Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

"This is crazy, this is crazy, this is crazy!!"



Sorry there have been no new updates here in awhile. I've been pretty busy and something had to give.

My work has been crazy because we're transitioning over to a hospital-owned practice and everything is totally new- new computers, new hours, new protocols, new bullshit. So in between that, my hubby's new job, the Memorial Day holiday in which I was not home, the big horse-racing weekends (with the Belmont Stakes this weekend being the last biggie for a while) and my horror blog I've been a bit over-extended.

I've also started writing for a brand-new major horror website, The Blood Sprayer, so I've been burning the midnight oil coming up with new articles for it as well...
I was pretty psyched to be asked to join the site, as it's in its infantile stages and that makes me a staff member from ground zero, so I was honored. It has some of the best talent in the horror community (and quite a few friends of mine) hanging out there writing great articles, so if you are so inclined, check it out!
My first three articles are here, here, and here, with the fourth coming sometime this week...

So anyway, I hope to get back in the groove here sometime soon. Bear with me.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Stupid names for music artists

This is a post I'd included on my now defunct Compulsive List Addiction blog.
I feel it's just as appropriate today, actually - because the names are still stupid.

I didn't even touch on country since I'm not really a fan, and I'm sure there are loads of bizarre alternative bands that I don't have here, but here's what I came up with

Stupid names for rock bands/artists

This list should be self-explanatory.

*) Led Zeppelin

*) Biff Naked

*) Ben Folds Five

*) Staind

*) Supertramp

*) Pink Floyd

*) Franz Ferdinand

*) Butthole Surfers (I mean, seriously.)

*) Stone Temple Pilots

*) Smashing Pumpkins

*) Rage Against the Machine

*) Def Leppard

*) Fountains of Wayne

*) Matchbox Twenty (20)

*) Insane Clown Posse

*) Kula Shaker

*) Dead Kennedys

*) Lynyrd Skynyrd

*) Hootie and the Blowfish

*) Oingo Boingo

*) Hoobastank

*) Toad the Wet Sprocket

*) Chumbawamba

*) Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts

*) Death Cab for Cutie

*) Blink-182

*) Goldfrapp

*) Panic! at the disco

*) Dexy's Midnight Runners

*) Echo and the Bunnymen

*) Grand Funk Railroad

*) Blue Oyster Cult

*) The Buggles

*) Right Said Fred

*) Canned Heat

*) Everything but the girl

*) Finger Eleven

*) Frankie Goes to Hollywood

*) The Honeydrippers

*) Mazzy Star

*) Mungo Jerry

*) Queens of the Stone Age

*) Stabbing Westward

*) Wall of Voodoo

*) Glass Tiger

*) The Troggs

*) Steppenwolf

*) Kajagoogoo

*) 30 Seconds to Mars

*) Sponge

*) Squeeze

*) Wham!

*) Achers of Loaf

*) Red Hot Chili Peppers

*) Pearl Jam

*) Talking Heads

*) Fall Out Boy

*) The Dropkick Murphys

*) Goo Goo Dolls

*) Blind Melon

*) Men Without Hats

*) System of a Down

*) Thin Lizzy

*) The Din Pedals

*) Puddle of Mudd

*) Procol Harum

*) Letters to Cleo

*) Marcy Playground

*) Meat Puppets

*) Armor for Sleep

*) Concrete Blonde

*) The Live

*) The Band

*) The The (yep, really)

Did I miss any? I'm sure I did.... Let me know.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Random Rambling...

*I'm really beginning to question the integrity of the Pittsburgh Steelers football organization. Well, the players at least. First it was Jeff Reed peeing in public and resisting arrest last fall, then Ben Roethlisberger and his previous motorcycle accident (no helmet? no brains!), his first sexual assault troubles... now yet another "questionable encounter" and investigation, add to that Santonio Holmes' new problems and I'm starting to think we're turning into a certain NFL team in Ohio.
If you really want to continue, I could also mention the former Steelers issues - namely Plaxico Burress and his freakin' self-inflicted gunshot wound, and now Joey Porter arrested for DUI and belligerence.
WTF, people?
Hell, at least Michael Vick and Ray Lewis never played here.

*Ricky Martin is gay! Livin' la vida loca apparently means something else to him than it does to me. But hey, I'm okay with it. So why wasn't he for the last twenty years or so?
And what are he and his buddy doing over here at left...?

*What is up with this Heidi Montag chick? I mean, she is so completely pointless and talentless that it amazes me to no end that she (and her goofy husband) still get press. First of all, they aren't really actors in the true sense of the word. Secondly, she totally morphed into a whole different person with all this plastic surgery (Really, Faith Hill should consider suing her). And now she's writing a movie about 3D boobs? Say it ain't so. That story was filed not under 'Entertainment' on MSN, but under 'Weird News' - which to me, sounds about right.

*Jesse James.
Wow.
What the hell was he thinking?

*Sandra Bullock.
Wow.
What the hell was she thinking?

*My husband hates basketball on tv. I hate basketball on tv.
Hence, no March Madness for us. Yay!
All the television interruptions have only given us more time to get caught up on all the crap we've DVR'd in the last few months!
That being said, I was mortified when Kentucky lost. Boo.

*Speaking of Kentucky. Early KY Derby (5/1/10) predictions?
Eskendereya. Odysseus. Dublin. Rule. Awesome Act. Lookin at Lucky.
Or some other horse!
Ask me again in mid-April...


*I really wish people would stop seeing Jesus and/or other religious images in pieces of toast, oil deposits, clouds, and other random places. I don't believe for one iota that a dental X-ray shows the Pope's face in it or that that Cheeto is shaped like Jesus on the cross. Sorry. Get a grip people.

*California is seriously considering legalizing marijuana. You know what happens when they do?
People start seeing Jesus' face in their morning cinnamon bun.

