A-Z

Stolen from Moosh in Indy.

A – Are you single?

Nope. Just had a 5 year wedding anniversary.

B – Birthday?

July 26

C – Crush?

Currently Braden Holtby. Goalie for the Washington Capitals. We bought tickets to the Capitals v the Blue Jackets because I was getting into Ovechkin after the All Star game. Dancing Holtby stole the show for me. Then I went home and Google him and OMG hotness. I am well known for my crushes though, and could probably list a few more.

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Also. Goalies are crazy.  CRAZY.  Which is why I love them.  Here is proof.

D – Drink you last had?

Zevia Cream Soda.  Don't love it yet. Going to try again.

E – Easiest person to talk to?

Probably my husband. If I can't talk to him then who can I talk to?

F – Favorite song?

At the moment I listen to  iPrevail s version of Blank Space ON REPEAT ALL THE TIME.  Favorite song of all time? I have a whole blog about that.

G – Good at?

Being blunt,  solving problems, lifting weights,playing any Dragon Age game more than is healthy.

H – Hair color?

Burnette redish at the moment. It's always about to change though.

I – In love with?

The idea of warm weather. Hockey. My car.

J – Jealous of?

People who live in milder climates. I've also found myself lusting after other women's long hair. I've been trying to grow mine out but it's been super slow. Probably because I freak out every other trip and ask her to shape it.

K – Known as?

Kelly,  Miss Kelly, scarey Kelly.

L  – Longest relationship?

7 years 8 ish months

M – Middle name?

Same as my mom's!

N – Number?

Always my birthday.

O – One wish?

Going materialistic here and say living downtown.  I really want to make that happen. Less materialistic, finding a job that I can enjoy more days than not.

P – Person last texted?

Probably my husband, from a different room of the house.

Q – Question always asked?

Are you a season ticket holder to the Blue Jackets?  No,  I was not. I just went to enough games that I could have been so I see how you got that impression. Next season though.....

T – Time you woke up?

8:00 ish.  I stayed up late last night.

U – Underwear color?

Pink.

V – Violent moment?

Did you see the Scarey Kelly nickname?

W – Worst fear?

My sub conscious has developed a real thing for Heights. They didn't use to bother me and on a conscious rational level they still don't.  But man. Makes me nauseous, I start imaging jumping, it's crazy. The mind is crazy. Beyond that My nightmares are generally about being kidnapped, beaten, tortured, raped and killed,  so let's add those to list too. The last one a guy strapped me to one of those ambulance backboard things and smothered me to death with a book. I got off pretty easy with that one.

X – Ex you never stopped loving?

I don't think I stop loving people I once loved. They get smaller heart space, but I don't think love goes away. Unless I was lying to myself about being in love. Which happened once for almost two years. Just because someone needs you doesn't mean it's love. Lesson learned.

Y – Your last hug?

Husband or dog. Dog has been clingy today.

Z – Zodiac sign?

Leo!  We don't work on birthdays,  we don't take any crap, and it's important to us that our hair looks good.  We also not so secretly believe we are superior to all other signs.

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Favorite Things 3.14.2015

HOCKEY

Seriously it has been the winter of HOCKEY.  Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey to be exact.  I went from casual fandom to total rabid season ticket holder.  Example, I only got one sentence into this blog post before I was sucked into a hockey discussion on twitter.  Which brings me to my next new favorite thing.

TWITTER

Football is America's sport of choice.  In Columbus Buckeye football is the sport of choice.  Even though we have a professional hockey team, it's not as easy to find hockey fans in your current circles  as you would think.  I have yet to find another equally rabid fan casually in person.  Twitter is full of rabid fans.  Posting stats, commentary and hockey nerd humor.  I also follow the players and the beat writers which adds a lot of insight.  The Blue Jackets twitter account is hysterical as well as informative.  They are also very responsive and I have reached out to them twice with situations that I needed assistance with and they have always been responsive an helpful.  Twitter has been awesome.

PeroxiClear

The older I get the more sensitive to preservatives I become.  I've been really struggling with food induced migraines again ( really need to go see an allergy Dr.) and the trigger seems to be preservatives.  When I went to the eye Dr. complaining about red painful eyes he asked what solution I use.  I used the cheapest generic solution at whatever store I was at.  He told me that they have preservatives in them that could be irritating my eyes.  He then gave me a sample of peroxi clear.  This stuff is amazing.  My eyes feel better. my contacts last longer and are cleaner.  I really thought I was going to have to give contacts up so this makes me extremely happy.  Totally worth the money it costs.

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Punk Goes...

Pop, 90's, classics.  There is a whole series of Punk goes records and they are so much fun.  Despite my better judgement I have always loved pop music and I have always loved guys with guitars.  It's really like they made these just for me.  This summer when you hear a punk version of Taylor Swift's Blank Space blaring through open car windows, they are probably mine.  Here it is for your listening pleasure.  I heard it first at a hockey game because, you know, hockey.

