a mix fit for a president

Dear Mr. President,

First off let me just say Congratulations on your historic nomination! I may or may not have voted for you, but it really doesn’t matter now, does it. I was thinking of ways to welcome you to your new role and to the White House, a plate-of-brownies-for-the-new-neighbor type of gesture. I personally enjoy receiving Mix CD’s from new friends, it helps to get to know them a little better. I decided I would create a Presidential Mix CD for you. It is quite eclectic, mixing a few things together. I’ve heard you really like “Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones, so I made sure to include that one for you, Mr. President. Overall it has a political feel, but it doesn’t take itself very seriously. Kind of like me!

Thanks for serving our country. Wishing you all the best!

Kate Groeneman

P.S. check out my blog thatgirlkate.wordpress.com

My “Welcome President Obama” Mix:

1. Panic-The Smiths
2. Gimme Shelter-Rolling Stones
3. Coldplay-Politik
4. Under Pressure-Queen and David Bowie
5. Blowin’ In The Wind- Bob Dylan
6. Pride (In the Name of Love)- U2
7. Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash
8. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg- The Ramones
9. Paper Planes- M.I.A.
10. Michael Jackson- Bad
11. Star Spangled Banner

In case you were wondering…

If you were wondering, like I was, how much we would each receive if the government took the $700 billion they gave to the banks for the “bail-out” plan, and divided it up among all of America (300 million people). Here is the answer: we would each receive $2,333.

This number might seem big to some since we are talking about every single person in the country receiving $2300, but it was actually small to me. I was thinking it was going to be in at least the ten’s of thousands. I guess in that case it is better to give it to the banks to get things back in order (hopefully) and not to me to spend $2333 on shoes and cat toys.

You would disagree, wouldn’t you Ripley?

face hair styles, just for the heck of it.

Speaking of Depressing

My friend Mark blogged about recently watching “I Am Sam” and crying like a baby. The movie is ridiculously depressing, and as I said to Mark, I will say again- I hate movies and music that are purposefully depressing, it feels manipulative to me. Sean Penn may be a retard, but technically he is not mentally handicapped, but somehow you watch that movie and it makes you want to just die.

Case in point: “Christmas Shoes” by Newsong. What an over-the-top, purposefully pitiful song.

I knew girls in high school that loved to cry. They would intentionally watch something or listen to something just to cry. Either as a group of girls crying in a soggy huddle or alone in their room staring in the mirror crying and thinking “This is me crying. This is what I look like when I cry” while listening to Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

Ok, so maybe I was the one crying and looking in the mirror, but I have grown out of that phase and I refuse to watch or listen to things that are only trying to push my cry button with fake, sad scenarios. I don’t mind true stories and I do cry when I hear horrible things on the news, and I feel no shame in that.

While I’m on it, don’t even get me started on the crying girl from American Idol.

Perfect example.

My first tornado!!!

This is a picture of the tornado that me, my mom and Dustin all saw Sunday.

I have always wanted to see a tornado in person…at a safe distance, this one was out in a field about 4 or 5 miles away. My mom and I sat in our car and were freaking out. I even called 9 news to be an informer, to which they replied, “yeah we all ready know.” We also saw another tornado forming over Parker, but we had to go eat Pho.

Don’t even get me started on Pho.

someone explain to me…

I would like to know why every time I drive by a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (on the weekdays) there are no cars in the parking lot. Why is it that no one is ever there outside the 5 hours on Sunday that all the minivans fill the parking lot? Don’t they need to be at the church to plan services or events? I thought they had like dances all the time, when are they planning these? Shouldn’t there be someone there to clean the bathrooms and vacuum the temple? Where is everyone Monday-Friday? I wonder if they go to some secret underground lier where they plot and plan their worship service. Seriously, where are all the bishops and admins all week long? Someone please tell me.

See? No cars anywhere. What the heck??

Her Voice is Full of Money

Here are some things I am currently listening/reading:

I just finished The Great Gatsby,

a perfect “reading-at-night-in-the-summer-with-the-windows-open” book. I am a little embarrassed to admit that this was my first time reading The Great Gatsby. Does it count if I have planning on reading it for about 4 years now?

 

Ladytron has a new album: Velocifero. There are a few good songs, if you like Ladytron, it is no “Destroy Everything You Touch, but “Runaway” is great.

There is a song that I can not get enough of right now called “Breathe Me” by Sia. I know it is a little old but I love it as if it was brand spankin new. If you haven’t heard it before it is worth your $.99 to buy it on Itunes. Trust me.

Dustin found a great post-rock band called “Kyte” and I am in love (with Kyte and Dustin).

In keeping with the F. Scott Fitzgerald theme I just re-read a little treasure called “The Mysterious Case of Benjamin Button”. Interesting, funny, and sad all in a few short pages. Must read before the movie version with Brad Pitt comes out at Christmas and ruins the classic forever…all right maybe I am excited for the movie. Is that so bad?

 

 

My Plan

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all right, all right calm down

Life has been a bit busy lately, and is only going to be even more so since this weekend we are speaking at Rez’s JR HIGH CAMP!! and then I am going to Florida (sans Dustin) for a fun girls week with 2 of my best friends. What is funny is that I am going all the way to Florida for an awesome trip but all I keep thinking about it how I will be missing out on the weekly IHOP sesh, which are totes presh.

A couple things I am excited about:

1. Cars Night in Kid’s Church. Pictures of cute kids in pimped out rides to follow.

This is my car-specially made by Kate, Dustin, Mark and Judi.

2. The possibility of swimming with a manatee in Florida.

3. My new ring from the antique store that Mark and Judi took us to on Saturday.

4. Business cards with my name on them. First ever.

5. July 30th (4 year anniversary)

6. making lists.

7. the fact that you are reading this list.

8. having 854 hits on Friday, making 12,612 hits total!!!

Things I am not excited about:

1. Having 12,612 hits on my silly blog with nothing worth while for people to read.

2. Having only 8 things on the list of things I am excited about. Lists should stop at a nice, round number like 5 or 10.

3. Being at work this morning at 6:50AM and now it is only 9:16AM and it feels like it should be noon by now.

4. The possibility of swimming with alligators in Florida.

P.S.-I just like putting “for the love of picard” in my categories. It adds a little something, I think.