*Is everyone out there watching "Justified" on Tuesday nights on FX? If not, you better jump on that bandwagon pronto! Not only is it a really good show, but Timothy Olyphant is to die for. Top notch show from a station that keeps putting increasingly good shows on the air. Nip/Tuck, Sons of Anarchy.... and shows I haven't seen but hear good things about -Damages, The Shield, and Rescue Me.
Justified follows a Kentucky-bred US Marshall under scrutiny for questionable use of force (that's putting it mildly - basically he likes to shoot people) in a recent case and has been reassigned from Florida to his hometown of Harlan, KY., and he brings his own gun-slinging kind of justice with him.
It's all kinds of awesome.
{And can I just make mention that a town very close here (Kittanning for you locals) has been a filming location. Hmm... western PA filling in for eastern Kentucky. Yep, seems about right.}

*Recently I saw two very good movies that I reviewed over on my other blog,Fascination with Fear. Neither are not the horrifying, gory films I watch so much of. "Lake Mungo" (reviewed here) is a fantastic mockumentary about a girl who drowned at a family outing, and "Moon" (reviewed here) is one of the best films I've seen in quite some time. An astronaut is reaching the end of a three year stint in space when something rather unusual occurs. It reminds most people of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it is so much more than that - and soooo not as boring. I highly recommend it, even if you aren't much for sci-fi. (I like science fiction considerably less than full-on horror, so you can trust me.)
Oh, and I made a few creative changes to that blog - a bit of a face lift if you will. It seems a bit more streamlined and neat now. Or maybe that's just me. Either way, it's staying that way, because it was a pain in the ass getting everything the way I wanted it.

*I'm really not impressed with this season of American Idol. Matter of fact, I tend to think it's the worst season I've seen yet. If Crystal Bowersox (who is a cross between Alanis Morrisette and Janis Joplin) doesn't win I'll eat my hat. Besides her and one, maybe two other people - there is very little that stands out.
And while I'm bitching, please make someone END those rot-gut live group performances on Wednesday (results) night. Gah! Soooooo very awful. Thank heavens for the MUTE button.

And why the hell don't any of the contestants pick songs from the last twenty years....like, evah?
If I hear another crappy Motown redeux I will seriously choke on my chocolate Cherrios. And please, kids - no more of the following:

No Mariah Carey.
No Celine Dion.
No Christina Aguilera.
No Michael Jackson.
No Stevie Wonder.
No Queen.
No Whitney Houston.

And stop covering 'Unchained Melody' by The Righteous Brothers, 'Against All Odds' by Phil Collins, 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston, and 'I Don't Wanna Be' by Gavin DeGraw.

And for the love of God, please stop singing the songs of previous Idol winners. Especially in your less than stellar auditions. Bleck!


*Well that would appear to be all I have for this random post.

Till next time...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Oscar ranting and other tidbits.

And here is where I chatter and bitch about the Oscars, and throw in some other random junk at the end.



Belated congrats go out to Kathryn Bigelow, the Academy Award winning director of this year's winner of Best Picture - The Hurt Locker. Sunday night she became the first female director to win an Oscar. Can I hear a Woot Woot!!

By the way, I did see The Hurt Locker and it was, quite frankly, intensely terrific. It can't not affect you. Pardon the double negative but it's well worth the praise.

Oh, and another special shout out to Bigelow for one-upping her former husband and maker of all things blue and silly, James Cameron. His Avatar was up for Best Picture and he was in the running for director as well. Guess there's a "queen of the world" right about now.
And I have two words for Avatar. Popcorn film.
Two more: Sorry Jim.

Still in the Avatar vein... what the hell was she thinking??? I can't even begin to comment on that. I will say I enjoyed her performance in Star Trek.

And how nice for Sandra Bullock. Much as I like some of her movies I've never thought of her as an Oscar-worthy actress. But I guess she is. And you'd better recognize - or Jesse James will come kick your ever-lovin' ass.

And Jeff Bridges - Dude! He's deserved one of the gold statues for awhile. I haven't seen Crazy Heart yet, but I'm sure it's great. My favorite JB role is, of course, Seabiscuit.

While I'm still ranting about the Oscars (and here comes a big one folks), can I just say that while I appreciated the ode to horror movies I do have a few complaints. First off - the presenters of the clip were Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner of Twilight fame!! Okay, here's the thing. One last time. Twilight, New Moon, and all other forthcoming Stephenie Meyer adaptations are not horror. They are teen angst. Among other reasons, there are no fangs on the vamps and there is no blood. And waaaaaay too much brooding. Not horror. And yes, I feel I AM a horror expert, so you can trust me on that.

Second annoying little piss-off? The Academy forgot about Silence of the Lambs sweeping the Oscars back in 1992. The statement was made that it had been over thirty years since horror was recognized - back when The Exorcist had ten nominations and won two Oscars. Excuse me?
The Silence of the Lambs won five - taking the win in all the major categories including Best Picture. Obviously people like Eli Roth and Quentin Tarentino are not Academy members, or this glaring error would have been corrected. Come to mention it - why didn't those two start the horror clip off???

That being said, the clip wasn't bad but it showed way too much of the same thing. Too much Psycho, The Shining, and (for the love of all that is good and sacred) Texas Chainsaw 4!! While The Shining and Psycho are two of the most worthy additions to be sure, I can't see why we could have had one clip of each and moved on to some of the glaring omissions I noticed. For instance - NO VINCENT PRICE! Sacrilege! NO ITALIAN HORROR! No Argento, no Bava, no Fulci. NO ROGER CORMAN - who incidentally picked up an honorary Lifetime Achievement Academy Award AT THAT VERY CEREMONY not an hour beforehand! NO HAMMER HORROR! At least not that I saw. For God's sake, throw me a bone here.

