Stoned Beetles.

An arguement between Spaghetti and I. Mind you it's not an angry arguement, more like one of those healthy ones over random life topics.

This one being music.

He makes a comment about how I don't know any of the Rolling Stones. He is right, I don't. He says I am a freak that probably likes the Beetles. I do.

He is appauled by this idea, and does the whole crinkly face thing, then makes fun of me because he says the Beetles are all pop music, and it's all gay tambourine shit. Gag. I said well if you wanted me to choose between the two bands. Sure I would pick the Beetles.

He was completly freaked out by now. I was confused as to why he didn't figure this one out on his big boy own. I mean I love pop music right? Sooooo....

Then the discussion grows to how Spaghetti thinks that Pop is SO dead, and it's never as good as rock. I said Pop is just as good as his rock (don't get me wrong I love rock too. He just isn't the biggest pop fan. Maybe a closet pop fan)

So I said Pop is dead? Pick up our iPod and tell me who falls under the Genre Pop. Lets see who is SO dead right now.

Black Eyed Peas?
Lady Gaga?
Britney?
P!nk?
Beyonce?
Uncle Kracker?

Need I go on dear? I was right. For once, he didn't have much to say but grumble on about how I still picked the damn Beetles. Like I said, the above list would be my first choice over the Beetles, but Pop music, and Hip Hop are my favorites. Rock and alternative are awesome too. Just not my first choice. (please don't ask me about Country. It's not a pretty response. I have about 10 songs that are country I can bear. AND they can not be played back to back. I will freak the fuck out. Country makes me twitch)

Just wondering who you would pick. Also is it that weird that I can't name ONE Rolling Stone (well I can now, because Spaghetti was screaming about Mic Jagger (I know I slaughtered the spelling. Effing Blogger STILL doesn't have a spell check on this new version. Or I'm a tard who can't figure it out) and how I do know him. WTF woman. Either way. I was amused that he was upset that I didn't know a RS name, or a song, but to my defense I can't name a Beetle either.

Also just so you don't think my parents were freaks, we listened to Fleetwood Mac, Hewy Lewis, John Melloncamp, Billy Joel. That kinda stuff...

Spiders in your buttcrack

Bagel often has me sing songs to her to stall me leaving her room  before I leave her room each night. Most nights I am up for it. We start with some off key (who am I kidding, it's ALL off key) Twinkle Twinkle...

(she was SUCH a baby here! About 13 months.

Shes already going to be 4 in June! Ok, that just made me cry...)

Twinkle Twinkle little Bagel, Bagel
how I wonder why youwontfallasleeep,
tucked in your bed so nice,
like a bagel, bagel in for the night...
hmm hmm hm hmm hmm hmm hmm...
(Bagel Bagel is to be replaced with her real name, sounds cuter too)

Then she cuts me off for some Smiley the Lion...

Smiley the lion what does she wear?
Only the loveliest skin and hair,
she's never angry, (mommy makes angry face)
she's never cryin' (mommy makes funny boohoo sounds)
that's why we call her Smiley the lion!

We are running low on patience, I have read to her, filled her water cup, made sure her Ticky blanket was situated just right, AND yet a request for another stall song. Mind you I am tired, and so I think with some sarcasm she will enjoy my song, and I will get a kick out of singing off key yet again.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider. This is my favorite ad lib eva...

The itsy bitsy spider went up Bagel's back,
down came the rain and washed the spider intoherbuttcrack
(insert many giggles)
Out came the sun and dried up her buttcrack,
Then the itsy bitsy spider went up Bagel's butcrack,
AAAAGGGAAAAAIIIIIIINNNNN!!

Then I get up, go to the door and say...
Goodnight, Bagel Nicole, I loves you.

She says
Gnight mom.

I ask
When will I see you again?

She says,
When the sun comes up.

Then as if she is counting to three on her fingers, as each finger goes up, she says "I. Love. You." it was Spaghetti and my secret code when we worked together (the normal sign for I love you was a bit to obvious and made our co-workers gag) and so I taught it to Bagel.

Just wanted to share!

Black & White. Scream.

Michael Jackson.

King of Pop.

Memories. SO many memories.

As a kid of the 80's and 90's that was the best music.

I had a oval ring with his picture on it.

