buy some really expensive luggage when I charter my own jet, but until then I'm using my black, non-discript, outlet store luggage.

Where am I going you ask? That is a secret.

Fame. It's More Fun With Your Friends

I finished watching season 2 of Entourage. I really love this show. When I watched the premiere of Studio 60, I kept thinking that they were attempting to harness the same dynamic. But I have a feeling that NBC won't let Studio 60 take the show anywhere interesting. Which is exactly why network television is doomed.

Anyhow, If you don't get HBO you can rent or buy season 2 on DVD. Jeremy Pivin's character Ari is my secret alter ego. I try to keep that side of me under wraps, but it occasionally comes out when I've been provoked. The casting for this show is about as perfect as it gets.

Another interesting fact... If you have not read here before then I should tell you I have a thing for Honeydews. They are my favorite brand of panties. Some girls covet shoes... I covet these panties. I'm about 99% certain that Holly Valance is wearing them in this scene.

Warning: This clip is for adults only and its contents are NSFW.

Also... I have now hard linked everyone and removed the del.icio.us blogroll. If I forgot to put you up or you want to be listed differently, let me know and I will fix it.

Call me Ms. Kelly

It's unofficially official. I will be a contributing writer at Moxxie.com for the Denver area. What? You don't see a Denver area on the site? Haha I know... MY idea. They will be working on getting Denver added and I will be writing up a storm. I'll post more details once Denver is added.

OK ya'll I must get to the gym before Gray's Anatomy starts. ;)

Late Night Confrontations and George Carlin Self Help

Have you ever had a day where you just felt a gradual build up of tension. Yesterday wasn't a "bad" day, but it was one of those. I felt this looming negativity all day. The source? Not sure, just felt bad. Maybe I was just missing someone a little bit and I didn't get a chance to talk to them yesterday. Sort of left me feeling on tilt and made me more vulnerable in the greater sense.

Anyhow, I went to the Av's preseason home opener. First... any game your team wins is a good game. The Avs had total control of the puck and won easily 4-1. It's a preseason game; not a good gage for regular season play.

I just thought Theodore was only good, not great. Don't get me wrong, he's as capable as any to have a great season, but he just does not exude greatness. Keep in mind I'm coming from a town where we have high expectations. We/I expect a John Elway or a Patrick Roy. The Jake Plummers and Jose Theodores have BIG shoes to fill.

So, I got home last night and had a message on my home phone. I give my home number to only a few people, mostly family. My friends almost never leave a message, they just call my cell. The message, in my mind, could not be good. It wasn't. Without going much into details, I will say it was a family member calling to express their total disappointment in me/my behavior. They also requested/demanded that I call back "whenever I get done being irresponsible, running all around town, throwing money around like it's going out of style" I needed to call them.

You would think that if I was really irresponsible, I would not call back. Of course I did... see my point. For the next two hours I chose to concede on every point that was made. But the person calling was upset and wanted a fight. My passive approach was not appreciated and it drug on until finally I ended the call by saying "call me back when you think I've learned my lesson and you feel satisfied".

Now I'm tired and a little disconnected.  Nothing a little yoga or George Carlin can't help.

Wait No More

Seems like everyone has been doing a lot of waiting lately. Personally I have been waiting for several things. Most of which are right around the corner. While I'm not quite ready to count my chickens, there are some things that require no more waiting.

Bob Gentry

Last week I reminded everyone to vote for Bob Gentry and his band on NBC's Star Tomorrow. Well Bob's wait is OVER because thanks to everyone who voted, Bob Gentry won the round and moves on in the competition. Way to go Bob! Also a BIG thank you to everyone who voted!

Based on Experience Fans

Okay, this is a very small but highly sophisticated group. Episode 14 is up and Bobby and I keep turning out the shows despite our distance and schedules. I would like to say that we are ultra dedicated, but the truth is that there is nothing we enjoy more then getting together to talk about ourselves.

Avalanche Fans

The puck drops for the first preseason game of the year. I will be there tonight to get a first hand look at the team. Many unfamiliar faces. The Avs lost two of my favorite players this year. One was a very close personal friend. So, it will be strange to not see him in the line-up. BTW.... I will not be wearing Bobby's ridiculous hat.

