Bill and I are in the middle of re-organizing, and re-decorating our bedroom. In the process we have been throwing away a ton of crap. Things that I can't believe we ever kept in the first place. It has been a fun and rewarding process. Our closets are finally organized! Sometimes I just sit and stare in awe at the site of our shirts, pants, sweaters and shoes stacked, hung, folded and sorted neatly in the closet. I am still putting the final touches on the room and have discovered that we are in desperate need of items for the walls. Right now we have only one very ordinary picture hung so I have been shopping for artwork. It has been so much fun. I have come across some pretty amazing art in the process. While not really a fit for our bedroom (or our budget), I think that Jonathan Weiner’s work is truly beautiful.

If you're interested, you can find other great art, shopping and fun sites under the links section at Momomoogie.

Motherfucking Prince

I'll Take 1/2 A Glass Of Vinegar For 200

Just in case you were wondering, this is what 200 calories looks like...

No Andrea, We Did Not Renew Our Vows

My friend emailed this video to me today with the subject line asking "Did you and Bill renew your vows recently?" Would someone please tell me this video is fake. That these girls are acting. If not, I am so freaked out by this video I can't even begin to explain.

Brunch Anyone?

Get Your Blog On

Check out the 2007 nominees for weblog awards. There are a ton of great categories with numerous sites to navigate through. You can even vote for your favorite. This will provide you with hours of entertainment.

Pay Your God Damn Bill

The contents of Paris Hilton's storage unit were sold at auction to an anonymous buyer after she failed to pay a $208 storage bill. You can read all the details on Page Six.
The Page Six article includes a list of some of the material found in the storage unit and they include:

* Prescription bottles for Hydrocodone, a painkiller similar to OxyContin used to manage anxiety disorders, post-party sleep aid Ambien and the herpes medication Valtrex.

* A medical bill from a Los Angeles clinic, billing an "Amber Taylor" - with the same birth date as Paris - for a miscarriage in March 2003.

* A journal analyzing her booze-fueled dreams.

* Her reality TV co-star Nicole Richie's University of Arizona ID card.

* Sister Nicky's Nevada marriage certificate.

* Several bank statements, including one with an ending monthly balance of just $9.26.

* Home videos she shot of visits with her sick grandmother.

* To-do lists that include an assortment of errands, including a reminder to buy Christmas gifts.

It's A Good Day

The Oscar nominees have been announced. Compare with the top movies as determined by the film critics.

This Is The Year To Volunteer At Sundance

SHOCK: Bestiality film premieres at Redford's SUNDANCE...
In all fairness?
''ZOO' is neither graphic nor exploitive'...
In case that's not enough, there's more...
Dakota Fanning, Naked and Raped - All in the sacred name of art ...

I guess this is where I sit back and wait to see if all the "brilliant" people consider these movies a work of art.

I'll let you know.

She's Super Hot & Does A Kick Ass Borat

Quid Pro Quo

I Promise To Get It All Done

Here are three movies that are on my weekend "To Do" list:

Also on my list for this weekend:
Sledding with Alex
Take down Christmas tree
Clean closet

Bloody Hell

The last Harry Potter book is going to be released this year. This shirt absolutely confirms that I am right about what's going to happen.

If you haven’t read all six books, I suggest you start now. You may be able to finish in time.

Why Fox News Supports Hilary In '08

Congrats Jennifer & Eddie!

I saw DreamGirls over the weekend and I still can't stop thinking about it. It was one of the best movies I have seen in years. Everyone was great in the movie. Jamie Foxx, terrific. Eddie Murphy, I can't say enough about him. He stole the show in most of his scenes. I have got to say, though, it was a toss up between Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. All the hype from the movie is surrounding Jennifer (and she was amazing). But, Beyonce surprised the hell out of me. No question she is BEAUTIFUL! But there is something else about her in this movie. I can't quite put my finger on it.
Here is Jennifer Hudson's And I Am Telling You from the movie.

Here is a short version of Beyonce's Listen from the movie.


Here is the full version of Listen from the Oprah show.

Did You Know James Lipton Is Married To An Oriental Lady?

