I have been TAGGED by Lyndi to share 6 random facts about myself so here goes:

1) Most mornings I have to blow dry my hair, straighten it, and then curl it a little.

2) I watch the Disney Channel. A Lot.

3) This is the first time I’ve lived alone EVER in my LIFE.

4) There are 5 clothes closets in my place and they are all full with my clothes.

5) I like going to the Humane Society on Saturdays to walk the dogs and pet the kittens.

6) When I write in fun colors at work, it makes everything seem more exciting.

I TAG Annie, Jeffraham, Katie, Rachel, and Megan.

The rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules to your blog
3. Write 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is posted.

We all have this sweater. Or scarf. Or hat.

I have a feeling Aunt B will someday have a bunch of grandchillens who boast of their gramma’z knitting.

Where to start!?

I think a good place to start is that I got a promotion! Whoo hoo. On July 21st I am starting my new position of Manager of IT Operations for a new off-site facility. It is a great opportunity for me to use the skills I’ve acquired over the past 5 years and to learn a whole lot more about everything IT. Its very exciting and I’m doing my share of celebrating.

Tonight I went to the French Quarter Cafe with my co-worker/friend Melissa to see her husband perform. He was really excellent and its a surprisingly cool venue. The stage itself was pretty impressive. I ran into my blogger buddy, Annie Parsons, who was slated to perform after a few more rounds. I thought we would stay long enough to see her, but we ended up heading out before she got ready to play. I really hope I can see her perform soon, since she is totally Nashville-music-scene worthy.

Speaking of Nashville music scene, a friend and I went to a friendly Irish bar in Green Hills as phase II of our night out last night and enjoyed the musical stylings of….some guy who did covers. Sorry, didn’t catch his name. We all sang loudly and threw darts and had a great time. Until one of us slipped in the rain in the parking lot. Yeah…that’s gonna hurt.

OMG, is the mom in “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” new??? She has the same hairdo, same body structure, but she doesn’t walk the same or have the expressionisms. Yes, expressionisms. And yes, I watch the Disney channel. Hannah Montana is on next.

Speaking of Hannah Montana…oh, I cant. But I’m working on something exciting that may eventually involve her. Hopefully. We’ll see. Night loves.

So, as some of you may have heard, I have moved out on my own and will soon be “single” again. Its quite a weird situation to be in, and I won’t go into details here, but feel like I need to at least put it out there. I am living by myself for the first time EVER, and I’m still adjusting to the idea. I imagine it will take a while to fully comprehend the situation, but for now, I am keeping busy with work and laundry.

My new place is a cute spacious duplex not far from work (a “scoot ride”, I always say) that is the top floor of an “old money” home in West Nashville. Its at least 1200 sq ft and I have the coolest downstairs neighbors. We’ve already planned a Sunday at the humane society, which I do frequently, and they get regular tickets to the Titans games, so you know I’m excited about that. I was really lucky to find this place and I’m going to make it my own. Which I’ve never done. Every action will be deliberate because I want it to be that way.

Of course there are moments of solace interlaced into this time of change, and if you desire to know that element of my experience, please email me, as it is too personal to put here. I do see this as a new start, but also know that my life is forever impacted by the past 7 years and I have no intention of forgetting that time.

Wow, I am so honored that Megan memed me! That makes me feel like a real part of this blogging community. Aww. Thanks Megan!

So here it goes!

You take each line and replace it with a single word of your choosing. Yes, just one word!!
Afterward, tag seven folks…

You’re feeling: productive
To your left: notepad
On your mind: work
Last meal included: fruit
You sometimes find it hard to: relax
The weather: cloudy
Something you have a collections of: poohs
A smell that cheers you up: biscuits
A smell that can ruin your mood: mildew
How long since you last shaved: day
The current state of your hair: flattened
The largest item on your desk right now (besides computer): bottle
Your skill with chopsticks: advanced
Which section you head to first in the bookstore: business
And after that?: fiction
Something you are craving: yogurt
Your general thoughts on the presidential race: tedious
How many times have you been hospitalized this year: none
A favorite place to go for quiet time: bed
You’ve always secretly thought you’d be a good: organizer
Something that freaks you out a little: spiders
Something you’ve eaten too much of lately: chips
You have never: bungee-jumped
You never want to: settle

Ok, now for my seven people:
Annie
Katie
Jeffraham
Lyndi
Aunt B
Chloe
Brian

Since I haven’t posted in a bit, I thought I’d do a quick update.

Jury Duty on Monday wasn’t too bad, although I spent half my day just waiting. Everyone had warned me about that though, so I brought a book, which I almost finished. Anyway, I was part of a group brought up to the 6th floor (criminal courts) where we waited to enter the courtroom for jury selection. And we waited. And waited. Finally, they brought all of us inside to tell us that the case we’d been waiting to be picked for was resolved while we waited out in the hallway! The two defendants both plead guilty and that was pretty much it. So they let us go on Monday at noon! Not bad.

Then of course yesterday was Super Tuesday, although I was slightly disappointed when I found out that just because we voted yesterday didn’t mean we would actually know anything concrete on Tuesday. I just don’t follow the voting process close enough to know that the real decision isn’t made until AUGUST! And our little votes don’t really count for anything except to show our delegates how we’d like them to vote, even if that means they don’t end up voting that way. I guess I just thought by voting I was doing something a little more affective or influential.

To round things off, I just want to make a quick mention of the storms we had last night. The rain and wind at our house was pretty crazy, but I would have to say it was nothing I hadn’t seen before. The hail was fun though. We were able to stand on our front porch and watch it all come down. We were lucky enough to not have any damage or real threat of damage to our neighborhood, even though the big red circles that mean “tornado” seemed to be awfully close to our house on the “super duper live radar doppler” things. Watching the TV scared me more than the actual storm. The thunder and lightening were a bit exciting, like always, and we made it out unscathed.

The strangest thing has started happening with my Wordpress comments. I usually receive an email as soon as a comment is posted, but now it takes hours, sometimes days, before the email gets to me. Any idea why?

Check out this interesting post and conversation over at TCP. As you can imagine, I have a bit to say on the subject.

I seem to be having a period of writers block. For all pertinent updates regarding our home renovation, please see Jason’s blog.

EDITED: Haha, I just realized I should’ve called this “Blogger’s Block”.

Damn, has it really been a week? I suppose its possible. Geesh. I guess I could blame it on the Virginia Tech shooting rampage and the chaos that ensued, but I’d be lying a little.

I have to say, I was pretty shell-shocked about it, in a blogger sense. Sure, there’s plenty to blog about, but what is there to say that wasn’t already said by midnight the evening of the shootings? The whole “only a domestic incident” comment and then the identity of the shooter revealed…after all that, it’s hard to say anything that is very meaningful.

I did get to see the Oprah special (because I stayed home on Wednesday due to a sick dog) and she had one of the kids from Columbine on. His sister was one of the first victims to die and he and his father now go around the country and give lectures on the topic, focusing not on the killer but on their sister/daughter. Just the opposite of what the media did when they got the tapes and letters from the VT shooter. If I’m upset about one thing, its not about gun control or immigration, its the media and how they continued to publicize that filth. Its one thing to inform the public and another to give the shooter exactly what he wanted. I’m sure there’s a whole lot more about the entire situation that I don’t know/don’t understand, but I’m okay with that right now.