Snack Time

I could really go for a tasty baked good right about now...

Big fat yeast roll any one?

Oh all it lacks is some tasty goo on top

I wish my hair looked that good after baking up a storm.

Found the tasty

Mmmm Bread...someone needs to roll home now, no pun intended. ;)

Tales from the Peanut Butter Kid

OK this afternoon, craving a little sweetness, but mostly that rich kind of buttery flavor rather than just straight sugar. I rummaged through my random foody drawer at work and surfaced with a few tasty items: Cavities in a Can & Graham Crackers.

It was ok, but it still lacked that needed salty, buttery goodness. Again I disappeared into the dark recesses and emerged with the holy grail...popcorn you ask? Think again ;)

I realized the most efficient way to acheive the same effect would be to use these and just dip in the afforementioned cavity in a can.

mmm... With tasty thoughts like these I'm gonna need one of these....

Southern Bells & Steel Magnolias

I never used to know what was meant by the phrase Steel Magnolias I just thought it was one of those movies, which rocks, and you watch every so often just because it’s time. I was having a discussion the other day with a dear friend and I was talking about how hard different things were for me at the time and being stressed out but I was ok. The response I got was “Steel Magnolia.”

Whenever I think of that movie the scene I think of first is the classic Sally Field high drama scene. One which she has in most, if not all, of her movies as well as some of her more recent TV appearances (ie ER). I’m pretty sure that the only time this particular brand of acting was not present would have been in the Flying Nun.

"We'll sell t-shirts sayin' 'I slapped Ouiser Boudreaux'"

Steel Magnolias was one of the first movies I bought on DVD my freshman year at college. As any true southern woman should own a copy for the aforementioned reason of the periodic “it’s time” watching. ;) Over my years at school I would occasionally whip out this film every so often, but to be honest I never really watched the whole thing all the way through. Most times when I was feeling particularly down about something I would go straight to the scene just after the funeral. I could probably recite it verbatim, but I’ll spare you the details, besides it’s much more powerfully done by Miss Sally Field. The segment that I really love from this scene is the where Sally Field says, “I just want to hit somebody until they feel as bad as I do.” And the ensuing punch line from Olympia Dukakis. “…You missed the chance of a lifetime M’Lynn. Half a Chiquapin parish’d give their eye teeth to take a whack a Ouiser.”

When I think of the term “Southern Bell” I picture some type of cross between Scarlet O’Hara, and the perfect 1950’s hostess, well mannered and the ideal picture of calm and collected. What they don’t tell you is that calm and collected on the surface is frequently a mess under the surface.

I went to see the Simpsons movie…yeah I know…but, the one line that stuck with me was when Lisa was getting upset about something, Marge said to her, “You’re a woman, you can hold onto it forever…” Something in that humorous statement tends to be true at least it did for me when she said it. Not that I hold grudges but just that I internalize everything and let it out later when I am alone and not in front of everyone.

It reminds me of French Kiss where Meg Ryan is walking with Kevin Klein and she is talking about how expressing your emotions is healthy. Maybe I should experiment and have emotional outbursts in public? Definitely not at work as that would be considered unprofessional, but wow if I did could you imagine how many more people would think that I hated them? ;D

Ages 3 & Up?

OK so last Friday it was my co-worker’s cumpleanos. We decorated his cube with balloons and streamers. There were also some little extras, which included a three pack of bubbles in soda shaped bottles, and they were even labeled with different flavors or scents if you will, including blueberry, watermelon, etc.

After about an hour of everyone being to work again and minding their own business I hear. “Egh! This doesn’t taste like blueberry.” I thought I was going to fall out of my chair. I was trying so hard not to laugh out loud. Our supervisor came up and said, “You didn’t know those were bubbles!?! Come on it says ages 3 and up.” Apparently there is an age limit to bubbles…

Note to self: Never turn 30…

Observation for the Day

These taste like pudding pops that we used to have all the time when we were kids.

Brief Pause

I find it funny that when I tell people I went to the movies, they always ask me who I went with.

My question to them is: What's the point?

You're sitting in a dark room. Hopefully it's a movie you haven't seen before, but if it is good enough to pay $10 to go see it again you are probably not wanting to talk over it, and my guess is neither are the other people in the theater. So now that we've established that there really is no socialization done, unless of course the movie blows and you need someone to make out with (ha) because you know they wouldn't refund your $10 unless the projector broke or something like that, going to the movies does not require the company of others, unless of course you are that codependent. ;)

Physcoticology

I think I was born on the end of an era, aside from the fact that I graduated in 2001. It seems like those who followed behind me were in a different state. Most of the people my age didn’t have cell phones in high school, maybe by senior year, but honestly it baffles me.

Maybe I was just oblivious to all of this, but it seems that people are so caught up in other people’s business they don’t realize how ridiculously juvenile they look or act. It’s like that Fall Out Boy song, “This Ain’t a Scene It’s an Arms Race.” I guess this type of behavior has always been around, “keeping up with the Joneses” or the Smiths or the trendsetter of the week. I guess the hypocrisy of it all is really hitting me between the eyes right now.

Why be something you’re not?

The only reason people would assume such an MO is because they have self-esteem issues, or are just feeling they lack acceptance. My question to you is who’s approval are you seeking? Public opinion varies from one day to the next, and the only thing they can seem to agree on is no new taxes. You have no control over what other people think of you, and quite frankly, it’s none of your business. As abominably rude as that sounds I’m sure if you mill it over in your mind you’ll realize the full meaning of that statement.