A Few Halloween Ideas

I absolutely love Halloween, love getting dressed up, taking Alyssa trick or treating, carving pumpkins, having parties and everything that there is to do around Halloween especially haunted houses. People know I absolutely love Halloween and I've had a few people ask me different things about what kind of stuff to have at a Halloween party and what kind of activities to do so I thought I would do a blog with a few different Halloween ideas for parties and things to do around Halloween.

What to do Around Halloween

•Pumpkin Carving- Kids and adults both love to carve pumpkins. If you're child is still too young to carve you can always paint pumpkins.

•Haunted Houses- I am one of those weird people that loves to have the life scared out of me so I love haunted houses. There's many around this time of year.

•Hay Rides- Kids absolutely love going on a hay rides.

•Costume parties- It's always fun to have an excuse to play dress up.

•Halloween/Fall festivals- There's always festivals going on with a lot of different things for kids and adults to do at them.

•Trick or Treating- Can't forget the best part for the kids and for the parents who sneak some of their kids candy.

Activities for a Halloween Party

•Costume Contest- You could do the scariest, prettiest, most creative, funniest ect.

•Door Prizes- Give out raffle tickets as guest come in. You could give out one big prize or several smaller ones.

•Bobbing for Apples- I don't care how old you are this game never gets old.

•Guess the body part- You can get spaghetti and peeled grapes, have people put their hand in it and guess what it is (eyeballs and brains). Mash cauliflower to feel like mashed brains or peel a tomato to make it feel like a heart.

•Pumpkin Bowling- use 10, 2 liter bottles filled with water and get 3 or 4 small pumpkins to use as bowling balls. You can decorate the pumpkins and bottles for even more fun.

•Have a Whodunit Party- It's life size Clue. You have one person be the murder, one the victim, one the rich homeowner and so on. Each guest has a role and they spend the night trying to figure out who did it and what they did it with. It takes a lot of time but it's so worth it, murder mystery parties are always fun.

•Have a scavenger hunt- They're not just for kids, adults love them too. If you plan on having alcohol at the party then don't make things too hard to find.

Halloween Party Foods

•Frankenstein Finger Dip- Make your favorite dip for chips and then add carrot "fingers" to it. Cut 4 long carrots and one short carrot (the thumb) and place a dab of cream cheese on the end of each. Then place an almond sliver on the end making it look like fingernails. Place in dip so it looks like a hand.

•Mummy pizzas- Make small individual sized pizzas, spread sauce on them and arrange the cheese so it looks like a mummy wrap then add two sliced olives for the eyes.

•Jello Brain- Get a brain mold from your local superstore and fill it with whatever type of Jello you prefer. You can dress up the plate to make it look like blood and guts that the brain is sitting on.

•Caramel Apples- Always a favorite among people

•Witches Brew- Mix up your favorite punch and then add things like gummy worms and peeled grapes that like eyeballs to the punch. You can also serve it a plastic witches caldron.

•Halloween Cupcakes- You can decorate however you want. Make them look like pumpkins, witch hats, spiders, whatever fits your party theme.

Decorations

No Halloween party is complete without some spooky decorations.

•Spider web- Get the fake spider web at a local store and string it across chairs, cabinets, lights and so on.

• Fake skulls and body parts- Have them hanging from different places and laying around.

•Music- It's essential to any successful party. Whether its a live band or a cd, you have to have music.

•Caution Tape- They always have caution tape with creative Halloween sayings on them in any store.

•Get creative and make whatever you think would make your party a success. You don't have to have a ton of decorations but some are the key to a Halloween party. After all, without the decorations it's just a party with adults playing dress up.


Make it a fun party and just have a good time at it. After all, you don't get the chance to dress up and act like someone else every day.

Bye, Bye Carson

It's been reported by ESPN that Carson Palmer will be traded by the Bengals go the Oakland Raiders. It seems as if Mike Brown has finally made a wise decision. Carson was only bringing unwanted drama that the team didn't need. The Bengals have proven that they don't need Carson to win a game and they're headed in a more positive direction without him and definitely without Ochocinco. Ocho is finally seeing that it's not always greener on the other side because he hasn't been doing very well there at all, it's been speculated that the Patriots are looking around for someone to trade him to.

I hope Carson goes to the Raiders and is happy there because the Bengals have shown that they're just fine without him and I see even more positive things coming with them not halving to worry about what's going on with Carson. Good luck to him at the Raiders.

Was It Worth it?

After eight tries and over five hours of trying to get iOS 5 downloaded and updated onto my phone it finally worked. If it hadn't worked on the last time I tried it I was going to give up and try it tomorrow. It finally did download though and then it took another hour to restore everything back on my phone to like it was, well almost like it was. At one point my phone even locked up and I could do nothing with it, I had a mini meltdown at that point. I have never had such trouble trying to get my phone to update, granted I've never had one that's went smoothly but never one that's taken this long. It was one hellacious process to go through and if you have an iPhone that hasn't been updated, I recommend waiting to do so. It will save you a lot of time and stress. I lost count at the number of times that I said I was going to throw my freaking phone out the window. So, after all of that trouble and waiting was it worth it?

Yes and no. I like the update but it's not worth all the time and anger I spent trying to get it to download. I'm an i impatient person who wanted it now but it would have benefited me if I would have just waited a day and downloaded it then when Apple's servers weren't in complete meltdown. I definitely advise downloading it but wait until at least tomorrow afternoon to try to. The update has some good features but I lost most of my ringtones I had downloaded and I haven't been able to figure out how to get them back on my phone yet. I like how you can take a picture without having to unlock the phone and the iMessage feature is pretty neat. You also get the iCloud with the update so you don't have to connect your phone anymore to transfer files and you can now sync your phone with your computer and still be able to use it too. There are over 200 new features with iOS 5 and I have yet to have time to discover all of them but so far I like the update. I just advise waiting a little bit to get it, you'll be saving a lot of time and stress if you do.

Main News Source?

Lately I've been noticing that I get almost all of my news updates from Twitter. All of the major news stories lately I've found out first on Twitter. When Steve Jobs died, I knew because of Twitter, when the earthquakes happened, I found out everything from Twitter. I even find out local news from Twitter because I follow local news stations on it. I know Twitter is my main news source, I still watch my local news at night but only for a little bit because I know most everything that they're going to talk about anyways. I'll only watch the mainstream news stations like Fox when I've seen a post on Twitter and I want to see actual video of it. Twitter is the fastest way for me to get my news because I always have my phone with me and my phone has Twitter on it. I know there's a lot of people who don't use Twitter but for the ones that do it seems as if most find out the latest new stories from it. It use to be the newspaper that was the main way to find out news stories, then radio, followed by televisions and then it was the regular internet, now I see things progressing to not only Twitter but other social media websites as being the way to get the news first. What about you? Do you use Twitter and is it your main source for finding out the latest news stories first?

Freedom of Speech?

It says Freedom of Speech but what it really should say is Freedom of Speech unless it goes against being politically correct or against others views.

