You thought my posting every day for a month meant some sort of revival eh?  I think it tired me out more.  The whole idea of trying to think of a fancy way to wrap the mundanity of every day life was daunting for my OCD perfectionism.  And that is the sole reason I am not a best selling writer.  (That and I don’t write good either! LOL)

There’s  a lot of things going on in my life, both externally and internally and I’ve wanted to write about them.  So much I feel like I’m going to explode.  But in a bad way.  I just need to hold it a bit and figure out the best way to express it.  For now, I’ll settle for a very simple post.

First, a very Happy Birthday to my Dad!  He is unfortunately spending it traveling on business, but I can send my well wishes just the same! Love ya!

Secondly, the long overdue March Monthly Love post that has been brewing in my brain since March 24th.  March was good month for things and I feel like sharing them.

To start, HBO’s East Bound and Down. I cannot say enough about how awesome this show is.  It pushes the absurdity just to the point of being funny and Danny McBride is superb as Kenny Powers, a washed up Major League baseball pitcher who returns to his small hometown to live with his brother and substitute teach gym at his old high school.  Oh, there are so many comical, laugh-out-loud, quotable moments in the first season (six episodes) that I am anxiously awaiting the second one.

I’ve been told no human could be as good as me, been asked if I made a deal with the devil…Fuck no, the devil couldn’t afford my shit. ~ Kenny Powers, via his Twitter

Then there’s I Love You, Man which we were so excited to see that we actually went  opening night and we weren’t disappointed.  The movie was funny and awkward at the same time.  The story and underlying lessons were handled very well and all of the characters were amazingly developed.  I was throughly entranced with how this movie handled the awkwardness and difficulty of making friends as an adult, once your beyond the safety net of college and high school.  I loved Jamie Pressly’s character in it as well and Paul Rudd is just mmm, mmm, good!  Seriously, I would have his babies! (So, we’ll add Paul Rudd as an honorary things loved in March!)

Pssst! That Kristy is a totally cool girl! You should leave your Hollywood life and go let her have your bahbez!

And finally, in the entertainment category at least, there’s The Celebrity Apprentice.  Okay, yes, I know, it’s trashy reality TV but I can’t help it!  I actually have enjoyed most of The Apprentice’s because I do like the concept and the challenges, albeit no where as in depth as they would actually be in the business world, are much more informative and actually have a point, unlike the challenges on some other shows (MTV, I’m looking at you!).  Regardless, when I saw the lineup for the season, I was salivating and I was not disappointed!  Because they have basically taken some of the biggest nutjobs with ridiculous egos not justified for their level of fame and forced them all to work together in situations where at some point, some of the Chiefs (i.e. everyone!) have to learn to be Indians.  The women are kicking ass as always but that mostly because 3/4 of the women’s team are people that most of us haven’t heard of so they aren’t used to super-fame whereas 3/4 of the men’s team is made up of people that most of us have at least heard of and none of them have been subserviant to anyone in years! But yes, the men are the most entertaining! Tom Green, Andrew Dice Clay, Dennis Rodman = batshit crazy! Clint Black = hate you so very much! Brian McKnight = nice guy but strikes me as the guy who thinks his shit doesn’t stink and would probably sing everything to you if you’d let him.  The only people I really love on here are Jesse James, Herschel Walker and Joan River, mostly because Jesse and Herschel are real people and Joan Rivers is just hysterical!

Even the sixteen douches surrounding him can’t cancel out the Donald’s ginormouse douchiness!
(You’re excluded Jesse, Herschel and Joan!)

Onto another Bath and Body Works product, this time one that does more than just smell good.  I picked up their Instant Aromatherapy Headache Relief on whim last time I was in the store because I needed $10 worth of stuff to use my coupon.  I never actually thought it would work, particularly because I’m a migraine sufferer and it used to take two Excedrin Migraines and some sinus medicine to get rid of them.  But I started using this stuff and was pleasantly surprised how well it works!  It basically peppermint oil that you roll onto places where there’s pain and tension (temples, above the eyes, back of the neck).  The oil feels cool and the smell is a very strong peppermint, which is supposed to help reduce stress and ease tension.  This doesn’t work when you’re in the throes of a major headache attack but about a half an hour after I rubbed it on the beginning pressures of a new headache, the pain had subsided and I was left feeling refreshed and back to normal.

Hey, you know what’s not good though? Especially if you have oil prone skin? Rubbing this over your forehead and cheeks liberally, more than once a day.  My skin hates me!

On a random food note, I’d like to send a big ups to an oldie but a goodie, Pigs in A Blanket.  I’d never had a chance to eat these regularly because they really are hors d’oeuvres but I had them at a Christmas party last year and in March decided to try them at home.  I picked up a roll of refrigerated crescent dough and a package of Carolina Pride Smokies and rolled them up and cooked based on the crescent roll instructions and they were delicious.  They were actually our go to snack this month and we might have even eaten them for dinner once or twice.  Add cheese or buy the Hillshire Farms cheddar smokies if you want a little kick!

Kristy, Steve and Sammy say NOM, NOM, NOM!

And finally, the highlight of March was at the end when my girlfriends, we’ll call them C & C, came to visit for Girls Weekend 2009.  This weekend had dual enjoyment.  I got to spend girl time with two of my favorite people, eating Oreos, reading books, chatting until 3:30am and singing Journey in the backseat of the car as loud as we can.  I also got to be a tourist in my own town because I made a point to take them places I had never been before.  We tried new restaurants together and explored plantation gardens that were beautifully in bloom and saw beautiful pieces of art and ate delicious seafood and Italian food and sandwiches.  All in all, we had a great weekend and the only thing I was sad about is that they had to leave to go back to living 10 hours away.  I miss you girls!

The C’s say cheese from Middleton Place and here’s to fun filled and adventurous April!