just thought i'd share with you all what's currently on repeat. boats and birds by gregory and the hawk. it's the most perfect song i've ever heard.
if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine
but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by
if you'll be my boat
i'll be your sea
a depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity
ebbing and flowing and pushed by a breeze
i live to make you free
i live to make you free
but you can set sail to the west if you want to
and past the horizon 'til i can't even see you
far from here where the beaches are wide
just leave me your wake to remember you by
if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine
but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by
amazing, yes or no? oh and you need to love t.i.'s cd too.
music makes the people come together,
shannon
Friday
Wednesday
the rest is still unwritten
did y'all SEE the hills finale last night? o. m. g. okay, i'll admit that i'm not as avid a hills fan as i once was for a number of different reasons. for instance, heidi's face was clearly attacked by cosmetic sugery, and honestly, it's a little difficult to look at for 30 whole minutes. and while we're discussing looks.. audrina. audrina the space cadet. what is up with those eyes?! justin bobby.. ew. spencer pratt.. EW. that beard should go. and sister stephanie looked like a hag last night. literally, like some sort of witch. and at her own brother's almost wedding! ruuude. and lauren.. lauren lauren lauren. where do i begin? lauren's really pretty. she's also really clingy, whiney, bratty, and annoying. no wonder she loses all of her friends. okay, that's rude to say, but i've never liked her. even on laguna beach, i was team kristin all the way. i thought i liked lo, but she ended up being like overly bitchy. there's a point where it gets to be too much, and she passed it a long time ago. the only person i like is whitney, even though she too is missing a few screws. at least she can dress! by the way, i miss jason wahler. bring him back, mtv. he's so freaking fine.but i digress..
last night, lauren and heidi hugged and almost made up but not quite. how touching. and heidi almost made the biggest mistake of her life by eloping with spencer eventhough her mom asked her not to.. but not quite. dear old she-pratt stepped in, explained to spencer that heidi's family should be at the most important day of her life, spencer looked like a hero, and heidi cried. how touching. oh and justin bobby, who showers every other episode, gave audrina the flimsiest little ring for reasons that were almost shared with us.. but not quite. how touching!
all in all, two thumbs up. can't wait for next season! can't wait for more REALity!
not.
i want to forgive you, and i want to forget you,
shannon
Monday
have a cup
some things to (holiday) cheer about:
01. the cowboys beat the giants last night! as embarrassing as it is to admit this, i am quite the football fanatic this year. i get overly excited on sundays, especially if my bois are playing. yes, with an i. by the way, we're going all the way this year. i can feel it!
02. the weather tomorrow! for reasons unknown, it decided to be summer today. 60 degrees. sunshine. pretty windy. oh but tomorrow, it's not supposed to get above freezing, and they're saying rain/sleet/snow is very likely. keep your fingers crossed for us marylanders, please and thank you.
03. speaking of wintry weather, i went christmas shopping today! and i managed to only buy five items for myself. believe me when i tell you, that is a feat. however, a lot of the stuff i got for becca is stuff i will be borrowing and enjoying as well. you may call it selfish, but i call it budget-conscious. in case you forgot, we're in a recession.
04. speaking of this god awful recession, gas prices are way down. $1.85 in this area.
05. and speaking of gas prices.. okay, not really..
06. and last but not least, ade and i will be celebrating five whole months of pure bliss together in 7 days and our first christmas together in 10. it's all very exciting!
over and out,
shannon
01. the cowboys beat the giants last night! as embarrassing as it is to admit this, i am quite the football fanatic this year. i get overly excited on sundays, especially if my bois are playing. yes, with an i. by the way, we're going all the way this year. i can feel it!
02. the weather tomorrow! for reasons unknown, it decided to be summer today. 60 degrees. sunshine. pretty windy. oh but tomorrow, it's not supposed to get above freezing, and they're saying rain/sleet/snow is very likely. keep your fingers crossed for us marylanders, please and thank you.
03. speaking of wintry weather, i went christmas shopping today! and i managed to only buy five items for myself. believe me when i tell you, that is a feat. however, a lot of the stuff i got for becca is stuff i will be borrowing and enjoying as well. you may call it selfish, but i call it budget-conscious. in case you forgot, we're in a recession.
04. speaking of this god awful recession, gas prices are way down. $1.85 in this area.
05. and speaking of gas prices.. okay, not really..
