Day 1 - The Lovely Me with Some Fun Facts

Oh, hello!

1. Chicago. Cubs. I live and breathe baseball. Once February rolls around, the world can revolve again.

2. My career and my passion also lies with animales (Fact #3 I speak Spanglish). I love animals especially big cats. I am studying to be a zoo keeper and I eventually want to open my own sanctuary.

3. Refer to fact #2.

4. I have a HUGE tattoo on my forearm. It's a tiger from the Milwaukee zoo:




5. My favorite color is... drum roll please, yellow. I even drive a yellow car.

6. I love my family beyond all rhyme and reason. I have an 18 year old brother, 7 year old brother, and a 2 year old sister. They are my life (well, at least the little ones are). I cannot imagine life without them.

7. I'm having a hard time coming up with 10 facts.

8. I loooooooooove music. My music taste is very eclectic. However, my all-time favorite bands are Breaking Benjamin and 10 years.

9. I'm learning how to play the piano and the guitar right now. I'm not very good at either.

10. I have an affinity for nail polish. I have a crazy collection. I have colors for every season, and yes, I do accessorize nail polish by season. So right now we're in spring colors because it hit 50 degrees in the Midwest today!

30 Day Challenge

Yep, I'm jumping on the band wagon. Why not?

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 04 - A picture of your night
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - A picture and a letter
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your day
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

Weep little lion man, You're not as brave as you were at the start

A new found love - Mumford & Sons.

'But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck'

I first heard them perform on the Grammys a couple days ago and I was my interest was peaked. The intensity they performed with was incredible. So I purchased their CD - daring, I know.

I am pleased to inform that their CD is completely worth every penny. I don't think any of the bands I listen to use the banjo. Their mixture of bluegrass, folk, country, and rock is very intriguing and makes for some pretty awesome listening.

My two favorite tracks are 'The Cave' (the song that nailed me on the Grammys - very fun song about overcoming heartbreak and living life to the fullest) and 'Thistle & Weeds' (a slow song that really captivates the emotions of hope in dark times).

*all song interpretations are my own.

Twitter Critter Caption #2

Here was round #2 of the Critter Caption game!! My lovely tweeters are hilarious!

@egomol - "Pounce, pounce, let it all out... "

@tweetsbydina - "Downward dog? Am I doing this right?"

@hey_sue - "Look at my cat-like reflexes. Wait, am I a cat? Nevermind."

@ehudmh - "It NEVER fails. I wear my furry boots out, and wind up getting them muddy..."

@ImNotFurious - "see, I told u my manufacturer made my legs too long."

@jmkobus - "I dont like this game of Freeze tag anymore! Someone needs to run between my legs!"

@cubsjunkie - "The wonderful thing about tiggers, Is tiggers are wonderful things... They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, fun, fun, fun, fun... wait, I isn't a tigger. Shoot."

@Ernesto_H - "Playing leap frog by myself is not as fun as i thought."

Look for round #3 next Thursday!! 11/19/09

Twitter Critter Caption Game

So @ImNotFurious gave me the idea to start a caption game with the lovely wildlife photos I find. And since I follow some of the funniest tweeters around. We'll give it a go.

Here I will post the picture and the responses I get.

Picture for 11/13/09 -

There were some really amazing captions for this one!

@ImNotFurious - "I don't remember spin the bottle being this painful...."

@ImNotFurious - "Interesting, you do taste like chicken."

@egomol - "Shut your mouth before I shut it for you."

@jmkobus - "I want to eat you!", "Not before I eat you first!"

@hey_sue - "Hey, we do taste like chicken!"

in which I (@cubsjunkie) responded, "Really? Lemme see!"

@TweetsByDina - "I can hit the high F in "Defying Gravity" better than you!"

@ImNotFurious - "I'm telling you, opposable thumbs are a key part of dentistry"

@ehudmh - "I'm so disappointed in Ed. First date with Janie, and he's already going in for the kill..."

@TweetsByDina - "My what big teeth you have!" "The better to eat you with!" "Mom, they're playing Little Red Riding Hood again!"

@Adambuckled - "Kiss me." "I will. Just as soon as I figure out what to do with my nose."

@MOgulnick - "I'm so hungry, are you sure about this?" "Yes! I've seen the birdies do it!"

Random Thoughts At a Random Time

I am sitting her at 1:13 am, in pain, tired... but yet I can't sleep. Why can't I ever sleep?

I want to post something meaningful like I see in other's blogs but I just can't find the muse anymore. And I hate it. I may possibly post some of my fanfiction. I would like to get back into that when I have time.

The Cubs are done for the season. They still have a few more games but I won't see any of them. The off season is so sad. No baseball. It's what I thrive on. Like a flower dying in the snow. Sigh... only have to wait until January.

Goodnight. <3

G-Force & Other Movie Titles

I took my little brother to see G-Force in 3D today. And I have to

say, I am impressed. I was mostly Transformers meets James Bond meets... well, talking rodents. It wasn't crazy awesome effects filled but it was super cute. Maybe it's just because I love guinea pigs but the characters were cute. And the plot was probably about a B+ in my book. Def one to take the kids to. Colton is all for the talking animals thing so this was perfect for him.

With the previews that played before the movie was one title I am most interested in: Alice In Wonderland (Tim Burton style). I love Alice In Wonderland. It is one of my fav all time movies. I also love Tim Burton. I think he's a genius. So putting Burton and Alice In Wonderland together is a magical thing. This film is due out March 5th, 2010. I will make sure to be at that midnight showing. And here is the trailer for what I am sure is going to be another spectacular Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film:

Other movies I am looking forward to:

Where the Wild Things Are. This is an amazing childrens book and it holds a special place in my heart. The trailer looks fantastic and promising.

9. This film looks terrifying and intriguing. I can't wait for it to come out on 9-9-09 (how appropriate). I love these kind of machines-wiped-out-mankind-strange-things-save-the-world sort of films/books. Plus the trailer music ("Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria) is totally bad ass.

As I was walking into the theatre I saw one of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie poster that I had not yet seen and it had probably one of the best taglines ever: Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry. This line just leaves you wondering... "Well, what are you asking of him Dumbledore?" I would love to see that movie a third time and ya know what, I think I just might.

So I leave you with a movie quote: Be brave, Professor. Be brave like my mother... Otherwise, you disgrace her. Otherwise, she died for nothing. Otherwise, the bowl will remain empty... forever.

Know where it's from? :)