Wednesday...ho hum.

Gosh, I feel like it's been forever since I've
gotten my blog on.

I did have a great weekend though.

Saturday after breakfast at Mary + Tito's we watched
a few episodes of John Adams and frickin' loved it! It
was so awesome to see parts of history that we all read
about portrayed on the telly. And Abigail Adams? She
seemed like one smart and supportive lady/wife/mama.
Loved her.

We also watched more of the Wire and I'm
looking forward to more this evening... yay!
I'm hooked. Big time.

The 3 of us went out on Sunday and watched one the
best movies I've seen in a long time, the Dark Knight.
I didn't get up to pee once.... that's how amazing it was.
And the boys aren't bad to look at either. Not bad at all.
Go see it. Now.

OH! We also got to see the trailer for Watchmen
and my sweet lover nearly lost his shit. He can't wait!

Not a lot on Monday... had some cheeseburgers
for dinner. I love cheeseburger night!

Same for Tuesday, it was bleh.

Today I listened and sang along to Elvis Costello while
driving to trabajo. I had a peanut butter sandwich on
wheat and a delicious banana for breakfast. I really feel
like having a mountain of nachos for lunch, but, alas, they
are too messy to eat at my desk. Maybe for dinner if I'm
a good girl?

Now I'm here at work perusing my fave guilty pleasure
sites like this one and laughing my ass off. Check it out.

I'm also getting inspired by How About Orange and a
lot of the cute and crafty items she makes. Super fun!

I really should be working...

represent

i want to get this on a wifebeater... o'rale!

Photograzing

is a site with awesome photos...of food.
and it's making me hungry.




photo from kristen @ the kitchen sink.

Business Time

i know this has been going around lately, but it's really
funny and puts me in a good mood... enjoy!




flight of the conchords

mel... is awesomely creepy!

f-u monday.

i hate feeling as if my voice doesn't count.

my mom is recovering from a major surgery and
i wish i could do more for her than pick up a
fucking prescription. she's trying to be strong,
but i can hear otherwise when i talk with her.

i need to give myself more credit at times...
i am human and i will make mistakes. guaranteed.

I've Searched The World Over...

we're going to see cracker tonight at summerfest .
i saw them in '99 or so in santa fe and it was fun.
a lot of their songs from 'kerosene hat' totally
remind me of high school and this was a favorite
of ours... i remember listening to it while driving
richard, my little '76 toyota corolla. good times.

tuesday rundown

hi there. it's been a week, A WHOLE WEEK, since
my last post. i've been lazy. and busy. and lazy.
that's a pic of me in case you forgot what i look like.

i did, however, have a really great 4th of july weekend
with my favorite guy. i love me some 3-day holiday
weekends...who doesn't? tell me so i can punch you.

on thursday we had a delightful dinner over at the world
famous (ok, south valley famous) monte carlo steakhouse
and it was awesome as always. i love walking into the
dark room with kitchy decor and drunken construction
workers enjoying a cold one at the bar. i also like how
they will stare me up and down like a piece of meat, even
though i'm CLEARLY with a handsome fella. it's okay,
craig doesn't mind... he knows i'm hot stuff.

on friday we had lunch at los cuates (don't even get me
started) and vowed not to go there for another year
or so. aside from their salty chips and sweet salsa,
it's nothing to write home about. since we were near
the sunflower market we stopped in and got some
fixings for a bbq over at our friend steve's place. it
was very mellow but a good time.

on saturday, we finished working on the chicken coop...
we had to add some netting to protect the girls from
predators. and we also added more poultry fencing as
the little brats (isotope and hazel) kept trying to
escape into bombay's yard. not a good idea for them
seeing as how bombs wants them BAD. anyhow, we
finished. thank god. then i was lucky enough to get
a ride with this guy on this:
that evening we watched a favorite around our
place lately, the wire. i love it. so does craig.

on sunday after angus was dropped off, the 3 of
us got in tamales and drove over yonder to the
corrales farmer's market and got 3 more chicks!
they are adorable and unique in their own way.
i will post some pics of them later, but the newest
members of the blanragg familia are (so cute!):

connie jr. the cuckoo maran.

blinky the ameraucana with green feet.

raquel the rhode island red.



very exciting...very!
here's isotope and hazel... they're growing fast!

and here's most of them chillin'...


and in honor of our new girls, i made us a yummy
ass brick chicken for dinner and we had some
greens from the garden with mashers...oh yeah.
craig (and angus too) desire the brick chicken
at least once a week, and although i love me
some crispy skin, it's a pain to make sometimes.
craig, though, is nice enough to cut the backbone
for me, i have issues with gagging if i think about
something too much, ie. raw chicken. he's just
so awesome like that.

last night we watched cloverfield... can you say
in-FUCKING-tense? i wasn't sure i'd like it, but it
was very entertaining and kept us on the edge of our
seats! i'd probably see it again... we'll see.

that's about it as far as my thrilling weekend goes.

what'd you do? was it soooo fun? or just bleh?

