2. This podcast episode was great.
I had a huge guilty pleasure in The Hills. I always loved it. I never watched Laguna because I came from a very small town and I'm pretty sure that, without Twitter and Facebook and whatnot back in 2003, I didn't even know it existed until after it was on for a year. Somehow I came across The Hills and couldn't stop watching back in 2006. If you were of that era, listen to that episode of Bachelor Party.
3. I legitimately don't understand this. Colorado Springs ranks as the #2 best place to live in the country? I'm soooo confused. I mean, between the drought and the constant "weather alert" days if there is so much as a sprinkle in the atmosphere and the fact that you can't find a house that is livable under $300,000 and the TRAFFIC? And the wind and the fires and the underpaid salaries in conjunction with the cost of living? I feel like if it's truly the #2 place, I should want to stay there forever, right? I don't even like going to Target because I have to drive by a bunch of homeless camps to get there (homeless camps that often start brushfires) and you can't even stop at a light downtown without someone asking you for money. A lot of these people are in a tough spot, which I get, but how does that not factor in?...30 minutes down the road, in Pueblo, there is one of the largest homeless populations in the country.
And Denver is #3 on the list which is soooo confusing as well because, as I just said the other day, people legitimately can't afford to live there so that has to affect quality of life, right? (I feel like I'm asking a lot of questions here and my voice would be getting shriller and shriller...)
3. If you like middle-grade historical fiction, this was a good one. I wish I had time to read it to my class.
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Handmade baby gifts from friends are so thoughtful. I can't get over how many people are already excited about this baby because it still doesn't feel real to me (at 6 1/2 months pregnant).
5. If you are a dog-lover, you need to be following this account. I can't get over how many times a day it makes me laugh.
Happy weekend!
