consider yourself warned.

Ever wonder why I have a content warning on my scandalicious blog? I thought so. (I just said "I thought so." in the voice of Romy White from ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.) Well, for the 5 or so of you that seem to be reading this, let me fill you in...
I've worked in child care in this one horse town since 1994, so I am familiar with children then and now, from the current ages of 3 to 21. (seriously.) In case someone comes to my blog and then later starts dropping the word *bitches* in random coversation (because I do love the word 'bitches'), I could have an angry parent on my door step with torches and a firing squad ready to give me what for. To them, I can say this: "I'm sorry. There is a Content Warning on my blog. As a parent you should be aware of what your child is surfing on the world wide web of wonder. Now please, extinguish your torch and get rid of the guns. They frighten me." And then I might throw in a "Bitches!!"

I once was Lost.

With all eyes on the island for the LOST series finale last night, how could I have forgotten to stop and blog my thoughts on the show coming to an end?? Oh. Because I stopped watching after the 4th season. That's how. It's not that I lost interest, I just remember my DVR becoming overwhelmed and I had to make some critical choices. Reading about the show this season with the Flash-Sideways, I can't help but wonder if it would be completely over my head anyway. When shows require me to endure too much critical thinking, it's no longer an enjoyment for me. (What? John Locke is the smoke monster??) I imagine that I will watch the final two seasons on DVD at some point, but the point of this little blog is for me to throw out my favorite series finales. BEVERLY HILLS, 90210: Ten years of my life... the show that lives in my soul. (I tend to get a little dramatic when it comes to my Zip Code.) The wedding of Donna Martin and David Silver, the return of Valerie Malone... brilliant. (I don't count BH, 90210 as a favorite show, because it was more than a show to me. So I can't count it as my favorite finale, either.) The final two hours of Dawson's Creek turn me into a pile of emotional leftovers no matter how many times I see it. The final 9 minutes of the end of Roseanne gives me chills to this day. I just watched it again, doing my research. (And I didn't really do it for research, I was just thinking about it and wanted to watch it again. Serious bloggers do research, and I was pretending to be serious for 2 seconds.) Can we discuss the Will & Grace series finale? No?? Good. Because I have a bag of mixed emotions for that one. "Don't get me started. Don't even get me started." The original Melrose Place left my life after 7 seasons, only to return 10 years later. And then I had to watch it get canceled all over again. (I know. Tsunami. I get it.) I think my blogs have ADD, and I promise I don't mean that in a negative way that might hurt someone's feelings.) Oh well... at least one of us is still lost.

why do I have a random picture of Heather Locklear as Amanda Woodward from Melrose Place 2?? Because in my Melrose blog post, I had planned to post it- before my attention was drawn to the tsunami special. So, here she is, in all her canceled glory:

rimes with family.

"NEWS-FUH-LASH!!"

(and in case there is any question where that opening quote came from, might I refer you to the 2003 movie, UPTOWN GIRLS... starring Dakota Fanning and... Brittany Murphy, in my heart forever. I hope to adopt a kitten soon and name him/her Murphy. Or Molly Gunn... in her honor.)

Maybe you read my previous blog entry, *not quite a 'lady and gentlemen'*, and maybe you didn't. (and if you didn't, please do so now.)

Anyballs... welcome to what a blog looks like when cherry vodka takes control.
Long story longer, I tweeted that alleged blog that showcased a faux track-list of the new album by LeAnn. Imagine my reaction when LeAnn Rimes tweeted me back, and I did 7 backflips. (now imagine that I have no clue how to do a backflip, yet I did it- 7 times.)

LeAnn tweeted, and I quote:

"@jimbob90210 any track list you have been reading is WAY off!!! I'll post the real one soon"
May 15, 8:48am

(for anyone still confused, I am jimbob90210)

LeAnn's last studio album, FAMILY, is a soundtrack to my soul...
I am anxious for her next covers album,
and can not wait for the follow-up of her own original material.
(as a CRIMINAL, I might be BETTER OFF)

"Don't you try to shame my name,
cause til the death I will defend-
Yeah their blood runs through my veins-
it's where I start & where I'll end.

