I tend to get obsessed with things...
and right now
I
am
obsessed
with
THIS KATY PERRY SONG AND VIDEO
(My children say that I am "Mactarded" (and yes I know that is incredibly un-PC) and "Computerstupid" so it is quite the coup that I managed to insert that video there for you! )
I am an unabashed total Katy Perry freak fangirl...
(My children find it disturbing and despite Kesha Barbie's blog name she does not care for pop diva's like Katy and Kesha...they make HUGE fun of me for it)
But I don't care what anyone thinks...I love her!
I think she is gorgeous and funny and she seems quite charming...she has terrible taste in men but everyone has to have a flaw, right?
(My children think I have terrible taste in music...I wish that was my only flaw)
I went to a Katy Perry concert with GOTTESS a few years ago (see the blog "Last Friday Night TGIF" for a recap of our adventure...and having just read it again it's not a bad blog)...Susu and KuteKerry and MarvelousMisty were there too...
We danced and sang at the concert and all proclaimed our love for Katy (or maybe that was just me)
(My children were mortified that I went to the concert because their friends saw me there and I was wearing a scandalous blue dress and had blue nails...)
So Katy is sorta my girl-crush...she's my drug of choice when it comes to pop and I think her videos are wonderfully entertaining. And as someone who does costumes I totally live to see what she is wearing in her videos and concerts and performances...
And there is where I have finally managed to roll around to what this blog is about...it's not about Katy Perry...
(My children think I need to take their ADD meds because I tend to be so rambly and roundabout...my son has threatened to crush one in my morning coffee..I don't let him make me coffee for that very reason...)
Oh yeah...back to this blog...
ADD
not fun for an adult...
and not that is not what this blog is about either...
OK, here goes... this is what the blog is about...
well not yet...let me tell you why I am blogging today and then we will get to what this is about...
So yesterday I find the Katy Perry video and become obsessed and so this morning as I am bopping along to the song on my way to have my daily dose of joyful death at the hands of the mighty Revolution Studio instructors (thank you Jen it was a most excellent way to kill myself today!) I am listening to the song and thinking:
great blog title
and then I'm all like "you should write a blog about this and you need to blog because when you blog you get creative and you need to get creative because GOTT is expecting big things from you on the costumes this year and you need to be rolling on it and right now you are terrified and worried you won't be able to do it so get the creative juices flowing and write a blog and get on the Pippin stuff...."
(yes that all went through my head at the stoplight)
So I thought...ok self...write a blog...
no...
write 7 blogs
in 7 days
that will make you get your creativity up
and
MAKE THEM ALL HAVE KATY PERRY TITLES
So there you go...I am going to have a little challenge with myself and you have to put up with it...
BECAUSE THIS IS HOW WE DO...
(My children will now hide their heads in shame that I will be writing all Katy Perry song blogs...oh wait they do that anyway...blog or not)
Now that I have wasted 5 minutes or so of your time you are probably asking yourself:
"Hey what do I get out of this other than the fact she needs ADD meds and her kids are probably right that she has a Katy Perry obsession?"
Well I will tell you my darlings...
because THIS IS HOW WE DO things on this blog...
I like to share...
I like to send out love...
I like to send out positivity...
I like to send out support...
I like to get your thoughts provoked...
I like to challenge you...
I like to tell you stories (for a good one go back and re-read "La Femme Parallel"...it's the one about my daddy and the bidet episode...)
So for the next 7 days I am going to try and do some of that...
I do get obsessed with things...because THIS IS HOW WE DO when you are me...
right now I am obsessed with:
Katy Perry and this video
spinning
my homemade teriyaki salmon
my crazy sauce
blueberry jalapeno margaritas (guess what...recipe included in this blog!)
So You Think You Can Dance
spinning (it needs to be put here twice...)
(My children think my obsession with spinning is crazy but they have weird obsessions too but I am too good a mom to list them)
But you know, it's ok to have little obsessions...things like a song that rocks you out or a favorite form of exercise...
as long as your obsession is not following Justin Bieber I think you are just fine...
or stalking someone...stalking is not ok...
So now after all of this preamble I present to you my blog on "THIS IS HOW WE DO" (yes, I am still going to make a point)
THIS IS HOW WE DO:
So today a longtime dear friend posted on his blog that tomorrow will be his 16th anniversary of teaching his first spin class (see...I made it about spin again! not really...). In his blog he posted a photo of a mix tape (remember them? mix tapes? on a cassette? if you don't I need to pat you on your darling head). He used cassettes back then for his music
Bless.His.Heart.