I say this because tonight on Twitter Brian Scott, driver of the number 11 Toyota in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, tweeted how he felt about Aric Almirola's comments about him only being in the Nationwide Series because of his family having money. Brian tweeted, "Hmm if I'm lucky that my family has money then he is lucky for having the Drive 4 Diversity program. Doesn't matter to me how you get your break." I found it not to be a big deal at all but many other people did not. They started calling Brian Scott racist and even tweeted Steve O'Donnell, Senior VP NASCAR, that they thought Brian should be punished for the tweet because they found it offensive. The tweet by Brian Scott was soon deleted.

It amazes me how people will get so offended over absolutely nothing, Brian was just trying to make a point that Aric was able to get into NASCAR because of the program and Brian had help getting in because of money, the only thing that mattered was that they both were able to make it into NASCAR. No where in his tweet did I see anything racist and if he gets punished for that then I'll be beyond shocked. You can add Brian Scott to the list of drivers who will no longer speak their mind on Twitter for fear of getting punished just like Denny Hamlin is. I miss how Denny use to tweet whatever was on his mind, now he hardly ever tweets at all after getting in trouble for a comment he made on twitter last year. I love knowing how the drivers feel and Twitter is a way for them to express that because they can't on national television, soon it'll be they won't be able to at all on Twitter either. Lighten up people before you ruin the wonderful interaction that Twitter gives us with the drivers. Stop being so sensitive and just be happy that those drivers take time to talk to you, if you keep criticizing their every viewpoint then they'll stop interacting.

What Brian Scott said didn't seem to be intended to be racist against Aric at all. I don't get why some people have to turn the slightest thing into something that's racist.

Here's Brian's tweet

Apple Letdown

Today Apple announced their latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S. It's essentially an iPhone 4 with some different insides. It was a bit of a letdown to some though because there has been so much hype and talk about a totally new and redesigned iPhone 5 but that will have to wait until at least next year for that.

There had been hype about an all new iPhone for almost a year now with even leaked cases for the new iPhone 5 and talk of how much different it would look than the 4 but that's not going to happen right now. The 4S will not look any different but it will have an extremely fast processor, 8 megapixel camera, a battery that is suppose to last 8 hours of talk time on 3G and a new feature called Siri- a built in, voice activated virtual assistant.

What people were most hoping to get in the iPhone 5, didn't happen. No 4G capabilities, no bigger screen display and no change in the look of the phone at all. For those who had been expecting the iPhone 5 to be announced today, we can only think about what could have been. I had been so excited to be one of the first to have the iPhone 5, the 4S however is one that I more than likely won't be buying. I'm still holding out hope that they announce the iPhone 5 sometime in the summer of 2012.

Top Halloween Costume Ideas

It's officially October which means it's officially Halloween season. To me that began about a month ago, I love Halloween so expect to be getting a few blogs from me about all things that have to do with it. I thought I would start off with some of the most popular Halloween costumes for 2011. HalloweenCostumes.com revealed the list of the most popular costumes.

Most Popular Halloween Costumes for 2011:


Angry Birds including the infamous green pig - Popular for everyone and they’re also a favorite for group costume. (If you go as this you have to make the awesome wahoo sounds that they make going through the air)


Harry Potter (Harry, Ron, and Hermoine) - Popular among the books and movie lovers of all ages


Captain America costumes - A favorite for boys and adult males


Pirates (all types) - Popular by all: boys, girls, women, and men


The Smurfs - Loved by toddlers, young children, and their nostalgic parents


Star Wars (multiple characters) - A hit for fans of all ages: boys and young teens choose Clone Wars costumes; adult males and females choose classic Star Wars costumes


Mario - In demand for boys and young adult males. (I've also seen many young adult females dressing up as them too)


Celebrity idols - A hot seller for both teen and sexy adult versions. Some popular ones are: Charlie Sheen (Duh you'll be winning if you dress up as him), Anthony Weiner (Oh so many things I could say about that one), and of course Lady Gaga (I suggest going in the meat dress just for giggles, make sure to avoid dogs)


Monster High characters - Trending for girls, tweens, and teens (This made me made me feel old because I have absolutely no idea what Monster High is)

I love most of the popular ones but the ones that are at the top of my list to go as didn't make the most popular. I'm ok with that though because I like to be a little different.

Bengals Win!

The Bengals got their second win of the season beating the Buffalo Bills 23-20, giving the Bills their first loss of the season. As a Bengals fan I am beyond excited about this, especially after the the Bengals had lost the two previous games.

It wasn't an easy win for the Bengals by any means. Going into halftime the Bills had a 17-3 lead over the Bengals. Not until the middle of the third quarter did the Bengals start to show some life with a touchdown pass from Dalton to Gresham, leaving the Bengals trailing by 4. The Bengals defense did an awesome job in the red zone and forced the Bills to only get a field goal on the next play making it 20-13. The defense was vital in not allowing the Bills to score anymore points after that. On a crucial 2nd and goal, Andy Dalton took the ball in for a quarterback touchdown and Nugent getting the extra point allowed the Bengals to tie the game. The defense didn't allow the Bills to even get within field goal range again. Brian Leonard played a key role in rushing for a total of 29 yards on the last two plays to get the Bengals within field goal range. With 1 second to go, Mike Nugent made the 43 yard field goal giving the Bengals the lead and the win over the Buffalo Bills.

The Bengals so needed this win after almost winning against the Broncos two weeks ago and then having a not so spectacular game against the 49ers last week. Hopefully this win will show people that the Bengals aren't the worst team in the league and they do deserve to be given credit for their performance. I hope Carson was watching and saw that the Bengals don't have to have him in order to win a game against an undefeated team. Many people jumped off the Bengals bandwagon last week, wonder if they'll jump back on this week?

There's Nothing More Important?

Every news program that I've watched since last night has had the story about Michele Obama shopping at Target as one of the top stories. Really? The fact that she went shopping at Target is more important than the national debt or what's going on in Afghanistan? She's not the first First Lady to go incognito in order to go to a store and she's not going to be last. The media is so infatuated with anything that has to do with Obama that it shouldn't shock me that it's been a top story all day. I'm not sure what the media would do if Obama actually spent time trying to fix the U.S. instead of destroying it.

Just One Little Thing

Why is it that just one little thing in the mornings can make our whole day good or make our whole day bad? I ask because one little thing that someone said to me this morning made my whole day good. I was in a good mood the whole day and it's not like it was any big thing but it was just something that put me in a really good mood. You would think I would be happy just because I woke up and was able to get out of bed. Nope, for some reason that's not enough for me to be in a good mood about. Don't get me wrong, I'm very thankful that I woke up and was able to get out of bed, I guess I just take that for granted which is something I definitely shouldn't. I'm just wondering why the slightest little thing can make our whole day or ruin our whole day.

I know that it's not the case to be in a good mood or bad mood the whole day just because of one little thing that happened to you that morning but 8 times out of 10 that's how it goes for me. When I start off the day in a good mood then my day is most likely going to be a good one, when I start it out in a bad mood then it's most likely not going to be the best day for me. Why do I let one thing in the mornings determine how my day is going to be? A bad start to the day will make it a bad day unless something really great happens like I win the lottery, guess I have to play first before that will ever happen, vice versa for a good day. I know it's crazy to let one thing influence how my whole day is going to be but in life it's the little things that matter to me, including what my mood is going to be like for the day.

