No audio for this one either.....but I did find guitar chords--that oughta count for something!
Hey, hobo man, hey Dapper Dan
You both got your style, but brother
You're never fully dressed without a smile
/ G - Gmaj7 - / G6 - G G6 / D7 - - - G G6 D7 - /
Your clothes may be "Beau Brumelly"
They stand out a mile, but brother
You're never fully dressed without a smile
Who cares what they're wearing
On Main Street or Saville Row
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe that matters
/ C - Cm - / G B7 Em - / D - Em - / Bm7 E7 A7 D7 /
So, Senator, so, janitor
So long for awhile, remember
You're never fully dressed
Though you may wear the best
You're never fully dressed without a smile
/ G - Gmaj7 - / G6 - Bm7 E7 / Am7 - D7 - /
/ Bm7 - Dm6 E7 / Am7 - - D7 G - - - /
--> The movie Annie, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
Monday, December 31, 2007
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Happy New Year's Adam!
Today's SOTD has no audio link, ostensibly because it's a TV theme?
Where it came from...who knows? I woke up to my small cat sitting on my chest, staring me in the eye, and this song-->
Spoken: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated.
We’re gonna do it!
Give us any chance, we’ll take it.
Give us any rule, we’ll break it.
We’re gonna make our dreams come true.
Doin’ it our way.
Nothin’s gonna turn us back now,
Straight ahead and on the track now.
We’re gonna make our dreams come true,
Doin’ it our way.
There is nothing we won’t try,
Never heard the word impossible.
This time there’s no stopping us.
We’re gonna do it.
On your mark, get set, and go now,
Got a dream and we just know now,
We’re gonna make our dream come true.
And we’ll do it our way, yes our way.
Make all our dreams come true,
And do it our way, yes our way,
Make all our dreams come true
For me and you.
Where it came from...who knows? I woke up to my small cat sitting on my chest, staring me in the eye, and this song-->
Spoken: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated.
We’re gonna do it!
Give us any chance, we’ll take it.
Give us any rule, we’ll break it.
We’re gonna make our dreams come true.
Doin’ it our way.
Nothin’s gonna turn us back now,
Straight ahead and on the track now.
We’re gonna make our dreams come true,
Doin’ it our way.
There is nothing we won’t try,
Never heard the word impossible.
This time there’s no stopping us.
We’re gonna do it.
On your mark, get set, and go now,
Got a dream and we just know now,
We’re gonna make our dream come true.
And we’ll do it our way, yes our way.
Make all our dreams come true,
And do it our way, yes our way,
Make all our dreams come true
For me and you.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
SOTD: 12/27/07
Break it off boy this has got me feeling naughty
I wanna know boy if I can be your shorty
Set it off boy make me hot all over my body
Listen <---
--> Sean Paul, Break It Off
Monday, December 24, 2007
SOTD: 12/24/07
Merry Christmas!
Happy, happy, birthday baby
Although you're with somebody new
Thought I'd drop a line to say
That I wish this happy day
Would find me beside you.
Listen
--> The Tune Weavers, Happy Happy Birthday Baby
Happy, happy, birthday baby
Although you're with somebody new
Thought I'd drop a line to say
That I wish this happy day
Would find me beside you.
Listen
--> The Tune Weavers, Happy Happy Birthday Baby
Christmas Adam
Every day, urban dictionary sends me a word of the day. Yesterday's urban WOTD was Christmas Adam.
You know, December 23rd? Because Adam came before Eve? I know, kind of lame, but all day yesterday I found myself thinking, "Today is Christmas Adam".
These things get stuck in one's head.
You know, December 23rd? Because Adam came before Eve? I know, kind of lame, but all day yesterday I found myself thinking, "Today is Christmas Adam".
These things get stuck in one's head.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
SOTD: 12/22/07
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over,
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us,
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade.
--> Irving Berlin, Easter Parade
Can't find a song sample (if anyone can, let me know and I'll add it). It's from a 1942 movie called Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. If you've not seen it, DO! It's really wonderful :)
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over,
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us,
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade.
--> Irving Berlin, Easter Parade
Can't find a song sample (if anyone can, let me know and I'll add it). It's from a 1942 movie called Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. If you've not seen it, DO! It's really wonderful :)
So, at what point should I just assume it's menengitis?
Day 3....
It's been 3 days since I've been able to turn my head in any direction pther than the pre-ordained"straight". DB went and got me one of those thermacare things last night...ahh, air + iron rock things = warm + sleep.
Things weren't so good around 3am when I actually picked up my own head to turn it to the left so it would hurt less, but they're a little better now.
Man, I would make such an excellent parade horse. No blinders for me. Can't even turn my head no how...
It's been 3 days since I've been able to turn my head in any direction pther than the pre-ordained"straight". DB went and got me one of those thermacare things last night...ahh, air + iron rock things = warm + sleep.
Things weren't so good around 3am when I actually picked up my own head to turn it to the left so it would hurt less, but they're a little better now.
Man, I would make such an excellent parade horse. No blinders for me. Can't even turn my head no how...
Thursday, December 20, 2007
SOTD: 12/20/07
I heard he sang a good song,
I heard he had a style,
And so I came to see him and listen for a while
And there he was this young boy
Stranger to my eyes
All ears?
--> Fugees, Killing Me Softly
I heard he had a style,
And so I came to see him and listen for a while
And there he was this young boy
Stranger to my eyes
All ears?
--> Fugees, Killing Me Softly
Sunday, December 16, 2007
The weirdest thing happened to me on Thursday night...
...I know, that's saying a lot--given the contents of this blog and the various things some of you may have heard come out my mouth over the years--however...
In the early am hours of Thurs night/Fri morning, I woke up (somewhat confused, as usual) to find something extra super creepy thing in my bed!
I happened to be sleeping on my stomach, when I moved my left hand, only to find something that was kind of warm and felt like fingers lying on my pillow. CREEPY!
Now, I sleep on the left-hand-free side of the bed, and since I was on my stomach and the "fingers" were pointing to my left, I knew it wasn't DB's hand. Unless it had been detached from his arm in the middle of the night....which does seem like a viable option when one is woken up in the middle of the night only to find an extra hand on one's pillow.
Anyway, I picked it up to fling it off the bed so I could turn on the light--it was icky-warm--only to find that it wouldn't go.
At this point, I was waking up a little bit, and I decided to investigate a little......only to find that this creepy, warm thing was connected to....my own arm.
Yes, my hand was so far asleep that it wasn't even tingly. I couldn't even tell that it was my own right hand that my left hand was trying to pick up and fling to the floor.
Where I thought my actual right hand may have gone during this little episode? I have no idea.
Want to have some fun? Come over and wake me up in the middle of the night--see what happens....
In the early am hours of Thurs night/Fri morning, I woke up (somewhat confused, as usual) to find something extra super creepy thing in my bed!
I happened to be sleeping on my stomach, when I moved my left hand, only to find something that was kind of warm and felt like fingers lying on my pillow. CREEPY!
Now, I sleep on the left-hand-free side of the bed, and since I was on my stomach and the "fingers" were pointing to my left, I knew it wasn't DB's hand. Unless it had been detached from his arm in the middle of the night....which does seem like a viable option when one is woken up in the middle of the night only to find an extra hand on one's pillow.
Anyway, I picked it up to fling it off the bed so I could turn on the light--it was icky-warm--only to find that it wouldn't go.
At this point, I was waking up a little bit, and I decided to investigate a little......only to find that this creepy, warm thing was connected to....my own arm.
Yes, my hand was so far asleep that it wasn't even tingly. I couldn't even tell that it was my own right hand that my left hand was trying to pick up and fling to the floor.
Where I thought my actual right hand may have gone during this little episode? I have no idea.
Want to have some fun? Come over and wake me up in the middle of the night--see what happens....
SOTD: 12/16/07
I'm a thourough-bred, that's what she said
in the back of my truck bed
As I was gettin' buzzed on suds
Out on some back country road.
We were flying high
Fine as wine, having ourselves a big and rich time
And I was going, just about as far as she'd let me
But her evaluation of my cowboy reputation
Had me begging for salvation all night long
So I took her out giggin frogs
Introduced her to my old bird dog
And sang her every Wilie Nelson song I could think of
And we made love!
Headphone version (2nd one)
--> Big&Rich, "Save a horse, ride a cowboy"
in the back of my truck bed
As I was gettin' buzzed on suds
Out on some back country road.
We were flying high
Fine as wine, having ourselves a big and rich time
And I was going, just about as far as she'd let me
But her evaluation of my cowboy reputation
Had me begging for salvation all night long
So I took her out giggin frogs
Introduced her to my old bird dog
And sang her every Wilie Nelson song I could think of
And we made love!
Headphone version (2nd one)
--> Big&Rich, "Save a horse, ride a cowboy"
SOTD: 12/15/07
L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please dont break it
Love was made for me and you
Ecoutez (7th one down)
--> Nat King Cole, "L. O. V. E."
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please dont break it
Love was made for me and you
Ecoutez (7th one down)
--> Nat King Cole, "L. O. V. E."
SOTD: 12/13/07
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop busses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair and well,
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Listen here
--> Nickleback, "Rockstar"
And live in hilltop busses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair and well,
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Listen here
--> Nickleback, "Rockstar"
Sunday, December 02, 2007
I am officially too old to sleep on the floor
Well, on the floor without a cushion of some sort, at least.
Yep, we lost power during our snow/ice storm last night at about 845P and ended up having a campout in the living room, sleeping bags and all :)
Since our furnace is electric ignited, when we lose power, we lose heat. Given that it was cold out, we decided to camp out in the living room with the gas fireplace. So we dragged out the sleeping bags and the flashlights, and settled down with cat/cat/dog on the floor.
(Also fun for us--when the power goes out, we lose water, since we're on an electric powered well. So we got to have a great night of "don't flush if ya don't gotta". So nice....)
A good time was had by all! My zero degrees-rated mummybag kept me warm and claustrophobic--and one cat and the dog kept me pinned down in various uncomfortable positions--throughout the night.
The other cat? Inside the bag with me all night long. Just like a mink hot water bottle. That periodically sinks its claws into your leg.
So, although I've now realized that my bones no longer desire to sleep on the floor, all in all, it was a fun night :)
Yep, we lost power during our snow/ice storm last night at about 845P and ended up having a campout in the living room, sleeping bags and all :)
Since our furnace is electric ignited, when we lose power, we lose heat. Given that it was cold out, we decided to camp out in the living room with the gas fireplace. So we dragged out the sleeping bags and the flashlights, and settled down with cat/cat/dog on the floor.
(Also fun for us--when the power goes out, we lose water, since we're on an electric powered well. So we got to have a great night of "don't flush if ya don't gotta". So nice....)
A good time was had by all! My zero degrees-rated mummybag kept me warm and claustrophobic--and one cat and the dog kept me pinned down in various uncomfortable positions--throughout the night.
The other cat? Inside the bag with me all night long. Just like a mink hot water bottle. That periodically sinks its claws into your leg.
So, although I've now realized that my bones no longer desire to sleep on the floor, all in all, it was a fun night :)
The SOTDs have disappeared!
Temporarily, of course. I'm back in the middle of an audit again, and it seems that they drive off the SOTDs :)
It should be over by Xmas, so rest assured, I've not forsaken you all :)
It should be over by Xmas, so rest assured, I've not forsaken you all :)
Friday, November 23, 2007
SOTD: 11/23/07
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Hope you all had turkey and green beans to your heart's content :) Traditionally, my family has always cut their Xmas tree down on the Fri after Xmas, but due to previous years' drought, our farm is not open this weekend.
So, looks like more eating and lounging around for us today! It's a heavy cross to bear....
Anyway, on to the SOTD-->
_____________________________________________
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
Listen-->
--> Clement Moore, The Night Before Christmas
So, looks like more eating and lounging around for us today! It's a heavy cross to bear....
Anyway, on to the SOTD-->
_____________________________________________
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
Listen-->
--> Clement Moore, The Night Before Christmas
Monday, November 19, 2007
SOTD: 11/19/07
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
Its time to be a big girl now
Listen (3rd one down)
--> Fergie, Big Girls Don't Cry
Sunday, November 18, 2007
SOTD: 11/18/07
I don't hardly know you,
But I'd be willin' to show you,
I know a way to make you,
Laugh at that cowgirl as she's walkin' out your door.
I know a way to make you smile.
Just let me whisper things,
You've never heard before.
Just let me touch you, baby.
Just let me touch you for awhile.
Listen (2nd one down)
--> Alison Kraus, Just Let Me Touch You For A While
But I'd be willin' to show you,
I know a way to make you,
Laugh at that cowgirl as she's walkin' out your door.
I know a way to make you smile.
Just let me whisper things,
You've never heard before.
Just let me touch you, baby.
Just let me touch you for awhile.
Listen (2nd one down)
--> Alison Kraus, Just Let Me Touch You For A While
Saturday, November 17, 2007
I know at least one of my readers
is a blogspot blogger, him- or herself, so...
does anyone know how to get linked stuff to pop up in a separate window? It kind of annoys me to keep hitting the back button to get back to the linked stuff on mairzydoats.
Help!
does anyone know how to get linked stuff to pop up in a separate window? It kind of annoys me to keep hitting the back button to get back to the linked stuff on mairzydoats.
Help!
SOTD: 11/17/07
I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night
Listen
--> Meatloaf, Paradise By The Dashboard Light
As if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night
Listen
--> Meatloaf, Paradise By The Dashboard Light
SOTD: 11/16/07
Wake up call
Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed
Don't you care about me anymore? Don’t you care about me?
I don't think so.
Six foot tall
Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won't come around here anymore Come around here?
I don't think so.
Listen
--> Maroon 5, Wake Up Call
Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed
Don't you care about me anymore? Don’t you care about me?
I don't think so.
Six foot tall
Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won't come around here anymore Come around here?
I don't think so.
Listen
--> Maroon 5, Wake Up Call
SOTD: 11/15/07
Say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment;
turn my head with talk of summertime.
Say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that's all I ask of you
Listen (4th one down)
--> The Phantom of the Opera, All I Ask of You
turn my head with talk of summertime.
Say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that's all I ask of you
Listen (4th one down)
--> The Phantom of the Opera, All I Ask of You
SOTD: 11/14/07
I see you looking at me
I can tell by your eyes that you're feeling me and
I really want you to get close with me.
So won't you dance with me...dance with me.
My drop top's in the parking lot and
I wanna take you back to my spot.
We can snuggle a little, more time to us.
So won't you dance with me...dance with me!
Audio (2nd is better, but slow to start)-->
--> 112: Dance With Me
I can tell by your eyes that you're feeling me and
I really want you to get close with me.
So won't you dance with me...dance with me.
My drop top's in the parking lot and
I wanna take you back to my spot.
We can snuggle a little, more time to us.
So won't you dance with me...dance with me!
Audio (2nd is better, but slow to start)-->
--> 112: Dance With Me
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
SOTD: 10/28/07
Saturday, October 27, 2007
SOTD: 10/27/07
Where it began
I cant begin to knowin
But then I know its growin strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along
Hands, touchin hands
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin youuuuuuu!