I had a necklace with his picture on it.

I loved his music.

And through all the drama, I still stood by him as a fan. Always will.

Thank you Michael Jackson. I will pass your music on to my children.

Thank you for your amazing dance moves. Your great videos.

And the history you have left.

Rest in Peace. You will be missed.

Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee
April 3rd - April 7th 2009

The Mc family is leaving this Friday morning, when Spaghetti gets home from his night shift, to hop into the IL's mini van and zoom away 7 hours and 53 minutes to Nashville, Tennessee.


Spaghetti's cousin, Nikki, and her very musically talented husband, Loren, moved to Nashville last fall. It only makes sense. Loren currently plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, and sings for the country rock band "Drew Davis Band" they toured with Hootie and the Blowfish all summer, promoting there first CD "Crossroads". He also sings the opening song for "Suite life of Zach and Cody" on the Disney channel. Oh and did I mention he did work for the show "Alias" oh and in the first season of LOST when they show Charlie playing guitar, that is Charlie's hands, but Loren playing the music, some work on video game sound tracks... oh I could go on and on. Let's just say Loren is on interesting guy. From the stories of music, to his personal love of diving (not a shocker he's certified to dive over 100 feet, wreck dive, and I do believe some sort of medical dive too?) Alright enough on Loren.

Nikki herself, is a beautiful and sweet girl. She needs a bit of Loren to feisty her up a bit. She teaches 8th grade students, now in Nashville. She hand makes beautiful jewelry and has a big yellow lab named Belle.


Phew.


Back to me and the insanity of the trip. Maternal Mirth taught me a valuable thing about vacationing with children.

She said to me once "It is not vacation for us mom's. It's simply called relocation" how true that is.


Weaky is the most to pack, he needs more clothes (messy boy!) and special jar food, and formula, and bottles, and teether rings, and Tylenol, and diapers, his alcohol for his helmet, special tooth brush to clean it, he has to be bathed everyday because of it, and his pack and play, and front carrier if we go for a hike... good god, maybe a kitchen sink too.


Bagel is clothes, diapers, sippies, and a pack and play for her. Oh and her hair ties, detangler spray, oh, toys for them. Nikki and Loren have no kids, and NO toys!... oh my...


I checked the weather. It looks like sunny and 70 when we get there, but Sunday and Monday will be cooler and rainy. So I have to pack for mild summer/chilly spring/ who knows what?!


Oh and I have to pack the cats up. Thing 1 and Thing 2 are going to stay with Thing 3 at my IL's house. So they need food, dishes, water bowl, litter box... that is happening today. We will be packing up the cats, and swapping out our Ford exploder, and my MIL's focus for our Pontiac back and to use there mini van for the trip. (don't ask about the swap of the Pontiac and the Focus. Long story) We were going to do the cats and dogs all tomorrow. Hello insanity. So we moved the IL's to today. Good thing I could use an extra day to pack the van


And Ding and Dong will be getting packed up and shipped to my parents tomorrow. They will stay there. They have 3 cats, but they also have an acre of land fenced in. Ahh... freedom for the dogs! They won't have much access to the house. Mostly the workroom, and laundry room. (maybe the kitchen if they are good) It's a big deal that my parents take them. They have a very nice house, and yard. And for my two Buffalo's to be there for a week is SO nice of them!


I have food to pack, a cooler, van entertainment, and everything needed to take an almost 3 year old, and an 11 month old on a 5 day vacation 8 hours away?!?


Insert psycho laughter here.


So I NEED to get off the computer and pack my ass off. We will be leaving soon to get the van. I have SO much to do...

It's Britney Bitch.

I am TO freakin' excited on Tuesday April 28th, D. Mudd Pimpster, myself and two other friends, will be attending the ever so amazing... Britney Spears Circus Concert.


Perez Hilton just posted, from Brit's site, the Set she is going to play. Let me tell you out of all of her songs I am stoked about "Do Something" "Freakshow" and "Radar" of coarse I love "Circus" and the newest one out "If You Seek Amy" (hidden message anyone?)


I know many of you who are not attending are closet Brit fans, I have seen you sing the words, in your car. Be it that you don't mind some of her music, or those damn trendy radio stations burn it into your brain whether you want it or not.