06. and last but not least, ade and i will be celebrating five whole months of pure bliss together in 7 days and our first christmas together in 10. it's all very exciting!
over and out,
shannon
Thursday
young, wild, and reckless
or just risky? i was thinking about this today as i gobbled down 354bajillion calories in thanksgiving food. i'm not complaining though. anyway, back to the task at hand. risky vs. reckless. what's the diff? here's what i came up with:
eating fast food is risky. eating fast food every single day is reckless.
facebook pics are risky. halloween facebook pics in your barely-there costume are reckless.
driving without wearing your seatbelt is risky. speeding without wearing your seatbelt is reckless.
risky is saying, "i'm falling in love." reckless is saying, "i'm falling in love, and i don't care if my heart gets broken." those are terribly bitter words to eat.
debit cards are risky. credit cards are reckless.
risky is buying a shirt, wearing it, and trying to return it. reckless is buying a shirt, wearing it, spilling red wine down the front, and trying to return it.
hitting the snooze button once is risky. hitting it four or five times is reckless, and you're probably late by now.
risky is downing a few beers. reckless is downing a few jager bombs.
saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend is risky. saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend after you've had a few drinks is reckless.
risky is having a song as your ringtone. reckless is having "i kissed a girl" as your ringtone.
a leopard-print bra is risky. a leopard-print bra under a white blouse is reckless.
relationships are risky. open relationships are reckless.
sex before marriage is risky. sex before love is reckless.
flirting with a random cute guy at a bar is risky. taking him home with you is reckless.
oh and by the way..
happy thanksgiving!
gobble gobble,
shannon
eating fast food is risky. eating fast food every single day is reckless.
facebook pics are risky. halloween facebook pics in your barely-there costume are reckless.
driving without wearing your seatbelt is risky. speeding without wearing your seatbelt is reckless.
risky is saying, "i'm falling in love." reckless is saying, "i'm falling in love, and i don't care if my heart gets broken." those are terribly bitter words to eat.
debit cards are risky. credit cards are reckless.
risky is buying a shirt, wearing it, and trying to return it. reckless is buying a shirt, wearing it, spilling red wine down the front, and trying to return it.
hitting the snooze button once is risky. hitting it four or five times is reckless, and you're probably late by now.
risky is downing a few beers. reckless is downing a few jager bombs.
saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend is risky. saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend after you've had a few drinks is reckless.
risky is having a song as your ringtone. reckless is having "i kissed a girl" as your ringtone.
a leopard-print bra is risky. a leopard-print bra under a white blouse is reckless.
relationships are risky. open relationships are reckless.
sex before marriage is risky. sex before love is reckless.
flirting with a random cute guy at a bar is risky. taking him home with you is reckless.
oh and by the way..
happy thanksgiving!
gobble gobble,
shannon
Sunday
boob tube
this wednesday: oprah's favorite things
and oprah has gone and outdone herself by making it the thriftiest holiday yet! everything on her list costs nothing or close to nothing or something. i wasn't really paying attention. i think i was reminiscing on all of the past, luxurious episodes. i'm a little nervous for this episode because i am a firm believer that money buys lots of nice things that can make you happy. plus, i feel like recession or not, oprah can afford to splurge a little this christmas. stop being such a penny pincher, o!
tivo.
then.. sunday: britney spears: for the record
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg. annoying? oh well. that's all i can say.
but on another more talkative and highly illegal note.. a copy of circus sort of mysteriously wound up in a friend of a friend's hands, and those friends have been sharing the wealth (it is the holidays afterall.) and making their fellow britney-obsessed friends quite happy. okay translation.. i have a burned copy. and i LOVE. it's so good, and i need for you all to go to youtube or something and listen to amnesia, unusual you, and kill the lights. those are my favorites. and kind of like oprah's favorite things in 2008, they were free! imagine that.
tivo.
and then.. next wednesday: victoria's secret fashion show
the show is always so cute. plus, i get ideas for the festive lingerie section of my christmas wishlist. what skivvies to display on my toned, tanned, and teeny tiny body. ha i wish.
and oprah has gone and outdone herself by making it the thriftiest holiday yet! everything on her list costs nothing or close to nothing or something. i wasn't really paying attention. i think i was reminiscing on all of the past, luxurious episodes. i'm a little nervous for this episode because i am a firm believer that money buys lots of nice things that can make you happy. plus, i feel like recession or not, oprah can afford to splurge a little this christmas. stop being such a penny pincher, o!
tivo.
then.. sunday: britney spears: for the record
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg. annoying? oh well. that's all i can say.
but on another more talkative and highly illegal note.. a copy of circus sort of mysteriously wound up in a friend of a friend's hands, and those friends have been sharing the wealth (it is the holidays afterall.) and making their fellow britney-obsessed friends quite happy. okay translation.. i have a burned copy. and i LOVE. it's so good, and i need for you all to go to youtube or something and listen to amnesia, unusual you, and kill the lights. those are my favorites. and kind of like oprah's favorite things in 2008, they were free! imagine that.