Ecoutez! (4th one down is the best)
--> Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline
I cant begin to knowin
But then I know its growin strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along
Hands, touchin hands
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin youuuuuuu!
Ecoutez! (4th one down is the best)
--> Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline
This morning's conversation...
Me (reading cnn.com): "Research shows some Neanderthals were redheads"
DB (sotto voce): "Some still are...."
HEY!!!! >:0
DB (sotto voce): "Some still are...."
HEY!!!! >:0
SOTD: 10/26/07
Think I wanna drive your benz
I dont
If I wanna floss I got my own
Even if you were broke
My love dont cost a thing
Sorry! No e-file for this one!
--> Jennifer Lopez, My Love Don't Cost a Thing
I dont
If I wanna floss I got my own
Even if you were broke
My love dont cost a thing
Sorry! No e-file for this one!
--> Jennifer Lopez, My Love Don't Cost a Thing
Sunday, October 21, 2007
SOTD: 10/21/07
OK, numbers exchanged
Now it's in play
Shouldn't a took you so long
In the first place
I'm just playin' cutie Yeah give me a call
No it's cool You ain't gotta see me to my car
I'm a big girl But you'll find out
Stuck for me
While I drop top and ride out
Wheels spinnin
'Wanna know what shorty all about
But it's cool, Im doin'
And these words is comin' out my mouth
Listen :)
--> Eve/Alicia Keys, Gangsta Lovin
Now it's in play
Shouldn't a took you so long
In the first place
I'm just playin' cutie Yeah give me a call
No it's cool You ain't gotta see me to my car
I'm a big girl But you'll find out
Stuck for me
While I drop top and ride out
Wheels spinnin
'Wanna know what shorty all about
But it's cool, Im doin'
And these words is comin' out my mouth
Listen :)
--> Eve/Alicia Keys, Gangsta Lovin
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Movie Review: The Heartbreak Kid
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): I give it a 3.
For the biceps crowd, there's Ben Stiller's Eddie Cantrow (also here). I've always thought he was cute and funny (and he's shapely, which is always appreciated!! I do love an invitation to the gun show.)
For the stockings crowd, there's 2 choices. There the Malin Akerman, the blonde chick who plays Ben Stiller's wife. Pretty enough, though her character is so annoying that it might be hard to get over. (I guess you could always just plug your ears?)
Alternatively, there's Michelle Monaghan, who plays the love interest Miranda. Mrrrrow.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 1. Meh. The ending was a mixed bag. On one hand, you're happy to get what seems like a happy ending. On the other hand, I was really disappointed in Ben Stiller's character and felt sad for my girl Michelle.
Action/adventureness (0-5): 3. There's a good amount of slapstick and pratfalls, which is fun. Some good driving scenes. There was also some, um, action scenes that might surprise. Meant to be funny, but still pretty shocking for a Ben Stiller movie!
Love storyness (0-5): 1. True love story? Not really...not, like, From Here to Eternity love story. Otherwise, there's plenty of love story--the whole movie is full of it.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. No scaryness at all. At least not the way I mean it.
Kissing (0-5): 1. Not enough kissing. But, boy, those not-kissing scenes. Funny--and meant to be funny--but pretty graphic!
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 2. Also meh. Some of the scenery was really pretty, but then other times you could tell it was green-screened. The thing is, it's a Farrelley brothers movie, not high cinema.
Extra Credit: 5. Ben Stiller's real-life dad, Jerry, is hilariously rude and potty-mouthed. He alone is worth watching the movie.
Total: 16/35. Made by the people who brought you There's Something About Mary and Superbad, but less enjoyable than either.
For the biceps crowd, there's Ben Stiller's Eddie Cantrow (also here). I've always thought he was cute and funny (and he's shapely, which is always appreciated!! I do love an invitation to the gun show.)
For the stockings crowd, there's 2 choices. There the Malin Akerman, the blonde chick who plays Ben Stiller's wife. Pretty enough, though her character is so annoying that it might be hard to get over. (I guess you could always just plug your ears?)
Alternatively, there's Michelle Monaghan, who plays the love interest Miranda. Mrrrrow.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 1. Meh. The ending was a mixed bag. On one hand, you're happy to get what seems like a happy ending. On the other hand, I was really disappointed in Ben Stiller's character and felt sad for my girl Michelle.
Action/adventureness (0-5): 3. There's a good amount of slapstick and pratfalls, which is fun. Some good driving scenes. There was also some, um, action scenes that might surprise. Meant to be funny, but still pretty shocking for a Ben Stiller movie!
Love storyness (0-5): 1. True love story? Not really...not, like, From Here to Eternity love story. Otherwise, there's plenty of love story--the whole movie is full of it.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. No scaryness at all. At least not the way I mean it.
Kissing (0-5): 1. Not enough kissing. But, boy, those not-kissing scenes. Funny--and meant to be funny--but pretty graphic!
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 2. Also meh. Some of the scenery was really pretty, but then other times you could tell it was green-screened. The thing is, it's a Farrelley brothers movie, not high cinema.
Extra Credit: 5. Ben Stiller's real-life dad, Jerry, is hilariously rude and potty-mouthed. He alone is worth watching the movie.
Total: 16/35. Made by the people who brought you There's Something About Mary and Superbad, but less enjoyable than either.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
One of my my sassmouth readers has chastised me...
...for not writing. So, to silence Jen's whining--> Here's today's SOTD!!
Yes, I think they're back. At least it was back en force this morning, since I don't even own this song.
"If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrongI know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew"
Listen here
Yes, I think they're back. At least it was back en force this morning, since I don't even own this song.
"If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrongI know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew"
Listen here
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I'm back!
Still stuff to clean up, but the audit's over...for now.
You know what that means, right?
MORE SOTD!! Hopefully now that I'll be sleeping at night, my SOTDs will come back. :)
You know what that means, right?
MORE SOTD!! Hopefully now that I'll be sleeping at night, my SOTDs will come back. :)
SOTD: 9/23/07
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Not dead
Nope. Not dead. Just on vacay the first week of Sept and then trapped in an audit these past 2 weeks (I've hardly ever been so tired just from regular work!).
So, I'll return next week with more miscellaneous crap and internal musings, don't worry :)
So, I'll return next week with more miscellaneous crap and internal musings, don't worry :)
Saturday, September 01, 2007
SOTD: 9/1/07
J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et paris
Par eux toujours
Mon cœur est ravi
Manhattan est belle
Mais à quoi bon le nier
Ce qui m'ensorcelle
C'est paris, c'est paris tout entier
Le voir un jour
C'est mon rêve joli
J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et paris
Listen-->
Mon pays et paris
Par eux toujours
Mon cœur est ravi
Manhattan est belle
Mais à quoi bon le nier
Ce qui m'ensorcelle
C'est paris, c'est paris tout entier
Le voir un jour
C'est mon rêve joli
J'ai deux amours
Mon pays et paris
Listen-->
Sunday, August 26, 2007
The wisdom of 12 year old girls
12 year old girl #1: "Meredith [coincidentally], I'm going to show you the belts."
12 year old girl #2: "Um, okay?"
12 year old girl #1: "I really think you need to embrace belts."
Overheard: This weekend at Old Navy
12 year old girl #2: "Um, okay?"
12 year old girl #1: "I really think you need to embrace belts."
Overheard: This weekend at Old Navy
Friday, August 24, 2007
SOTD: 8/24/07
Il n'a pas besoin d'être un milliardaire
Qu'il soit beau, non, ça m'est égal
Il n'a pas besoin d'être une grande lumière
Star du cinéma ni prince royal
Je cherche un homme, un homme, un homme
Qu'il s'appelle Pierre ou Paul ou Tom
Pourvu qu'il donne son maximum
Je cherche un homme, un homme, un homme
-->artha Kitt, Je Cherche Un Homme
Qu'il soit beau, non, ça m'est égal
Il n'a pas besoin d'être une grande lumière
Star du cinéma ni prince royal
Je cherche un homme, un homme, un homme
Qu'il s'appelle Pierre ou Paul ou Tom
Pourvu qu'il donne son maximum
Je cherche un homme, un homme, un homme
-->artha Kitt, Je Cherche Un Homme
Saturday, August 18, 2007
SOTD: 8/17/07
You're beautiful!
You don't need all that makeup
And you don't need to take up, sugar
All of your time in front of the mirror
--Harry Connick Jr; Just Kiss me
You don't need all that makeup
And you don't need to take up, sugar
All of your time in front of the mirror
--Harry Connick Jr; Just Kiss me
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
SOTD: 8/13/07
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind
Got my paper and I was free
--> Indigo Girls: Closer To Fine
Listen 2nd-->
Got my paper and I was free
--> Indigo Girls: Closer To Fine
Listen 2nd-->
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Movie Reveiw: Bourne Ultimatum
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 3. A "3" mostly because it's heavily balanced in the I-like-boys group's favor. You know, I try to be fair.
For those into stockings and heels: There's mainly Joan Allen (as Pamela Landy) and Julia Stiles (as Nicky Parsons) . They're both good and good-looking in the movie, with Julia Stiles sporting darker hair than her usual (much more attractive on her, I think)
For those into square jaws and biceps: You're mostly looking at David Strathairn and, of course, Matt Damon (sigh). Now, while David Strathairn doesn't really do it for me, I can totally see where he would be attractive to some.
Matt Damon? Well, honestly, do I really even have to specify what's so appealing? Probably not. I mean, the pictures really say it all. Like this one. Don't you just wanna wipe the smirk off his face?
Ok, sorry, I'll move on ;)
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 3. Hmmm. It's hard to say. There is a definite ending, which I appreciate, but I'm not sure it's the ending I'm looking for. It's...well...it just doesn't really fit with the rest of the series. Although, I guess I can't imagine how else they would have ended the Bourne run. Hmmm.
Love storyness (0-5): 1. Well, it's mostly filled with the wistful longing and confusion over the dead girlfriend from Bourne #2. Poignant and sad--I mean, your heart goes out to Matt Damon (and you find yourself with a burning desire to comfort him...over at your apartment...later on tonight...)--but not very lovey. Hmmm.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. No scaryness at all. At least not the way I mean it.
Kissing (0-5): 1. IMHO? Sooo not enough kissing. Yes, I know, the dead girlfriend, but come on, couldn't we at least get some "I'm-sorry-your-girlfriend-drowned-in-and/or-was-shot-and-thrown-into-the-river" consolation-type making out? Nothing!
I'm so disappointed...
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 4. Strictly speaking, the cinematography was awesome. Realistically speaking, I occasionally had to look away from the screen so as to not throw up. Action and any (totally surreptitious!) special effects were very good!
Extra Credit: 1 point because Matt Damon is both cute and nice.
Total: 13/35. I didn't like it as much as the other 2, but then I'm heavily biased on the inclusion of a love story, so take me with a grain of salt. It's really, really good!
SOTD: 8/12/07
Cobrastyle <----It's actually a pretty fun song...not that you can tell this by the "lyrics"....
Listen 4th-->
Listen 4th-->
Saturday, August 11, 2007
I got the nicest compliment today from an old friend of mine...
He said I look better now than I did 10 years ago (uh huh, when I was 23, dig it). My chick friends also said the same thing Fri night. Awwww. I'm so flattered!
Such a nice way to round out an afternoon and evening of shopping the underwear store, freaking out the annoying mall kiosk handlotion salesgirl by holding her hand when she wouldn't leave me alone, drinking a farewell drink with my soon-to-be-Californian old bud, and chatting up my chick friends while they scrapbooked.
All washed down with a grasshopper pie and 4 spoons. :)
Such a nice way to round out an afternoon and evening of shopping the underwear store, freaking out the annoying mall kiosk handlotion salesgirl by holding her hand when she wouldn't leave me alone, drinking a farewell drink with my soon-to-be-Californian old bud, and chatting up my chick friends while they scrapbooked.
All washed down with a grasshopper pie and 4 spoons. :)
SOTD: 8/10/07
Always, no, sometimes, think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes, but it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
--> The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever
Listen-->
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes, but it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
--> The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever
Listen-->
Thursday, August 09, 2007
I would not be surprised to find out I've got new readers...
so, in the spirit of fair play, here are some things you may want to know:
One of my favorite urbandictionary.com words of the day, to date...
Designated Drunk
Oh just wait until I get a chance to assign this to one of you......it's only a matter of time....
Oh just wait until I get a chance to assign this to one of you......it's only a matter of time....
Why do people stand in front of the forks?
There's only one place to get them. Well..okay, there's another forkatorium on the other side of the checkout, but I am here. On this side.
So, therefore, ms. redhaired-chick-wearing-unseasonably-heavyweight-not-to-mention-unflattering-gray-dress-pants-in-the-middle-of-summer--when I'm flitting around you and your friend's fork-front conversation?--saying excuse me 6 or 7 times as I try different approach angles, finally deciding to just buzz the tower (which would normally just be rude, if you weren't so socially retarded)?, JUST GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh.
So, therefore, ms. redhaired-chick-wearing-unseasonably-heavyweight-not-to-mention-unflattering-gray-dress-pants-in-the-middle-of-summer--when I'm flitting around you and your friend's fork-front conversation?--saying excuse me 6 or 7 times as I try different approach angles, finally deciding to just buzz the tower (which would normally just be rude, if you weren't so socially retarded)?, JUST GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
Saturday, August 04, 2007
My Irish dad isn't drunken, but
since this clip combines 2 things close to my heart, I thought I'd share. Those 2 things? Irish music and a Caddyshack reference, of course.
Ah to be sure an' 'tis enough t' make y' cry--sniff*
*watch those speakers
Ah to be sure an' 'tis enough t' make y' cry--sniff*
*watch those speakers
Yep, that about sums it up.
Yes, yesterday (as I will again, later on today) I spent some time at the McH county fair. It was extra-super hot and sunny--even in a sleeveless shirt--even when distracted by a chocolate covered-funnel cake--even when there were firemen to look at (more on that later)--and so I sat in the 4H tent, waiting to meet a friend of mine from work and his family, just thinking about how miserable all the animals must be.
(And texting my friends, of course. Because if there's anything that the cell phone revolution has done for mankind, it's to let you not seem as much like an idiot while you wait for someone.)
Hey, can I help you with something?
--What? Oh, no, I'm not waiting aimlessly, I'm texting.
Oh, oh, right, of course, sorry, sorry
Anyway, as I saw there drinking my water (and texting), I watched 3 of the local firemen come into the tent to get food. Since I apparently find talking to strangers to be irresistible....
Me (taking a break from my carpal tunnel): Hey guys, how's it going?
Too-skinny fireman 1: Good, thanks
Too-skinny fireman 2: Hey, good, how are you?
John C Reilly fireman 3: Sweaty
A more moist truth has never been spoken.
(And texting my friends, of course. Because if there's anything that the cell phone revolution has done for mankind, it's to let you not seem as much like an idiot while you wait for someone.)