My love for the Blue Jackets & Hockey

I've spent most of the winter watching the Columbus Blue Jackets.  This has also involved a lot of Twitter.  It was because of Twitter that I saw the Ladies Who Give A Puck request submissions from ladies about why they loved hockey.  The timing was perfect as I had been wondering that myself. Sure I've always loved contact sports and testosterone but what made this year different?  Writing helped me to figure that out for myself.   They have published it on their blog for your reading pleasure.  Please go take a look and let me know what you think!

https://ladieswhogiveapuck.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/how-i-became-a-fan-kelly/

Thinking, Feeling.... 6.29.2014

Feeling:  
A new work opportunity has come up so that comes with the usual mix of emotions.  I am really going to miss my team but I am realllllyyy excited to be doing something new.  I was so bored.  I have to get my work in a good place and train a couple of replacements, but then I am free from a job I've done off and on for four years.  Goodbyeeeee boredom! 

Watching: 
 The CW's Beauty and the Beast .  I kind of watched the first 7 episodes in one day.  Jay Ryan is HOT ( Why did no one tell me?) and the voice he is using is Sex on speed.  If you like deep gravelly voices, check it out.

Listening:

 The Springsteen concert I went to was posted to his website.  So I have downloaded the whole concert to my IPOD and listen to it constantly.  Mostly the Live version of Johnny 99.  A lot.

Playing:

Kingdoms of Amalur, for the second play through on XBOX 360.  I am also playing Castle Clash on my tablet every day.

Reading:  

I am reading Dear Carey. I am almost done with it.  It's been a really enjoyable read and a true story, I am very sad to get to the very sad ending.

Looking forward to:   
Lunch with the same friend I mentioned the last time I did this. And I haven't had lunch with him since so very much looking forward to it, again.  I am also looking forward to the humidity dying down.....hopefully?

Making me happy:  
The Columbus Zoo !  My husband and I finally got a membership and we've been there three times.  They've recently opened a new area call The Heart of Africa.  The Lions and Cheetahs are closer, you can watch the Cheetahs run and there are now Giraffes.  It's really awesome, I highly suggest it.

Mr. Mercedes Review

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If you would have told me at any point in my reading career that I would be eagerly anticipating the new Stephen King novel I would have made a face and told you I doubted it.  King fans are a little obnoxious.  We all know that person who ONLY READS STEPHEN KING BOOKS or you ask in small talk what they like to read and the response is OMG STEPHEN KING.  I avoided his work, in no small part because of these people, until I met my husband.  He told me I really did need to read The Shinning.  He was right.  He told me I would like The Dark Tower Series.  I only got two books into that series, as I felt Mr. King "pulled a Heroes" and refused to read any further, but I enjoyed what I read.  I am half way through Salems Lot and have been for two years now.  After these experiences I did not go out of my way to seek out the latest and greatest Stephen King novel.

Then came Doctor  Sleep, the sequel to The Shinning.  The Shinning was amazing so I had to read Doctor Sleep right?  As you can probably tell from my review, I loved it.  In Stephen King fandom style LOVED IT.

When I came across a review for Mr. Mercedes it really struck a chord.  What I enjoyed so much about Doctor Sleep was the deep character profile.  Mr. Mercedes was promising similar.  Purely on how much I enjoyed I Doctor Sleep I also Pre ordered Mr. King's November release revival.  Do I sound like a crazy Stephen King fan yet?  

I started reading Mr. Mercedes the morning of  6/7/2014.  I finished reading it at 1 o clock in the morning 6/8/2014.  Like Doctor Sleep, Mr. Mercedes has two voices, the good guy and the bad guy.  This is usually a warning sign for me that I am going to have to plod through a second and inferior narrator to read the really good parts of the book.  Not so with Mr. Mercedes.  I never once thought " I wonder what the other guy is doing right now."  It's not that I didn't care, both voices simply sucked me into their world.  The transitions were seamless and I gladly rolled into whatever narrative was being offered.  

The glimpse into the workings of someone else's mind is what drew me into Doctor Sleep and what made me buy Mr.Mercedes.  Mr. Mercedes did not disappoint.  I understood the psychopath, and I understood the retired cop ( Det Ret).  I compulsively read the psychopaths part in the story to get a better look at his dysfunction and his thinking.  I was happy to read the Det Ret story to work on the puzzles and solve the mystery with him.

This book had one drawback for me.  For as messy and dysfunctional as the story was willing to get, the ending was a pretty package with a bow on top.  I had a hard time believing the nature of the story I just read could end so pleasantly.  I seem to like messy endings better as an adult.  I know things don't always end well and they shouldn't in book either.  While the characters in Mr. Mercedes deserved the ending they got ( maybe better) the end of the book did not fit with the tone of the rest of it.  That was disappointing. 

Before I picked a star rating on this I looked back at my Doctor Sleep review.  Doctor Sleep was more compelling, but it also had larger flaws.  I still gave it 5 stars for the experience that reading it is.  

Mr. Mercedes get's 4 and 1/2.  And I reserve the right to sleep on it.