Moonlit Jazz

on the jukebox: “Blue Afternoon” by Rachel Stevens

I’m going to call him OBloom now. LOL! Anyhoo, when (HA!) I meet him, I’ll probably ask him about someone else. For example, the first time I met Ryan Gosling (such a cutie!), I asked him about Erik Thomson. 😉 If I meet OBloom, I’ll ask him about Karl Urban and then tell him that the first time I met Karl, he kissed me. On the cheek. 😀 Yeah!

Isn’t the lighting just lovely in this picture?

THE INTRICACIES OF LIFE…

I saw my friend today and thanked her for the Christmas card she sent. We chatted and mentioned our other friend who recently moved. A couple of hours later, the friend who moved called me and we talked for a little bit. One of my co-workers passed through my cubicle and my friend heard her and we got on topic about another friend. Later, the co-worker came back and we started talking about presents and such. There’s more to the story and I can’t figure a way to tell it in an anonymous way. So I guess I’ll stop.

It’s just funny how everything ties in. Hmmm…

ONE DAY AWAY FROM WORK!

I’m ready for it! I get to see The Return of the King in mere hours! Woohoo! And then, depending on how we feel, we head out to Oakland for the First Pitch thing. 😀 Barry Zito! Not that he excites me in *that way* but I wouldn’t mind cornering him and asking him stuff. 😉

I wanted to also get my hair cut today (since it is technically Thursday already), but the fellow who came back to the Regis in the mall doesn’t work there on Thursdays. I have to wait until Sunday at 3PM. Ye gods! I made the appointment, but the thought of all those people in the freakin’ mall– BLAH!

Time for bed! 😀

on the jukebox: “I’ll Do Anything” by Jason Mraz

It’s a little startling having Legolas as my desktop. He just stares right at you! Ye gods.

I wish I had been one of those crazy people who went to the midnight showing of The Return of the King. It would have been awesome! But no, I will see it tomorrow at 1100 hrs. Hopefully it isn’t too crowded. I’m sure there will be a crowd though. 😉

BASEBALL BY THE A’S

The A’s are making moves. They’ve signed Ricardo Rincon to a two year deal, they’ve traded Mike Neu for Mark Redman, and they’ve traded away Michael Barrett. It’s all confusing! I guess I’ll just wait until spring training to figure out who’s actually on the team. LOL!

DO I GLOAT?

Sometimes when I talk about “my fellows,” I think I gloat. I hope people don’t think I do, but I think I do. Mostly it’s reliving lovely memories about fun times. Yes, fun times.

I remember when I was younger and I “loved” all these actors, singers, etc. I thought there was no chance in hell that I would ever meet them, but here I am having met some really lovely people I would have “loved” to bits back in the day. Of course, these days I can figure out that I appreciate their talent as well as their looks without being a drooling monster chick. And you know, it’s much more rewarding being a calm, normal person when you meet people you adore. They respond better to a clear and easy hello. 😉

Of course, I am also realistic about the people I might meet. Baseball players are the easiest, obviously. Go to a game, yell at them during batting practice, see them at an autograph signing, etc. You’re set. If you like the sci-fi/fantasy stuff and have money, you can go to a convention to see them… I don’t expect to meet Orlando Bloom, however. I just can’t envision a way to meet him, so it’s not likely to happen. And what the hell would I say to him? LOL! But I do find it cool that I’ve met some of the people he’s worked with. Yes, lovely…

I so love this movie…

song in my head: “It’s Alright” by Nick Lachey

Just finished chatting with my favorite guy’s wife’s cousin. Or is it better said the cousin of my favorite guy’s wife? Yeah, wrap your noggin around that one… Eight eight seven seven. What an easy birthday to remember. A Leo, ye gods. “Why, are you going to get me something?” Reply: “Sure, if I remember and you’re still here.” Sorry to interrupt your crackers… Why can’t I find the lyrics to that Nick Lachey song? I don’t really know what he’s saying. I just know he sounds sexy singing it… Orlando Bloom. Yes, it’s just enough to write Orlando Bloom… I love this cold weather. It’s snuggly!…

Lauren (thanks for commenting, btw) you can make fun of Livermore all you want. 😉 The only reason I’d want to live there is because it’s so close to my work! My in-laws actually have a rather nice place. Swimming pool, big yard. But I bet it would be easier to make fun of my actual place of residence. It’s “exit” in Spanish. Ye gods! And everyone always says, “Where’s that?” Blah!