Here I stand on roots that deep,
we laugh, we cry, we hurt, we bleed-
we're best of friends & worst enemies,
we're all to blame, we're all the same,
make no apologies...
this is my Family."

another time, another 'place'

Where do I begin? I suppose I need to find out something first... is it considered slander to accuse someone of murder, even if it's done on a silly little blog on the world wide web of wonder? I hope not... because I would like to send a special thank you to Ashlee Simpson (and I will not put the name Wentz in there) for killing the new Melrose Place. The CW reboot has officially been canceled and it's time for this guy to start playing the blame game. (In case you didn't catch it, that thank you to Simpson was dripping in sarcasm.) It's true she was fired from the show and not even in the final episodes, but I think she left a tiny trail of destruction that led to the demise of my favorite Place that Kimberly Shaw would be proud of. I feel like I can't complain too much, because after losing my original Place in May of 1999, I know how fortunate I was to get to return nearly 11 years later. To be graced with the presence of Amanda Woodward again? That's the stuff Jimmie Taylor dreams are made of.

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Well... I really had the intent to rant and rave and bitch about the demise (again!) of my Melrose, but I just got sidetracked by Mega Tsunami: 5 Years Later on TLC. I saw people literally being swept out to sea and I heard some of the survivors talk about the ordeal, and returning to the tiny pink laptop to gripe about the cancellation of a tv show seems kind of petty. Just when I'm about to cast a stone at the bigwigs of the CW network in Hollywood, I get a reality check.

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Melrose Place, you will be missed.
On DVD, and in my heart, the address of 4616 MP will live forever.

As for the Zip Code that makes my world go round,
I choose not to fathom what would happen if it were
to up and leave my lifestyle again.

ps- these 2 pics were on my phone from months ago, because frankly- sometimes when I hang out with Cheree and watch my shows, I bask in the glory of my simple life and take pictures of what I love on my TV. It's what I do.








ps- check here to see when the Tsunami show airs again... it's worth the watch. 250,000 lives lost across 14 countries. Something tells me I'll survive Melrose Place being canceled just fine.

not quite a 'lady and gentlemen'

Maybe, just maybe... you stumbled upon this blog by accident, with zero connection to me, Jimmie Taylor of El Dorado, Kansas, as a person...
and if that is indeed the case, let me tell you now how much I love and adore and respect and love and adore and respect LeAnn Rimes...
(who am I kidding... if you are reading this, you already know me and are already telling me to shut up in your head.) Do you know what the beauty of a personal blog is? I DON'T HAVE TO SHUT UP... EVER!!! I can say what I want, and if you are still reading, you are either bored to tears, or you care about what i HAVE (caps lock) to say. And I LOVE and ADORE LeAnn Rimes.
So... LeAnn's next album, LADY AND GENTLEMEN, is a covers album... she covers songs previously made famous by male country artists. ANYCRAP! (I can't focus, which is why I could never run a successful blog or anything) Here is a leaked link (that's not true?) of the tracklisting... of the new album... that's not true?? This much is confirmed: SWINGIN' is the first single, and I will love it. (www.leannfans.com - I LOVE YOU MELISSA!)

1.”Swingin’” (John Anderson, Delmore)
2.”He Stopped Loving Her Today” (Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman)
3.”Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Fred Rose)
4.”The Chair” (Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon)
5.”I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (Hank Williams)
6.”Deeper Than the Holler” (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz)
7.”Suspicious Minds” (Mark James)
8.”You Never Even Called Me By My Name” (Steve Goodman, John Prine)
9.”If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me” (David Bellamy)
10.”Don’t Close Your Eyes” (Bob McDill)
11.”I’ve Been Everywhere” (Geoff Mack)
12.”Good Hearted Woman” (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson)
13.”The Dance” (Tony Arata)
14.”Islands In The Stream” featuring Ronan Keating (Barry Gibb)

*Since posting this – Darrell Brown has advised that the above song list is NOT the official list and is completely incorrect. An official list will be posted at a later date. Also, the confirmed date for LeAnn’s single is June 21st, not May 24th. She apologized on her personal twitter account.* (www.leannfans.com)

the subject was efron.