I was her fan when she started. I was her fan when she had a melt down. I am her fan. This will be my second concert of hers. Can't wait! Go Britney!!

CIRCUS
Perez/Parade Intro
Circus (Funky Remix)
Piece of Me
Thunderstorm Segue
Radar


HOUSE OF FUN (Anything Goes)
Martial Arts Segue
Ooh Ooh Baby/Hot as Ice
Boys
If U Seek Amy
Me Against the Music (Bollywood)


FREAKSHOW/PEEPSHOW
Everybody's Looking for Something Segue
Freakshow
Get Naked
Britney's Hotline
Breathe on Me/Touch of My Hand


ELECTRO CIRC
Break the Ice Segue
Do Something
Slave
Dancer Solo Segue/Heartbeat Segue
Toxic
Baby One More Time (Remix)


ENCORE
Womanizer (Extended Remix)
Circus Reprise: The Bow




And on the concert note. I also have a Musical "Spelling Bee" coming up soon, again with D. Mudd Pimpster. The next weekend is the Drew Davis Band opening for BallyDoyle's new Irish Pub in Aurora, IL.


April is of coarse Britney, then I have No Doubt in July with Aerial! Hooray for concerts... now I just need P!nk to go on tour for her Fun House CD and my life will be complete (well I have seen P!nk 2 other times...)


Anyone else have concerts coming up?

How do you deal?

My question is how do you deal? With the loss of a loved one.


From previous posts this week. You have learned that Spaghetti's awesome Gramma passed away Saturday.


She was in Arizona at her winter home, and everyone is flying back home tomorrow, the wake and funeral are not until Friday. It's hard having to wait all week. It's weird, I want Friday to never happen, but I also just want to get it over with.


It's going to be one of those days.


The day where the Kleenex company cashes in, because there will not be a dry eye in that place. I am not looking forward to seeing so many family members upset. And even though it's Spaghetti's family, it's amazing what 10 years of life together will build with these people.


People I once passed on the street, are now some of my closest family members. I can't think of what to say to my Mother IL, I watched my own mom cry 18 years ago when she had to bury her mom. Everyone was SO close to Gramma. It will be a very melancholy day.


So back to the question at hand. How do you deal?


I have a routine. I didn't really realize I did until this week. In just the past 2 years I have lost my own Gramma (who died at 90!), my Aunt (who died too young of alcohol abuse) and my Uncle in July, (who died of a broken heart, and alcohol abuse) so the past few years it seems that I have attended more then my fair share of wakes, and funeral.


Routine?
I hold it in. At first. Just till I am alone. I need at least an hour to myself. I need my iPod. I think up Friday. I think up worst case scenarios, I think up situations that won't happen, fights with random strangers, I mumble to myself, I swing at imaginary anger. I cry. I sob. I get it out.


I know it's my way of coping with things. It's my way of expressing my insane thoughts, and I get them out with imaginary people, random places, and random thoughts.


It's like pretend I guess. I have been doing this since I was a kid. From boombox, to tape player, to CD player, to radio and now to iPod. It's my escape, it's my sanity saver.


Not saying that is makes Friday any easier. It doesn't but for days that there is just to much in my head. I will take the iPod, take me time, get up hours earlier, dance, cry, fight, and mumble to myself.


This is my therapy. I love my music, it let's me escape to places and deal with things in a way I don't think I could in reality.

The above. That should be categorized in a Saturday Secret post. NO ONE has ever known about it. No one.

But you now.


It helps. I just did it. Playing out imaginary anger at random strangers, crying over thoughts of Gramma. Still I held some in, now with kids and a crazy busy day ahead, I can't have a boo hoo headache all day. But it was a release of some sort.


I also have to share that I don't just do it for death. I do it for everything, a situation where I will see old friends, or a party that I am excited about, maybe a family function I am dreading. It's just anything I need to preplay out in my head and my music helps me do that.


So again my question is. What do you do to deal with a crazy stressful situation... just curious...

Rock out, no more

If you are a fan of my music, the ever so lovely P!nk, Britney, and whomever else was on my player. I am sorry for your loss. But because of kind words, and gentle nudges like these. I thought it would be best to remove it.

Not everyone enjoys my music, and yes my blog is my own space, I do want my few friends I have made to visit me, when they can, in between kids, dinner, and housework.