BIG BOOM!!!

I was getting ready for work today (err, yesterday) and suddenly the house boomed! It felt as if something hard had landed or hit the side of the house. I thought, “Oh crap, the tree fell!” So I checked the backyard and the tree was still up. I went out front and saw a few of my neighbors looking around and at their houses. I did the same, saw nothing amiss. Someone commented that a similiar thing had happened in Ceres last week, but no one could explain the sudden boom. Someone else said that their whole house shook. I was just glad it wasn’t just me! 😛

Time for bed! More in the morning…

on the jukebox: “Baby I was Wrong” by Jennifer Hanson

Okay, I made my appointment. The earliest date I could get (besides this Thursday at 1300 hrs) was January 6. I think I can live with my tooth until then. 😉

And I don’t know why I worried about calling the dentist office. The office lady is sooo nice! She’s cool. And Husband likes the dentist and he doesn’t like going to the dentist at all, so that says something, eh? 😉

ROMANCE STORIES…

I bought a book of short romance stories set during the holiday season and even though I had already started the first story, I skipped to one of the other stories because the gal’s name was Valerie. Why is it that writers rarely use my name in their stories? I’ve probably read three (at most!) romance stories in which the heroine’s name was Valerie.

“Turning Up the Heat” by Susan Donovan is a story about Valerie, alone and all pretty for Christmas Eve. Her furnace is shot and a repairman guy has to come and fix it. Earl answers the call. It’s not until the very end that I realized that Val and Earl are a married couple doing some roleplaying. LOL!

Now here’s the very funny part: Earl is actually a baseball player. A relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, to be exact. I burst out laughing when I read that. How WEIRD!

It was a cute story. I should try and do short stories. 😉

POTC PICTURE OF THE MOMENT…

Because it isn’t always about Will Turner…

I think someday I’m going to put all my Pirates of the Caribbean screencaps up somewhere for everyone’s viewing pleasure. But I guess until then I’ll keep posting them here. 😀

COMMENTS…

No one has used my question box yet. 😛

Lauren, my in-laws actually live in Livermore, which is why we were on Stanley Blvd. this past weekend. I live in Salida (north of Modesto, south of Ripon), so you probably actually live closer to Jen than to me. 😉 Depending on where you live, I guess. LOL!

Sharon, when will our group blog be ready?! 😉 I can’t wait to blog there!

MUSINGS BEFORE GETTING READY FOR WORK…

I wonder if I shall hear that already sexy voice speaking in Spanish again today… It’s damn cold outside! According to weather.com, it’s 39 freakin’ degrees. Ye gods! Okay, to me, California born and bred, that’s cold… Karl Urban looks super sexy with the new haircut and I don’t really think he’s super sexy at all. I miss seeing him! I want to see him in person again and have him say something witty or look at me like he should know me. Awww… Must wrap the presents before the cleaning lady comes on Friday. Or else I have to put them somewhere… Our department is spiraling towards disaster and all I can do is keep my uniform clean, be at work on time, do my job to my abilities, then go home and not think of it. But can I say that some of the people, mostly in upper management, are jackasses?…

And if someone says, “I’m not racist, but…” then mimics an Asian person, doesn’t that mean the person is actually racist? Why even say something like, “I’m not racist, but…” when all you have to do is tell the story? Yes, that happened at the lovely French restaurant this past weekend. Jackass. Too bad I’m not Chinese looking, then I could have said something when we left. 😛 Ignorance, such a tragedy.

on the jukebox: “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones

Just two more days of work, then we see The Return of the King. I’m excited. I’m sad I didn’t see The Two Towers in the theatre. I suck! But we’ve got our tickets for The Return of the King and I have Thursday off, so we’re going.

