Ok, so I was reading this article this morn about what to do if you're pulled over by a cop. And when you're unlikely to get pulled over (in the rain or during rush hour).
And this is an actual screenshot of the article: Um, did you catch the end there? This Mr. Barry was a cop in Texas for 8 yrs. They say he was the best in the state, maybe even the country. He worked w/ the FBI & the DEA, & had quite a reputation. He was like the suave one from Hot Fuzz. He recommends that you not try to be too ethnic. haha. "Think you can handle that?" "Sure, I'll get right on that."
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OH- & speaking of Hot Fuzz, let me share w/ y'all yet another real life conversation I've had w/ Mr. T this week. So, Mr. T has a Playstation 2, & he's ordered this shooter game he used to play & TWO guns to shoot w/. Mr. T used to have a Playstation 2 years ago, before the original xBox came out, then he traded it in w/ all his old games, & got an xBox. Now, he's got both.
Mr. T: Sweet, the shooter game[he said the actual name of the game, but I forgot it]& the guns should be here by Monday! We'll both be on the same team, shooting the enemies together. We'll be working together, just like in Hot Fuzz. You'll love it. moi: Ok, but which one am I? I don't want to be the dork who doesn't even know how to do his job. Mr. T: [doesn't say anything; just leaves the room]
I think he's planning on being the suave one (Nicholas Angel), & I'm gonna get stuck being the dork. sigh.
Hey everyone, I haven't been posting, but I've been visiting all your blogs/sites. I haven't really felt like posting, & have been worried about the state of our relationships w/ each other. I mean in this country as a whole. How we all relate to one another. And I didn't want to just keep harping on it. Ya know? So, I've just not posted.
Anyhoo, you should all know that it's beautiful outside. Did'ja see 30 Rock last night?!? They were in love w/ Cleveland last night; so much so that they've put up a C-town guide on their site!!! Yes, I'm excited b/c I'm a Clevelander through & through, & I do love this town. It's gorgeous here today.
Oh, if you like 30 Rock, you should try their online "Marry, Boff, or Kill" game. It's a game they play on the show.
Ok, back to my whole "it's beautiful outside" thing. It is. Beautiful. Gorgeous. And it inspires me to take more pics. I'm carrying my cam around w/ me again all the time; & if I see something, I'm documenting it. Also, this week's PhotoFriday challenge is "Country". AND I'm going out of town on holiday, & I'll be driving through the countryside!!! So, I'm planning on submitting my pic this coming week.
Hope y'all are doing fine. And I hope to have more to post soon.
I knew it! Well, actually, I didn't. But I thought maybe.
Actually, I don't really think this is true. This isn't actually an accurate thingie, cause it said that their are zero ppl here in the US w/ my 1st name, but, HELLO, I'm someone in the US w/ my 1st name! Right?
Plus, I've met someone (a guy in Texas) who has my 1st name minus one character at the end. So, I'm sure there's more out there.
As some of you may know, Liz has sent us this link (via email) &.... Wait. This seems like a good story-board story-time. Ready? Here we go.
I was sittin at work, doing work-type things. Ok, so I was really reading a mag, but it was an industry mag, so it totally counts. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but an email from my girl Liz. I call her Liz-gurl. I don’t know if y’all are allowed to though. She calls me a name that ends in ‘la’; it’s sing-songy. That’s a story for another day. Anyway, here’s the email:In case yous guys have forgotten how much I just love participating in these kinds of things, let me remind you of our fun-filled pig-drawrin days of yore. You can relive them here & here.
SO, of course, I was totally giddy & knew EXACTLY what my motivational poster creation would be. I don’t really think it needs any explanation, so here it is. A warning to all you kids out there.This is one of my dearest & oldest friends (oldest meaning I’ve known her forever, not oldest in age, folks). You can visit her site here; she’s also an artist, & so if you have good taste, you might want to check out her stuff yo.
Say it ain't so. This just sucks! That's crap! This is all b/c today's youth can't read, write, add, or subtract; isn't it? Well, besides the ones in my fam, of course. They're lil geniuses! Back to the point...
Y'all know V? Remember back when he wrote about Monopoly coming out w/ a new edition. It was called the "Here & Now" edition, & you could vote on what landmarks you wanted to represent each city. I went there for a week, & put my votes in.
I do love to play boardgames. & what better than to be asked to make decisions on the future of a fun boardgame? Well, Urban Cowgirl just emailed me the aforelinked USA Today article; it talks about how they're doing away w/ the cash & using debit cards instead on the UK version of Monopoly. This just does not seem right to me. I mean, aside from the fact that now the kids can't cheat anymore; which in itself is another fun part of playing “games”. Now, not only do the kids not have to count out anything; but also they’re not going to pay attention as much.
