Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Looks like Bellingham could get up to 6 inches of snow today. It is coming down pretty good. Here is the view out of work window.



I think there are hot buttered rums in my future. Everyone stay safe and warm!

Teen years revisited: NKOTB Style

Oh yes, you read that correctly. When I heard they were getting back together I about died. I taped the Today Show appearance. I googled them. I signed up for their newsletter. I emailed with Katie all day about them getting back together and a possible tour. You could say I was pumped. Katie came over and we watched the Today Show performance and when they said tour I hopped off of the bed and went straight to my laptop to see what the tour dates were and find out when tickets were on sale. I emailed some people to see if they wanted to go and hence the group of NKOTB ladies was created. The day the tickets were on sale in June I was at Kerry's parents computer pushing the refresh button at 9:58am. I wasn't taking any chances that the tickets would be sold out. The weekend before Thanksgiving Kerry, Laura, Lisa and Katie and I all met up at my mom's house to get ready and head to the Tacoma Dome for the New Kids on the Block reunion tour. We even made shirts. Very awesome shirts I must say. I crimped Katie's hair with her crimper (YES hers). Here's a picture of us in all of our glorious 80's makeovers and one of me actually using the crimper:

Kerry was nice enough to wear the Danny Wood shirt (thanks for taking one for the team). Lady Gaga and Natasha Bedingfield opened for them. Both of them were pretty good openers. I still think Lady Gaga is strange but that is OK When the New Kids came on stage I thought I would die. I also thought the roof would come off the Tacoma Dome. It went crazy! Kerry giggled to herself for the whole first song. She couldn't believe we were actually seeing them and it was 2008.


The show was really good. They did a great job of playing their old hits as well as some of their songs on their new CD. I thought it was a great mix of both. Joey and Jordan even sang their hit songs from their solo albums. Here are my top 10 favorites from the concert:

1. Rotating stage in the middle of the floor seats. Such a genius idea to have them close to the crowd. From the looks of it everyone was civilized. I however would have died being that close to Donnie Wahlberg.

2. Donnie Walberg! I didn’t think my teenage obsession would come back with such force but it did. I pretty much screamed my head off any time he said anything. No seriously, EVERY TIME!!

3. Jordan Knight performing with his shirt open blowing in the wind machine. The girls had come over to make sure and we watched the NKOTB dvd I own and one part has live concert footage and what do you know there was Jordan doing the same thing. It also happened to be the picture Laura put on her shirt. Oh yes check the photos above to this one below.

4. Running into friends who also went to the show. Oh yes there were quite a few people at the Tacoma Dome I knew were going and some I found out went later. It is nice to know I am not alone in my love/obsession.

5. Giant buttons – Katie and I bought giant Joey and Donnie buttons. Oh yes and sported them at the show. Mine is on my desk as we speak.

6. Pose off – at the end of their song Click Click Click they do a pose off. At our show the band joined them in the pose and that was awesome. I watched some other pose offs at other shows and I didn’t see any where the band joined them so that made our show a little more special.

7. Dancing, dancing and more dancing. Oh man was it a big ol’ dance party in there. I think we danced for practically the whole time we were there.

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8. Watching my friends every time their favorite New Kid was on stage. They had the happiest look on their faces.

9. Hangin’ Tough – they sang that as their very last song and I must say it was a great choice. The joint was hoppin’ when the beat started. They even rocked some of Queen’s We Will Rock You in the middle.

10. The Ladies – It was a blast hanging out with those four ladies and sharing in the experience of our teenage years. Only two of us had actually seen them when they were big in the 80’s or 90’s. The next time they tour I know who my go to team is. Thanks for the memories ladies!

Better than I could say

I'm still riding the high of President Elect Barack Obama but there is something that brings me back to earth...Prop 8 in California.

Read this and watch the video. They say it better than I can.

The Election: My Thoughts

Well...the election is over. I never thought November 4th would get here. I've had a few days to let the event sink in. I wanted to pose something sooner but for some reason nothing I thought of could cover what I was feeling. I'm not sure if I will do it justice now but I'm going to give it a try.

I can't believe that for the first time in my life I voted for someone I fully believed in. When I turned 18 and voted for Clinton I don't think I was as informed about the candidates. I just knew I wanted to be involved. The 2000 and 2004 elections I feel I was voting more against GWB than I was for Gore or Kerry. This election was different. I was fully invested in Obama and was going to make a vote that was more for him than against McCain. It felt really, really good.

The historical implications did not pass me over either. When I was younger my family and I never talked about what it means to be Black in America. Of course we have our jokes but we never actually discussed it. While I believe Obama's win is good for America I think it is very good for African-Americans. It seems as if the country is finally moving on from our past. Yes, racism still exists and yes, there are probably people who will never change their opinions on minorities. Obama being elected to the highest office in the land opens a lot of doors for a lot of minorities. I feel people saw him as a candidate not just a black candidate.

I'm utterly amazed at this country right now. I never ever thought this would happen. I really wanted it to happen but I really thought it might not happen. Three cheers to America!

Welcome Mr. President Barack Obama!

MAKE HISTORY!

I have already mailed in my ballot. Have you? Are you planning to vote at the polls? Have you found people to bring with you?

Make History!!

"This is our moment, this is our time". - Barack Obama

HOPE

You read a story like this one and you can't help believe there is hope!

Hearing all these stories is truly amazing. Have you seen the story about the 109 year old lady who is the daughter of slaves who voted for Obama? That is CHANGE! That is HOPE!

OBAMA 08!

You Can Vote However You Like

I don't know if you have seen or heard of the Ron Clark Academy kids and their election video. Seriously these kids are brilliant. Check out their rap set to T.I.'s You Can Have Whatever You Like.

You can also watch them be interviewed on CNN. It is amazing that they are only in the 6th or 7th Grade.

Enjoy!

GO VOTE! NOVEMBER 4TH!!!