Monday Mind Blowing Mayhem

I have several things running through my mind right now that I could possibly do 4 or 5 posts. So I will break down the randomness for you. Here we go and stay with me:

1. "Brittany Murphy dies after collapsing in shower".....this is tragic and hit's too close to home!
2. This weekend I found myself crying several times just from watching and hearing a cellist and violins play. It was so beautiful but also made me miss playing and wanting to learn again. Where is my old violin?
3. I LOVE getting things in the mail. Letters, packages, post cards, anything. I should be receiving 3, yes THREE packages from three people I LOVE very soon and I can't wait. This year, Santa will be coming in a USPS truck sporting a blue suit.
4. Did anyone watch Christmas In Washington last night? Did anyone else find it awkward to watch a Jew sing about baby Jesus to a Muslim?
5. But.......more Cherry Cherry Christmas please. In watching the video, I can't seem to stop staring at those wholly catepillar eyebrows of his while at the same time counting how many of his songs he is referencing in this Christmas delight. How many sell out can you count? I do love him though!
6. Um, these actually look good & my mouth may or may not be watering right now. Berry Christmas, just sayin'
7. In the season of giving, I'm going to "give" a shout out to my newest known blog fan Steph in Vegas! Holla! :)
8. I want to be at Starbucks in a big leather chair sipping hot chocolate, listening to their christmas cd and reading the latest design magazine instead of sitting here at work.
9. I REALLY need to post my Greece pictures before it isn't exciting anymore.
10. This picture totally creeps me out!
For one, she looks HUGE. And is that a see through nightie or did the artist really mean to paint her gown the same color as the chair. No wonder she looks like Baby Huey's mom.
Second, the man cradling the frail old lady like she was some kind of puppet. I mean look at those fake puppet legs dangling over his arm. Good thing we can see both hands because I was expecting to have his hand (that looks broken) behind her pulling the string that makes her mouth move. Seriuosly, those proportions are WAY off. Look how small her bum is.
Lastly, is the reason they are both shown in chairs because the young mother is rocking her poor son who is now an adult because she feels bad that he was born without a right leg?
And what's with the pee stain on the wall under the random wall light? Seriously, the illustrator for this did quite the half ass-ed watercolor job.

I Wanna Love You Tender

I love you I wanna love you tender
you could be my only sweet surrender
I will never bring you any kind of sorrow

You love me you wanna love me tender
How can I be sure you'll you'll love me tender
You want me today, but what about tomorrow

Oh you're absolutely fine
your lips the taste of wine
I'd like to make you mine.
And if I could touch your hand
this rock would turn to sand
Is this where we stand?

..............................OMG, are you for real?
I couldn't possibly write any more of the lyrics because it's so ridiculous!

Luckily as catchy as the tune is, the video is even BETTER. I can't tell if they are supposed to be Greek gods or a bad Swedish version of Danny and Sandy from Grease.

I can't get enough of this. Meet loaf in the opening, the pep squad, the dancing!
It's so AWESOME, I may have to remake this video!

.....and the winner is......

Kirsten Hall

Jam said...

Kirsten would like to say a few words:
You are happy and have a great smile.

And you are crazy too. You make everybody happy around you.
love Kirsten

December 11, 2009 8:47 PM

Not only because of her honest words at age 10, but also because of what she gave me last night for my birthday.

It can't get any better than this!

I LOVE you Kirst!

And THANK YOU ALL for your hilarious comments. You all made me laugh and I am so grateful for such fun memories with you all! LIFE IS GOOD!

Step Right Up....

....to the first ever contest on my blog!

With my birthday fast approaching (13th)
I've decided to have a little fun right here for all you readers...& stalkers

THE CONTEST:
Post something about me
Funniest memory
Best story
Something you admire
something that annoys you
be creative and have fun,
as long as it has something to do with me


THE PRIZE:
A gift basket filled with everything I LOVE
And don't worry for those of you who live outside of Utah, I will mail if off to you.

So start thinking and start posting, contest ends
Saturday Dec. 12th at Midnight!

Love you all!

UZI

Out Sick

I had this dream that I got up in the morning and jumped in the shower. In my dream I began to feel so much pain that I wanted to either throw up or pass out. My dream seemed so real that when I felt a thud and a crack against the tiles, I found myself waking up in the stream of water on the shower floor. I had actually passed out and face planted the tile floor which by the way, I had to pop my nose back into place. Turns out it wasn't a dream after all and I have the swollen nose, puffed forehead and goose egg on my left eyebrow to prove it.

