Three of my favorite boys

GO CUBS! Here are Aramis Ramirez (my future husband), Carlos Zambrano (the greatest pitcher you've never known) and Derrek Lee (my other future husband). I love these guys and the Cubs are gonna ROCK this year! I bleed blue baby! Can you tell I'm excited? How will I be able to work on Monday knowing my Cubbies are playing at 1pm? You better damn well believe I'll be watching it online.

Man, I need to lay off the green tea......

Baseball starts tomorrow, baby!

Who else is excited besides me? Baseball officially starts tomorrow and I cannot wait! My Cubbies don't play until Monday (against I believe the Reds), but I am still excited! I love it! My fantasy team is ready to kick some ass (they told me). Bring it!

OMG, you HAVE to go see Blades of Glory. Mike, Erin and I went and saw it today. I laughed my ass off. Seriously, I had tears coming down my face. That Will Ferrell is one funny bastard!

I am out of control, somebody stop me

Kids, don't try this at home. I'm serious. You could get hurt. So, I have had an OUT OF CONTROL friday night, y'all. Check it-I got my hair cut, went to Wal-Mart (to purchase toothpaste, a new alarm clock and People magazine-in no particular order), came back to my apartment and had my jammies on by 8:00. Mikey and I toyed with the idea of going out-I was on the fence about it, neither one of us are rollin' in the dough right now (I HATE non-pay weeks!), so a Bridget Jones Friday Night At Home it is!

Ok, so get this. Text Boy had the nerve (I really wanted to say "balls", but this is a family show) to text me today asking what I was doing tonight. This is after he cancelled our date yesterday because he "was sick" (to be fair, I cancelled our date on Sunday....oops!). So, how did I respond to tonight's message? I told him I had a date. I think that will be the last time I hear from him. I am so completely over it, it isn't even funny.

I feel like Britney Spears with all this out of control behavior. Quick-someone call Promises of Malibu and see if they have a bed for me. Someone needs rehab ASAP.

If you're picking up on any sarcasm that's good....because I'm laying it on pretty darn thick!

This has been yet another crazy rant from a completely insane (but fun) silly girl

inner rage

Has anyone ever been to Manhattan Cafe in Clayton? I went there for dinner last night-loved it! It's like a '50's diner, very cute.

I don't know what is wrong with everyone at work today, but I think we have all gone insane. You can definitely tell it's friday! I'm not doing a whole lot this weekend, just chillin'. I think we are gonna go see the new Will Ferrell movie this weekend-can't wait for that!

The computer here at work is making me angry. It keeps locking up. I must end this post now before the inner rage comes out and I throw my monitor out the window.....

my latest theme song

"Settlin"

By: Sugarland

15 minutes left to throw me together

For mister right now, not mister forever

Don't know why I even try when I know how it ends

Lookin' like another maybe we could be friends

I've been leavin' it up to fate

It's my life so it's mine to make

I ain't settlin' just gettin' by

I've had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shootin' too low so raise the bar high.

So, I'm just not waiting up this time

I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything.

With some good red wine and my brand new shoes

Gonna dance a blue streak around my livin' room

Take a chance on love and try how it feels

With my heart wide open now you know I will

Find what it means to be the girl

Change her mind and change her world

I ain't settlin' just gettin' by

I've had enough so so for the rest of my life

Tired of shootin' too low so raise the bar high.

So, I'm just not waiting up this time

I ain't settlin' for anything less than everything.

that's not what I meant...

Ok, so Erin's supervisor was just in my cubicle, and people heard me yell "don't poke me with that thing".........now, for those of you that are dirty pervs (like me), you probably thought I was talking about something bad-didn't you? I was actually talking about a thumb tack that he was trying to poke me in the arm with. Perverts.

Yay Canada!

Canada has joined MySpace! Woo hoo! Although I was a bit confused when I got the email stating "Darin" wanted to be my friend......Canada, I forget your real name sometimes, I'm sorry! Maybe I should actually call you Darin, but I've called you Canada for over 10 years, so why quit now?

So, Chris S. got booted from American Idol. Can't say I'm surprised. Word to any future Idol contestants: YOU CAN'T DO STING. NO ONE CAN. SO DON'T EVEN TRY. Thank you.

We've almost made it through another week. We are celebrating our Clinical Director's birthday today. He is Mr. Jokester, so we figured we needed to try to get him somehow (this is the man that has a fart machine in his office, and, yes, he does have a PhD). There is an ongoing joke about him and bananas (I have no idea), so today the hallways are lined with bananas and they are all over his office. We also got him his favorite cake-angel food (whatever), and it will be decorated with swedish fish and hot tamales (disgusting? perhaps....). And someone got him a light up yo-yo. I know, we're not right. But we have fun! And we laugh......a lot!

Happy Thursday everyone!

drinks are on me!!!!!!!!!!

OMG, you will never guess how much money I am getting back from the state of Missouri for my tax refund........wait for it..............wait for it............................I, Kerri M. Davidson, am getting back SEVEN DOLLARS!!! Woo hoo! Let's party! I know you're jealous.....

I have no idea why I am so hyperactive today. I've been in a good mood since I woke up. Probably because I am able to sleep again now that my neck isn't hurting. That, and I purchased a new fan for my room. The noise puts me right to sleep-I love it! I do have one rant. And that is-UBH is denying me Diet Coke and I'm having none of it. Our Coke machine has been out of Diet Coke for over a week now, and quite frankly, that is unacceptable. How do they expect me to function and perform at my best if I am caffeine deprived? Today I had to go all the way down to the cafeteria on the first floor to get my much needed caffeine (granted I took the elevator, but still....). I'm writing my congressman......

yet some more rambling about American Idol...

