Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Last Day


Kris - "So what's the deal with Hell anyway?"

Arlen - "I've seen Hell, and it's name is Reno, Nevada."

A quote from the movie "The Answer Man".

I first saw this movie about a year and a half ago. I was living in Reno, Nevada at the time. It caught me off guard when I first heard it. Then, I replayed it and laughed hysterically before ultimately realizing it was the truth.

I recommend watching "The Answer Man". It stars Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood) and Jeff Daniels. It's currently available on Netflix to watch instantly. IMDB rated it at 6.5 stars. Netflix at 2.5. I think it deserves an 8 and a 3.5 personally . . . and that's just based on that one line I mentioned above.

Other movies I highly recommend that also didn't do well on the star charts:

1.)The Timer
2.) Lovely Still

Other than that, this will be my last post until the next time I post. Could be tomorrow, Could be November 1st, 2012. I hope you've fallen in love with both me, and my blog. You can still access this page by going to my profile on Facebook and looking under my websites. However, if you haven't bookmarked me on your personal computer, work computer, AND your smart phone, I consider it a personal failure. You can still bookmark me today, if this idea has never occurred to you until now. I personally abbreviate it to BE which is short for both "Best Ever" and "Bowling Express".



Tuesday, November 29, 2011

It's been a full day today.

I've already -

1.) Dropped off my sister-in-law at work.

2.) Gone to the mall.

3.) Eaten a mall pretzel.

4.) Gotten my hair cut.

5.) Gone to the bank.

6.) Gone to Target.

7.) And now I'm done with this post.

Where does the productivity end . . . I mean, it's only 2:30.

Monday, November 28, 2011

The Benefits of Exercise


If you are a person that doesn't exercise, I'm here to tell you that exercising on a daily basis pays off.

Literally.

Sure there's the fitness aspect of exercising . . . staying trim, being healthy, feeling great.

But I recently found out the benefits can be much, much greater than that.

Yesterday on my run I found this:


Sure, it's a little dirty . . . and when I found it, it was completely soaked with rain water, but it's still perfectly good, US, Legal Tender.

And to think, I almost didn't go for a run yesterday.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Ellen DeGenerous found this photo


I would like to apologize for the video I put on yesterdays post. I watched it without the sound on and just assumed it was PG. I would never put something like that on my blog. It was disgusting. I'm sorry.

Other than that, I would like to share a picture of what I think the blogging unicorn would look like if he were a man.


Syar (pronounced Shar), I think I've found your dream man.

There will be an apology for this photo in tomorrows post.

If you don't know what/ who the blogging unicorn is . . . well then I guess you have some research to do.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

And Not The Flavored Kind Either . . .

Most of you know it, some of you think it, but the fact is, I am, and always have been -

A candy expert.

Knowing this, you can now trust that my top five favorite candies, are indeed, the absolute best. You can also use this as the go-to list you refer to, when you're inevitably out and about, buying me candy.

5.) Zours - this candy is not very well known. In fact, I'm not even sure if they have them in Illinois. They are, however, the most delicious sour candy I have come across thus far. This includes the ever popular Sour Patch Kids. Don't get me wrong, I like Sour Patch Kids, but if it were between the two I'd pick the Zours every time.

4.) Cadbury mini eggs - not the big ones with the cream filling. Although, those are also delicious. I'm talking about the balls of milk chocolate with a hard candy shell. I think they are highly under rated because they look a bit like malt balls, (which, coincidentally, take the number 1 spot on my Top 5 worst candy of all time list) but don't let that fool you. They are amazing.

3.) Reeses Peanut Butter Cups - I like chocolate, I love Peanut butter, so it stands to reason that I would like them together. Not to mention they had the best commercials when I was little. I'm sure everyone reading this post, has tried to make a hole in the center of their Reeses Peanut Butter Cup . . . in fact I'm pretty sure, that everyone has purchased a package of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups just so they could try to make a hole in the middle. I personally failed every time.



2.) Skittles - It was tough trying to decide between Starburst and Skittles for this list. I love them both, but when it comes right down to it, I love Skittles more. I love the smell when someone else is eating them, I love the color when they're in a big bowl, but most of all, I love eating several at one time. Have you ever smelled an empty Skittles package? Why hasn't this been made into a cologne, or a perfume yet?

And now, for my number one favorite candy of ALL time! . . .

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1.) RED VINES - There's nothing like having a big tub of Red Vines sitting in your house. Anybody that prefers Twizzlers over Red Vines needs to get their taste buds checked, because I'm pretty sure Twizzlers are made of wax . . . and not the flavored kind either. Red Vines are not only delicious on their own, but they can also double as a straw! I'm not a huge fan of doing this, but any candy that can multitask deserves a medal. A medal made of Gold . . . with a diamond rim. (I bet you thought I was going to say a medal made of Candy, didn't you? Well that would be dumb. A candy shouldn't get a fake medal made of some other kind of candy, it should get a medal made of the most precious medal on earth, because it's the most precious candy on earth.)

Friday, November 25, 2011

I'm Full

Thanksgiving Highlights

1.) I had Mac and Cheese as a side dish for the first time on Thanksgiving. It was amazingly good.

2.) I tried Tofurkey. It was in sausage form. It was pretty good . . . it mostly just tasted like stuffing with a meaty kind of texture to it.

3.) All of the food was very good.

4.) I peeled . . .and basically made the mashed potatoes. I didn't boil the water or put them in the oven afterwards, but I'm mostly responsible for their deliciousness.

5.) I watched Limitless for the second time. It left me wanting a magical pill that would make me 10 times smarter, which in turn, would make these posts a million times better.

I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving as well.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

I'm Welcome



Top Ten Things For Which I am Thankful:

10.) That I no longer live in Reno, Nevada (sorry guys, no offense)

9.) Having a job.

8.) RedBull/ Coffee - let's just say caffeine in general.

7.) Pie

6.) My new BFF (oh no, I just called you out to see if you're reading this.)

5.) Other friends

4.) Working arms and legs and ears and nose and eyes and mouth.

3.) My iPad

2.) Family - old and new (you were a close second to my number one thing, I swear)

1.) Ty Burrell making this years sexiest man alive list. He should've beat Bradley Cooper for the number 1 spot though.

Sorry, I tried rotating this, but i guess it didn't stick.