I cannot imagine how much work that was...
because THIS IS HOW WE DO it now: COMPUTERS
you just get your happy little self onto a music sharing/buying site and load em up...I can make a playlist in minutes...the hardest part is deciding song order...
if you had to put it on cassette you had to make no mistakes...no re-arranging songs...one shot or you ruined the tape...
I remember the days of mix tapes...if someone made you a mix tape they really really liked you...
because those suckers took time...and effort...and a lot of changing or records...
All of this got me thinking about HOW WE DO things...and how technology has changed us
I love the ABC show "The Goldbergs"...it is such a lovely glimpse into the world of the 80's...it's not just the clothes and set decor...it's the things they talk about
like:
renting videos (now we can just pay per view on our tv's from the comfort of our living rooms because THIS IS HOW WE DO that with the world of the DVR...and yes we have Red Box)
rewinding videos (you do not have to rewind a DVR...and raise your hand if you ever had a little machine that rewound the video super fast for you)
Programming a VCR...or better yet: A BETAMAX! (raise your hand if you had a Betamax...I did...we all need to go face the corner in shame...and if you are too young to understand why I need to pat you on your darling head). Programming a VCR was a beast...it was like running NASA...and you could only tape one program at a time. Now we have awesome DVRs that can tape 4 shows at once and are easy to program...at Casa Bonita we have the Hopper because THIS IS HOW WE DO a lot of tv at this house...I mean Sunday night is a nightmare with Food Network Star, Witches of East End, True Blood, Halt and Catch Fire and some Bravo Housewife show all on at the same time...
using a REAL phone or pay phone to check in (we have cell phones now...and think back to the last time you left your phone at home or in your car...how naked did you feel? That is because THIS IS HOW WE DO things now: we spend all our time with our smart phones)
shopping at the mall (ok we still go to the mall but for me most of my shopping is online (thank you Amazon and Sephora) and I rarely venture out to the horror that is the Galleria...because THIS IS HOW WE DO things now: we click a few buttons and it comes to the door...and someday it may be delivered by a drone...
Technology has changed us...we move forward...and sometimes it is great and sometimes it takes away a bit of sweetness...
so today I am giving you two gifts...because THIS IS HOW WE DO things on this blog!
Gift 1: a "mix tape"...now I can't personally give each of you a mix tape, but here is a playlist of some good songs that will get your body grooving so download them and use them to run, spin, lift, or just sing in the car to:
"This is How We Do" by Katy Perry (duh)
"I'm a Freak" by Enrique Iglesias
"Chandelier" by Sia
"Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynn
"Empire" by Shakira (JayVee gave me that one)
"I Will Never Let You Down" by Rita Ora
"Classic" by MKTO
"Sissy that Walk" by RuPaul (yes, THAT RuPaul...it's so fun! KuteKim used it last week...so fun!!!!)
Now here is gift 2:
My Blueberry Jalapeno Margarita recipe
sadly I measure NOTHING...I mean NOTHING...I just throw stuff in the blender...so i am gonna guess the measurements here and you adjust to your liking...this is for one margarita...again, adjust things to your liking because THIS IS HOW WE DO things when Anice gives us a recipe
in your blender put:
a handful of blueberries
1/2 small jalapeno thinly sliced (you can remove seeds)
1 TBS agave nectar
juice of 3 large juicy limes
now give it a whirl and taste it...yes, no tequila yet because THIS IS HOW WE DO it so we don't mess things up once the tequila is in and waste darn good tequila! If you like a sweeter rita you can try adding more agave nectar or if you have a bit of blueberry liqueur add that...
add more jalapeno if you like more kick...for me 1/2 of a regular sized jalapeno is good but I like spicy so THIS IS HOW WE DO it at Casa Bonita
if you like how it tastes add some tequila...I guess about a shot's worth? maybe one and a half?
whirl your blender...
once you have your base done add ice cubes and turn it into a frozen rita...
you can also put this all in a shaker and muddle the blueberries and jalapeno and agave..,
I have added cilantro before but just a very few leaves..I like the sweet heat of the blueberries and jalapeno...
pour into a glass... I like to rim mine with red Hawaiian salt and lime zest
Here's a photo:
Ok my darlings now that I have proven my love for Katy Perry and the fact that my ADD is on super high level today I will close out this blog and see you tomorrow...I don't think I made a point but I hope I entertained you and you had fun...just like Katy's song...