Instead, they gave us one too many clips of the worst chapter in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film history just because Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey starred in it (which I'm sure they were super-glad to acknowledge!) and a clip of Jennifer Aniston (pre-nose job) in the stellar film, Leprechaun! I know it's nearly St. Patrick's Day and all, but pleeaaase!

Anyway, here's the clip if you missed it, starting out with a cute Paranormal Activity spoof by hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. And it completely cut out the bad intro by the New Moon stars, so mega-kudos there.



Now...perhaps on to other, less histrionic complaints.

Anyone else slightly disturbed by the influx of natural disasters lately? I'm beginning to think the Mayans may be correct and things are getting geared up. When's the last time you can remember this many killer earthquakes happening so close together? Haiti? Chile? Another one yesterday in Turkey and one hit this morning off the coast of Hawaii. And of course then we have the heinous tsunamis that follow. And all this after the biggie in Sumatra in late 2004. Seems like since that event, things have went downhill. If you factor in all the horrific hurricanes we've had in the last several years (esp. Katrina) you have to wonder if someone is trying to tell us something. So far, this year has been awful. I'm so not looking forward to hurricane season.
As I write this, I notice a massive tornado has hit in Oklahoma. I don't even want to talk twisters. Greensburg, Kansas anyone?

So, Ben Roethlisberger has gotten himself all lawyered up for his most recent legal woes. Who does he hire? None other than the same attorney that defended Ray Lewis back in 2000 for his murder trial. Oh wow, talk about making yourself look guilty, dude. Sounds like it's all "make this go away" to me.
Guess we'll see.

Betty White is going to do Saturday Night Live! Yay! After a viral internet campaign she was apparently asked and has agreed to go on SNL. I'm making a prediction that it will be one of the most-watched-ever episodes! She's hil-arious!





A question has arisen in my mind and I just have to ask. Why do so many women carry such immensely HUGE purses? This has baffled me for some time and I figured I might as well ask.
For example: I have a co-worker that carries a handbag the size of Rhode Island. When I ask her what the hell is in there, she says "stuff". No kidding. But what stuff?
This reminds me of a great segment from The Breakfast Club which I must share.




So, after that - I still ask. What the HELL do you women carry? I mean, as for me, I simply have my wallet, a pen, a pack of gum, some Excedrin, sunglasses, chapstick, and a tampon! And there's still room for my keys. If I had a cell phone, it'd fit as well. Small purse. Not shoulder-crushing heavy or the least bit hernia inducing.

I mean, what the f*** else do you need to have with you? The menu for the House of Hunan? No! Toss it! A bag of 100 calorie mini-oreos? No! Get rid of it. (Well, unless you're diabetic in which case I'll give you a pass.) Mini calendar? Why? Are you really that likely to need to know when Aunt Eunice's birthday is while you're at your kid's soccer practice? If you're that forgetful you mustn't care too much for Auntie in the first place. Speaking of kids - if you've got a diaper (clean or dirty) in there then you are just beyond the scope of my gross-out factor. How about that umbrella you've got shoved in there? How much of you is it going to cover anyway? Wear a hood. Those dog treats in the outside pocket? Unless you're a postal carrier I say ditch 'em. And if your purse is big enough that you're shoving a change of clothes in there? Get a freakin' duffle bag and carry it when you need it. Are you accident prone or something?
I'm just sayin'.

Okay, I'm done ranting.

Just one more thing. Welcome home (well, to their home in Alaska!) to my cousin Jackie's hubby, Aaron - who just got home from another tour in Afghanistan. Thank you, and we're glad you're home safe!!!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Randomness...

So it's been forever since I actually updated this blog, so I figure I'd better get with the program.Truth be told, I've been soooo busy with my other blog that I haven't had time for the randomness that is The Smug Pessimist.

The thing is, my Fascination With Fear blog has been getting a lot of attention and so in turn takes a lot of mine.


Not that I mind, of course. I love horror, and it is a major part of my daily life. I've made a whole new chicken coop of friends via the horror blogosphere, many of which I consider an extended family.
That being said, you might find this blog lacking in posts, but I will still keep it up until I cannot lend any focus to it at all.

So, what have I been up to? It's relatively hard for me to remember what I wore yesterday, let alone what I have done for the last few months, so I'm just going to leave you with some random thoughts and comments.

*First things first - I am going to be married for 20 years next month. TWENTY freakin' YEARS.
If that doesn't make me feel old I don't know what does. I will be posting a bit more about that next month closer to the date (2/14 for all those not in the know)... I thought about doing a "pros and cons of being married" for the occassion, but seriously - I couldn't think of enough cons to make that work. So it will just be a pros list. Wait for it....
Suffice it to say I am even happier now than I was way back in 1990, and so things have worked out well with the man who lives in my house with me.


*I now sit in 9th place on the Daily Racing Form's Public Handicapper Fantasy Horseracing game.




Number NINE!! That might not sound like a lot to you, but let me just say there are 11,280 people under me. Of course it's my highest ranking evah! The current game ends this coming weekend, and while I really don't win anything unless I hit top 3 (which I don't foresee, but if so I'd be going to Vegas, baby!) - it's been an absolute hoot to make it this far. Last weekend I hit a long shot horse at 28-1 and that boosted me up there. The horse's name was Jody Slew- which those of you in the know can figure out is a descendant of Seattle Slew, which I almost always factor in when placing my bets. Yea for Slew - still making me happy after all these years.)


Seattle Slew

Don't ask me for any early Kentucky Derby picks though, I haven't thought that far into the future yet. Check back in March.

