Writing on the Wall

1. Lisa

2. Bucky

3. Kellie

I really thought that Bucky did a far better job than his terrible performances the past two weeks.  Lisa just keeps getting worse and worse.  If we are going off of talent and ability to be versatile, as Simon is so clearly looking for with his negative response to Chris’ fantastic Creed performance, the person to be off should be Kellie.  Week after week she has had the opportunity to grow and show that she can do something other than a country basic and she really can't get out of her niche.  And within her niche she is failing miserably.  A Carrie Underwood she is not.

In the end - Lisa has got the boot. Her lackluster performances that bring no heart and soul to the music are not going to get her through to the finals.  That and the fact that her fan base keep dwindling will due her no good for tonight’s elimination.  

Does Chris have a bigger uphill climb than we think?

In the long run I think Chris' biggest hurdle will be the genre he is in.  I cannot think of a single alternative rocker who has gone out on his own and had the success that a 4 or 5 person band has.  Live, Creed, Nirvana, Nickleback, Hoobastank, the list could go on.   Look at Tommy Lee’s attempt to make it big on is own – now that was a joke.   Is that telling of the genre he is trying to get into?  

I took the last year off from running.  I kept saying that it was because of school taking up so much of my time and not having enough energy after late night classes to work it into my schedule.  That was a lie.  Really I was tired and unmotivated to continue.  After 7 marathons, countless half-marathons, and 1 60-mile walk; I couldn’t continue.  I wanted to know what it was like to not watch the sun rise from the road on a Saturday morning.  I wanted sleep.  And sleep I got.  I also got something I didn’t expect – a roll around my belly, and yearning for the road.

A couple of weeks ago I picked up my shoes again and started some 5-milers in the evening with my sister and husband.  Then I went out for a run on my own.  And then I made the ultimate commitment: I BOUGHT NEW SHOES. 

Yeap the credit card came out, the purchase is made, and the shoes are on their way.  We are thinking that this year we will do the inaugural run in Disneyland, followed by the marathon in Phoenix in January.  I’ve gotten the itch and it feels oh-so-good.

San Juan watch out, here I come.

I am always freaking out about money.  Call me crazy but I am a saver and a fanatic about debt. But this website puts it all into perspective.

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Check out how rich you are and feel just a little bit better about yourself.

RLDW

Holy Crap.  I just won my NCAA pool.  The sky has fallen, the world is coming to an end.  The girl with no idea about sports just totally kicked the asses of 23 other people.  I have so many points at the final four that no one can catch me.  I SO ROCK! And now I have some cash . . . mmmm Vegas here I come.

Is it just me or does this man have the largest hair known to man?  I mean seriously, who would want to sit behind him at a movie?

This is rock producer Phil Spector, who is on trial for murder.  I think he is going to make the perfect bitch for another inmate. Maybe he will let them comb out the knots.

I did an interesting test today about where are stood in terms of my political opinions on a variety of topics.  I think you should try it.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/

The Dalai Lama and I were close on the paradigm, but I more closely related to Mozart.  I take both as a complement.   Surprisingly Bush and I are on opposite sides.  Okay – that isn’t a surprise, and equally a major complement.

Road rash was experienced in several ways through our household this last week. 

1.  I had traffic school.  I found out the hard way that running a red light can be bad, especially when they have the photo cameras there.  It actually wasn’t too bad, but I am looking forward to not doing that again.  The picture is a classic in which you can obviously tell that I was yelling an expletive as the camera took my picture.  What makes the moment better than having a permanent reminder of what you were yelling at the time? 

2. Matt found that the road hurts when you hit it falling off of your bike.  He hit some sand, couldn’t turn, and took a dive.  He has scrapes from the top of his right shoulder to his calves.  For a few nights he actually only took up his portion of the bed because he couldn’t move his body from the pain.  Best night sleep I have gotten in a while.  I took pictures of his bruises on his thighs and will post on flickr once I get that figured out on this new handy dandy computer. (UPDATE - figured it out all on my own!  Here are some cool pictures of the bruises)

3.  And to continue road thoughts – where do old people who drive fast come from?  Isn’t that completely off the curve?  I was driving into work on side streets minding my own business.  Phoenix is a nightmare in the mornings on the road so I just take the back roads into work.  It probably takes me like 5 minutes less and I have no stress with traffic.  I love it.  However part of this drive has me dodge through a Indian reservation to get into work.  Typically anyone is told not to speed in the Indian Reservations because they have their own systems.  So I try to watch the speed.  But I pull up to this light and this really old woman is revving her engine next to me.  And I think this can’t be right because she just doesn’t fit the type.  So of course I chose to try and beat her off the line, because what other option do I have?  I have to show her that she doesn’t own the road.  But what do you know, the woman in the Buick Lesabre totally beats me!  She gunned it and totally took off, I couldn’t keep up!  So lady with the lead foot, my perspective has changed, and I definitely won’t be trying to beat you again.

Have a good weekend!

RLDW

I haven’t been posting, gosh you all see it so I shouldn’t have to put it out there.  But yes, it has been two weeks with nothing said.  This is for several reasons.  1 – I am so busy my head could spin around and around on its own. 2 – Matt and I are trying to join the internet highway and we have ordered cable internet.  Which hasn’t been installed yet. 3.  I don’t know what to say.

I read dooce’s website the other day and had such a strong connection with it.  Heather was discussing a rather incompetent woman’s opinion on the value of stay at home moms.  Too me it is a bunch of bullshit.  How easily women turn on one another to make themselves feel better.  I have never understood how women find it so easy to bash the other side.  Doesn't everyone want to be good at everything they try?  Job, children, husband, friends, family, it all pulls us in a different way.  Why define what should be the most important to each?  Rather we should be uplifting the others around us in order to support them in their endeavors.

Why does being a woman have to be so difficult? Shouldn’t I be glad to have the choices?  Why does it seem like I am cheating everyone if I make a decision?  The worrying continues . . . .