NASCAR

So. Mikey to Bill Davis Racing. Why did no one mention before now that Bill Davis Racing is in High Point? *squee*

It's not like almost all the drivers aren't in state, but the ones that are closer make me squee more. Or something like that.

Unfortunately...it's gotta suck being teamed with Sot Wimmer. At least Mikey will have the NAPA car still, so Sot won't hit him.

I want a car number now, so I can start making an effort to get a sticker for the back of my car to replace the 15.

Reality Check

I have on a very cute new top today. Black background, blue and green paisley print, faint silver pinstripe on gauzy fabric with satin collar and cuffs. It's funky and retro and has lots of attitude. I've received many compliments on it, which makes me smile, because what woman doesn't like being told she looks good on occassion?

Well, I'm me and can be annoyingly open about things. So of course I smile brightly and say "Thanks! And it was $12 at Wal-Mart! Can you believe Wal-Mart had something like this?"

See, I believe in sharing the joys of good deals.

No one has said anything about the fact that I got it at such a price from Wal-Mart, but for some reason me repeating that mantra over and over again made me remember something from a few years back.

I was at an art gallery for a coworker - she had won and exhibition at this gallery and they were having the opening with refreshments and schmoozing. It's fun to look at art (especially hers), so I went to support. I wore a necklace that night that was a cute little necklace (looked like stained glass) that I got for $3 once. While looking at some art a woman stopped me (perfect stranger) to tell me how lovely my necklace was. I said thanks and did my embarrassing "and it was only $3!" To which she admonished me that I shouldn't tell the price, just say thanks and let others think it was an expensive piece of jewelry.

That woman's response has never set well with me, for two reasons. One, she didn't know me and my issues with blabbing too much information. Yes, there's no reason that I tell the price. My only excuse is that my grandparents are major penny pinchers and so I'm used to find things I really like for a steal. But second, the piece was a combination of a "silver" choker (the kind that you can wear for about six months before the "silver" wears off) and a pendant with the "glass" on it (it was plastic glass for grief's sake). Anyone with an eye for jewelry really studying it could tell that it was cheap. It was your basic fashion jewelry not meant for more than a season. Anyone who thought it was expensive and placed value on the expense and not the prettiness was just being pretentious.

And like my favorite movie says:

"An ounce of pretention is worth a pound of manure."

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Oh, and GIP. New icon. New default icon at that. Marcia looks pretty.

Well, that's a new one

Coworker: "Has anyone ever told you that you look like...?"

Me: (interrupts) "No." *g* "I never get told I look like anyone."

Coworker: "You look like this redheaded actress. I don't know her name, but she was in the American Pie movies, and she played a kind of dorky girl, and she's on this new show now..."

Me: (incredulous) "Allyson Hannigan?!?!?"

I so do not look like Allyson Hannigan. LOL We've got the same *kind* of look going on (pale, red hair, slightly dorky), but...that's about it. The looking alike bit, not so much.

OMGDAWHA?

Rock Star: INXS was renewed. Well, like everyone else, I was wondering how you could renew a show that just got a lead singer for a band.

Well, they're finding a way: get a new band in need of a lead singer.

Also, there seems to be some crack smoking involved.

Now, this is not to say this is who they've got or even have close to getting, but, word in Kristen's column is that one they're considering trying to get is...Queen.

Um, guys? If you thought trying to replace Michael H. as lead singer of INXS without really mentioning him was controversial, how do you think people are going to react to trying to replace Freddy Freakin' Mercury?????

*boggles*

Granted, they can't do Rock Star: Lynard Skynard, because Skynard has their hopes set on Bo Bice joining up with them some day (and really, at this point, anyone trying to be lead singer of Skynard is going to be compared to Bo), but aren't there some other bands? Heck, the only possible Rock Star that would be more controversial would probably be Rock Star: Greatful Dead (or Rock Star: Nirvana).

ETA: coworkers are in on the action now (the ones that watched the INXS version), and each had a suggestion.

Coworker 1: Next will be Rock Star: Van Halen. (To which we giggled like crazy.)
Coworker 2: What about Rock Star: The Doors?

Personally? I vote for one where the former lead singer is still alive. Just for drama's sake.