Kimmie's Top 5 Christmas Songs:
1. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Shirley Temple -- I think?)
2. Christmas is a Time to Say I Love You (Billy Squire or SR-71 - both versions rock!)
3. Santa Claus is Pagan Too (Emerald Rose)
4. Christmas Time is Near (The Chipmunks)
5. Santa Baby (Madonna)

So i woke up on Friday morning and flipped on the news, as I often do while sipping a hot cup of proper British tea. The weatherman was rambling on about snowfall up in the northern part of the state (for those unaware, I'm trapped in Arkansas and have been for the past 3 years). Being a Northeast Ohio native, I'm no stranger to snowfall. Once you've lived through lake-effect snow you are an official expert on foul winter weather. As this guy rambled on about how the snow wasn't sticking to the roads he mentions that everyone should stay tuned for the school closings (which numbered 15). I sat there with my mouth open as I pondered... "How do you close 15 schools when the snow isn't even sticking to the ground". Welcome to the South!

Here's an interesting piece of spam that I received yesterday that purports to know what I'm looking for!

"Hello kimmie:

I would like invite you to come create a couples or singles profile and join this online community. If you are into alternative lifestyle, or just looking for something kinky in your life come try it out. It now has Video IM working and you do not need a web cam to use it. Check it out you will find what you are looking for."

Who writes this stuff!?!? How do they FIND me???

Favorite Indie CDs - July 2002

1. Rubyhorse - "Rise"

2. track 10 - "track 10"

3. Ultimate Fakebook - "This Will Be Laughing Week"

4. next Big something - "next Big something"

It's all about Cumming... Iowa!

So I made it home safely from my trip to Iowa. On the way up I saw a sign that sent me into approximately 20 minutes of giggles and imagined conversations. Would you believe there is a town in Iowa called Cumming??? No, seriously!

"Where are we?"
"We're 10 minutes from Cumming."

Want to learn everything there is to learn about Cumming? Visit: E Podunk (no kidding)

Hey, is that David Gilmour?

Alright, I think that I've pretty much found the worst idea EVER! Seriously! I was flipping through the radio stations and I ended up settling on a classic rock station, cuz I've been in that kind of mood lately. So, I'm minding my own business when I hear this DJ explaining their "fun" weekend set up. "We're jumping on the bluegrass bandwagon... That's right, all of your favorite classic songs... done bluegrass style! You won't believe how great these songs sound." Of course this included clips of various classic songs like Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Joan Jett's "I Love Rock and Roll", and other artists such as Aerosmith, The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, etc. And believe me, they sounded far from great! In fact they were outright scary!

At first I thought it was a joke. I mean... it has to be a joke right? Nope, it's for real!

I'm sorry, but there is absolutely NOTHING even remotely good about Pink Floyd or any other classic artist remade into bluegrass! It's simply just wrong! And the snippets that they played drove this wrongness right on home. What the HELL were they thinking? And did anyone tune into listen to this garbage other than out of some morbid sense of curiosity? NO, I mean, REALLY!

A moment of zen! (Thanks for the pic Jeanne)

Someone please explain to me why I should be subjected to daily SPAM mailings asking me to mortgage off my home -- I live in an apartment!!! What marketing genius started THIS campaign? I guess this is one of the downfalls of free email and since I don't stand behind charging for email, we’re simply forced to suffer through people sending mass emailing willy nilly and hoping they get a bite. What is even more infuriating, my own company recently ran an email ad campaign, which was thoroughly researched and targeted only companies interested in our offer, but resulted in an email account being temporarily blocked. Yet these companies can send SPAM that in no way pertains to me, not include a means of unsubbing, or when you do unsub they don't remove you and instead turn around and sell your address to tons of companies because they've reached a live person at the end of the line!

Even better still are the SPAMs for Viagra? I’m sure you’ve received at least a dozen of these in the last few months. I get them, and I'm obviously NOT a man! I personally believe that their plan is to aggravate you enough that you’re libido becomes affected and you suddenly find yourself in need of their product! I do admit however, I found one sexually related ad so amusing I proceeded to forward it to my cohorts in crime. This thing stated, and I quote "Would you like a bigger Penis?" Well there's a question for the masses! At least I got a giggle out of that one!

Okay, I'm now going back to planning my up coming Nashville trip wherein Cristy and I will decend upon NAMM with a fury. Look out Nashville! We're coming! Not by plane, not by train, but via automobile and "The Dog"!

A moment of zen:

Kimmie's Head Explodes!

I have now entered into this vast world known as "blogging". After hearing much about it over the past year or so, I thought it was an interesting concept. It wasn't until I saw a friend's blog (Serg, can I call you out?) which sent me into a half-hour bout of giggles, that I realize the full potential. This is going to be fun!