Most Annoying Celebrities List

Parade and Yahoo! OMG! conducted a pole to see who America thought the most annoying celebrities of 2011 are.
The results are:

Kim Kardashian – 29%

Charlie Sheen – 27%

Snooki – 21%

Lindsay Lohan – 16%

Donald Trump – 5%

Brad Womack – 1%

I can think of a few others who need to be on there. I love Charlie, so I of course think he shouldn't be on there, lol. Do you agree with the list?

Why Keep It?

I've been going through all of my stuff I have for a yard sale we're having this weekend. As I'm going through the mounds of stuff, I just keep thinking why in the world haven't I gotten rid of this stuff before? I don't understand why I hold on to this stuff that I haven't used or even thought about using in years.

I didn't always use to be this way, in fact, it's just been recently that I've been able to give up the stuff I never use and won't ever use again. I use to think, well I can't get rid of it I might need it sometime for something. If you haven't used it in the last 6 months to year then you're not going to use it. Pointless to keep things when you'll never use them. I've lost a lot of weight and there's absolutely no reason for me to keep the clothes that are too big for me now, I never plan on getting that big ever again so why keep it. I can understand keeping a few things that have sentimental value that you never use but when you get a room full of stuff then that's just going overboard.

I have a stack full of PC, Playstation and DS games that I haven't played in years yet I still had them. Why? It's not like I'm going to go back and play those old games, I go out and buy new ones to play and barely even have time to play those. I have no idea if it's just because I'm getting older and becoming a lot more responsible or what has caused me to change the way I think about keeping stuff but I'm glad I've changed. Why keep the stuff when I could sell it and get some money for it? That's a whole lot better than having it sit in my room and it getting no use out of it.

Two In A Row

No, I'm not talking about Tony Stewart winning two races in a row but the fact that there's been two fuel mileage races in a row in the Chase. Does this sound wrong to anyone else but me?

I don't understand why NASCAR would want to put two fuel mileage races in the Chase let alone in the very beginning. They know which races are more than likely going to end up in fuel mileage, you can go back and look at past races to see that. Why not swap Chicago and New Hampshire for Bristol and Richmond? Make Bristol the first race in the Chase and Richmond the last (suggested by one of my awesome twitter followers, Tracey). NASCAR wants hype for the Chase and two fuel mileage races aren't the way to get it. No one wants to watch a race where the drivers can't even hardly pass anyone and the only excitement are the last 3 laps because you see who has enough fuel and who doesn't. NASCAR really needs to rethink the tracks in the Chase and the least they could do is change up which tracks are in the Chase every year.

Completely unrelated to the fact that it was another fuel mileage race but I just want to say that I really respect Jimmie Johnson as a driver. He didn't once during his interview place all the blame on Kyle for what happened and he just said it was hard racing in the final laps, which is exactly what it was. I know if it had been some other drivers they would have jumped at the chance to place blame on Kyle. Happy that Jimmie didn't do that, I respect and like Jimmie for how he is.

I'm Just Amazed

I just don't get people, they're crying over a man they've never met, never even talked about before nor even knew anything about before the last few days yet they say nothing about all of the children that die from being abused, those that are killed before they even get a chance to be born or those that are murdered by horrible people. What about those kids that live in drug abused homes who have to sleep on the floor and have to go to neighbors and beg for food? What about those that die in the social services system because their number one goal is to reunite the family not the children's safety? Why is there not a national outcry for those? My mom and I have had to fight tooth and nail for Alyssa to be kept safe and yet hardly anyone seems to care about that.

This world amazes me because people get so irate over something just because the media makes a huge deal about it. You don't even know all of the facts nor have you probably even taken the time to go over all of the actual facts. Shut up about something you know very little about and can't do a darn thing about and go speak up about the innocent children dying or the elderly being taken advantage of. If people would only make this big of a deal about other important issues then a lot more stuff would get accomplished. I'm just over people acting like they care so much about a person they didn't even know existed a few days ago and that they don't even know hardly anything about.

Yea, that's my little rant on the subject because I'm sick and tired of seeing people say how much this affects them and how much they're saddened by it. I don't see people getting upset about innocent children's lives being taken, oh yea it's not been on the national news so it doesn't matter to people.

No More Pain

Last night my grandpa passed away and as bad as I'll miss him, I'm so thankful that he isn't in any pain anymore. He was a wonderful person and the best Christian I've ever known, I know he's in heaven right now enjoying his mansion.

He was in so much pain for so long and seeing him hurt so bad was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. He showed me exactly what a true Christian is suppose to be and up until the time he died he was praising God for everything he's done. Not one time did my papaw ever get upset or lose faith with God for getting cancer. I can't say that I was the same as my papaw. I just couldn't understand how God could let a wonderful man like my papaw get cancer, I just wanted to know why someone like him has to go through so much pain but people who lie, steal and cheat don't have to. My papaw showed me though that I can't be mad at God, I need to praise God for everything he's given me. If I can just be half the Christian he was then I'll be doing really good. I'll miss him something terribly but I know he's in the best place ever and in no more pain, I know he'll always be watching out for me. As my papaw always said, "It'll be alright" and "Praise Jesus", something he never stopped doing.

I Have a Few

As I sit in here the hospital with people constantly coming in and out of my grandpa's room, I notice that some of the things they do absolutely drive me up a wall. Since I don't have a lot to do in here, I decided to think of what some of my top pet peeves are. I have more than just these but I thought I would put some of my top ones. Tell me what yours are and sometime in the future I'll do a blog about what the top pet peeves that you have are.

My Top Pet Peeves

1. Chewing food with mouth open
2. Smacking bubble gum. It's easy to do, just close your mouth
3. People constantly begging for attention. It get's really old when you continually say stupid stuff just to get someone to notice you.
4. When people don't use the correct homophone. For example, people who use then when it should be than or your when it should be you're
5. Clicking a pen constantly
6. People who leave their blinker on for miles after they've turned. You really don't notice that sound?
7. People who wear clothes that are 2 sizes too small. Wear clothes that fit, you'll look a lot better without that muffin top.
8. Going the speed limit in the fast lane. It's called the fast lane for a reason.
9. People who complain about everything, just stop no wants to be around a debbie downer.
10. People who text me first and I respond right away but they never text me back. Why text me first when you're not even going to respond? 

So those are just a few of the many that I have. Needless to say I tend to get annoyed easily by people. 

I'm a Proud Fan

The Bengals played the Browns today and beat them 27-17. To say I'm happy about that is an understatement. Seeing them play today has given me even more hope for the rest of the season.