It would be like if you walked in my front door for a visit and P!nk and Britney was blaring on the radio in every room. A bit much.

I have been thinking about removing it. I have my speakers off 99% of the time, and the few times I do have them on, the music scares the shit out of me.

Hope you like the new and improved "Spaghetti and Bagels"

Manic Monday. Vick's, Rainbows, and to much talk

What do you do to make yourself feel better when you are sick?
Vick's baby bath.
Vick's under my nose.
Sleep. Alot.
Double noodle soup.
Watch Little Nicky (it's my "I'm sick movie") with Adam Sandler
Have my Wish Bear care bear Ed got me.

What is the most amazing weather you've ever seen?
I see crazy weather here often. A few times, I have seen it where it rains in my front yard and not my back yard. Or where I have stood just about to the steps of my deck by the grass, and it's raining in the grass, but not on the deck.

I have seen more rainbows here in this house then I have ever seen.

The snow is crazy. With all the cornfields there are drifts, from the crazy winds we get. So a 4" snow fall, could be a 3' pile when it's done blowing. Don't even get me started on I-80! That highway is insane with the snow!

I live in Chicagoland. Where as they say, if you don't like the weather, wait a few hours. It will change. No joke. I have had many days where we will use the heat, then the air, then the heat again in July!

Do you listen to music or talk radio in the car?
I HATE talk radio in the car. (Some sports games are tolerable. Some.) I love the radio, music makes me happy. I don't mind some morning shows, mostly Drex from Kiss FM, if anyone is keeping track, looks like Eddie and Jobo from B96 got canned. Again.

I loathe commercials. I can't stand them!! I don't even like when the D.J.'s talk over the begining of the song, STFU!!

Music to my Life

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question (topic), type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend your cool... and alot of the songs fit with the setting

So tag your all it. Let me know if you play. This was fun!

Opening Credits:
Big Pimpin' (Jay-Z & UGK) Shit yea.

Waking Up:
Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra) too funny!

First Day At School:
Party Like a Rock Star (Shop Boyz)

Falling In Love:
Finer Things (Drew Davis Band) Awww... if you love country check them out!

Fight Song:
Champion (Kanye West)

Breaking Up:
Split Personality (P!nk) Probably the cause.

Prom:
Sussudio (Phil Collins) Nice!!

Life:
The Boogie That Be (Black Eyed Peas)

Mental Breakdown:
Curtains Close (Eminem) Well put.

Driving:
The Dirty Boogie (The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

Flashback:
Unusual You (Britney Spears)

Getting back together:
Losing My Way (Justin Timberlake)

Wedding:
Now That You Got It (Gwen Stafani)

Birth of Child:
Out from Under (Britney Spears)

Final Battle:
Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel) Creepy!

Death Scene:
Crystal Ball (P!nk)

Funeral Song:
Amen (Kid Rock) again creepy!!

End Credits:
B-I-N-G-O (Fisher-Price Little People) yes this was by random, and yes the kids have songs on our iPod. Too funny!

Circus leak!

It's a leak! Wee! Circus is the next single from Brit, so here is a 30 second clip from the video. Looks hot, Brit! Love it! (Oh and well duh, I so have her new CD "Circus" on preorder from iTunes due to me on Britney's birthday! December 2nd!) Don't even roll your eyes at me. You closet Britney fans. Ugg you drive me insane! You know all the words to her songs, yet you don't really care for her. She-iet, if you knew what have your favorite musicians did, you probably wouldn't really care for them. Love the music. Stop hating! I love Britney!!

Twilight, AMA's and some random previews...

Yes I am here. Yes I have a shit load of blogs to post. But since Spaghetti has now worked 48 hours in less then 3 days time. I feel the need to spend time with him before he passes out.

Anywho, here is what I would like to blog on in the near future...

Crop Night 10 hours.
My Twilight Reviews. And the whole day to go with.
Spaghetti and his insane work load.
Mia ism's on snow.
Stick it.
Starbucks Gold.

I did catch the beginning of the AMA's tonight. Loved it. I cried like a 10 year old, or a 30 year old, at a NKOTB concert. It was great seeing them again! P!nk as always was phenomenal! I so didn't think that Sober was her next single, I was betting on Bad Influence, or Funhouse, maybe even Ava Marie A, does it matter? I love them all.