Hey, can I help you with something?
--What? Oh, no, I'm not waiting aimlessly, I'm texting.
Oh, oh, right, of course, sorry, sorry
Anyway, as I saw there drinking my water (and texting), I watched 3 of the local firemen come into the tent to get food. Since I apparently find talking to strangers to be irresistible....
Me (taking a break from my carpal tunnel): Hey guys, how's it going?
Too-skinny fireman 1: Good, thanks
Too-skinny fireman 2: Hey, good, how are you?
John C Reilly fireman 3: Sweaty
A more moist truth has never been spoken.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Another audit down
In case you're wondering where I am, we've had another audit here @ HCY. At always, I really like audits, but I think I may be the only the only one.
Yeah. I'm sure I'm the only one. At least it gives my friends at home a bit of a respite from getting picked on, you know since I have other (occasionally) willing targets around me.
See, every cloud has a silver lining.
Yeah. I'm sure I'm the only one. At least it gives my friends at home a bit of a respite from getting picked on, you know since I have other (occasionally) willing targets around me.
See, every cloud has a silver lining.
Monday, July 23, 2007
SOTD: 7/23/07
Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown,
--> Bob Marley: No Woman, No Cry
5th One Down-->
In the government yard in trenchtown,
--> Bob Marley: No Woman, No Cry
5th One Down-->
Little Pretty Things
Hi all,
In the interest of non-corporate nepotism, I'm sharing my cousin Terry's ebay store (Terry King Glass) with you. :) Terry is a trained artist who works mostly in glass. And he's from Wisconsin, so he's pretty nice (Wisconsin boys are always nice!).
DB and I both have some of his smaller pieces (cufflinks and a sea turtle, in particular) and they're pretty pretty.
Go visit!
In the interest of non-corporate nepotism, I'm sharing my cousin Terry's ebay store (Terry King Glass) with you. :) Terry is a trained artist who works mostly in glass. And he's from Wisconsin, so he's pretty nice (Wisconsin boys are always nice!).
DB and I both have some of his smaller pieces (cufflinks and a sea turtle, in particular) and they're pretty pretty.
Go visit!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
In case I ever become famous...
Yes, you've been axniously anticipating my as-of-yet unreleased albums Dickie Knows The Wraparound* and There's No Such Thing As A Southbound Rabbit, since 1993.
Now you'll soon be thrilled by my junior effort!!!:
Unfortunately, Tim Has A Thing For My Underwear**
You'll see, someday I'll be on TRL, like, totally talking about where i get inspiration from and, like, how I come up up with the titles for my albums and, like, you can totally say you saw it here first.
*Nintendo NHL 1993! Booyah!
**The fact that I had a roomie named Tim in college makes it all the funnier.
Now you'll soon be thrilled by my junior effort!!!:
Unfortunately, Tim Has A Thing For My Underwear**
You'll see, someday I'll be on TRL, like, totally talking about where i get inspiration from and, like, how I come up up with the titles for my albums and, like, you can totally say you saw it here first.
*Nintendo NHL 1993! Booyah!
**The fact that I had a roomie named Tim in college makes it all the funnier.
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Otherwise known as:
The Offer I Got On The Way To Work On Wednesday
So, Wednesday morning, I was sitting in my car on my way in to work, at the stoplight right near HCY, you know, waiting to turn left. I was singing along to the radio--Billy Joel's Still Rock and Roll To Me. (I think I might have been on "How about a pair of pink sidewinders and a bright orange pair of pants?", ah, but it's hard to recall...)
I had the window open, but I did not have my foot up on the side mirror, as usual (that's how I roll). And, as C.A. of HCY inquired, I had remembered to get fully dressed before beginning my pilgrimage that morning.
My light turns green and I turn left. All of a sudden a ratty guy (around 65, maybe?) leans his whole upper body out the window of his ratty S10 and says, "Hey baby, hop in my car and I'll fill in the blank*".
Put any offer you like there, but remember, it was very specific. For those of you who have seen Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, well, you already know ...
In the interest of public safety, I had to tell people at work all about it (of course)!
The HCY comments were as follows:
1) Ew.
2) Are you sure you put your shirt on before you left the house?
3) Can't catch any fish if you don't cast your net.
4) Oh my god, that's gross.
5) I wonder if that ever works?
6) Nice to see his libido is still in charge.
7) Hey, what's wrong with an S10?!?
8) Huh. I'm going to have to try that on the way home.
9) What is wrong with people? and
10) Did you get his number?
Signed--> "Not easily shocked, but this is one for the record..."
*It is at minute marker 1:11 that the most horrible line in the most horrible movie ever made occurs. It is even better if you and your sister are watching it with your parents, which, of course, we were.
Scarred for life.
The Offer I Got On The Way To Work On Wednesday
So, Wednesday morning, I was sitting in my car on my way in to work, at the stoplight right near HCY, you know, waiting to turn left. I was singing along to the radio--Billy Joel's Still Rock and Roll To Me. (I think I might have been on "How about a pair of pink sidewinders and a bright orange pair of pants?", ah, but it's hard to recall...)
I had the window open, but I did not have my foot up on the side mirror, as usual (that's how I roll). And, as C.A. of HCY inquired, I had remembered to get fully dressed before beginning my pilgrimage that morning.
My light turns green and I turn left. All of a sudden a ratty guy (around 65, maybe?) leans his whole upper body out the window of his ratty S10 and says, "Hey baby, hop in my car and I'll fill in the blank*".
Put any offer you like there, but remember, it was very specific. For those of you who have seen Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, well, you already know ...
In the interest of public safety, I had to tell people at work all about it (of course)!
The HCY comments were as follows:
1) Ew.
2) Are you sure you put your shirt on before you left the house?
3) Can't catch any fish if you don't cast your net.
4) Oh my god, that's gross.
5) I wonder if that ever works?
6) Nice to see his libido is still in charge.
7) Hey, what's wrong with an S10?!?
8) Huh. I'm going to have to try that on the way home.
9) What is wrong with people? and
10) Did you get his number?
Signed--> "Not easily shocked, but this is one for the record..."
*It is at minute marker 1:11 that the most horrible line in the most horrible movie ever made occurs. It is even better if you and your sister are watching it with your parents, which, of course, we were.
Scarred for life.
Friday, July 20, 2007
SOTD: 7/20/07
You're home with your own, when company's expected
You're well protected!
--> West Side Story: When You're a Jet
You're well protected!
--> West Side Story: When You're a Jet
Thursday, July 19, 2007
I am, however, retaining
Dean Cain, Carmine Giovinazzo, Gary Sinise, Mark Harmon, Billie Armstrong, Stanley from Jericho, Alan Rickman (voice only, that is)...
and adding what's his name from Boston Legal (no, not William Shatner...).
So, fear not non-standard-hotness celebrities, there's still a place for you in my heart (sniff).
:)
and adding what's his name from Boston Legal (no, not William Shatner...).
So, fear not non-standard-hotness celebrities, there's still a place for you in my heart (sniff).
:)
Changes to "The List"
Yep, I'm making changes to My List. You know, "The" "List"? Everybody's got one. DB's is headed by a collection of oddly hot indie chicks?
I'm am on the verge of removing Jon Bon Jovi. I know, it's so sad. He's been on my training table for years. But look at this picture and you'll know why.
Jon, my friend, I think it's time...
I'm am on the verge of removing Jon Bon Jovi. I know, it's so sad. He's been on my training table for years. But look at this picture and you'll know why.
Jon, my friend, I think it's time...
Monday, July 16, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
Dogs are smart.
Unfortunately, Tim has a thing for my underwear. So much so, that since she was a puppy, I've replaced my whole collection due to her laundry baskey thievery. So much so, that I finally bought a little step-on metal garbage can to serve as a laundry basket solely for underwear.
As of yet, she hasn't figured out how to open it.
So--as such--when I bring a basket of clothes down to wash, I have to tuck a towel over the top of the basket to keep her out. She knows she's not supposed to remove the protective terry barrier, and she follows that rule, even though she doesn't like it.
So what do I find this morning?
Tim, lying on her side next to my laundry basket pulling my underwear out thru the holes in the basket with her front teeth.
Well, technically she didn't break the rules.
Annoying Dog never runs out of annoying. :)
As of yet, she hasn't figured out how to open it.
So--as such--when I bring a basket of clothes down to wash, I have to tuck a towel over the top of the basket to keep her out. She knows she's not supposed to remove the protective terry barrier, and she follows that rule, even though she doesn't like it.
So what do I find this morning?
Tim, lying on her side next to my laundry basket pulling my underwear out thru the holes in the basket with her front teeth.
Well, technically she didn't break the rules.
Annoying Dog never runs out of annoying. :)
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Movie Review: More Than Meets The Eye!
Those of you who knew me when I was young know of my Transformers thing. Those of you who know me now, know of my electronic gadget thing.
I'm going to marry the Transformers movie.
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 4. Oh, where to begin?
If you're into chicks:
There's the brainy blonde chick who can hack into the Dept of Defense computer systems without disrupting either her hornrimmed glasses or her artfully deconstructed bun. Australian, blue eyes, hot.
And then there's the brunette chick with the juvie record and dirty white tank top who can replace the headers in your cousin's Trans Am in, like, 20 minutes. American, blue eyes, hot.
If I were picking, I'd pick the brunette chick. But that's just me.
If you like dudes:
There's Shia LeBoeuf--too young for me, but decently cute and pretty funny. He does a lot of steamy running around to save the world, which is always attractive in someone you think is cute.
Another option--> Josh Duhamel. He's not usually a top pick of mine for some reason, buuuut, if he showed up at my door, I'd make him some tea. Especially after that motorcycle scene. Whew. Lots of tea.
Oh--Tyrese is also available. He doesn't say much, but he's ripped, so, honestly, it hardly matters.
And, uh, *cough*, there's Bumblebee*. Strong...protective...tall...........yellow? Now if I could only figure out if it's weirder than my childhood crush on Aquaman. It's so hard to decide.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. OH YEAH!! Good guys win, bad guys lose!!!! Room for a sequel! (Se-quel, Se-quel)
Action/adventureness (0-5): 5. Absolutely awesome. I don't think I've liked an action movie this much since the first Matrix. And that's saying a lot, b/c I really dig action flicks. A lot.
Love storyness (0-5): 3. No true love story, but all the hot folk are ogling each other. Which is nice. Shia LeBoeuf is adorably bumbly when he's around the hot brunette chick.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 1. No true scaryness, unless you're 5. Then maybe. Cartoon-based evilness? Sure, plenty of that.
Kissing (0-5): 1. I only recall one actual kiss. But you know what, it doesn't matter.
Here's why... It's summer and it's a blockbuster movie, so the movie houses are crowded. The movie is full of great Transformer and U.S. military powerhouse action. People were actually cheering out loud. When we weren't cheering, we were laughing. You've been eating candy.
What's my point? At the end of the movie, you're left sweaty, excited, out of breath, and sticky. I don't need the kissing--do you need the kissing?
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 5. Awesome. The car chases were great. The fighter jet/helicopter parts were great. The desert scenes were great. Even the Autobot vs. Decepticon fighting scenes were as realistic as something imaginary could really be.
Extra Credit:
Soundtrack/score? 5 points.
CG stuff? 5 points.
Military exhibitionism? 5 points.
Sam's parents and the all scenes at his house? 5 points
The car/robot/tow truck/Hoover Dam/Sikorsky helicopter/hotwiring/Lockheed Martin F22 Raptor/bitchin' Camaro machine-gadgetry? 5 million freaking points.
Total: 5,000,044/35. I couldn't get DB to stay for the 10pm show. Maybe I can finagle a matinee tomorrow...we'll see...
*http://www.transformersmovie.com/
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I'm going to marry the Transformers movie.
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 4. Oh, where to begin?
If you're into chicks:
There's the brainy blonde chick who can hack into the Dept of Defense computer systems without disrupting either her hornrimmed glasses or her artfully deconstructed bun. Australian, blue eyes, hot.
And then there's the brunette chick with the juvie record and dirty white tank top who can replace the headers in your cousin's Trans Am in, like, 20 minutes. American, blue eyes, hot.
If I were picking, I'd pick the brunette chick. But that's just me.
If you like dudes:
There's Shia LeBoeuf--too young for me, but decently cute and pretty funny. He does a lot of steamy running around to save the world, which is always attractive in someone you think is cute.
Another option--> Josh Duhamel. He's not usually a top pick of mine for some reason, buuuut, if he showed up at my door, I'd make him some tea. Especially after that motorcycle scene. Whew. Lots of tea.
Oh--Tyrese is also available. He doesn't say much, but he's ripped, so, honestly, it hardly matters.
And, uh, *cough*, there's Bumblebee*. Strong...protective...tall...........yellow? Now if I could only figure out if it's weirder than my childhood crush on Aquaman. It's so hard to decide.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. OH YEAH!! Good guys win, bad guys lose!!!! Room for a sequel! (Se-quel, Se-quel)
Action/adventureness (0-5): 5. Absolutely awesome. I don't think I've liked an action movie this much since the first Matrix. And that's saying a lot, b/c I really dig action flicks. A lot.
Love storyness (0-5): 3. No true love story, but all the hot folk are ogling each other. Which is nice. Shia LeBoeuf is adorably bumbly when he's around the hot brunette chick.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 1. No true scaryness, unless you're 5. Then maybe. Cartoon-based evilness? Sure, plenty of that.
Kissing (0-5): 1. I only recall one actual kiss. But you know what, it doesn't matter.
Here's why... It's summer and it's a blockbuster movie, so the movie houses are crowded. The movie is full of great Transformer and U.S. military powerhouse action. People were actually cheering out loud. When we weren't cheering, we were laughing. You've been eating candy.
What's my point? At the end of the movie, you're left sweaty, excited, out of breath, and sticky. I don't need the kissing--do you need the kissing?
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 5. Awesome. The car chases were great. The fighter jet/helicopter parts were great. The desert scenes were great. Even the Autobot vs. Decepticon fighting scenes were as realistic as something imaginary could really be.
Extra Credit:
Soundtrack/score? 5 points.
CG stuff? 5 points.
Military exhibitionism? 5 points.
Sam's parents and the all scenes at his house? 5 points
The car/robot/tow truck/Hoover Dam/Sikorsky helicopter/hotwiring/Lockheed Martin F22 Raptor/bitchin' Camaro machine-gadgetry? 5 million freaking points.
Total: 5,000,044/35. I couldn't get DB to stay for the 10pm show. Maybe I can finagle a matinee tomorrow...we'll see...
*http://www.transformersmovie.com/
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SOTD: 7/7/07
Friday, July 06, 2007
Also a Guestmap
Click on View My Guestmap at the very bottom. I'm not sure I'm going to keep it, so we'll see...
If you wish to stick your pin the map, feel free to use a fake name (or initials or whatever), but the 2 required fields seem to be Name and Comments.
Lemme know if it's interesting enough to keep...
