the bachelorette

what happened? jillian and kpyton had the chemistry from the beginning!!! ed is so dorky... just goes to show you never know and blah blah blah. i didnt even watch the last 15 minutes because i didnt care to see it anymore. kypton was gone, then reid came in... i was never sure about him but got excited over him more than ed... i mean if ed can leave and come back why not reid right?

kypton would have balanced her more with work and fun. ed is a work a holic.

i just dont know.

kypton is also so much hotter.

maybe she just wants to secure being the better looking one in the relationship. thats the only thing that makes sense to me with her picking ed. too many hot guys around her this whole experience and so she took the one she felt cozy with, maybe thats it? i just dont know.

Tim Ferriss

stumbled on his book while at work surfing the online catalog (exciting i know)

The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

so far i have only read the first few pages, good stuff! then like any other modern day girl i hit up the web naturally. hes got a website and his own blog: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/
you can also catch him on the twitter: http://twitter.com/tferriss

but most entertaining was his video clip i caught on "how to tim ferriss your love life" which you can enjoy too if you click here: http://blog.timferriss.com/1/post/2009/07/how-to-tim-ferriss-your-love-life.html

not only is he funny, hes really cute and so smart so enjoy!

first thoughts on the book...
my love of the movie office space, and his epiphany when he realizes he doesnt need a million dollars to do nothing...
kinda resonates with the drive behind the 4hour workweek and how we dont want the million dollars in the bank, we want the million dollar lifestyle
so lets see how my 9-5 world can be rocked by the likes of this book

not sleeping

well i slept most of all day so tonight not so much. hoping this doesnt totally mess me up for work on monday. blah.

allergies? sinuses? i dont really know but something has to give. i dont do the sick thing. it sucks. if you cant crash what good is being sick or just not feeling yourself.

so what else is there to do but watch some good old infomercials. ever see the ab circle pro? they make it look like fun. read up on online reviews because im up and apparently its hard on your knees and cheap quality even tho its like 250 bux.

so i have to keep at my gym membership. would prefer my own elliptical machine but where would it go? no room for that. plus im committed to the gym for the rest of the year. looking to get acquainted with the super marker and start eating better because summer is all about eating crap and not wanting to work out is just a bad combo.

still wanting to be healthier but remaining true to my lazy ass self hoping i find a happy middle ground with me some pounds thinner. on a positive note i have been saving money. either im going to save my money or i will loose weight or both! so far not gaining and am getting that savings account up so far win win. now if only i crash sooner than later...sweat dreams, i hope.

Vermont!

Lake Pauline in Ludlow VT

Okemo Mountain...where most people visit in the winter to ski. While I have been going to Ludlow since I was 4 I have yet to see it in the winter! Summer and fall only. Not much of a skier and not a huge fan of the snow I enjoy the lake in the summer and the beautiful fall foliage. Anyways... had a great week with the family! Ever play Apples to Apples? We did, all week! Skipbo, Scattegories, Beyond Balderdash and more. True family vacation where we just hung out all week. First time out on a kayak and loved it! There was rain but enough sun for these shots, of course a lot of time with the niece and had to put her in here to!

Vacation!

Leaving first thing tomorrow morning for a nice peaceful week in Vermont. Staying at a lake house with the family. Just hoping the rain stays in NY! It's been like Seattle here and its getting old really fast.

So this is how my morning went...

I go to get my car serviced, just a basic oil change before the road trip... and after waiting 20 minutes in the street just to get into the service center there's this guy inside freaking out that they ran out of loaner cars. He is ranting and raving, you made my appointment for Friday, how could you make my appointment for today, you told me today, and run out of cars? They are apologizing and offering him another service center to go to, but no none of this is enough he is so pissed. He shouts that he is going to call the police. Yes that's right, the police. They say go ahead and call the police sir. So he goes outside to call the cops. At which point they are able to help assist me and I say how I can't believe how some people can be so upset so early in the morning, I am still waking up. And the guy is like oh yeah we get all types. They promise me my oil change will be done first thing. So I take a walk across the street to get breakfast at Dunkin Donuts. I am about to order my oh so favorite Strawberry Banana smoothie and get a banana walnut muffin. Get this - they no longer sell smoothies! D&D has discontinued them! Oh no that is not enough... the cut back on their muffin selection as well! No smoothie and no banana walnut for Shannon.
My brother was so excited hearing this, he asked if I stuck it to the man storming out of there, outraged, No Smoothies! No Banana Walnut muffins! I am calling the police and high tail it out of there.
Of course I did no such thing. I laughed to myself thinking of how the man from the car service center would have reacted and simply ordered a small hot chocolate and a corn muffin. So sad I will never again enjoy one of their smoothies though... they were so yummy! how to say goodbye to such a treat right before summer I have no idea.

After I texted all my nearest and dearest friends about D&D's bad decision to discontinue their smoothies and cut back on their muffins my car was ready and I was off to work. Now I am just putting off packing which is the only part of vacation I do not enjoy. Let me get it over with! Hope to post how great the week was when I get back : )

Ellen & Emma!

Lots of Ellen & Emma visits lately.
Seriously though, how cute are they :)

Yes Man

Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper all star in this funny movie. Surprise Bradley Cooper plays the good guy! He is the encouraging friend that we all hope to have around but alas it has to come from within. No it isn't possible to really always say yes, use your best judgement, just don't make it a habit of saying No without opening yourself to new experiences.