The Bengals in no way played a perfect game but they sure did play a lot better game than all of the doubters said they would. There were definitely highs in the game but there were lows as well. The offense had some really good plays and Andy Dalton was having a pretty good game until his wrist was injured taking him out for the rest of the game. Brad Gradkowski came in and wasn't doing the best in the beginning but ended up throwing two touchdown passes. Defense had it's ups and downs but when it really counted they were there and were a huge part in helping win the game at the end. I'm not saying the Bengals are going to go 16-0 but they aren't going to do as bad as a lot of people have predicted. I'm proud of my Bengals and I've had faith in them since the beginning and even more faith now.

Who Dey :)!

If You Don't Like It Then Oh Well

I'm a die hard sports fan for my team and driver. I'll get upset when they lose and I'll be the happiest person when they win. I show how happy or upset I am too, especially on Twitter. I've had a few people comment and tell me I shouldn't show my emotions so much whether they win or lose. If you have a problem with how I act towards my teams then it's your problem not mine, if you don't like it then unfollow. I can be as upset as I want to be or as happy as I want to be. It's my twitter and I'll say what I want to, don't tell me I need to tone things down, you're not forced to follow me. With that I'll leave you with Who Dey :)!!

I Can't Believe It's Already Been 10 Years

This time 10 years ago no one would have ever imagined what was going to happen in less than 24 hours from now. Our lives would be forever changed by people with an extreme hatred for the U.S. Thousands of lives lost and millions of people affected by those planes being hijacked. Being in two wars since then was something no one would have ever thought about 10 years ago. It's amazing how a few people with a hate for the U.S. can do so much damage and affect so many lives. A lot has happened in those 10 years but never will we forget what happened on 9/11 nor forget those lives lost then and the lives that have been lost since then fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq to keep us safe.

I will never forget where I was when that first plane hit. I was in 5th grade and I went to a Catholic school at the time and we were over to church learning about all of the different Saints. As we were walking back over to school from church one of the teachers came out and told our teacher what had happened. We went inside and our teacher turned on the tv, we saw the first tower burning. Not even 2 minutes after the tv was turned on, the second plane hit. I'll never forget those images or forget seeing those people jump out of the buildings. So much devastation in so little time. I was only 11 but I still understood that there were horrible people out there that hated America, what I couldn't understand was why they would want to kill thousands of innocent lives. To this day I still don't understand it and I doubt I ever will. 9/11 will forever be a day that we will never forget.

One More Before and After

Still amazed at the change.

I Never Realized

I wore my new jeans today for the first time since I got them a couple of weeks ago because it was actually cold enough to wear them. I put them on and it hit me that these are actually three sizes smaller than I was wearing this time a year ago and I thought, well that's not that big of difference. I finally realized it when I was looking at old pics of myself from a year or two ago and I never realized how big I actually was. I guess I was just oblivious to it and didn't see how big I was. I thought it hadn't made that much of a difference that I had lost 50 pounds, that sounds crazy I know. I do realize now how much I've changed since I started losing weight in February and I am so much happier, have a lot more confidence and so much more self-esteem. Thought I'd post some before and after pics on here so you all could see what I looked like before I lost weight and what I look like now.

They Can Actually Fry That?

I was looking on the trending search topics on Yahoo and one of them happened to be fried bubble gum. Really, they can actually fry it? Why Would you want it fried? I kept wondering how anyone would even come up with the idea to fry bubble gum and then I wondered what other crazy things have people decided to batter and see if it can be deep fried. So I went searching and some of the foods that I found they have fried just absolutely amazed me. Here's some of the craziest ones I found.

1. Deep Fried Kool-Aid
2. Deep Fried Cheeseburgers (Talk about a heart attack waiting to happen...5000 calories)
3. Deep Fried Spaghetti and Meatballs
4. Deep Fried Coca-Cola
5. Deep Fried Cheesecake
6. Deep Fried Pig-ears (Eww)
7. Deep Fried Butter (1085 calories in it, almost my whole days worth)
8. Deep Fried Pizza
9. Deep Fried Jelly Doughnuts
10. Deep Fried Bacon

There's definitely a lot more deep fried foods than that but those were just some of the most interesting ones that I found. It seems like if there's a will to deep fry it then there's a way to do it. People wonder why the U.S. is the most overweight nation in the world. Every thing is always better fried and of course always higher in calories, that's why I have to stay away from it.

Completely Ridiculous

Last night the NASCAR race was postponed until Tuesday morning because of rain. I was disappointed because they didn't get to race but I realize that you can't control nature and stuff is going to happen. I'm a huge NASCAR fan so don't think that by me not being completely irate like some people were, doesn't make me a true NASCAR fan. I just know that there's way more important things in life than watching a race and to say some of the things I was seeing people say on twitter is just completely ridiculous and stupid. I can understand people being extremely upset if they went to the race, spent money and time go to it and then weren't able to go back tomorrow to see it. Yea, then I would be quite upset because of that.

I'm passionate about my sports and yea I wasn't happy about not getting to see the Bengals play live but you never saw me as upset as some of the people got last night about not being able to watch the race tomorrow and these people didn't even go to the race. They should be thankful that they're missing the race because they have to work and not because they can't afford to pay for cable because they don't have a job or because they're really sick and just don't feel like watching it. People who have always said that they're Christians and are always talking about something that has to do with God, were cussing mother nature (aka God) last night because of it raining, my mouth hit the floor when I saw this. There is absolutely no reason to say that even if you are mad, especially when you talk about yourself being such a big believer in God. I'm a Christian and I'll admit I'm not anywhere near close to being a perfect one but I also don't go and constantly say what a perfect Christian I am because I'm far from it. That's not even half of the horrible things I saw people saying on twitter about the race being postponed. I promise, you will live even though you don't get to watch one NASCAR race, the world will go on. If the people I saw getting so mad over not getting to watch the race then I would hate to see what they're like when something really important in their life goes wrong.

Maybe I'm just like this because of the stuff that's been going on the last few years in my life but I realize what's important and I'm not going to get extremely mad over missing a race. Yea, I won't be happy but my life will go on and in the big scheme of my life, it won't have a direct impact on it. You can think what you want about me but because I'm not irate about it being postponed doesn't mean that I'm not a true fan of the sport. I'm a die hard NASCAR and football fan, I'm getting there with golf too but I realize my priorities in life.

New Face on Trackside

Speed channel has hired a new reporter for it's NASCAR Trackside show for the next four weeks. Her name is Marianela Pereyra, she's a model/actress and her former jobs include NBC’s Poker After Dark, ESPNU’s college football series Road Trip and VH1’s Dance Cam Slam. She's had no experience in NASCAR at all and it seems like the only reason Speed hired her is for her looks, they believe that she will help to increase ratings.

I think it's completely ridiculous that they would hire someone like her to be a reporter for a show that covers NASCAR. It saddens me that the sport is becoming all about the sex appeal of a person, shouldn't it be about someone who has the credentials to do the job and someone who actually knows about NASCAR? Once again this just goes to show that sex sells, you don't have to know a thing about the sport but as long as you're pretty then you're qualified for the job. If they want someone who's pretty at least find someone who has covered the sport before and knows something about it. It's an insult to people who work hard to learn all they can about the sport and gives everything to try and get into the sport as a reporter.