CHEESEBALL ALERT!!! I am posting one of my finals on my alleged blog, and that might send my dork status into overdrive... but that's okay. Our assignment for my Lit final was to create a poem modeled after one that we read in our book. I'm far from a self-proclaimed poet, but I think the subject matter of mine is worth repeating.

First, the poem I used as my model:


Carole Satyamurti (pg. 848)
I SHALL PAINT MY NAILS RED
Because a bit of color is a public service.
Because I am proud of my hands.
Because it will remind me I'm a woman.
Because I will look like a survivor.
Because I can admire them in traffic jams.
Because my daughter will say ugh.
Because my lover will be surprised.
Because it is quicker than dyeing my hair.
Because it is a ten-minute moratorium.
Because it is reversible.

and now I give you:
Jimmie Taylor (original)
I SHALL HANG A ZAC EFRON POSTER UPON MY WALL
Because a bit of Zac is at my service..
Because I am proud of my individuality.
Because it will remind me to feel 17 again.
Because I will look like a teenybopper.
Because I can admire him while eating jam.
Because my boyfriend will say ugh.
Because my closest friends won't be surprised.
Because it is quicker than hanging Zac himself upon my wall.
Because it is a lifetime of happiness.
Because I am Jimmie Taylor, and I love Zac Efron.

I was a little uneasy and unsure of how to tackle this end assignment, and I'm not entirely certain I scored a touchdown. (I attempted a tackle, so I figured I should attempt the touchdown. I don't know. I don't speak football. I was a cheerleader in a former life, I think.) I was nervous to even pick a poem, because I'm nervous to model something I write after someone else's work. I was skimming through the chapters, and for some reason I SHALL PAINT MY NAILS seemed to jump from the pages at me. I think the unique title, along with the fact that each line begins with 'Because...' really caught my eye. I knew that I could easily create a poem of my own based after this one. I didn't even really have to think too long and hard to come up with a subject matter for mine, either. I knew I wanted to pick something that would scream Jimmie Taylor. Sometimes, I think Zac Efron screams Jimmie Taylor.
I tried to model my poem as close to Carole's as possible. I prefer to refer to her as Carole, because I think I mispronounce her last name correctly in my head, so I choose to avoid it. In the original, I didn't much care for the word moratorium. (Even after I looked it up to see what it meant.) Instead of referring to sitting in a traffic jam, I changed my poem to eating jam. I strived for a little resemblance of the original in each line of my own. If I wanted to steal a little of this assignment, I wanted to steal with the intent to do it justice. (Is there justice in stealing? Why do I feel the need to type random sentences in parenthesis??) I think Carole used great imagery in her poem. I felt as if I could not only picture the hand with the red painted nails, but the woman as well. I felt like she was a distinguished woman, full of elegance and grace. In my poem, I wanted to give the image of an older man (though I typically like to be referred to as a Backstreet Boy) clinging to something that represents his electric youth. (And that was a shout-out to Debbie Gibson, for anyone who didn't catch it.) For Carole, I feel as if the red painted nails symbolized confidence. She was proud to display and show them off. My Zac poster is a clear symbol of my individuality. I don't imagine Efron posters grace the walls of many homes without children, like mine. While finding a symbol in each poem was rather easy, the hardest part for me in writing mine was the absence of rhyme. (It's a constant pop-culture shout-out with me; I love LeAnn Rimes!) I love creating poetry that rhymes, and to not do so is sometimes a difficult task for me.
I do, however, consider myself lucky to a certain degree, because I don't spend too much time stressing over what or how to write. Although I was nervous at first, once I got my subject, the poem seemed to flow right out of my fingers. I believe that the central thematic element found in both poems is basically about being yourself. Whether it be nail polish or a poster, each key item is a celebration of two separate individuals. I also think a central theme could be personal happiness. For me, my personal wish would be for everyone in this world to find the same happiness somewhere in his/her life the way I find it in hanging a silly picture of the star of the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL movies on my wall. If each person had a fraction of that happiness, we would be one step away from all joining hands and skipping down a mountain. That's how happy it makes me, and that's why I choose to hang a Zac Efron poster upon my wall.

