somewhere only we know

YOU MUST WATCH THIS. REALLY.

this has disaster written all over it from the word go.
please watch all 7:07 of it. you won't be sorry.
youtube wouldn't let me embed it so you have to go there to watch it.
enjoy!

over the river & through the woods...

[my grandmother's amazing yard]

[me & the landscaper ... that's my grandma!]

[the kids & their great-grandmother ... joe is in the glasses]

[me & my girl lauren]

hey everyone. gosh, i feel like i've been gone for so long! i've been in california visiting the 3 coolest kids ever. i love my niece and nephews so much. my sister and her husband have done the most amazing job with those children. they are smart, hilarious, thoughtful and polite. i love how much they genuinely love the family. when brent heard we were going to concord to visit grandma he said, "cool, i haven't seen her for a while." how many 11 year olds think it's cool to visit their 83 year old grandmother? awesome. the trip was so invigorating for me. i hadn't been to visit in 5 months almost! i didn't make it at christmas and i was so low around brent and joe's birthday, i didn't want to bring that to their birthday and i was just having a hard time accepting how depressed i had become. but all that love from the kids and the laughs with my sister and her husband and my mother and my father was outstanding. the visit to my grandmother's was a bit bittersweet as she will probably be moving this coming year and it could be the last time i would be in her house. so many memories in the house. amazing, wonderful memories - i know my mother and father do too. her yard is so amazing and she has done the whole thing herself over 40 years. i could shed a tear thinking about it. i took a million pictures and will make a movie soon.

thank you my wonderful family. i love you all more than i could say here or anywhere else.

p.s. the portland trailblazers want that home court advantage BAD! they are so excited right now that i can't think of any match up in the first round that they couldn't handle.

rip city uprise!

why i love rachel maddow reason #12,591

um, i laughed out loud at this - rachel's cocktail segment. please, please enjoy this and then tell yr friends. really. i'm not kidding.



always remember kids...safety first!

we love la

no superstars? you sure about that?
lamarcus aldridge [35 points, 18 rebounds, 39 minutes]

el magico numero ... uno!

"for us it's not about phoenix and the rest of these teams. we're taking care of business and just focusing on us continuing to win games. we know the next one will clinch and then once we do that, we go from there." - nate mcmillan, blazer's head coach

a walk in the 'hood

i'm sorry...

i suppose i owe an apology to my readers who love my snarky comment on reality tv and whatnot and all you've been getting is basketball mumbo jumbo. i'm sorry. it's all so ... well, all consuming. it's down to the wire people! i'll try to be less geeky.
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speaking of apologies, did you all see this...


this portia is all over the damn place! but this is a homo classic. hilarious and subversive all at the same time. kudos for all this speaking out porsh. it's nice seeing her on tv because, well, she's hot. oh and her show is pretty funny too. she's got that stone-face hilarity down to a science. check it out if you haven't. oh, it's called 'better off ted'. bad title but good, smart comedy. wednesday abc 8.30...
"paid for by married gay people who are sorry" HA!
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tomorrow is friday and you know what that means people, record night! these are the records in the frames this week...

[the police's synchronicity is a true classic. these guys rarely missed a beat. it's a shame sting seems like such a tool.]

[i think she's so unusual is a perfect way to start a friday night! her cover of prince's 'when u were mine' is one of my all time favorites. remember the day you realized what 'she bop' was actually about? that was a rough one! we also know that cyndi is a hetero homo advocate. thanks cyndi!]

the thrilla gets tossed! holla!

oh, right

just an ice cream update. imagine whirled peace is absolutely nothing like one sweet whirled. however, it's damn delicious. caramel & sweet cream ice cream with toffee cookie pieces and chocolate peaces! yum. ice cream is good and i felt so peaceful...

"imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try. no hell below us, above us only sky. imagine all the people living for today. imagine there's no countries. it isn't hard to do. nothing to kill or die for and no religion too. imagine all the people living life in peace. you may say that i'm a dreamer, but i'm not the only one. i hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one. imagine no possessions. i wonder if you can. no need for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man. imagine all the people sharing all the world. you may say that i'm a dreamer, but I'm
not the only one. i hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one."

the stretch

[brandon roy & lamarcus ladridge]

here we go. blazer's beat utah by 20 points (125-104). it's their third straight game winning by 20+ points! amazing. these guys are energized and playing like they are practicing for the playoffs. nate has to be pleased right now. rudy out? no problem, let nic play more minutes. ok. 17 points and countless hustle plays that don't make the box score. przybilla ejected (along with carlos boozer and jerry sloan!)? no problem. greg oden can come in an muscle his way to the rim. our leaders? b.roy with 25 points and l.aldridge with 26. this is how you win home court advantage in the playoffs! they do have a last road trip against san antonio, phoenix and los angeles clippers. they can so win these games. go blazers!!!




el magico numero...2!!!!!!!!