April 18th, 2008 Grace’s Love List - 4/18

Fridays it is! Thanks for all the replies letting me know that Friday is a good day for a Grace Love List. So Fridays it will stay. Here’s the latest installment:

• Who doesn’t love a good poll? ‘Cause if you don’t love a good poll, we probably shouldn’t be friends. I follow Straw Poll Now on Twitter. Everyday they put up an interesting question. What I find more interesting than anything else are the reasons people have for their answers. Most reasons are funny, some are weird, but all are definitely interesting.
• Some dude name Robert Johnny sketched every student from his mother’s 1968 high school yearbook. Woah. Such a good idea. I should go back and start sketching out all my friends from high school. Maybe Grown Up Grace will see something more in her friends that High School Grace wasn’t able to.
• My single avatar on TwoPeas has always been a winking Care Bear. So when this Care Bears icon set popped up on my radar, I thought it would be fun to share it with you. There’s only five in the collection (I hope the designer creates more), but for now I’m relishing the ones he’s released.

• Color Wars 2008 - such a fun site! They say their site is “just like summer camp (but) not really.” I’m tempted to join one of the teams and take part in a challenge. One funny one is the “Young Me, Now Me” Challenge gallery. I should find a photo of Young Grace and have Now Grace re-model it. Can you imagine? Maybe that one of me taking a bubble bath….uh, no, wait. Not a good idea. LOL. This is a family-friendly site, after all.
• Hey! diddle, diddle… I Must. Get. This. Dish. Uncommon Goods has in stock The Bowl That Ran Away With the Spoon. Great title for dishware. A bit pricey, but I think the sentiment behind the name might just be worth it. (And, what’s a “diddle” exactly?)
• Okay. Confess. Have you bought an American Idol tune from iTunes? Because I have. I’ve purchased Brooke White’s rendition of The Beatles’ “Let It Be” and Jason Castro’s go at Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” - both favorites. Now I’m trying to decide if I should purchase David Cook’s interpretation of Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” (video below). Someone talk me into it. Never mind. I just did.

American Idol - David Cook “Always Be My Baby”

My mom and grandparents are leaving for the Philippines this weekend and I’ve got a lot of Balikbayan boxes to help pack. And since Mom and Lola won’t be here for Mother’s Day, I’m planning on something special for them before they go. Wish me luck!

And This Grace wishes you a good one.