And now, it's time to blow your minds.




Wednesday, November 23, 2011

High Hopes

If the world turns out the way I want it to . . .

Begin Scene

Server - Good morning, my name is Bee Sting*, and I'll be taking care of you today.

Me - Good morning.

Server - Can I get you started with something to drink? Coffee? RedBull?

Me - I'm actually ready to order everything if that's okay?

Server - Sounds good, what can I get for you?

Me - Well, I will have that RedBull, sugar free if you have it . . . and for breakfast [tapping fingers on chin while reading order from the menu] I would like the tub of Red Vines [pause, then decide to order more] . . . with a side of Reeses Peanut butter cups please.

Server - Excellent choice ma'am.

End Scene

* Remember, this is the future, the names are going to be . . . different.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Dear Santa


Dear Santa,

I know you're a busy man, especially this time of year, so I'll try to keep this brief.

I would've written you a letter and mailed it, but I know you are one of the few people who keeps up with my blog, plus, I don't really trust the Post Office.

This year for Christmas, I would really like a 2011 . . . maybe 2012 Toyota Prius. I crashed my car in May and have been saving for one, but no matter how much I save, it will take years until I can actually afford it.

As you know, I'm not big on smiling, but I took the liberty of drawing, what hopefully, is a prediction of the near future. As you can see, my smile is quite apparent.

I know you live in Naperville in the off season . . . because I've seen you driving around in your red Toyota Corolla. I wouldn't even mind if you dropped it off the day after Christmas . . . Hey, I'm flexible. I would prefer if it were white, but silver or blue would be fine too . . . even black would be okay . . . but not red (no offense).

Thank you for hearing me out. I think if you check my files you'll see that I've been more than good this year, I've been GREAT. If the records show otherwise make sure you're looking at MADELYN S MULLER. There are a lot of new Madelyn's in this world as of late, because my name is making a comeback. I wouldn't want to miss out on a new Prius because there was a paperwork error.

Sincerely,

Madelyn

Monday, November 21, 2011

Birds eating Icecream

Pine trees are like frozen icebergs making sandwiches for their children.

Bumble bees ride waves all the way to Oklahoma on a hot winter day.

Pencils make great broomsticks during snow storms after lunch.

Bath tubs walk sullenly through the meadows on a bridge while screaming profanities at their mothers.

Lamp posts are dangerous in certain parts of the living room.

Blankets fly like monkeys with no shirts on during a long meeting.

******Yes, this is what my blog has become after 21 days of straight posting. But making no sense is harder than it seems.**********

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Bread Crumbs Get Everywhere


Favorite Foods

1.) Peanut butter and GRAPE Jelly on multigrain bread. - Some people think you should cut these in half, but if you do you are making a huge mistake. The best part is the center. Trust me, and try it.

2.) Veggie Delite from Subway - Preferably on Flatbread with Pepper Jack cheese, toasted, with spinach, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, black olives and ranch. It tastes like a vegetarian pizza. I enjoyed these even before I became a vegetarian. Aside from this one sandwich, I think Subway sucks.

3.) Cinnamon toast - buttered multigrain bread (make sure there's salt in that butter) covered with cinnamon sugar. Best toast on earth.

4.) Morningstar buffalo wings - You'd never be able to tell these weren't real meat. Especially when you slather them in ranch.

5.) Silver Peak Nachos with no chicken - Silver Peak is a restaurant in Nevada. Maybe there are some in other states, but there isn't one here. I really miss their nachos. I'm sure they're good with chicken too, but I've just never tried them that way.

6.) Pizza - All the styles, I don't discriminate.

7.) My Moms homemade macaroni and cheese - I feel sorry for kids that grew up on Kraft. However, I do like Kraft macaroni and cheese as well.

8.) Meatloaf - What, I can't have a favorite meat dish? I used to love the stuff, and if I ever went back, it would be the first thing I'd eat.

If I haven't made you hungry, something is probably wrong with you.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

PG-13



I'm tired of being modest about it. I work really hard, and everyone needs to know.

I have an amazing body.

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Special shout out to my friend T.R. for getting me this awesome Superman cozy, along with several other really awesome things.

Friday, November 18, 2011

P.A.

I want to post these all over the lobby and stairwells in my apartment complex. How long do you think it will take for them to get torn down?


Thursday, November 17, 2011

Flare


My top 5 favorite smells.

1. WD40 - I don't know why, but ever since the first time I smelled it, I only wanted to smell it more.

2. Cigarette-smoke soaked clothes - My Grandma smoked, and anytime we would get a package, it would smell like this . . . but with a blend of her perfume.

3. RedBull - it's just a good smell.

4. Coffee - Most people like this smell. I'm no different.

5. New technology - there's nothing like taking a brand new iPad, phone, television, stereo . . . you name it, out of the box.


Mmmmmm.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Just Flip 'em the Birds

I found everyone's new favorite candy!

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At 120 calories per serving, the Angry Birds come with cherry, lemon, raspberry, apple, grape and strawberry flavors. Flavors that just happen to be both natural AND artificial (mmm . . . artificial, my favorite!), are made with real fruit juice, and, get this, they are fat free!

FAT FREE?!? No other candy has ever been fat free!

Each box contains 2.5 servings.

The best part about this candy though, . . . you get to collect ALL four! That's right, there are four different kinds of boxes. Each of them features a different bird, but the candy inside remains the same.

But enough about the boxes. How do they taste?

All I can say is, don't get your hopes up.




Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Dinosaurs

As we hit day 15 of NaBloPoMo it's becoming obvious that my life doesn't consist of much. Luckily, I've been aware of this for quite some time, so no harm done.

That being said, I've come up with a game called "Guess that TV show character, from really old television shows I used to watch". I'm still working on the title. I want to find room for ". . . that used to be on Nick at Nite, but now Nick at Nite plays shows that were currently on when I was a kid, and that makes me feel old"(remember, you have to say these game titles with a game-show-host tone of voice), but I'm still looking for the right wording.

So here's how it works: I'm going to give you a character description I found online (yes, very little effort is going into this) and you are going to try and guess the character. I want the characters name, not the actors name, and the name of the tv show that I'm talking about. There will be several clues within the description, and if you know me at all, this should be easy.

There is a prize for the first one who gets all of them right! (I know some of you may think "she keeps talking about prizes, but I still haven't gotten mine yet", but I assure you, there are prizes).