These Moments Are Golden

A review of last night's Golden Globes from TMZ.com:

"Sometimes awards shows make us weep a little, laugh a little, or sleep a little. And then there are moments that just make us cringe, a lot.Last night's Golden Globes was no exception. Long after Ryan Seacrest's thoroughly wince-inducing stand-up with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Warren Beatty made us wince with a deeply awkward (and incorrect) "Borat" impression. Best TV Comedy Actress winner, America Ferrara, positively made us gnash our soup dumplings when she exited the stage after her touching acceptance speech and waited like a glowingly expectant puppy to be interviewed by NBC's Maria Menounos. And waited. And waited. And then had to run offstage, ignored by the blathering Ms. M. Such indignity!Then, as Prince was a no-show to accept his award for best song, Justin Timberlake waited for his Petite Purple Majesty to come and collect his trophy, then saved the cringe-worthy moment by making himself a foot shorter and accepting on Prince's behalf."

And finally, I wanted to share this from the show last night which hopefuly helps you forget about all the uncomfortable moments. It may also make you forget that it is a sin to lust after another man.

Childhood Memories

The Official Jesus Camp Site

Out on video January 23, 2007

At Least We'll Always Have Brokeback

I was a little disappointed with the show last night. However, there was one particular bright spot:

Shop Till You Drop

A few of my favorite shopping blogs from Not Martha's "sites about stuff" section:
Awesome!
Cool Hunting
Coquette
decor8
Design*Sponge
happy mundane
Indie Fixx
Lovely Things
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women
print & pattern
productdose.com
SundryBuzz advice you didn't ask for
swissmiss

Friendly Reminder

Tonight's the night people.

Who Knew

There were so many varieties and so much to say about cupcakes.

All I can say is YUM!

All Cupcakes All The Time:
Babycakes (Austin, TX)
Baltimore Cupcake Company
Cake Fetish (Albuquerque)
Cake Love (DC)
Citizen Cupcake (San Fran)
Cupcake Bakery (San Fran)/
Chockylit's Blog
Cupcake Royale (Seattle)
The Cupcake Shoppe (Toronto)
Cupcakes Online (Vancouver)
Debbie Does Cakes (Oakland, CA)
Dozen Cupcakes (Pittsburgh)
Frosted Cupcakery (Long Beach, CA)
Icing on the Cake (Los Gatos, CA)
Joan's on Third (LA)
Leda's Bake Shop (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Love at First Bite (Berkeley, CA)
Saint Cupcake (Portland, OR)
Sibby's Cupcakery (Palo Alto, CA)
Sprinkles Cupcakes (Beverly Hills, CA)
Stella's Sweet Shoppe (Miami, FL)
Sweet Debbie's Organic Cupcakes (Southern California)
Teacake Bakeshop (Emeryville, CA)

I May Just Be A Liberalative

Analysis of some studies that link political tendancies and factors like education level, how afraid we feel, and personality traits. "[A study] found that conservatives have a greater desire to reach a decision quickly and stick to it, and are higher on conscientiousness, which includes neatness, orderliness, duty, and rule-following. Liberals are higher on openness, which includes intellectual curiosity, excitement-seeking, novelty, creativity for its own sake, and a craving for stimulation like travel, color, art, music, and literature." And an interesting conclusion about the effects of rational thought on all this.

Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion - Upset Stomach, Diarrhea

This morning, Alex woke me up at 3:00 am saying he had a pounding headache and that he felt nauseous. I gave him some ibuprofen and orange juice and lay back down with him in his bed.

It only took about 5 minutes, and he was rushing to the bathroom to throw up the ibuprofen and orange juice I had just given him. This is only the third time in his 11 1/2 years that he has been throwing-up sick.

As I sat there with him through the dry heaves and the crying, I tried to figure out why he might be this sick. Then it hit me. Alex had just returned from spending a week back home with his grandparents. Grandparents who spoil him rotten!

The car load of toys/"Christmas Presents" that we brought back with us made ME want to throw up. I told Bill that the number of toys we have in the back of our car, might be comparable to the number of toys that some kids have in their lifetime. Because the word "no" obviously disappears from their vocabulary while he is there, Alex is allowed to eat and drink pretty much whatever he wants. Following is a list of food items that he consumed in mass quantity (maybe even as a meal) within the last week:

Chocolate ice cream
Chocolate Riesen
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate cake
Chocolate covered pretzels
Chocolate licorice
Red licorice
Jr. Mints
Popcorn
Caramel popcorn
Oreo's
Peanut M&M's
Regular M&M's
Peanut brittle
Spicy gum drops
Did I mention Chocolate?
Good -N- Plenty's
Gummy Worms
Sour Patch Kids
Rice Crispy Bars
Taco Doritos
Bugles
Cheetos
Chedder Fries
Chex Mix
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew Full Throttle

And maybe the worst item of all. Something that Bill and I agreed we would never allow him to eat (we even shook on it). The Chili Cheese Thick Burger from Hardee's. I can't believe someone who loves Alex would allow him to eat this:

The fact that he was throwing up totally made sense!

