Why are all my favorites guys?

My favorite singers include Rick Springfield,

Rob Thomas,

Jon Bon Jovi,

Chris Daughtry,

and Darren Hayes.

Well, not include. That's it. That's my Top 5 list. If you look at my ipod (when I have it) you will see that these guys have the highest amount of songs/space. Bon Jovi is giving Rick a run for his money...LOL

My favorite actors: well, Rick fits in here too I guess, then

Matthew McConaughey,

Patrick Dempsey,

Jason Thompson.

I guess here we only have a top 4.

nope, we do have a top 5. Was watching TV last night and realized I forgot this guy:

The only female I can think of for either list is Sandra Bullock. She's awesome.

So, why are all my favorites guys?? Is it because there are more male musicians than female?? Is it purely because I'm a girl and I want to look at nice looking guys?? (any of the above mentioned musicians can sing in my ear anyday. i don't care if Darren is gay, I'd still let him sing to me!) Is it truely a phenomenon, or is this common for all women.? I'd like to know what everybody else thinks. Am i weird or is this totally normal??

It's Human Touch time

First of all, let me just say how super excited I am. Yesterday I won tickets to see Rick Springfield at the Wisconsin State Fair. Super Cool! Lyric wants to go, and I think my mom is coming too. How great is that.

but more importantly, the book "Human Touch" is ready! This is a compliation of stories from Rick Springfield fans about how the music and the man has affected our lives. If you are interested in checking it out (or it's predicessor- Karma) click here . Both books are available for download or print copy.

There are 21 stories, in honor of Sahara Aldridge, a fan/friend of Rick's. Sahara played basketball and her number was always 21. Her birthday is today...or would have been. Sahara had a brain tumor, and although she fought hard, God needed her more than we did. All proceeds from this new book are going to MVTH , where Sahara went for therapy. Her parents are on the board now and this is a great organization.

If you are looking for some fun stories, check out these books. Feedback is always appreciated.

Happy Blogaversary...to me

it all started here and not much has changed. I'm still a busy wife, mom, girl scout leader, college student, wanna be writer. But I've made some new friends over the past three years, and I've learned some new stuff. In this ever changing world, it's nice to have the comforts of knowing my blog (and your blog and your blog and your blog) will all be here.

To those of you that have been around since the beginning, thanks for sticking with me. For those of you that are new to Random Thoughts, your timing couldn't be better. I should be having a give away in the next couple of weeks. (I'd like to do it before the New York trip, but since I haven't received the stuff yet, I'm not sure). I'm going to step up my review (books, music and products) and hopefully continue to be enlightening and entertaining to my readers.

Again, thanks for sticking around, and I hope to see you more in the future!

My Life According to Rick Springfield

My Life According to Rick Springfield

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on if you like. Try not to repeat a song title. Repost as "My Life According to (BAND NAME)"

Pick Your Artist:Rick Springfield

Are you a male or female?"Woman"

Describe yourself:"I Get Excited"

How do you feel:"Wasted"

Describe where you currently live:"Somewhere"

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:"Up The Wooden Hills to Beford"

Your favorite form of transportation:"Carry me Away"

Your best friend is:"Beautiful You"

Your favorite color is:"The Night is a Friendly Color"

What's the weather like:"Another Rainy Night"

Favorite time of day:"Say Goodnight"

If your life was a tv show, what would it be called:"American Girls"

What is life to you:"Perfect"

Your relationship:"Affair of the Heart"

Your fear:"Time Stands Still"

What is the best advice you have to give:"Celebrate Youth"

If you could change your name, you would change it to:"Karma"

Thought for the Day:"What’s Victoria’s Secret?”

How I would like to die:"Speak To The Sky"

My soul's present condition:"Faithful"

My motto:"It’s always something”

now you try it!

Words With Blogger Feature

i'm featured this week here . Go see what I have to say about blogging, writer's block and a word (or two) to the newbies. While you are there, check out what else Tess has going on. She's a writer, photographer, wife and mom (and so much more!)

