Keith Fix!

I totally shoplifted this from the .net site.

KEITH URBAN NAMES FORTHCOMING RELEASE
Keith Urban's forthcoming release on Capitol Records Nashville now has a title. His fourth studio album will be called Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing, and is slated for release on November 7th.

Keith returned from London this past week, where he performed at the EMI Conference. He is back in Nashville, where he is putting the finishing touches on Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.

Frantic

So in high school, I always though this Jamie Oneil song was a true discription of my life. But then I came here to college and go really lazy. Yesterday however hailed the return of that frenetic pace. Expecially when you consider that from 8:30am to midnight I was home a grand total of 2o minutes and in that time I whipped out a fast paper and e-mailed it to my prof. I'm thinking that being on the farm on the weekends is only going to keep contributing to this.

Gentlemen, Gentlemen

Smuggling alcohol into the building by stuffing it in duffel bags and suitcases is so freshman dorm. Now you just casually haul it in hidden in your grocery bags.

For Those Parties Whom Jealousy Is Imminent

I sat next to Kellen again today.

Oh, The Pain!

Alright.

So it's not really that bad.

Tonight I got the chance to sub on Casie's indoor volleyball league team. I had a total blast and I'm hoping I get the chance to do it again some time. Either that or else the gang up here is going to have to check out a raquetball court in the field house for some wallyball.

Anyway, I managed to jam my thumb so it's sore and ouchie. And since I refuse to be a sissy and complain out loud, I'm totally being passive-aggressive and complaining here.

Emerson Drive Is Coming Again!

UPB Concert Committee presents:

EMERSON DRIVE

with Special Guest JEFF ALLEN

Saturday, September 30
8 p.m. - Atwood Mall Patio
Rainsite: Atwood Ballroom

2002 Billboard Top New Artist Of The Year
2002 ACM Top New Vocal Group of the Year
2 Top-5 Singles

Ticket Information: SCSU Students - FREE with valid student ID Public / Staff / Faculty - $5
Tickets for admission are only available the day of the event.

I Wonder. . .

If Ian thinks I talk too much. We have this one class together that's all about student generated discussion, and I totally got worked up in there about what teacher's should do when they have to teach something that goes against their personal values (try to teach it objectively as possible and ask the students to critically analyze it. Duh. Ethically, teachers should be teaching based on the students' needs, not their own values/agenda/interests).

This of course finally sparked some classroom debate, but also loosened my tongue to talk about ALL the questions. It wasn't like I interrupted anyone, was disrespectful, or talked out of turn, but the prof did give everyone a talking to about how it was a discussion based class and not everyone participated.

Hey There Trendy Girl!

So, I'm hoping Becky and Toshia will corroborate my opinion, but I look damn sexy (and trendy!) today. I wore my new Paul & Joe cat shirt from Target with a white tank top underneath (and the ubiquitous jeans and flip-flops).

Now I thought I was stylin' and according to most teenage fashion trends, they think I was too.

Better Late Than Never

Around finals last semester one of my authors released a book I was impatienly waiting for The Taming of the Duke (go ahead and laugh.) Anyhow, I got so busy I never really read the book. I couldn't get into it right away and other stuff just came up. But now I have finished it, and it gets a stamp of approval. I'm wating for Josie's book on pins and needles, but I'm just not certain if I can see her with Mayne, even though he's a very logical choice.

Tacos Part Deux

Technically it wasn't the Press's tacos that made a reapearance in the dumpster, but my toast. However, I still had vomit breath all through my methods class this morning.

Classic Irony

When I got up this moringing, my alarm clock was playing Steve Holy's Good Morning Beautiful. After last night's welcome back session, I crashed, but woke up this morning with a killer headache, tossed what was left of my tacos, and class at nine.

All That's Left Is To Pick The Date!

DIERKS BENTLEY IS "LOCKED & LOADED" THIS FALL WITH A HEADLINING TOUR SPONSORED BY BUD LIGHT

The tour will feature over three hours of unbridled live music by the multi-platinum singer/songwriter and his friends and openers CMA Horizon Award nominee Miranda Lambert, whose debut album "Kerosene" was recently certified GOLD, and introducing the Randy Rogers Band, whose debut album on Mercury Records hits stores this Sept.

By issuing general admission tickets on the floor of most venues, Bentley hopes to recreate the intimate feeling of the smaller club shows he has played over the last four years. Some reserved seating will also be available in each venue.

