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November 06, 2008
September 14, 2008
Animated Gif-t
Last week I posted a list of stink faces I made while watching The Hills,
and called upon the BWE.tv readers to create an animated gif out of them.
People went crazy! I was quite flattered. After the wave of initial gifs,
however, one straggler came in with what I think might be the best
one possible:
Thanks to Donkiku for making that. I will be using it in a post on the site shortly.
September 04, 2008
Jan Terri Is My Hero
Over at BWE, I posted Holy Taco's find of the most amazingly bad music video I've
ever seen. Well, thanks to the commenters, I was alerted to a plethora of Jan Terri
music videos, and let me say, I feel like my life is complete.
"Journey To Mars"
"Rock and Roll Santa"
"Get Down Goblin"
"Little Brother"
I'll stop. But there are more. Search for them at your own risk.
August 30, 2008
Insulting.
Does anyone else find it a little insulting how the politicians and pundits assume that the women/people who were going to vote for Hillary (but aren't supporting Obama) would automatically support McCain due to his choice of Sarah Palin for VP? Does anyone realize how amazingly DIFFERENT these two women are? As far as I can tell, the ONLY thing they have in common is that they both have a vagina, and even still, Sarah Palin's vagina is probably enormous compared to Hillary's. (Just sayin'. She's pushed out 5 babies, Hillary only one.) I suppose there are some people who don't vote on the issues, but on their general feeling about a person, so maybe I could understand that. In my younger days, before I actually started paying attention, I thought all candidates were pretty much the same. That it didn't matter who was in the White House. But after the past 8 years, I am beginning to understand how crucial a difference it can make. If nothing else, a president and his staff set a certain tone, they portray a certain image, and, ultimately, they lead our country down one path or another. Considering all that, I cannot believe that someone who was so incredibly loyal to Hillary Clinton (so much so that they would not support Obama), could possibly feel the same love towards Sarah Palin (because in the end, you just want Clinton in the White House).
Ultimately, it (among several other things he's said and done) makes me question John McCain's attitude towards women in general. Does he think we're all stupid? Obviously there's the other side to this, that he picked Palin because she generally stands for the same things McCain stands for (though, I'm pretty sure most of the people he was considering stood for the same things he stood for, right?). Of course, that's not what people are focusing on - they keep going on about the PUMAs and Hillary supporters and that crucial cooter vote. Ugh. Nevertheless, I definitely respect both Clinton and Palin for putting themselves out there so that one day, a woman running in a presidential election won't be such a big deal, and we'll focus more on the issues at hand: i.e. banning Heidi Montag!!!
August 28, 2008
Kung Poo
When your husband is writing a kung fu fantasy/comedy novel, you can be sure
that there will be an enormous amount of kung fu movie-watching. After about a
year of observing the commonalities in this genre, we both noticed something:
people in kung fu movies have a "going" problem...and I'm not talkin' about the
peepee kind. Check out this video I made! It took many weeks of combing through
footage and editing it all together, but I'm really proud of how it came out. Any time
I can make a good old-fashioned poop joke, I feel like I'm fulfilling my life's purpose.
YouTube Version
(I did this for bestweekever.tv - check it out!)
August 19, 2008
Oh TOOOOOODLES!
I'll admit it, I have an iPhone. I realize that makes me a candidate
for douchebaggery on many levels, but, in my defense, it was a
totally unexpected, not-requested birthday gift. So there. The
reason I bring it up is because I have a question about it. How do
I set the alarm to play a song I've loaded into the thing?
Because I have a song that I really think I need to wake up to each
morning.
For those of you without a small child in your life, this is the ending song to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, an adorable little animated show for little kids. Do I even need to tell you that the song is by They Might Be Giants? It's incredible not just because of the ridiculous non sequitur nature of the lyrics (the show doesn't really have anything to do with hot dogs), but also, PLEASE RE-WATCH AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE DANCE THAT DONALD DUCK IS DOING. All the dances are great, but Donal Duck is GEEEEHEEENIUS. My entire family was doing this dance at one point and it was pretty much the best moment of my life.
Anyway, I think this would be a great song to wake up to, for a couple of reasons:
1. The thought of Donald Duck's dance will erase whatever nightmare I just had, and make the day ahead not so daunting.
2. It will minimize snoozing. The song is great once a day, but once every 10 minutes over a 2 hour period? Too much.
So if anyone has any advice on how to rig this up on my iPhone, let me know. So far I haven't been able to find the "Hot Dog Hot Dog Hot Diggity Dog Alarm Clock" in the App Store.
August 05, 2008
Bass fishing and Playgirl
Two things. A few weeks back I had the great pleasure of enjoying some peaceful bass
fishing with my dad down in Virginia. For those of you who have never tried some good
ole fashioned bass fishing are really missing out. You're out in nature, on the water, free.
When the boat goes fast you think you're going to die. Then you slow down, troll into
some back creeks and watch the wildlife around you. And once in a while, you get a bite!
I CAUGHT ONE! And according to my dad, this fish was "tournament worthy." I'm not
sure if I'll ever have the great fortune to compete in a bass fishing tournament, but when
it IS time, I know I'll be ready to clinch the trophy. Check out the size of this beaut:
It helps that my dad is a Bassmaster. (And please note the expression of "fish lips are really gross" on my face.)
On a completely unrelated note, last night I edited a video to commemorate Playgirl going out of print. Michelle Collins and I came up with it and I'm pretty please with how it turned out. Luckily for you, you don't have to see any actual peen...because trust me, some of it was just disgusting to look at. You're welcome. Anyway, the only time I ever looked at a Playgirl was in college, on initiation day into my sorority (yes, I was in a sorority. What. There was nothing to do). They only initiated a couple girls at a time. So when you were done, you had all this time to kill in another room of the sorority house. When you get to the room, you're greeted by a basket of gifts. Mine included a copy of Playgirl. We laughed at the pictures, but we REALLY laughed at the articles. I dramatically read aloud a story about sex with a man named Marcel involving grapefruits. The juices running down her bosom. Choice stuff. So thanks for the memories, Playgirl, you will be missed by 18-year-old pledges across the nation.
NSFW...(butt cheek and lots of man-skin)
August 02, 2008
It Lives.
Hello to the four people who read my blog! Yay! I have been busy getting
acclimated to writing for BestWeekEver.tv, and so I've had less time to update
this place. You know how blogs do.
Anyway, I hope to update this more often now that I've gotten into the swing
of things over there! No promises though. Never is a promise that I can't
afford to keep. (Quoting Fiona Apple? Yes. It's 10 a.m. on a Saturday.) But
seriously, now that I'm blogging constantly, I think it actually makes it
easier for me to blog here...because I'm not such a perfectionist anymore.
I'm trying to figure out how to turn this into one of those hip Tumblr blogs,
but I don't know how. If anyone knows about that stuff, lemmmmme know.
So. Okay, in the meantime, here is a video I just did for ComedyCentral.com.
It's the web arm of Lewis Black's Root Of All Evil, called Weekly Evil,
and basically it's a few comedians and me talkin toot about a topic. This week
it was Batman. I'm in it just a couple of times, so try not to blink or you'll miss
me. It's fun though, and hopefully I'll get to do some more in the future.
More posts soon.