If you wish to stick your pin the map, feel free to use a fake name (or initials or whatever), but the 2 required fields seem to be Name and Comments.
Lemme know if it's interesting enough to keep...
Something new-->
I've added a "What Happened This Day In History?" block to the very bottom of Mairzydoats. It's right under the ticker.
I guess I'm assuming you guys can see the ticker?? Let me know if you can see the History.
I guess I'm assuming you guys can see the ticker?? Let me know if you can see the History.
SOTD: 7/6/07
Today's SOTD is "Before He Cheats" (by Carrie Underwood?).
I don't even like it, although I know a lot of people who do, so maybe my subC is more mainstream than I am?
Who knows...?
EditedToAdd-->
You know why I don't like it? Because she's spending 3.5 minutes talking about what she's going to do to him and his car.
Babe. If you're going to leave him for it, just go. Go. No need to go all Buckcherry---just move it on out.
I don't think it's this one chick's responsibility to protect the rest of womankind (at least not the ones she doesn't know), and I really doubt having to get a new paint job on his pretty little souped up 4WD is going to fix his wagon.
I'm just sayin'.
Audio:
I don't even like it, although I know a lot of people who do, so maybe my subC is more mainstream than I am?
Who knows...?
EditedToAdd-->
You know why I don't like it? Because she's spending 3.5 minutes talking about what she's going to do to him and his car.
Babe. If you're going to leave him for it, just go. Go. No need to go all Buckcherry---just move it on out.
I don't think it's this one chick's responsibility to protect the rest of womankind (at least not the ones she doesn't know), and I really doubt having to get a new paint job on his pretty little souped up 4WD is going to fix his wagon.
I'm just sayin'.
Audio:
Thursday, July 05, 2007
S.O.T.D. for 7/5/07
Every morning of my life, I wake up with a song in my head. Sometimes it's the same song for a couple days, sometimes I have no idea where it came from. DB used to ask me what my soundtrack was each day.
I really don't know what my subconscious mind is doing while I'm sleeping...(!)
Todays' song is: Country Grammer [sic] by Nelly. Specifically--> "I drive fastly, call me Jeff Gord-on...In the black SS with the naviga-tion".
Except it's "blue" SS in my head, as a coworker of mine drives a blue one.
me...and...my subCONscious...strolling down the AV-en-ue...
Sucky audio version-->
I really don't know what my subconscious mind is doing while I'm sleeping...(!)
Todays' song is: Country Grammer [sic] by Nelly. Specifically--> "I drive fastly, call me Jeff Gord-on...In the black SS with the naviga-tion".
Except it's "blue" SS in my head, as a coworker of mine drives a blue one.
me...and...my subCONscious...strolling down the AV-en-ue...
Sucky audio version-->
Getting Your iPod to Play In Your Car: A Public Service Announcement
Since, apparently, most places that sell assistance devices for this very problem don't give their staff any information to work with...
True, I don't really need to listen to my Pod in my car, but then I don't really need an iPod to begin with. However, since I have both the car and the Pod, I recently set off on a mission to make them work together.
I did a little initial survey, results are as follows:
1) My coworker H.W. from HCY has an iTrip and didn't recommend it. He has a very long drive to work and said that he kept having to switch FM frequencies as he drove b/c the available frequencies kept changing.
Maybe I should stop here for those unfamiliar. There are several options for getting one's player to make nice with one's car. You could be spoiled like DB and your car could have a built-in port wherein you just plug the cord in--et voila! Music comes out the speakers! Option 2?--> a cassette adapter, much like those that the old portable CD players used B4 cars had them built-in. Option 3 is an FM transmitter. Basically, the player plugs into the transmitter (in a variety of ways, depending on the manufacturer) and that machine sends the music via an FM radio signal to your car radio using a frequency that's not being used by an actual radio station in your area.
And therein lies the problem. More on that later.
2) The Radio Shack guy said that the Monster brand FM transmitter one was really the best.
3) Nicholas at Best Buy in McHenry said that the Monster brand FM transmitter was really the best.
So, there, there's my initial market research.
As for the experimentation...
First I tried the Griffin iTrip ($49.99 @ Meijer), against H.W.'s advice. I believe this one is only for iPod? Eh, but I'm not sure.
It uses the iPod's battery (which was fine with me--I wasn't really looking for an item that also charged my Pod). It's about .5 x 1.5 inches and plugs into the iPod charging dock on the bottom of the Pod. That's it. Very unobtrusive, which I liked. Basically, you tune the iTrip and your car radio to the same frequency (I chose 87.9) and hit Play. Music comes out.
Technically, it worked. The setup and use were uncomplicated. Music came out. It wasn't distorted or anything. There were 2 problems, though. The minor one was that the radio had to be turned up very loud to decently hear the music. Like don't accidentally hit the wrong button or you eardrums will burst loud--not that desirable, as I accidentally hit the wrong button twice during my 15 min drive home from Meijer. Ouch.
The major problem was that there was a lot of noise. I'd call it tape noise, except there wasn't a tape. It was the kind of noise you'd hear on a cassette tape if you didn't turn the Dolby Noise Reduction on. Bummer.
For $49.99, I couldn't live with it, so back it went the very next day.
The same day I returned the iTrip, I decided to try another option. This time I chose the Belkin TuneCast II for $39.99. A oval piece, white, about 2 x 1.5 inches with a cord sticking out. This one was battery powered (2AAA) and plugged into the 3.5mm headphone jack on the Pod. It actually is made to work with any mp3 player.
I noticed after I got it all together, that it had been previously been opened, and I was about to see why. The "tape" noise was better. The volume problem was the same. It was disposable battery powered, which I wasn't really that thrilled with. It only worked between frequencies 88.1 - 107.9, so I couldn't use the 87.9, which was less than ideal.
Better, yes. Good enough? Alas, no. I couldn't live with the noise. I'm like the Princess and the Pea--ask DB. I can't stand little scrapey noises--they drive me insane.
So--on July 3rd, after DB's softball game, we returned the poor thing to Meijer. I saw, sitting on the return counter, the iTrip I had returned earlier that afternoon.
I felt a little bad for being a serial returner, but if stores would just give their (electronics, in this case) employees some information to work with, people wouldn't keep returning things that don't work.
So, this time, DB and I picked out a DLO transmitter with 2 adjustable arms that plugs into the cigarette lighter (for $99, ack!) and a Belkin tape adapter for $19.99. I figured that if the DLO didn't work, I would just go with the supercool tape adapter.
The DLO-->
Much, much better than the previous 2 adapters! It's powered via the cigarette lighter--the port of which is then attached to 2 adjustable arms that will prop your Pod up at a decent height and angle so you don't crash while driving.
DB and I installed it while sitting in the Meijer parking lot, in the rain, watching the McHenry fireworks. It took longer than I expected to get it all together. It's not that it's terribly complicated, but the fit adapters (for the Nano, in my case) didn't really seem to actually fit. Could be a DLO problem, could be the 8gb nano is an odd size.
Also, the adjustable arms adjust via a series of hinges with screw tighteners. It was hard to wrap our brains around the angles needed to get the Pod into a particular position, b/c you couldn't really adjust the thing as it was in place in the cigarette lighter. So it was a half hour of fidget--check--nope, not right--fiddle--check--oops, wrong side--etc--etc.
Finally it was in a good position. Docked the Pod, aligned the radio stations, and music came out. It was markedly better than the other 2 choices had been. At the time, I noticed no noise at all, even though I had to use the 88.1 - 107.9 frequency range. The volume level had to be louder, but not that loud. The display was soothing shade of blue.
With the blue lights and the bionic arm, I kind of felt like a state trooper in my car--which already has 2 gear shifters in the front console due to the 4WD. So that was kind of cool.
Alas,
as of this morning, I think I'm going to return this one too. It's fine, I probably could live with it. For pop, rap, or rock music, it's great. For the ragtime, classical, RatPack, and swing music I tried this morning, I can hear the noise. I am being picky, but for $99 who wants to think "hey this'd sound great without all that hiss."
So, as I drove to work this morning, I tried the Belkin Cassette Adapter. That's all that's in the box. The adapter. Not even any instructions--which, I suppose, would say: "Stick This In Your Tape Deck".
Cassette thing in the cassette deck, plug in the 3.5mm port, music came out. The sound is good--not exactly as good as the Pod sounds thru earphones, but still good.
For now, this is the one I'm keeping.
Pros: it works.
Cons: it's nerdy white and about as cool as it was in 1999 when you'd balance your portable CD player on the car seat next to you--hoping it wouldn't skip.
Yep, you need to have a tape deck in the car, which are going the way of the dinosaurs, but it works for me.
Meijer didn't sell the Monster brand transmitter--if I see one, I might give it a shot. The Chicago radio frequencies are crowded, though--it's not like the middle of Montana, where you might have 20 empty ones to choose from. There are about 5 here.
I'll keep you posted.
True, I don't really need to listen to my Pod in my car, but then I don't really need an iPod to begin with. However, since I have both the car and the Pod, I recently set off on a mission to make them work together.
I did a little initial survey, results are as follows:
1) My coworker H.W. from HCY has an iTrip and didn't recommend it. He has a very long drive to work and said that he kept having to switch FM frequencies as he drove b/c the available frequencies kept changing.
Maybe I should stop here for those unfamiliar. There are several options for getting one's player to make nice with one's car. You could be spoiled like DB and your car could have a built-in port wherein you just plug the cord in--et voila! Music comes out the speakers! Option 2?--> a cassette adapter, much like those that the old portable CD players used B4 cars had them built-in. Option 3 is an FM transmitter. Basically, the player plugs into the transmitter (in a variety of ways, depending on the manufacturer) and that machine sends the music via an FM radio signal to your car radio using a frequency that's not being used by an actual radio station in your area.
And therein lies the problem. More on that later.
2) The Radio Shack guy said that the Monster brand FM transmitter one was really the best.
3) Nicholas at Best Buy in McHenry said that the Monster brand FM transmitter was really the best.
So, there, there's my initial market research.
As for the experimentation...
First I tried the Griffin iTrip ($49.99 @ Meijer), against H.W.'s advice. I believe this one is only for iPod? Eh, but I'm not sure.
It uses the iPod's battery (which was fine with me--I wasn't really looking for an item that also charged my Pod). It's about .5 x 1.5 inches and plugs into the iPod charging dock on the bottom of the Pod. That's it. Very unobtrusive, which I liked. Basically, you tune the iTrip and your car radio to the same frequency (I chose 87.9) and hit Play. Music comes out.
Technically, it worked. The setup and use were uncomplicated. Music came out. It wasn't distorted or anything. There were 2 problems, though. The minor one was that the radio had to be turned up very loud to decently hear the music. Like don't accidentally hit the wrong button or you eardrums will burst loud--not that desirable, as I accidentally hit the wrong button twice during my 15 min drive home from Meijer. Ouch.
The major problem was that there was a lot of noise. I'd call it tape noise, except there wasn't a tape. It was the kind of noise you'd hear on a cassette tape if you didn't turn the Dolby Noise Reduction on. Bummer.
For $49.99, I couldn't live with it, so back it went the very next day.
The same day I returned the iTrip, I decided to try another option. This time I chose the Belkin TuneCast II for $39.99. A oval piece, white, about 2 x 1.5 inches with a cord sticking out. This one was battery powered (2AAA) and plugged into the 3.5mm headphone jack on the Pod. It actually is made to work with any mp3 player.
I noticed after I got it all together, that it had been previously been opened, and I was about to see why. The "tape" noise was better. The volume problem was the same. It was disposable battery powered, which I wasn't really that thrilled with. It only worked between frequencies 88.1 - 107.9, so I couldn't use the 87.9, which was less than ideal.
Better, yes. Good enough? Alas, no. I couldn't live with the noise. I'm like the Princess and the Pea--ask DB. I can't stand little scrapey noises--they drive me insane.
So--on July 3rd, after DB's softball game, we returned the poor thing to Meijer. I saw, sitting on the return counter, the iTrip I had returned earlier that afternoon.
I felt a little bad for being a serial returner, but if stores would just give their (electronics, in this case) employees some information to work with, people wouldn't keep returning things that don't work.
So, this time, DB and I picked out a DLO transmitter with 2 adjustable arms that plugs into the cigarette lighter (for $99, ack!) and a Belkin tape adapter for $19.99. I figured that if the DLO didn't work, I would just go with the supercool tape adapter.
The DLO-->
Much, much better than the previous 2 adapters! It's powered via the cigarette lighter--the port of which is then attached to 2 adjustable arms that will prop your Pod up at a decent height and angle so you don't crash while driving.
DB and I installed it while sitting in the Meijer parking lot, in the rain, watching the McHenry fireworks. It took longer than I expected to get it all together. It's not that it's terribly complicated, but the fit adapters (for the Nano, in my case) didn't really seem to actually fit. Could be a DLO problem, could be the 8gb nano is an odd size.
Also, the adjustable arms adjust via a series of hinges with screw tighteners. It was hard to wrap our brains around the angles needed to get the Pod into a particular position, b/c you couldn't really adjust the thing as it was in place in the cigarette lighter. So it was a half hour of fidget--check--nope, not right--fiddle--check--oops, wrong side--etc--etc.
Finally it was in a good position. Docked the Pod, aligned the radio stations, and music came out. It was markedly better than the other 2 choices had been. At the time, I noticed no noise at all, even though I had to use the 88.1 - 107.9 frequency range. The volume level had to be louder, but not that loud. The display was soothing shade of blue.
With the blue lights and the bionic arm, I kind of felt like a state trooper in my car--which already has 2 gear shifters in the front console due to the 4WD. So that was kind of cool.
Alas,
as of this morning, I think I'm going to return this one too. It's fine, I probably could live with it. For pop, rap, or rock music, it's great. For the ragtime, classical, RatPack, and swing music I tried this morning, I can hear the noise. I am being picky, but for $99 who wants to think "hey this'd sound great without all that hiss."
So, as I drove to work this morning, I tried the Belkin Cassette Adapter. That's all that's in the box. The adapter. Not even any instructions--which, I suppose, would say: "Stick This In Your Tape Deck".
Cassette thing in the cassette deck, plug in the 3.5mm port, music came out. The sound is good--not exactly as good as the Pod sounds thru earphones, but still good.
For now, this is the one I'm keeping.
Pros: it works.
Cons: it's nerdy white and about as cool as it was in 1999 when you'd balance your portable CD player on the car seat next to you--hoping it wouldn't skip.
Yep, you need to have a tape deck in the car, which are going the way of the dinosaurs, but it works for me.
Meijer didn't sell the Monster brand transmitter--if I see one, I might give it a shot. The Chicago radio frequencies are crowded, though--it's not like the middle of Montana, where you might have 20 empty ones to choose from. There are about 5 here.
I'll keep you posted.
MiniReview: Music and Lyrics
Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant, Brad Garrett...
I had not seen this movie until this past Sunday when DB and I on-demanded it from (the total cable monopoly) Comcast. I was a little surprised when DB wanted to see it, as it's a bit of a chick flick, but then it occurred to me that Drew falls into the same bucket as Belinda Carlisle, Lisa Loeb, and Pink-->
DB's Somewhat Eclectic Collection of Chicks He Thinks Are Cute.