Pirates Everywhere

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The day you've been waiting for. Arrrrr and shiver your timbers until your heart is content.

My Good Girl, Superman, Oktoberfest Catastrophe

Lots going on... possibly too much to blog about but I'll give it a try.

The first thing I should mention is that I may have a significant announcement coming about my employment or maybe better to say opportunity. I'm super excited about the prospect, just waiting for the details before saying anything officially. I can say that if all goes well I will get to be an ambassador of sorts for my city and I love the idea of that!

Up next, I wanted to let you guys know I have discovered a problem with del.icio.us. Apparently, I can only post 100 links. I tried everything... even manually changing the code, but it just won't let me. If you happen to be one of my links that no longer shows up, I'm sorry. As soon as I get a chance I'm hard linking again. I think it's the only way to make sure everyone gets linked.

Friday I went to get my "good girl" waxed. That's what I'm calling it from now on thanks to Gray's Anatomy. I went to a new salon that offers more of a spa experience vs. the other which was a waxing studio. I was very pleased and will be writing about my spa experience later. There is one oddity though. The spa, does not have it's own bathroom. Weird I know. I always "go" right before my appointment. So when I asked where the restroom was, I was given a key and sent out the back door to an underpass parking area.

Here it is.

Basically, you can see the sink/hand washing area is in the entryway visible to anyone walking by. There is a doorway that leads to a private toilet and urinal that is decorated in truck stop contemporary. I'm not embarrassed by any means to have someone see me washing my hands. It does kind of ruin the experience. After thinking on it though... The services were SO good that I prefer to think of it as a strange quirk instead of a dreadful oversight.

I spent Saturday running all over the place. I woke up and was out of coffee... again. A drive-thru Starbucks is being built a few blocks from my house, thank goodness. But until then I have to go to another that is a bit further. When I pulled up to order I was told "Welcome to Starbucks, this is SUPERMAN, would you like to try a pumpkin latte? Sure enough, it was Superman or an intended likeness. Okay it was a guy wearing a cape. Still, made me think, thank gawd there are still people in this world who don't take themselves so seriously. This guy made me and probably another couple hundred people smile today. Thanks Superman.

BTW... if you listen to the podcast, that makes two super hero's I've seen this week.

Just across from the Starbucks was a Farmers Market. So I got my tired looking butt out of my car and strolled the stalls. I bought some loose tea; a chai and earl gray/lavender blend, a couple of gourmet doggy treats for the kids, and a fresh piece of apple strudel.

So after coffee, yoga, and a shower in that order... I met my cousin and his wife at the local Oktoberfest. It was very under attended. Which was good as far as beer lines, but bad as far as ambiance. On my "to-do" list, going to Oktoberfest in Munich ranks very high. So as we were sitting... an enormous gust of wind came up out of nowhere. I watched as this giant inflatable slide was blown over with several children on it. A small girl about 5 or 6 years old was at the top and everyone just watched in horror as her little body tumbled over the side as the slide tipped and she fell about 10-12 feet landing on the side of a bounce castle. Fortunately there were only bumps and bruises, no one was seriously hurt.

After Oktoberfesting we met up with some other friends and went out to dinner. I have to admit to being quite intoxicated. I am a lightweight. In total I only drank 2.5 pints of beer and 2 glasses of wine over a 5 hour period and as soon as I got home I climbed into bed and immediately passed out. No hangover though!

So that is more or less what has been keeping me from blogging. Now I'm off to create podcasting magic...

Vote for Bob Gentry - Round 2

Hey guys, Bob Gentry is up for round 2 on NBC's StarTomorrow. I know I've mentioned what a great talent and super sweet guy Bob is... But I'll keep saying it.

Bob has come so far. Not just in his music but in his life. I hate that his success is based on the number of people who happen to vote for him. I feel bad for all of the talented artists who have to campaign for votes. As ridiculous as it is though, each win in each round can make such a huge difference to Bob.

So please go vote for Bob and then visit his blog and see why I like him so much.