AmeriCorps~ Vol. 2

The second soundtrack
representing my year in
Los Angeles, 2002/03.

YOU'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE by Jo Dee Messina. "He said 'I grew up near Wichita, in a Mayberry kind of town'..." and "boy let me warn ya, in Southern California we got some fast trains here." Kind of sounds exactly like my life in August of 2002.
ALL THAT JAZZ by The Cast of CHICAGO. CHICAGO was my first big LA movie experience. (I will never live down dragging my new friends to THE GOOD GIRL, that little indie movie starring Rachel Greene from FRIENDS) I was blown away by the movie and I became obsessed. The first night I saw this movie is the first time I ever remember an audience applauding at the end. I stood AND applauded. Being that I lived in LA, I got to experience the phenomenon months before my gang back in Kansas. When I came home to visit for Thanksgiving, I got to treat my mama and my brother to it.
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE by Aaron Carter. I make no secret that I am a loud and proud teenybopper, now and forever. I loved me some AC then, like I do now. This song represents two events... the album was released while my friends and I ventured to Mexico for our extended Labor Day weekend. I bought it coming back to LA. While we were away, LA had a mild earthquake I didn't get to feel. (I was bummed. Until months later, when our apartment on Albers rocked for .54 seconds and I screamed at Sarah "IS THIS AN EARTHQUAKE??" Nevermind I was trained to teach earthquake safety and to stay calm and it was over before I finished my sentence.)
LOUISIANA WOMAN, MISSISSIPPI MAN by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty. This old country classic represents my first two DR's. Hurricane Lili in Louisiana, and the flooding of Mississippi. I had Toni and MC on the first, and Toni returned with me for the second mission.
BIG YELLOW TAXI by Counting Crows. I remember this song and seeing the movie TWO WEEKS NOTICE with Sandra Bullock. (She was in the movie, I didn't see it with her.) I did see Kit deLuca from PRETTY WOMAN once in a park while I lived there, though... I wanted to say- "This ain't a buffet, Kit."
DROWNING by Backstreet Boys. Prior to my LA move, I had a falling out with the Boys of Backstreet. My best friend/soul mate Ang and I were BSB all the way, until we fell *NSYNC. I fell back into the street pretty quickly... with the release of Nick Carter's solo album, and this song playing constantly in the billboard (if you just asked what the billboard was, I refer you to volume 1) Susan and I were slaves to Radio Disney and KIIS FM.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA by Ruben Studdard. I know... Ruben Who?? Alas, seasons 1 & 2 of American Idol wrapped during my stint on the Left Coast. This live performance represents the second season, but more importantly- MC's visiting friends from Samford University, in Alabama- A.Rae, Amy & Kelly. I wish I had a song called HEAD IN A FRIDGE, but since I don't, this is the one that made the cut. (ps- didn't Clay Aiken really win??)
HAWAIIAN ROLLER COASTER RIDE by Lilo & Stitch Soundtrack. My Sarah Syp song! Lady Sypniewski!! The VERY reason I even made it to LA in the first place. I thank her for changing the course of my life for the better, and for good. My LA apartmate, friend to the animals and constant inspiration. LILO& STITCH at our retreat in Malibu: priceless.
WITHOUT ME by Eminem. "Hi- do you have 2 Trailer Park Girls Go Round the Outside?" Toni, requesting this song at a random bar with dollar beers (and free napkins!) on our Mexican getaway weekend. "RED CROSS IN THE HOUSE!!" This song also represents Eminem and his first movie, 8 Mile, I saw with friends in LA.
M!SSUNDAZTOOD by P!nk. My Deidre song!! Deidre- my second LA apartmate, who I would catch watching my Idol tapes on our 2 inch tv screen on the living room floor at 2am. I remember Deidre bringing this disc home and I fell in love with it. Of course, this also represents my Halloween in LA... Syp, Deidre, Susan and I ventured to West Hollywood to see P!nk in concert, where a sk8r boi was on the loose and innocent victims took a wing to the face.
