Month: April 2008

  • Chewie on this!

    Ah, the good old days.  I am often obsessed and petrified by the concept of aging, but then I see things like this and it makes everything ok.

    hanandleia

    I'm slow this morning, apparantly, because it took me a few glances to realize he's making the BUNS. THE BUNS!!!  I love them.  I don't care if one is (supposedly) boring and one is a (supposedly) former cokehead, I love them and I want them as my friends.  *cry* 

    Star Wars will rock my world into the grave.

    On a more sane note, (lol...or not) it's only 23 days until the premiere of the new Indy movie.....come now, everyone!

    Dah dah dah DAH, dah dah daaaaaaaaah, dah duh dah DAAAAH, Duh Duh DAH DAH DAH!!!

    Yeah.

     

  • What are the three quirky habits you have?

    I keep my stuffed Garfield toy, from childhood, in my bedstand drawer.....

    I floss incessantly....I have floss in my desk drawer, my purse, my car, all my bathrooms and have often thought I could make a million with a key-ring version of floss.....hmmm....

    I let laundry pile up.  I'll go buy a new package of socks sometimes because it's more lazy easier than collecting my laundry and taking it downstairs.....and when I do end up finally doing laundry, it consists of no less than 8 loads.....its a sickness, I know....

       

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  • The Wild, Wild (mid-) West

    A few days ago, they found (and unfortunately had to kill) a wild cougar that was roaming the Chicago suburbs.  In the days that have followed, there have been additional cougar sitings, and they believe another wild one is tromping around here.  Fabulous! Cougars eat people.  And I was worried about the coyotes getting another one of my dogs.  Fantastic!  

     cougar_01tk

    This morning, the midwest experienced a 5.0+ earthquake along the country's biggest fault line (the New Madrid).  For years, I've been telling my best friend from high school, who moved to L.A. years ago, that I'd never move there because I am terrified of earthquakes.   This morning, I learn that if and when the New Madrid plates shift, it's going to make California quakes look like silly puddy.  Fabulous!

    For the record, I didn't feel anything.  Everyone at work claims they woke up, felt it, saw things on the tables and walls move....all I have is a vague memory of telling my dog to LAY DOWN because he was standing on the bed and waking me up and it was too early to pee....whooops!  Well, apparantly if I'm going to die, I'll just sleep through it.  This is reassuring.

    earthquake

    Most upseting of all of this?  I whacked my knee on my desk this morning.  It's still throbbing, over an hour later.  Can't imagine what color its turning under my pants.

    The midwest is very dangerous.  Don't you forget it.

     

     

  • Welcome to the Jungle....

    Howdy, beauties, it's your resident dorky tax accountant.  Are ya taxes done? I have no life right now, but I couldn't NOT put in this "THEN & NOW" contribution when I came across this picture. 

    There was a split second in my life where I think I was modestly attracted to Axl Rose, but it was fleeting.  Now, I'm just simply scared.

    THEN:

    NOW:

    I know it's so wrong, but god I miss 80's hair and 80's rock. Happy times. Sometimes, when I'm alone and bored, I'll tease my bangs and see how high I can get them.  *sigh*  Alrightly, I'm going back into my batcave - see you all after April 15th!!!

  • Gas Crisis - The Secret to Saving!

    SLOW DOWN.

    According to CNN Money, every 10 miles per hour you drive over 60 is like the price of gasoline going up about 54 cents a gallon.  That is HUGE! That number goes higher the more your car is a gas-guzzler (inefficient cars like Hummers, SUVS, etc) that have a worse miles per gallon rate to begin with.

    Allow me to cut and paste the scientific explanation....don't worry, it's in plain english:

    "When cruising on the highway, your car will be in its highest gear with the engine humming along at relatively low rpm's. All your car needs to do is maintain its speed by overcoming the combined friction of its own moving parts, the tires on the road surface and, most of all, the air flowing around, over and under it.

    Pushing air around actually takes up about 40% of a car's energy at highway speeds, according to Roger Clark, a fuel economy engineer for General Motors.

    Traveling faster makes the job even harder. More air builds up in front of the vehicle, and the low pressure "hole" trailing behind gets bigger, too. Together, these create an increasing suction that tends to pull back harder and harder the faster you drive. The increase is actually exponential, meaning wind resistance rises much more steeply between 70 and 80 mph than it does between 50 and 60."

    Of course, not only does slowing down save you money on gas...it can very well save you a $100 speeding ticket. 

    Know any other ways to cut gas costs?

    vroom

     

    PS....while you're at it, please get off your cell phone when you're driving.  Trust me, you're a nuisance, even if you think you can drink coffee, tune the radio, talk to your best friend about last night's episode of American Idol and STILL drive....you can't.  This won't save you money, but it might keep you from killing someone else. ;)

  • My eyes....MY EYES!!!!

    SHIELD YOURS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!!  AAAAAHHHHGGHGHGHHHH!!!

    jimmyandrichard

    Happy Hump Day, Ladies and Gents....