Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Blog resurrection
Well, I've been attempting to keep up with Natalie's blog... But I'm finding that I have a lot I want to say and don't want to taint her otherwise innocent chronicles with my drivel - so I think I may try to start up my "Rolston Ramblings" blog again! We'll see if I stick to my guns with that or not, though!
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing
Ok... so I found this article to be completely blog worthy... mostly because everytime I open it and read it again, I fall apart with laughter. This has to be one of the silliest things I've ever read.
I will try to figure out a way to copy and paste the entire article to this blog post since I know eventually it'll be taken down... it's that silly.
And then, if that isn't good enough for you, this is what happened afterwards:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=665808
Gotta love it.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Welcome to the world, little man!
I wanted to post a pic and introduce everyone reading this to my dear friends, Michael and Jennifer Launi-Dell'Aquila's newborn son, Michael Braydon Dell'Aquila!
Born 7-13-08, 6 lbs 3 oz. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting him in person, but I cannot wait to!!!! But what a beautiful sweet little boy!!!! Congrats, M & J, I'm so happy for you!
Summer of Sam
Ok so I'm averaging a blog post every 8 months or so... I actually forgot for awhile that I even had this blog. And I don't know that anyone even reads it, or knows of it's existence, or cares. Haha.
Well, things are great in the Rolston household... back in February we went from being a family of two, to a family of 3. Behold, our "son," Sambora Harley Rolston:
Weighing in at a whopping 80 lbs, our 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog is the light of our life. He is a stubborn little punk and tends to always get his way, regardless of what he chooses to gnaw into oblivion (i.e. my Maui Jim sunglasses, grrrrrr), but he's soft and cuddly and very lovable. We just started his obedience training... so hopefully if he passes that with flying colors we can start to think about training him to do therapy work. That is my ultimate goal. But he is our bestest buddy and we are so happy and lucky to have gotten him when we did!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Quote of the Month
Wow, it has been forever since I blogged here. I guess I got greedy... knowing that more people would see my blog on MySpace. I turned into that guy! Oh well.
My whole life has changed since the last time I posted. I guess I'll have to update it soon. Or not. Everyone who I care about knows what's going on already.
Anyway, I had to post this here because it just made me chuckle so much... my dear friend Heather and I were on gmail chat this morning, and she pops up suddenly with this phrase, followed by this picture:
Is she trying to look like a car wash you think?
Heather found this imagine on www.people.com, and it refers to Kylie Minogue as being "fashionable." On what planet? Planet White Glove?!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
We are NOT all the same...
Last week, I decided that, with the excessive exercise I've been doing, I needed to invest in some new workout clothing. I purged my closet about a year ago of old ratty t-shirts and stuff that just wasn't holding up anymore, and now I decided it was time to re-up my collection.
So I go to Sports Authority.
I was seeking:
2 or 3 comfortable sports bras
2 or 3 lightweight but comfortable t-shirts
1 or 2 pairs of appropriate workout pants
Of course, being me, I beeline straight to the ADIDAS section to see what grabs my attention, stopping briefly at the UnderArmour display to see what's on sale.
But when I arrive at the ADIDAS section, I am really disappointed at what I discover.
There are plenty of shirts, indeed... but they are all the "tiny tee" style, fitted, slim, and tight.
Now, while I realize that many many many of you out there fit this profile, I for one, do not. I cannot put anything on that is "fitted," ESPECIALLY not for working out. I need my clothes to flow. I need them to fit comfortably and not splay large fat rolls everywhere. I am trying to work out to get RID of said fat rolls, not to show them off!!!
So, annoyed, I grab a pair of warmup pants (yes, some of their pants are still made like normal pants), and make my way over to the sale rounder. Here, I am delighted to find two sports bras, and two UnderArmour t-shirts that are on clearance, but are exactly what I was hoping for. Of course, I grab the Large and XL to try on, because, while I am normally a M-L, I take one look at the Medium and realize that my seven year old cousin Emily probably wouldn't fit in this properly. But I'm still not having much luck.