Jonas Brothers

Okay, here it is....We got there in great time...went to dinner TGI FRidays)...went to the venue (Allstate Arena)....there was no kind of crowd control and we ended up standing in line outside for over an hour. By the time we got in, the first act had started and by the time we got to our seats, they were essentially done.

The Wonder Girls did one song (apparently a new release) and that was it.

Jordin Sparks. Was. Awesome. I was pleasantly surprised at her performance. Glad we didn't miss that.

At about 9pm, the Jonas Brothers took the stage. Their set lasted almost two hours. Nicely done, boys, nicely done. Here's a few of my pix.

The girls all had a good time. Next time/year, I hope that we can schedule things so Lyric can go.

I heart Chris Brady follow up

Oh, I know you are just dying to hear how the Jo Bros concert went...I'll post about that when I get the photos off my camera. But I have a follow up to the Chris Brady post.

Last night was the last performance of David the King. Jazz and I helped out in the concession stand again. She was super exicted about meeting Chris after the show. Until we watched the show, then she got shy and nervous. Lyric said she wouldn't ask Chris to sign Jazz' program unless Jazz went with her. She wouldn't do it.

Lyric really stepped up then and I was very proud of her. She went to say good bye to Chris and told him that Jazz wanted his autograph. Jazz was sitting with face in hands hiding and Chris walked about to her and tapped her knee. Lyric said "Jazz, you just got touched by Chris Brady!". Then she said to him, "She loves you." He said, "And I for that I love her."
Chris took the program, signed by his photo and then said "It was very nice to me you, Jazz."
The whole time she was hiding behind her hands.

She said she was embarrassed...and I guess I didn't help, but to me, he was just a guy. Of course, put me in front of Rick Springfield and I could be hiding behind my hands too!

I heart Chris Brady

Okay, I don't really, well, I mean, I kind of do...I guess we need to back up.

Lyric is part of this . There is an actor that she really looks up to (well, several, but stay with me). They were in last year's show (Jonah) together and she is thrilled to be acting with him again this year. His wife helps out with the shows as well, and they have a beautiful daughter (at least that's what Lyric says, I've never seen her). Anyway, Jazz loves him. Loves him loves him loves him. I tease her about who loves him more, her or his wife. It's kind of cute and a little funny.

Last year she was able to get his autograph on the show's program. You would have thought it was from these guys. So, when we were waiting the other night for Lyric to come out after the show (she's typically one of the last ones to change and get upstairs), Jazz noticed Chris Brady.

Jazz: Mom, there's Chris.
Me: Yup.
Jazz: I love Chris Brady.
Me: I know. Maybe you should get a shirt made up.
Jazz: Can I really?

We were waiting and Chris was right in front of us helping clear the stage for the night when I start "sing songing" I heart Chris Brady over and over. (I wish there was audio on here because it's actually quite funny).

We might get her a plain tee and write on it - in the I heart NY shirt theme - I heart Chris Brady and then have Chris sign it.

He's a very nice guy, and a great actor. I hope he knows he has his own little fan club (of at least 1).

As far as her other favorites - We (Jazz and I) are going to see The Jonas Brothers tonight. It will be her first "real" concert. I mean, I've taken her to a couple of Rick shows, but this is the first concert that is her music. Should be interesting just to watch her. I'll let you know how it goes.

Cherry Bomb

As you may or may not know, JA Konrath is one of my favorite authors. His new book is out "Cherry Bomb"...a new "chapter" in the life of Jack Daniels. Yup, that's right. The main character is named Jack Daniels. If you haven't read these book, it's time to start. I owe the author a book review on a previous book. I guess I better get to it. *sigh* But I'm really looking forward to reading this book. Hopefully I can pick up a copy this weekend.

Book Launch Party Information Joe is doing a book launch. If you are in the Chicago area, check out his blog for more information. I have it on good authority that there will be free beer!

Project Complete

I always seem to have several projects either in the works, or ones that I want to do. Here's one I completed this weekend.

CLOSET BEFORE:

CLOSET AFTER:

The changes may be very subtle, but most noticable to me is the fact that I can walk all the way into the closet without having to step over a bunch of stuff. Also, Things are more organized. School stuff is together, Girl Scout stuff is together, Rick stuff is together (hehe). It just feels good to walk in there in the morning to pick out my clothes.

