''This room looks like that one spaceship where I was probed.''

This morning I had to drag myself out into the rain and go to the dentist. And unlike in this week's Glee, I did not close my eyes to find me serenading myself with Britney tunes nor did my dentist resemble the lovely John Stamos.  I am generally quite tolerant of unpleasant things.  But dental drills all up in my grill...my attitude borders on that of an upset eight year old. It all began when she turned the bright light on in my face. From then on it was quite clear that I wanted to be anywhere but there.  I'm surprised she didn't laugh outloud at the absurd and extreme grimaces I made while she was doing her thing. I was clenching my entire body so tensely that when I would actually take a second to breath (when I knew there were no drills for a second) I would realize that I was shaking. This seems a bit silly.  At the end, the nurse looked at me in my disgruntled state and actually congratulated me on my completion, saying that I did a good job. Thanks, lady. I realize I'm too old to handle this so poorly. But I'm taking your praise home with me because, quite honestly, I'm proud of myself that I didn't punch the dentist in the face.  Worst of all, I have to go back in a couple of weeks.  I'm not sure I can handle that.  She suggested I bring an iPod. I wanted to suggest that she put me under.  Perhaps I'll just blast Britney tunes into my ears.



J. Timbs & Jimmy Fallon rap medley. Magical.

A little more Glee...



Brittany S. Pierce, I adore you.

I was expecting amazingness from last night's Glee episode - I heart Britany Spears and Brittany is my favorite Glee character.  But the show was even better than I could have imagined.  Brittany S. Pierce delivered quite a show with her song and dance numbers as well as her one liners ("I don't brush my teeth. I rinse my mouth with soda after I eat. I was pretty sure Dr. Pepper was a dentist."). I also enjoyed the football players performance of Stronger. A few parts were a little much (the nerdy reporter kid? Too much. Keep your clothes on) but overall, I loved it. And I really hope it is true that Brittany will be performing Ke$ha next week.

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning and can only hope that I close my eyes to find myself singing and dancing to Britany Spears.

What are those people doing there?

Austrian choreographer Willi Dorner brought his Bodies in Urban Spacies project to New York City September 26 and 27. He uses dancers, climbers and performers wearing brightly colored clothes and fits them into small and public places throughout the city. 

images via the Guardian UK and the Daily What

I want a herd of romping panda babies.

Glee: the Britney episode.

I finally got a chance to watch last week's Glee premiere this weekend and, while it was entertaining, I absolutely cannot wait for this week. Not only is it the Britney Spears episode but my favorite character, Brittany the chearleader, will be getting her well deserved time in the spotlight.  And John Stamos will be making an appearance.

A preview of the Me Against the Music clip:

Like a G6.

Like a G6 - Far East Movement by STYFZZZ

Even my dreams involve strange events.



madame cupcake

Another reason for this morning's grogginess might be my strange dreams.  I have been having an abundance of them recently.  I recall two things from last night's dreams.  First, I remember brushing my teeth with a very advanced and efficient toothbrush. Apparently it was quite effective as I remember feeling quite clean. I kept stumbling upon new features and getting all excited. The second part, which seemed to last longer, involved a hamster. I believe the hamster belonged to a friend; perhaps Elise but I'm not positive. The hamster and I had become good friends and I carried him around and played with him. I remember at the end I was meeting the owner (still not positive who) at the beach outside of our house (what a great dream upgrade). I debated taking the hamster incase he wriggled out of my hands and got lost.  For a brief second I was concerned about him sitting in the hot sun. Like he might bake or get sunburned or something. But in the end I decided he would like to come. Fortunately the dream (or at least my memories of it) ended before he could get away.  Interesting, as I find it quite doubtful I would ever tote around a hamster in real life.  Or get excited over a toothbrush.  Not quite sure how those dreams could possibly be interpreted.  Other than that the hamster is obviously a stand-in for a dog. But a hamster? Come on, brain. You can do better than that.

mmm, cupcakes. Lady Gaga style.

Check out these Lady Gaga cupcakes created by Kimberly at kimberlyloc!

 

no good morning to you, McDonald's.

I have a few morning complaints and I'm going to tell you about them.  I will start with what comes to mind first.  McDonald's, why did you have to put your sugary syrup junk in my iced coffee after my request that you do not? The nice lady repeated my request back to me so I thought it was clear that I find your sugary coffee syrup to taste like bunk.  I was looking forward to your breakfast really giving my day a kickstart and, while my oatmeal and hashbrown were truly delightful, your messing up my morning dose of caffeine quickly negates that. If you weren't so delicious I would boycott you for this. 

Let's backtrack a little.  Yesterday I spent a lovely day horse showing in Leesburg. I was able to escape the huge rainstorm that came through until we stepped into our final class and another downpour began. The drive home wasn't especially comfortable despite my best efforts at a warmer/drier outfit - I rocked my attractive wet/muddy breeches, sneakers, a sports bra with a fleece vest over-top and my hair styled on top of my head with a  lovely sweat/rainwater combo. I had planned to stop by Marvelous Market on my way home to get some delicious treats from my homeboys (I am best friends with them all now) but they were sadly closed for the night. So I went home and stayed awake long enough to shower, eat a microwave pizza and watch a few amazing scenes of High School Musical 3 on TV before passing out in a snuggle pile with Chopsticks.

Which brings me back to this morning. I left for work a bit groggy and disheveled. I had to let the D1 pass due to its overcrowding (and thus, I probably missed out on my morning eye canoodling with "bus boyfriend") and then I was forced to stand unsafely at the front of the crowded D2 before packing myself into an even more crowded metro.  I don't like people in my space bubble so this made for an unpleasant morning of transit.  I was counting on McDonald's to put my day back on track but alas, I am sitting here drinking a grossly sugary iced coffee. (Why am I still drinking it, you ask? I don't really have a suitable answer other than that I need caffeine. Desperately.)

That is my complaining for the morning. Thank you for listening. Now I will begin finding some giggle-worthy things on the interwebz to get my day going :)

Giggle.