Why Do I Want Her To Fail?

So apparently NBC has resorted to creating a sit-com about a Parks & Recreation employee with The Office's Rashida Jones, and SNL's Amy Poehler. Other than mockery and nervous laughter....where are the funnies in this idea? It will most definetely air for the 6 initial episodes and then will never be heard of again (unless they start giving out Razzies for primetime TV shows). Could it be that I just want it to fail because of Rashida Jones?

For all of you Jim *heart* Pam fans out there......any character Rashida plays will forever be seen as a b***ch due to her interferance in the Jim and Pam saga. I doubt I am the only one who feels this way and even though "Karen Fillipeli" was just a character, I will never be able to look at her with any warm and snuggly feelings. I hate to say it, but it's true.

So come April when we get the first taste of "Public Service" will you tune in?

R-A-I-N-B-O-W Collages

Because I love everything colorful, crafty, organized and creative, I decided to kill time at work by finding some raibow colored pics of art supplies ect. Well, 3 days later I have put together 8 images and had a ton of fun doing it! Aren't they fun to look at!

My New Girl-Crush

Thora Birch. Haven't heard of her? She was in Now & Then and American Beauty. She's grown up alot and just seems to have "something" about her. Especially in her darker roles like "Dark Corners" and "The Hole" which I watched last night sparking the idea for this post.

Creativity Patchworks

I love anything creative! Especially vibrant colors organized like a rainbow. So after seeing some ideas online, I decided to make my own floral rainbow (above). I had so much fun making it that I think I am going to make more of these "creativity patchworks" with any and all items that I find appealing to the eye.

Touching Inauguration Post

My fav radio station is Channel 95.5 in Detroit. One of their morning show hosts posted a very touching inauguration blog on their site and I wanted to post it here as well, as it brought tears to my eyes:

Kyra's Inauguration Day Blog
January 20,2009

Dear Beloved,

Today is one of the most exciting days of our lives. Last night I couldn't sleep I was so excited. I prayed then I cried and prayed some more. I made up in my mind that today would be a great day, laid out my clothes and of course nothing went as planned. I woke up late, couldn't find my phone, and fell in the drive way and skinned my knee. As I got in the car and turned on the radio the song came on "I almost let go." The words shook my spirit "But God's mercy kept me so I couldn't let go!!!!" Then I became overwhelmed with emotion thinking of all the generations that God's mercy has kept to witness this day! Here I was getting upset because nothing went the way I planned it. Tears began to swell in my eyes when I thought of how my 88 year old grandfather "papa" would have a chance to experience the swearing of the first president that looks like him!!!!

Immediately a conversation that we had during Christmas came to mind. I asked papa was he excited about the inauguration he told yes "I like Obama because he is a great speaker." Which is kind of ironic because papa wears two hearing aids from an accident he suffered during WWII. I smiled thinking to myself papa can't hear Obama's speeches. It was as if papa read my mind he looked me dead in the eye and said "even though my ears can't hear every word my heart does!!!" The more I thought of papa the more I cried tears of joy. I thought about all that papa had endured in his 88 years and I cried even more because today his day!!!

Today is for every papa,big Daddy,Gigi, big momma,Nana, who blood sweat and tears made this possible. Today is for every great-great-great grandparent who built this country in the on the strength of their backs!!!! Today is not about being the first in line at Starbucks or being VIP at the after parties. Today is about reflection and sharing the experience with all those who have worked so hard and that God has kept for so long to see this day!!!

Remember that no matter what happens today God's mercy is keeping you and if he brought your grandparents,great grandparents, and great great grandparents through he will do the same for you.

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."- James 1:2-3 Enjoy today!!! Happy Inauguration

Kyra Dillard

Polyvore!

How did it take me SO long to find out about this site?

Although I am not much of a fashion coniseaur.....with polyvore (a super cool fashion site) I can put a whole bunch of clips and images together into one large collage and actually be proud of my creations. It is toooooo cool to explain, but for anyone who is creative, loves color, and is even remotely interested in fashion I suggest checking it out. You'll become addicted to making "sets". Love it! I hope to put my first set on here by tomorrow!

THAT'S Why I Was Feeling So Down

Yesterday I was so blue, so down, and almost...depressed. I couldn't figure out why and there was nothing specific that I could blame (other than the fact the it was Jan 19th and I still haven't started my New Years diet). Well I discovered that it was Blue Monday. Yes, Blue Monday is actually the one day of the year that is statistically most depressing. It's one of the days with the least sunlight of the year, it's 3 weeks after Christmas and everything has settled back into normalcy, and IT'S A MONDAY. So once I found that out I felt a little better, but man was it a hard day! So a little shopping did the trick!