Sorry

So I've been really sporadic with this whole blogging thing lately. And I have no good excuse for you. I guess I'm just not feeling it.

I don't do anything interesting on a daily basis. There's times here we do fun stuff. Like if Tad is here, or if I have baking to do. But that doesn't actually occur that frequently.

And I have things to write about, just not many, and I kind of don't feel like writing about them. Partly because I'm afraid some of them will turn out too long and almost boring (I don't want to bore y'all!). And partly because some of it is serious stuff and I like to try and keep it fun and interesting around here. Not question why people are the way they are and make you think, "I totally know someone like that! Why DO they do that?" Because then you'll get in a funk, and I don't want to do that to you guys. I love you guys!

So sorry, not much to say around here. Although I did have to create a new Myspace last night. A.... friendlier one for children. Why?

Because I got home from my sister's surprise party to find a friend request from one of my former students.

I'm simultaneously feeling old for being on the same social networking site as a sixth grader, and flattered that my kids liked me enough to search for me.

American Idol - Top 5

Oops, I totally tuned in ten minutes late. It's Rat Pack night. And Jamie Foxx (WTF?!) is the mentor.

Kris Allen - The Way You Look Tonight - LOVE this song. And I'm likin' Kris. If he keeps making the female viewers swoon and vote for him, he could make it to the final night. Randy called it his best performance to date. Kara talked too much and liked him. I hate her need to use "industry" words. Paula just loves him, I'm surprised she isn't wiping drool. Simon thought it was good, but wasn't as "enthusiastic" as everyone else.

Allison Iraheta - Someone to Watch Over Me - She didn't rock it out at all, which was different. But it was a GOOD different. I liked her. But I always like her. Randy liked her and compared her to Brittany Murphy and Pink in the process of saying so. Kara liked her. Paula liked her (I have no clue what she was saying though). Simon thought it was a great performance, but had a feeling she may leave this week.

Matt Giraud - My Funny Valentine - This is so the perfect week for him. He sounded GREAT. Randy didn't love it. Kara didn't feel he was "emotionally connected." Paula loved it. Simon actually liked it, which shocked me. He thought it was "believable and authentic." Then he threw in a "brilliant" for good measure.

Danny Gokey - Come Rain or Come Shine - He sounded really good tonight. Heather, I am totally with you on loving him tonight. He sounded great, he looked great, and he NAILED his song. Randy said he's the "only one so far who could have an album of songs like that and win." Kara said he had "swag" and I'm assuming she meant "swagger." She screws up like that a lot. Paula called him "stellar." Simon said they're the best vocals he's heard from him in weeks.

Adam Lambert - Feelin' Good - How does Adam pick a song I LOVE week after week. I love this song in every way possible. And HOLY CRAP he killed it. Just from the beginning he had my attention. So perfect for him. Hubby probably got sick of me saying how great it was during the performance. He may be totally flaming* but HE IS AMAZING!!! Randy loved him. Kara said her jaw drops every time he performs. Paula said he makes her feel "better than good." Simon also liked it. He didn't even have anything bad to say!

Okay, so bottom tomorrow... I'm going to go with Matt and Allison. Not my choices, just what I think will happen.

*Okay, refrain from calling me names or anything. Because look at him, he's more than a little flamboyant.

San Diego - Day 4

Okay, I'm FINALLY getting around to our last day of vacation. And I still owe you a cupcake blog. Which will hopefully be coming tomorrow.

So on our last day we woke up to this on our door.

Really Holiday Inn? Who paints the door frames WHILE SOMEONE IS STAYING IN THE ROOMS?! Just capped off our stay in the hotel that shall not be stayed in again.

Once we were all packed up and checked out we got some lunch. The Monday before our trip we just happened to catch an episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives (ya know, my favorite show ever) that featured a place in San Diego. It's a fish market and grill so of course (being San Diego) everything is fresh. So we headed there and split a sandwich and got a fish taco each. Okay, the tacos were huge. I should have taken a picture. But OH LORD this place was so good. I will totally convince hubby to go back when we take Tad to Sea World.

And on the ground outside the place making the BEST FISH TACOS EVER was this little art project...

I'm guessing he does that at every place he hits for the show? Oh, and if you can't read that, it says "Guy ate here."

Then we got our cupcakes for the day, this time at Heavenly Cupcakes downtown. From there, we decided to go look at the ships in the harbor. But having enough money left to gas up on the way home, we didn't tour any. Maybe next time. So here's the Star of India. And yes, it's that huge that I couldn't fit the whole thing in my camera without annoying people walking in front of my camera.

Then we continued down to the USS Midway. There were some cool statues and memorials along the way, but I didn't want to bore you with every single picture I took.

