Today is my 24th birthday… and it has been a wonderful day. This is what makes for a great birthday: *sleeping in past 6am*waking up with my Hubby still next to me (he gets up before me)*beautiful sunshine*spending a lazy morning in my jammies*gorgeous white roses on my dining room table*yummy sushi lunch with the Hubs & Too Kool*thoughtful birthday cards*two pairs of new shoes*season 10 of Frasier :)*afternoon naps*Law & Order SVU*lots of love (via Facebook, Twitter and le telephone)*sunset walks*vanilla dip donuts*curling up on the couch with a movie I love you, Hubster. Thanks for a great birthday. :) Shop Girl*

(image found at: http://groupieblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/michael-jackson.jpg) Sad, sad, sad. This week a legend died. When I first saw the reports I thought it was a joke… the Hubster and I sat at our computers and updated major news websites every 60 seconds as we watched the horrible news unfold. I know he was far from a perfect person–*ahem, child molestation accusations*–but his music was iconic, and I love it. But what I find even more sad than his death was the initial reaction of a certain celebrity blogger: Perez Hilton. I haven’t said anything about all the Perez drama of recent days but I think it’s time. As you know, I “broke…

This post is a part of 20SB’s Looking Back Blog Carnival, and Ben & Jerry’s is awarding free ice cream to lucky bloggers and readers! As you may (or may not) know, I recently found a wonderful little online community called 20 Something Bloggers. I have found some of my most favorite reads through that site, and for those looking to expand their readership, it’s a great way to introduce people to your blog / who you are. This fabulous little community also puts on “Blog Carnivals” from time to time. I’ve never participated in a Blog Carnival before, but I really liked the theme of this one, so here…

I saw this on a few blogs yesterday and I hearted it greatly, so I borrowed it. You can check out a few fabulous similar entries here, here and here. I can’t…*stop watching Law & Order SVU.*go very long without eating. I like to eat every couple of hours.*touch my toes.*do a cartwheel.*go very long without checking my email.*see anything without my contacts / glasses.*stay up late anymore… 12am is a laaaate night for me. I AM AN OLD WOMAN. :( I can…*limbo like no other. Bring it.*play piano.*cook / bake well when I actually take the time and pay close attention.*sing 90% of the songs on the radio. (The…

Do you ever think about the things that make you distinctly you? Those little eccentricities that are so small you don’t think about them but together they make you who you are? They are easiest to notice when you compare yourself to someone else and wonder why they do those little things differently than you do. I started thinking today about some of the things that make me who I am, and here is what I could come up with: I very rarely like an entire album by an artist. Instead, I only ever take my one or two favourite songs and discard the rest. My iTunes playlists are largely…