Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Hotel Cafe Tour with some very lovely bloggers.
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First we grabbed a bite to eat at Stanley’s. Sadly we walked in just in time to miss a fight. I love watching them as long as I’m not involved haha. I’ve heard Stanley’s is known for their mashed potatoes. I had the fries, but I was very satisfied.
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So the three of us bring our awesome selves into the Park West and manage to get pretty close to the stage. There’s something to be said for being short. You whine innocently and you’d be surprised how many people will move for you We weren’t close enough to feel the sweat or grab onto anyone’s leg…but that was probably for the best.
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Meiko kicked things off and she was fantastic. I hadn’t heard of her prior to this. She’s so very likable, adorable and talented. She has a very beautiful voice. If you’re going to get any of her music, I suggest “Hawaii” or “Under My Bed.” Do it. During one of the stories she was telling she said “super fuck yeah” and that definitely stuck with me. Don’t be surprised if I start saying it often.
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Cary Brothers was next. Yeah, that’s us with him. We’re pretty tight. I’ve loved Cary Brothers since I heard “Blue Eyes” from the Garden State soundtrack. He’s an extremely talented song writer and amazing to watch in person.
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Ingrid Michaelson was next. She’s the chick who sings about sweaters in that Old Navy commercial. I expected her to be the quiet, shy type but I was very wrong. At one point the microphone was near her girly bits so she had a “Ask Ingrid’s vagina a question” session. It was hilarious. She performed a song with Allie Moss and Meiko, it was a round, and it was amazing. Chilling actually. Their voices all complemented each other’s and to be able to sing a round is an amazing feat in itself.
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Dan Williams was up next. He was pretty fantastic. I would have bought his CD after the show if they weren’t sold out. He sang a song about freedom that was all sorts of wonderful.
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Ahh…finally. Joshua Radin stepped out on stage and I’m pretty sure he stole my heart. Sorry boyfriend. I have an almost unhealthy attraction for Radin and it has nothing to do with his looks surprisingly. I’m pretty much in love with his voice. He writes a lot of great songs that happen to be in Zach Braff movies. Each and every song reminded me so much of my current relationship though, so I spent some time reflecting and feeling a bit sad. But I quickly snapped out of it and tried to figure out a way to get him to run away with me. I highly recommend “Closer.”One day….
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Anyway, each performer came back out. There were some pretty awesome collaborations. Hands down this was my favorite concert I’ve ever been to. Much thanks to Angilio for the pictures!

Last week I asked my oh so clever and creative freaders (this is the very first time I’m using this term) to help me come up with a name for my new blog.
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There were SO many awesome names that I ended up choosing two winners because I used a different name for the link and the header. I wish I could give a prize to more of you because I tried out a lot of names for the link but it someone else already had that .com or .net. I didn’t want to be stuck with the .us or .is.
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The winners are:
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• Alexa from Cleveland’s a Plum for “Must love tech” (I changed it to Must love geek, but felt I should give you credit as well)

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• Katelin from Gorgeous Footsteps in the Sand for “Geek in anything but pink”

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The new blog is still under some construction, but I went ahead and threw some posts up out of excitement. But go ahead and check it out. Jess from Delicious Design Studio is working on a header for me.
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Ladies please email me with your addresses so I can send you your prizes.
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As for everyone else, I really LOVE some of your suggestions. There were many clever and cute ones. If they were available, I’d probably have like three or four blogs popping up just so I could use the names.