ONE VOICE by Kelly Clarkson & Idol 2 Top 12. My original Headliners group at Butler performed this song in 1995... and Kelly Clarkson. LOVES.
SHE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A SMILE by George Strait. My Toni song. I remember watching the CMA Awards and hearing this song for the first time and thinking THAT'S TONI! I don't know if I even listened to the words completely, but at that moment in time, this song, like Toni, leaves me with a smile.
SHE'S MY KIND OF RAIN by Tim McGraw. My Mary-Curtis song!! It might have something to do with the after-party in Hollywood with a head in a fridge, being pulled over and a girl in a trunk. But then again, it might not.
SUDDENLY by LeAnn Rimes. Did I mention how spoiled I was in LA? I got to see LeAnn perform this song at a taping of The Jimmy Kimmel Show, which was just starting out. I stole a cue card with her name on it, that I still proudly display. (Also at that taping- Seth Green and Snoop Dogg.) "I'm gonna wage my private war." This song was linked to the Gwyneth Paltrow movie VIEW FROM THE TOP, a box office bomb she never supported. I actually saw the movie as a member of a "test audience" in Marina del Rey and LOVED it. (Still haven't seen the final cut.)
YOU'RE THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA by David Frizzell and Shelley West. Another old country classic that makes me remember when. Mary-Curtis and I made a last-minute decision to go on a final DR a month before our program ended, and I gained so much from that trip. MC became my Scarecrow, and I feel like she's the reason God made Oklahoma...
I DON'T WANT TO WAIT by Paula Cole. The DAWSON'S CREEK theme song. I was never a huge CREEK fan (because I felt it was a shadow of the Zip Code of my life) but there was some melancholy with it ending as I wrapped my year in LA. I quoted Joey's speech in the penultimate episode at our AmeriCorps graduation, and I think the series finale (that I watched w/ Syp, Deidre and MC on Albers) will go down in history as 2 of the finest hours of a television farewell for me.
WAS THAT MY LIFE? by Jo Dee Messina. The further I get from my year in AmeriCorps, the more surreal it becomes, and the more I ask myself... was that my life?? If I didn't live it myself and if I didn't have pictures to prove it, I would call bullshit on the story of me moving to LA alone to dedicate a year of my life to service with people I had yet to meet. I feel like I cheated the system. I feel like I got so much more out of that year than any person the American Red Cross assisted on local or national disasters that year. To make friends with people that not only inspire me, but choose to remain in my life all these years later? Seriously?? WAS THAT MY LIFE??? This song is an AmeriCorps anthem of mine. And it just so happens, the album this song is on, Jo Dee's Greatest Hits, was released while MC and I were on location on OKC.
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN by Faith Hill. While CRY was the big Faith song of the year, the lyric in this song- "as another star falls from the Hollywood hills, without a sound"- always made me relish the life I was living. (And of course, to this day.) I remember driving, especially at night, seeing the lights in the hills... I can't even attempt to put it into words. Magic.
LOW by Kelly Clarkson. Obviously, Kelly claimed the original Idol title- and her debut album, THANKFUL was released in April of 2003- and I bought it in Mississippi. This song was my instant fave, and my first memory of her moving on, post-Idol.
GOODBYE TO YOU by Michelle Branch. I wasn't even really familiar with this song, but when it began to be used in commercials for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series finale, it struck a chord. Mary-Curtis and I witnessed Sunnydale, CA cave into the Hellmouth for Buffy's Last Stand while in Oklahoma City. "Goodbye to you, goodbye to everything that I knew." Indeed.

is your name paula abdul?