In case you're wondering what Marianela looks like...

Source: ( http://www.marianela.tv/NewSite/FrontEnd/feHome.aspx )

What's It Matter?

The President of the U.S. invited last years Chase contenders to the White House on Wednesday. Several drivers declined to go and of course, now people are making a huge deal about it. Some are mad at the ones who are going and some are mad at the ones who aren't. My question is, what's it matter if they go or not? Nothing bad is going to happen if they do or don't go. The only people that it affects are the drivers. They're grown men and they can make their own decisions. Once people heard about drivers not going they automatically jumped to the conclusion that it's because they're republicans and don't like him. People never even considered that they are busy people and if the president really wanted them all to be there he would have scheduled it months in advance so they could have their schedules cleared for it. What's the big deal if they just don't like him? Last I checked, it's still a free country and you still have the right to make your own choices. They made the choice to go or not to go, you getting mad over it isn't going to change their mind. As far saying that they're disrespecting the president, how are they doing that? The president never said they had to be there, he gave them the choice on whether or not to come. Just because a driver declines to go meet the president, doesn't mean that's a sign of disrespect.

In my opinion, I would be more upset at a driver who didn't want to go to a charity function than one who didn't want to go see the president. I believe that raising money for charities is a lot more important but that's just me. What if one of those drivers who said they couldn't go has to be at a function for a charity? How would you feel if they cancelled that to go see the president? Maybe you should learn to consider the circumstances instead of jumping straight to a conclusion. I'll lose respect for a driver who doesn't go to a charity event rather than one who decides not to go see the president. There's more important things in this world to be mad about, it's stupid to be mad over whether a driver goes to see the president or not.

There's a Fine Line Between Passionate and Crazy

I realize that people are passionate about sports and in this particular case, passionate about NASCAR but there has to be a line drawn when you start harassing and giving people death threats because you don't agree with them. I love NASCAR as much as the next person but I wouldn't even think about threatening another persons life over something that happened in it or any other sport that I watch. I'm not saying I don't get upset over things that happen that I don't like or agree with everyone's opinion but I don't go threatening other people over their views on things.

I say all of that because yesterday Jeff Gluck, a writer for SB Nation, wrote an article about the Sprint Cup drivers being invited to the White House and five of them declining to go. Gluck gave his view on it and people didn't agree with that so now he's been getting horrible emails from people who aren't even NASCAR fans because the article was featured on news networks. Really people? There's a lot more important things going on in the world than to worry about sending threatening emails to someone over what they had to say about NASCAR drivers not going to meet the president. Why don't you channel some of that anger into emails to people in the government about the horrible situation that our country is in? No, I'm not saying it's ok to threaten them or anything, I'm just saying that there's more important things to be mad about than someone's view on whether or not someone chose to go meet the president. If you're going to be that mad over something at least let it be over something important.

As I Get Older

When I was a kid and teenager I really had no desire for stuff to be neat and organized but as I've gotten older and especially the last year or so I've really been more into having things organized. It's really one of those things where I feel my chest getting tight when things are just scattered all over the place. I never use to care this much before but it just absolutely drives me crazy now when things aren't neat.

Lately it's been really bad because Alyssa still doesn't have her own bedroom because we never thought we would actually get to the point where we knew she was ours and wasn't going to be taken away from us. We didn't want to start building another room and then have her ripped from us so he just started building it at the beginning of the Summer. He works full time so he can't work on it a whole lot but it's getting there. Anyways, since she doesn't have a room her toys are all over the place, mainly the living room. It drives me crazy that I have no place to put her toys and today I just couldn't take it anymore. I've worked pretty much all day on trying to get some organization and I've finally got a little bit of it. It will be ten times better when she actually has a room though. Clutter is just one of my pet peeves, maybe I'll do a blog sometime over some of the others. I know I can't be the only one who has more than one pet peeve.

I Know It's Still Two Months Away But...

I need help with choosing a Halloween costume. I've got a couple of ideas but I'm always open to more. I love Halloween and this is the first year that I'll actually be able to look cute in a costume because I've lost 50 pounds this year. So I want something cute but not anything that shows too much. You can be cute without showing everything. Here are a few I've found that are cute. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome either on here or on my twitter :).

Bumble Bee 

Dorothy, this one is really cute

Cabbie, I thought it was just cute 

Miss Muffet 

It's All About Money

Last night I found out that I once again wouldn't get to see the Bengals play live, unless I go to the game, because they're blacked out. I didn't realize the NFL blackout rules applied to preseason as well but obviously they do, completely stupid if you ask me. They're going to black out the game in Cincy and Dayton but not Louisville or Lexington, not sure how that makes any sense at all. It's sad that they put money before the fans. I'm very thankful that NASCAR doesn't have that stupid rule and they actually do try and get more fans instead of pushing them away. The NFL people are just greedy and pathetic, it makes me not want to give any more of my money to them but I know I will because I want to go and see the Bengals in person this season. It just aggravates me and I had to get that off of my mind before I exploded. The NFL needs to think more about fans and less about money but that's something that isn't going to happen.

A Little Bit of Randomness

I've been stuck on what I could write a new blog on today so I thought I would just post some random facts about me and my life. When I get bored late at night on Twitter I tend to sometimes do this so some of you might have seen some of these before but that's ok.

Completely Random Facts About Me

1. I love to shop
2. I love roller coasters
3. I've lost 53 pounds since January
4. I'll try any food once but I tend to be picky about what I like
5. I love to smile
6. I get irritated when people ignore me
7. I can be pretty sarcastic
8. My favorite move is The Hangover
9. I'd rather watch a funny movie that a Sally love story any day
10. I'm an amazing baker but I can't cook all that well.
11. I'm learning to cook though
12. I want to help all of the kids in the social services system
13. Chocolate milk and orange juice are my two favorite drinks
14. I love haunted houses
15 I can't stand people who lie to me
16. I have a hard time trusting people
17. I would give you the shirt off my back if you ask but don't ever steal from me
18. I'm very close with my family
19. Alyssa has changed my life forever but for the good
20. I watch some of the craziest tv shows
21. My favorite tv show is The Big Bang Theory
22. I try to make any situation funny
23. Nashville has my heart, I would love to move there but can't leave my family
24. Stupid people annoy me
25. I love being on tv. So far I've made it on ESPN, RaceDay, Access Hollywood, local tv stations and Ghost Adventures on Travel Channel
26. I want to go to NYC for one main reason, to be on the Today Show
27. I'm not good with things that involve two wheels, I broke my collar bone in 9th grade when I fell off my bike
28. That being said, I am accident prone
29. I want to travel the world
30. I can't go to sleep without the tv on

That's enough random and useless facts for now. Hopefully you learned a little something new about me. Thanks to all of you for reading my blog, really appreciate you taking the time to read my posts. I promise I'll come up with a more creative blog for the next time.

Worrying Too Much About Kyle

I was reading an article in SB Nation about the struggles that RCR have been having lately. The article gave explantations for why Bowyer, Burton and Menard aren't doing the best but not really one for why Harvick has been having troubles of late. This is what the article had to say about Harvick...