Here is tonight's breakdown:

1. LaKesha-LOVE me some LaKesha, y'all! She made me wanna get up and dance in my living room (I didn't, by the way).
2. Chris S.-Ewwww...that was a big ol' mess. It's really hard to sing like Sting...didn't really dig it, but I still love Chris-still think he's good, but he may be on the chopping block tonight.
3. Gina-Wow! She was great tonight, great song and she totally nailed it. She saved herself from the bottom three tonight.
4. Sanjaya-WTF was up with his hair? And WTF was up with the random No Doubt song? Shay Shay freaks me out....and not in a good way.
5. Haley-Is it karaoke night and no one told me? That's what she sounded like....can you say "chopping block"?
6. Phil-I think Phil was awesome tonight. He actually pulled off Sting. Loved it!
7. Melinda-She kicks so much ass it isn't even funny. She's amazing. She made me wanna dance in my living room too.....but I didn't.
8. Blake-Could he be any more adorable? I think not. I loved his version of "Love Song", I still have it in my head. The judges are right-he's the best of the guys.
9. Jordin-Loved it! It was more age appropriate for her. She's cute and is a great singer. She is more of a "pop" singer than Melinda and LaKesha are.
10.Chris R-I thought he was pretty good. Not my favorite, but pretty good. "Don't Speak" is a great song.

Tonights worst girl? Probably Haley-she's just not as good as the other gals. Worst guy? It would have to be Shay Shay. But we all know he won't get voted off, so my guess is the bottom three will be Haley, Chris S. and Shay Shay. It's possible Chris R. will be in the bottom three as well. We shall see tomorrow night!!!!

new poll! new poll!

It's baseball themed....duh!

gotta love South City.....

Ok, so I was just driving home from work, minding my own business, when I see a rather obese gentleman walking down the street........in nothing but a wife beater and some boxers......should I have rolled down my window and asked him if he was single?

what's going on today?

Hey party people, what's up? First of all, I have to say that my friend Erin's supervisor is insane. Second, dude, what was up with the crisis line last night? I got the call that you hate to get-lady is suicidal, refused to give her name, is calling on a blocked line that I can't trace, has a plan and means to do it. Not fun if you are the counselor taking that call. My hunch is that she was just completely personality disordered and looking for attention. The hard part is-I'll never know. I really hate calls like that. Of course, my supervisor told me I did a good job, but I still hate calls without resolution like that. Hate it.

Anyway, what else is new? It's American Idol night. LOVE IT! Cubs opening day is only 6 days away. LOVE IT. And I want to give a shout out to my Mikey Poo-just because (see biatch, you got mentioned again, so HUSH!!!!!). Is it wrong that I am already ready for the weekend? Not that I have big plans, mind you, I just like having time off since it is such a rarity for me. Saturday is the only day I have off. I may just lay low this weekend unless anyone out there wants to do something. Call me, email me, text me, whatever!!!!

I am ashamed to admit that I am loving MySpace. I know, I know. I used to hate it soooo much. But I have reconnected with so many old friends from high school (grade school even!) and college. One, my friend Sara, I have known since kindergarten. And my friend Brandon from high school (and college), and my friend Brian, and Jim who is from good ol' Northwood R-4 as well. I love it. Having so much fun. It's like crack.

Ok, well, I gotta go do some actual work now. Later.

ok, I'm just sayin'....

Been doing a little internet searching this morning (yes, I am working hard), and most all of the MLB 2007 predictions I have seen predict that the Cubbies, yes, the CUBBIES, will win the NL Central. I'm just reporting the news people, calm down! Of course, you know how it is, on paper this sounds about right. We'll see how they really play come next week. It gives me renewed optimism, however, so again, don't kill my delusional dream, ok? As the future wife of Aramis Ramirez, I can tell you that I am gonna be hardcore this year. I kinda slacked in my loyalty last year, but fear not, KD the Super Fan is back!!!! I'm gonna have my super cute Cubs hat on every day (ok, maybe not, but I will carry it in my car every day for any and all hair emergencies). Can y'all tell I'm excited about the season! OH-I forgot, Cards fans-I'll have you know that my love for Mark Mulder helped my team get a question right at trivia night. Of course KD knew that the Cards got him from Oakland. I LOVE myself some Mark Mulder, and will be tuning in to quite a few Cards games this season as well.......Eric, I MUST get up to Chicago. You, me, Wrigley Field? Sounds like a good combo to me!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing before I go. I have to tell you that I am LOVING my Toby Keith's Greatest Hits CD (volume II). It is so good. Has my favorite song of his "I Wanna Talk About Me". LOVE IT!

One week!

One week from today my Cubbies will start their season. YAY! I am soooooo excited. I love baseball, love my Cubs and, as usual, hold out the hope that they will be good this year. Don't kill my delusional dream, ok? They are just over .500 in Spring Training, although I should note that over the last few games or so they have shown a lot of improvement. Carlos Zambrano is looking good and is clearly the ace of the pitching staff. I'm pissed I didn't get him on my fantasy team.....Aramis Ramirez is looking good as well (thats MY BOY!!!!). I love it, love it, love it!

So, I've decided to give Text Boy another chance. Since we have actually talked on the phone now and all. We are going out Thursday night. I figure a Thursday isn't as big of a committment as, say, a "date nite", like Fri or Sat. That way, there's no pressure. So, we'll see how it goes. Considering I don't NEED a man to make me happy, I am not stressing about this at all. If it works and we start dating, great. If not, I'll be fine. Don't you love my positive new attitude? I actually mean it. My life is great right now, I have no complaints.

We are slaaaaamed at work today. It was apparently a good weekend to get admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. What is wrong with people???? I have to work the crisis line tonight too, so that should be fun. A nice, looooooooooong day. Can't wait.

Mike and I are looking for jobs where we get paid to sit and look pretty......anyone know of any openings? Thanks.

Whose Fantasy Baseball team is gonna kick some ass?