Is R. Kelly A Genius Or A Total Douche?

Trapped In The Closet - Chapter Nine. Yes, chapter nine. If you haven't seen them before, I suggest you check out all the chapters on YouTube. That way you will know the whole story. Because I know you must be dying to know the whole story. R. Kelly calls this shit Rap Opera or something like that.

I'm Sure Their Mom Loves Them

Great Advice

Sometimes A Card Says It Best

I found these at Paper Stories.

I Love YouTube

10 kick ass opening credit sequences from movies with accompanying YouTube videos.

You Say Shiv, I Say Shank

The Art of the Shiv, a photo essay of prison weapons.

Watch the slideshow. This is some pretty amazing stuff.

Home At Last

Just a quick post to say Happy New Year! It is great to be home. I can't wait to see everyone.


Also, welcome baby Maya Noelle. Bill and I are going to see her tonight. I'm sure she can't wait to meet me.

I Did Not See This Coming

Talk About MUST SEE TV

Mark Your Calendar's Bitches

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Saturday Night Live -Guest Host

And your musical guest...

Oh My God Angie!!!

As I am Google searching for images of Jake Gyllenhaal to use in the previous post, I came across this photo which seemed vaguely familiar. Then it dawned on me. My friend Angie and I were standing about 10 feet from the spot where this was taken, at the moment it was taken. We both think this girl is a tramp. And her mother is a whore. And her grandma, well, she might be nice.

Puking Blood For A Variety Of Reasons

Even if you don't like the music, you can still enjoy the album.

This Shit Makes Me Giddy

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

Motion Picture Drama:
"Babel"
"Bobby"
"The Departed"
"Little Children"
"The Queen"

Motion Picture Musical or Comedy:
"Borat"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
"Dreamgirls"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Thank You For Smoking"

Actress, Drama:
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Actor, Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"
Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat"
Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest"
Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"
Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Brad Pitt, "Babel"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Director:
Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Steven Frears, "The Queen"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children
Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"
William Monahan, "The Departed"
Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

Foreign Language:
"Apocalypto", USA
"Letters From Iwo Jima", USA/Japan
"The Lives of Others", Germany
"Pan's Labyrinth", Mexico
"Volver", Spain

Animated Film:
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"

Yours For Only $48

These are super cool! You won't find these at your local grocery store though. They are sold exclusively at Barney's New York. All four limited edition soup cans have authentic reproductions of Andy Warhol designed labels.

She Might Get Medieval On Someone's Ass

Perfect In Every Way

She's A Super Freak!

OLIVE!

All time favorite. Ever!

Searching Amazon For...???

I came across these items while reading through one of my favorite blog sites today. The titles below the photo are exactly as they appear on Amazon.com. I mean really, how do people find this stuff?

Black Man Bottle Opener

Black Man Give Me A Penny Bank

Cast Iron Dilly Brand Laxative Black Americana Bank

You can find more crazy, messed up shit from Miss Maggie at http://www.mightygirl.com/ or www.mightygoods.com.

He Used The Word Gallantly, Correctly!

No Onions

Alex saw this picture and caption on a news web-site today and asked me what it was. I told him it was a picture of a bacteria called E-Coli and that they had found it in some of the onions at Taco Bell restaurants on the east coast. He asked if E-Coli were dangerous. I told him most of the time people just get really sick.

He said he was no longer going to eat at Taco Bell. That they would probably go out of business because of this. And finally he told me this:

"Taco Bell will fight the battle gallantly but eventually they would lose and have to close."

Dear Patty Griffin:

Please do me a huge favor, DON’T EVER, EVER LET JESSICA SIMPSON COVER ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR SONGS AGAIN!
Your Friend,
S

Many of you have heard me say this before but if you don't mind, I am going to say it again. I am absolutely in love with Patty Griffin’s music. I discovered her almost two year's ago and am so glad I did. Every time I listen to one of her songs, I feel like someone just gave me a present. If I had to choose only one artist to listen to for the rest of my life it would be her. If you have a chance, please check her out.

