Letting Go is Not Easy

Dearest Poofy Bang,
I miss you so much!  I cannot get used to this new intruder, the side sweeper.  Desperate as I am to embrace and welcome this foreign being, I just cannot summon the same feelings I had for you.  You were easy, comfortable, and made me feel polished.  Though I know it was your time to go, I just had to make my feelings clear.  After spending over 3 whole decades together, you are hard to let go.  I'm hoping it is just a matter of time before I develop the same affection for my new found bangs.

Ode to the Poof

Dearest Poof, Oh how I miss you so!

It is so hard to let you go.

With your slight curl and ratty way,

Birds could play in there all day!

Full of spray and a mile high

You could almost touch the sky!

A sticky mess when you'd get wet

But to me you were heaven sent.

I'm hoping my new side sweeper

Will better show off my Peepers.

More easy flowing and care-free

I still look like Peppermint Patty.

My Cats (and One Spare) as American Idols

After spending about an hour on the phone with a friend discussing American Idol, we have assigned each of our cats as American Idol Contestants.  We carefully took into account our cats' personalities and matched them up with past Contestants.  We aren't obsessed or anything.  Well, really the obsession belongs to my friend and I just kind of go along with it.  We basically blogged this post together since it is a compilation of both of our ideas.

Milo is David Archuleta

Both are sweet, cute, well behaved boys.  There isn't much Mormons can do so they have to be good, right?

We said Muffy could be Crystal Bowersox.  A bit forgettable yet spunky when it matters.  Both try to be the favorites, but fall a bit short.



My friend's cat, Puss (yes, Puss), gets to be Allison Iraheta.  Aside from the obvious (both have red hair), they are also both feisty as all get out.  Underneath their social awkwardness, they are both sweet and kind.  Originally we a had assigned Puss with the evil Danny Gokey.  Upon overhearing this news, Puss promptly peed on the kitchen floor thereby getting reassigned with Allison. The bitch knows what she wants.



Tino gets to be Adam Lambert.  The favorite, the attention seeker who pushes all the boundaries.  And both are flaming gay.  Just as Adam mentored Allison, Tino tried to mentor Puss.  Though it was a failure, the attempt was sincere and Tino's heart was in the right place.

So, there ya have it.  My cats as American Idols.  And to add some extra cheese to an already cheesy post, my cats ARE my American Idols and are all winners (non of the aforementioned Idol contestants actually won American Idol).  

How Adam Lambert Ruined American Idol

OK, so I don't focus on pop culture much, but thought this was important enough to write about.  Adam Lambert killed American Idol forever.  Casual viewers might not notice, and some others might blame the absence of Simon for its demise, but for me, Adam murdered it.

Adam.  He isn't fashioned with a studded codpiece here.  At least that we can see.

The reason for this is quite simple.  Nobody else can live up to him.  Nobody will be able to top his eccentric, unpredictable, electrifying performances.  The boy has kind of let me down with his post Idol career, but he is the most talented Idol contestant. Ever.

This season's Top 13 are good.  They all sing well.  Some even have the anticipation factor that makes you eager to see what they are going to do next, but none to the degree that Adam did.  Every time he donned the Idol stage, he slayed it.  From his costume, to the performance, to the Adam Lambert Scream, that boy slayed it.

I still anticipate him to come into his own and be at the top of his game, I just thought he would be there already.  In no way am I the biggest Adam Lambert fan ever, but he did change American Idol.  He changed for it for good by raising the bar so high that those who follow, fall short. 

And that is my pop culture rant.  Hmmmpfh.

Snuggle Bug

My little Tino. He is such a character. People who meet him love him (except Amy which I just learned of recently), and some have described him as "a human in a cat's body". He has such personality and life. Snuggling up with him, even at 3 AM, is my most favorite thing to do in this whole world. Most people get annoyed when their furry pet wakes them up, but each morning that Tino wakes me up brings such a smile to my face.

