Dilbert

Sometimes, Dilbert and "The Office" are funny. Sometimes they resemble my day too much to be funny.

Cartoon via Yahoo News

 

One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite people.

Manly Cupcakes

 

In the category of "Things That Never Would Have Occurred to Me," NYC now has Butch Bakery. Apparently, "manly men" don't like sprinkles on their cupcakes, so they need their own version. The motto on their site is "Butch up, Buttercup" and includes a Butch MAN-ifesto, so I can't decide if this is a joke or not. But if it's real, apparently REAL men need cupcakes with camo and woodgrain "decorative chocolate disks" that are designed according to a blueprint.

 

That doesn't stop me from wanting to try the Beer Run flavored cupcake, though. Check out the description:  

Chocolate and beer-infused cake with a beer buttercream, topped with crushed pretzels. 

That's either going to be very good or very very bad. Either way, sign me up.

Tim Tam Slam

Chris and I did our first Tim Tam Slams tonight. I had heard about it a long time ago, and then about a month ago this Australian-turned-NewYorker blogger that I like posted a video of how to do one. So, when I saw a package of Tim Tams at Target the other day, I knew the time had come. I made tea for me, hot chocolate for Chris, and opened the package and....

It was amazing.

Truly, truly amazing.

I highly suggest you go try it now. In fact, excuse me while I go have another.

Ahem. Anyway. If you have no clue what I'm talking about, here's the video from the above-mentioned blogger, GeorgieGirlNYC. Your life will change, I promise.

I love my nook

 

I am in love with my nook. As an avid booklover (who dreams of turning a guest room into a library someday) I didn't think I'd like an eReader,  but I love it. I like the ability to read almost any book any where. I feel like I read faster on my nook, and I can't wait to read all the book on my wish list. 

But I wish there was a way to link my B&N wish list and my Goodreads. Goodreads lets you track the books you've read - you can assign a rating, write a review, and keep them on virtual shelves (like my "read in 2009" or "read in 2010" shelves) - and then share those with your friends. With B&N, not so much. 

I can't wait til technology evolves to the point where I finish a book on my eReader, it asks me for my rating and review, posts it to my online book review list, recommends it to friends if I liked it, and updates my blog if I want it to. And then when I download and start a new book, it moves that one to my "currently reading" list. 

Hey, in college I dreamt about having one device that combined my phone, Palm, and camera - and now you're welcome for the Blackberry (or the much better NexusOne, I've heard). Apparently technology exists to combine more and more things that I like into one device. Soon everything will be on my iLife and everyone will instantly know where I am, what I'm doing, and what I plan to do next, without me having to do a single thing. Don't say I didn't warn you!

Bad Dog

Ozzie is very upset that Chris left this week. Last night I started watching the Olympics with Oz next to me, chewing his bone. Next thing I knew, I woke up 20 min later and Ozzie was hiding behind the couch, chewing.

He completely destroyed one of the PS3 controllers. The system was turned on, and when I turned the channel to turn it off, it was in the playstation store and said are you sure you want to purchase this.

So let's hope we don't get surprises on the credit card bill this month. And also I need to stay way more alert.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

 

Bacon Cheese Turtleburgers
Ground beef pattie topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave shell with hot dog head, legs and tail.

via This Is Why You're Fat

There is a limit to how much meat one person should consume, and I think this is more than a month's allowance.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I made pink heart cookies for my valentine this year. They're just sugar cookies with messages on them (thanks to a cool bday present). Chris has already eaten several - I think he likes them.

 

I had some leftover dough, so Chris made me a valentine's present in return. I love it!!!

 

 

Ozzie was sad that he wasn't anyone's valentine, so he tried to steal the "reject" cookies. Chris felt bad and gave Oz a little corner of a cookie. I think he likes the cookies too!

All in all, a pretty good Valentine's Day.

Tavi's All Grown Up!

I was procrastinating because I hate showering, so decided to catch up on my Reader. I get to Go Fug Yourself, and suddenly I see... Tavi!

She's 14 or 15 now and has this hilarious style blog. I used to read it, oh, maybe two years ago. She puts these ridiculous outfits together but pulls them off because she (was) twelve and studies fashion like it's her major. Apparently now she's into dying her hair grey and wearing turbans, but that's okay. Tomorrow she'll have green hair and dress like a rainbow.

I had to stop following her blog, because although it was inspiring to see her try everything even when her classmates thought she was crazy, it made me feel really bad that a twelve year old had more style and more guts than I do. But man, I sorta miss her craziness. I laughed for days when she wrote and performed a rap about getting her fave designer's clothes at H&M or Target or Kohls or something.

I'm not sure what I would have blogged about in jr high, but I would never have been as funny or as good at it as she already is.

Vancouver Olympics

I love watching the Olympics. My favorite part is watching each opening ceremony and comparing them, although I think that's ruined after China's $300B drumming extravaganza. My second favorite part is the mascot. Especially lately, they've been super cute. I think the best so far are the ones for Vancouver.

 

How cute are they?? I wish this was the 80s so I could watch the associated Saturday morning cartoon and beg my parents for the action figures. I don't have any clue what kind of animal Sumi is, but I think he's my favorite. Although they have this cute little sidekick, who would have been awesome in the cartoon, named Mukmuk. 

I love that he's carrying one of those tacky foam fingers. It's like he's one second away from yelling insulting crap at the hockey goalie. Anyway, there's a whole website where you can learn more about these little buggers. You can even take a quiz to find out which one you're more like - and I got Sumi, my favorite!!

And this concludes the 8-year-old-inner-child portion of today. :-)

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Io?Ion! Watch-Bracelet

 

I’m in love with these watch-bracelet things. They’re Io?Ion! from Italy, and apparently just launched in the US in January. I saw them in this little vintage store in the Chicago suburbs and bought one in blue. But now I want one in every color.

If only they weren’t so freakin’ expensive.

Icy waves on Lake Michigan

 

Abstract Whiteboard Art, or What Happens When Rosey is Bored on a Conference Call