If you answered 'no' to the question of this post, then I will have to ask you to refrain from judging me. Don't judge me because I have a got britney spears? decal on my car. Don't judge me because I have a random vacuum cleaner in my backseat. Don't judge me because I am making a pointless blog, because I am kind of addicted. Don't judge me that I will post this on facebook, twitter and the bulletin boards in 3 Wal-Marts in the surrounding area. Don't judge me because I have my iPod on shuffle and I am currently listening to a holiday classic by Kansas native Martina McBride. Hark the herald angels sing, indeed. (what's a herald angel, anyway??) And if your name IS Paula Abdul, I have this to say: Don't judge me, because even though I was once forever your gay, and I LOVED the Under My Spell Tour I saw in Kansas City when I was 15, I also watched your reality show. I saw you on HEY, PAULA! and I think you have an ugly heart that you masked with Diet Coke on American Idol. I don't miss you and I think there's a reason you can't get a hit single again. the end.

live from new york.

Holy balls. I was totally stoked for Betty White hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, but I just caught wind of something that sent me into overdrive... for the Mother's Day episode, we get the return of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, MOLLY SHANNON, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer* and Rachel Dratch. That lineup makes me wanna cuss with excitement. (Since I have an adult content warning on my page, I think I just might.) SWEET BITCHES!!! *EDIT ALERT: Please forgive me Ms. Gasteyer for leaving you off this post originally.

AmeriCorps~ Vol. 1

The first soundtrack representing my year in Los Angeles, 2002/03.

TICKET OUT OF KANSAS by Jenny Simpson. Yeah, that's not a typo. A random Simpson singer who never made a name for herself, but I discovered this song right before I moved to LA. It was my Kansas Exit Anthem. It kicks off Volume One.
NO SUCH THING by John Mayer. This was a big song all over the radio, and my core of the Corps still laugh this day about a certain redhead's obsession: "ohmygod I love JohnMayer!"
DILEMMA by Kelly Rowland feat. Nelly. The dreaded "Boo" song. This song was EVERYWHERE Susan, my co-worker, and I went- on our radio in Van Nuys, on the radio in the billboard (our van), on the speakers of a random car in a random parking lot. This song would send us screaming, and now it makes me laugh.
LIKE I LOVE YOU by Justin Timberlake. Justin said *bye bye bye* to*NSYNC and went solo.
SLAVE 4 U by Britney Spears. This song came out well before I moved to LA, but this is the song that played our first night out on Hollywood Boulevard and sent me to the dance floor to bust out my Britney moves.
BARENAKED by Jennifer Love Hewitt. I know, not many people know she sings. I don't know if this song was really a big hit, but it was played on KIIS FM a lot. Thank you, Ryan Seacrest.
HELP ME by Nick Carter. NICK! My original celebrity boyfriend!! On a break from the Boys of Backstreet, Nick released his solo album, Now or Never. I bought this disc in Santa Monica on the Promenade.
JENNY FROM THE BLOCK by Jennifer Lopez. Lovin me some J. Lo. People are often fooled by the rocks that I got, too. I get it. J. Tay relates. Plus, my mama sent me this album, This Is Me... Then, in the mail as a Christmas gift.
A MOMENT LIKE THIS by Kelly Clarkson. Because I was obsessed with American Idol from the very beginning. I even took my VCR to Maryland for our training and would record the show in the boys lounge for us all to watch after a late class. Also, the night Kelly was crowned the Original Idol, I moved into my Hollywood apartment where I lived... for 12 hours. That terrible night almost sent me back to Kansas, but I stayed. Thank God for Sarah & Deidre.
I'M GONNA GETCHA GOOD! by Shania Twain. Shania's comeback single after a five year break. This kicked off her UP! album, which I bought in Van Nuys on my way to work. I also saw the video for the first time while on Disaster Relief in Louisiana.
THROUGH THE RAIN by Mariah Carey. This was well before Mimi was Emancipated. Just before my LA move was Mariah's notorious meltdown, when the world turned on her. That's when I took her under my wing and started loving her. I still have yet to watch all of GLITTER, but I like to pretend it's my favorite movie. Also, this was a gift in the mail from my mama.
LIFE GOES ON by LeAnn Rimes. The first single from her pop detour album, TWISTED ANGEL. That entire album makes me think of LA and my friends. I remember, also in Louisiana, screaming in a hotel lobby when I heard LeAnn singing this live on Regis & Kelly.
PICTURE by Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow. Another song discovered on DR in Louisiana. Toni and Mary-Curtis (my LA anchors) were obsessed, and soon I was, too.
LANDSLIDE by Dixie Chicks. Even though MC referred to this song as Avalanche, it was yet another DR fave. I remember listening to the cd in the Malibu rental car while Toni plowed her way through a swampy marsh.
CRY by Faith Hill. Wow, Volume One is a Louisiana dedication. Faith's album CRY was released while we were on the bayou, I bought it on a day off. The very same night Faith performed this on Saturday Night Live, Toni, MC and I pulled off The Great Faith Hill Cry Heist of 2002 at the local Wal-Mart. (We stole the giant cardboard poster at the entrance.) I remember MC having to bring Faith as a carry-on on the plane coming home.
DIRRTY by Christina Aguilera. Who can forget the year the genie left the bottle and never looked back??
COME TO MY WINDOW by Kimberly Caldwell. My favorite person on IDOL Season Two. I was on DR in Mississippi when she got the axe, so I high-tailed it to Applebee's and took a shot of Southern Comfort in her name.
DEVIL IN DISGUISE by LeAnn Rimes w/ Chris Isaak. This is a live performance. I got to attend a taping of the special ELVIS LIVES. At the taping LeAnn and Chris performed this number about ten times. During a break, I was able to show LeAnn the tattoo I have of her name on my lower back. The special aired on Thanksgiving night when I was home in Kansas, and I can briefly be seen clapping along in the audience a few times.
WHERE WOULD YOU BE by Martina McBride. The Lesly Kay Anthem. One of my best friends in Kansas would call me, belting this song on a ten minute voicemail. This is the song that couldn't prepare the Corps for the arrival of Lesly Kay.

