Sunday, June 13, 2010

Bits of Everything

I'm a little scattered.  Here's what's on my mind today:

1.  So You Think You Can Dance  I love this show.  I'm using the word love here.  But I get really annoyed with the inflated egos of the judges and producers, who lord their power over these poor kids whose hopes and dreams are resting on their answers.  Seriously, do you really need to be sure they are crying tears of devastation before you give them the good news?  It's cruel.  My least favorite part of these talent shows is the first few episodes, when the judges narrow it down to the top 20, or, this season, the top 10 dancers.  What I am happy about is that, since they decided to bring back past contestants to partner up with the current contestants, they chose to bring back Dominic.  He was my super fave, and it should be fun to see how Kat Deeley fights off his numerous advances this time around.

2.  My Head is a Giant Cornflake  For some reason, I can't seem to keep a thought in my head for more than about 5 minutes (which means this post is taking me forever to write).  I have no idea why this is happening, but as a result, I have been a real nuisance lately.  My son's birthday party is Friday, and it will be completely my fault if no one shows up, because, thanks to my ridiculous ditziness, I didn't get the invitations out until today.  I completely spaced watching my friend's kids, and all I had to do was remember for 24 hours that I was going to watch them.  While I was playing piano in Relief Society today, I kept getting distracted and losing my place, which meant bigtime trainwrecks in the middle of what were supposed to be calming hymns, and those poor ladies had to suffer through it. 

3.  Finally, Some Pretty Toes for the Summer (now where's the Summer?)  I wear flip flops for 9 months out of the year.  I love the comfort and breeziness of a nice pair of Reefs, but flip flop wearing means rough, callused heels with lovely little cracks.  My toenails get kind of gnarly, and I usually have chipped polish that looks slapped on (because it was).  So why have I waited until I'm 32 years old to get a pedicure?  I really don't know.  I jumped at the chance to go with my friend over the weekend.  My nasty calluses were scraped, my feet and calves were exfoliated, and my toenails are a pretty deep shade of red with cute little flowers on the big toes.  And now I can wear my flip flops with my head held high (although mostly I keep looking down at my shiny toenails).

6 comments:

rachelsaysso said...

I LOVED the opening number on SYTYCD on Thursday. My mom and sisters and I just watched it again tonight. But you're completely right about the jerky judges. I hated that they went to their homes, especially for the bad news. And, while it's nice to see some of the all-stars again, it really stinks that there were only 11 dancers chosen. Were you as relieved as I was that Mary Murphy wasn't a judge the other night?

I can't believe that this was your first pedicure! I do love how mesmerizing it is to stare at shiny pretty toes. The next time I see you, if neither of us is throwing up, we're going.

rachelsaysso said...

I LOVED the opening number on SYTYCD on Thursday. My mom and sisters and I just watched it again tonight. But you're completely right about the jerky judges. I hated that they went to their homes, especially for the bad news. And, while it's nice to see some of the all-stars again, it really stinks that there were only 11 dancers chosen. Were you as relieved as I was that Mary Murphy wasn't a judge the other night?

I can't believe that this was your first pedicure! I do love how mesmerizing it is to stare at shiny pretty toes. The next time I see you, if neither of us is throwing up, we're going.

Christina said...

Re:#2- Are you preggers? I always get ditsy when I am.

KFoxL said...

I emphathize completely with losing your mind (story of my life) but NOT with the NOT getting pedicures? What's wrong with you? Hopefully you understand now what you've been missing and that they are not a luxury, they are a necessity.

Angela said...

I have a cornflake head too. I blame it on pregnancy. Whatever the cause, however, it is making me insane. How many times in one day can I misplace my car keys??

Rach said...

Let me clear something up. I am not a huge flake due to pregnancy. I am not pregnant. I just wanted to clarify that. I'm pretty sure people are thinking that's the case because lately I'm a ditz, I've been wearing baggier clothes (that's me trying to hide my fat, not a baby bump), and we moved the boys into the same room. The room maneuver was because we had guests coming, and we figured we might as well make more space for guests. Plus we went to Ikea and found the perfect bunkbed. So, I repeat, I am NOT prego. That's all.