Current Patty songs on my iPod:
Nobody’s Crying
Dear Old Friend
When It Don’t Come Easy
Forgiveness
Let Him Fly
Top Of The World
Long Ride Home
Be Careful
Rain

If you don't beleive me, have a look at what others who have purchased her music on iTunes have had to say:

About Patty Griffin’s album 1000 Kisses:

"I recently got an iPod and stumbled upon Patty. I downloaded this album. By the time I was in the middle of the third song I had purchased all of her CD’s. I couldn’t stop listening to her that night and still can’t, after several months. She is simply one of the greatest talents I have ever heard. Fantastic songwriter (she was #19 on the NPR greatest living songwriters after only 3 studio albums, how is that possible?) and a voice that has a certain quality to it that you literally hear once in a lifetime. I’m not talking about range, etc. she just brings you deeply into the world’s of her characters. Emotionally involved. The only singer I can even remember hearing who did that as well as Patty was Billy Holiday. Do you think I love her? At first listen."

"Patty Griffin has an innate ability to pour the essence of “The Common Man/Woman”…the pain, the joy, the doubt, the hopes, the fears, the endurance, the uncertainty…into her songs. She simply IS folk music, and this album is a perfect demonstration of that."

About Patty Griffin’s album Impossible Dreams:

"This record is a little masterpiece that can make you ache in the loveliest way imaginable. Patty Griffin brings you with her to unexpected, dark, quiet places in her songs. She writes lyrics and melodies that you can’t imagine never existed before she wrote them. Many artists cover them but only she can do them justice."

"The amazing thing about music, if done well, is it speaks to your soul. Let me tell you, this album speaks volumes. Each song is haunting—moving, artistic lyrics—perfectly matched instrumentation and rhythms—and powerful beautifully executed vocals."

"If I lived a hundred lifetimes, I could never create anything so poignant and beautiful as this album. Patty Griffin has woven a tapestry of rich, wonderfully textured, yet simple music. It is a deeply personal and almost unbearably intimate experience to listen to her so artfully and honestly pour out her soul. This is an album to listen to when you’re driving in your car, alone at night, or playing through your iPod as you lie in your bed."

If you take the time to listen to her music, I would love to hear what you think.

There Will Be Pumpkins, Mums & Chicks

Alex and his be-otches from lawless Columbus at the

Pumpkin Patch in Watertown, WI

Friends Since Fifth Grade

From a recent girl's weekend in Minneapolis. Thanks for sending this Becsee. We look cute but I have one question; why didn't one of you tell me I had that much f-ing blush on? I miss you and will see you in a couple of weeks.

My Love Bug

Do Bloggers Give Autographs?

Ladies and Gentleman, I have hit the big time. I now have my very own editor for this blog and I couldn't be more thrilled.

My good friend Andy has agreed to check my spelling and grammar since he found two, yes two spelling errors on my site today. One of which included my sentence asking readers to "please forgive my spelling and my grammer" (grammar).

This is all happening so quickly.

How do I plan to celebrate?

I might go bowling and then grab a yogurt.

Not the Non-Nude

Andy, this one's for you. I know how much you love the cut-off jeans with the pockets hanging out. While I know you prefer them on men, I thought this might give you an early start on Christmas ideas for Karen.

Graduation Gift Ideas-Class of 1991

A brief list of things I wish had existed or I would have know about when I was 18 years old. Part of me thinks that these items might have changed my life in some small way.

Liz Phair's Exile In Guyville

Histomap of World History

Geography For Dummies

Dance Dance Revolution Super Nova

Discovery Fingerprint Lab

Beverage Chiller

Roomba

Electric Scissors

Hot Sauce Of The Month Club

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

Mars & Venus

Last night, I walked into our bedroom and Bill was watching the Packers/Seahawks game. I noticed the score and went on to have this conversation with him:

"How do the Seahawks have 19 points?"

"They scored three field goals, a touchdown, and another field goal."

LONG PAUSE

"Why didn't you just say they scored four field goals and a touchdown?"

"Because that's not the order it happened."

Girl (NOT) Interrupted

How do you tell someone in your family that while their girlfriend is sort of cute, that new short, short haircut you suggested she get because you thought it would look hot is not flattering at all?

Would it be too harsh if I said this:

I know you like Winona Ryder (circa 1990’s) and all but that girl is no Winona Ryder!

Sorry, somebody has got to do it.

That Bird's A Liar

Fight The Darkness - May 4, 2007

See the newest trailer here:
http://www.ifilm.com/presents/spiderman3

Damien Fucking Rice

damien rice 9
November 14, 2006

You can preview his amazing new work here:
http://www.myspace.com/damienrice

You Have Got To Try The Manic Mode!

I woke up way too early this morning. I think it's because I knew I would find this today:

http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf