Scott and I don't have a television. Instead, we have a nightly ritual which we refer to as "Lolling", where we take a look at I Can Has Cheeseburger, an ever-growing number of it's sister sites, and a couple of webcomics. This week has been an interesting one in the blogosphere.
First, and not worth posting because it was super creepy, was Lady Gaga's video for Alejandro. It was filled with Nazis, clones of Moe (of the Three Stooges fame), an assault rifle bra, and general creepiness.
This video led Katy Perry to Twitter "Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke", which the mods over at roflrazzi.com seemed to find funny, considering the fact that just a few days later, she released this video for California Gurls(sorry about the link, and no embeddination, youtube wouldn't allow it). I don't want to give too much away, but it features Snoop Dogg, and he's wearing a cupcake pimp suit. It's pretty much the most spectacular thing ever.
And then today, while Lolling, we came across this video:
First, I have to say, Scott and I are very big fans of True Blood (though we have gotten behind since we, you know, don't have a TV, or cable). Snoop Dogg doing a tribute to the show is pretty freakin' awesome.
So awesome, in fact, I felt I had to share. And so I have. :)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
A Case Of The Mondays? Not Here, TYVM!
Have you ever had a weekend that seems to flow seamlessly from Friday to Saturday to Sunday and back around to Monday without flaw, without stress, and without that crappy well-shit-my-weekend's-over feeling? For us, that was this past weekend. Scott and I had some plans, but not so much that we were overbooked, we had fun with friends and family, and it was awesome to just hang out and have an easy, stress free weekend.
Saturday, we were going to go over to our friend's place to play Killer Bunnies (an awesome game that you should all play because it's fun and awesome). They've just bought a new house, and I gotta say, I'm in love with their kitchen. It's the size of my living room, but more than that, it's set up very well for someone who cooks a lot. That's not to say that I'm not happy with my own kitchen. It's also set up very well for an avid cook/baker, it's compact and everything's easy to get to and there's plenty of storage, but I did really like their kitchen. Killer Bunnies was a good time, there was lots of bunny carnage and mayhem, and revealing the winner got down to the last two carrot cards (it very often does, for some reason...laws of statistics be damned!), and there was a big dramatic flourish to reveal the winner at the very end, which is always fun. Aurora decided that she just wasn't going to sleep, no matter what. She stayed up until well after 11 PM. She didn't sit and scream or anything, just sat and played with our friend's daughter's toys, but she just didn't want to go to sleep.
Sunday, we had a barbecue with my mom and sister. We went and cooked down by the pool so that Aurora and her Grandma could go in the water. I don't know what this kid's issue is, but while she hates baths (screams like we're stabbing her every time we give her one), she doesn't mind the pool too much. She has this little boat that Scott's mom found for her, and she'll sit and float in that for awhile, and she's fine. But baths? Not so much. My theory is that she picked up my claustrophobia, and she just doesn't like the little baby tub that we put her in, so tonight I'm gonna try without it and see how she does. My mom also suggested it might be the water temperature, so I'll have to play with that too.
Anyway, adding to the fun of the weekend was that I got to go craft store shopping! I have had a love of creating things since I was little, I still have art projects dating back to when I was in Kindergarten (holy hell, that's 20 years ago now), and possibly from before then. I love crayons, colored pencils, yarn, string, fabric, sewing machines, sketch paper, charcoal, coloring books, paint, and many other arts and crafts supplies. You name it, I've probably used it. Going into craft stores brings back fond memories of projects, assigned and voluntary, that I've taken up over the years. I've scrapbooked, crocheted, knitted, loom-woven, sketched (though I was terrible at it), decorated cakes, painted, cross stitched, sewn, worked with wood, constructed dioramas, made jewelry, designed flowers...I love making things. I love the process of watching something go from a few raw materials to a completed work of art, and being proud of what I've accomplished. It's very much something I hope to instill in my daughter. Recently, I've been bitten by the sewing bug. I've had my sewing machine for several years now, I made the curtains that now hang in my home, and I've dabbled with sewing in the past. A couple of weeks ago, however, my mom took the baby for the weekend, and I got to finish a skirt that I bought supplies for over 2 years ago and never finished, and reminded myself of how much I enjoy it. So this weekend, I dragged Scott to a discount fabric store near us that I'd heard of but never been to, and wow did we have a good time! I found fabric for $1.98/yard! And patterns for $3.
