Man, I suck at blogging...

I didn't realize it had been such a long time since I last posted. Meh. It happens, sorry to disappoint, if I did. Quick update: We went to Cali Town for 4th of July. It was hot, but fun to see everyone and I got to go to the beach, so no complaints. Then we came home. Our house got messy, I still haven't cleaned it. Vegor got totally denied on this job he should have gotten. I am starting to read Cormac McCarthy's The Road if anyone's interested. I'm going to try and be better about posting, I swears it. In the meantime Kirsten tagged me with this 8 things business. Watch yo backs--I'll tag you too.

8 things I am passionate about:
1. The Husband
2. Mi Familia
3. Friends
4. singing
5. TV
6. Reading/Writing
7. Laughing/making people laugh
8. reconnecting with old friends.

8 Books I Have Read And Enjoyed
1. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This book seriously changed the way I think about eating, and living in general.
2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. Amazing, and a quick read.
3. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. It's been a long while since I read this book last, but man will it make you cry.
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathon Safran Foer. This is seriously my favorite book. Ever.
5. A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius by David Eggers. One of my favorite contemporary writers. Hilarious and sad, the perfect combination.
6. Birds of America by Lorrie Moore. A collection of short stories that will break your heart.
7. Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Definitely my second favorite book, and it's a very close race. A play about race, religion, sexuality, death and identity. I've probably read it 10 times and the mini-series that HBO did from it is phenomenal.
8. David Sedaris--Anything he writes is hilarious and wonderful.

8 Words/Phrases I Say Often
1. I love you (Kirsten, I think we may give you and Nic a run for your money on this one.)
2. Seriously. This is my go-to agreement word.
3. Frealz. This is my second go-to agreement word.
4. I hate them all. I probably say this 5 times a day at work. Minimum.
5. Donkey. Really. I call people donkey, I use it as a stand-in for other words.
6. Swears, lots of them. Often. I have a potty-mouth, it's just who I am.
7. Words that I make up. All the time.
8. Meh. This is a constant.

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die (in no particular order)
1. Make a Baby
2. Have a career that I enjoy.
3. Write a book.
4. Sing in a band.
5. Run a marathon (this one is a LONG way out...Though I do have goals to do a 5k by Thanksgiving.)
6. Learn to swim well.
7. Have a house by the ocean.
8. Live in Oregon.

8 Things I Learned This Past Year
1. Patience is a virtue I don't have.
2. I should do what my doctor (and not google) tells me to do.
3. I can run more than I thought.
4. That good friends really do make your life so much better.
5. That I can make it through any obstacle, and that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
6. That finding a new job is really hard.
7. That I can drive in states other than Utah.
8. That I really, really, really love the beach.

8 places I want to see
1. Finland (again)
2. Vancouver (again)
3. France (especially the countryside)
4. Italy
5. India (this is a very recent development, much thanks to The Darjeeling Limited and India Palace)
6. Alaska
7. The U.K.
8. Puerto Rico

8 things I miss
1. Being skinny. I miss it a lot.
2. My long hair.
3. Kristina Michelle Stone Brown
4. All my old friends from high school and the good times we had.
5. My dog
6. My baby. I know that seems weird, but the longing I feel is less like wanting and more like the most painful missing of someone.
7. Being able to run for miles and miles.
8. Being in school.

8 things I currently want/need
1. My baby.
2. To have my roots colored. I am rocking some serious darkage there man.
3. to lose weight.
4. to be able to run for miles and miles.
5. to be in our new apartment.
6. my dog back.
7. a nap
8. a wonderful new job.

8 People I Want To Tag
1. Crystal Freeman
2. Amy Carpenter
3. Sarah Pedersen
4. Sara Edwards
5. Brooke Sperry
6. Alicia Carter
7. Keysha Peck
8. Janene Kay
(and anyone else who reads this and wants to do it.)