Last night was my buddy Brandon's birthday party. Somehow Kaylin and I got roped into singing 'Happy Birthday' to him a la Marilyn Monroe-style. I was not thrilled at the idea. Who wants to hear my screechy voice? So . . . Kaylin and I donned some feather boas and bunny ears and walked out into the middle of the room to wish Brandon Happy Birthday.
It was such a mess. When Kaylin zigged, I zagged.
Kaylin wanted to rehearse beforehand, but I was having none of that--I wanted to put off the inevitable for as long as possible. So I guess you could say we were unprepared. I take full responsibility for that. I mean, you think that singing 'Happy Birthday' would be super easy; however, that is not the case. It's awkward when you have to sing in front of a bunch of people and you're not a natural singer. As my voice warbled through the keys I couldn't help but think this might be the worst 'gift' a person could get. I even had to apologize when all was said and done. But I like to think that at the end of the day they weren't thinking about our pitiful singing voices, they were checking out our crazy cool boas. Best $5 I've spent in a while.
Last week I was in Logan for a training conference for work. There's not much to do there. Luckily, my hotel had all of the good TV and I became acquainted with Project Runway on Bravo. Everyone says they love it, and I'm inclined to agree. It's good, hilarious, and all about clothes. Love it!
This is my favorite quote from Kenley, labeled the villain of the show. They're right . . . she is such a pill. In defense of her horrific avant gard dress that she based off of the Zodiac sign Aquarius she said,
"Of course this was inspired by Aquarius! It's inspired by rebellion, strength, . . . and purple!"
Amen, Kenley. I hear ya.
I haven't lived in a house in ten years. I can't decide if that's pathetic or extremely cost effective. However, we're unpacked (mostly) and I really love it so far which is great because I was feeling somewhat ambivalent to the move. Especially considering that Kaylin and I are the proud owners of A LOT of stuff. It was almost embarrassing when the extremely nice boys who came to help us move asked if there was anything else to move and I had to answer . . . yes, upstairs . . . yes, in the spare room . . . yes, the porch swing outside. I wondered if everyone would consider us to be ridiculously materialistic. Well, maybe I am.The house is great, but here are a few surprises that we've encountered:1) Spiders. Okay, I can handle some spiders and our landlords have had the place fumigated (sp?), but on our first weekend we found a Hobo spider on the wall. Um, no. I don't do Hobos. It was made even more poignant by this weird lady at the Home Depot who thought it was hilarious when she recommended that we put the Hobo spider trap on our pillows at night and then also that on average we eat six spiders in our lifetime. Yes, lady, I've heard that statistic. And no, lady, did I want to be reminded of that with Hobos running through my underwear drawer (thank you, Mindy for that visual).2) The electricity is slightly defunct. It flickers throughout the day and gives minimal light. In fact, Mindy was using the iron and it was still flickering! That doesn't bode well.3) The washing machine broke down. One of the nice things about this place is it came with a washer and dryer, and saves me from having to buy one anytime soon. But the first time we used it it made this weird burning smell in the basement (where I live) and didn't even finish the cycle. There's currently water in there because fortunately Kaylin had the foresight to just do a rinse cycle rather than putting clothes in there first. When the technician came he said that apparently our power is at a 90 volt, but it really should be at a 120 volt (see the aforementioned comment about the electrcity). Luckily, our landlords are on it. An electrician is coming to take care of it.Overall, the place is great. I'll post some pictures later so you can check out la casa de leche! Okay, that's not what we're naming it, but I think it has a certain ring to it, don't you think?