"I've really shaped my career around my live show because that's where it started for me...playing for nothing but tip jars and alcohol," says Bentley. "If we do it right, the fans won't even notice we are in a bigger venue this time around."

11/17/06
Lacrosse, WI
LaCrosse Center

11/25/06
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center Arena

11/26/06
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Arena

Tin Can Broadcasting...Over and Out

I'm now officially moved back into the St. Cloud apt. My stuff is everywhere and my walls are all empty and echo-y.

Today's a big day. Ainjil's first day of kindergarten. I can't wait until Tosh gets back up here and fills me in on how it went. LOL.

Otherwise today is filled with unpacking, organizing, shopping, spending money I don't want to, and the normal adjustment to a new space with a new roomie (Hello new Amanda!).

Grocery shopping is on the list to do, since all I have is diet cherry vanilla Dr. Pepper and some pickles and sketti noodles. Not much there.

So right now I'm sipping soda, listening to The Randy Rogers Band (who are going on tour with Dierks and Miranda!!!), and half assed putting my room to rights, which really means I have crap spread out all over and I'm futzing around on the computer.

Back to work. I know.

Myspace

I know everyone thinks I'm weird because I rarely go on my myspace page. Mostly it's because I'm lazy.

Second is because I don't really get the point (say it with me: "LOSER!").

Thirdly, because my grandma is a huge Dateline fan, I actually saw the ENTIRE internet preditor series and it creeps me out.

Fourthly because I can't decide if I attract weird people, or if I am the weird person and everyone else is normal.

If anybody actually understands what I'm talking about feel free to e-mail me for the whole thing. LOL.

Busy Week

Today: Lunch with Amanda and my Genetic Modification of Wild Rice paper is due.

Wednesday: Work and then Volley Ball Tournaments

Thursday: Granddma's Dr. Appt, Make sure her dress for the wedding fits, Presentation on wild rice paper, Mom and the girls are driving down...I think.

Friday: Find a shirt to wear with my KICKIN' skirt to the wedding, Bobby's wedding

Saturday: REN FEST WITH ERIN!!!! ( Man I miss you kiddo!)

That Other Marriage

So Sunday, my dad calls me before work to update me on what's been going on. That's when things got really funny.

Apparently my mom's been really busy this week with meetings for the Chamber and Vanessa's softball games, plus she's leaving on Thursday to come out here for my cousin's wedding. My dad good naturally complained that he wasn't getting a day off this week and my mom shot back that he had one off last week in which he got to go to Minnesota to see his daughter so quit complaining.

This is when Melissa stepped in with "Daughter? What daughter?"

To which my dad replied "the one from my first marriage?"

Apparently Melissa got this stupid look of disbelief on her face until she says, "oh yeah. Lisa's in Minnesota!"

Right then Vanessa popped around the corner and Mel says to her "Ness, did you know we have a half sister?" and Dad adds "and one with only half a brain?"

At this Vanessa leans around the partition that separates the Kitchen from the rest of the restaurant and shouts across the room to Eliza "Hey we have a half sister with only half her body parts!"

When I hang up and relate the story to Toshia she starts laughing and asks if his first wife was a blue woman. This of course has to do with that wonderful running joke about me being found on the doorstep. And how in high school when my hands got dyed blue from helping Toshia with her hair it wasn't really dye, but my home planet calling for me.

S-day

That would be single drop day since Keith's new single drops today and I have yet to listen to it through no fault of my own (Shauna insists that this is a sign that I am a bad Urbanite.).

New Keith Single Update

From CMT.com

Keith Urban Reveals First Single From New Album

Keith Urban is preparing to release the first single from his new album that's scheduled to arrive in stores this fall. A press released issued by his publicist describes the single, "Once in a Lifetime," as "another in a line of upbeat, infectious rockers that have come to be one of Urban's trademarks." He wrote the song with longtime collaborator John Shanks. They previously co-wrote two of Urban's biggest hits, "Better Life" and "Somebody Like You." Urban continues working on the new album with co-producer Dann Huff.

It's No Wonder I Love Eloisa

Finally got a chance to read Squawk Radio today and found Eloisa's INTRODUCING...COUNTRY ELOISA entry which, while funny enough included this little excerpt that forever will warm my heart:

"I will leave the abyss of my knowledge of country music to your imagination. I will say that I really liked the movie Nine to Five and I once saw Keith Urban in a hotel and thought he had amazing shoulders."

I concur about the shoulders.