You had to really be on your toes when playing Monopoly. I mean, you had to watch each other to make sure no one was “borrowing” from the bank. You had to make sure you got what money was owed to you. You had to do percentages. It was very intricate. Now, w/ the attention-span of today’s youth, they’ll be watching their dvr’s, text-messaging, & illegally downloading music while playing b/c who needs to pay attention to what you’re doing anymore. Everything is so user-friendly, you barely have to be breathing to function. Just the physical presence is needed. For now.
What happened to the days when ppl used to play boardgames out on the front porch w/ their grandfather while drinking pink lemonade. And don’t tell me that only happens in Country-Time commercials, b/c my sis & I used to play used to play games like that all the time. Some of the old-schoolgames we played, our grandfather had taught us from his childhood, & we actually had to draw out the board for the game on our sidewalk w/ chalk since they didn’t sell it in the stores.
Anyway, my point is that I really fear that we are raising kids who don’t do anything. They don’t fill out their own college applications, they have their moms do it for them; & now they don’t even want to focus enough to play a board-game?
I’m linking various articles, b/c I’ve found that as time goes on, some sites delete their news pages. So, I’m hoping that by linking a bunch, that a couple will still be valid a month from now.
Everyone knows someone who's got it. Monday, at a cookout, I met a girl who's got it bad. Her prob right now is that since the US is outta contention, she can't find the game on her tele. ESPN, ABC, & ESPN2 are still broadcasting games, but she couldn't find them. I guess they're just airing whichever games they want all sporadically. So, I told her how I watch it. Now, mind you, I don't have 'the fever'. If I'm dusting, vacuuming, or straightening up the living room, I do turn it on. I’m not glued to the set, but I’ll watch it for a few mins, then turn off the tv, & go onto whatever is next.
So, I told her to find her Telemundo channel, cause they’ll play the World Cup all day & all night, like it’s 1999. So, I’ve made a list. Reasons to watch the World Cup on Telemundo versus the American sports channel: 1. No 5 sec delay. What do they seriously think is gonna happen? Oh, wait, maybe it’s cause of all the streakers during the games. Ok, so maybe that’s why. Forget it then. But still, no 5 sec delay. 2. The commentators talk in Spanish. Do you really need a play by play during the world cup? We don’t know the players names or anything. So you can clearly see the one dude passed it to the other, who bounced it off his head to some other guy who kicked it all sideways-like into the goal! Yeah! You can see all that, you don’t need someone explaining the obvious. BUT, it does sound cooler when they’re all talkin in Spanish all fast, & rollin ‘r’s, & what-not. I guess if you know Spanish, it may help; but I don't & I totally enjoy watching it in Spanish anyway. It's just plain, good clean fun. 3. You don’t have to check your tv guide to see what games are playing & when. They’re always on, all the time. They barely even interrupt w/ the news. Screw the regularly scheduled programming, they’re (like the whole rest of the world) excited about the World Cup.
Now, I don’t really watch it, like I said before. But I do love seeing ppl all excited & passionate about stuff. They’re playing commercials in Europe about it, & U2 did a couple of the spots. Here’s what the Edge says in one: “…every 4 years in June, sick days increase 300 percent. And yet not one employee is fired. Not one doctor's note is required. Not one important meeting is ruined. Because bosses are out sick, too.”
I think that’s just crazy. I mean, by 300%!?! That’s insane! But I do like crazy, & it’s totally insane in a really cool way. So, I just wanna say that I’m totally diggin all the ppl who are all ga-ga over da Cup.
Ok, so Yahoo! announced that the Top User Rated Animated Movies are (in this order):
1- The Incredibles 2- Finding Nemo 3- The Lion King 4- Shrek
Well, I did like Finding Nemo, but #2!?! I don’t think it deserves the # 2 spot! Madagascar was waaaay better than the Incredibles. And Lion King was way better than the Incredibles too! Who did they survey for this ranking?
So, I went to this site, & submitted my rankings. I gave the Incredibles a “D”, & Madagascar an “A+” in an effort to push it up. So, if you liked Madagascar, please go & do your part to bump it up (it was #34 when I went to the ranking).
Urban Cowgirl, if you’re reading this, please don’t go submit your rankings there, b/c I know how much you love the Incredibles. I’m so hoping that your job has blocked that site. But we know that no one blocks any sites here in C-town.