But I had to post the picture of this one. I should have made Tim dip me like that for a totally cheesy picture. But it was hot, and somehow there was no one around to help me out with that.

So you get one of the classic self-taken ones. Sorry about the glare on the car behind us.

And then we headed home. When we hit Burbank there was an issue with traffic. And Arthur (my car) wanted to start overheating. But we were fine. A little bit burnt, a lot tired, but we had fun.

Dancing Week 8

So tonight there's a dance for each couple, plus a team dance. Which I think they tried for the first time last season, but don't quote me on that.

Here's hoping Lil Kim goes home this week...

Oh, Melissa isn't here this week. Apparently she got hurt or aggravated something that was already there. They'll explain further later. I wish they would just get that stuff out of the way at the beginning.

Gilles and Cheryl - lindy hop - Okay, so the hair department succeeded in making him un-hot. But the dance looked good. He gets serious air on his jumps. And the lifts were fun. Judges' score: 27

Lil Kim and Derek - paso doble - I really don't understand how people can cheer so wildly for her. Apparently I'm the only one who just can't get past her previous... um... we'll call them bad choices. But the dance was good. She stayed serious for it and the whole thing looked good. Judges' score: 28

Chuck and Julianne - cha cha cha - Chuck looks totally confident again, good sign! And they look really good again! I so hope he continues to get better. I'd love for them to stick around. Judges' score: 26

Shawn and Mark - samba - She looked like she started about a half beat later than she was supposed to, but she caught up quick. Hubby said it looked like she was too conscious of her arms during the dance. Then he questioned his sexuality for noticing such a thing. I thought they looked good, but it wasn't their best. Judges' score: 27

*So I guess Melissa hurt her ribs last week and then made it worse this week during practice. She rehearsed, but the pain got worse and she couldn't perform. So now we get to watch her rehearsal. Two things that have nothing to do with the dance: 1) yeah, she totally has a tramp stamp 2) her pants are OBSCENELY low. I don't wanna know how much waxing is involved in wearing those pants. The judges scored the dance with 21.

Ty and Chelsie - salsa - Poor Ty. The cowboy is expected to salsa? Wow, his hips are actually moving! He's a little hunched though. But he still looks a thousand times better than he did at the beginning. Hubby is actually really enjoying him I think. And Ty looks like he's having fun, he doesn't have the nervous look that's usually there. Judges' score: 24

So the first team dance is mambo. Team Mambo is Chuck, Melissa, Shawn and their partners. Lacey is stepping in for Melissa. Of course Lacey and Tony looked good, they're both pros. Shawn and Mark were good, but Shawn didn't look like she was totally into it at some points. Chuck and Julianne were cute. The whole dance was pretty good. Team score: 25

The second team was Team Tango. This team is Gilles, Lil Kim, Ty and their partners. The choreography is really good. It helps that I'm totally partial to the tango. Ty didn't look quite as good to me as he did in his salsa. But of course Gilles killed it. He's just awesome. I think I liked it better than the mambo, but like I said, I love a good tango. Team score: 28

Tomorrow, I think Ty will be in the bottom and possibly go home. With him? I'm gonna hope against hope and say Lil Kim.

San Diego - Day 3

Sunday was our anniversary. And I told hubby we aren't spending anniversaries at crowded theme parks anymore.

Not that it wasn't fun, but I think I would have been happier wandering around on that particular day. We got a little burnt, got ran into, hit with strollers... ya know, theme park hazards.

But it's Sea World! And there's cute animals! So we still had fun. And I had to post this particular picture because it reminded me of Finding Nemo... "Look I'm a flippy little dolphin!" Haha...

And this picture reminds you that you do NOT want to sit in the first six rows or so at the shows. I had to laugh at the parents carrying screaming children up the stairs. Really mom and dad? You thought your children would LIKE being doused with seriously cold salt water? Good call.


We also saw the sea lion show. They try to entertain you while you're waiting, and I'm such a dork I actually enjoyed this guy. He was doing different theme songs from television and movies. So of course when he did High School Musical (he totally knew the choreography) I was singing while hubby looked at me like I was nuts.

Then we went to the tide pools where I had the highlight of my afternoon... they're tide pools so you can touch the things in there. But they ask you to leave the things UNDER the water, seeing as how that's how they breathe and all. Well I spotted two little turds picking them up and throwing them across the pool. They were maybe seven and thought they were totally sneaky. So after they did it and were laughing I did the most obnoxious fake laugh I could muster then shot the good glare I was blessed with (thanks mom!) and said, "Yeah, NOT funny." They froze and I swear I thought they were going to wet their pants. Hubby almost wet his just laughing at their expressions. Good times...