Here’s a few favorites from this week’s PostSecret batch. Be sure to check out the rest.
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I began answering some of the questions asked here. There are a lot of good ones so I’m taking my time and splitting up the answers as some questions warrant an entire post of their own.
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Michelle & the City asked:
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What is your favorite Memory?
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There’s a lot to choose from as I remember some of the weirdest parts of my childhood. I’d have to say one of my favorite memories is going to the forest preserves with big garbage bags to bring home leaves. Our backyard didn’t have a big tree in it and my cousins and I loved playing in the leaves. So my grandparents and our mothers would bring us to the forest preserves so we could rake up leaves, stick them in bags, bring them home and then pour them out in the backyard. Looking back, I wonder if people watching us thought we were crazy.
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If you could travel back in time, where would you go and what would you do?
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If I could go back to any time, I think I’d like to spend time in the roaring twenties era. I could be wrong, but the movie “Chicago” reminds me a lot of that time. I think I get caught up in all the lights, flare and music. Not so much the booze or murder. As for what I would do…I’d probably be a flapper and shimmy my way to fame!
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What is your biggest fear?
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I think ending up alone and unhappy would be my biggest fear. I tend to think a lot about my Aunt Mabel when asked this question. As long as I’d been alive she was always a pretty miserable woman. Sure she lived with my dad and grandma, but she was so alone. Nobody treated her with much respect, then again, neither did she. She didn’t care much about personal hygeine. She never really did much to better herself, but I think it’s from all the abuse she’s taken over the years. Okay I’m getting off track. I’m just so afraid that one day I’ll end up like her. While I don’t want to say her life was a waste, she couldn’t be happy with the life she had. She seemed to have given up all hope and never tried to find happiness. I never want to be that hopeless.
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The Dutchess of Kickball asked:
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If you could meet anyone from the past, who would it be and why?
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Part of me would like to meet my grandpa on my dad’s side of the family. I have so many questions about our family’s history that nobody seems able to answer. I’d hope that he could shed some light on the secrets my dad and aunts keep.
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Then again, out of everybody in the whole entire world, I think I’d like to meet Shakespeare in hopes that my beauty would inspire him so that he’d dedicate a sonnet to me One can dream!
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The Struggling Writer asked:
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What is your favorite gadget of all time?
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The calculator. Hands down. That bad boy has gotten me through some very tough math years. Of course most would assume it would be a cell phone since I’ve had one glued to my hands since they were small enough to fit into them

You guys rock. Thank you for all of your geeky suggestions. I’m currently going through all of them and am trying to see what’s available. There’s already so many I love. I think I’m going to have a difficult time choosing. I will announce the winner by the end of the weekend. Oh, the suspense!!
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In the meantime, let me babble to you about my beef with the gym.
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I’m new to the gym. I don’t know all of the ins and outs or any of the rules* for that matter. Ask me how to work a machine? I will laugh in your face. I have no idea what I’m doing. I go there and pretend to look busy. Okay that’s a lie. I have figured out the treadmill** and the bikes. It helps that I’m a people watcher because I have a feeling I’d get bored very quickly prancing along like a gazelle on the treadmill. I’ve noticed that spandex is a favorite at this particular gym. Is it like that everywhere? Why do people wear such tight clothes to the gym? It doesn’t look comfortable at all. Personally I’d like to be comfortable while I introduce my quadriceps to the elliptical machine. Elliptical, meet my quadriceps; Quadriceps, meet shock. And thongs? Really? I had a wedgie today and all I could think about was that wedge.*** I would think a thong would really distract me, but then again I’d probably have to wear it so no undie lines showed through my skin tight pants.
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Then there are some people, women mostly, who get really dolled up to sweat. I’m talking applying make-up in the bathroom pre-workout. I get it. You never know who you might run into at the gym. It just seems like a waste of time to me.
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And finally, sweat. People sweat. It’s natural. It’s expected and encouraged at a gym. But sweet mother of jeebus get some ventilation or air fresheners in there! I don’t know if I was walking next to an extremely sweaty and stinky gentleman or what. But all I know is it was not pleasant.
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I sweat rainbows. Sometimes roses, but mostly rainbows.
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* I can’t eat a donut on the treadmill, what?
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** I’m too afraid to run on the treadmill. Walk, don’t run. Thank you.
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*** Okay fine…and a donut.

Hi again!
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I know, I know. This is my fourth post today. But I did break them up. Most of you won’t even read this until Friday morning. And in all fairness, I did warn you in the previous post. Now onto this contest nonsense…
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Let’s say that one day I would like to create another blog solely for the purpose of all things geeky. Let’s say that it would be my first themed blog and naturally I’d want it to be all sorts of awesome.
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In this hypothetical situation, what would you call said blog? It would have to be clever, geeky and awesome. I want the name to describe the blog…unlike my current one that has very little to do with the subject matter.
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So I’m taking suggestions for this hypothetical blog. However, to entice you and get those creative juices flowing, I’m offering up a bit of an incentive. Who ever came up with the name (for the hypothetical blog) that I choose to use will win a $10.00 iTunes card and a surprise gift. I promise it won’t be one of my cats.
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Don’t think of this as me using you, think of it as an opportunity to get some free shit in the mail.
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**Winner gives up all rights to sue me for using “their idea” in any amount of time from now. Winning title must not bring up porn when Googled**