Also struggling for the majority of Saturday night's race, Harvick warned of a "meltdown" if things did not improve. Things have not been going as planned for the 29 team as of late, recording only one top-10 in the last seven races. Changes were made at the pit crew coach position, and Harvick was optimistic about the progress made at the shop last week, but the struggles continued.

Although they didn't give an explanation, I have one idea on why he hasn't been doing the best lately. It seems like Harvicks "mind" games that he's been trying to play on Kyle Busch have backfired on him. If he would stop worrying so much about trying to intimadate and threaten Kyle then I think things would be going different for Harvick right now. I'm not complaining though cause they aren't working on Kyle and he's at the top of the Sprint Cup points right now. So just keep on trying to get into Kyles head Harvick cause it seems to have helped him and hurt you.

Source: http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/8/29/2391412/richard-childress-racing-struggles-nascar-chase

I Can't Go Without It

I'm not sure how I ever lived without a smart phone. I've only had one for about 3 years but I honestly can't remember what I did before I had it. My iPhone is with me almost 24/7 and I've found that I can't go to sleep without it being close to me, crazy I know. I feel so lost without it and have those little panic attacks when I can't find it.

My iPhone is everything in one; ipod, gps, Internet, email, games, social networking sites, it actually makes calls, which I use it the least for, and so much more. Anything that I need or want to know I can go on my phone and find it, who would have ever thought 10 years ago that would even be possible? Everything we need is in the palm of our hand and we don't have to have near as many gadgets as we use to. In a way it's made our life a simpler but in a way it's made it a lot busier and stressful as well.

I've noticed that I'm on my phone almost constantly checking twitter or something and I realize it takes time away from me actually interacting with my family. At one point I had Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, a blog and foursquare that I felt like I had to keep updated daily. It got way too overwhelming and I had to just forget about most of them. It was a social network overload and my real life just doesn't have time for all of them. I started to ignore Alyssa and her wanting to play and I realized there's special little moments that I'm missing out on with her because I'm too busy with my nose in my phone. I'd be lying if I said I've cut down my phone use tremendously but I do put it down to play with her, to go make those special little memories and spend more time with my family. She's only little once and is growing up so fast, I have to cherish those little moments I get with her and make memories that will last forever with her.

The main two social sites I use now are Twitter and my blog, I still have a Facebook but don't check it too often or post things to it hardly. Still have Google+ and Tumblr but deleted the apps my phone, so I have no use for them anymore. As for foursquare, if I'm someplace interesting I might check in on it but as for everyday check ins, I don't do them anymore. My life is stressful enough and feeling like I had to keep all of those sites updated multiple times daily was way to overwhelming and stressful for me. Twitter, however, is something I can't seem to get myself away from. The longest I've went without posting something on it is just a little over a day and even then I still got on and checked it just not tweet anything myself. I have no clue why I can't stay off of it and enjoy checking it so much. I've found that I so want people to talk to me on there and I fee left out when no one is, how crazy is that?!? As I'm writing this, I'm asking people on Twitter if they would read it if I post this blog, if that's not a sign of addiction, I don't know what is. I enjoy knowing that people care what I have to say and I like that attention that I get when people reply to me about something I've said. I can be my crazy, random self and I don't worry about if people enjoy it or not cause I feel like if they didn't then they wouldn't be following me, like I said in a previous post, I'm not holding a gun to their head forcing them to follow me.

I've often thought about trying to go without checking Twitter at all for at least a day just to see if I could do it but haven't been able to do that yet. I could attempt it but I feel like if there was no reward for me in the end or some kind of competition with it then I'll never go through with it, sounds ridiculous but that's just how I am. Do any of you have an addiction to social networking site like me? Would you be willing to give it up for 24 hrs and not look at it or post anything to it at all? What about your phone, could you go without it for a whole day?

Life's Too Short

"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching."

Seeing my grandpa go through all of this has made me realize that you can't take life for granted. You never know what tomorrow is going to bring and you need enjoy every little moment because it could be gone in an instant.

My grandpa hasn't got the chance to travel or do what he's always wanted to because he had to take care of the farm that he had. He figured he would do that when he got older and didn't have the farm anymore, well now he has lung cancer and isn't able to travel anywhere. He hasn't got to see some of the amazing sites in the world and it has made me realize that life is too short, don't think that you always have tomorrow to do something. Live your life without any regrets, take the time to spend with your loved ones and time to do things that make you happy. We only have a limited time on earth and it shouldn't be spent being unhappy or wishing we should have done the things we wanted but couldn't because we're too busy working.

I know my grandpa is happy with how he's lived his life but he wishes he could have done so much more, his life isn't over it and a miracle could always happen. There is no better person than him and if anyone deserves to not be in pain anymore it's him, whether it's here on earth or in heaven.

"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable."

I Needed to Vent

How does it make any sense that I can't have an opinion? I get upset cause Kyle hits the wall and then I'm told that I can dish it out but can't take it. Let me tell you one thing, I have never even came close to saying the hateful things about drivers I don't like that this person has said about Kyle. In fact the worse thing I've ever said about a driver I don't like is I'm glad he's out of the race.

I was trying to be nice and not block/unfollow people who said mean things about Kyle because I didn't want to cause drama or want people upset but forget that. I'm over all of the extreme Kyle haters and will never put up with it again. I don't go and say those hateful things about drivers I don't like so I'm not going to follow people who say hateful things about Kyle. I respect other drivers enough not to wish horrible things on them and I expect the same respect for Kyle but that obviously doesn't happen.

I just want everyone to know that if you follow me and expect me to follow you back, you better not be a an extreme Kyle hater. You don't have to be a Kyle fan but you don't have to say hateful things about him either. Don't expect me to be happy when a driver I don't like wins, why should I be happy? Also, don't expect me not to be upset when something happens to Kyle because I will be. I'm a huge fan of his and I have a right to be upset of I want to be. I'm done caring what people think and I will block you if you say hateful things about Kyle. Haters are gonna hate but I don't have to be forced to follow those haters.

Too Much Negativity

I've been on Twitter for about two years now and I aboslutely love it, I've been able to meet and get to know so many great people and win some pretty awesome prizes. Lately though there's been a lot of negativity and hate being directed towards not just me but a lot of other people. I've been harrased and attacked by a couple of people lately and that has never happened to me before. Until a few months ago I had never had anyone be mean to me on there but now it seems like there's people hating on me every other day. I see so many other people than just me being treated just as bad as I've been. I have never went searching for people to say mean things to or attack people like people have done me. I'm not a mean or hateful person, I don't appreciate people saying the negative things they have to me when they know nothing at all about me. I'm on Twitter to talk to people who are nice, fun to talk to and give support to me when I might need it.

