I have found my favorite on American Idol, and we're not even out of Hollywood Week yet. His name is Andrew Garcia and he is FANTASTIC. Here's a clip of his remake of Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" on acoustic guitar:
Another good one to check out is Crystal Bowersox singing "Natural Woman"...you can You Tube it easily.
Newsie bit #2:
On February 11-12, 2010, Dallas-Fort Worth broke the all-time record for most snow in a 24-hour period in the DFW area with 12.5 measured inches (previously 12.1 in 1964). I celebrated by sneaking out my co-worker's office window out onto the Business building balcony that doesn't have a door (why, is a mystery to me).
Newsie bit #3:
For the first time in a long time, I have found the motivation needed to lose the 10-15 pounds I've gained back that needs to go bye bye. I love me some Weight Watchers. Last Saturday, I saw a number on the scale that frightened me (NO, I will not be sharing it here), and decided something must be done. So I spent the past week eating my allotted WW points, not cheating at all, and working out at my apartment's little facility 6 out of 7 days. The result? 3.5 pounds down!
Newsie bit #4:
I have renamed myself The Human Boomerang! That's right, I am moving BACK to Seattle, from whence I came almost a year ago. I've been working with my faculty advisor for about 9 months now, and have gotten to a place with my dissertation topic that I feel excited about and ready to pursue through completion! I need four courses, and will then write the dissertation. I gave UNT seven weeks' notice, so my last day will be March 19th and I will get to Seattle in time for Spring quarter classes.
I feel VERY peaceful and confident about this decision, which is more than I can say for my last few decisions to move. I have thought this out carefully for many months, and have waited until my research was something I could be sure of. I passed the "prospective candidacy" milestone a few weeks ago, which was the go-ahead sign I needed to move forward.
(Note: Jesse is excited about this, not only for me but for us. He kept asking if I had a flight yet...and yes, I do.)
6 comments:
We will miss you Ms. Boomerang, but know that you are doing the right thing for you. Soon I will be calling you Dr. Boomerang!
I am so with you on AI! I was woo-hooing on that rendition!
I'm not a big American Idol fan...although I do get sucked into watching it with my grandmother occasionally :) That guy...is great. I'll have to keep an eye on him - thanks for the clip :)
I LOVE that you went out a window to get to the balcony (why anyone builds a balcony without a door, who knows...it's done way to often.)
Have fun getting ready for your move!
Hey Peggy! Yes . . . I'm sure i'll have PLENTY of interesting stories. Sometimes I can't beleive we're going to be doing this! Honestly Jesse got a great scholarship to go to his school otherwise we might not have gone this route. But it IS a good school and Jesse will enjoy learning more about the Bible. Despite the fact that he may learn alongside people who have no clue what the real world is like. ;) Ok, I'm being way to critical. Darn my critical self!
That's exciting and awesome news!! Congratulations and enjoy your adventure to Seattle!
welcome back to the ww bandwagon. freaking points, pain in my butt.
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