Move Over, Julia Child...You're Blocking My Microwave.

I said I would get back to you on my recent cooking endeavors. So here it is. I decided that I would try to "cook" at least one recipe a week. It's not that I'm stuck in a rut of take-out and frozen dinners, but I never really "make" anything that requires trying new things, mixing ingredients, or following instructions. Ex: If I have green beans then I make green beans. If I have pasta, then I make pasta...maybe I'll add a little olive oil and spinach. I would never take those green beans and mix them with other ingredients to create a "dish."

An Electronic Evolution

Not to be Captain Obvious here because you've probably already noticed but, I'm writing to you from my new laptop. You can totally tell, right? I'll let you in on a little secret - I just wrote those sentences without my computer freezing, spazzing, or blowing up. Luckily, the latter never actually happened with the old laptop, but I think it could have at any moment.

I don't have a very good track record with laptops. They don't last very long. In my defense, it's rarely my fault.

My first laptop, the one I got for college, was awesome. Well, actually, maybe awesome isn't the word.

These Blogs are the Cool Kids and I Want to Sit at their Table.

So here's my excuse for not blogging this time....I was reading other blogs. I was also cooking! (More on that later).

I've gone crazy reading other blogs and wishing they were mine. At some point in the future this blog will take more direction, serve purpose, and appeal to people outside of my immediate family. But I need a totally awesome theme. Until that revelation, it will be what it is. TV, YouTube, Shopping, Food, and Random Goodness with infrequent unapologetic irregularity. (Not as redundant as it sounds. I thought it through.)

Also, please read past the jump. I will stop writing blog posts about my blog posts. (Now that is redundant).

Smart Girls (And A Dancing Baby)

How is it that I have NOT seen this video yet? This kid is HILARIOUS. This is why all us white babies (not a racist remark) grow up to clap and snap on the dance floor with a contrived sense of rhythm. Maybe if I'd been learning these moves instead of clapping to "If You're Happy And You Know It," I would be far more impressive with my moves at weddings and in "da club."


What's even cooler than this baby dancing is where I came across this video. After watching an interview with Amy Poehler (who is hosting Saturday Night Live tonight! Joyous day!!) and hearing about it on Twitter, I checked out SmartGirlsattheParty.com. Smart Girls at the Party is the brainchild (I actually hate that expression...) of Poehler, Meredith Walker, and Amy Miles. It celebrates "extraordinary individuals who are changing the world by being themselves." It features girls who are into smart things and doing things they enjoy, even if it isn't necessarily what they're told is the most cool. "Smart girls have more fun!" Although, when a 12-year-old builds robots, how can that NOT be cool?? The website targets girls around 8-13, at a time when they first start to become aware of how they look to other people and can become unecessarily self conscious. Instead, they should be smart, be goofy, be themselves! I'll tell you something, if super incredible Amy Poehler tells me it is cool to be into gardening and dance around like crazy, then bring me a shovel and crank up the Shakira. Game on. Way to go Amy P, Meredith, Amy M., and all the smart girls for being so awesome!

5 Things I'm Loving Right NOW

I said I would start blogging regularly...two weeks later, here I am. Not quite the frequency I hoped for but oh well. And, I haven't done a "Things I'm Loving Right Now" blog in a while. You're probably thinking, "Gosh, what is Lindsay loving right now? I'm dying to know. I'm still thinking about the fro-yo and Real Housewives of NJ...does she have new interests?" Well, my friends. I do. Rest assured, here are 5 more new and wonderful things for you to love too.

1. TV Season Premieres

This is probably the most important one.

It's been a good summer. I've had more freedom in the evenings...not tied down by my unhealthy addictions to television programs which are further complicated by my lack of the life-altering technology of DVR.  I hate to see summer go (Ok, that's a lie. I live for the days when it will not be 90+ degrees outside) but FALL is my favorite season! Cool days, changing leaves, and TV PREMIERES. What am I most excited for? Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang, Gossip Girl, Weeds, Life Unexpected, Modern Family, Cougar Town, 30 Rock...and the list goes on. Pretty much anything on after 8pm on any of the networks. Gossip Girl and Life Unexpected both premiered this week....everything I expect from the CW and more. And, thanks to internet television, I am fully engrossed in this season of Weeds.

Oh fall, why are you so good to me?

My Hips Don't Lie

I forgot I have a blog. Seriously, it totally slipped my mind. What a blogging faux pas! I bet Perez Hilton never up and forgets to post. 

This weekend I am heading to a wedding. I'm excited to share in their special day, visit with friends, yada yada yada. But, what makes me especially excited is that I get to partake in one of my top 5 all time favorite activities - dancing at weddings!

Not just dancing, dancing at weddings!

I like to dance to the right, to the right, to the right, and get a little bit softer now, and live on a prayer.

Thinking about dancing at weddings made me reflect on the "first dance songs" I've witnessed. Fortunately, all of my friends and family have, so far, picked great "non-cliche" first dance songs. There is nothing worse than sitting there, wine in hand, waiting to hit the dance floor and celebrate only to have to sit through 5 minutes of slow, cheesy, elevator music. And you have to say, "Awww."

It's like trying to have fun party and someone turns on Delilah's radio show. 

I mean, this day is all about ME, the wedding guest, RIGHT?

No, I'm not truly that snarky. I can appreciate a good first dance. It is quite sweet and I have been known to shed a tear or two. (The father-daughter dance almost always gets me). So my thoughts of wedding music led to extensive research of popular first dance songs.

By "extensive research" I mean that I Googled (Sorry Bing, but quit trying to make "Bing'd" happen. It's not.) for 5 minutes and read the first 3 results. Highly scientific blog here, huh?
 
I have to mention that THIS websites lists "Classic Love Songs" that include:
- "I Do" by Westlife
- "I Do (Cherish You)" by 98 Degrees
- "This I Promise You" by 'N SYNC
It claims you "can't go wrong with these classic love songs."

Yes, yes you can.

Unless you are trying to be ironic or are marrying Nick Lachey, please don't play "I Do (Cherish You)." Although, this website is Australian so, perhaps, "classic" means something different Down Under. Maybe it translates to "totally awesome in 1998."

Interestingly, while most of the lists of top wedding songs differ, the common artist was Elvis. Apparently, Elvis still rocks the dance party and love song genres at weddings. I have yet to see a bride and groom start their marriage with a dance to "Love Me Tender," but statistics (unscientific statistics in my head) show that it is only a matter of time.

Well, I need to go pick out my dancing shoes and start packing for the upcoming nuptial celebration. I may give a little practice to my twist, my shout, and, of course, the obligatory "Single Ladies" dance for all us single gals. (Thanks for that, Beyonce.)

And, because this was a blog (loosely) about wedding music, I have to include it:

A Great Everyday Day

There is no real point or message for this post. Although, let's be honest, is there ever?

Turns out today was AWESOME. It was one of those great everyday days. You know what I'm talking about. Nothing particularly extraordinary happened...I didn't win anything, meet anyone famous, or make any life-changing decisions. It was just a good and pleasant day. And it went a little something like this.