Cafe Victoria

Reading: German comedian Hape Kerkeling’s travel journal “I’m Off Then, Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino De Santiago ” translated by Shelley Frisch
Watching: This Week in NASCAR
Summer Highs: 4th of July weekend in Tahoe
Looking forward to: Moving my sis into her condo that she owns!!
I will remember Michael Jackson for: “Billie Jean, We are the World and Man in the Mirror.”

Reading: Today I finished Parker Palmer’s “Let your life speak”
Listening to: Keith Urban’s latest CD “Defying Gravity“
Watching: “So you think you can dance” and “Army wives”
Looking forward to: This coming Saturday. My sister Missy, her bo Rob, Matthias and I are seeing the broadway show “Spamalot”…always look on the bright side of life

Reading: “My Sisters Keeper” by Jodi Picoult
Watching: Desperate Housewives..waiting on Army Wives to return.
Thinking about: What will be next for Matthias and I
Loved: Watching Justin Timberlake on SNL
Looking forward to: toasting with my sister at her new condo, her first home ownership!!
Also looking forward to: Watching “Wicked” will my mom and sis next weekend

Reading: “Songs Without Words” by Ann Packer
Listening to: “Girls Mix from my Wedding Shower/Girls weekend”, randomly found it in my car
Thinking about: Balance
Watching: our birds
Thankful for: my car 1998 Acura, I am now calling it nonY2k compatible.
Looking forward to: a full day with my husband

Today is my 32 birthday. Yahoo! Life is good. I took the day off from work. My new motto for my 30’s is no working on your birthday. I was telling my sister last night that I’ve come to appreciate birthdays more. This morning, I was thinking of some pretty cool birthday memories.
•    My Mom and Dad putting my sister and me on the birthday list for the Grass Valley local morning radio news program. Every year! Then on the way to school, they always made sure we heard it.
•    The Super bowl party for my 20th birthday. I think my birthday actually landed on the Super Bowl that year. Marta and I always share stories about that party.
•    I recently watched the video of my 13th birthday. I think it was my first coed pizza birthday party. My friends Melissa and Natalya did all the girls’ hair and there was slow dancing.  Ahh…junior high…
Today, my husband Matthias has some things planned for the day. My only task is to meet him at Noon, dressed for the outdoors and with my present in hand.

Today, I could not join the many thousands who stood through the cold and the wind to see Obama become the 44th U.S. President. But, I want you to know, my thoughts were there. I truly believe all of us, in our own special way, took a moment to reflect that change has come to America. The good change. The change that moves people forward. The change that gets you thinking about your own personal assumptions or fears or even hopes. The kind of change you are happy for. Everything happens for a reason. And everything happens because of something before it. No one is perfect. But today is a new day for all of us. I loved how forgiveness and humility and pull yourself up, because you can America! This is America. What is your dream? (Sorry, was tunneling “Pretty Woman” for a second there), was the main themes of the day. I loved the prayers spoken. I loved the poem given. I love my DVR so I could go back and watch it when I got home. We did well today America. We did great!

My favorite Emo band has officially moved from the underground ranks to number one on the pop charts. Congrats to Death Cab For Cutie. Their recent album “Narrow Stairs” debut at #1. It’s a hard call. My first Death Cab album was “Transatlanticism”. After listening to songs from their new album and then going back toTrans, I have to say it’s the drums. Pretty much.. if you want to move into the Pop charts, you need less drums, less rocking and more “sing along”. Sorry guys, but I will always be an old school death cab fan.

There is something about sharing my Sunday morning with acoustic sunrise on San Francisco’s radio station KFOG. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had KFOG playing in the background. Their show goes from 8am to Noon. For my friends on the East Coast, you can listen too: www.KFOG.com. It’s my favorite time to listen. I am usually eating breakfast, reading a local paper, or cleaning. The songs they play are peaceful, artistic, and reflective. They remind me what weekends are all about.

Reading: The Kite Runner

New shows I started watching: The Biggest Loser and Lipstick Jungle

Right now, looking forward to: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at St. Leo’s with my Grandpa and Matthias

New love: Old Navy T-Shirts

Count down to capstone presentation: 29 days…

Juno: “I loved it. Its like Little Miss Sunshine. A must see. ”
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: “Harry Potter my new example of leadership”
Blade Runner: “Classic”
Harry Potter and the Gobbet of Fire: “Soo good. Loved the Tournaments”
Hairspray: “Good morning Baltimore..”