Discover Fugazi!

"With Their Pets Just Talking Shit..."

you like how i incorporate music of the
day lyrics into the post title? yeah, it
means i got nothing. nothing, i tell you.

it's been hot. and that makes me grumpy.

i've gained like 5 lbs this week due to
eating, sitting, more eating and some
more sitting. i try to ride my awesome
bike as much as possible, but still. i fear
the late night bowls of ice cream and
cereal may have something to do with
it. needless to say, i will be refraining
from said late night snacks. for now.

on a sad note, one of the chicks is no
longer with us. craig and angus found
them wandering in the yard on saturday
morning and lina was no where to be
found. i like to believe she made it to
the south valley to live the wild life in
some trees or something. she was the
leader of the pack, and it seems as though
hazel has taken over that role now. we
still plan on getting a few more chicks,
hopefully soon...

got a little checke from the go'ment, think
i'll buy myself some skirts and tanks and
maybe some new sunglasses. one of my
current pairs (brown mad dogs,yo) has seen
better days. and i think a few new outfits
will inspire me to get out of my current
fashion funk. i'll let you know how that
turns out.

this evening i plan on enjoying the 1st
season of flight of the concords. i've
heard from numerous people how great
it is... looking forward to it. and their
cover and spread on bust a few issues
ago was hilarious. and i totally know
this is so last year, don't really care.

anyhoo, hope you are having a lovely
afternoon. i'm having some cold grapes
and listening to tupac right now. nice.

Discover Rilo Kiley!

drive my car into the ocean...

happy weekend!

here are some tunes for you:

Discover April March!

Weekend Recap

" Hi everybody!"



Hope everyone had a nice weekend... I did.

Craig and I had dinner at Patio's on Friday
evening... enchiladas w/ beef and onion for
me. huevos rancheros for Sweets. We sat on
the patio and enjoyed the cool evening air
and we saw the judge from the Wire... I was
going to take a pic 'cause I don't give a f*%k,
but Craig was having none of it. Next time.

*

On Saturday, the 2 of us slept in and then
headed outside to paint the chicken coop.
We were both hot and grumpy, but after a
little flirting and flashing of body parts, we
we're just fine. I'll post some pics of the coop
and the girls soon. They're doing really well
and they seem to like their new home, that makes
us all very happy. The only family member
who doesn't care for his new sisters is Bombay.

He just can't help himself. When he gets around
the chicks, first off he has to be held, and secondly
he shakes and tries to get free while making
his "i'm gonna get you" grunts. No matter how
many times we tell him he'll always be our favorite
baby, he still tries to get him some chickens.

*

Sunday, Craig, Angus and I had breakfast at
Loyola's (so delish as always!), then headed
back home. With the heat and all the food we
had, the 4 of us had to lay down in the family
bed and rest a little. "Rest" with all 4 of us
usually consists of us holding Bombs and telling
him how sweet and precious he is. I know.

Later, Angus and I drove over to the westside to
meet up with my sister, nieces and nephew for
some swimming. Why the westside for swimming?
The pool we like to go to is the only outdoor pool
that we know of w/ a diving board. Also, Craig
used to take tennis lessons there w/ his bro back
in the day. Cu-ute! Then we watched a classic~
National Lampoon's Vacation as a family. And
we laughed. A lot. We've been trying to introduce
Angus to all sorts of 80's classics. He seems to enjoy
them, after the intial "80's? Yuck!" factor.



*Today is alright... hot as hell outside. I think
I'll head over to Sonic and get a cherry limeade
and enjoy the summertime indoors for the next few
hours.

Discover Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell!

meet the girls...

we got our chicks this weekend
and they are so adorable...

here they are:
welcome home!
left to right: isotope, hazel & huevolina...






hazel is the one with some brown on
her little feathers and she's a langshan.
isotope and huevolina (lina) are jersey giants.
craig, angus and i are still learning about our
chickens, so i'll post more info as we learn!

Discover Whiskeytown!

a little ditty for you

it's a classic.
to me anyway.

david sedaris speaks...

here in new mexico.... on june 21st to be exact!

