Friend Request of the Day - Adele

Adele. Please, let’s be friends. I’m begging you… in a completely normal, non-stalker sort of way. You are the classy, Brit chick anti-diva that my entourage has been missing.

Sincerely, 

Sally B.  

Whitney

By now, you know. We lost Whitney. First Michael, now Whitney. I’m not sure how much more of this I can take. My pop idols are dropping like flies. Kids, if this isn’t a testimony of what drugs can do to a person’s career, I don’t know what is. I blame Bobby Brown. Ladies, you can’t turn a bad boy. You just can’t.

I rocked a serious hair bow because of her. I embraced my natural curl because of her. I sang in my church choir because of her. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” was the first song I knew by heart that wasn’t from Sesame Street. I can remember dancing in my parents kitchen to that song and putting on a show with some friends while we sang over the tape. I must own every album she’s made.

If losing Michael was any indication, there will be millions of downloads and album sales in the next 48 hours. It just so happens that I listened to my Whitney play list at the gym this morning.

I offer it to you now in her memory:

• “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
• “Greatest Love of All”
• “So Emotional”
• “How Will I Know”
• “I Will Always Love You”
• “I’m Every Woman”
• “Saving All My Love for You”
• “I’m Your Baby Tonight”
• “All the Man That I Need”
• “I Look to You”
• “Someone for Me”
• “I Believe in You and Me”
• “My Heart is Calling”
• “It’s Not Right But It’s OK”
• “One Moment in Time”
• “Run to You”
• “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”

Sincerely,

Sally B.

Trailer of the Day: Friends with Kids

I know everyone is saying that it has to be terrible because it’s basically the cast of Bridesmaids plus the guy from Parks and Rec and Jon Hamm’s common law wife. But I refuse to believe it.

I’m holding on steadfastly to the belief that it’s going to be awesome. Why? Because it’s the cast of Bridesmaids plus the guy from Parks and Rec and Jon Hamm’s common law wife.

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

P.S. Word of the Day: “diabesity”

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

Obligatory Food Post/ Update

Ok, bitches. It’s time for an update. Since the great sugar abolishment of 2012, I’ve been eating a whole lot of what tastes like grilled bark and pine straw. I never thought I’d crave the hell out of pretzels or yogurt - I miss mimosas like the deserts miss the rain. 

But I’m getting crafty, and these turkey meatballs are an awesome find from my friend’s blog. Without going all Top Chef on you, I’ll say that I did alter the recipe slightly… oh hell, I just left out the damn bread crumbs. 

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

Monday Message to the Universe

Courtesy of the Georgia Aquarium circa 2008.

Sincerely, 

Sally B.

Fridays are for tiny cowboys. 

Sincerely, 

Sally B.

Why? 

Because when I emailed this story around this morning, here’s what I got back:

“Um, this is what I use. So, how good are you at building diaper cakes?

“Worst. mistake. ever.”

“Whoopsies.”

“Well thank god I use the time honored pull out method! Oh just kidding - we all know I’m celibate.” 

Real grownups care about news about a contraceptive recall. 

Sincerely, 

Sally B.