War Damn Octavia

Octavia Spencer is muh gurrrll. And the girl knows how to throw it to her crowd when she hits the red carpet, which only makes me love her more. I don’t know a single person in this county who didn’t lose their composure when this happened last night, or when she thanked the state of Alabama. God bless her. 

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

Cold, Hard Fact of the Day

Damn that C.S. Lewis and his truth. Damn him.

Sincerely,

Sally B.

GPOYW - When I Imagine That I’m Mattie Ross in “True Grit” Edition

Most little girls dream of ball gowns. I dreamed about galloping my pony fast across an open field. I didn’t have much use for Barbies or dresses. They just get in the way of your saddle.

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

Kathleen Edwards, “Change the Sheets”

Change this feeling under my feet
Change the sheets and then change me 

Change is a funny thing. If it’s not forcing itself on you when you least expect it and without your consent, you’re begging, even pleading for it to find a way into your life.

Like that one girlfriend from middle school you secretly hated, you make it work with change, because everyone else seems to accept it, and because you would never be so bold as to admit that, to you, it is worse than sitting next to the smelly kid in French class. 

It’s for the best, really, accepting change, whether you find it or it finds you. Dance around it all you like, but you’ll find yourself two-stepping the soles off your shoes. And you know how I feel about my shoes.

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

thedailywhat:

Game Face of the Day: A Crimson Tide fan attempts to distract Florida’s Patric Young with a funny face during yesterday’s game in Tuscaloosa. 

[cajunboy / gregrutter.]

UPDATE: Big Head Guy unearthed!

THIS. THIS IS A BAMA FAN.

And with that, I bid you all a good day.  

Sincerely, 

Sally B. 

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.