Just a Swanging...

Part Three...

After the disappointing loss last weekend, my friends were ready to head home, and they packed up really fast.  I helped them pack up, and then headed to my parent's tent to help them pack up.  This is NOT the most fun part of the game.  No matter what the score is.  Usually, we are tired and everyone is ready to go home, and of course, the game is a reflection on everyone's mood.  But also the long drive ahead is on people's mind and having to load the car is never fun.  This was no exception.  But we got everything loaded up and I made the forever long trek back to the car.  Its never fun to walk back to your car alone.  While carrying things.  Its times like these that make me wish I could afford a butler.  But, this particular walk across campus was even less fun because every 3 minutes, and I'm NOT kidding, someone was calling me.  So I'd stop, put my stuff down (including my "vintage purse" that's straps broke about 2 minutes after I left the house that morning.  So I was literally carrying it in both hands.  I looked like a grandma.).  Calling to check to see where I was.  Calling to see where I was now.  Calling to see when I'd be back to my car.  Calling to see if I was safe walking to my car (which, yes, I was safe.  Walking.  But, stopping here in the middle of a sidewalk isn't quite as safe).  It was rather annoying.

But I finally made it back to my friends and we had a great time sitting around, listening to football games and talking about totally random stuff.  It was, as it usually is, with this crew, a really good time.

Sunday morning, I woke up and ate a yummy breakfast that David had made for us.  I told you how nice he was here.  After my tummy was full, I crawled back into the bed with Katherine and then Courtney laid on the foot of the bed and we all talked and laughed till we cried.  These are probably my favorite moments-- right before we all have to leave and go back to our respective lives, and we are tired and exhausted from the fun weekend, but we get to sit around and laugh at all the things that happened that weekend and discuss things (and people!).  Honestly, some of my favorite memories involved these two girls, hanging out, within nothing exciting going on, just the three of us, talking and laughing.

After we said our goodbyes, I headed over to my brother, Nick's house, to pick up Parker.  She's spent the night with her Uncle Nick, something she isn't really crazy about.  He's a bit mean to her and he doesn't let her roll all over the bed, or take up the entire mattress, so she's not a huge fan.  But he is super sweet to allow her to stay and she does, mostly, like him.  I went over to the house and it was a messy, rainy day.  We sat outside on the porch and drank coffee and watched the rain, like grownups.  I guess we both are really grownups.  Its hard to believe!  We had a great time, talking, laughing-- discussing the family, the football game, Ole Miss, friends, Parker, etc.  We sat out there for a couple hours.  It was a good time with my great brother!

Finally, Parker and I headed home.  But not before a stop at what has become our Sunday afternoon tradition in Oxford-- Abner's to-go.  Yum!!!   

# 39 Wonder Woman...

Wow. This video is amazing! It makes me super happy and I've literally cried from laughing at it. Its my goal one day, to be as cool as this lady. I'm far from it now, but I'm working on it.




I especially like the music playing in the background. You know, I love Wonder Woman. I love Lynda Carter. I think she is super pretty and super classy. Once, in law school, I was shopping in Zoe, my favorite makeup store, and I PROMISE that Lynda Carter was there. She was wearing a big, long, cozy sweater and jeans with cowboy boots and she was super pretty and had a wonderful presence about her. I was with someone-- I believe it was either my friend Katherine or my sister Betsy, but whoever it was, didn't believe that was Lynda Carter. I'm pretty sure it was Betsy. Anyway, no one believed me and its one of the few celebrity sightings I've ever had, but I believe myself so I don't care if you believe me. Plus, I did some internet research and found out that she had a daughter who attended Ole Miss, so its fairly conceivable.

Every so often, I read on-line that someone is throwing around the idea of a Wonder Woman movie or tv show or something. I think its a great idea, IF the right actress is selected.

Some of the actresses who have been discussed:

Catherine Zeta Jones -- This might have once been a good idea, but not so much anymore. I loved Catherine for a long time, and thought she was (and is) really beautiful, but there is something kinda boring about her now. She's married to an old guy and hasn't had a great movie in a really long time. So, this is no longer a good choice.

Charisma Carpenter -- I LOVE Angel so much and I LOVE Cordelia on Angel. So, I think this was a great choice. However, since Angel, Charisma Carpenter hasn't really been on very much and I don't even know what she's doing anymore, so this isn't a great choice now, especially since she's probably too old for what they are looking for now.

Rachel Bilson-- she is SO boring. I was bored just looking for pictures of her.

Jessica Biel-- I dislike her a lot. She's way to TRY for me-- she's always trying to get movie parts that are clearly out of her league, talent-wise. She's a clinger with Justin Timberlake and all she seems to do is workout and walk her dogs. Boring. And she has terrible style. This was the only picture I could find of her that was half-way decent where she was fully clothes. There seem to be a lot of lingerie photos of her. Yes, because all Oscar-caliber actresses run around half-naked because of their "talent". Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel.

Lucy Lawless-- LOVE this idea, and I even love it despite the fact that she is clearly no longer the age that producers would want-- she's just so tough! I loved Zena and I LOVED Lucy on Battlestar Galactica. I'm a geek-- whatever, you are reading my blog, so what does that say about you!? I think this is a great idea!

Sandra Bullock-- similar to Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lucy Lawless, she is probably well out of the age range they are now considering. I LOVE Sandra and my love only grows for her as she gets older, but I'm not sure she would have been a great Wonder Woman. At first glance, maybe, but when you think about it, it wouldn't work-- Sandra is goofy, funny, likeable, down-to-earth. Wonder Woman isn't kooky and beating up super villans while tripping over her desk chair. Not a good fit.

Beyonce-- I'm probably awful for saying this, but um, no. I'm a purist. WW needs to have dark hair and, preferably, needs to be able to act.

Notwithstanding my above remark about being a purist and needing dark hair, I'm throwing a couple ideas into the ring (both of which are so beautiful, they'd be great with dark hair!)

Adrianne Palicki--- Tyra from Friday Night Lights-- she so great-- I love her and I love that show!

My best pick, however would be Katee Sackhoff-- Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica-- she also was on 24 last year and is going to be on one of the CSI's soon. I ADORE her. I want to be her. I think she's so pretty and so funny and so tough. She'd absolutely go beat the crap out of a bunch of robbers on the street, even when she's 70.

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