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This past weekend marked the 28th Father’s Day I’ve...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:23 -0700

This past weekend marked the 28th Father’s Day I’ve had with my dad, my tumblr’s 4 year anniversary, and the 6 month mark of my engagement to Jim.

We drove to the Pacific Palisades to see friends in town from Philadelphia, drove to Bakersfield to celebrate my cousin’s college graduation, and drove to Anaheim to use our annual Disneyland passes before summer blockout dates take effect.

So if I look tired in the photo above, standing in front of some of the many Iron Man suits currently on display in Disneyland’s Innoventions, it’s the best kind of tired, filled with joy and happiness.

thedailywhat: Weird Stats of the Day: Toddlers killed more...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:16:10 -0700

thedailywhat:

Weird Stats of the Day: Toddlers killed more Americans than terrorists did this year

Opposing Views brings some frightening (though obviously tongue-in-cheek) statistics about the future of America: more American lives have been claimed by gun fatalities involving American toddlers than terrorist attacks this year. In the past five months, a total of 11 people were killed by preschoolers with firearms compared to the four that perished in the Boston explosions — the only terrorist attack to occur this year. We can only hope the NSA will ramp up surveillance on children less than 5 years of age in order to counter this threat to national security.

Preschoolers in America are killing approximately 2 people each month. (Not each preschooler, preschoolers as a group. Obviously.) First off, that’s awful. Second, now these preschoolers have the rest of their lives to wrestle with the fact that they accidentally (I hope) killed someone when they were 4. How does a person cope with that? We’re in for some really messed up episodes of “This American Life” in the future featuring grown ups who accidentally killed someone as a toddler.

This Wedding Joke's Been Made Before, Right?

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:13:24 -0700

heidig: can we call our ushers
heidig: "Urshers"
Jim: hahahahhahaa
Jim: yes
Jim: yes we can

Just Decided

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:59 -0700

I would like to have fancy party hats and balloons at my wedding reception.

BECAUSE IT’S A PARTY.

Unjust Diagnosis

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:59:09 -0700

I went to the doctor this morning for what was intended to be a quick trip to get some antibiotics for an infection. She took one look at me, with my dark circles and bags under my eyes said “tell me what you’ve been doing the past few weeks.”

And everything tumbled out all at once: the stress at work, the stress at home, the stress of travel, the sleep deprivation, the anxiety, the other physical symptoms of a body not well taken care of that I shall not type on the internet.

She prescribed the antibiotic and told me the infection was because my immune was depressed due to exhaustion. She ordered me to stay in bed the rest of the day, drink plenty of fluids, and to take the rest of the week of from work, if possible. At the very least, I’m go to bed two to three hours before my normal bedtime the rest of this week.

You know who I think of when I think of people suffering from exhaustion? Celebrities who have partied too hard. So, I’m a little upset that the period of my life leading up to this moment didn’t even involve a cocktail binge. So here I am, with exhaustion and none of the fun things that could have lead to it under my belt. I’VE NEVER EVEN BEEN TO CHATEAU MARMONT. HOW COULD I “CATCH” EXHAUSTION? ISN’T THAT THE PLACE WHERE IT ORIGINATES FROM?

I got robbed.

During our brief weekend trip to San Francisco, Jim and I...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:28:35 -0700

During our brief weekend trip to San Francisco, Jim and I wandered into a bar a few doors down from our hotel near Union Square. A Beatles cover band, Plastic Onion, was playing. It was the bar’s soft open and the owner was eager to impress, so we scored free drinks. There were German tourists, so the band played “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in German. A bride and her bridal party came in post-reception to keep the party going. The band had one lone groupie doing the “acid shuffle” with his tie-dye shirt and Beatles-esque mustache. Everything was weird and wonderful and magical and the very best night we could have hoped for.

(via The Plastic Onion Band)

San Francisco, it was a fun 30 hours. Let’s do it again...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:25:36 -0700

San Francisco, it was a fun 30 hours. Let’s do it again sometime soon.

(Sporting some sweet audio tour equipment on Alcatraz, with the city behind us.)

2 years ago, give or take a day, celebrating his 25th...

