Tuesday, June 24, 2008

I Love Big Balls

And I cannot lie.

I am screaming with laughter watching ABC premiere its newest summer filler. A primetime, reality contest show called Wipeout.

It is a timed obstacle course—frankly obstacle course is an understatement. One of the obstacles is series of four huge red rubber balls (panicked dodge ball flashbacks anyone?) and these people are taking some spectacular spills off of and pinballing down between these balls as they fall into the pool below.

Oh and to add to the humor, providing color commentary is on John Henson who served as Greg Kinnear’s successor (and quite frankly upgrade) on E’s laugh riot talk show summary, Talk Soup.

Seriously, I am laughing so hard I think I just peed a little… better get on that laundry.

Airing my Dirty Laundry… Literally

Today’s outfit was brought to you by the letters D and L as in dirty laundry—or on the DL after this true confession.

Gentle readers I have been over scheduled and over stimulated lately, am exhausted and behind on all things personal. Today, my entire outfit was fished out of the dirty laundry and fluffed in the dryer. Fortunately I don’t have BO and despite my shame I was still lookin' good.

The high point of the day was when my pod-mate at work jokingly and incredulously asked me “Is that what you’re wearing?” to a special recognition lunch with one of our executives. When he reads this he’ll know how truly funny his comment was.

I can feel Clinton, Stacy and Tim Gunn disapproving of me.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Summer Fun

Had my first summeresque weekend with a visit to the cabin with the extended family and I can’t think of a better way to express simple lazy summer days that with a trio of haiku.

hear baby giggles
tickled feet by fresh green grass
pontoon with cigar

hammock swaying breeze
warm sun cold margarita
board game laughter roars

sunny wind swept hair
ipod shuff’ling favorites
relaxing drive home

Friday, June 13, 2008

Off Pace

No campers, I'm not boycotting salsa; I'm taking a midyear assessment of my blogging performance. It can be summed up in two words: Dead Red.

When I began I had this vision of posting twice a week (no laughing, a girl has to have a vision) and as we are wrapping week 24 tomorrow I should have 48 posts. Alas... I am a sad, sad, 27% of target and hence dead red or in this case dead read. It’s not that this blogging thing is hard per se but it is challenging aligning the topic, the words and the fingers on the key board all at the same time.

Nevertheless… we reassess and recommit and I've got some pearls in the pipeline so set your RSS to stun and comment early and often.