Happy Mothers’ Day

08 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 8th,2011 | Relationships |  Comments Off on Happy Mothers’ Day

Happy Mothers’ Day to all the mom’s who read this, but most especially my mom. Even thought I’ve been an adult for over 15 years, there are days when she’s still my mommy.

I know there are times when she wonders how in the world I’m her daughter. I am a slob compared to her neat freak. She even cleans the coils on the back of my fridge when she comes to visit. I have a hard time doing dishes before I’m completely out of bowls.

But no matter how different we are, she has always loved and supported me.

American Idol: James Durbin needs to go

07 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 7th,2011 | Music, Television |  Comments Off on American Idol: James Durbin needs to go

I’m okay with when Casey Abrams went home. Jacob Lusk, whatever, don’t care. But now, James Durbin needs to go. This week’s performance was AWFUL. And I may be the only person on the planet who likes metal and watches American Idol, so trust me when I say he doesn’t have the vocal chops to sing that kind of music, and I really wish Steven Tyler would say so. He doesn’t have the range or the gravel.

I would have thought he could have pulled off something 30 Seconds to Mars like, but, well, see my comments about this week’s performance.

Bonus Content: Trying to get back on track

06 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 6th,2011 | blogging |  Comments Off on Bonus Content: Trying to get back on track

My head has just been off this week, for no particular reason that I’m aware of, but it has, and it’s really translated to this blog. I don’t think I have had a single on time post all week. I doubt there are many of you breathlessly waiting at 8am for my latest post, but at the same time, people like consistency. I haven’t been delivering. I’m sorry.

I’ve taken today as a “mental health” day, and hope that by having a long weekend, by being able to take things a little slower, will help get me back on track.

Budget Review

06 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 6th,2011 | Budgeting, Finances |  Comments Off on Budget Review

It’s apparently the time of year that people review their budgets, maybe in advance of summer vacation and needing to pay for camps or day care for the kids, or maybe it’s contagious, like yawning.

At YM, we’ve had 6 threads in the last couple of weeks asking for budget advice. They’ve all been from regular posters, so it’s not like they’re people who haven’t heard all the standard advice. They just need a second (or 50th) set of eyes to look and see if they’re missing something, to have questions asked they might not have thought to ask themselves.

MythBusters (ep 164)

05 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 5th,2011 | Mythbusters, Science, Television |  Comments Off on MythBusters (ep 164)

I’m not really certain how ancient torpedoes were busted. They tested two designs which they then didn’t use. How surprised could they be that the full scale testing didn’t go according to plan? Remember when they used to try and build things the way they would have been built in the myth? And when they discovered their problem was too much power, why didn’t they switch to the deep V style?

I like the wine bottle machine gun, but I think champagne would have given better results. I know that wasn’t the myth, but “machine gun” wasn’t the myth either.

The Voice

04 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 4th,2011 | Music, Television |  Comments Off on The Voice

Apparently, after reaching my 1 year anniversary here, I decided I could start falling down on the job.

I am watching The Voice (is anyone surprised) and after two episodes, with the blind auditions done, I’m left mostly with the thought that Christina is turning in to Dolly Parton. I blame the dress.

I found in interesting that in the auditions they showed, only 2 people got all of the judges to turn around. I’m not actually certain they were the best 2 people. I think the judges just got a little tired of having to campaign against each other.

Next Great American Restaurant (8)

03 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 3rd,2011 | Food, Television |  Comments Off on Next Great American Restaurant (8)

Soul Daddy’s wins! Now, the real question is, when can I expect a restaurant to open in Seattle? I love soul food. (Please let there be hushpuppies…) Since this was my favorite concept from the beginning, I am thrilled.

I think Sudhir should take this experience and go get a business loan to open Spice Coast. He has a great track record of starting businesses, and by going deep on this show, proves to investors and/or banks that he has the experience and skills necessary to succeed.

Joey needs to go open a family style meatball restaurant and be happy.

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Posts…

02 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 2nd,2011 | International Politics, Politics, Television |  Comments Off on We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Posts…

I was all set to watch the season finale of American’s Next Great Restaurant last night, but was unable to. Our regularly scheduled programming was interrupted with breaking news- Osama bin Laden was dead, and his body was inUScustody.

I’m not certain I agree with the commentator’s comment that this is the most important moment in the current Presidential term. I still think passing health care reform was pretty major. But this is the moment that pretty much guarantees Obama a second term. The timing, with scheduled troop withdrawals and movement in his cabinet, turned out pretty perfect.

Ode to a Quiet Saturday

01 May

Erin Shanendoah |  May 1st,2011 | Anime, Dogs, Food, Home Ownership, House work, Pets |  Comments Off on Ode to a Quiet Saturday

Every once in a while, its nice to have a quiet day. Yesterday we did laundry and dishes, changed the light fixture in our room. We only left the house to take the dogs to the dog park.  Dinner was simple pot stickers and rice, and the evening ended watching the anime series Fruit’s Basket.

It was just one of those days that we really needed to wind down, after a couple weeks of being really social and having places to be.

And, there is nothing that makes me smile at the end of a day more than sleeping puppies.

Happy Anniversary!

30 Apr

Erin Shanendoah |  April 30th,2011 | blogging, Writing |  Comments Off on Happy Anniversary!

Today is the first anniversary of this blog. 349 posts and 4,371 views later, I’m going to call it a success. It took me a while to get in the post a day habit, and, naturally, today’s post is going up late.

It took a little while for readership to grow, too. This month alone, there have been almost as many views (1086) as there were total in the first 8 months (1224). Almost three full quarters of the views have come since January. With this kind of growth rate, I can’t wait to see where we are next year.

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