Uh......that would be mine, thank you very much. I got Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen. How do you like dem apples????? My league did the autodraft, not sure why, so you have no control over who you get. Well, my autodraft seems to have gone well. I also have Miguel Tejada, Manny Ramirez, Rafael Furcal, Jason Schmidt and John Smoltz. Plus a bunch of other dudes I've never heard of, so I'm not sure if they are good or not. I didn't get any of my beloved Cubbies. I see my girl Hallie got my boy Alfonso Soriano....perhaps a trade shall be in order. I am good about following fantasy baseball for the first few weeks, then I kinda slack off, I can't help it! I need to get on the ball and order my DishNetwork. They have a package where you can get Commcast Chicago-HELLO! All my Cubbies games! Totally worth it. I am so excited for the baseball season-it starts soon! April 1 and 2. Can't wait baby! GO CUBS! And go my team-Shake and Bake. Know what that's from? You Talladega Nights fans know......... :)

P.S. Red and Jon-have fun in Vegas. Remember your mission-one of you is to get a picture of yourself with an Elvis impersonator. Don't come back until this happens. Got it?

Easter funnies

Erin, you're gonna have to park the car

Ok, this stiff neck thing is getting ridiculous. I was feeling a bit better today, it seems to get worse as the day goes on. Tonight, as we were parking to go to Venice Cafe, I had to have Erin parallel park the car because I couldn't turn my head to do it! It was so sad. And pretty pathetic.

So, we didn't do so hot at trivia night tonight (and we were even sober!). We got 70 out of 100 questions right-it's a C (I'd have taken it in high school!). The questions were freakin' hard man! And can I tell you about the geriatric crowd? I swear our table was the only table under like 60 there. I mean, who else would know the answer to a question about Red Buttons? There were the cutest puppies and kitties there (it was, after all, the Humane Society). There were brother and sister puppies that were German Shepherd and Husky mix named Sadie and Stewie, they were SO CUTE. I wanted to take them both home. Erin and Carrie fell in love with an orange kitty-it was really cute but the cats were making me sneeze. No kind of fun.

After trivia night, we attempted to go out. My neck was really starting to hurt though, so I wasn't sure how long I was gonna last. I contemplated going to Gitto's because Text Boy called me today. Yes, I said called instead of texted. He said he'd be at Gitto's tonight for some karaoke. My peeps and I decided against Gitto's (nothing against him, but really, I was all sneezy and my neck hurt, I wasn't so much feeling cute. What if he didn't dig me anymore after seeing me? I don't dig rejection....). We went to Venice Cafe, which is usually really cool, but their outdoor patio was closed off (we wanted to sit outside-hello, it was nearly 80 degrees in the STL today!). Venice is an f'ed up place. Example-the womens bathroom has nothing but babydoll heads on the walls and the toilet is up on a pedestal. I rest my case.

Well, I think the muscle relaxer and Advil PM is about to kick in, so it's nighty night for me. Later peeps.

"I don't think this muscle relaxer is doing anything"

That is what I said to my sister on the phone last night. Her response? "I don't know, you sound kinda loopy to me". Was I? Yea, maybe I was. If only you could have seen me, it was quite a sight. There I am, laying on the couch in my jammies, hair piled up on top of my head, with a heating pad and a blanket wrapped around my head. It was very sexy, I tell ya! Text Boy even texted me last night (go figure!) and asked what I was doing. Gee, how do you respond with the above? Here's the good news. I finally got some sleep last night (I threw in an Advil PM for good measure) for the first time in nearly a week. Voila! I'm up at 9am on a Saturday and I feel almost human again. My neck is still sore but I can move my head a bit more today. I'd like to thank my friend Rob who said it's all because I'm over 30 now. He will pay for that comment, mark my words!!!

So, big exciting weekend plans? I'm not doing a ton due to my newfound limited mobility. I am attending another trivia night tonight MINUS the huge drinking binge from last Saturday. Ugh, I'm just plain too old! I need to do all the fun errand stuff today, grocery shopping and stuff. Other than that, I'm just chillin'. And taking muscle relaxers, apparently.....

acute torticollis

That is my official diagnosis. Literally translated, I believe it means "pain in the neck". But we already knew that, right? So, that is what my doctor tells me is wrong with me. What is is exactly? Well according to Google.com, it is "Torticollis, sometimes called wry neck is not a virus at all. Torticollis is a muscle spasm in the neck, similar to having a charlie horse in your leg". Yep, sounds about right. I got a script for a muscle relaxer, Skelaxin, so I'm ready to roll. My doctor offered me some Vicodin, but I politely declined. I was told by co-workers that I was an idiot for doing so since you should "never turn down pain meds". Spoken by true mental health professionals, huh? I had a low grade fever too, but my doctor didn't seem too overly concerned about it. So, guess I will only temporarily be paralyzed from the neck up. It's been 5 days-it could take up to two weeks to start feeling better, so good thing I went to the doctor and gome some muscle relaxers. I look forward to an evening of reading magazines, sitting with the heating pad and drooling on myself as the muscle relaxers take effect......

sorry, but I had to.....

I'm gonna be nice

There is so much I could say about the whole Tony LaRussa DUI thing, but I won't. Despite not being a Cards fan, I do respect the man. However, I know everyone is quick to defend him because he seems to be a stand up guy, but, reports I've heard indicate he was at a stoplight-passed out. That would certainly indicate a fairly high level of intoxication. That's all I'm saying.

On to more exciting celebrity news, what is up with Stephanie being ousted from Idol? I certainly think the voters probably made the wrong call on this one. Granted, I don't think she would have won, so perhaps it was best to have her leave sooner rather than later, but there are at least three or four other contestants still on the show that are not as good as she is (Shay Shay comes to mind......). I love that show. I cannot tell a lie. And now that Andy at work has informed me of www.dialidol.com, I am all over trying to predict who is gonna be booted.

Ok, so I think my neck may be on the road to recovery. I am cautiously optimistic at this point. I woke up this morning and have a bit more mobility. It still hurts, along with my ear, but definitely better than yesterday. My co-worker Sherill gave me some of this spray that she got from her chiropractor, it's kinda numbing, but it feels pretty good. I'm debating calling my doctor at this point since it seems to be getting better. I'll decide by lunch if I'm gonna call or not. I have no idea where my health insurance card is, which may be a problem. Think since I work for the company, I can just walk over to the medical side and say "hey, I need a new copy of my card?". Probably not......