*Speaking of horses, one of my favorites over the last several years, Kip Deville, has been suffering with laminitis for a while now - and if you'll remember, that is what took the life of the outstanding Derby winner Barbaro (RIP) back in 2007, to my great distress. However, Kip is doing quite well, and things look good for him. I'm keeping fingers crossed for this very successful, gorgeous grey thoroughbred.



*And while we're still on the same page, awe-inspiring filly Rachel Alexandra won 2009 Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards last week.




It was filly vs. filly in the voting - Rach vs. the astoundingly fabulous Zenyatta (winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic in November)... Both horses were undefeated in 2009, and both beat every male horse of any importance as well. But I think it came down to the fact that Rachel had won in several different states on several different tracks, whereas Zenyatta only raced in California. If you were still making a case for Zenyatta - which I would - you could still bring up the fact that she won the Breeders' Cup Classic, dammit. She beat all the boys in a race typically dominated by the boys. The fillies have their own distaff race, but Zenyatta's connections felt her good enough to tackle the men. And she did - quite impressively. In any event, Horse of the Year this year was no doubt the hardest choice in decades for those voting, and the race (pun intended) was close.
Best thing of all is that it has been decided to keep Zenyatta (now 6) in training. So we just might see the match up between these two female juggernauts at some time this year. That would be the biggest race this side of Seabiscuit and War Admiral. So let's make it happen!


*I love my DVR. How the hell did we ever live without it? I'll never miss another episode of Ancients Behaving Badly again!


We are able to record stuff we never would have thought about before...the whole 'remembering to get a tape and set the timer for the VCR' thing is history - Gah!!
And I can (wonder of all wonders) record American Idol and never really have to wait till "after the break" with good old Ryan Seacrest. Zip, Zip, Zip goes the commercial skip!



*I'm surprisingly jazzed for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next month.


While that might sound strange because I'm not a big sports fan, I do love winter sports. Though I do not understand the point of luge (because no one should fly down an icy track while lying down face up in a sled) -



-and especially curling (WTF?), I love the skiing, snowboarding, bobsledding (though stupidly similar to luge, at least they are sitting up!), and the ice skating competitions. No, I still do not like hockey. I'm not Canadian, so I'm not required to.

But the DVR will become utterly a blessing. There are so many commercials during the Olympics that I can zip right through all the annoying McDonalds ads just.like.that.


*The Borders Express store nearest to me is closing. Let us pause for a moment of silence at its imminent departure. I've no clue what's up Borders' ass, with them closing all but the really big Borders stores. I've read online that they are going to focus on online sales. How ironic.
Oh well, more of a reason to drive nearly 40 miles out of my way just to get a book. Damn it anyway.




*I'm still reading vampire books.


I did go out of my comfort zone to read 'Breathers: A Zombie's Lament' this month (which I should add is hilarious!) but now it is back to business. The new Anita Blake Vampire Hunter book comes out next tuesday, so I'm all pre-ordered and hoping that the new book will be a departure from her last eight books or so and she actually has some vampire hunting going on, instead of all the vampire and shapeshifter humping she has become infamous for. But alas, the book's title is FLIRT, so I'm not getting two excited...yet.



*Speaking of books, I read a grand total of 81 books in 2009. It was a major record for me, as I had slacked off to about one a month prior to that. But I gave up some tv shows and cancelled a whole slew of magazines that I was getting and VoilĂ ! - I had time to read. Of course I also kept a book stapled to my hand at all times, too. While cooking supper, waiting for my car to warm up, while watching tv (yes, I can read and watch tv at the same time), and while doing other unmentionables as well.



All but one book was preternatural/paranormal/fantasy in nature. And with the passing of Patrick Swayze, I felt his autobiography was worth a read, so that's the book that made it through my strong paranormal shields. And let me tell you, it was heartbreaking to read so close to his death. RIP to him - I'll miss him.


*I'm currently addicted to the films of Dario Argento. He's an Italian film director famous for giallo (a specific type of horror) and I did a marathon viewing of almost all of his films in the last two weeks.



I'm doing an interview with an author (for my horror blog) who wrote a (forthcoming) book about the films, so I wanted to do my research. Many of them I saw as a teenager, and a lot I already owned, such as the more famous Suspiria and Profondo Rosso (Deep Red), but there were a few I hadn't even seen. So I've been busy with that.

*And lastly, if I'm going to watch a movie about hot male angels....I don't want them to look like this:



I want them to look like THIS:



I'm just saying...

Monday, November 16, 2009

Randomness...

*All this worrying about 2012 - is it really necessary? Maybe the Mayans just ran out of stone or bark paper to write on, okay? And even so - if it does happen to be true, there wouldn't be anything we can do about it. Bruce Willis is not gonna save the day on this Armageddon.

*I totally miss True Blood. My sundays haven't been the same since the season ended.

*I still see my high school mega-crush every morning at the post office. Imagine that. And while 25 years ago my heart would have fluttered if he even looked my way, he now always speaks to me - but it's just so routine and small-town that I don't even think about it. Or care. Even though he still looks pretty damn good. Not as good as my honey though;)

*Who is this Lady Gaga anyway?

*If I was choosing a last meal, it could quite possibly be an entire Chef Boyardee pizza and a bowl of strawberry ice cream with hot fudge on top. Washed down with Mountain Dew, naturally.

*I pre-ordered the new Stephen King book (Under the Dome) a month ago on Amazon cause there was some sort of price war going on between them and Wal Mart. The pre-order price was only 9 dollars. NINE BUCKS for a new hardback. It came the other day, and may I say I doubt I've ever had a bigger bargain in my lifetime. The book is 1074 pages long. I don't have a calculator in front of me, but that seems like less than a penny a page to me.
Oh, and sorry folks - it's now $17.50 both places - you snooze you lose.

*Why do people complain about getting lime jello at the hospital? I like lime jello, dammit.

