Engaged

Brad and I got engaged on Christmas Eve! Brad drew a comic about it for all to enjoy:

50 Most Loathsome People

The BEAST 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007

The best one:

9. You

Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference between patriotism and nationalism -- it's nationalism when foreigners do it. You hate anyone who seems smarter than you. You care more about zygotes than actual people. You love to blame people for their misfortunes, even if it means screwing yourself over. You still think Republicans favor limited government. Your knowledge of politics and government are dwarfed by your concern for Britney Spears' children. You think buying Chinese goods stimulates our economy. You think you're going to get universal health care. You tolerate the phrase "enhanced interrogation techniques." You think the government is actually trying to improve education. You think watching CNN makes you smarter. You think two parties is enough. You can't spell. You think $9 trillion in debt is manageable. You believe in an afterlife for the sole reason that you don't want to die. You think lowering taxes raises revenue. You think the economy's doing well. You're an idiot.

Exhibit A: You couldn't get enough Anna Nicole Smith coverage.

Sentence: A gradual decline into abject poverty as you continue to vote against your own self-interest. Death by an easily treated disorder that your health insurance doesn't cover. You deserve it, chump.

Christmas

This has been the longest week ever! Since school is out, I have had to work a forty hour week instead of my usual twenty. I know I shouldn't complain because most everyone works a forty hour week, but it really sucks. By 3:30 my back aches and I am ready for a nap. I'm not even looking forward to this weekend much, I just want it to be Monday.

I do have to work on Monday, but it shouldn't be too busy. Then Christmas Eve we will spend the night at my Mom's house and have early Christmas morning there, then drive to my Dad's. Then straight from there we are driving to Taos, NM to visit Brad's Mom. We are staying there until the 30th. I am really excited for this trip. I have been in snow after it is packed, but I really don't think I have been in snow while it is falling. I remember in first grade it snowed here in phoenix, but melted right when it touched the ground.

On New Years it will be Brad and I's three year anniversary. I am so happy with him!

Disgusting

http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/12/jamie-leigh-jones-congressional.html

It disgusts me that the government lets things like this go unpunished.

Climate Change

very smart video. Watch it.

New Babies!

Well, there are two new babies in my life.

My roommate had her baby boy two months early on the morning of November 27. He is doing really well, but will probably be in the hospital for the next month or so while he gains weight. I can't wait for him to come home!

My other closest girlfriend had her second baby boy on Monday (only five days early). This is the first birth I have ever seen, and I thought it was amazing. I cried of course. Her family was home by the next day, and the new big brother is still trying to adjust, but he is doing a great job.

I love both of these families and I can't wait to start my own!

When did we become like Syria?

This makes me angry and sad that this happened to this man.

Fat Rant - Confessions of the Compulsive

Oh this is awesome. This first page of comments are great but seeing some of the previous comments (mean and unintelligent), it seems many people missed the meaning. She is not saying, "We are all fat just because of our genes!" She is saying that overeating cannot be treated like other addictions or compulsions because as humans we can never stop eating or we die. So yes, the girl who pulls out all her hair, or a crack addict, or a cutter could be cured with therapy and just stopping the behavior. But an overeater can never stop eating, so it should be treated differently.
Also, if you have read any of the recent health studies or fat acceptance blogs you will see what we are trying to convince the public of is that being fat is no less healthy than being thin. A new study shows that the best weight is at the BMI of 25 or 26, which according to the bullshit scale (which doesn't account for age by the way) is overweight. So "professionals" were wrong, being at a 18 or 19 BMI is not healthiest for you.
Just because I am fat doesn't mean I am unhappy, or lazy, or an overeater, or unhealthy, and most importantly I deserve just as many rights and respect as thin people.
If you feel you need to lose weight just to fit into society, perhaps you should try changing society instead.

Persons who don't like or respect fat people or treat them like lesser humans, I see them the same way I see racists and homophobics.

The Anticlause

My boyfriend and his friends made this years ago. If you have eight minutes and fifty-one seconds, watch it. Especially because the Holidays are coming, it will really get you in the mood.

Also, my boyfriend did the music. If you can't tell, they didn't add the music during editing, but had Brad standing there behind the camera playing his guitar. So awesomely funny.

If you have another chance, watch Zomburrito also.

P.S. If you don't like swearing, don't watch this. There are a few f*bombs in there.

Burt's Bees Sells Out

Damn it!