So, I'm finally getting my taxes done tonight. I tried to get them done last week, had all my ducks in a row (or so I thought), got to the place and the lady was like "we need your social security card". Ok, granted, I probably should carry it with me, but I don't. So, I wasn't able to do my taxes because of that one minor technicality and had to reschedule for tonight. Here's hopin' Uncle Sam is kind to me.....

make it stop

So, I cried myself to sleep last night because this literal pain in my neck is getting to be too much. It hurts like hell. It makes it very hard to lay down when the pain is in your neck, so no position was comfortable. I even took a muscle relaxer and still couldn't sleep. I am so over this little situation. No, I have not called my doctor because I was really hoping this little situation would have gone away by now. I told someone at work that I wanted to chop my own head off. No need to bring in the white coats or fill out any affidavits, however, I am done. Thanks.

this week's American Idol commentary-by Kerri M. Davidson

Not that anyone cares about my opinion, but here is what I thought of tonight's American Idol:

1. Haley-I originally wasn't a fan, but I liked her tonight. She was sassy, and I always like sassy. I thought she sang pretty well.

2. Chris R.-I haven't been a big fan of his but LOVED him tonight! He was dead on. Probably my favorite guy performance.

3. Stephanie-didn't do so hot tonight-the judges agreed. She was just kinda blah.

4. Blake-LOVE him and his plaid pants!!!! He was awesome. Mikey-your boy is back!!!! Blake is definitely my favorite guy overall. Who's your daddy, indeed!

5. LaKesha-it wasn't her best tonight, but she is still awesome and will be top 5 easily.

6. Phil-yea, Phil may be going home tomorrow. It was ok, but was kinda weird.

7. Jordin was A-MA-ZING. Absolutely my favorite of the night. Never heard the song before, but she was awesome.

8. Sanjaya-Oh my, LOVED myself some Shay Shay tonight! Wow! Where the hell did that come from? I could have done without the crying little girl though....

9. Gina-ok, I didn't think she was as bad as the judges said she was. I think she was better than Stephanie, but still didn't sing as good as I have heard her before.

10.Chris S-I loved him tonight! I thought he was great, and besides, he is way funny!

11.Melinda-she is just awesome. Can't even say a bad thing about her!

Two best performances? I'd say Jordin and Melinda. Best guy was probably Chris R. The two worst performances? Probably Phil and Stephanie. Everyone else just did so much better than last week, it was overall a much, much better show! I still can't believe little Shay Shay.....and, seriously, what was up with that crying little girl????? Can anyone say "Depakote". Thanks, I knew you could.....

my mom is so funny

My mother just admitted that the only reason she watched "Dancing With The Stars" last night was to see if Heather Mills-McCartney's prosthetic leg would fall off while she was dancing. I swear, this is the funniest thing I have ever heard. She said, and I quote, "Old Heather kept the leg on during the fox trot. But I’m betting when they do the salsa or tango someone is going to get a leg upside the head".

Now y'all know why I am the way I am.....

over it

I am sooooooooooooooo over Text Boy. Do you hear me, Text Boy? He texted me again today, all chit-chatty. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A REAL CONVERSATION DUDE? I mean, seriously. I swear I'm not angry and bitter........

OMG, I love Amy Henson

Amy called me this morning at like 7:30am, all in a panic, concerned that I was dead. I assurred her I was, in fact, NOT dead. She apparently had some crazy dream that I didn't wake up for work today and it was later discovered that it was because I was dead. Poor Aim! I know it is a horrifying thought to think of the great KD being dead....(enter sarcastic comment here). I was then concerned that perhaps she had just jinxed my commute to work, so I drove with extra caution. I am happy to report I am still not dead (in case you were wondering). I believe her dream stemmed from the fact that she gave me a muscle relaxer to take for my stiff neck (I know, I know, you are not supposed to take meds from others, but I was desperate people-DESPERATE I tell you!). The muscle relaxer helped me sleep, alright, but my neck is still stiff. I feel like such an old lady. So, people, if you come up behind me, I am not trying to be rude, I swear-I really can't turn around. At least not well. Thanks for playin'.

spotted on msnbc.com today.....

OMG, I'm dying

A bit melodramatic, I know, but I'm telling you-I'M IN PAIN. I have a stiff neck. It hurts!!! I can't turn my head at all. I'm not sure what I did to cause such things....I don't like it, so now I'm gonna be a big, whiny baby until it gets better. Any treatment suggestions?

And in the Leave It to KD category, I discovered I have a bruise on the TOP of my foot. Who does that? Besides me? I really, truly am my own worst enemy and really shouldn't be allowed to leave the house. At least, not without a padded suit on. Or, at the very least, a helmet.

I am so sad-my Mikey Poo isn't at work today. Who am I gonna talk to? Who is gonna make me laugh? Who is gonna entertain me with their stories from the weekend? Who, I ask? I am not happy about this situation at all. Mikey-next time you will clear it with me before calling in-do you hear me mister????????

Where am I?

Ugh. 4:14am is when I got home this morning. I am toooooo damn old for that! Now, don't get me wrong, I had a great night, it was just really, really long. So, St. Pat's was a good time! How was yours? The night started with our Trivia Night. My God, we had so much alcohol with us-my friend Carrie made a huge freakin' tub of her famous sangria-dyed green of course. It was the envy of all the tables. And we were pretty tipsy by like 8pm (never a good sign). Carrie decided somewhere along the way that she wanted to go kiss drag queens (not real sure where this came from...). As for our performance at Trivia Night? We got 71 of 90 questions right, thank you very much! The questions were hard though! I think we ended up coming in like 8th out of 35 teams-not too shabby! After Trivia Night, we went to Big Daddy's in Soulard because us girls decided we wanted to dance. And dance we did! I danced with a cute boy (Rick? Mike? I don't remember his name....I'm bad, I know) and Carrie kept trying to get us to kiss each other (she had some sort of obsession with kissing last night, I guess!). Did I end up kissing him? Well....I'm not tellin'!!!! :) After Big Daddy's we decided to go to The Complex. Carrie's dream of kissing a drag queen was closer and closer to coming true. There were sooooo many cute boys there....too bad they are all gay! :) Mikey-wish you had been there, there was some EYE CANDY goin on!!!! I tried to text you, but it wouldn't go through for some reason...speaking of texting, I think I have given up on Text Boy. I was irritated when he called me at 9:45pm on a friday night to go out (Uh....no), then I decided to give him one more chance, he wanted to hang out last night but I told him I had plans with my friends but that he could meet up with us. He told me to text him when I knew where we were going, so I did. His response? "I'm just gonna stay home". Ok, we're done Text Boy. We're done. What is wrong with men????? Wait, don't answer that.......ok, so that one was a bust. It's ok. At least I put myself out there, right? Newsflash single, straight boys-KD's on the prowl. But if you try to pull any kind of crap whatsoever, KD ain't having it. KD is in full-on biatch mode. Consider yourselves warned!!! (don't you love it when I try to act all hardcore? Did I pull it off? No? Ok.)

