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with just two more sleeps (that's how i'm measuring time now) until i leave for san francisco, it's no wonder i'm going to write about how much i love gomez. i'll keep it short because it's probably stuff you've all heard before but i'm too excited about this trip to think about anything else. well, i've been thinking of things other than gomez but it's all related to the trip. blind pilot, booze cruise, the plethora of fabulous friends i'll get to spend time with...etc. sorry for being boring another week in a row but i can't help it...I LOVE GOMEZ.

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i have been watching so much roseanne lately, it is unreal. part of it is because it's the summer and there really isn't anything else on tv. another part is that it is on almost all the time, tv land might as well change their name to "roseanne land with small breaks for the cosby show". and the last part of my current roseanne addiction is that i've always loved this show and i love re-watching it. when i was a kid, it was the only show on televsion that i could really relate to. i don't know if we were ever as bad off as the conners but we definitely had some tough times and had to do without a lot of unnecessary material possessions. i would be lying if i said that roseanne helped all of that make sense to me because it didn't. i still wanted what all the other kids had and felt vastly inferior because i didn't have whatever the "cool" items were at the time.

so this week, i love roseanne for still providing a relevant social commentary. i'm not "conner poor" anymore but i still really appreciate one of the first shows to "go there". i suppose married with children did it first but that show was so disgusting and un-funny, it shouldn't count.

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today, i am sharing my love for guster with y'all. not only do i looooove their music but i love THEM. i've been lucky enough to meet the gusters a few times and it's always been a blast. they are genuinely nice and hilarious. i would love to be a fly on the wall of their tour bus for a couple of hours. i know that it's not all fun all the time but i'd like to witness some of the ridiculousness. fortunately, they've embraced technology and have shared this video with their fans. it gives us a small idea of what life is like on the gus-bus.

this is an excerpt from the road journal, penned by brian (thundergod!):

What happened next is hard to explain, but you can only watch Rothbury wookies dance naked for so long before you finally listen to Paula Abdul on another level. D.F. Yonkman is the man behind the iPhone.

Untitled from Guster on Vimeo.

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this is going to be short and boring. no graphics or anything. i am suffering from a really, really awful toothache and have been since sunday. it comes and goes but when it's on, it's REALLY on. sunday night was the worst pain i think i have ever experienced. so right now, i love vicodin. it's the only thing offering any sort of relief from this stupid toothache. don't worry, i'm going to the dentist on thursday.

i'm sorry this is so lame but i just don't have it in me to put much more effort into this tonight.

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this week's edition of stuff i love is going to focus on something that i simply cannot live without. i'm sure there are many things that i think i couldn't live without but this particular item is vital to my survival...especially in the summer months.

yes, that's right, the air conditioner. i know that running the a/c uses quite a bit of electricity but i also know that when it's 105 degrees with 50% humidity, i don't have much of a choice. this summer is already brutally hot. i think 9 of the past 10 days have been over 100. and it's only june 23. temperatures like this should be reserved for august! last night we went to see jenny lewis at stubb's and i was so hot i threatened to take my pants off. i know i shouldn't have worn pants but i didn't have time to shave my legs so pants it was. for those of you who don't live in texas, or any other state that gets this hot, enjoy your beautiful summers. i sure do enjoy our beautiful "winters".

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i meant to post this yesterday but i worked all day then went to grizzly bear so i didn't have time. at least it's only one day late instead of 5 or 6!

for frozen burritos, these things are the bomb! i like to add a few pieces of shredded cheese on top for the last 45 seconds that it's in the microwave. i've heard that using "external salsa" on burritos like this can make a huge difference as well but i don't like salsa so that's a no-go for me. but i don't really think they need much help. i was pleasantly surprised by these burritos when i first tried one last summer. i don't eat them very often but i always enjoy them when i do. i highly recommend them for a quick meal!

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this is late but you can't say i didn't warn you! i thought about skipping this one all together and just catching up this tuesday but i changed my mind. so here is last week's edition of stuff i love.

cameras. specifically my cameras. the ones i use most often are my canon sd630 and canon rebel xti. they are not the greatest cameras on the planet but i really love them. i can't imagine my life without pictures. i've loved taking pictures for as long as i can remember. my external hard drive is full...of pictures! sure, there's music on there, but the majority of space is filled with pictures. and i couldn't have all of those if it weren't for cameras. people who don't own or really use cameras confuse the hell out of me. i know lots of people who kind of rely on other people to take pictures of events they're at and that just seems boring to me. what about documenting the event from your own perspective? what if you see something that really catches your eye that you would like a picture of? are you going to ask your friend to take a picture of it? just do it yourself! it's fun, i promise. i guess some people don't think that a camera is a necessary expense but i beg to differ! yes, i've spent some money on cameras in my day but if you take care of them, they can last a really long time.

do you own a camera? if so, what kind? and while we're at it...post one of your favorite recent pictures. one nice thing about having a camera with you at all time, you're able to take a picture of the beautiful texas sky after a tornado warning!

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this is going to be a short one because i'm exhausted and super busy. 

have you tried this delightful snack? oh man, oh man...it's delicious. i don't really have much else to say other than that. cheetos puffs are superior to the crunchy ones. white cheddar is superior to that orange cheddar crap. so all in all, this product is heads and tails above other cheesy snacks. my ultimate favorite cheesy snack is smart food white cheddar popcorn but i appreciate these cheetos because they don't leave popcorn kernel crap in my teeth. pick up a bag next time you're at the store! 

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i've decided to add a new weekly feature to the ol' blog: stuff i love. hopefully i'll manage to post it every tuesday but forgive me if i don't. some weeks i might post about multiple things that i love, other weeks i might just focus on one. "stuff" can be defined as just about anything. could be people, places, food, a song, a hair product...who knows! i find that i spend too much time writing and talking about things i don't like and that's no way to live. hopefully this weekly post will give me, and maybe some of you, a reason to think about all the things that are out there to love. i don't want to be too cheesy about this though! after all, i am still a judgmental bitch. so, without further ado, here is this week's installment of stuff i love.

yes, folks, it's that time...the scripps national spelling bee! last year's showdown between samir mishra and siddharth chand was AWESOME! i was rooting for samir the whole time so i was extremely excited when he was able to correctly spell "guerdon" after sidharth missed it. i'm off work tomorrow so i intend to watch the preliminaries on espn starting at 1:15 eastern. i'll miss the semifinals on thursday but you can bet you'll find me watching the finals on thursday night! i just love watching them "write" the words on the back of their contestant cards. i highly recommend watching the bee at some point in the next three days. it's so much more entertaining than you might think it is!

edit: i misread the spelling bee website. today's preliminaries are on espn360.com, not on tv. lame. boo!