You say it’s your birthday!

In honor of my 37th birthday (which was yesterday) I stole the Age Gauge from Jill Monroe’s blog. Here are some interesting facts surrounding my bday.

You said your birthday is 3 / 14 / 1969
which means you are 37 years old and about:

50 years 1 month younger than Zsa Zsa Gabor, age 87
38 years 9 months younger than Clint Eastwood, age 75
36 years 1 month younger than Kim Novak, age 73
33 years 1 month younger than Burt Reynolds, age 70
29 years 1 month younger than Nick Nolte, age 66
27 years 11 months younger than Ann-Margret, age 64
22 years 0 months younger than Billy Crystal, age 59
19 years 4 months younger than Whoopi Goldberg, age 56
16 years 8 months younger than Robin Williams, age 53
12 years 8 months younger than Tom Hanks, age 49
10 years 4 months younger than Jamie Lee Curtis, age 47
7 years 11 months younger than Eddie Murphy, age 44
1 year 4 months older than Jennifer Lopez, age 35
9 years 11 months older than Jennifer Love Hewitt, age 27
19 years 1 month older than Haley Joel Osment, age 17

and when these movies were released in the U.S. your age was:

The Godfather: 3
American Graffiti: 4
Jaws: 6
Star Wars: 8
Animal House: 9
Star Trek: The Motion Picture: 10
ET: 13
The Terminator: 15
Top Gun: 17
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: 18
Steel Magnolias: 20
Home Alone: 21
Wayne’s World: 22
Jurassic Park: 24
Forrest Gump: 25
Fargo: 26
Saving Private Ryan: 29
Toy Story 2: 30

TV

42 years 9 months younger than Andy Griffith, age 79
39 years 3 months younger than Dick Clark, age 76
38 years 0 months younger than Leonard Nimoy, age 74
35 years 11 months younger than Carol Burnett, age 72
33 years 2 months younger than Alan Alda, age 70
31 years 8 months younger than Bill Cosby, age 68
26 years 4 months younger than Linda Evans, age 63
24 years 2 months younger than Tom Selleck, age 61
21 years 3 months younger than Ted Danson, age 58
18 years 11 months younger than Jay Leno, age 55
15 years 2 months younger than Oprah Winfrey, age 52
14 years 1 month younger than Kelsey Grammer, age 51
10 years 10 months younger than Drew Carey, age 47
7 years 9 months younger than Michael J. Fox, age 44
4 years 4 months younger than Calista Flockhart, age 41
0 years 1 month younger than Jennifer Aniston, age 37
3 years 9 months older than Alyssa Milano, age 33
8 years 8 months older than Colin Hanks, age 28
14 years 5 months older than Mila Kunis, age 22
22 years 3 months older than Madylin Sweeten, age 14

and that you were:

1 years old when All in the Family was first shown
3 years old at the time the TV series M*A*S*H began
6 years old when Saturday Night Live first aired
9 years old when CBS introduced Dallas
11 years old during the first airing of Hill Street Blues
13 years old at the time the first Cheers episode was televised
17 years old when L.A. Law was first aired on TV
18 years old at the time the series Married with Children began
21 years old when Seinfeld was first televised
22 years old in the month Home Improvement began
25 years old at the time the TV series Friends began
27 years old when Everybody Loves Raymond first aired
30 years old when Who Wants To Be A Millionaire began in the US

Four Score!

My dear friend Vanessa Virtue tagged me so I thought I’d be nice and play. 🙂 (I needed a blog anyway, thanks, VV!)

Four movies you would watch over and over:
The American President
Dirty Dancing
Bull Durham
The Replacements

Four places you have lived:
Bryant, AR
Benton, AR
Little Rock, AR
Oxford, MS

Four TV shows you love to watch:
Grey’s Anatomy
Survivor
Boston Legal
Project Runway
(and Love Monkey, but it’s been cancelled. WAH!)

Four places you have been on vacation:
Orlando
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Williamsburg, VA

Four websites you visit daily:
RWA Online
Google
IMDB
Blogger

Four of your favorite foods:
CHEESE DIP
Tomato Soup
Cream Cheese
Biscuits and Gravy

Four places you would rather be right now:
Costa Rica
Asleep
Any Beach
Hot Springs, AR

Tag four friends you think will respond:
Maria Geraci
Gina Black
Lucy Sartain
Ellen Peters

Four Score!

My dear friend Vanessa Virtue tagged me so I thought I’d be nice and play. 🙂 (I needed a blog anyway, thanks, VV!)

