I might have posted this before, but I DON'T CARE. it is so worth re-watching. Rodney does the "Rodney Shuffle" towards the middle of this video, and every time I see it...I just wanna pinch his cheeks and then do naughty things to him. he is JUST THAT DAMN CUTE. (oh, and the rest of this is hilarious, also. 
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I've tried twice now to make a beef stew to my satisfaction. my first attempt turned out yummy and thick, but I didn't like the after taste. t'was an Irish Stew that called for stout beer. *shudder* I love beer (a little too much) but I like the watered down fakey light beers, not that heavy bullshit. sooooo....
attempt number two I made the mistake of doing in the crockpot. FABULOUS flavor....thin as water. I even tried adding cornstarch, but the crockpot cooks on too low a heat, I think, to thicken up a lot.
tonight? I am trying my own mishmash of those two recipes, and I'm beyond excited. maybe I'll get it right this time! I think I'll even try some cornbread muffins to go with. (gives me a good excuse to use my new muffin pans!)
I decided to use my tax money this year on my truck, seeing as I plan on her lasting...oh....the rest of my damn life. so I had my wonderful brother go over her from front bumper to tailgate with a fine tooth comb. and what do you know? he managed to find lots o' work that needed to be done. LOL shocks and sparks and brakes to name just some.
but I had a budget. and apparantly the bill went over, because at the end of the invoice was a "because I love you" discount. 
and can I just tell you, it's like driving a brand new vehicle. she's...TIGHT. and responsive. and actually drives LIKE A TRUCK now. I've driven her twice since the overhaul, and both times I had perma-grin.
this easily has to be one of the most reproduced songs out there....do a search and you will find hundreds, if not thousands, of versions. and I don't care WHO sings it. I hear it? I have to stop and listen. I am far from being a religious person, but despite this song's bible references...it goes strait to my gut every time.
this version by Ari Hest is by far my favorite out of the dozen's of versions I've heard so far. the man has some beautiful pipes.
I started a diet the day after my birthday, because I decided I don't want to still be fat for my 35th. it's not a hard diet. just basically paying attention to calories and portions and cutting out snacking and fast food. (good GOD, I miss Jack in the Box!) and those vitamins my doctor yelled at me to start taking a year ago? I started taking them too. LOL
but I don't think I'm adjusting to it all very well. I'm tired and headachy and hungry and constipated (WTF? really?) ALL THE TIME. um. I thought eating better was supposed to make you FEEL better. how long am I going to feel like this? because I hate HATE hate it.
HATE....IT.
my Momma is having surgery tomorrow. the scary kind involving lots of fun words like skull and brain and metal plate. I'm incredibly worried, so I can only imagine how she is feeling. its been a long time coming, and I wish they wouldn't have left it so late. but I keep telling myself at least they are finally doing something. that's gotta be good, right?
this year? I paid off two major debts. it was a great year for me. and now I only have one more to go. and if I don't get stupid about money (like buying a new vehicle....LORD, I want a Tundra)....if life doesn't shit on me (LORD, let me keep my job...isn't 3 layoffs enough for a lifetime?) I will be COMPLETELY DEBT FREE by the end of 2010. it's my number one goal. the thing I've been striving for and working at for SOOOO LONG. to get debt free, and to live debt free. I'm so close, I can taste it.
so, for what it's worth. it's officially my "New Year's Resolution" and one I damn well mean to accomplish.