Suddenly it all made sense...
It was a really cute and entertaining movie! Drew is funny and adorable as she is in all her movies. Hugh Grant was the same--he should really stick to romantic comedies such as this, they're really his forte. I mean, it's hard to get over the Divine Brown Incident, don't get me wrong, but I still like him on film, you know?
Brad Garrett was his excellent very tall, deadpan self.
I give it a home rating of 4 out of 5.
5: Definitely worth watching--even via pay-per-view
4: It's on free TV? Absolutely watch it. And, honestly, even if it's not free, watch it then too.
3: It's a fine way to waste an afternoon on the couch
2: If it's the only thing on, it's not going to kill you
1: Not even if it's raining, you're watching TBS, and you'd have to get up to fetch the remote. I mean, you're going to have to get up at some point anyway, what with all the iced tea you've been drinking. Do yourself a favor...do the world a favor. Using only your humble thumb, send a message to Comcast to stop playing sucky movies on days when you can't play outside.
After all, If you're going to spend the day on the couch letting the dog in and out (in again, out again, in and out, oh, then in, oops, out again...), at least watch something decent.
Like a Buffy marathon, for instance.
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I had not seen this movie until this past Sunday when DB and I on-demanded it from (the total cable monopoly) Comcast. I was a little surprised when DB wanted to see it, as it's a bit of a chick flick, but then it occurred to me that Drew falls into the same bucket as Belinda Carlisle, Lisa Loeb, and Pink-->
DB's Somewhat Eclectic Collection of Chicks He Thinks Are Cute.
Suddenly it all made sense...
It was a really cute and entertaining movie! Drew is funny and adorable as she is in all her movies. Hugh Grant was the same--he should really stick to romantic comedies such as this, they're really his forte. I mean, it's hard to get over the Divine Brown Incident, don't get me wrong, but I still like him on film, you know?
Brad Garrett was his excellent very tall, deadpan self.
I give it a home rating of 4 out of 5.
5: Definitely worth watching--even via pay-per-view
4: It's on free TV? Absolutely watch it. And, honestly, even if it's not free, watch it then too.
3: It's a fine way to waste an afternoon on the couch
2: If it's the only thing on, it's not going to kill you
1: Not even if it's raining, you're watching TBS, and you'd have to get up to fetch the remote. I mean, you're going to have to get up at some point anyway, what with all the iced tea you've been drinking. Do yourself a favor...do the world a favor. Using only your humble thumb, send a message to Comcast to stop playing sucky movies on days when you can't play outside.
After all, If you're going to spend the day on the couch letting the dog in and out (in again, out again, in and out, oh, then in, oops, out again...), at least watch something decent.
Like a Buffy marathon, for instance.
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Sunday, July 01, 2007
Moving Day
Moving Day went well for my sissy, BIL , and my most adorable niece.
A few minor furniture incidents, a few scrapes on the walls, minor injuries for all involved.
Subs and beer for lunch while sitting in the middle of the living room floor.
Pizza and beer for dinner while sitting at random kitchen chairs.
Transporting the cat to the new house in a cardboard box.
Didn't witness any broken glass, but otherwise, it seems like the world moving-house order is still intact...
A few minor furniture incidents, a few scrapes on the walls, minor injuries for all involved.
Subs and beer for lunch while sitting in the middle of the living room floor.
Pizza and beer for dinner while sitting at random kitchen chairs.
Transporting the cat to the new house in a cardboard box.
Didn't witness any broken glass, but otherwise, it seems like the world moving-house order is still intact...
Movie Review: Ratatouille
I should start off by saying that I am not really a cartoon movie fan. I like the idea of cartoons--I like the live action versions like Fantastic 4 and The X Men (Hugh Jackmann as Wolverine, mrrrrrrrrow).
I also really like a lot of Pixar's previous efforts like the ones with the toys, the one with the monsters, the one with the fish, and the one with the superhero family. These have humor for the kids, but also a whole layer of humor for the adults, which I like.
Ratatouille, however--and although it's Pixar--is more your straight-forward cartoon movie. It's got Pixar's fantastic abilities, but not as much tongue-in-cheek humor as I had hoped for.
DB, however, loved it. He clapped. In the movie theater. Alone...
Anyway, on to the review!
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 1. They're cartoons? [shrug] The characters are cute, but not in the way this review section really intends. The chick chef, though, I think caught DB's eye. If she were real, she'd probably go on his "List".
Right up there with Lisa Loeb, Belinda Carlisle, and Pink. My dh--he's an a la carte sort of celebrity chick watcher, he is.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. "Good" guys win, "bad" guys lose. "People" fall in love. All is well. My favorite kind of ending :)
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 4. All CG, but really, really good. Honestly, the whole movie was full of great action (see Cinematography)
Love storyness (0-5): 3. Even though they're cartoons and the making-out leaves something to be desired, I gues you're still happy when they get together ;)
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0 No scaryness.
Kissing (0-5): 1. There was one cartoon kissing scene, and honestly, it was between the 2 character I hoped would hook up (sorry Dave, looks like your chef girlfriend is off the market), so you almost wanted to cheer.
Dave even elbowed me to point out, "see making-out! you love making-out scenes!" Which is true--what's the point of a movie not having a making out scene? Movies about submarines have making out scenes. Even the Terminator had making out scenes!
(Dear Hollywood, making out = very important. To appease the gentlemen we may be watching the movie with, maybe blow something up, make-out, then parachute off a cliff. After that? More making-out.)
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 5. FABULOUS! Incredibly realistically and amazing at some points--you couldn't believe that all the textures and stuff were all CG! The little cartoon short at the beginning was great too (up until the alien cried--[poor baby!])
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): Nothing comes to mind?
Total: 19/35. If you generally like cartoons and specifically like Pixar--GO SEE IT! You'll love it. If you don't generally like cartoons, but like Pixar--go see it, it's worth watching. If you like neither cartoons or Pixar--stop reading.
Seriously. Why are you reading movie reviews about things you hate? You should be ashamed of yourself. I mean, I do like to have a good readership, but not ones who are in denial! Not ones who haven't yet embraced themselves! How is that good for my reader portfolio? Here's a bunch of unsure people.... NO!
It's a brand new world here at mairzydoats! We have a charter! You don't have to do anything you don't want to do! You read what you want to! There's nobody following you around--checking up on you! trying to figure out what you next move is! No! Here, you are free to do as you please!!
Although...I do have a counter that tells me how many people have visited on each day, so I can kind of get an idea of the topics you find more---or less---entertaining. Now if I could only get my spycam working...
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I also really like a lot of Pixar's previous efforts like the ones with the toys, the one with the monsters, the one with the fish, and the one with the superhero family. These have humor for the kids, but also a whole layer of humor for the adults, which I like.
Ratatouille, however--and although it's Pixar--is more your straight-forward cartoon movie. It's got Pixar's fantastic abilities, but not as much tongue-in-cheek humor as I had hoped for.
DB, however, loved it. He clapped. In the movie theater. Alone...
Anyway, on to the review!
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 1. They're cartoons? [shrug] The characters are cute, but not in the way this review section really intends. The chick chef, though, I think caught DB's eye. If she were real, she'd probably go on his "List".
Right up there with Lisa Loeb, Belinda Carlisle, and Pink. My dh--he's an a la carte sort of celebrity chick watcher, he is.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. "Good" guys win, "bad" guys lose. "People" fall in love. All is well. My favorite kind of ending :)
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 4. All CG, but really, really good. Honestly, the whole movie was full of great action (see Cinematography)
Love storyness (0-5): 3. Even though they're cartoons and the making-out leaves something to be desired, I gues you're still happy when they get together ;)
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0 No scaryness.
Kissing (0-5): 1. There was one cartoon kissing scene, and honestly, it was between the 2 character I hoped would hook up (sorry Dave, looks like your chef girlfriend is off the market), so you almost wanted to cheer.
Dave even elbowed me to point out, "see making-out! you love making-out scenes!" Which is true--what's the point of a movie not having a making out scene? Movies about submarines have making out scenes. Even the Terminator had making out scenes!
(Dear Hollywood, making out = very important. To appease the gentlemen we may be watching the movie with, maybe blow something up, make-out, then parachute off a cliff. After that? More making-out.)
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 5. FABULOUS! Incredibly realistically and amazing at some points--you couldn't believe that all the textures and stuff were all CG! The little cartoon short at the beginning was great too (up until the alien cried--[poor baby!])
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): Nothing comes to mind?
Total: 19/35. If you generally like cartoons and specifically like Pixar--GO SEE IT! You'll love it. If you don't generally like cartoons, but like Pixar--go see it, it's worth watching. If you like neither cartoons or Pixar--stop reading.
Seriously. Why are you reading movie reviews about things you hate? You should be ashamed of yourself. I mean, I do like to have a good readership, but not ones who are in denial! Not ones who haven't yet embraced themselves! How is that good for my reader portfolio? Here's a bunch of unsure people.... NO!
It's a brand new world here at mairzydoats! We have a charter! You don't have to do anything you don't want to do! You read what you want to! There's nobody following you around--checking up on you! trying to figure out what you next move is! No! Here, you are free to do as you please!!
Although...I do have a counter that tells me how many people have visited on each day, so I can kind of get an idea of the topics you find more---or less---entertaining. Now if I could only get my spycam working...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Up Next...
Saw Ratatouille tonight...stay tuned for a review...not now though. Tomorrow is moving day for my sissy--930 will come early(ish).
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Yep, as of yesterday, I'm officially 1/3 of a century...
I had a very nice birthday :). Got taken out to lunch with some of my engineer friends...teased them mercilessly...got to spend some time with my original set of coworkers and give them a hard time too, which was nice.
Passed out party-favor squirt guns and other toys, watched squirt-gun warfare erupt all over the building. I told S.E. to choose a gun over the toy he did pick. As I watched him get waxed by one of his own coworkers, I thought, "He can't say I didn't warn him."
Well, he can.
But it won't do him any good.
Got a bunch of e-cards, 4 out of 5 of which, curiously, starred the same 2 brightly colored cartoon characters. 1 out of those 4 also starred a mountain goat, you know, so that's cool. Got some happy birthdays from HCX, Pennsylvania, and from some of the Canadian contingent.
Meg and BIL Nick closed on their new house, I stopped by my mom and dad's for a b-day squeeze, went to dinner @ the Village Squire, and then got eaten alive by mosquitos at Dave's softball game. The mosquitos were bearable only because S.D. of Johnsburg said I was all cute in my red skirt*.
(And insert Dave rolling eyes....-->here<---)
*Free compliments! Starting at 830 sharp every Tuesday at Knox Park in McHenry!
That's a wrap.
Passed out party-favor squirt guns and other toys, watched squirt-gun warfare erupt all over the building. I told S.E. to choose a gun over the toy he did pick. As I watched him get waxed by one of his own coworkers, I thought, "He can't say I didn't warn him."
Well, he can.
But it won't do him any good.
Got a bunch of e-cards, 4 out of 5 of which, curiously, starred the same 2 brightly colored cartoon characters. 1 out of those 4 also starred a mountain goat, you know, so that's cool. Got some happy birthdays from HCX, Pennsylvania, and from some of the Canadian contingent.
Meg and BIL Nick closed on their new house, I stopped by my mom and dad's for a b-day squeeze, went to dinner @ the Village Squire, and then got eaten alive by mosquitos at Dave's softball game. The mosquitos were bearable only because S.D. of Johnsburg said I was all cute in my red skirt*.
(And insert Dave rolling eyes....-->here<---)
*Free compliments! Starting at 830 sharp every Tuesday at Knox Park in McHenry!
That's a wrap.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
I don't think I mentioned that I finally gave in to the
wireless internet monster. I had (have?) anxiety about security, but I gave in. Here's my home office-->
I'm converted.
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
I'm on hold. With the bank. I've been on hold for...wait..let me look...12 minutes and 53 seconds.
They did something crazy to the online banking sign-on and, since I sort of refuse to completely change my name, I'm having a hard time getting the online new password generator to work.
But, since I've been on hold for...13 mins and 13 secs, it doesn't seem like I'm the only with trouble.
So, in the meantime, here's what I've been up to lately:
The Audit: The audit is over here at HCY (at least for now). The FDA will be back at some point this summer/fall, and then the Germans will be here late in the fall (Das Au-dit). And the 3rd party will be back in January. So--it's pretty much audit season thru next year.
Which I am totally fine with. Honestly. I like it when we're really busy, like during the first couple weeks of this audit. I'd rather be busy, right?
Plus, I met a new Canadian to add to my collection of Canadian friends, I got to talk to a guy at work more than I have previously about tractors and cars and beer and such (I'm hoping he and his wife want to hang out, I'll keep you posted), and I learned that my boss' boss' boss takes his shoes off at his desk just like me. Which is almost as good as a permission slip, I think.
So I've got that going for me*.
Then there are days like yesterday and today. The audit's been pretty quiet and I have learned the following things:
--That my itunes being broken wasn't a conspiracy against me after all (thanks C.R.!).
--That C.R., and A.H. of Chicago, also have Chaka Khan on their playlists. Oh, how the embarrassing truth it does come out when you let people fool around in your music collection.
--That, even with several well-aimed shots at your co-worker's mouth, a McDonald's elephant squirt gun is just not a precision instrument. Laughing does not help.
--That "Junk in a Box"? It's hilarious. Especially when your a coworker walks in and asks if anyone has seen D.B.'s box. And you've been trapped in a windowless room with these people for 3 weeks. And you've been eating sugar all day. Mmmm, sugar.
--That if you're sitting across from one male and one female who work at HCY and ask "Printer Girl" to hand you the stuff off the printer, C.H will respond. He almost got away with making it look like he had been stretching. Oh, but not quite.
Yes, it's all over for poor PG, he will never live it down. We even made him a nametag with his new name. I'd post a picture, but I wouldn't want his wife to see what he does at "work" all day.
All in all, it's been a good month.
And it's only 7 days until my birthday.
*Which is nice
They did something crazy to the online banking sign-on and, since I sort of refuse to completely change my name, I'm having a hard time getting the online new password generator to work.
But, since I've been on hold for...13 mins and 13 secs, it doesn't seem like I'm the only with trouble.
So, in the meantime, here's what I've been up to lately:
The Audit: The audit is over here at HCY (at least for now). The FDA will be back at some point this summer/fall, and then the Germans will be here late in the fall (Das Au-dit). And the 3rd party will be back in January. So--it's pretty much audit season thru next year.
Which I am totally fine with. Honestly. I like it when we're really busy, like during the first couple weeks of this audit. I'd rather be busy, right?
Plus, I met a new Canadian to add to my collection of Canadian friends, I got to talk to a guy at work more than I have previously about tractors and cars and beer and such (I'm hoping he and his wife want to hang out, I'll keep you posted), and I learned that my boss' boss' boss takes his shoes off at his desk just like me. Which is almost as good as a permission slip, I think.