Four movies you would watch over and over:
The American President
Dirty Dancing
Bull Durham
The Replacements

Four places you have lived:
Bryant, AR
Benton, AR
Little Rock, AR
Oxford, MS

Four TV shows you love to watch:
Grey’s Anatomy
Survivor
Boston Legal
Project Runway
(and Love Monkey, but it’s been cancelled. WAH!)

Four places you have been on vacation:
Orlando
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Williamsburg, VA

Four websites you visit daily:
RWA Online
Google
IMDB
Blogger

Four of your favorite foods:
CHEESE DIP
Tomato Soup
Cream Cheese
Biscuits and Gravy

Four places you would rather be right now:
Costa Rica
Asleep
Any Beach
Hot Springs, AR

Tag four friends you think will respond:
Maria Geraci
Gina Black
Lucy Sartain
Ellen Peters

Let the party begin!

I love my birthday. It’s my favorite time of the year.

Why? you ask…

Simple. It’s because I get to see my friends and go to the horse races one more time.

We’ve been doing this for my birthday every year for a long time. I think close to 8 years.

Anyway, I’ll see my best friend from high school and her husband:

Jen, Brian, and Mel

Then, I’ll get to see one of my college roommates, PamPam and her husband Apple. (I introduced them, thankyouverymuch.)

Jen, Mel, and Pam (couldn’t find my picture of Apple)

Maybe I’ll be able to see my other college roommate, Lori (aka, LeLe-da-sandybooty-lyin’-ho-bitch) Sigh, can’t find a picture of LeLe either. In my defense, she hasn’t been able to come for the past few years, so I don’t have a picture of her that isn’t pretty darn old. Just envision a petite babe with reddish hair and an infectious smile…and that’s LeLe.

And, my best male friend and one of my kids’ godfathers will be there. Nick, the Godfodda:

(Nick is single and ready to play ladies. He’s quite a catch. If you’re in the KC area and wanna meet him, let me know!)

The other Godfodda and one of Mark’s best friends from elementary school will be there:

Jim is in the green checked shirt and his wife, Holley, is turning away from the camera. Nick is in the background.

Glen and his wife Misty are joining us again:

Misty and Glenn

Michael J and his lovely wife Pattie are driving down from St. Louis again:

Pattie and Mike

Tracey and Paddy are also coming in from KC with Nick, but I can’t find a picture of them, either. Sniff.

And last, but definitely not least, I get to see two of my favorite people in the world. Chris and DeeDee:

Aren’t we a cute Triple? Dee2, Chris, and Mel

Yes, I get a night with my bestest friends in the world. Every year, we go to the races, then hang out in the Bier Garten of our favorite German Restaurant in Hot Springs, The Brau Haus. We act stupid and have the best time in the world.

And as great as all that is, I have to add one more thing. My husband. None of this would be the same without him. How awesome are we?

Pouring myself a big old glass of "Wah!"

I need some good news. I need a joke. I need a laugh. I need something.

I’ll tell you why…Since January 1 I have been working my butt off by exercising and eating right. I am trying to regain control of my life and I want to get healthy.

The first month was great…I missed 1 week of working out in January, but still managed to lose 11 lbs and 22 inches. (sounds like a lot of inches, but really, it’s all over, and not that noticable)

February I missed 6 days of working out. The rest of the time I was faithful. I’ve been eating my five small meals a day. Getting in more veggies and fruits than ever…and I only lost 2 lbs.

-13 total.

Okay, I can live with that. Sure, I expected more…I thought I’d at least be at -15 if not a little more than that…but -13 is good. Especially since the six days I didn’t work out I also wasn’t very careful of what I ate.

I’m trying very hard not to be down on myself. I’ve made myself into an exercise machine. Since last Monday, I’ve worked out every day except for 1. I’m doing cardio and toning classes. I’m doing everything right. I’m eating right. EVERYTHING.

SO WHY THE FUCK CAN’T I LOSE ANOTHER OUNCE?

I actually gained a pound. Who does that? Who gains weight when eating right and exercising?

Melissa Francis. That’s who.

I know muscle weighs more than fat and I know that chances are, I’ve put on some muscle mass. I KNOW this. Yet, I can’t help but be pissed off at the whole damn thing. Why am I torturing myself if it’s not working?

So, I need some good news. I need you guys to tell me what is good in your life so I won’t sit and wallow in my pity party. I’m not a wallower. I don’t like this. It’s up to you…make me laugh. Tell me a joke. Share your great news with me.

