computadora

i went about 3 months using my work computer (with no sound card, mind you) for personal use after my 3rd dell computer crashed (no harm to dell, their computers are just cheap and last accordingly). last weekend i set out on a quest for the perfect computer, and people, i think i have found it. behold. the macbook.

"i highly recommend picking one up. it is so choice."

no, no, no!!!!

why, why, why?!?!?!? rhett bomar and his little car dealer screwed us all. what jerks.

thankfully, oklahoma is oklahoma and we have a great backup plan, but i couldn't help it yesterday when i heard the news. i was stomping and whining as if i was a small child. how could he do this to me??!?!!??!!?

i hope we win the national championship without him. that would teach him. go AD.

38 days...

sprints

let me start by saying that "heat wave" doesn't begin to explain how hot it has been in dallas for the last week. i think i am insane now.

i love to workout. however, i hate to workout in the mornings, as i am the farthest thing from a morning person.

this morning was a big exception. not only did i take norman jogging, but then i had the insane idea to go run sprints. SPRINTS, people!!! this is so wrong on so many levels.

1. it's waaaaaaaaaaay to early to be working out, anyway.
2. that many sprints up and down a soccer field at any point, any day is freaking HARD.
3. i had already jogged.
4. was i just ignoring the fact that we are in a heat wave? it's going to be 106 degrees today!
5. after about number 8, i felt like i was going to pass out. i kept going. it makes me throw up in my mouth a little just thinking about it. giggle.

perhaps i was inspired by a conversation with my mom yesterday about my insane dad, who runs sprints everyday at NOON on a track (may i remind you that tracks are the hottest places to be on a blazing summer day). i guess we are both completely insane. at least i went in the early morning hours. ; ) silly dad. love you.

p.s. upon reading this entry, my dad sent me an email. it read, "when it gets hot, i'll stop running at noon."

paddling pool

i love the comment in 'bridget jones diary' about a "paddling pool" (Mark Darcy: Natasha, this is Bridget Jones. Bridget works in a publishing house and she used to play around naked in my paddling pool.) hence, the name for our new doggie watering hole. normie's paddling pool.

ugh, i hate smoking.

i know that there are so many arguments one way or the other on the issue of banning smoking in public places. but to all and especially to my fellow dallasites, have any of you been to manhattan lately? austin? boston? you will notice that no matter where you go in these cities (among others), you are free from being trapped inside with cigarette smoke. ahh the bliss, ahh the glory, ahh the long life...

this article came out today regarding the new findings on the effects of secondhand smoke. not that anyone was too unclear about it, but apparently now they are officially declaring that secondhand smoke isn't just bad for you, it's REALLY bad for you.

to my friends that smoke, sorry. but i can't WAIT until this ban hits dallas!! death to the cancer sticks!!!

unbelievably cute.

are we becoming friends here? this afternoon i got some good shots of the kiddos in the backyard. either i am a photographic genius, or norman and the 'kenzers are becoming best buds!!

where are we going, normie?

norman

it had to happen...tucker had asked that to pay tribute to his greatness as a dog, we needed to get a puppy if he were to ever leave us. now that day has come. ladies and gentlemen, meet norman. the newest addition to mckenzie's house, he is a 10 week-old golden retriever. norman is named for the hometown of the greatest college football team in the history of the world...the oklahoma sooners!!! his first visit is now just about two and a half months away and we are already gearing him up!

norman

seaside

surrey with the fringe on top...well, a surrey, anyway

the bride and groom...chris and court!!!

sunburned and happy...jay

mac dog and kt

'kenz relaxing on the cooler...or is she trying to steal my corona??

i had been needing a vacation. aside from a few weekend get-a-ways, i had not been off of work in a while. i'll just say that before i left work last tuesday, i had left alerts on every voice and e-mail i could think of so that no one would bother me about work. so, thanks to chris and courtney and their beautiful wedding, i came up with an excuse to take a little vacation. i've been to destin, florida, but let me tell you, the extra 45 minutes east from the airport to seaside is well worth your drive.

it was a wonderful trip, and would highly recommend a visit to this little piece of paradise. it will not be my last...

the day 6-6-6...

so here we are, june 6, 2006.

i remember being in elementary school, sitting in the back of the library, and figuring out that "we" would be alive on the day 6-6-6. i was completely creeped out. such silliness, such children.

well here we are, and i must say...i'm kind of glad my flight leaves tomorrow morning and not today. :) jay sent me a funny article on this topic, i have pasted a great excerpt below (from www.cnn.com)...

