Anita Baker

On Friday we went to see Anita Baker in concert. Remember her-jazzy songstress with the mellow voice from the mid- 80's? Well, I haven't forgotten about her and when I saw she was going to be coming to Mystic Lake Casino I jumped at the chance to go. (Can't get enough of my 80's music!) It was a really good show. It's been 20 years since her first hit, and she certainly kept the audience jumping with 2 hours of classics. There was lots of head bopping, finger snapping, 2-stepping, hand holding and snuggling going on. Well, worth it.

We also got a room in the hotel. It was a really nice evening with the illusion of being someplace else even if we were just a few miles outside of the city;a nice get away. And what would a "good time" be without food. I was kind of bummed when we didn't get to go to the buffet before the concert. But then I remembered that we would get another chance the next morning. UUUMMMM-MMMMMM. The buffet was the icing on an already great cake. When "Smith" mentioned coming back out to Mystic for some gambling, my response was "as long as we can go to the buffet!". FOOD!

And in true "I can't make this stuff up" fashion...a few minutes before the show started I observed my ex-fiancee (10+ years ago) walking down the aisle. I pointed him out and "Smith" laughed saying "Wouldn't it be funny if he sat by us?" Well, I obviously need to hit "Smith" up for this week's lottery numbers because he was right on, as "my-ex" and his date started down our aisle toward the two empty seats next to me. I obviously was the last person he expected to see as well, because he literally jumped back when I said "hi". Not quite sure what to say, a nervous smile played on his face. After a few minutes of awkwardness with no introductions and no conversation beyond "how are you?" and "fine", I forgot all about him and let Anita entertain me.

29 Days to MAXWELL!

The Boy

"The boy" cut his dreads like a month ago and I have been trying to get a picture ever since. But in true "teenager" fashion he will not allow this. ("Mom wants it? Oh no, not gonna happen.")Every time I try to take a picture he moves, so it blurs or scrunches his face up. I have even tried to take surprise pictures, but those have not worked either. Well, in true "mom" fashion, I did some snooping and found a picture on his Facebook. Just had to share my handsome boy.
Now if I could just get him on board with Christmas Pictures.

June 2008

Sept 2008 (he has a cap on)

Down with G-O-D...

This was my favorite scene in Sister Act 2. Check out Lauren Hill before the Fugees and long before she lost her mind. I was actually going to embed the scene where they sing "Oh Happy Day" but I saw this and I like this song WAY more. It's still a "happy day" though cause Maxwell tickets go on sale at 5pm!!!!! Although, during his hiatus, my man seems to have lost his mind. Tickets range in price from $56-$120. Lionel is the only man I'd pay over $100 to see, that is unless the $120 included some "personal" time with Maxwell. Then I might be willing to forgo buying groceries for "the boy" for next week for some quality time with my number two man.



And in honor of Maxwell: 38 Days until I see him!
This Women's Work

Spinach Dip

(Finished dip)

I finished off the dip last night and like the "food druggie" I am, I was already planning my visit to the store to get more. And since "the boy" finished off the good corn chips, I was forced to eat the rest of the dip with Doritos. Though I have learned through the years that Doritos pretty much go with anything, so it was with the same relish (as the last few nights) that I devoured the rest of the dip. And good homo-sapien that I am - my ability to learn through trial and error fully intact - I finally started using a spoon to scoop out the last little bit of dip. This saved me from having to lick off the dip that collected on my knuckles - kinda messy.

Latest Acquisitions

You have got to get to Target and get these t-shirts. A couple weeks ago they were on sale for $5 each (regular price $8.99), so I picked up a few to wear to the Gap job. Well, they turned out to be the most comfortable shirts! They come in an array of colors. I got the black, grey and light brown (see below). They are long so no riding up and displaying the belly flab, roomy in the belly and oh so soft. The only problem is that they run small (Mossimo always runs really small) so I had to get XXL. Seriously, you can't beat the price! Hopefully, they go on sale again soon, so I can stock up on some more. I'll even let you touch it.

He's Coming....

Today is truly a joyous day, in deed! I just found out that the second love of my life (in my head) will be FINALLY answering the prayers of his fans and coming out of hiding. It's been over 7 years since Maxwell released an album (oops I mean CD, I'm surely not old enough to even know what an album is. Right?) or toured. There is still no word on a release date for the CD, Black Summer's Night, but I will overlook the delinquency of the constant delays (over 2 years) and be happy and satisfied with a concert. Tickets go on sale on Friday. I can't wait. Even if I have to go alone (hey, I went to a Lionel concert alone one year and had my own fun!) I will be sitting in the Orpheum communing with my man on October 21!

