I Changed My Mind and Other Random Thoughts

Forget what I said about January biting the big one, I've changed my mind. Thank you Alison for reminding me about American Idol. And thank you Idol for turning my January frown upside down. I knew there was a reason this month existed. The second I started watching, it was like the skies cleared and the birds started chirping. I don't know if I like anything more than truly terrible singers thinking they're honestly great singers. It just makes my heart sing. In tune, of course. I get so into it that John had to remind me the TV can't talk back. I love it so much. Although I swear some of those kids trying out must not watch the show as religiously as I do. I'm talking, of course, about the ones who dance. Every regular watcher knows that the second you start dancing during try outs, you're out of there. They never let the dancers through. Come on! Pay attention, people. If you're serious about winning, maybe you should think about doing a little research. Just a suggestion from one fantastic singer to another.

Speaking of singing, I have got to get Rock Band. You know those nerds at Best Buy who spend their lunch hour playing the demo they have set out? That was me today. Only it was John's lunch hour I was wasting. I've got to me some of that Rock Band. Or friends who have it. That would work, too.

On my drive home from wasting John's lunch break playing Rock Band, I saw a Smart Car. (That was a great lead into a new subject sentence, wasn't it?) I've been seeing quite a few Smart Cars around lately. Here's the thing about them, and I'm sorry if you have one or wish to someday have one. They are ugly. They're just not cute cars. Not that that's the reason you should buy a car, but they're also not very practical for a Utah winter. I saw an old timer driving one around a few weeks ago during a snow storm. That man was off his rocker, driving that thing through two feet of snow! He was all over the road. I was scared just driving next to him. If you're gonna be acting crazy, driving something that tiny and light through snow, at least get some sand sacks to weigh it down and some tire chains. I don't want you causing any accidents, especially when I'm also driving around, packing precious cargo (just like my window sticker says... just kidding).

I guess on days like today you can do without the tires and sand, because it is so nice outside! Forty five degrees, and if you're a true Utahan, you know what that means. We're five degrees away from breaking out the shorts! Oh, I have vivid elementary school memories of walking to school in the morning with shorts and a coat on. It was still cold enough you could see your breath in the morning, so of course we'd pretend to be smoking all the way to school. Good times...

That's all I've got for today. So....

Here's to a killer January, the 12th best month in the year!!