Spin Cycle: My First Vlog Confessional

This is my very first effort at vlogging. I apologize in advance for my rambling, and excessive use of the words "anyway" and "so". I will endeavor to do better with this in the future. Please visit the Spin Cycle at Sprite's Keeper for more confessional moments.

 

Comments

[Jan]

Okay - I LOVED this. And why do I have a feeling that one of the children at Jude's school has a huge crush on you?

Oh, and for the record - you ARE pretty. And I'm pretty damn sure you're the hottest thing in the room at any given moment. If I didn't like you so much, I'd probably hate you for that.

But I like you, so it's all good.

And you're still pretty.

[rxBambi]

That was so funny. And, fyi, I know exactly how you feel. My daughters are teenagers now - I think I've told you that. They are all pretty (not at all biased) but one of them has legs like you wouldn't believe. I hate going places with her because I see all the guys turn and look at HER and NOT ME. I'm standing there next to her (she's taller than I am) and like waving my arms going "hey! Hello! I'm here too! Look at me! My child is jail bait!"

But no. They smile at her and move on.

A while back I wrote some odes to aging. I'll try to find them for you. They are in my archives but I can't remember from when.

[Maureen@IslandRoar]

Oh, you are so funny! You're good at this. And so brave; I don't think I'll ever try it. Of course, once upon a time I would've said that about blogging too.
ANyways, you ARE pretty. Sorry, hope I'm not being creepy.
Was that chimes I heard in the background? Nice.

[Sprite's Keeper]

Dang it, I can't see video at work! I have to come back tonight!
You're still linked and forgiven but I may have to forgive you again in about 5 hours!

[Viki]

That was pretty cute. So, did you ever find out who left the note?

[Danabug]

I had to wait until I got home to see the video too. You are hilarious! Jude is lucky to have such a cool mom!

[Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)]

OMG! You are hysterical! And I mean funny, not, you know, 'hysterical'. ;) I loved your vlog! (and in my head I said it the way you did...) And you ARE pretty! Now I will probably be walking around with my hand behind my neck to get rid of the 'you know', along with holding my finger between my eyebrows...genius! :)

I'm still laughing...WITH you, not at you. You ROCK!! :)

[debbie]

You are so funny! And a natural at this. Much braver than me.

[Sprite's Keeper]

I loved everything about the VLOG! Especially the tangents! And the wackadoo was right to leave you a note. Now you can seek a restraining order with confidence! You're forgiven for being the hot one and I am going to be saying "vlog" exactly the way you coined it because you're right, it IS fun to say! Linked, linked!

[Carol]

Loved this Gretchen! It was so cool to "see" you! And yeah, whatever, I am sure you are considered a MILF by many young boys. That's why you got that note! ;)

[Michele Renee]

I too had to wait till this evening to hear your voice. I am fascinated by hearing people's voices after I have "met" them in blogland. I loved your vlog! What a great smile!!!!
And I have noticed the neck thing on me and I am horrified. No wonder I wear scarves all the time. I thought you were very funny. With lots of expression. When I watched it at work with no sound, I knew a bunch of what you were saying from your expressions.

[Nony (A Slob Comes Clean)]

Hahahahaha! I can totally relate. Recently I tried taking a picture of myself for my profile, and thought I was being unbelievably cute. However, the pictures all looked horrible. Not cute at all. I finally accepted that I'm no longer as cute in "real life" as I am in my mind.

Of course, then I was hugely relieved when I realized that all pictures taken with that camera were looking bad, so obviously, it's not me, and I'm probably as cute as ever.

[kate]

that was fun to watch! thanks for posting your first VLOG. I don't think i want to try one just quite yet. I saw myself on the news last spring and was surprised at the wrinkles. Then i said to my husband it was the high def doing that. And he reminded me I didn't watch it on the high def channel.

[Heather (qtberryhead)]

I seriously noticed NO WATTLE. I watched your vlog on the fly the other day and didn't have time to comment.
I was actually a bit distracted by your hair, it's pretty freaking awesome. Such nice curls...
And now I walk around wispering "vlog" all the time. I feel like Goldmember...

[Sara]

Are those curls natural? Do we have matching deep brown natural curls?! (Well, no. bc mine aren't all dignified and cooperative and shiny like yours.)

I enjoyed the whole thing. Esp. your sign off "...shut the f%@#in' thing off"

[becky]

Okay how did I miss this last week? It was so fun to see you in living color! Especially because I keep looking for you in a commercial.

So did Jude not write the note?

And you ARE pretty!