I speak my mind on Twitter and I get critized for it, I thought Twitter was for expressing how you feel. I'm very passionate about Kyle Busch and there are a lot of people who hate him and don't like the things that I have to say when it comes to him. If you don't like what I have to say then you don't have to follow me, I'm not standing beside you pointing a gun at your head forcing you to follow me. I realize not everyone likes Kyle but you don't have to come and personally attack me because I'm a fan of his. I don't go and attack you because of the driver you like, don't come and do it to me. We can have a civil discussion about it but when personal attacks start happening that's just out of line. There's no need for such hateful people on twitter and I'm over it, say one mean thing to me and you're blocked. If you're that miserable in your life that you need to go and say mean and hurtful things to people you don't even know then stay off of Twitter. People want to go on Twitter and talk to others who share the same interests and are enjoyable to talk to, not to be hated on. I want Twitter to be less about people being hateful and more about people enjoying the fact that they get to know so many new people who, if it hadn't been for Twitter, wouldn't have been possible. Twitter has brought so many good things to people, don't turn it into a place where you go to get your fill of hating on people at.

"Being nice is one of many bridges on the road to happiness"

Have To Give Him Credit

Love him or hate him, you have to give Kyle Busch credit for being one of the best drivers there is. Tonight he won his third straight Nationwide Series race at Bristol giving him 50 all time wins in the Nationwide Series, the most of any driver and you can gurantee that win number 50 won't be his last win either. Kyle will make a hole where there isn't one, save the car when it shouldn't be possible to save and get a jump on the restart that most drivers can't do. You have to respect his driving skills whether or not you like his attitude or not.

After leading the majority of the race, it came down to a battle between Kyle and his teammate Joey Logano. They were side by side for the last 4 laps and coming out of turn 4 on the last lap they were still side by side, Kyle got the edge over Joey on the front stretch and won by .019 seconds, the closest NNS finish ever in history. Joey raced Kyle clean and hard which made for an absolutely exciting last few laps. Bristol unofficially needs to be named "Kyle's House", he has won there in the Cup Series five times in row (hopefully 6 tomorrow) and three times in a row in the NNS. Kyle has Bristol figured out and I don't see him forgetting how to win there anytime soon.

Want to give credit to Kyle's teammates in the Nationwide Series, Joey Logano and Brian Scott. Not only did Joey not wreck Kyle for the win but he swallowed his pride and went to VL to congratulate Kyle on his 50th win as did Brian Scott. Not every teammate would go and do that so good for them going to congratualte him.

New Song for Kyle Busch

Recently Raytona500 released his newest song about Kyle Busch called "Kyle Busch Show". This is the third song about Kyle that Raytona500 has released, the other two are called "Rowdy Busch" and "Bristol Sweep". All three songs can be downloaded on iTunes and all proceeds go to benefit Kyle's children foundation. Kyle is using "Kyle Busch Show" as his intro song for Bristol this year. So many good lines in the song and I love the line, haters gonna hate. It's a great thing that Raytona500 is doing for Kyle's foundation and his songs are amazing, makes the haters even more jealous because their driver doesn't have one let alone three songs about them.

In case you haven't heard the newest song.

Or want to hear the other two songs. 

"Rowdy Busch"

"Bristol Sweep"

Just a Mind Game

It looks like things have once again heated up between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick after Wednesday nights truck race. I really shouldn't say once again heated up because things never cooled down. Kyle said Wednesday when asked about the incident that he didn't expect anything less from Elliott because of who his boss is which is Kevin Harvick. Kyle was pissed at the time, he said what was on his mind, first thing he has said about Harvick in awhile. Today, Harvick contiues the feud by saying that Kyle needs to watch his mouth or he's going to get his butt kicked outside of the track then during practice Harvick decides to give a Kyle a bump on pit road. He's been saying ridiculous things about Kyle since Charlotte and continues to try and play mind games with him, hoping to screw him up. Well it hasn't worked because you see who's at the top of the points and who has the most wins so far this year.

Kyle said during his media session that he and Elliott had a discussion and it's done with and behind him, which is how it should be. Leave it in the lower series and don't bring it to Cup, Kyle owns his trucks and he can do what he wants with them as does Kevin and they're not going for a championship in it. In the Cup they don't own them and they are going for a championship, don't go into a Cup with race and set out with the mind set to wreck someone. You wanna fight it out off the track then go ahead but so far all Kevin has been good for is talking smack and not proving anything on or off the track, his best bet would be to stop worrying about playing mind games with Kyle and worry about running the race. Kyle doesn't let him get into his head and when it comes to the Cup series Kyle uses patience and only worries about winning the race and staying on top of the points standings. Leave the drama in the lower series and go into the Cup with a clear mind and only worry about winning. I'm just tired of Kevin constantly having other people fight his battles and continually running his mouth about Kyle, we get that you don't like him but shut up and talk about something else for a change. The mind games obviously aren't working so just stop and start worrying about yourself. 

I Know It's Just Preseason

The Bengals won their first game of the preseason tonight against the Panthers, 24-13. I know that preseason doesn't count at all but considering how bad the Bengals looked in their first preseason game, this is quite an accomplishment. I think ESPN should consider changing who they have in last place after tonights game. They're basically a whole new team and haven't had that much time to actually practice and get use to each other.

Andy Dalton found his rhythm tonight and AJ Green was able to catch passes. Cedric Benson did awesome with the rushing game and I believe things are finally starting to click with the team. It's not like expect them to go to the Super Bowl or anything but I think they're going to do better than what a lot of people are expecting them to do. Tonights game gave me more hope for the season and I think the longer they play together the better they will do.

Cancer Sucks

My grandpa was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February of last year. He's had his challenges but has been doing better than they expected, he was only suppose to live 6 months.

In July, things started to really go downhill though. He had fluid on his lungs so they had to go in and drain the fluid off. While they were doing that they ended up puncturing his lung and caused it to collapse. He was in the hospital for 10 days and they were finally able to get it to inflate and he was feeling some better. A few days after he got out he started to feel bad again and has just kept getting worse. He found out last Friday that they're not going to be able to do anymore for him and they're just going to treat him for the pain from here on out. Today he found out that it's spread to his bones and he has blood clots in his lungs. He was admitted to the hospital today and they're going to try and dissolve the clots through IV medicine.

My grandpa is the best person I've ever known, he is an amazing Christian and has kept his faith strong through all of this. He hasn't told me but he's told my grandma that's he's so scared and just wants to live so bad. It kills me seeing him in so much pain and I just want him to get better so bad, I just want a miracle to happen. I'm selfish for not wanting him to go, I know that he's going to go to heaven but I'm just not ready for him to go even though I know he would be so much better off and not in pain anymore. It's just not fair that he's been such a good person his whole life and this is what happens. I don't understand why it happens and God is the only one that knows the reason why. I do know that Cancer sucks and I'm doing what I can to help get money to find a cure for it. All prayers for my grandpa and my family would be really appreciated.

This would be my grandpa, mom and miss Alyssa <3

Is She Ready?

Danica Patrick announced today what we all had been hearing about for weeks; she's coming to NASCAR full time in 2012. She'll run the Nationwide Series full time for JR Motorsports and run 8-10 races in the Sprint Cup Series for Stewart-Haas Racing. Her plans are to be in the Sprint Cup Series full time by 2013.

