The Best Halloween Costume in the Whole World!
I wonder if I can convince The Boy to wear this costume on Halloween, being that he's such a fan of poop and all...
He'd be so damn handsome, wouldn't he? And if it's cold, we can just get him some brown leggings. He wouldn't be caught dead wearing black shoes with this, though.
As an aside,
Sean psychoanalyzed the man modeling this work of art:
S: His smile says "This costume is fun an whimiscal!"
S: But his eyes say "My mom wanted me to be a doctor."
October is the New June
October has become a very popular month to get married. Last year around this time, we went to the wedding of good friends Katie and Tim (I can't believe they've been married a year already!). This year, we will be spending the next two weekends attending weddings of two more couples that are close friends of mine. Tomorrow, we will witness Joe and Sharon tie the knot. Next week, our very own kat e will be marrying J. The Boy and I are really excited to be at these weddings. We're extremely happy for all three couples. Also, a shout out to Josh and Allison, who will be getting married tomorrow as well.
October is such a good month to get married. The leaves are starting to turn, everything seems to have a golden hue. The heat has passed, but it's not too cold to have an outdoor wedding. It's ideal, really. The Boy and I had considered having an October wedding, too, but the timing of our engagement was a little bit prohibitive. Not only were there too many weddings already slated, but six months just wasn't a realistic timeline to plan a wedding. We did not want to wait a whole other year to get married, so we settled on June. How traditional of us. ;)
So congrats to all of our friends getting married this month. The best of everything to you all!
The Connecticut Blogging Community
I have recently added my blogs to the Connecticut Weblogs website. It basically subscribes to your site feed and updates a master list of Connecticut bloggers and their lives.
I was poking around on the site the other day, and was pleased and flattered to find out that my Culture of Communication blog posting on the Katrina pet rescue effort was featured as a blog of note. It is currently at the head of the index page of the site. Reading this was a moment of realization... more than just my classmates, friends, and family are reading my blog.
So, thanks for the recognition!
I May Spontaneously Combust with Excitement
The current status of your 2006 Purple Haze Metallic Cooper is - Scheduled for Producion
SCHEDULED FOR PRODUCTION
Your MINI has been scheduled for production and will begin to move through the "birth canal" at our Oxford plant, one of the most modern and advanced production plants in all of Europe. With our extremely rigorous quality control standards in place, you should rest well knowing that your baby is in the best of hands.
Okay, so maybe I'm naive...
Maybe it was the video that threw me off... or possibly the fact that I don't really listen to lyrics like I should.
It came to my attention this weekend that one of my favorite 80s songs, The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats, is a song about safe sex.
We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine
Say, we can go where we want to, a place that they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance
We can go when we want to, the night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise them with the victory cry
OH MY GOD!!
I'm really thinking that it's the midget in the video that's throwing me off, here.
What would I do without The Boy to point these things out to me? Sheesh!
The Corpse Bride Cometh
Tonight is the opening night of Tim Burton's newest claymation movie Corpse Bride. As you probably know, I have a HUGE OBSESSION with the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. I'm very excited to see this new movie. I'm making The Boy take me this weekend.
I'm sensing a wedding theme, here... I'm wondering if there will be cool Corpse Bridge wedding themed stuff that will come out. As it is, the Boy and I will be toasting our marriage with Jack and Sally champagne glasses. My mother has drawn the line at the cake topper, though. ;)
Wikki-wikki-wikki-wikki
I love this!
The Coolest Bumper Stickers Ever
I saw the greatest bumper sticker ever on the way home from work today. It was a heart with all badass biker-looking flames coming off of it. It reads:
I RIDE WITH GODSo cool... And it was legit, too. The car it was on had other similar stickers on it. I say, if you're going to have faith, go all the way!!
I was trying to find a picture of this bumper sticker, but did not have any luck. I did, however, find some fabulous and much funnier alternatives. I submit for your entertainment:
There were other ones that were more political, but I just didn't want to get into it just now. Check out the whole collection
here.
Krit, these are for you:
When a tree falls across the road, and you're not paying attention, does it make any noise?
The most bizarre thing happened to me on my way into work this morning. I'm sitting in traffic, per usual. I've got a cold, so I'm a little foggy and more out of it than usual. I look in my rear view mirror and notice that there are no cars behind me. I'm literally the last car... About a quarter of a mile back, all of the cars that were behind me are stopped and I see what looks like either smoke or a dirt cloud.
The people getting on the highway on the next entrance ramp look confused... but not as confused as me. I saw nothing, heard nothing. My windows were up, but I was only listening to NPR on my radio, and it wasn't loud by any means. So I can't help but wonder, first of all, what the hell happened, and second, why I didn't notice if it was the cars directly behind me? I'm thinking that I escaped potential injury, but I'm also a little concerned about how coherent I was behind the wheel.
So, what did happen on that stretch of the Merritt Parkway? As you can probably tell from the title, a tree, yes TREE fell across the road. I only know that because I heard it later on the radio's traffic report. How on earth did i miss something like that?
Happy Monday everyone! ;)
Safe driving!
Note to self...
You'll note that I have added new search functionality on my blog. Kristin helped me test it, and this the result:
K: yay! it works! my first search: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=poop&domains=sasstastic.com&sitesearch=sasstastic.com
C: i'm a little disappointed by the lack of poop in my blog
K: only TWO responses. you should get on that.
C: right
C: note to self: more poop blogging
And the bonus? Now I'll have 3 results!!
Blogging for Relief: Hurricane Katrina
Practically every station that you turn to is covering the awful aftermath of hurricaine Katrina. I've been reduced to tears more than once hearing the stories of the victims down there. I just can't imagine what those poor people must be going through...
I saw this on a blog that I surfed to. I'm a few days late, but the help is still needed.
On September 1, may bloggers posted entries with the hope of spreading the news regarding the various charities that you can donate to in order to help those cope with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. I was trying to figure out a way that I could help. The Boy and I donated money to The Red Cross, and I have been trying to find a way to do more.
Below are some reputable charaties that you can donate to:
I Y the Internet
Okay... This made me laugh so hard I have to share it. I am working on a homework assignment for my class. We're reading about the history of the internet and New Media. The assignment is to look on the CD that came with my textbook and interact with Eliza, a virtual therapist who was developed in the 1960s. My session was very informative. I think I may have seen this doctor at one point in my life:
C: poop
E: Do you feel strongly about discussing such things ?
C: YES
E: I see.
C: i love poop
E: You say you love poop ?
C: i do
E: Can you elaborate on that ?
C: well, poop makes me laugh
E: That is interesting. Please continue.
C: well, my dog is brown and he reminds me of poop
E: Why do you say your dog is brown and he reminds you of poop ?
C: well, his fur is brown like a piece of poop
E: In what way ?
C: i guess it's the shading
E: Do you say you guess it's the shading for some special reason ?
C: because it reminds me of poop
E: Don't any other reasons come to mind ?
C: well, it's got textures just like poop
E: Lets discuss further why your dog is brown and he reminds you of poop.
C: i'm sorry, i can't. bye.
E: Goodbye. It was nice talking to you.
What did I learn from all of this? Good lord, I'm immature...
Another reason to Y the internet:
The current status of your 2006 Purple Haze Metallic Cooper is - On Order
Next update to come when it moves into the next phase - Scheduled for Production.