tivo.
and then.. next wednesday: victoria's secret fashion show
the show is always so cute. plus, i get ideas for the festive lingerie section of my christmas wishlist. what skivvies to display on my toned, tanned, and teeny tiny body. ha i wish.
tivo.
from one couch potato to another,
shannon
Monday
life's little lists
10 years ago (1998):
i was in the 6th grade. omg junior high! jade and i were besties. i was head over heels obsessed with bon bons lip gloss and nail polish. oh and lip smackers. duh, who wasn't? i think i was "going out with" travis at the time. my gosh, he was so dreamy. short, scrawny, bleach blonde hair, blue eyes. where is he now? i'm almost positive that at this very moment, he's chilling inside his apartment in texas, staring aimlessly at his bob marley-clad walls, completely baked, looking (and smelling) like a dirty hippie. mmm sexy can i? oh and i owned a pair of jncos that i loved very much. did i really just admit that to the blogger world? yes. yes, i think i just did.
5 things on today's to-do list :
-must.take.more.theraflu. and then pass out. i'm sick, just fyi. really? again? this never happens to me. twice in one season is a bit much, dontcha think?
-finish season 4 of friends.
-call my mother.
-drink my eight 8 oz. glasses of water.
-make my christmas wish list!
5 things to do if i were a millionaire :
-buy the sweetest ride pretty much ever: a silver range rover.
-i need winter clothes in my life reeeal bad. and closed-toe shoes.
-i think it's all over, but i would have bought tickets to madonna's sticky&sweet tour. front row. cherish the thought..
-travel allll over this beautiful world.
-share the wealth with my family. new houses and cars for everyone. i'd also buy brady his very own iphone since little six year olds need those and all.
5 places i have lived:
-mineral wells, texas
-shamrock, texas
-denton, texas
-san marcos, texas
-rockville, maryland
5 jobs i have had:
-i had a lemonade stand for a day when i was little.
-hostess at the banana boat in florida. (i guess technically i lived there too. for two summers.)
-hostess, counter girl, waitress, and bartender all at mamma lucia here in maryland.
5 random quirks:
-i cannot for the life of me suck on peppermints, cough drops, or any sort of hard candy all the way through. i'll suck on it for maybe 30 seconds, then i'll bite into it and annoyingly crunch on it until it's small enough to swallow.
-i have a playlist on my ipod for every single mood that i could possibly be in.
-right now, i'm verrry obsessed with polyvore.com. i made these:
i was in the 6th grade. omg junior high! jade and i were besties. i was head over heels obsessed with bon bons lip gloss and nail polish. oh and lip smackers. duh, who wasn't? i think i was "going out with" travis at the time. my gosh, he was so dreamy. short, scrawny, bleach blonde hair, blue eyes. where is he now? i'm almost positive that at this very moment, he's chilling inside his apartment in texas, staring aimlessly at his bob marley-clad walls, completely baked, looking (and smelling) like a dirty hippie. mmm sexy can i? oh and i owned a pair of jncos that i loved very much. did i really just admit that to the blogger world? yes. yes, i think i just did.
5 things on today's to-do list :
-must.take.more.theraflu. and then pass out. i'm sick, just fyi. really? again? this never happens to me. twice in one season is a bit much, dontcha think?
-finish season 4 of friends.
-call my mother.
-drink my eight 8 oz. glasses of water.
-make my christmas wish list!
5 things to do if i were a millionaire :
-buy the sweetest ride pretty much ever: a silver range rover.
-i need winter clothes in my life reeeal bad. and closed-toe shoes.
-i think it's all over, but i would have bought tickets to madonna's sticky&sweet tour. front row. cherish the thought..
-travel allll over this beautiful world.
-share the wealth with my family. new houses and cars for everyone. i'd also buy brady his very own iphone since little six year olds need those and all.
5 places i have lived:
-mineral wells, texas
-shamrock, texas
-denton, texas
-san marcos, texas
-rockville, maryland
5 jobs i have had:
-i had a lemonade stand for a day when i was little.
-hostess at the banana boat in florida. (i guess technically i lived there too. for two summers.)
-hostess, counter girl, waitress, and bartender all at mamma lucia here in maryland.
5 random quirks:
-i cannot for the life of me suck on peppermints, cough drops, or any sort of hard candy all the way through. i'll suck on it for maybe 30 seconds, then i'll bite into it and annoyingly crunch on it until it's small enough to swallow.
-i have a playlist on my ipod for every single mood that i could possibly be in.