I keep my house on the cool side, especially during the sleeping hours. Some have described it as "the frozen tundra". But I like sleeping with a cool air temperature. Tino is short haired and tends to get chilly himself so every morning, he likes to go under my blanket and put his little ice cube feet on me to warm up. He's picky though. He only likes it when I am sleeping on my side because then the blankets drape over him forming a kind of tent for him. Tino does not like the covers touching him. So no matter what position I happen to be sleeping comfortably, I flip myself around and sleep on my side to create his little warm tent. He then purrs me a lullaby back to dreamland.

This seems to be a routine only in the cold winter months. Now that Spring is soon approaching (hopefully), I know my snuggly days with Tino will soon subside, at least until the Brisk Fall returns. Until then, I will embrace each cuddly moment.



Valentino.  Mr. Cool himself.

 Disclaimer: This post was cheesily written in order to achieve post number 100 on my blogaversary. Total cheese post, but hey, I had nothing better at the moment.  And afterall, this blog is named after him.

Not too late

So, I stole these questions off my friend Beth's blog after she stole them off her friend's blog (who likely stole them from somewhere herself).  Its supposed to be a reflection of the past year.  The past year being 2010.  Well I can still do that in March, dontcha think?  Sure.  Plus I am trying desperately to get to 100 blog entries by my first Blogaversary so that my 100th Blog will also be on the one year anniversary of its birth.  So, this may be a filler entry, but hey, my life is only so interesting.  Here goes.

What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? I went to the Wrenshall Corn Maze with my friend and her two kids.  It was way more fun that I anticipated.  I wasn't even freaked out that the Children of the Corn would slaughter me.

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?  I don't usually make New Year's Resolutions.  One that I actually kept a few years ago was to Floss my teeth.  What a great resolution.  I don't really believe in New Year's Resolutions and believe that if you want to make a change, you should start now and not wait for a "magical date".  However, tell that to me next time I say, "Starting Monday, I will work out more" or "Come the first of the month, I am not going to eat ice cream anymore".  Yeah, never happens. 

Did anyone close to you die? My beloved cat, Punkin who had been my friend for 18 years passed away in September.  Also, my friend, Sue passed as well.  I blogged about her here.  Unfortunately we never did walk together again.

What countries did you visit? USA, baby.  But I did have a fantastic trip to Las Vegas.  It ranks second only to New Orleans as my favorite away from home vacations.

What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? Self Control.  Always.  Turning down delicious snacks is always the most difficult obstacle.

What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?  You would think it would be the day Punky died, but I tend to forget death dates unless I write them on my calendar (which I do).  So I guess it will have to Christmas Day for this reason.

What was your biggest achievement of the year? Biggest achievement?  Hmmmmm.  Maybe not killing someone I'd like to murder.  Not really.  Its a joke people!  A joke! 

What was your biggest failure? Losing so many Word Twist games with Amy.  Yup, that's it.

Did you suffer illness or injury?  Nope.  Despite my attempts to get sick so that I can legitimately call in sick to work in order to burn up my maxed out sick time.  I guess maybe my New Year's Resolution could be to call in sick more this year!  Hell ya!

What was the best thing you bought? New carpeting.  Love it!

Whose behaviour merited celebration? My Aunt Dorie's who quit smoking.  My mom followed suit 5 months later, but since she quit smoking in 2011, it has to be my Aunt's for 2010

Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? My brother's.  Back into a downward spiral with drugs and casinos.

Where did most of your money go? Uncle Sam.  Or so it feels that way sometimes.  I guess it would have to be SAVINGS!  Thank God it wasn't the casinos!

What did you get really, really, really excited about? My trip to Las Vegas followed up with another 2 week stay at home vacation.  Pure bliss. 

What song will always remind you of 2010? I have a hard time associating songs to years.  So, none?

What do you wish you'd done more of? Rollerblading.  Seriously, I only went 3 times last summer!

Did you fall in love in 2010? Naw.  Love is overrated.

What did you want and get? Probably carpeting.  Or time off for my Las Vegas trip.  Or both!

What did you want and not get?  Nothing.  I seem to always get what I want :)  True facts.

So that is it.  One more step to blog number 100.  Happy (rest of) 2011 Everyone!