So I've got that going for me*.
Then there are days like yesterday and today. The audit's been pretty quiet and I have learned the following things:
--That my itunes being broken wasn't a conspiracy against me after all (thanks C.R.!).
--That C.R., and A.H. of Chicago, also have Chaka Khan on their playlists. Oh, how the embarrassing truth it does come out when you let people fool around in your music collection.
--That, even with several well-aimed shots at your co-worker's mouth, a McDonald's elephant squirt gun is just not a precision instrument. Laughing does not help.
--That "Junk in a Box"? It's hilarious. Especially when your a coworker walks in and asks if anyone has seen D.B.'s box. And you've been trapped in a windowless room with these people for 3 weeks. And you've been eating sugar all day. Mmmm, sugar.
--That if you're sitting across from one male and one female who work at HCY and ask "Printer Girl" to hand you the stuff off the printer, C.H will respond. He almost got away with making it look like he had been stretching. Oh, but not quite.
Yes, it's all over for poor PG, he will never live it down. We even made him a nametag with his new name. I'd post a picture, but I wouldn't want his wife to see what he does at "work" all day.
All in all, it's been a good month.
And it's only 7 days until my birthday.
*Which is nice
Friday, June 08, 2007
The Canoe Trip of Death or How I Got Dunked in the Mighty Nip 3 Times in As Many Hours
Okay, so not really death. Maybe repeated attempted drowning...
We rented our canoes from http://www.tipacanoellc.com/, a place out of Burlington WI. They were so nice, what with their charming Wisconsin accents and all! Garrett was the guy who delivered our canoes. He had that Kenosha County accent--you know where flag and bag sound like flayg and bayg? And, man, he drove that truck/canoe rack combo like an Indy racecar. I guess you get used to parking that thing after a while, but I made sure to keep my toes out of the way!
It's really great--you pick the body of water and how long you (theoretically) want to canoe and they tell you where to show up. They bring the canoe (and canoe stuff) and then do all the shuttling around so that your car is there when you're done canoeing. Then, when you're done canoeing, you get in your car and leave. So fun and convenient.
We put in at the Keystone canoe landing in Glacial Park, for a 2 hour canoe paddle (a 2 hour canoe paddle*). We had 3 canoes, each with 2 grownups and also Baby C in her adorable life vest, which made her look much like the little brother from the Christmas Story ("I can't move my arms!"
We made sure that each non-swimmer was in a canoe with a swimmer, and put the canoes in the water. The Mom/Dad and Sister/BIL/Baby C canoes all got on the water smoothly.
Then I got in our canoe and Dave tossed me into the water.
...okay, so it didn't quite happen that way, but it sure felt like it. Nip Dip #1
Most of the Nip is pretty pastoral. The stretch we were on runs thru Glacial Park, so it was quiet and uninhabited, for the most part. I can't remember how long we had been paddling, but we eventually came upon a little rapids section. S/BIL/Baby C broke left and made it through without incident.
We broke right. Nip Dip 2.
The canoe immediately got wedged between 2 rocks, turned sideways, and filled right up with water. We tipped over and my leg (which had been leisurely trailing in the water over the starboard side) got pinned between the rocks on the bottom, and the side of the canoe (which was now filled with water and sideways in the fairly quick rapids).
After a moment of potential broken ankle panic, I freed myself and we both were able to stand up. Yep, that's the beauty of the Mighty Nip. In most places, if you fall out of your boat, you can just stand up! (As Meg says, "You're okay! Just stand up!")
It was mid-calf deep, so we grabbed our mostly wet (from Nip Dip 1) stuff and the edge of the canoe and made for the shore. One step downstream, however, the water went from calf to hip deep. Another step and I was in up to my shoulder. It was pretty funny.
Aside from the coughing.
And the laughing of our 4 companions, including my parents, who had made it through unscathed, as well.
BIL Nick helped Dave extricate our canoe and we got back in.
I had chosen a 2 hour trip for us, but as it turned out, it was closer to 3.5. We lollygagged and, at times, waited for each other. Plus, Meg and Nick had to shift around to please Baby C.
Speaking of Baby C...she's such a great kid. Would your 11 month old happily wear a giant red life vest on a 3.5 hour canoe trip during which it was very sunny, but also rainy, and on top of that, get tossed in the water when her canoe hit a tree branch and sank? I think not.
Towards the end of the trip, we were all starting to get tired and it had also started to rain. Didn't matter to me, because if I had started to dry out from Dips 1 and 2, well, I had nothing to worry about...
The Nip gets very wind-ey and tree-filled as it goes thru Glacier Park. At one point, as we were negotiating some of the trees, I turned my head briefly to look at my adorable niece when WHACK! A tree branch to the side of the head took me right out of the port side of the canoe (and of course, Dave and everything else too). Nip Dip 3 and also the 3rd time we had to pick up the boat and pour the water out. (7 days later and I still have the lump on my head.)
Now, I can't remember if it happened before or after Nip Dip 3, and I wasn't there to see it in person, but apparently Meg and Nick also hit a tree and tipped the canoe--including Baby C--into the water. They say she cried, but I don't believe it, because when we came around the bend, Meg was standing in the water (You're okay! Just stand up!) holding the babe.
All wet, with her giant vest and her baby chick hair, but not crying! She's a trooper.
Like I told Meg, she would have made such a good pioneer baby. "Six weeks in a Conestoga wagon? Okay, as long as we've got sweet potato puffs.".
So, we eventually got to the end point and, since it was raining and we were tired, we whisked Baby C into the cars and went home.
There is nothing like a hot shower when you're cold and wet. And muddy. And sandy. With sticks in your hair. And rocks in your bathing suit**. And you're at your mom's house where you can use 3 squishy towels, but you don't have to wash them. And then she feeds you and makes you sleep on the couch. Ahhh.
:)
*1 point goes to the winner
**How does that work? I coulda made a sand castle with the grit I took home!
...oh, might've had something to do with the amount of time I spent underwater.
Dave.
We rented our canoes from http://www.tipacanoellc.com/, a place out of Burlington WI. They were so nice, what with their charming Wisconsin accents and all! Garrett was the guy who delivered our canoes. He had that Kenosha County accent--you know where flag and bag sound like flayg and bayg? And, man, he drove that truck/canoe rack combo like an Indy racecar. I guess you get used to parking that thing after a while, but I made sure to keep my toes out of the way!
It's really great--you pick the body of water and how long you (theoretically) want to canoe and they tell you where to show up. They bring the canoe (and canoe stuff) and then do all the shuttling around so that your car is there when you're done canoeing. Then, when you're done canoeing, you get in your car and leave. So fun and convenient.
We put in at the Keystone canoe landing in Glacial Park, for a 2 hour canoe paddle (a 2 hour canoe paddle*). We had 3 canoes, each with 2 grownups and also Baby C in her adorable life vest, which made her look much like the little brother from the Christmas Story ("I can't move my arms!"
We made sure that each non-swimmer was in a canoe with a swimmer, and put the canoes in the water. The Mom/Dad and Sister/BIL/Baby C canoes all got on the water smoothly.
Then I got in our canoe and Dave tossed me into the water.
...okay, so it didn't quite happen that way, but it sure felt like it. Nip Dip #1
Most of the Nip is pretty pastoral. The stretch we were on runs thru Glacial Park, so it was quiet and uninhabited, for the most part. I can't remember how long we had been paddling, but we eventually came upon a little rapids section. S/BIL/Baby C broke left and made it through without incident.
We broke right. Nip Dip 2.
The canoe immediately got wedged between 2 rocks, turned sideways, and filled right up with water. We tipped over and my leg (which had been leisurely trailing in the water over the starboard side) got pinned between the rocks on the bottom, and the side of the canoe (which was now filled with water and sideways in the fairly quick rapids).
After a moment of potential broken ankle panic, I freed myself and we both were able to stand up. Yep, that's the beauty of the Mighty Nip. In most places, if you fall out of your boat, you can just stand up! (As Meg says, "You're okay! Just stand up!")
It was mid-calf deep, so we grabbed our mostly wet (from Nip Dip 1) stuff and the edge of the canoe and made for the shore. One step downstream, however, the water went from calf to hip deep. Another step and I was in up to my shoulder. It was pretty funny.
Aside from the coughing.
And the laughing of our 4 companions, including my parents, who had made it through unscathed, as well.
BIL Nick helped Dave extricate our canoe and we got back in.
I had chosen a 2 hour trip for us, but as it turned out, it was closer to 3.5. We lollygagged and, at times, waited for each other. Plus, Meg and Nick had to shift around to please Baby C.
Speaking of Baby C...she's such a great kid. Would your 11 month old happily wear a giant red life vest on a 3.5 hour canoe trip during which it was very sunny, but also rainy, and on top of that, get tossed in the water when her canoe hit a tree branch and sank? I think not.
Towards the end of the trip, we were all starting to get tired and it had also started to rain. Didn't matter to me, because if I had started to dry out from Dips 1 and 2, well, I had nothing to worry about...
The Nip gets very wind-ey and tree-filled as it goes thru Glacier Park. At one point, as we were negotiating some of the trees, I turned my head briefly to look at my adorable niece when WHACK! A tree branch to the side of the head took me right out of the port side of the canoe (and of course, Dave and everything else too). Nip Dip 3 and also the 3rd time we had to pick up the boat and pour the water out. (7 days later and I still have the lump on my head.)
Now, I can't remember if it happened before or after Nip Dip 3, and I wasn't there to see it in person, but apparently Meg and Nick also hit a tree and tipped the canoe--including Baby C--into the water. They say she cried, but I don't believe it, because when we came around the bend, Meg was standing in the water (You're okay! Just stand up!) holding the babe.
All wet, with her giant vest and her baby chick hair, but not crying! She's a trooper.
Like I told Meg, she would have made such a good pioneer baby. "Six weeks in a Conestoga wagon? Okay, as long as we've got sweet potato puffs.".
So, we eventually got to the end point and, since it was raining and we were tired, we whisked Baby C into the cars and went home.
There is nothing like a hot shower when you're cold and wet. And muddy. And sandy. With sticks in your hair. And rocks in your bathing suit**. And you're at your mom's house where you can use 3 squishy towels, but you don't have to wash them. And then she feeds you and makes you sleep on the couch. Ahhh.
:)
*1 point goes to the winner
**How does that work? I coulda made a sand castle with the grit I took home!
...oh, might've had something to do with the amount of time I spent underwater.
Dave.
Prelude to the Canoe Trip of Death
So last Saturday...no, let me start at the beginning....
Two years ago, my sissy and I (along with the 2 sons-in-law) gave my dad a canoe trip for Father's Day, complete with water shoes and a diorama of a pastoral canoe scene. Then we had no rain.
I only tell you we had no rain, because we had to cancel our trip for that year. The Nippersink Creek, aka The Mighty Nip, which runs thru a good portion of McHenry County isn't very big. I'd say it's 30 feet wide at the widest and the depest part I fell into was about shoulder high (more on that later).
So, no rain = much portage, and since it was going to be the 6 of us, we decided to postpone the trip. Then, one year ago, we also couldn't go because my sister developed preeclampsia on purpose to spite us.
This year, we were determined. My mother-in-law-in-law bought my almost-year-old niecey an infant life vest and we were ready to go...
Two years ago, my sissy and I (along with the 2 sons-in-law) gave my dad a canoe trip for Father's Day, complete with water shoes and a diorama of a pastoral canoe scene. Then we had no rain.
I only tell you we had no rain, because we had to cancel our trip for that year. The Nippersink Creek, aka The Mighty Nip, which runs thru a good portion of McHenry County isn't very big. I'd say it's 30 feet wide at the widest and the depest part I fell into was about shoulder high (more on that later).
So, no rain = much portage, and since it was going to be the 6 of us, we decided to postpone the trip. Then, one year ago, we also couldn't go because my sister developed preeclampsia on purpose to spite us.
This year, we were determined. My mother-in-law-in-law bought my almost-year-old niecey an infant life vest and we were ready to go...
Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean 3
PotC3. First person to tell me what it's rated gets 3 bonus points (email or comment)!
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 4. Hmmm. It's hard to say. I give it a high score, because ever since seeing Eric I-can't-remember-his-last-name-but-I-weirdly-ran-across-a-picture-of-him-in-Laura-H's-photo-album-which-by-the-way-contains-more-male-shirt-off-pictures-than-the-International-Male-catalog* in my high-school's production of Pirates of Penzance, I've had a pirate thing. So, I like Johnny Depp.
Course, there's also Orlando Bloom. He's not my style, but he *is* the style of many, many girls I know.
For the boys, there's Keira Knightley. If I dug chicks, I'd dig her. So...
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. Pretty good :) Leaves room for a PotC4, although I'm not sure where they'd go with it. "Good" guys win, "bad" guys lose. My favorite :)
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 5. FABULOUS! So good! Lots of swashbuckling and such. It had a good beat, I could dance to it, I give it a 10. (Well, you know, a five).
Love storyness (0-5): 3. The sameo-sameo. Orlando plus Keira with a dash of Johnny. Less good than PotC1 or 2, though...see below.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0.5. No scaryness, but some ickyness.
Kissing (0-5): 2. Some kissing. None involving Johnny, though, so not as good as PotC2. ;)
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 5. Also FABULOUS! Really, reallly, good and, although you know it's CGI, otherwise believeable. So good. The "finding their way back" scene was awesome!!! And the crabs!
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 10. 5 for the celebrity guest appearance and 5 more for the special effects (soo good).
Total: 34.5/35.
*http://www.internationalmale.com/dept.asp?dept%5Fname=Swimwear&dept%5Fid=10390
Movie Review: Spiderman 3
All, right. So, Spiderman 3. It's been a while since we saw S3 (and I've been locked in the windowless room, remember?), so I'll do my best...
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 3. (I was torn between a 2 and a 4, as you'll see below).
This one is really subjective. I don't think what's-his-name is cute. I just don't. He's got pretty eyes, but his upper lip is oddly long, you know? (At least he occasionally closes his mouth unlike Neve Campbell. See Scream [you know, or any other filmed event she's ever been a part of]).
As for the girl, I wouldn't be interested in her even if I dug chicks. I've always thought she looks like those people who grew up a little malnourished.
The best friend/other semi-evil superhero/Willem Dafoe's son guy is okay. I'd let him buy me a drink.
A dark horse in the Cute Persons category was Topher Grace! I was so surprised! I never thought much of him in That 70s Show, but with his hair tipped blond and being that his character is somewhat evil? I would let him buy me a drink too. Certainly. And I can't believe I'm actually saying that.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 3. Decent. Bad guy dies, good guy lives, girl sticks with good guy. It left a little room for an S4, if they wanted to, but I don't think they're planning on it.
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 4. Pretty good--just like the other 2. Lots of webbing around and fighting the bad guy stuff. I mean, it's no pirate movie, but it's still pretty good.
