awkward grocery store moments

for the most part, grocery stores always include awkward moments as i scan the aisles looking for friendly-ish faces walking by to see if they can grab the lilac scented tide detergent on the top shelf.  i’ll stand there for 3 minutes and then if no one walks by, i usually settle for choice #2.  i used to climb the shelves more often which is just always even more awkward as 1. i don’t usually dress for success (forget to change out of a dress or something into more climbing-appropriate clothes) 2. the stares i get from that act are more awkward than the typical “she’s a dwarf” stares.

anyways, today’s edition of “awkward grocery store moments” is affectionately called “awkward check-out moment”.  so the lady’s bagging my assortment of random purchases and then at the end she goes, “i really like that little people happy planet show”.  this brings me to my first note.  no one seems to get the title right, here is an assortment of misnomers i have heard…

• little people in the world
• little people big planet
• little big people
• people big world
• people in a big world
• or my personal favorite, midgets in a big world (don’t you just love its pc-appeal!) :)

for the sake of this blog, we shall call it lpbw, or lpb-dubs for the remainder of this post. 

j & k + 8

So I enjoyed the luxuries of my friend Lisa’s cable tonight and we watched a couple of episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8.  My first time seeing it, although I have heard a lot about it both from friends and through TLC connections.  What an endearing, genuine family.  I recently heard that “Little People Big World” is the only show the Gosselin parents allow their older twins to watch.  I would have to say their show is just as sweet.  It’s weird to watch another TLC-reality show since I have the behind-the-scenes angle on another of their shows, but they are pretty cool.  I am a “fan” of their genuineness. 

thank you mike

For all the things I never thanked you for: Mike Detjen.

Thank you for taking us all to Ivar’s in Seattle.
Thank you for fixing my car that one time.
Thank you for taking us all to the movies.
Thank you for letting us come to your house to watch movies.
Thank you for always knowing every piece of trivia.
Thank you for never getting tired of explaining soccer to me.
Thank you for being an example of giving and commitment.
Thank you for always being welcoming and kind.
Thank you for being a hero and a faithful friend to some of my best friends.

It is personally pathetic that I never thanked you for all that while you were here.

I hope soccer in heaven exceeds every dream.  You’re still supposed to be here, schooling us in your vast knowledge of trivia and wit.  You’ve left a huge whole in their hearts and I can’t imagine not seeing you when I come to Portland.

so ya

May 12, 8:30 pm (30 minutes)

Little People, Big World: Lost Episodes Girls, Girls, Girls TV-G, CC Zach is caught off guard when 2 female LP friends arrive unexpectedly on the farm. As he struggles to find things to do with them, it’s clear that Zach is not quite a lady’s man. Amy takes Molly, Jacob and their friends to a blustery day at the beach.

Update:  I don’t normally watch it, but I did this time.  I went to the Brann’s because they have cable and watched the show with my friend Bonnie and her granddaughter Taylor (who is the cutest two year old ever!  I love this girl).  Before the show, Taylor and I hung out and had a little bit of ice cream (yay Kristin!) and then we watched LPBW.  I’m so glad that they did the Casey/Jen visit and not something else I thought they were going to air.  Anyways that was no big deal. 

dvr alert…

…lifelong friends of mine, the Roloffs are going to be on Oprah tomorrow.  Check your local listings.  View the preview by clicking here.  I’m told my face made a cameo in the clip they chose, we’ll see.

I’m going down there to visit this weekend.  Zach and Jeremy are two of my dearest friends, although i am friends with their whole family.

have i nothing to say?

ya know, your ma and pa are good christians in a world gone to pot…

well i’ll tell them you said that.

i’m surprised they still speak to you, after that stunt with karl smith.  divorce is an abomination.  marriage is for life.

i’m sorry i let you down ma’am.