Ok, I’m not so good at these re-cap things, & so I usually don’t do them. Also, I’m lazy. BUT… There’s so much I have to say about American Idol, & I could only talk about it to one person today. The LIWW (Lady I work w/) isn’t in today, & the only other person here who watched it works in our mailroom. So, of course, I can’t really justify spending more than 30 mins talking to her about it. Esp. since she obviously was busy & had stuff to do. So, here I am.
The only word that fully sums up how I felt about American Idol last night was “excited”. There are so many other words I could use, but that one seems to fit best. So, are you ready to play? Take a drink everytime you read the word “excited”.
Ok, 1st off, how excited was I that Taylor won? How sweet was he?!?! Remember when Kelly won, & sang her single at the end of the finale the 1st year? And she was tearing up, & screeched out some of it b/c her voice couldn’t keep a note? When Taylor was singing off, he was getting the crowd hyped up. During this entire finale, he showed that he could work a crowd. And duringhis single to sign off the show, he told the crowd that he was livin the “American Dream”. I know that these kids get put through a pressure machine, but he made it through, & he’s stoked about it. And I’m really happy for him. Ok, enough about him. And did’ja guys see the last Coke commercial? I can’t find it, but when I do, I’ll post it here. But it was simply a red background, & flashed 3 sentences (paraphrased): “We’ll make this short” “Drink Coke” “Now tell us the winner, Seacrest!”
Now, on the rest of da show. About Katherine & Meatloaf:
1. What kind of name is “Meatloaf”? If I was a singer, & I went to pick a pseudonym or stagename, I would not pick Meatloaf. I would pick something more appealing. But maybe meatloaf is the most appealing thing he could think of at the time? Hmmm… I never thought of that. He was hopped up on a lot of drugs back in the 70s. Ok, I take it back, so Meatloaf can have his name. 2. What’s goin on w/ that red handkerchief he’s waving around like he’s Scarlett O’Hara? Is that were Steve Tyler & Shirley Manson got their handkerchief ideas from? Does anyone else still use the word handkerchief but me? You can take a drink for that too then.
Oh, & how excited (total understatement here, I completely lost my breath!) was I went Chris performed w/ LIVE!!! Those of you who went to school w/ me, do you remember how totally crazy I was about Ed Kowalczyk in college?! That was during Live’s height. I’ve seen them perform since then. The most recent time, I drove out to Pittsburgh to see them, & they are even better now than they ever were then. I’m totally not kidding. As a fan of music, & live shows, I really do think that Ed Kowalczyk & Live are probably the greatest performers I’ve seen live. No, I’m not kidding. I think it’s b/c they’re so relevant. He’ll do an old song (like from Mental Jewelry or something), & in the middle they’ll start jammin out & do lyrics from some recent hip-hop song to their music. He’s also so intelligent. I’ve seen a lot of bands, & most ppl would disagree w/ me about my thinking that “Live” is the best live performance I’ve seen. But don’t knock it til you try it. You won’t be sorry.
And is it wrong for me to say that I enjoyed Elliot’s performance w/ Mary better than her w/ U2? I mean, I love, love, love the U2 version of “One” (the live version better than the album). But the version that Mary does? ehh, not so much. It’s alright, but not as good as U2’s live version (or their album version). But, Elliot & Mary together? Loved it. And she looks better; she’s not dressing & doing her hair like an old matronly lady anymore. I swear, ever since she got married, you’d think she just turned 64 by the way she was presenting herself.
I did not really enjoy Taylor & Toni Braxton’s performance together. 1st, I couldn’t understand anything Toni was singing. And it seemed like she was trying so hard (too hard). I know there’s a huge audience (read: lots of disposable income candidates) watching, Toni, but I don’t think you sealed the deal there for yourself. I did like how comfortable Taylor looked doing a different genre of song though. He’s very versatile, that Taylor; a real Renaissance man!
And what was not exciting: the Clay-look-alike act. So, they invited the Clay-imposter to come onstage to do asong, & the real Clay comes out. Well, he’s a newer, trying not to be gayer, Clay. He’s got this spiffy new ‘do. And the fake-Clay just goes wild. I mean, he really loses it. So, now it’s just kinda pathetic, & I’m wondering to myself, if I was a gay man, I really don’t think I’d be attracted to Clay Aiken. I just don’t see it. Any gay men out there? Does anyone find Clay Aikenhot?!? Not just attractive, but drop-dead, like a “hot tamale”? You can say so as an anonymous person in the comments if you do. Oh, & jeez-Louise! Did I flip out when I saw Prince come out!!!! Apparently, I wasn't the only one. I guess no one was really expecting him. But how exciting was that. Yes, I will admit I let out a squeal. But seriously, who knew?!?!
