just something I was thinking about

I was thinking tonight. I decided that I have the perfect comeback for people who want to tear apart other people's creative ventures. I simply want to ask them what they have ever done creatively. I'd really like to know. Because it seems like the most uncreative people are the ones who want to sit on their high horse and tear apart the things that other people are trying to accomplish. Take for example (because I am obsessed with the band "Sweet") how people who are fans of the band will often diss the early songs, saying it's chinn-chapman crap. They act like a song isn't valid unless it was written by the band. But how many great songs were written for musical artists such as, to take one brilliant example, Johnny Cash. He has had incredible songs written for him. I'm thinking of "Sunday Morning Coming Down" which was written for him by Kris Kristofferson.

I think I made my point.

hair fiasco; cooking; no energy today

Yesterday, I had my hair cut and blow dryed straight. My hair is normally wavy. So I thought it would be interesting to see how it looked if the hairstylist tried to straighten it. She did such a good job. She said that her hairdryer was a special ionic dryer that she can order for clients but it costs $200. I didn't order one! But I loved how my hair looked and felt. It was really straight and felt like silk.

Last night, my husband was amazed at my hair. He said it looked "really different" which is his way of saying he likes it. But then he made me laugh because this morning, when he saw it was still straight, he asked, "How much longer till it frizzes out?"

I guess the answer was "Not much longer" because I washed it and tried to dry it the same way with a hairdryer my mom gave me that is ionic too. But I evidently didn't do something right because I ended up with a caveman hairdo. Too funny!

I guess I'll go back to "wash and go" style. My hair looks the healthiest when I don't blow dry it. I have a lot of wave to my hair, so it kinda does look "styled".

Today I am feeling so fatigued! I don't know why! I don't think I'll be able to take my daily walk anyhow because I have to cook some special food for an event I will attend tomorrow. But I would be tempted to stay home even if I had nothing to do. I just don't feel very energetic right now. I am wondering why. I know my diet has not been perfect the last couple of days, but it's pretty darn good. I am still eating all whole foods, and I am being careful to not eat too much at one time.

I guess I'll just drink more coffee and alternate with water, and hope that the cool evening air will perk me up.

Back to cooking...(I'm making stuffed mushrooms and a brown rice salad. Yummy!)

p.s. I am listening to Sweet today, the last 3 albums. Thanks E.!!!

a low moment

I'm feeling sad right now. I can't do anything right. the end.

Sweet lifts me up when I am down

It's strange how people can have such different ideas about the same thing. I love Sweet. Their music is very upbeat, energizing, and joyful to me. (I know some of their lyrics can be morbid at times, but for the most part, to me this music gets me in a good mood and makes me feel alive).

My husband walked in to the kitchen this morning, and I happened to be listening to a Sweet youtube video. I commented to him that I am not feeling well today, and he said, "It must be all that depressing music you listen to." I was like HUH? So I have a policy if my music is distasteful to him, I won't subject him to it. I just turn it off. He's not home for most of the day anyhow. So I can blast my music after he's gone. But it was still kinda weird to me how he could think that Sweet is depressing. I love Sweet!

some sayings that made me smile

Usually I hate these type of things, but I read this on the internet and it had some good ones (I'll put the good ones in bold font):

Here are some great ways of dealingwith the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, It was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply be kind to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today...I did.

boring day

I took a brisk walk today and listened to the songs that I had not heard yeat on "Cut Above The Rest" and "Identity Crisis". Very cool records. I love 'em. I am glad they went on to make so much music. Was it really 10 years? Do they still make money off the sale of their old music on CD?

I'm so dead beat tonight. Dead tired. I walked and walked and then played with daughter on the local playground. Had a funny conversation with one of the dads there with his 2 kids. He's a nice man. Second time I have seen him.

Nothing much else to add about the day. I saw a squirrel run across the rooftop of the building next to me. That's about as exciting as my day got. Also, all my friends and loved ones called me on the phone right before I was on my way out the door to exercise. It was as if everyone and everything was tempting me to just stay home. But I said "No, I gotta go walk now" and kept hanging up the phone.

I also realized that my husband is going to be on vacation when Steve Priest is performing. Now I have a dilemma because if I go to the gig, then I'll be leaving my honey at home. He doesn't like Sweet and doesn't want to go. He's not against me going. But I was thinking about what matters most to me: My husband or seeing a favorite band. Do I want to go without him? I'm just not sure if I want to go now. I guess I need to talk to my brother and see if he bought the tickets yet. If he didn't, then maybe I won't go. It seems a shame, but the timing is really strange because my husband rarely has vacation and so he's usually working on a Friday night.

Sweet is way cool!

Um yeah, Sweet is way cool. I actually wrote a long message here and now it vanished due to a computer glitch. I guess it was mean to be!!!