Okay, here we go . . .

1.) I'm a hyperactive, manipulative producer of Dick's TV show who eventually marries Stephanie and has a daughter. Exceptionally shallow and superficial, my wife and I represent the quintessence of the 1980s "yuppie" couple. The dry erase board in my apartment always lists "Take Over CBS" (the network which originally aired the series) among my ever-changing daily tasks. I often speaks in an annoyingly alliterative manner. Who am I?

2.) I am best know for my wise cracks, put downs, and brazen remarks. However, despite my sharp criticism of my daughter and my roommates, I love and care for them deeply. The girls often seek me out for advice, and every situation they encounter leads me to reminisce about my life in Sicily. I've had affairs with several famous historical figures, including Pablo Picasso, Winston Churchill and Sigmund Freud. Who am I?

3.) I am a former thief, who was lucky enough to happen upon a Private Detective agency with an owner that doesn't seem to exist. Although I'd never tell you my real name, I'm sure you've heard me called this one. Who am I?

4.) I'm originally from England, but after emigrating to the United States, I began working for a middle class family in Pennsylvania. I often make subtle remarks that are geared to be advice the recipient has to figure out on his own. I often write the events of the day in my journal, right before I go to bed. Who am I?

5.) I am a World War II Veteran who served in the Seventh Fleet. I am sort of a Father figure to a young man who I love like a son, but can also frustrate me deep in my core. My surname is Grumby, but most people just refer to me by my nickname. Who am I?

Hopefully this isn't too easy. Good Luck!

Side note: I drew this picture of a dinosaur on my iPad today.

Sorry he has no legs.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Soul Mates

Today I'm going to make a birthday card. I don't know if you know this about me, but my birthday cards are kind of a big deal.

I've always made birthday cards rather than buy them, for two reasons:

1.) I'm cheap

2.) It's very hard to find a card that says exactly want you want it to say.

Up until July 2011, my birthday cards were pretty good. I would use construction paper, draw something funny, and use an inside joke to really make it meaningful.

But then I found The Paper Source.

It was like meeting my soul mate . . . although I really don't know what that's like, but I'm sure it will feel the same way it felt when I first entered this store.

Magical.

Four months later our relationship is going strong. It makes me a better person . . . but more than that, it makes me a better crafter.

There is a downside to making birthday cards though.

Time.

These cards take me hours. But when you're in crafting mode, you don't even notice. I'm pretty sure its comprable to how a surgeon must feel while performing surgeries.

Here are a few examples of my work.


I made this one for a friend of mine who likes Jelly Fish.

This is the outside.

This is the inside.

Can you tell who I made this one for?

Side note: 13 years ago today my grandmother died. Rest in Peace Grandma.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Gaggle


My favorite words.

Gaggle - a flock of geese./ A disorderly or noisy group of people. - Something about this word just appeals to me. I also deal with gaggle's of people almost everyday.


Rigmarole - confused or meaningless talk. - My love for this word is based purely on my sisters hate for it.


Don't say my blog never taught you anything.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Something Else in My "Room"

The year was 2007. I was living in San Diego and hitting the lanes almost every day. At this time I was determined to become a professional bowler.

The bowling center I frequented had this sign up. It said something about buying old bowling pins for ten dollars. Twelve bowling pins to be exact. FOR ONLY TEN DOLLARS!?!

After a few days of hesitation I broke down and bought some. I wanted to make a really cool sculpture with them . . . or maybe just put them at the end of my hallway to get some practice in at home.

When I got them home, I opened the box with the excitement of a child on Christmas morning.

This feeling was quickly dashed when I saw them. They were pretty beat up. I now understood why they were only ten dollars.

Still, they were bowling pins, and I LOVE bowling.

My first thought was to try and clean them. So I tried using bleach (mixed with hot water). No luck.

If bleach wasn't going to work, nothing would!

After 10 minutes and 28 seconds of pure panic meltdown, it hit me. I'LL PAINT THEM!

At this point it may be important to know that I was currently unemployed. I had a lot of time on my hands. (School must have been out . . . I can't remember every detail).

So I bought some paint. ( Student loans were fooling me into a false sense of financial stability).

I painted for days, weeks maybe. I put what seemed like a thousand coats on every pin.

But when I was done, the results were magnificent.




At some point I attempted to make a sculpture out of them using Gorilla Glue. Buuuuuut, it didn't exactly work out.

When I moved out of the apartment I painted them in, I decided that if the sculpture wasn't going to work out, I didn't need all of them. It was too much weight to haul around to every future apartment I would ever live in. So I threw out ten and kept two. I gave the other one to a friend of mine, and so now, I only have one.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Explosion

Today I went to my favorite store to date. The Paper Source.

There, I found a notepad that is the very definition of everything I write down.

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That being said, it's 11-11-11 today. I already made my 11:11 am wish. Now I just need to think of a wish for 11:11 pm.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Gluestick

Congratulations to K.R.M., aka my Mother, who apparently, still knows when I'm lying. Expect your prize in 3 to 6 months.

I'm currently having what they call writers block. My teacher at Second City says there's no such thing as writers block, because when you feel like you have nothing to write about, you should just write anything, even if it's a series of non-sensicle words. Words like non-sensicle.

I guess he's right. I mean, I'm writing right now, aren't I? Sure it's not about one thing. There's no direction this is going in, but words are still being typed, and you are still reading them.

I guess I just can't come up with an idea. A focus. But hey, it's day ten of NaBloPoMo, and not all of these posts are going to be brilliant.

Although, I'd say somewhere around 99% of them will be.

Oh well. If my lame post is bringing you down today, here's something that always makes me feel better.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

3 Truths and a lie

Congratulations to my Aunt L! She was the first to get all five of the riddles right!

In case you're too lazy to click on the comments section from my previous post, here are the correct answers.

1.) Eye 2.) Time (Although I can totally see internet working, A.S. . That was my first guess, before I looked at the answer, as well) 3.) Footsteps 4.) Yesterday, today, tomorrow 5.) A lighthouse

And now for todays contest! (I have a drawer full of prizes just waiting to be packaged and shipped!*)

I am going to tell you four things that happened to me recently. Three of them are true, and one of them is a lie. First one right gets a prize.