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:26:02 -0700

2 years ago, give or take a day, celebrating his 25th birthday.

Everything’s the same, but better and I can’t wait to spend the rest of his birthdays with him, stuffing our faces with giant desserts topped with meringue.

This is a dessert I made. Sweet heavens.

Tue, 28 May 2013 22:07:56 -0700

This is a dessert I made.

Sweet heavens.

I know photos of food are so over, but try to get over that and...

Tue, 28 May 2013 21:43:10 -0700

I know photos of food are so over, but try to get over that and appreciate what I did with some leftover components of an old-fashioned banana pudding.

That’s a Nilla Wafer with a slice of banana on it, topped with custard, finished off with a dollap of meringue. AND IT’S AMAZING.

Next step: make up a batch of these “banana pudding bites” and bake them just enough to warm through and brown the meringue. Cannot wait.

Discovered this tableau at my local grocery store, where...

Mon, 27 May 2013 13:09:56 -0700

Discovered this tableau at my local grocery store, where Rice-A-Roni is apparently the Asgard treat.

"Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill those of your..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:04:10 -0700

“Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won’t let show”

- Bill Withers

Starbucks barista gets my shirt, writes awesome name on cup. I...

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:07:32 -0700

Starbucks barista gets my shirt, writes awesome name on cup. I like this moniker. ALL HAIL MADAM GIRAFFE!

Pistachios

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:53 -0700

Bought a bag recently. Forgot how much I love them. Bag is now empty.

(I ate them.)

The End.

attentiondoozers: mundy: fuckyeahbehindthescenes: The scene...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:24:53 -0700

attentiondoozers:

mundy:

fuckyeahbehindthescenes:

The scene in which Gruber and McClane meet was inserted into the script after Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) was found to be proficient at mimicking American accents. The filmmakers had been looking for a way to have the two characters meet prior to the climax and capitalized on Rickman’s talent.

Die Hard (1988)

Guns that shoot red paint

Clay. Bill Clay.

Because Alan Rickman.

In the car on the way to work this morning I finally decided to...

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:34:06 -0700

In the car on the way to work this morning I finally decided to bust out the High Beam highlighter by Benefit I won in a fabulous give away from Behind the Scenes Beauty here on tumblr.

I’ve always wanted this product, but been too cheap to invest in this highlighter myself because shimmer eye shadow from drugstores are cheap alternative and I’m thrify. But so far into the day, I can attest that the Benefit highlighter has much greater staying power. No surprise there. It’s basically a stain and a little goes a long way. So if you’re thinking of buying it (I am), you really do get bang for your buck.

In this photo I have the highlighter on my cheekbones, right under my brow, and in the inner corner of my eyelid. (I am also in the car with awful lighting taking a photo with my iphone. Sorry.) Next time, instead of dotting it on and smearing it with my fingers, I think I might dot it on and then use a make up brush or q-tip to spread it over the smaller areas. This is only because I have giant hands and fingers that turned out to be not so precise. You who have dainty fingers should be fine.

If you haven’t checked out Behind the Scenes Beauty on tumblr, yet, you really should. The girl who runs it is an adorable, wonderful human being who works in wardrobe and beauty in the context of live theatre and of course her everyday waking life as a normal human being. She’s super creative and could make you look beautiful with some scrap fabric, lip gloss, a pair of tweezers, and of course, some bobby pins.

I demand you love her immediately.

want. (via DRIVE iPhone & iPod Case by Justjeff | Society6)

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:12:24 -0700

want.

(via DRIVE iPhone & iPod Case by Justjeff | Society6)

This is Why We're Friends

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:26 -0700

Me: sang a song to myself about what it would be like to be a bunny rabbit. feeling better
Her: I can totally see how that would make you feel better
Me: but now I wish I was a bunny. I'm all scrunched over my keyboard like a bunny
Her: but don't you always kind of wish you were a bunny?
Me: yes. or a pony.
Her: you are so a small horse.

Way to be, duck.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:32:01 -0700

Way to be, duck.

Dancing to Daft Punk in the car/Los Angeles Saturday night.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:27:36 -0700

Dancing to Daft Punk in the car/Los Angeles Saturday night.