no T-Boz cuts, please.

I have to go get my hair cut right now. On a nervousness scale of 1-10, I'm a 29387498. Oh my!!!

there's a wreck up the way, i hope it's not my foe. my foe's mostly a friend.

This guy is from Baltimore. I love this song, and you should check out his Web site because he's also an artist. Enjoy!

hot shot progressive

Six and a half hours from here is the "Grand Canyon" of Texas, and I really want to take a road trip there in autumn.

Say hello to Palo Duro Canyon!


This is called "The Lighthouse"


Ever since we went on the Roney family vacation to the West, I've been dreaming about red deserts. And slot machines.

It's got a great turning radius!

Ahh, well today I made a "big" decision and bought a car! It's a 2009 Subaru Forester that I originally intended on just test driving today. But, it turned out to be exactly the same as buying it later this week, when I get paid, so why not just get it today? It would have either been that or a Nissan Sentra, so I went with the bigger option, one that isn't going to be the exact same size as Brittany's. So here it is!

Pulling in at home!


The straight on shot


Some typical shots


Showin the shine


Anyone for an off road excursion?


How about a drive through the "forest"


And plenty of room for the golf clubs


If anyone wants a ride, just come on over and I'll show you around town. In other news, we found an excellent bbq place finally, called Sonny Bryan's. Man that biscuit was unbelievable. Also today we enjoyed our pool here, with no one else around. Early in the morning before its 100 degrees, the pool is the place to be. Of course, it is supposed to be 102 and higher each of the next five days, including 105 tomorrow. Might need some more pool time. And lastly, on Monday I get to walk into my newly decorated office. Brittany and I went in early today, hung up my diploma, set up a mini sound system, placed some armadillos, and even put together a lil candy jar.

I do know one thing, the bigger my debt, the more comfortable Hanson will be. They've already expressed their excitement for me getting a new car, and that was before I got it!

recording in mexico = quality?

I'm listening to C.O.'s new self-titled album on Merge Records' Web site. The way his voice and music style has changed is... unsettling to say the least. I've tried to accept it for the past four albums now, but it's just getting tougher and tougher. I guess because when I was really affected by his music, he was way more effed up and darker and talked about love and sadness. I miss when he steered clear of political metaphors and kept it simple.

He's controlling that painful voice warble that always interested me. It's getting boring.

I'll probably still buy it because I still feel like he needs the support. Even though every sad eyed 14 year-old girl surely has his back by this point.

And J. Lew is coming out with a new album in the fall and then going on tour with him. That would be a blast from the past show. But considering Jenny is a sellout now and Conor probably is too but I just don't want to admit it, I'll pass.

At least he finally got a haircut and doesn't have douche bag long hair anymore.

P.S. - I guess "Eagle On A Pole" is a pretty good song. Pooper.

just waitin' for the sun to set

Here's a song I've been obsessively playing.

We're going to see Neko Case at the Granada Theater the same weekend as Austin City Limits, since we can't afford to trek to Austin for a few days. Luckily she is playing here the night before she plays there!

Dinner tonight: grilled shrimp in banana-leaf pouch (actually, foil... where the heck do you get banana leaves??)

deadlines and a plant deficit

Well, I made my final job decision yesterday!

The woman from Advocate Mag was supposed to call me back in the morning, but she didn't. So I called her at 11 and left a message asking her to call me back and let me know about the interview. I decided to give her a deadline of 3 p.m. before calling the Salesmanship Club to accept their offer.

Patiently, I waited until 3:02 p.m. and called Tracy. She was really excited that I accepted the offer and I start Aug. 4. It will be so amazing to finally have some direction and feel like college was worth something. I can't imagine graduating and not getting a job related to my major. I would be so extremely frustrated and this blog would be a little darker... describing my horrid days dealing with retail customers etc etc. No one wants to hear that, right?

Instead, I get to help plan golf tournaments and get credentials for members of international media and write for a weekly newsletter and other various intern activities. Who knows where I'll head when the 10 months are up, but I know I'll be successful.

It's a good thing that I kept a deadline, because Advocate Mag called me a little after five to let me know that because they are starting a brand new magazine, they wouldn't be able to hire me quickly because they still are figuring out the details. She wished me good luck and said to apply if I'm able and see another position free up.

In lighter news, yesterday we found a better grocery store than the Kroger we've been going to. It's called Tom Thumb and it's a subsidiary of Randalls. Yay! They have a much better produce section and gorgeous flowers. Always a good sign. I bought an aloe plant from there, and plan on putting it in the green planter that Jess bought me when I get some good plant food. Grow strong, lil aloe plant!

I now have like six empty planters on the balcony. Lowe's gift card, anyone?

We haven't taken any new pictures, so here's an adorable one of Will's nephews on July 4.