The Long and Short of It

What's that? I have a blog?? Shut up, seriously!?

I swear I didn't forget about all of you lovely folks, I've just been extra busy. Busy with losing weight and blogging about it,

"Fall down seven, stand up eight."

busy with girl's weekends,

Oh, heyyyy

busy planning Thanksgiving. Y'all get the picture, right?

Aaaannyyyywaaaayyy....

We have our family Christmas photos this Saturday, and I've been so busy, I haven't been able to get my hair cut, which is kind of a drag because oh my, my mop is a mess. My hair is currently about shoulder length, and I've been trying to grow it out, but every now and then I get the bug to cut it. Especially after finding a new blogger who has a really cute cut. So cute, right!?

So, what say you, lovely readers? Should I go short and cute? Or keep trying to grow it out? Mind you, it grows about 1/8th of an inch a year. It's horribly slow.

Maybe I should just invest in some wigs?? Then I could change it up every day! How exciting! 

Don't Make Me Eat My Words

One whole day after I publicly profess my love for Houston, something happens that makes me almost regret it.

I'm not sure if this is national news yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before it is.

Basically, the short story is that a teen from Houston, named Chad, was arrested for burglary with some other teens. When he was arrested he fled. Now, let me pause for a minute and state that I think it's stupid that he fled. I've never been in any trouble, and I side with law enforcement most of the time, so I can't sympathize with this kid when it comes to that part of the story. I do, however, think what happened next was completely unnecessary. An officer clip Chad with his car, causing him to fall to the ground. After he fell, Chad put his hands on the back of his head and it seemed pretty clear that he was giving up. He was then surrounded by officers who began to beat and kick him repeatedly. In the video it even shows them kicking him in the head.

Like I said, I've never been in trouble, and the worst thing I've ever done is speed, so I pretty much have a huge amount of respect for law enforcement officers. I work with them on a daily basis!  But I do know that there are officers who've abused their authority in the past, and I also know that things like this happen at times. But it's completely uncalled for. This kid was clearly giving up, I don't see why they felt the need to beat him the way they did. Criminal or not, this kid didn't deserve this. I really hope that a few bad apples don't spoil the bunch, because there's no way all of the officers can be this way in a city as awesome as Houston.

Southern Shenanigans

So, I didn't tell y'all the other day since I was doing the birthday recap, but I had an amazing weekend.

Why?

Because I met the oh-so-adorable Kora Bruce from Dixie Lust!! This is where you all get very jealous of me because, she? Is kick ass. Like, seriously. 

Now, here's the story, I've been lurking following Miss Kora for about a year and a half now. Her blog is wonderful, she writes the greatest shiz around, and it seems like she's always having adventures. She's been to Houston a few times since I became her personal stalker a fan of hers, but we couldn't ever get together, so finally, a few weeks ago, she said she was coming to town and wanted to have a tweet up. (Of course I follow her on the twit, I just can't get enough of her cajun cuteness!) And since then I've been pretty much geeking out with excitement. 

Anyvajazzle, Saturday rolled around and I was supposed to go to Dallas that morning to see my other favorite person, Becky, but our power was out that morning, so I didn't get to go. That pretty much dampened the whole day. But, the electricity came back on that afternoon and there was no way I was missing going to Houston! 

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(on a side note, I'm so sorry I didn't make it to see you Becky! Can we hang out sometime in the next few weeks??)

So, I got dressed and off I went to a hipster dive bar to meet up with some of the most awesome people in the world! 

Let me say, Houston is the shizzy. Seriously. It's my new favorite city. I had no idea it was such a cool place! I thought it was full of 80 year old oil tycoons, hobos, and gangstas. I'm going on the record and saying that I was dead wrong. Houston has a vibe almost like Austin. It has a kick ass music scene and everyone has their own style. I want to marry Houston and have it's babies. And the bar that we went to? I really thought I'd stick out like a sore thumb, but I didn't feel awkward at all. Which is saying a lot, since I feel awkward on a daily basis.

It really was a damn good time. I haven't been out since my birthday, and I haven't been out to a bar in even longer. Everyone that I met was insanely nice and hilarious as hell. And if it's possible, I love Kora Bruce even more!

I can't wait to go back, but until then, I have a little souvenir from our southern shenanigans. 

Photo booth fun