A matter of the heart

"Boring games on a road trip to Michigan: Ode to Michael Jackson"

by Jill Davis & Kimberly Bozeman

Now that all of the hype surrounding Michael Jackson seems to be calming down a little bit...I'd just like to say that I will miss him. I mean, not in the way that you know someone personally, but in knowing that someone who could create something like "Thriller," "Beat It," and others is no longer with us. I'm also grateful for the moonwalk. Period.

Preemptive Love Coalition

I'd like to couple my ode to Jackson today with the story of the Preemptive Love Coalition. My friend, Christin, is interning with this organization in Iraq. Basically (very basically), this organization helps to fund heart surgeries for children in Iraq. Many suffer from congenital heart failure that is a result of malnutrition. I'd like to encourage you to spend some time looking around the website and seeing what it's all about. Help heal the world...

p.s. I really like the PLC website...so if you don't want to look at the warm and fuzzy stuff, just look at how this organization gets it when it comes to communicating in a way that is relevant to culture.

Associations

I'm always picking out new color palettes for different events. Of course, we all have certain colors we associate with certain things. Some of them are universal. Here's a list of some that I've started to think of that are personal...and some are also universal...

Network: blue

Christmas: red and green (and blues)

Favorite complimentary colors to use all of the time: red and green

Money: Green

Barbie: hot pink

Kitchen: red

Environment: green

Sun: yellow

Coffee: brown

Cocktails: yellow and blue

Birthday: red, yellow and blue

Wedding: white

Abbey: black

Fall: burnt colors

Light pink: frilly, legally blonde, young

Royal blue: Saturn-brand cars

Yellow: Mimosa, Pantone’s color of the year

CMYK together: everything 80’s

Red and light blue: Adrienne’s painting in my house, Nacho Libre, vintage sports

Energy: royal blue and silver

Bicycle: red, silver, white, yellow, lime green

License to complain...

I have seen two of the new Texas license plates. I knew that the new plates were going to be out soon. I also knew they were going to be terrible. They are actually really, really terrible. I'm still a little bitter that the plate that I voted for didn't win. It was way better than this new one. I voted for Traditional Texas. Everyone else voted for Lone Star Texas. If I ever get a new car or new plates (probably never), I refuse to use the new plates. Outlined type, terrible letter spacing, ugly mountain picture and they are really hard to read (pay attention to the last 4 numbers next time you see the new one) . I'll have to spend extra money and get a special one. Like this. Or this. (with JILLIO).

I'll have to update everyone on my Disneyland experience...but I don't have to pictures online yet. Let's just say it was...magical.

Triathlon is in 16 days. I'm not ready!!

whatsthejillio?

note: i need an new mast head for my blog. get ready.

adrienne is getting married in 1 week, 2 days.
one year of married life 1 week, 3 days. what?!
cali in 2 weeks, 0 days.

that's all i got.

i'm addicted to shelfari. i want to read books all day long just so that i can add another to my collection.

just found this.

interesting and entertaining and helpful (if you need it)
Hunch.com...makes decisions for you.

Reading.

I used to read a lot when I was little. Recently I've decided that I miss reading...it's a rare thing when I read a book these days. Geoffrey and I listened to an audiobook on our way to OKC this weekend...still not the same as reading, but definitely a great answer to a boring car ride. It was a six-hour read and we were hooked! It was The Lazarus Vendetta by Robert Ludlum.

I watched Twilight. I may have to read the series now...somehow I think that the books will be a lot better than the movie? I mean, the movie is a high-school chick flick about vampires falling in love? Interesting.

So, I'm going to keep track of what I've read/am going to read. Shelfari...have you heard of it?

things that have my attention (again)

- finishing the quilt...it's all i've been thinking about over the past few days. i have it in my head that the end is near. let's be honest...it's not.

- i'm going to make a t-shirt quilt with a friend's shirts. that will be fun...but i've got to finish the other one first

- deciding if i like twitter or not. and should i keep facebook? all this social media stuff is starting to wear me out. i keep trying to be connected with people that i'm not very connected to. why?

- the small house post by keri smith. fascinating links. while i don't think that i could live like this, i applaud people who are trying not to leave behind too large of a footprint. i am an advocate for trying to find houses that will fit your needs--not just building because it's cool and impressive.

- running. running is the hardest part about training for the triathlon. every time we run, i get frustrated. it's painful and hard. any suggestions on how to be good runner? i'm taking them.

- conquering my fears of the water. i love swimming. i like scuba-diving and snorkeling. i hate water where i can't see past my elbows...and this is what i have to train in. why is my imagination so big?