Matt came home from work yesterday and informs me that he "won."

Me: "Really? What did you win?"

Matt:  "I am not sure. I was listening to the radio and I flipped stations and I just heard  that I needed to be the third caller to win so I dialed and the DJ told me I was the third caller and  that I won---  and he seemed very excited for me so it must be something pretty good."

Me:  "You didn't ask what you had won?"

Matt:  "No. I was kind of embarrassed to tell him that I had not been actually listening to his radio program. He said that I can stop by the radio station tomorrow and pick up my tickets. So I guess I won tickets."


Tickets??? Last night I dreamed that we won a trip to Acapulco (for real).

This morning a disappointed Matt calls me.

Matt: "I won two Melissa Etheridge tickets."

Me: "Really? Is she playing in Acapulco? "




Oh well. At least it wasn't REM tickets. That would have been worse (in Matt's opinion).

If you live in the Denver area and want tickets to go see Melissa Etheridge on August 17th, drop me a line.

Summertime =  awesome.
Television =  awesome.
Summertime Television ≠ awesome.


Have you been watching Design Star on HGTV or am I the only one?   After six episodes of this crap, I officially demand that HGTV give me my own design show or make me president of the the network. One or the other.

I have no clue where HGTV dredged up these designers nor do I know who comes up with the challenges, but the combo is all one pathetic  mess.

This week's challenge was to design a high-end apartment for a Trump condo development located in New Jersey. The designers had to incorporate a piece of their selected NYC souvenirs (broadway, taxicab, statute of liberty, etc.) into the design. The contestants were divided into two teams. The guest undertaker judge was Donald Trump, Jr. Let's face it-- The only thing that Donald Jr. needs to be judging is embalming fluid. He is gross.

Let start with the losers.

This is the best that three designers shopping in NYC could come up with? No artwork-- and what is that arrangement on the table? I have seen home-stagers in Oklahoma come up with better designs.

Then there was the bedroom.


Look at the linens. No only do they look sparse, do the "designers" not know how to make a bed properly? Oh and never mind the fact that they thought it would be a good idea to get rid of the box springs. WTF???  Don't even get me started on the curtains that are not seen.

On to the bathroom,


REALLY??????  This reminds me of Chase's  college dorm bathroom.


The winners were not much better.  The designer who won overall, was given accolades for his deconstruction of the I heart NY bag.



This little silver pillow made him the big winner?

This shiz is starting to get on my nerves.

While we are on the shiz subject, let's judge the judges shall we?

First up, Candance Olson.


She reminds me of some sort of goofy chicken, though I must say that her designs (on DIVINE DESIGN) are awesome.  On her show, it is pretty apparent that she wants to jump the bones of her electrician, Chico, and that makes me uncomfortable.

Candance in a nutshell:  she has a troubling hair situation and a very odd personality. Maybe she is just being Canadian. I have no idea??? I only know one Canadian so I don't really have a great frame of reference.

Next, let's talk about Genevive Gorder
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 HGTV has totally sucked the personality out of this former TLC star. She was super fun on trading spaces, now she is just blah. Even her hair has lost its oomph.

Speaking of former TLC stars, let's talk Vern Yip. 

Though he has always struck me as an arrogant twit, he has just gotten downright crabby on HGTV. He always seems like he is annoyed by having to waste his precious time being a judge.

Oh well Vern, you should be annoyed. The designers suck.

I might be a tiny bit depressed and my little blog suffers.

It might be due to the fact that Lindsay Lohan has been in the clink and has not been keeping me informed of her Ca-Razy  via Twitter.

More likely it is due to the fact that I received news that the pervert of the century is finally getting another day in court and I have to fly to the stiffling Texas heat to tell my story next week.

My usual sunny personality  may see storm clouds with a chance of isolated thunderstorms this week. 

In unrelated news,

Esquire magazine has put together a list of ways not to be boring.

# 9 is ---- don't talk about your blog.


Whateva!!!!  Is it okay if I talk about my blog on my blog? Or is that twice as boring? Or only half as boring?

In even more unrelated news, Matt and I went to see Inception this weekend-- our first movie-theater-movie that we have seen since Pineapple Express. Guess which one Matt found more entertaining?


Oh and hey y'all, re: Inception--- don't believe the hype. It was not confusing--- unless you are confused why people in an arctic zone don't look particularly cold or why Juno is neither pregnant nor sarcastic.




Wait--- this IS a dream (nightmare) ???

I don't really have to enter the third circle of hell and slay my demon in court next week do I?

I guess I am confused.

I have been pretty much MIA from all of blogland, work, housekeeping and everything else because one of my closest friends from law school, Jill, has been visiting and we have been celebrating her 40th birthday!!

Of course there has been some of this:






Yesterday was Jill's birthday and we climbed a 14er!!!! 

Date: July 21, 2010
Place:  Mt. Democrat in Park County
People: Me, Lorraine, Jill, Paul (Lo's husband), Chase (my son), Roxie (Lo's dog)
First time 14 climbers: Lori, Chase, Lorraine








SUMMIT!! Someone left a sign up there (wrong date-- it was the 21st). Jill is sporting a tiara : )







No, it was just Chase waiting for the elderly 40+ somethings to make it off the ridge. Hey, we are very protective of our knees.

What the heck? I recently found the craziest of all bargains.

A dust ruffle that retailed for $559.00(????????) --found at the local ARC thrift for $6.99. That is like a savings of a lot of percent.

Hold on. I just googled it and that is a 98+ % savings. 

Who in their right mind would pay $559 for a dust ruffle?


Here it is on my bed. Does it look like it is a $500+ dust ruffle???

I left the tag on just in case their are any doubters.

In other bargain news,

I got this picture for FREE at a garage sale.



This beotch could give me nightmares.

She had to go.

I just minused her and added some paint that I had laying around in the garage.


Much better now, dontcha think?

I am thinking of blowing up a black and white wedding picture to put in the frame. The picture would have to be 18x 24. Not sure if I need to see myself quite so large.  

Oh and I got these vintage Pyrex (uh-- as if I really need anymore).


$3 for the large, $2 for the small.


And more FREE--  flowers and branches from my yard. (I love summer).




And in the last of the thrifty news, I have a winner for my 100 post thrift store giveaway. I had Matt pick a number between 1-14 and he chose 11.

Congrats to Simone of Simone Says. She is a fantastic writer. Go check it out. 

Simone, I will be thrift shopping for your prize soon --but I don't know if I can top my latest purchase (not that you want a dust ruffle).

I am linking to Rhoda's thrift party over at Southern Hospitality.