Can You Believe It?

It's been a long week and I thought Friday would
never come... but it's here! Finally! Woo-hoo!

It all started with the trip to the lady doctor...
that's always fun. Luckily all of my parts are
in order, I'm happy for that.

Then, I knew I was getting my period when I got
home on Tuesday afternoon and stood over the
kitchen sink eating cold, leftover steak... with
ketchup. I was ravenous, I tell you.

Later that evening we watched In the Valley of Elah
and it was good but depressing. Some of it was
filmed in our neighborhood and there are lots of
shots of familiar places in Abq., that's always fun.
But, geez, talk about sad.


Last night we watched the Celtics beat the Lakers.
It wasn't by much, but it was a great game. There
are a handful of televised sports that I can stand,
basketball is definitely one of them. It could be
all of the cute boys running around.


This weekend we're (hopefully!) going to get some
chickens... the coop is almost done! Craig has been
working hard and it's very exciting to know that we'll
soon be living with and raising some chickens.



What are your plans for the weekend? Holla.

LUNCH

I'm having Lotaburger for lunch today... yum.

Crush of the Day

Paul Pierce is H.O.T.




















apparently he likes the hoodrats too.

my daddy's in a coma!

my day has been great.

it started off with a cute
pug taking over my pillow
this morning... he loves it.


we got to sleep in a little on
account of all the hard work that
it takes to build a chicken coop.
yes! we're getting chickens and craig
has been working so hard on building
their chateau. i helped a little bit
yesterday, you know with the heavy
lifting because i'm strong as a man.
really, i am.


then, after a little *sexy time*
with my #1 guy, we had el modelo.
yes, that's the 2nd time in 2 weeks
and it kicked major asses once again.
and it's so much fun driving down to
that part of town... so many crazies.

craig and i also watched strangers with candy
this afternoon... hilarious as always. amy
sedaris is fabulously insane. love her.


tonight for dinner we're (craig) is grilling up
some steaks and we're going to watch game 2 of
the b-ball game... i like sweaty guys running
around and cursing. should be fun.

happy sunday evening, kids.

Austin City Limits

it's a re-run, but the Raconteurs + Cat Power!

Flippin' great show in the comfort of your bed!




watch it if you can!

my oh my, you pretty thing, it's about that time for us to meet... does your daddy have a shotgun?

happy friday, yo.

random stuff-ness.

Yesterday afternoon Craig and I rode our bikes
all over the neighborhood and it was so much fun.
We rode (all over) to CNM to vote, to the Coop for
some cheese and veggies, and to the Smith's to get
stuff for soups. And to see all the crazies that seem
to be attracted to that place. Like flies on shit.

Seriously.



We also had delicious Il Vicino for dinner...
I had a pizza(carmelized onions, portobellos, capicolla
ham, goat cheese, hot oil and rosemary) and Craig had a
salad(greens, artichoke hearts, gorgonzola, walnuts, egg,
tomato, and chicken). It was good. So good. Of course
we shared... and by share, I mean I ate almost all of my
pizza and a lot of Sweets' salad.


We also got to watch Weeds: season 3, disc 1
and it was mighty exciting! I'm looking forward
to watching more this evening. Gosh, I aspire to
look as hot as Nancy Botwin when I'm her age...
I should put the pizza down, yes?

ahhh, mondays.

usually, i hate me some mondays.

today, however, is not so bad. i had
a few days off last week to prepare
for the arts + crafts show i was a part
of this weekend. it was a blast, btw, and
i met a ton of awesome folk, craig & angus
were sweet and brought me lunch and
i sold a (tree) painting, a collage on canvas
with paint, some photos + cards and some
other stuff which made me happy! all in all
it was really fun, looking forward to doing
it again sometime!

yesterday was a nice and relaxing day at home
with the boys, we didn't do a whole lot but cook.
we made a DELICIOUS pot of beans ( i swear, i
love beans more every day!), corn bread (i made it
for the 1st time and it was yummy! craig usually is
the one who makes it), collard greens w/ bacon+onion,
homemade mac+cheese(frozen from last time, but still
homemade) and some fried-ass chicken. Damn, that
was some good chicken.

anyhoo, back to mondays... or today, really. it's
going by a little slowly, but looking forward to
this evening... the boys and i are going to a game
@ isotopes park, and we're riding our bikes ~ our
gang, the crusty jugglers will rule the streets, so beware!
too bad sagwah can't go... he'll be so sad.

anyhow, going to take a break w/ lori and walk
around the school and talk about the shenanigans
i missed friday night at a work party... good times.