Ants

For a few days now, my sister has been complaining about the ants in our house. I hadn't been directly affected by them, so I didn't pay too much attention to the problem at hand. This afternoon, my sister comes home yelling for me to come into the kitchen. Alas, there was a trail of ants!!! Needless to say, I screamed like a little girl. Needless to say, Annie didn't appreciate the squealing too much. I hate ants. I hate all the animated ant movies (although I admit, I enjoyed "A Bug's Life"). Ants are not our friends. THEY ARE NOT PEOPLE. Even in "Honey I Shrunk the Kid".... NOT OUR FRIENDS.

Crackberry

A few days ago, my boss hooked me up with a Blackberry. It's official, they have 24/7 access to me, but thus far, they've kept it during business hours :D. My friend was right, they didn't hook me up with anything, more like took my life away. Oh well, I'm now part of the proud population that checks email while on the road (but only at stop lights!).

No worries, I won't be addicted to it.

Drool

I was so exhausted from Philly that I had to take a nap at work. So during my lunch break I crawled into my back seat and slept. It was the best time of my day, but when I woke up, I discovered that I had drooled all over myself.

And Then There was Three

This past weekend I had the privilege of being a bridesmaid in Bim's wedding. Needless to say, I had so much fun in Philly. It was great to share a very joyous occasion with a very dear friend as well as enjoy the company of old friends AND meet new ones. Kudos to summer of 1998. And now there is three of us who have yet to take the plunge of marriage. Good-bye to Bim.


Here's a dashing photo of the Wedding Party. So many fun stories to tell.... so little energy, so enjoy. Thanks Bim for letting me be a part of your special day.

Kelly Clarkson's Concert

I've never been to a concert before. When I was reading the website to the Pavillion, it didn't say lawn chairs weren't allowed, so El Ultimo Stud and I got some great lawn chairs from Walgreens for $4/a pop! Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take our lawn chairs in, so it was a wasted effort. The concert started at 8pm, but we didn't get there until 9pm (typical Asians), but Kelly didn't start performing until a little after 9pm anyhow.

They were definitely a younger crowd with little girls screaming, "We love you Kelly" all around us, but man can that girl sing. I really enjoy her voice and her songs. Very earthy, jazzy, and she showcased some of her new stuff. She definitely just jumped up and down and in circles, but nonetheless, that girl has some lungs!

Overall, I enjoyed the show. Afterwards, we got to meet her and take a picture with her. They were really strict on the "rules of the meet and greet," but she was very warm and sweet. Very down to earth and I hope she stays that way. She's very 'Texas!' She was definitely sweaty after the show and it shows in the picture.

How I Won

So this is how I won my concert tickets and backstage passes to see Kelly Clarkson. While I was on my way to work, I was flipping through the radio stations when I heard, "Win backstage passes to the Kelly Clarkson concert this Saturday coming up." I didn't think I had a chance to win, but all you had to do was name the three Kelly Clarkson songs they distorted. I recognized the first two songs, but couldn't put my finger on the 3rd song. [Miss Independent, Because of You, and I thought it was The Trouble with Love, but at the time, I couldn't remember "the Trouble with Love"].

We were to call the station in 10 minutes, which was perfect because I was close to work and I would have a chance to google a list of songs. Well, it took longer for me to get to work, so I had to call the station anyway. I didn't think I would get through, but I did. They put me on hold, so I still had a chance to make it to my office, but when I get to my floor they asked my name and for me to guess. I guessed the first two correctly, but spat out "Thankful" for my third song. Needless to say, I was wrong.

Disappointed, I figured someone else would guess by now. However, I didn't give up! I turned on my computer and waited for it to boot up. I called the radio station again, and to my surprise it rang! I didn't want them to ask for me to guess (b/c I didn't have the third song yet), so I hung up. It took my computer forever to load!!!!

Nonetheless, I called again, got through, guessed right, and won!