Love storyness (0-5): 0. The usuzh. Peter and Mary Jane. It'd be godd if it weren't what's his and what's her name, so if you think they're both cute, then you're good to go.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. A few loud/startling moments, but no scaryness. If there had been some real spiders, I might change my mind, let's see.....nope. Not changing it.
Kissing (0-5): 1. No good kissing. There was some, but Peter and Mary Jane? Ick. Now if it had been newly-hot Topher Grace, well, I might have changed my mind....
Cinematography/Special Effects: 4. The usual good stuff.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 0.
Total: 15/35. Decent. I liked the other 2 better.
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 3. (I was torn between a 2 and a 4, as you'll see below).
This one is really subjective. I don't think what's-his-name is cute. I just don't. He's got pretty eyes, but his upper lip is oddly long, you know? (At least he occasionally closes his mouth unlike Neve Campbell. See Scream [you know, or any other filmed event she's ever been a part of]).
As for the girl, I wouldn't be interested in her even if I dug chicks. I've always thought she looks like those people who grew up a little malnourished.
The best friend/other semi-evil superhero/Willem Dafoe's son guy is okay. I'd let him buy me a drink.
A dark horse in the Cute Persons category was Topher Grace! I was so surprised! I never thought much of him in That 70s Show, but with his hair tipped blond and being that his character is somewhat evil? I would let him buy me a drink too. Certainly. And I can't believe I'm actually saying that.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 3. Decent. Bad guy dies, good guy lives, girl sticks with good guy. It left a little room for an S4, if they wanted to, but I don't think they're planning on it.
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 4. Pretty good--just like the other 2. Lots of webbing around and fighting the bad guy stuff. I mean, it's no pirate movie, but it's still pretty good.
Love storyness (0-5): 0. The usuzh. Peter and Mary Jane. It'd be godd if it weren't what's his and what's her name, so if you think they're both cute, then you're good to go.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. A few loud/startling moments, but no scaryness. If there had been some real spiders, I might change my mind, let's see.....nope. Not changing it.
Kissing (0-5): 1. No good kissing. There was some, but Peter and Mary Jane? Ick. Now if it had been newly-hot Topher Grace, well, I might have changed my mind....
Cinematography/Special Effects: 4. The usual good stuff.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 0.
Total: 15/35. Decent. I liked the other 2 better.
Based on my counter, I suspect I have
NEW READERS!
Welcome new readers!
Let's see, what should you know? Um...I use random acronyms a lot (like HCY* and BIL*). I also am having an early to mid 30s love affair with the asterisk. Many of my posts are tagged--just click the tags at the bottom to see related posts. (Well, at least posts I feel are related).
Additionally, things like snarky comments, stories about the free tampons that HCY bizarrely provides as a perk, or posts that contain trivia point giveaways will occasionally require the use of your secret decoder mouse.
What's a secret decoder mouse? Oh just fool around a little, you'll figure it out.
I've also got a myspace, you know, like the rest of the Starbucks (Tim Hortons?)-drinking world.
*Healthcare Company Y, where I currently work. As opposed to Healthcare Company X, where I spent the first 10 years of my working life.
*Brother-in-Law. Of which I onyl have 2. One of which feeds me most of my good Google crap.
Welcome new readers!
Let's see, what should you know? Um...I use random acronyms a lot (like HCY* and BIL*). I also am having an early to mid 30s love affair with the asterisk. Many of my posts are tagged--just click the tags at the bottom to see related posts. (Well, at least posts I feel are related).
Additionally, things like snarky comments, stories about the free tampons that HCY bizarrely provides as a perk, or posts that contain trivia point giveaways will occasionally require the use of your secret decoder mouse.
What's a secret decoder mouse? Oh just fool around a little, you'll figure it out.
I've also got a myspace, you know, like the rest of the Starbucks (Tim Hortons?)-drinking world.
*Healthcare Company Y, where I currently work. As opposed to Healthcare Company X, where I spent the first 10 years of my working life.
*Brother-in-Law. Of which I onyl have 2. One of which feeds me most of my good Google crap.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
We're in an audit here at HCY...
By a group that's kind of like FDA jr. It's supposed to go until the end of June. I haven't spent more than 20 daytime mins outside my windowless, locked room for 9 days. Boooo.
But I do get to boss people around, you know, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
But, I do have to review Spiderman 3 and Pirates 3 for you. As well as post a darling pic of my cat and some pics of the canoeing trip of death (more on that later...).
I'll be back...
But I do get to boss people around, you know, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
But, I do have to review Spiderman 3 and Pirates 3 for you. As well as post a darling pic of my cat and some pics of the canoeing trip of death (more on that later...).
I'll be back...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Movie Review: Hot Fuzz
For those unfamiliar with Hot Fuzz, it was made by the same people who made Shaun of the Dead. For those unfamiliar with Shaun of the Dead, well....
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 1. Not so cute people to look. Appealing, sure, but no one to drool over.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. I love it when movies are all wrapped up in a little package! Plus, the good guys win--which is even better!
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 5. The whole thing is action adventure. Lots of car chases and shoot-em-ups.
Love storyness (0-5): 0. I don't recall any love story. Mostly driving and shooting, with a some British humor thrown in.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. No scaryness. It's an action movie with a tongue-in-cheek stab at cop movies. Good, not scary.
Kissing (0-5): 0. No kissing. Yep, not much more to say there
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 3. Well shot, good scenery, lots of movement. No special effects, but they weren't missed.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 3. I'm really not sure why. Maybe because it lost points on love story and kissing, but that loss shouldn't really be reflected in the total score, because the movie wasn't really about kissing and such? I'm not really sure.
Plus, I'm in charge of awarding points and I can do as I please.
Total: 17/35. Good! If you liked Shaun of the Dead you'll like it. If you didn't, you probably won't. If you haven't seen SotD, give it a try.
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 1. Not so cute people to look. Appealing, sure, but no one to drool over.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. I love it when movies are all wrapped up in a little package! Plus, the good guys win--which is even better!
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 5. The whole thing is action adventure. Lots of car chases and shoot-em-ups.
Love storyness (0-5): 0. I don't recall any love story. Mostly driving and shooting, with a some British humor thrown in.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. No scaryness. It's an action movie with a tongue-in-cheek stab at cop movies. Good, not scary.
Kissing (0-5): 0. No kissing. Yep, not much more to say there
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 3. Well shot, good scenery, lots of movement. No special effects, but they weren't missed.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 3. I'm really not sure why. Maybe because it lost points on love story and kissing, but that loss shouldn't really be reflected in the total score, because the movie wasn't really about kissing and such? I'm not really sure.
Plus, I'm in charge of awarding points and I can do as I please.
Total: 17/35. Good! If you liked Shaun of the Dead you'll like it. If you didn't, you probably won't. If you haven't seen SotD, give it a try.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Movie Review: Disturbia
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 2. I give it a 2 as an average. The main girl character is pretty attractive. The main guy character is one of those guys where they're on the attractiveness fence and their personality is going to puh them over to one side or the other. So, guys theoretically have something to look at. The girls? Maybe, maybe not. I'd probably have given it an overall 3.
I lowered the score, however, b/c the characters are supposed to be in high school, which makes them really young.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 3. It was all wrapped up at the end, which is my favorite thing, but it was almost a little too wrapped up. Maybe I didn't really take the characters to heart? Maybe I expected to see Carrie Ann Moss save the world wearing a black pleather trench coat instead of a sweater and jeans? I just don't know.
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 2. A few good scenes, particularly the end and anything involving the best friend (whom I thought was the best character in the whole thing!). The house arrest angle was something new and a good idea.
Love storyness (0-5): 3. Also decent. Hot girl moves in next door. Nice non-jock boy falls deep in "like" with hot girl.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 3. Some good suspenseful-ness. I have to say, though, that I really like David Morse better as a good guy, you know? I mean, he was in St. Elsewhere!
Kissing (0-5): 2.5. I'd probably have given it a 4 if they weren't in high school. That creeps me out.
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 3. No special effects that I recall? Cinematography was pretty good--good camera angles, good scenery. The house was beautiful! I wanted to live there myself.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 7. I wish David Morse would send me an invitation to the gun show. Sighhhhh.*
Total: 25.5/35. Somewhat predictable. You don't go home continuing to feel creeped out, which I think is a hallmark of a good creepy movie, but it's worth going. Dave really liked it--more so than I did.
*http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gun+show
I lowered the score, however, b/c the characters are supposed to be in high school, which makes them really young.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 3. It was all wrapped up at the end, which is my favorite thing, but it was almost a little too wrapped up. Maybe I didn't really take the characters to heart? Maybe I expected to see Carrie Ann Moss save the world wearing a black pleather trench coat instead of a sweater and jeans? I just don't know.
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 2. A few good scenes, particularly the end and anything involving the best friend (whom I thought was the best character in the whole thing!). The house arrest angle was something new and a good idea.
Love storyness (0-5): 3. Also decent. Hot girl moves in next door. Nice non-jock boy falls deep in "like" with hot girl.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 3. Some good suspenseful-ness. I have to say, though, that I really like David Morse better as a good guy, you know? I mean, he was in St. Elsewhere!
Kissing (0-5): 2.5. I'd probably have given it a 4 if they weren't in high school. That creeps me out.
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 3. No special effects that I recall? Cinematography was pretty good--good camera angles, good scenery. The house was beautiful! I wanted to live there myself.
Extra Credit (Max. 10 points): 7. I wish David Morse would send me an invitation to the gun show. Sighhhhh.*
Total: 25.5/35. Somewhat predictable. You don't go home continuing to feel creeped out, which I think is a hallmark of a good creepy movie, but it's worth going. Dave really liked it--more so than I did.
*http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gun+show
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Townhouse for sale!
Hi all,
My parents are selling the townhouse my sister and her family live in. It's in Woodstock and so cute!
Go see for yourself :) -->
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1078799161
My parents are selling the townhouse my sister and her family live in. It's in Woodstock and so cute!
Go see for yourself :) -->
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1078799161
A favorite quote from one of Dave's old birthday cards...
"Anyone can bring green beans amandine to the neighborhood potluck, but it takes someone special to bring the funk."
Monday, April 09, 2007
Movie Review: Blades of Glory
Yes, it's good!
No, I don't know if you'd think it's as funny as Talladega Nights--I didn't really like Talladega Nights that much, so I'm not a control for that experiment.
No, it's not as good as Elf, but then, what is?
Cute Persons to look at (0-5): 1. Alas, not so much on the cute persons to look at. Neither Will nor Jon nor Craig T Nelson really do it for me, I have to say (I know, right?!?!). What's her name from The Office is in it, though, and if I were a dude, I'd think she's cute, so that's where the "1" comes from. There is one scene with Will and "Pam" that I'm not sure I could have filmed w/o laughing. Will gets his swerve on.
A Satisfying Ending (0-5): 5. It was all wrapped up at the end and that's my favorite kind of movie!!! And nobody's head got chopped off! Well, except for the North Korean's.
Action/ adventureness (0-5): 3. It's a figure skating fight to the death! It's actually really action-y, with all the skating stunt work and stuff!! Action, yes. Testosterone fueled action? They're figure skaters!.
Love storyness (0-5): 3. Gawky Jon Heder style! Oh, and there's that Will Ferrell moment... but I wouldn't really call that love.
Good Scaryness (0-5): 0. Except for the North Korea part, not scary. I was startled by it, though.
Kissing (0-5): N/A. Do I remember any kissing that didn't make me want to wash my eyes out with soap??? I can't remember. I think I may have had that part of my memory erased...
Cinematography/Special Effects (1-5): 2. I don't think there were any special effects? Decent cinematography?
Laughs (1-5): 4. I laughed a lot. Not as muich as Elf, the More Cowbell skit, or the Patriotic Thong skit, but more than Talladega Nights.
Extra Credit (10 points): N/A
Total: 18/35. The score is deceptively low. I expected to like it more than I actually did, but that doesn't mean it's not worth watching.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Another website with which to entertain yourself...
But it's candy, it has to be good?!?!? Ah hah, my friend, not always true...
http://www.bad-candy.com/
http://www.bad-candy.com/
Friday, April 06, 2007
Google, schmoogle
Go to Google
Click on maps
Click on Get Directions
From--> New York, New York
To--> Paris, France
Read line 23
Click on maps
Click on Get Directions
From--> New York, New York
To--> Paris, France
Read line 23
Thursday, April 05, 2007
At least it's not cats...
Everybody's having an affair with some tangible object, right?*.
After all, just check Dave's plastic cup on top of the clothes dryer (or the wicker basket next to my sister's front door).
Mine?
Socks: I have an entire 24 x 12 x 8 drawer full of them--not counting tights and stuff.
Underwear: Let's just say I could not-do laundry for about as long as it takes to make a brand new puppy.**
Umbrellas: I would hazard a guess at 8? Blue/yellow, red flowered, green duckhead, black reservoir-tip, brown, and 3 black London Fog ones. Four of them are in my car.
I would have another one if Dave hadn't yelled "Free Umbrella!" the last time he took my solid red one on the Metra. ***
Cheap Sunglasses: You only need one pair of sunglasses. Your head can really only accomodate one pair at a time. Maybe one black and one brown, but two pairs max.
I've got 5 pairs that live in my car. 3 of which are staring at me from my desk right now.
I have a problem.
So what's yours? I promise I won't tell anyone. It'll just be between you, me, and the 25558621325 people around the world who have internet access...
*Try pronouncing it obzh-ay. Like object d'art. It sounds less like an obsession that way.
*How long does it take to make a brand new puppy? 8 imaginary points to the winner. 1 imaginary consolation point to the first runner up.
**Not in a "Free Zimbabwe!" sort of way, though. More like, maybe, "Free Snowcones!".
After all, just check Dave's plastic cup on top of the clothes dryer (or the wicker basket next to my sister's front door).
Mine?
Socks: I have an entire 24 x 12 x 8 drawer full of them--not counting tights and stuff.
Underwear: Let's just say I could not-do laundry for about as long as it takes to make a brand new puppy.**
Umbrellas: I would hazard a guess at 8? Blue/yellow, red flowered, green duckhead, black reservoir-tip, brown, and 3 black London Fog ones. Four of them are in my car.
I would have another one if Dave hadn't yelled "Free Umbrella!" the last time he took my solid red one on the Metra. ***
Cheap Sunglasses: You only need one pair of sunglasses. Your head can really only accomodate one pair at a time. Maybe one black and one brown, but two pairs max.
I've got 5 pairs that live in my car. 3 of which are staring at me from my desk right now.
I have a problem.
So what's yours? I promise I won't tell anyone. It'll just be between you, me, and the 25558621325 people around the world who have internet access...
*Try pronouncing it obzh-ay. Like object d'art. It sounds less like an obsession that way.
*How long does it take to make a brand new puppy? 8 imaginary points to the winner. 1 imaginary consolation point to the first runner up.
**Not in a "Free Zimbabwe!" sort of way, though. More like, maybe, "Free Snowcones!".
Long time readers and those who know him...
....may find this somewhat amusing. Good thing I bought new gloves.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
It's a photo finish!