Something.

Anything.

Don’t let me wallow anymore.

*grumble grumble*

Pouring myself a big old glass of "Wah!"

I need some good news. I need a joke. I need a laugh. I need something.

I’ll tell you why…Since January 1 I have been working my butt off by exercising and eating right. I am trying to regain control of my life and I want to get healthy.

The first month was great…I missed 1 week of working out in January, but still managed to lose 11 lbs and 22 inches. (sounds like a lot of inches, but really, it’s all over, and not that noticable)

February I missed 6 days of working out. The rest of the time I was faithful. I’ve been eating my five small meals a day. Getting in more veggies and fruits than ever…and I only lost 2 lbs.

-13 total.

Okay, I can live with that. Sure, I expected more…I thought I’d at least be at -15 if not a little more than that…but -13 is good. Especially since the six days I didn’t work out I also wasn’t very careful of what I ate.

I’m trying very hard not to be down on myself. I’ve made myself into an exercise machine. Since last Monday, I’ve worked out every day except for 1. I’m doing cardio and toning classes. I’m doing everything right. I’m eating right. EVERYTHING.

SO WHY THE FUCK CAN’T I LOSE ANOTHER OUNCE?

I actually gained a pound. Who does that? Who gains weight when eating right and exercising?

Melissa Francis. That’s who.

I know muscle weighs more than fat and I know that chances are, I’ve put on some muscle mass. I KNOW this. Yet, I can’t help but be pissed off at the whole damn thing. Why am I torturing myself if it’s not working?

So, I need some good news. I need you guys to tell me what is good in your life so I won’t sit and wallow in my pity party. I’m not a wallower. I don’t like this. It’s up to you…make me laugh. Tell me a joke. Share your great news with me.

Something.

Anything.

Don’t let me wallow anymore.

*grumble grumble*

A conflict of interest? As a TKA client, I think not!

Deidre Knight posted a fantastic blog on a continuing misconception in the publishing/agenting world. This being that it is a conflict of interest for an agent to write books in the same genre she represents.

Check out her blog and then let her know what you think! She’s opened the forum up for discussion.

Agents Who Write Books–A Conflict of Interest?

A conflict of interest? As a TKA client, I think not!

Deidre Knight posted a fantastic blog on a continuing misconception in the publishing/agenting world. This being that it is a conflict of interest for an agent to write books in the same genre she represents.

Check out her blog and then let her know what you think! She’s opened the forum up for discussion.

Agents Who Write Books–A Conflict of Interest?

If you don’t watch the show "24" you won’t get this

If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Nina twice.

You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.

If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Jack Bauer spared your life.

Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.

Osama bin Laden’s recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.

Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.

Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.

1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.

Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.

Jack Bauer doesn’t miss. If he didn’t hit you it’s because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.

Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.

Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.

Jack Bauer’s favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.

When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.

When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.

Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.

Jack Bauer can get McDonald’s breakfast after 10:30.

Killing Jack Bauer doesn’t make him dead. It just makes him angry.

Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.

The quickest way to a man’s heart is through Jack Bauer’s gun.

If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.

Jack Bauer can beat the gay out of Elton John.

No man has ever used the phrase, “Jack Bauer is a pussy” in a sentence and lived to tell about it.

People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.

Jack Bauer makes onions cry.

It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.

The real reason the Army ditched the Army of One campaign? Jack Bauer sued for copy right infringement.

When Kim Bauer lost her virginity, Jack found it and put it back.


www.jackbauerfacts.com

If you don’t watch the show "24" you won’t get this

If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he’d shoot Nina twice.

You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.

If you wake up in the morning, it’s because Jack Bauer spared your life.

Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.

Osama bin Laden’s recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.

Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.

Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.

1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.

Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.

Jack Bauer doesn’t miss. If he didn’t hit you it’s because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.

Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.

Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.

Jack Bauer’s favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.

When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.

When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.

Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.

Jack Bauer can get McDonald’s breakfast after 10:30.

Killing Jack Bauer doesn’t make him dead. It just makes him angry.

Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.

The quickest way to a man’s heart is through Jack Bauer’s gun.

If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.

Jack Bauer can beat the gay out of Elton John.

No man has ever used the phrase, “Jack Bauer is a pussy” in a sentence and lived to tell about it.

People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.

Jack Bauer makes onions cry.

It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.

The real reason the Army ditched the Army of One campaign? Jack Bauer sued for copy right infringement.

When Kim Bauer lost her virginity, Jack found it and put it back.


www.jackbauerfacts.com