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Yeah, I had no idea what to call this post, as it’s just another random mish-mash of things going through my head.

• I’m still on plan!  WHOOHOO! No slipping up at all.  <SHOCKED>
• I’m getting really excited about the Manchester United v. KC Wizards soccer game on Sunday.  Just really dreading the heat!  It’s at Arrowhead Stadium (Home of the KC Chiefs) and I’ve never been there before in my life even though I grew up here in KC.
• I’m also excited about *hopefully* attending TEDxKC. I wouldn’t be so excited if it was just the event itself, but Brené Brown, the shame researcher and author that I’ve discussed on here MANY times and who I admire greatly is supposed to be one of the speakers. I really hope I get to meet her, but I’m not getting my hopes up. Right now, I’m just hoping I get a ticket before they’re all reserved! They won’t be available until next week.
• I’m still working on watching the show “Angel” with my dad.  He’s really liking it, though he said he thought parts of Season 2 veered towards “chick flick” land.  While I liked all the seasons for the most part, Seasons 3 and 4 were definitely not my favorites, so he’s been watching most of those on his own.  I’m also realizing that it is Season 4 that I really didn’t like (though, of course, there were some episodes I did like).  A lot of the characters were annoying and the storyline was just absurd.  I told him though that as soon as he hits Season 5, he can’t watch them without me, as that’s my favorite season.  Yes, I’m a geek that even owns a “Wolfram and Hart” T-shirt.    It sadly doesn’t quite fit right now, but it’s getting there.  For you Buffy fans, I also have one that says “Hostile 17.”
• Christy (a/k/a Angelchrys) is back at it again.  She’s gotten me hooked on “The Big Bang Theory.”  I’ve only seen Season 1 so far, but I freaking love it.
• Along those lines, I’m still working my way through “Firefly” which both Christy and our friend, Doug, sucked me into. I swear, so many shows like this one get canceled WAY before their time. It definitely should have been on the air longer.
• I just finished reading the book, “Charlie St. Cloud.”  Every time I saw the preview it made me cry (most likely for obvious reasons – my brother), so I had to pick up the book when I saw it at Borders.  It was very predictable – I figured out early on how it was going to end – but I enjoyed it and am still looking forward to seeing the film.  I could tell one difference from the book just from the preview, though, so it’ll be interesting to see what else they have changed.
• You all know me well enough to know that I have a massive stack of unread books ready for me, but next up is my friend, Amy Knupp‘s new one, “Playing with Fire.”  If you like romance novels, check it out!  It should be available anywhere Harlequin SuperRomances are available.
• Every few weeks or so, I hear Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” song on the radio and get it stuck in my head….for days.  I finally broke down and bought the CD on Sunday and listened to it today.  I LOVE IT!  In addition to “Hey Soul Sister,” it has a lot of good (I think) songs on it.  Here are two of my favorites:

I adore words, so it hurts me to promote a song recommending that they be used as firewood
and burned, but I really think this song has a great message.

And this one is the first on the CD and when it reached the lines “I’ve been high.
I’ve been low.  I’ve been yes, and I’ve been oh hell no!” I cracked up.

And the one that started it all:

• I also went through a “Snow Patrol” obsession this week – it had been a while since I’d listened to their CD.  Here are two of my favorites:

• I’ve become somewhat of an addict at taking sunset/sky pictures.  Here are a couple from yesterday (we had a hell of a storm come through)

• All of those pictures were taken with my new HTC EVO phone, which I am still loving.  My only issue with it right now is that it drains the battery incredibly quickly (which I was aware of before I bought it).  I’ve had Sprint for over 10 years, but since getting the EVO, I’m starting to think that Sprint’s coverage is on the sucky side.  It seems that walls in buildings may be a bit more than it can handle sometimes.  On the plus side, I’m getting used to having an all-touch phone.  And I freaking love the “Swype” software.  It’s almost like magic, and the only way it could be improved would be to have arrow keys like the regular keyboard.
• Tomorrow, if I can get myself out of bed, I get to go stand in line to renew my license plate.  By which I say thank the good Lord.  I have a personalized plate, and for the past few years, I’ve been stuck with a freaking buffalo on my plate!  For obvious reasons, I haven’t been too fond of that.  The new one is much prettier:

• Because I’m so close to being 100 pounds down again, I allowed myself to wear the ring I bought myself as a reward when I first hit my 100 pounds gone.  I usually prefer my jewelry and rings on the understated/simple side, but I fell in love with this one.  I love sapphires (which just happen to be my birthstone)

• My goals for this week are to try and get more sleep (HA) and to drink more water – and to stay on plan, of course.

Well, I think that’s about it for me today.  Hope you all are having a good week!