*I've read over 70 books this year (I've kept a list, so I'm sure... and that's three times as many as last year, at least) - and 99% of them are paranormals/horror/fantasy. I'm a freaky kind of girl.

*Oprah should not have exploited that poor woman who was attacked by the chimpanzee. I will not post a link so you can see her face. Look it up yourself if you are that sick. I saw it accidentally and wish I wouldn't have.

*I'd like to have our first big snow before Thanksgiving. So sue me.

*Why aren't there cartoons like Bugs Bunny and Scooby Doo anymore? If there were, perhaps I'd still watch.

*I hate the little forks in my silverware set. Those ones you're supposed to use for salads or whatever - they seem, at first, like a regular fork - but the handle is like, two inches shorter and I feel like one of the Munchkins when I accidentally get one. Contrary to this, my husband feels it necessary to use them. I wash them, annoyingly, and hide them in the very back of the silverware drawer, but somehow they seem to find their way back in with the regular ones. Seemingly a trivial complaint, but I gotta say - I'm thisclose to pitching them all out!

*If I were a flavor of ice cream, I'd be rocky road. Do I really need to explain?

*Why does it seem like the Steelers fall apart without Troy Polamalu in the lineup?

*I told myself I wasn't going to watch a new tv show this year (with the exception of The Vampire Diaries - that was a given) ... but I went against my better judgement and started watching Eastwick. It turned out to be a quirky, fun, light-hearted show that I didn't want to miss. Hence, it was cancelled. I friggin' hate ABC. They did the same thing two years ago after they hooked me on Men In Trees. I am therefore boycotting ABC. I will not watch LOST this winter until it comes out on Netflix. Screw you ABC.(Sorry, I'm exceedingly bitter on this one).

*Frosted Mini-Wheats needs to make a peanut butter flavored variety. And a cheese one that you could just snack on, not coat with milk of course.

*Is anyone as sick of Taylor Swift as I am? I mean, I'm happy for anyone who can make a ton of moola at such a young age...but let's face it, folks - the youngster can't really sing all that well. Simon would have kicked her ass to the curb in the first round on Idol.

*I love my DVR. What did I ever do without it? I get to watch so much History Channel these days that I could almost teach a class on the Ancients and/or Jack the Ripper.

*Speaking of Ancient times.... NO, I still do not have a cell phone.

*Can we just possibly wait till after Thanksgiving to start the inevitable decline into Christmas madness? Please....just once? And can we NOT turn on our outdoor Christmas lights yet either? UGH.

*Does James Cameron's new movie 'Avatar' look really strange to anyone else but me? I think that is a major SKIP for me. Matter of fact, I doubt I'll even add it to my Netflix queue.

*Black Sharpie markers give me a faux high. And I don't like it.

And lastly: Ten things I am unbelievably tired of (besides Taylor Swift):

1) "Balloon Boy" & family
2) The health insurance fiasco
3) Jon and Kate & the great debate
4) Scientology
5) Brad/Angelina/Jen (let it go, people!)
6) H1N1 (please SHUT UP about it, ok?
7) Commercials for male-member enhancing products, lawyers who can get money for YOU, violent video games, and car insurance
8) The New England Patriots and their weasel of a coach
9) Sarah Palin and her damn book
10) The Kardashians. Why should anyone care about these people? Just cause Daddy (RIP) was O.J. Simpson's lawyer and BFF? That alone should be reason not to care. How bizarre.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Too funny!



Now that's funny, I don't care who you are;)

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Random thoughts

I got an email the other day that absolutely cracked me up.
I only wish I'd thought of these things myself. So when it says "I", please remember it is not me, but some sarcasm savvy guy. (Someone I think I could be great friends with!)

Enjoy:

Random Thoughts of the Day by Bob

1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

4. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

5. That's enough, Nickelback.

6. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.

8. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

9. There is a great need for sarcasm font.

10. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

12. The other night I hit a new low at an open bar. I had already hopped on highway blackout when, inevitably I had to find a bathroom. Eventually I decided it was probably on the other side of the bar so I tried to walk over there, but ran into a guy coming the other way. We played that, Both go left, Both go right game to no avail, so I finally put out my hand to guide myself past and that's is when I realized, yup, that's a mirror I just tried to walk through. And the guy on the other side is me. Even cats can re cognize their own image.

13. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

14. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

15. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

16. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

17. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

18. Was learning cursive really necessary?

19. LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

20. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

21. My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.

22. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

23. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

24. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong,brothers!

25. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"

26. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

27. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

28. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

29. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

30. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

31. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

32. Bad decisions make good stories.

33. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

34. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

35. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

36. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

37. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

38. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

39. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

40. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

41. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this. Ever.

42. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

43. While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don't win, they are executed.

44. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

45. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

46. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

47. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

48. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

49. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

50. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

51. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

52. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

53. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.

54. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

55. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

56. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

57. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

58. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

59. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

60. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Babysitting, so to speak

The hubby has an extra job this week.
He's staying at my boss's house while they are away and more importantly, watching their pets.
Here's a couple pics of two of the four beasties living there:




Bubba and Duke (Mastiffs, both)

Bubba's in the red collar, Duke the blue.
Not that you can tell.
Though Bubba's a few years older than Duke.

Bubba weighs in excess of 200 pounds. Duke is just over a year old so he's only like, 180. ("only"...)
They look hulking and scary but they are big, sweet babies if they know you.
That said, I still wouldn't want to drive up their driveway to their house and see those two giants running up to my car. Yikes.

There is also an aging Golden Retriever and a new kitten at the house.
I'll get pics of them too.

If it ever stops raining.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Things I've realized

Because next week is my birthday, I guess I've been randomly thinking of some things I've realized in the last forty+ years.

So here goes the meanderingly long, random list.