Well, I'm off to do some fun domestic things like laundry. Wish me luck. It's a long trip to the basement.

this is some b.s.

Ok, last Saturday, I was in a place where it was 85 degrees and sunny. Today? It's freakin' SNOWING! WTF? I got real scared driving down McCausland this afternoon-had to dodge the parade floats with giant leprechauns on them....scary! Happy St. Patricks Day everyone! Are you wearing your green? I have on a pin that says "I'm not Irish, but kiss me anyway". Think that'll get me some action???? Aunt Mary pointed out that, actually, I am Irish. I know I am, but the pin is funny. Tonight my peeps and I are going to Trivia Night. The kind of Trivia Night where you can drink. Carrie is making green sangria. I've got some Miller Lite just in case it's scary. We're all wearing matching green t-shirts that say "feelin' lucky" on them. Yea, we're dorks, but we have fun! I had a good lunch with the aunts and cousins today-next month's "lunch" is gonna be extra fun-we are having a baby shower for Jessica. Yay! Red and Jon-hope you had fun running in the snow this morning! :O

OMG, people make me laugh

The gall of some people, I swear! I have been thoroughly entertained by people this week, I must say. Names are being withheld to protect the not-so-innocent. People are just funny, that's all. That's all I have to say about that. Peace out people.

P.S. I must let you know that I got called "cute and petite" today. Granted, it was by a gay man, but I'll take it. I am a compliment whore.

P.P.S. Mikey Tinnin, I love you, just because! :)

Don't jump

I'm sorry to be so crude, but I have become totally disillusioned. Did y'all hear about the person that jumped off the JB bridge this morning? I mean, is everyone in the world depressed, suicidal and homicidal? Maybe it's because I work with the mentally ill and that is all I see, but I swear. Were people this bad off even 10 years ago? I just don't understand the state of the world anymore. Sorry for the public service announcement, but it had to be said. In the future, any time I feel down in the dumps (which is really rare nowadays, thank you very much), I will remind myself that I ain't got it so bad. Life is too short to be depressed!!!!!!!!

So, at least it's Friday. Work is slammed because we have a lot of people out, but that's ok, I like to be busy. Oh yea, so, I might be going out with a cute boy tonight. STOP THE PRESSES! Say it ain't so!!!! So, it's the boy that I mentioned previously, the one I wasn't sure about because he prefers to text message rather than talk. Well, he wanted to go out last night, but I was like "uh, I have to get up at 6am, how bout Friday". He is supposed to call me after work tonight. We'll see if that actually happens. I'm disillusioned, remember? I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. You can't be in a relationship unless you put yourself out there-so, I'm gonna be out there. Book Club decided last night that this is the Year of the Commitment. Either commit to a relationship or be committed. Considering I am aware of the mental health services available in this area, I really do not want to be committed, so.....guess I have to freakin' go out with cute boys. Man, life sucks.

ok, so far today...

I've been told a million times how cute my shoes are. It's true, I can't lie, they are pretty darn cute. I was also told by one of my reviewers that he hates me. This is the same guy that also called me the Evil Managed Care Wench. We get along great, I swear. I also got an email from my grandpa (yes, grandpa is hip and happenin' and has email. He ROCKS!) warning me about the dangers of plastic in the microwave when cooking things. Thanks for the tip, grandpa. If I can't use plastic in the mircrowave and I don't cook, I guess my only alternative is to starve to death. Or eat at McDonald's everyday (SO not an option). I am so way sleepy today, but in a good mood. I can't wait to get home though, and will probably leave work in the next 45 minutes or so. All my work is done for the day because I rock. Book Club is tonight at 6. My friend Mike asked if this was the same book club I'm in that doesn't actually read books. It is indeed one in the same, however, we actually did read a book-or was that for last month? I don't know. But we have read exactly 1 book in the last, oh, two years or so.....big deal! I am hosting tonight which can only mean one thing-I must rush home and finish straightening up the apartment. Got to at least make it presentable. We are having Mom's Deli for dinner. Have you St. Louisans been there? It is right down the street from me but I have never gone. I hear it's great. We shall see. Man, I am totally rambling today. What's up with that? Let's see, what else can I talk about? I already mentioned Mike at least once (he checks daily to see if he's been mentioned......), I've talked about my day (which really hasn't been that exciting). Ok, I guess I'm done now. Thanks for reading. Suckers.

WHY is Shay Shay still on the show???

Seriously-listen up teenage girls. HE ISN'T THAT CUTE. Stop voting for him. He is the worst singer on American Idol and should not be there. Granted, Brandon needed to go, but it is clear that the only reason Sanjaya is still there is because the little teeny boppers are voting for him. STOP. That is my rant for the day.

Ugh, I am soooooooooo sleepy today. After getting home from work last night around 10:45pm (driving in what I swear was a flash flood-geez!), I realized I hadn't eaten dinner, so I grabbed a little something so my tummy wouldn't growl in my sleep (thank God for those 100 calorie packs!!!), then I tried to go to bed, but COULDN'T SLEEP!. I hate that. The alarm went off WAY too soon this morning and I awoke to a gray, icky day. And it's cold again. No kind of fun. At least I have my book club tonight and the weekend is fast approaching.