Just listen to a snippet of his new song on his MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/maxwell

Food!

Um. This is my new favorite dip! It is so good! You know I love chips and dip and this one is SO good!!!!!! I ate so much last night (combined with beef stroganoff, not together of course but within the same hour) that I was scared to come to work this morning for fear of "gassing" out my co-workers! YUMMY!

New Movie

Soul Men - Bernie Mac and Samuel Jackson (cameo by Isaac Hayes)

The Devil

I don't know what it is about this man, but I just can't even look at him. He is the devil. I get a really uneasy feeling about him whenever I see him. He scares me worse then George W. Whenever I look at him all I see is the freaky monster from the "Hush" episode on Buffy The Vampire Slayer (check it out sometime if you get the chance. It's one of my fav episodes). It's like in the Devil's Advocate when Charlize's character kept seeing the scaring devil faces. That's what I see when I look at him. Just wanted to share!

Dollar Store

While perusing the aisles at the neighborhood Dollar Tree (the best dollar store) I ran across some new items they are currently stocking. For those of you that aren't familiar with Dollar Tree, everything in the store is definitely a dollar. This is not one of those dollar stores that are frontin' (you know, they might have a few items for a dollar but they have quite a few things with a higher price point. FAKERS!)


$1.00 Pregnancy Test.

Hmmm. Would you? I'm thinking I might have some reservations about taking the $1 pregnancy test. Call me stuck up, but I'm just saying.


$1 Lingerie

This one, maybe. Hey, you might be tight on money but still wanna have that romantic evening with your man. Slide on into the Dollar Tree. You can get some sexy lingerie, some candles, some silk flowers, a vase, some juice and chips all for under $10. But make sure you wrap it or you just might need that $1 Pregnancy Test a little later in the month!!

Bus Riding

This morning, I was running just a little behind. I haven't been feeling well and took a huge swallow of Nyquil last night, so it took me a little longer then usual to get on my feet. Anyways, I got on a later bus. When I got on I noticed a young man with his head leaned up against the window, sleeping. As often happens in my head, I created a story for him. He was a brother headed to work and was trying to catch up on a few ZZZZZZZs. I nap on the bus at least a few times a week myself. I sat in the seat behind him, opened up my book and began to read. About a mile after I got on the bus, I happened to look up. I don't know why, maybe because the bus seemed to be stopped for longer then the normal pick up. Anyways, when I looked up, a police officer was getting on the bus. Again, I tried to come up with a story for him. It was so a Sesame Street moment. "One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others, By the time I finish my song?" I was racking my mind trying to remember if I ever saw a police officer, in full uniform, gunned up, take the city bus. I thought maybe he was just doing his part to make this world a greener place. As I stared at him, he walked up to the "young, hard, working brother and said "Hey. Get up." Now, I'm trying to figure out what the brother did wrong. Was I so enthralled in my book that I missed some transgression he committed again MTC or another passenger? Raising his voice, the cop again demanded that he get up. Now this brother must have been really tired because he didn't move. That's when the cop reached down into his lap and came back up with a can of beer and a cigarette. OOOOHHHHHH. I got it now. While my young brother may in fact be a hard worker, it seems that on this particular occasion, his ass was simply passed out. Again the cop tried unsuccessfully to rouse him. He finally settled on a secret (Jedi) cop move and took his knuckle and pushed it into the spot where your collar bone meets. That did the trick and while the youngin' didn't jump up, he did begin to stir. The cop pulled him up out the seat and wouldn't you know it, this fool done peed on himself! The back of his pants and shirt were soaked. He made no protest as the cop lead him off of the bus.

So that left what I am assuming was a puddle in the seat because as each new rider got on the bus and made a move to sit they quickly moved on to the next seat or to stand. It immediately put into my mind "those thoughts". You know the type of thoughts you try not to think about when you go out to eat. Some things are just better left alone. Anyways, I started thinking about what happens when the pee dries and then someone (ME) gets on the bus later in the day with no idea that they are sitting on dried pee. And what about all the other things that someone (ME) may be coming in contact with on the bus. EEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!