The concert of the century

If you know me, you know about my love and obsession for New Kids on the Block. (Sidebar: I refuse to call them The Block. It's just not happening). When I was in middle school, I had a group of friends that loved them more than anything. We wrote stories about ourselves and each member of the group. Also, when everybody announced who they liked, somehow I got stuck with Jordan because I didn't want my friend Sarah to be mad at me. It's not that he was horrendous, but she had already claimed Donnie. What? Yes, you read that correctly. I have no clue why I didn't just say "I love him too" and we could go with it. But no. I was a closet Donnie fan. We laugh about it now because it was stupid. Now we all just say they are all good looking - even you Danny. I felt sorry for him because nobody really liked him. Then there was Jon. Amy was just in love with him, now he likes the boys. Nice. I hated it when they kind of walked away, but it was time. They were everywhere and it was ridiculous.

Cut to (this line is compliments of Madonna on Will & Grace) 2008 and six 30(ish) year old women going to the concert. So awesome. We left B'ham around 11:00. We were all so excited that we couldn't stand it. We stopped in Anniston at Chick Fil A. At lunch, I learned of Bon Qui Qui. Dang. We then decided to go to Wal-mart and buy some shoe polish and write on my friends mini-van. We each wrote on our window who we loved and then "Honk of you love NKOTB" on the back. When we got to Atlanta, people were honking I think I shouted something about being the popular kids. I was so embarrassed. Anyway, we got to Atlanta and went to the mall, hoping they would be there because that's what they did back in the day - go to the mall before concerts. We just walked around & some of my friends bought stuff. I was too excited & could've gone to sit in my seat at that point.

After the mall, we decided to eat at a mexican restaurant called Frontera. Well, so did everybody else going to the concert because there was a 45 minute wait. What? Yeah. So my friend worked some magic and cut to us sitting outside in 55 degree weather. When the waiter said we could sit outside, we got some very nasty looks. In our defense, he said that nobody asked. If I had been waiting like that and some girls cut in front of us, I would've said something to them.

With stuffed tummies, we headed to the concert which was just across the street. One of the girls in the group has gallbladder issues & got sick. I felt so bad for her. Was I a good friend and stayed with her? No, I bailed and then felt bad when we were in our seats & she was throwing up in the bathroom. So Amy went to check on her. Natasha Bedingfield opened. She wasn't too bad, but I was over her before she started. Note to everybody: It pays to watch The Hills because I was the only person who knew who Lady Gaga was when she came out. I didn't pay her any attention. I wanted to see my boys so bad. We made friends with the girls in front of us because we all have a common ground - NKOTB.

The lights dimmed and my friends, that are in their 30's, grabbed hands and screamed and jumped up and down. They didn't come out for another 3 mins or so but we still jumped & screamed. They came out & we screamed louder and harder. I mean ridiculous. For the past month, I listened to the new CD because I had to know all of the words. Good thing is that they did a mix of old and new stuff. My friend returned and was feeling better. We had pretty decent seats but it got better.

All of a sudden, security people came out and started clearing off the floor. We were on the 2nd row above the floor so I didn't know what was going on. HELLO - they came running out & performed several songs (Sidebar: I love "Dirty Dancing" and "2 in the morning") on a platform in the middle of the floor. Rather close to us. I think that's when I screamed the most. At one point as I was screaming, I felt something in my throat kind of pop and I tried my best not to scream anymore - but no luck. They went back on stage and did other songs. Jordan did his one hit wonder and so did Joey. My friend said "I'm not going home until they change into their jeans and do Hanging Tough".

Well the boys did the ol' "Shows over" fake out that nobody really falls for. The crowd did the "OOOH OOOOH OH OH OH - HANGING TOUGH" chant. Well they came back out and sang Step By Step. Fake out number 2 occurred and they finally came out and did Hanging Tough. Because I watched the Behind the Music special in VH1, I knew that they wrote that song for the Celtics. When Paul Pierce and KG were on the jumbo tron - I knew it. I looked around and the entire crowd was on their feet the entire time screaming and it gave me chills. It was crazy. Most of the crowd was women our age. There were a few men there, but they were either kidnapped or liked boys. The concert ended and we drove back to Birmingham that night.