Does everyone have big exciting St. Patty's Day plans? Gonna drink some green beer? I will actually be drinking some green sangria, courtesy of my girl Carrie. We are doing a trivia night with, of course, a green theme. We are all wearing t-shirts that have a big shamrock on them that says "Feelin' Lucky". Nice, huh? We are dorks, I know.......Uncle Jimmy's country band is playing Saturday nite, not sure if I'll make it out there or not, I'd love to, but you never can tell how out of control Trivia Night is gonna be! :) :) :)

not lookin' good for Shay Shay......

Who's your pick to go home next on 'American Idol'?
Melinda Doolittle 0.6%
Stephanie Edwards 0.9%
Gina Glocksen 0.4%
LaKisha Jones 0.5%
Blake Lewis 0.6%
Sanjaya Malakar 76%
Chris Richardson 0.8%
Brandon Rogers 12%
Haley Scarnato 5.3%
Chris Sligh 1%
Jordin Sparks 0.4%
Phil Stacey 1.1%

dude, wtf?

Ok, I am soooo not diggin' this whole getting up before the sun does business. Not diggin' it at all. When my alarm went off this morning, I knew it had to be a mistake. But it wasn't.

So, I'm back at work-yippee! The person who covered my cases while I was gone was like "I am so glad you're back, your facilities suck". Apparently, while mommy (me) was away, the kids (my hospitals) got a little unruly. Well, news for them-I'm back to whip them back into shape. Poor bastards.

I'm back to my morning concoction of Slim-Fast and Diet Coke. Pre-vacation it seemed to be working for me. I was sooooo lazy yesterday. Sure, I did some grocery shopping (and bought myself a great new pair of shoes....), but overall, I didn't do much. I really should have cleaned my apartment given I am hosting book club tomorrow night and will not be home tonight since I will be working at the crisis line until 10.

I soooooo missed my Mikey while I was gone! And my Amy Henson. So glad to be back with my peeps! I mean, who else is gonna talk American Idol smack with me? Luv you guys!

KD's running commentary on American Idol

Ok, Melinda is awesome! I like that she is so down to earth and has no idea how good she is. Brandon is gonna end up singing on a cruise ship. Mark my words. I don't care what the judges say, I think Chris S. is good, even if his version of "Endless Love" was a little weird. Gina did ok-she can sing way better than she did tonight. Why is that Sanjaya, Shay Shay, whatever-his-name-is still on the show? I mean seriously??? I want to know.....I haven't been a big Haley fan, but she did pretty good tonight. She's still probably gonna end up singing on a cruise ship with Brandon though. I love Phil! Yes, he's kinda a tool, but he can sing. LaKisha is MY GIRL! Love her! Blake is adorable with a capital "A". It wasn't his best performance tonight, however. Stephanie was ok, nothing to write home about. I don't get the deal with Chris R. I just don't think he's that good or that cute. Just my opinion. Jordin is great-she is so cute and you totally forget that she is only 17. She did awesome tonight. Who should go home? Sanjaya (like three weeks ago) and Brandon. They were the worst. What does everyone else think?

Watch out for cacti on the highway. Seriously.

I'm BAAAAACK! Did ya miss me? I know you were dying without my crazy ramblings the last few days. I got back from Arizona last night. I so didn't want to leave-it was in the mid to upper 80's all week (although it is quite nice here in the STL-upper 70's? It's that damn global warming-Al Gore said so!). My Cubbies kicked some ass, winning both games we went to. Here's the lowdown on our Thelma and Louise inspired trip (according to Erin's supervisor, anyway).

We got into Phoenix late Wednesday afternoon without incident. Unless you count the guy on the plane that kept coughing and wheezing right behind us-he sounded like he was gonna die, or the a-hole who was in line in front of us at the rental car place. He was yelling at the staff about how ridiculous it was that we had to wait in line. He was an idiot. Erin and I scored the HOTTEST rental car......wait for it..........yes, for five days, we got to drive a gold Ford Focus. It was hot. Once we got settled in at the hotel (very nice, by the way), we went in search of dinner, found this great mexican place, Macayo's, where I proceeded to nearly die by drinking a margarita. Mind you, I only drank about a third of it. I started feeling flush like I was gonna faint, I went into the bathroom and sat on the floor because I wasn't sure if I was gonna throw up or pass out. It was quite unpleasant, to say the least. After that exciting adventure, we went back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.

Thursday, we strolled around Tempe and Scotsdale. Tempe is a college town so there were lots of shops and cool places to hang out. Scotsdale is more of an older crowd (ok, downright elderly...). They had a lot of great jewelry stores and western shops that were pretty cool. I decided I wanted to become a cowgirl. That is, until I saw that the pink cowboy boots I wanted were like $300. Scratch that idea. But I DID look cute in a cowboy hat....That night, we went to this place that our friend Carrie had heard about, Greasewood Flats. It's out in the desert in the middle of nowhere. There was a rooster, that's all I'm sayin'. It's this bar that apparently caters to bikers. You sit outside on picnic tables, each table had a pit to set a fire (which we were not very good at, and the bouncer kept coming by and laughing at us...). Erin and I met some very nice bikers (what's up Jamie and Bob?). They were awesome. I had myself some Miller Lite (very popular in Arizona).

Side note: What does everyone think of this....ok, so the weekend before last I met a cute guy at Gitto's and we exchanged numbers. On Wednesday, he sent me a text message. How do we feel about this? A text instead of a call? Give me your thoughts....Erin wasn't so fond of it and says he has already lost major points....

Anyway, on Friday, we went to HoHoKam Park in Mesa to see our Cubbies. We were about 7 rows from the field and nearly fried in the sun (not to mention nearly dying from getting hit in the head by foul balls! The guy sitting like 2 people from me got a ball). The Cubbie's looked good, y'all! They played the Padres and won 10-6. My boy, Aramis Ramirez hit a homerun (LOVE him!). Alfonso Soriano didn't do a whole lot, but it's still early. Derrek Lee looked good, so did Michael Barrett (I meant their playing looked good perverts. But come to think of it, they are both kinda hot....). Friday night we had a fabulous dinner at this brewery in Tempe. I had their heifeweisen (sp?). I didn't like it, but that's ok. We also got the priviledge of listening to some local preach on the streets (we were sitting outside). He had a microphone and a speaker and basically told us all we were going to hell. He was fun.