If only I could get the rest of my life/house this together.

A little about me

I've been tagged by Lynn .

The Rules:
1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own.
2. Tag other people.

The Questions:
What is your current obsession? currently - staying ahead on my homework
What are you wearing today? blue (pants) and yellow (top) scrubs
What’s for dinner? I believe fish- since Lyric is gone we don't have to make two meals
What would you eat for your last meal? Cheeseburger and fries
What are you listening to right now? The therapists talking in the back office
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? anywhere I could nap
What language do you want to learn? French or Aussie slang
What do you love most about where you currently live? enough room for everybody and we are close to both our moms
What style is your current home decorated in? early American garage sale...actually it's not that bad, but it can't be classified as a style, just a mix of whatever
If you were a time traveler what era would you live in? I think I'd go back to the 80s with Amy & Lynn
What is your favorite color? right now - green
What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? hanes her way bra- seriously, it fits so good I can't even feel it!
What were you doing ten years ago? figuring out how to be a mom to two girls
Describe your personal style? Simple
If you had $300 now, what would you spend it on? new sheets!
What are you going to do after this? working
What are your favorite films? depends on my mood, usually comedies or chick flicks
Your favorite books? Janet Evanovich and Barabara Delinsky
Do you collect anything? not really, I'm trying to get rid of things at my house
What makes you follow a blog? if I have things in common with the person
What artist has the most songs on your ipod? I have Rick Springfield and Bon Jovi running neck in neck, but I think Rick is winning

Ann's Question:
What makes you comment on a blog? Something that makes me laugh or I feel I learned from, I like to let them know

Amy's Question:
What is your favorite thing to do when you have some free time? free time is hot commodity right now because I have two summer classes, but last week while I was on vacation, I spend a lot of time reading (not a book a day though)

Anissa's Question:
As you know I homeschool -- If you could would you? I know myself well enough to know I can't. If I was a different person, I might consider it...but it's just not for me.

Tonya's question:
What is a talent you wished you had? anything athletic

Amy's question:
What is your favorite Michael Jackson song? I don't know that I have a favorite, but for the past few days I've been singing Smooth Criminal in my head repeatedly

Lynn's question:
There's been quite a few Celebrity deaths lately and it got me thinking. Though they are shocking and sad none of them have really affected me much. What is the one celebrity death that will really devastate you, if any? I have to say Rick Springfield. He's such a part of me through his music and friends I have met, I can't imagine a time when I'm not planning for the next show.

Aim's question:
You've just been given six months to live...what do you do with it? I would spend as much time with my family as I could, and try to make some lifetime goals happen. I would do my best to enjoy everyday, and make sure I left something for my girls to remember me by (scrapbooks, photo albums and written letters). And make sure that I die with no regrets.

Who to tag, who to tag??

Tess at Six Feet Under

Stacy

Harriet

Contest entries

Admit it, we all like to get free stuff. Free samples, free food, free anything because free is, well, FREE. There are tons of wonderful bloggy giveaways going on daily around the blogosphere.

Here's my question - why does everybody make it so darn difficult to enter? I guess, if you only want one entry and you leave a comment, that's cool. But more often than not, to get a "better chance at winning" you need to comment, follow the blog, subscribe, follow on twitter, tweet about the giveaway, blog about the giveaway, stumble, digg, refer 5 friends, stand on your head, recite the alphabet backwards and do a cartwheel. (You know I added this for dramatic effect!)

Anyway, I noted a while ago that I would be having a giveaway. I'm still planning to do that. I don't know what the prize will be yet but once I figure it out, I'll post here and all you will have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me why you want it. That's it. Everybody who comments will get their name in a hat and they will all have equal chance of winning. Super easy, super fun, and super free for the winner.

I'm Back....

I just wanted to leave a quick note that I'm back! We had a gret week in the North Woods of Wisconsin and I'll be posting photos soon. I just need to figure out how to make them smaller without losing half of the photo.

