Remember this song? (This is the Iko Iko music video–the version of the song from the movie RainMan). How in the WORLD did I forget how sassy and sexy this video is? The lady pictured above is the singer from Belle Stars. I love this video–good scenes from RainMan, plus it’s a great version of this song.

I’ve experienced one extremely positive effect from watching this video a million times today and yesterday: I always disliked ballet until now–specifically due to the tight spandex on guys look. While I’ve always wanted to be sophisticated enough to like opera and ballet…it just hasn’t happened for me. Well, until the fancy footwork by the dude in this video. MAN. I wish I could be his type (ie, male I guess). Ha ha. I just said I wish I could be male–what a weird and un-funny joke that was!

A few other things I’m enjoying about this video:

1. How the girl in this video be SO HOT with white dreadlocks and green things hanging off her bodysuit? Also, why is it that she’s adorable when she swings HER hair, but when I swing mine like that, I look stupid? Whatever.
2. How short and tight people’s pants were in the movie RainMan–I never noticed that at the time, but wow.
3. For some reason, I always remembered the girl in the movie as the same lady who did all those “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” commercials. Nope–totally different lady in this movie…
4. Is it just me, or does the VH1 title in the lower left corner say “Rain Main” instead of “Rain Man”? Come on now VH1.
5. I tried to do the sassy dances of the blond dread locks girl in the video. It didn’t go well, but I’m so proud that I tried.

Oh also, this video has been viewed like 1,400,000 times. I think I personally am responsible for a good 1000 of those just between yesterday and today. If you decide to watch the video–and ESPECIALLY the hot footwork at 1:39, you might keep clicking replay. You’ve been warned!

Then there’s me. It feels a little lame to think about who I’ve helped compared to the people Bill Gates has helped. Okay, let’s scale that statement down by comparing me to normal people, and I will STILL seem lame. Compare the number of people I’ve helped to…for example, those my Grandma helped, or my sister who volunteers at a home for the elderly, or my son’s teacher who takes in abandoned animals and nurses them back to health until they are adopted.

Well, it’s quotes like these below that help remind me that it doesn’t require doing millions of hours of volunteer work to help and make a difference…It’s the choices I make by the minute, the hour, the day, and the week–who do I smile at? Who do I encourage? Who do I lift up? Or, who do I tear down? Who do I listen to? Who do I talk to death? Who do I pay attention to? And who do I ignore? Do I tip well, or do I give the absolute bare minimum to that driver who’s slaving away to earn a living for his family?

These things do seem important, but even as I try really hard to be nice and helpful and not get snappy with people even when they get snappy with me (DIFFICULT), I still get sad that I can’t help more people, I can’t take away children’s pain, I can’t give homeless people a home, I can’t do this, I can’t do that–due to limitations of time, money, and other resources…

So boy did I LOVE THESE QUOTES I read by Mother Teresa:

“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.”

Enjoy those words. And now it’s time for bed. (I have not been very disciplined about bedtime lately, but I am very determined, and this blog is not stopping me from going to bed this INSTANT. )

Nighty night!

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

The good you do today people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and god; It was never between you and them anyway.

RIP Steve Jobs. I can’t believe he died at age 56.

Not many people can say they impacted the WHOLE WORLD. Especially by age 56.

I’m very sad right now. The world has lost an amazing mind and visionary.

1) My hot, un-married orthodontist. Well, actually I liked him so much, but then I realized he’s one of those who has everyone under a spell due to his hotness. So now, I can’t really say I have a crush on him–he’s too aware of his own charm. But he’s still really cute, so I might blog about him when I see him for my Invisalign.

2) Cute lifeguard at pool last summer. Okay,he looked like Bo Duke (as in The Dukes of Hazard) but CUTER. My 10-year-old son made me laugh aloud from happiness one day when we were walking home from the pool. He said, “Mom, WHY did that lifeguard keep staring and smiling at you? It was EMBARRASSING.” Hahahahahh. I’m not sure there was indeed smiling or staring, but if there was, I’m definitely fine with it.

3) My old boss. This is not Hot Boss. This is Old Hot Boss. He’s my boss from many years ago whom I have never blogged about. Now, he’s what I might refer to as a HUGE “no no”. Many reasons. But he sure is cute. And super smart. I always had a crush on him. I don’t think there will be any stories about him–because he’s a “no no”, but also because I don’t suspect he and I will be in contact. Still, I wanted to mention him.

4) Republicans running for President—oh man, this entry could go on for days, but I have two seconds (have to sleep darn it, it’s almost 1:00am…what am I doing???). I need a whole PAGE just to talk about mu’ man Mitt. Let’s see…how can I sum up my thoughts on him? Oh I know–I can’t contain my love for Mitt Romney, that’s how. I am not even Republican–but he makes me feel Republican…and proud of being Republican. Only a true genius could do that. Mitt Romney, you make the world a better, more aesthetically amazing, and of course, a more effectively medically insured place to live. (We know, we know, NOT in an Obamacare way because the insurance program YOU enacted in Massachusetts is NOT like Obamacare, it’s Genius-care, and it’s perfect. Just like you.)

More on Mitt tomorrow. I might need to blog about him a few times–there’s just so much to say. I need an I HEART MITT ROMNEY coffee mug, man.

Well, I need to go to bed now. Nighty night.