What I'm really proud of, though, is our trip to our local Joann Fabric yesterday. We went in because I had a couple of coupons, and they wound up having Simplicity patterns on sale for $1.99 each, regardless of their original price. Their usual prices run anywhere from $10.99-$19.99. Each. And they were all on sale for $2. So many of them are far beyond my skill level right now, but I plan on getting to that level soon. Here's the stack of patterns that I picked, containing clothes for all three of us, and quite a few costume patterns (even some vintage lingerie!):
And here's the "You Saved..." part of the receipt:
I was blown away! 25 patterns for $55.14, with a savings of over $300. Wow.
I now have some serious clothing manufacturing to do (as well as a house to clean), so I'm gonna get to it!
Saturday, we were going to go over to our friend's place to play Killer Bunnies (an awesome game that you should all play because it's fun and awesome). They've just bought a new house, and I gotta say, I'm in love with their kitchen. It's the size of my living room, but more than that, it's set up very well for someone who cooks a lot. That's not to say that I'm not happy with my own kitchen. It's also set up very well for an avid cook/baker, it's compact and everything's easy to get to and there's plenty of storage, but I did really like their kitchen. Killer Bunnies was a good time, there was lots of bunny carnage and mayhem, and revealing the winner got down to the last two carrot cards (it very often does, for some reason...laws of statistics be damned!), and there was a big dramatic flourish to reveal the winner at the very end, which is always fun. Aurora decided that she just wasn't going to sleep, no matter what. She stayed up until well after 11 PM. She didn't sit and scream or anything, just sat and played with our friend's daughter's toys, but she just didn't want to go to sleep.
Sunday, we had a barbecue with my mom and sister. We went and cooked down by the pool so that Aurora and her Grandma could go in the water. I don't know what this kid's issue is, but while she hates baths (screams like we're stabbing her every time we give her one), she doesn't mind the pool too much. She has this little boat that Scott's mom found for her, and she'll sit and float in that for awhile, and she's fine. But baths? Not so much. My theory is that she picked up my claustrophobia, and she just doesn't like the little baby tub that we put her in, so tonight I'm gonna try without it and see how she does. My mom also suggested it might be the water temperature, so I'll have to play with that too.
Anyway, adding to the fun of the weekend was that I got to go craft store shopping! I have had a love of creating things since I was little, I still have art projects dating back to when I was in Kindergarten (holy hell, that's 20 years ago now), and possibly from before then. I love crayons, colored pencils, yarn, string, fabric, sewing machines, sketch paper, charcoal, coloring books, paint, and many other arts and crafts supplies. You name it, I've probably used it. Going into craft stores brings back fond memories of projects, assigned and voluntary, that I've taken up over the years. I've scrapbooked, crocheted, knitted, loom-woven, sketched (though I was terrible at it), decorated cakes, painted, cross stitched, sewn, worked with wood, constructed dioramas, made jewelry, designed flowers...I love making things. I love the process of watching something go from a few raw materials to a completed work of art, and being proud of what I've accomplished. It's very much something I hope to instill in my daughter. Recently, I've been bitten by the sewing bug. I've had my sewing machine for several years now, I made the curtains that now hang in my home, and I've dabbled with sewing in the past. A couple of weeks ago, however, my mom took the baby for the weekend, and I got to finish a skirt that I bought supplies for over 2 years ago and never finished, and reminded myself of how much I enjoy it. So this weekend, I dragged Scott to a discount fabric store near us that I'd heard of but never been to, and wow did we have a good time! I found fabric for $1.98/yard! And patterns for $3.
What I'm really proud of, though, is our trip to our local Joann Fabric yesterday. We went in because I had a couple of coupons, and they wound up having Simplicity patterns on sale for $1.99 each, regardless of their original price. Their usual prices run anywhere from $10.99-$19.99. Each. And they were all on sale for $2. So many of them are far beyond my skill level right now, but I plan on getting to that level soon. Here's the stack of patterns that I picked, containing clothes for all three of us, and quite a few costume patterns (even some vintage lingerie!):
And here's the "You Saved..." part of the receipt:
I was blown away! 25 patterns for $55.14, with a savings of over $300. Wow.
