..A child of maybe ten is walking along the breezeway behind my house, absolutely belting out "Cum On Feel The Noize".

I saw this ad on my Facebook. Wow. Just...wow. I don't have words.

Just condolences for anyone who actually clicks through that ad and purchases resumé services.

Well, did you know that he did a little "That Makes Me Think Of" segment for Time Magazine?

He totally did.

It's like The Show got to breathe again for 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

IN the meantime, there's Uncle Jay Explains The News.

You might want to pick this one first: Uncle Jay Explains how Congress works (or doesn't). It's made of win.

Dave McKean - you know, the guy who did all of the most amazing Sandman comic covers, directed MirrorMask, illustrates all kinds of other Neil Gaiman work? - has been commissioned by the Royal Mail to create a series of stamps depicting mythical creatures.

You can buy them starting today. The presentation pack includes short bits written by Neil Gaiman. They're gorgeous and the presentation pack is about $7 US.

Worth it. I've bought mine already.

1. Got to sleep as late as I wanted to
2. Played Plants vs. Zombies while eating cherries for breakfast.
3. Shower with new delicious smelling soap from Villainess.
4. Randomly introduced to the drummer from Steppenwolf while buying ear plugs at Guitar Center. True story. Very nice guy.
5. Seeing Afadoven after a too too long period of absence.
6. Good dinner at a very chic little Thai bistro.
7. PORTLAND TAIKO. AWESOME.
8. Creme brulee at the Heathman.
9. Closing out the evening by watching my husband play Shadow of the Colossus.

FANTASTIC EVENING A++ WOULD LIVE THROUGH AGAIN

Yoinked from a friend on Facebook. This is made of WIN AND MUSIC:



Axis of Awesome are an Australian comedy group. In this clip, they demonstrate that all you need for pop music success is four chords.

You won't stop believin'.

Alice and Kev, a social experiment.

This is an experiment in playing a homeless family in The Sims 3. I created two Sims, moved them in to a place made to look like an abandoned park, removed all of their remaining money, and then attempted to help them survive without taking any job promotions or easy cash routes. It’s based on the old ‘poverty challenge’ idea from The Sims 2, but it turned out to be a lot more interesting with The Sims 3’s living neighborhood features.

This blog nearly made me cry. Twice.

I just got a spam email with the subject line:

"LOOK AT THIS GLORIOUS SHIT"

I lol'd a little.

It's dreamwalker13's birthday today. Go say hi. She's awesome.

Who did I loan my Blu-Ray copy of Repo! The Genetic Opera to?

10:30 at night was actually the perfect time to see this, because there were no kids there.

This is not a kid movie. ( cut for spoilers! )

I cried like a baby in the first five minutes of the movie. Like, seriously trying not to sob. SO SWEET AND SAD. And they kept punching me in the guts throughout the film.

Then, twenty minutes later, I was laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe. THE DOGS. OH GOD, THE DOGS.

And the 3D...holy hell. It was easily the most impressive digital 3D animation I've ever seen.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE. It is predictable and smarmy, and you will love every moment of it anyway.

And thank me late..SQUIRREL!

"Neater than kitten toes."

Discuss.

Eleven years ago, nearly to the minute...

...We'd driven up in a caravan of two vehicles, over twelve hours. Tempers were short. I'd rode along with my friend Ithryn and all four of my cats in my mom's Saturn (we told her we were going to tow the car and not drive it, since she was weird about Ithryn driving the car, but she totally knew better). My two brothers were in the Uhaul packed to the brim with our stuff.

..Did I mention tempers were short? We were supposed to have arrived before the rental office closed at 6, but didn't. We had arrived in the city late, gotten completely lost on the way to the apartment, and were all very cranky with the prospect of sleeping in the vehicles. I'd come up with a thousand dollars to my name, and squandering a hundred of that on a hotel just didn't seem like a great idea.

...we were driving, driving, driving some more, since some bastards had decided to take offense to us being parked in a public parking lot and minding our own business. Rather than dealing with it, we'd decided to drive up the freeway a little, and all wound up sleeping in the vehicles at a rest stop. All three of my cats had been dosed for the long journey, but the sedatives were long gone. They had a litterbox in the backseat, but they wanted me to know exactly how angry they were at such injustice, and peed on the back seat at some point.

In the morning, we would be waking up to the sound of Multnomah Falls outside the windows, and walk outside awhile, drinking in the amazing view.

I'd come home. It had a rough start, and the two months to come would not be fun at all, but this was single-handedly the best decision I have ever made.

I couldn't have done it without Gecko. We drove each other crazy and kept each other sane.

Happy anniversary, Portland! I am still madly in love with you.

I just made mango peach salsa, with basil instead of cilantro. It was...underwhelming. I'm hoping it tastes better tomorrow. Salsa usually does.

My right middle finger and ring finger are burning from the pepper. It's a very weird sensation.

I'ma go scrub my hands some more and go to bed.

Night, LJ Land!

My hard drive is failing!

I'm off to shuffle some things around on my spare drives and then reinstall my OS onto a new hard drive!

If you don't hear from me by this time tomorrow, send kleenex and petite swiss fruits, because I'll be in the corner sobbing inconsolably.

That is all.

Last night we got home late, and while we were putting groceries away in the kitchen, I saw the potted flowers that I bought days ago and just haven't planted yet. I feel guilty about it.

"Tomorrow," I tell the plant, "I will put you in the ground TOMORROW."

Puce's voice came from behind me, "I bet you say that to ALL the boys."

We finally saw Star Trek. I liked it, though I found it a little annoying to have to wait 3/4ths of the movie for Simon Pegg to show up.

Also. OK. So. IN the FYOOOTCHA..CHA..cha...cha.... We have faster than light travel, we've been to other galaxies and befriended new alien species..

..but we have lost the ability to determine the gender of a baby before it is born?

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

....*facepalm*

"Congratulations, Daddy, it's a PlotPoint!"

I coulda made like 60 bucks, sexual favors, and film rights!

Guess I SHOULD have moved the cart.

Boss: "You busy?"

Me: "Not especially, right this second. You got something for me?"

Boss: "Yes. Go home."

It is AMAZING what a cool shower, a fresh pair of jammies, and a pint of cinnamon apple frozen yogurt can fix.