I got in the bed about 2:30 and when I woke up, my abs were hurting, my legs were bruised and my throat was hurting. The abs hurt because of the screaming & laughing. My legs were bruised because the chairs below us kept bumping into me - crazy I know. My throat hurt from the screaming & singing at the top of my lungs. It is 2 days later and my voice is very raspy.

I think it's one of the best concerts I've ever been to. The Snoop/Korn/Linkin Park was so awesome but this one was better because of my group. It's all about your environment with certain things and I'm so glad we all got along and there was no conflict what so ever. I plan to do it all over again whenever they come back. I don't care if I'm 60. I have been on-line and looked at several videos of our concert. I love NKOTB and always have. Just because "they walked away" doesn't mean I did.

Here's some pics:

(L to R: Michelle, me, Amy, Ann (front), Sarah)

Jamming to my boys

I know Donnie is wishing he had my phone number.

Eventually, they pointed at us.

They were serenading just us.

Donnie wanting me to run into his arms.

My awesome NKOTB group - minus Sarah. She later joined us.

"I got a complicated order"

Ok so yesterday I went to the NKOTB concert, more on that when I get more pics. It was so much fun. I mean I just had way to much fun & was sad when it was over. I really feel like I busted a vocal cord & I can't talk too loud today. We screamed our heads off. Anyway, my friends told me about this skit from MadTV and I have no idea how I didn't know about it. I mean this is just bananas insane.

The Office: Baby Shower

So last night's episode was about the baby shower for Jan (you know Michael's ex girlfriend that is pregnant by a sperm donor). I have to say that it was pretty funny. Much better than last week. I could watch the opening scene several times over I think. Michael needs to prepare for when Jan gives birth so he has Dwight create several scenarios via the birth of a watermelon. Oh it was hilarious!!! Michael goes to check on the planning of the shower and turns out he has M&M's with a boys name "Chevy" and a girls name "Astird". Nice. Well how about a nice surprise, Jan shows up to the shower with the baby. I loved her singing "Son of a Preacher Man" to the baby. Uh very inappropriate if you know the meaning of that song. I felt so bad for Michael. However he redeemed himself when Jan asked him not to date Holly and he walked right in and hugged her. Usually Michael is such a pushover but I think this was just the last straw. I was afraid they would just drag out that flirting friendship between Michael and Holly. Oh & I felt bad for Jim & Pam but at the end, you could see they both felt they were just having a bad day.

Before I get to my favorite lines, I need more Creed but not too much. I couldn't take him as a main character but he needs more screen time like Kevin. Creed's line was my favorite of the night.

Now time for my favorite lines/exchanges:

Michael: Aaaaaaaa! It's coming! Here we go! [drops the watermelon onto the floor] Oh! God! Wow! What was on that?
Dwight: Butter. Newborns are slippery.
Michael: Nice touch. Good. Let's try that again.

Michael: I know. I know. It is beautiful. No. Thank you. Is this it? I mean, is this... Two bowls of M&Ms and some balloons? You know what Phyllis, I think you need to step it up. I think you need to get the lead out. Because if I'm not mistaken, we gave you your wedding shower here. We all came into this room and gave you a golden shower. Well you know what, where's my golden shower, Phyllis?

Dwight: Who's Sarah Kayacombsen?

Michael: Um, listen. Jan Levinson is coming in today, and she is in the terminal stages of her pregnancy - the child of which I have a vested interest. It's all kind of weird. Anyway, she is incredibly... fat and enormous right now - extremely unattractive. And you are, on the other hand, one of the more attractive people in the office. So, while she's here I am going to be acting kind of cold to you. And I am doing this to pay respect to her bloated feelings. And I'm treating Ryan the same way.

Dwight: Jan had the baby and Michael wasn't there to mark it. So the baby could be anybody's. Except Michael's.

Dwight: [heaving the stroller into a tire yard] Don't hit the fence. Oh no, my child!

