Drew and I finished our shopping tonight and decided to stop at the McDonalds in Walmart to have a coffee before heading home. The only table available was a long bench connected by individual tables. We got our coffee and sat down. Drew across from me - me on the bench. Sitting on the bench next to me (at the next table) was an older woman...probably in her 70's. A well-groomed- looking good for her age -70's...but 70's non-the-less. She is sitting there all alone..when suddenly..this older (70ish) man approached her. He asked if he could sit with her. She politely replied that she was waiting for someone and was obviously not interested in making conversation with him. He smiled and took a seat (on the same bench) at the table next to her. It was quite obvious he was trying to score, and even more obvious as he tried to make conversation with her. But she continued to play hard to get. The conversation went on for a few minutes as he asked if she was from town and blah blah blah. Still this woman seemed disinterested in his advances and spoke very little back to him. Until finally he made a comment about her scarf... Him :"that's a pretty scarf you have on there. It brings out the color in your eyes" Her: a smile. "Thank-you that's nice of you to say" Him: pardon? Her: "I said, thank-you that's nice of you to say" Him:"Your Welcome"..(as he slides over on the bench and is now sitting next to her at the same table) Him: "I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you, I forgot my hearing aid, so I'll have to sit next to you" Her: "OH...ok" (extends hand)" Hi..my name is Mary" Drew: (whispers)..."Damn...70 years old and still got it."
I am calling on my vox nieghbors for some unique ideas for an event I have coming up. We are calling it "Dog Days of Summer"... Local Pet Stores, Veterinarians, Groomers, and Rescue Shelters have been asked to participate by either manning a booth or being a cash sponsor. I am going to have a stage and sound system with fun upbeat music and a DJ to host the contests like: "I am so Ugly I am Cute" contest, Owner look alike contest, Stupid Pet Tricks, etc.
Our association is providing plastic baggies and stickers for participants. We are hoping one of our sponsors can provide a DJ, bottled water, and/or tropical leis for pets and pet owners, as well as human treats and dog treats, and anything else that seems appropriate. A variety of pet contests will be held throughout the morning for all guests to enjoy. (I was thinking of having someone there grill hot "dogs" ... ha.) We will also be filling baby pools up with water for the dogs to play in and cool off.
Anyways... I am calling on you guys for other ideas... for pet games, contests, prizes.
Your eyes do not deceive. You are not experiencing a hallucinatory event. Those are indeed bacon cheeseburgers with Krispy Kremes for buns.
Via Flickr
This concept thoroughly disgusts me, but at the same time I get the feeling this is the sort of thing I would crave if I were to ever get pregnant.
And speaking of great tastes that taste great wrong together, how about these mac-n-cheese-n-hotdog tacos?
In the spirit of the silliness this post, I have a question for you. If you had to eat a plateful of those tacos or a plateful of cheeseburgers with donut buns, which would you choose?
Me? Tacos. All the way.
Can't wait to see what IG thinks of her two favorite foods (bacon and donuts) coming together in this manner.
Well, the last meager speck of my appreciation for Metallica has finally been carried aloft and out of sight, never to be reclaimed. That’s quite an event, really, because there was a time when Metallica were nothing short of godlike to me. I held on as a card-carrying fanboy until the release of the aptly named Load. But even after that, I never completely lost hope. I always thought there was a chance they’d come back around and stop acting like self-absorbed douche-bags.
Turns out they weren’t acting. It seems their douche-baggery is all too real.
Let me shift focus for a moment and direct you toward a report by Justine Sharrock entitled The Torture Playlist. In the report, we learn that loud music is an effective psychological tool used during interrogations at places like Guantanamo Bay and that the musical selection ranges from Deicide’s Fuck Your God to Eminem’s White America to, believe it or not, the jingle for Meow Mix cat food.
Now, I don’t want to get into a debate over whether listening to Neil Diamond at a bajillion decibels for three days straight constitutes torture. I’m certain anyone who says it doesn’t would quickly prove to be full of shit were they subjected to such treatment – sleep deprivation’s a bitch – but I don’t want to get too far away from my original point which is that Metallica are total douche-bags.
So anyway, when Rage Against the Machine learned of the manner in which their music was being used at Guantanamo Bay, they wrote the State Department requesting such use be stopped. They may have rage, but they’re not down with torture.
Metallica, by way of contrast, was honored. They were thrilled their cookie-cutter schlock tune Enter Sandman was used to terrorize people who may or may not be enemy combatants. They went fucking batshit with the lawyers when that turd of a song got downloaded through Napster a few thousand times, but they’re totally cool with it being used against people who are deliberately denied legal counsel and due process.
So fuck you, Metallica. You haven’t created anything worth listening to in twenty years. You suck. You’ve completely sold out, forgotten your roots, and become full-on elitist hypocrites. Don't get me started on how you so casually took that great Bob Seger song into the back room and kicked it to death. You’ve gone from being “too fucking metal for radio” to being the premier metal act for the dulled bovine masses. The average age of your fans has dropped from 23 to 13. You are whores.
Cliff wouldn’t even know you.
I've done it.
After several frustrated attempts to put something together, I got the grip.
My friend Tiane Rocha, from Scrapblog, told me about the Windows Movie maker. So I looked at it. It took a few attempts to get the how to make the photos last the song's time and stuff, but simple enough after I sorted that....only Windows makes you sign up with some video hosting people, which I then realized I didn't need, as YouTube asks you to upload from your computer....oh well.
This is nothing much, but at least I've done it.
I can see my dad's face when he sees it though....worth all my late nights.
Obrigada Tiane, nao poderia ter feito sem vc!!!!!
here it is,though it may not show yet as I dont think it's processed yet.
(it would be just my luck if this doesnt work!)
I know I am getting a lot of traffic due to my review of RG's book. I keep most of my posts to nieghborhood or group only... so if you want to read my blog, the best way to do so is to add me to your nieghborhood. I will most likely return the favor, unless I see that you aren't active on Vox.
If you want to read my public writing, without having to add me or get a vox account --- then I will point you to my monthly articles over at Harlot's Sauce ezine. Lots of great writers there and interesting content.
Thanks!
(just didn't want anyone not in my 'hood that stumbles onto my blog to think that I have nothing better to write abbut than lame Quote of the Day and Song of the Day posts. Ha.)
What is the biggest lie you've told?
Submitted by lazywong.My favorite color is green.
I have told people that since I was a little kid. I actually do not have a favorite color. I just got tired of people asking me. It was like I had to have a favorite color or I was a freak so, I decided to say it was green, same as my Dad.
I shave my head. I usually just do it with clippers and leave a little stubble up there but there are occasions when I like for it to be shaved smooth. The only problem is, most razors are not made with the intention of shaving a head and end up causing me to either cut myself, get razor rash or both.
The last time I was in Alabama visiting family, I swung by the local drug store to pick up a tooth brush and saw a razor called the HeadBlade. I bought it and tried it out and must say that it is absolutely awesome. I recommend this razor for any head shavers out there. It cuts down on the time it takes to shave your head clean and reduces the risk of cutting yourself and bleeding like a stuck pig afterward.
They sell them at amazon, below is a link to the product with a picture.
I have it on good authority that Zack de la Rocha is a douche and a hypocrite in his personal life, but as a music fan I must divorce such considerations from the equation when I listen to the product. His new project is called One Day as a Lion, and the first song is up at the band's MySpace page. I think the absence of Tom Morello's showoffy guitar gimmicks makes for a much more inviting and organic sound, but what do I know? I dig this song. Check it out.