In Indy Car she has 1 win and it was a fuel mileage race. So far, this season in Indy she has had 1 top 5 finish, 7 top 10 finishes, 0 poles, 0 wins and has led a total of 10 laps. In 2009 she had the most top 5 finishes in her career with 5. She has been part time in the Natiowide Series since last year. In her 20 total starts in the Nationwide Series she has had 1 top 5 finish and that was a 4th place finish in Las Vegas. Looking at these stats, it doesn't prove to me that she's ready to be in NASCAR full time. She has not impressed me enough for her to deserve a top full time ride in the Nationwide Series let alone a part time ride in the Cup Series. There have been other drivers to come over to NASCAR from other series and very few of them have been able to be succesful in the Sprint Cup Series. There are drivers like Justin Allgaier and Michael McDowell who have proven they deserve a decent ride in the Cup Series yet they aren't able to get it because of money. To give her a full time ride in NNS next year just blows me away, why don't you give that ride to someone who actually shows some potential as a driver like Brad Coleman?

Danica has got to the point that she's at all because of her sex appeal. She has flaunted practically everything she has in the GoDaddy ads and it goes to show you that sex sells not actual talent. I have nothing against a woman being in NASCAR, I just believe that you have to earn your spot and show your skill to prove that you belong in it. I respect women drivers like Johanna Long and Jennifer Jo Cobb who don't use sex appeal to get them ahead, they actually work hard to get where they are instead of having it handed to them.

I will never be able to respect Danica as a driver until she proves that she can actually be competitive and stop using the sex appeal to get her places. She needs to prove that she belongs in NASCAR and so far she has yet to do that. She hasn't even proven in Indy Car that she's a top driver. You show me you have skill and can drive a car well and then I'll maybe think about giving you some respect, until then she has no respect from me. Drivers like Justin Allgaier, Michael McDowell, Brad Coleman and Jennifer Jo Cobb have my respect because they work hard to be in the sport and try their best to get a decent ride.

It saddens me that NASCAR has come to the point where if you have enough money and sex appeal then you can have a top ride in the top series. I want to see drivers who have talent and skill racing for the lead not a bunch of drivers who run mid pack and are the ones who are constantly getting the media coverage. The road that NASCAR is going on now is not a good one, if it keeps going like it is then it's just going to end up as a joke of a sport. When you have people like Snooki, who know absolutely nothing about NASCAR, coming to Richmond to wave the green flag then thats when you know that NASCAR had better go back to its roots and focus more on the actual racing than worrying about the advertising. You have good hard racing against drivers who have actual skill and I gurantee you people will want to watch it. People don't want to watch when all the announcers talk about is some mediocre driver running middle of pack.

If It was Any Other Driver but Kyle Busch

The truck race was tonight and to say there was conflict in it would be an understatement. Drama started before the race had even began by drivers saying that they were going to keep Kyle Busch out of Victory Lane one way or another. Shouldn't they be more concerned with winning themselves instead of trying to keep Kyle from winning?

The race started and for the first part is pretty calm with just the occasional spins by trucks but then it came close to half way and Kyle had been getting knocked around by Elliott Sadler for a few laps, Kyle went to pass and came up in front of Sadler with not enough room so that caused Kyle to spin and hit the wall. Kyle was pissed, he wants to win more than anything and he felt Elliott deserved a little "payback". Kyle stayed on the track and waited for Elliott to come back around, when he did Kyle turned him. It didn't hurt Elliott's truck and he just needed some new tires and a fender pulled out. Kyle on the other hand was done for the night. Kyle was wrong in thinking Elliott did that move intentional but it's not like he set out to hurt Elliott or anything he just wanted him to know that he's not going to take crap from him or his boss, aka Kevin Harvick. I love that kind of passion from Kyle. He can let it all out in the trucks and Nationwide because he isn't getting points in those series, well driver points anyways.

My issue isn't will Elliott at all, mine is with the fans constantly hating on Kyle for doing the stuff that they say they want to see in the races. They complain when there isn't any conflict but when Kyle is involed in the conflict they're pissed at him. Hypocrite much? Kyle does what all of the other drivers don't have the guts to do and that's why I'm one of his biggest fans. It had been any other driver that did  that did that people would be cheering it on but since it's Kyle they hate on him like no other. Well keep on hating, it only puts more fuel on the fire for him and when you look at the points standings, notice who's in first place. He's not worried with beating people up or going out and talking smack about how he'll get payback, he gets it by winning races. Kyle leaves it on the track and I can gurantee you that he could care less about Elliott Sadler right now because Kyle is one of the top Cup drivers and leading the points and number of wins for this year. NASCAR even uses Kyle's conflicts for advertising and if there was no Kyle then it would be a lot more boring. Before you go and say that Kyle sucks, come up with another word to bash him because he obviously doesn't. Kyle gets the double standard from fans and I just need to realize that I guess.

In the end, I'm a fan of a driver who wants nothing more than to be the best and won't be happy with coming in second when he knows he should have won. I don't want a driver who's fine with never winning and takes people running over them, I want a driver like Kyle who wants to be the best, get the most wins and not take any crap from anyone. I'm a fan of Kyle Busch and I'm extremely proud of what he does.

This would be Miss Alyssa

A Little About Me

I'm 21, in college and majoring in communications, hoping to get into PR someday. I have many interests but my biggest ones involve sports. I love NASCAR, football and one sport I never thought I would get into...golf. My favorite driver is Kyle Busch but I like many other drivers too, very few that I don't like. My favorite team is the Bengals even though they're going through a rough patch right now, I have faith in them. I recently got into golf and have fallen in love with it, my favorite golfer is Rory McIlroy but I like many others.

I guess I wouldn't be considered the typical girl because of my love of sports but I do enjoy all of the girly things too. I love to shop, a little too much, love wearing dresses, doing my nails, makeup and all of that. I have a huge sense of humor and tend to be quite sarcastic. If you can't laugh at things then life isn't going to be any fun. I'm a pretty random person and nothing is ever dull when I'm around.

I'm very close with my family and would do anything for them. I'm sure I'll be talking about a little girl named Alyssa on here so I'll tell you who she is. She is a little girl who my family got custody of when she was taken way 2 years ago. We had take care of her basically since she was 5 months old but got full custody in July of 2009. It's been a long 2 years but we finally got permanent custody of her and now trying to start the whole adoption process. She's three now and has completely stolen my heart, she's my world and my entire family is attached to her. She's spoiled as can be but she is the most loving little girl there is. I know I'm not her actual mom but she thinks I am and I treat her like she's mine, I love that little girl to death.

Now you know a little about me and you'll find out more with the more blogs that I post.

Lets See How This Goes

I've never done this before and it seemed like everyone was getting a blog so I thought I might as well try it too. I'm not exactly sure what I'll be blogging about but I do know that it'll include the sports I love which are NASCAR, football and golf. It won't only be about sports but probably anything my random mind comes up with. There will be plenty of sarcasm and hopefully bring some smiles to peoples faces. I'm going to get use to this and hopefully become pretty good at it, hope you all enjoy it.