-walk the line

i was watching walk the line again this weekend.  i always feel a pinch in my heart whenever this scene between june carter cash (played by reese witherspoon) and the stranger in the store.  i can especially relate, both as a little person and as someone who is becoming adjusted to a life that is open for scrutiny because of the industry i play with.  lately, a lot of myspace questions from fans of little people big world have asked about “my religion”.  in many ways, that’s a tough question, because it’s a loaded question.

the roloffs have taken a lot of unfair potshots.  no matter what potshots anyone might take at me, some of them i probably deserve, nothing pains my heart more than potshots of faith.  faith is confusing, deep and emotional enough without being burned under the lights of a microscope.  and i know the 5 things you might assume about me if i said i am crazy about the person of jesus christ–that i hate gays, that i am a bigot, that my political beliefs have little to do with social justice and a global world.  none of these things are true, but i am terrified you will think them of me.  and i’m not even a “hate the sin, love the sinner” kind of girl.  ick.  i have nothing to say in terms of judging.  and it’s probably unfair of you to assume i would, but the world has given you a lot of reason to.

i have found nothing more convincing than the person of jesus christ.  i hope he’s the hero to save me.  i don’t know if the sky is heaven, but i pray anyway. 

please, still love me even though i love jesus.  :)

it’s entertainment folks

okay, so audrina basically admitted what we all knew. the hills is all fake.

i got discovered at the pool.

if you can get “cast” to be someone’s friend by a producer and start filming “3 weeks later” – that is definitely not reality tv. that is more like skit tv or improv tv. but you’re smart cookies. you already knew that.

and yet i watch the hills. i should be embarrassed. i’m not even sure i like it, but when i don’t, i like not liking it. like i enjoy watching it even if i’m loathing it…yeah, pretty sick. and yeah, it’s available online and i only have 2 channels but i don’t even think that’s a credible excuse. i still watch it. and it’s entertaining.

and i have dabbled in the reality tv genre and know firsthand how much they skew/edit/spin things… did i say that outloud? oops. but it is what it is. entertaining. lighthearted, goodnatured fun. mostly. :)

and i will say that my friends who are on that show make tons of sacrifices and their show does not cast fake friends or family members. geez!

just don’t believe 90% of what you see, search for the grain of truth and hold onto that. the message usually outshines the content and you can usually find that to withstand the bad editing and dubbed over interviews. oops, did i say that outloud again?

believe everything. hollywood doesn’t lie. :)

trl: tlp

JOSH AND JEN RETURN–LPA 2008 TALENT SHOW:

Get ready!  This year’s LPA talent show is being totally revamped, re-energized and it’s gonna be big!  :) My friend Josh and I were asked to head it up and emcee!  I’m so excited– click here to be directed to my website which has more information and how to sign up.

And don’t forget “People of My Life”:

Click here to be directed to our 2007 collaboration project that debuted at last year’s LPA conference.  You can still buy a copy of the limited edition CD here.

you could love me again

all of this time i’d planned, i’d be patient and you would love me again. you’d come to respect my mind and at last you’d find, you could love me again. and i have turned my whole world upside down trying not to let you go, watching you walk away is like a fatal blow.

-elle, legally blonde the musical

being a child of divorced parents teaches you that nothing, this side of “heaven”, lasts forever. and yet, if you flip that thought on its side, it provides the freedom to breathe deeply–you try your best and yet you never know. people walk away. people misunderstand. you make other choices. you fail.

sometimes you reach what’s realest by making believe. unafraid, unashamed, there is joy to be claimed in this world. ever ever after. though the world will tell you it’s not smart.

-carrie underwood, ever ever after from “enchanted”

how any of this relates to my taking down my post about my experience in new york in which i entitled “top post and dwarf stories”–i’m not quite sure. i took it down because i was stumbling over my words. because being called a “racist” was tripping me up–i couldn’t formulate a sentence because somehow my core was unsure of itself.

um yes.

Yes, I am going to be on that show tomorrow night.  Many of you have emailed me to ask…I was on several episodes last season and will be on this season.  They are dear friends and it’s a good show so you should watch it.