On Saturday, we drove to Tucson (about a two hour drive) to see Erin's aunt and uncle. They have the most gorgeous house (probably worth a couple mil). It was surrounded by the mountains. It felt like we were at a resort. We tried out the pool but it was absolutely freezing, so we nixed that idea....her aunt and uncle were so nice, and later, her other aunt and her two room mates came over. They are affectionately known as The Golden Girls (three women in their 60's living together). They were a RIOT! They are how I imagine my friends and I will be when we are that age. And my can those ladies drink!!!!! Erin's uncle made sure our glasses (or bottles-I was diggin the Corona light) were never empty. We stayed the night there, got up early on Sunday morning and headed back to HoHoKam for some more Cubbie's fun!

The Cubbies played the Brew Crew on Sunday (what up Mi-li-wau-kee???). We sat in the shade this time. The boys won 6-3. Yes, all you Cards fans are gonna be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO jealous (this is said with MUCH sarcasm), because Erin and I got to see Jason Marquis pitch live. It's true. We are so awesome. He played 4 innings. Gave up 1 run and 6 hits. They brought in Kerry Wood after that (I was SO excited to see him play!). He did ok. I don't remember his stats. I was just so excited to see them play! I got a great new Cubs hat. It's navy blue and the "c" is pink. It has a little palm tree next to it and the back says "Spring Training, Mesa, Arizona" in pink. Too cute.

Monday was our travel day. Up bright and early to the realization that there was gonna be a two hour time difference once we got back home (Arizona does not do daylight savings time). Our flights were fairly uneventful-we had a brief layover in Dallas-literally brief, we got to the gate as our next plane was boarding. On the flight to Dallas we did have our slight brush with fame (I'm saying this sarcastically as well). All you American Idol fans may remember Josh Gracin. Country singer, was in the Marines? Well....his BAND was on the plane with us. Isn't that cool? Uh.......yea. On the tram to get to our next plane, one of the guys looked at me and asked if I was a Cubs fan (I had my hat on). I thought about being a biatch and saying "no", but I didn't. This then sparked a mini-conversation about Erin and I being Cubs fans in St. Louis.

I finally got back to my apartment around 7:30. I was exhausted. I had 121 emails to sort through (it hurts to be this popular, it really does). I got a little bit of color to me now, I'm nice and relaxed but ready to get back to work. It was a much needed vacation and I was able to get some much needed sleep while I was there! The desert air is so relaxing, I love it and would move there in a heartbeat if all my family wasn't in Missouri!

Now back to life. Gotta get my taxes done this week, go back to work on Wednesday (both jobs). I have book club on Thursday. Saturday we are doing a trivia night. ALWAYS fun-what could be better than getting to prove what a smarty pants you are AND drinking at the same time? LOVE it. I'll be at the fam girls lunch on Saturday too.

As for the title of this post? Yes, while driving, we heard a traffic report on the radio warning drivers of a cactus that was in the middle of the road on I-10 (not something you hear in Missouri). I also saw a for real tumbleweed cross the highway, I did not bring it back to Mo for my mom like I promised-the speed limit in AZ is 75 mph-I was going way too fast to catch it! Maybe next year-because we WILL be back!

Happy Birthday Will!!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's tomorrow, but I wanted to wish my friend Will a very happy birthday! I luv ya and miss ya much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A public apology to my people-there will be no blogging until next week....please don't cry

Ok, thanks to Mike I have "What Goes Around, Comes Around" in my head.....thanks a lot Mikey Poo!

So, Erin and I leave in the morning for Phoenix, I am so excited! Erin's boss, Reggie, is calling us Thelma and Louise. He says I have to be Thelma because she's the ditzy one.....wait........what???? Am I ditzy? Don't answer that.......I told him that if we pick up Brad Pitt we ain't comin' back!!!!

Can I tell you how stressed I was about packing for a different climate? I had to bring out the big suitcase because I just couldn't narrow down the number of shoes I wanted to take. I NEED THEM PEOPLE! So, I repacked last night. I hope I have everything. Guess we'll see.

So, I'm working a few hours at the crisis line tonight. One las shift before I leave for a week.

Brace yourselves-there will be no blogging until I get back next week. I know you'll miss it. But I'm sure I'll have plenty of fun stories when I get back! Erin and I out on the prowl in a strange city??? Yep.........I'll have stories!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VAL!!!!!!!

Today is my girl Val's birthday-Have a good one! We will definitely have to celebrate when Erin and I get back from Phoenix-----perhaps during our St. Pat's Day trivia night/drink fest??????

skinny jeans makes a girl happy

OMG, we are swamped at work today. But it's ok-I'm feeling good. I got my skinny jeans back on today. All is right with the world when I fit into my skinny jeans. All that Slim Fast is paying off, I guess! That and my new obsession with stomach crunches. I really have become obsessed. I have to do them everyday, no matter what. I'm starting to get results, which motivates me further. Looks like good timing since I will probably be in a swimsuit this week-did you see the temps for Phoenix? We're talking in the 90's people! That's hot (literally). Erin-we are going to that cave fo' sho (60 degrees year round, dontcha know...).

I talked to my friend Eric last night on the phone for the first time in over a year. Yes, I was a horrible friend and I have since apologized to him, but it doesn't make it right. Anyway, we chatted for like an hour and a half last night, it was just like old times. Along with Robyn, Lizzard and Stormy, Eric is one of my oldest friends-goin all the way back to 9th grade (that was roughly SEVENTEEN years ago, if you're counting.....holy crap). It was really good to talk to him again and reconnect. I am trying to get back to the way things were pre-November of 2005. Talking with old friends, going to Spring Training-that is stuff KD used to do and is now doing again. KD is in a really good place right now, in case you cared. I mean, after all, I still fit into my skinny jeans. How could life get any better than that?