Burt's Bees has been bought by Clorox, of all companies. I will no longer be buying any of their products.

:::::UPDATE::::

Although I can't find the original post I read about this, you can see it on the Burt's Bees website here.

Red Paperclip

This ended over a year ago, but I just heard about it now. Check this out.

A guy from Canada used the internet to trade a single red paper clip for a house. It took 16 trades, including a handmade doorknob, a beer keg, a snow mobile, and an evening with Alice Cooper, but he received a house and has been living there for a year.

Amazing!!!!

BRAINS!!!!

If you have seen the video Shoes, this becomes even better than it already is. I wonder if any of these girls are in roller derby because they sure look like it.

Also, if you have never seen Slither, you should totally rent it. It has become one of my favorite horror movies ever.

'True Lies' by Taalam Acey

scary and true.

Roar!

I work pretty close to the zoo. So much so that some mornings you can smell the animals' poop. Today was the first time though that I heard something roaring. It was pretty amazing.

Rental House

Kitchen
Originally uploaded by flyabuv

Well we found a house to rent. We will be moving in on Sept 28 so we can use that weekend to move. I found out today that a coworker lives on the same street, so we already know some neighbors!

Click on the pic to see more photos.

Wow

School school school school school. That is what my life is about right now. Oh, and trying to find a house to rent. It pretty much sucks.

But I wanted to say something. I watched Kujo for the first time last night; and I have to say that, although I did jump, it was pretty much one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. I was almost sobbing at parts. If you are a mother of a young child, I would not suggest watching it. I was kept crying for the dog while it was going crazy because of rabies. So sad.

Jurassic Park Series

If I ever come across Jurassic Park on T.V., say on TNT or AMC, I have to watch it (the same for Independence Day also). I have seen the movie so many times; but I can watch it over and over again. Well I finally bought the three pack DVD that includes Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and Jurassic Park III.

We watched Jurassic Park on Sunday and then The Lost World last night. God, The Lost World has some really stupid moments. My favorite being the pterodactyls at the end. Yes, dinosaurs that can fly will never get off the island! See here for some other funny plot holes.

Oh Em Gee

Seriously

Ever since I saw this teaser trailer attached to Transformers, Brad and I have been so excited. Brad loves any monster movie and has probably seen just about every Godzilla franchise movie. I have loved J.J. Abrams from Felicity to Lost.


I hope this movie doesn't let me down.

Major crushes

To me it has never been so much about over all good looks, but my crush must have that certain something. Right now it is a wonderful voice with a British accent and over the age of 45. Here are the men I become giddy over right now:

1. Gary Oldman. Especially in Harry Potter, The Scarlett Letter, and Dracula.


2. Liam Neeson. Is it creepy that I was most attracted to him while watching Schindler's List?


3. Alan Rickman. He plays Professor Snape, um, enough said. I can't find a very good picture of him, it is more the way he is on screen; and his voice. God, it gives me goosebumps!


4. Hugh Laurie. So sarcastic, and he also has a great voice.


What I find interesting is that 1 and 2 were in Batman Begins together; 2 and 3 were in Love Actually together; 1 and 3 were in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban together; and 3 and 4 were in Sense and Sensibility together. No wonder I love all of those movies.

Happy Birthday Candace!

My little sister turned 22 today. Last year I posted pictures of her as a kid on my Flickr. They are still on there if you would like to see them.

In our family, on our birthday's, we go to a restaurant with my Dad, and for dinner with my Mom, she makes any thing you want.

So Saturday night we went dinner at Red Lobster. I know my sister likes it there, but I think she chooses it mostly for me. I love Red Lobster. I worked there for over a year and I still love it.

Then last night we went to dinner at my Mom's house. We went swimming, and my Mom made spaghetti pie and dump cake. Spaghetti pie is spaghetti with about a pound of cheese mixed in and then baked. It is something my Grandma used to make and my sister loves it.

You may know the desert, dump cake, by other names. You dump a can of cherry pie filling and a can of crushed pineapple in to a rectangle pan. Then cover that with a bag of dry yellow cake mix. Then you cut a stick of butter into thin slices and cover the top. Then bake it at 350 degrees for 45 min to an hour, it should be golden and bubbly. It is super sweet, but so easy and delicious.

Thankfully there was so much food last night that both my sister and I were able to take home left overs. I am eating some right now. hmmmmm