*Celery still sucks. I remember my grandfather saying when I got older I'd like it, that it was just a "stage". Yeah, well I still don't like cooked cabbage, oysters, brussel sprouts, and pickled pigs feet either. Sorry Grandpap.

*I can still sleep in till 11am, if I wanted to. People always said I'd grow out of that - that I would become a "morning person" as I got older. Not so much. I'm up till at least midnight every night, and most nights I'm reading until at nearly one. I don't nap during the day, I don't fall asleep easily at night, and I apparently don't need much more than six hours sleep. Just lucky I guess. 'Course I'm not good for much before ten a.m. though.

*Unless there is an event of major proportions going on (such as a natural disaster or terrorist attack), I do not watch the news on tv. Sometimes I'll catch the local weather report, but I won't sit and watch the news from 11:00 until 11:22 just to see it. That's what the weather channel is for. I also don't read the paper. CNN.com is my friend in times of need.

*I wish I liked coffee cause everyone seems so enamored of it, but as of today I still don't. So no one need offer me a Café Au Lait or a Espresso Macchiato. I don't even want a plain cup-o-joe, 'kay?

*Most country music still turns me off. I tried to like it. I did. I even went to Wyoming and Montana in 1993, where apparently they've never heard of rock & roll and I had to listen to nothing but country for two weeks. But I still....don't.....like it. There are a few artists I can tolerate, such as Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town, and I actually like alot of Kenny Chesney's stuff (in particular the Jimmy Buffet-esque beach songs of his).... but overall, not a fan of the genre.

*I've never played "Bejeweled" and I don't have any desire to.

*Fresh cut grass still sends my allergies into a frenzy. So Dad, it wasn't just an excuse not to mow.

*I don't really like eating outside. I've come to this conclusion after years of really wanting to be a picnic person. My grandparents always took me for picnics at Cook Forest where we would sit out along the river at one of those picnic tables and dodge the abundant barrage of bees and bugs of all varieties. The only food I like outdoors is stuff over the campfire - hot dogs and marshmallows, that kind of thing - because voilĂ ! - no bugs near a fire.

*I am not a BEER person. Hard truth - I don't like it. I tried. In high school - it was cheap. But I soon found out so was a fifth of grain split four ways. Every once in a (great) while I will order a Corona if I'm at a restaurant or something. But that's cause again, it's cheaper than ordering a shot of bourbon or a glass of wine for eight dollars.

*Unattractive people who are stars (be it movies, tv, sports, musicians, etc...) still get bombarded with indecent sexual proposals and offers. They have to beat people off with a stick. I mean, Michael Phelps? Seriously? John Mayer? Really? Maybe I just don't like guys with Frankenstein heads.
Do people honestly have posters of these guys in their room, in lieu of say - Johnny Depp (sorry he's my go-to guy) or even Robert Pattinson (who he himself does sorta have a Frankenstein head truth be told)....?
I know their accomplishments are what is so impressive. I'm not doubting that- I'm equally impressed with gold medals and Grammys. What I'm doubting is the amount of sleep I would be able to obtain with a poster of Michael Phelps looking at me across a room.

*I'm an obsessive person. Everyone who knows me knows this overly-obvious fact. It shows in alot of what I do. But even in the privacy of my own home, I am the same way. Ask my husband. I become obsessive about things at the drop of a hat. If I see a movie, say - Mamma Mia - I will suddenly listen to ABBA for three weeks non-stop. If I find I like white pizza better than red, I will order it exclusively for a month. When I discovered the author Laurell K. Hamilton, I read all seventeen of her vampire books in a month. It's just how I'm wired.

*I hate game shows. If pressed, I can only tolerate Jeopardy. And even Alex Trebek gets under my skin sometimes. He's gotten fairly arrogant over the years. Bet he's processed alot of that useless trivia, eh?

*People are annoying me more and more as I get older. I'd like to say I fear being one of those old hermits that heardly ever comes out of the house and scares small children, but hey - I don't fear it. I embrace it.

*To that effect, I hate crowds (well, except Steelers games!). I hate parties. I hate weddings, funerals, reunions, and any other event that requires me to be social. Sorry. Matter of fact, I am positive I could spend an entire month- maybe longer - in my house alone and not be bothered by it. As long as the food held out, that is.

*Your mom and dad actually aren't always right. You know how when you're younger, most adults will tell you that you don't know everything and that your parents are always right. About everything. That's not true. They're flying by the seat of their pants too, just like you. They're just older.

*I don't like stand-up comedians. That complaint does not include George Carlin. He was the I-Ching of comedy. I also like Eddie Murphy's early stuff. But to sit down and watch an uninterrrupted marathon of low-grade stand up on tv? Just put a bullet in my head, I'd enjoy that more.

*And while I know this will disturb many people, I don't like Charlie Chaplin, The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy...etc. I don't really like comedic movies much either, though I will watch them. Yes to romantic comedies, no to movies like 'Black Sheep', 'Happy Gilmore', and 'Old School'.

*That said, it is understandable then, that I am still one of the biggest horror fans...ever.Guess I never grew out of that. Don't plan to, either.

*Something else on tv that grates my nerves? Reality shows. Why the F*** would I want to watch random people go about their daily lives? I don't care if someone's car is repo-ed, nor do I give two licks about a couple raising eight kids (subsequently getting divorced in the middle of the season!). Also don't care about people getting arrested, voted off the island, married on a rollercoaster, eating giant spiders to win a contest, or finding the next top model.
Ditto jungle living contestants, slutty LA chicks sleeping with their best friend's boyfriend, finding the next ho-bag for an aging rock star, or watching a guy neck with twenty different girls till he finds the one of his dreams. Ew.
I don't believe shows like American Idol should actually be classified as reality shows. I would call them talent competitions. Somewhat different. And the Biggest Loser show? At least it motivates people to do something good.
And I agree that shows like Deadliest Catch, American Chopper, and Miami Ink are slightly different in that everyone has an actual talent or job to do. They showcase something.
Kinda like Wild Kingdom did, you get my drift?
But all those other shows? Junk.