1.) In my writing class** we are suppose to keep a journal. So I came across a blank book I bought at The Paper Source and re-covered the front of it with Dinosaur paper. It's most likely the envy of all my classmates.

2.) My sister-in-law is currently teaching me how to sew. I want to make the best T-shirts*** my family has ever seen for Christmas this year.

3.) I am currently reading a series of books on my iPad, even though the hard copies are available to me.

4.) While buying a pie at the grocery store the other day, I had a nice conversation with the Russian**** checkout lady.

As you can see my life is full of non-stop excitement.

Unfortunately, due to the circumstances, I'm going to have to forbid Jon and Cadiz from guessing.

Good luck to the rest of you. Don't forget to sign your initials if your comments are anonymous.

*Don't worry, this prize drawer is about as impressive as the toy box they have at the Dentists office. (Those still exist, right?)

**I'm taking a writing class at The Second City.

***Every year for Christmas, I make my siblings and their spouses an awesome T-Shirt. So far this has just consisted of me buying 6 Hanes white T-Shirts and drawing on them with a permanent marker.

****Okay, so I'm only 95% sure she was Russian . . . my knowledge of Russian accents is based purely on watching the cartoon movie, An American Tail.

And now . . . just to make this post a little more awesome . . . Ladies and Gentlemen . . . For your viewing pleasure . . . Here's a picture of me . . . when I was a BABY! (Insert crowd going wild, here)

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Riddle me this

Time for another interactive post. This one consists of 5 riddles I found online. First one to answer them all correctly gets a prize. This means if you comment anonymously, you have to end the comment with your initials so I know who you are. If your'e my mom or dad, you can sign it as such, or you can put your initials.

NO CHEATING!

1.) I am said by one letter. I am spelled with three. 2 Letters in me. I'm double or single, or brown, blue, or green. I'm read from both ends, and the same the other way. What am I?

2.) For some I go fast, for some I go slow. To most people I'm an obsession, relying on me is a well practiced lesson. What am I?

3.) The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

4.) Can you name 3 consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday?

5.) What type of house weighs the least?

Good luck!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Caffeine

New coffee maker - 17 dollars



Dunkin' Donuts coffee - 8 dollars



Easy access to large quantities of caffeine when ever I desire them - Priceless.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Can't Sleep

I went to bed at about 1 am.

I woke up at 3:30 am, and got a drink of water.

I couldn't get back to sleep, so I surfed the internet for a while. (Did you know Andy Rooney died?)

Then I tried to go back to sleep again.

Still no luck.

So, I read two chapters of a book I've been reading.

When I was sure I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer, I put down the book and tried to sleep again.

I'm still awake.

It's 6:37 am.

I don't want to blame the RedBull, the cup of coffee, or the Excedrine Migraine I had yesterday . . . but it may be a contributing factor.


At least my post is done for the day.

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It is now several hours later. 1:13 pm to be exact. I was finally able to fall asleep and didn't wake up until 11, only to realize that today is daylight savings and it was actually only 10 o'clock. Hoorah!

Now, for your viewing pleasure, a cute picture of a stuffed turtle I saw at the grocery store today.

Enjoy.


Saturday, November 5, 2011

Something in My "Room"

Some people have bobble heads of famous sports players.

Some people have bobble heads of animals, or Santa Clause.

I have a bobble head of Steve Carell. Well, technically Maxwell Smart in the movie remake of "Get Smart".




I would like to add to my collection though. I'm thinking something in a Phil Dunphy please. Who can make that happen?

Friday, November 4, 2011

BIg News

Guess who is officially certified to serve alcohol in the city of Naperville?



That's right . . . This girl!
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How amazing is this going to look on my resume?

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Gross

What's the last thing you want to find when you're folding your laundry?

Any guesses? . . .

Any guesses at all?

I'll give you a clue. It's an article of clothing . . . but it's not yours . . .

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That's right, someone else's sock*.




* I don't have a washer and dryer in the apartment I live in, so I do my laundry in the buildings laundry room. That sock could belong to anybody . . . although now it belongs to the garbage. I guess that's how socks go missing.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Who said it?

Let's play a game of "Who said it?"

I will give you one clue: It was said on a famous tv sitcom.

That should narrow it down a bit.

Here we go . . .

"You know what's weird? Donald Duck never wore pants, but whenever he's getting out of the shower, he always puts a towel around his waist. . . . I mean, what is that about?"

On that note, what the hell is this about?



Jon and Cadiz, you are not allowed to guess. Everyone else - Good Luck!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Mustache

November is all about two things in my book:

1.) Blogging

2.) Growing a mustache.

The first one is a matter of will power and determination. It requires sacrifice, hard work, and most importantly, the motivation to keep going when you think you have nothing left.

The second one . . . well . . . it's a little bit more simple.



Welcome to November everyone.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Jobs

In honor of the late and great Steve Jobs, I am writing this post on my iPad. Yes, I have an iPad. I've sort of been keeping it on the down low to avoid envy and hatred from my friends and loved ones. Was it a necessary purchase? No. Do I regret it? I'll let you know in 2 years when I'm still paying for it and 2 newer versions are available.

But this post isn't about my iPad. It's not about anything really. I just needed to get my creative juices flowing, I guess.

September 17th has come and gone, and it's been a tough adjustment. When your world revolves around one day for four months of your life, there's bound to be some adjusting, right? Sure, my life hasn't been affected nearly as much as my brothers or his WIFE'S, but I don't think people realize how much the roommate/ Best lady of honor can be affected. I mean, what is my purpose now? Where do I go from here? What will I think about all day?

I'm trying to find direction. Really I am. I started an improv class on September 27th. So far, after just two classes, it has been interesting, uncomfortable, exciting, fun and frustrating.

My entire life I've worked at being the kid that was too cool to participate, but you can't do that in a class that you voluntarily took and paid for.

I'm also trying to come up with enough money to take a writing class. It's at The Second City, which is like the Harvard of comedy schools. Donations are currently being accepted. Make checks payable to CASH.

So there you have it. A post written entirely from my iPad. Rest in Peace Steve Jobs. My only regret is that I did not get to purchase my first iPhone in your lifetime.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Question

I had the day off today, so naturally I spent the day making business cards for a friend that never asked me to, nor implied that she needed or wanted them. But I have my reasons, and they are personal.