I have a not so well kept secret I would like to share with everybody. You might want to sit down for this. I’m not the one-post-a-day type of blogger. ::gasp:: I’ll let everyone recover from that shocking and almost heart-stopping information.
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I have never been very good at limiting my communication with the universe*. I am a talker, a rambler if you will. I’m one of those people who blurts things out mid-conversation that have absolutely nothing to do with the original topic. I too have a belly button! See? I interrupt, which drives me bonkers, but always apologize for my rudeness. I believe that every thing I think should be communicated in some form. The utmost useless information that creeps its way into my brain will eventually creep its way out of my mouth, or finger tips in this case. Why do I believe what I have to say is so important that it requires multiple blog posts, texts, emails or phone calls a day? I have no idea. Why do you read, respond, reply or pick-up?
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With that said, blurting out every inane thought** that comes to mind doesn’t necessarily make me a good writer. Therefore, it is still possible to experience writer’s block, especially when what I am trying to write is a serious piece and not just a random meme, complaint about bad tasting coffee or list of geeky gadgets I snag from other websites. I realize that last sentence was pretty long and that doesn’t make me a
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good writer either. So when I complain of writer’s block, it doesn’t mean that I’m all tapped out. Oh no! I have bookmarks galore and enough paper to make a tiny tree cry full of things I’d like to throw onto my blog.
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It took much restraint not posting more than I did today. Especially since it’s Geek News*** day. But believe it or not, I am more than just that normal chick with two cats who writes about computer beds and kiss-shaped uteruses. Uteri? I have so much more to say but am unable to get it out. Most of the time I don’t know where to start. Not only do I bottle up the crazy, I bottle up plenty of other emotions, stories, fears and experiences. Those are the posts that I’m having a difficult time writing. Those are the posts I’m seeking inspiration for.
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So when I post multiple times a day, I’m doing it for me. I’m putting out there for the universe to deal with. It’s your problem now sucka! It’s no longer in my head distracting me from other important thoughts. Such as Mr. Egg McMuffin dying! I realize that I post a lot and I don’t expect anyone to read every single post. Again, I’m doing this for me…and if an unexpected but welcomed book deal comes out of it, so be it.
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In conclusion, this is a blog of epic proportions****. There will be posts. Oh yes, there will be posts. There will be days where I dominate the blogging world with a bazillion (or five) posts about absolutely nothing. I might write to talk about the weird shadow I saw while walking downstairs to use the bathroom at 2 a.m. Other times I might actually muster up a pretty moving and honest post. Under no circumstances are you required to read it Though I appreciate each and every one of you who does. Don’t think I take your comments for granted. I’m a big fan of you folks!
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I think I should make this post a disclaimer for my blog.
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* Or my mother.
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** Do not trust the Easter bunny.
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*** Beware: There will be a post following this with some exciting news about Geek News (at least I think it’s exciting)
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**** How fun is that to say?!

Writer’s block, this is my blog; blog, this is writer’s block.
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Feel free to mingle, get to know each other a bit. I have a feeling writer’s block will be around for a while. Please don’t look at me with those judgmental eyes blog. You knew what we were getting into when we started this. Your puppy dog face will not work right now. You will spend time with Writer’s block and get along or you can kiss that blog makeover goodbye!
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Sorry that you all had to witness that. Bloggy’s just having a little melt down. It’s not often that I feel so uninspired or lacking in the creativity department. I’ve been pouring all of my creative juices else where lately and I’m all tapped out. And trust me, that other project isn’t turning out too swell either.
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So, here’s where you come in. Inspire me people! Ask me something…anything! It’s totally unoriginal but I see it on other blogs a lot and always say “one day I’m going to do that.” Why not today? Perhaps someone will ask something that will inspire a page long reply! No question goes unanswered unless it’s just stupid. So go on, think of something and help restore my creativity before Writer’s block beats up my blog.

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To the fiercest blogger I know, the ever so lovely Jamie

Today the ever so lovely Jamie shared her birthday wish list with the blog world. I decided that there is far too much on my wish list to leave in a comment on her blog and decided to share mine with Blog Land as well.
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Assuming I had just written a book and received thousands of dollars for doing so, here is what I would buy:
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(This list excludes all rational purchases and investments such as school, a house, repaying loans/debts, etc.It’s purely selfish, stupid and fun)
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- A Mac…totally a necessity if you ask me.
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- I would love it if the neon green skin was available for the 8130. Seriously, what is the difference between the 8100 and 8130?!
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- The computer bed. By day a desk, by night a bed.
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- A round trip ticket to the Caribbean never hurt anyone.
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- Either a Cinderella or Snow White wedding gown…even if I never get married.
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Thank you Disney. You’ve given me a false reality of happily ever after but at least you provide me with gorgeous dresses to dream about.
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- Longer legs would be nice so those gowns fit.