So I saunter back to the women's Nike section, where I am faced by the same damn predicament. Everything is tight. Tiny. Annoying. And the selection of t-shirts is all but non-existant; everything is a funky colored slinky little tank top.
Now, again, I certainly understand WHY they make these items, because like I said before, there are plenty of women who will fit in this clothing... my best friend being one of them. However, there is a large population of athletic women out there who are NOT tiny to begin with, and that is the ultimate goal.
Totally aggravated, I migrated to the men's side of the store. And here, of course, I find an abundance of "normal" t-shirts and workout clothing. Unfortunately, mens clothing is made differently to begin with, so I hold up a Medium t-shirt and it basically comes down to my knees. Not gonna cut it. I do not want to have to buy men's clothing anyway, I am a freaking woman!
Anyway, for those of you out there who proudly sport the tight, fitted, multi-textured, multi-colored gym attire, good for you. I can only hope that someday I'll have a body that will allow it. But for those of you who feel my pain, and don't want to have to pour an already overweight frame into undersized clothing... let's start a REVOLUTION!
Just kidding. But I would love it if these athletic clothing companies would remember that athletes tend to have bodies, to have muscle, and that we are NOT all the same, despite all of that female empowerment shit they feed us... we are all different, size, shape, color, blah blah blah. And my fat ass doesn't fit into your skinny little shorts. So there.
So I go to Sports Authority.
I was seeking:
2 or 3 comfortable sports bras
2 or 3 lightweight but comfortable t-shirts
1 or 2 pairs of appropriate workout pants
Of course, being me, I beeline straight to the ADIDAS section to see what grabs my attention, stopping briefly at the UnderArmour display to see what's on sale.
But when I arrive at the ADIDAS section, I am really disappointed at what I discover.
There are plenty of shirts, indeed... but they are all the "tiny tee" style, fitted, slim, and tight.
Now, while I realize that many many many of you out there fit this profile, I for one, do not. I cannot put anything on that is "fitted," ESPECIALLY not for working out. I need my clothes to flow. I need them to fit comfortably and not splay large fat rolls everywhere. I am trying to work out to get RID of said fat rolls, not to show them off!!!
So, annoyed, I grab a pair of warmup pants (yes, some of their pants are still made like normal pants), and make my way over to the sale rounder. Here, I am delighted to find two sports bras, and two UnderArmour t-shirts that are on clearance, but are exactly what I was hoping for. Of course, I grab the Large and XL to try on, because, while I am normally a M-L, I take one look at the Medium and realize that my seven year old cousin Emily probably wouldn't fit in this properly. But I'm still not having much luck.
So I saunter back to the women's Nike section, where I am faced by the same damn predicament. Everything is tight. Tiny. Annoying. And the selection of t-shirts is all but non-existant; everything is a funky colored slinky little tank top.
Now, again, I certainly understand WHY they make these items, because like I said before, there are plenty of women who will fit in this clothing... my best friend being one of them. However, there is a large population of athletic women out there who are NOT tiny to begin with, and that is the ultimate goal.
Totally aggravated, I migrated to the men's side of the store. And here, of course, I find an abundance of "normal" t-shirts and workout clothing. Unfortunately, mens clothing is made differently to begin with, so I hold up a Medium t-shirt and it basically comes down to my knees. Not gonna cut it. I do not want to have to buy men's clothing anyway, I am a freaking woman!
Anyway, for those of you out there who proudly sport the tight, fitted, multi-textured, multi-colored gym attire, good for you. I can only hope that someday I'll have a body that will allow it. But for those of you who feel my pain, and don't want to have to pour an already overweight frame into undersized clothing... let's start a REVOLUTION!
Just kidding. But I would love it if these athletic clothing companies would remember that athletes tend to have bodies, to have muscle, and that we are NOT all the same, despite all of that female empowerment shit they feed us... we are all different, size, shape, color, blah blah blah. And my fat ass doesn't fit into your skinny little shorts. So there.
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