*Politics are disturbing, irritating, and unpleasant. That will never change. Neither will politicians.

*I never learned to play poker.

*Cats are smarter than most dogs. You can yell and scream at a dog - even slap him silly (not that I would EVER do that, cause I wouldn't) - and he'll come right back to you. People call that loyalty. I call it stupidity. Would you do that? Try even raising your voice at a cat - not only will you be ignored, but they will hold a grudge. Like I said, smarter.

*Eight glasses of water a day is impossible unless you're working on the road crew or some kind of hard labor. Eight glasses of Mountain Dew? Not recommended but highly do-able (or should I say 'Dew-able'?)

*Tabloids at the supermarket never change. Weekly World News is still reporting about that alien spaceship found in the Mohave Desert. You know, the one with the likeness of Jesus on the side? The one Elvis has apparently been hiding in for the last 32 years. OY! Stop the madness!

*Most sports cannot hold my interest. The few exceptions are football (Go Steelers!) and my unbridled passion (like that one?) for Thoroughbred Horseracing.
Like I said, I can't play poker - but I can hit a Kentucky Derby winning longshot at 50-1. I shit you not. Case in point: Mine That Bird. 5-2-09.

{Oh, and I did watch the last several sets of the Men's final at Wimbledon this year. Rooted for Roddick. I've never watched tennis before but it was freakin' awesome.}

*I don't like swimming pools. Not really. I abhor above ground ones - most people that get them cannot afford in-ground ones, and their backyards are all too freakin' small to have that kind of monstrosity in it anyway. I can think of at least five pools in the town where I live that absolutely dwarf their yards into postage stamps with the addition of pools. And no, your deck all the way around it doesn't make it any better. Contemptible and silly.
In-ground pools are nice, but come on - people pee in those too.

*I like rain. Thunderstorms are cool. Snow is swell. Most precipitation is okay in my book. Except maybe ice balls. I can do without falling ice of any kind. But rain? I find it quite soothing. Granted, we've had a real boatload (no pun intended) of it this summer, but generally I like a nice rainy day. And thunderstorms are amazing.
You can keep the high winds though. Gotta draw the line somewhere.

*The older I get the more I appreciate life. I don't think this is some great revelation on my part. It's a shared sentiment all over the world.
But I've also gained more sarcasm than I will ever be able to use in one lifetime.
So thanks for letting me get rid of some.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

10 Random Thoughts

1) I love my mute button on my remote. I forgot how much until those stupid Comcast commercials started.

2) Men in turtlenecks creep me out.
For no reason, I have this revulsion that crawls over me when I see a man wearing a turtleneck. I do not have a clue why. If I were to see, for instance, Johnny Depp, in a turtleneck for anything other than a movie role, my image of him would be totally blown.

Okay, I may make a slight exception for something like this:



I can deal with it on Hugh, I guess. Just once.
But still, Johnny -no.

3) Michael Vick apparently thinks he's going to make $10 million a year or more in the NFL when he gets out of prison. $10 million. Prison. Remind me again why I'm not stealing televisions or evading taxes again? Oh yeah, that's right - I'm a moral, decent, law-abiding citizen.
F**K Michael Vick. I think he ought to be covered in gravy and strung up by his bits and pieces over a pen full of rabid pit bulls. Or not rabid, if it will take longer.

4) Tell me who thought it would be a good idea to schedule LOST opposite American Idol on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm? I am equally as irritated that on the same night - at the SAME TIME, Criminal Minds is on CBS. Bugger! So very rude to have all three shows on at the same time.
Also annoying is the fact that Supernatural is opposite CSI on Thursdays.
I sooooo need a DVR.

5) You know how everyone is always blubbering on and on about how they love nice sunny days? "Oooo, we need a nice sunny day! - Can't wait for a nice sunny day! - We just don't have enough nice sunny days!"
Well, how about some love for the rainy days?
Personally, I am much enamoured of rainy days. I know, I'm a depressing and dark person, the eternal introverted 'leave-me-alone' pessimist, but doesn't a rainy day go with that? I like a day when it pours that nice steady rain all day long. Nothing makes me feel more at ease than rain pattering on the rooftop. Especially when I have nowhere to go.
And yes, I prefer a thunderstorm to a heat-stroke inducing afternoon. So there.

6) You know what I said a moment ago about guys in turtlenecks? Ditto that, a hundred times over, for guys in bike shorts or speedos. No one should EVER have to be witness to that.
PUT. THAT. AWAY.

7) Tell me why I should care that Madonna fell off her horse? Thousands of people do that every day. Jockeys live and breathe tumbles from their mounts. They say her horse was spooked. Well, no sh**, Madonna is pretty scary.
I so don't give a crap about her lack of coordination. Matter of fact, the only news I want to see about Madonna is news that all radio contact was lost with the plane she was traveling in over the Bermuda Triangle. Now that I would be excited to read.
And while we're at it, am I alone in my thoughts that Madonna is one of the homliest and most unattractive people alive? Yikes.

8) What is up with these Somali pirates? In all my years I don't recall there being so much news about pirates. I mean, WTF? Tell me again, what century is this?
And how come they don't look like Capt. Jack Sparrow? Or at least Captain Morgan, right?

9) Bill Murray hit someone in the head with a golf ball during a tee shot. BWaaaahhh! I'm sorry but that's funny.

10) I saw a honeybee yesterday. I know that doesn't sound too exciting, but aren't they supposed to be far and few between? So I guess that's a good thing.
Unless the hubby gets stung, that is. We don't need any more faces swollen up like a pumpkin.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Another steal...