Excited that Rihanna and Chris Brown won! Saw some red carpet action too. Would have liked to see more, wished that Kid Rock would preform, and Britney, but I can't have it all!

Ok, nuff babbling, I must go see Spaghetti, we are watching Hancock with Will Smith, it's our pre-release freebie to review. More on that too.

Aiet... I'm out... oh but before I go, I must say.... I will own Twilight. I will see Twilight 1.8 zillion times. I love it. I love Edward. I love Bella. I love Alice. I can not wait for the next movie, I never want the story to end. "Team Edward!"

Lata,
Feisty

Fun Cirus House and some Pepsi

(presale on iTunes!)

I am excited to say that I have both P!nk's Funhouse, and Britney's Circus (Britneys is prebought, I will get it on December 2nd) I am in love with "Womanizer" and can't wait to hear the rest!

I do have P!nk's Funhouse, and I listen to it constantly! My two favorite songs (outside of "So What") are "Bad Influence" and "Fun House" such fun, and feisty songs!

If you want to know what makes my day, a P!nk or Britney Spears song will do it. Thanks ladies for some amazing and inspiring music!

And throw in some Beyonce and you have one awesome Pepsi commercial enjoy!

Happy Belated Sweetest Day!

It was Saturday (if you care to know) some people call it just another Hallmark Holiday, there is history behind it. (Wikipedia it, if you wanna know more) Anywho, so Sweetest Day came and went (I was at the Dystonia conference and Spaghetti was at work) but yesterday he slid me a bag, and said "Happy Sweetest Day" it was a $25 iTunes gift card! Wee! P!nk and Britney are both dropping there new albums, well P!nk's fun house is out, I am going to get it today, and well I must wait till December 2nd (Britney's Birthday) for the rest of Britney's "Circus" to come out.

Thanks again Spaghetti!

Just like it was 1988 all over again.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for New Kids On The Block. Yes there was 3 ten year old girls that went to the New Kids On The Block concert, it was end of summer 1988.

Fast forward 20 years (oh god, did I just say, 20 YEARS! Ack!) and here we are again. Feisty, MnM and Mud (girl scout story) all over again. We also brought along Muds friend, LZ, who very nicely put up with us and our crazy antics all night. (thank you.)

We arrived, MnM couldn't wait to get to the nearest beer stand, because unlike Mud and I, she no longer loves herself some good pop music. Ever since the grunge came and took her away. (she was just there for the memories and the beer) she needed to numb herself through the opening acts that she had little or no idea of who they were.

Props to both the opening acts, I loved them. Took me a minute to remember the first guy, you might not know him by name, Colby O' Donis, but his song "What You Got" is featuring Akon, and is on the top 40 hip hop and pop charts. AWESOME!

Then the ever so beautiful and talented Natasha Beddingfield came out! I loved it! I am a fan, so on top of the bestest friends, the memories, the NKOTB I also got two awesome opening acts too!

I will just post all the pictures here. And comment below each... some pictures deserve there own posts, and will be saved for just that. (yes my dears, stop stalking me for the pictures, it is 12:53 am and I am editing, cropping, and we all know red eye removing from every one of my shots) Enjoy...

The opening of there show, they come up from the top stage floor... it was deafing in there.
A.MAZ.ING.

Jon and brother Jordan Knight, on the side stage by us!

Donnie and Jordan on side stage, with some back up dancersJoe did a solo song, he has his own album out too.

Love it!!

Not that Jordan didn't have my attention with his solo (also an album out) but when he did it with his shirt open and the wind blowing it...my life is complete...

This is Mud's freebee, I will explain in another post, all hail to Donnie.

Half way through the show they appear on this mini round stage in the middle of the floor audience. Just big enough for them, and a piano. One of my favorite moments, they did Tonight, Tonight out there.

And right before they left they came over and said good bye to me. (and some of the other people around me... I guess...)

Final bow, after they finished off the show, with the first encore being Step by Step, and then back out for the ever so wonderful Hangin' Tough. I loved every memory making moment. It was SO fun, and the show was amazing.

I will be doing a separate post on all of our asinine pictures of ourselves.