Right now, I'm off to get caught up on homework...but I did get a 90% on my math test. Nice!

See you soon!

My Phone

Many of you know that I recent had my cell phone and my ipod touch "in the shop". I was able to get them both back within a few days of each other and all was right in the world. Until last night.

I took Jazz to her flute lesson. Then decided to get my haircut. It was so long, and I was so overdue. I was talking on the phone to Kelley on the way in. When I hung up with her, my phone turned itself off and back on.

While I was sitting in the chair, Lyric says "Hey, mom, when we get home you need to plug in your ipod. I can't get it to turn on." Uh huh. Not happy. Then, I leave there and head to Target. While I'm checking out, I try to call Kelley to tell her about something I bought (that is super cool and I should have photos next week). My phone turned itself off and on again.

Not cool! Since US Cellular is in a strip mall in front of Target, we head on over there. I explain my situation and the very nice girl (I'm SURE she was younger than me) isn't really sure what to do. We have a few options. A loaner phone again and send mine out, try putting in a new battery, get a new phone (and I did find a very cute one that will be my next phone), or do a used for used swap. Huh. Now I have to think. I like my phone very much, I just need it to work. Finally, we decide to do used for used. Let's see how long this will last.

BTW, I plugged in the touch at home and it's fine...so far. :-)

Review - Lifewater

Hello, my fellow bloggers! Today's item of review is Life Water.

Specifically Yumberry Pomegranate.

I picked this up on a whim a couple of months ago because I tend to like anything pomegranate. This did not disappoint. It's great for those times when you want water, but you want flavor. Each Life Water has a different herbal content and a purpose if you will. This one is purify. I don't know if it purifies, but I do know that it tastes good and it suites the need when I don't want water or soda. The only drawback for me is price. But at work, it's the same as a bottle of soda, which makes it a wash.

There's no fat, no sugar and 100% of your daily value of vitamin C. Oh, wait, I forgot to mention - NO CALORIES! Yay!
Each bottle is 2.5 servings, so you're gonna want to drink it in moderation.

Wanna check out some of the other flavors?? Click here .

Let me know what you think. What is your favorite, or what kind would you be most willing to buy??

PPPP - "Injuries"

Disclaimer- no children were hurt in the making of this post.

This is Lyric's arm...she did this to herself. But it didn't hurt.

She recently got a theater makeup kit for her drama class. She figured out how to do this....

and this (this is Jazz's arm. I think it's supposed to look like a burn)

creepy, right?!? She's going to use her kit to do Jazz's make up for her dance recital too. It's a pretty big kit. You can get it here .

Thanks for playing PPPP. Check out candid carrie to see who else is playing today.

A Soft Impeachment...a surprise post

This is sooo totally cool.

ASI Click on the link. I dare you.

My book, "A Soft Impeachment" is available on Amazon.com. Amazon people!! I got the email from Lulu that is was going to be offered and I could log in, click on a link, blah, blah blah if I didn't want it to be listed. I kind of didn't do anything about it because, well, I'm a procrastinator and I don't always have a lot of computer time.

So, today, I decided to finally check it out and see if it is true. I guess I should do some more digging because it says only one copy is available. But you can get as many copies as you want by clicking the link to the right "My lulu store".

If anybody does buy it, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Good or bad. Really! It's okay if you hate it. But even better if you love it.

I have a few more ideas in the works. In one, the main character is Abbi's sister. (Abbi is the main character in ASI)

Technical Difficulties

Random Thoughts is currently experiencing technical difficulties. I have some "techno" type posting I want to do, but it seems to be harder than normal.

Here's a list of what's coming up.

* Lyric and Jazz's injuries (don't worry, nothing major)
*The National Anthem (Lyric sang at The Riverhawks game last night. She did a phenomemal job! Even better than last year)
* The Ellwood House (this was Jazz's field trip that I went along on. Very very cool place)
* the possibility of a new blog - I've been writing stories for over 20 years, I'm toying with a blog for the shorter ones....we'll see how this plays itself out

I'm also looking for people who would like to be guest bloggers. This will be part interview, part discussion, part party! Comment or email me if you are interested. Amy, once I work out some details, you can be up first!

