Pumpkins!

I went, with my mom, to a pumpkin patch (for lack of a better word) and bought pumpkins today. Minutes before we arrived they had just finished unloading the trucks, so we got first dibs and found some really beautiful pumpkins and gourds. Here are pics: !

I'm not sure what the big red one is called, but the Red Worty Thing is called just that. The green and yellow striated gourd is italian in origin, but can't recall the name. The dusty, gray orange pumpkins are, I think, called Fairytale Pumpkins. The two dusty gray/blue/green pumpkins are, I believe, Jarrahdale Blue... or Australian Blue. The other two green things are gourds.
We got these in Bixby. If you're looking for less traditional pumpkins this year, now is the time to buy, because they will be picked over soon!

Classy, but get nasty at the same time...

"all about the paper, certified banker, call me Betty Crocker cause they always got to cake her"

Picture it... a Saturday night, Tulsa, 2009. A young-ish man sitting in his parents house with nothing to do. No one to dance with, have a drink with, and his parents have already gone to sleep.

Since I've been back in Tulsa, I've been missing the dance floor. My iTunes playlist lately has consisted of mostly dance-y type tracks. One of my favorites, always a flashback to Savannah, is Rasheeda... I know, it's ghetto, but she has that slow, sexy, southern drawl that reminds me of my post-college years (and all those slow steppin' savannah women). I don't much care for hip-hop, but I have a thing for nasty ghetto girls. It's fun to see how creative they can be with lyrics based on the same subjects in every song. Whether it's about money, like the quote above. Or, about clothes... "I got my red Gucci dress, red Gucci pumps, supa dupa fly, I give'em what they want". Or, just nasty... "all my flavas is juic-ay, down to the last drop, good and fruit-ay, you won't catch me on the youtube mov-ay, can't let just anybody play with the boot-ay"

It makes me laugh every time, and I just had to share Rasheeda:

Bernie Fuchs (1932 - 2009)

I don't follow contemporary art as well as I probably should, but when I find an artist I like I do my best keep up. Bernie Fuchs was, hands down, my favorite illustrator/painter. I'm really awful at trying to describe things, so here are a few of his pieces.

Etsy - The Painted Peep Show!

Hey All! I haven't been online in a looong minute! But, I have a new computer, and internet connection again. I also have my own Etsy.com store, where I've just began selling Halloween greeting cards. Take a look and tell your friends! Also, check back because I'll be adding more items later on.

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Idol... results

So, Adam didn't win. It probably doesn't matter because they're both going to have huge oppurtunities and I expect we'll be seeing Mr. Lambert again very soon. The finale show was pretty good. I was hoping Cyndi would sing a newer song (Rain On Me would have been a beautiful alternative to her standard ballads), but I'm glad she sang Time After Time instead of Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Allison did a good job as well. I was actually hoping Allison would've stuck around longer in the competition as I felt she was one of the stronger vocalists, but she's still really young and I think she's going to have a lot of oppurtunity still. What was up with the Black Eyed Peas mini-concert? Boom Boom Pow? Yeah... uh... that's fantastic.

Idol

So, tonight is the finale. I'm hoping Adam wins because I think he has a more unique voice and he's more of a performer than Kris. However, I wouldn't be totally disappointed if Kris wins because he has a good voice and he's fairly attractive (color me shallow). BUT, the most important part of the finale show is Cyndi Lauper's performance. Her bit is fairly brief... she's singing a duet with Allyson...Allison...whats-her-face. They will be singing Time After Time together. Unfortunately, I'll catch it after everyone else because it airs later on the west coast.

Disney Fun!!!

My brother and his wife are visiting this weekend and I'm taking them to Disneyland tomorrow (his wife has never been to a Disney park before). So, I thought I'd post a couple of ride photos from previous Disney adventures:

Splash Mountain, obviously...
Tower of Terror... I love these pics because it's fun to see other people's reactions. You can always tell who has ridden before and knows when to pose...