the music of my heart.

If I truly am going to return to the blogosphere with the intent of staying with it, I wanna send a heads up to whoever is reading this. (If Andrea Barber, the inspiration of my childhood, reads this, I will do 17 backflips. Right after I learn how to do backflips, of course.) *SIDENOTE: I just got a tweet on my phone from LeAnn Rimes, and she spelled *distruction* wrong. I love her. I am often completely random and if it doesn't make sense to you, it probably doesn't make sense to the guy peering over your shoulder trying to read it, either. (what?) anyway- the year I lived in Los Angeles as a member of the NRRC AmeriCorps... (just got another tweet, LeAnn corrected the *destruction*- so cute.) I kept track of songs that fit into that year of my life. It was the first time I created a song playlist where each song had a specific meaning during a specific amount of time in my life. I want to post my playlists, just in case someone out their is trying to build their own Jimmie Taylor music library. Do you love it?? I do. (SPELL CHECK, PLEASE)

Welcome to My Future.

So... it's been twelve blue moons since I blogged with any relevance, and at this moment in time, I'm feeling relevant. Maybe it's because LeAnn Rimes is on my iPod, maybe it's because I like sea monkeys, I just can't give you a true reason. Anycrap... Josh and I moved out of our little Melrose Place inspired townhouse in Wichita, and we bought a house in El Dorado. (I guess I should say we are buying, it's not like we plopped a wad of cash down and it was ours.) Let me tell you a little story called this place is a fixer-upper, but that's what we really wanted. Until we get it fixed up to our likings (and that would include adding a bathroom, since the existing one was just gutted) we are back living large in the metropolis of Leon, Kansas. Casa Benton, aka- the Dorm Room. The pic I'm posting is the living room at our new house. (yes- I have a ton of crap.) If you ever came to visit us when we lived at EagleRock with Amanda, you will see a hint of that flavor on the walls and ceiling. I like the word flavor. I might randomly drop it in every post from now on. I got the fever for the flavor. I hope I can figure out an easy way to post a link to this blog on facebook and twitter. (That's right, I tweet like I'm famous.)