RESORT.....doesn't always mean NICE.....

Hunter and I decided to take advantage of the nice long weekend and visit St. Augustine - The Nation's Oldest City! I was hoping to go somewhere else, but that is another story.....

So when I was booking our hotel online - I THOUGHT I had found a great place! I mean with words like BEACH and RESORT in the name, you would think it would be a nice spot to spend a long weekend. Welllllllll, it wasn't.

The first thing we noticed was possible blood on the door.....

As you can see, the security system on the door was AMAZING

Yes, we felt very safe.

108....not so great

Everything that was "silver", was rusted

Hmmmmmm, what is that?

Broken.....AND held together with masking tape.

Not only is the toilet GROSS, you had to GET INTO the shower, to close the bathroom door

Interesting patch job

You could see outside....through the side of the door

And the pool was 1/2 empty.....loooong drop for a kid on the slide.

The good news is - after a full day of sight-seeing, we got there late, so all we did was sleep, wake up and check out. Oh, did I mention there was no hot water either? DELIGHTFUL!

The city of St. Augustine was soooooooo cool! Hunter and I had a great time and will definitely be back again! However, we will stay in the historic district the WHOLE time and not get fooled by the sweet words of BEACH and RESORT ever again! Those GREAT photos will be up in a day or two!

Bored? BEWARE!

According to a study from University College London, you really can be BORED TO DEATH.

In the 1980s, a pair of researchers from University College London wanted to find out if boredom could affect a person's health. So they surveyed 7,500 civil servants in the UK, and asked them if they'd been bored at work in the past month.

Then last year, they followed up on the study to see where the civil servants are now.

What they found is that those who reported they were bored at work were TWO AND A HALF TIMES more likely to have died of a heart problem.

In other words, boredom actually CAN kill you!!

Roses....what do they mean?

Valentine's Day may be a SHAM HOLIDAY, but who doesn't like to get flowers!

--With that in mind, here's a basic guide to flowers and the meaning of each color:

--RED flowers symbolize romantic love, passion, desire, and eroticism. And the darker the red, the deeper the love it symbolizes.

--BLACK flowers symbolize a loss, but they can also mean elegance, power and mystery. Plus, sending black flowers is a great way to freak someone out . . . you know, if you're kind of a psycho.

--WHITE flowers symbolize purity and family. They're ideal to send to a family member or close friend.

--YELLOW flowers symbolize friendship and happiness, and can be used to express congratulations as well.

--GREEN flowers symbolize fertility.

--PINK flowers signify femininity, sweetness, and charm.

--PEACH flowers signify appreciation, and sometimes gratitude.

--ORANGE flowers symbolize fascination and maybe a hint of mischief. If you're into someone but you haven't told them yet, send orange flowers.

--LAVENDER flowers symbolize trust and nobility.

--And BLUE flowers typically symbolize peace and tranquility. But they can also be used to express trust and contentment.

And now you know!

oh the good old days.....

Sony.......isn't very smart....

So remember back in October when I saw This Is It? I believe my review of the movie is proof how much I loved it and I think I stated in it that I had already pre-ordered my DVD.

So yesterday, the 26th....was when the movie was available in stores EVERYWHERE, I assumed that when I got home it would be in my mailbox.

BUT NO!

It wasn't there. What is the point of pre-ordering something if YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT CONVENIENTLY? I did the pre-order to show my support to Sony, MJ's people etc etc. I pre-ordered it so I wouldn't have to go to the store and buy it....that it would just appear in my mailbox on the day of release.

BUT NO!

So I tracked down my confirmation email and called Sony. I only had to wait about 15 seconds on hold until a real person answered the phone, who proceeded to tell me - "Yeah, we don't have any, just go buy it in one of our Sony Style stores."

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??

"Yeah, we don't have any, so I will just cancel your order and you can go buy it at one of our Sony Style stores."

"But I ordered it in October....it came out yesterday.....why don't you have any for people who pre-ordered it?"

"Yeah, just go to any of our Sony Style stores and you can buy one there"

"But I already ordered it here....from you.....I don't want to go to the mall and buy it. I wanted it delivered to my mailbox."

"Yeah, go to Sony Style and you can buy it there."

"Do you realize how dumb this is that I PRE-ORDERED it and I didn't get it on the day of release because you didn't send me one?"

"Yeah, we don't have any, you'll have to go to Sony Style and buy it there."

I swear if she said Sony Style one more time I was going to scream.

After it became clear that she didn't realize my total and utter devotion to one MICHAEL JACKSON, KING OF POP, I just told her to cancel my order, in which she responded.....

"Yeah, now just go buy it at one of our Sony Style stores."

AGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!

Needless to say, I will be purchasing mine ELSEWHERE!

Dreams.....

Had the weirdest dream in a long time last night.....dreamed I had penguins for pets and they lived in my mailbox. I consulted my What's In A Dream book and surprisingly, there was nothing in there about it. Nothing about penguins....nothing about mail boxes......odd.

New Prince Song!

Click here to hear it!!

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/sports/prince-reveals-song-for-vikings-saints-game

Prince has released a new song about the Minnesota Vikings, inspired by a big win over the Dallas Cowboys and days ahead of the NFC Championship game in New Orleans.

“I saw the future,” said Prince.

Prince was in attendance for the Vikings 34-3 win. He said he went home night after the Cowboys game and wrote the song, "Purple and Gold," which he says came easy and fast.

"Purple Pride" was given exclusively to FOX 9's Robyne Robinson on Thursday. The Vikings love it and put the song on their website Friday afternoon.

Purple and Gold Lyrics

the veil of the sky draws open the roar of the chariots touch down we r the ones who have now come again and walk upon water like solid ground as we approach the throne we won't bow down this time we won't b denied

raise every voice and let it b known in the name of the purple and gold

we come in the name of the purple and gold all of the odds r in r favor no prediction 2 bold we r the truth if the truth can b told long reign the purple and gold

the eyes say ready 4 battle no need 4 sword in hand we r all amped up like a rock n roll band ready 2 celebrate every score ready 2 fight the elegant war ready 2 hear the crowd roar

that's what we came 4 and so much more in the name of the purple and gold r spirits may b tired r bodies may b worn but since this day is r destiny r history – that's y we must b 4ever strong as the wind that blows the Vikings' horn in the name of the purple and gold

CHORUS