I'm in LOVE

Well everyone, I have come to the realization that I should work on that area of my life where I need to be more open and talk about my feelings, one being love and relationships.

Well, there is a new guy in my life and I AM TOTALLY SMITTEN!

I am in LOVE. I never thought this day would come and now that it has, I wonder why it has taken this long to have found someone who completely BLOWS MY MIND!

I mean, seriously, not only is he good with words, but if sex had a face and dancing legs, we would call it Tom Jones! Am I right ladies?

MIA?

Seriously, has it really been that long since i've last posted? Why hasn't anyone said anything? Oh, probably because you are all just as busy as me. Or I have told you my stories in person which is always better. I'm a much better story teller than writer.
One thing I DO owe all of you is the stories and pictures from Greece so here they come.
but because i'm lazy, you'll have to wait until tomorrow when I can spend more time to upload them. So until then here's another little sneak peak and also a game,

How Many Ass's Do You See?

Haaaa! Don't forget the reflection in my glASSes!

There's just something about starting your morning with your favorite customized beverage at Starbucks that puts a little kick in your step.

What made my start to the day even better was not being able to finish ordering my detailed, complicated, and quite specific beverage of choice because they already knew my order.

Oh, this could be the start of something beautiful, and by that I mean, if my next relationship just happens to be with my Starbucks Barista, then LIFE IS GOOD!

And for those of you who aren't sure what to get me for my birthday.............try this or this.
Just throwin' it out there for you to sip on. :)

I've been back to reality for 4 days now and each morning, precisely at 4:00 am, I have found myself wide awake in bed with a hankering for baklava or gyro's. Is that weird? Of course not considering I'm my fathers daughter with a love stemming back to our Bosnian/Serbian roots.

There are lot's of pictures to show and stories to tell but not until I get it all together. Until then, here's a few pieces of eye candy to get your taste buds warmed up!

German hottie and I may or may not have exchanged photo's

A quick glimpse of where we stayed in Santorini.......

And a beautiful series of this woman walking down the road that I couldn't NOT shoot.

Stay tuned for the real fun to begin!

Uzi

I'm leaving......

.......on a jet plane.

From here:

Salt Lake City
to

New York
to

Athens, Greece
then hopping over to

Santorini, Greece

See you in 2 weeks,

OPA!

Part-Ay

So one of the reasons, well actually 3 of the reasons, why I was so stressed last week was the planning and executing of parties. One Friday night, one Saturday, and one Monday.

Somewhere in there I may or may not have blacked out.(mainly saturday morning when I was running to make a touch down in flag football and actually got TACKLED. According to a team mate who saw the whole thing go down, along with the girls shoulder ready to stop me, she full on squared up to me and was ready to take me out. Don't worry though, as a good friend and team mate does, she totally yelled at the girl as she was on the ground in pain because I apparently kneed her in the crotch. Well serves her right since I was was the one lying on the ground with a head concussion)

So to not bore you all with reading, here are the photo's of the events, which some commentary of course!

FRIDAY
I was asked to play at a party that was KILLER! Such a good turn out and an amazing party-thanks Brandon and Nate!.......and all that came to support! :)


Brandon and Nate.....HILARIOUS!


Pre performance Doing my thing


Brooke joining me for a song - Seriously B, we're doing it again!


My fam there to support! love you guys!


Here's a little video for your viewing pleasure for those of you not able to attend.



LOVE YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT!!

SATURDAY
My cousin just adopted a 4 year old boy and so instead of throwing a baby shower, we threw a little Disney Party. Instead of gifts, we were all going to help send them to Disneyland.
We went all out and dressed like Disney characters, Mickey caramel apples, autograph books, etc. It was a hit!





MONDAY
The ward activity that I was in charge of. Halloween Dance Party-Celebrity Style.


Awesome set up, awesome turn out, and awesome costumes!

Slash and Beyonce Billy the Kid and Pancho Villa


Ugly Betty The Osbournes Paris Hilton (had too)

I even got freaked out by the SAW doll. Eeeeek!


Ahh, now I can breathe and tie up loose ends before I am off for 2 weeks in Greece! Can it be tomorrow? Wait no, I take that back, I'm not nearly ready for it to be tomorrow just yet!

Until then, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I ain't afraid of no ghost.....