Dwight: [heaving the stroller into a tire yard] Don't hit the fence. Oh no, my child!

Dwight: [heaving the stroller into a tire yard] Don't hit the fence. Oh no, my child!

Angela: You gave birth in a tub?
Jan: Yeah, it's a really nice transition from womb to world, you know, kind of like a big womb.
Kelly: Um, so you're in the tub with everything?
Jan: Oh, yeah, the afterbirth floats, yeah.
Creed: Must be like the tide at Omaha Beach. (best line of the night)



Jan: [wakes up on the reception couch] Oh. I was just catching up on my sleep.
Holly: I can imagine.
Jan: Where's Astrid?
Holly: Oh, I think she's on a sales call.
Jan: On a what?
Holly: Waaa! More paper! Waaa! [she cracks herself up but Jan is unimpressed] No, she's just on a coffee break.
Jan: [sarcastically] That's funny.
Holly: She's with Angela

Michael: I didn't feel much when I held Astrid, but I got a good feeling from Holly.

Michael: Yeah, I a baby daddy. Um, when you first became a baby daddy, did you have an immediate connection with that baby? Like, the first time that you held it, did you find that with your baby baby?
Darryl: Hell yeah. You know why? Because that was my baby.
Michael: I just saw this baby daddy-
Darryl: You should stop calling yourself "baby daddy."
Michael: Why, Darryl, because I'm quote white quote unquote?
Darryl: Because you're not a daddy, and it's not your baby.

Until next new episode, you can watch The Baby Shower here:

The Office: Business Ethics

Ok so this week was just an ok episode. The only thing that made me laugh, aside from Stanley saying "this meeting" was this scene shown in the picture. The episode was about Holly, the new Toby, had to give a Business Ethics meeting due to Ryan (a.k.a. The Hired Guy) and his shinanigans last season. The scene where Jim was at Andy's desk was just hilarious.

Here are my favorite lines/exchanges:
Creed: The tall guy got engaged

Andy: I'll drop an ethics bomb on you. Would you steal bread to feed your family? ... Boom!Oscar: Exactly, Andy.
Andy: Yeah, I took intro to philosophy, twice. No big deal.
Dwight: It's a trick question. The bread is poisoned. Also, it's not your real family. You've been cuckolded by a stronger, smarter male.
Andy: No that's... not how it works.
Michael: I would not... steal the bread. And I would not let my family go hungry.

Oscar: Ok, once in a while I'll take a long lunch.
Michael: A siesta!
Dwight: Time thief. Time thief! Fire him!
Jim: Dwight, you've really never stolen any company time?
Dwight: Never!
Michael: You are a thief of joy. Anybody else. Yeah?

Michael: Here too. You know what my favorite season is?
Holly: Maybe we should talk about Meredith first.
Michael: Yeah, get the boring stuff out of the way. Autumn was what I was going to say. When the leaves change. It's just, I... I think it is the most contemplative of seasons.

Michael: I will be honest with you. That car ride did not go well and that was not my fault. The only reason I am standing out here right now is because I don't want to take the elevator with her. And I am holding on to her leftovers. [throws Holly's leftovers in the trash]

Like I said, it was just ok. Here is the whole episode:



Sidebar: I think I may be loving the new show Kath and Kim. Time will tell.

After School Special - no joke

Some of you may or may not remember the ABC After School specials. They were serious life lessons from the 1980's. Here are two that I think we should all watch and hopefully, you can learn something. Consider yourself lucky that I am concerned for you.

Wait for the title at the end...classic!!





Gang violence is no laughing matter.



Two words: JAZZ HANDS!!!!

Saturday Night what?

My husband and I had a discussion the other day about SNL. We all know how my secret dream is to be on this show. Chris refuses to watch it, but I still won't give up. Yes it's kind of on a downward spiral, but it usually does that. Andy Samberg is my absolute favorite actor on the show. However, I have a new favorite after watching it this weekend and that is Kristen Wiig. She always plays random and crazy characters. After this skit, she won my heart!