Inspiration Song: I bet you will never guess that it is "This is How We Do" by Katy Perry! I love the song and video..the twerking ice cream cone makes me laugh...
Bye Darlings....THIS IS HOW WE DO things in my world...we just get on the computer and let the words flow...sometimes it is good and sometimes it is...meh...but I want to inspire you to have a little summer fun before September gets here...
We danced and sang at the concert and all proclaimed our love for Katy (or maybe that was just me)
(My children were mortified that I went to the concert because their friends saw me there and I was wearing a scandalous blue dress and had blue nails...)
So Katy is sorta my girl-crush...she's my drug of choice when it comes to pop and I think her videos are wonderfully entertaining. And as someone who does costumes I totally live to see what she is wearing in her videos and concerts and performances...
And there is where I have finally managed to roll around to what this blog is about...it's not about Katy Perry...
(My children think I need to take their ADD meds because I tend to be so rambly and roundabout...my son has threatened to crush one in my morning coffee..I don't let him make me coffee for that very reason...)
Oh yeah...back to this blog...
ADD
not fun for an adult...
and not that is not what this blog is about either...
OK, here goes... this is what the blog is about...
well not yet...let me tell you why I am blogging today and then we will get to what this is about...
So yesterday I find the Katy Perry video and become obsessed and so this morning as I am bopping along to the song on my way to have my daily dose of joyful death at the hands of the mighty Revolution Studio instructors (thank you Jen it was a most excellent way to kill myself today!) I am listening to the song and thinking:
great blog title
and then I'm all like "you should write a blog about this and you need to blog because when you blog you get creative and you need to get creative because GOTT is expecting big things from you on the costumes this year and you need to be rolling on it and right now you are terrified and worried you won't be able to do it so get the creative juices flowing and write a blog and get on the Pippin stuff...."
(yes that all went through my head at the stoplight)
So I thought...ok self...write a blog...
no...
write 7 blogs
in 7 days
that will make you get your creativity up
and
MAKE THEM ALL HAVE KATY PERRY TITLES
So there you go...I am going to have a little challenge with myself and you have to put up with it...
BECAUSE THIS IS HOW WE DO...
(My children will now hide their heads in shame that I will be writing all Katy Perry song blogs...oh wait they do that anyway...blog or not)
Now that I have wasted 5 minutes or so of your time you are probably asking yourself:
"Hey what do I get out of this other than the fact she needs ADD meds and her kids are probably right that she has a Katy Perry obsession?"
Well I will tell you my darlings...
because THIS IS HOW WE DO things on this blog...
I like to share...
I like to send out love...
I like to send out positivity...
I like to send out support...
I like to get your thoughts provoked...
I like to challenge you...
I like to tell you stories (for a good one go back and re-read "La Femme Parallel"...it's the one about my daddy and the bidet episode...)
So for the next 7 days I am going to try and do some of that...
I do get obsessed with things...because THIS IS HOW WE DO when you are me...
right now I am obsessed with:
Katy Perry and this video
spinning
my homemade teriyaki salmon
my crazy sauce
blueberry jalapeno margaritas (guess what...recipe included in this blog!)
So You Think You Can Dance
spinning (it needs to be put here twice...)
(My children think my obsession with spinning is crazy but they have weird obsessions too but I am too good a mom to list them)
But you know, it's ok to have little obsessions...things like a song that rocks you out or a favorite form of exercise...
as long as your obsession is not following Justin Bieber I think you are just fine...
or stalking someone...stalking is not ok...
So now after all of this preamble I present to you my blog on "THIS IS HOW WE DO" (yes, I am still going to make a point)
THIS IS HOW WE DO:
So today a longtime dear friend posted on his blog that tomorrow will be his 16th anniversary of teaching his first spin class (see...I made it about spin again! not really...). In his blog he posted a photo of a mix tape (remember them? mix tapes? on a cassette? if you don't I need to pat you on your darling head). He used cassettes back then for his music
Bless.His.Heart.
I cannot imagine how much work that was...
because THIS IS HOW WE DO it now: COMPUTERS
you just get your happy little self onto a music sharing/buying site and load em up...I can make a playlist in minutes...the hardest part is deciding song order...
if you had to put it on cassette you had to make no mistakes...no re-arranging songs...one shot or you ruined the tape...