The 6 imaginary points go to J.Z., with an answer of The Untouchables at 536pm yesterday!
1 imaginary consolation point also goes to E.G. who replied with the same correct answer at 644pm.
(I have such well-rounded friends...:)
For those of you keeping track, you can click on the "Points" label at the bottom to see any posts that have had points awarded. For that matter, you can click on any label to see all the posts in each label's category.
1 imaginary consolation point also goes to E.G. who replied with the same correct answer at 644pm.
(I have such well-rounded friends...:)
For those of you keeping track, you can click on the "Points" label at the bottom to see any posts that have had points awarded. For that matter, you can click on any label to see all the posts in each label's category.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Fun mit Google, Part Funf
So here's a list of information you can get from Google via text (or SMS, as it's called):
What you want--> what you type in (the 5 digit numbers are the zip code)
Local Listings--> chili's 60050
Weather--> weather Chicago
Flight updates--> apparently you just type in your flight number, i.e. AA2111
Airline information--> United Airlines
Sports--> cubs
Movies--> blades of glory 60050
Stock Quotes--> type the stock ticker, like tgt for Target or IBM for, well, IBM
Glossary--> define zenith
Zip Code--> 72202
Translation--> translate hello in french
Driving Directions--> woodstock il to 60156
Web Snippets--> g hubble telescope
Q&A--> abraham lincoln birthday
Area Code--> 650
Froogle--> price ipod player 40gb
Calculator--> 1 US pint in liters
Currency Conversion--> 8 usd in yen
If you can't remember what to type, you can txt "help" to Google too. They say the reply messages might come out of order, so be patient, but in my experience, you really don't have to wait very long for an answer.
What you want--> what you type in (the 5 digit numbers are the zip code)
Local Listings--> chili's 60050
Weather--> weather Chicago
Flight updates--> apparently you just type in your flight number, i.e. AA2111
Airline information--> United Airlines
Sports--> cubs
Movies--> blades of glory 60050
Stock Quotes--> type the stock ticker, like tgt for Target or IBM for, well, IBM
Glossary--> define zenith
Zip Code--> 72202
Translation--> translate hello in french
Driving Directions--> woodstock il to 60156
Web Snippets--> g hubble telescope
Q&A--> abraham lincoln birthday
Area Code--> 650
Froogle--> price ipod player 40gb
Calculator--> 1 US pint in liters
Currency Conversion--> 8 usd in yen
If you can't remember what to type, you can txt "help" to Google too. They say the reply messages might come out of order, so be patient, but in my experience, you really don't have to wait very long for an answer.
And here's a site where you can practice your cell phone googling, so that when the time comes, you'll be ready--> http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/
The Chicago Way
"He sends one of yours to the hospital? You stuff one of his underneath a rack of shirts at Buckle in Vernon Hills."*
That's the Chicago Way.
*6 imaginary points to the first person to identify the movie
Friday, March 30, 2007
Speaking of the Fabulous Janes...
They're a local cover band, much as Modern Day Romeos are. I think the 2 bands have actually played together, if I remember correctly, and they're pretty good and really enjoyable.
Their concerts do have the distinction, additionally, of being the only 2 places in the whole world I have ever been hit on by another chick.
So, there you go, if MDR and The FJs play together again, there will be a little something for everyone.
I just, uh, hope there's a little less for me next time.
Their concerts do have the distinction, additionally, of being the only 2 places in the whole world I have ever been hit on by another chick.
So, there you go, if MDR and The FJs play together again, there will be a little something for everyone.
I just, uh, hope there's a little less for me next time.
I love technology, but not as much as you, you see, but I still love technology...
...
now and forever...
Last time I was at Farm and Fleet, I recorded (with my cell phone) the baby turkeys that were residing near the cash registers. I really wanted to use their cute voices as a ringtone, but NewPhone said that the .amr file was non-acceptable content.
Why the phone would create audio files in a format that it itself can't use, I do not know.
I really wanted that turkey chick ringtone, though.
So I emailed the .amr file to myself from my phone, downloaded SmartAudioConverterPro to get the .amr into .mp3 file format, only to find that although NewPhone will play .mp3s, this particular .mp3 was still non-acceptable, then downloaded Audacity (with an accompanying .dll file) to convert the unusable .mp3 to another, virtually indistinguishable, usable .mp3 file, which I then reloaded on to my phone using the USB adapter and MicroSD card/SD adapter I got from Singapore via eBay.
Voila, turkey chick ringtone.
And I'm a biology major.
The Internet: Helping Normal People Sound Like Nerds Since 1992.
.
now and forever...
Last time I was at Farm and Fleet, I recorded (with my cell phone) the baby turkeys that were residing near the cash registers. I really wanted to use their cute voices as a ringtone, but NewPhone said that the .amr file was non-acceptable content.
Why the phone would create audio files in a format that it itself can't use, I do not know.
I really wanted that turkey chick ringtone, though.
So I emailed the .amr file to myself from my phone, downloaded SmartAudioConverterPro to get the .amr into .mp3 file format, only to find that although NewPhone will play .mp3s, this particular .mp3 was still non-acceptable, then downloaded Audacity (with an accompanying .dll file) to convert the unusable .mp3 to another, virtually indistinguishable, usable .mp3 file, which I then reloaded on to my phone using the USB adapter and MicroSD card/SD adapter I got from Singapore via eBay.
Voila, turkey chick ringtone.
And I'm a biology major.
The Internet: Helping Normal People Sound Like Nerds Since 1992.
.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Part 2: The Makeup Chick
So I did promise to finish up my MT experience.
Apparently "new" customers of MT get a free makeup application when they get a facial. I didn't really care, but I guess some people are uncomfortable about going back out into the world sans makeup.
Not me. Course, I was pretty shiny at this point, so maybe it was for the best.
So the makeup chick, Mia, sits me down in her chair. She says she's been doing makeup for 4 years, but she looks about 22, so who knows?
Now, I'm occasionally a little bit sarcastic, so I was picking on her a little for the obsessive brush aligning she was performing before she began work on me, but I could tell that she didn't get that I was picking on her, so I just switched over to normal nice person behavior (yes, I'm capable--it's just not my default).
She then laughed and said, "You're cute." Which I thought was weird for a 22 year old makeup chick to say to a 32 year old female stranger, but hey, maybe she really thought I was cute*?
For the next few minutes, the conversation went as follows, and I finally burst out laughing.
Mia: What color eye make up do you usually wear?
Me: Well, usually cool brown or brownish-gray shadows and brown or charcoal liner.
Mia: Okay, hmm, how about gold eyeshadow.
Me: ...uh, okay?.....
Mia: And what do you usually wear on your lips?
Me: Oh reddish-brown or brownish-red. Not usually anything that would be in the fuschia family, though
Mia: Okay...let's see what we have [pulls out a bunch of lip glosses]. How about this color lip gloss? [Holds up a tube of bright freakin pink]
Me: [Bursts out laughing, in a somewhat If-you-walk-away-I-will-immediately-begin-making-fun-of-you sort of way]
She asked me why I was laughing and I finally told her that if she just wants to do what she wants to do, then don't ask what I want to do. For the most part, if you ask someone, "How about we try some gold eyeshadow", they'll probably say OK.
So, there's Mario Tricoci in a nutshell**. FWIW.
:)
*Now, if we were at Fabulous Janes show, I wouldn't be so surprised.
**No, this is MT in a nutshell: "Help, I'm in a bloody great nutshell!"
Apparently "new" customers of MT get a free makeup application when they get a facial. I didn't really care, but I guess some people are uncomfortable about going back out into the world sans makeup.
Not me. Course, I was pretty shiny at this point, so maybe it was for the best.
So the makeup chick, Mia, sits me down in her chair. She says she's been doing makeup for 4 years, but she looks about 22, so who knows?
Now, I'm occasionally a little bit sarcastic, so I was picking on her a little for the obsessive brush aligning she was performing before she began work on me, but I could tell that she didn't get that I was picking on her, so I just switched over to normal nice person behavior (yes, I'm capable--it's just not my default).
She then laughed and said, "You're cute." Which I thought was weird for a 22 year old makeup chick to say to a 32 year old female stranger, but hey, maybe she really thought I was cute*?
For the next few minutes, the conversation went as follows, and I finally burst out laughing.
Mia: What color eye make up do you usually wear?
Me: Well, usually cool brown or brownish-gray shadows and brown or charcoal liner.
Mia: Okay, hmm, how about gold eyeshadow.
Me: ...uh, okay?.....
Mia: And what do you usually wear on your lips?
Me: Oh reddish-brown or brownish-red. Not usually anything that would be in the fuschia family, though
Mia: Okay...let's see what we have [pulls out a bunch of lip glosses]. How about this color lip gloss? [Holds up a tube of bright freakin pink]
Me: [Bursts out laughing, in a somewhat If-you-walk-away-I-will-immediately-begin-making-fun-of-you sort of way]
She asked me why I was laughing and I finally told her that if she just wants to do what she wants to do, then don't ask what I want to do. For the most part, if you ask someone, "How about we try some gold eyeshadow", they'll probably say OK.
So, there's Mario Tricoci in a nutshell**. FWIW.
:)
*Now, if we were at Fabulous Janes show, I wouldn't be so surprised.
**No, this is MT in a nutshell: "Help, I'm in a bloody great nutshell!"
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Mario Tricoci, Part 1
So, my sissy and I got MT gift certificates from our mom for Xmas presents, and last weekend, we went to the spa for some luxuriating!
We decided to get a facial, manicure, and pedicure each, you know, so that when it turned cold again 3 days later, we'd be able to cover up our pretty new skin and nails with closed-toe shoes and wool coats. Freaking March.
Anyway. The facial. I had never had a facial before, and although I am not a huge fan of traditional chick pampering, I thought, hey, might as well stave off the crow's feet for a few more years with some decent skin care, yeah?
Aside from the impressive level of claustrophobia I experienced (more on that later), it was good! They cleansed and exfoliated (my brain always wants to say defoliated, but that's a whole 'nother thing altogether*) and steamed and moisturized and toned and sunproofed.
I came out feeling good, but very, very slimy. I'm not sure my face has ever been that shiny. It was almost to the point where I wanted to let people know that my face didn't usually look like this.
The claustrophobia was something else entirely, and apparently it wasn't just me, b/c my sister asked me after I came out, how I fared with the smotherfication! See, here were the problems:
-- I'm claustrophobic to begin with
-- You change out of your clothes into a velcro towel sort of minidress thing, which I had velcroed too tight, such that it kind-of restricted deep breathing...
-- The table is a kind of sculptured thing that you're sunk into
-- I'm claustrophobic (AHHHH!!! HELP ME!!!!)
-- You're under a sheet and blanket
-- ...I couldn't fix the towel b/c the esthetician** had lotioned my hands, put plastic bags on them, and put them in these giant heating pad oven mitt things
-- At times I had warm, heavy towels on my shoulders, face and or neck (can't breathe...)
-- At other times, my face was covered with scented goo
-- A steam wand was blowing steam on my face (...stealing...my...air...)
All of these things combined to have me reassuring myself silently, "you're still breathing, you're still breathing". Kind of like Amanda K getting her hair washed, "Don't cry, don't cry".
I survived, though. Which is nice.
So we then had MT's Signature pedicure and manicures. They were your standard, good, salon mani/pedi***. A heated vibrating chair, a bubbling foot bath, lots of scented scrubby and lotiony things, pretty polish. The Elizabeth Arden polishes, however brown they may look, are a lot redder once they're out of the bottle, so, you know, caveat pedicur-or.
*"That's a whole 'nother thing"****
**That's what they call people who do facials and waxing and stuff--estheticians. Apparently the money they make somewhat compensates for the icky parts of their job. At least that's what she told me...
***I have to say that I don't go to the storefront nail places. I know a lot of people do go, and they don't have any trouble, but I know too many people who have gotten infections from places like that. And those nail infections are sooo hard to cure! Plus, some places use those callus shaver things which are, I'm pretty sure, illegal, and, according to those who've seen them, result in pieces of your foot being shaved off such that they look like slices of parmesan cheese. Eww.
**** 5 points to the first to identify the movie! 10 points if you're younger than 25.
Tomorrow: Part 2, The Makeup Artist
We decided to get a facial, manicure, and pedicure each, you know, so that when it turned cold again 3 days later, we'd be able to cover up our pretty new skin and nails with closed-toe shoes and wool coats. Freaking March.
Anyway. The facial. I had never had a facial before, and although I am not a huge fan of traditional chick pampering, I thought, hey, might as well stave off the crow's feet for a few more years with some decent skin care, yeah?
Aside from the impressive level of claustrophobia I experienced (more on that later), it was good! They cleansed and exfoliated (my brain always wants to say defoliated, but that's a whole 'nother thing altogether*) and steamed and moisturized and toned and sunproofed.
I came out feeling good, but very, very slimy. I'm not sure my face has ever been that shiny. It was almost to the point where I wanted to let people know that my face didn't usually look like this.
The claustrophobia was something else entirely, and apparently it wasn't just me, b/c my sister asked me after I came out, how I fared with the smotherfication! See, here were the problems:
-- I'm claustrophobic to begin with
-- You change out of your clothes into a velcro towel sort of minidress thing, which I had velcroed too tight, such that it kind-of restricted deep breathing...
-- The table is a kind of sculptured thing that you're sunk into
-- I'm claustrophobic (AHHHH!!! HELP ME!!!!)
-- You're under a sheet and blanket
-- ...I couldn't fix the towel b/c the esthetician** had lotioned my hands, put plastic bags on them, and put them in these giant heating pad oven mitt things
-- At times I had warm, heavy towels on my shoulders, face and or neck (can't breathe...)
-- At other times, my face was covered with scented goo
-- A steam wand was blowing steam on my face (...stealing...my...air...)
All of these things combined to have me reassuring myself silently, "you're still breathing, you're still breathing". Kind of like Amanda K getting her hair washed, "Don't cry, don't cry".
I survived, though. Which is nice.
So we then had MT's Signature pedicure and manicures. They were your standard, good, salon mani/pedi***. A heated vibrating chair, a bubbling foot bath, lots of scented scrubby and lotiony things, pretty polish. The Elizabeth Arden polishes, however brown they may look, are a lot redder once they're out of the bottle, so, you know, caveat pedicur-or.
*"That's a whole 'nother thing"****
**That's what they call people who do facials and waxing and stuff--estheticians. Apparently the money they make somewhat compensates for the icky parts of their job. At least that's what she told me...
***I have to say that I don't go to the storefront nail places. I know a lot of people do go, and they don't have any trouble, but I know too many people who have gotten infections from places like that. And those nail infections are sooo hard to cure! Plus, some places use those callus shaver things which are, I'm pretty sure, illegal, and, according to those who've seen them, result in pieces of your foot being shaved off such that they look like slices of parmesan cheese. Eww.
**** 5 points to the first to identify the movie! 10 points if you're younger than 25.
Tomorrow: Part 2, The Makeup Artist
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