I now have some serious clothing manufacturing to do (as well as a house to clean), so I'm gonna get to it!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Procrastination...
I have stuff I need to do. Clean up the living room, finish laundry, edit some video. And yet I'm sitting here watching stupid YouTube clips. Why? I have no idea. But they were funny. So I share with you one that I found particularly hilarious. I think my mom might actually drink this.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
In Which Liz Returns To The Land Of The Bloggers
I've been in a funk. For reasons that shall remain personal, my stress level had reached critical mass and I suddenly felt like I had made some sacrifices that I wasn't comfortable making. Enter my awesome husband, who helped me to reach a solution that he and I are both comfortable with, and the past few weeks have been much more pleasant and stress-free.
Aurora's almost 9 months. I can't believe that it was just a year and a half ago that she was just a tiny little blob inside me, that I didn't even know about. She's gotten so big, and learned so much, and the more she changes the more she changes me in ways that I didn't know were possible.
My sister has enlisted in the military. She leaves in October. I think this is the best decision for her, and it's one that she's making herself without any outside influence (which is great), but I'm going to miss her. As much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love her dearly and I'm going to miss her.
I recently found out that my brother's unit in the Reserves is being deployed. I'm not thrilled. I know that in joining the Reserves he was following the path that he felt was best for his family, but I'm still not thrilled. Again, as much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love him dearly. Scott and I are taking Aurora up to see him and his family before he leaves, and Mom and Sis will be up there too, so it'll be good to have everyone together before they leave. Also, the last few times I've seen my nieces, I've been terribly sick, grumpy, and unable to do much. My older niece even confided in Scott that she didn't think I liked her very much once, and I'm not okay with that. As long as I don't get knocked up before we leave, I don't think it'll be a problem.
I've decided to go back to school. It was always my plan, to go back and get my theater degree when I felt like I could handle the emotional burden, and I think I can now. Now that I can do it on my own terms, without any kind of a time limit, and now that I have an awesome partner that I can count on to ignore my bitching and tell me that it'll be worth it. I'm actually kind of excited...I have a math class over the summer, I'll be up at my brother's for part of it, but it's an online class so I'll be able to access the class while I'm gone.
It's now really late, and I'm pretty sleepy after Aurora's day of "I'm getting a tooth so I don't want to be any more than an inch away from you, even while I'm sleeping," so I'm gonna sign off and say goodnight. :)
Aurora's almost 9 months. I can't believe that it was just a year and a half ago that she was just a tiny little blob inside me, that I didn't even know about. She's gotten so big, and learned so much, and the more she changes the more she changes me in ways that I didn't know were possible.
My sister has enlisted in the military. She leaves in October. I think this is the best decision for her, and it's one that she's making herself without any outside influence (which is great), but I'm going to miss her. As much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love her dearly and I'm going to miss her.
I recently found out that my brother's unit in the Reserves is being deployed. I'm not thrilled. I know that in joining the Reserves he was following the path that he felt was best for his family, but I'm still not thrilled. Again, as much crap as we've given each other over the years, I love him dearly. Scott and I are taking Aurora up to see him and his family before he leaves, and Mom and Sis will be up there too, so it'll be good to have everyone together before they leave. Also, the last few times I've seen my nieces, I've been terribly sick, grumpy, and unable to do much. My older niece even confided in Scott that she didn't think I liked her very much once, and I'm not okay with that. As long as I don't get knocked up before we leave, I don't think it'll be a problem.
I've decided to go back to school. It was always my plan, to go back and get my theater degree when I felt like I could handle the emotional burden, and I think I can now. Now that I can do it on my own terms, without any kind of a time limit, and now that I have an awesome partner that I can count on to ignore my bitching and tell me that it'll be worth it. I'm actually kind of excited...I have a math class over the summer, I'll be up at my brother's for part of it, but it's an online class so I'll be able to access the class while I'm gone.
It's now really late, and I'm pretty sleepy after Aurora's day of "I'm getting a tooth so I don't want to be any more than an inch away from you, even while I'm sleeping," so I'm gonna sign off and say goodnight. :)
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