Speaking of losing it… The Idol judges have now officially lost it. Here’s proof. And I’ve also noticed that they’re really wrapped up in themselves. During Tuesday night’s sing-off, you could see the judges off-stage just talking to each other, ignoring the singers. Not “talking” either, Paula & Simon were arguing, & she was smacking him (big surprise). Aren’t they there to listen to the singers? I mean, it's not supposed to be "party-time" for them. They're not supposed to get drunk there. And lastly, the “Hoff” was there. One of my fave lines is “Don’t hassle the ‘Hoff”! Corny, yes. But please don’t tell me that you haven’t figured out by now that I’m super-corny. I’m kewl w/ it though. Anyway, the ‘Hoff lost it too; when Taylor was announced the winner, he cried! I couldn’t find a pic of that, but here’s another reaction shot. And for those of you who are questioning why the ‘Hoff is there, he was a guest judge on Australian Idol, & has been on American Idol before too.
UPDATE: I finally found video of it, so I'm replacing the pic w/ the video. Warning: I've never added video before, so I'm hoping this works. And it's footage from Jay Leno. I am NOT (not, not, NOT) a fan of Jay, so I am in no way condoning his show. I am a hardcore Letterman-fan (not stalker-style, but...).
Hey y'all! I've decided I want to make a pig gallery from ppl who visit this bl*g. So, here's the easiest way to do it.
Go to the pig drawing site, & create your pig. Once you draw the pig & submit your drawing, it'll give you a link to your pig. Just copy/paste the link in the comments section of this post. Oh, & if you want to add a comment about your pig, do it there too! I'll take it from there!
Please, please, please do it! I never send out chain letters or memes or any craziness like that. So, you know I really want my own pig gallery when I post this. C'mon, you know you want to! If you do it, I'll give you 5 points! Thanks!
Here's what we've got in our pig gallery so far (click on each pic to enlarge):
I drew a pig. No, really I did. I went to this site, & drew a pig. Wanna see it? Here it is:
So, anyway, after drawing "mon oink-oink" (this is what I very affectionately refer to my lil piggy-wiggy as), they do a personality profile thing. Now, of course, I'm sure that this is, like, totally accurate! Here's what it said about me. I emphasized my answers.
WAIT!!! Before you keep reading, if you are planning on doing this for the personality test aspect, STOP NOW, & go draw your own piggy 1st. I mean it! Otherwise, I'll know you're one of those ppl who cheat & look at the answers in the back of those Cosmo quizes while you're taking the quiz & adjust your responses so you get the results you were after. Yes, I do know you better than you thought, huh?!?
You drew the pig: Toward the top of the paper, you are positive and optimistic. Toward the middle, you are a realist. Toward the bottom, you are pessimistic, and have a tendency to behave negatively.
Facing left, you believe in tradition, are friendly, and remember dates (birthdays, etc.) Facing right, you are innovative and active, but don't have a strong sense of family, nor do you remember dates Facing front, you are direct, enjoy playing devil's advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussions.
With many details, you are analytical, cautious, and distrustful. With few details, you are emotional and naive, they care little for details and are a risk-taker. This details one, I didn't know if I added details or not. I mean, I didn't put in a puddle 'o mud or any grass, but I did define the ears, & put a certain swirl to the tail. Does that count as details or not? I want to think so, but I feel like a fraud saying so b/c deep down inside, I know that they're not real details. I mean, have you ever seen a pig w/out ears or a swirly tail? Yeah, I didn't think so. sigh.
With less than 4 legs, they are insecure or are living through a period of major change. With 4 legs showing, they are secure, stubborn, and stick to their ideals.
The size of the ears indicates how good a listener you are. The bigger the better. You drew medium sized ears, you are a good listener
The length of the tail indicates the quality of your sex life. And again more is better! You drew large tail, WOW! In reality, I just felt the tail wasn't swirly enough, so I kept adding to it to make it swirlier.
Um, did you catch the end there? This Mr. Barry was a cop in Texas for 8 yrs. They say he was the best in the state, maybe even the country. He worked w/ the FBI & the DEA, & had quite a reputation. He was like the suave one from Hot Fuzz. He recommends that you not try to be too ethnic. haha. "Think you can handle that?" "Sure, I'll get right on that."
