Once when I was younger, let's say age 6 or 7....I was getting off the school bus, and one of the boys who I went to school with (Chris Spicer) asked me to play a game with him.
He then jumped on me and said "I'm going to hump you".
I was not sure what this meant and said "okay, but then what do I do?"
He said "just lay there, act like you are sleeping".

My mom came up and grabbed him by the neck...game over.

The boy was just as clueless as I was, so this is not some terrible story of lost innocence.
It's interesting to me because I just remembered this twenty years later, and I think it's funny that he thought I should just lay there...HOW BORING.

Hundred dollar bills ya'll.

This is a pic from the only time I have ever left with more money then I started with in Atlantic City.
Did you know that it's illegal to take pictures inside a casino? I didn't...I found out shortly after this picture was taken.

I am mildly obsessed with R. Kelly and his opus "Trapped in the Closet". I have always thought the man was a bit on the strange side, his songs are always good but have a bit of something weird attached. I am not even going to go into his personal life and how that makes me feel.
Point being, I can't get enough of him, every time I see him performing or promoting I stop and think...WHAT? REALLY R. KELLY? REALLY?
As I watch I find myself giving in to his songs and although my own "mind is telling me NO, my body's tellin me YES" every time as I cannot, nor would I dare to try to lift my finger to change the channel. I simply MUST find out what will happen next.

So, I developed a little saying that describes that weird feeling you get inside when you know you may be doing something inappropriate, or something you love to love even though you know it's no good....when those moments happen I like to say
"I've got a little R. Kelly in my belly".

So this morning on the subway I heard coming from someone's ipod/zen/cd player "We Built this City from Rock and Roll" by Starship. Hearing it made me look around in a hurry to see who was jamming out to one of my favorite silly songs*.
I turned and saw that there was a guy in his corporate attire jamming out and looking at himself in the reflection of the doors using the subway moving to slowly rock back and forth to the beat of the music. He at one point mouthed "Tony plays the mambo", and I sat with great anticipation that his resitance to the power of the song would break and I would see him dance around like a fool.
He kept his composure and after a bit I turned and got lost in my own thoughts, thinking about the fact that maybe we all have silly songs that aren't so silly...maybe we all listen to starship on the subway.
Then I noticed his song was ending and I took a listen to see what was next...
turns out he had starship on repeat.

That's even too silly for me.



*a silly song is a song that I love to dance very silly like to, or to listen to on the subway at low levels because I feel silly even listening to it in public.

So I get a lot of these emails, I figure I will fill one out here and then I can just send the link and make it that much easier...(the answers will change over time, but for now...here they are)

"This is fun. Hope I receive it back from you. Read through thecomments belowabout your friend and then make sure you read the instructions at thebottom.Have fun!"
1. What time is it?11:32 a.m.
2. What's your full name? Amanda
3. What are you most afraid of? The Dark
4. What is the most recent movie that you've seen in a theater? Shopgirl (go see it)
5. Place of birth? Orlando, FL
6. Favorite new food? I like crabcakes now, I just recently tried them...I'm hooked.
7. What's your natural hair color? Brown
8 . Ever been to Alaska? No
9. Ever been toilet papering rolling? Yes, I have pictures to prove it.
10. Love someone so much it made you cry? Yes
11. Been in a car accident? Yes, when I was four.
12. Croutons or bacon bits? Depends on the salad.
13. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
14. Favorite Restaurant? One if by land, Twice if by sea.
15. Favorite Flower? Switches with the season, I like Orchids, Daisy's and Hyacinths.
16. Favorite sport to watch? Football
17. Favorite Drink? Ice Coffee on the way to the beach.
18. Favorite ice cream? Mint Choclate chip...except if it's coldstone then I like cheesecake ice cream best.
19. Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney except I think Bugs's genius surpasses Mickey's.
20. Favorite fast food restaurant? Subway, or Taco Hell.
21. What color is your bedroom carpet? I have a greenisg blueish area rug.
22. How many times you failed your driver's test? never
23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last E-mail? Erin Rose
24. What do you do most often when you are bored? Clean and pace.
25. Bedtime? When I finally get home at night.
26. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest? Uhhh....
27. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? exempt
28. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses? exempt
29. Favorite TV shows? Laguna Beach...(Please don't judge), the simpsons, trading spouses (you can't write trash like that), and Grey's Anatomy.
31. Ford or Chevy? NYC public transportation (subway or bus? = Bus)
32. What are you listening to right now? Death Cab's "Plans" and Fiona Apple's "Extrodinary Machine", mixed with a big of The Fugee's "The Score".
33. What are your favorite colors? I like Blue, I'm into brown these days, and pink.
34. How many tattoos do you have? Zero, I can't commit that much.
35. How many pets do you have? 2, Princess & Ralph Machio the Karate Cat.
36. Which came first the chicken or the egg? I don't know, I'll research it though and get back to you.
37. What would you like to accomplish before you die? Amazing Love
38. How many people are you sending this e-mail to? Zero.
39. Time completed? 11:47 a.m.