I had the Aragorn teaser poster as my desktop for the LONGEST time, then yesterday (or the day before), I switched to a Legolas desktop. I’m on my second Legolas desktop. Is just too much Orlando or what? I still don’t really understand my whole fascination with him.

I wonder if it’s that Jonny Lee Miller thing. I had this THING for Jonny Lee Miller after seeing Dracula 2000. The movie wasn’t great, but he was scrumptious in it and I was suddenly fascinated. I watched his movies, even bought that Dead Man’s Walk mini-series because of him. Then whoosh, it was over.

Will it be the same with Orlando Bloom?

I need to watch this movie again…

BASEBALL BASEBALL

I think I just need it to be baseball season again. The A’s, Mulder, Zito, Hudson, etc will take my mind off of things like POTC and Orlando Bloom. Right? Right!

The A’s traded with the Montreal Expos for a catcher. But we’re not supposed to get comfortable with the thought of someone named Michael Barrett as our catcher. Will do! 😛

NEED TO CALL THE DENTIST IN THE MORNING…

I have this thing about calling people I don’t know. I don’t like making appointments. But tomorrow morning I MUST make a dentist appointment. I think I’ve got a tooth trying to come in. I’m in my 30s and all my baby teeth haven’t come out? Or is this tooth just late? Anyhoo, it’s freaking me out. I don’t want to go to the dentist. I have this feeling he’s going to have to pull the tooth and I’m going to have to get braces or something silly like that. I have this terrible overbite and my teeth are slightly crooked. I don’t want to call the dentist! 😛

READING TOO MANY ROMANCE NOVELS CAN AFFECT YOUR THINKING…

Here’s a dangerous combination: an already sexy voice speaking in Spanish. Yowsa!

The scene I’m trying to write is coming along SLOWLY. I need more inspiration! Maybe I need to read more…

Fruitful fam system softens blow of losing free agents…

The day finally came and it still made me just a little sad. I can’t imagine going to the ballpark and NOT seeing Tejada. But I do understand why he had to go. And I expected it. But I didn’t expect it to sting. Alas! At least he went to a team that I can cheer for. 😉 The Orioles are on my watch list, mostly because I’ve actually been to the Ballpark (though not during baseball season). Oh, and husband is from Baltimore. 😀

My site is back up! I hate the stupid notes I get back from my webhost’s support people. “There are currently no issues with your site and it is coming up fine. If you continue to receive problems please submit a new ticket and we will look into this again.”

They make it sound as if I was imagining the whole thing. Grrrr!!!!

I must really like POTC

song in my head: “Addicted” by Enrique Iglesias

So after my post this morning, we braved the Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto for the Christmas shopping. A couple of hours later, we had the bulk of our gifts in bags. Quick stops to Best Buy and Circuit City and we were done! All in all, it probably took about three hours to get our shopping done. Not bad, eh?

At this very moment, my jazz.walelia.com and walelia.com are both down. SUCKS!!! Whenever things like this happen, I get all antsy and think maybe I should move this to my other subdomain, thezone.walelia.com. But that’s my Mark Mulder site, which I have yet to officially open. 😛

THE RETURN OF THE KING

While we were at Circuit City, we stopped in front of the televisions to catch some of the 49er game. Most of the TVs were playing the Citcuit City stuff to show off the sets. Then they began a long preview of The Return of the King.

Sure, Legolas, but I kept looking for Éomér. KARL URBAN!!! 😉 I hope his part is bigger in this final film. It always makes me giggle when I see him onscreen. I’m so proud of him. 😀

Yes, and woohoo for Legolas! 😛

CHRISTMAS CARDS READY TOO!

After we came home, I popped in one of my Christmas mixes and sat down to do our holiday cards. Ye gods! It took me awhile. I finished my mix, listened to Michael Bublé’s 5 song CD, then on came Kenny Chesney. I might have to make another Christmas mix. I don’t care if I’ve already got 3! LOL!