Stolen from yet another blogger:

I believe...


*Red wine is uplifting.

*I'd like fridays off work. Not gonna happen, but I'd like it.

*Children should be seen and not heard. And sometimes not seen. I know, I'm rude.

*Dark chocolate can cure most maladies.

*A day at the beach is worth considerably more than a whole year in town.

*Guns don't kill people. People kill people.

*The Burger King "king" is freakin' creepy and should be burned at the stake.

*I love the internet and have no idea what I did without it.

*A rainy day is a fantastic excuse to be couch-bound all day. Same for a snowstorm.

*I've never been more nervous than the last 40 seconds of SuperBowl XLIII.

*If someone's mood is low, it is your obligation to help them remedy that.

*Even a mediocre book is better than no book at all.

*My brother is going to be a mind-blowingly terrific teacher.

*The first ten minutes of the original 'Night of the Living Dead' and the last ten of 'The Blair Witch Project' are among the best in film.

*Celebrities should not hack products. Period. (But those commercials with Peyton Manning are funny, you have to admit...)

*The truth doesn't always set you free.

*Horseracing keeps me happy.

*I'm gonna give the new president a fighting chance, because my grandfather(s) would be embarrassed and dismayed at the way people have no respect for the commander in chief.

*I have more books already than I will ever have the time to read.

*Johnny Depp was born to make my toes curl.

*I'm the most selfish person I know.

*I'll have a glass of that red wine now.

continued beliefs at Fascination With Fear...

Saturday, February 7, 2009

stolen...

I stole this from one of Jackie's friend's blog- and as she said - feel free to steal and continue...

1 minute ago… I was reading other people's blogs.
1 hour ago… I was reading 'Burnt Offerings' by Laurell K. Hamilton
1 day ago… I was in an absolutely foul mood when I found out a co-worker called off.
1 week ago... I was revving up for the SuperBowl!!
1 month ago… I was relieved that the holidays were O-V-E-R!!
1 year ago… It was almost my 18th anniversary.
1 decade ago… I was partying like it was 1999 - oh, it was.
2 decades ago… I would be moving in with my boyfriend (currently my husband) in three days.
5 minutes ago… Still reading blogs.
5 days ago… I was basking in the Steelers 6th Superbowl win!
5 months ago… I was knee-deep and chapters-thick in the Twilight books phenom.
5 years ago… I was booking a cottage on the Outer Banks for a May vacation.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

25 Random Things

My cousin just did her own random 25, so here goes mine:

1. I'm the most sarcastic person I know.
2. I'm a Leo but have very few typical Leo traits (i.e. I hate people/crowds/parties, I'm introverted, selfish, and I'd rather not be a leader - matter of fact, I'd rather not be involved at all...I know, I sound horrible.)
3. American Idol is my guilty pleasure.
4. I like winter, and I like it when it gets dark early. So sue me.
5. Rarely do I go to bed before midnight. I'm always reading till very late. Too late.
6. My hubby and I will be married 19 years on 2-14-09. (yeah, we got married on Valentine's Day..) Time flies so fast.
7. I've been a Pittsburgh Steeler fan for well over 30 years. Thanks Dad.
8. Thoroughbred Horseracing is my passion, my fetish, my obsession. There aren't enough words for how much I love it, or the horses.
9. I have every Stephen King novel ever written, and alot are first editions.
11. I think Bob Marley is a god.
12. My worst habit is correcting people's grammar. (I HATE bad grammar!)
13. I hate baseball.
14. I hate NASCAR even worse.
15. I refuse to wear high heels, ever again.
16. I would love to live on Hatteras Island, permanently.
17. I'm addicted to Amazon.com
18. Snowmen make me smile.
19. Horror movies are my vice.
20. Borders should be outlawed...maybe then I'd have some damn money.
21. I love riding on the back of my hubby's Harley. Never thought I'd like it - I was SO wrong.
22. I like vampires. Maybe even love 'em.
23. The movie 'Sideways' can always cheer me up, regardless of my mood.
24. I get socially anxious when people walk too close behind me or get into my face.
25. I used to go haunted house hunting when I was a teenager. Found some, too.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Zen Sarcasm

I got this email from my favorite uncle and found it much too funny not to share.
I only wish I'd thought of these myself - they are so me.

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire.

3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.

6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.

14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

17. Duct tape is like 'The Force.' It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.

20. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

(Thanks for the e-mail, Shawn :)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Creepiness factor

Awhile back, my cousin Jackie posted her favorite commercial and asked what others' faves were, and at the time, I couldn't think of anything.
But I saw mine tonight. I forgot about it actually.
And I know there are people who think it is really stupid, but I think it's amusing as hell.



Must say I like this one better than the one he pukes in...

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Question of the day

In the 'random thoughts' department:

I watched the movie, P.S. I Love You (again) the other night, and something makes me wonder.



How can a girl -


even one as lovely ...


yet slightly androgynous...

as Hiliary Swank-

get not one, but TWO good looking Irishmen to fall in love with her?


Gerard Butler


Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Ok, I know they are only playing characters in a film, and in fact - Butler is Scottish and Morgan is actually American, but hey - in real life stuff like that doesn't happen.

First of all, does she have to literally go to Ireland to find her men?
Are there none left in America?
Second, what are the chances of meeting two truly good looking decent men there?
And lastly - they freakin' KNEW each other and were great friends?


Morgan as 'William'


Butler as 'Gerry'

Seriously, if you think about the staggeringly huge improbability that is... it's almost a laugh.

But hey, it makes for a good romantic movie, and I can always watch these two guys in pretty much anything.

Some parting shots - just because I like good looking, dark haired guys!
(I should- I married one!)











yummy.


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