I remember the days of mix tapes...if someone made you a mix tape they really really liked you...
because those suckers took time...and effort...and a lot of changing or records...
All of this got me thinking about HOW WE DO things...and how technology has changed us
I love the ABC show "The Goldbergs"...it is such a lovely glimpse into the world of the 80's...it's not just the clothes and set decor...it's the things they talk about
like:
renting videos (now we can just pay per view on our tv's from the comfort of our living rooms because THIS IS HOW WE DO that with the world of the DVR...and yes we have Red Box)
rewinding videos (you do not have to rewind a DVR...and raise your hand if you ever had a little machine that rewound the video super fast for you)
Programming a VCR...or better yet: A BETAMAX! (raise your hand if you had a Betamax...I did...we all need to go face the corner in shame...and if you are too young to understand why I need to pat you on your darling head). Programming a VCR was a beast...it was like running NASA...and you could only tape one program at a time. Now we have awesome DVRs that can tape 4 shows at once and are easy to program...at Casa Bonita we have the Hopper because THIS IS HOW WE DO a lot of tv at this house...I mean Sunday night is a nightmare with Food Network Star, Witches of East End, True Blood, Halt and Catch Fire and some Bravo Housewife show all on at the same time...
using a REAL phone or pay phone to check in (we have cell phones now...and think back to the last time you left your phone at home or in your car...how naked did you feel? That is because THIS IS HOW WE DO things now: we spend all our time with our smart phones)
shopping at the mall (ok we still go to the mall but for me most of my shopping is online (thank you Amazon and Sephora) and I rarely venture out to the horror that is the Galleria...because THIS IS HOW WE DO things now: we click a few buttons and it comes to the door...and someday it may be delivered by a drone...
Technology has changed us...we move forward...and sometimes it is great and sometimes it takes away a bit of sweetness...
so today I am giving you two gifts...because THIS IS HOW WE DO things on this blog!
Gift 1: a "mix tape"...now I can't personally give each of you a mix tape, but here is a playlist of some good songs that will get your body grooving so download them and use them to run, spin, lift, or just sing in the car to:
"This is How We Do" by Katy Perry (duh)
"I'm a Freak" by Enrique Iglesias
"Chandelier" by Sia
"Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynn
"Empire" by Shakira (JayVee gave me that one)
"I Will Never Let You Down" by Rita Ora
"Classic" by MKTO
"Sissy that Walk" by RuPaul (yes, THAT RuPaul...it's so fun! KuteKim used it last week...so fun!!!!)
Now here is gift 2:
My Blueberry Jalapeno Margarita recipe
sadly I measure NOTHING...I mean NOTHING...I just throw stuff in the blender...so i am gonna guess the measurements here and you adjust to your liking...this is for one margarita...again, adjust things to your liking because THIS IS HOW WE DO things when Anice gives us a recipe
in your blender put:
a handful of blueberries
1/2 small jalapeno thinly sliced (you can remove seeds)
1 TBS agave nectar
juice of 3 large juicy limes
now give it a whirl and taste it...yes, no tequila yet because THIS IS HOW WE DO it so we don't mess things up once the tequila is in and waste darn good tequila! If you like a sweeter rita you can try adding more agave nectar or if you have a bit of blueberry liqueur add that...
add more jalapeno if you like more kick...for me 1/2 of a regular sized jalapeno is good but I like spicy so THIS IS HOW WE DO it at Casa Bonita
if you like how it tastes add some tequila...I guess about a shot's worth? maybe one and a half?
whirl your blender...
once you have your base done add ice cubes and turn it into a frozen rita...
you can also put this all in a shaker and muddle the blueberries and jalapeno and agave..,
I have added cilantro before but just a very few leaves..I like the sweet heat of the blueberries and jalapeno...
pour into a glass... I like to rim mine with red Hawaiian salt and lime zest
Here's a photo:
Ok my darlings now that I have proven my love for Katy Perry and the fact that my ADD is on super high level today I will close out this blog and see you tomorrow...I don't think I made a point but I hope I entertained you and you had fun...just like Katy's song...
Inspiration Song: I bet you will never guess that it is "This is How We Do" by Katy Perry! I love the song and video..the twerking ice cream cone makes me laugh...
Bye Darlings....THIS IS HOW WE DO things in my world...we just get on the computer and let the words flow...sometimes it is good and sometimes it is...meh...but I want to inspire you to have a little summer fun before September gets here...
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