Last Friday a group of friends (about 30+) all went on a Haunted Ghost Tour around the great ol Salt Lake City. First of all, I LOVE downtown Salt Lake. If I could, I would move into a large spacious brick interior, concrete stained floor, rafters, exposed duct work, and giant metal sliding door, tomorrow but there is no such thing. Only in my dreams until I design it and build it.
Until then..........
Second, I love the feeling of being in a city. The lights, the people, the restaurants, the architecture, the events, the coffee shops, the book stores, the parks, the crazies (yes I said it), I love it all.
Now driving around on Le Bus hearing stories of the crazies (ghosts) in the restaurants and old buildings with their amazing architecture, stopping off at the parks (Memory Grove and Salt Lake Cemetary) was just one more thing to add to the list of why I love Downtown Salt Lake.

Here are just a few pictures for your enjoyment..........


Just a little freaked out from the ghost passing through our photo making it blurry.......

But talking to that angel on the bench in the cemetery made everything better.

I'm stressed. I'll say it 1000 times over......I'M STRESSED!!!

This week has been one of the worst weeks ever and it's only Wednesday. Work is insane, performance to prepare for, parties to plan and get everything in order for, in some serious PAIN from a flag football injury along with images from the x-ray that are kind of freaking me out, planning for my upcoming vacation and not feeling like I will get everything done just the way it needs to be. Too much control? To high of expectations, or just not feeling like there is anyone who can carry me through this?

Wow, kinda sounds like another area in my life. GEES, what gives? Well in order to take control of what is around me, there are a few things I have decided to do and it's time to do it.

Now is my time to get what I want, my time to shine, my time to be picky. I have every right to be at this point. Because not being picky hasn't gotten me anywhere. I've been the support for too many people and my back is hurting from carrying then all for way too long. I need someone to lift and carry me for once.
I want to be blind sided. Hit when least expected. Blown away. Leave me thinking "so THIS is what it's supposed to feel like."
I'm tired of being the one who let's them back in because of not wanting to be the jerk. Caring about them because they need it. Being their number one supporter to help them get through, to show them they ARE great, to believe in themselves and show them the confidence I see in them. But what am I getting in return.......nothing. That's the problem. If it's not balanced, it's not right.
But what if a certain someone from your past comes back and tells you:

You're pretty

On a scale of 1 to 10

You're like a 9.7 if you round down like 3 points

You have a nice smile

and you laugh a lot, and it's cute

and pretty eyes

And you're more fun than pretty much anyone I've met

And you're better at taking care of people and making them feel important than almost anyone I've met

And you're talented, and interesting

And genuine

and good.

The end.

What do you do with that? Probably the same thing you do with the conversation from another certain someone from your past that calls and tells you "I've just been thinking A LOT about you lately", you put it in the vault, lock it up and throw it in the depths of the sea never to be found again. You walk away and never look back.


And because music is my life, here's a little listening pleasure for you! FREEDOM!

Just wanna do something special for all the ladies in the world

Tears I tell you.................TEARS!

Happy Friday!

To create is to destroy, and it's not a bad thing!

WOW, sorry folks for the lack of posts lately. Last week there was so much I wanted to blog about but thought "no, i'll save that for another time." Well right now would have been a really good time to post it, however I don't even remember what is was I wanted to blog. BLASTED!

I need to start a little collection of written blogs and save them for when I can't think of anything or when I don't have time, because right now, I'm at the cross roads of both.

I have been consumed with work, life, dating, friends, family, callings, planning parties, invited to parties, upcoming guitar gig, upcoming vacation, birthday present I need to finish before leaving for vacation, finish planning upcoming vacation, etc.

The biggest stress right now is the drawing i'm doing. I haven't done one in almost 3 years and i'm a bit nervous. I've changed mediums about 4 times from oil to watercolor to pastel to pencil to charcoal to blood......just kidding. I won't reveal what I decided, you'll see the final piece when it's all done. Just know that as nervous as I am, I am SUPER STOKED. I miss painting, drawing, doing anything creative that makes me stop, relax, and take the time to work and manipulate color, shape and form. I actually got really giddy last night and almost considered not sleeping to work on it. What am I, back in school again? Next thing you know, I won't eat or sleep for a straight week just to get it done.........yea, not going to happen! But just know, i'm way excited to be "creating" again!
Although I find I do some sort of it everyday. It's what I do. It's who I am. I'm a Sagittarius. I'm a Yellow, need I say more?

Lilly Pie

This weekend was crazy busy.......just the way I like it!
With all the running around and places to be, I still managed to get a little photo shoot in for an upcoming project that I will be getting started on. I won't show you the possible pictures I am choosing from but I will show you my favorites.

Man I love having my camera back!