Uh.........check the weather forecast for Phoenix this week.....

WedMar 7
Partly Cloudy
83°/58°
ThuMar 8
Sunny
83°/58°
FriMar 9
Mostly Sunny
84°/59°
SatMar 10
Mostly Sunny
87°/58°
SunMar 11
Sunny
92°/63°
MonMar 12Sunny
90°/62°


Can you say "hot"?????? Yikes................

Crap just keeps happening

I just heard that my favoritest teacher in the whole wide world, Mrs. Sullivan, has breast cancer. It has spread to her lymph nodes, which I know is not good. She is having surgery today. Please pray for her, even if you don't know her. Mrs. Sullivan was my 3rd grade teacher. She was the best. She always encouraged me and told me how smart and capable I was. I rocked the multiplication tables race in 3rd grade thanks to her (ironically, that was the last time I was good at math....). She would always write on my report cards: "Kerri is an excellent student but tends to socialize a bit too much". What?????? Me??????? No way....she is awesome though. I would definitely consider her one of my heroes-she is a great teacher who really helps instill self-esteem and confidence in a child. She is one of the good guys. I still see her periodically when I'm in Salem and she always asks how I'm doing and what I'm up to and still tells me how proud of me she is. She is such a great lady, I just hope and pray that the surgery works and she is well on the road to recovery. I'm thinking of you, Mrs. Sullivan!!!!!!!!!

is it morning already?

Yikes, I think I'm too old to be getting to bed at 3am....I still wake up at my normal time in the morning...not good. So, today is packing day. For my trip. I am so unorganized, I've had to make myself a list so I don't forget anything. I have to remember, it's gonna be 80 degrees where I'm going, so this affects what I pack...I found the ear buds to my iPod, thank God. When you are flying to Phoenix via Dallas, you know you are in for a long day. We leave St. Louis at 11:40am and won't be in Phoenix until around 5:00pm-Mountain time. Looooong day. So, I've got my iPod, a couple of books, some magazines and my prescription strength drammamine...I'm ready! Erin, got your Cubs stuff ready? I pulled all mine out, I'm ready to roll! I seriously don't know how or what to pack. Right now, there are about 300 articles of clothing on my bed. How many suitcases does the FAA let you bring???????

impromtu happy hour....or hours, whatever

Fairly uneventful day. I was really, really hyper today. Must have been the dark chocolate M&M's mixed with Diet Coke....I think at this point, I am just gonna give the church my entire paycheck. The bad words just keep coming out of my mouth. I can't control it. I need help. I think I'm up to $13 for the church now. Maybe Atonement will dedicate a new wing to me since I will be single-handedly funding it.....

So excited-we leave for Phoenix on Wednesday. I can't wait. I really wanna get out of here, not have to work for a week and just relax. Oh yea, and I get to see my Cubs!!!!! We are going to two Spring Training games-we're gonna see them play the Brewers and the Padres. We're staying in downtown Phoenix, so I'm sure we'll do plenty of going out at night.....and flirting with cute boys, of course! You know I'm a sucker for cute boys....It is supposed to be in the '80's next week in Phoenix, this means I gotta dig out my summery clothes. I sure hope they still fit.......

So at about 3:30 this afternoon I decided I wanted to go out tonight. My friend Sarah must have been thinking the same thing because she emailed me and said "I want a beer". Thus, we went out and drank some beer. And then we drank some more......and some more....somehow, we ended up at Gitto's (you KNOW that's my favorite place!) with these two guys that followed us there from the first bar we were at. Ok, I'm not trying to be a biatch here, but I was SO not feelin' the guy I was apparently paired up with. He was nice and all, but, uh....no. Broker-words can't even explain. They can't even explain. Need a Tums??????? I did meet a really nice guy. We'll call him R. We sat and talked for a long time and really kinda hit it off (and he loves karaoke-except he's actually good....). Yes, folks, write it down............we exchanged numbers. Isn't that exciting? I actually really hope he calls. I was kinda diggin' him (and that was not the alcohol talking, I had stopped drinking way, way earlier in the night). So, I guess we'll see, huh? He has a Harley-that's all I'm saying....I know, I know, but he's a biker that also drives an Infinity.....and is a general manager at a local restaurant. And he's nice. And really, of all the things, the fact that he's nice is what I like the most.......so we shall see! Ol' KD is back in the game, baby! :)

coyotes and tumbleweeds

This is why I love my mother. Here is a sample of an email conversation my mom and I had today. It had me laughing out loud, seriously. It started with me confirming that my parents did not die in a tornado this morning and that I was glad I would not have to deal with this crazy weather when I go to Phoenix next week. Then...........

MOM: Yeah – but you could have a sand storm
ME: don't tell me that!!!! :) i could get heat stroke too...or a sunburn....the possiblities are endless......
MOM: And don’t forget the tumbleweeds. They can kill you!
ME: yep, hit ya right upside the head. terribly dangerous.
MOM: Do not underestimate the power of the tumbleweed my friend.

Mom then tells me she is proud of me even though I'm a Cubs fan....
ME: thanks for loving me even if i am a cubs fan. thats very big of you. i'm gonna bring you a souvenir tumbleweed......
MOM: I hope you do. I promise to take very good care of it. I may even name it!
ME: i suggest naming it Sid.
MOM: I’m kinda partial to Lou
ME: Lou it is. i want to get some fish and name them sid and nancy.....
MOM: Well you won’t be getting them in Phoenix. They have become extinct there from – you guessed it – tumbleweeds. Very, very sad. What’s next – coyotes?
ME: did u just say that u want a pet coyote? well, i'll see what i can do but i'm pretty sure the FAA will not allow a coyote on an airplane......
MOM: Darn – that’s just my luck L Actually I was referring to the tumbleweeds doing in the Arizona coyotes. Hey – it could happen.
ME: just how big ARE these tumbleweeds anyway???? i'm scared....
MOM: You just don’t want to know.

Clearly, we are insane. Oh, by the way, I now owe the church $9. Make that $11. God is laughing at me.