The pamperazzi strikes again

OK, so I've been famous for 8 months now, and let me tell you, sometimes it's exhausting. I am constantly stalked by cameras catching my every little move. I can't even eat without them snap-snap-snapping away. And forget about me having ANY privacy to practice my new songs or this new language I am learning. Everytime I utter a syllable, that camera is filming, filming, filming. Sometimes when I see it, I just stop what I'm doing and just look around thinking 'That'll teach them!' but the patience of these people...they are relentless! I wonder if I am to go through life with the glare of flashbulbs in my eyes. Sigh.

Don't get me wrong, being a celebrity has its perks, of course. I have a full-time personal assistant to do all my work for me. I also have a driver and a chef. And I get the 'spa treatment' several times a day (you know....the 'personal' kind) and I always end up smelling nice. My assistant also helps me pick out just the right outfit (she's more of a stylist in that area than I am) to accentuate my natural beauty. And then there's her partner - he's great at all things entertaining and really cheers me up when I am bored. So I guess, all in all, life is good....even for a celebrity.

Link-a-doos

Six fun links for you on a lovely Sunday evening:

1. 'O for cuteness' (said by Mark in his exaggerated Wisconsin accent). For a veritable plethora of so-adorable-you-can't-stand-it, go to Cute Overload.

2. Did you know that everyone can now see Mr. Snuffleupagus? Big Bird has finally been vindicated. (That used to really stress me out when I was little. 'He IS real!!!!' I would yell at my television.) For more info on Snuffy and his friends, visit The Sesame Street Encyclopedia.

3. Are you bored with the way you tie your shoes? To find something more exciting, go to Ian's Shoelace Site.

4. To find out everything you need to know about airline seating, consult the SeatGuru.

5. Do you want to know a secret? PostSecret is updated every Sunday with lots of them.

6. And finally, do you ever wonder what time it is? Check the Official U.S. Timeclock.

Happy Surfing!

Happy Mother's Day!

Isn't this what being a mother is all about?

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies out there. May you have lots of cuddles and lots of sleep (and lots of them together).

(Photograph from Cute Overload. You MUST visit the cuteness!)

My daddy rocks

she knows what's what

No resemblance whatsoever

How is it possible to give birth to a child who looks nothing like me?

Half her genetic make-up is supposedly derived from me. It must have shown up in her personality & her unwillingness to miss anything by going to sleep.

Even her hands and feet look just like her daddy. Good thing he's cute, too.

The little charmer

Life with the charming little Butterfly gets more entertaining and fun with each new day. She is growing so fast and is so interesting!

She is definitely an extrovert and loves to communicate with everyone. (Hmm....I wonder where she got THOSE genes?!!) A couple of weeks ago, she suddenly started waving bye-bye all on her own, so now we've been doing that a lot. (We didn't even realize that she could do things like that...we're such novices!) So now I'm teaching her to clap her hands, which will come in handy when we see Da-da play his concerts.

Her babbles are getting more fun also. She's gone from da-da-da-da, ba-ba-ba-ba, ma-ma-ma-ma, etc. to some really cute sounding gibberish. And her smiles have gotten even more brilliant and heart-stopping. She seems to be in a constant restate of elation (when she isn't tired or frustrated with her toys), and it's such a beautiful, joyful gift to have in my home!

Motherhood is such a delight.

Smoke-free Tennessee...I wish

On Valentine's Day, Butterfly went to her first big concert: Sigur Ros at the Ryman. It was beautiful beyond belief. The loveliness made my chest ache at times, and Butterfly adored it. She sang and sang. Even now, when we play their recordings, she sings along...sometimes she even sounds like the lead singer. (You have to listen to them to understand that...)

Anyway, we were able to do that because they do not allow smoking at the Ryman, one of a myriad of reasons it's the best place in the world to see a band live.

We were also able to go see Rob perform his new stuff at The 5 Spot last night. I was planning on leaving if anyone was smoking, but to my great delight, there were signs on the door saying No Smoking Please. Yay!!!

However, there are a limited number of non-smoking venues in the great tobacco state of Tennessee, and I will be unable to see one of my favorite bands live because of disgusting smoke. Smoke that is dangerous to EVERYONE but especially babies.

Interesting fact: There are now at least 13 states that ban smoking in public places, and more states are considering legislation or have already passed a ban which will be effective at a future time. For more information, go to this site. Also, to see a limited list of non-smoking venues in Tennessee, go here. Do you think Nashville would ever consider a ban?

If the venue for this particular show were non-smoking, I could bring Butterfly, who would undoubtedly LOVE it. However, since I will not leave my baby with a sitter because she still nurses often and at irregular intervals, I will stay home with her.

(Another thing about a sitter: I waited 36 years to have a baby, and I really love spending time with her. I had lots of time alone without her & so far, there's been nothing interesting enough to lure me away from her. Sure, I want to see movies and bands, but not more than I want to see all her smiles and laughs. ALSO....this is no reflection on those who do have sitters - this is just my own personal preference for my own personal life.)

Since I cannot go, please attend on my behalf. You will surely be happy you did. For a preview of their music, click on each name to go to their MySpace pages.

Venus Hum with
The Suns Of Norway
and Timbre
May 6th @ 9 pm
Exit/In $10
GO!

The land of luxurious wi-fi

(I posted this last night on my MySpace page blog.)

Current mood: sleepy

Today was very exciting. We got high-speed wireless internet at HOME! We are now in the 21st century - the Information-fast Age! Yippee!!

I worked in the information technology for over 8 years, and I still had to call the tech support for Comcast and the ridiculous (but beautiful and fast and dreamy) wireless route to 'self-install' the stuff. Why is it that none of their handy little wizards work on Macs? Why? Why? And why do the foreigners I talk to pretend to have American accents and think they are so cleverly fooling me into thinking that I am not speaking to someone in Indonesia or India or Vietnam or whatever? Except that I have to ask the guy if he meant dot when he said dash because IP addresses usually contain dots and not dashes. I think he thought they were the same.

So now I have to instant message my husband who is surfing the net listening to funny new music and tell him that I'm going to sleep. Except the myspace IMer is down. O well.

I can re-watch this entire season of Alias on my computer now, which is very handy since I basically have short-term amnesia from sleep deprivation since the season premiere on Butterfly's birthday.

Yay.