"Commercialism based on numbers and fear bothers American University astronomer Richard Berendzen.
"What it really does is use some coincidence of some numbers for commercial gain," he said. "It's superstition and money when it comes down to it. And that's about as satanic as you can get."
Still scared about the date 666? Jack Horkheimer of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium has a piece of advice: "If it really spooks you, you can stand on your head and it'll be 999."

west end

does anyone else remember when west end was cool? i remember day-time trips down to this little marketplace where strange adult men sold roses, they had a chocolate factory, a huge candy store, and a poster store where they sold what seemed to be HUGE "tiger beat" posters...i loved that. i even remember going down there one night with my older brothers and doing a music video of "celebrate (good times, come on!)." ahh, memories.



i knew it had taken a turn for the worse, i haven't been in years...really not since junior high, which is about 13 years ago now. but it seems that famed little shopping center is closing. it's strange that it is happening now, with the victory project right across the way and "taste of dallas" happening in just a few weeks...but i felt it necessary to say my farwell, as at one point in my life, i thought that place was just tops!!!

bless tucker...

today i came home from my nephew's baseball game and found our sweet tucker in the backyard, resting peacefully. he was 11, almost 12 years old. tucker was a wonderful dog that lived a happy, full life and will be deeply missed...

it's a great time to be a dallasite!!!

last night was so much stinkin' fun...it's a great time to be in dallas, and a great time to show your mavs pride. that was an incredible game that i believe sparked a long history of me really not liking the spurs. they are a very whiney team. but those mavericks just can't miss...what a remarkable team and an unbelievable coaching job!!!

go mavs!!!!!

how to rob a bank

i watched a special on cnn called "how to rob a bank" this weekend. seeing as i work for a bank and deal a lot with personal credit for customers, i feel like i have some insight on this...and the only thing i would like to say is: BE INFORMED. identity theft is out there and it is very real...don't give out personal information to just anyone, don't respond to the phony "bank" emails asking for your information (a bank will never send an email asking for your info) and pull your full credit report (experian, equifax and transunion) at least once a year to check for any discrepancies or unusual activity...after all, it's free to do and could save you a lot of pain in the longrun.

i just had to put it out there in case someone didn't know...sorry for the boring post...

the big buy

i saw an incredibly informative movie last night at angelika..."the big buy: tom delay's stolen congress." this is an amazing insight into the investigation and indictment of this former politician...just ANOTHER black sheep in the scandals surrounding this administration.

greatness...

PLEASE...CLICK HERE to see an incredible news story .

go mavs

i am pumped about the mavs and their success this season...looking forward to some good upcoming games...that said, gordon keith is my american idol and i enjoyed his commentary on his recent trip to san antonio for the game.

ok go

so i had an invite to go see ok go last night at gypsy tea room, and i happily accepted. i must have been living in a cave or something because i was unaware of the hysterical "dance" (for you baylor fans, it's sing-style, baby) they do with their song "a million ways."

please humor yourself, go to their site, www.okgo.net, and watch the hilarious video of their dance in whichever style media player you prefer (scroll a bit down the page and it's on the left). it's definitely the funniest thing i've seen in a while. they put on a great show...highly recommend it.

words cannot express...

"karl, do you really think wearing black leather
panties will up my approval ratings???"

i went for a spin...

so with the arrival of mollie and kevin to dallas, it was bound to happen...

tonight i took my virgin voyage to spin class, and let me tell you, it is every bit as difficult as it looks. but, every bit as fun and definitely a great workout. that will not be my last class. i am very thankful to have gone with two seasoned pros, because i would have been totally lost otherwise. oh, and thanks for the tip on the padded shorts, mols!!!