Oh, and at the sea lion show they brought out a walrus at the end who was still in the process of training. She decided she wanted to get out of the tank and say hello to everyone. They cleared the first couple rows, but everyone was pretty much laughing about it. I guess nobody really thinks about the training process and the fact that you have to teach them the CAN'T go out and visit the people.

And you can pet the dolphins! Well, you're guaranteed some quality time with them for the bargain price of $40! Excuse me while I scoff... but if you wait a bit you can go in the same little area (for no extra charge) and wait for them to come by and let you pet them. This guy just got a nose bump.

Oh, and they have a depressed-looking polar bear. He looked bored out of his mind.

So we didn't stay until closing because it's kind of ridiculously expensive to eat there, and there was a big gap before the last show and we had seen the other exhibits. So we left and thought we'd go have an anniversary dinner. Thanks to a weirdly placed half-wall in the hotel I was able to use the timer on my camera. Just ignore the ugly hotel curtains and such.

We totally didn't go anywhere fancy, we went to a barbecue place. But it was SO AWESOME. I could eat there a few times a week if we had one here.

Then we went back to the hotel and had our cupcakes (which I'll show you a picture of this time). We tried to get flavors that would be close to the same as our wedding cake. So we got vanilla, mocha, and lemon.

And if you didn't know it by now, I'm a fan of champagne. So we got the same stuff we had at our wedding (it's my absolute favorite). And drank it out of classy Holiday Inn plastic.

And that was Sunday. We were kinda burnt, and super tired from the amount of sun. But it did end up being a fun day.

San Diego - Day 2

I totally skipped blogging yesterday. Oops. I don't even have a good excuse for you. I'm lame. Sorry.

So Saturday we totally slept in. As well as we could anyway. Because the people in the room above us were not people. They were elephants. Very active elephants. It was actually quite annoying... but back to our day...

So since we slept in we decided to just have a slightly early lunch. We ended up at a place called The Boat House. And this was our view there...

The food was pretty good. The service not so much. But oh well. From there we headed to Balboa Park. We didn't hit the zoo (sadly funds did not allow), but if you've been to San Diego you know how much stuff there is to do in Balboa Park.

I took pictures of lots of random things. The cool buildings, the random gardens...

And I glared at hubby (or tried to) when he made smart remarks about taking our picture.

We also hit up the Museum of Man at the park. Mostly because I saw that they had an exhibit on Mayans. Why do I care about the Mayans? Because my mom thinks that's what my dad's side (I'm only half-Mexican) is. Because we're short. And I had some birthmark that Mayan babies were born with. But back to the museum... here's part of the exhibit taken from upstairs.

The museum actually killed some time. We left and wandered over to the Spanish Art Village. It was way cute. And I just wanted a mojito so I could sit at this cute red table...

Do you love it? I want one just like this. It's adorable. Oh, and the ground is like that all through the little village. Way cute.

On our way back to the car we just kind of wandered. And happened to find this cactus garden-thing. It was pretty cool. There were some seriously weird plants.

And once we left there we passed a rose garden. Which I also loved. There was just about every color imaginable.

There was a wedding party taking pictures, which made me all reminiscent. So I snuck a picture of them. They were super fabulous and her bridesmaids looked amazing.

And I got a picture taken by someone else. Yay! A non-self-portrait! What was cute was that the lady took like, five or six of us. Portrait and landscape layout (or hot dog and hamburger for my fellow teachers). Zoomed in, zoomed out. She was so cute.

And from there we went to bakery number two of the trip: Babycakes in downtown. And downtown was an adventure in itself. I didn't know that every single street is one way down there. Add to that the fact that downtown San Diego is THE LAND OF NO LEFT-HAND TURNS and we had to make some extra turns before we found the place. But it was well worth it. They were tasty. But Cupcakes Squared still wins. You'll have to wait for those cupcake pics still... they so deserve their own blog.

And that was Saturday. We got pizza for dinner and vegged. And tomorrow, if I don't get busy or lazy, you'll see what was up Sunday.

Oh Yeah

So American Idol last night...

By now everyone who cares know who left. And if you don't care, why are you even reading this??? Lil and Anoop are out.

I'm not happy Anoop left, but he is weaker than the other people left. They can't all win. I did laugh at the random comments on the internet today about how America is racist for voting out the two people "of color" left in the competition. I really hope they're joking. Because it's scary if people think racism really drives everything. Those are the same people who cry "I'm offended" at everything. But I'm going on a tangent...

The group number... well, let's say that it was the MOST OBVIOUS CASE of lip synching we've seen thus far. It was pretty bad. Hubby and I laughed. And the Ford commercial this week was way weak. It wasn't even fun!

So, Idol, why don't we try a little harder next week? I already don't watch your results show on the grounds of all the filler and whoring of the judges. It's getting to the point where I don't even need to DVR it. Step it up Idol!