Thursday, January 26, 2006
Lovable Puppet, or Imp of Hell?
After years of speculation and accusations, the truth is finally revealed! Elmo IS truly evil. My only question: what does it say if you play it backwards? [via Gary]
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I just loved this transcript of Dan Abrams' interview with the judge who presided over cross-dressing murderer billionare Robert Durst's trial and later ran into him while he was violating his parole. I think my favorite part was when Abrams asked, "Were you like in a women's clothing store or something?" It's pretty obvious that he was hoping that the judge would say something to the effect of, Oh yes, I ran into Durst in Victoria's Secret where he was buying a bustier and lacy pink panties. Thongs, in fact.
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Monday, January 23, 2006
It's time that I came clean and admitted to a certain amount of fascination with the whole Katie-Holmes-is-harboring-Tom-Cruise's-spawn thing. Shame on me for joining in the obsession with celebrities' personal lives, I know, but there's just something so creepy and unnatural about the situation that makes it hard to look away. Exhibit A: Katie's amazing shrinking and reappearing baby bump.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The Ultra Absorbent Child: Now With More Brain Hemorrhage-Inducing Power!
Sophie: Hey Mom! Did you know that I know all the words to "My Humps"? I do.
Me: Oh, yeah?
Sophie: Mmmhmm! MY HUMP! MY HUMP, MY HUMP, MY HUMP!
Me: ...
Sophie: CHECK IT OUT.
Me: [covers eyes, whimpers softly]
In defense of our parenting practices, I'd like to point out that Sophie has only heard the radio version of the song once. We did, however, replay the hell out of a religious e-card that uses an adapted version of the song. Still a horrifyingly bad song, but slightly more suitable for a three-year-old listener.
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And now, an educable moment for those who would like to get rich quick: please, PLEASE cross the old found-a-severed-body-part-in-food scam off your list of prospective methods.
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Sunday, January 15, 2006
Sunday Mug Shot
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I had a lovely account of today's visit with friends all written and ready to be posted, and then Blogger ate it. Just *poof*! Stupid Blogger.
Anyway.
On our way home from said visit (highlights: Sweetwater Tavern, stories, laughter, Big Changes and Big Events in the not-so-far-off future), we stopped at a camera store and test drove a Nikon D70. We've been considering buying one for ages but up until this point hadn't actually handled one.
It felt good.
I slipped my CompactFlash card into the camera and took a few test shots without adjusting the camera settings. Even though the photos came out looking very underexposed, there was a huge and obvious photo quality difference compared to the Nikon Coolpix 4500 we're using now.
No, we didn't buy the D70 today. But soon.
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Friday, January 13, 2006
Husband, Personal Assistant...Same Thing, Really
"My car needs an oil change. I guess I'll have that done Saturday morning."
"Look at you, all independent with the arranging to have your own car serviced! What, is this a test run for becoming single?"
"Er, actually, what I meant was that by 10 AM Saturday morning I'll decide that I don't want to do it and just bribe you to do it for me."
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Monday, January 09, 2006
More Evidence to Support the Reincarnated Midget Theory
Shortly after Thanksgiving, I noticed that the soap in the foyer bathroom had been switched from a lump of white soap to the gold star-shaped soap that we had leftover from the previous Christmas. The usual suspects (a short list, always) were questioned. Sophie admitted that she had switched them "to get ready for Christmas".
This was interesting in that (1) Sophie wasn't quite two years old the previous Christmas, (2) the star soap had been stored in a box inside the medicine cabinet when not in use, and (3) to the best of our knowledge, Sophie was unaware of the contents of the medicine. So how did she know what was in the box and that it was for Christmas?! We laughed it off as one of those flukey things that kids do.
This past weekend while we were taking down the Christmas tree and lights, I happened to notice that the soaps had been switched back. The little star soap was back in its box inside the medicine cabinet and the white soap had been returned to the dish. Once again, Sophie's work.
Some people childproof their homes so that their kids don't hurt themselves. Us? We childproof so that Sophie doesn't redecorate in stealth mode.
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
Three
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
And Yea, The Locals Did Rejoice
In a ruling that was no doubt hotly anticipated both by the media and concerned teenaged boys, mooning is still legal in Maryland.
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