When my brother got home, I showed him the business cards. After admitting to taking yet another trip to a store I've been frequenting lately, in order to make said business cards, he began to wonder how I could turn this problem into profit.

So my question is, how much would you pay? Keep in mind I'm fragile, and while I hope you're being honest in your answers, I'm not looking for honesty as much as I am compliments.









Sorry you can't read the fine print. I'm not an amateur photographer like my brother and his wife to be ( IN 15 DAYS!). So if you're interested, here's what it says.

top left:
Bowler.
Hostess.
Bad Ass.

lower left:
You want me.
Come find me.

Yeah, she's a bowler too. We're basically sisters from different misters . . . also, we don't have the same mother.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Humph

Sometimes you come across people you desperately want to punch in the face. Psychologists say you shouldn't hold in your emotions though, right?

I guess I'm going to have to punch some people in the face.

Friday, July 8, 2011

The Orange and Green Machine

This post is dedicated to my Mother, Father, sister, other sister, (nope, I didn't accidentally leave out my brother) and friends to whom communication lately has been almost non-existent. The last time I talked to my parents was the day after Fathers day (better late than never or something like that) and my mother brought it to my attention that I never call. I quickly retaliated with "Well you never call me either!" to which she replied "every time we call you never answer, and anyway you said your phone doesn't really get reception in that apartment".

Damn! Mom wins again. I guess mothers have to be smarter than you though, or else you'll end up selling your body on street corners to rich, sex crazed businessmen with weird fetishes no one should ever have to know about. But I digress.

Today's post is about the chapter of my life I like to call " The Orange and Green Machine". The title should be obvious to most of you, but just in case you haven't had your coffee yet, or are living in a world that doesn't revolve around me, I'll explain.

I've been living with my brother, or as I'll be referring to him today "Captain Orange" and his fiancee, "Queen Green". Their wedding is about two months away, and life in this apartment has been, well . . . a little hectic.

Thus far, living with Captain Orange and Queen Green has been going well . . . at least for me, who knows what they talk about when they go into their fancy bedroom that has "real walls".

We all sort of live on different schedules though, so that may be helping the situation. Captain Orange is the first to leave in the morning at a time that I barely like to speak of, let alone awake at . . . 7:30 am. I do get joy out of the fact that I hear him every morning and smile as I roll over to go back to sleep. Next is Queen Green. She has the worst working hours of the day. I'm pretty sure whoever started writing these hours on an actual schedule only did it out of spite and bitterness for a person who had wronged them in some way and needed to be punished . . . 11:30 - 8. Then there's me. I work at night . . . usually starting at 4, and don't get home until anywhere between 10 and 12pm. So when you think about it, Queen Green is the only one who never gets to enjoy having the apartment all to herself, and though she and Captain Orange claim she never likes to be alone, I don't truly believe it.

Yes, as you can see, we are indeed, three peas in one pod . . . and if you can't see that, then I'll just clarify that we are . . . except that I'm the pea that's slightly farther away from the other two peas that are really close together . . . like you can two bites of this pea, and one of them is just me and mostly pod, while the other is two peas and hardly any pod.

So what was I talking about? I want to say different varieties of peas, but that doesn't seem right.

Ahh yes, my life.

Aside from the madness that is "Watching two people plan a wedding", I am starting to somewhat enjoy my new job. Unfortunately, that's all I can really say about that, as I have signed a legal document stating that I will not talk about my job on the internet.

I have also taken on a few new challenges, and before I talk about them, I urge you all to jump on my bandwagon and try not to fall off.

1. I am training to do 100, yes there are 2 zeros after that 1, MAN pushups in a row. Captain Orange showed me this website that trains you to do 100 pushups in a row. I've been doing it for about 2 weeks now and am currently up to about 15. Doesn't seem like that many right? Well, in my initial exhaustion test I could only do 3. Which means that I can do 5 times as many now. Oh, and did I mention that the day after I did those initial 3, my entire body was sore?

2. I've given up eating . . . wait for it . . . while watching television. It's been quite the experiment actually. I wanted to see if I would eat less . . . because I think when you eat in front of the tv, you are so engrossed in what you're staring at, that you forget to enjoy your food, which only leaves you wanting more. Not to mention tv and eating go together like those 2 farther away peas I was talking about before. It has actually been really tough. I'm still having trouble with it (it's been about 3 weeks), especially when Captain Orange and Queen Green make dinner, then sit down and turn the tv on to eat. Leaving me, sitting alone in my "Bedroom" to eat my dinner somewhat alone, while still in very good earshot of the television*.

Just to clarify, I'm not angry that they do this, they have very little tv watching time on their hands lately, and it has really only happened like once.

Also, I don't count watching sports as watching tv because, well, I hate sports, and if say, a baseball game is on, I might as well be watching a fly on the wall, because they are more boring to me than church. Plus, it's hard to come home and not find Captain Orange watching a a Dodger game.

3. Caffeine. What can I say? The caffeine wagon is one bumpy ass ride and for some reason I always get a seat on the edge. I was able to go about a month without it, before the wagon came to a screaming halt and said "I'm sorry, you don't have enough will power to stay on this ride little darlin, you best be getting off here" as it pulled over right in front of a Starbucks.

Other than that, living with Captain Orange and Queen Green has made me quite curious about how exactly they met, and every little detail that went down during their "getting to know each other stage". Sure, we all know the shell of their story. Boy has blog, girl has blog. Boy comments on girls comment on other girls blog. Girl is intrigued by boys comment, checks out boys blog. Then boy checks out girls blog . . . and the rest is history. But what's inside that shell! Holy Cow! It's almost like a soap opera to me. But not a cheesy daytime soap opera, more like a classy night time soap opera . . . like ER, or Grey's Anatomy.

And in case you don't know the exact origin of of their first "meeting", well, here's a link. You have to go to the comments section of this girls post. Queen Green is Cadiz12 and Captain Orange is Jon.

I've also started reading both of their blogs from the beginning. Something I have never really been interested in doing before. I also suggest you attempt this as well . . . if you're family or even a fellow blogger that is. I have a whole new perspective on Queen Greens blog now that I know her a bit better, and it really adds to the writing.

Well, that's all I care to talk about right now, as I really have to use the restroom, and I've been writing this for about an hour and a half now.

* My bedroom was formerly their dining room. It's walls are made up of sheets. Which really gives the phrase " those walls are paper thin" a whole new meaning. You might think living in a sheeted off wall would get old fast, but I've grown quite used to it. I suppose if I had a boyfriend or a trashy reputation, the story would be quite different. But the goal right now is for all of us to save a little money, because as most of you know, I have no car. If you didn't know that, shame on you for not reading my blog more. You can find info on that here.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

My latest Crush

It's no secret that in the past I have fallen for several older men, usually of celebrity status. Luckily, they are staying in the same age range, while I continue to get older. This leads me to believe I will end up marrying a 45 year old man when I am in my mid 30's.


So here's the latest crush.




Ty Burrell, Plays Phil Dunphy on Modern Family.


I would like to sing him this song. Unfortunately, he's already married (as usual) with a kid. But hey, maybe he'll fall into the bad side of the divorce rate, I'll become famous, guest star on his tv show, and he will fall in love with me.* Yup, I definitely have a shot.

* Just so were clear, I don't want that to happen to him, I'm not that horrible. I'm just saying, if it did . . .

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I'm a good driver

This is what I did one week after I moved to Naperville, 20 minutes after I got a job, and half a second after I looked down.

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That's the bad news. But let me give you all the good news to make it seem like I'm a positive person.

1.) Nobody was injured . . . aside from some uncomfortable whiplash.

2.) The Monster energy drink I bought earlier that day survived as well.

3.) The other car looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. ( it was my fault)

4.) It happened here and not in Nevada . . . or somewhere in between. This is considered good because my brother lives here and he can tell me what to do.

5.) I just got a replacement title.

I know there are probably a lot of questions. Especially if I'm related to you and this post is how you're finding out. Just know, that it could've been worse, and if I didn't tell you it's because I was scared to and talking about it is embarrassing. I feel like a terrible driver and the thought of ever driving again is a little terrifying.

But just to be clear: I was not drunk. I was not texting. And the job is at a restaurant.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The things you learn when driving almost cross country

Yesterday, I arrived at my brothers (now also my) apartment, after an 1860 mile drive from Sparks, Nevada to Lisle, Illinois. During that time I learned several things. I will now share those things with you in order to prepare you for a potential road trip in your future.

1. Starting an 1800 mile drive after approximately 3 hours of sleep is never a good idea. This combined with the fact that you just started your "lady time" is a recipe for disaster.

2. Trying to drive 75 miles per hour after never driving faster than 65 and usually only driving 55 mph (for the last 2 years anyway) is much more difficult than you would imagine. The reverse is also true.

3. Most of Nevada and Utah should just be declared a wasteland . . . I'd throw Wyoming and Nebraska in there too, but they're prettier so I'll leave them out of this.

4. Utah is the worst! I'm pretty sure it just used to be named Tah, but people so frequently said "F*** You Tah!" that eventually, everybody just thought it was named Utah.

5. High winds combined with several nearby salt lakes also contribute to the recipe mentioned in number 1. I have never been more scared in my life . . . including the time I drove over Donner Pass in a blizzard.

6. Road construction in other states isn't taken nearly as seriously as it is in Nevada.*

7. Half a box of cheese-its can be a meal, and you don't have to pull over to eat it.

8. Road kill happens far more than you could ever imagine. If you've ever seen roadkill and it was just a small animal that was all in one piece, consider yourself lucky . . . lucky that you didn't just see it's body, then 50 feet later, it's head . . . lucky that you didn't see a dark red color on the road and think "why did they paint this part of the road dark red, and what are all those chunks?", only to realize 10 seconds later what you were actually just looking at.

9. A good audiobook** is way more entertaining than even your bestest most favorite music. (Thanks TR!)

10. Semi's often think they are regular cars that have the right to pass other semis when driving on a 2 lane highway.

11. When you're really tired because you've been driving for 8 hours and still have eight more to go, put on a song you know the words to and sing it like you're giving a live performance.

12. Kum and go is an acceptable name for a gas station/ mini mart in several states.

13. The leading cause of bug death is head on windshield collisions. There were at least 1,000 casualties on my car alone.

14. Cleaning dead bugs off your window takes more than a little wiper fluid and a swipe of the wiper blades.

15. Some people enjoy watching the Glympse*** you sent them, while others couldn't care less.

16. The only thing worse than passing a cattle ranch, is being trapped behind a truck of cattle because there's road construction, and the highway has been reduced to one lane.

17. No matter what, the last 40 miles is more grueling than any other part of your trip . . . including the first part of Utah.


And that is my ride in a nutshell. I would like to give a special thanks to some people that made the ride a little easier.

1. My friend T.R.D. who burned me about 20 cd's so I wouldn't just be listening to all my old crap.

2. My former roommate S.P.R. who gave me all the ingredients for a Picklet (Patent Pending), as well as cookies and a gift card to subway.

3. My friend T.R. who gave me a bunch of candy and a gift card so I could buy the audiobook I was too cheap to buy on my own.

4. My sister A.S. who sent me frequent text messages updating me on my current location and letting me know how much farther I had to go.

5. My parents, for helping me get a hotel room the first night, when I couldn't figure out the Priceline application.

6. And finally, my brother and his fiancee, for letting me come live with them in the first place.

THANK YOU!

* In Nevada there's a part of the 395 that has a reduced speed limit of 55, this is due to road construction that has been going on for about a year and a half now. I rarely see any actual construction going on, yet the speed limit stays. In all the road construction I went through on my trip, the construction was usually very apparent and much scarier . . . yet the lowest speed limit was 65.

** The audiobook was Bossy Pants by Tina Fey, in case you were wondering, and it was pretty much the most perfect book I could have chosen for this particular trip.

*** Glympse is an application you can download on your phone. When used, you can send people a "Glympse" and they can track your progress. This helps people know when something might be wrong, and also gives them a better approximation of when exactly you will be arriving. It was so accurate in fact, that on my final day, my brother was able to find me on the freeway after he got off work, so that I could follow him home. Just to be clear, he wasn't already driving and was like "oh hey, Madelyn's two lanes over" . . . he had to pull over (only for about a minute though) and wait for me.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Confessions of a Candy Whore

Every year for Lent, I usually forgo the Sunday rule because I feel like it's cheating. Sure The Bible or something says it's okay, and if we're living life by some type of rule book, I suppose The Bible is the book of rules that it would be . . . but still . . . if you're going to give something up for 40 days, it should be for 40 actual days . . . right?

But candy has some kind of evil hold over me. It might very well be made by the Devil* himself. So my point is, that last Sunday I ate candy . . . like, a lot of candy. But it's not really about how much candy I ate, ( although I'm pretty sure it's more than that German kid from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory would eat in one day) it's the fact that I ate it.

Also, I've already had some today . . . but the point is that I wanted to confess. I know you all kind of view me as some sort of Super Woman who is amazing at everything she attempts . . . and usually that is the case. However, if you ever found yourself in a situation where we had to battle each other in some sort of "to the death" type match, all you would have to do is bring a bowl of candy and set it between us. I would eat the whole thing, and you could either kill me while I was eating it (which would kind of be considered a sucker kill) or you could wait until I'm done and make me fight you on a stomach full of candy . . . and if you've ever exercised on a stomach full of candy, like I myself have . . . several times . . . you would know, that defeat would be quick, and quite embarrassing on my part.

Okay, I feel a little better. Now if you'll excuse me, I only have 12 hours of designated candy eating left.

*Should devil be capitalized? Seems like kind of a blow to the capitalization of G in God. Am I right?

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Mein Kampf

Is this title inappropriate? I can't decide.

Anyway, I wanted to give you all a little update on how "MY STRUGGLE" with Lent is going. I can honestly say I've never had so much trouble with something I've given up for Lent.

I thought sugar would be like nicotine. After three days it would be out of my system and it wouldn't be nearly as difficult after that. I was wrong. Dead wrong.

I long for it everyday. Every time I'm at the grocery store, I think "hey, maybe I'll get some candy" . . . because like I said before it is EVERYWHERE, and I love it. Not to mention they package it in bright pretty colors leaving me completely helpless in it's presence.

But then I am quickly reminded of the stupid mistake I made when I decided to give it up for Lent. Why couldn't I just pick going to the gym . . . or paying my bills?

Hindsight is twenty-twenty I guess.

In other news I have officially decided on my departure date . . . from Nevada that is . . . I will be leaving on the 15th of May. My brother lured me with tickets to a Brian Regan show . . . who could say no to that? Only an idiot.

That leaves me here for another month and a half. Yes, I have begun to panic. There is much to be done, and once again my laziness is severely exceeding my potential.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Lent

It's that time of year again. Just about 40 days before Easter.

Although I haven't been to church in . . . I don't know how long . . . I usually like to participate in Lent.

Why?

I think self discipline is a good practice for anyone. I also like to participate in Yom Kippur if I'm given proper notice of what date it actually falls on. Maybe it's stupid . . . I don't know. I just sort of think we live in a time and a place where everything is so easily accessible to us that if we don't deprive ourselves of some things, sometimes, we'll just end up even worse off than we already are.

For example, I work in a place where there is not an open WiFi network. Not because we don't want to be able to provide one, but because we can't provide one without effectively securing access to our . . . I'm not sure how to say this . . . private information, I guess you would call it. Which means, if we did have WiFi, people could easily hack into our computers and steal important information.

But that's not the point. The point is, every time someone asks me for the password and I tell them that we don't have open WiFi to the public, they get pissed. I think it's a little ridiculous that people can't spend an hour of their lives without internet access.

I almost wish we still lived in a time where you had to be home to receive a phone call.

Don't get me wrong, I love technology, but I wish we didn't know any better sometimes.

So anyway, this year for Lent I decided to give up my biggest weakness . . . sugar. I bet you all thought I was going to say the internet huh? Well, that wouldn't make much sense now would it? How could I possibly be writing this post if that were the case?

Now, when I say sugar, I don't mean sugar entirely . . . that would be a little ridiculous, because there is some sugar in just about everything we eat. So to be more specific, I have given up Candy, and dessert food items . . . pretty much anything that is completely sugar based. Excluding fruit of course, that would just be silly.

So far it's been 5 days and it has been extremely difficult. THERE IS CAKE AND CANDY EVERYWHERE! Especially with Easter only 35 days away. I think they put that stuff out a little bit too early.

But I'm not just talking about in grocery stores . . . there's ice cream shops, donut shops, frozen yogurt shops . . . they. are. everywhere.

Did any of you give something up for Lent?

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Neglection

Apologies to my fans for lack of posts. I was doing so well after NaBloPoMo too.

Now let's get down to me and what I've been up to . . .

1.) I've officially decided to move to Naperville, IL at the end of May. I know I announced this on twitter, but I'm sure some of you have trouble looking to the right.

Ever since I made this decision I've felt a lot better about my life. Don't get me wrong, living in Nevada is great . . . if you want to go nowhere and do nothing . . . but it's time to move on. I like/ (okay I'll say Love) all the people I've met here, but just not enough to stay permanently. And let's face it, my brother needs me. His life is just one big mess without me living in the same state and I can't let that go on any longer.

I know what you're thinking and don't worry, I'm aware of the weather situation over there. I know it will be unpleasant . . . the humidity . . . there's been some talk of wind . . . and the snow. Just calm down . . . I'm aware of it. That doesn't, however, mean I won't bitch and complain when I am actually living in it.

As for what I am taking with me . . . not much. Only what will fit in my car. Frankly, I have to much stuff anyway. It's time to clean out my room and say goodbye to a lot of craft supplies that have somehow accumulated. I'm sure goodwill will be excited though.

2.) I finally had to get new rotors ( and brake pads). My brakes were making a screeching noise when I stopped and for some reason, instead of letting this continue for several weeks, I took care of it right away. It was expensive, and I'm pissed that it happened in February, because I think this month is unfair and unreasonable when it comes to paying bills, but it's taken care of . . . for the most part. Let's just hope my clutch doesn't go out before I leave too.

One thing I do enjoy is the lack of violent shaking my car used to make when I would come to a stop.

3.) I got in trouble at work. Don't worry, they already hate me there anyway . . . so nothings really changed. Apparently, they don't appreciate the forging of signatures*. Who knew? So, I was unfairly punished and it seems as though they don't like me any less than they already did.

Why don't they like me in the first place you ask? . . . I think they're intimidated by my intelligence and beauty. It may also be because I don't kiss their asses on a regular basis./ I don't know what happened, I used to be so good at kissing ass. I guess as you get older things change.

4.) My bowling team is doing better. I believe we will be in second place tomorrow. Of course, I am the only remaining original team member left.

Two of my team members moved away in November, and were replaced by the amazing "Kingpin" (as he's known on the streets of Reno) and the super sweet T.R. . . . who, has little skill when it comes to bowling, but her handicap makes up for it.

Then, at the end of December, M.N. lost his job and could no longer afford the 15 dollar weekly fee. After a month of him not showing up, we replaced him with The Kingpins mother, who is slightly better than me.

Hopefully we will finish in first place and win lots of money that will contribute to my move.

5.) I got a new phone. I was out at a bar one night, and up to no good of course, when a drunken me reached for my phone in my pocket to text someone about something, when I dropped my old phone.

Usually you can drop a phone and it will still work.

Not this time. This time it would have none of that working again nonsense.

I took out the battery and let it rest, put it back together 30 minutes later . . . but nothing. Just a stripy screen . . . the kind a broken tv might have.

I yelled at the top of my lungs "WORK PHONE! WORK! . . . I'M SORRY I DROPPED YOU, BUT WE CAN WORK THIS OUT . . .IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN" I swore. But my phone didn't care. It didn't want to be hurt again, so it just gave up.

I panicked. You can't go from having an android phone to having an old piece of crap blackberry. My contract wasn't up for another year and a half, and I didn't have insurance.

So I talked to my brother, the gadget expert. . . . he said there was no hope.

The next day I went to T-Mobile and told them my phone had stopped working for some mysterious reason ( I left out the "I dropped it" part). They said that since there was no water damage it would be covered under warranty.

HOORAHHHHHHH! OH HAPPY DAY! ETCETERA, ETCETERA!

All I had to do was call a number and tell them what happened and they would send me a new phone.

Unfortunately they didn't have my old phone in stock anymore, so they sent me an LG Optimus T.

So far I like it. It's way better than having to use my old blackberry for the next year and a half.

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And that's all I can think of . . .

* I didn't forge a signature in order to get money from someone who didn't leave me money if that's what you were thinking I would never ever do that), it was much, much much much much much X 1000, stupider than that.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Progress

It's been a while and I think you've earned it.

Today at work there were some whole lemons sitting out. Before you start grilling me about why Top Secret agents have bowls of lemons sitting around, I'll just go ahead and tell you . . . that I can't tell you, because it's top secret. Instead I'll tell you what this bowl of lemons meant to me today . . . why they were more important to me today, than they have ever been on any other day with a bowl of lemons sitting out.

Juggling.

You saw my last video and how amazing I was right? Well I've only gotten better. Some of it was practice, but some of it was Cofo's technique of not practicing.

I saw the lemons at noon. Instantly I knew what I had to do. But I waited. I waited because I was busy with top secret things.

Finally around 2 o'clock my opportunity came. The opportunity to show the world what I could do. To show them that I'm so much more than just another top secret agent.

I grabbed three lemons and instantly felt a little nervous. Nervous because this time I wasn't just standing alone in my room practicing with actual juggling balls while nobody watched me.

I was using lemons. LEMONS! If I dropped one it would fall on the ground . . . and then what?! Would I have to throw the lemon away? Would my top secret agent boss get angry at me for inappropriate use of company property?

It didn't matter. The lemons were there and I had to juggle. Not only did I have to juggle, but I had to juggle where people could see. So after I grabbed the lemons I looked for the first person I could find and demanded that they watch.

And so I was on stage, sure, it was only one person, but they were looking at me. And guess what?

THEY WERE IMPRESSED! . . . SUCCESS!

I think it's safe to call myself a juggler. Time to break out the resume . . . some changes need to be made.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Life altering decision - Help Please

Today I had an appointment to get my car stereo speaker fixed. The appointment was at 2, so I dropped it off at BestBuy and then headed over to Barnes and Noble to wait for it. I didn't expect it to take soooo long though.

After about three hours they called me and told me to call them back or just go in. So I put back the "Calvin and Hobbes" book I was reading (great stuff by the way) and went over. Guess what? They didn't even get to my freaking car. Somebody called in sick so they couldn't get to it and now I have to take it back in the morning.

Am I angry? Sort of.

However, during the waiting period I had some time to think.

As most of you may know, I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. All I know is that it seems to be going nowhere, and I know one thing is for sure, I don't want to stay in Nevada for much longer.

So here's where you guys come in. I need some advice.

Over the past few months I've been thinking about where I want to move to next. I moved to Reno on a whim, so I'm really trying to give this some thought.

I know I want to move where there is family close by, because I can't stand living so far away from all of them now. San Diego has always been in the mix, but I've lived there already and even though the weather was beautiful during Christmas and it was a pleasant change from the cold winter, I think I might miss the seasons too much.

So that's when I started considering the Chicago area, where my brother lives. I even talked to him about it while we were together for Christmas and he told me Cadiz has even brought it up to him.

But this would be a big move. It would be expensive, and I wouldn't necessarily have a job when I got there. However, it would be close to my brother, and the Beast would be a little bit closer as well. Not much, but closer.

Plus, if my brother has kids, I would get to be near them.

It's also less expensive to live in than Southern California.

So what are your thoughts?

I would plan on moving in May I think, because that's when my bowling league will be over. Nothing is set in stone, but a large part of me is ready to get the hell out of this town.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Tuxedo dress

As most of you may remember from my last post, I am an awesome juggler!

You may also remember that my sisters and I are going to be in my brothers wedding.

After he asked us to stand up there, we (mainly the Beast and I) were overwhelmed with questions. My main one concerned the dress I would be wearing. Not because I hate wearing dresses, because it's my brothers wedding and I will wear whatever he wants me to wear, but because I wanted to know if it would be a tuxedo dress.

When I mentioned "tuxedo dress" I knew exactly what I was talking about because I could picture it in my head. However the rest of the Fam* was confused.

So today I came up with a preliminary drawing of what the hell I was talking about. It's not perfect, because I'm not exactly Michaelangelo (yes, I'm talking about the ninja turtle), but it covers the basic idea.



Soooo, what do you think? Pretty awesome right?!!?

* Yeah, I abbreviate the word family now.

FYI - Cadiz12 - I will of course wear whatever you want me to wear.