So, there you go, as is typical with me, lots of things in the works. Stay tuned!

When Life Give You Lemons...

buy lemonade ! I created a virtual lemonade stand. You can donate to the Ovarian cancer cause. I'm not entering to win the Electrolux fridge, but you could! I think you can like to that information from my "stand".

The kids are out of school now and it's going to be a busy summer. Lyric is going to be babysitting and volunteering at the hospital. She proved yesterday that she can't really be left alone right now. I won't go into it, because that's not fair to her later one. She made a bad choice, and now I've filled her calendar for summer. We'll see how things go. Since she has 3 weeks of vacation type activities this summer, she'll only have 6-7 weeks at home.

Last night I got my Ipod touch back! I had to reload all of the songs, videos and apps, but it's such a relief to have it back. I also need to reload some CD's so I can get them on there, but at least it's a start. While we were at the store, Lyric was checking out laptops. She decided she wants to get a macbook. With her babysitting money from this summer, she'll be well over half way there, unless she spends it in the mean time. But she's been very good about setting goals and meeting them (IE- paying for NYC)

New York is on the fence again. Everybody has to be willing to put forth some extra money to make it a go. We should know by the end of the month what that outcome will be.

Summer classes started for me over the weekend. I still think it's very funny that my teachers are married. Kind of amusing. Anyway, I'm ahead of the game in math, but we don't get any actually "math" assignments until tomorrow. Up to this point, it's been all orientation type stuff. But I did get 100% on the orientation quiz!

I have homework due Friday for Genetics. I'm half way done, and should be able to finish the rest of it tonight. Interesting class, this Genetics class. I'll keep ya posted.

So, what's going on in your world?? I'm still taking book suggestions. Also, I'm going to be doing a 4th of July giveaway. Keep checking back for details!

Update and insight done right

Hello, Random Thoughts readers. Random Thoughts is going through a bit of a change, but is not going away. Starting 7/1/09, all blog posts will have an extra "tag" in the title. I've been doing some thinking and I need things in my life to be organized, streamlined and necessary. There are so many things that I want to do in my life, with my family and for myself and others. I want everthing to have some sort of meaning or use (even if that is pure entertainment for you!)

I will be pulling out of Mom Bloggers Club. I don't spend a lot of time there, and it's just one more thing for me to "check". I pulled out of Mom Spark the other day. I will only be using Twitter on a very limited basis. There is a really fun Twitter thing that I will be involved in....but I can't tell you about that yet! Facebook will still be a daily "necessity" when I get the touch back. I've deleted a couple of other blogs that I had. I just can't give everything the time I want. So, it's a little about priorities.

The tags you will be seeing are:

Book Reviews - I read like a fiend. You should see the list of book I have right now that I want to read. Hopefully some of them will get checked off on vacation.
Guest Blogger - I would like to have guests regularly. But regularly might be monthly! If you would like to be featured (I promise it will be easy) leave a comment or email me.
My Favorite Things - this will be posts that are reviews of items I use every day or items that I have been asked to review. I'm on the list for a few freebies and I hope I get picked.
Wonderful Wednesday - these will be reflective posts about what good in my life. Hopefully these posts will be really long!
Crazy Kids - Kid specific stories, could be anything
Fisher Friday - these are Fisher specific. I don't expect a ton, but sometimes there's something going on with him that I need to share.
Picture Perfect - some of the other posts will have photos too, but when there is a photo that I really want to share with everybody, it will go here.
Super School Stories - most of you know I'll be starting nursing school in January 2010. I have 5 classes to take before then. You know there are going to be stories to tell.
Check It Off - I'm re writing my bucket list. These will be posts regarding things that have been checked off.
Random Thoughts - Anything that doesn't fit into one of the above categories will go here.

Sometimes, I can see how there might be more than one post per day. I will try to keep that to a minimum.

I'm looking forward to you coming along on this ride with me. Hold on tight, keep your hands in the car at all times, and if you need to scream, it's okay! :-0