-right now, i'm verrry obsessed with polyvore.com. i made these:
-i've never had my new year's kiss.
-i think honey mustard makes everything taste better. everything.
Saturday
kiss my sass
waitress rant..
about two weeks ago, four gentleman sporting their business casual came into the restaurant and found themselves seated in my section. lucky guys. i'm a helluva waitress!! haha anyway.. the night had been pretty crappy thus far so i was just ready to go home, and when i'm ready to go home, i give my tables a lot of tude and sarcasm. well these guys liked it! they told me i had a lot of sass and could be the next kathy griffin. i took it as a compliment because other than the fact that she's the epitome of a ginger and pretty darn fugly, she's really funny. i like funny. so me and my (business casual) boys got along nicely for the remainder of the night. they ordered a bottle of $50 red wine. charles krug, if you like specifics. they ordered appetizers. they ordered pricey entrees. they ordered coffee, cappuccinos, and dessert. i talked with them for quite some time while they were eating their tiramisu and found out that one of the dads was having issues with his 19-year-old daughter. it's her first year at college so she's doing what we all did.. ignoring his calls, texts, and facebook friend requests. after i finished giving facebook dad advice, another dad started asking me about myself. i mentioned that i was born and raised in texas, he asked what part, i told him, he noted that his wife is a southwest texas state alum (and a strutter!), and i said small world. isn't that so weird?! it's not like texas state is a huge school or anything. what are the odds of a marylander going to school at texas state? anyway, i'm getting off track. after they were all finished, i dropped off their check, thanked them for coming, and told them they just had to request me they next time they came in because they had been such joys.. and of course, i was sassy the whole way through my little shpill. my fine ass and sass worked it out for an hour and a half and got a 40% tip! that's dayum good y'all.
well, last night, facebook dad and one of the other dads returned. they requested to be seated in my section of course. i talked to them about the election. not sure why. i hate politics. i got an update on facebook dad's rebellious daughter. he took my advice, and it worked! it was pretty much the same thing all over again. just me and my (business casual) boys. again, they ordered wine, apps, steak and seafood entrees, dessert, coffee, the whole shebang. the check for the two of them came to $105.84. i ran their credit card, gave it back to them, and thanked them once again for everything. my tip? 14 effing dollars. what happened to 40%?! hell, what happened to the customary 18%?! ugh.. d-bags. y'all can kiss my sass.
thanks for lending your ears (or eyes),
shannon
about two weeks ago, four gentleman sporting their business casual came into the restaurant and found themselves seated in my section. lucky guys. i'm a helluva waitress!! haha anyway.. the night had been pretty crappy thus far so i was just ready to go home, and when i'm ready to go home, i give my tables a lot of tude and sarcasm. well these guys liked it! they told me i had a lot of sass and could be the next kathy griffin. i took it as a compliment because other than the fact that she's the epitome of a ginger and pretty darn fugly, she's really funny. i like funny. so me and my (business casual) boys got along nicely for the remainder of the night. they ordered a bottle of $50 red wine. charles krug, if you like specifics. they ordered appetizers. they ordered pricey entrees. they ordered coffee, cappuccinos, and dessert. i talked with them for quite some time while they were eating their tiramisu and found out that one of the dads was having issues with his 19-year-old daughter. it's her first year at college so she's doing what we all did.. ignoring his calls, texts, and facebook friend requests. after i finished giving facebook dad advice, another dad started asking me about myself. i mentioned that i was born and raised in texas, he asked what part, i told him, he noted that his wife is a southwest texas state alum (and a strutter!), and i said small world. isn't that so weird?! it's not like texas state is a huge school or anything. what are the odds of a marylander going to school at texas state? anyway, i'm getting off track. after they were all finished, i dropped off their check, thanked them for coming, and told them they just had to request me they next time they came in because they had been such joys.. and of course, i was sassy the whole way through my little shpill. my fine ass and sass worked it out for an hour and a half and got a 40% tip! that's dayum good y'all.
well, last night, facebook dad and one of the other dads returned. they requested to be seated in my section of course. i talked to them about the election. not sure why. i hate politics. i got an update on facebook dad's rebellious daughter. he took my advice, and it worked! it was pretty much the same thing all over again. just me and my (business casual) boys. again, they ordered wine, apps, steak and seafood entrees, dessert, coffee, the whole shebang. the check for the two of them came to $105.84. i ran their credit card, gave it back to them, and thanked them once again for everything. my tip? 14 effing dollars. what happened to 40%?! hell, what happened to the customary 18%?! ugh.. d-bags. y'all can kiss my sass.
thanks for lending your ears (or eyes),
shannon
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