July 7th, 2007 by Kateastrophe
This is my Mom and I when I was (obviously) less than a year old. If my assumptions are correct, she was already pregnant with my little brother Sean. Isn’t she beautiful? And isn’t it funny how she and I look NOTHING alike?
I seriously have the most amazing mother ever, and I’m grateful for her every day.
July 6th, 2007 by Kateastrophe
This is an ad for the Sony Bravia TV. And it’s probably the coolest commercial I’ve EVER seen.
This is a cool little mini-documentary about how they made it.
Doesn’t it make you want to put on all white clothes and run through a paint fireworks show?
July 4th, 2007 by Kateastrophe
I love the 4th of July. I grew up in a town that brags that it has “America’s Largest Freedom Festival” and, whether or not that’s true . . . we celebrate in style. There’s a huge parade, tons of activities, gala banquets celebrating some of our nation’s finest heroes . . . and MOST awesomly . . . we have . . . STADIUM OF FIRE! I wish I had a sound clip of the Osmond’s singing the theme song. It’s hilarious. They always have some PC singing act, (read: Brooks & Dunn, The Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News (they year they were there people STORMED THE FIELD from the stands. No lie. I was one of them.), Martina McBride . . . ) a cool presentation such as bringing a Marine home to his family or something similar . . . then folks, we get STADIUM OF FIRE. An awesome, choreographed fireworks show that leaves half of the huge stadium full of people covered in firework bits. I get sad just thinking about it.
Unfortunately, the 4th of July ALSO reminds me of something I almost want to forget. That 4th of July thirteen years ago . . . the date of my first kiss.
I was 13 years old and I had my first boyfriend . . . my best friend’s older brother and next door neighbor, Matt (the first Matt. There were many to follow.). I was so excited to finally have myself a boyfriend as all of my friends had already had them and I was feeling left out. We had been “going out” for three days . . . which had entailed, well, holding hands.
So on that fateful 4th of July, Matt and I were downstairs in his basement listening to Celine Dion . . . The Power of Love, cuddling and holding hands. Then it happened. I got my first kiss to the cheesiest song ever, in the middle of the day, downstairs in my neighbor’s basement on their old couch. And it wasn’t good. It was sloppy and . . . weird . . . and . . . well, I guess a first kiss between a 13 and 14 year old who had no idea what they were doing. Yuck.
So now, every 4th of July, I can’t help but remember . . . and as grateful as I was not to start high school a kissing virgin . . . I sort of wish I had held out a day or something, so that the 4th of July wouldn’t always be joined with the memory of a soggy, spitty kiss.
But what do you do, right? Oh that’s right. You blog about it.
July 3rd, 2007 by Kateastrophe
Well, considering my brain is fried and I can’t think of anything to post about, thank goodness that Brillig pointed out to me today that the super special Amy aka Butrfly thinks that I rock!! I’m so honored, seriously. In my humble opinion, if anyone knows who rocks, it’s probably she. Thanks darlin‘! I’m totally honored!!
As for who I think is rockin‘ well . . .
Naturally, my girls, Jewels and Hannah . . . they rock for many reasons, but in this case because we make sweet music together . . .
Also, darling Molly who I still sort of believe is my long lost twin, and then my new favorite friend, Blond-D who I think be mine and Molly’s OTHER long lost sister.
Now, I have to go pick my brain and find something real to post about tomorrow. I know Brillig mentioned our inside joke about Groundhog Day, but I think I need to save that for a really rainy day, a day when you guys are deserving something truly special or when I have some significant apologizing via self-inflicted embarrassment to do, so unfortunately you’ll have to wait! Sorry about that!
Loving you all and sorry for the dumbness of me.
