Hey all! 

Well I've decided that I would miss blogging way to much to quit, plus goodbyes make me sad!  That being said, I've decided that my blogging style will be categorized as "selfish".  Yup.  I've decided that I'm only going to blog when I feel like it, I'll blog about what I want (my life one day, international politics the next, and maybe a comment about the Jonas Brothers for my friend Erin =) I'll only comment who I want to, when I want to, if I have time to, and I'll only make people templates if I really feel like it.  I feel sooo selfish!!!  But I think it's necessary.  If I can blog here when I want to without a schedule and without feeling obligated to reply to comments unless I truly have time.  Plus, I think if I feel like I don't HAVE to be on here, I'll be on even more!

So... moving on to my life (or whatever other random thoughts I have...)  Last Friday I went to a "Jitterbug", which in my humble opinion, was a ton of fun!  Two of my friends were having their birthday party their so in addition to a good dose of swing dancing I also got a generous helping of chocolate cake (beautifully decorated) and other snacks.  I'm not the greatest dancer in the world (either a lack of practice or a lack of rhythm... or both) but luckily there was a dance class beforehand.  I'll say this, when learning to dance, it's easier to dance with a guy who knows what he's doing then one who doesn't!!!  Otherwise you end up laughing hysterically when you both turn the wrong way and end up in a tangle!  Good thing we traded partners every few minutes lol

Today I helped out at my local library with some children's programs.  At the end of the second class we made homemade icecream... and quite the mess.  What we did was we gave each kid a quart sized plastic bag and put 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring, 1/2 cup of milk, and a tablespoon or two of sugar inside.  Then, after sealing it up, the quart size bag was put into a gallon sized bag filled with ice and rock salt.  Seal up the big bag and then shake, shake, shake!  Except not to hard otherwise you get leakage, either the ice bag drips or the icecream melts into the ice.  Either way, messes are inevitable.  The tables were completely covered with water and milk, in addition to the paper towels which were our frugal attempt to clean up the mess.  It was pretty funny lol!  One of the first library programs I ever attended included making icecream, but instead of making it in the pottery room (which is part of the recreation center) we made it in the adult section of the library.  After that program I decided that I loved the library lol!  This opinion was further elevated when we made baking soda volcanoes with terracotta pots... but that's another story!

Does anybody have either of Jimmy Needham's CD's ("Speak" and "Not Without Love")?  I've heard "Forgiven and Loved" on the radio a few times and love it a lot!  It kind of reminds me of Jason Mraz (voice), Wilco (instruments, style), and a male version of Francesca Battistelli (in that it's so fresh and seems to mesh several genres together.)   His stuff looks pretty good, I've heard good stuff, but I could also decide I don't like it.  I think I want to get one of Needham's CD's (preferably "Not Without Love" because it has the song "Forgiven and Loved") but am deliberating to buy it on iTune's or wait until Christmas.  I've looked at a bunch of stores but none of them seem to have either of his CD's so I might have to wait for Christmas so my parents can get it from Amazon or something.  I'd get it from iTunes because it would be cheaper but I think I'd prefer a hard version because iTunes has a lot of anti-pirating stuff (not that anti-pirating security is bad but I think I'd prefer a hard copy just incase something happened to my iPod, computer, or account.)  Anyway, if any of y'all have either of his CDs let me know whether you like it or not and whether you think I should wait or get it now.  Thanks! =)

Well, I think I'd better sign off, that way I have some time to visit you all before dinner!  (See, now that I have the mindset that I don't HAVE to reply to comments and read your guys blogs I really WANT too!  Funny, ain't it?) =)  See ya!